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LOGICAL REASONING

Questions 1 – 2 are based on the following article:

GM crops 'aid plant neighbours', BBC Online, 14 June.

GM crops that make their own insecticide also deliver benefits for their conventional plant neighbours, a study in China has concluded.

These strains seem to boost populations of natural pest-controlling predators, and this effect spills over to non-transgenic crops, the research found. Details of the work by a Chinese-French team appear in the journal Nature.

But one group critical of GM planting described the effect as a spillover "problem", not a "benefit". Scientists investigated a modified version of cotton grown in China that generates a bacterial insecticide. The strain has led to a reduction in the use of insecticide to control a major pest, the cotton bollworm.

After the GM cotton was introduced, researchers saw a marked increase in numbers of pest predators such as ladybirds, lacewings and spiders. At the same time, populations of crop-damaging aphids fell.

The predatory insects also controlled pests in neighbouring fields of non-GM maize, soybean and peanut crops, said the team led by Dr Kongming Wu from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing.

Commenting on the study, Professor Guy Poppy from the University of Southampton, UK, said: "Global food security will require us to sustainably intensify agriculture. Opponents of GM have argued this can't be done through biotechnology, whereas this research challenges this view and demonstrates the wider benefits of using GM plants.

QUESTION 1

According to the passage which of the following is considered a pest in cotton growing:

a) Ladybirds b) Spiders c) Bollworm d) All of the above.

QUESTION 2

According to the reading the plants had a spillover effect because

a) The GM modified plants also had a pest controlling effect on other types of insects b) The GM modified plants had a pest controlling effect on other GM modified plants c) The GM modified plants had a pest controlling effect on non-GM modified plants nearby d) The GM modified plants increased the populations of bollworm in neighbouring fields.

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11153.html



Questions 3 – 4 are based on the information below:

The following diagram and information describes ‘Red Shift’.

The term "redshift" arises from the fact that light from more distant object shows up on Earth more red than when it left its source

The colour shift comes about because of the Doppler effect, which acts to "stretch" or "compress" waves from moving objects

It is at work in the sound of a moving siren: an approaching siren sounds higher-pitched and a receding one sounds lower-pitched

In the case of light, approaching objects appear more blue and receding objects appear more red

The expansion of the Universe is accelerating, so in general, more distant objects are moving away from us (and each other, and everything else) more quickly than nearer ones

At cosmic distances, the shift can profoundly affect the colour - the factor by which the wavelength is "stretched" is called the redshift

Question 3

In the reading Red Shift is explained by

a) Comparing it to a sonic phenomenon. b) Showing that it is a light-from of the Doppler Effect. c) Distinguishing between the meaning of red and blue colours. d) All of the above.

Question 4

In the diagram the arrows are important because they represent:

a) The direction of the galaxy’s light waves b) The direction of the Red Shift c) The direction of the galaxy’s motion relative to Earth d) The direction to the centre of the universe




‘Dark matter tracks could give earliest view of Universe’, BBC Online, June 20, 2012

Researchers have come up with a way to glimpse the infant Universe by decoding the earliest ripples in its light. They say this can be achieved by capturing the specific radio wavelength of 21cm from the heavens.

The trick is to tell the difference between 21cm waves from our galaxy and those from distant, ancient sources. The fact that "dark matter" moved faster than normal matter in the early Universe should help amplify the distant signal, they report in Nature.

That could yield a look at the Universe when it was just 1% of its current age. The scientists first revealed their 3-D computer simulations on Monday at the Gamma Ray Bursts in the Era of Rapid Follow-up conference, hosted by Liverpool John Moores University.

The current record-holder for the oldest object ever spotted is a galaxy named UDFy-38135539, seen in an optical image captured by the Hubble telescope. Its light escaped more than 13 billion years ago, when the Universe was already a youth of less than 700,000 years.

Scientists measure these literally astronomical distances with the "redshift" of a given light source; it is a measure of how much the source's light is stretched as it races away from us in the ever-expanding Universe.

UDFy-38135539 has a redshift of 8.55, but the new work shows promise for looking at stars and galaxies at a redshift of 20.

However, if it works, the view will be a statistical one - astronomers will not actually see individual stars and galaxies, but rather be able to estimate how many objects of what sizes were around in those early days.

But instead of seeing only the largest and brightest objects, as studies with telescopes such as Hubble typically do, it should work down to galactic haloes as small as a millionth the size the Milky Way's halo.

"It's very small galaxies from very far away; it's completely hopeless to see them individually with any telescope in the next few decades," said Rennan Barkana of Tel Aviv University, a co-author on the study.

"That's why this is so interesting - it's an indirect detection of the whole population of these galaxies, but it would be a very clear confirmation that these galaxies are there," Prof Barkana told BBC News.

http://www.astro.ljmu.ac.uk/grb2012

http://www.astro.ljmu.ac.uk/grb2012

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11580789

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11580789



QUESTION 5

According to the reading scientists are using telescopes to

a) See galaxies formed billions of years ago. b) Detect radio waves formed billions of years ago and so perceive early galaxies. c) Measure Red Shift and see early galaxies. d) Measure and detect dark matter from the early Universe.

QUESTION 6

The advantage of this form of astronomy over Hubble-style space based optical observation is that:

a) See at 1 million times the resolution b) Measure radio waves over 20 cm in length. c) Detect much smaller galaxies using radio waves. d) Measure Red Shift associated with the early universe.

Question 7 is based on the following information:

Hormones are chemical substances that regulate processes in the body. Hormones are secreted by glands and travel to their target organs in the bloodstream. Several hormones are involved in the female menstrual cycle. Hormones can be used to control human fertility and have advantages and disadvantages.

The internal environment of the body is controlled by the nervous system and hormones. The maintenance of a constant internal environment is called homeostasis. Below are three of the internal conditions that need to be controlled.

1. Water content in the body

Water in the body has to be controlled to protect cells from either too much water entering or too much water leaving them. Water content is controlled by water loss from:

the lungs - when we exhale

the skin - through sweating

passing urine - produced by the kidneys.

2. Ion (salts) content of the body

Ion levels are controlled to protect cells from too much water entering or leaving them. Ion content is controlled by the loss of ions from:

the skin - through sweating

passing urine - produced by the kidneys.

3. Temperature of the body

This is controlled to maintain the temperature at which enzymes work best. Body temperature is controlled by sweating, shivering, and controlling blood flow to the skin.



Question 7

The reading draws a strong correlation between the hormone activity and

a) Maintenance of homeostasis b) Female menstrual cycle. c) Fluid loss. d) All of the above.


‘Cougars make a comeback after a century of decline’, BBC Online, 14 June 2012

The American mountain lion or cougar is now re-populating parts of the US, scientists say. Their numbers had plummeted in the last 100 years because of hunting and a lack of prey.

Writing in the Journal of Wildlife Management, researchers say the cougar is now spreading far outside their traditional western habitats.

But they say the return of the big cats raises important questions about how humans can live with these predators. The cougars' decline was caused by hunting and a decline in their prey

Such has been the decline of the cougar in some parts of the United States that the US Fish and Wildlife Service declared the eastern cougar extinct just last year. For decades mountain lions were seen as a threat to livestock and humans and many States paid a bounty to hunters for killing them.

Their habitats were restricted to the areas around the Black Hills of Dakota. But in the 1960s and 70s the animals were reclassified as managed game species, so hunting was limited and numbers started to grow.

Anecdotal evidence indicates that mountain lions started to spread far and wide during the 1990s - this perspective was confirmed last June when a young male was hit by a car and killed in Connecticut.

Genetic analysis indicated that the animal originated from the Black Hills and had travelled approximately 2,900km (1,800mi) via a number of States.

Now researchers have published the first scientific evidence that cougars have returned to the mid-west and are now to be found as far south as Texas and as far north as the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba.

They say that limits on hunting and the return of elk and mule deer that cougars prey on have been key to increasing the overall population.

http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/jwmg.396

http://www.fws.gov/northeast/ECougar/newsreleasefinal.html



Question 8

According to the reading hunting practices have

a) Contributed to the extinction of the Cougar in the US. b) Both contributed to the declining numbers of the cougar in the US and facilitated its

resurgence. c) Led to problems between hunters and farmers. d) Been recently revised by the Fish and Wildlife Service.

Question 9

The reading suggests that the Cougar may be

a) Extinct in some parts of the US mainland b) Native to the US mainland. c) A danger to farming livestock. d) All of the above.

Question 10

The anecdote about the Mountain lion who was killed in Connecticut is included to

a) Provide evidence of Cougar repopulation. b) Illustrate the ability of Cougars to migrate and spread. c) Show the impressive roaming abilities of the Cougar. d) Show the need for protecting the Cougar from highways.

Questions 11 - 12 are based on the following stimulus:

A draft code details new 'three strikes' policy for illegal downloaders, to come into effect from March 2014 in the UK. Illegal downloaders will start receiving warning letters from internet service providers from 1 March 2014, under a draft code for the government's anti-digital piracy regime drawn up by media regulator Ofcom.

The anti-piracy legislation has been the focal point of a two-year battle between rights holders – many of who wanted much tougher action such as slowing or cutting off the internet connections of repeat offenders – and ISPs, which have argued that they should not have to foot the bill for enforcing the crackdown on piracy.

While copyright owners can already seek court orders against digital pirates, the new code is designed to enable them to take legal action against the most persistent alleged infringers.

Ofcom and the government maintain that the new code has been carefully balanced to help the UK creative industries defend their intellectual property, while protecting the rights of consumers.

The music industry in particular has seen revenues dive over the past decade, which it blames on internet piracy. "It is essential that government creates the right conditions for businesses to grow," said creative industries minister Ed Vaizey. "We must ensure our creative industries can protect their investment. They have the right to charge people to access their content if they wish, whether in the physical world or on the internet.

"We are putting in place a system to educate people about copyright to ensure they know what legitimate content is and where to find it. The Digital Economy Act is an important part of protecting our creative industries against unlawful activity."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/internet

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/piracy

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/ofcom

http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/intellectual-property



However, Jim Killock, executive director of the Open Rights Group, argued that the draft code was flawed and potentially left libraries, hotels and bars that offer the internet to customers over Wi-Fi open to accusations of piracy. "The appeals are a joke. Some people will almost certainly end up in court having done nothing wrong."

Question 11

The article suggests that the proposed UK legislation regarding anti-piracy legislation targets:

a) Anyone downloading pirated material anywhere in the world. b) Repeat offenders. c) Internet Service Providers (ISPs). d) Those infringing the copyrights of the UK based creative industry.

Question 12

The article presents quotes from interviews from more than one person and organization to:

a) Persuade you that internet piracy is unacceptable. b) Represent the full range of opinion about the issue. c) To show how important it is to protect the interests of the creative industry. d) Show that there is more than one point of view on this topic. e)

Questions 13 is based on the following information:

Developing new drugs

New medical drugs have to be tested to ensure that they work, and are safe, before they can be prescribed. There are three main stages of testing:

1. The drugs are tested using computer models and human cells grown in the laboratory. Many substances fail this test because they damage cells or do not seem to work.

2. Drugs that pass the first stage are tested on animals. In the UK, new medicines have to undergo these tests, but it is illegal to test cosmetics and tobacco products on animals. A typical test involves giving a known amount of the substance to the animals, then monitoring them carefully for any side-effects.

3. Drugs that have passed animal tests are used in clinical trials. They are tested on healthy volunteers to check they are safe. Very low doses of the drug are given to begin with. If there are no problems, further clinical trials are done to find the optimum dose for the drug.

Clinical trials are not without risk. Sometimes severe and unexpected side effects occur. Most substances do not pass all of the tests and trials, so drug development is expensive and takes a long time.

Question 13

The information suggests that drug testing is

a) An expensive and time-consuming procedure. b) Something designed to avoid unpleasant side-effects on human patients. c) Something that keeps drug creation in the hands of large, well-financed pharmaceutical

corporations. d) Overseen by government regulators.



Questions 14 – 15 are based on the following stimulus:

Performance-enhancing drugs

Athletes are often under great pressure to perform well. Some drugs are capable of artificially improving their performance; these include stimulants, which boost heart rate and other body functions, and anabolic steroids which stimulate the growth of muscles.

Some of these drugs are banned by law. Others are legally available on prescription or even in some medicines available from the pharmacy. However, the use of performance enhancing drugs is widely seen as unfair. They may also damage the athlete’s body.

Sporting regulations ban the use of performance enhancing drugs, and athletes are regularly tested to make sure that they are not using them.

Question 14

The information above suggests that performance enhancing drugs are banned because of:

a) Ethical considerations. b) Concerns about fairness in sport. c) The expense of the drugs. d) The long-term effects of the drugs on athletes.

Question 15

The reading suggests that performance enhancing drugs are

a) Always illegal. b) Usually prohibited by sports authorities. c) Available on prescription to athletes. d) Used to boost heart rates during performance.


Neurones are nerve cells that carry information as tiny electrical signals. There are three different types of neurones, each with a slightly different function:

sensory neurones carry signals from receptors to the spinal cord and brain

relay neurones carry messages from one part of the CNS to another

motor neurones carry signals from the CNS to effectors.

Where two neurones meet there is a tiny gap called a synapse. Signals cross this gap using chemicals. One neurone releases the chemical into the gap. The chemical diffuses across the gap and makes the next neurone transmit an electrical signal.



Question 16

According to the reading a waving hand motion would be primarily effected using:

a) Motor neurones b) Sensory neurones c) Receptor and sensory neurones d) All of the above.

Question 17

The ‘CNS’ mentioned in the passage most likely refers to

a) Controlling Neurone Synapse b) Central Nervous System c) Central Neurone System d) Impossible to conclude.

Questions 18 -20 are based on the following information:

The Transit of Venus

Transits of Mercury occur quite regularly (with about 13 each century) but they are difficult to observe due to the very small apparent size of Mercury. Transits of Venus are much rarer and are more interesting due to the larger apparent size of Venus and due to their historical connections.

Transits of Venus occur in a pattern that repeats every 243 years with pairs of transits eight years apart separated by gaps of 121½ years and 105½ years. Venus and the Earth are aligned in the same direction out from the Sun about every 584 days (this is called in conjunction), however a transit does not occur each time because Venus’s orbit is usually above or below the Sun in the sky.

Since the phenomena was first recognized there have only been six transits of Venus – 1639, 1761, 1769, 1874, 1882 and the most recent one in 2004. The 6th June 2012 transit is our last opportunity to observe a transit of Venus, as the next event occurs on 11th December 2117

Jeremiah Horrocks was the first person to successfully predict and observe a transit of Venus in 1639. Observations of the transits of Venus became scientifically important when in 1716 Edmund Halley proposed that observations from different locations on the Earth could be used to determine the distance between the Sun and the Earth (called the Astronomical Unit); and the scale of the solar system could be subsequently determined by applying Kepler’s third law of planetary motion.

Question 18

According to the information presented a transit of Venus occurs when Venus is aligned:

a) In the same direction from the sun as the Earth. b) Aligned such that it is in front of the Sun as seen from Earth. c) In close proximity to Mercury. d) None of the above.



Question 19

According to the information transits occur:

a) Once per century. b) Every 584 days. c) In closely timed pairs separated by a century or more. d) Precisely every 121 years.

Question 20

Historically the discovery and study of the Transit of Venus played an important role in:

a) Establishing the size of the Solar System. b) Quantifying the Astronomical Unit c) Working out the distance between the Earth and the Sun d) All of the above.


Plants produce hormones and respond to external stimuli, growing towards sources of water and light, which they need to survive.

A tropism is a growth in response to a stimulus and an auxin is a plant hormone produced in the stem tips and roots, which controls the direction of growth. Plant hormones are used in weed killers, rooting powder and to control fruit ripening.

Plants need light and water for photosynthesis. Plant responses - called tropisms - help make sure that any growth is towards sources of light and water.

There are two main types of tropism:

positive tropism – the plant grows towards the stimulus

negative tropism – the plant grows away from the stimulus.

Phototropism is a tropism where light is the stimulus. A gravitropism (also called a 'geotropism') is a tropism where gravity is the stimulus. The roots and shoots of a plant respond differently to the same stimuli.



Summary of the different types of tropism:

Part of plant

Light stimulus Gravity stimulus

shoot positive phototropism (grows towards the light)

negative gravitropism (grows against the force of gravity)

root negative phototropism (grows away from the light)

positive gravitropism (grows in the direction of the force of gravity)

Positive phototropism in plant stems:

The tropisms of shoots mean that the shoots are likely to grow into the air, where there is light for photosynthesis. The tropisms of roots mean that the roots are likely to grow into the soil, where there is moisture.

Question 21

According to the information presented positive phototropism occurs when

a) A plant grows away from the Sun. b) A plant’s growth is directed by the seasonal movement. c) A plant responds to the effects of gravity. d) A plant grows towards the Sun.

Question 22

Roots and shoots respond differently to light and gravity stimuli

a) To better facilitate moisture absorption. b) To better enable photosynthesis. c) As a response to hormone levels. d) All of the above.

Questions 23 - 24 are based on the following information:

The H5N1 bird flu virus could change into a form able to spread rapidly between humans, scientists have warned. Researchers have identified five genetic changes that could allow the virus to start a deadly pandemic.

Writing in the journal Science, they say it would be theoretically possible for these changes to occur in nature. A US agency has tried unsuccessfully to ban publication of parts of the research fearing it could be used by terrorists to create a bioweapon.

According to Prof Ron Fouchier from the Erasmus Medical Centre in the Netherlands, who led the research, publication of the work in full will give the wider scientific community the best possible chance to combat future flu pandemics.

http://www.sciencemag.org/site/special/h5n1/index.xhtml



"We hope to learn which viruses can cause pandemics and by knowing that we might be able to prevent them by enforcing strict eradication programmes," he told BBC News.

He added that his work might also speed the development of vaccines and anti-viral drugs against a lethal form of bird flu that could spread rapidly among people.

The H5N1 virus has been responsible for the deaths of tens of millions of birds and has led to hundreds of millions more being slaughtered to stop its spread. The virus is also deadly to humans but can only be transmitted by close contact with infected birds.

Question 23

The reading suggest that the genetic changes to the H5N1 virus

a) Can only occur by chance in nature b) Could be bio-engineered by humans. c) Are highly unlikely. d) May lead to easier bird to human transmission

Question 24

The article suggests that there is disagreement over the publication of the Dutch research because:

a) The information is disputed by researchers in other countries. b) The US government is concerned it may benefit terrorists. c) The report contains classified information. d) It could lead to widespread panic about pandemics.

SQuestions 25 - 26 are based on the following s

Questions 25 - 27 are based on the following scenario:

A weekly TV show routinely stars 6 actors, J, K L, M, N and O. Since the show has been on the air for a long time, some of the actors are friends and some do not get along at all. In an effort to keep the peace, the directors sees to it that friends work together and enemies do not. Also, as the actors have become more popular some the nee time off to do other projects. To keep the schedule working the director has a few things he must be aware of:

J will only work on episodes on which M is working

N will not work with K under any circumstances.

M can only work every other week in order to be free to film a movie.

At least three of the actors must appear in every weekly episode.

Question 25

In a show about L getting a job at the same company J already works for and K used to work for all three actors will appear. Which of the following is true about the other actors who may appear?

a) M, N and O must all appear. b) M may appear and N must appear. c) M must appear and O may appear. d) O may appear and N map appear.



Question 26

Next week the show involves N’s new car and O’s new refrigerator. Which of the following is true about the other actors who may appear?

a) M, J, L and K may all appear. b) J, L and K must appear c) Only K may appear. d) Only L may appear.


According to a new study leaving everyday appliances on "standby" costs UK households between £50 and £86 a year on average.

Televisions, satellite boxes and other video and audio equipment are the worst offenders, but people are increasingly leaving computers, mobile phones and other appliances from washing machines to dishwashers on standby, where an appliance appears to be off but is still using energy.

Standby use accounts for about 9% to 16% of the average electricity bill of £530 a year and is helping to push the UK's electricity use upwards, but with little benefit to consumers, according to a new study called Powering the Nation, from the Energy Saving Trust (EST).

Turning off equipment left idling on standby could be a quick and cheap way for people to start shaving pounds from their energy bills, according to the EST, helping to combat fuel poverty and cut unnecessary carbon emissions.

People are also failing to use their domestic appliances efficiently, the study found, especially when washing clothes and dishes. According to the study, we are spending at least £80 a year on laundry with 5.5 washes a week, but we could be just as clean for much less. People are failing to use the most efficient washes, and in households with a tumble dryer, more than four-fifths of the washing is dried using electricity, even though in many cases it could be dried for free on a washing line or indoors clothes horse.

Question 27

The article suggest that standby mode is:

a) Misunderstood by most consumers b) Highly inefficient and expensive as it still uses electricity c) Especially misused in the case of clothes drying machines d) Environmentally friendly

Question 28

According the article UK households spend approximately how much of their electricity budget on laundry?

a) 9% b) 12% c) 16% d) 20%

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/experts/article-2057727/How-does-cost-leave-household-appliances-standby.html

http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/energy

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/energyefficiency?INTCMP=SRCH

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/ethicallivingblog/2008/may/02/treadlightlyswitchofftumbl?INTCMP=SRCH

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2010/jul/22/eco-friendly-drying-laundry?INTCMP=SRCH




At a small company, parking spaces are reserved for the top executives: CEO, president, vice president, secretary and treasurer – with the spaces lined up in that order. The parking lot guard can tell at a glance if the cars are parked correctly by looking at the colour of the ars. The cars are yellow, green, purple, red and blue and the executives names are Alice, Bert, Cheryl, David and Enid.

The car in the first space is red

A blue car is parked between the red car and the green car

The car in the last space is purple

The secretary drives a yellow car

Alice’s car is parked next to David’s

Enid drives a green car

Bert’s car is parked between Cheryl’s car and Enid’s.

David’s car is parked in the last space.

Question 29

What colour is the VP’s car?

a) Green b) Yellow c) Blue d) Purple

Question 30

Who is the CEO?

a) Alice b) Bert c) Cheryl d) David

Question 31

Who is the Secretary?

a) Alice b) David c) Cheryl d) Bert




Researchers have measured the swimming speed of the ocean's slowest shark. Data-logging tags revealed that Greenland sharks "cruise" at 0.34m per second - less than 1mph. The study showed that, even when the languid fish embarks on a burst of speed in order to hunt, it is far too slow to catch a swimming seal.

Since the species is known to eat seals, the scientists think it probably "sneaks up on them" as they sleep under the water. The Greenland shark was already known to be the world's slowest swimming shark, but its sluggishness surprised the scientists.

Yuuki Watanabe from the National Institute of Polar Research in Tokyo, who took part in the study, said that, when you account for the size of its body, it is the slowest fish in the ocean.

Previous research had revealed seal remains in the stomachs of the sharks. "It was hard to understand," he told BBC Nature, "because [it would seem] impossible for them to catch fast-swimming seals."

The researcher joined Dr Kit Kovacs and Dr Christian Lydersen from the Norwegian Polar Institute, to tag Greenland sharks in the waters off Svarlbard.

The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, was the latest part of an ongoing mission by the Norwegian researchers to find out what has been killing the harbour seals off Svarlbard's coast. It was thought that Greenland sharks simply fed on the carcasses of dead seals on the seafloor, but the team recently discovered evidence that they were taking live seals.

The tagging study found that, while seals swim at about 1m per second (2mph/3km/h), the sharks' maximum bursts of speed reached only 0.7m per second - far too slow to catch a swimming seal. "The [tags also] told us how fast the shark moves its tail," said Dr Watanabe. It takes seven seconds for a single full tail sweep that propels the shark forwards.

Question 32

The researchers were surprised to find seals in the shark’s stomach because

a) The shark was a slow swimmer. b) The shark’s maximum speed was so much less than a moving seal’s speed. c) The shark was not known to eat mammals. d) All of the above.

Question 33

The ultimate aim of the scientific research project is to determine:

a) The normal diet of the Greenland shark. b) The maximum and minimum speed of the Greenland shark. c) The main predators of the seals in Norway. d) The cause of seal depopulation on this Norwegian island.

http://www.npolar.no/en/

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_origin=IRSSSEARCH&_method=citationSearch&_piikey=S0022098112001657&_version=1&md5=1f4559a8038da41f374276f12932ada1



Questions 34 - 35 are based on the following article:

‘Want Terrabit Internet?’, New Scientist, 26 June 2012

The wireless and fibre-optic links that make up the internet use electromagnetic waves to carry data as a series of pulses at a specific frequency. It is possible to increase the amount of data transmitted at a given frequency by twisting light beams in different ways. Each beam has a different angular momentum and acts as an independent channel in a larger, composite, beam.

Now scientists at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles have used the twisting technique to transmit over a terabit of data per second. By comparison home WiFi routers typically run at around 50 megabits per second.

Because there are many ways to twist light, the team was able to combine beams with eight different types of twist, each carrying its own independent sequence of pulses.

Willner says the technique could be used between satellites in space, or over shorter distances on Earth. "It's another dimension by which you can transmit data." Right now, it works only in free-space as current fibre-optic technology distorts twisted light.

Question 34

The reading describes a form of data transmission that is:

a) An extension of normal fibre-optics. b) A refinement of current WiFI technology. c) A technological development that exploits the ability of light to twist. d) An innovation in response to satellite technological requirements.

Question 35

The reading suggests that this form of information transmission will:

a) Make it possible to transfer WiFi data faster. b) Enable faster fibre-optic communication to be developed. c) Enable multiple data transfers simultaneously. d) Enable faster communication in space.


Six weeks after switching off the last of its working reactors, Japan has decided that it can't do without nuclear power after all.

All 50 of the country's reactors - which supplied about 30 per cent of its electricity - were shut down for maintenance and checks in the aftermath of last year's partial meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

But with an energy crunch predicted for the summer, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda gave the Kansai Electric Power Company the go-ahead to restart reactors 3 and 4 at the Oi plant on the west coast of Japan last weekend. They are due to fire up in early July, meaning the country will have been nuke-free for a grand total of 59 days.

The move will bring Japan closer to meeting its targets to cut carbon emissions. In parallel, there are signs of a fresh commitment to renewable energy. Japan's minister of economy, trade and industry this week introduced renewable energy tariffs to force utility companies to buy electricity from solar, wind and geothermal suppliers at preset premiums for at least two decades.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20827841.400-traffic-jam-the-coming-cellphone-crunch.html

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg18224515.000-twisting-the-light-away.html

http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2012.138



Question 36

The reading suggests that Japan was only nuclear free briefly because:

a) The nation’s energy demand is currently too high. b) Political will was insufficiently robust. c) Concerns about the safety of nuclear power have vanished. d) The nuclear shutdown was only for the purpose of checks and maintenance.

Question 37

The article suggests that nuclear power has the advantage of

a) Being carbon neutral. b) Enabling Japan to reach its carbon emission targets. c) Complementing Japan’s renewed commitment to renewable energy technology. d) All of the above.


Henri delivers flowers for a local florist. One lovely day, he lef the windows open on the delivery van and the cards blew off the bouqets, each of which had only kind of flower: daisies, roses, carnations, iris and gladioli. He has five cards with names on them: a birthday card for Inez, a congratulations on your promotion card for Jenny, a graduation card for Kevin, an anniversary card for Liz, and a housewarming card for Michael. Here’s what Henri does know:

Roses are Jenny’s favourite flower and what her friends always send.

Gladioli are traditionally sent for housewarming

Kevin in allergic to daisies and iris.

Liz is allergic to daisies and roses.

Neither Liz not Inez has moved recently.

Question 38

Which flowers should be delivered to Kevin?

a) Carnations b) Iris c) Gladioli d) Daisies

Question 39

Who should get the housewarming gladioli?

a) Jenny b) Kevin c) Liz d) Michael



Question 40

Which of the flowers should be delivered to Liz?

a) Iris b) Daisies c) Roses d) Carnations

Questions 41 - 43 are based on the following information:

Eugene Goostman, a chatbot with the personality of a 13-year-old boy, won the biggest Turing test ever staged, on 23 June, the 100th anniversary of the birth of Alan Turing.

Held at Bletchley Park near Milton Keynes, UK, where Turing cracked the Nazi Enigma code during the Second World War, the test involved over 150 separate conversations, 30 judges (including myself), 25 hidden humans and five elite, chattering software programs.

By contrast, the most famous Turing test - the annual Loebner prize, also held at Bletchley Park this year to honour Turing - typically involves just four human judges and four machines.

"With 150 Turing tests conducted, this is the biggest Turing test contest ever," says Huma Shah, a researcher at the University of Reading, UK, who organised the mammoth test.

That makes the result more statistically significant than any other previous Turing test, says Eugene's creator Vladimir Veselov based in Raritan, New Jersey. "It was a pretty huge number of conversations," he said, shortly after he was awarded first prize: "I am very excited."

First conceived by Turing in the early 1950s, the test is the most famous evaluation of machine intelligence. Human judges converse via a text interface with both hidden bots and humans - and say in each case whether they are chatting to a human or machine.

Turing said that a machine that fooled humans into thinking it was human 30 per cent of the time would have beaten the test. Just short of this, Eugene fooled its judges 29 per cent of the time. In a close second place, came JFred, the brain child of Robby Garner, and in third place Rollo Carpenter's Cleverbot. The other two bots to compete were Ultra Hal and Elbot.

Question 41

According to the information presented a ‘chatbot’ is

a) A talkative child. b) A piece of interactive computer software. c) A computer that talks. d) A demonstration of artificial intelligence.

http://www.newscientist.com/special/alan-turing

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028134.100

http://loebner.net/Prizef/2012_Contest/loebner-prize-2012.html

http://loebner.net/Prizef/2012_Contest/loebner-prize-2012.html

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2012/05/chatbots-still-fail-to-convinc.html

http://reading.academia.edu/HumaShah

http://www.robitron.com/

http://cleverbot.com/

http://www.zabaware.com/assistant/

http://www.elbot.com/



Question 42

The ‘Turing Test’ described above is

a) A conversation between computer programs. b) A conversation between computer programers. c) A test of machine intelligence. d) A standard used in current software design.

Question 43

According to the standard set by its inventor, Alan Turing, how many of the machines passed the test?

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 4


‘Tablet PCs preserve indigenous knowledge’, New Scientist, 18 June 2012

THE Herero people know just what to do when a horse is too wild or unpredictable: they lash a donkey to it, which forces the horse to slow down and helps to tame it. Unruly animals have been dealt with this way for generations by the inhabitants of the small village of Erindiroukambe, which lies in the heart of the Kalahari desert in eastern Namibia.

But times are changing and, as young men leave to work or study in cities like Windhoek, 400 kilometres away, it becomes much harder to hang on to this kind of local knowledge. Kasper Rodil, at Aalborg University in Denmark, and his colleagues want to see if tablet computers can help bridge the gap. "The human race would lose some colour if we lost this kind of knowledge," says Rodil.

Typically, young men stay in the city for a few years before returning to their home village to pick up the traditional semi-nomadic lifestyle, working the land and keeping cows and goats. But this gap means that they miss out on much of the village's accumulated knowledge, which is traditionally passed on orally by the elders.

Along with researchers at the Polytechnic of Namibia in Windhoek, Rodil's team is working with Erindiroukambe's elders to develop a 3D visualisation of the village on a tablet computer. Their knowledge will be embedded in this virtual village to be stored for future generations. Rodil is also developing a drawing app for the tablet which mimics the way the elders draw diagrams in the sand to explain what they mean. "The idea is that we have as little friction as possible between the device and the user," he says.

It is crucial that the elders are involved in the development of such an app, says Rodil. "The participatory design is key. We don't want to just impose our ways upon people. For villagers who had never used a computer before, the intuitive swipes and finger taps of a tablet interface proved easy to pick up. "If this is how to use computers, then I have no problems," said one old woman who tried it out.

http://www.rodil.dk/

http://www.rodil.dk/



Question 44

The technology use described above appear to be primarily aimed at:

a) Introducing the Herero people to computers. b) Preserving the traditional knowledge of a Namibian people. c) Encouraging young Namibians to return to their villages. d) Pioneering a partnership in software development between tech companies and village

elders.

Question 45

The software developers have used a tablet device because:

a) It avoids the complications of typing. b) No written language is needed to enter commands. c) It can re-create the signs that elders usually draw in the sand. d) All of the above.

Questions 46 – 48 are based on the following stimulus

Five towns – Fulton, Groton, Hudson, Ivy and Jersey – which are covered by the same newspaper all have excellent soccer teams. The teams are named the Panthers, the Whippets the Antelopes, the Kangaroos and the Gazelles. The sports reporter who has just started at the newspaper, has to be careful not to get them confused. Here is what he knows:

The team in Gulton has the beaten the Antelopes, Panthers and Kangaroos.

The Whippets have beaten the teams in Jersey, Hudson and Fulton.

The Antelopes are in Groton

The team in Hudson is not the Kangaroos.

Question 46

Where are the Whippets?

a) Fulton b) Groton c) Hudspn d) Ivy

Question 47

Where are the Panthers?

a) Ivy b) Hudson c) Jersey d) Fulton



Question 48

What team is in Fulton?

a) Panthers b) Gazelles c) Whippets d) Kangaroos



UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE QUESTIONS 1-40

Read the following scenario and answer questions 1-4

Omar Hassim was a fifty three year old Egyptian-born limousine driver with a wife, four children, and six grandchildren. He entered the cubicle a little past one in the morning after experiencing chest pains while chauffeuring a fare across the Brooklyn Bridge. Within a matter of minutes, I had learned that he took pills for his high blood pressure, that he still smoked a pack a day but was trying to cut down, that he suffered from hemorrhoids and occasional bouts of dizziness, and that he had been living in America since 1980. After the doctor left, Omar and I talked for close to an hour. It didn't matter that we were strangers. When a man thinks he's about to die, he talks to anyone who will listen.

QUESTION 1:

What do the symptoms tells us about the man?

a) He is fit for his age.

b) He wishes he were dead.

c) He doesn't care about his family.

d) He ignores his health.

QUESTION 2:

Why is 'When a man thinks he's about to die, he talks to anyone who will listen' a global statement?

a) It is an old wives tale.

b) It is an aphorism.

c) It speaks in general and philosophical terms.

d) It is an appropriate metaphor for death.

QUESTION 3:

Describe the situation the limo driver finds himself in.

a) Soon to die from his ill health

b) A lucky escape from a heart attack

c) Regretful over the course of his life

d) In need of a friend



QUESTION 4:

The limo driver should have:

a) Avoided another trip to the doctors

b) Taken better care of his family

c) Taken better care of his health

d) Kept his private life private

Read the following and answer questions 5-8

I didn't live through cancer in order to die from some dumb infarction. It was an absurd statement, but as the day wore on and the blood tests continued to come in negative, I clung to it as logical proof that the gods had decided to spare me, that the attack of the previous night had been no more than a demonstration of their power to control my fate. I had only to remember the pain that had ripped through me during the terrible siege of fire to understand that every breath that filled my lungs was a gift from those capricious gods; that from now on every tick of my heart would be granted to me through an arbitrary act of grace.

QUESTION 5:

Why does he describe infarctions as ‘dumb’?

a) He is being sarcastic.

b) It makes him laugh at misfortune.

c) He thinks it needs devaluing.

d) He resents it.

QUESTION 6:

Why does logic and gods fit into the same sentence for the patient?

a) It does not it is a contradiction.

b) The patient is not thinking clearly.

c) The patient is drowsy.

d) The apparent paradox makes an emotional sentence.



QUESTION 7:

Why does the patient believe in fate?

a) He has always been religious.

b) His doctor advised him it would help.

c) This is what he was brought up to believe.

d) He feels fate intervened to give him a second chance.

QUESTION 8:

The patient believes they’ve been offered a:

a) Second chance

b) Warning

c) Blessing due to good behaviour

d) Frightening experience

Read the following scenario and answer questions 9-12

Without in any way wishing to blow my own trumpet, I think that I can claim to be in most respects a moderately well-matured and rounded individual. I have travelled a good deal. I am adequately read. I speak Greek and Latin. I dabble in science. I have witnessed the death of a large number of persons in their beds; and in addition, I have influenced, at least I hope I have, the lives of quite a few others by the spoken word delivered from the pulpit.

I must confess though, that I have never in my life had much to do with women. I could go further than that and say that any sort of physical contact with them, would disturb me considerably.

My flock, you understand, contained an inordinate number of ladies. There were scores of them in the parish, and the unfortunate thing about spinsters, they were completely untamed by the benevolent influence of holy matrimony.

I was jumpy as a squirrel.

QUESTION 9:

Why is speaking foreign languages considered an achievement in the scenario?

a) They are concerned with conventional perceptions of accomplishment.

b) They came from an educated background.

c) They attempt to create a well-rounded persona.

d) They feel inferior.



QUESTION 10:

He is afraid of:

a) Being found out

b) Being close to women

c) Touching any person

d) Being understood

QUESTION 11:

How does death feature in this scenario?

a) He thinks it should make him a better person.

b) He compares it to his fear of women.

c) He has given last rights to people on their deathbed.

d) He thinks his exposure to it should impress people.

QUESTION 12:

Describe the phrase ‘I was jumpy as a squirrel’.

a) He was embarrassed.

b) He disliked women intensely.

c) He felt like a rabbit in headlights.

d) He was very nervous.


She was a wonderful woman, my mother. She used to wear huge bracelets on her wrists, five or six of them at a time, with all sorts of things hanging from them and tinkling against each other as she moved. It didn't matter where she was, you could always find her by listening for the noise of those bracelets. It was better than a cowbell. And in the evenings she used to sit on the sofa in her black trousers with her feet tucked up underneath her, smoking endless cigarettes from a long black holder. And I'd be crouching on the floor, watching her.

'You want to taste my martini George?' she used to ask.

I used to love listening to her, even though I could only understand about half of what she was saying. She really was telling me secrets, and there wasn't anything more exciting than that.



QUESTION 13:

Why is a cowbell a strange description?

a) The mother seems an elegant woman.

b) The mother is a strange person.

c) It does not sound like bracelets tinkling.

d) It is appropriate to her character.

QUESTION 14:

How does the mother sit on the couch?

a) In a hurry.

b) Curled up in her black pants.

c) Like a cat.

d) She is very tired and stretches out.

QUESTION 15:

Why does he remember being offered a Martini?

a) He was flattered by the adult attention.

b) He loved alcohol even at young age.

c) He loved his mother.

d) It is not normal for parents to do so.

QUESTION 16:

Why does he like adult secrets?

a) They are considered rare.

b) He is happy to know his mother better.

c) He likes being in trouble with his father.

d) He does not understand the secrets.




By the time he was six years old, young Lexington had grown into the most beautiful boy with long brown hair and deep russet eyes the colour of chestnuts. He was bright and cheerful, and already he was learning to help his old aunt in all sorts of different ways around the property, collecting the eggs from the chicken house, turning the handle of the butter churn, digging up potatoes in the vegetable garden, and searching for wild herbs on the side of the mountain. Soon, Aunt Glosspan told herself, she would have to start thinking about his education.

But she couldn't bear the thought of sending him away to school. She loved him so much now that it would kill her to be parted from him for any length of time. There was, of course, that village school down in the valley, but it was a dreadful looking place, and if she sent him there she just knew they would start forcing him to eat meat the very first day he arrived.

QUESTION 17:

Lexington is a _______ boy.

a) Helpful

b) Naughty

c) Dependent

d) Illegitimate

QUESTION 18:

She didn’t want to send him to school because?

a) She needed his help round the farm.

b) She did not trust the local schools.

c) She was scared for her nephew.

d) She would miss him too much.

QUESTION 19:

You would describe the aunt as:

a) Controlling

b) Selfish

c) Loving

d) Anxious



QUESTION 20:

Imposing vegetarianism on a growing child is evidence of:

a) Denial of nutrients

b) Unconventional child rearing

c) Strange behaviour

d) Abusive parenting


Meeting her husband in hospital after his stroke she thought he looked ever so much nicer. There was a softness about his eyes, a calm, kindly quality that she had never seen before. Maybe it had to do with the dot in the very centre, the pupils. They used to glint at you, stabbing into your brain, seeing right through you, and they always knew at once what you were up to and even what you were thinking. But these eyes she was looking at now were large and soft and gently, almost cow-like.

QUESTION 21:

The ‘softness’ is attributed to his:

a) Disposition

b) Eyes

c) Face

d) Manner

QUESTION 22:

Her feelings towards her husband suggest:

a) Hatred

b) Abuse

c) Danger

d) Intimidation



QUESTION 23:

The eyes that are ‘stabbing into your brain’ mean she felt:

a) Violated

b) Invaded

c) Exhausted

d) Threatened

QUESTION 24:

Cow-like is a ________ description.

a) Gentle

b) Ironic

c) Poetic

d) Appropriate


'Everything is normal,' the doctor was saying. 'Just lie back and relax.' His voice was miles away in the distance and he seemed to be shouting at her. 'You have a son.'

'What?'

'You have a fine son. You understand that, don't you? A fine son. Did you hear him crying?'

'Is he all right, Doctor?'

'Please let me see him.'

'You'll see him in a moment.'

'You are certain he is alright?'

'I am quite certain.'

'Is he still crying?'

'Try to rest. There is nothing to worry about.'

'Why has he stopped crying, Doctor? What happened?

'Don't excite yourself, please. Everything is normal.'

'I want to see him. Please let me see him.'

'Listen to me,' the doctor said, patting her hand. 'You have a fine strong healthy child. Don't you believe me when I tell you that?'



QUESTION 25:

Why does he seem to shouting?

a) He is talking very loudly.

b) She hates the sound of doctors’ voices.

c) He is shouting at her.

d) It is her anxiety that make her feel he is shouting.

QUESTION 26:

Are her fears normal?

a) Yes for a new mother.

b) They are paranoid.

c) No she is unbalanced.

d) Yes her child was crying.

QUESTION 27:

The doctor is trying to ________ the new mother.

a) Calm

b) Talk down to

c) Quieten

d) Patronise

QUESTION 28:

Why does she want to see her child?

a) The child has been kept from her.

b) She needs to breastfeed.

c) She doesn’t want to see her child.

d) She doesn’t believe he’s healthy.



QUESTION 29:

What tactics does the doctor use to calm her?

a) Medical explanations.

b) Examples of the boy’s behaviour.

c) Verbal reassurance.

d) Physical reassurance.

Read the scenario and answer questions 30-34

The animal, who a few seconds before had been sleeping peacefully, was now sitting bolt upright on the sofa, very tense the whole body aquiver, ears up and eyes wide open, staring at the piano.

'Did I frighten you?' she asked gently. 'Perhaps you've never heard music before.'

No, she told herself. I don't think that's what it is. On second thoughts, it seemed to her that the cat's attitude was not one of fear. There was no shrinking or backing away. If anything, there was a leaning forward, a kind of eagerness about the creature, and the face - if you watch carefully the eyes and ears working together, you can occasionally see the reflection of very powerful emotions. Louisa was watching the face closely now, and because she was curious to see what would happen a second time, she reached out her hands to the keyboard and began again to play the Vivaldi.

QUESTION 30:

Why is the woman talking to the cat?

a) She loves cats.

b) The cat spoke to her first.

c) The cat seems to react to music.

d) She was not directing the question at the cat.

QUESTION 31:

What evidence does she cite that convey the cats ‘emotions’?

a) Their posture.

b) Her understanding of the cat.

c) Her estimation only.

d) Facial expression.



QUESTION 32:

Why did she play the Vivaldi?

a) It is her favourite composer.

b) To test her theory about the cat listening.

c) She does not state why.

d) It’s the cat’s favourite composer.

QUESTION 33:

She didn’t think the cat expressed fear at the sound because:

a) She knew the cat well

b) She analysed the body and face of the cat

c) The cat did not meow

d) She saw no justification for this

QUESTION 34:

The belief in a cat’s consciousness in the scenario is:

a) Believable

b) Highly personable

c) Affectionate

d) Surreal


Well, there was nothing for it now except to go straight ahead with the next number on the programme, which was Carnaval. As soon as she began to play, the cat again stiffened and sat up straighter; then, as it became slowly and blissfully saturated with the sound, it relapsed into that queer melting mood of ecstasy that seemed to have something to do with drowning and with dreaming. It was really an extravagant sight - quite a comical one too - to see this silvery cat sitting on the sofa and being carried away like this. And what made it more screwy than ever, Louisa thought, was the fact that this music, which the animal seemed to be enjoying so much, was manifestly too difficult, too classical, to be appreciated by the majority of humans in the world.



QUESTION 35:

Why is ‘melting mood of ecstasy’ used to describe the cat’s reaction?

a) It is a colourful description of the cat.

b) It paints a clever image of the cat.

c) To convey the effect of the music on the cat.

d) To make us understand the nature of the music.

QUESTION 36:

Why is the cat’s appreciation of the music particularly exceptional?

a) It’s too complicated for most humans.

b) It is just a domestic cat.

c) The mood invoked in the cat is exceptional.

d) The cat should not be able to understand music.

QUESTION 37:

How is the cat comical?

a) The cat is entertaining her.

b) Its reaction is comical.

c) The cat performs tricks.

d) The cat always makes her laugh.

QUESTION 38:

The woman is clearly:

a) Perceptive

b) Lonely

c) Delusional

d) Mentally unbalanced




It soon became apparent that none of the relatives were particularly keen to assume responsibility for the child, and the discussions and arguments continued all through the day. Everybody declared an enormous, almost an irresistible desire to look after him, and would have done so with the greatest of pleasure were it not for the fact that their apartment was too small, or that they already had one baby and couldn't possibly afford another, or that they wouldn't know what to do with the poor little thing when they went abroad in the summer, or that they were getting on in years, which surely would be most unfair to the boy when he grew up, and so on and so forth. They all knew, of course, that the father had been heavily in debt for a long time and that the house was mortgaged and that consequently there would be no money at all to go with the child.

QUESTION 39:

Everybody’s ‘irresistible desire’ to care for the child is an example of:

a) Empathy

b) Hyperbole

c) Irony

d) Sarcasm

QUESTION 40:

The mention of no financial compensation coming with the child suggests the family members are:

a) Resentful of the will

b) Practical people

c) Driven by profit

d) Lacking values



NON-VERBAL REASONING

Question 1 – 15 Next in the Series

For each of the following items, select the alternative (A, B, C, D or E) that most logically and

simply continues the series.

1

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11

12

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14

15 Which is the odd one out?

Question 16 – 28 Missing Segment

For each of the following items, select the alternative (A, B, C, D or E) that most logically and

simply completes the picture.



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Question 29 – 42 Middle of the Sequence

In each of the following items, the five figures can be rearranged to form a logical sequence.

For each item, select the alternative (A, B, C, D or E) that most logically and simply fits the

middle of the sequence.

29

30

31



32

33

34

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36

37

38

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40

41

42

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