ADMISSIONTESTFORTHEDEGREECOURSEINMEDICINEANDSURGERY

AcademicYear2015/2016

GeneralKnowledgeandLogicalReasoning

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

Whichoneofthefollowingisanunderlyingassumptionoftheargumentabove?

A Thereportedhealthsymptomswerecausedbyfluorideinthewater.

B Massmedicationisalwayswrong.

C Fluoridationischeaperthanimprovingdentalfacilities.

D Fluoridationisonlynecessaryindeprivedareas.

E Fluoridationofwaterisaperson'sonlysourceoffluoride.

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

Whichoneofthefollowingisanunderlyingassumptionoftheaboveargument?

A MigratinganimalsintheArcticcanadapttoclimatechangeassuccessfullyasgreattits
inOxfordshire.

B Birdsaremoreadaptablethanlargemammalssuchascaribou.

C ClimatechangeinGreenlandandclimatechangeinOxfordshireareofthesamescale.

D ThescientistsworkinginOxfordshirehavegreaterexpertisethanthoseworkingin
Greenland.

E Unlessanimalslikethecaribouproducetheiryoungearlierintheyear,theirpopulationwill
fall.

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 TherewouldbenoamazingcoincidenceifwediscoveredthatEarthweretheonlyplanet
inthegalaxyonwhichintelligentlifeevolved.

B IflifehadevolvedhereonEarth,itwouldprobablyhavehappenedonalotofotherplanets
inthegalaxy.

C ItwouldbeanamazingcoincidenceifEarthweretheonlyplanetinthegalaxyonwhich
intelligentlifeevolved.

D Ourplanetisnotarandomlyselectedsamplefromallplanets.

E Howevercommonintelligentlifeis,everyobserverwillcertainlyoriginatefromaplace
whereintelligentlifedid,infact,arise.

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

Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument?

A Itwouldnotbeagoodthingtoincreasethespeedlimitto150km/hr.

B Raisingthespeedlimitto150km/hrwouldnotreducecongestiononmotorways.

C Ahigherspeedlimitonmotorwayswouldencouragealldriverstodrivefaster.

D Anincreaseinthespeedlimitwouldincreasetheexistingdangerfromthosedriverswho
drivetooclose.

E Congestiononmotorwaysiscausedbyspeedingdriverstryingtopassthosewho
observethespeedlimit.

5 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 Retailerscannotsellalcoholtopeopleunder18years,butprovidingmoregeneraladvice
onalcoholinschoolswouldbebetter,asitwouldencourageyoungpeopletobeself
limitingintheirconsumptionofalcohol.

D Advicetowearsunblocktoprotecttheskinfromharmfulraysisignoredbysomepeople.
Thosepeopleshouldbechargedformedicaltreatmentforskincancer.

E Passivesmokingisstillaproblemforpeoplewhoshareahomewithasmoker.Thelaw
shouldbeextendedtomakesmokingillegaleveninthehome.

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

Whichoneofthefollowingconclusionsisbestsupportedbythepassageabove?

A Peoplewhoplaypoolaremorelikelytobeinterestedinthecompetitionthanthosewho
playfootball.

B Sincethemainreasonforplayingsportsistogetexercise,poolshouldnotbeclassified
asasport.

C Itiseasiertoexercisewhenitisaspartofanotheractivity,suchasplayingsport.

D Footballisabettersportingactivitythanpool.

E Thereisnopointinrunningasahobby,sincefootballismorefun.

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

Whichoneofthefollowingmostcloselymatchesthereasoningabove?

A Asuspectedterroristshouldbearrestedatonce.Waitingforconclusiveevidenceinthe
pasthasresultedinatrocitiesthatcouldhavebeenavoidedbyactingonsuspicion,and
thethreatofterrorismhasgrown.

B Peopleshouldnotbeabletoadoptchildrenuntilpropercheckshavebeencarriedout.
Seriousconsequencesmayfollowifadoptiveparentsareunsuitable.

C Somehomesfortheelderlyhavebeenfoundtogivedangerouslysubstandardcare.
Thereforetheyshouldbecloseddownandtheresidentsfoundacceptablealternatives.

D Somecarsthathavepassedtheannualroadworthinesstestwouldnotpass6months
later.Carsshouldbetestedmorethanonceayearoncetheypassacertainage.

E Cyclistsshouldnotplacetoomuchconfidenceinthebenefitsofhelmets,becausethere
isnoconclusiveevidenceasyetthathelmetspreventseriousinjuries.

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

Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmostweakentheaboveargument?

A Mostchildrenhaveenjoyedtheeventsprovided,buthavenotgainedaninterestin
gardeningitself.

B Thepracticalexperienceofgardeningisnotatraditionalacademicsubject.

C Ittendstobeolderpeoplewhoareinterestedingardeningandgrowingtheirownfood.

D Someschoolsdonothaveagarden.

E Theeventstoencouragechildrentogardenalsoincludedstandswherejunkfoodwasfor
sale.

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

Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmoststrengthentheaboveargument?

A Theabundanceofcarbonintheasteroidbeltsurroundingtheinnerplanetsincreasesthe
furtherawayyougetfromtheSun.

B Thereisnotheoreticalreasonwhylifehastobecarbonbased.

C Attemperaturesthatarehighenoughforcarbontoboilaway,oxygenwouldalsohave
boiledaway.

D ThecarbonthatispresentontheEarthcouldhavearrivedatalaterdatefroman
asteroid.

E ThereareothersolarsystemswithEarthlikeplanetsthathaveanabundanceofcarbon
onthem.

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

Whichoneofthefollowingisthegeneralprincipleunderlyingtheaboveargument?

A Theenddoesnotjustifythemeans.

B Seriouscrimemustbepreventedbyanyreasonablemeans.

C Anactiscriminalonlyifitiscommittedforcriminalreasons.

D Thepolicehaveadutytoprotectlawabidingcitizensfromviolence.

E Thereisnosuchthingasavictimlesscrime.

11 Lookinginhisrearviewmirror,Grahamsensedthattherewassomethingwrongwiththe
numberplateofthecarbehindhim.Whenthecarovertookhimandhesawitsrearplatehe
realisedthatthefrontplatehadbeenupsidedown.

WhathadGrahamseeninhisrearviewmirror?

A B

C D

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

Whichoneofthefivearrangementsshownwouldbesatisfactory?

A B

C D

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

Allofthewalls,doorandceilingaretobepaintedwiththesametypeofpaint.

Approximately20%ofthewallareatobepaintediswoodwhichwillneedasecondcoatof
paint.

WhatistheminimumnumberofcansofpaintthatAlbertoshouldbuytohavesufficientto
completetheroom?

A 5cans

B 2cans

C 3cans

D 4cans

E 6cans

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

Whatisthesmallestnumberofrailsthathecoulduse?

A 5

B 3

C 4

D 6

E 7

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15 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 22.50

B 20.00

C 25.00

D 27.50

E 30.00

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16 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 Mouse

B Dog

C Pigeon

D Rabbit

E Squirrel

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

Forhowlonghastheslowferrybeensailingbeforeitmeetsthehovercraftcomingback?
(Answertothenearestminuteifnecessary.)

A 1hourand20minutes

B 1hourand10minutes

C 1hourand7minutes

D 1hourand25minutes

E 1hourand30minutes

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18 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 6.8litres/100km

B 1.7litres/100km

C 7.7litres/100km

D 8.0litres/100km

E 9.9litres/100km

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

WhichoneofthesegraphscouldshowLeroy'sjourney?

A B

C D

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

Thefirstdigitofthebookingreferencewas4.Whatwasthelastdigit?

A 7

B 1

C 3

D 5

E 9

21 Whichoneofthefollowingpairsofscholar/fieldofstudyisNOTcorrect?

A MaxWeberPedagogy

B AmartyaSenEconomics

C LudwigWittgensteinPhilosophy

D KonradLorenzEthology

E DorisLessingLiterature

22 WhichoneofthefollowingpublicfigureswasNOTawardedtheNobelPeacePrize?

A MahatmaGandhi

B WillyBrandt

C MartinLutherKing

D NelsonMandela

E AungSanSuuKyi

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 Biology

23 Thediagrambelowshowsanaminoacid.

Whichoptioncorrectlyidentifiesboththevariablegroup(Rgroup)andtheacidicgroup?

A variablegroup=2acidicgroup=3

B variablegroup=1acidicgroup=2

C variablegroup=4acidicgroup=3

D variablegroup=3acidicgroup=1

E variablegroup=2acidicgroup=4

24 Inaprokaryote,transcriptioncanoccurinwhichofthefollowing?

1. cytoplasm
2. mitochondria
3. ribosomes

A 1only

B 2only

C 3only

D 1and2only

E 1and3only

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25 Whichofthefollowingaredirectlyproducedduringphotolysisofwater?

1. oxygen
2. carbondioxide
3. protons

A 1and3only

B 1and2only

C 2and3only

D 1only

E 2only

26 Thetableshowssomeeventsofthenormaleukaryoticcellcycle.

Whichrowshowsthecorrectsequenceofevents(lefttoright)astheyoccurduringpartofthis
cellcycle?

A row3

B row1

C row2

D row4

E row5

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27 AdoublestrandedDNAmoleculeisshownbelow:

ThisDNAmoleculeisallowedtoreplicatethreetimesinamediumcontainingnonradioactive
nucleotides.

WhichanswershowsthecorrectpercentagesoforiginalDNAandcompletelynonradioactive
DNA?

[Assumeallradioactivenucleotidesremainradioactivethroughout,andallnonradioactive
nucleotidesremainnonradioactivethroughout].

A row1

B row2

C row3

D row4

E row5

28 ThegenotypeQqRrproducesacertainphenotype.IftwoindividualswithagenotypeofQqRr
reproduce,howmanydifferentpossiblephenotypescouldbecreated,assumingallallele
combinationsareequallyviableandthephenotypesaretheresultofcompletedominance?

A 4

B 5

C 8

D 16

E 9

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29 AnormalsequenceoftripletsinasectionofDNAisgivenby:ATCGAACGG

ThesamesectionofDNAhasbeenchangedbymutation,andisgivenby:ATCTTGCGG

SomeofthetripletsbelowrepresentthetRNAtripletswhichcodeforaminoacids.

Key:

UsingthetRNAtriplets,whichaminoacidsequencegivenbelowcouldbeformedfromthe
mutatedDNAsequence?

A

B

C

D

E

30 Whichofthefollowingcouldbetheoutcomeofevolution?

1. speciation
2. achangeinallelefrequency
3. increasedbiodiversity

A 1,2and3

B 1and2only

C 2and3only

D 1and3only

E 1only

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31 Whereinashoulderjointareosteocytesfound?

A bonetissue

B muscletissue

C skin

D ligament

E cartilage

32 Thediagramshowshowthepressurechangesintheleftatrium,leftventricleandtheaorta
duringoneheartbeatinahealthyhuman.

WhichrowshowsthecorrecteventsduringtimeperiodX?

A row1

B row2

C row3

D row4

E row5

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33 Thediagramshowsasinglesarcomereinarelaxedstate.

Whichanswerdescribesthechangeswhenthesarcomerecontracts?

A 1getssmallerand2doesnotchange.

B 1getssmallerand2getssmaller.

C 1getslongerand2getswider.

D 1getslongerand2getssmaller.

E 1doesnotchangeand2getswider.

34 Somelocalanaestheticsaffectnervousimpulsetransmissionbymakingitmoredifficultfor
voltagegatedsodiumchannelstoopen.Inahumanpatienttreatedwiththeseanaesthetics
whichofthefollowingstatementswouldbetrue?

A Itwouldbecomehardertodepolarisetheneuron.

B Theaxonmembranewouldbecomemoredifficulttorepolarise.

C Themembranepotentialoftheneuronatrestwoulddecreasebelow90mV.

D Thesodium/potassiumpumpmayneedtoworkfastertomaintaintherestingpotential.

E Thethresholdpotentialrequiredtogenerateanactionpotentialwouldbelowered.

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35 Thechangesinconcentrationofhormonesinahealthywoman'sbloodweremonitoredduring
severalmenstrualcycles.

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

A fourdaysbeforeovulationandthetimeofovulation

B attheendofmenstruation

C betweentheendofmenstruationandfourdaysbeforeovulation

D afterovulationbutbeforethestartofmenstruation

E atthestartofmenstruation

36 Thefollowingeventsoccurduringareflexresponsetoapersonplacingahandonahotobject.

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

Whichofthefollowingoptionsplacesfouroftheseeventsinthecorrectorder(fromleftto
right)?

A 5,1,2,4

B 1,2,4,3

C 3,1,4,2

D 3,5,4,2

E 5,2,1,4

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

Whichofthespotswouldshowapositivesignalbecauseitfluoresces?

A 2and3only

B 1and3only

C 1and4only

D 2and4only

E 1,2,3and4

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

A row1

B row2

C row3

D row4

E row5

39 Placethefollowingstructuresinahumanspermcellindescendingorderofsize(lefttoright):

1. mitochondria
2. nucleus
3. ribosome

A 2,1,3

B 1,2,3

C 1,3,2

D 2,3,1

E 3,1,2

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40 WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTacarbohydrate?

A glucagon

B maltose

C amylopectin

D ribose

E amylose

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 Chemistry

41 Whatisthecorrectformulaofpropanal?

A CH3CH2CHO

B CH3CH2CO2H

C CH3CH2CH2OH

D CH3CH2OCH3

E CH3COCH3

42 WhichtwoofthefollowingoxideswouldNOTgiveacidicsolutionsinwater?

CO,CO2,SO2,NO

A COandNO

B COandCO2

C COandSO2

D NOandCO2

E NOandSO2

43 Assumethattheoxidationnumbersareasshownbelow:

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

Whichcompoundformulagivenbelowiscorrect?

A (NH4)2CrO4

B NH4Cr2O7

C [(NH4)2CrO4]+

D (NH4)3CrO4

E [(NH4)3CrO4]

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44 0.75gofahydrocarboncompoundcontains0.60gofcarbon.

(Ar:C=12.0H=1.0)

Whichoneofthefollowingcouldbethemolecularformulaofthehydrocarboncompound?

A C2H6

B CH4

C C3H8

D C2H4

E C2H3

45 Theatomicnumberofaluminiumis13.

WhichelectronconfigurationgivenbelowcorrespondstotheAl2+ioninitsgroundstate?

A Is22s22p63s1

B Is22s22p53s2

C Is22s22p63s23p1

D Is22s22p63s23p3

E Is22s22p6

46 Whenpropan1olisburntinexcessoxygentheonlyproductsformedarecarbondioxideand
water.

InthebalancedequationforthisreactionwhatistheratioofCO2:H2Omoleculesformed?

A 3:4

B 3:8

C 4:7

D 5:12

E 2:7

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47 2,2dimethylpropane,C(CH3)4,isanisomerofpentane,CH3(CH2)3CH3.

Pentanehasaboilingpointof36Cwhilsttheboilingpointof2,2dimethylpropaneis10C.

Whichstatementbelowexplainsthedifferenceintheboilingpointsforthesetwosubstances?

A Longerchain,lessbranchedmoleculeshavestrongerspontaneous/induceddipoles.

B Themoleculeshavedifferentrelativemolecularmasses.

C Isomershavedifferentchemicalproperties.

D 2,2dimethylpropanehasstrongerintermolecularforces.

E Pentanehaspermanentdipoles.

48 Potassiumnitratewasfoundtohaveasolubilityof120gin100gofwaterat80Cand50gin
100gofwaterat25C.

50gofwaterwasheatedto80Candsolidpotassiumnitrateaddeduntilthesolutionwasjust
saturated.

Thesolutionwasthencooledto25Cwhensolidpotassiumnitrateseparatedouttoleavea
saturatedsolution.

Usingtheinformationprovidedinthisquestion,whatistheminimummassofwaterthatmust
nowbeaddedtothemixtureofthesolutionandthesolidinordertomakethissolidpotassium
nitrateredissolveat25C?

A 70g

B 20g

C 120g

D 140g

E 190g

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49 Purewaterselfionises.Thisendothermicreactionisrepresentedbytheequation:



Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueforpurewaterbetweenthetemperaturesof0Cand
100C?

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

A 1and2only

B 1only

C 2only

D 3only

E 1and3only

50 Whichoneofthefollowing0.01MaqueoussolutionshasapH>7.0?

A Na2CO3

B AlBr3

C NH4Cl

D NaI

E CH3CO2H

51 AtomsXandYformanioniccompoundwithformulaXY2.

WhichoptionbelowcouldgivethecorrectatomicnumbersforXandY?

A X=12Y=9

B X=3Y=17

C X=6Y=16

D X=11Y=16

E X=14Y=8

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52 Inthereaction
C3H7Br+KOHC3H7OH+KBr

24.6gof1bromopropanereactswithexcesspotassiumhydroxidetoproduce8.00g
ofpropan1ol.

M r:C3H7Br=123

Ar:H=1.0C=12.0O=16.0

Whatisthepercentageyieldofthisreaction?

A 66.7%

B 32.5%

C 33.3%

D 57.1%

E 93.0%

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 PhysicsandMathematics

53 Thevariablesxandysatisfythefollowingtwoequations:

x+3y=13

2xy=5

Whatisthevalueofx+y?

A 7

B 6

C 8

D 9

E 10

54 Evaluate:

(2723)+(146)

A 360

B 80

C 40

D 840

E 1680

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55 Giventhat2log10(x)3=log10(y)

Expressyintermsofx.

56 Thearithmeticmeanofthethreenumbersa,b,cis8.

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

A 9

B 7

C 5

D 11

E 27

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

[Assumethattheblockremainssolidthroughout,andthatnoadditionalenergyisexchanged
betweentheblockandthesurroundings.]

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58 Thediagramshowsacarofmass1000kgtravellingataconstantspeedof30m/sinthe
directionshownalongaflat,levelroadwhichformsacircleofradius50m.

Whichrowinthetablegivesboththemagnitudeoftheresultantforceonthecarandthe
directionoftheaccelerationofthecarattheinstantshown?

A row3

B row2

C row1

D row4

E row5

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59 TwoforcesFofequalmagnitudeactonabeam.Whichdiagramshowsacoupleactingand
statesthemagnitudeofthetorque(moment)ofthecoupleaboutthepivot?

[Thepivotisatthecentreofthebeam]

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60 Whichoneofthefollowingequationsisdimensionallyconsistent(hasconsistentunits)?

[Allthesymbolshavetheirusualmeanings:

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

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

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

C energy=(mv2)+Fv

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

E temperaturechange=energymspecificheatcapacity

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