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

A famous painter has recently won a lawsuit against a major food manufacturer for commissioning a graphic designer to design the packaging of its chocolate chip cookies in the painter's distinctive style. As a result of the lawsuit, manufacturers will stop asking graphic artists to copy distinctive painting styles. Therefore, the cost of package design will rise because employing the services of known artists cost more than those of graphic designer that imitate their style.

Q:The conclusion above is based on which of the following assumptions?

• Most people are unable to distinguish a famous artist's illustration from that of a good graphic artist imitating the painter's style A
• Manufacturers will use well-known painting styles in their packaging B
• The original version of some well-knows paintings are unavailable for use in packaging C
• Manufacturers will continue to use graphic artists to imitate the artistic style of famous painters D

If it takes 4 days for 3 machines to do a certain job, how many days are required to complete the job by two machines?

• 6 days A
• 2 days B
• 5 days C
• 3 days D

When 42 is added to twice a number, the result is 346, the number is:

• 304 A
• 242 B
• 152 C
• 265 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

100/4¹⁰⁰

Column B

100/4¹⁰⁰

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

Which of the following inequalities is the solution of the inequality 7a - 5<2a + 18 ?

• a<23 A
• a>13 B
• a≤23 C
• a≥13 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

4x

Column B

x⁴

<-------·-----·---------·---------------->

         -1      x           0                   1

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

The average of a,b,s , and t is 6 and the average of s and t is 3. What is the average of a and b?

• 3 A
• 18 B
• 9 C
• 12 D

Mr. Kashif got an average of 50 in 6 tests.What should he get in the next test to attain the average of 60?

• 120 A
• 60 B
• 100 C
• 70 D

Harper's Pencils manufactures and sells the same pencils as Johnson's Supply. Employee wages account for forty percent of the cost of manufacturing pencils at both factories. Harper's is seeking a competitive edge over Johnson's supply. Therefore, to promote this end, Harper's should lower employee wages.

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

• Because they make a small number of specialty artist's pencils, pencil manufacturers cannot receive volume discounts on raw materials A
• Lowering wages would reduce the quality of employee work and this reduced quality would leadto lowered sales B
• Harper's Pencils has taken away twenty percent of Johnson's Supply business over the last year C
• Johnson's Supply pays its employees, on average, ten percent more than does Harper's Pencils D

IF you have 50 green, 50 orange, and 50 yellow jelly beans, how many bags can you fill Halloween each containing 2 green, 3 orange, and 4 yellow jelly beans?

• 12 A
• 13 B
• 16 C
• 17 D

The product of √24a and √6a is:

• 12a A
• 6a² B
• 12a² C
• 3a√8 D

Which of the following is the sum of two consecutive prime numbers?

• 66 A
• 52 B
• 41 C
• 29 D

The death rates for three diseases are

Disease R 2 people out of 10,000

Disease S 13 people out of 1,000,000

Disease T 9 people out of 100,000

What is the combined death rate for the three diseases?

• 123 out of 1,000,000 A
• 42 out of 10,000 B
• 42 out of 1000,000 C
• 303 out of 1,000,000 D

The Positive difference between k and 1/8 is same as the positive difference between 1/2 and 1/3. Which of the following could be the value of K?

• 1/7 A
• 7/24 B
• 23/24 C
• 1/6 D

• 35 A
• 25 B
• 10 C
• 29 D

Excavations on the now uninhabited isle of Kelton reveal a scene typical of towns decimated by volcanic ash. Archaeologists have hypothesized that the destruction was due to volcanic activity known to have occurred in the vicinity of the island in 160 B. C.

Q:Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the archaeologist's' hypothesis?

• No coins minted after 160 B.C. were found in Kelton, but coins minted before that year were found in abundance A
• Pieces of gold and pearl jewelry that are often found in graves dating from years preceding and following 160 B.C. were also found in several graves on the island. B
• Most modern histories of the region mention that several major volcanoes eruptions occurred near the island in 160 B.C
  C
• Several small jugs carved in styles popular in the region in the century between 200 B.C. and 100 B.C. were found in Kelton
  D

Many people especially the experts in the field of forestry are against all forest fires. They demand that all forest fires should be extinguished and let the forest die out by their own. The study of forest fires show that in the long run, forest fires may in fact, be beneficial to the ecology as a whole.

Q:Among the following, which statement would logically follow from one of the observations referred to in the passage above?

• The reason of almost all forest fires is natural A
• Human beings try to extinguish the fire for gaining heat B
• Studies indicate that forest fires regularly occurred in the times prior to human occupation of forest areas C
• The animal and plant life destroyed by forest fires seldom represents endangered species D
• Occasionally, the small fire prevents a large scale fire by the accumulation of flammable materials E

Find the ratio of 18 inches to 2 yards.

• 3/4 A
• 1/4 B
• 1/5 C
• 2/5 D

If A > B an C < 0, then which of the following is not true ?

• AC < BC A
• A + C > B + C B
• A - C < B - C C
• All of the above D

The solution of the inequality -1 < 5x - 6 ≤ 4 in whole number is

• 1 A
• 2 B
• 4 C
• 5 D

If x = 235 and y  = 117, then x² - y²/x-y = ?

• 118 A
• 100 B
• 115 C
• 352 D

Acme brand aspirin claims to be the best headache relief available on the market today. To prove this claim, Acme called 10 people and asked them their thoughts on headache relief products. All 10 of them stated that they . unequivocally use Acme brand aspirin on a regular basis and that they believe it to be the best headache relief available on the market today.

Q:Which of the following would most weaken this argument?

• Acme brand aspirin is highly addictive A
• The 10 people called were spouses of Acme employees B
• Most people choose to suffer silently through their headaches and take no medicines whatsoever C
• The 10 people called own stock in a competing company D

The greatest number which divides 2400 and 3600 leaving 48 and 60 respectively, as remainder is:

• 9 A
• 7 B
• 17 C
• 10 D

In solving an arithmetic example, Lubna, by mistake multiplied by 6 instead of dividing by 6. If her answer was 13 1/5, what should be the correct answer to the example?

• 2 8/11 A
• 5/66 B
• 2 1/5 C
• 11/30 D

Many people do not read the books they purchase. For example, seventeen percent of college students in Pakistan have text books, but only forty-five percent of them read more than once a year, and only seventeen percent read more than once a week.

Q:Which of the following, if true, casts doubt on the claim that most people read the books they purchase?

• Regular book readers are most susceptible to eye diseases A
• Readers often exaggerate about their book reading B
• Many people buy books to pretend themselves as a scholar C
• The sale of novels is more than that of other types D

Parents of some of the children in a particular class have claimed that the teacher is not objective and favors his male students with higher grades. But the record showed that 92% of the female students received apassing grade in this teacher's class. This record demonstrates that the teacher has not discriminated against women when assigning grades.

Q:The argument,above is flawed in that it ignored the possibility that.

• A large number of the teacher's student were in his class the previous year A
• Many teachers find it difficult to be objective when assigning grades to male and female students B
• The evidence shows that more than 92% of the female students should have received a passing grade C
• The majority of tests written by female students and that have been rechecked by another teacher were given a higher grade by the second teacher D

Ayesha and Bisma together have $20. Bisma and Adnan together have $16. Ayesha and Adnan together have $24. What is the smallest number of dollars that any girl has alone?

• 4 A
• 6 B
• 10 C
• 24 D

If x < 0, then -3x² is:

• less thean (-3x)² A
• greater than (-3x)² B
• equal to (-3x)² C
• greater than or equal to (-3x)² D

• 54 cm² A
• 24 cm² B
• 96 cm² C
• 59 cm² D

The surface area of a cube is 180, its volume is:

• 125 A
• 30 B
• 164 C
• 30√30 D