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

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

Traveling by cars is safer than traveling by planes. Eighty percent of plane accidents result in death of all passengers, while only one percent of car accidents result in death.

Q:Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the argument above?

• Planes are inspected by experienced engineers before flying A
• The number of car accidents is several thousand times higher than the number of plane accidents B
• Pilots are more trained than car drivers are C
• Speed of car is lesser than that of plans nj D

A candy recipe calls for 5 parts milk, 4 parts cocoa, 4 parts syrup, 2 parts sugar, and 1 part 1 butter. If you use 8 ounces of milk, how many ounces of candy mixture can you make?

• 25 3/5 A
• 5 3/5 B
• 20 C
• 128 D

The average income of a family of 6 members is Rs. 5000. The income of two of them is Rs.12000. What is income of the remaining 3 persons?

• 120000 A
• 90000 B
• 5000 C
• 18000 D

What is the value of the function k(x) = x²-2 when x = 7?

• 5 A
• 9 B
• 45 C
• 47 D
• 51 E

If the radius of the circle is decreased by 20%, what happens the area ?

• 10% in crease A
• 20% decrease B
• 80% increase C
• 36% decrease D

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

• Number of students taking math is equal to the number of students taking astronomy. A
• Number of students taking math is less than the number of students taking astronomy. B
• Number of students taking math is greater than the number of students taking astronomy. C
• Cannot find from the given information. D

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

• π A
• π/2 B
• 2πr C
• 2π D

If a jet travels 1280 km in 2 hours, how far will it travel in 5 1/2 hours, at the same speed ?

• 2100 A
• 3300 B
• 2700 C
• 3520 D

Subhanis twice as old as Bukhari, who is 3 years oldder than Shakir. If Shakir is 4a years old, Subhan's age is

• 8a A
• 22a B
• 14a C
• 8a + 6 D

The Burmese ferret badger burrows its home in the ground. Based on the fact that different local populations of Burmese ferret badgers of the same species dig homes of different styles, zoologists have concluded that the badgers building styles are a culturally acquired, rather than a genetically transmitted, trait.

Q:Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the conclusion drawn by the zoologists?

• There are more common characteristics than there are differences among the Burmese ferret badger's styles of the local Burmese ferret badger population that has been studied most extensively A
• Young Burmese ferret badgers are inept at digging burrows and apparently spend years watching their eldersbefore becoming accomplished in the local style B
• The homes of one species of badger lack the characteristics of the homes of most other species of badger C
• Burmese ferret badgers are found only in Burma and India, where local populations of the badgers apparently seldom have contact with one another D

A bag has 7 marbles, one of each of colours, green, blue, brown, yellow, red, white and pink. If 6 marbles are removed from the bag, what is the probability that the red one was removed ?

• 1/7 A
• 4/3 B
• 2/7 C
• 6/7 D

A circle whose center is at (3, 4) passes through the origin. Which of the following points is not on the circle ?

• (-1, 3) A
• (-1, 1) B
• (0, 0) C
• (7, 7) D

The product of √24a and √6a is:

• 12a A
• 6a² B
• 12a² C
• 3a√8 D

The cost of the planting sugarcane at the rate of 6 paisa per square meter is Rs. 5840.64. What is the length of side of this square field:

• 312 m A
• 622 m B
• 97344 m C
• 459 m D

Between 1990 and 1998, boarding in Muslim Degree College averaged 79 percent of capacity, while admission rates remained constant, at an average of 9 admissions per 100 rooms per year. Between 1998 and 2002, however, boarding rates increased to an average of 85 percent of capacity, while admission rates declined to 8 per 100 rooms per year.Q:Which of the following conclusions can be most properly drawn from the info given above?

• The average stay for Muslim degree College residents rose between 1998 and 2002 A
• The proportion of young student staying in the college hostel was greater in 2002 than in 1990 B
• College admission rates tend to decline whenever boarding rates rise C
• College built prior to 1998 generally had fewer rooms than did college built between 1998 and 2002 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 (arithmetic mean) of 3,4 and 5

^{Column B}

The average (arithmetic mean) of 2,3,7 and 8

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

The cube of 1/2 is:

• 1/4 A
• 1/8 B
• 1/2 C
• 1/16 D

A clerk filed 73 forms on Monday, 85 forms on Tuesday, 54 on Wednesday, 92 on Thursday, and 66 on Friday. What was the average number of forms filed per day?

• 50 A
• 95 B
• 84 C
• 74 D