GRE Diagnostic Test

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Important Instructions
Total Time for the test is 1 hour.
The exam consists of 20 questions in Verbal
and 20 questions in Quant.
There will be no negative marking.
Use of calculator is NOT allowed.
Circle the right answer on the question
booklet itself.
You may use rough paper for calculations.
Submit the Question booklet to the
invigilator once the exam ends.

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GRE QUANTITATIVE SECTION

Questions: 20
Time 30 minutes

Please clearly circle the correct answer option on this question paper itself.
You can use the blank sheets provided for any rough work.

Questions 1 to 10: Quantitative Comparison

Q.1)




y is a positive integer
Quantity A
Quantity B
Y
Sum of two integers whose product is y

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Quantity A is greater
Quantity B is greater
The two quantities are equal
The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

Q.2)

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

X is not equal to zero

Quantity A
Quantity B
X
X4

Quantity A is greater
Quantity B is greater
The two quantities are equal
The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

Q.3)

y > 0
Quantity A
1/3y

Quantity B
3y

Quantity A is greater
Quantity B is greater
The two quantities are equal
The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

Q.4)

XY > 0
Quantity A
Quantity B
|X|+|Y|
|X+Y|

(A) Quantity A is greater

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(B) Quantity B is greater
(C) The two quantities are equal
(D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

Q.5)

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

AB = BC

Quantity A
Quantity B
A
C

(XY/Z) > 1
Quantity A
Quantity B
XY
Z

Quantity A is greater
Quantity B is greater
The two quantities are equal
The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

Q.8)

X & Y are positive integers
Quantity A
Quantity B
+

Quantity A is greater
Quantity B is greater
The two quantities are equal
The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

Q.7)

Quantity A is greater
Quantity B is greater
The two quantities are equal
The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

Q.6)

Set S consists of n consecutive integaers

Quantity A
Quantity B
Mean of Set S
Median of Set S

Quantity A is greater
Quantity B is greater
The two quantities are equal
The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

Q.9)

A > B > 0 > C

Quantity A
Quantity B
A B
|C|B

(A) Quantity A is greater

(B) Quantity B is greater
(C) The two quantities are equal
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(D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

Q.10) D C


10


70

A B
8





The figure above is a parallelogram
Quantity A
Quantity B
80
Area of parallelogram

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Quantity A is greater
Quantity B is greater
The two quantities are equal
The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

Q. 11) Due to increase in the price of raw material the price of a product is increased by 25 %. By what
percentage the price has to be decreased to bring the price back to the same amount?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

25%
20%
16.66%
12.25%
(E) 8.33%

Q. 12) If |x + 3| - 4x = - 3, what is the value of x?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

2
0
-2
-1
-3

Q. 13) x is a positive integer and x2 is divisible by 27, which of the following could be the remainder
when x is divided by 27?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

12
17
19
21
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(E) 36

Q. 14) Which of the following is equivalent to (a + b - c)/2 + (a - b + c)/3?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

(2a/6)
(5a/6)
(5a + b)/6
(5a + b - c)/6
(5a - b + 2c)/6

Q. 15) At FA (Football Academy) awards there were coaches and players. Each player was nominated
for two awards and one honor while each coach was nominated for one award and two
honors. If there were a total of 10 award and 11 honor nominations, what was the total
number of coaches and players at the FA awards?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

3
4
7
9
11

Q. 16) If a greater than zero however less than 2, then which of the following must be greatest?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

a
a2
2a
a + 2
2a

Q. 17) At Talisma Corporation, 40 percent of the employees are males and 60 percent of the
employees own a car. If 20 percent of the male employees own a car then what percent of all
employees are females and do not own a car?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

8
10
12
14
16

Q. 18) Danny is given an assignment to make a code which comprises of three colors to be arranged.
His color box has Green, Purple, Yellow, Red and Blue color shades. How many ways can he
make the required code?
(A) 12
(B) 24
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(C) 36
(D) 60
(E) 64

Q. 19) A pound of cake costs x + 15 dollars for David to produce and he sells two pounds for 2x(9 - x)
dollars. What is the minimum value of x that David has to sell to make a profit?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

1
2
3
4
5

Q. 20) Austin wrote consecutive integers from 41 to 60 inclusive. Chelsea wrote the reciprocals of all
the numbers and calculated the sum of all the reciprocals. The sum will be greater than:
I. 1/4
II. 1/3
III. 1/2
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

I only
II only
III only
I and II
I, II and III

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GRE VERBAL SECTION

Questions: 20
Time: 30 minutes
Please clearly circle the correct answer option on this question paper itself.
You can use the blank sheets provided for any rough work.

Instructions for Questions 1 to 5:

Select one entry from each column to fill in the corresponding blanks. Fill all blanks in a way
that best completes the text.

Q. 1) The Spiral, a French crime series originally called Engrenages, is a huge hit in France, as well
as on BBC Four in Britain, and it has found a devout American following on Netflix, which
offers the first three seasons. But beyond Spiral , there are excellent French series that are
almost __________ to American viewers, and for no good reason.
A) Archetypical
B) Rife
C) Hallowed
D) Hackneyed
E) Inaccessible
Q. 2) In Edwardos vision of the future, humanity consists of two __________ groups. On the one
hand are the ____________ , who live inside their pleasure domes and lack any concept
beyond immediate gratification. On the other side are the ___________ , who lead a life of
self-abnegation. They devote themselves to silent spiritual contemplation.
Blank I

Blank II

(A) multifaceted (D) voyeurs

Blank III
(G) anarchists

(B) equitable
(E) hedonists (H) argots
(C) dichotomous (F) heretics (I) ascetics

Q. 3) The __________ approach of valuing short-term profit making over careful longterm
investments is what led to Wall Street _________ models that inadequately describe the
reality of finance. This ultimately led to the financial crisis of 2008.

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Blank I

Blank II

(A) myopic
(D) embracing
(B) avaricious
(E) coveting
(C) discriminating (F) critiquing

Q. 4) After decades of _________ sales and profits, leadership became _________ with the
companys achievements, thinking that good times would last forever. The company
disconnected from the real world and when crisis came, smaller but more _________
companies quickly overtook them.
Blank I

Blank II

Blank III

(A) humbling (D) complacent (G) restless

(B) sporadic (E) diffident
(H) diminutive
(C) robust
(F) disjointed
(I) iconoclastic

Q. 5) Selfishness and arrogance of disposition express themselves in indifferent, rude, or
___________ manners; while vanity and ____________ are outwardly fawning and
sycophantic.
Blank I

Blank II

(A) cajoling
(B) overbearing
(C) cynical

(D) infidelity
(E) imperiousness
(F) insincerity

Instructions for Questions 6 to 10:
Directions: Select the TWO answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit the
meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce completed sentences that are alike in
meaning.

Q. 6) While regular consumption of aspirin acts as a preventive for many deleterious physical
conditions, it also increases the probability of hemorrhagic strokes; this has put many health
providers in a ___________.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

quag
quibble
quandary
stupor
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(E)
(F)

dilemma
predilection

Q. 7) Torchwood, a British science fiction television series, gained popularity because of the
__________ character portrayed by its protagonist - Jack Harkness: his attitude of
nonchalance and levity even during times of great peril has captured the hearts of many.
(A) amendable
(B) rougish
(C) despondant
(D) totalitarian
(E)
unscruplous
(F)
ludic

Q. 8) The _________ gentleman was a friend of his, whom he knew that no arguments would
induce to apologize.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)

obdurate
contumacious
inconstant
genial
inconsiderate
cordial

Q. 9) Although Kitana is best known for her affinity with pastoral landscapes, her paintings of
urban subjects____________ her longtime residency in England.
A. condemn
B. obfuscate
C. attest to
D. conflict with
E.

contend with

F.

give evidence to

Q. 10. Even though the survey was designated as an interdisciplinary course, it involved no real
__________ of subject matter.
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A. encapsulation
B. organization
C. synthesis
D. discussion
E.

specialization

F.

amalgamation

11. Skynet, a technology marketing firm proposes the use of high-frequency
sensors in computers to monitor people's computer usage habits. These high-
frequency monitors, which are embedded in the computers screen, can send out
low-level ultraviolet waves that help determine changes in mood and alterations in
vital signs by measuring sub-cuticle changes in chemical composition of the
computer users body. Some critics fear adverse health effects of such a monitoring
system, but a proponent responded that the average dose of radiation would be
less than that of one CT scan and that the computer users would not feel anything.

Which of the following issues would it be most important to resolve in evaluating
the dispute concerning the health effects of the proposed system?

A. Whether the user will be aware of the fact that his behaviour is being observed
B. Whether the proposed system has been tried out in various areas of the country
or in a single area only
C. What uses are foreseen for the computer user data
D. Whether the average dose that the proponent describes is a short-term dose or
a lifetime cumulative dose
E.

Whether the proposed method of monitoring users can distinguish between

people working and people using the computer for games and entertainment

Q. 12. Dean of Sciences: I want to replace the JS spectrometer in our lab with an
IVA spectrometer.

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Principal : Why?

Dean of Sciences: It costs 30 percent less to train new staff on the IVA
spectrometer.

Principal : But that is not a good enough reason. We can simply hire only people
who already know how to use the JS computer.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the principals objection
to the replacement of JS spectrometer with IVA spectrometer?


A. The high costs of replacement parts make the IVA spectrometer more expensive
to maintain than the JS spectrometer.
B. Experienced users of JS spectrometers command much higher salaries than do
prospective employees who have no experience in the use of spectrometers.
C. Once staff learn how to use a spectrometer, they tend to change colleges more
readily than before.
D. Currently all staff in the college are required to attend workshops on how to use
JS spectrometer in new applications.
E.

The average productivity of staff in the college is below the average productivity
of the staff of its competitor colleges.

Q. 13) The women of South Australia were placed in a position of political
equality with men several years ago. Accordingly, everybody has become
accustomed to the arrangement, and it seems perfectly natural. It has not
produced any marked effect on female character, or made any particular
difference to domestic life. Women are more interested in public affairs than they
used to be, and politicians deal more earnestly with home and social questions,
but no neglect of private duties on that account can be laid to the women's
charge. We are well supplied with high-class newspapers, the same sources of
information are open to women as to men, and the questions that arise are not
by any means beyond the scope of their intelligence. At election meetings there is
commonly a good sprinkling of women voters in the audiences. It is said that their
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presence tends to prevent disorderliness, and I have never heard of a lady at any
meeting being rudely treated.
The primary purpose of the passage is to
A. propose the need for gender equality in all modern societies
B. offer an explanation for the relative orderliness observed in South Australia
during election times
C. discuss the consequences of affording the right to vote to women
D. provide evidence that substantiates a claim regarding the preeminence of one
nation over others
E.

describe the subsequence of a sociopolitical shift that occurred in a particular

region

Q. 14) From the information provided in the passage, it can be ascertained that
the author of the passage would agree with which of the following statements?
Select all that apply
A. The position that women have no aptitude for politics or interest in public
affairs is fallacious
B. Womens involvement in political matters has not led them to become any
less diligent as wives, mothers, or sisters.
C. Womens involvement in politics has made the role of men in politics tenuous.

Q. 15) Select the sentence in the paragraph that discusses a change in perspective
in candidates of political parties.

A. The women of South Australia were placed in a position of political equality
with men several years ago.

B. Accordingly, everybody has become accustomed to the arrangement, and it
seems perfectly natural. It has not produced any marked effect on female
character, or made any particular difference to domestic life.

C. Women are more interested in public affairs than they used to be, and
politicians deal more earnestly with home and social questions, but no neglect of
private duties on that account can be laid to the women's charge.
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D. We are well supplied with high-class newspapers, the same sources of
information are open to women as to men, and the questions that arise are not by
any means beyond the scope of their intelligence.

E. At election meetings there is commonly a good sprinkling of women voters in
the audiences. It is said that their presence tends to prevent disorderliness, and I
have never heard of a lady at any meeting being rudely treated.
Q. 16) Service-learning, a teaching method wherein students learn by combining
academic concepts with community service, has received much attention as a
means to empower youth and equip them with important skills that are
conducive to both community engagement and self-esteem. However, it also
functions as a mediator between gender issues and educational practice, an
important divide that has enormous implications for academics and educators
alike. Youth development is not an inherently unified field; young people present
a multiplicity of identities that cannot easily be addressed by a totalizing
methodology. Theories of gender and sexuality remind us that reforms for girls in
public schools must not take an essentialist stance that purports to speak for all
girls and women, given that there is no easy reform for a category so unable as
woman. The key question becomes how to keep this principle in mind in
practice. Curricula that are designed to serve the needs of women make the
mistake of purporting that there is a delineated population called women that
has specific issues to be dealt with. Though there is no doubt that girls in public
schools need attention, especially when one contends with the masculinist
tendencies of the American schooling system, there is such a wide array of voices
within the category of woman that some are silenced for the sake of others.
Service learning combats this by allowing young people to examine the structures
of power that occupy their lives while encouraging personal achievement and
growth alongside fellow classmates.
The primary purpose of the passage is to
A. illustrate the potential damages that a totalizing methodology could
propagate
B. bring to light the necessary changes that need to be implemented to deal
with the appalling lack of self-esteem in youth
C. underscore the benefits of a particular teaching method while suggesting
its applicability in addressing an issue
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D. highlight the importance of a focus towards community service in

education
E.

call for a change in the, now heavily chauvinistic, perception of women in

education

Q. 17) Which of the following can be inferred from the information provided in
the passage ?
A. The assumption that women have definitive similarities is wrong
B. The most effective way to address gender disparity is to promote a focus on
community based learning
C. A totalizing method has no discernible benefits
D. Service-learning emphasizes the need for a more inclusive approach, which
addresses issues taking into consideration age, race and religious
backgrounds.
E.

An essentialist approach to addressing issues is not without its merits

Q. 18) The author mentions theories of gender and sexuality in order to
A. Illustrate a difficulty that gender reforms face
B. suggest that educational reforms have always been inadequate
C. provide evidence to showcase an older incarnation of a currently significant idea
D. refute the argument that women possess many inadequacies that stifle the efficacy of
reforms
E.

substantiate the presupposition that a totalizing methodology is inherently flawed

Q. 19) Though prevailing models of dyslexia ascribe reading difficulties to poor
phonological processing, in recent years dyslexia has been increasingly associated
with deficits in visual attention and poor oculomotor control, prompting a
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suggestion that e-readers could be configured to reduce demands on visual

attention and oculomotor control and thus make reading less of an effort for
those impaired. A reading method called Span Limited Tactile Reinforcement
(SLTR) was proposed, wherein text is displayed on a small screen handheld device
(such as a smartphone), using large fonts so that the text spans only a few words
per line. In the SLTR method, text is advanced by manually scrolling the text
vertically, as if it were a long continuous column of newsprint.

The passage as a whole is primarily concerned with
A. describing a disability and speculating on its probable causes
B. comparing two theories on how impairment causes dyslexia
C. explaining how the ability to modify font form and shape is useful in rectifying
a debilitating condition
D. explaining how the SLTR method can help extenuate the difficulties that
people with a certain disability face
E.

highlighting a potential benefit of using e-readers

Q. 20) Which of the following could be inferred about a person with dyslexia?
Select all that apply
A. They will find reading crowded texts, those with minimal inter-letter
spacing, challenging.
B. They will have difficulty with productive skills such as speaking and writing
C. They are better at reading on electronic devices than on printed media

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