Imat Humanitas 2019: Admission Test For The Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery Academic Year 2019/2020
Imat Humanitas 2019: Admission Test For The Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery Academic Year 2019/2020
Imat Humanitas 2019: Admission Test For The Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery Academic Year 2019/2020
by Amatsune
People who are vegetarian or vegan tend to live longer than meat eaters. If we want to live
longer, we should give up eating meat.
Which one of the following best expresses a flaw in the above argument?
C It suggests that we only eat for survival rather than for pleasure.
E It ignores the possibility that other variables help vegetarians live longer.
The UK government continues to spend more than it raises through taxation. The shortfall is
made up through borrowing in the form of bonds paid for by tax revenues in the future. But,
since it is unfair to saddle future generations with our debts, we must streamline public
finances and only fund institutions and programmes that promise a financial return. In light of
this, government should drastically reduce spending on the arts. Every year about £450
million of taxpayers’ money is given to artists and art programmes to encourage creativity.
Many of these applicants and beneficiaries probably can’t find anyone to buy their modern
sculptures or installations. Arts funding represents an indulgence we can no longer afford in
the age of austerity.
Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the above argument?
A The UK government currently funds parks and public ceremonies, which offer no
financial return.
B The UK government could increase income taxes on people with annual incomes over
£250 000.
C Creative industries, including museums, galleries and film, add £84 billion to the UK
economy.
D The public enjoy art and it makes a positive impact on the population’s wellbeing.
E UK taxpayers are currently paying back bonds and securities issued by governments in
the past.
A Journalists are not public figures in the same way that politicians or celebrities are.
B The issue of online abuse tends to receive more public attention when it is directed at
women.
C The online abuse that women attract is due to who they are, not to what they say or
write.
D The kind of abuse that women face is worse than the abuse directed at men.
E Male politicians themselves are generally more abusive and aggressive than their
female counterparts.
There is increasing evidence that sitting for long periods can be associated with a number of
health problems. It can lead to obesity and diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases are twice
as likely to affect people with sedentary jobs as those who stand while working. People with
sedentary jobs should thus do everything they can to minimise these risks. Although daily
exercise alleviates the problem, it is not sufficient. Researchers believe that this is because
periods of intense exercise after work cannot counteract the damage caused by sitting
without interruption all day. Those with sedentary jobs should interrupt sitting whenever
possible, doing light exercise at hourly intervals, both inside and outside the workplace.
Which one of the following best expresses the main conclusion of the above argument?
A The health risks associated with extended periods of sitting can be completely offset by
major changes in lifestyle.
B People with sedentary jobs are exposed to a number of health problems due to the
nature of their work.
C People with sedentary jobs should interrupt their sitting with regular light exercise, both
at work and outside work.
D People with standing jobs are generally healthier than people with sitting jobs.
E Not doing regular exercise is the major factor exacerbating the health problems
associated with long hours of sitting.
A Politicians should show respect to each other because argumentative behaviour gives
politics a bad name.
B You should not jump queues, for the simple reason that you would not want other
people to push in front of you.
C Nobody should look for ways to avoid their full tax liability because, if some people do
it, everyone will want to do the same.
D Professional footballers should not set out to win at all costs, for the same reason that
businesses should not put profit above everything else.
E You should never throw food away if it is still fit for consumption, for the same reason
that you should not buy more than you know you can eat.
A recent study on runners in Denmark has provided new evidence that we should do all
things in moderation. The research tracked health outcomes for 800 runners divided into
three categories: 500 who regularly jogged slowly for modest distances; 250 who achieved
moderate exercise levels through running; and 50 endurance runners who had exercised
strenuously for many years. Ten years into the study, the researchers found that two of the
endurance runners had died. This death rate was much higher than for the groups who took
light and moderate exercise. Cardiologists explain that, while light to moderate exercise is
extremely beneficial, decades of very strenuous exercise can actually damage the heart.
Which one of the following expresses the flaw in the above argument?
A It assumes that runners will accurately report the distances that they cover.
B It draws a conclusion about the effects of running over too short a period.
Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the above argument?
A Some of the longest words in the reviews of a cheap restaurant can be of the same
length as the shortest words.
B The most expensive food in cheap restaurants can be described in the same terms as
the cheapest food in the fancy restaurants.
D A review of the ten most expensive restaurants suggests that the most expensive
dishes do not always receive the most positive reviews.
E Detailed price analysis has shown that every additional letter in restaurant menus adds
20 cents to the cost of a main course.
Anyone who has played poker can appreciate how difficult it is to detect a liar. Technology
doesn't help very much, and few experts have confidence in the polygraph (the 'lie-detector'
machine). When it was first invented in the twentieth century, the polygraph was quickly
popularised by newspapers and novels. However, what it detects is fear, not lying. The
physiological responses that it measures (usually heart rate, skin conductivity, and rate of
respiration) don't necessarily accompany dishonesty.
Which one of the following can be drawn as a conclusion from the above passage?
A Poor countries cannot improve their situations except with the help of richer countries.
B Rich countries cannot afford to help poorer countries in times of an economic turndown.
C Having a feature which distinguishes humans from animals confers an obligation to use
it.
D Rich countries will only help poorer countries if they see it as being in their self-interest.
E The feature which distinguishes humans from animals confers a moral obligation only
to other humans.
Crash tests have shown that bigger cars are more robust and are thus more likely to protect
their passengers in an accident. It is also widely known that bigger cars usually have much
bigger engines than smaller ones. This means that the size of the engine positively affects
the safety of a car.
Which one of the following expresses the flaw in the above argument?
A It fails to recognise that engine size influences the safety rating only indirectly.
B It does not take into account that engine size is only one factor in the safety level of a
car.
C It ignores that a bigger engine means a higher maximum speed and better
acceleration, which are safety risks.
D Even though car size is strongly associated with engine size and safety rating, this
does not imply that engine size contributes to making cars safer.
E The criteria used in crash tests are highly artificial and are therefore unlikely to be of
any use in real situations.
A 1 hour
B 3 hours
C 9 hours
D 13 hours
E 15 hours
I am a member of a book club from which I buy books by mail order. At the start of last year, I
owed the club £10. I paid £50 during the course of that year. At the end of last year, I owed
£8. Apart from the price of the books, no additional charges are made.
What was the value of the books I bought from the book club last year?
A £32
B £40
C £48
D £52
E £58
What is the lowest number of toys the library could have in stock at the end of the fourth
Saturday?
A 0
B 17
C 29
D 33
E 38
Two people were asked to think about their ages, add them together and then give the sum
as the answer. The younger one gave the answer as 11 and the older one gave the answer
as 102. Both were incorrect: one of these two people had subtracted one age from the other,
while the other had multiplied them together.
What is the age of the older person?
A 6
B 11
C 17
D 23
E 34
Which type of vehicle can travel the furthest distance on a full tank of fuel before needing to
refuel?
A city car
B pick-up truck
C saloon
D sports car
E hatchback
What difference did the inclusion of good and bad conduct marks make to the result of the
competition?
What is the lowest yearly cost of cleaning the carpets in the care home?
A £372
B £536
C £744
D £886
E £1072
Which one of the following shapes CANNOT be one of two identical halves of a square?
A C
E
B D
Which one of the following charts could correctly show the balance of my account at the end
of each month?
A D
B
E
A 3
B 5
C 7
D 9
E 10
In geological terms, what does the term 'Ring of Fire' commonly refer to?
A The outline of a crater, when still at high temperature after meteoritic collision.
B The region around the Pacific edge, prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity.
A Winston Churchill
B Charles de Gaulle
C Indira Gandhi
D Nelson Mandela
E Barack Obama
A 1 and 2 only
B 1 and 3 only
C 1, 2 and 4 only
D 1, 3 and 4 only
E 2, 3 and 4 only
B Active transport allows some molecules to enter intestinal villi cells from the intestinal
lumen.
F 1 and 2 only
A 1 only
B 2 and 3 only
C 2 only
D 3 only
A Anaphase
B Interphase
C Metaphase
D Prophase
E Telophase
A row 1
B row 2
C row 3
D row 4
E row 5
A D
B E
Which of the following enzymes are NOT found in a retrovirus such as HIV?
1 DNA ligase
2 protease
3 reverse transcriptase
4 restriction enzyme
A 1 and 4 only
B 1, 2 and 3 only
C 1, 2 and 4 only
D 2, 3 and 4 only
E 3 only
Which of the following statements about movement of liquid between the cells is correct?
A In experiment 1 water will move out of cell 1 into cell 3, until cell 3 becomes turgid.
B In experiment 2 the solution will move out of cell 4 into cell 3, until equilibrium is
achieved.
C In experiment 3 the solution will move out of cell 1 into cell 4, until cell 4 bursts.
D In experiment 4 water will move out of cell 3 into cell 2, until equilibrium is achieved.
E In experiment 5 water will move out of cell 4 into cell 2, until cell 2 bursts.
A 1 only
B 2 only
C 3 only
D 1 and 2 only
E 1 and 3 only
A 1 only
B 1 and 2 only
C 2 only
D 2 and 3 only
E 1, 2 and 3
A If the allele for the condition is dominant and the father is affected but not the mother,
then all his daughters will be affected, but not his sons.
B X-linked recessive conditions are expressed in all males, but are only expressed in
females who are heterozygous for the recessive allele.
C If the allele for the condition is dominant and the father is not affected but the mother is
heterozygous, then in theory half of their children will be affected whether they are boys
or girls.
D There are comparatively few genes on the Y chromosome, so almost all sex-linked
conditions involve the X chromosome but mostly affect males.
E If the allele for the condition is recessive and the father is affected but not the mother,
then the outcome depends on whether the mother is homozygous or heterozygous.
Which of the following processes require complementary base pairing to take place?
1 The making of copies of existing DNA molecules.
2 The use of an mRNA transcript to produce a polypeptide.
3 The formation of an mRNA transcript using a DNA copy sequence.
4 The use of reverse transcriptase to make a copy of viral RNA.
A 1, 2 and 3 only
B 1, 2 and 4 only
C 1, 3 and 4 only
D 2, 3 and 4 only
E 1, 2, 3 and 4
A Female mosquitoes above ground needed a blood meal before they could lay eggs, but
the underground female mosquitoes did not.
C Surface mosquitoes did not mate in small spaces, but underground mosquitoes did.
D Underground mosquitoes were heterozygous for fewer genes than were surface
mosquitoes.
E Female underground mosquitoes did not lay fertilised eggs when mated with surface
males of the same locality.
C Cutting DNA to produce a section with two sticky ends, each comprising 5 unpaired
bases.
A scientist plotted the oxygen dissociation curves for three animals on the same graph:
o a mouse
o a llama from high altitude (5000 m above sea level)
o a lugworm which spends its life in a U-shaped burrow in muddy sand on a seashore
Which row of the table correctly indicates the position of the curve for each animal relative to
the human oxygen dissociation curve?
[Assume that temperature and concentrations of carbon dioxide are the same for all three.]
A row 1
B row 2
C row 3
D row 4
E row 5
A 1 only
B 1 and 2 only
C 1 and 3 only
D 3 and 4 only
E 2, 3 and 4 only
A Meiosis results in many sperm cells each with a nucleus containing only 23 strands of
DNA.
E One response to a stimulus of light is that rhodopsin breaks down into opsin and
retinal.
After fermentation and filtration, the final stage in the production of bioethanol isolates the
ethanol from the aqueous solution.
Which two processes happen during this stage?
Which statement explains the difference in boiling point of these two substances?
Which of the following statements about the polymers X, Y and Z is/are correct?
A 1 only
B 2 only
C 3 only
D 1, 2 and 3
E none of them
1 XeF4
2 PF5
3 CF4
A 1 and 2 only
B 1 and 3 only
C 2 and 3 only
D 1, 2 and 3
E none of them
A 1 and 2 only
B 1 and 3 only
C 2 and 3 only
D 1, 2 and 3
E none of them
Which of the following changes will have the effect of reducing the mass of undissolved
calcium chloride in the equilibrium mixture?
A 1 only
B 2 only
C 3 only
D 1 and 2 only
E 2 and 3 only
Carboxylic acids react with alcohols to produce esters. A reaction producing an ester is
shown in the equation:
propanoic acid + ethanol → ethyl propanoate + water
HCl
H2SO4
Which row shows the compound that will produce the highest hydrogen ion concentration,
[H+], and the compound that will produce the lowest hydrogen ion concentration, [H+]?
A row 1
B row 2
C row 3
D row 4
E row 5
An ion X– has 20 neutrons and its lowest energy electron configuration ends in 3s23p6. What
is the mass number of the atom X?
A 17
B 20
C 37
D 38
E 40
100 cm3 of an alkane gas reacts completely with exactly 500 cm3 of oxygen gas to form
carbon dioxide and water only. The volume of each gas was measured at the same
temperature and pressure.
What is the molecular formula of the alkane?
A C2H6
B C3H8
C C4H10
D C4H4
E C5H12
560 g of iron reacts with an excess of oxygen. Assume that iron(III) oxide is the only product.
What mass of iron(III) oxide is produced if the yield is 60%?
[Ar values: Fe = 56; O = 16]
A 480 g
B 800 g
C 960 g
D 1600 g
E 1920 g
can be simplified to .
What is the value of a ?
A 3
B 6
C 7.5
D 18
E 26
A 2.5 × 100
B 2.5 × 105
C 5 × 105
D 5 × 102
E 5 × 100
A 𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 7
B 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 5
C 3𝑦 – 𝑥 = 1
D 2𝑦 – 𝑥 = 4
E 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3
Consider the equation below, where x and p are both real numbers:
𝑥2 + ( 𝑝 + 4)𝑥 + 5𝑝 = 1
There are two values of p for which this equation has one real repeated root for 𝑥. What is
the positive difference between the two values of 𝑝?
A 4
B 5
C 8
D 12
E 17
A 0.25ω
B 0.5ω
C 2ω
D 4ω
E ω
A balloon filled with air is tied to a heavy rock and dropped into deep water. The balloon sinks
deeper and deeper. No air enters or leaves the balloon, and the temperature of the air in the
balloon stays constant.
Which row of the table identifies what happens to the upthrust acting on the balloon and to
the volume of the air in the balloon as it sinks?
[Assume that air acts as an ideal gas and assume that the density of the water has the same
value at all depths.]
A row 1
B row 2
C row 3
D row 4
E row 5