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70 sample questions
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Biology & Environment
- Sample 1Which of the following cell structures is responsible for transmitting phenotypes from one generation to anot…
- Sample 2Which of the following organisms has a thermostable body (endothermic body)?
- Sample 3Which of the following is not characteristic of viruses?
- Sample 4In which of the following individuals can the thymus gland be seen to be well developed during autopsy?
- Sample 5Which of the following is the most complex level of biological organization?
- Sample 6Which of the following does not secrete digestive enzymes but plays a role in the digestion of lipids?
- Sample 7The main function of the lymph nodes is to:
- Sample 8If we divide a sea star (Asteroidea – Echinoderms) into equal halves and leave them in the sea, each half wil…
- Sample 9Fatty acids are absorbed by the intestinal villi into:
- Sample 10Which of the following provides sieve tube elements with energy (ATP)?
- Sample 11When a person suffers from scurvy, it is due to a deficiency of vitamin:
- Sample 12Cellulose is composed of repeating units of:
- Sample 13Algal cells containing spiral-shaped chloroplasts (plastids) are called:
- Sample 14The desert white truffle is a fungus that lives on the roots of the plant Helianthemum (rockrose). Which of t…
- Sample 15Which of the following enzymes does gastric juice contain?
- Sample 16Which of the following represents the function of insulin?
- Sample 17Which of the following features is not considered a characteristic of Phylum Bryophyta (Bryophytes)?
- Sample 18The role of Heparin in blood plasma is to:
- Sample 19The movement of a molecule from a medium of lower concentration to a medium of higher concentration is called:
- Sample 20Cell genes are responsible for the synthesis of:
- Sample 21When an area of the skin is pressed, it returns to its normal shape because of the presence of:
- Sample 22If a transverse section of a plant stem contains cambium tissue, the plant belongs to:
- Sample 23Which of the following animal orders does not have excretory organs?
Chemistry
- Sample 1The electronic orbitals in an atom have:
- Sample 2The element that has the electron configuration [Ar] 4s² is classified as a:
- Sample 3Which of the following reactions will occur?
- Sample 4Which of the following gases turns limewater milky when bubbled through it?
- Sample 5Which of the following elements is the main constituent used in the manufacture of fertilizers?
- Sample 6Which of the following statements is true of a reaction at equilibrium?
- Sample 7Which of the following sublevels is not present in the principal energy level with quantum number (n = 3)?
- Sample 8Elemental sodium reacts with water to give a solution that is:
- Sample 9When potassium (₁₉K) reacts with fluorine (₉F), the type of bond formed is:
- Sample 10Which of the following compounds has the highest boiling point? A) CH₃–O–CH₃ B) CH₃CHO C) CH₃COOH D) C₂H₅–NH₂
- Sample 11In a multi-electron atom, which of the following sublevels has the lowest energy?
- Sample 12According to the Lewis theory of acids and bases, which of the following is a base?
- Sample 13The gas produced from the reaction between sodium and water is:
- Sample 14The smallest particle of an element that retains the characteristic chemical properties of that element is:
- Sample 15Which of the following compounds is nonpolar?
- Sample 16Electronegativity of an atom is defined as its ability to:
- Sample 17A catalyst increases the rate of a chemical reaction by:
- Sample 18At 25ºC, the molar concentration of hydronium ions (H₃O⁺) in an acidic solution is:
Physics
- Sample 1If the acceleration of a car is zero, its speed is:
- Sample 2The radiation used to check luggage at airports is:
- Sample 3[Figure: a pendulum swings between points a and c, passing through the lowest point b.] When the pendulum bob…
- Sample 4[Figure: a bridge circuit with resistors 8Ω and 6Ω on one side and 3Ω and unknown R on the other, with a galv…
- Sample 5For a body under the action of several forces to be in equilibrium, the vector sum of all the forces acting o…
- Sample 6According to relativistic mechanics, the largest volume of a moving body observed by an observer is measured…
- Sample 7A car with a mass of 1000 kg is raised by a hydraulic lift with two pistons whose areas are 0.3 m² and 0.6 m²…
- Sample 8What is the type of energy possessed by a body due to its mechanical motion?
- Sample 9[Figure: a wide tube narrowing toward a nozzle, with point 1 in the wide section, points 2 and 3 in the taper…
- Sample 10A man with nearsightedness needs to wear glasses. If his far point is 3/2 m, what lens power, in diopters, is…
- Sample 11A coin rests on a paper board that is placed over the mouth of a glass. If the paper board is pulled quickly…
- Sample 12[Figure: a Carnot cycle on a temperature-volume diagram, with an isothermal expansion (heat in) from a to b,…
- Sample 13If a radioactive element has a mass of 12 g and a half-life of 25 days, after how many days will its mass red…
Mathematics
- Sample 1∫(π/2 to 0) sin³(x) dx + ∫(0 to -π/2) sin³(x) dx =
- Sample 2For any directed angle x, we have csc²(x) − cot²(x) =
- Sample 3A point that satisfies the system of inequalities y − x ≤ 2, x + y < 2, y ≥ −1 is:
- Sample 4The initial offering price of a share in a company is 90 riyals. After three months, the value of the share i…
- Sample 5Let A = [[−2, x], [3, 6]]. The value of x that makes A noninvertible is:
- Sample 6Σ (n=1 to ∞) of 8(−1/3)^(n−1) =
- Sample 7The range of the function f(x) = x² + 2x − 3 is:
- Sample 8The solution set of the equation |x−2| = 2−x is:
- Sample 9If f(x) = 3x² − 6x + 2 is an antiderivative of the function g(x), then g(x) is:
- Sample 10The focus of the parabola represented by the equation (y − 3)² = −2x is:
- Sample 11The value of cos45° sin15° + sin45° cos15° is:
- Sample 12The solution set of the inequality |3x+4| < −4 is:
- Sample 13The number of possible arrangements of five different books on a shelf, such that two particular books are al…
- Sample 14Let f(x) = (x²−64)/(x−8) for x≠8, and f(x) = h for x=8. The value of h that makes f(x) continuous at x=8 is:
- Sample 15Let f(x) = x² − 3x + 4. The slope of the tangent to the curve defined by f(x) at the point (0,4) is:
- Sample 16If y = 3^(2x), then dy/dx =