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

The average (arithmetic mean) of 3,4 and 5

^{Column B}

The average (arithmetic mean) of 2,3,7 and 8

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D 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

• 45^o A
• 36^o B
• 46^o C
• 35^o D

If 4^x+5 = 8^x-1 , what is the value of x ?

• 3/5 A
• - 5/3 B
• - 3/5 C
• 4 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

If a + b > 7 and a - b > 5, then which of the following gives all possible values of a and only possible value of a ?

• a > 6 A
• a < 5 B
• a > 4 C
• a < 7 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

• 80 A
• 110 B
• 100 C
• 95 D

A German class has 12 boys and 18 girls. What is the fraction of the class boys ?

• 1/6 A
• 3/5 B
• 2/3 C
• 4/15 D

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 dealer bought an ornamental jar for Rs. 7,000 and after some days sold it for Rs. 21,000. By what percent did the value of jar increase ?

• 300 A
• 200 B
• 150 C
• 20 D

If 1/x +1/y = 1/z and xy = z, what is the average of x and y ?

• 1/2 A
• 1 B
• x + y + z/3 C
• x + y + z/2 D

Unreported underground industries get no productivity support from the government. On the other hand, some industries that are run entirely by self-employed industrialists are included in national productivity measures.

Q: From the information given above, it can be validly concluded that

• All self-employed industries are under ground A
• Underground industries should be banned because of their low productivity B
• there are at least some industries other than those run entirely by self-employed industrialists that are underground industries C
• Underground industries should be merged in large industries D

• 70^o A
• 60^o B
• 75^o C
• 65^o D

Two trains start simultaneously towards each other from two points A and B separated by a distance of 1200 miles.Train leaving A moves at an average speed of 80 miles per hour while train leaving B moves at an average speed of 120 miles per hour. After how much time will both trains meet and what distance would be covered by the train leaving A by then?

• 15 hours, 1200 miles A
• 10 hours, 800 miles B
• 6 hours, 480 miles C
• 12 hours, 960 miles D

 How many numbers between 200 and 500 are divisible by 13 ?

• 23 A
• 17 B
• 15 C
• 32 D

The average of x,y,z and 40 is 10. What is the average of x,y and z.

• 10 A
• 0 B
• 2 C
• 15 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 a/2 - 2 > a/3, then which of the following statement is true ?

• a < 12 A
• a > 12 B
• a = 12 C
• a ≥ 12 D

In figure 2, what is the perimeter of ΔBED ?

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

A circle whose center is at (3, 4) passes through the origin. Which of the following points is not on the circle ?

• (-1, 3) A
• (-1, 1) B
• (0, 0) C
• (7, 7) D

If 5/6n = 60, then 1/6n = ?

• 8 A
• 10 B
• 12 C
• 50 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

If 20x + 20y = 70, what is the average of x and y ?

• 7/2 A
• 7 B
• 7/4 C
• 4/7 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

A number whose fifth part increased by 5 is equal to its fourth part diminished by 5, is:

• 160 A
• 180 B
• 200 C
• 220 D

An oil burner in a housing development burns 76 gallons of fuel oil per hour. At 9 A.M on a very cold day, the superintendent asks the housing manager to put in an emergency order for more fuel oil.At that time,he reports that he has on hand 266 gallons. At noon, he again comes to the manager, notifying him that no oil has been delivered. The maximum amount of time that he can continue to furnish heat without receiving more oil is

• 1/2 hr A
• 1 hr B
• 1 1/2 hr C
• 2 hr D

• 125 sq.cm A
• 150.72 sq.cm B
• 64 sq.cm C
• 56 sq.cm D

If r, s and t are integers greater than 1, where rs = 15 and st = 33, which of the following must be true?

• t > r > s A
• s > t > r B
• r > t > s C
• s > r > t D

During warm weather, my dog suffers from fleas inure than during cooler weather. Therefore,fleas must thrive in a warm environment.

Q:Which of the following exhibits a pattern of reasoning most similar to the one exhibited in the argument above?

• Moose and bear usually appear at the same drinking hole at the same time of day. Therefore, moose and bear must grow thirsty at about the same time A
• Children who are scolded severely tend to misbehave more often than other children do. Hence, if a child is not scolded severely that child is less likely tomis behave B
• Pesticides are known to cause anemia in some people. However, most anemic people live in regions where pesticides are not commonly used C
• Beautiful beaches attract people, no doubt about it. Just look at this city's beautiful beaches, which are among the most over crowded beaches in the state D