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

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

• 9 A
• 11 B
• 12 C
• 8 D

A neon sign flashes every 3 seconds, another sign flashes every 5 seconds, and a third flashes every 7 seconds. If they all flash together, how many seconds will pas before they all flash simultaneously again?

• 15 seconds A
• 35 seconds B
• 105 seconds C
• 21 seconds D

How many two-digit numbers are there which are divisible by 6 ?

• 17 A
• 18 B
• 16 C
• 15 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 number of primes that are divisible by 2.

Column B

The number of primes that are divisible by 5.

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

• 33π A
• 24π B
• 25π C
• 11π D

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

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

• 24 A
• 32 B
• 20 C
• 22 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

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 - a/b

Column B

b - a/b

b ≠ 0

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

• 2.6π A
• 5.5π B
• 7.6π C
• 1/2 π D

A rectangular field which is 10 times as long as its breadth has an area of 75690 sq m. What is its perimeter ?

• 275 m A
• 2750 m B
• 1914 m C
• 191 m D

The smallest even number of three digits is:

• 98 A
• 102 B
• 998 C
• 100 D

If 1/2 x + 1/4 x + 1/8 x = 22, what is the value of x ?

• 88 A
• 44 B
• 1 C
• 24 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

The product of the integers.

Column B
The average of the integers.

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

The product of 313 with itself is:

• 97969 A
• 17.69 B
• 5536.97 C
• 195938 D

If 10 tractors are needed to plow a field in 4 hours, how many tractors are needed to plow the field in 5 hours?

• 32 A
• 4 B
• 16 C
• 8 D

A clock gain 8 minutes every x hours. How many hours will the clock gain in 3 days?

• 576/x A
• 48/5x B
• 24/x C
• 576/5x D

There are 28 players in a college cricket team. What is the probability that at least 3 of them have their birthday in the same month ?

• 0 A
• 1/5 B
• 1 C
• 1/2 D

In many hospitals, more and more monitoring is being carried out by automated equipment instead of humanemployees who previously carried out the work. This is done in an attempt to save hospital expenses. However, many employees who lose their jobs to automation will need government assistance to get by, and the same corporations that are laying people off will eventually pay for that assistance through increased taxes and unemployment insurance payments.

Q:Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the author's argument?

• Most of the new jobs created by automated equipment pay less than the jobs that were eliminated by automated equipment did A
• Many hospitals that have failed to automate have seen their profits decline B
• Unemployment insurance and taxes are paid also by corporations that are not automating C
• Many workers who have already lost their jobs to automated equipment have been unable to find new employment D

More sports journals are sold in Horn by than in Milston. Therefore, the residents of Horn by are better informed about major sporting events than are the residents or Milston.

Q:Each of the following, if true, weakens the cor clu,on above EXCEPT:

• Horn by has a larger population than Milston A
• Most residents of Milston work in Horn by and buy their reading material there B
• The average newsstand price of journals sold in Horn C
• None of these 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

Four people are asked to stand in a straight line. In how many different orders can they line up?

• 12 A
• 16 B
• 24 C
• 6 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

27÷9 x 3

Column B

7

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

• 89 A
• 90.9 B
• 89.9 C
• 105 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

(-12)ⁿ

Column B

(-12)ⁿ⁺¹

(n is a positive integer)

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

What percent of p is q ?

• q/p A
• p/q B
• 100q/p C
• 100p/q D

Bus Company President: A city councilman has stated his objection to the claim that the city buses are dangerous. This is clearly untrue. None of the new buses in use has ever crashed or even had a serious malfunction. City councilman: The problem with the new buses is not that they malfunction, but that they are no flamboyantly painted that other drivers on the road are distracted and this may cause accidents.

Q:The councilman responds to the bus company president by doing which of the following?

• Characterizing the bus company president's assertion as stemming from subjective interest rather than from objective evaluation of the facts A
• Drawing attention to the fact that the bus company president's interpretation of the word "dangerous" is too narrow B
• Invoking evidence that the bus company president has explicitly dismissed as irrelevant the point at issue C
• Citing statistical evidence that refutes the bus company president's claim D

It takes Riaz 30 minutes to mark a paper. Razi only need 25 minutes to mark a paper. If they both start marking papers at 11:00 A.M, what is the first time they will finish marking a paper at the same time?

• 12:30 A
• 12:45 B
• 1:30 C
• 12:25 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