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

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

• 4/π A
• 1/1 B
• 2/3 C
• 1/2 D

In a psychological experiment conducted at South Bay University, groups of men with various levels of education read stories in which people caused harm, some of them doing so intentionally, and some accidentally. When asked about appropriate penalizationfor those who had caused harm, the less educated men, unlike the educated ones, assigned punishments that did not vary according to whether the harm was done intentionally or accidentally. Uneducated men, then, do not regard people's intentions as relevant to penalization.

Q:Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion above?

• In these stories, the severity of the harm produced was clearly stated A
• In interpreting these stories, the listeners had to draw on a relatively feminine sense of human psychology in order to tell whether harm was produced intentionally or accidentally B
• Relatively uneducated men are as likely to produce harm unintentionally as are more educated men C
• The more educated men assigned penalization in a way that closely resembled the way women had assign penalization in a similar experiment D

If a = 1 and 1 > b > 0, then which of the following statement is true ?

• a = b A
• b > a B
• 1/b > a C
• 1/a < b 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

Y^x

Column B

X^x

x > 1

x ≠ y

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

The tanneries claim that chemical waste dumps pose no threat to people living near them. If this is true, then why do they locate the plants in sparsely populated regions? By not locating the chemical dumps in densely populated areas the tanneries tacitly admits that these chemicals are potentially dangerous to the people living nearby.

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

• Funding through the environmental Super Fund to clean up poorly run waste dumps is reserved for rural areas only A
• Until chemical dumps are proven 100% safe, it would be imprudent to locate them were they could potentially do the most harm. B
• Locating the dumps in sparsely populated areas is less expensive and involves less government red tape C
• The potential for chemicals to leach into the water table has in the past been underestimated D
• People in cities are more likely to site the industry if their health is harmed by the drumps E

If, in the class of 33, 3 are honor students, what part of the class are not honor students?

• 89/100 A
• 9/10 B
• 10/11 C
• 9/10 D

• 16 sq.cm A
• 15 sq.cm B
• 60 sq.cm C
• None of these D

The total number of even prime numbers is:

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• None of these 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

7 x 7 x 7 x 7

Column B

7⁴

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

• x + y = 180 A
• x - y = 180 B
• 180 < x + y ≤ 270 C
• Insufficient information 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

• 7 A
• 15 B
• 25 C
• 35 D

Clarinet reeds often lose their freshness - become less responsive - after a few weeks of intense use. One clarinetist has hypothesized that a buildup of oil, rather than changes in the material properties of the reed, were responsible.

Q:Which of the following investigations is most likely to yield significant information that would help to evaluate the hypothesis?

• Determining what kind of wood is used to make the reeds used by jazz clarinetists A
• Determining whether jazz clarinetists make their reeds lose their freshness faster than do classical clarinetists B
• Determining whether identical lengths of reeds, of the same thickness, lose their freshness at different rates when put onto various brands of clarinets C
• Determining whether rubbing various substances on the new reed causes them to lose their freshness. D

Two-fifth of a certain number is 30. What is the number ?

• 75 A
• 25 B
• 90 C
• 150 D

In an vitro study, 160 white cats were injected with saltx. 160 other white cats were injected with placebo. In two weeks, 39% of the white cats, who were injected with SaltX showed symtoms of Kay fever? Hence, it can be concluded that Kay fever is caused by some elements similar to the elements in SaltX.Q:Which of the following statements would most seriously weaken the above discussion?

• People suffering from Kay fever are the victims of the golden viper of Sindh A
• One among the 160 white cats had already showed symptoms of Kay fever prior to the experiment B
• The natural habitats of white cats does not contain any of the elements found in Salt X C
• The 160 white cats used in the experiment were kept isolated from each other 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 15,215,415

Column B

The average (arithmetic mean) of 0,15,215,413

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

a has to be a whole number such that 0 ≤ a ≤ 10. The solution for a < 4 and a ≥ 6 is:

• 5 A
• 7 B
• 3 C
• no solution D

What is the average of x, y and z ? If x + y = 5, y + z = 8 and x + z = 11.

• 11/3 A
• 1/2 B
• 13/5 C
• 4 D

A square lawn having area 0.25 sq km has to be enclosed with iron railings at the rate of Rs. 10100 per metre. What will be its cost ?

• Rs. 20200 A
• Rs. 2000 B
• Rs. 202000 C
• Rs. 100100 D

• 70 A
• 45 B
• 40 C
• 65 D

Three times the first of three consecutive odd integers is 3 more than twice the third. What is the third integer ?

• 11 A
• 12 B
• 15 C
• 13 D

Abdullah Sheikh, senior sales officer in a multinational, has trained many top salespeople in his company, including seven who have become the top salespersons in their regions and three who have won the top salesperson award. Although there is an art to selling, Mr. Sheikh's success at training top salespeople shows that the skills required to become a top salesperson can be both taught and learned.

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

• Mr Sheikh does not teach the hard-sell method. Nor does he teach the "I'll-be-your friend" method. Instead, he stresses the professional-client relationship A
• More than 50% of the people trained by Mr. Sheikh went on to become successful sales people B
• One of the successful salespeople who trained under Mr Sheikh was not an accomplished salesperson before learning the Sheikh's Method C
• There is a large and expanding industry dedicated to training salespeople D

If 1 is added to the denominator of a fraction, it becomes (1/2) and if 1 is added to the numerator, the fraction becomes 1. The fraction is:

• 4/7 A
• 10/11 B
• 2/3 C
• 5/9 D

• 80 A
• 110 B
• 100 C
• 95 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)^N

Column B

(-2)^N+1

N is a positive integer

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

The average of five numbers is 54. If three of the numbers are 26, 28 and 30, what is the average of the other two ?

• 91 A
• 93 B
• 54 C
• 186 D

If the average of 3,5, 10 and S is 6, what is the value of S ?

• 4 A
• 6 B
• 12 C
• 0 D

There are twice as many boys a girls in an economics class. If 20% of the boys and 35% of the girls have already handed over their result cards, that percent of the students have not yet handed over their cards ?

• 75 A
• 65 B
• 55 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

(3⁰)(9¹)

Column B

27

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D