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

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During warm weather, my dog suffers from fleas inure than during cooler weather. Therefore,fleas must thrive in a warm environment.

Q:Which of the following exhibits a pattern of reasoning most similar to the one exhibited in the argument above?

• Moose and bear usually appear at the same drinking hole at the same time of day. Therefore, moose and bear must grow thirsty at about the same time A
• Children who are scolded severely tend to misbehave more often than other children do. Hence, if a child is not scolded severely that child is less likely tomis behave B
• Pesticides are known to cause anemia in some people. However, most anemic people live in regions where pesticides are not commonly used C
• Beautiful beaches attract people, no doubt about it. Just look at this city's beautiful beaches, which are among the most over crowded beaches in the state D

If (p - 3)(p + 5) > (p - 3)(p + 8), what is the best description of p?

• p = 3 A
• -8 < p < -5 B
• p = { } C
• p < 3 D

Sonia buys two off-cuts of ribbon in a sale. One is 153 cm long. The other is 204 cm long. She cuts them so that she ends up with a number of pieces all the same length. What is the greatest length each piece can be ?

• 39 A
• 6 B
• 17 C
• 51 D

The surface area of sphere of radius 3 1/2 cm is:

• 130 sq.cm A
• 69 sq.com B
• 154 sq.cm C
• 98 sq.cm D

The smallest even number of three digits is:

• 98 A
• 102 B
• 998 C
• 100 D

If A(-2, 3) and B(5, -1) are the endpoints of one side of a square ABCD, what is the area of the square ?

• 20 A
• 65 B
• 30 C
• 35 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

1/√5

Column B

√5/5

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

If x and y are positive integers and x² + 2y² = 41, 2x² + y² = 34, then x² =

• 6 A
• 8 B
• 75 C
• 9 D

If x - 5 = 9, what is the value of x² - 5 ?

• 196 A
• 191 B
• 16 C
• 11 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 least prime number is:

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

The average of the first 35 positive integers is:

• 13 A
• 17 B
• 18 C
• 19 D

• 325 A
• 225 B
• 125 C
• cannot be exactly determined form the given information 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

(-12)ⁿ

Column B

(-12)ⁿ⁺¹

(n is a positive integer)

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

Each man contributed dollars equal to the number of women and each woman contributed dollars equal to the number of men in a group of 120 group of 120 people, the total amount collected was Rs. 7200. How many men were there in the group?

• 72 A
• 60 B
• 40 C
• 80 D
• None of these E

IF you have 50 green, 50 orange, and 50 yellow jelly beans, how many bags can you fill Halloween each containing 2 green, 3 orange, and 4 yellow jelly beans?

• 12 A
• 13 B
• 16 C
• 17 D

What is the perimeter of parallelogram ABCD ?

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

If a train travels 5/6 mile in 1 1/4 minutes,how many miles will it travel in 1 hour?

• 20 miles A
• 50 miles B
• 40 miles C
• 30 miles D