Section I
Questions 6 - 12
Question 6
The following data show selected causes of male deaths. This data is shown over
a number of years and the rates given are deaths per 100,000 of the male population.
The total male population can be taken to be 25 million.
| Cause of Death |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
| Stomach Cancer |
16.3 |
15.5 |
15.0 |
15.1 |
12.3 |
| Lung Cancer |
77.4 |
74.0 |
73.5 |
72.0 |
68.2 |
| Circulatory Disease |
442.1 |
422.6 |
412.6 |
423.9 |
421.8 |
| Pneumonia |
83.5 |
86.6 |
82.9 |
53.5 |
88.7 |
| Chronic Liver Disease |
8.6 |
9.6 |
10.7 |
11.3 |
11.0 |
| All Accidents |
22.8 |
24.2 |
23.5 |
22.8 |
24.4 |
What was the actual number of deaths in the male population from liver disease
in 2000?
A 275
B 2750
C 27,500
D 275,000
E 2,750,000
Question 7
In 1999, the actual number of deaths in the
male population due to lung cancer, was less than 1997
by
A 2500
B 500
C 350
D 200
E 150
Question 8
Comparing the number of deaths in 2000 to those
in 1996, which of the following showed the greatest percentage
decrease
A Stomach Cancer
B Lung Cancer
C Circulatory Disease
D Pneumonia
E Chronic Liver Disease
Question 9
In the years 1996 to 2000 inclusive the total
number of male deaths in accidents was closest to
A 30,000
B 25,000
C 20,000
D 15,000
E 10,000
Question 10
Which of the following caused 1000 less male
deaths in 2000 compared to 1996?
A Stomach Cancer
B Lung Cancer
C Pneumonia
D Chronic Liver Disease
E All Accidents
Question 11
"It is just 100 years ago that
Galton published his Hereditary Genius, the first attempt
at an
empirical
study of human abilities, which viewed men of creative
genius, not as a kind of race apart, but as the extreme
top end of a continuous distribution. However, the basic
principles of measuring mental abilities were pioneered
by Charles Spearman in London and Alfred Binet in Paris,
in the first decade of the twentieth century. Though Galton
himself thought of ability in terms of varied talents,
combined with strong motivation, Spearman overemphasised
the supreme importance of the general intelligence factor
in all types of achievement: and both looked to heredity,
rather than environment, as the source of greatness".
Which of the following statements, if true, most weakens
the ideas of the researchers referred to in the passage
above?
A The researchers disagreed on fundamental issues concerning
the factors that are responsible for human abilities
B Ability and achievement are always directly linked
C Ability and achievement are not always connected
D Nature is more fundamental than nurture in the production
of both ability and achievement
E Achievement and ability has at least as much to do with
acquired as with innate factors
Question 12
Kevin receives a pay rise of 5% each year and in addition
he receives a performance related bonus, which varies each
year. Over a period of two years he receives a bonus of
15% of his salary in year 1 but no bonus in year 2. How
much higher (as a percentage) is his salary at the end
of the two years compared to his starting salary?
Answers
for questions 6 - 12
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