ADMISSIONTESTFORTHEDEGREECOURSEINMEDICINEANDSURGERY

AcademicYear2014/2015

GeneralKnowledgeandLogicalReasoning

1 Over30yearsago,thesmallpoxviruswaseradicated(removed)fromthenaturalenvironment,
butexamplesofitarestillpreservedintwolaboratories.Itisplanned,however,todestroythese
remainingviruses.Giventhatthiswillbethefirstexampleofadeliberatedestructionofanentire
species,weshouldthinkagainbeforedestroyingtheseviruses.Yearsagowethoughtwehad
therighttokillasmanycreaturesasweliked,butnowwerealisewehavenosuchright.
Furthermore,wecannotknowthefuturewecannotjustifydestroyingsomethingthatcouldbe
ofenormousvaluetousoneday,valuableinwayswecannoteventhinkofnow.Andanyway,
whatpossibleharmcancaptivevirusesdotous?

Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument?

A Wecannotjustifydestroyingsomethingwhichmayonedaybevaluabletous.

B Captivesmallpoxvirusesarenotgoingtoharmus.

C Thedeliberatedestructionofanentirespeciesshouldneverbeallowed.

D Theplanneddestructionofthesmallpoxvirusshouldbegivenmorethought.

E Wedonothavetherighttodestroythesmallpoxvirus.

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2 OneofthefoolishbutpersistingfantasiesoftheOlympicmovementisthattheGamesare,or
were,orwillbe,orevenoughttobe,completelyfreeofpolitics.Itisdifficulttounderstandhow
thisfoolishbeliefcontinues,butthefactsarethese:thenationslininguptohostthegamesare
motivatednotbyunattainableidealsbutbyalegitimatedesiretopromotetheexcellenceoftheir
citizensandthenationswhohaveboycottedthegamesinthepasthavedonesotomake
genuinepoliticalpoints.

Whichoneofthefollowingisaconclusionwhichcanbedrawnfromtheabovepassage?

A AlthougheveryoneknowstheOlympicsarecaughtupinpolitics,nooneisbraveenough
toadmitit.

B NationalinterestsareruiningtheOlympics.

C JustbecausetheOlympicgameshavebeenpoliticised,itdoesn'tmeanthattheyshould
be.

D IfsomecountriesusetheOlympicmovementtofurthertheirownends,theyareguilty
onlyofexposingamyth.

E WeshoulddoeverythingpossibletoensurethattheOlympicsdonotbecomefurther
politicised.

3 Thepurposeofanelectionistodecidewhatpoliciesaresupportedbythepeople.However,in
electionstheconceptof'tacticalvoting'isbecomingincreasinglycommon.Theargumentisa
simpleone:

PartyXwillneverbebeatenbypartyYbutpartyZcouldwinwithafewextravotes.Therefore,
youshouldtransferyourvotefrompartyYtopartyZtomakesurethatpartyXisbeaten.

Thisreasoningisperfectlysoundifyourmainobjectiveistovoteapartyout.Unfortunately,if
yousupportpartyYthenthereisnoguaranteethatpartyZwillsupportthesameprinciples.

Whichoneofthefollowingistheconclusionthatcouldbestbedrawnfromtheabovepassage?

A Electionsareoftenthoughtofintermsofvotingfororagainstthepartyinoffice,rather
thanasvotingforyourpreferredparty.

B Tacticalvotingisanimportantpartoftheelectoralprocess.

C Tacticalvotingwillnotachievethepurposeofanelection.

D ItisimportantthatpartyXdoesnotwintheelection.

E PartyXpoliciesarenotpopular.

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4 Whendriving,ifthecarinfrontofyoubrakessuddenly,youneedtobeabletostopwithout
crashingintoit.Theeasiestruleofthumbisthetwosecondrule.Youchooseareferencepoint
thatthevehicleinfrontofyouispassingthensayaloud:'Onlyafoolbreaksthetwosecond
rule'.Ifyoureachthereferencepointbeforeyouhavefinishedthesayingyouneedtopullback.
Thisworksatallspeeds.However,whenthereareadverseroadconditionsortheroadis
narrowyouneedtodoubleyourbrakingdistance.Thesepracticeswillenableyoutoavoidsuch
crashes.

Whichoneofthefollowingisanunderlyingassumptionoftheargumentabove?

A Adoptingthe'twosecondrule'willavoidallaccidents.

B Mostcrashesarecausedbycarsrunningintothecarinfront.

C Thosewhodonotusetheruledonotvalueroadsafety.

D Somedriversbrakemoresuddenlythanothers.

E Itwillnottakelessthantwosecondstorepeatthesaying.

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5 Thenetshowncanbefoldedtomakeatetrahedronwitheachoftheshapesshowingonthe
outside.

Whichoneofthefollowingnetscanbefoldedtomakeatetrahedronidenticaltotheoneshown
above?

A B

C D

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6 Researchrevealsthat,inagivenperiodofthe20thcentury,topfootballers(definedasthose
whohadplayedfortheircountry'steam)lived,onaverage,almost5yearslongerthanmiddle
rankingfootballers.Wecanconcludethereforethatforthetopfootballers,successhada
beneficialeffectontheirlifespan.

Whichoneofthefollowingisthebeststatementoftheflawintheargumentabove?

A Lifeexpectancyincreasedgenerallyinthe20thcentury.

B Itassumesthatthelongerlifespancouldnotbeexplainedbyotherfactors.

C Livinglongerisnotnecessarilyagoodthing.

D Playingfootballregularlymayhavehealthbenefitswhichcontributetolongerlifespan.

E Thestudywaslimitedtofootballersinagivenperiodoftime.

7 15runnerstookpartinthisyear'sMarathonofMarathons(eightmarathonracesonconsecutive
days).Pointswereawardedtothefirstseventofinishineachrace,asfollows:

Winner 11points
Second 8points
Third 6points
Fourth 4points
Fifth 3points
Sixth 2points
Seventh1point

All15runnersfinishedinthefirstthreeatleastonce,butonlyPhilip,whowastheoverallwinner
withatotalof61points,finishedinthefirstthreeeverytime.

HowmanyoftheeightracesdidPhilipwin?

A 2

B 3

C 5

D 4

E 1

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8 Despitemuchoppositiontotheidea,modernmusicaltrendssuchashiphophaveaplacein
theworldofopera.Traditionaloperaisapowerfulmusicalexperience.However,modern
musiciansshouldnotnecessarilystickwiththetraditionalform.Modernmusicalformswhich
fusestageddrama,singingandcontemporaryorethnictrendsinmusicarealsopowerful
musicalexperiences.Glydebournesyouthoperas'Misper'and'Zoe',anditsMozarthiphopera,
'School4Lovers',enjoyedcriticalandboxofficesuccessandattractedhiphopaudiences.
Movingawayfromthesnobberyoftraditiongivesamuchwideraudienceaccessto
transformativemusicalexperience.

Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionofthepassage?

A Creatingnewoperaticperformancesallowsmorepeopletoaccessthisexcitingartform.

B Contemporarymusicformshaveaplaceinperformancesofopera.

C Musiciansareentitledtofusenewformsandoldtocreateexcitingmusicalexperiences.

D Hiphopisaspowerfulanddramaticasopera.

E Contemporarymusichasaplaceinthemusicalworldinadditiontotraditionaloperatic
performances.

9 Sallyownsasmallbusinesswhichproduceshandcraftedjewellery.Thematerialsusedto
createanecklacecost1.50onaverage.Shepaysherstaff5.40anhour.Forastandard
pieceofjewelleryshecharges70%morethanitcoststoproduce.

TomakeaparticularItalianstyleglassnecklaceittakes30minutes.Howmuchdoesshesell
thissinglenecklacefor?

A 11.73

B 2.94

C 7.14

D 11.34

E 5.40

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10 Thereisconcernatthemomentaboutthewayinwhichfootballrefereesaretreatedbyplayers
duringgames.TheFootballAssociationandtheReferees'Associationfeelthatthereistoo
muchverbal(andphysical)abusedirectedatreferees.Varioussolutionshavebeensuggested
suchasonlyallowingthecaptainofeachteamtoapproachandtalktothereferee.Themajor
difficultyishowsuchnewrulesshouldbeintroduced.Thepreferredsuggestionseemstobe
thattherulesshouldbechangedfirstintheamateurgame,theaimbeingtoimprovediscipline
inthegamefromthebottomupwards,untilthewholegameisimproved.

Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmostweakentheargumentabove?

A Byintroducingitfirsttoamateurplayers,itreachesthosewhospendtheleasttime
playingfootball.

B Notmanyprofessionalplayersstartoutintheamateurleagues.

C Amateurplayersaremorelikelytoabuserefereesthanareprofessionals.

D Refereesshouldusetheirexistingpowerstocontrolabusiveplayers.

E Refereesintheamateurgamearelessproficientthanthoseintheprofessionalgames.

11 Tessamakesbracelets.Sheworksfivedayseachweek,fromMondaytoFriday.Hercontract
requireshertomakeaminimumof150braceletseveryworkingday,forwhichsheispaida
basicwageof$320perweek.Shecanalsoearnabonusof$3perbraceletforeveryoneabove
175thatshemakesonanyparticularday.

Lastweek,Tessaearned$515intotal.OnFridayshemade205bracelets,themostshehas
evermadeinoneday.

WhatistheminimumnumberofbraceletsthatTessamadelastweek?

A 940

B 805

C 890

D 865

E 815

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12 Agolftournamentisplayedover10rounds,onsuccessiveSaturdays.Thewinnerofeach
roundscores3pointsandtheplayerfinishingsecondscores1point.Thetournamentiswonby
thecompetitorwiththemostpointsoverthe10rounds.

AlanVinci,BarryDurand,CarlJohanssonandDanielandEricLimweretheparticipantsinthis
year'stournament.Allfivewonatleastoneround,buteitherBarry,DanielorEricfinished
secondoneachoccasion.The12finishingorderwasdifferenteveryround,andtheLim
brothersdidn'tbothscorepointsinthesameroundatanytime.

Whowonthisyear'stournament?

A EricLim

B DanielLim

C BarryDurand

D CarlJohansson

E AlanVinci

13 Inmanycountriesshockingimagesofthedamagesmokingcandotothebodyaredisplayedon
cigarettepackets.Imagesofrottingteeth,mouthtumoursandcancerouslungsareamongthe
grimpictures.Areviewconcludedthatshockingpicturesofthedamagesmokingcandoarea
costeffectivewaytohelpsmokerstoquitanddiscourageothersfromstarting.Allcountries
shouldintroducethesekindsofimagestodiscouragesmoking.

Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,mostweakenstheaboveargument?

A Picturesthatarouseemotionsareespeciallyeffective.

B Smokersarelikelytodieyoungerthannonsmokers.

C TheUSAisplanningtodisplayshockingimagesoncigarettepackets.

D Governmentsreceiveasignificantamountofrevenuefromtaxesontobaccoproducts.

E Incountriesusingtheimagestherearehightaxesontobaccoandabanonadvertising.

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14 LastmonthKarlwalkedfromStartontoEndham,raisingmoneyforcharity.Histarget,
successfullyachieved,wastocompletethewalkintendays.

Hestartedlaterthanintendedandhadonlycompleted12kmbytheendofthefirstday.
However,hewalked45kmoneachofthesecond,thirdandfourthdays,andafterthefifthday
hewasexactlyhalfway.Poorweatheronthesixthdayrestrictedhisprogress,but41kmon
boththeseventhandeighthdaysmeantthathehadcompletedexactlythreequartersofthe
walkwithtwodaysleft.Ontheninthdayhecoveredthreefifthsoftheremainingdistance,
completingthelast36kmonthetenthday.

HowfardidKarlwalkfromStartontoEndham?

A 360km

B 240km

C 328km

D 384km

E 294km

15 Theownerofahotelneedstodecorate20rooms.Hehasfoundpricesforfourdifferenttypesof
interiorwoodpaintandcalculatedthevolumeofpaintheneedsforeachroom.Hewillusethe
sametypeofpaintforalltherooms.

Typeofpaint 375ml 750ml 1.25l 2.5l Volumeneededperroom
NonDripGloss 4.50 8.00 10.00 16.00 1.4litres
Satinwood 5.00 8.00 11.00 20.00 1.1litres
QuickDryGloss N/A 10.00 N/A 20.00 1.0litres
OnceGloss 4.50 8.00 12.00 18.00 0.8litres

Whatistheleastamountheneedstospendonpaint?

A 116

B 120

C 126

D 112

E 108

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16 Thereisaspecialofferonjarsofcoffeethisweek.Customerswhobuytwojarsatthenormal
pricehavetheoptiontobuyuptofourmorejarsatonequarterofthenormalprice.

Forcustomersbuyingcoffeethisweek,whichofthesebargraphsshowshowtheaveragecost
perjar(asapercentageofthenormalcost)varieswiththenumberofjarsbought?

A B

C D

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17 Thediagrambelowshowsthelayoutofagameplayingboardwiththesquareboardnumbered
asindicated.Thenumbersontheboardstartwith1onthebottomleftandfinishwith25atthe
topright.

Alarger,squareplayingboardisnumberedinasimilarwayanddividedintopieceswhichfit
togethertomakethewholeboard.Onepieceofthislargerboardisshownbelow:

Howmanysquaresarethereonthislargerboard?

A 49

B 81

C 25

D 121

E 64

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18 Smokingcigarettescausesaspeedingupintherateofbloodflow,whichinturnincreasesthe
riskofheartdisease.Itwasthoughtthatthisspeedingupofbloodflowwascausedsolelybythe
gascarbonmonoxide,whichisabsorbedduringsmoking,andnotbynicotine,whichisalso
absorbedfromthesmokeinthelungs.However,testshaveshownthatusingnicotinepatches
(fromwhichnicotineisabsorbedthroughtheskin)orchewingnicotinegumalsocausesthe
rateofbloodflowtoincrease.Thisshowsthatthenicotineincigarettesisalsoresponsiblefor
theincreasedriskofheartdiseaseamongsmokers.

Whichoneofthefollowingisnotanassumptionoftheargumentinthepassageabove?

A Anydifferencesbetweentheamountofnicotineabsorbedfromsmokingandtheamount
absorbedfromnicotinepatchesandchewinggumcanbedisregarded.

B Carbonmonoxideisnotabsorbedfromnicotinepatchesandnicotinechewinggum.

C Carbonmonoxidewouldnotproduceariseintherateofbloodflowintheabsenceof
nicotine.

D Theeffectofnicotineonthebodydoesnotdependonthewayinwhichitwasabsorbed.

E Thereisnothingelseinnicotinepatchesandchewinggumwhichmightcausean
increaseintherateofbloodflow.

19 Weconstantlysplitourattentionbetweenthepeoplewearewithandwhat'shappeningonour
mobilephonescreens.Onscreenmultitaskingmakesuslessefficientaswellasless
emotionallyengagedwithothers.Ittakes64secondstorecoverourtrainofthoughtafter
interruptionbyamessage(that's8.5hoursaweekwastedifwecheckourscreenseveryfive
minutes)andwhenwe'vesentanemailorSMStextmessage,thebraingoesthroughaseries
ofsemiconsciouscalculationsaswewonderwhenandhowtherecipientwillreply.Theresult
isthatwe'renot'present'forseveralminutesafterwards.Inordertofunctioneffectivelyinthe
workplace,weneedtoswitchoffourcommunicationhardware.

Whichoneofthefollowingisthebeststatementoftheflawintheaboveargument?

A Peoplemaybeunwillingtomakelessuseoftheirmobilephones.

B Wemayneedtohavesome'downtime'inordertorechargeourmentalbatteries.

C Inmanyworkenvironmentsyoumaynotbeallowedtousepersonalmobilephones.

D Withoutthemeanstosendandreceiveinformationinstantly,oureffectivenessmaybe
compromised.

E Itmayonlybetheyoungerworkerswhousemobilephonetechnologytoexcess.

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20 Thediagrambelowisaplanoftheraisedflowerbedsandachairinmygarden.

Whichoneofthefollowingcannotbeaviewoftheraisedbedsfrommychair?

A B

C D

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21 Duringarecentstormtheplasticcompanylogofellofftheoutsideoftheofficebuildingof
FleesamLtd.andbrokecleanlyintothetwopiecesshownbelow:

Ajuniorclerktookthetwopiecestoasignmakertoshowwhathadhappened,andaskedhimto
makeanewlogo.Unfortunatelyaftertheclerkhadleft,thesignmakerrealisedthathedidn't
knowhowthetwopieceshadfittedtogetheroriginally.

WhichoneofthefollowingcouldnotbeFleesam'slogo?

A B

C D

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22 Ifforanumberofhourseachdayyou'rehavingexperiencesonthecomputerwherethereare
noconsequences,thatmayhaveanimplicationforantisocialbehaviour.Inreallifeyoucan't
undosomethingyoucan'tbringsomeonebacktolifeonceyou'vestabbedthem.Ona
computeryoucanplaythegameagain.Itmaybethatforpeoplewhospendmostoftheirtime
playingcomputergamesinvolvingkillingothers,realbleedingtodeathhasnomeaning.Studies
ofbrainactivityshowthatthereislessprefrontalcortexactivityinthebrainsofscreen
obsessedteenagersthaninthebrainsofthosewhospendlittletimeoncomputergames.The
prefrontalcortexareaofthebrainiswhereweprocessideasofsequence,consequencesand
empathy.

Whichoneofthefollowingcanbedrawnasaconclusionofthepassageabove?

A Brainstructureisalteredbyenvironmentalfactors.

B Peoplewhospendalotoftimeplayingcomputergamesarethemainculpritsinknife
crime.

C Theremaybealinkbetweenuseofcomputergamesandviolence.

D Youngpeoplecannotdistinguishthedifferencebetweenfantasyandreality.

E Computergamesshouldnotbeavailableforchildrenunder18yearsofage.

23 Ifthemediagivepublicitytocertaintypesofcrime,itmayencouragecriminalstocarryout'copy
cat'offences.If,however,theywereforbiddentodivulgedetailsofcrimes,thiswouldamountto
censorship.Thefreedomofspeechofthemediaistooimportanttosacrifice,sothemedia
shouldbefreetoreportcrimeevenifthismeanssomecrimesarecommittedwhichwouldnot
otherwisebecommitted.

Whichoneofthefollowingexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument?

A Publicityaboutcrimescanencourageotherstocommitsimilaroffences.

B Censorshipofthemediawouldreducethecrimerate.

C Themediashouldbepermittedtoreportcrimesevenifothercrimessometimesresult
fromthisreporting.

D Themediashouldnotreportallthedetailsofacrime.

E Freedomofspeechisarightthatistooimportanttogiveup.

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24 WilliamHarvey,whowrotethebookcommonlyreferredtoasDeMotuCordisisfamousforhis
description:

A oftheinteractionbetweenantigensandantibodies.

B ofhowbloodplasmacarriesheatandureaaswellascarbondioxide.

C ofthedifferentformsofbloodcellsandplatelets.

D ofthecirculationoftheblood.

E ofhowanaemiacanbecausedbyalackofiron.

25 WhatdoestheletterPstandforintheinternationalorganisationOPEC?

A Physics

B Philosophy

C Petroleum

D Piracy

E Plastics

26 TheartistsClaudeMonetandPierreAugusteRenoirwereassociatedwithwhichart
movement?

A Impressionism

B Fauvism

C Abstractexpressionism

D Pointillism

E Cubism

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27 Whichpopularwebsitewasfoundedin2004byMarkZuckerberg?

A Twitter

B Facebook

C eBay

D YouTube

E Wikipedia

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 Biology

28 hichoneofthefollowingnamesthestructure,inhumans,thatdirectlydetectsachangein
W
bloodglucoselevelandthenthestructurethatrespondstothechange?

A Pituitaryglandandliver

B Pancreasandpancreas

C Hypothalamusandpituitarygland

D Adrenalglandandpancreas

E Liverandadrenalgland

29 Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsaboutbothasexualandsexualreproductioniscorrect?

A Onlythegametes(andnotbodycells)undergomeiosisinsexualreproductioncompared
withbothcelltypesinsexualreproduction.

B Mitosisleadstospermformationinasexualreproductionandsexualreproduction.

C Mutationsonlyoccurinsexualreproductionandnotinasexualreproduction.

D Someorganismscancarryoutbothasexualandsexualreproduction.

E Variationisonlyrequiredforsexualreproductionandnotforasexualreproduction.

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30 Thediagrambelowshowstheinheritanceofanonlethalrecessivesexlinkedcondition.

Whichrowinthetablebelowdoesnotcorrectlystatetheprobabilityforeachperson
possessingonecopyofthealleleforthecondition?

Person Maximum
probability(%)

1 50

2 0

3 50

4 0

5 100

A Person2

B Person5

C Person4

D Person1

E Person3

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31 ThediagramshowsasequenceofbasesonaDNAtemplate:

CACGTTCGCATAGAC

WhichoneofthefollowingshowsthesequenceofbasesonthecomplementarymRNAstrand
withonesubstitutionmutation?

A CUCGTTCGCUTTGUC

B GTGCAAGGGTATCTG

C GUGCAACCGUAUCUG

D GUGCAAGCGUAUGUC

E GTGCAAGCGTATCTG

32 Incellsofwinterwheat(Triticumaestivum),thefluidityofthecellmembranecanbevariedby
theplant,dependingupontheenvironmentaltemperature.

Astheweatherbecomescolder,thecellmembranechangestomaintainitsfluidity.

Whichtypeofbondwouldbemorecommonincellmembranesofwinterwheatplantcellsas
theirgrowingconditionsbecomecolder?

A CN

B C=C

C CH

D CO

E CC

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33 WhichofthefollowingmoleculesareassociatedwiththeHumanImmunodeficiencyVirus
(HIV)?

1.DNA
2.RNA
3.Phospholipids
4.Reversetranscriptase

A 1and2only

B 2and3only

C 1,2and4only

D 1,2,3and4

E 2,3and4only

34 Thetransmissionofnerveimpulsesatasynapseisunidirectional.

Whichofthefeaturesofthetransmissionofnerveimpulsesgivenbelowhavearolein
maintainingtheunidirectionaltransmission?

1.Exocytosisofneurotransmitteratthepresynapticmembrane
2.Neurotransmitterhydrolysingenzymefoundonthepostsynapticmembrane
3.Neurotransmitterreceptorsfoundonthepostsynapticmembrane
4.Sodiumgatedchannelsonthepostsynapticmembrane

A 2and4only

B 1,2and3only

C 1,3and4only

D 1and4only

E 1,2and4only

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35 Whichofthefollowingcanproducevesicles?

1.RER
2.Golgi
3.Cellsurfacemembrane

A 1,2and3

B 1and3only

C 2only

D 2and3only

E 1and2only

36 Acircularbacterialplasmidconsistsof1000basepairs(bp).Aspecificrestrictionenzymehas
threerecognitionsiteswithinthisplasmid.Thesitesareat150bp,250bpand950bp.After
completerestriction,whatsizearethefragments?

A 100bp,200bpand700bponly

B 100bp,150bp,200bponly

C 50bp,100bp,150bpand700bponly

D 50bp,100bpand700bponly

E 50bp,100bp,150bp,200bpand700bp

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37 Thediagrambelowshowsapairofhomologouschromosomesandthesiteofcrossingover.

Whichanswerinthetableiscorrectwhenmeiosisiscomplete?

Numberofrecombinantdaughter Numberofdaughterchromosomesthatare
chromosomesproduced geneticallydistinctfromeachother

Row1 1 2

Row2 2 1

Row3 4 2

Row4 2 4

Row5 4 4

A Row2

B Row3

C Row5

D Row1

E Row4

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38 Onesetofsemilunarvalvesinthehumanheartcloseswhen:

A thebloodpressureintheaortaisgreaterthaninthevenacava.

B theoxygenlevelinblooddecreasesattherespiringtissues.

C thebloodpressureintherightventricleislessthaninthepulmonaryartery.

D thebloodpressureisgreaterintheleftventriclethanintheaorta.

E anothersetofsemilunarvalvesopens.

39 Thediagramshowsasectionofroughendoplasmicreticulum(RER).

Whichanswercorrectlyidentifiesthesubstancesassociatedwithstructures1and2?

A 1:aminoacids2:tRNA

B 1:tRNA2:polypeptide

C 1:proteins2:DNA

D 1:DNA2:carbohydrate

E 1:phospholipids2:mRNA

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40 Twodiseasefreecells,PandQ,werestudied.WhichoptioncorrectlyidentifiescellPasa
typicalplantcellandcellQasatypicalprokaryote?

CellP CellQ

Row1 GeneforRuBisCoispresent Susceptibletopenicillin

Row2 Plasmidspresent Centriolesfoundasapair

Row3 Outermostlayerisselectivelypermeable SERpresent

Row4 Glycogencanbepresent Cellwallispresent

Row5 Organellewithgranapresent Nucleolusmaybepresent

A Row1

B Row2

C Row5

D Row4

E Row3

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41 Whichcurvesshowtheresultsofcalculatingtheinitialrateofreactionofanenzyme:

1. whenthesubstrateconcentrationisvaried,underoptimalconditionsandwithoutan
inhibitor
2. whenthesubstrateconcentrationisvaried,underoptimalconditionsandfixed,low
concentrationofacompetitiveinhibitor?

A (1)curveP(2)curveS

B (1)curveR(2)curveP

C (1)curveQ(2)curveR

D (1)curveP(2)curveQ

E (1)curveR(2)curveS

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42 Thediagramshowstherespirationprocessinthecytoplasmofayeastcellorananimalcell
whenO2islimiting:

WhichoptioncorrectlyidentifiessubstancesX,YandZ?

A X=pyruvateY=ethanolZ=lactate

B X=pyruvateY=lactateZ=ethanol

C X=lactateY=ethanolZ=pyruvate

D X=ethanolY=pyruvateZ=lactate

E X=lactateY=pyruvateZ=ethanol

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 Chemistry

43 What is the pH of 0.1 M HCl?

pH = - log10 [ H+ ]

A -0.1

B -1

C 0

D 0.1

E 1

44 Excess lead (II) nitrate solution is added to 1.30 g of zinc powder and the mixture is stirred.
When the reaction is finished the lead formed is filtered, dried and weighed. It has a mass of
3.31 g.

What is the percentage yield of the lead?

[Ar: Pb = 207; Zn = 65]

A 60%

B 70%

C 100%

D 90%

E 80%

45 A battery has lead plates dipped in sulfuric acid. When charged, the positive plate is covered
with PbO2 . After discharge both plates are covered with PbSO4 .

Which option below correctly describes the overall change in the oxidation number of the lead
involved in the chemical reaction during discharge?

A Positive plate: 4 2; Negative plate: 2 0

B Positive plate: 4 2; Negative plate: 0 2

C Positive plate: 4 0; Negative plate: 0 2

D Positive plate: 4 1; Negative plate: 0 1

E Positive plate: 4 1; Negative plate: 1 0

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46 Thefollowingaresomecompoundsthatcanbemadefromethene,C2H4:

C2H6,C2H5Br,C2H5OH,CH2BrCH2Br,(CH2CH2)n

Whichoneofthecompoundsismadebyoxidisingethene?

A (CH2CH2)n

B C2H5Br

C C2H5OH

D CH2BrCH2Br

E C2H6

47 Astudentcarriedoutanexperimenttofindtherateofdecompositionofhydrogenperoxideinto
waterandoxygengas.Thestudentused100cm3ofa1Msolutionofhydrogenperoxideat25C
and1atmpressure.

1gofpowderedMnO2asacatalystwasaddedandthesolutionwasconstantlystirred.The
studentmeasuredthetotalvolumeofoxygenproduced.

Theprocedurewasrepeated,butthistimeusing100cm3of2Mhydrogenperoxide,under
identicalconditions.

Whichoptionbelowshowstheeffecton(R)therateofreaction,(V)thetotalvolumeofoxygen
collected,byusingthe2Msolutioncomparedtothe1Msolution?

A R:DoubledV:Halved

B R:NoeffectV:Doubled

C R:NoeffectV:Noeffect

D R:DoubledV:Doubled

E R:DoubledV:Noeffect

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48 Theatomicnumbersoffiveatomsaregivenbelow.

Whichatomwouldhaveanelectronicconfigurationendinginap5?

A 7

B 9

C 5

D 8

E 6

49 Therelativemolecularmassofcalciumcarbonateis100.

Whatistheminimumvolumeof2.0Mhydrochloricacidthatwouldbeneededtocompletely
reactwith2.0gofcalciumcarbonate?

A 40cm3

B 20cm3

C 30cm3

D 5cm3

E 10cm3

50 Howmanyofthefollowingcompoundsareacidic,alkalineoramphoteric(reactwithbothacids
andalkalis)?

Al2O3 Cl2O7 CO2 HCl H3PO4 K2O KOH

MgO Na2O NO2 P4O10 SiO2 SO2

A Acidic=10Amphoteric=2Alkaline=4

B Acidic=7Amphoteric=1Alkaline=5

C Acidic=9Amphoteric=2Alkaline=2

D Acidic=6Amphoteric=1Alkaline=6

E Acidic=8Amphoteric=1Alkaline=4

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51 Thereactionschemebelowshowssomereactionconversionsoforganicmolecules.

Whichisthecorrectcombinationofprocessandcompoundsforthisscheme?

A processT:reductioncompoundW:estercompoundX:amide

B processT:reductioncompoundW:ketonecompoundX:nitrile

C processT:oxidationcompoundW:estercompoundX:amide

D processT:reductioncompoundW:ketonecompoundX:amide

E processT:oxidationcompoundW:estercompoundX:nitrile

52 Whichtwoofthefollowingmolecularsubstancesinthegaseousstatehavethestrongest
permanentmoleculardipole?

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53 Abookofmass0.40kgrestsonahorizontalsurfacewithwhichithasacoefficientofdynamic
frictionof0.50.

Ifthisbookisnowpushedbyanexternalhorizontalforceof10N,whatwillbeitsacceleration
immediatelyafterithasstartedtomove?

[Assumethegravitationalfieldstrengthis10Nkg1,thatairresistanceisnegligibleandthatthe
orientationofthebookdoesnotchange.]

A 25.0ms2

B 12.5ms2

C 50.0ms2

D 20.0ms2

E 15.0ms2

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54 Anornamentalthermometer,commonlyknownasaGalileothermometer,containsanumberof
spheresofhollowcolouredglass,representingdifferenttemperatures,immersedinacolumnof
ethanol.Aparticularsphere(X)risesfromthebottomtothetopofthecolumnofliquidwhenthe
temperaturefallsbelowthevalueitrepresents.

Whichstatementbestexplainswhythesphereriseswhenthetemperaturefalls?

A Themassofthespherehasdecreased.

B Thepressureexertedbytheliquidhasdecreased.

C Thevolumeofgasinsidethespherehasincreased.

D Thedensityoftheliquidhasincreased.

E Thetemperatureofthesphereisdifferentfromthatoftheliquid.

55 Whatistheequationofthestraightlinewhichpassesthrough(6,2)andisperpendicular
to4y+3x=8?

A 3y4x=18

B 4y3x=26

C 3y+4x=18

D 3y4x=30

E 3y+4x=30

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56 Evaluate:

A 2.88103

B 2.88102

C 2.88105

D 2.88104

E 2.88101

57 Fourindividualsphereshaveradii:



Whatisthesumoftheirsurfaceareas?

A 58r2

B 169 r2

C 57r2

D 25 r2

E 26r2

58 Acomputergameisonsalefor32.00.

Thepriceticketshowsthatthiscostisareductionof20%oftheoriginalprice.

Whatwastheoriginalprice?

A 25.60

B 38.40

C 33.60

D 52.00

E 40.00

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59 Anearthedmagnetisnearabarofmaterialwhichisseentoberepelledbythemagnet.

Whatcouldthebarofmaterialbe?

[Thesystemisisolatedandnocurrentsareinduced.]

A Abarofunmagnetisedsoftiron.

B Abarofunmagnetisedcobalt.

C Abarofelectrostaticallychargedcopper.

D Abarofmagnetisedsteel.

E Abarofelectrostaticallychargedaluminium.

60 Thecircuitshowncontainsthreeidenticalresistors,twoammetersXandY,andavoltmeterZ.
Theinternalresistanceofthebatteryisnegligible.

Whichoptionshowsthereadingsonthethreemeters?

[Assumetheammetershavenegligibleresistance,andnegligiblecurrentflowsthroughthe
voltmeter.]

A X=1.0AY=0.0AZ=12V

B X=2.0AY=0.0AZ=4.0V

C X=1.0AY=2.0AZ=8.0V

D X=3.0AY=6.0AZ=12V

E X=1.0AY=2.0AZ=6.0V

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