GRE UPDATE - SEPT '07 QUANTS

Hi people,

I must first apologize for the delay in producing the GRE Quants questions for the month of september 2007. I sincerely regret the inconvenience caused. I was off to Bombay for two days on personal grounds. I have consolidated the Quants questions that have appeared in September 2007 so far from over 70 and odd students who have actually given the GRE. I will be adding more questions shortly. I am continuously working on producing quality and reliable GRE Verbal and Quant preparation material. I hope this database helps you perform better.

QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS :

Comparison questions :

1. Quantity A: (-6)^4
Quantity B: (-6)^5
Ans: A

2. Quantity A: Time to travel 95 miles at 50 miles per hour
Quantity B: Time to travel 125 miles at 60 miles per hour
Ans: C

3. Quantity A: (9/13)^2
Quantity B: (9/13)^1/2
Ans: C

4. x + 2y > 8
Quantity A: 2x + 4y
Quantity B: 20
Ans: D

5. Quantity A: The number of months in 7 years
Quantity B: The number of days in 12 weeks
Ans: C

6. Quantity A: 1-1/27
Quantity B: 8/9 + 1/81
Ans: A

7. r>s>0
Quantity A: rs/r
Quantity B: rs/s
Ans: B

8. Quantity A: (0.82)^2*(0.82)^3
Quantity B:(0.82)^6
Ans: A

9. For all real numbers a, let a* = 1 - a.
Quantity A: ((-1)*)*
Quantity B: 2*
Ans: C

10. Quantity A: (x - 1)(x)(x + 1)
Quantity B:(x)(x)(x)
Ans: D

11. Consider a triangle PQR
Quantity A: length of PQ + length of QR
Quantity B: length of PR
Ans: A

12. y2 + z2 = 34 and yz = 15
Quantity A: y2 + 2yz + z2
Quantity B: (y + z)2
Ans: D

13. yz < p =" 6" q =" 15" q =" ?"> y > z, which of the following must be a positive odd integer?
Ans: (x-y) (y-z)
The other choices were xyz, x+y+z, ans x-yz.

More questions will be put up shortly. Kindly put up with the delay. I hope you do understand that it is a consequence of my intention to produce reliable content. Questions involving diagrams will be put up in the next post. I am still working on them.

All the Best.
Thank You.

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sincerely,
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GRE UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 2007

Hi people,

I sincerely apologize for the delay in producing the material for GRE Quant and Verbal preparation database material for September 2007. I hope you do understand that it is only as a result of my painstalking efforts to render the content thoroughly authentic, definitive and reliable. I have furnished the Verbal questions ( Antonyms and Analogies ). Quants questions will follow shortly. I have also tried to provide answers for almost all of them.

Antonyms :

1. Enigma - Ans: Comprehensible (Conundrum was one of the other choices)
2. Profligate - Ans: Provident
3. Equanimity - Ans: Agitiation
4. Predilection - Ans: Aversion
5. Pusillanimous - Ans: Audacious
6. Perfidy - Ans: Loyalty
7. Ignominous - Ans: Laudatory
8. Vacuous - Ans: Intelligent
9. Persistance - Ans: Inconstancy (This is the only choice that appeared possibly correct)
10. Subrosa - Ans: Openly (This question has appeared only once so far)
11. Prefatory - Ans: Conclusive (Prefatory as in 'Preface')
12. Contentious - Ans: Pacific (Dissatisfied and Bellicose were other choices)
13. Ephemeral - Ans: Permanent ( transient and poor-spirited were other choices)
14. Invidious - Ans: Without Prejudice (Hostile, without taste and stubborn were other choices)
15. Coda - Ans: Prelude
16. Puissance - Ans: Powerlessness

Analogies:

1. ANGLE : DEGREE
Ans: area : square inch

2. ALCOVE : RECESS
Ans: dome : roof

3. EPAULET : SHOULDER
Ans. medal : chest

4. OUTSKIRTS : TOWN
Ans: page : margin (the other choices were totally absurd)

5. EQUIVOCATE : COMMITMENT
Ans: procrastinate : action

6. APIARY : BEE
Ans: arboretum : trees

7. FRESCO : WALL
Ans: parquetry : floor (parquetry is a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor)

8. MENDICANT : IMPECUNIOUS
Ans: Complainer : petulant

9. FLEET : SHIPS
Ans: gaggle : geese

10. PECCADILLO : FELONY
Ans: mistake : error (Pecadillo is a petty misdeed whereas a felony is a grave crime)

11. HUSBANDS : WIVES
Ans: Polyandry : Polygamy ( appeared only once )

12. CAMPANILE : CATHEDRAL
Ans: minaret : mosque

13. ANIMOSITY : ARDOR
Ans: hatred : amour ( I'm not sure about the answer, I was told that the other choices had weak bridges)

14. CO-OPERATION : PARTNERS
Ans : collusion : conspirators

* A few more analogy questions will be added soon. I have either not verified them or have not found the correct solutions. They will be available soon.

I regret the inconvenience caused due to the delay.

All the Best.

Thank you

sincerely,
PRAVEEN CHANDAR.