GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Optimist is to cheerful as Pessimist is to 2930 05b5cc69ce4d2b4197774c855
5b5cc69ce4d2b4197774c855- 1Helpfulfalse
- 2Meanfalse
- 3Pettyfalse
- 4Gloomytrue
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Answer : 4. "Gloomy"
Explanation :
Answer: D) Gloomy Explanation: The given words are related in a way that, an optimist is a person whose outlook is cheerful. Similarly, a pessimist is a person whose outlook is gloomy. The answer is not (b) because a pessimist does not have to be mean. Options (c) and (a) are incorrect because neither words describe the outlook of a pessimist. Hence, Optimist is to cheerful as Pessimist is to Gloomy.
Q: Directions: A string of words is fed into a computing machine. It processes the input and gives an output in the following manner: Input: Honesty is the best policy. Step 1: is Honesty the best policy Step 2: is the Honesty best policy Step 3: is the best Honesty policy Step 4: is the best policy Honesty Output: is the best policy Honesty Now, If the input is "A rolling stone gathers no moss", what will be the fifth word in the string after 4 steps? 2923 05b5cc6bde4d2b4197774d8f2
5b5cc6bde4d2b4197774d8f2- 1Mossfalse
- 2Nofalse
- 3Stonefalse
- 4Atrue
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Answer : 4. "A"
Explanation :
Answer: D) A Explanation: For the input "A rolling stone gathers no moss", the steps followed are: Step 1: rolling A stone gathers no moss Step 2: rolling stone A gathers no moss Step 3: rolling stone gathers A no moss Step 4: rolling stone gathers no A moss After 4 steps the fifth word is "A".
Q: _ tu _ rt _ s _ _ usrtu _ 2902 05b5cc6d9e4d2b4197774e843
5b5cc6d9e4d2b4197774e843- 1rsutrrfalse
- 2rsurtrfalse
- 3rsurtstrue
- 4rtusrufalse
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Answer : 3. "rsurts"
Explanation :
Answer: C) rsurts Explanation: The series rtus/rtus/rtus/rtus. Thus, the pattern 'rtus' is repeated.
Q: A Cricket team of 23 people all shake hands with each other exactly once. How many hand shakes occur ? 2902 05b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fa90
5b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fa90- 1142false
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Answer : 4. "253"
Explanation :
Answer: D) 253 Explanation: The first person shakes hands with 22 different people, the second person also shakes hands with 22 different people, but one of those handshakes was counted in the 22 for the first person, so the second person actually shakes hands with 21 new people. The third person, 20 people, and so on... So, 22 + 21 + 20 + 19 + 18 + 17 + 16 + 15 + 14 + 13 + 12 + 11 + 10 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1= n(n+1)/2 = 22 x 23 /2 = 11 x 23 = 253.
Q: Rs. 7444 is divided among 5 ladies, 3 gents and 3 girls. The ratio of share of a lady, a gents and a girl is 7: 4: 3. What is the share of gents ? 2899 05b5cc741e4d2b4197774f9cc
5b5cc741e4d2b4197774f9cc- 1Rs. 1595.14true
- 2Rs. 1793.4false
- 3Rs. 595.14false
- 4Rs. 1551.5false
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 1595.14"
Explanation :
Answer: A) Rs. 1595.14 Explanation: Ratio of the share of a lady, a gents and a girl is 7 : 4 : 3No of ladies, gents and girls are 5, 3, 3Thus effective ratio of ladies, gents and girls is 7 x 5 : 4 x 3 : 3 x 3 = 35 : 12 : 9so part of gents = (12/56) x 7444 = Rs. 1595.142so part of 1 gents = 1595.142/3 = Rs. 531.71.
Q: 80% of 900 + 162 x 4 x ? = 113 - 99 2891 05b5cc669e4d2b4197774bf6d
5b5cc669e4d2b4197774bf6d- 10.5true
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Answer : 1. "0.5"
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Answer: A) 0.5 Explanation: 80x900/100 + 256 x 4 x ? = 1331 - 99 720 + 1024 x ? = 1232 ? = 1232 - 720/1024 ? = 512/1024 = 0.5 ? = 0.5
Q: The basic operations performed by a computer are 2837 05b5cc651e4d2b4197774bcea
5b5cc651e4d2b4197774bcea- 1Logical operationfalse
- 2Storage and relativefalse
- 3Arithmetic operationfalse
- 4All the abovetrue
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Answer : 4. "All the above"
Explanation :
Answer: D) All the above Explanation: The basic operations performed by a computer are Arithmetic operation, Logical operation and Storage and relative.
Q: A batsman scores 26 runs and increases his average from 14 to 15. Find the runs to be made if he wants top increasing the average to 19 in the same match ? 2832 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa22
5b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa22- 174true
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Answer : 1. "74"
Explanation :
Answer: A) 74 Explanation: Number of runs scored more to increse the ratio by 1 is 26 - 14 = 12To raise the average by one (from 14 to 15), he scored 12 more than the existing average.Therefore, to raise the average by five (from 14 to 19), he should score 12 x 5 = 60 more than the existing average. Thus he should score 14 + 60 = 74.