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Prokaryotic cells can only regulate gene expression by controlling the amount of what? | [
"translation",
"transcription",
"folding",
"RNA processing"
] | B | Evolution of Gene Regulation Prokaryotic cells can only regulate gene expression by controlling the amount of transcription. As eukaryotic cells evolved, the complexity of the control of gene expression increased. For example, with the evolution of eukaryotic cells came compartmentalization of important cellular compon... | SCiQ_train |
At a certain company, each employee has a salary grade s that is at least 1 and at most 5. Each employee receives an hourly wage p, in dollars, determined by the formula p = 9.50 + 0.25(s – 1). An employee with a salary grade of 4 receives how many more dollars per hour than an employee with a salary grade of 1? | [
"$1.75",
"$1.50",
"$0.75",
"$1.25"
] | C | Salary grade of 4 is p(4)=9.50+0.25(4–1)=9.50+0.25*3;
Salary grade of 1 is p(1)=9.50 + 0.25(1–1)=9.50;
p(4)-p(1)=9.50+0.25*4-9.50=0.75.
Answer: A. | AquaRat_train |
What term refers to entities, events or powers regarded as being beyond nature, and cannot be explained by scientific means? | [
"hypothetical",
"natural",
"supernatural",
"fictional"
] | C | Science is based on the analysis of observations made either through our senses or by using special equipment. Science therefore cannot explain anything about the natural world that is beyond what is observable. The term supernatural refers to entities, events, or powers regarded as being beyond nature, in that such th... | SCiQ_train |
From what do tubeworms found deep in the galapagos rift get their energy from? | [
"chemosynthetic fish",
"chemosynthetic viruses",
"chemosynthetic plants",
"chemosynthetic bacteria"
] | D | Tubeworms deep in the Galapagos Rift get their energy from chemosynthetic bacteria. Tubeworms have no mouth, eyes or stomach. Their survival depends on a symbiotic relationship with the billions of bacteria that live inside them. These bacteria convert the chemicals that shoot out of the hydrothermal vents into food fo... | SCiQ_train |
What is the name for the amount of water vapor in the air? | [
"humidity",
"ambient",
"heat",
"viscosity"
] | A | Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air. Humidity varies from place to place. It also varies in the same place from season to season. On a summer day in Atlanta, Georgia, humidity is high. The air feels very heavy and sticky. On a winter day in Flagstaff, Arizona, humidity is low. The air sucks moisture out of... | SCiQ_train |
A certain manufacturer sells its products to stores in 113 different regions worldwide, with an average (arithmetic mean) of 182 stores per region. If last year these stores sold an average of 51,752 units of the manufacturer’s product per store, which of the following is closest to the total number of units of manufac... | [
"10^8",
"10^7",
"10^6",
"10^9"
] | D | 51752*182*113 or
51000*180*113 or
50000*200*100
=10^9
E | AquaRat_train |
We have always been interested in the moon. 2000 years ago people already knew it moved around the earth and where it would be in the sky at different times of the year. At that time, everything about the moon was learned by watching it carefully in the sky. When scientists could use telescopes to study the moon more ... | [
"earth",
"rocks",
"water",
"metal"
] | B | MMLU_train | |
If a man lost 8% by selling oranges at the rate of 18 a rupee at how many a rupee must he sell them to gain 45%? | [
"11.42",
"23.68",
"23.55",
"9.56"
] | A | 92% ---- 18
145% ---- ?
92/145 * 18 = 11.42
Answer: C | AquaRat_train |
What is the opening in the front of the eye called? | [
"cornea",
"lens",
"pupil",
"iris"
] | C | The pupil is an opening in the front of the eye. It looks black because it doesn’t reflect any light. All the light passes through it instead. The pupil controls the amount of light that enters the eye. It automatically gets bigger or smaller to let more or less light in as needed. | SCiQ_train |
Company C sells a line of 25 products with an average retail price of $1,200. If none of these products sells for less than $400, and exactly 12 of the products sell for less than $1,000, what is the greatest possible selling price of the most expensive product? | [
"10,000",
"12,000",
"14,000",
"13,200"
] | D | The average price of 25 products is $1,200 means that the total price of 25 products is 25*1,200=$30,000.
Next, since exactly 12 of the products sell for less than $1,000, then let's make these 12 items to be at $400 each (min possible).
Now, the remaining 12 items cannot be priced less than $1,000, thus the minimum po... | AquaRat_train |
My name's Molly. I'm a lion. I am three years old .My favorite food is meat and I like to eat little animals .I like the forest ,but I live in the zoo now, I live in a big cage. I can't run and I can't see my parents,I don't like the zoo or the cage. Every day I get up in the cage ,I have breakfast,lunch and dinner in ... | [
"are in the forest",
"don't want to see her",
"Live with her",
"are in the zoo, too."
] | A | MMLU_train | |
The myod protein deserves its designation as a master regulatory what? | [
"gene",
"protein",
"hormone",
"enzyme"
] | A | Some organisms can reproduce sexually or asexually. Under what conditions might each type of reproduction be an advantage?. | SCiQ_train |
What do we call heated groundwater that erupts from the ground under pressure? | [
"volcanic eruptions",
"aquifers",
"springs or geysers",
"spas"
] | C | SCiQ_train | |
Fungus-like protist saprobes play what role in a food chain and are specialized to absorb nutrients from nonliving organic matter, such as dead organisms or their wastes? | [
"aphids",
"Soil",
"fluxes",
"decomposers"
] | D | Agents of Decomposition The fungus-like protist saprobes are specialized to absorb nutrients from nonliving organic matter, such as dead organisms or their wastes. For instance, many types of oomycetes grow on dead animals or algae. Saprobic protists have the essential function of returning inorganic nutrients to the s... | SCiQ_train |
Everyone is familiar with white fat, which serves as an energy warehouse. Many mammals also have brown fat, which has the unique ability to produce heat. Brown fat is sometimes mistaken for a type of gland , which it resembles more than white fat. It varies in color1 from dark red to tan. When the animal is exposed t... | [
"Fatty acids.",
"Triglyceride.",
"UCP1.",
"ATP."
] | C | MMLU_train | |
Which of the following energy conversions takes place in a battery-operated flashlight? | [
"electrical -> mechanical -> light",
"chemical -> mechanical -> light",
"chemical -> electrical -> light",
"nuclear -> electrical -> light"
] | C | MMLU_train | |
It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently. My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my... | [
"she had stayed in the polluted water for too long",
"the whirlpools she had made were not big enough",
"she had no other whales around to turn to for help",
"the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction"
] | D | MMLU_train | |
How many five digit numbers can be formed using digits 0,1,2,3,4,5, Which are divisible by 3, whithout any of the digits repeating? | [
"216",
"181",
"96",
"120"
] | A | First step:
We should determine which 5 digits from given 6, would form the 5 digit number divisible by 3.
We have six digits: 0,1,2,3,4,5. Their sum=15.
For a number to be divisible by 3 the sum of the digits must be divisible by 3. As the sum of the six given numbers is 15 (divisible by 3) only 5 digits good to form ... | AquaRat_train |
X rays and what other type of electromagnetic wave has the shortest wavelengths and the highest frequencies? | [
"plasma rays",
"gamma rays",
"X-rays",
"ultraviolet rays"
] | B | On the far right are X rays and gamma rays. The have the shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies of all electromagnetic waves. They also have the greatest amount of energy. | SCiQ_train |
The mechanics of dynein-based bending involve a process that resembles what? | [
"jumping",
"running",
"walking",
"standing"
] | C | SCiQ_train | |
Mike had 200 watermelons. Sally came over and took some. After Sally left mike had 136 watermelons. How many watermelons did Sally take? | [
"264",
"5",
"33",
"64"
] | D | 200-X=136
X=200-136
X=64
Sally took 64 watermelons
E.64 | AquaRat_train |
If A's salary is 20% less than B's salary, by how much percent is B's salary more than A's? | [
"25%",
"15%",
"10%",
"5%"
] | A | Solution
Required percentage
‹=› [20 / (100 - 20) x 100]%
‹=› 25%
Answer D | AquaRat_train |
Michelle leaves home everyday at 4 p.m to pick his son from school and returns home at 6 p.m. One day, the school was over at 4 p.m and the son started walking home from school. Michelle, unaware of this, starts from home as usual and meets his son on the way and returns home with him 15 minutes early. If the speed of ... | [
"9 km/hr",
"4.28 km/hr",
"15km/hr",
"6 km/hr"
] | B | Michelle leaves home everyday at 4 p.m to pick his son from school and returns home at 6 p.m. One day, the school was over at 4 p.m and the son started walking home from school. Michelle, unaware of this, starts from home as usual and meets his son on the way and returns home with him 15 minutes early. If the speed of ... | AquaRat_train |
What occurs when a gas passes through an opening that is smaller than the mean free path of the particles? | [
"precipitation",
"dissipation",
"malformation",
"effusion"
] | D | Figure 9.28 Diffusion occurs when gas molecules disperse throughout a container. Effusion occurs when a gas passes through an opening that is smaller than the mean free path of the particles, that is, the average distance traveled between collisions. Effectively, this means that only one particle passes through at a ti... | SCiQ_train |
People who cannot tell all colors apart are said to be color-blind. Most color-blind people can see yellows and blues, but confuse reds with green. It is very rare for a person to be blind to all colors, but they may see everything in shades of black, white and gray. It is interesting to point out that many color-blind... | [
"always knows how color-blind he is",
"often gives the wrong name of colors",
"see everything as the same color",
"can hardly see something of strong colors"
] | B | MMLU_train | |
If 45% of a class averages 95% on a test, 50% of the class averages 78% on the test, and the remainder of the class averages 60% on the test, what is the overall class average? (Round final answer to the nearest percent). | [
"85%",
"83%",
"87%",
"84%"
] | A | This question is a Weighted Average question with a series of dependent variables.
The remaining portion of the class represents 100% - 45% - 50% = 5% of the class
Converting the portions of the class population to decimal weights, we find:
Class Average = 0.45x95 + 0.50x78 + 0.05x60 = 84.75
The class average (rounded)... | AquaRat_train |
The cochlea is a shell-like structure that is full of fluid and lined with nerve cells called what? | [
"sperm cells",
"hair cells",
"red cells",
"brain cells"
] | B | The stirrup passes the amplified sound waves to the inner ear through the oval window (see Figure above ). When the oval window vibrates, it causes the cochlea to vibrate as well. The cochlea is a shell-like structure that is full of fluid and lined with nerve cells called hair cells. Each hair cell has tiny hair-like ... | SCiQ_train |
What is the process that moves particles by rolling or dragging along the bottom of the water? | [
"traction",
"compaction",
"compression",
"isolation"
] | A | The biggest particles, including gravel and pebbles, are moved by traction . In this process, the particles roll or drag along the bottom of the water. | SCiQ_train |
Which of the following expressions CANNOT have a negative value | [
"|2a + b| + |a + b|",
"|a^3 + b^3| – a – b",
"|a + b| – |a|",
"a^2 - b^2 – 2|ab|"
] | A | Whenever you are required to find if the equation is a perfect square or not, try to bring everything in the form of a perfect square as they are always positive.
Of the given options, only option D can be written in from of a perfect square.
|2a + b| + |a + b|
This will always be positive.
Correct Option: C | AquaRat_train |
What do hydrophilic substances have an affinity for? | [
"air",
"soil",
"water",
"heat"
] | C | SCiQ_train | |
A fair 2 sided coin is flipped 4 times. What is the probability that tails will be the result at least twice, but not more than 4 times? | [
"2/3",
"5/8",
"3/7",
"4/7"
] | B | at least twice, but not more than 4 timesmeans exactly 2 times, 3 times, 4 times
The probability of getting exactly k results out of n flips is nCk/2^n
4C2/2^4+4C3/2^4=10/16=5/8
Option: C | AquaRat_train |
To conserve the supply of nonrenewable resources, it is best to recycle | [
"newspapers.",
"phonebooks.",
"paper towels.",
"soda cans."
] | D | MMLU_train | |
If 36 men can do a piece of work in 25 hours, in how many hours will 15 men
do it ? | [
"65 hours",
"66 hours",
"30 hours",
"60 hours"
] | D | Let the required number of hours be x. Then,
Less men, More hours (Indirect Proportion)
15 : 36 : : 25 : x (15 x x) = (36 x 25) (36 x 25)/15 = 60
Hence, 15 men can do it in 60 hours.
Answer is B. | AquaRat_train |
A and B go around a circular track of length 600 m on a cycle at speeds of 36 kmph and 54 kmph. After how much time will they meet for the first time at the starting point? | [
"168 sec",
"120 sec",
"165 sec",
"186 sec"
] | B | Time taken to meet for the first time at the starting point
= LCM { length of the track / speed of A , length of the track / speed of B}
= LCM { 600/ (36 * 5/18) , 600/ (54 * 5 /18) }
= LCM (60, 40)
=120 sec.
Answer:A | AquaRat_train |
Who built the first telescope? | [
"galileo",
"brahe",
"newton",
"copernicus"
] | A | Humans have been making and using magnifying lenses for thousands of years. The first telescope was built by Galileo in 1608. His telescope used two lenses to make distant objects appear both nearer and larger. | SCiQ_train |
15.06 * 0.00000001 = ? | [
"15060000",
"0.01506",
"None of these",
"1.506e-07"
] | D | Explanation:
Clearly after decimal 10 digits should be there.
Option D | AquaRat_train |
Which chemical element is the basis of all life on earth? | [
"oxygen",
"carbon",
"nitrogen",
"hydrogen"
] | B | Carbon is an element. Carbon is the basis of all life on Earth. Since carbon can combine with many other elements it forms a variety of different substances. | SCiQ_train |
Quarks also have a different type of charge, called what? | [
"color charge",
"pure charge",
"spontaneous charge",
"contrast charge"
] | A | There are six types of quarks . In ordinary matter, virtually all quarks are of the types called up and down quarks. All quarks have mass, and they have an electric charge of either +2/3 or -1/3. For example, up quarks have a charge of +2/3, and down quarks have a charge of -1/3. Quarks also have a different type of ch... | SCiQ_train |
Parents spend an estimated $200 at the fair every year, and the fair typically wants to reach a goal of bringing profits at $150,000. To achieve that goal, how many parents need to be attending the fair for the 5 days it is open? The amount of parents need to be rounded to whole numbers. | [
"150 people per day",
"200 people per day",
"145 people per day",
"175 people per day"
] | A | To find out our answer, we must think about how much the fair could make in the time allotted.
So, we divide 150,000 by 5 to get 30,000
We then divide 30,000 by 200 to get our answer.
This is possible since we are following rules of division for 5 and 200.
Correct Option: E | AquaRat_train |
Look at this photo of my family. There are six people in my family. This woman is my mother. She is nice and looks so young.She is a policewoman . She works in a police station . She is a hero in my heart . That man in the black coat is my father. He is a scientist . He works in an institute . He is very busy. Look at... | [
"in a hospital",
"in an institute",
"in a police station",
"in a school"
] | A | MMLU_train | |
Although they are as different as deserts and wetlands, all of these ecosystem units have populations of interacting species? | [
"biomes",
"continents",
"corals",
"zoos"
] | A | Biomes as different as deserts and wetlands share something very important. All biomes have populations of interacting species. Species interact in the same basic ways in all biomes. For example, all biomes have some species that prey on others for food. | SCiQ_train |
A certain restaurant offers 6 different salads, 4 different main courses, and 7 different desserts. If customers choose one salad, one main course, and two different desserts for their meal, how many different meals are possible? | [
"504",
"260",
"520",
"388"
] | A | The number of possible choices for desserts is 7C2 = 21
The number of possible meals is 6*4*21 = 504
The answer is D. | AquaRat_train |
Why would some birds have beaks that look a lot different than those of other birds? | [
"some of the birds eat worms and the other birds have blue feathers",
"some of the birds of the same species have lived in a zoo all their lives",
"some of the birds take seeds for nourishment and the others look for dead animals for nourishment",
"some of the birds like to file down their beaks"
] | C | MMLU_train | |
The human body is designed to move. But modern lifestyles and office jobs rarely give us the chance to move around. As we know. we're while we're eating; we sit in the car and we sit while we watch TV. And many of us sit for many hours at work. New research shows that sitting less than three hours a day might extend yo... | [
"Sitting too long may help increase one's life.",
"Exercise is important and don't sit too long.",
"Watching TV is bad,but can broaden one's horizons.",
"Stopping watching TV is a necessary but hard task."
] | B | MMLU_train | |
Hi guys! I'm Lucy the ladybird and while I'm very much of a lady, I'm not actually a bird but a glowing red bettle with decorative black spots. I'm a friendly little bug, to be honest, and simply like to be close with my pals as long as they handle me very gently. I don't bite humans but I do sink my teeth into aphids ... | [
"Heavy rains.",
"Cold weather.",
"Air pollution.",
"Aphids."
] | C | MMLU_train | |
What are the male gametes called? | [
"cytoplasm",
"sperm",
"pollen",
"urea"
] | B | Gametogenesis may differ between males and females. Male gametes are called sperm . Female gametes are called eggs . In human males, for example, the process that produces mature sperm cells is called spermatogenesis . During this process, sperm cells grow a tail and gain the ability to “swim,” like the human sperm cel... | SCiQ_train |
A house is built in a desert, where there is no electricity and very little wind. Which action could lead to operating the electrical appliances in the house that would cause the least amount of environmental pollution? | [
"constructing a small hydroelectric plant",
"placing solar panels on the roof of the house",
"using gasoline generators",
"burning coal or wood"
] | B | MMLU_train | |
Two trains are running in opposite directions with the same speed. If the length of each train is 120 m and they cross each other in 12 sec, then the speed of each train is? | [
"26",
"88",
"89",
"36"
] | D | Let the speed of each train be x m/sec.
Then, relative speed of the two trains = 2x m/sec.
So, 2x = (120 + 120)/12 => x = 10
Speed of each train = 10 m/sec.
= 10 * 18/5 =- 36 km/hr.
Answer: C | AquaRat_train |
The nervous system is characterized by electrical signals that are sent from one area to another. whether those areas are close or very far apart, the signal must travel along this? | [
"axon",
"tendons",
"hairs",
"axial"
] | A | 12.4 The Action Potential The nervous system is characterized by electrical signals that are sent from one area to another. Whether those areas are close or very far apart, the signal must travel along an axon. The basis of the electrical signal is the controlled distribution of ions across the membrane. Transmembrane ... | SCiQ_train |
in order for the body to absorb nutrients, where does the food typically enter from? | [
"the mouth of the organism",
"the skin of the organism",
"the ear of the organism",
"the anus of the organism"
] | A | MMLU_train | |
My cat's name is Lucy. She is a very pretty cat. Her hair is _ . She has four children. She is very happy with her young babies. The four children are not all like Lucy very much. The biggest child is quite black. It is black with white feet and white ears. Two children are like their mother. They are black. My dau... | [
"four; five; one",
"five; four; one",
"one; three; a",
"two; a; four"
] | B | MMLU_train | |
All chemical changes involve a transfer of what? | [
"pressure",
"nitrogen",
"hydrogen",
"energy"
] | D | All chemical changes involve a transfer of energy. When zinc reacts with hydrochloric acid, the test tube becomes very warm as energy is released during the reaction. Some other reactions absorb energy. While energy changes are a potential sign of a chemical reaction, care must be taken to ensure that a chemical reacti... | SCiQ_train |
Mr. Smith has two cats. One is big and the other is small. He likes them very much. One day his good friend Mr. White comes to see him. He is very surprised .He finds there are two holes in the door, a big hole and a small hole. He says, "My dear friend, why are there two holes in your door?" "To let them in and out."... | [
"The big hole",
"The small hole",
"The big door.",
"The small door."
] | B | MMLU_train | |
A combination of processes occurs when stars are forming. Which is one process most likely associated with the formation of new stars? | [
"Hydrogen in the cores of the stars is exhausted.",
"Material accumulates from stars that have died.",
"Elements in the stars such as iron undergo fusion.",
"Cores of stars become twice as massive as the Sun."
] | B | MMLU_train | |
Bringing Art into Hospitals The medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play an important role in helping patients to get better. As part of nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the museums and into public places, some of the country's best artists have been... | [
"patients no longer take drugs to kill their pains",
"patients don't have to stay long in hospital",
"patients need fewer pain killers when they suffer from an illness",
"patients feel happy in hospital"
] | C | MMLU_train | |
Which type of energy does a person use to pedal a bicycle? | [
"light",
"sound",
"mechanical",
"electrical"
] | C | MMLU_train | |
Scientists can determine someone's favorite food from their shape. They have discovered that the arrangement of taste buds on the tongue varies for different body types. The scientist team examined 1,000 British adults and divided them into three physiologically recognized body types--ectomorphs, endomorphs mesomorp... | [
"how many body shapes there are",
"that food preference is a physiological choice",
"whether our body shape is decided by the food we enjoy most",
"how taste buds arrange on the tongue"
] | C | MMLU_train | |
Fish have ears. Really. They're quite small and have no opening to the outside world carrying sound through the body. For the past seven years, Simon Thorrold, a university professor, has been examining fish ears, small round ear bones called otoliths. As fish grow, so do their otoliths. Each day, their otoliths gain a... | [
"Trees gain a growth ring each day.",
"Trees also have otoliths.",
"Their growth rings are very small.",
"They both have growth rings."
] | D | MMLU_train | |
The koala is one of Australia's most treasured creatures, which is a lovely little creature. But now, it is in big trouble. Affected by habitat loss and climate change, like many other uniquely Australian animals, koalas are being squeezed into smaller regions. But at present, it is a deadly disease, a somewhat silen... | [
"would cure the killer Chlamydia quite effectively",
"would only be distributed in koala care centers",
"has already been put into practical use in Australia",
"cannot be distributed to all the infected koalas"
] | D | MMLU_train | |
There are 6 people in the elevator. Their average weight is 152 lbs. Another person enters the elevator, and increases the average weight to 151 lbs. What is the weight of the 7th person. | [
"200",
"189",
"168",
"145"
] | D | Solution
Average of 7 people after the last one enters = 151 .
∴ Required weight = (7x151)-(6x152)
= 1057- 912
= 145.
Answer A | AquaRat_train |
Simplify: 256 x 256 - 144 x 144 | [
"761500",
"761200",
"761800",
"44800"
] | D | (256)^2 - (144)^2 = (256 + 144) (256 - 144) = 400 x 112 = 44800
Answer is B | AquaRat_train |
November 9 is a time for us to learn a lot more about fire . This is what to do in a fire: 1.Shout out. Shout as loudly as you can, because people may be asleep. 2.Call 119. Never try to put out a fire yourself. Tell 119 where you are and what is on fire. 3.Keep down close to the floor. There is less smoke down there, ... | [
"look for your pet",
"telephone 119",
"call 120",
"put out the fire yourself"
] | B | MMLU_train | |
All the people know that exercise is important. We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes your heart and body strong. Children who often exercise are more alert . It is healthy for the mind and the body. This means they do better in tests and schoolwork than those who don't exercise. There are ma... | [
"Fishing.",
"Running.",
"Swimming",
"Walking"
] | A | MMLU_train | |
Rs.1500 is divided into two parts such that if one part is invested at 6% and the other at 5% the whole annual interest from both the sum is Rs.84. How much was lent at 5%? | [
"600",
"277",
"500",
"2998"
] | A | (x*5*1)/100 + [(1500 - x)*6*1]/100 = 84
5x/100 + 90 – 6x/100 = 84
x/100 = 6
=> x = 600.Answer: A | AquaRat_train |
In animal cells, what arises from the centrosomes and includes spindle microtubules and asters? | [
"Golgi apparatus",
"DNA helix",
"ribosomes",
"the spindle"
] | D | SCiQ_train | |
Televisions were among the most talked about items at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show last week in Las Vegas, Nevada. Some employed the most advanced technology ever. Some of the TVs used a new technology called Organic Light Emitting Diodes, or OLED. They were thinner, lighter, offered better color1 a... | [
"CES is only a big trade show.",
"CES offers a glimpse into the future.",
"CES lasts only four days in all.",
"He thinks little of the new products' quality."
] | B | MMLU_train | |
What type of vertebrates control body temperature to just a limited extent from the outside by changing behavior? | [
"mimetic",
"etheric",
"endothermic",
"ectothermic"
] | D | Early vertebrates were ectothermic. Ectothermy means controlling body temperature to just a limited extent from the outside by changing behavior. For example, an ectotherm might stay in the shade to keep cool on a hot, sunny day. On a cold day, an ectotherm might bask in the sun to warm up, like the snake in Figure bel... | SCiQ_train |
When you feel sad, tears will come down from your eyes. When you are happy, especially when you laugh hard, tears will also come down from your eyes. But tears have a more important job than showing your feelings. Tears keep your eyes clean and healthy. They wash away dirt and germs just like bath. Your eyes also need... | [
"look at things clearly",
"laugh and cry",
"keep clean",
"show your feelings"
] | A | MMLU_train | |
How many stars are in our solar system? | [
"two",
"three",
"none",
"one"
] | D | Our solar system has only one star. But many stars are in systems of two or more stars. Two stars that orbit each other are called a binary star system . If more than two stars orbit each other, it is called a multiple star system. Figure below shows two binary star systems orbiting each other. This creates an unusual ... | SCiQ_train |
There was a king who gave his daughter a beautiful diamond necklace. The necklace was stolen and his people in the kingdom searched everywhere but could not find it. So the king asked to search for it and put a reward for$50,000 for anyone who found it. One day, a clerk was walking home along a river when he saw someth... | [
"On the tree",
"On the bank",
"In the river",
"In the sand"
] | A | MMLU_train | |
Should we be afraid of sharks ? Maybe not. New research into the reasons for shark attacks suggests that sharks don't like the way humans taste! In fact, most people who are attacked by the shark are still alive after receiving only one bite . Why is this? There are many opinions to explain why sharks sometimes atta... | [
"By biting.",
"By smelling.",
"By touching.",
"By killing."
] | A | MMLU_train | |
Which factor has a big impact on coastal climates? | [
"large ocean currents",
"ocean waves",
"tide",
"tsunami"
] | A | Large ocean currents can have a big impact on the climate of nearby coasts. The Gulf Stream, for example, carries warm water from near the equator up the eastern coast of North America. Look at the map in Figure below . It shows how the Gulf Stream warms both the water and land along the coast. | SCiQ_train |
What is a coil of wire with electric current flowing through it called? | [
"a solenoid",
"hydraulic valve",
"tectonic valve",
"carrier valve"
] | A | An electromagnet is a solenoid wrapped around a bar of iron or other ferromagnetic material. A solenoid is a coil of wire with electric current flowing through it. This gives the coil north and south magnetic poles and a magnetic field. The magnetic field of the solenoid magnetizes the iron bar by aligning its magnetic... | SCiQ_train |
Colliding-beam accelerators create matter from what? | [
"sound",
"energy",
"minerals",
"magnetism"
] | B | Conceptual Questions 33.3 Accelerators Create Matter from Energy 1. The total energy in the beam of an accelerator is far greater than the energy of the individual beam particles. Why isn’t this total energy available to create a single extremely massive particle? 2. Synchrotron radiation takes energy from an accelerat... | SCiQ_train |
What is the second most abundant element in the earth's crust? | [
"silicon",
"nitrogen",
"carbon",
"helium"
] | A | What is this intricate orb? It is the greatly magnified skeleton of single-celled ocean organisms call radiolarian. The skeleton is made of an element that is extremely common on Earth. In fact, it is the second most abundant element in Earth’s crust. It is also one of the most common elements in the entire universe. W... | SCiQ_train |
What compounds contain only carbon and hydrogen? | [
"particles",
"carbonates",
"hydrocarbons",
"molecules"
] | C | You can tell that this sponge is saturated with water because when it is squeezed, the water pours out. When something is saturated with water, it already holds as much water as possible. Compounds called hydrocarbons, which contain only carbon and hydrogen, can also be saturated, but not with water. | SCiQ_train |
Once there was a girl named Ruth, who loved to play outside whenever she could. One day, she was running around outside with a friend, but she tripped and scraped her knee very badly. She doubled over in pain, screaming for her father "DADDY!!!" she yelled, until he ran outside to help. "Thank goodness that only the sk... | [
"Her mother",
"A friend",
"Herself",
"Her \"daddy\""
] | D | MMLU_train | |
What type of molecules sit within a membrane and contain an aqueous channel that spans the membrane’s hydrophobic region? | [
"mole",
"channel",
"microorganisms",
"osmotic fluid"
] | B | you could prove that movements are occurring even in the absence of a gradient. In a similar manner, there are analogous carrier systems that move hydrophobic molecules through water. Channel molecules sit within a membrane and contain an aqueous channel that spans the membrane’s hydrophobic region. Hydrophilic molecul... | SCiQ_train |
What type of starch is used for long-term energy storage in animal cells? | [
"fructose",
"glycogen",
"enzyme",
"rigid"
] | B | Starches are one of the more common polysaccharides. Starch is made up of a mixture of amylose (15–20%) and amylopectin (80–85%). Amylose consists of a linear chain of several hundred glucose molecules and amylopectin is a branched molecule made of several thousand glucose units. Starches can be digested by hydrolysis ... | SCiQ_train |
What is the greatest positive integer n such that 3^n is a factor of 54^100? | [
"600",
"100",
"200",
"300"
] | D | 54 = 3^3 * 2.
54^100 = 3^300 * 2^100
The answer is C. | AquaRat_train |
Sara bought both German chocolate and Swiss chocolate for some cakes she was baking. The Swiss chocolate cost $2.5 per pound, and German chocolate cost $1.5 per pound. if the total the she spent on chocolate was $30 and both types of chocolate were purchased in whole number of pounds, how many total pounds of chocolate... | [
"10",
"18",
"11",
"7"
] | B | If there were all the expensive ones 2.5....
There would be 30/2.5 or 12 of them but since 1.5$ ones are also there, answer has to be >12....
If all were 1.5$ ones, there will be 30/1.5 or 20...
So ONLY 18 is left
Ans B.. | AquaRat_train |
In hypothesis-based science, specific results are predicted from a general premise, which is called what type of reasoning that proceeds from general to particular? | [
"deductive",
"transitive",
"reactive",
"reflexive"
] | A | lecture. One observation to explain this occurrence might be, “When I eat breakfast before class, I am better able to pay attention. ” The student could then design an experiment with a control to test this hypothesis. In hypothesis-based science, specific results are predicted from a general premise. This type of reas... | SCiQ_train |
Greenwood Gazette ................................................................................................................................. To Hire A Quiet flat in Greenwood 2 bedrooms, large kitchen Near shops and restaurants PS600 a month Phone 07348 0848153B Small 3rd-floor flat in central London 1 bedroom ... | [
"PS650.",
"PS3250.",
"PS3900.",
"PS7800."
] | C | MMLU_train | |
When atomic orbitals hybridize, the valence electrons occupy these? | [
"newly developed orbits",
"newly created elements",
"newly created orbitals",
"expanded pathways"
] | C | When atomic orbitals hybridize, the valence electrons occupy the newly created orbitals. The Be atom had two valence electrons, so each of the sp orbitals gets one of these electrons. Each of these electrons pairs up with the unpaired electron on a chlorine atom when a hybrid orbital and a chlorine orbital overlap duri... | SCiQ_train |
What comprises the contents of a cell between the plasma membrane and the nuclear envelope? | [
"protoplasm",
"cytoskeleton",
"cytoplasm",
"cerebellum"
] | C | The Cytoplasm The cytoplasm comprises the contents of a cell between the plasma membrane and the nuclear envelope (a structure to be discussed shortly). It is made up of organelles suspended in the gel-like cytosol, the cytoskeleton, and various chemicals (Figure 3.7). Even though the cytoplasm consists of 70 to 80 per... | SCiQ_train |
Due to construction, the speed limit along an 5-mile section of highway is reduced from 55 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour. Approximately how many minutes more will it take to travel along this section of highway at the new speed limit than it would have taken at the old speed limit ? | [
"24",
"3.12",
"10",
"15"
] | B | Old time in minutes to cross 5 miles stretch = 5*60/55 = 5*12/11 = 5.45
New time in minutes to cross 5 miles stretch = 5*60/35 = 5*12/7 = 8.57
Time difference = 3.12
Ans:A | AquaRat_train |
In one year, the population, of a village increased by 10% and in the next year, it decreased by 10%. If at the end of 2nd year, the population was 7920, what was it in the beginning? | [
"1912",
"8000",
"2277",
"1266"
] | B | x*110/100 * 90/100 = 7920
X*0.99=7920
X=7920/0.99
=> 8000
Answer: B | AquaRat_train |
Find the odd man out
1,5,14,30,50,55,91. | [
"91",
"50",
"5",
"55"
] | B | 50 is the odd man.. diff between sucessive no.s is a perfect square
ANSWER:B | AquaRat_train |
What branch of science is the study of the solid earth? | [
"biology",
"palentology",
"ecology",
"geology"
] | D | Geology is the study of the solid Earth. Geologists study how rocks and minerals form. The way mountains rise up is part of geology. The way mountains erode away is another part. Geologists also study fossils and Earth’s history. There are many other branches of geology. There is so much to know about our home planet t... | SCiQ_train |
Since ancient times, people have known about its ability to reduce pain and high body temperature. More than 2000 years ago, the Greek doctor Hippocrates advised his patients to chew on the bark and leaves of the willow. The tree contains a chemical called salicin . From salicin, researchers in the 1800s discovered how... | [
"Cold",
"Toothache",
"Cancer",
"Skin disease"
] | B | MMLU_train | |
Because the nuclei of each h atom contain protons, the electrons in the bond are attracted to the nuclei (opposite charges attract). but because the two atoms involved in the covalent bond are both h atoms, each nucleus attracts the electrons by the same amount. thus the electron pair is equally shared by these? | [
"nine atoms",
"two atoms",
"four atoms",
"one atom"
] | B | Because the nuclei of each H atom contain protons, the electrons in the bond are attracted to the nuclei (opposite charges attract). But because the two atoms involved in the covalent bond are both H atoms, each nucleus attracts the electrons by the same amount. Thus the electron pair is equally shared by the two atoms... | SCiQ_train |
Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The programme works because everyone's eyes are different. So in the future you won't have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You'll just have to look at the machine and it will be able ... | [
"Banks and factories.",
"Banks and shops.",
"Schools and computers.",
"Schools and shops."
] | B | MMLU_train | |
What is the largest of the sinuses? | [
"Frontal sinus",
"Sphenoid sinus",
"Maxillary sinus",
"superior sagittal sinus"
] | D | Venous Drainage of the Brain Circulation to the brain is both critical and complex (see Figure 20.37). Many smaller veins of the brain stem and the superficial veins of the cerebrum lead to larger vessels referred to as intracranial sinuses. These include the superior and inferior sagittal sinuses, straight sinus, cave... | SCiQ_train |
A certain car averages 30 miles per gallon when driving in the city and 35 miles per gallon when driving on the highway. According to these rates, which of the following is closest to the number of miles per gallon that the car averages when it is driven 10 miles in the city and then 50 miles on the highway? | [
"33",
"36",
"34",
"38"
] | C | Answer A
No of Miles per Gallon = Total no of miles/Total no of Gallons
=10+50/(10/30+50/35) ~ 34.05 | AquaRat_train |
Which of the following is an example of a physical change but not a chemical change? | [
"A log gives off heat and light as it burns.",
"A tree stores energy from the Sun in its fruit.",
"A penny lost in the grass slowly changes color.",
"A water pipe freezes and cracks on a cold night."
] | D | MMLU_train | |
What man-made substance tends to break down ozone in the stratosphere? | [
"plastic",
"steel",
"cfcs",
"gasoline"
] | C | CFCs break down ozone in the stratosphere. | SCiQ_train |
Which number is likely an inherited characteristic of a human? | [
"5 favorite shirts",
"5'10",
"10 dogs",
"15 friends"
] | B | MMLU_train | |
An office supply store stocks three sizes of notebooks, each in five colors: blue, green, yellow, red, or pink. The store packs the notebooks in packages that contain either 3 notebooks of the same size and the same color or 3 notebooks of the same size and of 3 different colors. If the order in which the colors are pa... | [
"30",
"42",
"45",
"60"
] | C | First let's consider the small notebooks.
There are 5 ways to choose 3 notebooks of the same color.
The number of ways to choose 3 notebooks with different colors is 5C3=10.
There are 15 different packages we can make with the small notebooks.
We can use the same process to find 15 different packages with medium and la... | AquaRat_train |
GUATEMALA CITY(Reuters)---- A fish that lives in mangrove swamps across the Americas can live out of water for months at a time, similar to how animals adapted to land millions of years ago, a new study shows. The Mangrove Rivulus, a type of small killifish, lives in small pools of water in a certain type of empty nut ... | [
"Patricia Wright.",
"Researchers in Guatemala.",
"Scientists from Belize.",
"Scott Taylor."
] | D | MMLU_train | |
Olfaction refers to which of the five senses? | [
"touch",
"smell",
"sight",
"taste"
] | B | Olfaction is not the pre-eminent sense, but its loss can be quite detrimental. The enjoyment of food is largely based on our sense of smell. Anosmia means that food will not seem to have the same taste, though the gustatory sense is intact, and food will often be described as being bland. However, the taste of food can... | SCiQ_train |
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