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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

1 - a/b

Column B

b - a/b

b ≠ 0

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A

B

C

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

^{Column B}

(11/13)⁵

x⁵ = 11/13

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A

B

C

D

The difference between the first two perfect squares that end with 9 is:

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11

40

30

120

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

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A

B

C

D

Many people claim that advertisements of alcoholic drinks influence young people to start drinking socially. In Iceland, however, where there has been a ban on the advertisement of alcoholic beverages since 1982, drinking is at least as prevalent among young people as it is in countries that do not have a similar ban.

Q:Which of the following statements draws the most reliable conclusion from the information above?

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Advertising does not play a role in causing young people to start or continue drinking

Advertisements of alcoholic drinks cannot be the only factor that affects the prevalence of drinking among young people

Banning advertisements of alcoholic drinks does not. reduce the consumption of alcoholic drinks

More youths drink if they are not exposed to advertisements of alcoholic drinks than if they are

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

pq

Column B

1

(p + q = 1)

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A

B

C

D

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20

17 1/2

35

12 1/2

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50

75

25

65

In some cities, many potters have been winning acclaim as artists. But since pottery must be useful, potters must exercise their craft with an eye to the practical utility of their product. For this reason, pottery is not an art.

Q:Which of the following is an assumption that supports drawing the conclusion above from the reason given for that conclusion?

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Some plates, bowl and vessels are made to be placed in museums where they will not be used by anyone

Some potters are more concerned than ()filers with the practical utility of the products they produce

Potters should be more concerned with the practical utility of their products than they currently are

An object is not an art object if its maker pays attention to the objects' practical utility

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22.9π

22.4π

60π

62.3π

If x/y = -1, then x + y =

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0

1

y

2x

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54

72

4 + √3

12(4 + √3)

If the height of a cylinder is double to its circumference, what is the volume of the cylinder in terms of its circumference, C ?

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C/π

C³/π

C³/4π²

C³/2π

The tanneries claim that chemical waste dumps pose no threat to people living near them. If this is true, then why do they locate the plants in sparsely populated regions? By not locating the chemical dumps in densely populated areas the tanneries tacitly admits that these chemicals are potentially dangerous to the people living nearby.

Q:Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the author's argument?

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Funding through the environmental Super Fund to clean up poorly run waste dumps is reserved for rural areas only

Until chemical dumps are proven 100% safe, it would be imprudent to locate them were they could potentially do the most harm.

Locating the dumps in sparsely populated areas is less expensive and involves less government red tape

The potential for chemicals to leach into the water table has in the past been underestimated

People in cities are more likely to site the industry if their health is harmed by the drumps

A legislator proposes that communities should therefore be required to adopt filtering systems and to reach the target of filtering 50 percent of all tap water within 5 years.

Q:Which of the following, if true, most seriously calls into question the advisability of implementing the proposal?

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Existing filtering systems programs have been private and voluntary, with citizen participation ranging from 25 percent in some communities to 70 percent in others

Existing filtering programs have been restricted to the tap water that is ingested by humans

Existing filtering programs have had recurrent difficulties selling their filtering systems privately usually because the quantities filtered are too smallto be affordable for most families

Some of the materials filtered out of the water are materials that can be used for other purposes

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?

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8000

90000

300

900

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

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120

60

100

70

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√16/4

Column B

2√18/2

Choose an answer

A

B

C

D

If, in the class of 33, 3 are honor students, what part of the class are not honor students?

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89/100

9/10

10/11

9/10

The least prime number is:

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0

1

2

3

Find the arithmetic mean of 25.2, 13.5, 18.5, and 34.8

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13

23

27

5

The number which is divisible by 7 but not by 14 is :

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21

12

71

None of these

If C is the circumference of a circular disk in centimeters, and A is the area of the same circular disk in square centimeter. Then C/A = A/C, iff r =

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1

2

3

4

How many two-digit numbers are there which are divisible by 6 ?

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17

18

16

15

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

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π

π/2

2πr

2π

Harper's Pencils manufactures and sells the same pencils as Johnson's Supply. Employee wages account for forty percent of the cost of manufacturing pencils at both factories. Harper's is seeking a competitive edge over Johnson's supply. Therefore, to promote this end, Harper's should lower employee wages.

Q:Which of the following, if true, seriously weakens the argument above?

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Because they make a small number of specialty artist's pencils, pencil manufacturers cannot receive volume discounts on raw materials

Lowering wages would reduce the quality of employee work and this reduced quality would leadto lowered sales

Harper's Pencils has taken away twenty percent of Johnson's Supply business over the last year

Johnson's Supply pays its employees, on average, ten percent more than does Harper's Pencils

If x is a positive number, then 50 percent 10x equals

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2x

4x

20x

5 x

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

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10%

40%

50%

60%

Ayesha completed questions 4 - 18 of a mathematics exercise in 30 minutes. At this rate, how long, in minutes, will it take her to complete questions 27 - 55 ?

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59

29

30

58

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 15,215,415

Column B

The average (arithmetic mean) of 0,15,215,413

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A

B

C

D

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