COLLEGE

Easy
1. Which of the following substances is found in RNA molecules but not in DNA molecules?
a. adenine
b. thymine
c. deoxyribose
d. ribose

2. Iodine is used to test for what substance found in potatoes?

a. Starch
b. Glucose
c. Proteins
d. Carbohydrates

3. What kind of energy does an unlit match have?

a. Thermal Energy
b. Chemical Energy
c. Kinetic Energy
d. Potential Energy

4. An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20 m/ 2 for 32.8 s until is finally lifts off the ground.
Determine the distance traveled before takeoff.
a. 1025 m
b. 1560 m
c. 1720 m
d. 1833 m

Solution: Find: d = ??
d = vi*t + 0.5*a*t2
d = (0 m/s)*(32.8 s)+ 0.5*(3.20 m/s2)*(32.8 s)2
d = 1720 m

5. Amazon.com does offer a list of bestsellers in different categories. What is the top selling
category of all times which has been unshakable ever since its inception in which total sales
have been more than 35% in 2016?
a. Books and Magazines
b. Toys and collectibles
c. Games and Consoles
d. Food, Gourmet and Vitamins

6. Who is the Hubble Space Telescope named after?

a. Charles Hubble
b. Hubble McShay
c. Edwin Hubble
d. Robert Hubble

7. Which were the first elements to form after the Big Bang started to cool?
a. Uranium and plutonium
b. Carbon and silicon
c. Oxygen and nitrogen
d. Hydrogen and helium

Explanation: Scientists believe hydrogen and helium were the first elements to form out of the quark-gluon plasma that was
produced in the Big Bang. All other elements in the universe are formed in nuclear fusion reactions that happen inside stars.
Smaller elements like hydrogen and helium are fused together to form heavier atoms with more protons atoms of
different elements. All the atoms in the air we breathe, the clothes we wear, and the silicon in our computers was formed in
a star that lived and died long ago.

8. Which moon of Saturn has a methane cycle?

a. Mimas
b. Enceleps
c. Titan
d. Enceladus

9. Spectacles are smart glasses that capture 10 second video. The glasses will allow the video to sync
wirelessly to a users phone for sharing purposes. Which photo sharing platform launched
spectacles?
a. Snapchat
b. Instagram
c. Flickr
d. Facebook

10. Plants wilt due to excess of

a. transpiration
b. photosynthesis
c. absorption
d. None of these

Average
1. Which of the following organelles is not matched with its corresponding function?
a. Ribosome, protein synthesis
b. Nucleolus, ribosome production
c. Golgi apparatus, sugar synthesis
d. Chloroplasts, photosynthesis

2. What is the product of water and pentyl ethanoate under acidic conditions?
a. Ethanoic acid and pentanol
b. Butanol and water
c. Ethanoic acid, two equivalents
d. Pentanol, two equivalents

Explanation: When mixed with water under acidic or basic conditions, esters undergo hydrolysis. The products are a carboxylic acid
and an alcohol. A. Ethanoic acid and pentanol, correct. B. Butanol and water, incorrect. Pentyl ethanoate does not lose its ester
group to become a four-carbon alcohol. C. Ethanoic acid, two equivalents, incorrect. Hydrolysis of an ester forms carboxylic acid
and alcohol. D. Pentanol, two equivalents, incorrect. Hydrolysis of an ester forms carboxylic acid and alcohol.

3. It occurs when transiently positive/ negative region of molecule of molecule attract each other
a. Van der waals interaction
b. Cohesion
c. Surface tension
d. Chemical Reaction

Explanation: Van der Waals forces are driven by induced electrical interactions between two or more atoms or molecules
that are very close to each other. Van der Waals interaction is the weakest of all intermolecular attractions between
molecules. However, with a lot of Van der Waals forces interacting between two objects, the interaction can be very strong.

4. A bullet leaves a rifle with a muzzle velocity of 521 m/s. While accelerating through the barrel of the
rifle, the bullet moves a distance of 0.840 m. Determine the acceleration of the bullet (assume a
uniform acceleration).
a. 2.62*105 m / 2
 b. 1.62*105 m /
c. 1.26*105 m / 2
d. 2.26*105 m / 2

Solution:
a = ?? vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d (521 m/s)2 = (0 m/s)2 + 2*(a)*(0.840 m) 271441 m2/s2 = (0 m/s)2 +
(1.68 m)*a
(271441 m2/s2)/(1.68 m) = a
a = 1.62*105 m /s2

5. Which of the following statements relating to tsunami is/are correct?

As the tsunami leave the deep water of the open sea and travel towards shallow water-
I. the speed is reduced considerably
II. they attain enormous height
III. they appear as a gentle rise and fall of the sea

a. I and II
b. II and III
c. I only
d. I, II and III

6. A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly over a time of 5.21 seconds for a distance of 110 m.
Determine the acceleration of the car.
a. 12.5 m/ 2
b. 9.4 m/ 2
c. 6.9 m/ 2
d. 8.10 m/

Ans: a = 8.10 m/ s2 Given: d = 110 m t = 5.21 s vi = 0 m/s Find: a = ?? d = vi*t + 0.5*a*t2 110 m = (0
m/s)*(5.21 s)+ 0.5*(a)*(5.21 s)2 110 m = (13.57 s2)*a a = (110 m)/(13.57 s2) a = 8.10 m/ s2

7. It was once recorded that a Jaguar left skid marks that were 290 m in length. Assuming that the
Jaguar skidded to a stop with a constant acceleration of -3.90 m/ 2 , determine the speed of the
Jaguar before it began to skid.
a. 39.8 m/s
b. 43.3 m/s
c. 47.6 m/s
d. 51.8 m/s
Solution: vi = ?? vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d (0 m/s)2 = vi2 + 2*(-3.90 m/s2)*(290 m) 0 m2/s2 = vi2 - 2262
m2/s2 2262 m2/s2 = vi2 vi = 47.6 m /s Ans: vi = 47.6 m /s

8. Which US President was recognized as a world authority on American game animals?

a. Abraham Lincoln
b. Benjamin Harrison
c. Franklin D. Roosevelt
d. Theodore Roosevelt

Explanation: Theodore Roosevelt was an internationally known big-game hunter. He wrote many books
on natural history, was an accomplished taxidermist in his childhood, and might have pursued a career
in science if he had not disliked the amount of lab work he would have had to do.
 9. Regarding mitosis and cytokinesis, one difference between higher plants and animals is that in
plants
a. the spindles contain cellulose in addition to microtubules whereas in animals they do
not.
b. sister chromatids are identical, whereas in animals they differ from one another.
c. a cell plate begins to form at telophase, whereas in animals a cleavage furrow is
initiated at that stage.
d. chromosomes become attached to the spindle at prohpase, whereas in animals
chromosomes do not become attacked until anaphase.

10. What range of frequencies are usually referred to as audio frequencies for humans?
a. 0 to 20 Hertz
b. 20 to 20,000 Hertz
c. 200 to 200,000 Hertz
d. 10,000 to 30,000 Hertz

Explanation: It is generally accepted that the auditory frequency range for a human is 20hz to 20,000hz with a good number
of people losing clarity above 12,000hz and anything under 20hz is felt rather than heard.

Difficult
1. Rocket-powered sleds are used to test the human response to acceleration. If a rocket-powered
sled is accelerated to a speed of 444 m/s in 1.83 seconds, then what is the acceleration and what is
the distance that the sled travels?
Ans: a = 243 m/s2 and d = 406 m
Given: vi = 0 m/s vf = 444 m/s t = 1.83 s Find: a = ?? d = ?? a = (Delta v)/t a = (444 m/s - 0 m/s)/(1.83
s) a = 243 m/s2 d = vi*t + 0.5*a*t2 d = (0 m/s)*(1.83 s)+ 0.5*(243 m/s2)*(1.83 s)2 d = 0 m + 406 m d
= 406 m (Note: the d can also be calculated using the equation vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d)

2. One carbon credit is equivalent to

Ans. 1 000 kg of CO2

Explanation: A carbon credit is a generic term for any tradable certificate or permit representing the right to emit one tonne of
carbon dioxide or the mass of other greenhouse gas with a carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2) equivalent to one tonne of carbon
dioxide.

3. With what speed in miles/hr (1 m/s = 2.23 mi/hr) must an object be thrown to reach a height of
91.5 m (equivalent to one football field)? Assume negligible air resistance.
Answer: vi = 42.3 m/s Now convert from m/s to mi/hr: vi = 94.4 mi/hr

4. The first known cell phone virus appeared in 2004 is known as

Ans. Cabir

5. An aeroplane is flying horizontally with a velocity of 600 km/h and at a height of 1960 m.
When it is vertically at a point A on the ground a bomb is released from it. The bomb
strikes the ground at point B. The distance AB is
Ans. 3.33 km

Explanation: Solution: see in the question its given:

Velocity= 600Km/hr = 600x1000/3600 m/s=166.66m/s
Ht=1960m.

To Find: The range of the projectile (R).

Its actually a Projetile motion .

For a projectile Ht=1/2*g*t*t.There fore we get t= 20s.

R=V*t=166.66*20=3333.33m/s=3.333Km/hr.
 6. What month is showing on the calendar when the Earth is nearest the sun?
Ans. January

Explanation: When the earth is nearest the sun, we say it is at its perihelion. This happens around January 4th.

7. A feather is dropped on the moon from a height of 1.40 meters. The acceleration of gravity on the
moon is 1.67 m/ 2 . Determine the time for the feather to fall to the surface of the moon.
Ans: t = 1.29 s
Given: vi = 0 m/s d = -1.40 m a = -1.67 m/s2 Find: t = ?? d = vi*t + 0.5*a*t2 -1.40 m = (0 m/s)*(t)+
0.5*(-1.67 m/s2)*(t)2 -1.40 m = 0+ (-0.835 m/s2)*(t)2 (-1.40 m)/(-0.835 m/s2) = t2 1.68 s2 = t2 t =
1.29 s

8. This game was developed and published by Nintendo for iOS and Android devices. It was released
first for iOS on December 15, 2016, and will be released for Android in 2017. It became the fastest
game ever to get 40 million downloads on Apple app store, reaching the milestone within four days
of launch. What game is it? Ans. Super Mario Run

9. An engineer is designing the runway for an airport. Of the planes that will use the airport, the
lowest acceleration rate is likely to be 3 m/s2. The takeoff speed for this plane will be 65 m/s.
Assuming this minimum acceleration, what is the minimum allowed length for the runway?
Ans: d = 704 m
Given: vi = 0 m/s vf = 65 m/s a = 3 m/s2
Find: d = ?? vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d (65 m/s)2 = (0 m/s)2 + 2*(3 m/s2)*d 4225 m2/s2 = (0 m/s)2 + (6
m/s2)*d (4225 m2/s2)/(6 m/s2) = d
d = 704 m

10. It is a series of autonomous robotic vacuum cleaners sold by iRobot. It was introduced in
September 2002. As of February 2014, over 10 million units have been sold worldwide. It
features a set of basic sensors that enables it to perform its tasks. What is it?
Ans. Roomba

CLINCHER
1. In the Tyndall Effect, the intensity of scattered radiation is inversely proportional to the fourth
power of the wavelength. Which one of the following colors of light would exhibit the most
intense Tyndall scattering?
a. yellow
b. green
c. orange
d. violet

2. A homeowner replaces a 65 watt incandescent bulb with a 15 watt compact fluorescent lamp.
The light is on 2000 hours a year. If electricity cost 10 cents a kilowatt-hour, how much money
is saved on the electric bill in one year?
a. $50.00
b. $10.00
c. $5.00
d. $1.00

3. Compared to terrestrial environments, aquatic environments are more stable in:

a. temperature range
b. producer consumer distribution
c. sunlight absorbed
d. number species