Analytical Test for HEC HAT 3 Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences MCQs With Answers

Choose the answer you think is most appropriate among the given options.An Internal Services Manager at a large corporation has been assigned the task of allotting offices to six of the staff members.The offices are titled A through F.Mrs.Ruby needs to use the telephone quite often throughout the day.Mr. Mujahid and Mr. Zahid need adjacent offices as they need to consult each other often while working. Mrs. Fauzia is a senior employee and has to be alloted the office marked E, having the biggest window.Mr. Abid requires silence in the offices next to his Mr.Shahid Mr. Mujahid, and Mr, Abid are all smokers. Mrs Fauzia requires non-smoker neighbors.Unless specifically stated all the employees maintain an atmosphere of silence during office hours.6. The ideal office for Mr, Mujahid would be.

Choose the answer you think is most appropriate among the given options.Nine individuals - Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S and R - are the only candidates who can serve on three committees labeled A. B and C.Each candidate should serve on exactly one of the committees.Committees A should consist of exactly one member more than that of committees B.It is possible that there are no members of committees C. Among Z, Y and X none can serve on committee A. Among W, V and U none can serve on committee C. Among T, S and R none can serve on committee C.16. In case T, S and X are the only individuals serving on committee B, the total membership of committee C should be:

Choose the answer you think is most appropriate among the given options.Three men (Tahir, Pervaiz, and Javed) and three women (Elena, Ayesha, and Kiran) are spending a few months at Abbottabad. They are to stay in a row of nine cottages each one living in his or her own cottage There are no others staying in the same row of houses.i. Ayesha, Tahir, and Javed do not want to say in any cottage which is at the end of the row.ii. Elena and Ayesha are unwilling to stay besides any occupied cottage.iii. Kiran is next to Pervaiz and javed.iv. Between Ayesha and javed's cottage there is just one vacant house.v. None of the girls occupies adjacent cottages.vi. The house occupied by Tahir is next to an end cottage.2. How many of them occupy cottages next to a vacant cottage?

Choose the answer you think is most appropriate among the given options.On a factory control room. there are three ON-OFF switches on central control panel, labeled A, B, and C, They are changed from setting to a required setting based on the following rules:In case only switch A is ON in the default setting, then turn switch B ON.In case switches A and B are the only switches On in the default setting, then turn the switch C ON. In case all the three switches are ON in default setting then turn the switch C OFF. For any other default setting, turn ON all switches that are OFF all switches, if any that are ON.32. In case switch A is OFF in the second setting. Which of the following could have been the default setting?

Choose the answer you think is most appropriate among the given options.Six scientists A, B, C, D, E, and F are to present a paper each at a one-day conference,Three of them will present their papers in the morning session before the lunch break whereas the other three will be presented in the afternoon session. The lectures have to be scheduled in such a way that they comply with the following restrictions:B's should present his paper immediately before C's presentation; their presentations cannot be separated by the lunch break.D must be either the first or the last scientist to present his paper.46. B could be placed for any of the following places in the order of presenters EXCEPT

Choose the answer you think is most appropriate among the given options.Four captains and the first mates of three of them were called to attend the annual meeting at head quarters. The captains were Luqman, Manzoor, Nauman and Osaf: the first mates were Ayesha, Durya and Gia. Each person in turn delivered a report to the chairperson as follows:Each of the first mates delivered their report exactly after her captain. The first captain to speak was Manzoor, and captain Nauman spoke after him.(Represent the person with first letter of his name)19. In case A is the third of the first mates to speak, and L is the captain whose first mate is not present, which among the following statements must be true?

Choose the answer you think is most appropriate among the given options. New specie of bacteria A, causes the infectious disease A. The first symptoms appear after two days since the bacteria A enters the body of the victim. The carrier for the bacteria is some flies, mosquitoes, and bees.A mosquito bit Javed on Monday, February 6. Farooq worked with javed the next day, Tuesday, February 7. There were no other possibilities of exposure to disease A.27. In case Farooq displayed symptoms of Disease A. which of the following would be true?m. Farooq was bitten by a bee on February 6.n. Farooq ate food, which contained the bacteria A.o. Farooq also worked with Javed on February 6.

Choose the answer you think is most appropriate among the given options.On a factory control room. there are three ON-OFF switches on central control panel, labeled A, B, and C, They are changed from setting to a required setting based on the following rules:In case only switch A is ON in the default setting, then turn switch B ON.In case switches A and B are the only switches On in the default setting, then turn the switch C ON. In case all the three switches are ON in default setting then turn the switch C OFF. For any other default setting, turn ON all switches that are OFF all switches, if any that are ON.33. In case only switch B is ON in the second setting, Which of the following could have been the default setting?

Choose the answer you think is most appropriate among the given options.Multan Institute of Higher Studies planes to show five educational films A, B, C, D. and E to a group of students. The film shows are planned in an order. which conforms to the following conditions:A must shown earlier than C.B must shown earlier than D.E should be the fifth film shown.37. Which among the following is an acceptable order for showing the educational films?

Choose the best answer; that is the response that most accurately and completely answers the question.Selfishness is a principal evil in our society. Every person is concerned with only himself, Personal advancement is the only motivating force in the world today. This does not mean that individuals are not willing to help one another, on the contrary,________, However these are only short-term occurrences, which ultimately serve our long-term goal of personal gain.19. Which among the following options would most strongly contradict the author's attitude towards society?

Choose the answer you think is most appropriate among the given options. Three girls Joan, Rita, and Kim and two boys Tim and Steve are the only dancers in a dance program, which consists of six numbers in this order: One a duet; three a solo; four a duet; five a solo; and six a duet.None of the dancers is in two consecutive numbers or in more than two numbers, The first number in which Tim appears is the one that comes before the first number in which Kim appears.The second number in which Tim appears is one that comes after second number in which Kim appears.49. Rita must perform only in duets if

Choose the best answer; that is the response that most accurately and completely answers the question.Follow is to the real Pakistan leaving behind the disturbances of civilization. Real Pakistan is still inhabited by the eagle, the cow, the black deer, and tigers; it is still spacious, sprawling, and majestic. Experience the freedom and serenity still to be found in ______,8.The above paragraph is most likely to appear in which of the following?

Choose the best answer; that is the response that most accurately and completely answers the question.In an examination Rizwana has more marks than the Fauzia Shugufta has fewer marks than the Zahid, Fauzia and Abid have more marks than Shugufta. If the above is true, which of the following must also be true?

Choose the answer you think is most appropriate among the given options.Four captains and the first mates of three of them were called to attend the annual meeting at head quarters. The captains were Luqman, Manzoor, Nauman and Osaf: the first mates were Ayesha, Durya and Gia. Each person in turn delivered a report to the chairperson as follows:Each of the first mates delivered their report exactly after her captain. The first captain to speak was Manzoor, and captain Nauman spoke after him.(Represent the person with first letter of his name)23. Among the following statements, which would make M, D, N, G, L, O, A the only possible sequence of speakers?

Choose the best answer; that is the response that most accurately and completely answers the question.Everything that a person does which is dictated because of ignorance is not voluntary. Involuntary actions are those which produce pain and repentance, In case a man has done something in his ignorance and he does not feel vexed due to his action, he has not acted voluntarily as he was not aware of what he was doing nor yet involuntarily since he is not pained. After reading this passage we can arrive at the conclusion that:

Choose the answer you think is most appropriate among the given options. An Internal Services Manager at a large corporation has been assigned the task of allotting offices to six of the staff members.The offices are titled A through F.Mrs.Ruby needs to use the telephone quite often throughout the day.Mr. Mujahid and Mr. Zahid need adjacent offices as they need to consult each other often while working. Mrs. Fauzia is a senior employee and has to be alloted the office marked E, having the biggest window.Mr. Abid requires silence in the offices next to his Mr.Shahid Mr. Mujahid, and Mr, Abid are all smokers. Mrs Fauzia requires non-smoker neighbors.Unless specifically stated all the employees maintain an atmosphere of silence during office hours.5. The three employees who are smokers should be seated in the offices.

Choose the best answer; that is the response that most accurately and completely answers the question.Everything that the king knows necessarily is because even what we ourselves know necessarily is; and of course our knowledge is not as certain as Kings knowledge is However no future contingent thing necessarily is Among the following statements which naturally follows from the above:

Choose the best answer; that is the response that most accurately and completely answers the question.Drama Producers earn their profits primarily from advertising revenue, and potential advertises are more likely to advertise in TV with a wide network, a large number of cable operators and other views than with other channels However the coverage of the channel that is currently the most popular one in this city has steadily declined during the last two years, while the coverage of one of its competitors has steadily increased. Any of the following if true would help explain the apparent discrepancy between the two statements above EXCEPT:

Choose the answer you think is most appropriate among the given options.New specie of bacteria A, causes the infectious disease A. The first symptoms appear after two days since the bacteria A enters the body of the victim. The carrier for the bacteria is some flies, mosquitoes, and bees.A mosquito bit Javed on Monday, February 6. Farooq worked with javed the next day, Tuesday, February 7. There were no other possibilities of exposure to disease A.28. In a particular code, the digits from 0 to 9 inclusive are each represented by a different letter of the alphabat, the letter always representing the same digit. In case the following sumZ M P Z+ S K Z---------C R Z Qholds true when it is expressed in digits, which of the following cannot be properly inferred:

Choose the best answer; that is the response that most accurately and completely answers the question.Follow is to the real Pakistan leaving behind the disturbances of civilization. Real Pakistan is still inhabited by the eagle, the cow, the black deer, and tigers; it is still spacious, sprawling, and majestic. Experience the freedom and serenity still to be found in ______,7. Choose the best option to complete the above statement:

Choose the answer you think is most appropriate among the given options.An Internal Services Manager at a large corporation has been assigned the task of allotting offices to six of the staff members.The offices are titled A through F.Mrs.Ruby needs to use the telephone quite often throughout the day.Mr. Mujahid and Mr. Zahid need adjacent offices as they need to consult each other often while working. Mrs. Fauzia is a senior employee and has to be alloted the office marked E, having the biggest window.Mr. Abid requires silence in the offices next to his Mr.Shahid Mr. Mujahid, and Mr, Abid are all smokers. Mrs Fauzia requires non-smoker neighbors.Unless specifically stated all the employees maintain an atmosphere of silence during office hours.4. The ideal candidate to occupy the office farthest from Mr. Zahid would be

Choose the best answer; that is the response that most accurately and completely answers the question.The Rawalpindi city council started a publicity campaign for convincing the people to use public transport rather than their own transport in the city. After two months later there was a decrease in private transport on the roads in the mid city area, The city council claimed that their publicity campaign was successful to convince people to leave their cars at home and ride the city bus service to work. Which of the following if true create the most serious doubt on the conclusion drawn above?

Choose the answer you think is most appropriate among the given options.On a factory control room. there are three ON-OFF switches on central control panel, labeled A, B, and C, They are changed from setting to a required setting based on the following rules:In case only switch A is ON in the default setting, then turn switch B ON.In case switches A and B are the only switches On in the default setting, then turn the switch C ON. In case all the three switches are ON in default setting then turn the switch C OFF. For any other default setting, turn ON all switches that are OFF all switches, if any that are ON.30. In case only switch B is ON in the default setting.what must be the second setting?

Choose the best answer; that is the response that most accurately and completely answers the question. In an in vitro study 160 white cats were injected with Salt X. 160 other white cats were injected with placebo. In two weeks 39% of the white cats who were injected with Salt X showed symptoms of Key fever? Hence it can be concluded that key fever is caused by some elements similar to the elements in Salt X.3. Wall chalking on public property should be outlawed. Radicals and fanatics have no right to use public property when promoting their unsavory views. The argument above is based on the idea.

Choose the answer you think is most appropriate among the given options.Four captains and the first mates of three of them were called to attend the annual meeting at head quarters. The captains were Luqman, Manzoor, Nauman and Osaf: the first mates were Ayesha, Durya and Gia. Each person in turn delivered a report to the chairperson as follows:Each of the first mates delivered their report exactly after her captain. The first captain to speak was Manzoor, and captain Nauman spoke after him.(Represent the person with first letter of his name)18. Which of the following order of delivering report is not conformable with the conditions?

Choose the best answer; that is the response that most accurately and completely answers the question.One's ability to adjust in environment successfully leads to happiness. Wat at a universal level destroys the weaker people who are the most unable to adjust to their environment. Thus, war at the universal level puts weaklings out of their misery and allows more space for their predators to enjoy life in a better manner. As those actions have to be performed which maximize the level of happiness of the greatest number war at a universal level should take place.6. If Rubina was born in NWFP, then she is a citizen of Pakistan. The statement above can be deduced from which of the following statements?

Choose the best answer; that is the response that most accurately and completely answers the question. Many people especially the experts in the field of forestry are against all forest fires. They demand that all forest fires should be extinguished and let the forest die out by their own. The study of forest fires show that in the long run forest fires may in fact be beneficial to the ecology as a whole. Among the following which statement would logically follow from one of the observations referred to in the passage above?

Choose the best answer; that is the response that most accurately and completely answers the question.A greater number of computers are sold in Sahiwal than in Burewala. therefore the people of Sahiwal are better informed about world events than are the people of Burewala. Each of the following if true weakens the conclusion above EXCEPT:

Choose the best answer; that is the response that most accurately and completely answers the question.One's ability to adjust in environment successfully leads to happiness. Wat at a universal level destroys the weaker people who are the most unable to adjust to their environment. Thus, war at the universal level puts weaklings out of their misery and allows more space for their predators to enjoy life in a better manner. As those actions have to be performed which maximize the level of happiness of the greatest number war at a universal level should take place.4. The author's discussion would br greatly weakened, if he agreed to which of the following?i. Technology could change the environment.ii. War at the universal level would be an integral part of the environment.iii. It is possible for the strong to survive without suppressing the weak.

Choose the answer you think is most appropriate among the given options.A bus has exactly six stops on its route. The bus first stops at stop one and then at stops two, three, four, five, and six respectively. After the bus leaves stop six, the bus turns and returns to stop one and repeats the cycle. The stops are at six buildings that are in alphabetical order L, M, N, O, P, and Q.P is the third stop. M is the sixth stop. The stop O is the stop immediately before Q. N is the stop immediately before L.43. In case L is the second stop, which among the following must be the stop immediately before M?

Choose the answer you think is most appropriate among the given options.New specie of bacteria A, causes the infectious disease A. The first symptoms appear after two days since the bacteria A enters the body of the victim. The carrier for the bacteria is some flies, mosquitoes, and bees.A mosquito bit Javed on Monday, February 6. Farooq worked with javed the next day, Tuesday, February 7. There were no other possibilities of exposure to disease A.26. In case javed displayed symptoms of disease A. which would be true?j. javed was also bitten by a fly on February 5.k. javed was bitten by a mosquito,which carried the bacteria A.l. Farooq contracted Disease A from Javed.