GAT-A Business and Engineering Quantitative

A rectangular field which is twice as long as it is broad, has an area of 14450 m² , what is its perimeter ?

• 85 m A
• 510 m B
• 165 m C
• 170 m D

The average height of five men is 68 inches.If one man is 70 inches tall and three others have an average of 67 inches, the height of the fifth man, in inches, is

• 68 A
• 69 B
• 70 C
• 71 D

The smallest member of set W is:

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

If 7 apples cost y cents, how many apples will x dollars buy?

• x/7y A
• 7x/y B
• 7x/100y C
• 700x/y D

3/8 of a number is 10. What is the number ?

• 91 A
• 81 B
• 23 C
• 27 D

If x/y = -1, then x + y =

• 0 A
• 1 B
• y C
• 2x D

Green paint is obtained from blue and yellow paint in the ratio 3 : 5. How much of each colour is needed to make 40 litres of this green paint ?

• Blue paint 15 litres, yellow paint : 25 litres A
• Blue paint: 25 litres, yellow paint: 15 litres B
• Blue paint: 10 litres, yellow paint: 30 litres C
• Blue paint: 13 litres, yellow paint: 27 litres 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

Companies in the country of Jilsan sell transistor radios in the country of Kabana at a price that is below what it costs Kabanian companies to produce them. To help those Kabanian companies, the Kabanian legislature plans to set a minimum selling price for transistor radios imported into Kabana from Jilsan that is twelve percent greater than the average production costs for companies in Kabana.

Q:Which of the following, if true, most seriously threatens the success of the plan?

• The annual rate of inflation in Jilsan is expected to exceed twelve percent within the next year A
• Kabana is not the only country where Jilsan manufacturers currently sell transistor radios B
• Some Kabanian companies that sell transistor radios have announced that they plan to decrease their price for transistor radios C
• Emerging companies in countries other than Jilsan will be able to sell transistor radios in Kabana at a price below what it costs Kabanian companies to manufacture them D

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

• 0879 A
• 0789 B
• 0978 C
• 7890 D

• 33π A
• 24π B
• 25π C
• 11π D

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

What is the smallest number which when subtracted form 1.00060219 gives a perfect square number ?

• 0.00210 A
• 210 B
• 0.00000210 C
• 0.210 D

The least prime number is:

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 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 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

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

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

• 70^o A
• 60^o B
• 75^o C
• 65^o D

The length of a rectangle is twice its width. If the perimeter of a rectangle is the same as the perimeter of a square of size 9, what is the length of a diagonal of the rectangle ?

• 180 A
• 3√5 B
• 36 C
• 6√5 D

• 4/π A
• 1/1 B
• 2/3 C
• 1/2 D

When 42 is added to twice a number, the result is 346, the number is:

• 304 A
• 242 B
• 152 C
• 265 D

The Burmese ferret badger burrows its home in the ground. Based on the fact that different local populations of Burmese ferret badgers of the same species dig homes of different styles, zoologists have concluded that the badgers building styles are a culturally acquired, rather than a genetically transmitted, trait.

Q:Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the conclusion drawn by the zoologists?

• There are more common characteristics than there are differences among the Burmese ferret badger's styles of the local Burmese ferret badger population that has been studied most extensively A
• Young Burmese ferret badgers are inept at digging burrows and apparently spend years watching their eldersbefore becoming accomplished in the local style B
• The homes of one species of badger lack the characteristics of the homes of most other species of badger C
• Burmese ferret badgers are found only in Burma and India, where local populations of the badgers apparently seldom have contact with one another D

• 4 A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 10 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

9²

Column B

3⁴

(8^2a = 4^3b)

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

If Myra had bowling scores of b + 6, b - 2, b + 4, and b - 5, what must she score in the next game to get an overall average of b + 2?

• b + 7 A
• b - 3 B
• b + 3 C
• b - 7 D

If 3x + 9 = 18, what is the value of x + 3 ?

• 3 A
• 6 B
• -3 C
• 36 D

(a + b)(a - b) =

• a(a - b) - b(a - b) A
• a(b - a) + b(a - b) B
• a(a + b) - b(b + a) C
• a(a - b) + b(b - a) D

If (p - 3)(p + 5) > (p - 3)(p + 8), what is the best description of p?

• p = 3 A
• -8 < p < -5 B
• p = { } C
• p < 3 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)² + (√7)³

Column B

1/√7

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D