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

Although the new cochleae manufactured by Medotech will cost more than twice as much as the cochlear implants now in use, Medotech implants should still be cost-effective. Not only will surgery and recovery time be reduced, but Medotech cochlear replacements should last longer, thereby reducing the need for further hospital stays.

Q:Which of the following must be studied in order to evaluate the argument presented above?

• The amount of time a patient spends in surgery versus the amount of time spent recovering from surgery.
  
  
  A
• The amount by which the cost of producing Medotech cochlear replacements has declined with the introduction of the new technique for producing them B
• The degree to which the use of Medotech cochlear replacements is likely to reduce the need for repeat surgery when compared with the use of the replacements now in use. C
• The degree to which the use of Medotech replacements are more carefully manufactured than are the replacements now in use 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

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

• 13 A
• 23 B
• 27 C
• 5 D

• 4 A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 10 D

The product of two numbers is 2500. If their L.C.M is 125, then their H.C.F is:

• 20 A
• 250 B
• 125 C
• None of these D

A triangle has sides, 5 inches, 12 inches and 13 inches, respectively, A rectangle equal in area to that of the triangle has width of 4 inches. The perimeter of the rectangle, expressed in inches, is:

• 23 A
• 28 B
• 60 C
• 32 D

A businessperson started a business with a capital of Rs. 80,000. His first year accumulated profit was 10% and second year profit was 20%. What was the total amount after second year?

• 105600 A
• 201200 B
• 50,000 C
• 100050 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

x⁴ x⁵

Column B

(x³)²

(x>0)

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

If x + 2y = 11 and 2x + 3y = 17 then y is?

• 6 A
• 5 B
• 4 C
• 3 D
• 0 E

• 7 A
• 15 B
• 25 C
• 35 D

• 60 A
• 40 B
• 24 C
• 36 D

If a < c and a < b, assume a ≥ 0 then which of the following statements are always true ?

i. b < c

ii. a < bc

iii. 2a < b + c

• only 1 A
• only 2 B
• only 3 C
• 1 and 2 D

If x= yz, which of the following must be equal to xy?

• yx A
• yz² B
• y²z C
• x/y D

In many hospitals, more and more monitoring is being carried out by automated equipment instead of humanemployees who previously carried out the work. This is done in an attempt to save hospital expenses. However, many employees who lose their jobs to automation will need government assistance to get by, and the same corporations that are laying people off will eventually pay for that assistance through increased taxes and unemployment insurance payments.

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

• Most of the new jobs created by automated equipment pay less than the jobs that were eliminated by automated equipment did A
• Many hospitals that have failed to automate have seen their profits decline B
• Unemployment insurance and taxes are paid also by corporations that are not automating C
• Many workers who have already lost their jobs to automated equipment have been unable to find new employment 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

A local board of education has decided to allow its Urdu teachers more freedom to customize the curriculum for their classes. The teachers can edit out those sections of the curriculum they are not interested in and add material of their own choosing.

Q:The widespread use of the option mentioned above is LEAST likely to contribute to fulfilling which of the following educational objectives?

• Coverage of material relevant to a particular a student specific needs A
• Coverage of basic grammatical structures and the exceptions to these grammatical structures B
• Ensuring that students nationwide engaged in a specific course of study are uniformly exposed to a basic set of readings C
• Making the textbooks used in classes more satisfactory from the individual teacher's point of view D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

If a machine can place a cap on a bottle of soda every 0.8 seconds, how many bottles can be capped in 2 hours?

• 8000 A
• 90000 B
• 300 C
• 900 D

If a line passes through the points (x, y) and (1/x, y), then its slope is

• 1/x A
• 0 B
• 1 - x² / x C
• 1 D

• 2(2 + √2) A
• 4 + √2 B
• 2 + √2 C
• 4 D