GRE Sample Questions

Quantitative Section : Quantitative Comparision

21. Consider a rectangle. The length of its shorter side is 8, and the length of its diagonal is 16.

    Quantity A: 30^o
    Quantity B: measure of angle formed by diagonal and shorter side

    1. Relationship Indeterminate
    2. Quantity A equals Quantity B
    3. Quantity A is greater
    4. Quantity B is greater

    Ans : D

22. Consider a rectangle. The length of its shorter side is 8, and the length of its diagonal is 16.

    Quantity A: 30^o
    Quantity B: measure of angle formed by diagonal and shorter side

    1. Quantity A is greater
    2. Quantity A equals Quantity B
    3. Quantity B is greater
    4. Relationship Indeterminate

    Ans : C

23. The integer (x - 1) is a prime number between 40 and 50.

    Quantity A: The sum of all different prime factors of x
    Quantity B: 14

    1. The quantity in Column A is greater.
    2. The quantity in Column B is greater.
    3. The quantities are equal.
    4. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

    Ans : B

24. A < C
    B > D > 0

    Quantity A: A - B
    Quantity B: C - D

    1. The quantity in Column A is greater.
    2. The quantity in Column B is greater.
    3. The quantities are equal.
    4. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

    Ans : B

25. In a particular jellybean jar, the number of red jellybeans exceeds the number of white ones by a ratio of 3:2. If two red jellybeans were removed, the ratio of red to white jellybeans would be 1:1.

    Quantity A: The number of white jellybeans in the jar
    Quantity B: 4

    1. The quantity in Column A is greater.
    2. The quantity in Column B is greater.
    3. The quantities are equal.
    4. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

    Ans : C

26. 

    Diagram is illustrative and is not drawn to scale.
    AB is the diameter of the circle.

    Quantity A: Measure of angle 1
    Quantity B: Measure of angle 2

    1. Relationship Indeterminate
    2. Quantity A is greater
    3. Quantity B is greater
    4. Quantity A equals Quantity B

    Ans : D

27. 

    Diagram is illustrative and is not drawn to scale.

    Quantity A: Measure of angle 1 + Measure of angle 3
    Quantity B: Measure of angle 2 + Measure of angle 4

    1. Relationship Indeterminate
    2. Quantity A is greater
    3. Quantity A equals Quantity B
    4. Quantity B is greater

    Ans : A

28. The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 18.

    Quantity A: Their average
    Quantity B: 6

    1. Relationship Indeterminate
    2. Quantity A is greater
    3. Quantity A equals Quantity B
    4. Quantity B is greater

    Ans : C

29. x - y > 10

    Quantity A: y - x
    Quantity B: 12

    1. Quantity B is greater
    2. Quantity A is greater
    3. Quantity A equals Quantity B
    4. Relationship Indeterminate

    Ans : A

30. x = 0, y > 0

    Quantity A: xy
    Quantity B: yx

    1. Quantity A equals Quantity B
    2. Quantity A is greater
    3. Quantity B is greater
    4. Relationship Indeterminate

    Ans : C