PNPA Admission Test Coverage

(1) Communication Skills

(2) Logical and Reasoning Ability
(3) Math
(4) General Science
(5) Current Events

(4) General Science Reviewer

1. Earth rotates in about ____ hours

a. 18
b. 24
c. 6
d. 12

2. A cart rolls down an inclined planed with constant speed as shown in the diagram below. Which
arrow represents the direction of frictional force? ( Note picture in cellphone)
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D

3. Kepler’s First law states that the ____ is at one of the foci of the orbits of the planets in our solar
system
a. Moon
b. Haley’s comet
c. Sun
d. Earth

4. The thinnest layer of the Earth is?

a. Lithosphere
b. Crust
c. Athenosphere
d. Mantle

5. According to Newton’s third law of motion, when a hammer strikes and exerts force on a nail. The
nail
a. Exerts an equal and opposite force on the hammer
b. Moves at a constant speed
c. Disappears into the wood
d. Creates a friction with the hammer

6. Distillation is the process of separating liquids by using ____

a. Evaporation and concentration
b. A catalyst
c. Precipitation and transpiration
d. A centrifuge
7. The hardest form of carbon is?
A. Coke
B. Graphite
C. Diamond
D. Charcoal

8. Earth has how many natural satellites visible to the naked eye?
A. 4
B. 1
C. 2
 D. 3

9. Kepler’s second law or the equal area law states that the closer a planet is to the sun the _______ it
travels
A. Slower
B. Higher
C. Lower
D. Faster

10. What is the curved path that an object follows when thrown or launched near the surface of the
Earth?
A. Free fall
B. Gravity
C. Terminal velocity
D. Projectile motion

11. Where are the earthquakes most likely to occur?

A. Where earth’s lithosphere is in constant slow motion
B. Where Earth’s seafloor is spreading into deep ocean trenches
C. Where earth’s tectonic plates are moving together
D. Where magma cools slowly beneath earth’s surface

12. Mumps is a disease caused by:

A. Virus
B. Fungus
C. Protozoa
D. Bacterium

13. When two mercury drops are brought into contact, they merge to a bigger drop because liquids
have tendency to possess:
A. Minimum volume
B. Maximum surface area
C. Maximum volume
D. Maximum surface area

14. Natural radioactivity was discovered by:

A. Ernest Rutherford
B. Henri Becquerel
C. Enrico Fermi
D. Marie Curie

15. A skydiver with a mass of 70 kg accelerates to earth at a rate of 9.8 m/s2 due to gravity. What is
the force on the skydiver?
A. 79.8 Newtons
B. 0.14 Newtons
C. 686 Newtons
D. 714 Newtons

16. A student mixes apple juice, water, and cinnamon together. Did a chemical reaction occur?
A. Yes because the apple juice changed the color of the water
B. Yes because the temperature stayed the same
C. No because the properties stayed the same
D. Yes because dissolving is always a chemical reaction
17. Isotopes of an elements contain same number of:
A. Protons and neutrons
B. Neutrons but different number of protons
C. Protons but different number of neutrons
D. Electrons and neutrons

18. Which of the options below is an example of velocity?

A. 20 east
B. 20 m/s
C. 20 m/s east
D. 200 km/h

19. A body is taken from the earth to the moon:

A. Its mass will be different but weight will remain the same
B. Its mass will remain the same but weight will be different
C. Its mass and weight will be different
D. Both mass and weight will be different

20. Which particles does not contribute mass to the atom?

A. Neutron
B. Electron
C. Proton
D. Nucleus

21. The force of gravity on a person or object on the surface of a planet is called
A. Mass
B. Free fall
C. Weight
D. Terminal velocity

22. Smoke is an example of a _______ because its suspended particles are just small enough not to
layer out.
A. Negative
B. Suspension
C. Colloid
D. Positive

23. In vulcanization, natural rubber is heated with:

A. Carbon
B. Phosphorous
C. Silicon
D. Sulphur

24. Which particle contributes the negative charge to the atom?

A. Electron
B. Proton
C. Neutron
D. Nucleus

25. The earth’s diameter is approximately how many kilometers?

A. 9,655
B. 6542
C. 15448
D. 12756

26. The current explanation for the geologic processes behind the Ring of Fire is that large pieces of
the Earth’s surface, called plated, are moving around. What is the name for the field of study which
investigates this study?
A. Terrology
B. Oceanography
C. Crust kinematics
D. Plate Tectonics

27. What is the name of the solid that forms after some solutions react chemically?
A. Solid
B. Colloid
C. Precipitate
D. Mixture

28. What happens when two forces act in the same direction?
A. The stronger one prevails
B. Their sum divided by two is the total force
C. Their strengths are added
D. They cancel each other out

29. A solid formed by the chemical reaction of some solutions is a _____.

A. Precipitate
B. Reactant
C. Mixture
D. Base

30. Which rock will most likely contain fossils?

A. Metamorphic
B. Sedimentary
C. Extrusive igneous rock
D. Intrusive Igneous rock

31. Which is/are the important raw material/s required in cement industry?
A. Clay
B. Gypsum and clay
C. Limestone and clay
D. Limestone

32. Who formulated the geocentric theory?

A. Copernicus
B. Galileo
C. Ptolemy
D. Newton

33. If the distance between the earth and the sun were twice what it is now, the gravitational force
exerted on the earth by the sun would be:
A. One-fourth of what it is now
B. Half of what it is now
C. Four times as large as it is now
D. Twice as large as now

34. Any force that causes an object to move in a circle is called a(n)
A. Balanced force
B. Gravitational force
C. Centripetal force
D. Unbalanced force

35. A skydiver with a mass of 70 kg accelerates to Earth at a rate of 9.8 m/s2 due to gravity. What is
the force on the skydiver?
 a. 0.14 Newtons
b. 686 Newtons
c. 714 Newtons
d. 79.8 Newtons
36. It is easier to a roll a barrel than to pull it because:
A. None of these
B. The surface area of the barrel in contact with the road is more in case of pulling
C. The full weight of the barrel comes into play when it is pulled
D. Rolling friction is much less than sliding friction

37. The force of ________ is a type of friction that works against the motion of falling objects.
A. Terminal Velocity
B. Free fall
C. Gravity
D. Air Resistance

38. Metamorphic rock can form from:

A. Igneous rock only
B. Sedimentary rock only
C. Magma
D. Igneous or sedimentary rock

39. If a 10 kilogram object accelerates suddenly at 15 m/s2, how much force was applied to the
object?
A. 150 Newtons
B. 100 kilograms
C. 15 Newtons
D. 150 kilograms

40. The following are the half lives of four isotopes. Which one of the following is the most dangerous
to handle?
A. 13 days
B. 100 years
C. 3 billion years
D. 0.01 minute

41. A person weighs more in an elevator, which is:

A. Moving down with constant velocity
B. Moving up with constant velocity
C. Accelerating downward
D. Accelerating upward

42. Optic fibers are mainly used for which of the following?
A. Musical instruments
B. Food industry
C. Weaving
D. Communication

43. Natural radioactivity was discovered by:

A. Henri Becquerel
B. Ernest Rutherford
C. Enrico Fermi
D. Marie Curie

44. What is the process called when acids and bases react to form salt?
A. Nationality
B. Neutralization
C. Naturalization
D. Normalization

45. Rate of change of velocity is called:

A. Acceleration
B. Momentum
C. Speed
D. Weight

46. A force is a _______

A. Net force
B. Speed
C. Motion
D. Push or pull

47. What is the curved path that an object follows when thrown or launched near the surface of the
Earth
A . Free fall
B. Projectile Motion
C. Gravity
D. Terminal velocity

48. One finds it more difficult to walk on ice than on a concrete road because:
A. The friction between the ice and the feet is less than that between the concrete and feet
B. There is more friction on the ice than on concrete
C. Ice is soft and spongy where as concrete is hard
D. None of these

49. Which of the following items could best be called biodegradable?

A. Polyvinylchloride pipes
B. Polystyrene cups
C. Cellulose
D. Phosphate detergents

50. Which one of the following is a source of methane emission into the atmosphere?
A. Automobile exhaust fume
B. Mining
C. Wetland
D. Industrial chimney

51. Deep blue color is imparted to glass by the presence of:

A. Cupric oxide
B. Cobalt oxide
C. Iron oxide
D. Nickel oxide

52. The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid is called

A. Thermal scanner
B. Radiation
C. Conduction
D. Convection

53. The diagram shows two types of movements of Earth’s crust. What feature of the ocean floor
develops in the region labeled A (See photos)
A. Mid-ocean ridge
B. Island arc
C. Trench
D. Continental shelf

54. Glass is made of the mixture of:

A. Sand and silicates
B. Quartz and mica
C. Sand and salt
D. Salt and quartz

55. The living material comprising the bulk of a cell is called the:
A. Chloroplast
B. Cytochrome
C. Protoplasm
D. Genes

56. According to the law of conservation of momentum, when two objects collide in the absence of
outside forces,
a. Velocity decreases
b. The objects have more momentum after they collide than they did before
c. The objects have the same momentum before and after they collide
d. Velocity increases

57. Peanut ran 50 meters in 10 seconds. What was Peanut’s average speed?
A. 2 m/s
B. 5 m/s North
C. 5 km/h
D. 5 m/s

58. Which of the following is common bleaching agent?

A. Sodium Hydroxide
B. Calcium Chloride
C. Sodium Chloride
D. Chlorine

59. One should not connect a number of electrical appliances to the same power socket because:
A. This can damage the appliances due to overloading
B. The appliance will not get full voltage
C. This can damage the electrical meter
D. This can damage the domestic wiring due to overloading

60. Detergents used for cleaning clothes and utensils contain?

A. Bismuthates
B. Bicarbonates
C. Nitrates
D. Sulphonates