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 GeneralKnowledgeandLogicalReasoning

1 AlthoughtheEarthsupportslife,ithasamysteriouscarbondeficit.Comparedwithotherbodies
inthesolarsystemtheEarthhasfarlesscarbonthanwouldbeexpectedforaplanetthat
supportslife.OriginallyitwasthoughtthatintheinnerregionofthedustdiscwheretheEarth
formed,temperaturessoaredhighenoughforthecarbontoboilaway.However,observationsof
developingsolarsystemshavenowsuggestedthatthetemperaturewouldnothavebeenhigh
enough.Itismorelikelythatfireistoblame.Hotoxygenatomswouldhavereadilycombined
withcarbon,burningtoproducecarbondioxide.Therewouldhavebeenfeweroftheseoxygen
atomsfurtherawayfromtheSun.

Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmoststrengthentheaboveargument?

A ThecarbonthatispresentontheEarthcouldhavearrivedatalaterdatefroman
asteroid.

B Theabundanceofcarbonintheasteroidbeltsurroundingtheinnerplanetsincreasesthe
furtherawayyougetfromtheSun.

C Thereisnotheoreticalreasonwhylifehastobecarbonbased.

D ThereareothersolarsystemswithEarthlikeplanetsthathaveanabundanceofcarbon
onthem.

E Attemperaturesthatarehighenoughforcarbontoboilaway,oxygenwouldalsohave
boiledaway.

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2 Tomishavingacelebrationandneedstosendout50invitationcards.Thecardsmustbeat
least6cmwideandatleast8cmhighandTomwantstoputaphotoonthecard.Eachtypeof
cardhasastandardversionandadeluxeversion.Theprices(percard)thathavebeenquoted
toTomareshowninthetablebelow:

Width(cm) Height(cm) Photo? Personalisedgreeting? Price(standard) Price(deluxe)

6 6 Y N 0.90 1.65
6 10 N Y 1.00 1.60
6 10 Y Y 1.75 2.15
7 7 Y N 1.40 1.90
7 10 Y N 1.50 1.95
7 10 Y Y 1.60 2.15
10 10 Y N 2.25 2.95

Tomwantstobuythecheapesttypeofcardpossiblebutiswillingtopayforthedeluxeversion
insteadofthestandard.

WhatisthetotalextrathatTomwouldhavetopaytobuythedeluxecards?

A 30.00

B 20.00

C 25.00

D 22.50

E 27.50

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3 Now,itmightbethoughtanamazingcoincidenceifEarthweretheonlyplanetinthegalaxyon
whichintelligentlifeevolved.Ifithappenedhere,theoneplanetwehavestudiedclosely,surely
onewouldexpectittohavehappenedonalotofotherplanetsinthegalaxyplanetswehave
notyethadthechancetoexamine.Thisobjection,however,restsonafallacy:itoverlookswhat
isknownasan'observationselectioneffect',soitwouldn'tbesuchacoincidence.Whether
intelligentlifeiscommonorrare,everyobserverisguaranteedtooriginatefromaplacewhere
intelligentlifedid,infact,arise.Sinceonlythesuccessesgiverisetoobserverswhocan
wonderabouttheirexistence,itwouldbeamistaketoregardourplanetasarandomlyselected
samplefromallplanets.

Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument?

A Ourplanetisnotarandomlyselectedsamplefromallplanets.

B Howevercommonintelligentlifeis,everyobserverwillcertainlyoriginatefromaplace
whereintelligentlifedid,infact,arise.

C IflifehadevolvedhereonEarth,itwouldprobablyhavehappenedonalotofotherplanets
inthegalaxy.

D TherewouldbenoamazingcoincidenceifwediscoveredthatEarthweretheonlyplanet
inthegalaxyonwhichintelligentlifeevolved.

E ItwouldbeanamazingcoincidenceifEarthweretheonlyplanetinthegalaxyonwhich
intelligentlifeevolved.

4 Albertohasdecidedtopainthisdiningroom.Paintcomesin1litrecans.Thepaintinonecan
willcoveranareaofapproximately24squaremetres.Thediningroomis4mx6mx3.5m
high.Thereisjustonewindowwhichisinoneofthelongwallsandis1.5mx2m.

Allofthewalls,doorandceilingaretobepaintedwiththesametypeofpaint.

Approximately20%ofthewallareatobepaintediswoodwhichwillneedasecondcoatof
paint.

WhatistheminimumnumberofcansofpaintthatAlbertoshouldbuytohavesufficientto
completetheroom?

A 4cans

B 6cans

C 5cans

D 2cans

E 3cans

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5 Childrenarebeingencouragedtotakeupgardeningthroughspecialeventsatshowsand
activitiesinschools.Itishopedthataninterestingardening,andparticularlygrowingone'sown
food,willmakechildrenmoreinterestedinlearningabouttheirfoodandtheywillthereforebe
deterredfromeatingjunkfood.Theinitiativeshouldbesupportedandspreadtomoreschools
asquicklyaspossible.

Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmostweakentheaboveargument?

A Thepracticalexperienceofgardeningisnotatraditionalacademicsubject.

B Theeventstoencouragechildrentogardenalsoincludedstandswherejunkfoodwasfor
sale.

C Someschoolsdonothaveagarden.

D Ittendstobeolderpeoplewhoareinterestedingardeningandgrowingtheirownfood.

E Mostchildrenhaveenjoyedtheeventsprovided,buthavenotgainedaninterestin
gardeningitself.

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6 Leroycyclestoworkeachmorning.Thefirsthalfofhisjourneyisuphillandhecanmanageonly
asteady5kilometresperhour.Thesecondhalf,however,isdownhillandhecoversthisat15
kilometresperhour.

WhichoneofthesegraphscouldshowLeroy'sjourney?

A B

C D

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7 Studiesaretakingplacetoassessthebenefitstodentalhealthofaddingfluoridetodrinking
water,aprocessknownasmassmedication.TheHealthMinisterhasurgedconsiderationof
fluoridation,particularlyindeprivedareaswheredentalcareispoor.Fluoridecanoccurnaturally
inthewaterbecauseoffluoridecontainingminerals.Fluoride,ifinthewater,improvesdental
healthbyupto50percent.Evenso,fluoridationshouldnottakeplace.Acampaignleader
opposedtofluoridationhasspokenofherexperiencesoflivinginafluoridatedareaoftheUSA.
Sheexperiencedfeelingsofapathyanddepressionher2yearoldsonshowedautistic
tendenciesandhadwhiteflecksonhisteeth.Thesesymptomsdisappearedwhenthey
returnedhomefromtheUSA.

Whichoneofthefollowingisanunderlyingassumptionoftheargumentabove?

A Massmedicationisalwayswrong.

B Fluoridationofwaterisaperson'sonlysourceoffluoride.

C Thereportedhealthsymptomswerecausedbyfluorideinthewater.

D Fluoridationischeaperthanimprovingdentalfacilities.

E Fluoridationisonlynecessaryindeprivedareas.

8 Concernabouttheeffectsofchemicalsupontheenvironmenthasledtocallsformore
research.Butweshouldnotwaitforfurtherresearchbeforewebansomeofthechemicals
usedbyindustry.Ifanyonehasagoodreasontothinksomethingisharmful,itshouldnotbe
useduntil,orunless,theriskisfoundtobezero.Weknowenoughaboutpastmistakestobe
forewarned.Muchoftheharmtowildlifeandhumansislongterm,andthedisturbingresultswe
seetodayreflectthechemicalenvironment40yearsago.Thousandsmorechemicalshave
beenreleasedintotheenvironmentsincethen.

Whichoneofthefollowingmostcloselymatchesthereasoningabove?

A Peopleshouldnotbeabletoadoptchildrenuntilpropercheckshavebeencarriedout.
Seriousconsequencesmayfollowifadoptiveparentsareunsuitable.

B Asuspectedterroristshouldbearrestedatonce.Waitingforconclusiveevidenceinthe
pasthasresultedinatrocitiesthatcouldhavebeenavoidedbyactingonsuspicion,and
thethreatofterrorismhasgrown.

C Somehomesfortheelderlyhavebeenfoundtogivedangerouslysubstandardcare.
Thereforetheyshouldbecloseddownandtheresidentsfoundacceptablealternatives.

D Cyclistsshouldnotplacetoomuchconfidenceinthebenefitsofhelmets,becausethere
isnoconclusiveevidenceasyetthathelmetspreventseriousinjuries.

E Somecarsthathavepassedtheannualroadworthinesstestwouldnotpass6months
later.Carsshouldbetestedmorethanonceayearoncetheypassacertainage.

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9 WhenImadeahotelreservationonlineyesterdayIwasgivenan8digitbookingreference
whichcontainednozeros.Itdid,however,consistofthree2digitoddnumbersfollowedbythe
sumofthesethreenumbers,andalleightdigitsweredifferent.

Thefirstdigitofthebookingreferencewas4.Whatwasthelastdigit?

A 3

B 5

C 9

D 7

E 1

10 ClimatescientistsinGreenlandstudyingpatternsofplantgrowthhavesuggestedthattheearly
arrivalofspringintheArcticthreatenstodrivedownpopulationsofmigratinganimalssuchas
caribou.However,comparablestudieselsewhereshowthattheirfearsareunfounded.Arecent
studyofgreattitsinOxfordshireshowedthebirdsarecapableofadaptingtoclimatechange
betterthanmanyscientistsexpected.Overthepasthalfcentury,thebirdshavebroughtforward
thedatetheylaytheireggsbytwoweeks,sothatyoungarebornwhenplanteatinggrubsare
mostplentiful.

Whichoneofthefollowingisanunderlyingassumptionoftheaboveargument?

A MigratinganimalsintheArcticcanadapttoclimatechangeassuccessfullyasgreattits
inOxfordshire.

B Birdsaremoreadaptablethanlargemammalssuchascaribou.

C Unlessanimalslikethecaribouproducetheiryoungearlierintheyear,theirpopulationwill
fall.

D ThescientistsworkinginOxfordshirehavegreaterexpertisethanthoseworkingin
Greenland.

E ClimatechangeinGreenlandandclimatechangeinOxfordshireareofthesamescale.

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11 Thetablebelowshowstheaveragemassofthecerebellum,whichisapartofthebrain,and
totalbodymass,foranumberofanimalspecies.Thecerebellumofacathasanaveragemass
of5.3g,whileacat'saveragebodymassis3.5kg.

Species Cerebellummass(g) Bodymass(g)

Mouse 0.09 58

Pigeon 0.4 500

Squirrel 1.5 350

Rabbit 1.9 1800

Dog 6.0 3500

Forwhichofthespeciesshownistheratioofcerebellumtototalbodymassclosesttothatof
thecat?

A Pigeon

B Squirrel

C Dog

D Rabbit

E Mouse

12 Sportsareplayedeitherasameansofgettingexerciseorasacompetitionwithanopponent.
Somesports,suchasfootball,involvealargeamountofrunningandsomepeoplearemore
motivatedtorunwhenitispartofagame.Othersports,suchaspool,donotinvolvemuch
physicalactivityandsoitisunlikelythattheywouldbeplayedfortheexercise.

Whichoneofthefollowingconclusionsisbestsupportedbythepassageabove?

A Footballisabettersportingactivitythanpool.

B Thereisnopointinrunningasahobby,sincefootballismorefun.

C Itiseasiertoexercisewhenitisaspartofanotheractivity,suchasplayingsport.

D Peoplewhoplaypoolaremorelikelytobeinterestedinthecompetitionthanthosewho
playfootball.

E Sincethemainreasonforplayingsportsistogetexercise,poolshouldnotbeclassified
asasport.

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13 Lookinginhisrearviewmirror,Grahamsensedthattherewassomethingwrongwiththe
numberplateofthecarbehindhim.Whenthecarovertookhimandhesawitsrearplatehe
realisedthatthefrontplatehadbeenupsidedown.

WhathadGrahamseeninhisrearviewmirror?

A B

C D

14 Althoughitissometimessuggestedthatthecongestioncausedbythebunchingofcarson
motorwayscouldbeeasedbyincreasingthespeedlimitto150km/hr,suchanincreasewould
notbeagoodthing.Anestimated35percentofdriversexceedthespeedlimitby20km/hrand
wouldcontinuetodosoifthelimitwereraised.Sincebunchingiscausedbyspeedingdrivers
tryingtopassthosewhoobservethespeedlimit,raisingthelimitto150km/hrwouldresultin
thesameamountofcongestion,butatanincreasedspeed.Moreover,ahigherspeedlimit
wouldencouragealldriverstodrivefaster,andthuswouldincreasetheexistingdangerfrom
thosewhodrivetooclosetothecarinfront.

Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument?

A Congestiononmotorwaysiscausedbyspeedingdriverstryingtopassthosewho
observethespeedlimit.

B Ahigherspeedlimitonmotorwayswouldencouragealldriverstodrivefaster.

C Anincreaseinthespeedlimitwouldincreasetheexistingdangerfromthosedriverswho
drivetooclose.

D Raisingthespeedlimitto150km/hrwouldnotreducecongestiononmotorways.

E Itwouldnotbeagoodthingtoincreasethespeedlimitto150km/hr.

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15 Foodproducersareresistingpressuretoreducestillfurtherthelevelsofsaltinfood.Althoughit
isproventhatsaltintakemustbereducedbythosewithhypertension,thereisnoevidencethat
reducingsaltintakepreventshypertension.Sowhyshouldweallbedeprivedofthepleasuresof
saltinfood?Wecertainlyneedtoidentifythosewithhypertensionandgivethemadviceontheir
saltintake,butwhyshouldeveryoneelsebedeprivedofsalt?Foodproducersarerighttoresist
thepressure.

Whichoneofthefollowingbestillustratestheprincipleunderlyingtheargumentabove?

A Addingfluoridetodrinkingwaterhasreducedtoothdecay,butfluorideisunwelcometo
somepeople.Instead,dentistsshouldadvisepatientswithtoothproblemsonbettertooth
care.

B Therequirementtowearseatbeltshasreduceddeathsincaraccidentsbutwas
unpopularwhenfirstintroduced.Peopleeventuallyacceptedsuchchangesevenifithas
notbenefitedthempersonally.

C Advicetowearsunblocktoprotecttheskinfromharmfulraysisignoredbysomepeople.
Thosepeopleshouldbechargedformedicaltreatmentforskincancer.

D Passivesmokingisstillaproblemforpeoplewhoshareahomewithasmoker.Thelaw
shouldbeextendedtomakesmokingillegaleveninthehome.

E Retailerscannotsellalcoholtopeopleunder18years,butprovidingmoregeneraladvice
onalcoholinschoolswouldbebetter,asitwouldencourageyoungpeopletobeself
limitingintheirconsumptionofalcohol.

16 TherearetwoservicesbetweenSandpointandGenville:afasthovercraftservicewhichtakes
50minutesandaslowferrywhichtakes1hour40minutes.Theybothstopinportfor20
minutesateachendbeforestartingthereturnjourney.TheystartoutfromSandpointtogetherat
thesametimeeachmorning.

Forhowlonghastheslowferrybeensailingbeforeitmeetsthehovercraftcomingback?
(Answertothenearestminuteifnecessary.)

A 1hourand20minutes

B 1hourand7minutes

C 1hourand30minutes

D 1hourand25minutes

E 1hourand10minutes

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17 Afarmerwishestofixfencingrailstopostswhicharealreadyinplace.Thepostsareshownin
thediagram.Thefarmerhasasupplyofrails,eachone2.4mlong.Onerailorpartofarailisto
befixedbetweeneachpairofposts.(Hecancuttherailsintosmallerlengths.)

Whatisthesmallestnumberofrailsthathecoulduse?

A 5

B 3

C 4

D 6

E 7

18 Undercoverpoliceinvestigatorssometimescommit'crimes'inordertoconvincethe'real
criminals'thattheyareonthesamesideasthem.Someoftheseactivitieshavevictims,
althoughinthemaintheseareothercriminalsrivalgangmembersforexample.Incommitting
whataretechnicallyoffencestheofficersarepreventingmanymoreseriouscrimesbyhelping
toconvictandimprisondangerouscriminalswhomightotherwiseremainatliberty.Butthatis
notreallythepoint.Abreachofthelawisabreachofthelaw,whoevercommitsitandfor
whateverreason.Preventingacrimedoesnotmakeitrighttocommitanothercrime.

Whichoneofthefollowingisthegeneralprincipleunderlyingtheaboveargument?

A Anactiscriminalonlyifitiscommittedforcriminalreasons.

B Seriouscrimemustbepreventedbyanyreasonablemeans.

C Thepolicehaveadutytoprotectlawabidingcitizensfromviolence.

D Thereisnosuchthingasavictimlesscrime.

E Theenddoesnotjustifythemeans.

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19 Deannakeepsarecordofthepetrolsheputsintohercarandthecurrentdistanceithas
coveredsoshecanestimateherfuelconsumption.Whensheputspetrolin,sometimesthe
tankisfilledcompletelyandshemarks'FULL'besidetheentryifthisisso,otherwisethetankis
onlypartlyfilled.

Herdataforthelastmonthisasfollows:

Date Totalkm Fueladded FULL?
2June 23,508 5litres
6June 23,805 37litres FULL
12June 24,350 25litres
17June 24,743 21litres
23June 24,989 34litres FULL
27June 25,454 18litres

Whichoneofthefollowingisthebestestimateofherfuelconsumption?

A 9.9litres/100km

B 7.7litres/100km

C 1.7litres/100km

D 6.8litres/100km

E 8.0litres/100km

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20 Alocalmuseumwishestoexhibitacollectionofbutterflieswhichismountedinninenarrow
(only0.2mwide)displaycases,each1.5mlong.Themuseumwantstoarrangefourtables,
each2mlongand1mwide,insuchawaythatallthedisplaycasescanbeplacedaroundthe
edges.Theroomfortheexhibitionis6mby6mandtheremustbeatleast1mofclearfloor
spacearoundtheoutsideofthetables.

Whichoneofthefivearrangementsshownwouldbesatisfactory?

A B

C D

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21 Whichoneofthefollowingpairsofscholar/fieldofstudyisNOTcorrect?

A AmartyaSenEconomics

B KonradLorenzEthology

C DorisLessingLiterature

D MaxWeberPedagogy

E LudwigWittgensteinPhilosophy

22 WhichoneofthefollowingpublicfigureswasNOTawardedtheNobelPeacePrize?

A AungSanSuuKyi

B NelsonMandela

C WillyBrandt

D MahatmaGandhi

E MartinLutherKing

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 Biology

23 Thechangesinconcentrationofhormonesinahealthywoman'sbloodweremonitoredduring
severalmenstrualcycles.

Duringwhichstageofthemenstrualcyclewastheconcentrationofoestrogenfalling,the
concentrationofluteinisinghormone(LH)andfolliclestimulatinghormone(FSH)maximaland
theprogesteroneconcentrationrising?

A atthestartofmenstruation

B attheendofmenstruation

C fourdaysbeforeovulationandthetimeofovulation

D afterovulationbutbeforethestartofmenstruation

E betweentheendofmenstruationandfourdaysbeforeovulation

24 Thefollowingeventsoccurduringareflexresponsetoapersonplacingahandonahotobject.

1. Myosinbindingsitesonactinfilamentsuncovered.
2. ADPandphosphateionreleasedfrommyosinhead.
3. Sodiumvoltagegatedchannelsopen.
4. Myosinheaddetachesfrombindingsiteonactin.
5. Calciumionsreleasedbysarcoplasmicreticulum.

Whichofthefollowingoptionsplacesfouroftheseeventsinthecorrectorder(fromleftto
right)?

A 3,5,4,2

B 5,2,1,4

C 1,2,4,3

D 5,1,2,4

E 3,1,4,2

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25 ThegenotypeQqRrproducesacertainphenotype.IftwoindividualswithagenotypeofQqRr
reproduce,howmanydifferentpossiblephenotypescouldbecreated,assumingallallele
combinationsareequallyviableandthephenotypesaretheresultofcompletedominance?

A 16

B 4

C 5

D 8

E 9

26 AdoublestrandedDNAmoleculeisshownbelow:

ThisDNAmoleculeisallowedtoreplicatethreetimesinamediumcontainingnonradioactive
nucleotides.

WhichanswershowsthecorrectpercentagesoforiginalDNAandcompletelynonradioactive
DNA?

[Assumeallradioactivenucleotidesremainradioactivethroughout,andallnonradioactive
nucleotidesremainnonradioactivethroughout].

A row4

B row1

C row5

D row3

E row2

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27 Whichofthefollowingaredirectlyproducedduringphotolysisofwater?

1. oxygen
2. carbondioxide
3. protons

A 1only

B 2and3only

C 1and3only

D 1and2only

E 2only

28 Inthenervecellsofaperson,onegenehastwoalleles,Aanda,present.Forthisperson,
whichrowcorrectlyshowstheallelespresentinallthreedifferentsituationsgiveninthetable?

A row1

B row2

C row5

D row4

E row3

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29 Thediagramshowsasinglesarcomereinarelaxedstate.

Whichanswerdescribesthechangeswhenthesarcomerecontracts?

A 1getssmallerand2getssmaller.

B 1getssmallerand2doesnotchange.

C 1getslongerand2getssmaller.

D 1doesnotchangeand2getswider.

E 1getslongerand2getswider.

30 Thediagrambelowshowsanaminoacid.

Whichoptioncorrectlyidentifiesboththevariablegroup(Rgroup)andtheacidicgroup?

A variablegroup=4acidicgroup=3

B variablegroup=3acidicgroup=1

C variablegroup=2acidicgroup=3

D variablegroup=1acidicgroup=2

E variablegroup=2acidicgroup=4

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31 Whereinashoulderjointareosteocytesfound?

A muscletissue

B ligament

C cartilage

D bonetissue

E skin

32 ThepicturebelowshowsaDNAmicroarray.Eachspot(labelled14)containsadifferentDNA
probe.AsampleoffluorescentlylabelledhumanDNA,withthesequenceTGGTCAAGATTAT,is
washedoverthearray.

Whichofthespotswouldshowapositivesignalbecauseitfluoresces?

A 1,2,3and4

B 2and3only

C 1and3only

D 1and4only

E 2and4only

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33 Thediagramshowshowthepressurechangesintheleftatrium,leftventricleandtheaorta
duringoneheartbeatinahealthyhuman.

WhichrowshowsthecorrecteventsduringtimeperiodX?

A row2

B row3

C row5

D row4

E row1

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34 Thetableshowssomeeventsofthenormaleukaryoticcellcycle.

Whichrowshowsthecorrectsequenceofevents(lefttoright)astheyoccurduringpartofthis
cellcycle?

A row5

B row2

C row1

D row4

E row3

35 WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTacarbohydrate?

A glucagon

B amylose

C ribose

D amylopectin

E maltose

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36 Somelocalanaestheticsaffectnervousimpulsetransmissionbymakingitmoredifficultfor
voltagegatedsodiumchannelstoopen.Inahumanpatienttreatedwiththeseanaesthetics
whichofthefollowingstatementswouldbetrue?

A Thethresholdpotentialrequiredtogenerateanactionpotentialwouldbelowered.

B Theaxonmembranewouldbecomemoredifficulttorepolarise.

C Itwouldbecomehardertodepolarisetheneuron.

D Themembranepotentialoftheneuronatrestwoulddecreasebelow90mV.

E Thesodium/potassiumpumpmayneedtoworkfastertomaintaintherestingpotential.

37 Placethefollowingstructuresinahumanspermcellindescendingorderofsize(lefttoright):

1. mitochondria
2. nucleus
3. ribosome

A 1,2,3

B 1,3,2

C 3,1,2

D 2,3,1

E 2,1,3

38 Inaprokaryote,transcriptioncanoccurinwhichofthefollowing?

1. cytoplasm
2. mitochondria
3. ribosomes

A 3only

B 1and3only

C 1only

D 1and2only

E 2only

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39 AnormalsequenceoftripletsinasectionofDNAisgivenby:ATCGAACGG

ThesamesectionofDNAhasbeenchangedbymutation,andisgivenby:ATCTTGCGG

SomeofthetripletsbelowrepresentthetRNAtripletswhichcodeforaminoacids.

Key:

UsingthetRNAtriplets,whichaminoacidsequencegivenbelowcouldbeformedfromthe
mutatedDNAsequence?

40 Whichofthefollowingcouldbetheoutcomeofevolution?

1. speciation
2. achangeinallelefrequency
3. increasedbiodiversity

A 2and3only

B 1only

C 1and3only

D 1,2and3

E 1and2only

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 Chemistry

41 0.75gofahydrocarboncompoundcontains0.60gofcarbon.

(Ar:C=12.0H=1.0)

Whichoneofthefollowingcouldbethemolecularformulaofthehydrocarboncompound?

A C3H8

B C2H4

C C2H6

D CH4

E C2H3

42 Inthereaction
C3H7Br+KOHC3H7OH+KBr

24.6gof1bromopropanereactswithexcesspotassiumhydroxidetoproduce8.00g
ofpropan1ol.

M r:C3H7Br=123

Ar:H=1.0C=12.0O=16.0

Whatisthepercentageyieldofthisreaction?

A 57.1%

B 93.0%

C 32.5%

D 33.3%

E 66.7%

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43 Purewaterselfionises.Thisendothermicreactionisrepresentedbytheequation:

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueforpurewaterbetweenthetemperaturesof0Cand
100C?

1. TheconcentrationsofH+(aq)andOH(aq)areequalbetween0Cand100C.
2. AnincreaseintemperaturecausesthepHtofall.
3. Anincreaseintemperaturecausestheelectricalconductivitytodecrease.

A 1and3only

B 3only

C 1only

D 1and2only

E 2only

44 Theatomicnumberofaluminiumis13.

WhichelectronconfigurationgivenbelowcorrespondstotheAl2+ioninitsgroundstate?

A Is22s22p63s23p1

B Is22s22p63s23p3

C Is22s22p6

D Is22s22p63s1

E Is22s22p53s2

45 AtomsXandYformanioniccompoundwithformulaXY2.

WhichoptionbelowcouldgivethecorrectatomicnumbersforXandY?

A X=11Y=16

B X=3Y=17

C X=12Y=9

D X=6Y=16

E X=14Y=8

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46 2,2dimethylpropane,C(CH3)4,isanisomerofpentane,CH3(CH2)3CH3.

Pentanehasaboilingpointof36Cwhilsttheboilingpointof2,2dimethylpropaneis10C.

Whichstatementbelowexplainsthedifferenceintheboilingpointsforthesetwosubstances?

A 2,2dimethylpropanehasstrongerintermolecularforces.

B Themoleculeshavedifferentrelativemolecularmasses.

C Isomershavedifferentchemicalproperties.

D Pentanehaspermanentdipoles.

E Longerchain,lessbranchedmoleculeshavestrongerspontaneous/induceddipoles.

47 Assumethattheoxidationnumbersareasshownbelow:

N=3H=+1Cr=+6O=2

Whichcompoundformulagivenbelowiscorrect?

A [(NH4)2CrO4]+

B NH4Cr2O7

C (NH4)2CrO4

D [(NH4)3CrO4]

E (NH4)3CrO4

48 Whatisthecorrectformulaofpropanal?

A CH3CH2CH2OH

B CH3CH2OCH3

C CH3COCH3

D CH3CH2CO2H

E CH3CH2CHO

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49 Whenpropan1olisburntinexcessoxygentheonlyproductsformedarecarbondioxideand
water.

InthebalancedequationforthisreactionwhatistheratioofCO2:H2Omoleculesformed?

A 4:7

B 3:8

C 2:7

D 3:4

E 5:12

50 Potassiumnitratewasfoundtohaveasolubilityof120gin100gofwaterat80Cand50gin
100gofwaterat25C.

50gofwaterwasheatedto80Candsolidpotassiumnitrateaddeduntilthesolutionwasjust
saturated.

Thesolutionwasthencooledto25Cwhensolidpotassiumnitrateseparatedouttoleavea
saturatedsolution.

Usingtheinformationprovidedinthisquestion,whatistheminimummassofwaterthatmust
nowbeaddedtothemixtureofthesolutionandthesolidinordertomakethissolidpotassium
nitrateredissolveat25C?

A 20g

B 140g

C 120g

D 70g

E 190g

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51 WhichtwoofthefollowingoxideswouldNOTgiveacidicsolutionsinwater?

CO,CO2,SO2,NO

A NOandSO2

B NOandCO2

C COandSO2

D COandCO2

E COandNO

52 Whichoneofthefollowing0.01MaqueoussolutionshasapH>7.0?

A AlBr3

B NaI

C NH4Cl

D Na2CO3

E CH3CO2H

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 PhysicsandMathematics

53 Giventhat2log10(x)3=log10(y)

Expressyintermsofx.

54 Whichoneofthefollowingequationsisdimensionallyconsistent(hasconsistentunits)?

[Allthesymbolshavetheirusualmeanings:

v=velocityF=forcem=masst=timeV=voltageQ=chargeR1,R2,R3,R4=
resistance]

A energy=(mv2)+Fv

B resistance=R1+R2+(1/R3)+(1/R4)

C temperaturechange=energymspecificheatcapacity

D acceleration=(vt2)+(F/m)

E electricalcurrent=(V/R1)+(Q/t)

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55 Thevariablesxandysatisfythefollowingtwoequations:

x+3y=13

2xy=5

Whatisthevalueofx+y?

A 7

B 8

C 6

D 9

E 10

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56 Thediagramshowsacarofmass1000kgtravellingataconstantspeedof30m/sinthe
directionshownalongaflat,levelroadwhichformsacircleofradius50m.

Whichrowinthetablegivesboththemagnitudeoftheresultantforceonthecarandthe
directionoftheaccelerationofthecarattheinstantshown?

A row1

B row2

C row5

D row3

E row4

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57 Thearithmeticmeanofthethreenumbersa,b,cis8.

Findthearithmeticmeanofthefournumbers:a+1,b+2,c+6,3.

A 7

B 11

C 5

D 9

E 27

58 Evaluate:

(2723)+(146)

A 1680

B 360

C 80

D 840

E 40

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59 Analuminiumblockofmass2.5kgissuppliedwith9000Jofthermalenergy.Thiscausesits
temperaturetoriseby4K.Whichexpressiongivesthespecificheatcapacityofthisaluminium,
fromthisdata?

[Assumethattheblockremainssolidthroughout,andthatnoadditionalenergyisexchanged
betweentheblockandthesurroundings.]

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60 TwoforcesFofequalmagnitudeactonabeam.Whichdiagramshowsacoupleactingand
statesthemagnitudeofthetorque(moment)ofthecoupleaboutthepivot?[Thepivotisatthe
centreofthebeam]

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