GRE Sample Questions

Quantitative Section : Data Interpretation

Questions 1 - 5 refers to the following table:

PROFILE OF CONGRESS IN YEAR X
(total membership: 535)

House of Representatives		Senate
	Party
292	Democratic	62
143	Republican	38
435	TOTAL	100
	Sex
418	Male	100
17	Female	0
	Age
27	Youngest	34
77	Oldest	80
48	Average (arithmetic mean)	54
	Religion
255	Protestant	69
107	Catholic	12
18	Jewish	5
4	Mormon	3
51	Other	11

House of Representatives		Senate
	Profession
215	Lawyer	63
81	Business Executive or Banker	15
45	Educator	6
14	Farmer or Rancher	6
22	Career Government	0
24	Official	4
2	Journalist or Communications	0
1	Executive	1
0	Physician	2
6	Veterinarian Geologist	0
25	Worker or Skilled Tradesperson Other	3
	Ethnic Group
17	Black American	1
2	Asian American	3
4	Hispanic American	0

1. In the Senate, if 25 male members were replaced by 25 female members, the ratio of male members to female members would be
   1. 4 to 1
   2. 3 to 1
   3. 3 to 2
   4. 2 to 1
   5. 1 to 1

   Ans : B

2. Approximately what percent of the members of Congress are lawyers?
   1. 63%
   2. 58%
   3. 56%
   4. 52%
   5. 49%

   Ans : D

3. If 5 senators are Catholic Democrats, how many senators are neither Catholic nor Democratic?
   1. 79
   2. 74
   3. 69
   4. 31
   5. 21

   Ans : D

4. If all lawyers and all women in the House of Representatives vote for the passage of a bill, how many more votes will be needed for a majority?
   1. 435
   2. 220
   3. 3
   4. 0
   5. It cannot be determined from the information given.

   Ans : E

5. Which of the following can be inferred from the information given in the chart?
   1. More than 80 percent of the men in Congress are members of the House of Representatives.
   2. The percent of members who are categorized as farmers or ranchers is greater for the House of Representatives than for the Senate.
   3. The median age in the Senate is 57.
   1. I only
   2. II only
   3. III only
   4. I and II
   5. I and III

   Ans : A