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

IF you have 50 green, 50 orange, and 50 yellow jelly beans, how many bags can you fill Halloween each containing 2 green, 3 orange, and 4 yellow jelly beans?

• 12 A
• 13 B
• 16 C
• 17 D

How many whole bricks 6 × 12 × 24 cm³ will be sufficient to construct a solid cube of minimum size ?

• 4 A
• 6 B
• 8 C
• 12 D

Many community colleges suffer declining enrollments during periods of economic recession. At government retraining programs, which are not provided free of charge, enrollment figures boom during these periods when many people have less money and there is more competition for jobs.

Q:Each of the following, if true, helps to explain the enrollment increases in government retraining programs above EXCEPT:

• During periods of economic Slowdown, government retraining programs are more likely those community colleges to prepare their students for the jobs that are still available.
  A
• During periods of economic prosperity, graduates of government retraining programs often continue their studies in community colleges
  B
• Tuition at most government retraining programs is a fraction of that at community colleges
  C
• Government retraining programs devote more resources than do other colleges to attracting those students especially affected by economic slowdowns.
  D

In some cities, many potters have been winning acclaim as artists. But since pottery must be useful, potters must exercise their craft with an eye to the practical utility of their product. For this reason, pottery is not an art.

Q:Which of the following is an assumption that supports drawing the conclusion above from the reason given for that conclusion?

• Some plates, bowl and vessels are made to be placed in museums where they will not be used by anyone A
• Some potters are more concerned than ()filers with the practical utility of the products they produce B
• Potters should be more concerned with the practical utility of their products than they currently are C
• An object is not an art object if its maker pays attention to the objects' practical utility 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 number of primes that are divisible by 2.

Column B

The number of primes that are divisible by 5.

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

If A(3, 2) and B(7, 2) are two vertices of a rectangle, which of the following could not be the another vertices of that rectangle ?

• (3, 7) A
• (7, 3) B
• (3, -7) C
• (-3, 7) D

• 2535 cm² A
• 2720 cm² B
• 3348 cm² C
• 628 cm² D

Certain upgrades need to be made on each of the computers owned by Sami Publishers. The work of upgrading their 20 computers is mentally taxing. Employees are using the computers during the day, making it difficult for the computer technician to coordinate the block of time needed to work on each computer. Therefore, the most efficient time to upgrade the computers is between ten o'clock p.m. and eighto'clock a.m. when the computers are free.

Q:Which of the following, if true, argues most strongly against the view that upgrades could be done more efficiently by scheduling them at night?

• Energy costs in businesses are greatly lower at night than they are during the day A
• More blackouts occur between midnight and eight o'clock in the morning than at any other time B
• Over the course of a year, the company's computers will require periodical checks and upkeep C
• Mental alertness is lower in the late night than during the day, especially in people not accustomed to working at night D

If P²+ 5 = 22, then P²- 5 =

• 12 A
• 17 B
• 39 C
• 144 D

Twice the age of son is 4 year more than the age of his father. What is the age of the son if father is of 40?

• 22 A
• 20 B
• 18 C
• 16 D
• 14 E

What is the probability that a two-digit number selected at random will be a multiple of '3' and not a multiple of '5'?

• 2/15 A
• 4/15 B
• 1/15 C
• 4/90 D

• Number of students taking math is equal to the number of students taking astronomy. A
• Number of students taking math is less than the number of students taking astronomy. B
• Number of students taking math is greater than the number of students taking astronomy. C
• Cannot find from the given information. D

If 8 is 4 percent of k, then k is 4 percent of:

• 5000 A
• 4000 B
• 800 C
• 80 D

What percent of 1/2 is 5/4 ?

• 2.5 A
• 1.5 B
• 250 C
• 150 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

A solid metal cube of side 5 inches is placed in a rectangular tank whose length, breadth and height are 5, 6 and 7 inches, respectively. What is the volume in cubic units, of water that the tank can now held ?

• 210 cubic inches A
• 85 cubic inches B
• 125 cubic inches C
• 216 cubic inches D

Parents of some of the children in a particular class have claimed that the teacher is not objective and favors his male students with higher grades. But the record showed that 92% of the female students received apassing grade in this teacher's class. This record demonstrates that the teacher has not discriminated against women when assigning grades.

Q:The argument,above is flawed in that it ignored the possibility that.

• A large number of the teacher's student were in his class the previous year A
• Many teachers find it difficult to be objective when assigning grades to male and female students B
• The evidence shows that more than 92% of the female students should have received a passing grade C
• The majority of tests written by female students and that have been rechecked by another teacher were given a higher grade by the second teacher D

More sports journals are sold in Horn by than in Milston. Therefore, the residents of Horn by are better informed about major sporting events than are the residents or Milston.

Q:Each of the following, if true, weakens the cor clu,on above EXCEPT:

• Horn by has a larger population than Milston A
• Most residents of Milston work in Horn by and buy their reading material there B
• The average newsstand price of journals sold in Horn C
• None of these D

What is the least positive integer which is to be added to 57592910 so that the sum may be a perfect square ?

• 7588 A
• 7 B
• 11 C
• 15166 D

The cube of 1/2 is:

• 1/4 A
• 1/8 B
• 1/2 C
• 1/16 D