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General Knowledge and Logical Reasoning

1. According to the Constitution, appointments of magistrates take place:

A. by co-optation
B. by popular election
C. by competition
D. by drawing lots
E. by designation of the Superior Council of the Magistracy

2. Research reveals that, in a given period of the 20th century, top footballers (defined as
those who had played for their country's team) lived, on average, almost 5 years longer
than middle ranking footballers. We can conclude therefore that for the top footballers,
success had a beneficial effect on theirlifespan.
Which one of the following is the best statement of the flaw in the argument above?

A. The study was limited to footballers in a given period of time

B. Playing football regularly may have health benefits which contribute to longer lifespan
C. It assumes that the longer lifespan could not be explained by other factors
D. Living longer is not necessarily a goodthing
E. Life expectancy increased generally in the 20th century

3. 'The Leopard' by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa evokes:

A. the years of confinement of a doctor in a small village in Lucania for his anti-fascist views
B. the dramatic story of a family of Jewish origin in Ferrara during the Second World War
C. post-war political and social problems through the eyes of a group of boys
D. the story of a mafia crime in Sicily in the 1960s
E. the transformations of the passage from the Bourbon Kingdom to the Kingdom of Italy as
observed by a noble Sicilian family
4. Which alternative is consistent with the meaning of the following passage?
The first reason not to fear artificial intelligence is that it is useful. Many of the applications of
Ai, in fact, do not compete with us, because they involve something that we would not know
how to do, or that would take us an exaggerated amount of time. Like comparing an X-ray with

countless others to pinpoint in a split second a point in the image that can strengthen a
specialist's suspicion. Or simulate the three-dimensional coiling of a protein to predict
whether it would be a good drug once introduced into the human body. The second reason
not to fear it is that it is not a threat but a support for creativity: as it is designed, Ai cannot
break the rules on which it is based, while creativity comes precisely from the ability to
break the mould. In fact, many artists are already using it.
A. Artificial intelligence only appears as a threat to those who have not realised that it is not a threat
B. Artificial intelligence can have applications in the artistic field
C. Artificial intelligence can only do things that humans cannot do
D. Of what artificial intelligence does, there is nothing that humans cannot do themselves;
however, AI saves time
E. Artists using artificial intelligence violate the fundamental rule of art, i.e. breaking the mould
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Logic
5. Charlie plans to send Christmas cards to 30 friends. He is going to choose a single
design to send to them all and he knows that some of the receipients do not like glitter
cards so he will not buy this type. He wants 2-fold cards so that he can write a letter on
the inside for 4 of them. The following table shows the possibilities that he is considering.

Card type no. in pack glitter 1-fold 2-fold pack price

Religious 8 No Yes 1.90
Robins 6 No Yes 1.60
Country style 15 Yes Yes 3.70
Cartoons 12 No Yes 2.30
Father Xmas 10 No Yes 2.60
What is the lowest amount of money that Charlie could spend on his cards?

A. 7.80
B. 7.60
C. 7.40
D. 6.90
E. 7.40
6. Ricky likes to read numbers using a mirror. When this game begins he reads the time
on an alarm clock display through the mirror. I E : E O appears on the mirror. What
time will appear on the mirror after 28 minutes? (you should imagine to write the
following answers in a 7 segment display way)
A. P2:E0
B. 92:E0
C. P5:E0
D. 5P:E0
E. 2P:E0
7. In a survey kid's preferred snacks, 12% of the interviewed kids showed a clear preference
for snack A, 20 % for snack B. 13 kids didn't show any preference and the remaining 4
said to prefer any other snack but not A or B. How many were the interviewed kids?
A. 20
B. 15
C. 25
D. 12
E. 19
8. A discount store offers 5 different dish soaps. The table below shows the
characteristics of the products.

product weight dose cost

A 1Kg 20g € 3.80
B 1.5Kg 25g € 4.20
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C 1.0Kg 20g € 4.00

D 2.0Kg 40g € 7.80
E 1.5Kg 20g € 8.00
Which is more convenient?

A. D
B. A
C. C
D. B
E. E
9. Yesterday Tom ate 20% of cookies contained in a box. Today he has eaten 25% of the
remaining cookies. As he is greedy he probably will eat, tomorrow and the day after
tomorrow, on each day, 25% of the cookies left today. What percentage of the original
quantity of cookies will the box contain at the end?
A. 70%
B. 5%
C. 30%
D. 50%
E. 12,5%

Biology

10. The cell wall of fungi is mainly composed of:

A. chitin
B. cellulose
C. peptidoglycans
D. phospholipids
E. glycogen

11. Which group of organisms among the following is NOT part of the eukaryota domain?

A. Animalia
B. Plantae
C. Fungi
D. Archaea
E. Protista
12. The average diameter of eukaryotic cells can be roughly between:

A. 10-100 μm
B. 10-100 nm
C. 10-100 pm
D. 10-100 mm
E. 10-100 dm
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13. Which of the following structures can be present in certain types of virus?

A. Mitochondria
B. Ribosomes
C. Golgi apparatus
D. Peroxisomes
E. Envelope

14. During meiosis, what is the crossing-over phenomenon?

A. In the mutual exchange of DNA segments between homologous chromosomes

B. In the division of the cytoplasm of the mother cell
C. In the disappearance of the nuclear envelope
D. In chromatin condensation
E. In the despiralisation of chromosomes
15. Which of the following is NOT a prophase I stage?

A. Cytodieresis
B. Leptotene
C. Zygotene
D. Pachytene
E. Diplotene

16. In which structure of the ear are the auditory receptors located?

A. In the tympanum
B. In the cochlea
C. In the auricle
D. In the external auditory canal
E. In the oval window
17. What are so-called 'Pacini corpuscles'?

A. Taste receptors
B. Olfactory receptors
C. Tactile receptors
D. Auditory receptors
E. Visual receptors

18. What is meant by the term 'hybridisation'?

A. The interbreeding of individuals of different species

B. Phenomenon in which individuals choose their mates based on their phenotypic
characteristics
C. Random variations in allele frequency
D. Exchange of genes between separate populations of a species through the migration
E. Environmental forces influencing the survival and reproduction of Bodies

19. What is the main contribution of nitrogen to the ecosystem?

A. Main source of energy for photosynthetic organisms

B. Essential component of amino acids and proteins
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C. Main gas responsible for the greenhouse effect

D. Regulates soil pH
E. Constitutes the smallest part of the Earth's atmosphere

20. What type of ecological relationship is represented by the symbiosis between a fungus
and a plant?
A. Competition
B. Predation
C. Mutualism
D. Parasitism
E. Commensalism

21. The transmission of nerve impulses at a synapse is unidirectional.

Which of the features of the transmission of nerve impulses given below have a role in
maintaining the unidirectional transmission?
1. Exocytosis of neurotransmitter at the presynaptic membrane
2. Neurotransmitter hydrolysing enzyme found on the post-synaptic membrane
3. Neurotransmitter receptors found on the post-synaptic membrane
4. Sodium gated channels on the post-synaptic membrane
A. 1, 2 and 3 only
B. 1, 3 and 4 only
C. 1, 2 and 4 only
D. 2 and 4 only
E. 1 and 4 only

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22. What type of inheritance is represented by Huntington's disease, in which a single

abnormal dominant allele is sufficient to cause the condition?
A. Autosomal dominant
B. Autosomal recessive
C. dominant X chromosome linked
D. recessive X chromosome linked
E. Multifactorial

23. Which of the following is a result of the so-called 'founder effect'?

A. Population increase
B. Increased genetic variability
C. Mutations
D. Loss of genetic variability
E. Symbiosis
24. Which of the following diseases could be treated with an antibiotic?

A. Anger
B. Yellow fever
C. Typhus
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D. AIDS
E. Hepatitis A

25. A man, although he is heterozygous, does not show signs of an autosomal dominant
disease, although his father and two of his sisters are affected by the disease. Which of the
following terms best describes this situation?
A. Incomplete penetration
B. Pleiotropy
C. Allelic heterogeneity
D. Variable expressiveness
E. Heterogeneity of locus

26. What is the name of the condition where wear and tear and ageing occurs of the joints?

A. Osteopenia
B. Arthritis
C. Arthrosis
D. Sarcopenia
E. Osteomalacia

Osteoporosis and osteopenia are both caused by a reduction in bone density,

whereas osteoarthritis is a degeneration of a joint due to a breakdown of cartilage.

27. In humans, the detached earlobe is thought to be dominant over the attached earlobe. If
it is a Mendelian character, what is the probability that two heterozygous parents will have a
child with the attached earlobe?
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 0%
E. 100%

28. Chromoplasts are organelles:

A. in which chlorophyll photosynthesis takes place

B. storing starches, specific to plant cells
C. present in all cells, both plant and animal
D. specific to plant cells, responsible for the pigmentation of flowers and fruit
E. distinguished into chloroplasts and leucoplasts

Chromoplasts are plastids, heterogeneous organelles responsible for pigment synthesis

and storage in specific photosynthetic eukaryotes.
Chromoplasts are found in fruits, flowers.

29. The Pribnow box is a:

A. prokaryotic promoter
B. eukaryotic promoter
C. prokaryotic primers
 D. eukaryotic primers
E. promoter present in both domains

30. What is the maximum number of oxygen molecules that haemoglobin is able to bind?

A. 4
B. 5
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C. 3
D. 2
E. 1

31. What is the serous membrane of the abdominal-pelvic cavity called?

A. Peritoneum
B. Meninge
C. Pericardium
D. Gable
E. Pleura

32. Which sentence is correct about the adrenal glands?

A. They produce hormones that regulate blood calcium levels

B. They are located in the neck
C. They secrete hormones involved in the body's stress response
D. They are responsible for insulin production
E. They secrete LH
Chemistry

33.sp hybrid orbitals form angles of:

3

A. 109,5°
B. 120°
C. 180°

D. none of the other alternatives is correct

E. 90°

34. The boiling temperature of water at an altitude of 2,500 m above sea level:

A. is minor
B. remains unchanged
C. is twice as much
D. is half
E. is greater

35. Which of the following atoms has the largest radius?

A. Li
B. K
C. Na
D. Cs
E. O
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36. In 250 millilitres of a 0.30 M (molar) solution of a compound are contained:

A. 1.2 moles
B. 0.075 moles
C. 0.15 moles
D. 0.3 moles
E. 0.6 moles

37. Which of the following compounds is expected to be insoluble in water?

A. FeS
B. NaBr
C. NH4 Cl
D. (NH 4) 2S
E. KBr

38. Identify the correct IUPAC name of the compound with the following chemical

formula: (C2H5) 2 C(CH3 )CH2 CH3

A. 2-methyl-1-ethylpentane
B. 3-methylhexane
 C. 3-ethyl-3-methylpentane
D. 1-methyl-1-ethylpentane
E. 3-methyl-3-ethylbutane

39. 18 g of water are needed to convert 56 g of calcium oxide into calcium hydroxide. How
many grams of water are required to convert 25 g of calcium oxide?
A. 8,036
B. 9,000
C. 12,001
D. 15,022
E. 13,345

40. When two atoms bond, bond energy means:

A. the energy used by the atoms to form the bond

B. the energy acquired by the atoms for bond formation
C. the energy given by one atom to another in the formation of the bond
D. the sum of the energy content of each electron involved in the bond
E. none of the other answers is correct
41. According to the acid-base theory (Brønsted-Lowry), acid is a substance that in a reaction:

A. acquires protons

B. releases OH- ions

C. none of the other answers is correct
D. gives up electrons
E. increases its oxidation number

42. A hydroxide:

A. is formed by the reaction between a basic oxide and water

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B. consists of hydrogen, oxygen and a non-metal

C. is a ternary compound, consisting of oxygen and two different metals
D. has acidic characteristics
E. is a binary compound, consisting of a metal and a non-metal

43. How many electrons are present in 22.4 litres of helium at 0°C and 1 atm?

A. 8.026 x 1024

B. 2.408 x 1024

C. 1.204 x 1024

D. 4.013 x 1024

E. 2.006 x 1024

44. Given any oxidation-reduction reaction, an oxidant:

A. always increases its oxygene number

B. always acquires electrons
C. increases its oxidation number
D. always turns into a more oxidised species
E. always reduces the number of oxygens

45. Which of its properties makes water suitable for use in cooling circuits?

A. For its high thermal capacity

B. Because it has a low latent heat of vaporisation
C. Because it is a liquid that does not react with other substances
D. Because it is incompressible
E. Because it has a lower boiling temperature than all organic liquids

46. Which of the following aqueous solutions can have pH = 7 under standard
conditions?

A. NH4 Br 0.001 M
B. BaBr2 0.0001 M
C. Li2 CO3 0.01 M
 D. KCN 0.005 M
E. CH3 COONa 0.001 M

47. What is the molar concentration of an aqueous solution consisting of 100 g of CaBr2
in 2.5 litres of solution? (MA of calcium = 40 u; MA of bromine = 80 u)
A. 2M
B. 0.1 M
C. 0.2 M
D. 2.5 M
E. 0.4 M

Math and Physics

48. A boat crosses a river that has parallel sides. The speed of the boat is 6 nodes, while
the stream of water is 8 nodes. What will be the speed of the boat and the angle at
which the boat is travelling with respect to a pole positioned perpendicularly on
the other bank of the river?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
49. A wire made of a metal of uniform resistivity 1.0 x 10-6Ωm is 3 m long and its diameter is
2.0 x 10-3 m. What is the electrical resistance of this wire?
A. Ω
B. Ω
C. Ω
D. Ω
E. Ω
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50. A block of mass m is moving on an horizontal surface with initial speed of 2

m/s and stops in 2 second. What is the approximate value of the dynamic
friction coefficient?
A. 1
B. Needed the value of the mass
C. 10
D. 0.1
E. 0.2

51. A train is travelling with a constant velocity when suddenly brakes start acting.
Which of the following is correct?

A. The velocity increases and the acceleration increases

B. The velocity decreases and acceleration is constant
C. The velocity decreases and the acceleration increases
D. Both the velocity and the acceleration decreases
E. The velocity increases and the acceleration decreases

52. A geostationary artificial satellite rotates together with the Earth at an altitude of
approximately 36,000 km. Knowing that the Earth's radius is approximately 6360
km, calculate the speed of the satellite
A. 11,000 km/s
B. 3,000 km/h
C. 11,000 km/h
D. 3,000 km/s
E. 70,600 km/h
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53. A stone of mass 0.5 kg is thrown upwards with a speed of 20 m/s from a
height of 1 m. When it reaches its maximum height it begins to fall. What is
the kinetic energy of the stone just before it hits the ground? (g=10 m/s2)
A. 155J
B. 100J
C. 305J
D. 300J
E. 105J

54.

What is the value of x?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E. -1

55.A right angled triangle is crossed by a line parallel to the hypotenuse as shown in the figure.
AB=8 cm, BC= 2 cm, AE= 6 cm. Find the perimeter of the trapezium BCDE

A C
B
A. 16 cm
B. 26 cm
C. 24,5 cm
D. 24 cm
E. 22,5 cm

56. Angles CBA and DAC are right angles. The area of triangle ABC is 54. AD= 8
and tan ACB= Find tan ACD D

C
B
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

57. A pentagon of one line of symmetry has all its five sides equal. The interior angles are, in
clockwise order, 60°, 150°, 90°, 90° and 150°. The area of the pentagon is 9(4+ ). How long is
the side?

A. 12
B. 3(4+ )
C. 6
D. 6 3
E.

58.Find the product of the two roots of the following equation

A. +2
B. -2
C. The equation has no real roots
D. -8
E. +8

59.A line intersect a circle in a chord 2 cm long. If the radius of the circle is 3 cm, what is
the width of the angle ACB?
B
A

A.
B. C
C. 30°
D.

E.

60.Which of the following lines is the axis of symmetry of the segment joining

A. 4x+16y+27=0
B. 4x-16y-27=0
C. 4x+y-3=0
D. X+4y+6=0
E. 4x+y-16=0
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