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

Two trains start simultaneously towards each other from two points A and B separated by a distance of 1200 miles.Train leaving A moves at an average speed of 80 miles per hour while train leaving B moves at an average speed of 120 miles per hour. After how much time will both trains meet and what distance would be covered by the train leaving A by then?

• 15 hours, 1200 miles A
• 10 hours, 800 miles B
• 6 hours, 480 miles C
• 12 hours, 960 miles 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

17/1/17

Column B

1

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

• 28 - 2x A
• 4(14 - 4x) B
• 48 - 3x C
• 7(6 - 3x) D

The CEO of a large multinational firm wants to maxim:, revenues and increase sales. The production director,however, believes that increased production would only drive down the product would only drive down the product price and lower revenues.

Q: Which of the following represents the logical flaw in director's reasoning?

• The director assumes the plant at the firm is old fashioned A
• He assumes that production goals are similar to financial goals B
• He assumes that the supply produced by a single company can significantly after the aggregate supply for the market C
• He assumes that they are market leader with a share of more than ninety percent of the aggregate sales D

If r, s and t are integers greater than 1, where rs = 15 and st = 33, which of the following must be true?

• t > r > s A
• s > t > r B
• r > t > s C
• s > r > t D

If the ratio of a : b is 9 : 7 then a + b is:

• 14 A
• 16 B
• 63 C
• not possible 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 value of x * y when x = 1/2 and y = 1/3

Column B

-1

x * y = 1/x - 1/y

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

On a test consisting of 60 problems, Sonia solved 75% of first 40 problems correctly. What percent of the other 20 questions does she need to solve correctly for her grade on the entire exam to be 90% ?

• 95% A
• 65% B
• 85 % C
• cannot achieve 90% D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

My neighbor's dogs bark and howl every time their owner lets them outside. My CPA told me that dogs tend to bark and howl when they see birds resting in the top branches of their favorite trees. I personally believe they bark and howl because they enjoy disrupting my meditations.

Q:Which of the following conclusions can be properly drawn from the preceding passage?

• The dogs must be abused by their owners A
• There are many pedestrians who walk by this neighbor's house, and the dogs are starving for attention B
• The dogs frequently see birds In the tops of their favorite trees C
• The dogs will bark and howl at 3 a.m. if they are outside at that time 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

9²

Column B

3⁴

(8^2a = 4^3b)

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

A small furniture store uses a software program called Blaze to do its basic bookkeeping. There is good reason to believe that the accounting it provides is inaccurate. Several times when the accounts were carefully calculated by a bookkeeper using an adding machine, the resulting total differed from the total the computer gave.

Q:The furniture store manager's reasoning relies on which of the following assumptions?

• The criteria that the computer uses in determining what items are included in the accounting of a particular month differ from the criteria the bookkeeper uses
  A
• The inaccuracy of the computer's accounting does not result from a malfunction of the computer itself
  B
• It would be possible to modify the computer so that it calculated the store's accounts more accurately.
  C
• A careful calculation by the bookkeeper using an adding machine is unlikely to be less accurate than the computer's accounting
  D

The smallest member of set W is:

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 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 average (arithmetic mean) of 2x and 2y

Column B

180^o

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

If the radius of the circle is decreased by 20%, what happens the area ?

• 10% in crease A
• 20% decrease B
• 80% increase C
• 36% decrease D

• 70 A
• 45 B
• 40 C
• 65 D

Both Gujranwala Jims and Lahore Jims have printed a toll-free number on their exercise products to provide round-the-clock telephone assistance to any customer who encounters difficulties. Since customers only call the numbers when they find the exercise equipment difficult to use, and the Gujranwala Jims line receives three times as many calls as the Lahore Jims' line, Gujranwala Jims' product must be more difficult to use than Lahore Jims.

Q:Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument above?

• Calls to the Lahore Jims number are almost twice as long, on average, than calls to the Gujranwala Jims'line. A
• Lahore Jims has sold four times the number of its exercise product that Gujranwala Jimshas B
• Lahore Jims receives twice as many letters of complaint about its product as Gujranwala Jimsreceives about its product C
• The number of calls received by each of the two lines has been gradually increasing. D

A soap factory has 30 packers. Each packer can load 1/8 of a box in 9 minutes. How many boxes can be loaded in 1 1/2 hours by all 20 packers ?

• 28 A
• 37 1/2 B
• 35 C
• 35 1/2 D

• 2 A
• 4 B
• 2√2 C
• 4√2 D

If x and y are positive integers and x² + 2y² = 41, 2x² + y² = 34, then x² =

• 6 A
• 8 B
• 75 C
• 9 D