COMSATS Quantitative Reasoning — Arithmetic
Arithmetic is part of the Quantitative Reasoning section of the NTS NAT-IE test COMSATS admits on (20 of the 90 MCQs). It breaks into 11 subtopics, and we hold 365 NAT-pattern practice MCQs on it, each with a written explanation. Tap a subtopic below to practise just that.
Subtopics (11)
How Arithmetic is tested
Across the 7 NAT-pattern papers on ParhaiKrlo, Arithmetic accounts for 91 questions. It appears in all 7, about 13 questions a paper. The heaviest was COMSATS Past Paper 07, with 13 questions.
| Paper | Questions |
|---|---|
| COMSATS Past Paper 07 | 13 |
| COMSATS Past Paper 06 | 13 |
| COMSATS Past Paper 05 | 13 |
| COMSATS Past Paper 04 | 13 |
| COMSATS Past Paper 03 | 13 |
| COMSATS Past Paper 02 | 13 |
| COMSATS Past Paper 01 | 13 |
Arithmetic MCQs from the NAT-pattern papers
Try each one before opening the answer. Each comes with a short explanation.
- Q1 · COMSATS Past Paper 07 · Arithmetic
The population of a village grows by 10% every year. If it is 5,000 now, what will it be after 2 years?
- A.6,000
- B.6,050
- C.6,100
- D.5,500
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Answer: B. 6,050 — 5,000 × 1.1 = 5,500; 5,500 × 1.1 = 6,050.
- Q2 · COMSATS Past Paper 06 · Arithmetic
A water tank is 60% full and holds 300 litres. What is its full capacity?
- A.180 litres
- B.500 litres
- C.360 litres
- D.600 litres
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Answer: B. 500 litres — 0.6 × C = 300 → C = 500 litres.
- Q3 · COMSATS Past Paper 05 · Arithmetic
What percentage of 250 is 40?
- A.40%
- B.16%
- C.6.25%
- D.10%
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Answer: B. 16% — 40 ÷ 250 × 100 = 16%.