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

A total of 60 drawing note books were sold. If 20 percent of the first 20 sold were in color, 40 percent of the next 30 sold were in color, and 80 percent of the last 10 sold were in color, what percent of the 60 note books were in color?

• 30%
  A
• 40% B
• 60% C
• 20% 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

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

Value of x when N = 1

Column B

Value of x when N = 3

(x = 3^N/N)

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D 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
  D
• 
  E

Suzuki comes in 5 models, 8 colors, and 3 sizes. How many Suzuki must the local dealer have on hand in order to have one of each kind available?

• 24 A
• 120 B
• 16 C
• 39 D

Companies in the country of Jilsan sell transistor radios in the country of Kabana at a price that is below what it costs Kabanian companies to produce them. To help those Kabanian companies, the Kabanian legislature plans to set a minimum selling price for transistor radios imported into Kabana from Jilsan that is twelve percent greater than the average production costs for companies in Kabana.

Q:Which of the following, if true, most seriously threatens the success of the plan?

• The annual rate of inflation in Jilsan is expected to exceed twelve percent within the next year A
• Kabana is not the only country where Jilsan manufacturers currently sell transistor radios B
• Some Kabanian companies that sell transistor radios have announced that they plan to decrease their price for transistor radios C
• Emerging companies in countries other than Jilsan will be able to sell transistor radios in Kabana at a price below what it costs Kabanian companies to manufacture them 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

If the base of a rectangle is increased by 40% and its altitude is decreased by 20% then its area is:

• decreased by 20% A
• increased by 12% B
• decreased by 12% C
• increased by 16% D

Bus Company President: A city councilman has stated his objection to the claim that the city buses are dangerous. This is clearly untrue. None of the new buses in use has ever crashed or even had a serious malfunction. City councilman: The problem with the new buses is not that they malfunction, but that they are no flamboyantly painted that other drivers on the road are distracted and this may cause accidents.

Q:The councilman responds to the bus company president by doing which of the following?

• Characterizing the bus company president's assertion as stemming from subjective interest rather than from objective evaluation of the facts A
• Drawing attention to the fact that the bus company president's interpretation of the word "dangerous" is too narrow B
• Invoking evidence that the bus company president has explicitly dismissed as irrelevant the point at issue C
• Citing statistical evidence that refutes the bus company president's claim D

When I arrived at the college last week, the behavior of the students was so poor that I was shocked. The student population is completely lacking in good social skills.

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

• Students on boarding are often rude A
• Students of sciences are often rude B
• Social skills should not be expected of college students C
• The enrolment in an ordinary college is more than 10,000, even in a small city in Pakistan D

People should be held accountable for their own behavior, and if holding people accountable for their own behavior entails capital punishment, then so be it. However, no person should be held accountable for behavior over which he or she had no control.

Q:Which of the following is the most logical conclusion of the argument above?

• People should not be held accountable for the behavior of other people A
• People have control over their own behavior B
• People cannot control the behavior of other people C
• Behavior that cannot be controlled should not be punished D

The total number of even prime numbers is:

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• None of these D

• 54 cm² A
• 24 cm² B
• 96 cm² C
• 59 cm² D

The size of the square which can be made using 256 square shapes with a side length of 6 cm is:

• 16 cm A
• 36 cm B
• 2.67 (approx) cm C
• 96 cm D

If 2x - 3 = 15, what is the value of (2x - 3)² ?

• 81 A
• 227 B
• ±225 C
• 225 D

Two-fifth of a certain number is 30. What is the number ?

• 75 A
• 25 B
• 90 C
• 150 D

• 12 cm² A
• 25 cm² B
• 9 cm² C
• 17.23 cm² D

• 2.6π A
• 5.5π B
• 7.6π C
• 1/2 π D

When 4 dice are thrown, what is the probability that the same number appears on each of them?

• 1/36 A
• 1/18 B
• 1/216 C
• 1/5 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