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

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 x,y,z and 39

Column B
40

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

Opponents of laws that require motorcycle riders to wear helmets argue that in a free society people have the rights to take risks as long as the people do not harm others as a result of taking the risks. As a result, they conclude that it should be each person's decision whether or not to wear a helmet.

Q:Which of the following, if true, seriously weakens the conclusion drawn above?

• Many new motorcycles are built with safety features that made them less likely to be involved in an accident A
• Motorcycle insurance rates for all motorcycle owners are higher because of the need to pay for the increased injuries or deaths of people not wearing helmets B
• Participants in certain extreme sports are required to wear helmets C
• The rate of automobile fatalities in states that do not have mandatory helmet laws is greater than the rate of fatalities in states that do have such laws D

The average of five numbers is 54. If three of the numbers are 26, 28 and 30, what is the average of the other two ?

• 91 A
• 93 B
• 54 C
• 186 D

• p = 180 + q A
• q = 30 + p B
• p = 90 + q C
• p = 60 - q D

When two dice are thrown simultaneously, what is the probability that the sum of the two numbers that turn up is less than 11?

• 5/6 A
• 11/12 B
• 1/6 C
• 1/12 D

Naghmana has 4 shirts of red, blue, green, and brown colors. She also has 3 trousers of black. brown, and white colors. How many different shirt trouser combinations can she wear, if she has decided to wear the white trouser?

• 4 A
• 6 B
• 8 C
• 12 D
• 24 E

Traveling by cars is safer than traveling by planes. Eighty percent of plane accidents result in death of all passengers, while only one percent of car accidents result in death.

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

• Planes are inspected by experienced engineers before flying A
• The number of car accidents is several thousand times higher than the number of plane accidents B
• Pilots are more trained than car drivers are C
• Speed of car is lesser than that of plans nj D

If p is a positive number, 400% of p is what percent of 400 p ?

• 4 A
• 25 B
• 40 C
• 1 D

The cube of 1/2 is:

• 1/4 A
• 1/8 B
• 1/2 C
• 1/16 D

A square lawn having area 0.25 sq km has to be enclosed with iron railings at the rate of Rs. 10100 per metre. What will be its cost ?

• Rs. 20200 A
• Rs. 2000 B
• Rs. 202000 C
• Rs. 100100 D

If 1/x-y = 7, then x =

• x + 1/7 A
• x - 1/7 B
• 1/7 - x C
• x/7 -1 D

If 35 students took an exam and 13 of failed, what percent of them passed?

• 20% approx A
• 63% approx B
• 25% approx C
• 22% approx D

If x/9 = 2/3, then x =

• 8/3 A
• 6 B
• 3 C
• 27/2 D

• 60 A
• 40 B
• 24 C
• 36 D

Three business partners shares have profit of Rs. 24000 in the ratio 5 : 4 : 3. What is the amount of the least share ?

• 6000 A
• 8000 B
• 10,000 C
• 1200 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 the measures of the three angles of an equilateral triangle.

Column B

The average (arithmetic mean) of the measure of the three angles of a right triangle.

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

If 5x > 2 and 12/2 x ≤ 4, list all the possible integral values of x ?

• 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 A
• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 B
• 2, 3 C
• 1 D

A rectangular is 16 cm long and 10 cm wide.If the length is reduced by k cm and its width is increased also by k cm so as to make it a square then its area changes by:

• 169 A
• 256 B
• 100 C
• 9 D
• None of the above E

• 54 A
• 72 B
• 4 + √3 C
• 12(4 + √3) D

A legislator proposes that communities should therefore be required to adopt filtering systems and to reach the target of filtering 50 percent of all tap water within 5 years.

Q:Which of the following, if true, most seriously calls into question the advisability of implementing the proposal?

• Existing filtering systems programs have been private and voluntary, with citizen participation ranging from 25 percent in some communities to 70 percent in others A
• Existing filtering programs have been restricted to the tap water that is ingested by humans B
• Existing filtering programs have had recurrent difficulties selling their filtering systems privately usually because the quantities filtered are too smallto be affordable for most families C
• Some of the materials filtered out of the water are materials that can be used for other purposes
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