GAT-C Agriculture, Veterinary & Biological Science Quantitative MCQ's Test Preparation for Pakistani Students

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

• x only A
• y only B
• x and y only C
• y and z only 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

Q1.The product of the odd integers between -8 and 8.

Column B

Q1.The product of the even integers between -9 and 9.

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

The least number which when divided by 12,15 and 18 leaves 5 as remainder in each case is:

• 180 A
• 175 B
• 185 C
• 125 D

• 100^o A
• 60^o B
• 80^o C
• 40^o D

If x is a positive number, then 50 percent 10x equals

• 2x A
• 4x B
• 20x C
• 5 x D

Fatima and Maryium each roll a sheet of 9 × 18 paper to form a cylinder. Fatima tapes the two 9-inch edge together and Maryium tapes the two 18-inch edge together. Refer to this question and tell which of the following statement is true ?

• The volume of Fatima cylinder is greater than Maryium cylinder A
• The volume of Fatima cylinder is less than Maryium cylinder B
• The volume of Fatima cylinder is equal to the Maryium cylinder C
• Both cylinders have the same circumference 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

Both Gujranwala Jims and Lahore Jims have printed a toll-free number on their exercise products to provide round-the-clock telephone assistance to any customer who encounters difficulties. Since customers only call the numbers when they find the exercise equipment difficult to use, and the Gujranwala Jims line receives three times as many calls as the Lahore Jims' line, Gujranwala Jims' product must be more difficult to use than Lahore Jims.

Q:Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument above?

• Calls to the Lahore Jims number are almost twice as long, on average, than calls to the Gujranwala Jims'line. A
• Lahore Jims has sold four times the number of its exercise product that Gujranwala Jimshas B
• Lahore Jims receives twice as many letters of complaint about its product as Gujranwala Jimsreceives about its product C
• The number of calls received by each of the two lines has been gradually increasing. 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 of 2/5 and 2/7

Column B

24/35

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D 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

If the height of a cylinder is double to its circumference, what is the volume of the cylinder in terms of its circumference, C ?

• C/π A
• C³/π B
• C³/4π² C
• C³/2π D

The difference between the first two perfect squares that end with 9 is:

• 11 A
• 40 B
• 30 C
• 120 D

If r, s and t are integers greater than 1, where rs = 15 and st = 33, which of the following must be true?

• t > r > s A
• s > t > r B
• r > t > s C
• s > r > t D

A rectangular field which is 10 times as long as its breadth has an area of 75690 sq m. What is its perimeter ?

• 275 m A
• 2750 m B
• 1914 m C
• 191 m D

If the mean (average) of 6 numbers is 4.5. What is the sum of the numbers ?

• 0.75 A
• 10.5 B
• 12 C
• 27 D

What is 10% of 30% of 40% ?

• 0.12% A
• 0.012% B
• 12% C
• 1.2% D

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

• 0 A
• 1 B
• y C
• 2x D

In inequality y > 3x - 2 if a > b, then which of the following statement is true ?

• x = 1 A
• x > 1 B
• x < 1 C
• x ≥ 1 D

If 5/6n = 60, then 1/6n = ?

• 8 A
• 10 B
• 12 C
• 50 D