GK/LOGIC
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Which famous English mathematician collaborated with the British army during the Second World War to decipher Nazi codes?
2
Which of the following Italian doctors is also famous mainly for the educational method that bears their name?
3
Which of the following events happened during the lifetime of Leonardo da Vinci?
4
Which of the following is not a Parisian museum?
5
"Circumstance or set of circumstances from which it is feared that serious harm may result" is the definition associated with which of the following words?
6
For a wine tasting evening, Nicolò and Michele bring respectively 5 and 3 bottles of different wines, each costing €15. Tommaso contributes €40. How should the €40 be divided between Nicolò and Michele?
7
Michele bought 50 fish. 46 are not guppy, 33 are not clown loach, and the number of neon is one more than the number of black angel. How many neon are there?
8
In a toy shop, large plush toys cost twice as much as small ones. Buying 5 small and 3 large costs €X. Buying 5 large and 3 small costs €X + 24. What is the price of one large plush toy?
9
Which series ABCDE is consistent with 1 (seasons), 2 (times of day), and 3 (days of week)?
10
Isosceles trapezoid (large base = 2 * small base). Add two right triangles to form a rectangle. If sum of areas of triangles is 20 cm², what is the area of the trapezoid?
11
Thomas Huxley's paradox about milk, old maids, cats, mice, and bumblebees exemplifies which type of logical reasoning?
12
What is the truth table of the proposition P: (A V (not B)) <=> B?
13
Which of the following novelists was also a doctor?
14
Of which artistic movement was Filippo Tommaso Marinetti a spokesperson?
15
Which of the following countries is not a member of the European Union?
16
Who is the author of the famous mystery novel Murder on the Orient Express?
17
Traveling from west to east, among the pairs of cities listed below, in which journey is the International Date Line crossed?
18
Who was the President of the U.S.A. in 1962, the year of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
19
In which country did Ayatollah Khomeini establish an Islamic Republic in 1979?
20
Article 58 of the Constitution: "Senators are elected by... voters who have passed their ... year of age. Voters who have reached their ... year of age are eligible to be elected senators."
21
Reading Passage 1 (Dementia): Which deductions are correct? P1: Always due to dentate granule damage. P2: Found a cure. P3: 10% of elderly suffer.
22
Reading Passage 1 (Dementia): Which deductions are correct? P1: Env stimulation increases connectivity in animals. P2: Env stimulation improves cognitive abilities in patients. P3: Chemical activation reduces symptoms in elderly.
BIOLOGY
23
Which of the following statements about triglycerides is correct?
24
Chromoplasts are cellular organelles characteristic of:
25
Which of the following modes of transport across the plasma membrane normally requires ATP hydrolysis?
26
Macrophages are:
27
Which of the following processes does NOT occur during mitosis?
28
Which of the following statements about the karyotype is correct?
29
Which of the following terms does NOT correspond to a photosynthetic pigment?
30
During glycolysis:
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Pleiotropy refers to:
32
Genetic mosaicism (mutation in oral mucosa, absent in blood) is caused by:
33
Eukaryotic genes are defined as discontinuous because:
34
Mother with albinism (type 1) expects dizygotic twins. Neither parent is albino. TYR gene on chr 11. Probability both twins albino?
35
Drosophila eye color (X-linked, Red dominant). Heterozygous female x Red-eyed male. Which is correct?
36
Sanger sequencing mixture components. Which is NOT necessary?
37
Which statement about human ribs is NOT correct?
38
The spleen is:
39
The pharynx in humans:
40
Which statement about epithelial cells is correct?
CHEMISTRY
41
At 27°C, balloon volume is 2.40 L. Constant pressure. What is volume at -23°C?
42
Which statement about quantum numbers is NOT correct?
43
Two elements: [Ar]3d10 4s1 and [Ar]3d10 4s2 4p4. Which is correct?
44
In HCN, how many total bonds?
45
Which statement is NOT correct?
46
Coefficients to balance: aCu + bHNO3 -> cCu(NO3)2 + dNO + eH2O?
47
Decomposition of hydroxyapatite. Moles of H2SO4 needed to produce 0.3 moles of HPO4(2-)?
48
Which action produces 0.20 M NaNO3 (M=85)?
49
Rate law for 2A + B -> C + 2D (single step)?
50
In which species is Mn in oxidation state (IV)?
51
[OH-] = 5.8e-9. pH?
52
Which statement about ketones and aldehydes is correct?
MATH/PHY
53
Socks probability: striped 0.4, polka=2*checkered. Prob of checkered?
54
Identity sin^4(a) - cos^4(a) = k. Value of k?
55
Perimeter of square with area < 81 m^2?
56
f(x)=e^(x^2) and g(x)=(e^x)^2. Which is true?
57
Real solutions of 9^x - 3^(x+1) = -2?
58
Thermal equilibrium: equal masses, t°C and 0°C. Hotter object specific heat is 9x colder. Equilibrium temp?
59
R1 (x, 1 series with 2 parallel) = R2 (y, 1 parallel with 2 series). Relation for R1=R2?
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