GAT-A Business and Engineering Quantitative MCQ's Test Preparation for Pakistani Students

How many three-digit number have only even digits ?

• 48 A
• 58 B
• 500 C
• 300 D

In a squash tournament that has 75 entrants, a player is eliminated whenever he loses a match. How many matches will be played in the entire tournament ?

• 74 A
• 18 B
• 34 C
• 36 D

How many integers between 28 and 98 are exactly divisible by 7?

• 9 A
• 11 B
• 12 C
• 8 D

If 3y = 7, the value of 6y - 3 is:

• 39 A
• 13 B
• 11 C
• 10 D

• π²(r² - R²) A
• πr² + πR² B
• π²(R + r)(R - r) C
• π(R + r)(R - r) D

Direction:In the following type of question,each consists of two quantities,one in column A and one in column B.You must compare two quantities and on the answer sheet fill in.

A.If the quantity in column A is greater.

B.If the quantity in column B is greater.

C.If the two quantities are equal.

D.If the relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Notes:Sometimes,in certain question,information concerning one or both the quantities to be compared is centered above the two columns.A symbol that in both columns represents the same thing in column A as it does in column B.

Column A

1/√5

Column B

√5/5

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

A legislator proposes that communities should therefore be required to adopt filtering systems and to reach the target of filtering 50 percent of all tap water within 5 years.

Q:Which of the following, if true, most seriously calls into question the advisability of implementing the proposal?

• Existing filtering systems programs have been private and voluntary, with citizen participation ranging from 25 percent in some communities to 70 percent in others A
• Existing filtering programs have been restricted to the tap water that is ingested by humans B
• Existing filtering programs have had recurrent difficulties selling their filtering systems privately usually because the quantities filtered are too smallto be affordable for most families C
• Some of the materials filtered out of the water are materials that can be used for other purposes
  D
• 
  E

A car that gets 15 miles per gallon of gasoline can travel 250 miles on a full tank. If the same car got 20 miles per gallon, how many miles could it travel on a full tank?

• 300 A
• 750 B
• 250 3/4 C
• 333 1/3 D

Researchers have found an inactive virus in dry bread. In previous experiments, researchers found that inactivated viruses could convert healthy cells into cancer cells. It can be concluded that the use of dry bread can cause cancer.

Q:Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?

• The results of many studies about the same topic were consistent A
• Many other ingredients of dry bread can neutralize the effect of inactive virus B
• Many of cancer patients confirmed the use of dry bread C
• Ten percent of rural population use dry bread D

Rizwana has never received a violation ticket from the traffic police during her 10-year driving experience. Rizwana must be a great driver.

Q:Which of the following can be said about the reasoning above?

• Rizwana is a slow driver A
• Rizwana's brother is in Pakistan naval forces at a high rank, so police do not issue ticket to her B
• Rizwana has high tech car C
• More information is required to give the argument D

The average of four consecutive even integers is T. The second of these integers can be represented in terms of T as:

• T - 1 A
• T + 1 B
• T + 2 C
• 4T - 8 D

If (36)(?)(7) - 21 then? equals

• 21/43 A
• 1/42 B
• 1/12 C
• 1/11 D

A cylinder and the cube have the same volume, if the height, h, of that cylinder is equal to the edge e of the cube, the radius of the cylinder is:

• √π/h A
• π/h B
• h/√π C
• 2π/h D

if 5/x, 8/x and 13/x are all in lowest terms. Then how many integers, x between 30 and 40 ?

• 5 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

The total number of even prime numbers is:

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• None of these D

A man bought 20 used laptops at $200 each, 9 at $300 each, and 6 at $100 each. Find the average price per laptops

• $250.55 A
• $208.57 B
• $400.50 C
• $380 D

What is the least of three consecutive integers whose sum is 18?

• 2 A
• 3 B
• 4 C
• 5 D

Which is the greatest?

• 4/9 A
• 5/11 B
• 8/15 C
• 9/17 D

• 256 A
• 64π B
• 256π C
• 64(4 - π) D

Direction:In the following type of question,each consists of two quantities,one in column A and one in column B.You must compare two quantities and on the answer sheet fill in.

A.If the quantity in column A is greater.

B.If the quantity in column B is greater.

C.If the two quantities are equal.

D.If the relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Notes:Sometimes,in certain question,information concerning one or both the quantities to be compared is centered above the two columns.A symbol that in both columns represents the same thing in column A as it does in column B.

Column A

(2/7)²

Column B

√2/7

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

If 5x + 12 = 44, what is the value of 5x - 12 ?

• 24 A
• 32 B
• 20 C
• 22 D

A machine produces 1280 parts in 16 hours. How many parts would it make in a working week of 44 hours ?

• 2530 A
• 3520 B
• 2122 C
• 3960 D

In figure 2, what is the perimeter of ΔBED ?

• 3 + √93 A
• 11 B
• 11 + √97 C
• 81 D

Direction:In the following type of question,each consists of two quantities,one in column A and one in column B.You must compare two quantities and on the answer sheet fill in.

A.If the quantity in column A is greater.

B.If the quantity in column B is greater.

C.If the two quantities are equal.

D.If the relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Notes:Sometimes,in certain question,information concerning one or both the quantities to be compared is centered above the two columns.A symbol that in both columns represents the same thing in column A as it does in column B.

Column A

6√8/√2

Column B

10

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

Which of the following operations has same effect as multiplying by 0.5?

• Multiplying by 1/2 A
• Multiplying by 2 B
• Dividing by 1/2 C
• Dividing by 3 D

4/9 of a number is 12. What is the number ?

• 27 A
• 36 B
• 18 C
• 16 D

If 7 apples cost y cents, how many apples will x dollars buy?

• x/7y A
• 7x/y B
• 7x/100y C
• 700x/y D

Direction:In the following type of question,each consists of two quantities,one in column A and one in column B.You must compare two quantities and on the answer sheet fill in.

A.If the quantity in column A is greater.

B.If the quantity in column B is greater.

C.If the two quantities are equal.

D.If the relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Notes:Sometimes,in certain question,information concerning one or both the quantities to be compared is centered above the two columns.A symbol that in both columns represents the same thing in column A as it does in column B.

Column A

p + .5

Column B

2p/4 + 1

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

A candy recipe calls for 5 parts milk, 4 parts cocoa, 4 parts syrup, 2 parts sugar, and 1 part 1 butter. If you use 8 ounces of milk, how many ounces of candy mixture can you make?

• 25 3/5 A
• 5 3/5 B
• 20 C
• 128 D

Of the following, which value of x produces the greatest value of f(x)?

• -2 A
• -1 B
• 1 C
• 2 D
• 3 E