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 GeneralKnowledgeandLogicalReasoning

1 ThisispartofthetiledfloorofthemagicshopSpellItOut.

Fivedifferenttypesoftilemakeupthedesign.Howmanyofthetileshavethepattern ?

A 18

B 19

C 17

D 21

E 20

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2 Afactoryhasreceivedanorderforaproduct.Ittakes9operationstomanufactureit.These
maytakeplaceinanyorderandatanytimeinthemanufacturingprocessbutanindividual
workerstayswithoneoperationfromitsbeginningtoitsend.Thenumberofhoursforone
workertocompleteeachoperationisasfollows:

Operation A B C D E F G H I

Durationinhours 12 3 8 9 10 2 6 4 10

Allworkersareabletocompletealloperations,butcanonlydooneatatime.Theproducthas
tobereadyin16hours.

Whatistheminimumnumberofworkersrequiredtomanufacturetheproductinthegiventime?

A 6

B 4

C 9

D 1

E 5

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3 Belowisapictureofabiscuittinwithfouridenticalsides.Asetofthesetinsistobemadethat
arealldistinguishablefromeachotherbycolouralone.Themanufacturerwillpainteachofthe
foursideseitherredorblue.Thetopandbottomarenotpainted.

Whatisthegreatestnumberofdifferenttinsthatcanbemade?

A 6

B 7

C 8

D 4

E 5

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4 Inaslalomskiingcompetitionskierstacklethecourseoneatatime.Eachskiermakestwo
runs.Thetimesforthetworunsareaddedandthefastesttotaltimedeterminesthewinner.
Competitorswhofailtofinishtheirfirstrunarenotallowedtomakeasecondrun.

Inthesecondround,skierscompeteinthereverseorderoftheirpositionsafterthefirstround.

Gracetookpartinaslalomcompetitionlastweek.Shewastheeighthskiertomakeherfirst
run.Attheendofthefirstroundshewasinsixthposition,soshehadtowaitfor17ofherrivals
tomaketheirsecondrunsbeforeitwasherturnagain.Threeskiershadfailedtocompletethe
courseinthefirstround.

Howmanycompetitorstookpartinlastweek'sslalomcompetition?

A 26

B 23

C 34

D 31

E 28

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

Whichoneofthefollowingcanbedrawnasaconclusionoftheabovepassage?

A Usingchildreninexperimentssuchastheonedescribedaboveismorallywrong.

B Identifyinganobjectbysightalonewhichhadbeentouchedbutnotseenpreviouslyis
learnedbehaviourandnotinnate.

C Identifyinganobjectbysightalonewhichhadbeentouchedbutnotseenpreviouslyis
innatebehaviourandnotlearned.

D Identifyinganobjectbysightalonewhichhadbeentouchedbutnotseenpreviouslyis
somethingwhichadultsdobetterthanchildren.

E Identifyinganobjectbysightalonewhichhadbeentouchedbutnotseenpreviouslyis
somethingwhichchildrendobetterthanadults.

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6 Adeliverycompanyopensitsdepotat7:30am.Ituseslargeandsmallvanstomakedeliveries.
Thesmallervanstake10minutestoloadandthen1hourtomakethedeliveriesandreturn.The
largeroneshavealoadingtimeof30minutesandreturnfromdeliveriesafter2hours.The
driverofalargevanstartsloadingat8:00am.

Ifthedriverofasmallvanistomakethemaximumnumberofdeliverieshecan,howmuch
laterthanthedriverofthelargevancanhestartloadingiftheyarebothtoarrivebackatthe
depotforlunchat1:00pm?

A 0minutes

B 20minutes

C 15minutes

D 5minutes

E 10minutes

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

TheBakersPercentage

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

NeapolitanPizza 59 1.5 None

Baguette 60 2 None

FrenchBread 66 2 None

Ciabatta 80 2 2.5

Focaccia 80 3 3

WhiteBread 54 2 17

Brioche 22 2 133

Whatisthetotalweightofthemixturetobemade?

A 323kg

B 432.5kg

C 250kg

D 182.5kg

E 420kg

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8 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 8 3.3 1.7

tuna 2.00 1579 19 14.3 1.7

Iwanttohaveatleast20gofproteininmysandwichandnomorethan4goffat.

WhichisthesmallestamountthatIwillpayformysandwich?

A 2.20

B 2.00

C 1.50

D 2.10

E 1.90

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

Whichoneofthefollowingidentifiestheunderlyingassumptionoftheaboveargument?

A Onlypeoplewhoknowhowtoreadcanlearnasecondoradditionallanguage.

B Languagesarefundamentallydifferentfromoneanother.

C Childrenarebetteratacquiringlanguagesthanadults.

D Learnersofsecondoradditionallanguagesshouldreadthetargetlanguage.

E Acquiringasecondoradditionallanguageisthesameprocessasacquiringafirst
language.

10 Thefollowingpatternismadefromsixsquaretiles:

Whichoneofthefollowingpatternscanalsobemadefromthesamesixtiles?

A B

C D

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

Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument?

A Childrenneedtobetaughthowtothinkaboutthefuture.

B Childrenwhodonotplaywillnotbegoodthinkers.

C Playingandthinkingareessentiallytwoformsofthesameactivity.

D Childrenneedtobeallowedtoplayinordertodeveloptheirthinkingskills.

E Playingisjustanearlyversionofabstractthinkingandreasoning.

12 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?

A Naturewillhaveitsownwayinthelongrun.

B Meddlingwithnaturecouldonlyeverendindisaster.

C Scienceshouldnotprogressbeyondwhatisnatural.

D Itistimetocallahaltonbiotechnologicaladvances.

E Cloning,geneticengineeringandselectivebreedingarenot'progress'.

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13 Ihavefoldedasquarepieceofpaperinhalf,theninhalfagain,thencutthreepiecesfromthe
resultingsmallersquare,asindicatedbelow:

WhichoneofthefollowingCANNOTpossiblybetheappearanceofthepaperafterIunfoldit?

A B

C D

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

Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,mostweakenstheaboveargument?

A Mostrichcountrieshavethesamestandardofmedicalexpertise.

B TheUSAspendsmoremoneyonfastfoodthananyothernation.

C Japanesechildrenhadahealthierdietinthe1960sthantheydotoday.

D Inthe1960sand1970stheUSAhadthehighestpercentageofsmokers.

E Americanfastfoodrestaurantsarenowfoundinmostrichcountries.

15 Whilesomeanimalrightsactivistshavelongacceptedthatthereisalinkbetweenbovine
tuberculosis(TBincattle)andbadgers,othershavearguedthatitwasnotproven.Theyfeltthat
thecullingofbadgerstostopthespreadofTBincattlewasnotjustifiedifalinkwasunproven.
ButdirectevidenceofthetransmissionofTBbetweenbadgersandcattlehasnowbeenfound.
DNAsequencingoftheTBbacteriaincattleandinbadgershasshownthatthedisease
crossesspeciesbarriers.Thislatestdiscoverycompletelyunderminesthecaseofthosewho
haveopposedbadgerculling.Toprotectfarmersfromseverelossoftheircattleandhencetheir
livelihoodsandtoprotectoneofourprimarysourcesofmeatandmilkthebadgerpopulation
shouldbeculled.

Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmostweakentheargumentinthepassageabove?

A Animalrightsactivistsareinterestedintheprotectionofbadgersperse,whateverrisk
theypose.

B Theremaybefactorsotherthanbadgers,suchasthemovementofcattle,which
contributetothespreadofTBincattle.

C ItistooexpensiveandlogisticallydifficulttovaccinateallcattleagainstTB.

D Badgercullingwouldbeunpopularwithasubstantialnumberofpeople.

E NotallfarmersareconvincedthatthecullingofbadgerswouldstopthespreadofTB.

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16 InthefoyerofacompanyinLondontherearenineclocksshowingthelocaltimeateachofthe
company'sninebranches.

Thisishowtheyappearatpresent:

ThepersoninchargeofresettingtheseclocksinMarchandOctoberhastoremember:

1InDubai,SingaporeandTokyoclocksremainunchangedallyearround.

2InLondon,Athens,ChicagoandNewYorkclocksareputonehourforwardinMarchandone
hourbackinOctober.

3InSantiagoandSydneyclocksareputonehourforwardinOctoberandonehourbackin
March.

Whentheseclocksarenextreset,whichtwowillshowthesametime?

A ChicagoandNewYork

B AthensandLondon

C NewYorkandSantiago

D SingaporeandTokyo

E SydneyandTokyo

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

Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument?

A Parentsshouldhavemorecontroloverthefoodthattheirchildreneat.

B Thepriceofunhealthyfoodsshouldberaised.

C Thereshouldbemore'readytoeat'healthymealsavailable.

D Childrenhavetoomuchaccesstofatteningandsugarfilledfoods.

E Childobesityisstillaproblem.

18 Thegovernmentisconsideringchangingthelawtoassumeconsentforthedonationoforgans
afterdeath.Peopleopposedtotheideawouldhavetodeliberately'optout'ofthescheme,
althoughrelativeswouldstillbeconsulted.Thesupplyofhealthyorgansavailablefortransplant
wouldbevastlyincreasedunderthisscheme.Ifthegovernmentreallywantstoimprovethe
livesofpeoplewithlongtermhealthproblems,thisisameasureitmusttake.

Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmoststrengthentheargumentinthepassageabove?

A Bereavedrelativesfinddonationdecisionsverydistressing.

B Thenumberofvoluntaryorgandonorsissmallandnotincreasing.

C Notalloftheorgansdonatedaresuitablefortransplant.

D Therewouldbeoppositionbycivillibertiesgroupstothismeasure.

E Itisnotknownhowmanypeoplewould'optout'ofthecompulsoryscheme.

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19 Inrecentyearstherehasbeenincreasedconcernthatfashionmodelsreflectanunrealisticand
unattainableimageoffemininityandthatthishasanegativeeffectontheselfesteemofmany
youngwomen.Manymajordesignerscontinuetodesignforanexceptionallytallandflat
chestedfemaleframe.Itshouldbenosurprisethereforethattherehavebeenseveralcases
recentlywhendesignershavefavouredmalemodelsontheircatwalkstomodeltheir
womenswear.Ratherthanbeingacauseofsurpriseorconcern,thisshouldbewelcomedasa
recognitionofthefactthatthesedesignsareunsuitableformostwomenanditdrawsattention
tothemajordifferencesbetweencatwalkfashionandclothingfortherealworld.

Whichoneofthefollowingstatements,iftrue,wouldmoststrengthentheargumentabove?

A Somedesignershavefavouredmalemodelssimplytogeneratemoremediaattentionfor
theircollections.

B Somefemalemodelsstruggletomaintainthenecessaryphysiqueforcatwalkmodelling.

C Somedesignersarerecognisingthatthephysiqueofmanycatwalkmodelsrepresents
anunhealthyidealformostwomen.

D Veryfewobserversnoticedinitiallythatthemalemodelswerenotinfactwomen.

E Surveysofyoungwomenhavesuggestedthattheuseofmalemodelsmakesthetypical
modelphysiquelessdesirabletoattain.

20 Highprofilemembersofsocietycanraiseawarenessofworthycausesbetterthanmembersof
thepublic,becausetheyhavetheiropinionslistenedtoandrespectedmorereadilybyalarger
numberofpeople.Celebritiesshouldnotbeshyaboutdrawingattentiontocharitiesand
foundationstowhichtheydonatetheirtimeandmoney,becauseitmayencourageotherpeople
todothesame.

Whichoneofthefollowingbestillustratestheprincipleunderlyingtheargumentabove?

A Peopleshouldvaluetheirsuperiorsopinionsonallmattersbecausetheyhavebeen
successfulinoneormorefields.

B Ifyourbossdoesnotcommitanyvirtuousactsthenneithershouldyou.

C Ifyoucanhelpsomeoneelsebydonatingyourdisposabletimeandmoney,itwillhelp
improvesociety.

D Directorsofcompaniesshouldencouragetheiremployeestorecyclemorebyvisibly
doingsothemselves.

E Companieswiththemostemployeesshouldbeputunderpressuretocommittothe
mostsocialchange.

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21 WhichofthefollowingcountriesisNOTafoundingmemberofNATO?

A Canada

B Belgium

C Germany

D France

E Italy

22 WhichofthefollowingisNOToneoftheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorld?

A TheHangingGardensofBabylon

B TheGreatPyramidofGiza

C TheLighthouseofAlexandria

D TheParthenonofAthens

E TheColossusofRhodes

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 Biology

23 WhichorganellecontainsRNAbutnotDNA?

A nucleolus

B mitochondrion

C chloroplast

D smoothendoplasmicreticulum

E ribosome

24 Anorganismisheterozygousfortwogenes.ThesetwogenesmakeuppartofthesameDNA
molecule.

Foronegene,Erepresentsthedominantallele,erepresentstherecessiveallele.

Fortheothergene,Rrepresentsthedominantallele,rrepresentstherecessiveallele.

Assumingthereisnomutation,attheendofamitoticdivisionproducingtwocellswhichrow(s)
is/arepossible?

A row6only

B rows4and5only

C row1only

D rows2and3only

E rows6and7only

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25 WhichrowcorrectlyidentifiesanucleicacidNOTdirectlyinvolvedintranscription,andanucleic
acidwhichisNOTdirectlyinvolvedintranslation?

A row3

B row5

C row1

D row4

E row2

26 WhichrowofthetablecorrectlyindicatesfeaturesthatarefoundinbothpureextractsofDNA
andtRNAmolecules?

A row4

B row1

C row5

D row3

E row2

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27 Whichofthefollowingcanberandomprocesses?

1geneticdrift

2mutations

3artificialselection

A 2and3only

B 1,2and3

C 1and2only

D noneofthem

E 1and3only

28 Belowaresomestepsinvolvedintheproductionoftransgenicplants.

Whichoneofthefollowingoptionsgivesacorrectorderforthesesteps?

A WZXVY

B WZXYV

C ZWVYX

D WVZXY

E ZWVXY

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29 Whichsequenceshowscellsofincreasingsize(fromlefttoright)?

A E.colihumanredbloodcellonionepidermalcell

B humanredbloodcellE.colionionepidermalcell

C E.colionionepidermalcellhumanredbloodcell

D onionepidermalcellhumanredbloodcellE.coli

E onionepidermalcellE.colihumanredbloodcell

30 Whichoptionshowsthestructureinhumansthatproducesbileandthenthestructurethat
storesbile?

A gallbladderproducesandthenliverstores

B liverproducesandthenliverstores

C gallbladderproducesandthengallbladderstores

D liverproducesandthengallbladderstores

E liverproducesandthenduodenumstores

31 ThediagramrepresentsawholeDNAplasmidthathasbeencutopenusingasinglerestriction
enzyme:

Whatarethebasesinpositions1,2,3,4and5respectively?

A TTGCT

B UCGUU

C UGCUU

D UUGCT

E TCGTT

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32 Whichlabelledstructureonthediagramofthebrainplaysthemajorroleinregulatingthe
nervouscontrolofheartrate?

A 1

B 3

C 4

D 2

E 5

33 Thedipeptiderepresentedbelowisinaqueoussolution.

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

A 1

B 5

C 3

D 4

E 2

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34 Whichofthefollowingarerespiratoryenzymes?

1acetylcoenzymeA

2FAD

3reducedNAD

A 1and2only

B 2and3only

C 1,2and3

D noneofthem

E 1and3only

35 Inthetestesofahealthymantherearediploidcellsthatundergomeiosistoproducegametes.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsis/arecorrectaboutmeiosisforoneofthesediploidcells?

1ThediploidcellhasdoubleditsDNAcontentbeforethestartofmeiosisI.

2ThecellsatthestartofmeiosisIIarediploid.

3ThetotalnumberofchromosomesproducedbytheendofmeiosisIIisdoublethat
oftheoriginaldiploidcell.

A 3only

B 2and3only

C 1,2and3

D 1and3only

E 1only

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

A 1

B 3

C 4

D 2

E 5

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

A 4

B 8

C 2

D 1

E 0

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

A S:stromaH:NADN:reduced

B S:granumH:NADN:reduced

C S:granumH:NADPN:reduced

D S:stromaH:NADPN:oxidised

E S:stromaH:FADN:oxidised

39 Thefollowingshowsthephasesinmitosis.

ProphasePhasetwoAnaphasePhasefour

WhichrowinthetablebelowshowsthecorrectprocessesoccurringinPhasetwoandPhase
fourofmitosis?

A row1androw5only

B row1only

C row2androw3only

D row5only

E row4only

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40 Inwhichofthefollowingorganellesdocarbohydratesplayarelevantrole?

1mitochondria

2Golgiapparatus

3chloroplasts

A 1and3only

B 2only

C 1and2only

D 2and3only

E 1,2and3

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 Chemistry

41 Whichofthefollowingsubstanceswillformanalkalinesolutionwhendissolvedinwater?

1Na2CO3

2NaCl

3NaHSO4

A 1,2and3

B 1only

C 1and2only

D 2and3only

E 1and3only

42 Lead(II)nitratesolutionandpotassiumiodidesolutionreacttoformpotassiumnitrateinsolution
andabrightyellowprecipitateoflead(II)iodide.

Whichoneofthefollowingcorrectlyrepresentstheionicequationforthischemicalreaction?

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

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

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

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

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

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43 TheformulaofamoleculeisCH2CHCH2CH2COCH2CHO.

Whichfunctionalgroupsgivenbelowarepresentinthemolecule?

1alkene

2alcohol

3aldehyde

4ketone

A 1,3and4only

B 2,3and4only

C 1and4only

D 1,2and3only

E 3and4only

44 Whichoftheseparticleshavethesameelectronicstructure?

112Mg2+

210Ne

316S2

49F

53Li+

A 1,2and5only

B 2,4and5only

C 1,2and3only

D 3,4and5only

E 1,2and4only

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45 Amixtureofmethanolandethanoicacidisleftuntilequilibriumisreached.Theequationforthis
reactionisgivenbelow.



TheamountofCH3OHinthismixtureatequilibriumcanbeincreasedby:

1addingmorewatertothemixture

2raisingthetemperatureofthemixture

3addingsodiumhydroxidetothemixture

4addingacatalysttothemixture

A 2and4only

B 1and2only

C 1and3only

D 1,2and3only

E 4only

46 Thecompoundscarbondioxide(CO2),propane(C3H8)andethanal(CH3CHO)allhave
M r=44.

Whichofthefollowinglistscorrectlyshowsthesecompoundsintheorderthattheybecome
gasesastheirtemperaturerisesfrom100Catthesamepressure?

A CO2,C3H8,CH3CHO

B CH3CHO,C3H8,CO2

C CO2,CH3CHO,C3H8

D C3H8,CO2,CH3CHO

E C3H8,CH3CHO,CO2

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47 Asampleoflithiumwascompletelyreactedwithwater.Theequationforthisreactionis:

2Li(s)+2H2O(l)2LiOH(aq)+H2(g)

Theaqueouslithiumhydroxidesolutionformedhasaconcentrationof0.10mol/L.

Whatisitsconcentrationing/L?

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

A 240

B 480

C 4.8

D 3.1

E 2.4

48 AnaqueoussolutionofNaOHhasaconcentrationof0.01mol/L.

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

A 13

B 11

C 7

D 14

E 12

49 HowmanyunbranchedstraightchainmoleculesaretherewiththemolecularformulaC4H8F2,
butwithdifferentstructuralformulas?

A 8

B 4

C 9

D 12

E 6

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

A p=27n=25e=21

B p=24n=28e=24

C p=27n=25e=24

D p=24n=28e=21

E p=24n=24e=21

51 Whichofthefollowingmoleculescontainbondanglesof180intheirgaseousstates?

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

1BeCl2

2C2H2

3CCl4

A 1and3only

B 1and2only

C 1only

D 2and3only

E 2only

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52 Fiveoftheionsofvanadiumarelistedbelow:

1VO3

2V3+

3V2+

4VO2+

5VO2+

Whichtwoionshavevanadiuminthesameoxidationstate?

A 2and5

B 1and5

C 3and4

D 4and5

E 1and3

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 PhysicsandMathematics

53 Arightangledtrianglehasanareaof18cm.Oneofthetwoshortersidesistwicethelengthof
theotherone.

Whatisthelengthofthehypotenuseofthetriangle?

A

B

C

D

E

54 Whichphysicalquantitycanbemeasuredinjoulespermetre?

A kineticenergy

B momentum

C power

D work

E force

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55 Whichoneofthefollowingisasimplificationof

[wherex1]

A

B

C

D

E

56 Thestraightlinegraphgivenbytheequation

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

AcirclepassesthroughAandBandhasadiameterAB.

Whatarethecoordinatesofthecentreofthecircle?

A (2,3)

B (3,2)

C (6,4)

D (4,6)

E (0,0)

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57 Astudenthasthree6.0resistorsthatcanbeconnectedtogetherinanyconfiguration.What
arethemaximumandminimumresistancesthatcanbeobtainedbyusingoneormoreofthese
threeresistors?

[Assumetheconnectionsbetweentheresistorshavenegligibleresistance,thetemperatureof
theresistorsisconstant,theresistorsareusedinad.c.circuitandnoneoftheresistorsis
shortcircuited.]

A maximumresistance:6.0minimumresistance:2.0

B maximumresistance:12minimumresistance:0.50

C maximumresistance:6.0minimumresistance:0.50

D maximumresistance:18minimumresistance:6.0

E maximumresistance:18.0minimumresistance:2.0

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

Whataretheupwardforcesfromthetwosupportsactingonthebeam?

A 340Nand460N

B 300Nand500N

C 240Nand560N

D 400Nand400N

E 360Nand540N

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59 Aballisprojectedverticallyupwardsandthenfallsbacktoitsoriginalposition.

Onceprojected,theballexperiencesonlyasingleforce,downwards,duetoaconstant
gravitationalfieldstrengthof10N/kg.

Herearethreestatementsabouttheball:

1Whentheballismovingupwardsitloseskineticenergyandgainspotentialenergy.

2Themagnitudeoftheballsaccelerationincreasesasitfalls.

3Noverticalforcesactontheballwhenitisatitsmaximumheight.

Whichofthestatement(s)is/arecorrect?

A 2and3only

B noneofthem

C 1and2only

D 3only

E 1only

60 x=310mandy=510nwheremandnareintegers.

Whichofthefollowingisanexpression,inscientificnotation,forxy?

A 810m+n

B 1.510mn

C 1510m+n1

D 1.510mn+1

E 1.510m+n+1

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