GAT Sample Paper

GAT General Sample Test Questions (NTS Sample Paper)

Number of Questions: 100 (Total Marks: 100)
Time allowed: 120 minutes (2 hours)

Choose from the following, the answer that is closest in meaning to the main
word (Written in Capital letters). (Find answers and explanation to the answers at
the bottom of the page.)

1. RAVENOUS
(A) restful
(B) restless
(C) starving
(D) implore

2. CRAVEN
(A) cowardly
(B) laziness
(C) politely
(D) arrogant

3. ADUMBRATE
(A) coward
(B) laziness
(C) polite
(D) outline

4. INSOLENT
(A) rude
(B) innocent
(C) kind
(D) bad-tempered

5. CONGNIZANCE
(A) cogent
(B) awareness
(C) encyclopedia
(D) Arrogance

ANSWERS: GAT SAMPLE PAPER

1(C) 2(A) 3(D) 4(A) 5(B)

EXPLANATION: GAT SAMPLE PAPER

1. (C) Ravenous means extremely hungry. Hence, starving is the synonym.
2. (A) Craven means lacking courage. Hence, cowardly is the synonym.
3. (D) Adumbrate means outline (a brief overview). Hence, outline is the
synonym.
4. (A) Insolent means extremely rude. Hence, rude has the closest meaning.
5. (B) Cognizance means awareness or knowledge of something.

Choose from the following, the answer that is opposite in meaning to the main
word (Written in Capital letters). (Find answers and explanation to the answers at
the bottom of the page.)

6. CUPIDITY
(A) stupidity
(B) rudeness
(C) largess
(D) laziness

7. URBANE
(A) wise
(B) unwise
(C) polite
(D) arrogant

8. EXTRANEOUS
(A) relevant
(B) irrelevant
(C) extra
(D) external

9. DICEY
(A) safe
(B) risky
(C) kind
(D) zero

10. JUDAS
(A) boring
(B) joyful
(C) traitor
(D) faithful
ANSWERS: NTS SAMPLE PAPER
6(C) 7(B) 8(A) 9(A) 10(D)

EXPLANATION: NTS SAMPLE PAPER

6. (C) Cupidity means greed (a strong desire for more wealth, property etc.). And,
Largess means generous in giving money. Hence, largess is the opposite to
cupidity.
7. (B) Urbane means wise, hence unwise is the opposite.
8. (A) Extraneous means irrelevant, hence relevant is the opposite.
9. (A) Dicey means risky, hence safe is the opposite.
10. (D) Judas means traitor, hence faithful is the opposite.

NTS Verbal Sample Paper

Choose the pair of words that best expresses a relationship similar to that
expressed in the pairs of words in capital. (Find answers and explanation to the
answers at the bottom of the page.)

11. ISLAND : ARCHIPELAGO

(A) apple : tree
(B) bat: cricket
(C) class : school
(D) walk : run

12. SEISMOGRAPH : EARTHQUAKE

(A) water : tsunami
(B) thermometer : temperature
(C) geography : land
(D) city : country

13. CAREFUL : PUNCTILIOUS

(A) lukewarm : boiling
(B) lazy : laziness
(C) expert : time
(D) external : internal

Fill in the blanks with suitable answer from the given options.

14. Kindly ask her to play the piano, she is a __________ pianist.
(A) voracious
(B) vacuous
(C) volatile
(D) virtuoso

15. He was __________ from all charges leveled against him.

(A) liberated
(B) exonerated
(C) apprehended
(D) judged

ANSWERS: NTS VERBAL SAMPLE PAPER

11(C) 12(B) 13(A) 14(D) 15(B)

EXPLANATION: NTS VERBAL SAMPLE PAPER

11. (C) an archipelago is made up of islands, as a school is made up of classes.

12. (B) seismograph is an instrument used to measure earthquake, as thermometer is
an instrument used to measure temperature.
13. (A) Punctilious means extremely careful. So, punctilious is the
higher degree of careful, as boiling is the higher degree of lukewarm .
14. (D) Virtuoso means highly skilled.
15. (B) Exonerated means to free from blame.

Fill in the blanks with suitable answer from the given options.

16. If I __________ money, I would purchase it now.

(A) has
(B) have
(C) had
(D) have had

17. She is looking for an accommodation __________ in flat or shared house.

(A) both
(B) until
(C) neither
(D) either

18. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) burns less efficiently than gasoline
(A) burn
(B) burns
(C) should burn
(D) would burn
19. Maryam, accompanied by her brother, __________ at the party.
(A) is
(B) are
(C) was
(D) were

20. The newly imposed rules sound very __________.

(A) interesting
(B) interestingly
(C) interested
(D) interest

ANSWERS: NTS ENGLISH SAMPLE PAPER

16. C
17. D
18. B
19. C
20. A

Read the following paragraphs carefully. Choose the correct answer from the
options given below:

These huge waves wreak terrific damage when they crash on the shores of distant
lands or continents. Under a perfectly sunny sky and from an apparently calm sea, a
wall of water may break twenty or thirty feet high over beaches and waterfronts,
crushing houses and drowning unsuspecting residents and bathers in its path.

How are these waves formed? When a submarine earthquake occurs, it is likely to set
up a tremendous amount of shock, disturbing the quite waters of the deep ocean. This
disturbance travels to the surface and forms a huge swell in the ocean many miles
across. It rolls outward in all directions, and the water lowers in the centre as another as
another swell looms up. Thus a series of concentric swells are formed similar to those
made when a coin or small pebble is dropped into a basin of water. The big difference is
in the size. Each of the concentric rings of basin water traveling out toward the edge is
only about an inch across and less than a quarter of an inch high. The swells in the
ocean are sometimes nearly a mile wide and rise to several multiple of ten feet in
height.

Many of us have heard about these waves, called tsunami. Nothing was done about
tsunamis until after World War II. An underwater earthquake in the Aleutian Islands
could start a swell that would break along the shores and cause severe damage. These
waves travel hundreds of miles an hour, and one can understand how they would crash!
21. One surprising aspect of the waves discussed in the passage is the fact that they
(A) are formed in concentric patterns
(B) often strike during clear weather
(C) arise under conditions of cold temperature
(D) are produced by deep swells

22. It is believed that the waves are caused by

(A) seismic changes
(B) concentric time belts
(C) underwater earthquakes
(D) storms

23. The normal maximum width of the waves is approximately

(A) one mile
(B) five miles
(C) five feet
(D) ten feet

24. Nothing was done about the waves until

(A) deaths occurred
(B) a solution was found
(C) millions of dollars worth of damage was incurred
(D) the outbreak of World War II

25. The movement of the waves has been measured at a speed of

(A) 1 mile an hour
(B) 50 miles an hour
(C) 100 miles an hour
(D) more than a hundred miles an hour

ANSWERS: SAMPLE PAPER NTS TEST

21. B
22. C
23. A
24. D
25. D

Choose the correct answer from the given options. Find answers and solution to
the questions at the bottom of the page.

26. Consider the following equation. Solve for :

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

27. The straight line touches the at?

(A)
(B) (A)
(C)
(D)

28. What is the value of in the following diagram?

(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8

29. What is the volume of a right-circular cylinder in cm3 whose radius is 2 cm, and
height is 14 cm?
(A) 176
(B) 184
(C) 192
(D) 200

30. What is sum of the first 10 terms of the sequence: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, ?

(A) 1017
(B) 1020
(C) 1023
(D) 1026

ANSWERS: GAT SAMPLE PAPER (QUANTITATIVE)

26(D) 27(A) 28(B) 29(A) 30(C)

SOLUTIONS: GAT SAMPLE PAPER (QUANTITATIVE)

26. (D)

27. (A) The line touches the when . Hence,

28. (B) This is right-triangle. So, by using Pythagoras theorem, we have

29. (A) By using formula for calculating volume of the right-circular cylinder, we have

30. (C) This is a geometric sequence with common ratio 2 and the first term is 1. By
using formula for calculating sum of the n terms of a geometric sequence, we have
Choose the correct answer from the given options. Find answers and solution to
the questions at the bottom of the page.

31. 8 is 5 percent of what number?

(A) 140
(B) 150
(C) 160
(D) 170

32. An article was sold for Rs.360 after a 25 percent discount. What was the actual
price of the article in rupess?
(A) 470
(B) 480
(C) 490
(D) 500

33. The length of the sides of the parallelogram is given in centimeters. What is the area
in cm2 of the given parallelogram?

(A) 20
(B) 22
(C) 24
(D) 26

34. If books cost rupees. Then how much will books cost?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

35. If the ratio of two numbers is 8:3, and their difference is 25. Then what are the two
numbers?
(A) 15 and 40
(B) 17 and 42
(C) 20 and 45
(D) 22 and 47
ANSWERS: NTS SAMPLE PAPER (QUANTITATIVE)
31(C) 32(B) 33(C) 34(D) 35(A)

SOLUTIONS: NTS SAMPLE PAPER (QUANTITATIVE)

31. (C) First convert from English to Mathematics

32. (B) The article was sold after 25% discount. Hence, the given price Rs.360 is 75%
of the actual price. So,

33. (C) We can calculate the height of the parallelogram (the dotted line) by using
Pythagoras formula, (Hypotenuses) 2 = (Perpendicular)2 + (Base)2
52 = (Height)2 + 32 Perpendicular of Triangle = Height of Parallelogram
(Height)2 = 16
Height = 4

Now, Area of Parallelogram = base height

= 34
= 12 cm2

34. (D)
books rupees
books rupees
By cross multiplication, we have
35. (A) Let be the common factor. So,
. Hence,
and . Thus, the two numbers are: 40 and 15.

NTS Quantitative Sample

Choose the correct answer from the given options. Find answers and solution to
the questions at the bottom of the page.

36. If , then
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

37. In the diagram the length and width is given in cm. What is the area in cm2 of the
triangle?

(A) 12
(B) 14
(C) 16
(D) 18

38. Suppose Rs.15,000 is deposited into a savings account that earns simple interest at
an annual rate of 10%. How much will be in the account after 5 years?
(A) 21,500
(B) 22,000
(C) 22,500
(D) 23,000

39. The price of a house is Rs.1 million. And, the buyer also has to pay 10% of the price
as purchasing tax. After these two payments, the buyer also has to pay 10% of
allocation tax on the new price (actual price + purchasing tax). What the full amount in
rupees the buyer has to pay?
(A) 120,00,00
(B) 121,00,00
(C) 122,00,00
(D) 123,00,00
40. In a class of 60 students comprising girls and boys, 30% are girls. How many boys
are in the class?
(A) 39
(B) 40
(C) 41
(D) 42

ANSWERS: NTS QUANTITATIVE SAMPLE

36(C) 37(A) 38(C) 39(B) 40(D)

SOLUTIONS: NTS QUANTITATIVE SAMPLE

36. (C)

37. (A)

This is a right-triangle where base = 6, and

perpendicular (or height) = 4. By applying formula for calculating area of a triangle, we
have

38. (C) Here P = 15,000, r = 10% = 0.1, and t = 5. By applying formula for calculating
simple interest, the final amount is given by
39. (B)

40. (D) If 30% are girls, then 70% are boys. Hence,

GAT Sample Analytical Reasoning

Choose the correct answer from the given options.

41. If a > b and b > a. Then ?

(A) a = b
(B) a b
(C) Cannot be evaluated
(D) Impossible

42. If a > b, b > c and d > a then ?

(A) b < d
(B) a < c
(C) b > d
(D) c > d

Question (3-7):
7 persons live in a street, having houses in line. Consider the following:

1. A lives in the corners house

2. C is between E and G
3. There is 1 house between D and F
4. F is neighbor of G
5. There are two houses between A and G
43. Who lives in the second corner?
(A) B
(B) C
(C) D
(D) E

44. Who lives in the middle?

(A) C
(B) D
(C) E
(D) G

45. Who lives between B and G?

(A) D
(B) E
(C) F
(D) C

46. __________ is neighbor of A?

(A) F
(B) E
(C) D
(D) C

47. There are __________ houses between B and E?

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3

ANSWERS: GAT SAMPLE ANALYTICAL REASONING

41(A) 42(A) 43(C) 44(D) 45(C) 46(B) 47(D)

EXPLANATION: GAT SAMPLE ANALYTICAL REASONING

41. (A) If a > b and also a < b then by property a = b.

42. (A) a > b, b > c implies a > c and it is given that a < d. Hence, b < d.

Q. 7 persons live in a street

_______
1. A lives in the corners house

A______
2. C is between E and G

E C G or G C E
3. There is 1 house between D and F

D _ F or F _ D
4. F is neighbor of G

F G or G F
5. There are two houses between A and G

A _ _ G or G _ _ A
Lets try (5) as

A__G___
From (2), we have

AECG___
From (4)

AECGF__
From (3)

AECGF_D
Finally,

AECGFBD
We can see that all the conditions are satisfied, hence, this is the right arrangement.
Now, all answers could be answered easily.