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Aga Khan University Medical College Admission Test Information for Applicants-2010 academic year

Admission Test Centres Date and venue of the Test have been indicated on the admit card. Applicants should indicate one Centre of their choice in the space provided in the application form. In case the admit card does not reach you on time, you are advised to write the Test at a convenient Centre bringing a photo ID, and photocopy of the application form with you for identification. The University has not authorized any publication or any preparatory classes for this Test. Test Structure The Test is divided into two sections as follows:

Section I The time given to complete Section I will be one hour and fifteen minutes. There will be no negative marking for this section. This section is time barred. This section comprises two components which aim to test competency in the English language. Component 1: 30 multiple choice questions to test structure, cohesion and vocabulary. Component 2: a summative paragraph from notes which will be provided.

Section II The time given to complete Section II a, II b and II c will be two hours. This section is time barred.

Negative Marking There will be no negative marking for section II a, II b. There will be negative marking for section II c. One point will be given for a correct response and 0.25 will be deducted for an incorrect response.

This section comprises the following components: II a. II b. II c. Science Reasoning: Mathematics Reasoning: Science Achievement: Includes: Biology 20 MCQs Chemistry 20 MCQs Physics 20 MCQs 20 MCQs 30 MCQs 60 MCQs

Questions in section IIc are designed to test recall of factual information, application of knowledge, deduction and problem-solving ability. These questions are based on the Higher Secondary Certificate curriculum in Pakistan.

The Answer Sheet Component I of Section I and Sections II will be answered on a single, printed OMR answer sheet . Component II of Section I will be answered on a single space-delimited sheet. All answers must be marked in pencil. The answer sheet is extremely sensitive. Be absolutely sure before marking an answer; make a dark mark. If you wish to change the answer, erase completely and then make a new mark. If the computer reads two marks, it will record a zero. Name and Identity of the Student At the beginning of the Test you will be asked to fill in your name and application number on the answer sheet. An example of what is expected of you is shown below

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Answering MCQs For all questions there is only one correct answer. To mark the answer on the answer sheet, darken the appropriate box as follows. If C is the correct choice for a question then your answer should be marked as below:

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Discipline

The University expects honesty from applicants. Dishonest behaviour during the Test or violation of instructions will result in irrevocable disqualification of the applicant from entering the selection process.

Sample Questions Section I: English

Component I: Structure, Cohesion and Vocabulary Directions: Each passage below has ten numbered gaps, each gap indicating that something has been omitted. Read the entire text carefully and then look at the possible answers A, B, C or D below to complete the gap. Choose the option for each gap that best fits the meaning of the sentence or passage as a whole. Example Imagine that you have arrived at a leading Asian university to take part in a study of learning and memory. You go into a room . 1.thirty year-old biology lecturer, the experimenter, whose demeanour is rather stern. The other person in the room is also there to take part in the experiment. He is a rotund forty-five year old accountant who is mild mannered and likeable. The experimenter .2.the effects of punishment on learning. It is decided, apparently by drawing lots, that the accountant will be the learner and you will be the teacher. You all go into an adjacent room where the learner is strapped into an "electric chair" apparatus and an electrode..3.wrist. You are told that the electrode is connected to a nearby shock generator unit.

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Component II : Writing Directions: Using only the relevant information from the facts supplied below, write a one paragraph argument for the following claim. Claim: Observation of glaciers suggests a pattern of global warming during the last 150 years. 1. During the most recent Ice Age, about 18,000 years ago, glaciers buried nearly a third of the worlds land area. Glaciers form when more snow falls in the winter than melts during the following summer: when glacier ice reaches a critical thickness of at least 60 feet, it becomes plastic and begins to move downhill, propelled by its own weight and the forces of gravity. Because of the way they form and evolve, glaciers are extremely sensitive to, and representative of, world climate changes. In 1850, Glacier National Park in the USA had 150 glaciers; in 2002 there were 26. Between 1500 and 1850, temperatures dropped globally in a phenomenon known as the Little Ice Age. The Gangotri Glacier in the Himalayas, which forms a mass of ice 18 miles long, has been retreating since measurements began in 1842. The rate of retreat was around 62 feet per year between 1935 and 1971: it has now doubled. Cold meltwater from glaciers helps maintain stream flows in the Indus river system in late summer, when rains are scarce and winter snows have melted. The Gangotri ends in a snout, an ice cave which is the source of the Bhagirathi River where millions of pilgrims yearly swim in the freezing waters to cleanse themselves of sin.

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Since glaciers are useful indicators of any changes that have been taking place in the worlds

climate, studying the increase or decrease in the number and size of the worlds glaciers over the last 150 years should give us a clear idea about what has been happening to temperatures across the globe have become warmer. Firstly, in 1850, th ere were 150 glaciers in Glacier National Park in the USA but by 2002 this number has decreased to only 26. Secondly, from the time that measurements began in 1842, the Gangotri Glacier in the Himalayas has been retreating. From 1935 to 1971, the rate was 62 feet per year, but from 1971 to the present day, the rate of retreat has doubled. These observations strongly indicate that the world has been undergoing a period of global warming over the last 150 years.

Section II (a) Science Reasoning Assessment Directions: The passage in this test is followed by several questions. After reading the passage, choose the best answer to each question and fill in the corresponding oval on your answer document. You may refer to the passage as often as necessary During the development of chemistry, many chemists attempted to explain the changes that occur when combustible (capable of burning) materials burn and metals corrode or rust. The following is one such theory. Phlogiston Theory According to this theory, combustible materials, such as wood, coal, or metal contain a mass-less "essence" or presence called phlogiston. When combustion occurs, the phlogiston is released from the combusting object and is absorbed by the air. For example, when a piece of wood is burned, phlogiston is released to the air and the wood is converted to ash. The ash is free of phlogiston and can no longer support combustion. Similarly, if a metal is heated, the phlogiston is lost to the air and the metal is converted into a nonmetallic, powdery substance called ash, or calx. The corrosion (changing of a substance by a chemical reaction) of metals, such as the rusting of iron (Fe), also involves the loss of phlogiston from the metal, but at a slower rate than burning. Rust can be turned back into metal by heating it in air with a substance rich in phlogiston, such as charcoal. A transfer of phlogist on from the charcoal to the rust converts the rust back to metal. Q.4. Which of the following assumptions is implicit in the Phlogiston Theory? A. B. C. D. All combustible substances combine with phlogiston as they burn. All substances that burn contain phlogiston. Metals cannot be broken down by chemical means. The loss of phlogiston by a substance will always result in the production of heat and light.

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The Phlogiston Theory could best be tested by measuring the: A. B. C. D. amount of light produced in the burning of a variety of combustible substances. amount of heat produced in the burning of a variety of combustible substances. masses of all the reactants and products before and after the reaction. amount of water produced when a substance burns.

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According to the Phlogiston Theory, the complete corrosion of zinc metal in air will yield a powdery substance that A. B. C. D. cannot be converted back to zinc metal. contains pure phlogiston. contains no phlogiston. is a combination of the zinc metal and phlogiston.

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According to the Phlogiston Theory, the gases collected from the complete burning of a piece of charcoal in air would be capable of: A. B. C. D. converting the ash from corroded tin back to tin metal. supporting combustion of another piece of charcoal. rusting iron. converting wood ash into rust.

Section II (b) Mathematics Reasoning Q.8. Javed walked to the shopping centre. The graph represents his distance from home over time. During what time interval is javed walking the fastest?

Distance from home (metres)

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Section II (c) Science Achievement Biology

Q.9. A membrane network of channels which transports materials in a cell is called: A. B. C. D. Mitochondria Lysosomes Endoplasmic reticulum Chromatin reculum

Chemistry
Q.13. What volume of carbon dioxide would be produced if 5 liters of propane, C3H8 were burnt in air according to the following equation: C3H8 + 502 = 4 H2O + 3CO2 A. B. C. D. One liter Three liters Fifteen liters Thirty liters

Q.10. Insect resist desiccation because of: A. B. C. D. The nature of their cuticle Their small size Tracheal method of breathing Their excretion of urea

Q.14. Which of the following when added to pure water, will increase its pH: A. B. C. D. NH3 HI HBr CH4

Q.11. In black bread mold, the hyphae that absorb nutrients and penetrate the bread are known as: A. B. C. D. Sporangiophores Stolons Rhizoids Gametangia

Q.15. The empirical formula of a liquid compound is C6 H12 O6. To find the molecular formula, it is necessary to know the: A. B. C. D. Boiling point of the compound Density of the compound Relative molecular mass of the compound Percentage composition of the compound

Q.12. Measles, smallpox and influenza are all disease caused by: A. B. C. D. Fungi Protozoa Viruses Bacteria

Q.16. Isotopes have the same: A. B. C. D. Electron structure Mass number Number of neutrons Physical properties

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Q.17. Which of the following waves is not an example of a transverse wave: A. B. C. D. Radio waves Sound waves X-rays Waves in the sea

Q.18. Which of the following principles is true for electromagnetism: A. B. C. D. A wire carrying a current produces a magnetic field A wire moving in a magnetic field has an EMF induced in it. A wire carrying a magnetic field experiences a force. A changing magnetic field through a coil produces an induced EMF in the coil.

Q.19. Heating a magnet will: A. B. C. D. Weaken its magnetic field Strengthen its magnetic field Reverse its polarity Have no effect

Q.20. What is the magnitude of the acceleration for the object shown below?

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