GAT-B Arts, Humanities and Social Science Quantitative MCQ's Test Preparation for Pakistani Students

Jafer drew a square. He then erased it and drew a second square whose sides were 3 times the sides of the first square. By what percent was the area of the square increased ?

• 300% A
• 800% B
• 400% C
• 200% D

• 20 A
• 17 1/2 B
• 35 C
• 12 1/2 D

The sum of integers p and q is 352. The units digits of p is 0. If p is divided by 10, the result is equal to q, what is the value of p ?

• 30 A
• 230 B
• 320 C
• 32 D

A and B do a job together in two hours.Working alone A does the job in 5 hours.How long will it take B to do the job alone?

• 2 hrs A
• 3 hrs B
• 1 hrs C
• 3 1/3 hrs D

4/9 of a number is 12. What is the number ?

• 27 A
• 36 B
• 18 C
• 16 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

The remainder when a positive integer is divided by 5.

Column B

5

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

A square lawn having area 0.25 sq km has to be enclosed with iron railings at the rate of Rs. 10100 per metre. What will be its cost ?

• Rs. 20200 A
• Rs. 2000 B
• Rs. 202000 C
• Rs. 100100 D

Wheat has more nutritional value than rye. But since oats have more nutritional value than rice, it follows that wheat has more nutritional value than rice.

Q:Any of the following, if introduced into the argument as an additional premise, makes theargument above logically correct EXCEPT:

• Wheat and oats have the same nutritional value A
• Rye has more nutritional value than oats B
• Rye has more nutritional value than rice C
• Oats have more nutritional value than whea D

8 students in a class obtained 60%, 3 obtained 75%, 2 obtained 80% and 7 obtained 45% in a class test. What is the average marks ?

• 49% A
• 59% B
• 29% C
• 51% 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

4/7 of x

Column B

0

(2/5 of x equals 5/4 of x)

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

If a line passes through the points (x, y) and (1/x, y), then its slope is

• 1/x A
• 0 B
• 1 - x² / x C
• 1 D

In a screeening process of 5600 candidates, 20% of the candidates were disqualified in the first test. In the second test 40% of the first test qualifiers were disqualified. How many candidates qualified the test?

• 2688 A
• 1344 B
• 3600 C
• 5000 D

If apples cost 3 for 37 cents, find the cost of 1 3/4 dozen apples.

• 111 cents A
• 159 cents B
• 259 cents C
• 211 cents D

In a squash tournament that has 75 entrants, a player is eliminated whenever he loses a match. How many matches will be played in the entire tournament ?

• 74 A
• 18 B
• 34 C
• 36 D

A man was 26 years old when his daughter was born. Now, he is three times as old as his daughter. How many years old is the daughter now ?

• 13 years A
• 22 years B
• 15 years C
• 12 years D

• 54 A
• 72 B
• 4 + √3 C
• 12(4 + √3) D

Clarinet reeds often lose their freshness - become less responsive - after a few weeks of intense use. One clarinetist has hypothesized that a buildup of oil, rather than changes in the material properties of the reed, were responsible.

Q:Which of the following investigations is most likely to yield significant information that would help to evaluate the hypothesis?

• Determining what kind of wood is used to make the reeds used by jazz clarinetists A
• Determining whether jazz clarinetists make their reeds lose their freshness faster than do classical clarinetists B
• Determining whether identical lengths of reeds, of the same thickness, lose their freshness at different rates when put onto various brands of clarinets C
• Determining whether rubbing various substances on the new reed causes them to lose their freshness. D

• 3√3 A
• 36√3 B
• 81 C
• 81√3 D

Of the following, which value of x produces the greatest value of f(x)?

• -2 A
• -1 B
• 1 C
• 2 D
• 3 E

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

p + .5

Column B

2p/4 + 1

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D