GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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According to the text regarding Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Flexibility, what is meant by "metabolic flexibility"?
2
Regarding the 'Constitutio de feudis' (1037), what seems to have been the goal of the edict described?
3
What type of text is the excerpt starting with "Rome, November 18..." taken from?
4
What is the "Def" referred to in the text regarding public resources and energy prices?
LOGIC
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In June 2022, Franco spent 125% more on electricity compared to the same month of the previous year. What is the ratio between Franco's electricity expense in June 2022 and that in June 2021?
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Martina has planned a bicycle ride... After 30 km, she still has a quarter of the distance to go before reaching the halfway trattoria. What is the total length of the route?
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How many digits from 1 to 8 (inclusive) have at least two of the following three properties: Odd, >= 6, < 6?
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Giulia writes a sequence starting with 3. Rule: divide by 2 if even, otherwise add 5. What number is in the 20th position?
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In a box with red/blue spheres and cubes: 60% of cubes are blue, 20% of blue solids are cubes. If there are 20 red cubes, how many blue spheres are there?
BIOLOGY
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The examples listed below are determined by weak interactions EXCEPT ONE, which one?
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Which of the following statements regarding carbohydrates is FALSE?
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Which of the following characteristics is exclusive to eukaryotic cells and is not found in prokaryotic cells?
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What is the result of the malfunction or absence of the CFTR protein (Cystic Fibrosis)?
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In eukaryotes, which of the following proteins forms the network of microfilaments of the cytoskeleton?
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Chromosomal segregation depends on the assembly/disassembly of which structures?
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Which phase of cell division is blocked in order to study the karyotype of an individual?
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Which of the following statements about progesterone is FALSE?
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From a cross between phenotypes AB and ab, offspring are 50% Ab and 50% aB. What is the genotype of the parent with phenotype AB?
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Which of the following situations CANNOT occur in monogenic recessive genetic diseases (no new mutations)?
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If a single nitrogenous base is changed in a coding sequence of a eukaryotic gene, which is NOT a possible result?
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In which of the following processes can the nucleotides AGU be paired with the nucleotides UCA? (1. Transcription, 2. Protein synthesis, 3. Viral DNA rep, 4. Viral RNA rep)
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The DNA denaturation cycles in PCR correspond to the action of which enzyme in natural conditions?
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Regarding Sickle cell anemia (HbS), which statement is INCORRECT?
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Which of the following cells produces antibodies?
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Which of the following organs has an internal lining made up of transitional epithelium?
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Which of the following muscle structures is striated?
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Which of the following is the necessary condition for a classical fermentation reaction?
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Which carbon atom of the sugar in the nucleotides of nucleic acids binds the nitrogenous base?
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Which of the following are characteristics attributable to mitochondria? (1. DNA replication, 2. Water synthesis, 3. Simple diffusion transport, 4. Present in autotrophs)
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What is the cause of the independent assortment of chromosomes of paternal and maternal origin during meiosis?
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Which statement is NOT consistent with Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection?
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Which structure contains the greatest amount of glycogen deposits?
CHEMISTRY
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Which pair of substances always forms a homogeneous mixture at ambient pressure and temperature?
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20 mL of CH4(g) are burned with 80 mL of O2(g). What is the percentage composition by volume of the gaseous mixture at the end? (CH4 + 2O2 -> CO2 + 2H2O)
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Which of the following species is isoelectronic with the ion N3-?
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Why does electronegativity decrease when going down a group of the periodic table?
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Consider H, Li, B, O, F, Al, S, Cl. Which pair forms a bond with the greatest ionic character?
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Which, among the following formulas, represents a stable compound?
39
Determine the stoichiometric coefficients for: a Cu + b H+ + c NO3- -> d Cu2+ + e NO + f H2O
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By dissolving 18 g of glucose (180 g/mol) in 10 L of water, the resulting solution is:
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Which combination of factors definitely causes an increase in the rate of a reaction?
42
When water is subjected to the action of a strong oxidizing agent, what is formed?
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NaOH molar mass = 40 g/mol. How many grams of NaOH are needed to neutralize 10L of strong acid at pH 2?
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Which of the following compounds is an isomer of pentane?
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Reaction C(s) + O2(g) -> CO2(g) in rigid 1L container. Once complete and temp returned to 40C, what happens to pressure?
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Which statement about atomic quantum numbers is FALSE?
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Dissolving 400 g of CaBr2 (MW 200) in 10 L water. Concentration of Br-?
PHYSICS
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Centrifuge at 6000 rpm, r=12.5 cm. Centripetal acceleration in terms of g (10 m/s^2)?
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Magpie flies at 12 m/s, drops coin. Coin hits ground at 20 m/s. Height?
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Elastic band with K=1 N/m. Work done stretching by 50 cm?
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Three identical glasses with same water level. 1: water only. 2: floating cork. 3: sunken steel sphere. Compare weights P1, P2, P3.
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Defibrillator capacitor: 50 microFarad, 4 kV. Energy?
MATH
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Line passing through (1, 1) and perpendicular to y = 3 - x.
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Real solutions of (1/2)^(1-x) < 1/8.
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Area of triangle defined by axes and line y = 8x - 41.
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Circle passing through vertices of rectangle 6x12. Area of circle?
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Loaded die: Face 6 prob = 1/3. Others equal. Prob of even number?
PHYSICS
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Stones mass 1kg. Energy 4.2 kJ. How many lifted to 1m table?
MATH
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For which x in (0, pi) is sin(x) > sin(5pi/18)?
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