GRE Practice Question and Answer

Q: In the series given below , how many 8's are there each of which is exactly divisible by its immediate preceeding as well as succeeding numbers ?2 8 3 8 2 4 8 2 4 8 6 8 2 8 2 4 8 3 8 2 8 6 2001 0

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    five
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    four
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    two
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    one
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Answer : 3. "two"
Explanation :

Answer: C) two Explanation: Clearly, we may mark such sets of 3 numbers, in which the middle number is 8 and each of the two numbers on both sides of it is a factor of 8, as shown below : 2 8 3 8 2 4 8 2 4 8 6 8 2 8 2 4 8 3 8 2 8 6 So, there are two such 8's. Hence the answer is C.

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Explanation :

1. Answer (c) Each time we order 1, one apple is added to the basket but each time when 4 is ordered, one apple is removed from it. Required number of apples = number of 1's - number of 4's = 6 - 4 = 2 2. Answer (d) Each time we order 1, 2 or 3, one fruit is added to the basket but when ever we order 4, two fruits are removed from it. Required number = Number of 1's + Number of 2's + Number of 3's - 2 x (Number of 4's) = 6 + 6 + 7 - (2x4) = 19 - 8 = 11.

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Answer : 1. "Both a and b follows"
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Answer: A) Both a and b follows Explanation: The police ought to find out the lackenings in existing security arrangements and make up for these inadequacies to strengthen security and thus prevent criminal activities in the forthcoming festival. So, both a and b follow. Arresting the known criminals does not ensure safety, for a novice can also indulge in crime. So, c does not follow.

Q: How many parallelograms will be formed if 7 parallel horizontal lines intersect 6 parallel vertical lines? 2471 0

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    215
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    315
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    415
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    115
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Answer : 2. "315"
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Answer: B) 315 Explanation: Parallelograms are formed when any two pairs of parallel lines (where each pair is not parallel to the other pair) intersect.   Hence, the given problem can be considered as selecting pairs of lines from the given 2 sets of parallel lines.   Therefore, the total number of parallelograms formed = 7C2 x 6C2 = 315

Q: A polygon has 44 diagonals, then the number of its sides are ? 1084 0

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    13
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    9
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    11
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    7
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Answer : 3. "11"
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Answer: C) 11 Explanation: Let the number of sides be n.  The number of diagonals is given by nC2 - n   Therefore, nC2 - n = 44, n>0  nC2 - n = 44 n2 - 3n - 88 = 0  n2 -11n + 8n - 88 = 0   n(n - 11) + 8(n - 11) = 0  n = -8 or n = 11.   As n>0, n will not be -8. Therefore, n=11.

Q: There are three rooms in a Hotel: one single, one double and one for four persons. How many ways are there to house seven persons in these rooms ? 3739 0

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    105
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    7! x 6!
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    7!/5!
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    420
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Answer : 1. "105"
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Answer: A) 105 Explanation: Choose 1 person for the single room & from the remaining choose 2 for the double room & from the remaining choose 4 people for the four person room,   Then, 7C1 x 6C2 x 4C4  = 7 x 15 x 1 = 105

Q: "I am five times as old as you were, when I was as old as you are", said a man to his son. Find out their present ages, if the sum of their ages is 64 years ? 11341 0

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    Father = 50; Son =14
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    Father = 40; Son =24
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    Father = 60; Son =4
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    Father = 48; Son =16
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Answer : 2. "Father = 40; Son =24"
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Answer: B) Father = 40; Son =24 Explanation: Let the present age of the man be 'P' and son be 'Q',Given, P + Q = 64 or Q = (64 - P)Now the man says "I am five times as old as you were, when I was as old as you are",So, P = 5[B - (P - Q)]We get 6P = 10Q,Substitute value for Q,6P = 10(64 - P),Therefore P = 40, Q = 24.

Q: What least number must be substracted from 627349 so that the remaining number is divisible by 15 ? 1025 0

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    3
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Answer : 4. "4"
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Answer: D) 4 Explanation: On dividing 627349 by 15, we get remainder = 4.Therefore, the obtained remainder is the least number to be subtracted from the given number so that the the mnumber is divisible by 15.Here 4 is the least number to be subtracted from 627349 so that it is divisible by 15.

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