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

In All Pakistan Weight Lifting competition in Multan, double of first lift of Mr. Sahiwal was 150 kilograms more than his second lift and the sum of two lifts was 375 kilograms. What was the weight of his first lift?

• 300 A
• 350 B
• 175 C
• 100 D

The tanneries claim that chemical waste dumps pose no threat to people living near them. If this is true, then why do they locate the plants in sparsely populated regions? By not locating the chemical dumps in densely populated areas the tanneries tacitly admits that these chemicals are potentially dangerous to the people living nearby.

Q:Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the author's argument?

• Funding through the environmental Super Fund to clean up poorly run waste dumps is reserved for rural areas only A
• Until chemical dumps are proven 100% safe, it would be imprudent to locate them were they could potentially do the most harm. B
• Locating the dumps in sparsely populated areas is less expensive and involves less government red tape C
• The potential for chemicals to leach into the water table has in the past been underestimated D
• People in cities are more likely to site the industry if their health is harmed by the drumps 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

z

Column B

y

The average (arithmetic mean) of x and y is greater than the average of x and z..

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

A neon sign flashes every 3 seconds, another sign flashes every 5 seconds, and a third flashes every 7 seconds. If they all flash together, how many seconds will pas before they all flash simultaneously again?

• 15 seconds A
• 35 seconds B
• 105 seconds C
• 21 seconds D

A bag has 7 marbles, one of each of colours, green, blue, brown, yellow, red, white and pink. If 6 marbles are removed from the bag, what is the probability that the red one was removed ?

• 1/7 A
• 4/3 B
• 2/7 C
• 6/7 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

y/x

Column B

x/y - 1

x = 2y

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

In a psychological experiment conducted at South Bay University, groups of men with various levels of education read stories in which people caused harm, some of them doing so intentionally, and some accidentally. When asked about appropriate penalizationfor those who had caused harm, the less educated men, unlike the educated ones, assigned punishments that did not vary according to whether the harm was done intentionally or accidentally. Uneducated men, then, do not regard people's intentions as relevant to penalization.

Q:Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion above?

• In these stories, the severity of the harm produced was clearly stated A
• In interpreting these stories, the listeners had to draw on a relatively feminine sense of human psychology in order to tell whether harm was produced intentionally or accidentally B
• Relatively uneducated men are as likely to produce harm unintentionally as are more educated men C
• The more educated men assigned penalization in a way that closely resembled the way women had assign penalization in a similar experiment D

Find the arithmetic mean of 25.2, 13.5, 18.5, and 34.8

• 13 A
• 23 B
• 27 C
• 5 D

There is clear evidence that the mandated vaccination to children under age four has resulted in fewer child fatalities over the past five years. Compared to the five-year period prior to the passage of laws requiring the vaccination, fatalities of children under age four have decreased by 30 percent.

Q:Which one of the following, it true, most substantially strengthens the argument above?

• The fatality rate for other age groups has remained steady over the past five years A
• Air pollution has been increased over the period of past five years B
• Government has implemented a malaria control campaign last year C
• Health conditions in the country are better than has been previously D

The value of (5x + 6)(x + 12) - (5x - 6)(x + 3) is:

• 2(5x² + 9x) A
• 14 B
• 4 C
• 22 D

When 42 is added to twice a number, the result is 346, the number is:

• 304 A
• 242 B
• 152 C
• 265 D

Unreported underground industries get no productivity support from the government. On the other hand, some industries that are run entirely by self-employed industrialists are included in national productivity measures.

Q: From the information given above, it can be validly concluded that

• All self-employed industries are under ground A
• Underground industries should be banned because of their low productivity B
• there are at least some industries other than those run entirely by self-employed industrialists that are underground industries C
• Underground industries should be merged in large industries D

• 49 A
• 39 B
• 59 C
• 69 D

The total number of even prime numbers is:

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• None of these D

• 3√3 A
• 36√3 B
• 81 C
• 81√3 D

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

• 14 A
• 16 B
• 63 C
• not possible D

If #n = (n-5)²+ 5, then find #3 x #5.

• 50 A
• 55 B
• 30 C
• 40 D
• 45 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

2^5-1

Column B

2⁵ - 1

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

Excavations on the now uninhabited isle of Kelton reveal a scene typical of towns decimated by volcanic ash. Archaeologists have hypothesized that the destruction was due to volcanic activity known to have occurred in the vicinity of the island in 160 B. C.

Q:Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the archaeologist's' hypothesis?

• No coins minted after 160 B.C. were found in Kelton, but coins minted before that year were found in abundance A
• Pieces of gold and pearl jewelry that are often found in graves dating from years preceding and following 160 B.C. were also found in several graves on the island. B
• Most modern histories of the region mention that several major volcanoes eruptions occurred near the island in 160 B.C
  C
• Several small jugs carved in styles popular in the region in the century between 200 B.C. and 100 B.C. were found in Kelton
  D

• Volume of the cube is less than the volume of the box A
• Volume of the cube is greater than the volume of box B
• Volume of the cube is equal to the volume of box C
• The surface area of both cube and box are equal D