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Author Archive - JeffGRE Question of the Day (July 1)Math Quantity A Quantity B PS SR A)The quantity in Column A is greater.B)The quantity in Column B is greater.C)The two quantities are equal.D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Correct Answer - D - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (June 28)Math The sequence of numbers \({a_1}\), \({a_2}\), \({a_3}\), . . . , \({a_n}\), . . . is defined by \({a_n}\)\({= \frac{{1}}{{n}} - \frac{{1}}{{(n+2)}}}\) for each integer \({n ≥ 1}\). What is the sum of the first 20 terms of this sequence? A. \({(1+\frac{{1}}{{2}}) - \frac{{1}}{{20}}}\) B. \({(1+\frac{{1}}{{2}})... GRE Question of the Day (June 27)Verbal Reviving the practice of using elements of popular music in classical composition, an approach that had been in hibernation in the United States during the 1960s, composer Philip Glass (born 1937) embraced the ethos of popular music in his compositions. Glass based two symphonies on... GRE Question of the Day (June 26)Math Quantity A Quantity B 54% of 360 150 A)The quantity in Column A is greater.B)The quantity in Column 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 &... GRE Question of the Day (June 25)Verbal Peer-reviewed journals are a sacred cow of most scientific rationalists, but studies have shown that the premise of impartiality is ________________ , as results tend to be colored by the personal proclivities and suppositions of the experimenters.A. inaneB. prejudicialC. fatuousD. chimericalE. fallibleF. vexing Correct Answer -... GRE Question of the Day (June 24)Math The relationship between the area A of a circle and its circumference C is given by the formula \({A=kC^2}\), where k is a constant. What is the value of k ? A. \({\frac{{1}}{{4\pi}}}\) B. \({\frac{{1}}{{2\pi}}}\) C. \({\frac{{1}}{{4}}}\) D. \({2\pi}\) E. \({4\pi^2}\) Here \({\pi =3.14}\) Correct Answer - A - (click and... GRE Question of the Day (June 21)Math Parallelogram OPQR lies in the xy-plane, as shown in the figure above. The coordinates of point P are (2, 4) and the coordinates of point Q are (8, 6). What are the coordinates of point R ?A. (3, 2)B. (3, 3)C. (4, 4)D. (5,... GRE Question of the Day (June 20)Verbal It has been known for many decades that the appearance of sunspots is roughly periodic, with an average cycle of eleven years. Moreover, the incidence of solar flares and the flux of solar cosmic rays, ultraviolet radiation, and x-radiation all vary directly with the sunspot... GRE Question of the Day (June 19)Math Lionel is younger than Maria. Quantity A Quantity B Twice Lionel’s age Maria’s age A) The quantity in Column A is greater.B) The quantity in Column B is greater.C) The two quantities are equal.D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Correct Answer - D - (click and... GRE Question of the Day (June 18)Verbal For some time now, (i) _________ has been presumed not to exist: the cynical conviction that everybody has an angle is considered wisdom.A. rationalityB. flexibilityC. diffidenceD. disinterestednessE. insincerity Correct Answer - D - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation |