GRE Practice Question and Answer

Q: How many 4-letter words with or without meaning, can be formed out of the letters of the word, 'LOGARITHMS', if repetition of letters is not allowed ? 1279 0

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    5040
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    2525
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    2052
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    4521
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Answer : 1. "5040"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 5040 Explanation: The Word LOGARITHMS  contains 10 letters. To find how many 4 letter words we can form from that = P410 =10x9x8x7 = 5040.

Q: What is the next letter of the following sequence. N , O , M , P , L , Q , K , R , ? 4559 0

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    S
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    I
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    J
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    T
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Answer : 3. "J"
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Answer: C) J Explanation: Here the series has mixed two series.n m l k...! reverse alphabeto p q r ...! forward alphabetSo the letter before k is j and after that letter after r is s and so on...

Q: Which digits will come in the place of '?' in the following series ? 372, 823, 644, 582, 46?, 8?7 1327 0

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    4, 4
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    6, 2
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    3, 2
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    2, 5
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Answer : 2. "6, 2"
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Answer: B) 6, 2 Explanation: Given series is 372, 823, 644, 582, 46?, 8?7 Here the series follow the rule that :372 = 3+7+2 = 12823 = 8+2+3 = 13644 = 6+4+4 = 14582 = 5+8+2 = 1546? = 4+6+? = 16 => ? = 68?7 = 8+?+7 = 17 => ? = 2 So the missing numbers are 6 and 2

Q: If N is the greatest number that will divide 1305, 4665 and 6905, leaving the same remainder in each case. What is the sum of the digits of N ? 1325 0

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    6
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    8
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    4
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    9
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Answer : 3. "4"
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Answer: C) 4 Explanation: N = H.C.F. of (4665 - 1305), (6905 - 4665) and (6905 - 1305) = H.C.F. of 3360, 2240 and 5600 = 1120. Sum of digits in N = ( 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 ) = 4

Q: I learnt from my experience that by______ my anger and resentment, and by avoiding _________ I could overcome opponents more successfully than could those who openly defied their adversaries. 4211 0

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    suppressing, conflict
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    expressing, hostility
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    stifling, temperance
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    rousing, wrath
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Answer : 1. "suppressing, conflict"
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Answer: A) suppressing, conflict Explanation:

Q: 640 ml of a mixture contains milk and water in ratio 6:2. How much of the water is to be added to get a new mixture containing half milk and half water ? 1332 0

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    360 ml
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    320 ml
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    310 ml
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    330 ml
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Answer : 2. "320 ml"
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Answer: B) 320 ml Explanation: Here total parts of milk and water in the solution is 6+2 = 8 parts. 1part = 640/8 = 80   old mixture contains 6parts of milk and 2 parts of water(6:2).   To get new mixture containing half milk and half water, add 4parts of water to the old mixture then 6:(2+4) to make the ratio same. i.e, 4 x 80 = 320 ml.

Q: At 6′o clock a clock ticks 6 times. The time between first and last ticks is 30 seconds. How long does it tick at 12′o clock ? 3426 0

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    66 sec
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    55 sec
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    36 sec
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    24 sec
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Answer : 1. "66 sec"
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Answer: A) 66 sec Explanation: For ticking 6 times, there are 5 intervals. Each interval has time duration of 30/5 = 6 secs At 12 o'clock, there are 11 intervals,so total time for 11 intervals = 11 x 6 = 66 secs.

Q: A box contains 90 screws each of 100 gms and 100 bolts each of 150 gms. If the entire box weighs 35.5 kg, then the weight of the empty box is ? 1848 0

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    10.5 kgs
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    12 kgs
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    9.6 kgs
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    11.5 kgs
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Answer : 4. "11.5 kgs"
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Answer: D) 11.5 kgs Explanation: Screws weight = 90x100 = 9000gmsbolts weight = 100 x 150 = 15000gmsweight = screws + bolts => 24000 gms =>24 kgGiven entire box weight = 35.5kgempty box = entire box weight - weight => 35.5kg - 24kg => 11.5kgso the empty box is 11.5kg.

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