GRE Practice Question and Answer

Q: Who has been elected as Chairman and CEO of KPMG India in 2017 ? 1457 0

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    Richard Rekhy
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    John Veihmeyer
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    Subir Moitra
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    Arun M Kumar
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Answer : 4. "Arun M Kumar"
Explanation :

Answer: D) Arun M Kumar Explanation: KPMG in India announced the election of Arun M. Kumar as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the firm for a five-year term, on February 5, 2017.Arun Kumar succeeds Richard Rekhy, who led the firm as CEO for over four years. Arun Kumar was elected by the KPMG India Board and ratified by the India Partners. The firm executed a well-defined governance process for the selection of the CEO that aligns with the objective of building on its success as well as attracting the best talent available for this role. Arun Kumar brings a wealth of international leadership experience to KPMG India, including his tenure in public service in the United States for the last three years as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of US and Foreign Commercial Service in the Obama Administration.

Q: Frugal : Parsimonious :: ? 4144 0

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    joy : ecstasy
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    rich : poor
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    love : hate
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    poor : misery
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Answer : 1. "joy : ecstasy"
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Answer: A) joy : ecstasy Explanation: Frugal and parsimonious are synonyms of each other and bear the meaning 'being stingy' or 'sparing'. Similarly, joy and ecstasy are related to happiness.

Q: Paw : Cat :: Hoof : ? 2556 0

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    Donkey
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    Lion
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    Elephant
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    Horse
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Answer : 4. "Horse"
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Answer: D) Horse Explanation: The cat's foot is called a paw. The horse's foot is called a hoof.

Q: The school principal has received complaints from parents about bullying in the school yard during recess. He wants to investigate and end this situation as soon as possible, so he has asked the recess aides to watch closely. Which situation should the recess aides report to the principal ? 44198 0

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    A boy is sitting glumly on a bench reading a book and not interacting with his peers.
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    Two boys are playing a one-on-one game of basketball and are arguing over the last basket scored.
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    Three boys are huddled over a handheld video game, which isn’t supposed to be on school grounds.
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    Four girls are surrounding another girl and seem to have possession of her backpack.
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Answer : 4. "Four girls are surrounding another girl and seem to have possession of her backpack."
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Answer: D) Four girls are surrounding another girl and seem to have possession of her backpack. Explanation: Seeing four girls surrounding another girl, while in possession of her backpack, is the most suspicious of the incidents described.

Q: 40% of 265 + 35% of 180 = 50% of ? 1929 0

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    383
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    338
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    84.5
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    253.5
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Answer : 2. "338"
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Answer: B) 338 Explanation: We know that 40% = 25   40% of 265 + 35% of 180 = 50% ?   25 x 265 + 35% of 180 = 50% ?   We know that (35% of 180 = 180% of 35) & 180% = 95   25 x 265 + 95 x 35 = 50% ?   106 + 63 = 50% ?   ?= 2 x 169 = 338.

Q: Choose the antonym of the word given from the following options ? MUNDANE 2234 0

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    Extraordinary
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    Regular
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    Visionary
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    Routine
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Answer : 1. "Extraordinary"
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Answer: A) Extraordinary Explanation:

Q: A batsman scored 180 runs which included 11 boundaries and 8 sixes. What percent of his total score did he make by running between the wickets ? 1320 0

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    62.45%
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    51.42%
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    48.88%
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    47.32%
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Answer : 3. "48.88%"
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Answer: C) 48.88% Explanation: Number of runs made by running = 180 - (11 x 4 + 8 x 6)= 180 - (92)= 88Now, we need to calculate 88 is what percent of 180.⇒88180×100  = 48.888%.

Q: If the given two numbers are respectively 7% and 28% of a third number, then what percentage is the first of the second ? 1714 0

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    24%
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    29%
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    34%
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    25%
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Answer : 4. "25%"
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Answer: D) 25% Explanation: Here, k = 7 and l = 28Therefore, first number = klx100 % of second number = 7/28 x 100% of second number = 25% of second number.

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