27th Feburary GRE Verbal

Today's Words:


1. Plethora

2. Cacophony

3. Brevity

4. Fatuous

5. Remorse

6. Pernicious

7. Discordant

8. Oblivious

9. Stoical

10. Lackluster

11. Diatribe

12. Exonerate

13. Ineluctable

14. Mishap



Analogies:

1. Exonerate: Blame

2. Ineluctable: Avoid

3. Mishap: accident

27th february GRE Quants Question

Quant:


1. If 10^n = 0.0004, then what is the value of n?
Ans: Cannot be determined
But, if it is 10^n = 0.0001, then n = -4


2. If the price of an article is 256$ in 1989 and is increased by 80% when compared to 1975, then what was its price in 1975?
Ans: 142.2


3. Col A: Standard Deviation of m1, m2, m3, m4 & m5
Col B: Standard Deviation of m1+5, m2+5, m3+5, m4+5 & m5+5
Ans: C


4. If the remainder when 10^32 is divided by 11 is 'R', then
Col A: R+2
Col B: 3
Ans: C


5. If 3x - 3y = 1; x and y are positive numbers, then
Col A: x/y
Col B: 1
Ans: D


6. If the area of the semi-circle is 2pi, then what is perimeter of the semi circle?
A. 2pi
B. 8pi
C. 16pi
D. 2pi+ 4
E. 4pi+sqrt4
Ans: D


7. Which of the folowing has the highest slope
A. y-1/4x=5
B. y-1/2x=2
C. y+2x=-3
D. y+7x=-6
& so on.....
Ans: B


8. Given that 60% of the sophomores took up liberal arts, 24% took sciences and rest took both or neither. If 55% of all sophomores took psychology, then what percentage of arts students took psychology?
Ans: Cannot be determined


9. If 2/x = y/2, then
Col A: X
Col B: Y
Ans: D

26th Feburary GRE Verbal

Today’s Words:

1. Ingratiate

2. Countenance

3. Elucidate

4. Flagrant

5. Eschew

6. Palatable

7. Excision

8. Paucity

9. Artless

10. Nadir

11. Doggerel

12. Contentment


Analogies:

1. Doggerel: Verse

2. Irrelevant: pertain

3. Disaffected: Contentment



Issue Topic:

1. Technology is used to degrade the human life than to improve it.

26th feburary GRE Quants Question

1. Form a given set of numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9, find the number of ways of forming a four-digited number(without repetition)?
Ans: 840


2. If x>y, then
Col A: |x+y|
Col B: |x-y|
Ans: D


3. If (x-2)^(x-4) = 1, then
Col A: x
Col B: 4
Ans: C


4. The value of 5000+sqrt(6.9 * 7002.1) is ......
Ans: Around 5220


5. Given two groups G and M, G Group has 25000 people and M group has 30000 people. A total of 50000 people group is formed by using these two groups. If one person is selected from G group then what is the probability that he is also from M group?
Ans: 0(if they are disjoint groups)
Else it is 1/5


6. A person 'B' types 2 papers in 3 seconds and a person 'C' types 1 paper in 1/2 sec. If they start working independently at same time. How many minutes will they take to type 8000 papers?
Ans: 50min (or) 3000secs


7. Given two points of a line as (3, k) & (5, m). If the slope of the line is 4, then what is the relation between k & m?
(Similar to this)
Ans: m = 8 + k


8. If the mean of 30 numbers is 1.68 and the mean of first 20 numbers is xx(some value), then what is the mean of rest 10 numbers?
(something like this)


9. Given lateral surface area of a cuboid and asked to find the volume of it?

25th Feburary GRE Verbal

Today's Words:


1. Extraneous

2. Limpid

3. Crotch

4. Gully

5. Candid

6. Repudiate

7. Didactic

8. Mirth

9. Vapid

10. Peremptory

11. Obdurate

12. Intangible

13. Skulduggery

14. Stoical

15. Revel


Analogies:

1. Friction: Oil

2. Novelist: Book


Issue Topic:

1. "The most essential quality of an effective leader is the ability to remain consistently committed to particular principles and objectives. Any leader who is quickly and easily influenced by shifts in popular opinion will accomplish little".

24th Feburary GRE quants Question

1. Given 'p' and 'q' are two points which are on the same side of 0 on the number line.
Col A: p+q
Col B: 0
Ans: D


2. When a number 'w' is divided by 14, the remainder is zero. If 'w' is three lesser than it value and when divided by 15, its remainder is 14 then what is the value of 'w'?
Ans: 182


3. If an article cost is 256$ in 1989 and is increased by 80% when compared to 1975, then what was its cost in 1975?
Ans: 142.2


4. If t^4 = 16, then
Col A: t
Col B: 2
Ans: D


5. Col A:The remainder when 10^32+2 is divided by 11
Col B: xx(some value)
Ans: 3


6. Given a triangle ABC and a point 'D' divides the side AB such that a triangle ADC is formed & AD/DB=1/3. If the area of the triangle ABC is r, then find the area of the triangle ADC in terms of r?
Ans: r/4

3rd feburary GRE Quants Question

1. Given a fraction 20/7. What is the digit at 57th decimal place of the given fraction value?
Ans: 7


2. In a triangle the three angles were given as X, X & Y. If the average of two angles is 65, then what is the possible value of 'Y'?
A. 65
B. 75
C. 80
& so on.....
Ans: C


3. Given f(x) = x^2+x, then
Col A: f(x+1)
Col B: f(x) + f(1)
Ans: D


4. If the retail price is 35% more than wholesale price and if the retailer sells it with a profit of 21% with that of wholesale price, then what percentage of discount did he offer to the customer?
(Something like this)
Ans: 10.3%


5. If 3^16 is a factor of 63^n, then what could be the least value of n?
Ans: 8


6. If an article cost is 256$ in 1989 and is increased by 80% when compared to 1975, then what was its cost in 1975?
Ans: $142.2


7. If it takes 'a' hrs for 'x' to repair 1 machine and 'b' hrs for 'y' to repair 1 machine, then how many hours will it take to repair 750 machines, if they work together?
Ans: 750ab/a+b


8. If for a set of 15 elements, 'a' is mean and 'b' is median, a>b;
If for another set of 25 elements, 'c' is mean and 'd' is median, c>d;
then, the
Col A: Combined Mean of the sets
Col B: Combined Median of the sets
Ans: D


9. If the standard deviation of x, y & z is 'a' and the standard deviation of x+5, y+5 & z+5 is 'b', then
Col A: a
Col B: b
Ans: C


10. A regular hexagon ABCDEFG is inscribed in a circle. If BE is the diameter of the circle, then
Col A: Length of BE
Col B: Length of BCD
Ans: C