Exam Code: 421

SUBJECTS : Maths for Natural Sciences, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and Integrated
Natural Sciences
EXAM DATE : 1 JULY 2012
TIME : 120 MINUTES
NO. OF QUESTIONS : 60

Remarks : Questions on MATHS FOR NATURAL SCIENCES number 1 to 12

Questions on BIOLOGY number 13 to 24
Questions on PHYSICS number 25 to 36
Questions on CHEMISTRY number 37 to 48
Questions on INTEGRATED NATURAL SCIENCES number 49 to 60

MATHS FOR NATURAL SCIENCES

Use Instruction A to answer questions number 1 to 9. 1 1 1 1
4. Given a geometric sequence , , , , ... . A new
3 9 27 81
1. The following system of equations has more than infinite geometric sequence is formed using some
one terms from the given. If the sum of the new
 solution (x, y) 1
2ax + 6y = 5 sequence is , then its ratio is ....
4x + 3ay = b 26
The value of a + b, where a, b > 0 is .... 1
(A)
81
(A) 3 (D) 14 1
(B)
(B) 5 (E) 24 27
(C) 7 (C)
1
2. If f (x) = (x + 7)q(x) + (x + 2). The first multiple of 26
1
(x + 7) greater than f (x) is .... (D)
9
(A) f (x) + 1 (D) 2f (x) 1
(E)
3
(B) f (x) + 2 (E) 2f (x) + 1 √
(C) f (x) + 5 5. Given that |~a| = 3, |~b| = 7 and ~a × ~b = (1, 2, −3),
3. The solution of the inequality the possible values of ~a · ~b are ....
1
2
log(1 − 2 sin x) + 2 log(1 + 2 sin x) ≤ 0, where (A) {−5, 5}
0 ≤ x ≤ 2π is .... (B) {−7, 7}
√ √
(A) 0 ≤ x <
π
∪
5π
<x≤π
(C) {−5 2, 5 2}
6 6 (D) {−5, 7}
π 5π 7π
(B) 0<x< ∪ <x< (E) {−7, 14}
6 6 6
π 5π 7π
(C) 0<x< ∪ <x<
6 6 6
(D) 0≤x≤π
π 5π
(E) 0<x< ∪ <x<π
6 6

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7 9. A cube with side length a is sliced by a plane that
6. Suppose that sin x − sin y = and
3 passes through two diagonally opposite vertices A
cos x + cos y = 1. What is cos(x + y)? and C and the midpoints B and D of two opposite
r edges not containing A or C. What is the cosines of
7 the angle between quadrilateral ABCD and the
(A) −1
3 base of the cube?
1
(B) 1√
3 (A) 3
2
1 √
(C) (B) 3
2
1√
(D)
2 (C) 6
3 3
(E) 1 1√
(D) 6
√ 2
ax + b − 5 1 √
7. If a, b satisfy lim = , then the value (E) 6
x→ 0 x 2
of a + b is ....

(A) 5 (D) 90
Use Instruction C to answer questions number 10 to 12.
(B) 25 (E) 125
(C) 30 10. The equation 2x2 − 2(2a + 1)x + a(a − 1) = 0 has
two real roots x1 and x2 . The value of a such that
8. x1 < a < x2 is ....

(1) a < −3
(2) a > −3
(3) a > 0
(4) a < 0
11. The height, x meters, from the ground of a swing at
t seconds after the swing is released given by
x(t) = 0.7 sin 0.5πt + 1.3, t ≥ 0

(1) The swing reaches its original height for the first
time 2 seconds after its release
(2) The height of the swing when t = 1 is 1.3 meters
Given a rectangle OABC such that the areas of the
(3) The height of the swing is greater than 1.65
two shaded regions are equal. 1 5
The curve y = x2 + 2k intersects y-axis at .... meters when < t <
3 3
(A) (0, 1) (4) The minimum height reached is 0.7 meters
1
 
3
(B) 0, 12. Let f (x) = 2 −
|x + 1|
2
(C) (0, 2) (1) Range of f is (−∞, 2)
 
5
(D) 0, (2) Its x-intercept is (−0.5, 0) and (−1.5, 0)
2
(3) lim f (x) = 2
(E) (0, 3) x→∞
(4) Its vertical asymptote is x = −1

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 Exam Code: 139
SUBJECTS : Mathematics for Natural Sciences, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and Integrated
Natural Sciences
EXAM DATE : 23 JUNE 2013
TIME : 120 MINUTES
NO. OF QUESTIONS : 60

Remarks : Questions on MATHEMATICS FOR NATURAL SCIENCES number 1 to 12

Questions on BIOLOGY number 13 to 24
Questions on PHYSICS number 25 to 36
Questions on CHEMISTRY number 37 to 48
Questions on INTEGRATED NATURAL SCIENCES number 49 to 60

MATHEMATICS FOR NATURAL SCIENCES

Use Instruction A to answer questions number 1 to 12. 5. If the sum of the first ten terms of the sequence
log x, log x3 y 2 , log x5 y 4 , log x7 y 6 , . . . is
1. Let p, q be the solutions of the quadratic equation 5(a log x + b log y), then the value of a + b is ....
x2 − 2mx − 5n = 0 and let m, n be the solutions of
x2 − 2px − 5q = 0. If p 6= q 6= r 6= s, then the value (A) 18 (D) 30
of p + q + m + n is ....
(B) 20 (E) 38
(A) 15 (D) 150 (C) 28
 
(B) 30 (E) 225 2 a
6. Given the matrix A = , the matrix An = ....
(C) 75 0 1

2. The straight line y = a2 bx + 2ab intersects the

 n
2n a

2
parabola y = ax2 + x + ab at two points, where a, b (A)
0 1
are real numbers. The sum of the product of their  n
(2n − 1)a

2
abscisses and 2b is .... (B)
0 1
(2n − 1)a
 
(A) −2ab (D) b 2n
(C)
(B) −b (E) 2ab 0 1
 n n

(C) 0 2 (2 − 1)a
(D)
2 3 1 0
3. If (x − c) is a factor of x + ax + b, then the value of  n n

 a 3  b  2 2 2 a
+ is .... (E)
3 2 1 0

(A) −c2 (D) c 7. Given that the equation f (x) + xf (1 − x) = x holds

(B) −c for every real number x. The value of f (−1) + f (1)
(E) c2
is ....
(C) 0
4. If the value of the function f (x) = |x − 2| is always (A) −1
less than or equal to the value of the function (B) 0
g(x) = 4 − x2 for every real number x, then the 1
value of x satisfies .... (C)
3
(D) 1
(A) −1 ≤ x ≤ 2
4
(B) −3 < x < 2 (E)
3
(C) −1 < x < −2
(D) x > −3
(E) −3 < x < 2 or x > 2

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8. Let L be a line that passes through the origin and 12. A cube ABCD.EF GH has sides of length 3 cm.
the point of the curve y = sin x which its abscissa is Points P, Q, and R divides sides AE, F G, and CD
π respectively, such that the ratio
. If the x-axis is reflected with respect to L , and α
2 AP : P E = F Q : QG = CR : RD = 2 : 1. The area
be the angle between x -axis and its reflection, then
of triangle P QR is ....
the value of cos α is ....
√
2 7 3
(A) (A)
π 2
π √
(B) √ (B) 7 3
4 + π2 √
42
4π (C)
(C) 4
4 + π2 √
7 2
π2 − 4 (D)
(D) 2
4 + π2 √
7 3
2 (E)
(E) √ 4
4 + π2
9. Given the equation sin α − cos α = |k| , then
| sin α + cos α| = ....
√
(A) 2 − k 2
√
(B) k 2 − 2
(C) |k|
√
(D) 2 − |k|
√
(E) |k| − 2
10. The rate of change of the gradient of the tangent of
the curve x3 − y 3 + axy = a3 at the point (a, −a) is
....
7
(A) −
a
1
(B) −
a
(C) 0
1
(D)
a
7
(E)
a
11. Let R be the region enclosed by the x-axis, the curve
y = x2 , and the tangent to the curve at x = a, where
2
a > 0. If the area of R is , then the value of a is ....
3
(A) 1
3
(B)
2
(C) 2
(D) 3
5
(E)
2

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 SUBJECTS : Mathematics for Natural Sciences, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and Integrated Natural Sciences
EXAM DATE : 7 JUNE 2015
TIME : 120 MINUTES
NO. OF QUESTIONS : 60

Notes : Questions on MATHEMATICS FOR NATURAL SCIENCES numbers 1 to 12

Questions on BIOLOGY numbers 13 to 24
Questions on PHYSICS numbers 25 to 36
Questions on CHEMISTRY numbers 37 to 48
Questions on INTEGRATED NATURAL SCIENCES numbers 49 to 60

MATHEMATICS FOR NATURAL SCIENCES

Use Instruction A to answer question(s) number 1 to 12. 4. The solution set of the inequality
1
log2 x − 1 + log0.5 (x 3 + 2) > 0 is ... .
p
1. The number of komodos in a flock increases so that the 2
difference between the population in year n+2 and year
(A) (2, 3] (D) [−1, 1)
n is directly proportional to the population in year n+1.
If the population in year 2012, 2013 and 2015 were 13, (B) [2, 4) (E) [2, 3)
20 and 41, respectively, then the sum of the population (C) (0, 1]
in 2014 and 2015 is ... . 5. The sequence u 1 , u 2 , u 3 , ... satisfies u 1 = 13, u 7 = 33 and
for all n ≥ 3, u n is the average of the first n − 1 terms.
(A) 65 (D) 71 The value of u 2 is ... .
(B) 67 (E) 73
(C) 69 (A) 33 (D) 59
2. Consider the system (B) 46 (E) 66
x2 + y 2 = z (C) 53
2x + 2y + z = k, · ¸ · ¸ · ¸
a b 5 3 1 0
the value of x y + zk for which the system has a unique 6. Let A = ,B = ,D = . If A = B DB −1 ,
c d 3 2 0 2
solution is ... . 3
then A = ... .
(A) −3 ·
−8 15
¸
(A)
(B) −2 −6 11
2
· ¸
(C) −62 105
(B)
(D) 3 −42 71
· ¸
(E) 5 −5 24
(C)
3 6
3. When x 3 +mx 2 −2mx +1 is divided by x −1 the quotient · ¸
is f (x) and the remainder is R 1 . When x 3 +mx 2 −2mx+1 62 −105
(D)
is divided by x+1 the quotient is g (x) and the remainder 42 −71
is R 2 . If R 1 = R 2 , then m is . . . .
· ¸
87 −135
(E)
54 −89
(A) 0
1
(B)
2
3
(C)
4
3
(D)
2
(E) 4

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 7. Let θ be an angle such that 12. Given a cube ABCD.EFGH with edge of length a and a
rectangular pyramid M.IJKL inside the cube such that
cos θ − sin θ
tan 4θ = . its base diagonal coincides with the base of the cube.
cos θ + sin θ The length of the edge of pyramid base is half of the
Suppose θ = x ◦ for some positive real number x, the length of the edge of cube base. If M is the intersection
smallest possible value of x is ... . of diagonal EG and HE, the distance from the centroid
of JKM to the plane BCGF is ... .
(A) 5 (D) 14
1
(B) 9 (E) 45 (A) a
12
(C) 12.5 1
p p (B) a
6− 2 π 4
8. If sin θ − cos θ = , 0 ≤ θ ≤ , then the value of 1
2 2 (C) a
sin3 θ − cos3 θ = ... . 3
1
1p (D) a
(A) 2 2
2
1
1p (E) a
(B) 3 6
2
p
(C) 2
(D) 2
(E) 12
9. A line x = k intersects the graph y = log3 x and the
graph of y = log3 (x + 2). The distance between pthe
points of intersection is 0.5. Given that k = a + b,
where a and b are integers, then b − a = ... .

(A) −2 (D) 1
(B) −1 (E) 2
(C) 0
p
10. The graph y = a 1 − bx, where a and b are constants,
has a tangent with equation 4x +3y = 10 at x = −2, then
the value of a + b is ... .

(A) 4 (D) 7
(B) 5 (E) 8
(C) 6
p a
11. A function has slope function y = 2 x + p and passes
x
through the points (0,2) and (1,4), the value of a is
... .
1
(A)
3
2
(B)
3
4
(C)
3
1
(D)
2
3
(E)
2

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