Hi guys and girls,
I'm really sorry for having delayed a lot in producing the GRE VERBAL material for October 2007. I have been getting several requests through mail, scraps as well as my C-Box on my blog to update the VERBAL AND QUANT questions for October 2007. Frankly speaking, I do not update my database till the first week of any month. But, this time, due to repeated and earnest requests, on a collaborative effort with my friend Swaminathan, I have intensified my search to provide a complete solution for GRE preparation, which has resulted in this database that contains GRE Verbal questions that have appeared on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of OCTOBER 2007. Quants questions for the month of October 2007 will follow soon. Kindly give me sometime. I sincerely regret for the inconvenience caused due to the delay, and I hope you will understand that it is only a consequence of my arduous efforts to produce authentic and reliable material.
ANTONYMS :
1. CAPITULATE
Ans: attack (surrender and defend were other choices, defend is a little close but attack is the right word)
2. INSOUCIANT
Ans: concerned ( this one is pretty easy no matter what the choices are )
3. EBULLIANT
Ans: glum ( cheerful and exuberant were other choices which are synonyms )
4. TYRO
Ans: expert ( A tyro is a beginner, other choices were green-horn and novice )
5. EULOGY
Ans: abuse ( praise and extol were other two choices )
6. LOQUACIOUS
Ans: reticent ( verbose, ill-humoured and pompous were other choices )
7. HAUTEUR
Ans: humility ( hauteur means over-bearing pride or conceit, humility is easily the antonym )
8. INNOCUOUS
Ans: toxic ( harmless and perilous were other choices )
9. VINDICATE
Ans: indict ( uphold, exonerate and aggrandize were other choices. 'confute' is also correct which appeared for another person )
10. INVIGORATE
Ans: enervate ( invigorate is to impart strength or energy, whereas enervate is to weaken )
11. AUDACIOUS
Ans: pusillanimous ( bold and pugnacious were other choices )
12. LASSITUDE
Ans: alacrity ( torpor, rectitude and indolence were other choices )
13. LACONIC
Ans: verbose ( terse and lascivious were other choices )
14. PRODIGAL
Ans: frugal ( pervasive and wasteful )
ANALOGY :
1. REDOLENT : SMELL
Ans: piquant : taste
2. MILK : EXTRACT
Ans: water : distill
3. LIGNEOUS : WOOD
Ans: osseous : bone
4. CHOREOGRAPHY : DANCE
Ans: plot : story
5. GUSH : EFFUSIVE
Ans: rage : irate
6. WOOD : SAWDUST
Ans: metal : filings
7. SPLINT : MOBILITY
Ans: lubricant : friction
8. DISCOMFITED : BLUSH
Ans: contemptuous : sneer
9. PANEGYRIC : EULOGIZE
Ans: lampoon : satirize
10. CONFLUENCE : STREAMS
Ans: junction : roads
11. TINE : FORK
Ans: mallet : hammer
More Verbal Questions will follow. What I observed from my conflation of October 2007 questions is that most of the questions that appeared in September 2007 have been reiterated in October too. So as I always say, it is very important to go through the database for Quant and Verbal for the previous and the month before the last one too.
Here are the links to my other databases :
GRE August 2007 Verbal
GRE September 2007 Verbal
GRE September 2007 Quants
GRE September 2007 Quants Updated
GRE September 2007 Verbal Updated
Also, visit Swaminathan's blog for October Updates. Comments and corrections are welcome.
http://sparklingswami.blogspot.com
GRE October 2007 Quants Questions will be out soon.
sincerely,
Praveen Chandar.
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Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Thursday, September 20, 2007
GRE UPDATE - September 2007 Quants (updated)
Hi people,
Here is the second half of the database I amassed after intensive conflation from several sources on the net and also from numerous students who appeared for the GRE on and before 20th Sept 2007. I have tried to provide answers for as many questions as possible. And due to repeated requests for more Quants questions for the month of September 2007. Henceforth, I have expedited matters a little, trying to present as many questions as possible, yet managing to not compromise on quality. I thank all the people who have been instrumental in producing this GRE preparation material. Hope you benefit from this pool of information. Keep looking for updates.
Problem Solving :
9. If the radius of a circle is increased by 20% then the area is increased by :
Ans: 44%
10. If 1 cm on a map corresponds to an actual distance of 40 kms. And the distance on the map between Bombay and Calcutta is 37.5 cms., the actual distance between them is : (Values have been changed)
Ans: 1500 Kms.
11. If the area of two circles are in the ratio 169 : 196 then the ratio of their radii is :
Ans: 13:14
12. Two identical taps fill 2/5 of a tank in 20 minutes. When one of the taps goes dry in how many minutes will the remaining one tap fill the rest of the tank ?
Ans: 15 minutes
13. If the value of XYZ Company stock drops from $25 per share to $21 per share, what is the percent of the decrease?
Ans: 16
14. If a building b feet high casts a shadow f feet long, then, at the same time of day, a tree t feet high will cast a shadow how many feet long?
Ans: ft/b (*Several questions have been reported to be of this type)
15. At a certain ice cream parlor, customers can choose among five different ice cream flavors and can choose either a sugar cone or a waffle cone. Considering both ice cream flavor and cone type, how many distinct triple-scoop cones with three different ice cream flavors are available?
Ans: 20
16. What is the greatest value of a positive integer n such that 3n is a factor of 1815?
Ans: 30
17. portion of $7200 is invested at a 4% annual return, while the remainder is invested at a 5% annual return. If the annual income from both portions is the same, what is the total income from the two investments?
Ans: $320
18. At 10 a.m. two trains started traveling toward each other from stations 287 miles apart. They passed each other at 1:30 p.m. the same day. If the average speed of the faster train exceeded the average speed of the slower train by 6 miles per hour, which of the following represents the speed of the faster train, in miles per hour? (Values have been changed)
Ans: 44 (*Questions in this format, involving relative speed, have been reported to appear very rarely. These questions are common in GMAT)
19. If a rectangle's length and width are both doubled, by what percent is the rectangle's area increased?
Ans: 300
20. A rectangular tank 10" by 8" by 4" is filled with water. If all of the water is to be transferred to cube-shaped tanks, each one 3 inches on a side, how many of these smaller tanks are needed?
Ans: 12 (Values have been changed)
21. The sum of the first 100 numbers, 1 to 100 is divisible by :
Ans: 2 only. (The other choices were 2 along with other nos. such as 4 and 8 and one with all three,(i.e) 2,4, and 8)
22. A person starts multiplying consecutive positive integers from 20. How many numbers should he multiply before the will have result that will end with 3 zeroes?
Ans: 6 (10 and 11 were two of the other choices)
23. What is the minimum number of square marbles required to tile a floor of length some X metres Y cm and width Z metres W cm?
Ans: Not sure about the values of X,Y,Z, and W. But this should be a simple calculation.
24. 'A' had to do a multiplication. Instead of taking 35 as one of the multipliers, 'A' took 53. As a result, the product went up by 540. What is the new product?
Ans: 1590
25. How many words can be formed by re-arranging the letters of the word ASCENT such that A and T occupy the first and last position respectively?
Ans: 4 ! (Four factorial)
26. There are 12 yes or no questions. How many ways can these be answered?
Ans: 4096 ways (Appeared 4 times in Sept and August 2007 together)
27. A fort has provisions for 60 days. If after 15 days 500 men strengthen them and the food lasts 40 days longer, how many men are there in the fort?
Ans: 4000 (Values have been assumed)
28. The present ages of A and B are as 6 : 4. Five years ago their ages were in the ratio 5 : 3. Find their present ages.
Ans: 30,20
...............
As of now, I could consolidate only problem solving questions. And you must understand that it is not easy to collect Quantitative Comparison type questions. Not many who have appeared for the GRE were able to recollect the quantities in the two columns. And even if they do, it takes me time to verify them .So kindly put up with the delay. And please remember, do atleast give a cursory reading through the previous month's (August 2007) Quants and Verbal questions Collection. It is important to go through the questions that appeared two months prior to your exam date.
GRE UPDATE- Sept '07 Quants (Part-1)
All the Best.
Keep Looking For Updates.
Sincerely,
Praveen Chandar.
Here is the second half of the database I amassed after intensive conflation from several sources on the net and also from numerous students who appeared for the GRE on and before 20th Sept 2007. I have tried to provide answers for as many questions as possible. And due to repeated requests for more Quants questions for the month of September 2007. Henceforth, I have expedited matters a little, trying to present as many questions as possible, yet managing to not compromise on quality. I thank all the people who have been instrumental in producing this GRE preparation material. Hope you benefit from this pool of information. Keep looking for updates.
Problem Solving :
9. If the radius of a circle is increased by 20% then the area is increased by :
Ans: 44%
10. If 1 cm on a map corresponds to an actual distance of 40 kms. And the distance on the map between Bombay and Calcutta is 37.5 cms., the actual distance between them is : (Values have been changed)
Ans: 1500 Kms.
11. If the area of two circles are in the ratio 169 : 196 then the ratio of their radii is :
Ans: 13:14
12. Two identical taps fill 2/5 of a tank in 20 minutes. When one of the taps goes dry in how many minutes will the remaining one tap fill the rest of the tank ?
Ans: 15 minutes
13. If the value of XYZ Company stock drops from $25 per share to $21 per share, what is the percent of the decrease?
Ans: 16
14. If a building b feet high casts a shadow f feet long, then, at the same time of day, a tree t feet high will cast a shadow how many feet long?
Ans: ft/b (*Several questions have been reported to be of this type)
15. At a certain ice cream parlor, customers can choose among five different ice cream flavors and can choose either a sugar cone or a waffle cone. Considering both ice cream flavor and cone type, how many distinct triple-scoop cones with three different ice cream flavors are available?
Ans: 20
16. What is the greatest value of a positive integer n such that 3n is a factor of 1815?
Ans: 30
17. portion of $7200 is invested at a 4% annual return, while the remainder is invested at a 5% annual return. If the annual income from both portions is the same, what is the total income from the two investments?
Ans: $320
18. At 10 a.m. two trains started traveling toward each other from stations 287 miles apart. They passed each other at 1:30 p.m. the same day. If the average speed of the faster train exceeded the average speed of the slower train by 6 miles per hour, which of the following represents the speed of the faster train, in miles per hour? (Values have been changed)
Ans: 44 (*Questions in this format, involving relative speed, have been reported to appear very rarely. These questions are common in GMAT)
19. If a rectangle's length and width are both doubled, by what percent is the rectangle's area increased?
Ans: 300
20. A rectangular tank 10" by 8" by 4" is filled with water. If all of the water is to be transferred to cube-shaped tanks, each one 3 inches on a side, how many of these smaller tanks are needed?
Ans: 12 (Values have been changed)
21. The sum of the first 100 numbers, 1 to 100 is divisible by :
Ans: 2 only. (The other choices were 2 along with other nos. such as 4 and 8 and one with all three,(i.e) 2,4, and 8)
22. A person starts multiplying consecutive positive integers from 20. How many numbers should he multiply before the will have result that will end with 3 zeroes?
Ans: 6 (10 and 11 were two of the other choices)
23. What is the minimum number of square marbles required to tile a floor of length some X metres Y cm and width Z metres W cm?
Ans: Not sure about the values of X,Y,Z, and W. But this should be a simple calculation.
24. 'A' had to do a multiplication. Instead of taking 35 as one of the multipliers, 'A' took 53. As a result, the product went up by 540. What is the new product?
Ans: 1590
25. How many words can be formed by re-arranging the letters of the word ASCENT such that A and T occupy the first and last position respectively?
Ans: 4 ! (Four factorial)
26. There are 12 yes or no questions. How many ways can these be answered?
Ans: 4096 ways (Appeared 4 times in Sept and August 2007 together)
27. A fort has provisions for 60 days. If after 15 days 500 men strengthen them and the food lasts 40 days longer, how many men are there in the fort?
Ans: 4000 (Values have been assumed)
28. The present ages of A and B are as 6 : 4. Five years ago their ages were in the ratio 5 : 3. Find their present ages.
Ans: 30,20
...............
As of now, I could consolidate only problem solving questions. And you must understand that it is not easy to collect Quantitative Comparison type questions. Not many who have appeared for the GRE were able to recollect the quantities in the two columns. And even if they do, it takes me time to verify them .So kindly put up with the delay. And please remember, do atleast give a cursory reading through the previous month's (August 2007) Quants and Verbal questions Collection. It is important to go through the questions that appeared two months prior to your exam date.
GRE UPDATE- Sept '07 Quants (Part-1)
All the Best.
Keep Looking For Updates.
Sincerely,
Praveen Chandar.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
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.
One of my friends, Swaminathan.G, is doing a wonderful job in collecting useful GRE material from several sources, most importantly the ones required for last minute preparation. You may wish to check out his content. I'm sure you will benefit from it. I enclose his URL below:
http://www.sparklingswami.blogspot.com/
sincerely,
Praveen Chandar.
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.
One of my friends, Swaminathan.G, is doing a wonderful job in collecting useful GRE material from several sources, most importantly the ones required for last minute preparation. You may wish to check out his content. I'm sure you will benefit from it. I enclose his URL below:
http://www.sparklingswami.blogspot.com/
sincerely,
Praveen Chandar.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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.
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.
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