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

If 3x + 9 = 18, what is the value of x + 3 ?

• 3 A
• 6 B
• -3 C
• 36 D

Many people do not read the books they purchase. For example, seventeen percent of college students in Pakistan have text books, but only forty-five percent of them read more than once a year, and only seventeen percent read more than once a week.

Q:Which of the following, if true, casts doubt on the claim that most people read the books they purchase?

• Regular book readers are most susceptible to eye diseases A
• Readers often exaggerate about their book reading B
• Many people buy books to pretend themselves as a scholar C
• The sale of novels is more than that of other types D

3-7 =

• -7 A
• 7 B
• -4 C
• 4 D

If 10 tractors are needed to plow a field in 4 hours, how many tractors are needed to plow the field in 5 hours?

• 32 A
• 4 B
• 16 C
• 8 D

If the sum of one third of a number and twice the same number is 28, the number is:

• 10 A
• 12 B
• 28 C
• 14 D

A class of 30 girls and 40 boys sponsored a mango party. If 60 percent of the girls and 25 percent of the boys went on the party, what percent of the class went on the party?

• 30% A
• 35% B
• 50% C
• 40% 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

(√7)² + (√7)³

Column B

1/√7

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

(a + b)(a - b) =

• a(a - b) - b(a - b) A
• a(b - a) + b(a - b) B
• a(a + b) - b(b + a) C
• a(a - b) + b(b - a) D

An oil burner in a housing development burns 76 gallons of fuel oil per hour. At 9 A.M on a very cold day, the superintendent asks the housing manager to put in an emergency order for more fuel oil.At that time,he reports that he has on hand 266 gallons. At noon, he again comes to the manager, notifying him that no oil has been delivered. The maximum amount of time that he can continue to furnish heat without receiving more oil is

• 1/2 hr A
• 1 hr B
• 1 1/2 hr C
• 2 hr D

The population of 8 villages is 900, 750, 1100, 1050, 835, 1250, 555 and 630. Find the population of ninth village if the average population of nine villages is 900.

• 1200 A
• 1065 B
• 1030 C
• 1800 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

5 ∇ 4

Column B

1/2 ∇ 2/5

x ∇ y = x/y + y/x

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

If a is 20% of b, and b is 75% of c, then a is what percent of c?

• 15 A
• 55 B
• 95 C
• 40 D

If the ratio of boys and girls in a class is 3 : 5 and the class contains 24 students, how many additional boys would have to enroll to make the ratio of boys to girls 1 : 1 ?

• 9 A
• 15 B
• 6 C
• 12 D

Jafer drew a square. He then erased it and drew a second square whose sides were 3 times the sides of the first square. By what percent was the area of the square increased ?

• 300% A
• 800% B
• 400% C
• 200% D

If a/2 - 2 > a/3, then which of the following statement is true ?

• a < 12 A
• a > 12 B
• a = 12 C
• a ≥ 12 D

The total number of eighths in 3 3/4 is:

• 15 A
• 54 B
• 30 C
• 24 D

Acme brand aspirin claims to be the best headache relief available on the market today. To prove this claim, Acme called 10 people and asked them their thoughts on headache relief products. All 10 of them stated that they . unequivocally use Acme brand aspirin on a regular basis and that they believe it to be the best headache relief available on the market today.

Q:Which of the following would most weaken this argument?

• Acme brand aspirin is highly addictive A
• The 10 people called were spouses of Acme employees B
• Most people choose to suffer silently through their headaches and take no medicines whatsoever C
• The 10 people called own stock in a competing company D

• Area of ΔPOR > Area of ΔORS A
• Area of ΔPOR = Area of ΔORS B
• Area of ΔORS > Area of ΔPOR C
• ΔPOR ≡ ΔORS 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

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