GAMSAT

PRACTICETEST
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SectionII:
SectionIII:

ReasoninginHumanitiesandSocialSciences
WrittenCommunication
ReasoninginBiologicalandPhysicalSciences

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SectionII:
SectionIII:

75questions
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110questions

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170minutes

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SectionII:
SectionIII:

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ReasoninginHumanitiesandSocialSciences
Unit1
AccordingtoGreekmythologyCronusoverthrewhisfather,Uranus,asruleroftheUniverseandfathered6
childrenwithRhea.Theyoungestthreeofthesixwere:

Herapresidedovertherightarrangementsofthemarriageandisthearchetypeoftheunioninthe
marriagebed,butshewasnotnotableasamother.ThelegitimateoffspringofherunionwithZeus
wereAres,Hebe,ErisandEileithyia.HerawasjealousofZeus'givingbirthtoAthenawithout
recoursetoher(actuallywithMetis),soshegavebirthtoHephaestuswithouthim.

Poseidonwasthegodofthesea,aswellasofhorsesandofearthquakes.Amongsthismany
childrenhehadtwosons,DespoinaandArion,withhissisterDemeter.Inthemyth,Demeterwas
searchingforherlostdaughterPersephonewhenPoseidonsawanddesiredher.Toavoidhim,she
tooktheformofamare,buthetooktheformofastallionandforcedhisattentionsonher.

Zeuswasthekingofthegods,therulerofMountOlympus,andthegodoftheskyandthunder.His
symbolswerethethunderbolt,eagle,bullandtheoak.ZeuswasfrequentlydepictedbyGreek
artistsinoneoftwoposes:standing,stridingforward,athunderboltleveledinhisraisedrighthand,
orseatedinmajesty.AccordingtotheIliad,hewasthefatherofAphroditebyDione.

1.HowmanychildrenofZeusarementionedinthepassage?
A1
B4
C7
D6
2.HowmanydaughtersofCronusarementionedinthepassage?
Anone
B1
C2
D3
3.Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsaretrue:
ADemeterisolderthanZeus
BRheaisyoungerthanArion
CZeusisolderthanUranus
DRheaisroughlythesameageasAthena
4.WhoisthepaternalgrandfatherandgrandmotherofArion?
AUranusandRhea
BCronusandRhea
CPoseidonandDemeter
DZeusandHermes
5.InamodernWesternsociety,whichofthefollowingwouldbeconsideredtohavebeenbornoutofincest?
AZeus
BAthena
CHephaestus
DDespoina

Unit2
ConsiderthefollowinggraphpublishedbyINETonthecorrelationbetweentheaveragefertilityrateand
infantmortalityrate.TheXaxisshowsthenumberofinfantsthatdiebeforetheirfirstbirthdaywhiletheY

axisshowtheaveragenumberoflivebirthsperwoman.

6.Whichcountryhadthehighestinfantmortalityrateintheperiod20002004?
ANiger
BReunion
CSierraLeone
DLiberia
7.WhatisthebestestimateofthefertilityrateinSaoTome
A3Livebirthsperwoman
B4Livebirthsperwoman
C5Livebirthsperwoman
D6Livebirthsperwoman
8.Whichsubregion,asawhole,didthebesttocombatinfantmortality?
AWestAfrica
BCentralAfrica
CEastAfrica
DSouthernAfrica

WrittenCommunication
WritingTestA
Considerthefollowingcommentsanddevelopapieceofwritinginresponsetooneormoreofthem.
Yourwritingwillbejudgedonthequalityofyourresponsetothetheme;howwellyouorganiseandpresent
yourpointofview;andhoweffectivelyyourexpressyourself.Youwillnotbejudgedonthevieworattributes
youexpress.
*******
Sexeducationmaybeagoodideaintheschools,butIdon'tbelievethekidsshouldbegivenhomework
BillCosby
Sexeducationclassesarelikeinhomesalespartiesforabortions
PhyllisSchlafly
ThebestsexeducationforkidsiswhenDaddypatsMommyonthefannywhenhecomeshomefromwork.
Dr.WilliamH.Masters
Sexeducationclassesinourpublicschoolsarepromotingincest
JimmySwaggart
Beforethechildevergetstoschoolitwillhavereceivedcrucial,almostirrevocablesexeducationandthiswill
havebeentaughtbytheparents,whoarenotawareofwhattheyaredoing.
DrMarySCalderone

WritingTestB
Considerthefollowingcommentsanddevelopapieceofwritinginresponsetooneormoreofthem.
Yourwritingwillbejudgedonthequalityofyourresponsetothetheme;howwellyouorganiseandpresent
yourpointofview;andhoweffectivelyyourexpressyourself.Youwillnotbejudgedonthevieworattributes
youexpress.
*******
Creativityisallowingyourselftomakemistakes.Artisknowingwhichonestokeep.
ScottAdams
Goodartisnotwhatitlookslike,butwhatitdoestous.
RoyAdzak
It'snotamatterofpaintinglife,it'samatterofgivinglifetopainting.
PierreBonnard
Whatasocietydeemsimportantisenshrinedinitsart.
HarryBroudy
Artmustbeanexpressionofloveoritisnothing.
MarcChagall

ReasoninginBiologicalandPhysicalSciences
Unit1
Considerthefollowingcircuitdiagram:

9V

V
1
2
3

A9Vcellisconnectedtoacircuitasshown.Thereisanammeterandvoltmeterareconnectedasshownin
thediagram.Twoidenticallightbulbswitharesistanceof3ohmeacharepacedinthecircuit.Three
switchesmarkedwiththenumbers1through3areinsertedasshown.Assumethattheinternalresistance
ofthecellaswellastheconductorsarenegligible.
1.Thelightbulbswillbethebrightestwhen:
Aalltheswitchesareopen
Bonlyswitch2isclosed
Conlyswitches1and3areclosed
Dalltheswitchesareclosed
2.Whatwillthereadingontheammeterbeifswitch2isclosed?
A1Ampere
B1.3Ampere
C1.5Ampere
D1.6Ampere
3.Whatwillthereadingonthevoltmeterbeifswitches1and3areclosed?
A12V
B9V
C6V
D3V
4.Ifthepositionsoftheammeterandvoltmeterareswapped,whichoneofthefollowingstatementsare
true:
ATheammeterwillread6Aifalltheswitchesareopen
BThelightbulbswillburnbrighterthanbefore
CThevoltmeterwillread9Vifalltheswitchesareopen
DThevoltmeteractsasaverylargeresistor
5.Oneofthelightbulbsarereplacedwithanotherlightbulbwithanunknownresistance.Isitpossibleto
determinetheresistanceofthenewlightbulbbyusingdifferentcombinationsofopenorclosedswitchesand
readingthemeasurementsonthevoltmeterandammeter?
AYes
BNo
COnlyifthenewlightbulbhasabiggerresistance
DOnlyifthebulbatthebottomofthediagramisreplaced

Unit2
Abulletisfiredfromagunwithabarrelof50cm,towardsatargetexactly100maway.Tofireabullet,
gunpowderisignitedandtheexpandinggassesthatresultfromtheburninggunpowderappliesaconstant
forcetothebulletwhileittravelsdownthebarrelofthegun.Theforcethatisappliedtothebulletis100N,
foreachcm2ofsurfaceareaofthebullet,pergramofgunpowderused.Thebulletis9mmindiameterand
hasamassof5g.Thebulletleavesthegunatavelocityof500m/sandexperiencesnegligibleairfriction.
6.Howmuchgunpowder,roundedtothenearestgram,wasusedtofirethebullet?
A20g
B10g
C5g
D1g
7.Howfardoesthebulletfalltowardsthegroundbythetimeitreachesthetarget?
A0.02m
B0.05m
C0.1m
D0.2m
8.Thebulletpenetratesthetargettoadepthof10cmbeforeitcomestoacompletestop.Whatisthe
averageforcethatthebulletappliestothetarget?
A62500N
B6250N
C620N
D62N

Unit3
ConsiderthefollowingstatisticsonaidsinadultmalesthatwascollectedbytheUnitedStates'Centrefor
DiseaseControlandPrevention.

9.AmongtheAIDScasesinthegraph,whatisthepercentageofmaleHispaniccorrespondents?
A13%
B21%
C45%
D73%
10.PatientswhoreceiveinfectedbloodviaabloodtransfusionstandaverychanceofcontractingAIDS.
Howfrequentlydidinfectionviabloodtransfusionoccurinthepopulationasawhole?
Alessthan5%
B20%
C40%
Dmorethan60%
11.WhatisthebestestimateforthetotalnumberofAIDScasesinWhite(nonHispanic)andBlack(non
Hispanic)duetomaletomalesexualcontact,excludinganyIDUcontact?
A32,000
B46,000
C53,000
D64,000

Unit4
Theoxygenhaemoglobindissociationcurveplotstherelationshipbetweenpercentoxygensaturationof
haemoglobin(theoxygencarryingproteininredbloodcells)andthepartialpressureofoxygen.

12.Venousbloodisnormally70%saturatedwithoxygen.ThevenouspartialpressureofO2istherefore
closestto:
A60mmHg
B100mmHg
C90mmHg
D40mmHg
13.Thenormalpositionoftheoxygenhaemoglobindissociationcurvedependsontheconcentrationofa
metabolite;2,3diphosphoglycerate(2,3DPG).Increasedlevelsof2,3DPGresultinhaemoglobinhavinga
loweraffinityforoxygen.Insuchasituation,theoxygenhaemoglobincurvewould:
AShifttotheleft
BShifttotheright
CBeunchanged
DShiftupwards

Unit5
Meiosisiscomposedoftwosequentialnucleardivisions(Fig.1)designedtoproduceaspermatozooninthe
maleoranovuminthefemale.Thefirstnucleardivisionseparateshomologouschromosomepairs,whereas
theseconddivisionseparatessisterchromatidsofareplicatedchromosome.Unevenseparationofnuclear
materialornondisjunctionisarareeventthatusuallyresultsinthedestructionoftheaffectedcells.Some
chromosomalabnormalities,however,areabletosurvivethroughtheprocessoffertilisation(combinationof
maleandfemalesexcellstoformazygote),developmentandafterbirth.

Homologouspair
(sexchromosomes)

Schematic representation demonstrating the separation of sex chromosomes during meiosis in the male.

14.Whencombinedwithanormalovum,whichcellcouldproduceageneticallynormalmale?
AA
BC
CE
DF
15.InwhichcellisnondisjunctionlikelytohaveoccurredifcellE(Fig.1)containsnosexchromosomes?
AA
BC
CE
DF
16.Inwhichcellisnondisjunctionmostlikelytohaveoccurredifthenewzygoteisacellcontainingthe
chromosomes:XXX?
AA
BB
CC
DD
17.Inwhichcellisnondisjunctionmostlikelytohaveoccurredifthenewzygoteisacellcontainingthe

chromosomes:XXY?
AA
BB
CC
DD

Answers
ReasoninginHumanitiesandSocialSciences
1D
2C
3A
4B
5D
6C
7B
8D

WrittenCommunication
Tobedone

ReasoninginBiologicalandPhysicalSciences
1C
2C
3B
4D
5A
6A
7D
8B
9B
10A
11D
12D
13B
14D
15A
16B
17A

Acknowledgements
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