CT207

ADMISSIONTESTFORTHEDEGREECOURSEINMEDICINEANDSURGERY
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GeneralKnowledgeandLogicalReasoning

Childhoodobesityisstillaproblem.Thisisoftenblamedonthefactthatchildrenhaveeasy
accesstoarangeofunhealthyfoodsandincreasinglyhavemoremoneyavailabletothemto
spendonfatteningandsugarfilledfoods.Asolutionseemsobviousraisethepricesofall
thesefoodssothatparentswillhavemorecontroloverwhattheirchildreneatandwillfindit
moreeconomicaltobuyhealthyfoods.Unfortunately,thisisunlikelytoworkastheproblemis
alsocausedbythefactthatunhealthyfoodstendtobemoreconvenientandthatiswhatmany
parentsconsiderwhendecidingwhatfoodstoprovide.Awiderrangeof'readytoeat'healthy
foodoptionswouldbeagoodstarttosolvingtheproblemofchildobesity.
Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument?

Thereshouldbemore'readytoeat'healthymealsavailable.

Childobesityisstillaproblem.

Thepriceofunhealthyfoodsshouldberaised.

Childrenhavetoomuchaccesstofatteningandsugarfilledfoods.

Parentsshouldhavemorecontroloverthefoodthattheirchildreneat.

Highprofilemembersofsocietycanraiseawarenessofworthycausesbetterthanmembersof
thepublic,becausetheyhavetheiropinionslistenedtoandrespectedmorereadilybyalarger
numberofpeople.Celebritiesshouldnotbeshyaboutdrawingattentiontocharitiesand
foundationstowhichtheydonatetheirtimeandmoney,becauseitmayencourageotherpeople
todothesame.
Whichoneofthefollowingbestillustratestheprincipleunderlyingtheargumentabove?
A

Directorsofcompaniesshouldencouragetheiremployeestorecyclemorebyvisibly
doingsothemselves.

Peopleshouldvaluetheirsuperiorsopinionsonallmattersbecausetheyhavebeen
successfulinoneormorefields.

Ifyourbossdoesnotcommitanyvirtuousactsthenneithershouldyou.

Companieswiththemostemployeesshouldbeputunderpressuretocommittothe
mostsocialchange.

Ifyoucanhelpsomeoneelsebydonatingyourdisposabletimeandmoney,itwillhelp
improvesociety.

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Whatisaclonebutatwin?Whatisgeneticengineeringorselectivebreedingbutassisted
evolution?Howoftendowehearthesetriteexcusesforman'sarrogantinterferencewithnatural
processes?Toooften.Itistimetocallahaltandconsiderjustwhatlimitsneedtobeplacedon
thebreakneckprogressofbiotechnology,if'progress'iseventherightwordforit.Thebig
questionforscienceshouldnotbe'What'sinitforus?'but'Couldthishavehappened
naturally?'Andiftheansweris'No'thenweshouldnotbringitaboutjustbecausewehave
foundthatwecan.Ifwedowemayliveabitlongerorgrowmorefoodperacre,butwedon't
knowwhereourmeddlingwillend.
Whichoneofthefollowingisaprinciplewhichunderliestheaboveargument?

Scienceshouldnotprogressbeyondwhatisnatural.

Cloning,geneticengineeringandselectivebreedingarenot'progress'.

Meddlingwithnaturecouldonlyeverendindisaster.

Itistimetocallahaltonbiotechnologicaladvances.

Naturewillhaveitsownwayinthelongrun.

Inrecentyearstherehasbeenincreasedconcernthatfashionmodelsreflectanunrealisticand
unattainableimageoffemininityandthatthishasanegativeeffectontheselfesteemofmany
youngwomen.Manymajordesignerscontinuetodesignforanexceptionallytallandflat
chestedfemaleframe.Itshouldbenosurprisethereforethattherehavebeenseveralcases
recentlywhendesignershavefavouredmalemodelsontheircatwalkstomodeltheir
womenswear.Ratherthanbeingacauseofsurpriseorconcern,thisshouldbewelcomedasa
recognitionofthefactthatthesedesignsareunsuitableformostwomenanditdrawsattention
tothemajordifferencesbetweencatwalkfashionandclothingfortherealworld.
Whichoneofthefollowingstatements,iftrue,wouldmoststrengthentheargumentabove?
A

Surveysofyoungwomenhavesuggestedthattheuseofmalemodelsmakesthetypical
modelphysiquelessdesirabletoattain.

Veryfewobserversnoticedinitiallythatthemalemodelswerenotinfactwomen.

Somedesignershavefavouredmalemodelssimplytogeneratemoremediaattentionfor
theircollections.

Somefemalemodelsstruggletomaintainthenecessaryphysiqueforcatwalkmodelling.

Somedesignersarerecognisingthatthephysiqueofmanycatwalkmodelsrepresents
anunhealthyidealformostwomen.

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Thegovernmentisconsideringchangingthelawtoassumeconsentforthedonationoforgans
afterdeath.Peopleopposedtotheideawouldhavetodeliberately'optout'ofthescheme,
althoughrelativeswouldstillbeconsulted.Thesupplyofhealthyorgansavailablefortransplant
wouldbevastlyincreasedunderthisscheme.Ifthegovernmentreallywantstoimprovethe
livesofpeoplewithlongtermhealthproblems,thisisameasureitmusttake.
Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmoststrengthentheargumentinthepassageabove?

Thenumberofvoluntaryorgandonorsissmallandnotincreasing.

Bereavedrelativesfinddonationdecisionsverydistressing.

Therewouldbeoppositionbycivillibertiesgroupstothismeasure.

Notalloftheorgansdonatedaresuitablefortransplant.

Itisnotknownhowmanypeoplewould'optout'ofthecompulsoryscheme.

ChildrenborninJapantodaycanexpecttolivefiveyearslongerthantheirAmerican
counterparts.Lifeexpectancyhasbeenrisinginallcountries,buttheslowestrateofincrease
hasbeenintheUSA.Whatcouldaccountforthis,giventhatthepercentageofpeoplewho
smokeisroughlythesameinallrichcountries?Ofcourse,theUSAisthebirthplaceoffast
foodrestaurantsthatsellunhealthyfood.Moreover,arecentsurveyofAmericanlifestyleshas
foundthatovereatingandfailuretoexercisearewidespreadamongstthepopulation.Sowe
mustassumethatobesityandlackofexercisehavecausedtheUSAtolagbehindinthe
increaseinlifeexpectancy.
Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,mostweakenstheaboveargument?
A

Inthe1960sand1970stheUSAhadthehighestpercentageofsmokers.

Mostrichcountrieshavethesamestandardofmedicalexpertise.

Japanesechildrenhadahealthierdietinthe1960sthantheydotoday.

Americanfastfoodrestaurantsarenowfoundinmostrichcountries.

TheUSAspendsmoremoneyonfastfoodthananyothernation.

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Childrenneedtoplayinordertodeveloptheirthinkingskills.Whenchildrenplay,theyare
merelygoingthroughscenarios,workingouttheconsequencesandimplicationsofactions,
puzzlingoutwhatmighthappentheverysameprocessesthatadultshavelearnedtodoin
theirheads,theprocessmorecommonlyknownas'thinking'!Itfollowsthatthinkingandplaying
arereallyoneandthesamething.
Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument?

Childrenneedtobeallowedtoplayinordertodeveloptheirthinkingskills.

Playingisjustanearlyversionofabstractthinkingandreasoning.

Playingandthinkingareessentiallytwoformsofthesameactivity.

Childrenneedtobetaughthowtothinkaboutthefuture.

Childrenwhodonotplaywillnotbegoodthinkers.

Whilesomeanimalrightsactivistshavelongacceptedthatthereisalinkbetweenbovine
tuberculosis(TBincattle)andbadgers,othershavearguedthatitwasnotproven.Theyfeltthat
thecullingofbadgerstostopthespreadofTBincattlewasnotjustifiedifalinkwasunproven.
ButdirectevidenceofthetransmissionofTBbetweenbadgersandcattlehasnowbeenfound.
DNAsequencingoftheTBbacteriaincattleandinbadgershasshownthatthedisease
crossesspeciesbarriers.Thislatestdiscoverycompletelyunderminesthecaseofthosewho
haveopposedbadgerculling.Toprotectfarmersfromseverelossoftheircattleandhencetheir
livelihoodsandtoprotectoneofourprimarysourcesofmeatandmilkthebadgerpopulation
shouldbeculled.
Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmostweakentheargumentinthepassageabove?
A

Theremaybefactorsotherthanbadgers,suchasthemovementofcattle,which
contributetothespreadofTBincattle.

NotallfarmersareconvincedthatthecullingofbadgerswouldstopthespreadofTB.

Animalrightsactivistsareinterestedintheprotectionofbadgersperse,whateverrisk
theypose.

ItistooexpensiveandlogisticallydifficulttovaccinateallcattleagainstTB.

Badgercullingwouldbeunpopularwithasubstantialnumberofpeople.

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Fewlinguistswouldargueagainsttheviewthatourfirstlanguageisacquiredandnotlearned.
Preschoolchildrendonotstudytheirnativetonguenordotheylearngrammarrulesbut,bythe
timetheystartschoolattheageoffiveorsix,thevastmajorityarecompetentusersoftheir
language.Therefore,whenlearningasecondoradditionallanguage,studyinggrammarisa
wasteoftimeandallthatisrequiredisexposuretothetargetlanguageinordertoacquire
competencyinitsuse.
Whichoneofthefollowingidentifiestheunderlyingassumptionoftheaboveargument?

10

Acquiringasecondoradditionallanguageisthesameprocessasacquiringafirst
language.

Onlypeoplewhoknowhowtoreadcanlearnasecondoradditionallanguage.

Childrenarebetteratacquiringlanguagesthanadults.

Learnersofsecondoradditionallanguagesshouldreadthetargetlanguage.

Languagesarefundamentallydifferentfromoneanother.

In1688theIrishphilosopherWilliamMolyneuxaskedwhetherablindpersonwhoregainedtheir
visioncouldrecognisebysightanobjecttheyhadpreviouslyonlyknownbytouch.RichardHeld
andPawanSinhaoftheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyattemptedtoanswerthis
questioninanexperimentwithfivechildreninIndiawhohadjusthadsuccessfulsurgerywhich
gavethemtheirsightforthefirsttime.Within48hoursoftheoperationthechildrenwereasked
tofeelatoyblockwithoutlookingatit.Theywerethenshowntwoblocks,oneofwhichtheyhad
touched.Theyidentifiedtheorginalblockjustoverhalfofthetimeandthisisonlyalittlebetter
thanguesswork.Recognisingtouchedobjectsbysightaloneimprovedwithindays.
Whichoneofthefollowingcanbedrawnasaconclusionoftheabovepassage?
A

Identifyinganobjectbysightalonewhichhadbeentouchedbutnotseenpreviouslyis
learnedbehaviourandnotinnate.

Identifyinganobjectbysightalonewhichhadbeentouchedbutnotseenpreviouslyis
innatebehaviourandnotlearned.

Identifyinganobjectbysightalonewhichhadbeentouchedbutnotseenpreviouslyis
somethingwhichchildrendobetterthanadults.

Identifyinganobjectbysightalonewhichhadbeentouchedbutnotseenpreviouslyis
somethingwhichadultsdobetterthanchildren.

Usingchildreninexperimentssuchastheonedescribedaboveismorallywrong.

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Thefollowingpatternismadefromsixsquaretiles:

Whichoneofthefollowingpatternscanalsobemadefromthesamesixtiles?
A

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Mychoiceofsandwichwilldependonitsnutritionalcontentasshowninthefollowingtable:

type

price() energy(kJ) protein(g) fat(g) saltequiv(g)

beef

2.00

1220

22

3.4

1.3

chicken

2.10

1327

26

4.1

1.4

ham

1.90

1164

18

3.8

1.7

turkey

2.20

1163

20

2.5

1.5

salad

1.50

931

3.3

1.7

tuna

2.00

1579

19

14.3

1.7

Iwanttohaveatleast20gofproteininmysandwichandnomorethan4goffat.
WhichisthesmallestamountthatIwillpayformysandwich?
A

2.00

1.50

1.90

2.10

2.20

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InthefoyerofacompanyinLondontherearenineclocksshowingthelocaltimeateachofthe
company'sninebranches.

Thisishowtheyappearatpresent:

ThepersoninchargeofresettingtheseclocksinMarchandOctoberhastoremember:

1InDubai,SingaporeandTokyoclocksremainunchangedallyearround.

2InLondon,Athens,ChicagoandNewYorkclocksareputonehourforwardinMarchandone
hourbackinOctober.

3InSantiagoandSydneyclocksareputonehourforwardinOctoberandonehourbackin
March.
Whentheseclocksarenextreset,whichtwowillshowthesametime?
A

NewYorkandSantiago

AthensandLondon

ChicagoandNewYork

SingaporeandTokyo

SydneyandTokyo

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Afactoryhasreceivedanorderforaproduct.Ittakes9operationstomanufactureit.These
maytakeplaceinanyorderandatanytimeinthemanufacturingprocessbutanindividual
workerstayswithoneoperationfromitsbeginningtoitsend.Thenumberofhoursforone
workertocompleteeachoperationisasfollows:

Operation

Durationinhours

12

10

10

Allworkersareabletocompletealloperations,butcanonlydooneatatime.Theproducthas
tobereadyin16hours.
Whatistheminimumnumberofworkersrequiredtomanufacturetheproductinthegiventime?

15

Adeliverycompanyopensitsdepotat7:30am.Ituseslargeandsmallvanstomakedeliveries.
Thesmallervanstake10minutestoloadandthen1hourtomakethedeliveriesandreturn.The
largeroneshavealoadingtimeof30minutesandreturnfromdeliveriesafter2hours.The
driverofalargevanstartsloadingat8:00am.
Ifthedriverofasmallvanistomakethemaximumnumberofdeliverieshecan,howmuch
laterthanthedriverofthelargevancanhestartloadingiftheyarebothtoarrivebackatthe
depotforlunchat1:00pm?
A

20minutes

0minutes

5minutes

10minutes

15minutes

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Belowisapictureofabiscuittinwithfouridenticalsides.Asetofthesetinsistobemadethat
arealldistinguishablefromeachotherbycolouralone.Themanufacturerwillpainteachofthe
foursideseitherredorblue.Thetopandbottomarenotpainted.

Whatisthegreatestnumberofdifferenttinsthatcanbemade?
A

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Inaslalomskiingcompetitionskierstacklethecourseoneatatime.Eachskiermakestwo
runs.Thetimesforthetworunsareaddedandthefastesttotaltimedeterminesthewinner.
Competitorswhofailtofinishtheirfirstrunarenotallowedtomakeasecondrun.

Inthesecondround,skierscompeteinthereverseorderoftheirpositionsafterthefirstround.

Gracetookpartinaslalomcompetitionlastweek.Shewastheeighthskiertomakeherfirst
run.Attheendofthefirstroundshewasinsixthposition,soshehadtowaitfor17ofherrivals
tomaketheirsecondrunsbeforeitwasherturnagain.Threeskiershadfailedtocompletethe
courseinthefirstround.
Howmanycompetitorstookpartinlastweek'sslalomcompetition?
A

26

23

28

31

34

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Abakeryshopmakesitsownbreadinbatchestosellonsite.Bakersalwaysdescribethe
quantitiesofotheringredientsasapercentageoftheweightofflourused.Theywillthenusethe
percentagesinthetablebelowtocalculatehowmuchwater,saltandfatarerequired.Today,
thebakerisplanningtouse250kgofflourtomakeWhiteBread.

TheBakersPercentage
BreadType

Water(%) Salt(%) Fat(%)

NeapolitanPizza

59

1.5

None

Baguette

60

None

FrenchBread

66

None

Ciabatta

80

2.5

Focaccia

80

WhiteBread

54

17

Brioche

22

133

Whatisthetotalweightofthemixturetobemade?
A

432.5kg

182.5kg

250kg

323kg

420kg

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Ihavefoldedasquarepieceofpaperinhalf,theninhalfagain,thencutthreepiecesfromthe
resultingsmallersquare,asindicatedbelow:

WhichoneofthefollowingCANNOTpossiblybetheappearanceofthepaperafterIunfoldit?
A

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ThisispartofthetiledfloorofthemagicshopSpellItOut.

Fivedifferenttypesoftilemakeupthedesign.Howmanyofthetileshavethepattern

21

17

18

19

20

21

WhichofthefollowingisNOToneoftheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorld?
A

TheParthenonofAthens

TheColossusofRhodes

TheHangingGardensofBabylon

TheLighthouseofAlexandria

TheGreatPyramidofGiza

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WhichofthefollowingcountriesisNOTafoundingmemberofNATO?
A

Germany

France

Italy

Canada

Belgium

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Biology

23

WhichrowofthetablecorrectlyindicatesfeaturesthatarefoundinbothpureextractsofDNA
andtRNAmolecules?

24

row4

row1

row2

row3

row5

Thedipeptiderepresentedbelowisinaqueoussolution.

Whichnumberedbond(1to5)needstobebroken(hydrolysed)inthisdipeptidetodirectlyform
twoaminoacids?
A

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WhichorganellecontainsRNAbutnotDNA?
A

ribosome

mitochondrion

nucleolus

chloroplast

smoothendoplasmicreticulum

Thefollowingshowsthephasesinmitosis.

ProphasePhasetwoAnaphasePhasefour

WhichrowinthetablebelowshowsthecorrectprocessesoccurringinPhasetwoandPhase
fourofmitosis?

row1only

row4only

row5only

row2androw3only

row1androw5only

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28

Whichsequenceshowscellsofincreasingsize(fromlefttoright)?
A

E.colihumanredbloodcellonionepidermalcell

E.colionionepidermalcellhumanredbloodcell

onionepidermalcellE.colihumanredbloodcell

onionepidermalcellhumanredbloodcellE.coli

humanredbloodcellE.colionionepidermalcell

Whichoptioncorrectlyidentifiesthesiteofthelightdependentreactionsinphotosynthesis(S),
thehydrogencarrier(H)usedanditsendstate(N)?
A

S:granumH:NADPN:reduced

S:stromaH:FADN:oxidised

S:stromaH:NADN:reduced

S:stromaH:NADPN:oxidised

S:granumH:NADN:reduced

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Anorganismisheterozygousfortwogenes.ThesetwogenesmakeuppartofthesameDNA
molecule.

Foronegene,Erepresentsthedominantallele,erepresentstherecessiveallele.

Fortheothergene,Rrepresentsthedominantallele,rrepresentstherecessiveallele.

Assumingthereisnomutation,attheendofamitoticdivisionproducingtwocellswhichrow(s)
is/arepossible?

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rows6and7only

row1only

row6only

rows2and3only

rows4and5only

Anexperimentissetuptostudytwogenes.Thetwogenesassortindependentlyandforeach
genetheexpressionofallelesinvolvescompletedominance.InthegeneticcrossRrTtxRrTt,a
numberofdifferentphenotypesareseen.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthisnumberof
phenotypesandthenumberofphenotypesseenwhenthecrossRrTtxrrttiscarriedout?
A

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ThediagramrepresentsawholeDNAplasmidthathasbeencutopenusingasinglerestriction
enzyme:

Whatarethebasesinpositions1,2,3,4and5respectively?

32

TTGCT

TCGTT

UCGUU

UGCUU

UUGCT

Belowaresomestepsinvolvedintheproductionoftransgenicplants.

Whichoneofthefollowingoptionsgivesacorrectorderforthesesteps?
A

ZWVXY

WZXYV

WVZXY

WZXVY

ZWVYX

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Whichoptionshowsthestructureinhumansthatproducesbileandthenthestructurethat
storesbile?
A

liverproducesandthengallbladderstores

gallbladderproducesandthenliverstores

gallbladderproducesandthengallbladderstores

liverproducesandthenliverstores

liverproducesandthenduodenumstores

Thediagramshowsthechangeinpotentialdifference(pd)acrossthecellsurfacemembraneof
asensoryneurone.Duringwhichoneofthephases(15)aretheNa+gatesoftheneurone
open?

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Whichlabelledstructureonthediagramofthebrainplaysthemajorroleinregulatingthe
nervouscontrolofheartrate?

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WhichrowcorrectlyidentifiesanucleicacidNOTdirectlyinvolvedintranscription,andanucleic
acidwhichisNOTdirectlyinvolvedintranslation?

37

row1

row2

row3

row4

row5

Inwhichofthefollowingorganellesdocarbohydratesplayarelevantrole?
1mitochondria
2Golgiapparatus
3chloroplasts
A

1,2and3

1and3only

2only

1and2only

2and3only

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Whichofthefollowingarerespiratoryenzymes?
1acetylcoenzymeA
2FAD
3reducedNAD

39

noneofthem

1and2only

1and3only

2and3only

1,2and3

Inthetestesofahealthymantherearediploidcellsthatundergomeiosistoproducegametes.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsis/arecorrectaboutmeiosisforoneofthesediploidcells?

1ThediploidcellhasdoubleditsDNAcontentbeforethestartofmeiosisI.
2ThecellsatthestartofmeiosisIIarediploid.
3ThetotalnumberofchromosomesproducedbytheendofmeiosisIIisdoublethat
oftheoriginaldiploidcell.
A

1and3only

3only

1only

1,2and3

2and3only

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Whichofthefollowingcanberandomprocesses?
1geneticdrift
2mutations
3artificialselection
A

1and2only

1and3only

2and3only

1,2and3

noneofthem

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Chemistry

41

Whichofthefollowingmoleculescontainbondanglesof180intheirgaseousstates?
(Atomicnumbers:H=1Be=4C=6Cl=17)

1BeCl2
2C2H2
3CCl4

42

1and2only

1only

2only

1and3only

2and3only

Identifythenumberofprotons(p),neutrons(n)andelectrons(e)presentintheion:

p=24n=28e=21

p=24n=28e=24

p=27n=25e=24

p=24n=24e=21

p=27n=25e=21

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Lead(II)nitratesolutionandpotassiumiodidesolutionreacttoformpotassiumnitrateinsolution
andabrightyellowprecipitateoflead(II)iodide.
Whichoneofthefollowingcorrectlyrepresentstheionicequationforthischemicalreaction?

44

Pb2+(aq)+2I(aq)PbI2(s)

Pb+(aq)+I(aq)PbI(s)

Pb2+(aq)+I(aq)PbI(s)

Pb+(aq)+2I(aq)PbI2(s)

Pb2+(aq)+I2(aq)PbI(s)

Asampleoflithiumwascompletelyreactedwithwater.Theequationforthisreactionis:

2Li(s)+2H2O(l)2LiOH(aq)+H2(g)
Theaqueouslithiumhydroxidesolutionformedhasaconcentrationof0.10mol/L.

Whatisitsconcentrationing/L?

(Ar:Li=7.0O=16.0H=1.0)
A

2.4

3.1

4.8

240

480

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Thecompoundscarbondioxide(CO2),propane(C3H8)andethanal(CH3CHO)allhave
M r=44.
Whichofthefollowinglistscorrectlyshowsthesecompoundsintheorderthattheybecome
gasesastheirtemperaturerisesfrom100Catthesamepressure?

46

CO2,C3H8,CH3CHO

CO2,CH3CHO,C3H8

CH3CHO,C3H8,CO2

C3H8,CO2,CH3CHO

C3H8,CH3CHO,CO2

Amixtureofmethanolandethanoicacidisleftuntilequilibriumisreached.Theequationforthis
reactionisgivenbelow.

TheamountofCH3OHinthismixtureatequilibriumcanbeincreasedby:
1addingmorewatertothemixture
2raisingthetemperatureofthemixture
3addingsodiumhydroxidetothemixture
4addingacatalysttothemixture
A

1,2and3only

1and2only

1and3only

2and4only

4only

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AnaqueoussolutionofNaOHhasaconcentrationof0.01mol/L.
GiventheionicproductofwaterisKw=[H+][OH]=1014mol2/L2(at25C)andthatthe
equationforpHispH=log10[H+],calculatethepHoftheNaOHsolutionat25C.

48

12

13

11

14

Whichofthefollowingsubstanceswillformanalkalinesolutionwhendissolvedinwater?
1Na2CO3
2NaCl
3NaHSO4

49

1only

1and2only

1and3only

2and3only

1,2and3

HowmanyunbranchedstraightchainmoleculesaretherewiththemolecularformulaC4H8F2,
butwithdifferentstructuralformulas?
A

12

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Fiveoftheionsofvanadiumarelistedbelow:

1VO3
2V3+
3V2+
4VO2+
5VO2+
Whichtwoionshavevanadiuminthesameoxidationstate?

51

1and5

1and3

2and5

3and4

4and5

TheformulaofamoleculeisCH2CHCH2CH2COCH2CHO.
Whichfunctionalgroupsgivenbelowarepresentinthemolecule?

1alkene
2alcohol
3aldehyde
4ketone
A

1,3and4only

1,2and3only

2,3and4only

1and4only

3and4only

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Whichoftheseparticleshavethesameelectronicstructure?
112Mg2+
210Ne
316S2
49F
53Li+
A

1,2and4only

1,2and5only

3,4and5only

2,4and5only

1,2and3only

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PhysicsandMathematics

53

Arightangledtrianglehasanareaof18cm.Oneofthetwoshortersidesistwicethelengthof
theotherone.
Whatisthelengthofthehypotenuseofthetriangle?
A
B
C
D
E

54

x=310mandy=510nwheremandnareintegers.
Whichofthefollowingisanexpression,inscientificnotation,forxy?
A

1.510m+n+1

1.510mn+1

810m+n

1510m+n1

1.510mn

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Thestraightlinegraphgivenbytheequation

intersectsthexaxisatA(a,0)andtheyaxisatB(0,b).

AcirclepassesthroughAandBandhasadiameterAB.
Whatarethecoordinatesofthecentreofthecircle?

56

(2,3)

(0,0)

(3,2)

(4,6)

(6,4)

Whichoneofthefollowingisasimplificationof

[wherex1]
A

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Thediagramshowsauniformhorizontalbeamofnegligiblemass,5.0mlong,placedontwo
supports,oneateachend.Ithasa300Nweightplaced1.0mfromoneendanda500N
weightplaced1.0mfromtheotherend.Bothweightsactverticallyonthebeamasshownin
thediagram.

Whataretheupwardforcesfromthetwosupportsactingonthebeam?

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340Nand460N

400Nand400N

300Nand500N

360Nand540N

240Nand560N

Astudenthasthree6.0resistorsthatcanbeconnectedtogetherinanyconfiguration.What
arethemaximumandminimumresistancesthatcanbeobtainedbyusingoneormoreofthese
threeresistors?
[Assumetheconnectionsbetweentheresistorshavenegligibleresistance,thetemperatureof
theresistorsisconstant,theresistorsareusedinad.c.circuitandnoneoftheresistorsis
shortcircuited.]
A

maximumresistance:18.0minimumresistance:2.0

maximumresistance:6.0minimumresistance:0.50

maximumresistance:12minimumresistance:0.50

maximumresistance:6.0minimumresistance:2.0

maximumresistance:18minimumresistance:6.0

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Whichphysicalquantitycanbemeasuredinjoulespermetre?
A

force

momentum

kineticenergy

power

work

Aballisprojectedverticallyupwardsandthenfallsbacktoitsoriginalposition.

Onceprojected,theballexperiencesonlyasingleforce,downwards,duetoaconstant
gravitationalfieldstrengthof10N/kg.

Herearethreestatementsabouttheball:

1Whentheballismovingupwardsitloseskineticenergyandgainspotentialenergy.
2Themagnitudeoftheballsaccelerationincreasesasitfalls.
3Noverticalforcesactontheballwhenitisatitsmaximumheight.
Whichofthestatement(s)is/arecorrect?
A

1only

1and2only

2and3only

3only

noneofthem

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