GAT-B Arts, Humanities & Social Science Analytical
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Question # 1
Before the arrival of Asim,a new partner,sales output in Bilal's company Minhas In Reverse Ltd.had been raising by 10% per year on average.Innovations by Asim included computerization of technical process and reduction in the work force,but annual sales output has only risen by 5% per year.It appears that Asim's innovations have caused the reduction in the annual growth rate.Q:Which of the following if true would most seriously weaken the conclusion above?
Question # 2
The accounts staff of the Mark corporation presently consists of three book-keepers (X,Y and Z) and five Data Entry Operators (M,N,O,P and Q) Management is planning to open a new office in another city sending three Data Entry Operators and two book-keepers from the present staff.To do so they plan to separate certain individuals who do not function well together.The following guidelines were established to set up the new office:(i) Book-keepers X and Z are constantly finding faults with one another therefore should not be sent together to the new office.(ii) Z and N function well alone but not as a team.They should be separated.(iii) M and P have not been on speaking terms for many months they should not go together.(iv) Since M and O have been competing for a promotion they should not be in one team.Based on the above information find the correct answers to the following questions:Q-If X is to be moved as one of the book-keepers,which of the following CANNOT be a possible working unit?
Question # 3
The accounts staff of the Mark corporation presently consists of three book-keepers (X,Y and Z) and five Data Entry Operators (M,N,O,P and Q) Management is planning to open a new office in another city sending three Data Entry Operators and two book-keepers from the present staff.To do so they plan to separate certain individuals who do not function well together.The following guidelines were established to set up the new office:(i) Book-keepers X and Z are constantly finding faults with one another therefore should not be sent together to the new office.(ii) Z and N function well alone but not as a team.They should be separated.(iii) M and P have not been on speaking terms for many months they should not go together.(iv) Since M and O have been competing for a promotion they should not be in one team.Based on the above information find the correct answers to the following questions:Q-If both Z and O are moved to the new office,how many combinations are possible?
Question # 4
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 D goes to the new office, which of the following is/are true
I C cannot go
II A cannot go
III H must also go
Question # 5
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 # 6
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..
In case switches A and B are the only switches ON in the default setting, then turn switch CON. In case all the three switches are ON,in default setting, then turn the switch C OFF. For any other default setting turn ON all switches that are OFF and turn OFF all switches,if any, that are ON.
Q:In case in default setting the switches A and B are ON and the switch C is OFF, then what could be the second setting?
Question # 7
Each of the following problems has a question and two statements which labeled 1 and 2.Use the data given in 1 and 2 together with other information given in the statement,and find a correct answer by using basic mathematics and and everyday facts.Q-In Lahore Zoo,there are 37 deer.How many small black deer are there?1. 12 of deer are small.2. There are 20 black deer in the Zoo.
Question # 8
A carrier must deliver mail by making a stop at each of six buildings: S,T,U,V,W and X,Mail to be delivered are of two types,ordinary mail and priority mail.The delivery of both types of mail is subject to the following conditions:Regardless of the type of mail to be delivered mail to W and mail to X must be delivered,mail to W and mail to X must be delivered before mail to U is delivered,Regardless of the type of mail to be delivered,mail to T and mail to S must be delivered before mail to X is delivered.Mail to buildings receiving some priority mail must be delivered,as far as the above conditions permit,before mail to buildings receiving only ordinary mail.Q-If the sequence of buildings to which mail is delivered is V,W,T,S,X,U and if X is receiving priority mail,which of the following is a complete and accurate list of buildings that must also be receiving priority mail?
Question # 9
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-In how many different ways can the principal select an acceptable committee?
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-If model M is one of the models selected for the street,then which of the following models must also be selected?
Question # 11
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 # 12
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 and Lubna are the only students who meet in the morning, then which of the following CANNOT be true?
Question # 13
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:
Question # 14
Four captains and the first mates of three of them were to attend the annual meeting at head quarters. The captains were Luqman, Manzoor, Nauman, and Osaf, the mates were Ayesha, Durya, and Gia. Each person in turn delivered a report to the chairperson as follows: Each of the first mates delivered their report exactly after captain. The first captain to speak was Manzoor, and in Nauman spoke after him. . present the person with first letter of his name)
Q: In Case A spoke immediately after L and immediately before O, and O was not the last speaker Lspoke
Question # 15
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 # 16
Selfishness is a principal evil in our society.Every person is concerned with only himself.Personal advancement is the only motivating force in the world today.This does not mean that individual,are not willing to help one another on the contrary,_______.However these are only short-term occurrences,which ultimately serve our long-term goal of personal gain.To fill in the blank in the above passage,select on of the options from the below mentioned options?
Question # 17
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 Germany practice on Thursday,the England and the Dubai must practice on which days,respectively?
Question # 18
Two statements, labeled X and Y, follow each of the following questions.The statements contain certain information.In the questions you do not actually have to compute an answer rather you have to decide whether the information given in the statement X and Y is sufficient to find a correct answer by using basic mathematicsand everyday facts.Q-A runner has just completed 46 miles running.How long did it take him to finish the journey?X.His record speed is 13.2 miles per hour.Y.His average speed through the journey was 9.2 miles per hour.
Question # 19
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: A majority of directors favored A to work as an accountant in the new office which of the following cannot be a possible working unit.
Question # 20
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 # 21
Four captains and the first mates of three of them were to attend the annual meeting at head quarters. The captains were Luqman, Manzoor, Nauman, and Osaf, the mates were Ayesha, Durya, and Gia. Each person in turn delivered a report to the chairperson as follows: Each of the first mates delivered their report exactly after captain. The first captain to speak was Manzoor, and in Nauman spoke after him. (Represent the person with first letter of his name)
Q:Among the following statements, which statement must be true?
Question # 22
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 Hamid and Farid both meet in the morning, then which of the following most be true?
Question # 23
Travelling by cars is safer than travelling by planes.About 80% of plane accidents result in death of all passengers,while about 1% of car accidents result in death.Q.Which of the following if true would most seriously weaken in the argument above?
Question # 24
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 # 25
Plant P thrives in environments of great sunlight and very little moisture.Desert D is an environment with constant,powerful sunlight and next-to-no moisture.Although Plant P Thrives in the areas surrounding Desert D,it does not exist naturally in the desert,nor does it survive long when introduced there.Which of the following would be most useful in explaining the apparent discrepancy above?
Question # 26
Six scientists A,B,C,D,E and F are to present a paper each at a one-day conference. Three of them will present their papers in the morning session before the lunch break whereas the other three will be presented in the afternoon session. The presentations have to be scheduled in such a way that they comply with the following conditions:
B should present his paper immediately before C's presentation; their presentations cannot be separated by the lunch break. D must be the first or the last scientist to present his paper.
Q: In case C is to be fifth scientist to present his paper, then B must be
Question # 27
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: Which one of the following must be true?
Question # 28
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: Which of the following is a list of the days on which chicken karahi and korma may both be served?
Question # 29
Four computer operators (Ali,Babar,Cheema and Dar) each have to perform duties at the NADRA on four different days Thursday through Sunday.The following is their duty schedule: Cheema has his duty day before Ali.Dar has his duty day later than Babar.Q-If Cheema has his duty day on Saturday, who must have his duty day on Thursday?
Question # 30
In a shopping mall, six steps lead from the first to the second floor. Four peoples A, B, C, and D are to go from first floor to the second floor following the rules given below. No two people can be on the same step. A is two steps below C. B is a step next to D. Only one-step is vacant (No one standing on that step). Denote the first step by step I and second step by step 2 etc.
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 to be a part of the team, the following must be the other members:
A. Javed, Taimoor, Daud
B. Javed, Daud, Karim
C. Taimoor, Hanif, Karim
D. Daud, Javed, Fawad
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Seven children--M,N,O,P,Q,X and Y eligible to enter a drawing contest.From these seven,two teams must be formed,a blue team and a yellow team,each item consisting of exactly three of the children.No child can be selected for more than one team.Team selection is subject to the following restrictions: If P is on the blue team,O must be selected for the yellow team.If M is on the blue team.If M is on the blue team.Q,if selected must be on the yellow team.Q cannot be on the same team as X.N cannot be on the same team as O.Q-If P and M are both on the blue team,the yellow team can consist of which of the following?
A. N,O and Q
B. N,X and Y
C. O,Q and X
D. O,Q and Y
3
Hamza is a terrible driver.He had ten traffic violations in the past year.Which of the following can be said about the above claim?
A. Hamza does not know how to drive.
B. Hamza is an addict of drugs
C. It is obvious that everyone make accidents in bad weather.
D. Something in this argument is hidden
4
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 one scout 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:If each scout has learned to follow at least one of th,(wo,commands, all of the following must tote EXCEPT:
A. All defenders have learned to attack
B. All strikers have learned to attack
C. All helpers have learned to revert
D. No defender has learned to revert
5
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: Adding more amount of Novajana will make which of the following brands conformable with the conditions?
A. One part Livana, one part Novajana, five parts Piask
B. Two parts Mathia, two parts Novajana, two parts Piask
C. One part Mathia, one part Novajana, one part Piask
D. Two parts Mathia, one part Novajana, four parts Piask
6
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: Which of the following is a list of the days on which chicken karahi and korma may both be served?
A. Tuesday, Thursday
B. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
C. Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday
D. Tuesday, Wednesday,Thursday, Friday
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.Q-If M is chosen for the issue,which of the following must be true?
A. O is not chosen
B. N is not chosen
C. Exactly three dance articles are chosen
D. L is not chosen
8
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 L,N and Q are representatives then which of the following must also be a representative?
A. M
B. P
C. R
D. S
9
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:Which of the following is true if fish fried is served on Saturday?
A. mutton karahi and fish fried are both served on Sunday
B. mutton karahi and chicken karahi are both served on Tuesday
C. Korma and chicken karahi are both served on Thursday
D. Vegetable and mutton karahi are both served on Saturday
10
A home furniture dealer has seven laxury sofas in his showroom: a Z, a Y, a X, a W, a V, a U and a T. The dealer must.place the sofas in one of seven showroom spaces that are numbered 1-7 from left to right. Each showroom space must be filled with exactly one sofa. The following conditions apply to the placement of the sofas in the showroom:
1 X must not be placed in a space adjacent to W.
2 Z must be placed in a space adjacent to T.
3 Y must be placed in the first or the last space. 11V is placed in the third space, then W must be placed in the fifth space
Q:Which of the following is an acceptable placement of the sofas in the showroom spaces from one to seven?
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