GRE General test checks the fundamental skills-Reasoning and
Comprehension included-and does not require any subject-specific
theoretical study. The test has three distinct sections : Quantitative
Section, Verbal Section and Analytical Writing Assessment Section.
Quantitative Section: This section contains 28 questions on
Mathematics that are to be completed in 45 minutes. This difficulty
level of questions is comparable to Class X. Major topics include Number
Systems, Percentages, Fractions & Decimals, Algebra (including
Quadratic Equations), Geometry (including Basic Coordinate Geometry),
Ratio & Proportion, Area & Volume of 2-D and 3-D figures, and
Probability.
Verbal Section: This section contains 30 questions to be
attempted in 30 minutes. The verbal section requires a good vocabulary
level, and basic skills of grammatically correct English coupled with
reasoning and analysis. The questions consist of four types : Antonyms,
Analogies, Sentence Completion, and Reading Comprehension. The four
types are intermingled, with no fixed number for each type.
Analytical Writing Assessment: The writing assessment section
requires you to write two short essays. The first is the Issue task, in
which you need to analyze the issue presented and explain your views on
it. For the Issue task, you will be able to choose 1 of 2 essay topics
selected by the computer from the pool of topics. The time allotted is
45 minutes.
The second essay is Analysis of an Argument, in which a given argument
has to be critically analyzed and evaluated. The Argument task does not
offer a choice of topics; the computer will present you with a single
topic selected from the topic pool. The time allotted is 30 minutes.
