IMAT 2024 past paper with answers

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1. 1Literature · Question 1

   Who is the author of the famous novel To the Lighthouse?
   1. AVirginia Wolf
   2. BMary Shelley
   3. CJane Austen
   4. DEmily Dickinson
   5. EAgatha Christie
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2. 2Problem solving · Question 5

   The following table shows the results of a test (mark → number of candidates): 0 → 1 1 → 4 2 → 4 3 → 6 4 → 2 5 → 1 6 → 1 7 → 2 8 → 2 9 → 1 10 → 0 To pass the test, a mark of higher than 5 is needed. What percentage of the candidates passed the test?
   1. A24%
   2. B25%
   3. C30%
   4. D50%
   5. E20%
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3. 3Cellular structures · Question 10

   Which process occurs within mitochondria?
   1. ACellular respiration
   2. BThe formation of microbodies
   3. CThe methylation of sugars
   4. DGlycolysis
   5. EPhotosynthesis
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4. 4Biological importance of weak interactions · Question 11

   What is a hydrogen bond?
   1. AIt is a covalent bond between hydrogen and oxygen.
   2. BIt is a bond between a hydrogen atom and another strongly electronegative atom (such as oxygen or nitrogen) which is present in another molecule.
   3. CIt is the bond between hydrogen and ionised atoms (such as phosphorus).
   4. DIt is a strong bond which allows bonding between non-polar molecules.
   5. EIt is the bond which occurs between hydrogen and oxygen within a water molecule.
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5. 5The Krebs cycle · Question 12

   In eukaryotic cells, Krebs cycle reactions occur:
   1. AClose to the plasma membrane
   2. BIn the cytoplasm
   3. CIn the mitochondrial matrix
   4. DOn the internal membrane of the mitochondria
   5. EIn the large ribosomal subunit
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6. 6Organic molecules and their functions · Question 13

   What kind of monosaccharide is glucose?
   1. Atetrose
   2. Btriose
   3. Cnonose
   4. Dhexose
   5. Epentose
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7. 7Ideal gas laws · Question 33

   A mixture of 0.3 mol of N₂, 0.5 mol of CO₂, and 0.4 mol of O₂ exerts a pressure of 2.4 atm on the walls of the vessel that contains it. What is the pressure exerted by the nitrogen?
   1. A0.75 atm
   2. B0.6 atm
   3. C0.5 atm
   4. D0.3 atm
   5. E0.8 atm
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8. 8Ideal gas laws · Question 34

   A gas, confined in a rigid cylinder and maintained at a temperature of −3 °C exerts a pressure of 9 atm. What pressure would the same gas exert if it were heated to 27 °C?
   1. A12.5 atm
   2. B8.1 atm
   3. C9.6 atm
   4. D10 atm
   5. E−81 atm
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9. 9Powers and roots · Question 48

   The expression (512^(1/3))^(1/2) is equivalent to:
   1. A2√2
   2. B2·⁶√2
   3. C∛4
   4. D⁶√2
   5. E√2
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10. 10Work, energy and power · Question 55

    A boat is moving in a uniform straight motion at a certain speed v. If a braking force of 210 N is applied for a distance of 5 m, how much power is developed by the braking force?
    1. A210 W
    2. B105 W
    3. C1050 W
    4. D420 W
    5. E8,4 W
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