HEC HAT - Management Sciences (MS) MCQs 2026

A display of 5 products has 3 hardware from K, L, M, N, O and 2 software from R, S, T, U. Rules: if K is shown then U is shown; M is shown only if both L and R are shown; N and O are shown together or not at all; if S is shown then neither T nor U is shown. If N and O are NOT displayed, all of the following must be displayed EXCEPT

1. A K ✓
2. B M ✓
3. C R ✓
4. D T ✓

A display of 5 products has 3 hardware from K, L, M, N, O and 2 software from R, S, T, U. Rules: if K is shown then U is shown; M is shown only if both L and R are shown; N and O are shown together or not at all; if S is shown then neither T nor U is shown. Which of the following is an acceptable display

1. A K, L, M, R, U ✓
2. B K, M, N, O, R ✓
3. C L, M, O, R, S ✓
4. D M, N, O, T, U ✓

A display of 5 products has 3 hardware from K, L, M, N, O and 2 software from R, S, T, U. Rules: if K is shown then U is shown; M is shown only if both L and R are shown; N and O are shown together or not at all; if S is shown then neither T nor U is shown. If K and T are the first two items selected, how many acceptable groups complete the display

1. A 1 ✓
2. B 2 ✓
3. C 3 ✓
4. D 4 ✓

In 1980 the public and private sectors employed equal numbers. From 1980 to 1984 public-sector employment fell by more than private-sector employment rose. If the unemployment rate was the same in both years, which must be true

1. A Fewer people were in the labor force in 1984 than in 1980 ✓
2. B Competition for available work increased between 1980 and 1984 ✓
3. C Total employment increased between 1980 and 1984 ✓
4. D The number counted as unemployed was the same in 1980 and 1984 ✓

Saima ______ she was waiting at the bus stop.

1. A has said ✓
2. B said ✓
3. C say ✓
4. D says ✓

The explorers wanted to go inside the cave ______ danger.

1. A although ✓
2. B despite ✓
3. C even though ✓
4. D since ✓

Choose the best standard English: "We usually have lunch about two."

1. A We usually have lunch about two ✓
2. B We usually have lunch around two ✓
3. C We usually have lunch on two ✓
4. D We usually have lunch two o'clock ✓

BUILDING : BRICKS ::

1. A children : home ✓
2. B computer : monitor ✓
3. C language : words ✓
4. D satellite : star ✓

HEN : COOP ::

1. A cock : crow ✓
2. B dog : kennel ✓
3. C elephant : cow ✓
4. D lion : charge ✓

Choose the word MOST NEARLY OPPOSITE: An ARDUOUS job is not ______.

1. A beneficial ✓
2. B dangerous ✓
3. C easy ✓
4. D lucrative ✓

Choose the word MOST NEARLY OPPOSITE: The plan remained COVERT and was not ______.

1. A changed ✓
2. B disclosed ✓
3. C implemented ✓
4. D rejected ✓

Choose the word MOST NEARLY SIMILAR: The presenter showed LEVITY and remained ______ all the time.

1. A angry ✓
2. B confident ✓
3. C nervous ✓
4. D non-serious ✓

Choose the best fit: If you PORE over something you ______ it ______.

1. A accept, happily ✓
2. B create, unknowingly ✓
3. C lend, grudgingly ✓
4. D read, thoroughly ✓

Read: "John Rolfe became the father of the tobacco industry. By 1610 he perfected methods of raising and curing the pungent weed, after which crops were planted throughout Jamestown." Before the British colonists grew it for selling, tobacco was a ______ plant.

1. A aquatic ✓
2. B poisonous ✓
3. C unknown ✓
4. D wild ✓

Hosts buy visually striking invitations only where many parties are scheduled at the same time. A firm making such invitations is in Los Angeles, so LA's party schedule must be crowded. This argument assumes that

1. A at most parties there are uninvited guests who add to attendance ✓
2. B many of the striking invitations made in Los Angeles are bought for parties in Los Angeles ✓
3. C a party guest can attend no more than one party per evening ✓
4. D there is also a firm in Los Angeles that makes ordinary invitations ✓

An oil company concluded waterfowl exposed to oil spills have a 95% survival rate, based on birds admitted to a clinic near a spill where only one in twenty died. Which most seriously doubts this conclusion

1. A Each affected bird that died was larger than average for its species ✓
2. B Many affected birds that survived had suffered serious injuries ✓
3. C Most affected birds were exposed to oil floating on the surface ✓
4. D Only affected birds that seemed likely to survive were brought to the clinic ✓

A researcher found brain abnormalities in most of 300 unusually violent people and concluded such abnormalities can predict violent behavior. Which most weakens this conclusion

1. A A wide variety of violent actions were shown by those studied ✓
2. B The abnormalities found are of two distinct kinds ✓
3. C Brain abnormalities are just as common in the general population as in the group studied ✓
4. D Those studied acted violently toward strangers as well as acquaintances ✓

A display of 5 products has 3 hardware from K, L, M, N, O and 2 software from R, S, T, U. Rules: if K is shown then U is shown; M is shown only if both L and R are shown; N and O are shown together or not at all; if S is shown then neither T nor U is shown. If T and U are displayed, which must also be displayed

1. A K ✓
2. B L ✓
3. C M ✓
4. D N ✓

An angle drawn in a semicircle (in the semicircular arc) is

1. A 30 degrees ✓
2. B 60 degrees ✓
3. C 90 degrees ✓
4. D 270 degrees ✓

The graph of f(x) = -5x squared + 3x + 7 is concave

1. A down ✓
2. B left ✓
3. C right ✓
4. D up ✓

Two cars leave a point, one going west at 30 km/h and the other north at 40 km/h. After 2 hours the distance between them is

1. A 50 km ✓
2. B 70 km ✓
3. C 100 km ✓
4. D 125 km ✓

The value of log base 3 of 27 is

1. A 1 ✓
2. B 3 ✓
3. C 6 ✓
4. D 9 ✓

The probability of getting two heads when a coin is tossed twice is

1. A 1/4 ✓
2. B 1/3 ✓
3. C 1/2 ✓
4. D 1 ✓

The sum of the first hundred natural numbers is

1. A 4500 ✓
2. B 4850 ✓
3. C 5000 ✓
4. D 5050 ✓

The price of 15 birds is Rs. 180. The price of 20 such birds is Rs.

1. A 200 ✓
2. B 220 ✓
3. C 225 ✓
4. D 240 ✓

If one-seventh of a number is 2, then three times the number is

1. A 2/7 ✓
2. B 2 ✓
3. C 14 ✓
4. D 42 ✓

The domain of f(x) = (3x - 5)/(2x + 6) is

1. A {5/3, -3} ✓
2. B all real numbers ✓
3. C all real numbers except -3 ✓
4. D all real numbers except 5/3 ✓

An argument says nuclear-winter predictions cannot be believed because scientists cannot reliably predict tomorrow's weather. Which most seriously weakens this argument

1. A Nuclear-winter predictions are speculative since they cannot be tested by safe experiment ✓
2. B The nuclear-winter theory concerns drastic climate change, not day-to-day weather fluctuations ✓
3. C The nuclear-winter theory uses data available to daily weather forecasters ✓
4. D Weather forecasters usually do not claim their predictions are infallible ✓

If A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {a, b, c}, then A and B are ______ sets.

1. A equal ✓
2. B equivalent ✓
3. C inverse ✓
4. D power ✓

Luis has just seen two ravens; therefore the next bird he sees will be a raven. Which most strengthens this argument

1. A Luis has seen ravens in places other than where he is now ✓
2. B Luis is in California, and ravens are occasionally seen in California ✓
3. C Ravens generally build nests far from other ravens ✓
4. D Ravens tend to move in flocks ✓