GAT-B Arts, Humanities & Social Science Analytical MCQs With Answers

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.

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 D,A and C are chosen for the habitat,which of the following must also be chosen?

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?

There are seven cages next to each other in a zoo.The following is known as about the cages.Each cage has only one animal,which is either a lion or a monkey.There is a lion in each of the first and last cages.The cage in the middle has monkey.No two adjacent cages have monekey in them.The monkey's cage in the middle has two lion cages on either side.Each of the other monkey cages are between and next to two lion cages.Q-The monkey cage in the middle must have?

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-If Y sits on a bench that is behind where C is sitting which of the following must be true?

A city map representing roads M,N,O,P,Q and R.Link roads cannot have the same colour in the map.The roads link to each other are as under:Each M,N,P and Q has link to O.P has a link to Q.Each of M and N has a link to R.Which of the following is a pair of roads that can be the same colour?

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?

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.

Five ladies, Ayesha, Bano, Chandni, Durya, and Elina enter in a series of baking contests in which they are to place their Biryani dish to the judges. The series follows the rules of presentation given below: Bano places ahead of Chandni. Either Ayesha is first and Elina is last, or Elina is first and Ayesha is last. There are no ties in any contest. Everyone competes in each contest.

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:

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?

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 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?

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 letter that reaches F must have been given to a minimum of how members of the customer complaint department before reaching F?

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-If A sits immediately beside Z,which of the following CANNOT be true?

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?

An Internal Services Manager at a large corporation has been assigned the task of allotting offices to six of the staff members. The offices are titled AthroughF. Mrs. Ruby needs to use the telephone quite often throughout the day. Mr. Mujahid and Mr. Zahid need adjacent offices as they need to consult each other often while working. Mrs. Fauzia is a senior employee and has to be allotted the office markedE, having the biggest window. Mr. Abid requires silence in the offices next to his Mr. Shahid, Mr. Mujahid, and Mr. Abid are all smokers. Mrs.Fauziarequires non-smoker neighbors. Unless specifically stated all the employees maintain an atmosphere of silence during office hours.

"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?

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 P is a representative then which of the following CANNOT be a representative?

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:

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?

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?

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.

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: