GRE Practice Question and Answer

Q: A train for Fathehpur leaves for every 2 hrs 30 min from Agra station. An announcement was made that train left 37 mins ago and next train comes at 17:00hrs. At what time was the announcement made ? 2082 0

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    15:07 hrs
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    15:20 hrs
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    15:05 hrs
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    15:00 hrs
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Answer : 1. "15:07 hrs"
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Answer: A) 15:07 hrs Explanation: Next train comes at 17:00 hrs.So, last train will be = 17:00hrs - 2:30hrs= 14:30hrsAnnouncement made after 37 min of the last train.S0, 14:30hrs + 00:37 min= 15:07 hrs.

Q: Name the two Indian companies that have been named in the list of world's most ethical companies by American think tank Ethisphere Institute. 852 0

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    Dabur and Tata
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    Mahindra and Tata
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    Patanjali and Dabur
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    Tata Steel and Wipro
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Answer : 4. "Tata Steel and Wipro"
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Answer: D) Tata Steel and Wipro Explanation: Two Indian companies, Tata SteelBSE and Wipro have been named in the list of world’s most ethical companies by American think tank Ethisphere Institute. Ethisphere honors those companies who recognize their role in society to influence and drive positive change in the business community and organizations around the world. In 2017, 124 honorees were spanning five continents, 19 countries, and 52 industry sectors. Wipro is one of the two information technology companies named in the list, the other being Xerox Corporation.

Q: In a certain language, SUPERMAN is coded as TTQDSLBM. How is SPIDERMAN coded in that language ? 7457 0

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    TOJCFQNZO
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    TOJCFSLBM
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    TOJCFONZO
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    TOJCOSLBM
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Answer : 1. "TOJCFQNZO"
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Answer: A) TOJCFQNZO Explanation: There is two sequence. S(odd) P(Even) I(odd) D(even) E(odd) R(even) M(odd) A(even) N(odd)For odd sequence, we want to write next alphabet of thatand for even, we want to write previous alphabet of that. TOJCFQNZO is the Answer.

Q: If [P @ Q] means [P is wife of Q], [P+Q] means [P is father of Q] and [P - Q] means [P is sister of Q] then in [G+ H - R @ D], how is G related to D ? 1414 0

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    Son-in-law
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    Grand father
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    Father-in-law
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    Brother
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Answer : 3. "Father-in-law"
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Answer: C) Father-in-law Explanation: "G is father in law of D"G+H means G is father of HH is either son or daughter of GH-R means H is sister of RR@D means R is wife of Dso H and R are sistersand daughters of Gso husband of R i.e. D is son in law of Gor G is father in law of D

Q: A person says that his son is 5 times as old as his daughter and his wife is 5 times older than his son and he is twice the age of his wife . The sum total of all the ages equals the age of the grand mother who celebrated her 81st birthday today. How old was his son? 1867 0

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    50 yrs
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    25 yrs
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    72 yrs
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    40 yrs
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Answer : 1. "50 yrs"
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Answer: A) 50 yrs Explanation: Let the daughter age be 'x'Therefore, Son age = 5x, Mother age = 25x, Person age = 50x. Thus we get, x+5x+25x+50x = 8181x = 81x = 1 Daughter's age = 1, Son's = 5, Mother's = 25, Person's age = 50.

Q: At what time will B catch up with A, if A starts from a place at 11.00 A.M. and travels at a speed of 3.5 kmph, B starts at 1.00 P.M. and travels with speeds of 1 kmph for 1 hour, 2 kmph for the next 1 hour, 3 kmph for the next 1 hour and so on. 2352 0

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    8 : 47 pm
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    6 : 40 pm
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    8 : 42 pm
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    7 : 40 pm
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Answer : 4. "7 : 40 pm"
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Answer: D) 7 : 40 pm Explanation: At 1 pm ... Distance between A and B = 2x3.5 = 7 kmsat 2 pm .....Distance between A and B = 7 + 3.5 - 1 = 9.5 kmsAt 3 pm ....Distance between A and B = 9.5 + 3.5 - 2 = 11 kms.......At 7 pm distance between A and B = 3 kms.From 7 pm to 8 pm, speed of A = 3.5 kmphspeed of B = 8 kmphRelative speed = 4.5 kmph Time taken by B to meet A = 3/4.5 hrs = 30/45 hrs = 120/3 mins = 40 mins. So meeting time is 7 : 40 PM.

Q: There is sufficient salary to give K for 10 days and L for 15 days. Then how many days will the money last if both has to be given the salary ? 1569 0

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    6 days
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    12 days
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    4 days
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    9 days
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Answer : 1. "6 days"
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Answer: A) 6 days Explanation: K's 1 day's salary = 1/10 L's 1 day's salary = 1/15 Together their 1 day's salary = 1/10 + 1/15 = 3/30 + 2/30 = 5/30 = 1/6 So the money will be enough for paying them both for 6 days.

Q: There are n boxes and m fruits. If we put 3 fruits in each box 3 fruits will be excess. If we put 4 fruits in each box 1 box will be excess. Find number of boxes and fruits ? 1007 0

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    3 & 9
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    6 & 19
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    7 & 24
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    5 & 18
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Answer : 3. "7 & 24"
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Answer: C) 7 & 24 Explanation: 7 boxes & 24 Balls.Let, n = No. of boxes ; m = No. of fruits3n+3 = m---------->(1)4(n-1)= m---------->(2)=>4n-4 = 3n+3;=>4n-3n = 4+3n = 7Put n=7 in eqn(1)=> 3(7)+3 = m21+3 = mm = 24; Number of boxes = 7 and fruits = 24

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