Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
AcademicYear2014/2015
GeneralKnowledgeandLogicalReasoning
1 Over30yearsago,thesmallpoxviruswaseradicated(removed)fromthenaturalenvironment,
butexamplesofitarestillpreservedintwolaboratories.Itisplanned,however,todestroythese
remainingviruses.Giventhatthiswillbethefirstexampleofadeliberatedestructionofanentire
species,weshouldthinkagainbeforedestroyingtheseviruses.Yearsagowethoughtwehad
therighttokillasmanycreaturesasweliked,butnowwerealisewehavenosuchright.
Furthermore,wecannotknowthefuturewecannotjustifydestroyingsomethingthatcouldbe
ofenormousvaluetousoneday,valuableinwayswecannoteventhinkofnow.Andanyway,
whatpossibleharmcancaptivevirusesdotous?
Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument?
A Wecannotjustifydestroyingsomethingwhichmayonedaybevaluabletous.
B Captivesmallpoxvirusesarenotgoingtoharmus.
C Thedeliberatedestructionofanentirespeciesshouldneverbeallowed.
D Theplanneddestructionofthesmallpoxvirusshouldbegivenmorethought.
E Wedonothavetherighttodestroythesmallpoxvirus.
A AlthougheveryoneknowstheOlympicsarecaughtupinpolitics,nooneisbraveenough
toadmitit.
B NationalinterestsareruiningtheOlympics.
C JustbecausetheOlympicgameshavebeenpoliticised,itdoesn'tmeanthattheyshould
be.
D IfsomecountriesusetheOlympicmovementtofurthertheirownends,theyareguilty
onlyofexposingamyth.
E WeshoulddoeverythingpossibletoensurethattheOlympicsdonotbecomefurther
politicised.
3 Thepurposeofanelectionistodecidewhatpoliciesaresupportedbythepeople.However,in
electionstheconceptof'tacticalvoting'isbecomingincreasinglycommon.Theargumentisa
simpleone:
PartyXwillneverbebeatenbypartyYbutpartyZcouldwinwithafewextravotes.Therefore,
youshouldtransferyourvotefrompartyYtopartyZtomakesurethatpartyXisbeaten.
Thisreasoningisperfectlysoundifyourmainobjectiveistovoteapartyout.Unfortunately,if
yousupportpartyYthenthereisnoguaranteethatpartyZwillsupportthesameprinciples.
Whichoneofthefollowingistheconclusionthatcouldbestbedrawnfromtheabovepassage?
A Electionsareoftenthoughtofintermsofvotingfororagainstthepartyinoffice,rather
thanasvotingforyourpreferredparty.
B Tacticalvotingisanimportantpartoftheelectoralprocess.
C Tacticalvotingwillnotachievethepurposeofanelection.
D ItisimportantthatpartyXdoesnotwintheelection.
E PartyXpoliciesarenotpopular.
A Adoptingthe'twosecondrule'willavoidallaccidents.
B Mostcrashesarecausedbycarsrunningintothecarinfront.
C Thosewhodonotusetheruledonotvalueroadsafety.
D Somedriversbrakemoresuddenlythanothers.
E Itwillnottakelessthantwosecondstorepeatthesaying.
Whichoneofthefollowingnetscanbefoldedtomakeatetrahedronidenticaltotheoneshown
above?
A B
C D
A Lifeexpectancyincreasedgenerallyinthe20thcentury.
B Itassumesthatthelongerlifespancouldnotbeexplainedbyotherfactors.
C Livinglongerisnotnecessarilyagoodthing.
D Playingfootballregularlymayhavehealthbenefitswhichcontributetolongerlifespan.
E Thestudywaslimitedtofootballersinagivenperiodoftime.
7 15runnerstookpartinthisyear'sMarathonofMarathons(eightmarathonracesonconsecutive
days).Pointswereawardedtothefirstseventofinishineachrace,asfollows:
Winner 11points
Second 8points
Third 6points
Fourth 4points
Fifth 3points
Sixth 2points
Seventh1point
All15runnersfinishedinthefirstthreeatleastonce,butonlyPhilip,whowastheoverallwinner
withatotalof61points,finishedinthefirstthreeeverytime.
HowmanyoftheeightracesdidPhilipwin?
A 2
B 3
C 5
D 4
E 1
A Creatingnewoperaticperformancesallowsmorepeopletoaccessthisexcitingartform.
B Contemporarymusicformshaveaplaceinperformancesofopera.
C Musiciansareentitledtofusenewformsandoldtocreateexcitingmusicalexperiences.
D Hiphopisaspowerfulanddramaticasopera.
E Contemporarymusichasaplaceinthemusicalworldinadditiontotraditionaloperatic
performances.
9 Sallyownsasmallbusinesswhichproduceshandcraftedjewellery.Thematerialsusedto
createanecklacecost1.50onaverage.Shepaysherstaff5.40anhour.Forastandard
pieceofjewelleryshecharges70%morethanitcoststoproduce.
TomakeaparticularItalianstyleglassnecklaceittakes30minutes.Howmuchdoesshesell
thissinglenecklacefor?
A 11.73
B 2.94
C 7.14
D 11.34
E 5.40
A Byintroducingitfirsttoamateurplayers,itreachesthosewhospendtheleasttime
playingfootball.
B Notmanyprofessionalplayersstartoutintheamateurleagues.
C Amateurplayersaremorelikelytoabuserefereesthanareprofessionals.
D Refereesshouldusetheirexistingpowerstocontrolabusiveplayers.
E Refereesintheamateurgamearelessproficientthanthoseintheprofessionalgames.
11 Tessamakesbracelets.Sheworksfivedayseachweek,fromMondaytoFriday.Hercontract
requireshertomakeaminimumof150braceletseveryworkingday,forwhichsheispaida
basicwageof$320perweek.Shecanalsoearnabonusof$3perbraceletforeveryoneabove
175thatshemakesonanyparticularday.
Lastweek,Tessaearned$515intotal.OnFridayshemade205bracelets,themostshehas
evermadeinoneday.
WhatistheminimumnumberofbraceletsthatTessamadelastweek?
A 940
B 805
C 890
D 865
E 815
AlanVinci,BarryDurand,CarlJohanssonandDanielandEricLimweretheparticipantsinthis
year'stournament.Allfivewonatleastoneround,buteitherBarry,DanielorEricfinished
secondoneachoccasion.The12finishingorderwasdifferenteveryround,andtheLim
brothersdidn'tbothscorepointsinthesameroundatanytime.
Whowonthisyear'stournament?
A EricLim
B DanielLim
C BarryDurand
D CarlJohansson
E AlanVinci
13 Inmanycountriesshockingimagesofthedamagesmokingcandotothebodyaredisplayedon
cigarettepackets.Imagesofrottingteeth,mouthtumoursandcancerouslungsareamongthe
grimpictures.Areviewconcludedthatshockingpicturesofthedamagesmokingcandoarea
costeffectivewaytohelpsmokerstoquitanddiscourageothersfromstarting.Allcountries
shouldintroducethesekindsofimagestodiscouragesmoking.
Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,mostweakenstheaboveargument?
A Picturesthatarouseemotionsareespeciallyeffective.
B Smokersarelikelytodieyoungerthannonsmokers.
C TheUSAisplanningtodisplayshockingimagesoncigarettepackets.
D Governmentsreceiveasignificantamountofrevenuefromtaxesontobaccoproducts.
E Incountriesusingtheimagestherearehightaxesontobaccoandabanonadvertising.
Hestartedlaterthanintendedandhadonlycompleted12kmbytheendofthefirstday.
However,hewalked45kmoneachofthesecond,thirdandfourthdays,andafterthefifthday
hewasexactlyhalfway.Poorweatheronthesixthdayrestrictedhisprogress,but41kmon
boththeseventhandeighthdaysmeantthathehadcompletedexactlythreequartersofthe
walkwithtwodaysleft.Ontheninthdayhecoveredthreefifthsoftheremainingdistance,
completingthelast36kmonthetenthday.
HowfardidKarlwalkfromStartontoEndham?
A 360km
B 240km
C 328km
D 384km
E 294km
15 Theownerofahotelneedstodecorate20rooms.Hehasfoundpricesforfourdifferenttypesof
interiorwoodpaintandcalculatedthevolumeofpaintheneedsforeachroom.Hewillusethe
sametypeofpaintforalltherooms.
Typeofpaint 375ml 750ml 1.25l 2.5l Volumeneededperroom
NonDripGloss 4.50 8.00 10.00 16.00 1.4litres
Satinwood 5.00 8.00 11.00 20.00 1.1litres
QuickDryGloss N/A 10.00 N/A 20.00 1.0litres
OnceGloss 4.50 8.00 12.00 18.00 0.8litres
Whatistheleastamountheneedstospendonpaint?
A 116
B 120
C 126
D 112
E 108
C D
Alarger,squareplayingboardisnumberedinasimilarwayanddividedintopieceswhichfit
togethertomakethewholeboard.Onepieceofthislargerboardisshownbelow:
Howmanysquaresarethereonthislargerboard?
A 49
B 81
C 25
D 121
E 64
A Anydifferencesbetweentheamountofnicotineabsorbedfromsmokingandtheamount
absorbedfromnicotinepatchesandchewinggumcanbedisregarded.
B Carbonmonoxideisnotabsorbedfromnicotinepatchesandnicotinechewinggum.
C Carbonmonoxidewouldnotproduceariseintherateofbloodflowintheabsenceof
nicotine.
D Theeffectofnicotineonthebodydoesnotdependonthewayinwhichitwasabsorbed.
E Thereisnothingelseinnicotinepatchesandchewinggumwhichmightcausean
increaseintherateofbloodflow.
19 Weconstantlysplitourattentionbetweenthepeoplewearewithandwhat'shappeningonour
mobilephonescreens.Onscreenmultitaskingmakesuslessefficientaswellasless
emotionallyengagedwithothers.Ittakes64secondstorecoverourtrainofthoughtafter
interruptionbyamessage(that's8.5hoursaweekwastedifwecheckourscreenseveryfive
minutes)andwhenwe'vesentanemailorSMStextmessage,thebraingoesthroughaseries
ofsemiconsciouscalculationsaswewonderwhenandhowtherecipientwillreply.Theresult
isthatwe'renot'present'forseveralminutesafterwards.Inordertofunctioneffectivelyinthe
workplace,weneedtoswitchoffourcommunicationhardware.
Whichoneofthefollowingisthebeststatementoftheflawintheaboveargument?
A Peoplemaybeunwillingtomakelessuseoftheirmobilephones.
B Wemayneedtohavesome'downtime'inordertorechargeourmentalbatteries.
C Inmanyworkenvironmentsyoumaynotbeallowedtousepersonalmobilephones.
D Withoutthemeanstosendandreceiveinformationinstantly,oureffectivenessmaybe
compromised.
E Itmayonlybetheyoungerworkerswhousemobilephonetechnologytoexcess.
Whichoneofthefollowingcannotbeaviewoftheraisedbedsfrommychair?
A B
C D
Ajuniorclerktookthetwopiecestoasignmakertoshowwhathadhappened,andaskedhimto
makeanewlogo.Unfortunatelyaftertheclerkhadleft,thesignmakerrealisedthathedidn't
knowhowthetwopieceshadfittedtogetheroriginally.
WhichoneofthefollowingcouldnotbeFleesam'slogo?
A B
C D
A Brainstructureisalteredbyenvironmentalfactors.
B Peoplewhospendalotoftimeplayingcomputergamesarethemainculpritsinknife
crime.
C Theremaybealinkbetweenuseofcomputergamesandviolence.
D Youngpeoplecannotdistinguishthedifferencebetweenfantasyandreality.
E Computergamesshouldnotbeavailableforchildrenunder18yearsofage.
23 Ifthemediagivepublicitytocertaintypesofcrime,itmayencouragecriminalstocarryout'copy
cat'offences.If,however,theywereforbiddentodivulgedetailsofcrimes,thiswouldamountto
censorship.Thefreedomofspeechofthemediaistooimportanttosacrifice,sothemedia
shouldbefreetoreportcrimeevenifthismeanssomecrimesarecommittedwhichwouldnot
otherwisebecommitted.
Whichoneofthefollowingexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument?
A Publicityaboutcrimescanencourageotherstocommitsimilaroffences.
B Censorshipofthemediawouldreducethecrimerate.
C Themediashouldbepermittedtoreportcrimesevenifothercrimessometimesresult
fromthisreporting.
D Themediashouldnotreportallthedetailsofacrime.
E Freedomofspeechisarightthatistooimportanttogiveup.
A oftheinteractionbetweenantigensandantibodies.
B ofhowbloodplasmacarriesheatandureaaswellascarbondioxide.
C ofthedifferentformsofbloodcellsandplatelets.
D ofthecirculationoftheblood.
E ofhowanaemiacanbecausedbyalackofiron.
25 WhatdoestheletterPstandforintheinternationalorganisationOPEC?
A Physics
B Philosophy
C Petroleum
D Piracy
E Plastics
26 TheartistsClaudeMonetandPierreAugusteRenoirwereassociatedwithwhichart
movement?
A Impressionism
B Fauvism
C Abstractexpressionism
D Pointillism
E Cubism
A Twitter
B Facebook
C eBay
D YouTube
E Wikipedia
28 hichoneofthefollowingnamesthestructure,inhumans,thatdirectlydetectsachangein
W
bloodglucoselevelandthenthestructurethatrespondstothechange?
A Pituitaryglandandliver
B Pancreasandpancreas
C Hypothalamusandpituitarygland
D Adrenalglandandpancreas
E Liverandadrenalgland
29 Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsaboutbothasexualandsexualreproductioniscorrect?
A Onlythegametes(andnotbodycells)undergomeiosisinsexualreproductioncompared
withbothcelltypesinsexualreproduction.
B Mitosisleadstospermformationinasexualreproductionandsexualreproduction.
C Mutationsonlyoccurinsexualreproductionandnotinasexualreproduction.
D Someorganismscancarryoutbothasexualandsexualreproduction.
E Variationisonlyrequiredforsexualreproductionandnotforasexualreproduction.
Whichrowinthetablebelowdoesnotcorrectlystatetheprobabilityforeachperson
possessingonecopyofthealleleforthecondition?
Person Maximum
probability(%)
1 50
2 0
3 50
4 0
5 100
A Person2
B Person5
C Person4
D Person1
E Person3
A CUCGTTCGCUTTGUC
B GTGCAAGGGTATCTG
C GUGCAACCGUAUCUG
D GUGCAAGCGUAUGUC
E GTGCAAGCGTATCTG
32 Incellsofwinterwheat(Triticumaestivum),thefluidityofthecellmembranecanbevariedby
theplant,dependingupontheenvironmentaltemperature.
Astheweatherbecomescolder,thecellmembranechangestomaintainitsfluidity.
Whichtypeofbondwouldbemorecommonincellmembranesofwinterwheatplantcellsas
theirgrowingconditionsbecomecolder?
A CN
B C=C
C CH
D CO
E CC
A 1and2only
B 2and3only
C 1,2and4only
D 1,2,3and4
E 2,3and4only
34 Thetransmissionofnerveimpulsesatasynapseisunidirectional.
Whichofthefeaturesofthetransmissionofnerveimpulsesgivenbelowhavearolein
maintainingtheunidirectionaltransmission?
1.Exocytosisofneurotransmitteratthepresynapticmembrane
2.Neurotransmitterhydrolysingenzymefoundonthepostsynapticmembrane
3.Neurotransmitterreceptorsfoundonthepostsynapticmembrane
4.Sodiumgatedchannelsonthepostsynapticmembrane
A 2and4only
B 1,2and3only
C 1,3and4only
D 1and4only
E 1,2and4only
A 1,2and3
B 1and3only
C 2only
D 2and3only
E 1and2only
36 Acircularbacterialplasmidconsistsof1000basepairs(bp).Aspecificrestrictionenzymehas
threerecognitionsiteswithinthisplasmid.Thesitesareat150bp,250bpand950bp.After
completerestriction,whatsizearethefragments?
A 100bp,200bpand700bponly
B 100bp,150bp,200bponly
C 50bp,100bp,150bpand700bponly
D 50bp,100bpand700bponly
E 50bp,100bp,150bp,200bpand700bp
Whichanswerinthetableiscorrectwhenmeiosisiscomplete?
Numberofrecombinantdaughter Numberofdaughterchromosomesthatare
chromosomesproduced geneticallydistinctfromeachother
Row1 1 2
Row2 2 1
Row3 4 2
Row4 2 4
Row5 4 4
A Row2
B Row3
C Row5
D Row1
E Row4
A thebloodpressureintheaortaisgreaterthaninthevenacava.
B theoxygenlevelinblooddecreasesattherespiringtissues.
C thebloodpressureintherightventricleislessthaninthepulmonaryartery.
D thebloodpressureisgreaterintheleftventriclethanintheaorta.
E anothersetofsemilunarvalvesopens.
39 Thediagramshowsasectionofroughendoplasmicreticulum(RER).
Whichanswercorrectlyidentifiesthesubstancesassociatedwithstructures1and2?
A 1:aminoacids2:tRNA
B 1:tRNA2:polypeptide
C 1:proteins2:DNA
D 1:DNA2:carbohydrate
E 1:phospholipids2:mRNA
CellP CellQ
A Row1
B Row2
C Row5
D Row4
E Row3
1. whenthesubstrateconcentrationisvaried,underoptimalconditionsandwithoutan
inhibitor
2. whenthesubstrateconcentrationisvaried,underoptimalconditionsandfixed,low
concentrationofacompetitiveinhibitor?
A (1)curveP(2)curveS
B (1)curveR(2)curveP
C (1)curveQ(2)curveR
D (1)curveP(2)curveQ
E (1)curveR(2)curveS
WhichoptioncorrectlyidentifiessubstancesX,YandZ?
A X=pyruvateY=ethanolZ=lactate
B X=pyruvateY=lactateZ=ethanol
C X=lactateY=ethanolZ=pyruvate
D X=ethanolY=pyruvateZ=lactate
E X=lactateY=pyruvateZ=ethanol
pH = - log10 [ H+ ]
A -0.1
B -1
C 0
D 0.1
E 1
44 Excess lead (II) nitrate solution is added to 1.30 g of zinc powder and the mixture is stirred.
When the reaction is finished the lead formed is filtered, dried and weighed. It has a mass of
3.31 g.
A 60%
B 70%
C 100%
D 90%
E 80%
45 A battery has lead plates dipped in sulfuric acid. When charged, the positive plate is covered
with PbO2 . After discharge both plates are covered with PbSO4 .
Which option below correctly describes the overall change in the oxidation number of the lead
involved in the chemical reaction during discharge?
C2H6,C2H5Br,C2H5OH,CH2BrCH2Br,(CH2CH2)n
Whichoneofthecompoundsismadebyoxidisingethene?
A (CH2CH2)n
B C2H5Br
C C2H5OH
D CH2BrCH2Br
E C2H6
47 Astudentcarriedoutanexperimenttofindtherateofdecompositionofhydrogenperoxideinto
waterandoxygengas.Thestudentused100cm3ofa1Msolutionofhydrogenperoxideat25C
and1atmpressure.
1gofpowderedMnO2asacatalystwasaddedandthesolutionwasconstantlystirred.The
studentmeasuredthetotalvolumeofoxygenproduced.
Theprocedurewasrepeated,butthistimeusing100cm3of2Mhydrogenperoxide,under
identicalconditions.
Whichoptionbelowshowstheeffecton(R)therateofreaction,(V)thetotalvolumeofoxygen
collected,byusingthe2Msolutioncomparedtothe1Msolution?
A R:DoubledV:Halved
B R:NoeffectV:Doubled
C R:NoeffectV:Noeffect
D R:DoubledV:Doubled
E R:DoubledV:Noeffect
A 7
B 9
C 5
D 8
E 6
49 Therelativemolecularmassofcalciumcarbonateis100.
Whatistheminimumvolumeof2.0Mhydrochloricacidthatwouldbeneededtocompletely
reactwith2.0gofcalciumcarbonate?
A 40cm3
B 20cm3
C 30cm3
D 5cm3
E 10cm3
50 Howmanyofthefollowingcompoundsareacidic,alkalineoramphoteric(reactwithbothacids
andalkalis)?
A Acidic=10Amphoteric=2Alkaline=4
B Acidic=7Amphoteric=1Alkaline=5
C Acidic=9Amphoteric=2Alkaline=2
D Acidic=6Amphoteric=1Alkaline=6
E Acidic=8Amphoteric=1Alkaline=4
Whichisthecorrectcombinationofprocessandcompoundsforthisscheme?
A processT:reductioncompoundW:estercompoundX:amide
B processT:reductioncompoundW:ketonecompoundX:nitrile
C processT:oxidationcompoundW:estercompoundX:amide
D processT:reductioncompoundW:ketonecompoundX:amide
E processT:oxidationcompoundW:estercompoundX:nitrile
52 Whichtwoofthefollowingmolecularsubstancesinthegaseousstatehavethestrongest
permanentmoleculardipole?
53 Abookofmass0.40kgrestsonahorizontalsurfacewithwhichithasacoefficientofdynamic
frictionof0.50.
Ifthisbookisnowpushedbyanexternalhorizontalforceof10N,whatwillbeitsacceleration
immediatelyafterithasstartedtomove?
[Assumethegravitationalfieldstrengthis10Nkg1,thatairresistanceisnegligibleandthatthe
orientationofthebookdoesnotchange.]
A 25.0ms2
B 12.5ms2
C 50.0ms2
D 20.0ms2
E 15.0ms2
Whichstatementbestexplainswhythesphereriseswhenthetemperaturefalls?
A Themassofthespherehasdecreased.
B Thepressureexertedbytheliquidhasdecreased.
C Thevolumeofgasinsidethespherehasincreased.
D Thedensityoftheliquidhasincreased.
E Thetemperatureofthesphereisdifferentfromthatoftheliquid.
55 Whatistheequationofthestraightlinewhichpassesthrough(6,2)andisperpendicular
to4y+3x=8?
A 3y4x=18
B 4y3x=26
C 3y+4x=18
D 3y4x=30
E 3y+4x=30
A 2.88103
B 2.88102
C 2.88105
D 2.88104
E 2.88101
57 Fourindividualsphereshaveradii:
Whatisthesumoftheirsurfaceareas?
A 58r2
B 169 r2
C 57r2
D 25 r2
E 26r2
58 Acomputergameisonsalefor32.00.
Thepriceticketshowsthatthiscostisareductionof20%oftheoriginalprice.
Whatwastheoriginalprice?
A 25.60
B 38.40
C 33.60
D 52.00
E 40.00
A Abarofunmagnetisedsoftiron.
B Abarofunmagnetisedcobalt.
C Abarofelectrostaticallychargedcopper.
D Abarofmagnetisedsteel.
E Abarofelectrostaticallychargedaluminium.
60 Thecircuitshowncontainsthreeidenticalresistors,twoammetersXandY,andavoltmeterZ.
Theinternalresistanceofthebatteryisnegligible.
Whichoptionshowsthereadingsonthethreemeters?
[Assumetheammetershavenegligibleresistance,andnegligiblecurrentflowsthroughthe
voltmeter.]
A X=1.0AY=0.0AZ=12V
B X=2.0AY=0.0AZ=4.0V
C X=1.0AY=2.0AZ=8.0V
D X=3.0AY=6.0AZ=12V
E X=1.0AY=2.0AZ=6.0V