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

3x² - 27/x-3 and (x>0), is:

• less than 2x+9 A
• equal to 2x + 9 B
• greater than 2x + 9 C
• cannot find D

A number whose fifth part increased by 5 is equal to its fourth part diminished by 5, is:

• 160 A
• 180 B
• 200 C
• 220 D

3-7 =

• -7 A
• 7 B
• -4 C
• 4 D

How many different 4 person teams can be made from a group of 9 players?

• 3,024 A
• 1,512 B
• 378 C
• 254 D
• 126 E

If x > y, then (x - y)(x + y) is :

• equal to (x-y)(x-y) A
• less than (x-y(x-y) B
• greater than (x-y)(x-y) C
• options A and C D

• 2 + 3√2 A
• 8 B
• 4 + 6√2 C
• 3 + 2√2 D

Many people claim that advertisements of alcoholic drinks influence young people to start drinking socially. In Iceland, however, where there has been a ban on the advertisement of alcoholic beverages since 1982, drinking is at least as prevalent among young people as it is in countries that do not have a similar ban.

Q:Which of the following statements draws the most reliable conclusion from the information above?

• Advertising does not play a role in causing young people to start or continue drinking A
• Advertisements of alcoholic drinks cannot be the only factor that affects the prevalence of drinking among young people B
• Banning advertisements of alcoholic drinks does not. reduce the consumption of alcoholic drinks C
• More youths drink if they are not exposed to advertisements of alcoholic drinks than if they are D

• 70 A
• 45 B
• 40 C
• 65 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

3/2√6

Column B

√6/4

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

Ayesha completed questions 4 - 18 of a mathematics exercise in 30 minutes. At this rate, how long, in minutes, will it take her to complete questions 27 - 55 ?

• 59 A
• 29 B
• 30 C
• 58 D

Stock analyst: "We believe Company A's stock will appreciate at 35% a year for the next 5 to 7 years. Company A just became the leader in its industry and we expect its sales to grow at 8% a year." Commentator: "But how can the stock's price be expected to grow more quickly than the company's underlying sales?"

Q:Which of the following, if true, would best support the stock analyst's prediction?

• The company's expenses will be declining over the next 5 to 10 years A
• The company just won a patent on a new product B
• The 5 to 7 year time frame is too long for anyone to accurately forecast C
• Company A's industry peer group is expected to experience stock appreciation rates of 30% over the same time horizon D

A and B do a job together in two hours.Working alone A does the job in 5 hours.How long will it take B to do the job alone?

• 2 hrs A
• 3 hrs B
• 1 hrs C
• 3 1/3 hrs 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

a + b

Column B

15

(a and b are positive integers ab = 21)

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

• 35 A
• 45 B
• 55 C
• 40 D

12 is 1/3 % of what number ?

• 4 A
• 400 B
• 36 C
• 3600 D

A machine produces 1280 parts in 16 hours. How many parts would it make in a working week of 44 hours ?

• 2530 A
• 3520 B
• 2122 C
• 3960 D

• 80 A
• 110 B
• 100 C
• 95 D

What is 10% of 30% of 40% ?

• 0.12% A
• 0.012% B
• 12% C
• 1.2% D

What is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its radius ?

• π A
• π/2 B
• 2πr C
• 2π D

The death rates for three diseases are

Disease R 2 people out of 10,000

Disease S 13 people out of 1,000,000

Disease T 9 people out of 100,000

What is the combined death rate for the three diseases?

• 123 out of 1,000,000 A
• 42 out of 10,000 B
• 42 out of 1000,000 C
• 303 out of 1,000,000 D