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ADMISSIONTESTFORTHEDEGREECOURSEINMEDICINEANDSURGERY AcademicYear2013/2014

ThinkingSkillsGeneralKnowledgeandLogicalReasoning

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

Whattimeisitwhentheclocklooksasshowninthediagram? A B C D E 3:20 8:20 3:40 8:40 9:20

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Mypacketofwashingpowderclaimstocontainenoughpowderfor24washes.Thisclaimisbased onusingtheplasticscoopsuppliedwiththepacketandfillingitonceforeachwash. LivinginasoftwaterareaIfindIonlyneedtofillthescoopthreequartersfull. HowmanywashescanIgetfromthispacket? A B C D E 18 30 26 42 32

Asignificantsocialtrendinthe20thcenturywasforpeopletomoveawayfromtheirplaceofbirthin ordertoaccesseducationandwork.Thisgaveindividualsmoreopportunitiesandhelpedthe economybyproducingmobilitywithintheworkforce.Thenegativesideofthisisnowbeingfeltas moreandmoreelderlypeoplefacetheproblemsofoldagewithoutfamilymembersnearbytocare forthem.Thishasnegativeeffectsontheeconomyaswellasontheindividual,asmoreandmore statefundingforcareisneeded. Whichoneofthefollowingcouldbedrawnasaconclusionoftheabovepassage? A B C D E Elderlypeopleareexpectingthestatetoprovidecareforthemratherthanrelyingontheir children. Thebenefitsofamobileworkforcehavetobecomparedwiththecoststoelderlypeopleand theeconomy. Peopleshouldmakecaringfortheirelderlyparentsapriorityoverchoiceofworkopportunities. Peopleshouldtrytofindeducationandworkclosetotheirplaceofbirth. Thestateshouldprovidecareforelderlypeopletomakemobilityoftheworkforcepossible.

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Afterlookingatinterviewsconductedwithanumberofadultlearners,ourresearchsuggestedthat thelearnerswhofelttheyweremostsuccessfulwereallhighlymotivated.Wenoticedthatearly successhadheightenedmotivationinsomecasesandsawthatbothsuccessandmotivationmay beduetoaspecialaptitudeforlearning.Wealsonoticedthatmanyofthosewhofelttheywere mostmotivatedwerealsolearninginfavourableconditionsorforfun,whichmeanttheymayhave becomemotivatedsincestartingtheirclasses.Thoughtheseconditionsseemedpersuasive,the resultsledustothesameconclusion.It'simpossibletolearnanythingwithoutmotivation. WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTaflawintheaboveargument? A B C D E Theresearchisonlyconcernedwithadultlearners. Itassumesthatinordertobemotivatedyouhavetohaveaspecialaptitudeforlearning. Itassumesthatthosewhofelttheyweresuccessfulactuallywere. Itassumesthatthosewhofelttheyweremotivatedactuallywere. Theresearchdoesnotestablishthattherearenosuccessfullearnerswholackedmotivation.

Astudyonidenticaltwinsconcludedthatgenescontributeroughlyhalfoftheattributesweneedto behappy.Peopleoftenfindsuchstudiesscary,seeingsomethingsinisteraboutusbeingmere puppetsofourbiology.However,putinnonscientificterms,itsoundslikecommonsense.Parents talkabouthowtheirchildrenhaddifferentpersonalitytraitsfromaveryyoungage.Perhapsit's nicertothinkthisiscausedbysomething'fluffy'likeasoulbutevenifthatweretrue,whyisthat morereassuringthanthethoughtthatgenesareresponsible?Eitherway,you'rebornasyouare. Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsisbestsupportedastheconclusionofthepassageabove? A B C D E Wemayaswellaccepttheideathatourpotentialforhappinessinlifeistosomeextent decidedatbirth. Whetherornotyouarehappyinlifeiseitherdeterminedbyyoursouloryourgenes. Roughlyhalfofwhatweneedtobehappyisdecidedbyourgeneticmakeup. Thepersonyouareatbirthisthepersonyouwillbethroughoutyourlife. Whetherornotyouarehappyinlifeisnotsomethingoverwhichyouyourselfhaveanycontrol.

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Coffeegranulesareavailableintwojarsizes,regularandlarge.Theregularjarcontains250grams andcosts4.50.Thelargejaris60%bigger,containing400grams,butat6.30costsonly40% morethantheregularjar. Byhowmuchperkilogramisthelargejarofcoffeebettervalueformoneythantheregularjar? A B C D E 3.15 3.60 6.00 2.25 0.90

Aplacebois: A B C D E asedative. atypeofpainkiller. aformofmildstimulant. aformoflocalanaesthetic. aninactivedrugortreatment.

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Mywatchisatwentyfourhourdigitalwatch,sothat,forinstance4.17amappearsas:

and4.17pmappearsas:

OnemorningrecentlyIwokeup,pickedupmywatchandsaw:

Ipanicked,thinkingthatIhadoverslept,untilIrealisedIhadpickedupthewatchupsidedownandit wasonlyoneminutepastfive. AtwhichoneofthefollowingtimeswouldthedisplayappearthesamewhicheverwayIpickedit up? A B C D E 3.21pm 5.51am 5.51pm 1.01am 3.51pm

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Amultistoreycarparkhaseightlevels. Onthetopsevenlevelsthereareeightrowsofparking.Twooftheserowshold15carseachwhilst theothershold10carseach. Ontheroadleveltherearetworowsholding15carsbutonlyfourrowsholding10carseach. Theentrycontrolsystemcountscarsinandout.Thesystemstopsadmittingcarsonce90%ofthe totalcapacityisinuse. Fourspacesontheroadlevelarereservedforstaffparkingandthesearenotavailabletothe public. Whatisthemaximumnumberofpubliccarswhichcanbeadmitted? A B C D E 696 500 626 644 630

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TheheadquartersoftheWorldHealthOrganisation(WHO)isfoundinwhichofthesecities? A B C D E Rome WashingtonDC Geneva Nairobi London

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Manypeoplebelievethatforeigntravelbroadensthemindandthatthereissomeinherentbenefitin spendingsometimeinaculturedifferentfromyourown.Manystudentsaretaking'gap'years wheretheyspendtimeinanothercountry.Whilstthismayoffersomebenefitsintermsof confidenceandindependence,itiswrongtoassumethatforeigntravelalonecanprovidethis. Globaltravelcanhavenegativeimpactsonlocalculturesandtheenvironment.Homecountry based'gap'projectsareoftenseenasunglamourousbutthebenefitofworkingwithdifferent groupsandcultureswithinourownsocietycanbeequallyrewarding. Whichoneofthefollowingisthemainconclusionoftheabovepassage? A B C D E Foreigngapyearprojectsmusthaveanelementofcommunityworkforthemtobeworthwhile. Thereisinherentbenefitinspendingsometimeabroad. Foreigntravelisnottheonlywaytogainconfidenceandindependence. Projectswithinourownsocietycanbeasrewardingasforeigntravel. Itisimportantthatgapyearstudentsconsidertheimpactoftheirtravelonthecommunities theyworkin.

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ThereisanincreasingnumberofhistoricalorsignificantbuildingsintheUKwhicharesaidtobe'At Risk'.Withoutachangeinthelawmostofthesebuildingsaredoomedtocrumbleintotheground. Thisisbecausethesebuildingsarenolongerstructurallysound.Theexisitingstrictrenovation lawsmeanthattheyaretooexpensiveorimpracticalforprivateindividualsordevelopersto renovateorrepair.Therearecertainlypeopleouttherewhowouldbewillingtomaintainthese buildingsiftheycouldusemoremodernandlessexpensivetechniquesandmaterials.Surelyitis bettertosacrificesomeoftheoriginalbuilding'scharacterratherthanlosetheentirestructure. Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument? A B C D E Historianscanlearnmorefrombuildingswhichhavenotbeenmodernisedbymodern developers. 'AtRisk'buildingsneedtoberenovatedaccordingtostrictrules. Thereisnothingwrongwithchangingthecharacterofhistoricbuildings. Existinglawsmake'AtRisk'buildingstooexpensiveformostdevelopers. Achangeinthelawisneededifwehopetopreservemore'AtRisk'buildings.

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Oneinfourdeathscausedbyroadaccidentsinvolvingcommercialvehiclesiscausedbythedriver fallingasleepatthewheel.Theproblemevenaffectspolicemenandwomen,whoarenowmore likelytodieduetodrivingwhentiredthanbyphysicalattacks.Evidenceatthescene(suchastyre marks)cantellinvestigatorshowquicklythecardriverbraked:latebreakingwouldindicatelackof concentrationwhichmightbecausedbytiredness.Theproblemwiththisevidenceisthatitisnot conclusive,whereasconclusiveevidencecanbeofferedforotheroffencessuchasdrinkdriving. Whichoneofthefollowingcanbedrawnasaconclusionofthepassageabove? A B C D E Commercialvehicledriversandthepolicearemorepronetofallingasleepatthewheel becauseofthelonghourstheywork. Accidentscausedbydriversfallingasleepatthewheelareagreaterproblemthandrink driving. Itwillnotbeaseasytoprosecutedriversforfallingasleepatthewheelasitisfordrinkdriving. Thenumberofhoursperdaythatcommercialdriversshouldbeallowedtodriveshouldbe reduced. Itwouldbeunfairtoprosecutepeopleforfallingasleepatthewheel.

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Asafehasexternaldimensionsasfollows: Width 48cm Depth 44cm Height52cm Theentiresafeismadeofsteel4cmthickexceptthebasewhichis8cmthick. Whataretheinternaldimensionsofthebaseofthesafe? A B C D E 40cmx40cm 36cmx36cm 40cmx32cm 40cmx36cm 44cmx40cm

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Thetablebelowshowsthewinningtimeforthemen's200mrunintheOlympicGamessince1900, whentheeventwasfirstheld,until1988. year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 seconds 22.2 21.6 22.6 27.1 * 22.0 21.6 21.8 21.2 20.7 * * year 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 seconds 21.1 20.81 20.75 20.62 20.36 19.83 20.00 20.23 20.19 19.80 19.75

*Olympicsnotheldintheseyears. WhatisthelongestnumberofyearsforwhichtheOlympicrecordstoodunbroken? A B C D E 28 16 20 6 24

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Anationwidesurveyshowedthatthemajorityofpeoplewouldnotbewillingtogiveuptheircarin favourofpublictransport.However,inarecentsurveyofpeoplelivinginanareawithheavytraffic problems,76%statedthattheywouldprefertotraveltoworkbypublictransportifthesystemwas mademorereliable.Thisshowsthatthepreviousfindingswerewrong.Weshould,therefore, restrictcaruseandstartaprogrammeofimprovingthenation'spublictransportnetworkassoon aspossible. Whichoneofthefollowingisthebeststatementoftheflawintheargumentabove? A B C D E Thecounterargumentsarenotexplainedindetail. Itfailstoexplainhowthepublictransportsystemcanbeimproved. Itfailstospecifywhichtypesofpublictransportaretobeimproved. Thestatisticpresentedmaynotberepresentativeofthewholepopulation. Itdoesnotconsiderthe24%whowouldnotprefertousepublictransport.

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EversinceUranuswasdiscovered,astronomershavethoughttheremightbemoreplanetsinthe SolarSystem.BecauseofsmalldeviationsintheorbitsofUranusandNeptunedeviationswhich wouldoccurifanotherplanetexistedsomeastronomersthinktheremustbeanundiscovered planetPlanetX.ButthesedeviationscannottelluswhetherPlanetXexists,becausetheywould occuriftheorbitshadbeenwronglypredicted.SinceUranusandNeptunetakemanydecadesto circlethesun,astronomersrelyonolddatatocalculatetheirorbits.Asthisislikelytobe inaccurate,thecalculatedorbitsareprobablywrong,andsoUranusandNeptunewilldeviatefrom themevenifthereisnoPlanetX. Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument? A B C D E TheuseofoldandinaccuratedataindicatesthatPlanetXcannotexist. ThecalculationsoftheorbitsofUranusandNeptuneareprobablywrong. ThedeviationsintheorbitsofUranusandNeptunecannottelluswhetherPlanetXexists. Astronomersarerighttothinkthattheremustbeanundiscoveredplanet. UranusandNeptunewilldeviatefromthepredictedorbitswhetherornotPlanetXexists.

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StepheniscurrentlyinvolvedinalongdistancecharitywalkfromAlphcastertoOmegham.Heleft Alphcaster9daysagoandhasjustcompleted60%ofhisjourney. Hehopestocomplete60%oftherestofthewalkduringthenext4days.Thiswillleavehimjust60 milesfromOmegham,whichheaimstocompleteinafurther2days. HowfarisitfromAlphcastertoOmegham? A B C D E 375miles 250miles 225miles 300miles 450miles

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WhichoneofthesedidGalileoNOTdo? A B C D E Designathermometer. Developthemicroscope. Developthetelescope. Discoverthemovementofapendulumproducesaregulartimemeasurement. Designanelectricbattery.

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ThepastathatIbuyinthelocalsupermarketusuallycosts1.60perpacket.Thisweekthepacket ismarked'0.20offnormalprice'. Inadditionthefollowingsignisondisplay'10%offallbillswhenyouspend10ormore'. AssumingthatIspendover10altogether,howmuchwillthepacketofcerealcost? A B C D E 1.30 1.12 1.26 1.18 1.24

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Accordingtoarecentanalysisofuniversityentrancerecords,youaremorelikelytogotouniversity ifyournameisJohnthanifitisWayne.Therefore,ifyouwantyourchildtogotouniversity,youare betteroffcallinghimJohnthanWayne. Whichoneofthefollowingisthebeststatementoftheflawintheargumentabove? A B C D E ItfailstoconsiderothernamesthanWayneorJohn. Itdrawsageneralconclusionfromspecificevidence. Itconfusesanecessaryconditionwithasufficientone. Itjumpstoaconclusionwithoutanyevidence. Itconfusesacorrelationwithacause.

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Thetablebelowshowstheconsumerpriceinflationandunemploymentratefor5countries: Consumerpriceinflation%rate UnitedStates Japan Germany France UK Unemployed%rate UnitedStates Japan Germany France UK March +0.4 +0.2 +0.1 +0.3 +0.2 March 5.9 3.0 9.2 12.6 9.1 February +0.3 +0.5 +0.1 0.0 +0.5 February 6.1 3.0 9.3 12.6 9.2

AnewspapercomparingMarchtoFebruaryreportedthat: 'Unemploymenthasfallenbuttherehasbeenariseintheinflationrate' Whichcountryisthestatementreferringto? A B C D E UK Japan Germany UnitedStates France

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Atasocietymeeting,1000peopleareentitledtovoteintheelectionsforChairpersonwithaone persononevotesystem.Theelectionrulesstateifnocandidateobtainsmorethan50%ofthe votescastinthefirstballot,asecondballotmustbeheldbetweenthetoptwocandidates.350 voteswerecastforaparticularcandidateinthefirstballot.Thenasecondballottookplace. Underthesecircumstanceswhichoneofthefollowingispossible? A B C D E Thecandidatecamesecondorthird,butdidnotwin. Thecandidateeitherwontheelectionorcamesecond. Thecandidatewontheelection,camesecond,orcamethird. Thecandidatedefinitelywontheelection. Thecandidatecamethird.

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Thelowlevelofliteracyamongscienceundergraduatesisanissueacrossalluniversities.Oneof thebiggestproblemsisthatpupilsinschoolspendmoretimeperfectingtheirSMStextmessaging andemailingskillsthantheydowritinggrammaticallycorrectpiecesofliterature.Itisimportantto getacrosstoundergraduatesthatgoodwritingmatters.Employerstakeonscientistsbelievingthey cancommunicatetheirfindingsfluentlyandaccurately.Weneedtodeliversciencegraduateswith theseskills. Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument? A B C D E Manysciencegraduatesareunabletowriteinagrammaticallycorrectway. Studentsmustbehelpedtorecognisetheimportanceofgoodliteracyskills. Employmentoftendependsongoodabilityinliteracy. Studentsdonotconcentrateproperlyinlessonsinschool. Educationisfailingthosewholeavewithpoorwritingskills.

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TwocompanieshavejuststartedaroundtheclockairtaxiservicebetweenRomeandMilan.They usethesameflightpathandflyatconstantspeedsatdifferentaltitudes.Planesownedbythe companyAlphaAirtakeofffromRomeevery10minutesandtake90minutestoreachMilan. PlanesownedbythecompanyBetaAirtakeoffevery5minutesandtake60minutestoreach Milan.CaptainJohnston,whofliesforBetaAir,takesofffromRome5minutesaftertheprevious AlphaAirflighthasdeparted. HowmanyAlphaAirplanes(flyingfromRometoMilan)willCaptainJohnstonhavepassedashe landsinMilan? A B C D E 4 2 0 1 3

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Anycompanythatwishestosellanewdrugmustprovidethegovernmentwithdetailsofresearch aboutitssafetyandpossiblesideeffects.Atpresent,thisinformationisconfidential,butthereare planstomakeitavailabletothepublic.Whilepatientsaresurelyentitledtomoreinformationabout thedrugstheyareprescribed,thiswillalsoinevitablymakepublicvitaldetailsabouttheingredients ofcertaindrugsandhowtheyaremanufactured.Drugcompaniesarenaturallyreluctanttorelease thisinformationtotheircompetitors.Therefore,throughfearofimitators,drugcompanieswillno longerintroducenewandimportantdrugsintothecountry. Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmostweakentheaboveargument? A B C D E Peoplearebetterinformedaboutthesideeffectsofdrugsabroadthantheyareinthiscountry. Therearesufficientdrugsalreadyonthemarketandsothereisnonecessitytointroducenew ones. Peoplemaybereluctanttousecertaindrugswhentheyhavefullerinformationaboutthem. Strongpatentlawspreventcompaniesfromusingtheinformationtocreaterivaldrugs. Thedrugindustryisaverycompetitivebusinessandsecrecyisvitalifcompaniesareto survive.

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HorrificimagesoftheearthquakeinHaitiwereseenimmediatelyallovertheworld,andbythenext daythefullextentofthedamagewasseenbytheentireworld.Clearly,themainproblemwas movingaidfromtheairporttodistantareas,andwiththeroadslargelyblockedtheonlypractical methodwastousehelicopters.Thegreatnationsoftheworldshouldbeashamedthatfoodwas notgettingtothepeoplewhoneededit,andthatevenaweeklatertheirreliefstilldependedonthe abilityofcourageousandskillfuldriverstoreachthemintrucks. Whichoneofthefollowingisanunderlyingassumptionoftheargumentabove? A B C D E TherewasenoughfoodinHaititosupplyallthepeopleintheweeksaftertheearthquake. ThepeopleofHaitiwereabletocleartheirroadswithinaweekoftheearthquake. ThegreatnationsoftheworldhadhelicoptersattheirdisposalwhichcouldreachHaitiwithina week. ThereliefagencieswereabletoimporttruckstoHaitibutnothelicopters. Theimagesfailedtopromptthegreatnationsoftheworldintoreliefoperationsafterthe earthquake.

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InwhichmoderndaycountrywastheIncacivilizationcentred? A B C D E Brazil Chile Ecuador Peru Bolivia

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Ithasrecentlybeensuggestedthatsomedegreescanbecompletedintwoyearsinsteadofthe traditionalthreeyears.Butstaffteachingengineeringandmedicineatdegreelevelsaythatthe currentfirstyearmostlyinvolvesgettingstudentsuptoacommonlevelofmathsandphysics, whichinthepastwasachievedbyhighschoolteaching.Bytheendofthesecondyearfew studentshavereachedthelevelofattainmentthatstudentsdid40yearsago.Twoyeardegrees arenotrealisticcertainlynotforengineering. Whichoneofthefollowingisanassumptionoftheargumentinthepassageabove? A B C D E Twoyeardegreecourseswillbemorepopularwithstudentsthanthreeyearcourses. Twoyeardegreecourseswillhavethesameamountofteachingperyearasthreeyear courses. Engineeringstudentsarelessmotivatedthantheywere40yearsago. Schoolexaminationsareeasiernowthantheywere40yearsago. Mathsandphysicsaremoreimportantelementsofengineeringthantheywere40yearsago.

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WhichgeneralfamouslycrossedtheAlpswithhisarmy? A B C D E Augustus Antony Octavius Hamilcar Hannibal

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Biology

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Whichoneofthefollowingmoleculesismadeinbothphotosynthesisandrespiration? A B C D E Glucose Carbondioxide ATP Oxygen ReducedNADP

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Whichoneofthefollowingisfoundbelowthediaphragminahuman? A B C D E Pulmonaryvein Pulmonaryartery Alveoli Heart Liver

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ThedirectproductoftranscriptionofrecombinantDNAcanbe: A B C D E areplicateDNAmolecule. theprimarystructureofaprotein. mRNA. insulin. monoclonalantibodies.

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Thediagrambelowshowsaphospholipid.

Whenthismoleculeisbrokenintoaphosphate,glycerolandtwofattyacids,thenumberofwater moleculesreleasedis: A B C D E 0 1 3 morethan3 2

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Whichoneofthefollowingdoesnotcontainaminoacids? A B C D E Enzymes Amylose Cellmembranes Viruses Antibodies

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AsectionofonestrandofDNAhasabasesequenceof: ACGGCTGGTTCC Whichofthefollowingarecorrect? 1. TheotherDNAstrandwouldincludeaCGAtriplet. 2. Ifadeninealwaysbindswith2Hbondstoitscomplementarybaseandguaninewith3H bonds,theneachofthesetripletswillhaveatotalof8Hbonds. 3. ThemRNAsequencetranscribedfromthisDNAsequencewouldcontain3uracilbases. A B C D E 1and2only 3only 1only 2only 2and3only

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AsampleofDNAcontains32%guanine. Whichanswershowsthepercentageofthymineinthesamesample? A B C D E 24 18 34 23 32

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InwhichofthefollowingstagesofmammalianrespirationisCO2released? 1. Glycolysis 2. Anaerobicrespiration 3. Krebscycle A B C D E 2only 1and2only 3only 2and3only 1only

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Whichoneofthefollowingisnotinvolvedindefendingthebodyagainstinfection? A B C D E Betacell Phagocyte Tcell Bcell Antibodies

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WhichstatementaboutribosomesisNOTcorrect? A B C D E Ribosomesareinvolvedinproteinsynthesis. Ribosomescanbefoundinthecytoplasm. Ribsosomescancarryouttranscription. Ribosomescanbefoundonroughendoplasmicreticulum(RER). RibosomescanhaveRNAassociatedwiththem.

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Whichofthefollowingcomesimmediatelyafteranaphaseinmitosis? A B C D E Prophase Interphase Cytokinesis Telophase Metaphase

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ThefamilypedigreeshowsthatboyChasageneticcondition.Noothermemberofthefamily showsthesamegeneticcondition.

WhichoneofthefollowingcouldNOTexplainwhyboyChasthecondition? A B C D E Mutation Autosomalrecessivecondition Bothparentsarecarriers Sexlinkeddominantcondition Sexlinkedrecessivecondition

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Alivercellinthemetaphaseofmitosiscanbeidentifiedasbeingeukaryoticbecauseithas: 1. mitochondria 2. ribosomes 3. anucleus A B C D E 1and2only 1and3only 1only 1,2and3 2and3only

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Theincreaseinthefrequencyofonephenotypeinawildpopulationoffishcouldbedueto: 1. anadvantageousmutation. 2. increasedreproductivesuccessofindividualswiththatphenotype. 3. achangeintheenvironment. A B C D E 2and3only 1,2and3 1only 1and2only 3only

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Whichofthefollowingarecorrectaboutcarbontocarbonbonds? 1. ThelengthofcarbontocarbonbondsincreasesintheorderCC,C=C,CC. 2. ThestrengthoftheC=CbondislessthantwicethestrengthoftheCCbond. 3. ThecarbonatomsarejoinedbysixelectronsintheCCbond. A B C D E 3only 1and2only 1,2and3 2and3only 1and3only

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Whichofthefollowingmustbecorrectaboutorganicisomers? 1. Theyhavethesamemolecularformulae. 2. Theirphysicalpropertiesareverysimilar. 3. Theyhavedifferentstructuralformulae. A B C D E 1and3only 1,2and3 1and2only 2and3only 1only

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Howmanyatomsofhydrogenaretherein3.0kgofethane? [relativeatomicmass:H=1,C=12Avogadroconstant=6.010 permol] A B C D E 3.91026 3.61026 6.01025 3.61023 6.01022


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Whatvaluedoescneedtobesothatthefollowingequationcanbebalanced? 4KMnO4+aH2SO4+5C2H5OH4MnSO4+bK2SO4+5CH3CO2H+cH2O A B C D E 21 11 16 17 26

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Thefollowingaresomecompoundsofnitrogen: NOCl,KNO2,NO2,NO2Cl,Ca(NO3)2 Whatoxidationnumbersareshownbynitrogeninthesecompounds? A B C D E 4,5,6 2,3,4,5,6 2,3,4,5 3,4,5 3,4,5,6

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ThepositionsofthemaingroupelementsinthePeriodicTableareshownbelow:

WhichoneofthefollowingformulaeisNOTcorrect? A B C D E SnS2 CsNO3 Ba(HCO3)2 BeSO4 GaCO3

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WhichnameofthefollowingphasechangesisNOTcorrect? A B C D E Liquidtogas=Evaporation Gastosolid=Freezing Solidtoliquid=Melting Gastoliquid=Condensation Solidtogas=Sublimation

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Thecompound(CH3)2CHCH2NH2canbesynthesisedbythefollowingroute.

Whattypesofreactionareusedinstages1,2and3? A B C D E 1=addition2=substitution3=hydrolysis 1=addition2=addition3=reduction 1=substitution2=addition3=reduction 1=substitution2=addition3=hydrolysis 1=addition2=substitution3=reduction

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PhysicsandMathematics

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

Howfarfromtheotherendmustaweightof80Nbeplacedforthebeamtobebalanced? A B C D E 2.25m 1.875m 0.125m 0.75m 1.25m

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Whatisthesetofvaluesforwhich12x 2>8and2x+35? A B C D E 1x 1x <2 1x <2 2<x 1<x 2

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Simplify

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Whichofthefollowingistheequationofthecirclewithcentre(1.5,0.5)andradius3? A B C D E

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InanAC(alternatingcurrent)generator,acoilofwirerotatesinamagneticfield.

Whichofthefollowingwouldchangethepotentialdifferencemeasuredbythevoltmeterinthe systemabove? 1. Usemoreturnsofwireinthecoil 2. Userthickerwire 3. Changethespeedofrotation A B C D E 1and2only 1,2and3 1and3only 3only 2only

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Amassisconnectedtoaspringanditvibratesupanddown,formingasimpleharmonicsystem. Whichofthefollowingarecorrect? 1. Thekineticenergyofthemassisatamaximumhalfwayup. 2. Thepotentialenergyofthesystemisatamaximumatthetopofthemass'smotion. 3. Thepotentialenergyofthesystemisatamaximumatthebottomofthemass'smotion. A B C D E 1and2only 1,2and3 2only 3only 1only

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Intheexpressionsbelow:g=gravitationalaccelerationh=heightm=mass R=electricalresistancet=timev =velocityV=voltage. Whichofthefollowingexpressionshaveunitsofpower? 1. 2. 3.

A B C D E

1only 1,2and3 2and3only 1and3only 1and2only

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Thediagramshowsaquarterofacirclesurroundedbyanisoscelestriangle. Theradiusofthecircleisr.

Whichoneofthefollowingexpressionsrepresentstheunshadedarea? A

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