HEC HAT - General (PhD) MCQs 2026

Six acids (Acid 1 to Acid 6) are added one at a time under these rules: Acid 5 is added fourth; Acid 2 is added immediately before Acid 6; Acid 1 is added before both Acid 5 and Acid 4; Acid 3 is added before Acid 4. If Acid 1 is added third, which must be true

1. AAcid 3 is added first✓
2. BAcid 4 is added fifth✓
3. CAcid 6 is added second✓
4. DAcid 6 is added sixth✓

After the drumbeat ________ the drummer called out to the people.

1. Acease✓
2. Bceased✓
3. Chas ceased✓
4. Dhad ceased✓

Complete: "That is very kind ________ you," I thanked him.

1. Aat✓
2. Bfor✓
3. Cin✓
4. Dof✓

GLOVES : HANDS ::

1. Aears : band✓
2. Beyes : shortsightedness✓
3. Clegs : walking✓
4. Dsocks : feet✓

LETTUCE : GREEN ::

1. Abrown : texture✓
2. Bdelicious : cake✓
3. Corange : peel✓
4. Dstrawberry : red✓

Choose the correct form: "Your good gestures will highly appreciate."

1. Awill highly appreciate✓
2. Bwill be highly appreciate✓
3. Cwill be high appreciative✓
4. Dwill be highly appreciated✓

Choose the word MOST NEARLY OPPOSITE in meaning to ADORE.

1. Adespise✓
2. Bgentle✓
3. Chate✓
4. Dlove✓

Choose the word MOST NEARLY OPPOSITE in meaning to HARMONY.

1. Aconflict✓
2. Bjoy✓
3. Csolace✓
4. Dsuccess✓

Choose the word MOST NEARLY SIMILAR in meaning to DILIGENTLY.

1. Acarelessly✓
2. Bbadly✓
3. Chappily✓
4. Dhard✓

Choose the word MOST NEARLY SIMILAR in meaning to PERISH.

1. Adecay✓
2. Bgrowing✓
3. Cstanding✓
4. Dworking✓

Read: "In the event of rain, the picnic will not be postponed. It will be held as scheduled but will take place in the cafeteria." What will happen if it rains

1. AThe cafeteria will be closed✓
2. BThe mail will not be delivered✓
3. CThe picnic will be held inside✓
4. DThe picnic will be rescheduled✓

A study found the respiratory and gastrointestinal illness rate among lake swimmers was 69.6 per 1,000 versus 29.5 per 1,000 among non-swimmers. Which conclusion is best supported

1. AOther illnesses are unlikely to be linked to swimming in these lakes✓
2. BPeople underestimate the risks of swimming in these lakes✓
3. CThese illnesses occur at a higher rate here than from swimming in any other lake✓
4. DThe association is some evidence of a causal link between swimming and these illnesses✓

Most road repairs exceed their budgeted time and money, but last summer's night-time repairs of Highway 93 did not; so night repairs would save time and money. Which most strongly supports this

1. ANight crews mark sites with flashing lights as well as cones✓
2. BNight workers find jobs more easily since most prefer daytime work✓
3. CThe Highway 93 budget was generous enough to be unlikely to be exceeded✓
4. DFewer cars and cooler temperatures at night let workers work more quickly✓

A steel-firm CEO says the public wrongly assumes managers are brilliant when demand is strong and foolish when it is weak. It can be inferred she believes

1. AA successful manager should try to control public opinion✓
2. BHer own management practices are of little value to other businesses✓
3. CThe level of demand for a firm's products cannot be fully controlled by its managers✓
4. DNo manager can justifiably be called brilliant✓

Casting acrylic requires polymerization, which is exothermic (each link releases heat) and speeds up as temperature rises. Which can be inferred

1. AThin sheets, which lose heat quickly, polymerize much faster than thick pieces✓
2. BPolymerization is triggered by a sharp rise in surrounding air temperature✓
3. CUnless the heat of linking is removed promptly, heat builds up at an accelerating rate✓
4. DIf air temperature is kept steady, the linking rate stays constant✓

Six acids (Acid 1 to Acid 6) are added one at a time under these rules: Acid 5 is added fourth; Acid 2 is added immediately before Acid 6; Acid 1 is added before both Acid 5 and Acid 4; Acid 3 is added before Acid 4. Which is an acceptable order from first to last

1. AAcid 1, Acid 2, Acid 6, Acid 5, Acid 3, Acid 4✓
2. BAcid 1, Acid 3, Acid 4, Acid 5, Acid 6, Acid 2✓
3. CAcid 1, Acid 4, Acid 3, Acid 5, Acid 2, Acid 6✓
4. DAcid 3, Acid 2, Acid 6, Acid 5, Acid 1, Acid 4✓

Six acids (Acid 1 to Acid 6) are added one at a time under these rules: Acid 5 is added fourth; Acid 2 is added immediately before Acid 6; Acid 1 is added before both Acid 5 and Acid 4; Acid 3 is added before Acid 4. If Acid 3 is added fifth, which must be true

1. AAcid 1 is added first✓
2. BAcid 2 is added first✓
3. CAcid 4 is added sixth✓
4. DAcid 6 is added third✓

Six acids (Acid 1 to Acid 6) are added one at a time under these rules: Acid 5 is added fourth; Acid 2 is added immediately before Acid 6; Acid 1 is added before both Acid 5 and Acid 4; Acid 3 is added before Acid 4. If Acid 6 is added sixth, which can be true

1. AAcid 1 is added third✓
2. BAcid 2 is added second✓
3. CAcid 3 is added fifth✓
4. DAcid 3 is added first✓

30% of what number is 45

1. A50✓
2. B135✓
3. C150✓
4. D1350✓

The average weight of 9 students is 45 kg; adding the teacher raises the average to 49 kg. The teacher weighs

1. A4 kg✓
2. B45 kg✓
3. C85 kg✓
4. D95 kg✓

The standard deviation of the data 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 is

1. A0✓
2. B2.5✓
3. C5✓
4. D6✓

If a + b = 5 and a - b = 3, then a squared + b squared =

1. A9✓
2. B17✓
3. C25✓
4. D34✓

log(x/y) =

1. Ax - y✓
2. Blog x + log y✓
3. C(log x)/(log y)✓
4. Dlog x - log y✓

1.233233233... (with a repeating block) is a ________ number.

1. Ainteger✓
2. Birrational✓
3. Cnatural✓
4. Drational✓

A shirt costs Rs. 550 and is sold at an 18% loss. The sale price is

1. ARs. 400✓
2. BRs. 450✓
3. CRs. 451✓
4. DRs. 461✓

The interior angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 : 4. The smallest angle is

1. A18 degrees✓
2. B36 degrees✓
3. C54 degrees✓
4. D72 degrees✓

The quotation "In writing shorthand, it is not sufficient to know how to write a word correctly; one must also be able to write it quickly" best supports the statement that

1. Aif a student can write correctly, he can also write quickly✓
2. Bone must be able to read shorthand as well as write it✓
3. Cproficiency in shorthand requires both speed and accuracy✓
4. Dshorthand requires much study✓

The point dividing the segment joining (2, 4) and (-2, 2) into two equal parts is

1. A(0, 1)✓
2. B(0, 3)✓
3. C(0, 6)✓
4. D(2, 3)✓

The sum of the odd divisors of 544 is

1. A18✓
2. B32✓
3. C61✓
4. D64✓

Six acids (Acid 1 to Acid 6) are added one at a time under these rules: Acid 5 is added fourth; Acid 2 is added immediately before Acid 6; Acid 1 is added before both Acid 5 and Acid 4; Acid 3 is added before Acid 4. If Acid 2 is added sometime before Acid 5, which must be true

1. AAcid 1 is added first✓
2. BAcid 3 is added fifth✓
3. CAcid 3 is added third✓
4. DAcid 6 is added second✓