Graduate Record Examination Aptitude Test

Can you provide me some questions for preparation of Aptitude Test section in GRE or Graduate Record Examination as I will be giving the exam this time so need it for preparation?

[Pathak]

Some questions for preparation of Aptitude Test section in GRE or Graduate Record Examination are as follows:

1. Of the following, which is greater than ½ ?

Indicate ALL such fractions.

A. 2/5
B. 4/7
C. 4/9
D. 5/11
E. 6/13
F. 8/15
G. 9/17

2. If an object travels at five feet per second, how many feet does it travel in one hour?

A. 30
B. 300
C. 720
D. 1800
E. 18000

3. What is the average (arithmetic mean) of all the multiples of ten from 10 to 190 inclusive?

A. 90
B. 95
C. 100
D. 105
E. 110

4. A cubical block of metal weighs 6 pounds. How much will another cube of the same metal weigh if its sides are twice as long?

A. 48
B. 32
C. 24
D. 18
E. 12

5. In a class of 78 students 41 are taking French, 22 are taking German. Of the students taking French or German, 9 are taking both courses. How many students are not enrolled in either course?

A. 6
B. 15
C. 24
D. 33
E. 54

6. A straight fence is to be constructed from posts 6 inches wide and separated by lengths of chain 5 feet long. If a certain fence begins and ends with a post, which of the following could be the length of the fence in feet? (12 inches = 1 foot).

Indicate ALL such answers.

A. 17
B. 28
C. 35
D. 39
E. 50

7. ( √2 - √3 )² =

A. 5 - 2√6
B. 5 - √6
C. 1 - 2√6
D. 1 - √2
E. 1

8. 230 + 230 + 230 + 230 =

A. 8120
B. 830
C. 232
D. 230
E. 226

9. Amy has to visit towns B and C in any order. The roads connecting these towns with her home are shown on the diagram. How many different routes can she take starting from A and returning to A, going through both B and C (but not more than once through each) and not travelling any road twice on the same trip?

A. 10
B. 8
C. 6
D. 4
E. 2

10. In the figure above AD = 4, AB = 3 and CD = 9. What is the area of triangle AEC ?

A. 18
B. 13.5
C. 9
D. 4.5
E. 3


11. Which of the following could be a value of x, in the diagram above?

Indicate ALL such values.

A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
E. 50

12. Helpers are needed to prepare for the fete. Each helper can make either 2 large cakes or 35 small cakes per hour. The kitchen is available for 3 hours and 20 large cakes and 700 small cakes are needed. How many helpers are required?

A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
E. 30

13. Jo's collection contains US, Indian and British stamps. If the ratio of US to Indian stamps is 5 to 2 and the ratio of Indian to British stamps is 5 to 1, what is the ratio of US to British stamps?

A. 5 : 1
B. 10 : 5
C. 15 : 2
D. 20 : 2
E. 25 : 2

14. A 3 by 4 rectangle is inscribed in circle. What is the circumference of the circle?

A. 2.5π
B. 3π
C. 5π
D. 4π
E. 10π

15. Two sets of 4 consecutive positive integers have exactly one integer in common. The sum of the integers in the set with greater numbers is how much greater than the sum of the integers in the other set?

A. 4
B. 7
C. 8
D. 12
E. it cannot be determined from the information given.

16. A circular logo is enlarged to fit the lid of a jar. The new diameter is 50 per cent larger than the original. By what percentage has the area of the logo increased?

A. 50
B. 80
C. 100
D. 125
E. 250



17. ABCD is a square of side 3, and E and F are the mid points of sides AB and BC respectively. What is the area of the quadrilateral EBFD ?

A. 2.25
B. 3
C. 4
D. 4.5
E. 6

18. If n ≠ 0, which of the following expressions could have a value less than n?

Indicate ALL such expressions.

A. 2n
B. n²
C. 2 – n

19. After being dropped a certain ball always bounces back to 2/5 of the height of its previous bounce. After the first bounce it reaches a height of 125 inches. How high (in inches) will it reach after its fourth bounce?

A. 20
B. 15
C. 8
D. 5
E. 3.2

20. n and p are integers greater than 1
5n is the square of a number
75np is the cube of a number.
The smallest value for n + p is

A. 14
B. 18
C. 20
D. 30
E. 50


21. The distance from town A to town B is five miles. C is six miles from B. Which of the following could be the distance from A to C?

Indicate ALL such distances.

A. 11
B. 7
C. 1

22. √5 percent of 5√5 =

A. 0.05
B. 0.25
C. 0.5
D. 2.5
E. 25

23. If pqr = 1 , rst = 0 , and spr = 0, which of the following cannot be zero?
Indicate ALL such answers.

A. P
B. Q
C. R
D. S
E. T


24.
A. 1/5
B. 6/5
C. 6³
D. 64 / 5
E. 64

25. -20 , -16 , -12 , -8 ....
In the sequence above, each term after the first is 4 greater than the preceding term. Which of the following could not be a term in the sequence?

Indicate ALL such numbers.

B. 200
C. 440
D. 668
E. 762
F. 816
G. 902

26. ♠n denotes the number obtained when n is rounded to the nearest tenth. For example ♠4.31 = 4.3
♠0.089 - ♠1.135 =

A. 1.05
B. 1.04
C. -1.05
D. -1.0
E. -0.1

27. For how many integer values of n will the value of the expression 4n + 7 be an integer greater than 1 and less than 200?

A. 48
B. 49
C. 50
D. 51
E. 52


28. In the following correctly worked addition sum, A,B,C and D represent different digits, and all the digits in the sum are different. What is the sum of A,B,C and D?

A. 23
B. 22
C. 18
D. 16
E. 14

29. 12 litres of water are poured into an aquarium of dimensions 50cm length, 30cm breadth, and 40cm height. How high (in cm) will the water rise?
(1 litre = 1000cm³)

A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 20
E. 40

30. Six years ago Anita was P times as old as Ben was. If Anita is now 17 years old, how old is Ben now in terms of P ?

A. 11/P + 6
B. P/11 +6
C. 17 - P/6
D. 17/P
E. 11.5P