ADMISSIONTESTFORTHEDEGREECOURSEINMEDICINEANDSURGERY

AcademicYear2013/2014

ThinkingSkillsGeneralKnowledgeandLogicalReasoning

1 Asignificantsocialtrendinthe20thcenturywasforpeopletomoveawayfromtheirplaceofbirthin
ordertoaccesseducationandwork.Thisgaveindividualsmoreopportunitiesandhelpedthe
economybyproducingmobilitywithintheworkforce.Thenegativesideofthisisnowbeingfeltas
moreandmoreelderlypeoplefacetheproblemsofoldagewithoutfamilymembersnearbytocare
forthem.Thishasnegativeeffectsontheeconomyaswellasontheindividual,asmoreandmore
statefundingforcareisneeded.

Whichoneofthefollowingcouldbedrawnasaconclusionoftheabovepassage?

A Thebenefitsofamobileworkforcehavetobecomparedwiththecoststoelderlypeopleand
theeconomy.

B Elderlypeopleareexpectingthestatetoprovidecareforthemratherthanrelyingontheir
children.

C Peopleshouldtrytofindeducationandworkclosetotheirplaceofbirth.

D Thestateshouldprovidecareforelderlypeopletomakemobilityoftheworkforcepossible.

E Peopleshouldmakecaringfortheirelderlyparentsapriorityoverchoiceofworkopportunities.

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2 Anycompanythatwishestosellanewdrugmustprovidethegovernmentwithdetailsofresearch
aboutitssafetyandpossiblesideeffects.Atpresent,thisinformationisconfidential,butthereare
planstomakeitavailabletothepublic.Whilepatientsaresurelyentitledtomoreinformationabout
thedrugstheyareprescribed,thiswillalsoinevitablymakepublicvitaldetailsabouttheingredients
ofcertaindrugsandhowtheyaremanufactured.Drugcompaniesarenaturallyreluctanttorelease
thisinformationtotheircompetitors.Therefore,throughfearofimitators,drugcompanieswillno
longerintroducenewandimportantdrugsintothecountry.

Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmostweakentheaboveargument?

A Therearesufficientdrugsalreadyonthemarketandsothereisnonecessitytointroducenew
ones.

B Thedrugindustryisaverycompetitivebusinessandsecrecyisvitalifcompaniesareto
survive.

C Peoplemaybereluctanttousecertaindrugswhentheyhavefullerinformationaboutthem.

D Peoplearebetterinformedaboutthesideeffectsofdrugsabroadthantheyareinthiscountry.

E Strongpatentlawspreventcompaniesfromusingtheinformationtocreaterivaldrugs.

3 ThereisanincreasingnumberofhistoricalorsignificantbuildingsintheUKwhicharesaidtobe'At
Risk'.Withoutachangeinthelawmostofthesebuildingsaredoomedtocrumbleintotheground.
Thisisbecausethesebuildingsarenolongerstructurallysound.Theexisitingstrictrenovation
lawsmeanthattheyaretooexpensiveorimpracticalforprivateindividualsordevelopersto
renovateorrepair.Therearecertainlypeopleouttherewhowouldbewillingtomaintainthese
buildingsiftheycouldusemoremodernandlessexpensivetechniquesandmaterials.Surelyitis
bettertosacrificesomeoftheoriginalbuilding'scharacterratherthanlosetheentirestructure.

Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument?

A Thereisnothingwrongwithchangingthecharacterofhistoricbuildings.

B 'AtRisk'buildingsneedtoberenovatedaccordingtostrictrules.

C Achangeinthelawisneededifwehopetopreservemore'AtRisk'buildings.

D Existinglawsmake'AtRisk'buildingstooexpensiveformostdevelopers.

E Historianscanlearnmorefrombuildingswhichhavenotbeenmodernisedbymodern
developers.

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4 Manypeoplebelievethatforeigntravelbroadensthemindandthatthereissomeinherentbenefitin
spendingsometimeinaculturedifferentfromyourown.Manystudentsaretaking'gap'years
wheretheyspendtimeinanothercountry.Whilstthismayoffersomebenefitsintermsof
confidenceandindependence,itiswrongtoassumethatforeigntravelalonecanprovidethis.
Globaltravelcanhavenegativeimpactsonlocalculturesandtheenvironment.Homecountry
based'gap'projectsareoftenseenasunglamourousbutthebenefitofworkingwithdifferent
groupsandcultureswithinourownsocietycanbeequallyrewarding.

Whichoneofthefollowingisthemainconclusionoftheabovepassage?

A Foreigngapyearprojectsmusthaveanelementofcommunityworkforthemtobeworthwhile.

B Foreigntravelisnottheonlywaytogainconfidenceandindependence.

C Projectswithinourownsocietycanbeasrewardingasforeigntravel.

D Thereisinherentbenefitinspendingsometimeabroad.

E Itisimportantthatgapyearstudentsconsidertheimpactoftheirtravelonthecommunities
theyworkin.

5 Afterlookingatinterviewsconductedwithanumberofadultlearners,ourresearchsuggestedthat
thelearnerswhofelttheyweremostsuccessfulwereallhighlymotivated.Wenoticedthatearly
successhadheightenedmotivationinsomecasesandsawthatbothsuccessandmotivationmay
beduetoaspecialaptitudeforlearning.Wealsonoticedthatmanyofthosewhofelttheywere
mostmotivatedwerealsolearninginfavourableconditionsorforfun,whichmeanttheymayhave
becomemotivatedsincestartingtheirclasses.Thoughtheseconditionsseemedpersuasive,the
resultsledustothesameconclusion.It'simpossibletolearnanythingwithoutmotivation.

WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTaflawintheaboveargument?

A Itassumesthatthosewhofelttheyweresuccessfulactuallywere.

B Itassumesthatthosewhofelttheyweremotivatedactuallywere.

C Theresearchdoesnotestablishthattherearenosuccessfullearnerswholackedmotivation.

D Theresearchisonlyconcernedwithadultlearners.

E Itassumesthatinordertobemotivatedyouhavetohaveaspecialaptitudeforlearning.

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6 InwhichmoderndaycountrywastheIncacivilizationcentred?

A Chile

B Peru

C Brazil

D Ecuador

E Bolivia

7 Aplacebois:

A atypeofpainkiller.

B aformoflocalanaesthetic.

C aformofmildstimulant.

D aninactivedrugortreatment.

E asedative.

8 Anationwidesurveyshowedthatthemajorityofpeoplewouldnotbewillingtogiveuptheircarin
favourofpublictransport.However,inarecentsurveyofpeoplelivinginanareawithheavytraffic
problems,76%statedthattheywouldprefertotraveltoworkbypublictransportifthesystemwas
mademorereliable.Thisshowsthatthepreviousfindingswerewrong.Weshould,therefore,
restrictcaruseandstartaprogrammeofimprovingthenation'spublictransportnetworkassoon
aspossible.

Whichoneofthefollowingisthebeststatementoftheflawintheargumentabove?

A Itfailstospecifywhichtypesofpublictransportaretobeimproved.

B Thecounterargumentsarenotexplainedindetail.

C Thestatisticpresentedmaynotberepresentativeofthewholepopulation.

D Itdoesnotconsiderthe24%whowouldnotprefertousepublictransport.

E Itfailstoexplainhowthepublictransportsystemcanbeimproved.

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9 WhichgeneralfamouslycrossedtheAlpswithhisarmy?

A Octavius

B Hannibal

C Hamilcar

D Augustus

E Antony

10 TheheadquartersoftheWorldHealthOrganisation(WHO)isfoundinwhichofthesecities?

A Nairobi

B WashingtonDC

C Rome

D London

E Geneva

11 Amultistoreycarparkhaseightlevels.

Onthetopsevenlevelsthereareeightrowsofparking.Twooftheserowshold15carseachwhilst
theothershold10carseach.

Ontheroadleveltherearetworowsholding15carsbutonlyfourrowsholding10carseach.

Theentrycontrolsystemcountscarsinandout.Thesystemstopsadmittingcarsonce90%ofthe
totalcapacityisinuse.

Fourspacesontheroadlevelarereservedforstaffparkingandthesearenotavailabletothe
public.

Whatisthemaximumnumberofpubliccarswhichcanbeadmitted?

A 644

B 500

C 696

D 630

E 626

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12 Coffeegranulesareavailableintwojarsizes,regularandlarge.Theregularjarcontains250grams
andcosts4.50.Thelargejaris60%bigger,containing400grams,butat6.30costsonly40%
morethantheregularjar.

Byhowmuchperkilogramisthelargejarofcoffeebettervalueformoneythantheregularjar?

A 3.60

B 6.00

C 2.25

D 3.15

E 0.90

13 Mywatchisatwentyfourhourdigitalwatch,sothat,forinstance4.17amappearsas:

and4.17pmappearsas:

OnemorningrecentlyIwokeup,pickedupmywatchandsaw:

Ipanicked,thinkingthatIhadoverslept,untilIrealisedIhadpickedupthewatchupsidedownandit
wasonlyoneminutepastfive.

AtwhichoneofthefollowingtimeswouldthedisplayappearthesamewhicheverwayIpickedit
up?

A 5.51am

B 5.51pm

C 1.01am

D 3.21pm

E 3.51pm

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14 Atasocietymeeting,1000peopleareentitledtovoteintheelectionsforChairpersonwithaone
persononevotesystem.Theelectionrulesstateifnocandidateobtainsmorethan50%ofthe
votescastinthefirstballot,asecondballotmustbeheldbetweenthetoptwocandidates.350
voteswerecastforaparticularcandidateinthefirstballot.Thenasecondballottookplace.

Underthesecircumstanceswhichoneofthefollowingispossible?

A Thecandidatewontheelection,camesecond,orcamethird.

B Thecandidateeitherwontheelectionorcamesecond.

C Thecandidatecamesecondorthird,butdidnotwin.

D Thecandidatecamethird.

E Thecandidatedefinitelywontheelection.

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15 Thetablebelowshowsthewinningtimeforthemen's200mrunintheOlympicGamessince1900,
whentheeventwasfirstheld,until1988.

year seconds year seconds

1900 22.2 1948 21.1
1904 21.6 1952 20.81
1908 22.6 1956 20.75
1912 27.1 1960 20.62
1916 * 1964 20.36
1920 22.0 1968 19.83
1924 21.6 1972 20.00
1928 21.8 1976 20.23
1932 21.2 1980 20.19
1936 20.7 1984 19.80
1940 * 1988 19.75
1944 *

*Olympicsnotheldintheseyears.

WhatisthelongestnumberofyearsforwhichtheOlympicrecordstoodunbroken?

A 6

B 16

C 24

D 28

E 20

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16 EversinceUranuswasdiscovered,astronomershavethoughttheremightbemoreplanetsinthe
SolarSystem.BecauseofsmalldeviationsintheorbitsofUranusandNeptunedeviationswhich
wouldoccurifanotherplanetexistedsomeastronomersthinktheremustbeanundiscovered
planetPlanetX.ButthesedeviationscannottelluswhetherPlanetXexists,becausetheywould
occuriftheorbitshadbeenwronglypredicted.SinceUranusandNeptunetakemanydecadesto
circlethesun,astronomersrelyonolddatatocalculatetheirorbits.Asthisislikelytobe
inaccurate,thecalculatedorbitsareprobablywrong,andsoUranusandNeptunewilldeviatefrom
themevenifthereisnoPlanetX.

Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument?

A TheuseofoldandinaccuratedataindicatesthatPlanetXcannotexist.

B Astronomersarerighttothinkthattheremustbeanundiscoveredplanet.

C ThedeviationsintheorbitsofUranusandNeptunecannottelluswhetherPlanetXexists.

D ThecalculationsoftheorbitsofUranusandNeptuneareprobablywrong.

E UranusandNeptunewilldeviatefromthepredictedorbitswhetherornotPlanetXexists.

17 Accordingtoarecentanalysisofuniversityentrancerecords,youaremorelikelytogotouniversity
ifyournameisJohnthanifitisWayne.Therefore,ifyouwantyourchildtogotouniversity,youare
betteroffcallinghimJohnthanWayne.

Whichoneofthefollowingisthebeststatementoftheflawintheargumentabove?

A Itdrawsageneralconclusionfromspecificevidence.

B Itconfusesanecessaryconditionwithasufficientone.

C Itjumpstoaconclusionwithoutanyevidence.

D Itconfusesacorrelationwithacause.

E ItfailstoconsiderothernamesthanWayneorJohn.

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18 Thelowlevelofliteracyamongscienceundergraduatesisanissueacrossalluniversities.Oneof
thebiggestproblemsisthatpupilsinschoolspendmoretimeperfectingtheirSMStextmessaging
andemailingskillsthantheydowritinggrammaticallycorrectpiecesofliterature.Itisimportantto
getacrosstoundergraduatesthatgoodwritingmatters.Employerstakeonscientistsbelievingthey
cancommunicatetheirfindingsfluentlyandaccurately.Weneedtodeliversciencegraduateswith
theseskills.

Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument?

A Educationisfailingthosewholeavewithpoorwritingskills.

B Studentsmustbehelpedtorecognisetheimportanceofgoodliteracyskills.

C Manysciencegraduatesareunabletowriteinagrammaticallycorrectway.

D Employmentoftendependsongoodabilityinliteracy.

E Studentsdonotconcentrateproperlyinlessonsinschool.

19 Mypacketofwashingpowderclaimstocontainenoughpowderfor24washes.Thisclaimisbased
onusingtheplasticscoopsuppliedwiththepacketandfillingitonceforeachwash.

LivinginasoftwaterareaIfindIonlyneedtofillthescoopthreequartersfull.

HowmanywashescanIgetfromthispacket?

A 42

B 18

C 32

D 26

E 30

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20 Ithasrecentlybeensuggestedthatsomedegreescanbecompletedintwoyearsinsteadofthe
traditionalthreeyears.Butstaffteachingengineeringandmedicineatdegreelevelsaythatthe
currentfirstyearmostlyinvolvesgettingstudentsuptoacommonlevelofmathsandphysics,
whichinthepastwasachievedbyhighschoolteaching.Bytheendofthesecondyearfew
studentshavereachedthelevelofattainmentthatstudentsdid40yearsago.Twoyeardegrees
arenotrealisticcertainlynotforengineering.

Whichoneofthefollowingisanassumptionoftheargumentinthepassageabove?

A Twoyeardegreecourseswillhavethesameamountofteachingperyearasthreeyear
courses.

B Schoolexaminationsareeasiernowthantheywere40yearsago.

C Mathsandphysicsaremoreimportantelementsofengineeringthantheywere40yearsago.

D Engineeringstudentsarelessmotivatedthantheywere40yearsago.

E Twoyeardegreecourseswillbemorepopularwithstudentsthanthreeyearcourses.

21 Oneinfourdeathscausedbyroadaccidentsinvolvingcommercialvehiclesiscausedbythedriver
fallingasleepatthewheel.Theproblemevenaffectspolicemenandwomen,whoarenowmore
likelytodieduetodrivingwhentiredthanbyphysicalattacks.Evidenceatthescene(suchastyre
marks)cantellinvestigatorshowquicklythecardriverbraked:latebreakingwouldindicatelackof
concentrationwhichmightbecausedbytiredness.Theproblemwiththisevidenceisthatitisnot
conclusive,whereasconclusiveevidencecanbeofferedforotheroffencessuchasdrinkdriving.

Whichoneofthefollowingcanbedrawnasaconclusionofthepassageabove?

A Accidentscausedbydriversfallingasleepatthewheelareagreaterproblemthandrink
driving.

B Commercialvehicledriversandthepolicearemorepronetofallingasleepatthewheel
becauseofthelonghourstheywork.

C Thenumberofhoursperdaythatcommercialdriversshouldbeallowedtodriveshouldbe
reduced.

D Itwillnotbeaseasytoprosecutedriversforfallingasleepatthewheelasitisfordrinkdriving.

E Itwouldbeunfairtoprosecutepeopleforfallingasleepatthewheel.

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22 WhichoneofthesedidGalileoNOTdo?

A Discoverthemovementofapendulumproducesaregulartimemeasurement.

B Developthetelescope.

C Designanelectricbattery.

D Designathermometer.

E Developthemicroscope.

23 ThepastathatIbuyinthelocalsupermarketusuallycosts1.60perpacket.Thisweekthepacket
ismarked'0.20offnormalprice'.

Inadditionthefollowingsignisondisplay'10%offallbillswhenyouspend10ormore'.

AssumingthatIspendover10altogether,howmuchwillthepacketofpastacost?

A 1.26

B 1.24

C 1.30

D 1.12

E 1.18

24 Astudyonidenticaltwinsconcludedthatgenescontributeroughlyhalfoftheattributesweneedto
behappy.Peopleoftenfindsuchstudiesscary,seeingsomethingsinisteraboutusbeingmere
puppetsofourbiology.However,putinnonscientificterms,itsoundslikecommonsense.Parents
talkabouthowtheirchildrenhaddifferentpersonalitytraitsfromaveryyoungage.Perhapsit's
nicertothinkthisiscausedbysomething'fluffy'likeasoulbutevenifthatweretrue,whyisthat
morereassuringthanthethoughtthatgenesareresponsible?Eitherway,you'rebornasyouare.

Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsisbestsupportedastheconclusionofthepassageabove?

A Roughlyhalfofwhatweneedtobehappyisdecidedbyourgeneticmakeup.

B Wemayaswellaccepttheideathatourpotentialforhappinessinlifeistosomeextent
decidedatbirth.

C Whetherornotyouarehappyinlifeiseitherdeterminedbyyoursouloryourgenes.

D Whetherornotyouarehappyinlifeisnotsomethingoverwhichyouyourselfhaveanycontrol.

E Thepersonyouareatbirthisthepersonyouwillbethroughoutyourlife.

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25 TwocompanieshavejuststartedaroundtheclockairtaxiservicebetweenRomeandMilan.They
usethesameflightpathandflyatconstantspeedsatdifferentaltitudes.Planesownedbythe
companyAlphaAirtakeofffromRomeevery10minutesandtake90minutestoreachMilan.
PlanesownedbythecompanyBetaAirtakeoffevery5minutesandtake60minutestoreach
Milan.CaptainJohnston,whofliesforBetaAir,takesofffromRome5minutesaftertheprevious
AlphaAirflighthasdeparted.

HowmanyAlphaAirplanes(flyingfromRometoMilan)willCaptainJohnstonhavepassedashe
landsinMilan?

A 0

B 3

C 2

D 1

E 4

26 StepheniscurrentlyinvolvedinalongdistancecharitywalkfromAlphcastertoOmegham.Heleft
Alphcaster9daysagoandhasjustcompleted60%ofhisjourney.

Hehopestocomplete60%oftherestofthewalkduringthenext4days.Thiswillleavehimjust60
milesfromOmegham,whichheaimstocompleteinafurther2days.

HowfarisitfromAlphcastertoOmegham?

A 375miles

B 250miles

C 300miles

D 225miles

E 450miles

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27 Asafehasexternaldimensionsasfollows:

Width 48cm
Depth 44cm
Height52cm

Theentiresafeismadeofsteel4cmthickexceptthebasewhichis8cmthick.

Whataretheinternaldimensionsofthebaseofthesafe?

A 40cmx40cm

B 36cmx36cm

C 40cmx32cm

D 44cmx40cm

E 40cmx36cm

28 Anoveltyshopsellsaratherunusualclockdesignedtopuzzleusers.Thereisonlyonehand,
whichpointsupwards.Ithastwofaces.Thelargerhourfacerotatesclockwiseandthesmaller
minutefacerotatesanticlockwise.Eachfacehasonebigdot,representing12o'clockor0/60
minutesand11smallermarkscountingonehourorfiveminutedivisions.Therearenonumbers.

Whattimeisitwhentheclocklooksasshowninthediagram?

A 9:20

B 3:20

C 8:40

D 3:40

E 8:20

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29 Thetablebelowshowstheconsumerpriceinflationandunemploymentratefor5countries:

Consumerpriceinflation%rate March February

UnitedStates +0.4 +0.3
Japan +0.2 +0.5
Germany +0.1 +0.1
France +0.3 0.0
UK +0.2 +0.5
Unemployed%rate March February
UnitedStates 5.9 6.1
Japan 3.0 3.0
Germany 9.2 9.3
France 12.6 12.6
UK 9.1 9.2

AnewspapercomparingMarchtoFebruaryreportedthat:

'Unemploymenthasfallenbuttherehasbeenariseintheinflationrate'

Whichcountryisthestatementreferringto?

A Japan

B UK

C France

D UnitedStates

E Germany

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30 HorrificimagesoftheearthquakeinHaitiwereseenimmediatelyallovertheworld,andbythenext
daythefullextentofthedamagewasseenbytheentireworld.Clearly,themainproblemwas
movingaidfromtheairporttodistantareas,andwiththeroadslargelyblockedtheonlypractical
methodwastousehelicopters.Thegreatnationsoftheworldshouldbeashamedthatfoodwas
notgettingtothepeoplewhoneededit,andthatevenaweeklatertheirreliefstilldependedonthe
abilityofcourageousandskillfuldriverstoreachthemintrucks.

Whichoneofthefollowingisanunderlyingassumptionoftheargumentabove?

A ThereliefagencieswereabletoimporttruckstoHaitibutnothelicopters.

B ThegreatnationsoftheworldhadhelicoptersattheirdisposalwhichcouldreachHaitiwithina
week.

C TherewasenoughfoodinHaititosupplyallthepeopleintheweeksaftertheearthquake.

D Theimagesfailedtopromptthegreatnationsoftheworldintoreliefoperationsafterthe
earthquake.

E ThepeopleofHaitiwereabletocleartheirroadswithinaweekoftheearthquake.

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 Biology

31 ThedirectproductoftranscriptionofrecombinantDNAcanbe:

A insulin.

B monoclonalantibodies.

C mRNA.

D theprimarystructureofaprotein.

E areplicateDNAmolecule.

32 Whichoneofthefollowingisfoundbelowthediaphragminahuman?

A Heart

B Pulmonaryvein

C Liver

D Pulmonaryartery

E Alveoli

33 Whichoneofthefollowingdoesnotcontainaminoacids?

A Cellmembranes

B Amylose

C Viruses

D Enzymes

E Antibodies

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34 WhichstatementaboutribosomesisNOTcorrect?

A Ribosomesareinvolvedinproteinsynthesis.

B Ribosomescanbefoundinthecytoplasm.

C Ribosomescanbefoundonroughendoplasmicreticulum(RER).

D RibosomescanhaveRNAassociatedwiththem.

E Ribsosomescancarryouttranscription.

35 Thediagrambelowshowsaphospholipid.

Whenthismoleculeisbrokenintoaphosphate,glycerolandtwofattyacids,thenumberofwater
moleculesreleasedis:

A 2

B 3

C 0

D 1

E morethan3

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36 AsectionofonestrandofDNAhasabasesequenceof:

ACGGCTGGTTCC

Whichofthefollowingarecorrect?

1. TheotherDNAstrandwouldincludeaCGAtriplet.
2. Ifadeninealwaysbindswith2Hbondstoitscomplementarybaseandguaninewith3H
bonds,theneachofthesetripletswillhaveatotalof8Hbonds.
3. ThemRNAsequencetranscribedfromthisDNAsequencewouldcontain3uracilbases.

A 1only

B 2and3only

C 3only

D 2only

E 1and2only

37 ThefamilypedigreeshowsthatboyChasageneticcondition.Noothermemberofthefamily
showsthesamegeneticcondition.

WhichoneofthefollowingcouldNOTexplainwhyboyChasthecondition?

A Sexlinkeddominantcondition

B Sexlinkedrecessivecondition

C Bothparentsarecarriers

D Autosomalrecessivecondition

E Mutation

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38 Whichoneofthefollowingisnotinvolvedindefendingthebodyagainstinfection?

A Antibodies

B Tcell

C Betacell

D Bcell

E Phagocyte

39 InwhichofthefollowingstagesofmammalianrespirationisCO2released?

1. Glycolysis
2. Anaerobicrespiration
3. Krebscycle

A 3only

B 1and2only

C 1only

D 2and3only

E 2only

40 AsampleofDNAcontains32%guanine.

Whichanswershowsthepercentageofthymineinthesamesample?

A 32

B 18

C 23

D 34

E 24

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41 Whichofthefollowingcomesimmediatelyafteranaphaseinmitosis?

A Telophase

B Interphase

C Prophase

D Metaphase

E Cytokinesis

42 Theincreaseinthefrequencyofonephenotypeinawildpopulationoffishcouldbedueto:

1. anadvantageousmutation.
2. increasedreproductivesuccessofindividualswiththatphenotype.
3. achangeintheenvironment.

A 3only

B 1and2only

C 1,2and3

D 2and3only

E 1only

43 Whichoneofthefollowingmoleculesismadeinbothphotosynthesisandrespiration?

A Glucose

B ReducedNADP

C Carbondioxide

D ATP

E Oxygen

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44 Alivercellinthemetaphaseofmitosiscanbeidentifiedasbeingeukaryoticbecauseithas:

1. mitochondria
2. ribosomes
3. anucleus

A 1only

B 2and3only

C 1and3only

D 1and2only

E 1,2and3

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 Chemistry

45 WhichnameofthefollowingphasechangesisNOTcorrect?

A Solidtoliquid=Melting

B Gastosolid=Freezing

C Solidtogas=Sublimation

D Liquidtogas=Evaporation

E Gastoliquid=Condensation

46 Thecompound(CH3)2CHCH2NH2canbesynthesisedbythefollowingroute.

Whattypesofreactionareusedinstages1,2and3?

A 1=substitution2=addition3=reduction

B 1=substitution2=addition3=hydrolysis

C 1=addition2=substitution3=reduction

D 1=addition2=addition3=reduction

E 1=addition2=substitution3=hydrolysis

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47 Whichofthefollowingmustbecorrectaboutorganicisomers?

1. Theyhavethesamemolecularformulae.
2. Theirphysicalpropertiesareverysimilar.
3. Theyhavedifferentstructuralformulae.

A 1and2only

B 1,2and3

C 2and3only

D 1only

E 1and3only

48 Whichofthefollowingarecorrectaboutcarbontocarbonbonds?

1. ThelengthofcarbontocarbonbondsincreasesintheorderCC,C=C,CC.
2. ThestrengthoftheC=CbondislessthantwicethestrengthoftheCCbond.
3. ThecarbonatomsarejoinedbysixelectronsintheCCbond.

A 2and3only

B 1and3only

C 1,2and3

D 1and2only

E 3only

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49 ThepositionsofthemaingroupelementsinthePeriodicTableareshownbelow:

WhichoneofthefollowingformulaeisNOTcorrect?

A GaCO3

B CsNO3

C BeSO4

D SnS2

E Ba(HCO3)2

50 Thefollowingaresomecompoundsofnitrogen:

NOCl,KNO2,NO2,NO2Cl,Ca(NO3)2

Whatoxidationnumbersareshownbynitrogeninthesecompounds?

A 3,4,5,6

B 2,3,4,5

C 2,3,4,5,6

D 4,5,6

E 3,4,5

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51 Whatvaluedoescneedtobesothatthefollowingequationcanbebalanced?

4KMnO4+aH2SO4+5C2H5OH4MnSO4+bK2SO4+5CH3CO2H+cH2O

A 21

B 11

C 16

D 17

E 26

52 Howmanyatomsofhydrogenaretherein3.0kgofethane?

[relativeatomicmass:H=1,C=12Avogadroconstant=6.01023permol]

A 3.61026

B 3.91026

C 6.01025

D 3.61023

E 6.01022

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 PhysicsandMathematics

53 Amassisconnectedtoaspringanditvibratesupanddown,formingasimpleharmonicsystem.

Whichofthefollowingarecorrect?

1. Thekineticenergyofthemassisatamaximumhalfwayup.
2. Thepotentialenergyofthesystemisatamaximumatthetopofthemass'smotion.
3. Thepotentialenergyofthesystemisatamaximumatthebottomofthemass'smotion.

A 1,2and3

B 1and2only

C 2only

D 3only

E 1only

54 Auniformbeam,3.0mlong,ofweight100Nhasa300Nweightplaced0.50mfromoneend.The
beamissuspendedbyastring1.0mfromthesameend.

Adiagramoftheweightsplacedonthebeamisgivenbelow:

Howfarfromtheotherendmustaweightof80Nbeplacedforthebeamtobebalanced?

A 0.75m

B 2.25m

C 1.25m

D 1.875m

E 0.125m

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55 InanAC(alternatingcurrent)generator,acoilofwirerotatesinamagneticfield.

Whichofthefollowingwouldchangethepotentialdifferencemeasuredbythevoltmeterinthe
systemabove?

1. Usemoreturnsofwireinthecoil
2. Userthickerwire
3. Changethespeedofrotation

A 3only

B 1,2and3

C 1and2only

D 2only

E 1and3only

56 Whichofthefollowingistheequationofthecirclewithcentre(1.5,0.5)andradius3?

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57 Intheexpressionsbelow:g=gravitationalaccelerationh=heightm=mass
R=electricalresistancet=timev=velocityV=voltage.

Whichofthefollowingexpressionshaveunitsofpower?

1.

2.

3.

A 1and2only

B 1only

C 2and3only

D 1and3only

E 1,2and3

58 Simplify

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59 Whatisthesetofvaluesforwhich12x 2>8and2x+35?

A 1x

B 1<x2

C 1x<2

D 2<x

E 1x<2

60 Thediagramshowsaquarterofacirclesurroundedbyanisoscelestriangle.

Theradiusofthecircleisr.

Whichoneofthefollowingexpressionsrepresentstheunshadedarea?

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