GAT-B Arts, Humanities & Social Science Analytical
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Question # 1
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 # 2
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 B, D and E are to be shown one after the other in the given order, the position from first to fifth in which A could possibly be shown is
Question # 3
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 and F are switched to the new office, how many combination are possible
Question # 4
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 # 5
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:Of the nine individuals, the maximum number that can serve together on committee C is
Question # 6
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-If a member of the consumer complaint department is given a letter that he or she had previously given to some other member of the department,the person who is given the letter a second time could be?
Question # 7
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.Q-9.Which among the following options would most strongly contradict the author's attitude towards society?
Question # 8
The microwave oven has become a standard appliance in many kitchens,mainly because it offers a fast way of cooking food,You some homeowners believe that 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 one of the following,if true,would most strengthen the conclusion of the passage above?
Question # 9
A school is introducing a new testing system.To test the system,three trainers (Latif,Mehak and Osaf) and three dogs (Lottie,Muts and Ony) are assigned to three different rooms,one trainer,and one dog per room.The Initial assignment is as follows:Room1 : Latif and LottieRoom2 : Mehak and MutsRoom3 : Osaf and OnyThe participants have learned five different commands,each of which they will execute as soon as the command is given.Command A requires the trainer in Room 1 to move to Room 2,the trainer in Room 2 to move to Room 3,and the trainer in Room 3 to move to Room 1.Command B requires the dogs in Room 1 and 2 to change places.Command C requires the dogs in Room 2 and 3 to change places.Command D requires the dogs in Room 3 and 1 to change places.Command E requires each of the dogs to go to the room containing the trainer it was matched with in the initial assignment.Q-Which of the following sequences of commands will yield a final arrangement in which Osaf and Lottie are in Room 2?
Question # 10
In a computer data transfer-cable plant,cables are assembled by twisting plastic-coated wires together.There are wires of exactly six different solid colours---red,purple,pink,green,orange and book --wires must be assembled into single cables according to the following rules:Each cable must contain at least three wires and wires of at least three different colours.These cables are joined by the following rules:At most two wires in a single cable can be black.At most two wires in a single cable can be orange.There can be at most one wire of each of the other colours in a single cable.If one wire is red,then one wire must be purple.If one wire is pink,then no wire can be green.Q-The maximum number of wires that can be used in an acceptable is?
Question # 11
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, the addition of which combination would make a brand containing two parts Novajana and one part Piask confromable with the conditions.
Question # 12
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 # 13
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-If Bilal serves in May,what is the latest month in which Akhter,could serve?
Question # 14
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 horse ran 80 miles without stopping.What was its average speed in miles per hour?
Question # 15
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.
Q: If A is one the first step, which of the following is true?
Question # 16
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 # 17
Nine athletes attend a sports banquet at Iqbal Stadium,Lahore.Three of the athletes--A,B and C--are varsity football players,two of the athletes---D and E--are varsity basketball players.The other four athletes--L,M,N,and O --belong to the hockey club.All nine athletes will be seated at three small tables,each seating three athletes.The athletes must be seated according to the following rules:L and A do not sit at the same table.M sits together with at least one of B or D.There can be at most only one football player at a table.There can be at most only one basketball player at a table.Q-Which of the following pairs will not sit with P?
Question # 18
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 # 19
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-How many bulbs does Munir have?1. He bought two boxes each containing 12 bulbs.2. He lent three bulbs to Khalid.
Question # 20
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 is the third of the first mates to speak, and L is the captain whose first mate is not present, which among the following statements must be true?
Question # 21
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 # 22
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: Among the following statements, which would make M, D, N, G, L, O, A the only possible sequence of speakers?
Question # 23
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.Q-If G is chosen for the habitat,which of the following CANNOT also be chosen?
Question # 24
Nine athletes attend a sports banquet at Iqbal Stadium,Lahore.Three of the athletes--A,B and C--are varsity football players,two of the athletes---D and E--are varsity basketball players.The other four athletes--L,M,N,and O --belong to the hockey club.All nine athletes will be seated at three small tables,each seating three athletes.The athletes must be seated according to the following rules:L and A do not sit at the same table.M sits together with at least one of B or D.There can be at most only one football player at a table.There can be at most only one basketball player at a table.Q-A and D are seated at one table.which of the following are possible seating arrangements for the remaining two tables?
Question # 25
The primary evil of today's society is selfishness.People are concerned only with themselves.Personal advancement is the sole motivating force in our world.This is not to say that individuals are never 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.Q-Which statement would most strongly contradict the author's attitude towards society?
Question # 26
It is true that it is against international law to sell plutonium to countries that do not yet have nuclear weapon.But if United States companies do so,companies in other countries will.Q:Which of the following is most like the argument above in its logical structure?
Question # 27
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 # 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 true if fish fried is served on Saturday?
Question # 29
Ishfaq Ahmed disparaging reviews of the book call his abilities as a circle into question since the book became an immediate best-seller.Which of the following,if true,would most weaken the author's questioning of Ashfaq's critical ability?
Question # 30
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?
Q: If no P's are D's which of the following must be true
A. No P is an A
B. No P is an B
C. If any P is an B it is an A
D. If any P is an A it is a C
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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:In case B, D and E are to be shown one after the other in the given order, the position from first to fifth in which A could possibly be shown is
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
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Two statements,labeled (1) and (2),follow each of the following given questions.The statements contain certain information in the question you do not actually have to compute an answer,rather than you have to decide whether the information given in the statements (1) and (2) is sufficient to find a correct answer by using basic mathematics and everyday fact?Q-What day of the week is today?1.Today is December 25.2 Amjad left Pakistan on Monday.
A. Statement 1.Alone is sufficient but 2. ALONE is not sufficient to answer this question.
B. Statement 2.ALONE is sufficient but 1.ALONE is not sufficient to answer this question.
C. Statements 1 and 2.TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question but NEITHER of them is sufficient ALONE.
D. Statements 1 and 2 COMBINED are not sufficient to answer the question and additional information is needed to find the correct answer.
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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:In case exactly one film is shown between A and C, and exactly one film is shown between B and D, which among the following will hold true?
A. B is the film shown between A and C
B. C is the film shown between B and E
C. E is the film shown between A and C
D. D is the last film shown
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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?
A. Z, T, V, X, W, U, Y
B. Y, X, V, U, W, Z, T
C. X, Y, U, W, T, Z, V
D. Y, Z, V, U, W, T, X
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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?
A. The result of many studies about the same topic were consistent.
B. Many other ingredients dry bread can neutralize the effect of inactive virus.
C. Many of cancer patients confirmed the use of dry bread.
D. Ten percent of rural population use dry bread
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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?
A. Farid meets in the evening
B. Hamid meets in the afternoon
C. Javed meets in the afternoon
D. Nargis meets in the evening
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Nine athletes attend a sports banquet at Iqbal Stadium,Lahore.Three of the athletes--A,B and C--are varsity football players,two of the athletes---D and E--are varsity basketball players.The other four athletes--L,M,N,and O --belong to the hockey club.All nine athletes will be seated at three small tables,each seating three athletes.The athletes must be seated according to the following rules:L and A do not sit at the same table.M sits together with at least one of B or D.There can be at most only one football player at a table.There can be at most only one basketball player at a table.Q-If a table consists of C,N and O,which of the following trios sits at one of the other tables?
A. B with D and L
B. B with E and L
C. A with P and L
D. A with B and E
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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?
A. Fawad and Saleem always work together
B. Karim and Daud never work together
C. Karim and Fawad always work together
D. If Javed works, then Karim does't work
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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-Can there be more than 150 pictures in a 30-page book?1.There is at least two pictures in cash page.2. There are no more than 4 pictures in any page.
A. Statement 1.ALONE is sufficient but 2. ALONE is not sufficient to answer this question.
B. Statement 2.ALONE is sufficient but 1.ALONE is not sufficient to answer this question,
C. Statements 1 and 2.TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question but NEITHER of them is sufficient ALONE.
D. Statements 1 and 2 COMBINED are not sufficient to answer the question and additional information is needed to find the correct answer.
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Saiqa
10 Dec 2017Sample test required
shiz
28 Nov 2017kindly add explanation for answers as well
Arshad khan
22 Nov 2017No know
Muhammad shakeel
21 Nov 2017fine