GRE Questions

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S.I. for 1 ½ years = Rs (1164 - 1008) = Rs 156 . 

S.I. for 2 years = Rs (156 x 23 x 2)= Rs 208. 

Therefore, Principal = Rs (1008 - 208) = Rs 800. 

Now, P = 800, T= 2 and S.I. = 208.

Therefore, Rate = (100 x S.I.) / (P x T) = [ (100 x 208)/(800 x 2)]% = 13%

A person or animal must take in oxygen for respiration to occur. A mouth (choice a) is not essential because breathing can occur through the nose. Choices b and d are clearly not essential and can be ruled out.

One way to deal with fractions is to convert them all to decimals. 

In this case all you would need to do is to see which is greater than 0.5.

Otherwise to see which is greater than ½, double the numerator and see if the result is greater than the denominator. In B doubling the numerator gives us 8, which is bigger than 7. 

Here the given words represent synonyms.

Exhibit and Display are synonyms for each other. Similarly, Send and Emit are synonyms for each other.

Hence, Exhibit : display :: send : Emit.

The cat's foot is called a paw. The horse's foot is called a hoof.

Here the given number analogy follows two patterns that,

6 

18 --> 6 x 3

4

12 --> 4 x 3

OR

6

18 ----> 6x6/2 = 18

4

8 ----> 4x4/2 = 8

As 12 is not available in the options, 8 is correct answer.

Poor people have Nothing

Rich people need Nothing

If you eat Nothing you die.

Hence, it is Nothing.

A bristle is a part of a brush; a key is a part of a piano.