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

One sixth of a day is what part of the time between 3 p.m. Monday and 3 p.m Thursday of the same week?

• 1/10 A
• 1/18 B
• 1/15 C
• 1/12 D

A clerk filed 73 forms on Monday, 85 forms on Tuesday, 54 on Wednesday, 92 on Thursday, and 66 on Friday. What was the average number of forms filed per day?

• 50 A
• 95 B
• 84 C
• 74 D

How many three-digit number have only even digits ?

• 48 A
• 58 B
• 500 C
• 300 D

• Area of ΔPOR > Area of ΔORS A
• Area of ΔPOR = Area of ΔORS B
• Area of ΔORS > Area of ΔPOR C
• ΔPOR ≡ ΔORS D

A bag contains 20 marbles: 6 green, 10 brown, and 4 white. If one marble is removed randomly, what is the minimum number that must be removed to be certain that you have at least 2 marbles of each colour

• 16 A
• 18 B
• 10 C
• 15 D

The value of (5x + 6)(x + 12) - (5x - 6)(x + 3) is:

• 2(5x² + 9x) A
• 14 B
• 4 C
• 22 D

What percent of the students who failed the exam would have had to pass it, in order for percent of students passing the exam to be at least 77% out of 500 ?

• 15% A
• 21% B
• 23% C
• 27% D

If a is 20% of b, and b is 75% of c, then a is what percent of c?

• 15 A
• 55 B
• 95 C
• 40 D

The least number which when divided by 12,15 and 18 leaves 5 as remainder in each case is:

• 180 A
• 175 B
• 185 C
• 125 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

• 49 A
• 39 B
• 59 C
• 69 D

Our educational boards should not spend their money on the new Pakistan studies reading program. After all, our students get all the information they need by studying history.

Q:The argument above depends on which the following assumptions?

• The Pakistan studies program would not help the students learn history A
• Pakistan studies are no longer beneficial for Pakistani students, as they already know everything described in it B
• The Pakistan studies program is contained in only history course C
• Teaching history to the students is more important than teaching them Pakistan studies 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 Burmese ferret badger burrows its home in the ground. Based on the fact that different local populations of Burmese ferret badgers of the same species dig homes of different styles, zoologists have concluded that the badgers building styles are a culturally acquired, rather than a genetically transmitted, trait.

Q:Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the conclusion drawn by the zoologists?

• There are more common characteristics than there are differences among the Burmese ferret badger's styles of the local Burmese ferret badger population that has been studied most extensively A
• Young Burmese ferret badgers are inept at digging burrows and apparently spend years watching their eldersbefore becoming accomplished in the local style B
• The homes of one species of badger lack the characteristics of the homes of most other species of badger C
• Burmese ferret badgers are found only in Burma and India, where local populations of the badgers apparently seldom have contact with one another D

What is the smallest number which when subtracted form 1.00060219 gives a perfect square number ?

• 0.00210 A
• 210 B
• 0.00000210 C
• 0.210 D

In figure 2, what is the perimeter of ΔBED ?

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

What is the value of the function k(x) = x²-2 when x = 7?

• 5 A
• 9 B
• 45 C
• 47 D
• 51 E

If x/y = -1, then x + y =

• 0 A
• 1 B
• y C
• 2x D

Out of the 44 boys in a class, 9 are of the age of 10, 15 at the age of 9, and the rest are at the age of 5. Find the average age of the entire class.

• 7.85 A
• 8.75 B
• 12.2 C
• 14.35 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

The average (arithmetic mean) of -3,1,and 3

Column B

The average (arithmetic mean) of -3,2, and 3

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

8 students in a class obtained 60%, 3 obtained 75%, 2 obtained 80% and 7 obtained 45% in a class test. What is the average marks ?

• 49% A
• 59% B
• 29% C
• 51% D

Reporter: H & B Co. has misled its clients by promoting some Egyptian porcelain figurines as rare; in fact those pieces are relatively commonplaceH & B Representative: That is absurd! H & B is the largest antique dealer in the country. We authenticate the figurines we sell through a nationally recognized firm.

Q:The H & B Representative's reply is most vulnerable to the criticism that it .

• exaggerates the H & B Representative's claims in order to make them appear absurd A
• accuses the H & B Representative of bias but presents no evidence to support that accusation B
• fails to establish that other antique dealers do not also authenticate the figurines those dealers sell C
• lists strengths of H & B while failing to address the representative's charge D

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

• 1 A
• 2 B
• 4 C
• 5 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

Q1.The product of the odd integers between -8 and 8.

Column B

Q1.The product of the even integers between -9 and 9.

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

Multan traffic authority requires that an applicant for a driver's license answer at least 80 percent of the questions on a written test correctly. If the test has 60 questions on it, at least how many of these questions must be answered correctly.

• 20 A
• 44 B
• 46 C
• 48 D

Although most of the lucrative jobs in Pakistan willequire a college degree, many of the new jobs require knowledge other than that gained in college or university. For workers in those jobs, good basic skills in reading, communication, and mathematics play an important role in getting a job and developing a career.

Q:From the information given above it can be validly concluded that, in today's economy.

• Employment agencies should conduct communication and mathematics classes A
• All colleges and universities are worthless B
• People should train their children for technical work C
• Skills in reading, communication, and mathematics play an important role in developing a successful career D

The size of the square which can be made using 256 square shapes with a side length of 6 cm is:

• 16 cm A
• 36 cm B
• 2.67 (approx) cm C
• 96 cm 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

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         -1      x           0                   1

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

• 2.6π A
• 5.5π B
• 7.6π C
• 1/2 π D

Win/Loss ratio for two teams are A,5 : 2 and B, 7 : 3 which team has the better record ?

• A A
• B B
• both A and B C
• wrong question D