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

If a + b = 8, b + c = 9, and c + a = 11, what is the average of a, b and c ?

• 14/3 A
• 28/3 B
• 14/6 C
• 7/3 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

The population of 8 villages is 900, 750, 1100, 1050, 835, 1250, 555 and 630. Find the population of ninth village if the average population of nine villages is 900.

• 1200 A
• 1065 B
• 1030 C
• 1800 D

If a machine can place a cap on a bottle of soda every 0.8 seconds, how many bottles can be capped in 2 hours?

• 8000 A
• 90000 B
• 300 C
• 900 D

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

The cube of 1/2 is:

• 1/4 A
• 1/8 B
• 1/2 C
• 1/16 D

• 4 A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 10 D

A farmer wants to fence a triangular field. He plans to put a fencing post in each corner and place other posts at equal distance along its sides. He wants the posts to be as far apart as possible. The sides of the field are 477 feet 2412 feet and 636 long. How far apart will the posts be ?

• 18 feet A
• 9 feet B
• 27 feet C
• 159 feet D

Three business partners shares have profit of Rs. 24000 in the ratio 5 : 4 : 3. What is the amount of the least share ?

• 6000 A
• 8000 B
• 10,000 C
• 1200 D

If C is the circumference of a circle of radius r, then which of the following statement is true ?

• C/r < 6 A
• C/r = 6 B
• C/r >6 C
• C/r = π D

The total number of eighths in 3 3/4 is:

• 15 A
• 54 B
• 30 C
• 24 D

Which of the following is the average of x⁴ - 20, 40 - x⁴, and 3x + 4 ?

• x⁴ - 24 A
• x + 8 B
• x⁴ + 3x + 24 C
• x + 24 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 the sum of two numbers is 36, and the larger is three times as larger as the smaller, what is the larger number ?

• 27 A
• 30 B
• 15 C
• 18 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

If the area of a circle is 81π, then its circumference is:

• 61π A
• 20π B
• 18π C
• 16π D

13 Years ago Shabbir mother was 7 times as old as he was. She is now 48 years old. How many years old is Shabbir now ?

• 28 A
• 18 B
• 38 C
• 20 D

Yesterday Sagher earned Rs. 100 less than Bilal, and today Sagher earned Rs.75 more than Bilal. Which of the following must be true about Sagher's total earnings for the two days compared to Bilal's?

• Sagher earned 3/4 of what Bilal earned A
• Sagher earned $17.50 more than Bilal B
• Sagher earned $2.50 more than Bilal C
• Sagher earned $25 less than Bilal 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

Mohin is now three times Mohsin age. Four years from now Mohin will be y years old. In terms of y, how old will Mohsin be ?

• x - 4/3 A
• x + 4/3 B
• x + 4 C
• x - 4 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

Activity levels of the green iguana vary in cycles that are repeated every 24 hours. It is logical to assume that alteration in the intensity of incident light is the stimulus that controls these daily biological rhythms. But there is much evidence to contradict this hypothesis.

Q:Which of the following, if known, is evidence that contradicts the hypothesis stated above?

• The temperature of the green iguana varies throughout the day, with the maximum occurring in the late afternoon and the minimum in the morning A
• While some animals, such as the rabbit, are much more active during the day, others, such as moles, show greater activity at night B
• When animals are transported from one time zone to another, their daily biological rhythms adjust in a matter of days to the periods of sunlight and darkness in the new zone C
• Even when exposed to constant light intensity around the clock, some iguanas display rates of activity that are much greater during daylight hours than at night. 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

A poster in an eye clinic advises people, who have received eye drops X that blur vision, refrain from driving until they can do so safely. In a Gov't initiated hospital study, however, subjects questioned immediately after they received such drops and underestimated the time necessary to regain their driving ability. This result indicates that many people with eye drops X will be unlikely to follow the advice.

Q:Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the argument above?

• Many people, if they know they will receive eye drops X, make arrangements beforehand for a friend or relative to drive them home A
• The subjects in the hospital study generally rated their abilities more conservatively than they would if they were outside the framework of a scientific experiment B
• Some people ask their doctors not to give them eye drops X that blur vision if they will have to drive to get home afterward C
• The subjects in the study were also questioned about the time necessary to regain abilities that do not play an important role in driving safely D

Wheat has more nutritional value than rye. But since oats have more nutritional value than rice, it follows that wheat has more nutritional value than rice.

Q:Any of the following, if introduced into the argument as an additional premise, makes theargument above logically correct EXCEPT:

• Wheat and oats have the same nutritional value A
• Rye has more nutritional value than oats B
• Rye has more nutritional value than rice C
• Oats have more nutritional value than whea D

Between 1990 and 1998, boarding in Muslim Degree College averaged 79 percent of capacity, while admission rates remained constant, at an average of 9 admissions per 100 rooms per year. Between 1998 and 2002, however, boarding rates increased to an average of 85 percent of capacity, while admission rates declined to 8 per 100 rooms per year.Q:Which of the following conclusions can be most properly drawn from the info given above?

• The average stay for Muslim degree College residents rose between 1998 and 2002 A
• The proportion of young student staying in the college hostel was greater in 2002 than in 1990 B
• College admission rates tend to decline whenever boarding rates rise C
• College built prior to 1998 generally had fewer rooms than did college built between 1998 and 2002 D

• 35 A
• 45 B
• 55 C
• 40 D

• 80 A
• 110 B
• 100 C
• 95 D

If the length of a rectangle is 4 times its width, and if its area is 196, what is its perimeter ?

• 60 A
• 28 B
• 35 C
• 70 D

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