GRE Questions

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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Teething problems

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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 

To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind are prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you free, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know when in fact you do not is a bad mistake, to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them.

 

The author implies that

 

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Five plays P, Q, R, S and T were organised in a week from Monday to Saturday with one play each day and no play was organised on one of these days. Play S was organised before Thursday but after Monday. Play T was organised on Saturday. Play R was not organised on the first day. Play Q was organised on the next day on which play R was organised. Play P was organised on Tuesday.

1)  On which day was play Q organised ?

2)  On which day was no play organised ?

3)  Which play was organised on Thursday ?

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Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the given sentence is correct as it is, the answer is ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

It must be noted that/ decentralization should be applied/ along with caution as it can/ lead to organizational disintegration.

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

It was by real sorrow (1)/ that I heard this morning (2)/ of your great loss. (3)/ No error (4)

 

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

 

Believe in and follow the practices of

 

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

 

On inquiry at the

 

A-that there were several through

B-railway station we were informed

C-trains to Dehradun every day

 

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