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

Harper's Pencils manufactures and sells the same pencils as Johnson's Supply. Employee wages account for forty percent of the cost of manufacturing pencils at both factories. Harper's is seeking a competitive edge over Johnson's supply. Therefore, to promote this end, Harper's should lower employee wages.

Q:Which of the following, if true, seriously weakens the argument above?

• Because they make a small number of specialty artist's pencils, pencil manufacturers cannot receive volume discounts on raw materials A
• Lowering wages would reduce the quality of employee work and this reduced quality would leadto lowered sales B
• Harper's Pencils has taken away twenty percent of Johnson's Supply business over the last year C
• Johnson's Supply pays its employees, on average, ten percent more than does Harper's Pencils D

What is the area of the parallelogram ABCD ?

• 24 A
• 21 B
• 29 C
• 28 D

• x only A
• y only B
• x and y only C
• y and z only D

• 50 A
• 75 B
• 25 C
• 65 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/√5

Column B

√5/5

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

The least prime number is:

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 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

If #n = (n-5)²+ 5, then find #3 x #5.

• 50 A
• 55 B
• 30 C
• 40 D
• 45 E

If 81¹⁰ = 3^x-7 , what is the value of x ?

• 47 A
• 27 B
• 51 C
• 14 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 would most strengthen the argument above?

• Some of the elements in SaltX are extracted from the root of a certain polsonous herb of Hunzaroot of a certain poisonous herb of Hunza A
• The blood test of the victims of Kay fever revealed the presence of a toxic element in their blood, normally found in salt X B
• Almost all the white cats died within two days after the first symptom appeared C
• Normally the rate of Kay fever among white cats is less than 0.01% D
• Within two weeks, about 40% of the white cats, who were injected with placebo, also contracted Kay fever E

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

3-7 =

• -7 A
• 7 B
• -4 C
• 4 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

Saima bought two black pencils and three red pencils for Rs.23. After a week, she bought three black pencils and two red pencils for Rs. 16. If price of pencils remained the same for both transactions, how much she paid for one black pencil?

• 2 A
• 3 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

b

Column B

0

The average (arithmetic mean) of a,b 22 and 38 is 15,and

a > 0

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

If apples cost 3 for 37 cents, find the cost of 1 3/4 dozen apples.

• 111 cents A
• 159 cents B
• 259 cents C
• 211 cents 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 the L.C.M and H.C.F of two numbers are 150 and 30 respectively, and one of the numbers is 18, find the other number ?

• 250 A
• 180 B
• 150 C
• 170 D

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

• 9 A
• 11 B
• 12 C
• 8 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

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

17/1/17

Column B

1

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

The number which is divisible by 7 but not by 14 is :

• 21 A
• 12 B
• 71 C
• None of these D

The chairs in the school hall can be set out in 35 equal rows or in 45 equal rows or in 105 equal rows are:

• 600 A
• 400 B
• 40 C
• 80 D

If p² - q² = 48 and p - q = 12, what is the average of p and q ?

• 4 A
• 6 B
• 2 C
• 12 D

The smallest 4-digit number using 7, 0, 8 and 9 is:

• 0879 A
• 0789 B
• 0978 C
• 7890 D

• 2.6π A
• 5.5π B
• 7.6π C
• 1/2 π D

A class of 30 girls and 40 boys sponsored a mango party. If 60 percent of the girls and 25 percent of the boys went on the party, what percent of the class went on the party?

• 30% A
• 35% B
• 50% C
• 40% D

Twice the age of son is 4 year more than the age of his father. What is the age of the son if father is of 40?

• 22 A
• 20 B
• 18 C
• 16 D
• 14 E

• 22.9π A
• 22.4π B
• 60π C
• 62.3π 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