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

If length of a rectangular field is twice that of its width. What is the perimeter of the field if its area is 1152 m² ?

• 256 m A
• 144 m B
• 24 m C
• 96 m D

The number of young adults that are illiterate has dropped significantly in a certain county over the last fifteen years. Education officials attribute this decrease entirely to improved conditions in the schools, which made for a better teaching environment, reducing the level of illiteracy.

Q:Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the education officials' explanation for the lower incidence of the disease?

• Many similar improvements in school conditions have been made over the last twenty-five years in the county A
• Home-schooling has not been more prevalent among the illiterate as compared to people who are not illiterate B
• Because of a new assessment scale, many people who until this year would have been considered illiterate are now considered low-level readers C
• The same percentage of the population has been tested every year for the last 30 years D

A rectangular field which is twice as long as it is broad, has an area of 14450 m² , what is its perimeter ?

• 85 m A
• 510 m B
• 165 m C
• 170 m D

A bag contains 20 marbles: 6 green, 10 brown, and 4 white. If one marble is removed randomly, what is the minimum number that must be removed to be certain that you have at least 2 marbles of each colour

• 16 A
• 18 B
• 10 C
• 15 D

Multan traffic authority requires that an applicant for a driver's license answer at least 80 percent of the questions on a written test correctly. If the test has 60 questions on it, at least how many of these questions must be answered correctly.

• 20 A
• 44 B
• 46 C
• 48 D

5/8 of 24 is equal to 15/7 of what number ?

• 15 A
• 105 B
• 35 C
• 7 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

0/√8

Column B

1

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

A famous painter has recently won a lawsuit against a major food manufacturer for commissioning a graphic designer to design the packaging of its chocolate chip cookies in the painter's distinctive style. As a result of the lawsuit, manufacturers will stop asking graphic artists to copy distinctive painting styles. Therefore, the cost of package design will rise because employing the services of known artists cost more than those of graphic designer that imitate their style.

Q:The conclusion above is based on which of the following assumptions?

• Most people are unable to distinguish a famous artist's illustration from that of a good graphic artist imitating the painter's style A
• Manufacturers will use well-known painting styles in their packaging B
• The original version of some well-knows paintings are unavailable for use in packaging C
• Manufacturers will continue to use graphic artists to imitate the artistic style of famous painters 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

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

3/2√6

Column B

√6/4

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D 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

(-12)ⁿ

Column B

(-12)ⁿ⁺¹

(n is a positive integer)

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

How many miles are there between two cities if the distance is represented by a 2.4-inch line on a map having a scale of 1 inch to 8 miles?

• 19.2 A
• 12.8 B
• 8.5 C
• 38 D

Rizwana has never received a violation ticket from the traffic police during her 10-year driving experience. Rizwana must be a great driver.

Q:Which of the following can be said about the reasoning above?

• Rizwana is a slow driver A
• Rizwana's brother is in Pakistan naval forces at a high rank, so police do not issue ticket to her B
• Rizwana has high tech car C
• More information is required to give the argument D

The product of √24a and √6a is:

• 12a A
• 6a² B
• 12a² C
• 3a√8 D

If C is the circumference of a circle of radius r, then which of the following statement is true ?

• C/r < 6 A
• C/r = 6 B
• C/r >6 C
• C/r = π 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

2^5-1

Column B

2⁵ - 1

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D 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

The least prime number is:

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

• 70^o A
• 60^o B
• 75^o C
• 65^o D

• 20^o A
• 70^o B
• 100^o C
• 110^o D