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

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 value of x * y when x = 1/2 and y = 1/3

Column B

-1

x * y = 1/x - 1/y

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

Two trains start simultaneously towards each other from two points A and B separated by a distance of 1200 miles.Train leaving A moves at an average speed of 80 miles per hour while train leaving B moves at an average speed of 120 miles per hour. After how much time will both trains meet and what distance would be covered by the train leaving A by then?

• 15 hours, 1200 miles A
• 10 hours, 800 miles B
• 6 hours, 480 miles C
• 12 hours, 960 miles D

If a + b = 8, b + c = 9, and c + a = 11, what is the average of a, b and c ?

• 14/3 A
• 28/3 B
• 14/6 C
• 7/3 D

A soap factory has 30 packers. Each packer can load 1/8 of a box in 9 minutes. How many boxes can be loaded in 1 1/2 hours by all 20 packers ?

• 28 A
• 37 1/2 B
• 35 C
• 35 1/2 D

3/4 of 28 is equal to 30/7 of what number ?

• 90 A
• 45 B
• 30 C
• 56 D

In his wardrobe, Tahir has 3 trousers.One of them is black, the second blue, and the third brown. In his wardrobe, he also has 4 shirts. One of them is black and other 3 are white. He open his wardrobe in the dark and picks out one shirt - trouser pair, without examining the color. What is the likelihood that neither the shirt the trouser is black?

• 1/12 A
• 1/6 B
• 1/4 C
• 1/3 D
• 1/2 E

If the ratio of a : b is 9 : 7 then a + b is:

• 14 A
• 16 B
• 63 C
• not possible D

A neon sign flashes every 3 seconds, another sign flashes every 5 seconds, and a third flashes every 7 seconds. If they all flash together, how many seconds will pas before they all flash simultaneously again?

• 15 seconds A
• 35 seconds B
• 105 seconds C
• 21 seconds D

What percent of 75 is x ?

• 3/4 - x A
• 4/3 x B
• 4x C
• 3x D

Wheat has more nutritional value than rye. But since oats have more nutritional value than rice, it follows that wheat has more nutritional value than rice.

Q:Any of the following, if introduced into the argument as an additional premise, makes theargument above logically correct EXCEPT:

• Wheat and oats have the same nutritional value A
• Rye has more nutritional value than oats B
• Rye has more nutritional value than rice C
• Oats have more nutritional value than whea D

Although most of the lucrative jobs in Pakistan willequire a college degree, many of the new jobs require knowledge other than that gained in college or university. For workers in those jobs, good basic skills in reading, communication, and mathematics play an important role in getting a job and developing a career.

Q:From the information given above it can be validly concluded that, in today's economy.

• Employment agencies should conduct communication and mathematics classes A
• All colleges and universities are worthless B
• People should train their children for technical work C
• Skills in reading, communication, and mathematics play an important role in developing a successful career D

Concrete consists of cement, sand and screenings in the ratio of 1 : 5 : 4, what is the percentage of the sand mixed ?

• 10% A
• 40% B
• 50% C
• 60% D

Which of the following is the sum of two consecutive prime numbers?

• 66 A
• 52 B
• 41 C
• 29 D

One sixth of a day is what part of the time between 3 p.m. Monday and 3 p.m Thursday of the same week?

• 1/10 A
• 1/18 B
• 1/15 C
• 1/12 D

When two dice are thrown simultaneously, what is the probability that the sum of the two numbers that turn up is less than 11?

• 5/6 A
• 11/12 B
• 1/6 C
• 1/12 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

• 70 A
• 45 B
• 40 C
• 65 D

If a machine can place a cap on a bottle of soda every 0.8 seconds, how many bottles can be capped in 2 hours?

• 8000 A
• 90000 B
• 300 C
• 900 D

• 144 A
• 169 B
• 100 C
• 64 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

x + y

Column B

xy

(x and y are nonzero integers)

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D