GAT-B Arts, Humanities & Social Science Analytical
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Question # 1
A publisher chooses five articles to be published in the upcoming issue of an arts review.The only articles available for publication are theater articles L,M,N and O and dance articles W,X,Y,and Z.At least three of the fire published articles must be dance articles.If O is chosen,then Y Cannot be.If L is chosen,then O must also be chosen.Q-How many acceptable groupings articles include O?
Question # 2
Many people do not read the books they purchase.For example seventeen percent of college students in Pakistan have textbooks,but only forty-five percent of them read more than once a year and only seventeen percent read more than once a week.Q-Which of the following if true costs doubt on the claim that most people read the books they purchase?
Question # 3
A publisher chooses five articles to be published in the upcoming issue of an arts review.The only articles available for publication are theater articles L,M,N and O and dance articles W,X,Y,and Z.At least three of the fire published articles must be dance articles.If O is chosen,then Y Cannot be.If L is chosen,then O must also be chosen.Q-The choice of which article makes only one group of articles acceptable?
Question # 4
Sales manager Nasir All is trying to establish a sales team to cover the Lahore region. His team will consist of four members - two experienced and two new sales representatives. Saleem, Fawad, Hanif, and Karim are the experienced sales representatives. Javed, Taimoor, and Daud arc new. Saleem and Fawad do not work together Taimoor and Saleem refuse to work.together. Hanif and Daud cannot work together
Q:If Saleem is not chosen as part of the sales team and Taimoor is, then which one of the following must be true?
Question # 5
Light bulbs that emit lower-intensity light save energy by requiring less electricity.Therefore,If homeowners use only low-intensity light bulbs,their electric bills will decrease.Q-Which of the following represents a necessary assumption for the above argument?
Question # 6
The value of a close examination of the circumstances of an aircraft accident lies not only in fixing blame but in learning lessons.Q.The above statement first most logically into which of the following types of passages?
Question # 7
A publisher chooses five articles to be published in the upcoming issue of an arts review.The only articles available for publication are theater articles L,M,N and O and dance articles W,X,Y,and Z.At least three of the fire published articles must be dance articles.If O is chosen,then Y Cannot be.If L is chosen,then O must also be chosen.If Y is not chosen for the issue,which of the following must be chosen?
Question # 8
A builder will build five houses in New Housing Scheme on a street that currently has no house.The builder will select from seven different models of houses--L,M,N,O,P,Q and R The Development Authority has placed the following restrictions on the builder: No model can be selected for more than one house.Either model O must be select or model R must be selected,but both cannot be selected,If model Q is selected then model N cannot be selected.If model M is selected then model O cannot be selected.Q-If model M is one of the models selected for the street,then which of the following models must also be selected?
Question # 9
Which of the following can be logically deduced from the stated conditions
Question # 10
A builder will build five houses in New Housing Scheme on a street that currently has no house.The builder will select from seven different models of houses--L,M,N,O,P,Q and R The Development Authority has placed the following restrictions on the builder: No model can be selected for more than one house.Either model O must be select or model R must be selected,but both cannot be selected,If model Q is selected then model N cannot be selected.If model M is selected then model O cannot be selected.Q- Which of the following is an acceptable combination of models that can be selected for the street?
Question # 11
Society for special education is to prepare seven blind students for national Naat competition in the month of Ramzan. Controller for academics of the society selects seven students —Tahir, Usman, Veena, Waseem, Ghias, Yasin, and Zafar. For this purpose, the students are to give a recital, and their instructor is deciding the order in which they will perform. Each student will perform exactly one Naat. In deciding the order of performance, the instructor must observe the following restrictions: Ghias cannot perform first or second. Waseem cannot perform until Ghias has performed.Neither Tahir nor Yasin can perform seventh. Either Yasin or Zafar must perform immediately after Waseem performs. Veena must perform either immediately after or immediately before Usman performs.
Q:If Veena performs first, which one of the following must be true?
Question # 12
Researchers have found an inactive virus in dry bread.In previous experiments,researchers found that inactivated viruses could convert healty cells into cancer cells.It can be concluded that the use of dry bread can casue cancer.Q-Which one of the following if true most seriously weakens the argument?
Question # 13
A Government College sports president wishes to select four members of a sports-wing committee as special representatives to meet the requirements of college's sports activities.The committee consists of eight members four of which (K,L,M and M) are sports teachers whereas the other four (P,Q,R andS) are students.The four representatives must consist of exactly two sports teachers and two students.Either K or L must be one of the representatives but K and L both cannot be the representatives.If P is a If R is a representative then L cannot be a representative.Q-If neither Q nor S is a representative then which of the following is a pair of teachers representatives?
Question # 14
In a city, police commissioner planed to educate the citizens the traffic rules. He arranged a separate department and appointed senior staff members as instructors. Students in this class are required to meet the chief instructor once per term. The chief instructor offers meeting times on one day, one meeting time in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one in the evening. The students in the class this term are Farid, Gia, Hamid, Javed, Kamran, Lubna, Majeed, and Nargis. The meetings with the chief instructor must conform to the following conditions: The chief instructor will not meet with only one student at a time. The chief instructor must meet with at least one student in each of the available meeting times. ',arid and Javed cannot attend the same meeting. Kamran and Majced cannot attend the same meeting. If Gia attends the morning meeting, then Kamran must attend the evening meeting. If Javed attends the afternoon meeting, then Hamid must attend the afternoon meeting. The number of students who meet in the morning must be the same as the number of students who meet in the evening.
Q:If Javed and Kamran meet in the afternoon, which of the following must be true?
Question # 15
In a room,six people,P,Q,R,S,M and N are seated about a round table.Every chair is placed equidistant from adjacent chairs.1.M is seated next to R.2.S is seated 3 seats from R.3.P is seated 2 seats from N.Q-Which of the following must be true?I.P must be seated next to Q.II.P must be seated next to S.III.M and Q are separated by one seat.
Question # 16
Nine individuals - Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S and R are to serve on three committees labeled A, B and C. Each candidate should serve on exactly one of the committees. Committee A should consist of exactly one member more than that of committee B. It is possible that there are no members of committee C Among Z, Y and X none can serve on committee A. Among W, V and U none can serve on committee C. Among T, S and R none can serve on committee C.
Q:In case T and Z are the individuals serving on committee B, how many of the nine individuals should serve on committee C?
Question # 17
All R's are either P's or Q's.All P's are R's.All Q's are R's.No Y's are Z's.Some Q's are Z's.Not all Z's are R's.Q-Which is inconsistent with the above set of statements?I. Some Z's are P'sII.Some Z's are Q'sIII Some Z's are neither P's nor Q'sIV.All Y's are P'sV.Some Z's are Y's
Question # 18
The customer complaint department of a chain of departmental stores firm employs exactly six people who answer letters: A,B,C,D,E and F.Every complaint letter received by the departmental is classified as either Red or Blue,The procedures for answering the letter are:Red letters are given first to A or B.Blue letters are given first to anyone of the following:A,D or C.If a letter raises a problem that cannot be resolved by the person to whom it is given,it must be forwarded until it reaches someone who can resolve the problem and answer the letter.A letter must be forwarded as follows:By A to C if the letter is Red,but to D if the letter is Blue;By B to either A to C;By C to D if the letter is Red,but to E if the letter is Blue;By D to either C or E whether the letter is Red or Blue;By E to F whether the letter is Red or Blue.F answer every letter given to him.Q-Any of the following can be true EXCEPT?
Question # 19
"The sum of behaviour is to retain a man's dignity without intruding upon the liberty of others." stated Sir Francis Bacon.If this is the case then not intruding upon another's liberty is impossible.Q.The conclusion strongly implied by the author's arguments is that?
Question # 20
Multan Institute of Higher Studies plans to show five educational films A, B, C, D, and E to a group of students. The film shows are planned in an order, which conforms to the following conditions:
A must be shown earlier than C.
B must be shown earlier than D.
E should be the fifth film shown.
Q:In case D and E are shown as far apart from each other as possible, which among the following would be true?
Question # 21
Nine individuals - Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S and R are to serve on three committees labeled A, B and C. Each candidate should serve on exactly one of the committees. Committee A should consist of exactly one member more than that of committee B. It is possible that there are no members of committee C Among Z, Y and X none can serve on committee A. Among W, V and U none can serve on committee C. Among T, S and R none can serve on committee C.
Q:In case T, S and X are the only individuals serving on committee B, the total membership of committee C should be:
Question # 22
A private nationwide chain of colleges has arranged a series of five promotional seminars. The board of directors selected five professors - Prof. Akmal, Bukhari, Chishti, Dilawar, and Ejaz to attend the seminars subject to the following constraints:
If Prof. Akmal attends a seminar, then Prof. Dilawar does not attend it. If Prof. Bukhari attends a seminar, then either Prof. Chishti or Prof. Dilawar, but not both, attends it. If Prof. Chishti attends a seminar, then Prof. Ejaz does not attend it If Prof. Ejaz attends a seminar, then either Prof. Akmal or Prof. Bukhari, but not both, attends it.
Q:If Prof. Bukhari attends one of the seminars, then which one of the following could be a complete and accurate list of the other members of the college who also attend that seminar?
Question # 23
In a city, police commissioner planed to educate the citizens the traffic rules. He arranged a separate department and appointed senior staff members as instructors. Students in this class are required to meet the chief instructor once per term. The chief instructor offers meeting times on one day, one meeting time in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one in the evening. The students in the class this term are Farid, Gia, Hamid, Javed, Kamran, Lubna, Majeed, and Nargis. The meetings with the chief instructor must conform to the following conditions: The chief instructor will not meet with only one student at a time. The chief instructor must meet with at least one student in each of the available meeting times. ',arid and Javed cannot attend the same meeting. Kamran and Majced cannot attend the same meeting. If Gia attends the morning meeting, then Kamran must attend the evening meeting. If Javed attends the afternoon meeting, then Hamid must attend the afternoon meeting. The number of students who meet in the morning must be the same as the number of students who meet in the evening.
Q:If Gia meets in the morning and Lubna and Nargis meet in the evening, then how many different possible meetings could there be in the afternoon?
Question # 24
During 2006, from january through june,the Chairman of Physics Department will be on Sabbath.The Dean of college has asked each of the college six professors int he department---Akhter,Bilal,Chohan,Fraz,Hamid and Noman--to serve as acting chairman during one of these months.The physicists can decide the order in which they will serve,subject only to the following criteria established by the dean.i. Chohan will serve as chairman in February.ii.Akhter will serve as chairman before Hamid does.iii.Bilal and Fraz will serve as chairman in consecutive months.Q-Which of the following CANNOT be true?
Question # 25
All good athletes want to win,and all athletes who want to win eat a well-balanced diet,therefore,all athletes who do not eat a well-balanced diet are bad athletes.Q-Which of the following if true,would refuse the assumptions of the argument above?
Question # 26
Two or more tealeaves out of five varieties-- Livana, Mathia, Novajana, Oxia, and Piask are used in making all branded blends by a marketer following the rules given below. A brand containing Livana should also contain Novajana twice that of Livana. A brand containing Mathia must also have equal quantity of Oxia. A single brand never contains Novajana as well as Oxia. Oxia and Piask should not be used together. A blend containing Piask should contain it in such a proportion that the total amount of Piask present should be greater than the total amount of the other tea leaves.
Q: Among the following, which can be made agreeable by the eliminating some or all of one type of tealeaves?
Question # 27
The office staff of a firm engaged in marketing of innovative gimmicks consists of three accountants--A, B, C and five secretaries-- D, E, F, G, H. The top management is planning to expand its market by opening a new setup in another city using two accountants and three secretaries of the present staff. To do so they plan to separate certain individuals who don't function well together. The following guidelines were established to set up the new office
I Accountants A and C cannot work together happily as A is a chain smoker and C is allergic to smoking and should not be sent together to the new office as a team
II C and E function well alone but quarrel when work together so, they should be sent to the new office as a team
Ill D and G have not been on speaking terms and shouldn't go together
IV Since D and F have been competing for promotion they shouldn't be a team.
Q: If C is switched to the new office, which of the following cannot move to the new office
Question # 28
Individual members from animal species are to be chosen from a special exhibit habitat.The eight species are A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H.Because of the way these animals interact,certain guidelines must be followed.Animals that will fight cannot be placed in the habitat together.Members of species G will fight with members of species D,E and F.A member of species C will fight with a member of species B,but only if a member of species G is present.If a member of species H is present,a member if species A will not fight with any animal.If a member of species No fights other than those described above will occur.If two habitats are setup,one containing members of species A,B,H and G,and the other containing members of species D,F,C and E,which animals could be switched one for the other without provoking any fights?
Question # 29
The principal of a college is forming a committee.There are to be five members:three teachers,chosen from Mr A,Mr C, Mr.D, Mr E; and two students,chosen from L,M,N and O. The composition of the committee must conform the following conditions:Q-How many different committee could include Mr A and N?
Question # 30
The city council in a modernized country devises a new employment scheme for locales. Based on this scheme,both men and women are categorized to R and B types. No person can do job in his own type. If a man gets job, he becomes a part of his employer's type but if a woman gets job she retain her own type. Children belong to the same type as their fathers. If a male is terminated, he resigned from the job or is retired; he reverts to the type of his birth.More than one job at a time is not permitted. If a man gets married, his type is converted to the type of his wife.
Q: A male born B type and employed now may have
Khan Fast Foods serves lunch Tuesday through Sunday.The restaurant is closed on Monday. Mutton karahi, chicken karachi, korma, fish fried, and vegetable are served each week based on the following conditions: Chicken karahi is served on three days each week, but never on Friday. Korma is served on one day each week.Fish fried is served on three days each week, but never on consecutive days. Chicken karahi and mutton karahi are both served on Saturday and Sunday.Vegetable is served five days each week.No more than three different foods are served on any given day.
Q: On which of the following pairs of days could the restaurant's menu of foods be identical?
A. Friday and Sunday
B. Tuesday and Wednesday
C. Saturday and Sunday
D. Wednesday and Friday
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Multan Institute of Higher Studies plans to show five educational films A, B, C, D, and E to a group of students. The film shows are planned in an order, which conforms to the following conditions:
A must be shown earlier than C.
B must be shown earlier than D.
E should be the fifth film shown.
Q:Which among the following is a pair of films that CANNOT both be shown earlier than E?
A. A and B
B. A and D
C. B and C
D. B and D
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Three men (Tahir, Pervaiz, and Javed) and three women (Elena, Ayesha, and Kiran) are spending a few months at Abbottabad. They are to stay in a row of nine cottages, each one living in his or her own cottage. There are no others staying in the same row of houses.
I Ayesha, Tahir, and Javed do not want to stay in any cottage, which is at the end of the row.
II Elena and Ayesha are unwilling to stay besides any occupied cottage.
III Kiran is next to Pervaiz and Javed.
IV Between Ayesha and Javed's cottage there is just one vacant house.
V None of the girls occupies adjacent cottages.
VI The house occupied by Tahir is nest to an end cottage.
Q: Which of the above statements can be derived from two other statements?
A. Statement 1
B. Statement 2
C. Statement 3
D. Statement 5
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In a scout training institute, there are three categories strikers, defenders, and helpers. Eight scouts are selected from these categories for learning to follow two commands—"attack" And "revert." At least onescout is selected from one category. All female scouts in the group are defenders. The results of the first lesson are as follows: At least: two of the scouts have learned to follow the "attack': command, but not the "revert" command. At least two of the.scouts have. learned to follow the "revert" command, but not the "attack" command. At least one of the scouts has learned to follow both commands. Among the eight scouts, only helpers have learned to follow the "revert" command.
Q:Which of the following statements CANNOT be true?
A. The group includes more females than males
B. The group includes fewer helpers than strikers
C. The group includes more strikers than defenders
D. More of the scouts have learned to revert than to attack
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I All A's are B's
II All A's are C's or D's
III All C's and D's are A's
IV All E's are D's
V All G's are F's
VI No F's are A's
Q: Which of the following is inconsistent with one or more conditions
A. All B's are A's
B. All B's are F's
C. Some B's are both F's and A's
D. No F's are B's
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The microwave oven has become a standard appliance in many kitchens,mainly because it offers a fast way of cooking food,You some homeownersbelievethat the ovens are still not completely safe.Microwave,therefore,should not be a standard appliance until they are more carefully researched and tested.Q-Which of the following if true would most weaken the conclusion of the passage above?
A. Those homeowners in doubt,about microwave safety ought not to purchase microwaves.
B. Homeowners,often purchase items despite knowing they may be unsafe.
C. Research and testing of home appliances seldom reveals safety hazards.
D. Microwaves are not as dangerous as steam iron,which are used in almost every home.
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During practice matches,before a major tournament,in a football ground,one team can practice at a time.There are seven teams-- the Argentine,the Brazil the Senegal,the Dubai,the England,the France and the Germany,The football ground is open seven evenings a week from Monday to Sunday (Sunday being considered the last day of the week),and the allocation of the practice times is governed by the following rules:i.On any evening only one team can play.ii.The Argentine must practice on Monday.iii.The Dubai practice exactly one day before the France practice.iv,The France practice exactly one day before the Germany practice.v.The Senegal and the Brazil must practice earlier in the week than the England.Q-If the France practice on Saturday,the England must practice on what day?
A. Tuesday
B. Wednesday
C. Thursday
D. Friday
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An English speaking class in a college has a circular table with eleven seats around it.Five girls (Fatima,Maryam,Iram,Sana and Amna)and five boys (Bilal,Najam,Hamza,Osama,Javed) are seated around the table.None of the girls are seated in a seat adjacent to another girl.Fatima sits between Bilal and Najam, and next to each of them javed does not sit next to Osama.Q-If Javed leaves his seat and occupies the empty seat,his new seating position would be between:
A. Bilal and Fatima
B. Iram and Najam
C. Fatima and Najam
D. Osama and Maryam
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On a factory control room, there are three ON-OFF switches on central control panel, labeled A,B, and C. They are changed from default setting to a required setting based on the following rules:
In case only switch A is ON in the default setting, then turn switch BON..
The city council in a modernized country devises a new employment scheme for locales. Based on this scheme,both men and women are categorized to R and B types. No person can do job in his own type. If a man gets job, he becomes a part of his employer's type but if a woman gets job she retain her own type. Children belong to the same type as their fathers. If a male is terminated, he resigned from the job or is retired; he reverts to the type of his birth.More than one job at a time is not permitted. If a man gets married, his type is converted to the type of his wife.
Q:Which of the following is not conformable to the rules
A. Aborn B type male doing job in R type
B. Daughter of born B type retired male is doing job in B type
C. Son of born B type retired male is doing job in R type
D. Son of on job born B type male is working job in B type
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Three women--X,Y, and Z are traveling in a van with five children--A,B,C,D and E The van has a driver's seat and one passenger seat in the front and two benches behind the front seats, one bench behind the first.Each bench has room for exactly three people.Every one must sit in a seat or on a bench and seating is subject to the following restrictions: A women must sit on each bench.Either X or Y must sit in the driver's seat.C must sit immediately beside E.Q-Which of the following can sit in the front passenger seat?
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