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

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

The least number which when divided by 35, leaves remainder of 25; when divided by 45 leaves a remainder of 35 and when divided by 55 leaves 45 as remainder, is:

• 3455 A
• 3465 B
• 3475 C
• 10 D

• π²(r² - R²) A
• πr² + πR² B
• π²(R + r)(R - r) C
• π(R + r)(R - r) D

• 4 A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 10 D

There are twice as many boys a girls in an economics class. If 20% of the boys and 35% of the girls have already handed over their result cards, that percent of the students have not yet handed over their cards ?

• 75 A
• 65 B
• 55 C
• 15 D

Of the following, which value of x produces the greatest value of f(x)?

• -2 A
• -1 B
• 1 C
• 2 D
• 3 E

Mr. Kashif got an average of 50 in 6 tests.What should he get in the next test to attain the average of 60?

• 120 A
• 60 B
• 100 C
• 70 D

One positive number is 2/3 of the other and their product is 24. what is the sum of the two?

• 6 A
• 18 B
• 36 C
• 24 D
• 10 E

Saima bought two black pencils and three red pencils for Rs.23. After a week, she bought three black pencils and two red pencils for Rs. 16. If price of pencils remained the same for both transactions, how much she paid for one black pencil?

• 2 A
• 3 B
• 4 C
• 5 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

A greater number of computers are sold in Sahiwal thanin Burewala. Therefore, the people of Sahiwal are better informed about world events than are the people of Burewala.

Q:Each of the following, if true, weakens the conclusion above EXCEPT:

• Sahiwal has a larger population than Burewala A
• Most people of Burewala work in Sahiwal B
• Bandwidth usage of Burewala is more than that in Sahiwal C
• The internet bandwidth is 128 kbps in both towns D

Health club membership has increased dramatically over the last five years. In order to take advantage of this increase, Fitness Express plans to open more of the same types of classes available during the week, while continuing its already very extensive advertising in newspapers and on the radio.

Q: Which of the following if true, provides most support for the view that Fitness Express cannot increase membership on its gyms by adopting the plan outlined above?

• Although it fills of the classes it opens, Fitness Express's share of all health club memberships has declined over the last five years A
• Fitness Express number of classes offered to their clients has declined slightly over the last year B
• Advertising has made the name of Fitness Express widely known, but few customers know that Fitness Express health clubs also off acupuncture and shiatsu treatments C
• Despite a slight decline in membership price, sales of Fitness Express memberships have fallen in the last five years D

A number is selected at random from first thirty natural numbers. What is the chance that it is a multiple of either 3 or 13?

• 17/30 A
• 2/5 B
• 11/30 C
• 4/15 D

Shockwave lithotripsy can be used to remove painful kidney stones. In contrast to surgery - the invasive procedure customarily used, extracorpreal shockwave lithotripsy poses little risk to patients. Thus, to guarantee patient safety in the attempt treat kidney stones, extracorpreal shockwave lithotripsy should replace kidney stone surgery in all cases.

Q:Which of the following, if true, would most support the recommendation above?

• Kidney surgery can be used to treat other ailments of the kidneys other than kidney stones. A
• Extracorpreal shockwave lithotripsy was designed primarily in order to diagnose kidney stones. B
• Kidney surgery can reveal more information about the cause of a stone than an extracorpreal shockwave lithotripsy can. C
• An extracorpreal shockwave lithotripsy is just as likely as kidney surgery to successfully remove a kidney stone D

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

• π A
• π/2 B
• 2πr C
• 2π 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

It takes Riaz 30 minutes to mark a paper. Razi only need 25 minutes to mark a paper. If they both start marking papers at 11:00 A.M, what is the first time they will finish marking a paper at the same time?

• 12:30 A
• 12:45 B
• 1:30 C
• 12:25 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

The average of five numbers is 54. If three of the numbers are 26, 28 and 30, what is the average of the other two ?

• 91 A
• 93 B
• 54 C
• 186 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 2x and 2y

Column B

180^o

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D