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

If x is a positive number and x2 + 36 = 100, what is the value of x ?

• 6 A
• 8 B
• 14 C
• 64 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

If the length of a rectangle is 4 times its width, and if its area is 196, what is its perimeter ?

• 60 A
• 28 B
• 35 C
• 70 D

• 20 A
• 24 B
• 40 C
• 96 D

How many miles are there between two cities if the distance is represented by a 2.4-inch line on a map having a scale of 1 inch to 8 miles?

• 19.2 A
• 12.8 B
• 8.5 C
• 38 D

The average height of five men is 68 inches.If one man is 70 inches tall and three others have an average of 67 inches, the height of the fifth man, in inches, is

• 68 A
• 69 B
• 70 C
• 71 D

• 60 A
• 40 B
• 24 C
• 36 D

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

• 3 A
• 6 B
• -3 C
• 36 D

A small furniture store uses a software program called Blaze to do its basic bookkeeping. There is good reason to believe that the accounting it provides is inaccurate. Several times when the accounts were carefully calculated by a bookkeeper using an adding machine, the resulting total differed from the total the computer gave.

Q:The furniture store manager's reasoning relies on which of the following assumptions?

• The criteria that the computer uses in determining what items are included in the accounting of a particular month differ from the criteria the bookkeeper uses
  A
• The inaccuracy of the computer's accounting does not result from a malfunction of the computer itself
  B
• It would be possible to modify the computer so that it calculated the store's accounts more accurately.
  C
• A careful calculation by the bookkeeper using an adding machine is unlikely to be less accurate than the computer's accounting
  D

Which is the greatest?

• 4/9 A
• 5/11 B
• 8/15 C
• 9/17 D

The surface area of a cube is 180, its volume is:

• 125 A
• 30 B
• 164 C
• 30√30 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

√18/7 + √18

Column B

7

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D 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

P

Column B

0

(pq = 0)

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

In a squash tournament that has 75 entrants, a player is eliminated whenever he loses a match. How many matches will be played in the entire tournament ?

• 74 A
• 18 B
• 34 C
• 36 D

At last month's symposium on the increasing air pollution affecting the Beaumont forest, most participating members favored uniform controls on the quality of exhaust fumes, whether or not specific environmental damage could be attributed to a particular source of fumes. What must, of course, be shown, in order to avoid excessively restrictive controls, is that ___________

Q:Which of the following, best completes the passage below?

• Any uniform controls that are adopted are likely to be implemented without delay A
• Environmental damage already inflicted on the Beaumont forest is reversible B
• The members favoring uniform controls are those representing bodies that generate the largest quantities of exhaust fumes C
• Any substance to be made subject to controls can actually cause environmental damage D

• 125 sq.cm A
• 150.72 sq.cm B
• 64 sq.cm C
• 56 sq.cm 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

• 144 A
• 169 B
• 100 C
• 64 D

Classical music occupies a unique and peculiar position in every culture. They are imperishable as cultural landmarks, but the emotions expressed in some of the folks are often superseded by newer tunes. However, theclassics survive just as heritage, as imposing features of the society, yet unsuited for habitation unless remodeled.

Q:The principal point put forth in the above passage is that classical works.

• ignored by young generation A
• is an obstacle in the development in new tunes B
• Should be stored in museums C
• Need our respect and admiration even if their tunes and ideas they express are no longer current D

• 54 cm² A
• 24 cm² B
• 96 cm² C
• 59 cm² D