IMAT Test Simulation 1

1. Technical analysis refers to the study of financial market price action in order to attempt to forecast future prices. This tool has become very popular for amateur traders, who after a few introductory videos are able to learn what they consider to be an adequate level of knowledge. However, 80% of amateur traders lose money. It thus stands to reason that learning the basics of technical analysis does not prepare you for personal investing. People are often very overconfident in their own abilities, and overconfidence as we can see can be very dangerous. 

Which of the following best expresses the main conclusion of the above passage?

2. My street has houses with numbers starting with 1,2, 3… etc, on one side, until the end of the street is reached upon where the houses on the opposite side continue but in the opposite direction. The largest number on this street is thus opposite the first number. If my house is number 19, and I am opposite to house number 28, then how many houses are on my street?

3. Robotic engineering is a relatively new field of engineering, one that is going to be increasingly important in society as we come to rely more heavily on automation. The field is predicted to have some of the highest paid salaries for future engineers, and thus students are lining up for seats at engineering universities in this field. This field of engineering combines many topics from other fields of engineering. It is thus a fact that students who want to pursue this field of study should enjoy mechanical, electrical and computer engineering if they are going to be driven to complete this difficult degree. 

Which of the following is an assumption that the argument rests upon?

4. In my class all the students went to another country for their vacation. I created a pie chart that closely matches the allocation of students to the country that they visited. Which option correctly states how many students went to each country? There are 200 students in my year

5. Overfishing is probably one of our biggest and most terrible crimes against the sea in modern times. Experts estimate that in a few decades we will have reduced the quantity of Salmon, Tuna and Swordfish by 90% in the worlds oceans. This is catastrophic for the marine ecosystem, and there is thus no doubt that we must do everything in our power to stop this development. So next time you decide to go out with your boat, leave the fishing rod at home!

Which of the following expresses the main flaw in the argument?

6. I place a 400 mL bucket outside to measure the amount of rainfall for the night. The bucket is filled to 25% capacity in one hour. In 3 hours it is filled to 50% capacity. I then remove 10%. It is then filled to 75% capacity, after which I remove the same amount of water. How much water is in the bucket at this point?

7. In Europe we are told that we should be mindful of our environmental impact, and that we should adjust our lifestyles to ensure a smaller carbon footprint. However, Europe makes up a very small percent of carbon emissions. It is thus of minor importance that Europeans change their habits regarding carbon emissions.

Which of the following best describes the principle of the above argument?

8. The Dervy Stadium has 30 rows of seats and the following prices per seat based on which row they are located in. 

Front rows £30

Middle rows £20

Back rows £15

Every row in this stadium has 20 seats, all of which were sold out. Total revenues for the night was £12,000 of which half came from the middle row. There are twice as many back rows as there are front rows. How many rows are located in the front of the stadium?

9. In a store a selection of products are observed. Joobs are a type of candy, and all flums are joobs. No flums are gloops. Which option below is definitely correct?

10. Electric vehicles are considered by many as the answer to reducing carbon emissions. The basis for this hypothesis is that by running vehicles on electricity as appose to fossil fuels, we will be able to drastically cut down on emissions sourced from the burning of fossil fuels. What many experts miss however is that much of our electricity is sourced from the burning of fossil fuels. 

Which of the following can be drawn as a conclusion to this passage?

11. The Fiscal Multiplier is a ratio in economics which was proposed by which famous economist?

12. Which of the following historical events happened most recently?

13. Crime and Punishment was written by which author?

14. Which of the following historical figures is paired with the incorrect country of their primary association?

15. The International Monetary Fund is headquartered in which city?

16. Which country is not a member of the European Union?

17. What year was the Italian monarchy abolished?

18. Which of the following is the Roman god of war?

19. Which of the following territories is incorrectly paired with the country to which it belongs?

20. Which of the following languages is not an Indo-European language?

21. Which option below is correctly described in the table regarding the circled region of this amino acid?

22. All of the following can cross the inner mitochondrial membrane except one. Which of the items below cannot cannot cross the inner membrane to reach the matrix?

23. Which of the following statements regarding bacteria are true?

1. Only gram negative bacteria are associated with human disease
2. Gram positive bacteria have a thicker peptidoglycan cell wall than gram negative
3. Gram positive bacteria have a nucleus that will stain purple while gram negative have one that will stain pink

24. Below are shown some hepatocytes. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding these cells?

1. They produce glucagon
2. They contain the genes for insulin
3. They have cell walls that allow for a hexagonal shape

25. Regarding rabbits, being black (B) is dominant to being white (b), and being long haired (L) is dominant to being short haired (l).

A female rabbit is heterozygous for both traits mates with a male that is also heterozygous for both traits. Both the B and L assort independently/.

What is the likelihood of getting a black long-haired offspring?

26. Which of the following chromosome counts are correct for a human cell cycle?

27. Which of the following options lists the steps in the digestive process in the correct order?

28. Which of the following are features of the organelle showed below?

1. Has RNA that can code for more than one protein
2. Contains a membrane that is not freely permeable to ions
3. Contains linear DNA

29. Which of the following are not a feature of alveoli?

30. Which option is a feature of smooth muscles

31. Luteinizing hormone is released in which of the following stages

32. A viral genome can have which of the following features?

1. single stranded DNA
2. double stranded RNA
3. single stranded RNA
4. double stranded DNA

33. Which of the following is not a protein

34. Which is not a feature of the chloroplast

35. Place the following in ascending order of size.

1. Erythrocyte
2. Escherichia Coli 
3. Herpes virus
4. Hepatocyte

36. Which element would end in a s1 electron configuration. The elements atomic numbers are listed below

37. Below are some compounds. How many strong acids and strong bases are there in total?

38. Below are some stages in an organic reaction, with some of the products and processes replaced by letters. Choose the option that correctly matches the letters to their correct products or processes

39. Which of the following phosphate containing salts is possible?

40. An 840 kg sample of a compound contains 50% lead(II) sulphide. What is the maximum amount of lead that can be obtained from this sample?

[Ar: Pb = 207      S = 32]

41. Element Y is a naturally occurring element. It is more reactive than element X which is in the same group as element Y, but element Y has more protons. Element X can bind ionically with element Z which is a halogen, and this bond is 1:1. Element X is not hydrogen. What element could element Y be?

42. A bottle of carbonated beverage is opened and a gas is released. This is due to…

43. Which of the following reactions are redox reactions?

1. HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H₂O
2. MnO₂ + 4HCl → MnCl₂ + Cl₂ + 2H₂O
3. Pb(NO₃)₂ + 2KI → PbI₂ + 2KNO₃
4. CH₄ + 2O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O

44. Which statements below is/are correct?

I: Temperature increase increases the activation energy of a reaction

II: Temperature increase increases the collision frequency of a reaction 

III: A catalyst increases the activation energy of a reaction

45. Which of the following molecules have a T shaped molecular geometry?

I: ClF₃

II: SF₄

III: NH₃

IV: PH₃

46. The following element has a few features regarding its atomic structure. Which option correctly states them?

47. A teaspoon of C₆H₅COOH was added to universal indicator which was originally coloured green. What could be the colour of the indicator after the addition of the chemical?

48. Solid Ar atoms are held together by…

49. Which of the following statements regarding covalent bonds are true?

I: double bonds are twice as strong as single bonds

II: the distance between two carbons in a double bond is less than the distance between two carbons in a single bond

III: Ionic bonds are always stronger than covalent bonds

50. Which of the following ions have a negative charge with magnitude 1?

• I. Cyanide
• II. Nitrate
• III. Carbonate
• IV. Phosphate
• V. Acetate

51. Which of the following are vector quantities?

I: Drag

II: Pressure

III: Work

IV: Magnetic Field Strength

V: Time

52. Simplify the following…

53. Calculate the energy dissipation at a resistor when a current of 0.2A flows through and the potential difference of 18V is applied for 10 minutes. Give your answer in kilojoules.

54. A new credit system has been implemented where scores can range from 1 to 100 (100 being the most credit worthy). Scores are always given as whole numbers. If the mean score of 5 individuals is 11, then what is the maximum range of scores for these individuals?

55. An 8cm³ box is submerged in a fluid. The bottom of the box experiences 108kPa while the top experiences 106kPa? Which fluid is the box submerged in?

Fluid A: colour: red          Volume: 100 litres        ρ: 10,000 kg/m³

Fluid B: colour: blue        Volume: 200 litres          ρ: 12,000 kg/m³

Fluid C: colour: green      Volume: 250 litres          ρ: 7,000 kg/m³

Fluid D: colour: orange    Volume: 50 litres           ρ: 12,000 kg/m³

Fluid E: colour: blue        Volume: 100 litres          ρ: 15,000 kg/m³

56. Which of the following options below is equivalent to the expression below?

2lna – ln(a + 1) + ln(a² + 4a + 3)

57. Which of the following are true?

1. Heat travels by conduction and convection through space
2. Decreasing surface area increases pressure
3. The resistance of a wire increases as voltage increases

58. Which of the following are true?

1. The value of π is around 3.14
2. The value of e is around 2.72
3. The volume of a cone is given by

59. If 1050N of force is applied to the right of a 25kg box and 150N is applied to the left, what acceleration will the box have?

60. The following cylinder is enclosed in a 64cm3 cube so that the top and bottom perfectly touch the cube. If the diameter of the cylinder is 4cm, how much water could we store in the cylinder assuming it is hollow?