In 1979 approximately 1/3 of the 37.3 million airline passengers traveling to or from the United States used Kennedy Airport. If the number of such passengers that used Miami Airport was 1/2 the number that used Kennedy Airport and 4 times the number that used Logan Airport, approximately how many millions of these passengers used [...]

Investing thousands of rupees in setting up a library was of no use as the books —– for want of readers. (a) languished (b) impaled (c) slithered (d) simpered (e) rarified

The market value of a certain machine decreased by 30 percent of its purchase price each year. If the machine was purchased in 1982 for its market value of $8,000, what was its market value two years later? (A) $8,000 (B) $5,600 (C) $3,200 (D) $2,400 (E) $800

DISPUTANT : ARGUMENT :: (A) Hedonist : Sobriety (B) Jingoist : Emotion (C) Mutineer : Authority (D) Reveler : Merrymaking (E) Litigant : compromise

A grocer purchased a quantity of bananas at 3 pounds for $0.50 and sold the entire quantity at 4 pounds for $1.00. How many pounds did the grocer purchase if the profit from selling the bananas was $10.00? (A) 40 (B) 60 (C) 90 (D) 120 (E) 240

RESERVOIR : LAKE :: (A) Skyline : Metropolis (B) Shore : Sea (C) Hub : Wheel (D) Dam : River (E) Canal : Waterway

A certain elevator has a safe weight limit of 2,000 pounds. What is the greatest possible number of people who can safely ride on the elevator at one time with the average (arithmetic mean) weight of half the riders being 180 pounds and the average weight of the others being 215 pounds? (A) 7 (B) [...]

SUIT : OVERCOAT :: (A) Wig : hair (B) Finger : glove (C) Sun : Umbrella (D) Shoes : Galoshes (E) Uniform : Costume

A certain business printer can print 40 characters per second, which is 4 times as fast as an average printer. If an average printer can print 5 times as fast as an electric typewriter, how many characters per minute can an electric typewriter print? (A) 2 (B) 32 (C) 50 (D) 120 (E) 600

The price of a model M camera is $209 and the price of a special lens is $69. When the camera and lens are purchased together, the price is $239. The amount saved by purchasing the camera and lens together is approximately what percent of the total price of the camera and lens when purchased [...]

THEOCRACY : STATE :: (A) Generosity : Saint (B) Pagan : Faith (C) Cardinal : vestment (D) Benediction : sin (E) Anathema : Curse

Each week, Harry is paid x dollars per hour for the first 30 hours and 1.5x dollars for each additional hour worked that week Each week, James is paid x dollars per hour for the first 40 hours and 2x dollars for each additional hour worked that week Last week James worked a total of [...]

dolt a) oaf b) intelligentsia c) clever person d) devil e) clod

ambiguous a) salvage b) decent c) descent d) clear e) auxiliary