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Author Archive - JeffGRE Question of the Day (April 15th)Math For any positive integer n, \({\pi(n)}\) represents the number of factors of n, inclusive of 1 and itself. a and b are prime numbers Quantity A Quantity B \({\pi(a) + \pi(b)}\) \({\pi(a * b)}\) A. The quantity in Column A is greaterB. The quantity in Column B is greaterC. The two... GRE Question of the Day (April 14th)Verbal It is frequently assumed that the mechanization of work has a revolutionary effect on the lives of the people who operate the new machines and on the society into which the machines have been introduced. For example, it has been suggested that the employment of... GRE Question of the Day (April 13th)Math Quantity A Quantity B \({25^2}\) \({50}\) A) Quantity A is greater.B) Quantity B is greater.C) The two quantities are equal.D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Correct Answer - A - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (April 10th)Verbal Vain and prone to violence, Caravaggio could not handle success: the more his (i)__________ as an artist increased, the more (ii)__________ his life became. Blank (i) Blank (ii) (A) temperance (D) tumultuous (B) notoriety (E) providential (C) eminence (F) dispassionate Correct Answer - C and D - (click and drag your mouse to see... GRE Question of the Day (April 9th)Math The ratio of two adult brothers' ages is 5 to 8. Quantity A Quantity B The ratio of the brothers' ages 8 years ago. The ratio of the brothers' ages in 6 years. A) Quantity A is greater.B) Quantity B is greater.C) The two quantities are equal.D) The relationship cannot... GRE Question of the Day (April 8th)Verbal The significance of the Magna Carta lies not in its (i) _______ provisions, but in its broader impact: it made the king subject to the law. Blank (i) specific revolutionary implicit controversial finite Correct Answer - A - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (April 7th)Math Quantity A Quantity B \({(0.82)^2 (0.82)^3}\) \({(0.82)^6}\) A) Quantity A is greater.B) Quantity B is greater.C) The two quantities are equal.D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Correct Answer - A - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (April 6th)Verbal "I want to criticize the social system, and to show it at work, at its most intense." Virginia Woolf's provocative statement about her intentions in writing Mrs. Dalloway has regularly been ignored by the critics since it highlights an aspect of her literary interests very... GRE Question of the Day (April 2nd)Math Quantity A Quantity B The area of \({\triangle ABC}\) The area of \({\triangle DEF}\) A) Quantity A is greater.B) Quantity B is greater.C) The two quantities are equal.D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Correct Answer - A - (click and drag your mouse to see the... GRE Question of the Day (April 1st)Verbal Given how (i)_____ the shortcomings of the standard economic model are in its portrayal of human behavior, the failure of many economists to respond to them is astonishing. They continue to fill the journals with yet more proofs of yet more (ii)_____ theorems. Others, by... |