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

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

If A > B an C < 0, then which of the following is not true ?

• AC < BC A
• A + C > B + C B
• A - C < B - C C
• All of the above D

• 60 A
• 40 B
• 24 C
• 36 D

What is the area of the triangle AEC, in the above figure 1 ?

• 12 A
• 49 B
• 14 C
• 21 D

A clock gain 8 minutes every x hours. How many hours will the clock gain in 3 days?

• 576/x A
• 48/5x B
• 24/x C
• 576/5x D

What is the perimeter of parallelogram ABCD ?

• 14 + √17 A
• 16 + √7 B
• 2 + √17 C
• 2(7 + √17) 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

If the area of a circle is 81π, then its circumference is:

• 61π A
• 20π B
• 18π C
• 16π D

The area of the sector which contains an angle of 60^o of circle of radius 7 cm, is:

• 25 2/3 cm² A
• 27 2/3 cm² B
• 41 cm² C
• √3 5/28 cm² D

Fatima and Maryium each roll a sheet of 9 × 18 paper to form a cylinder. Fatima tapes the two 9-inch edge together and Maryium tapes the two 18-inch edge together. Refer to this question and tell which of the following statement is true ?

• The volume of Fatima cylinder is greater than Maryium cylinder A
• The volume of Fatima cylinder is less than Maryium cylinder B
• The volume of Fatima cylinder is equal to the Maryium cylinder C
• Both cylinders have the same circumference 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

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

x + y

Column B

xy

(x and y are nonzero integers)

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

If 81¹⁰ = 3^x-7 , what is the value of x ?

• 47 A
• 27 B
• 51 C
• 14 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

At last month's symposium on the increasing air pollution affecting the Beaumont forest, most participating members favored uniform controls on the quality of exhaust fumes, whether or not specific environmental damage could be attributed to a particular source of fumes. What must, of course, be shown, in order to avoid excessively restrictive controls, is that ___________

Q:Which of the following, best completes the passage below?

• Any uniform controls that are adopted are likely to be implemented without delay A
• Environmental damage already inflicted on the Beaumont forest is reversible B
• The members favoring uniform controls are those representing bodies that generate the largest quantities of exhaust fumes C
• Any substance to be made subject to controls can actually cause environmental damage D

The difference between the first two perfect squares that end with 9 is:

• 11 A
• 40 B
• 30 C
• 120 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 amount of rain that falls in 1 month in Punjab.

Column B

The amount of rain that falls in 2 months in Punjab.

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

If 5 years are added to a man present age and that age is tripled, he will be 84. What is his present age ?

• 18 A
• 23 B
• 32 C
• 54 D

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

The greatest number which exactly divides 1155 and 735 is:

• 25 A
• 5 B
• 15 C
• 105 D