Section I

Question 1 has two parts with a total of 20 items. In both parts, you are given a passage with
numbered gaps. For each numbered gap, choose the best answer A, B, C, or D from the choices
given. In the test itself you must remember to record your answers on the Answer sheet provided.
Here is an example of the type of passage you will find in both parts of Question 1:
Q.1. (Total 20 Marks)
1. A. was lacked
B. is lacking
This section has two reading passages. Each C. lacks
passage is followed by ten multiple choice D. has been lacking
questions.
Answer: B
Read the following passage carefully. For each
numbered gap in the text choose the best answer 2. A. even as those who are
from the possible choices (A, B, C, or D) given. B. even though the schools are
Remember to record your answers on the C. even they are
Answer sheet provided. Do NOT write in D. even if they are
this booklet.
Answer: D
Passage
3. A. a widespread presence
Public and Private Primary Education in B. an unrealistic alternative
Pakistan C. realistic enigmas
D. a sadly restricted option
A recent World Bank report calls for a re-
evaluation of education polices in the context of Answer: A
a dramatic increase in the number of private
schools in primary education in Pakistan. The 4. A. to invest
report says that the quality of education at public B. to invest for
schools …..(1)……., and children at private C. for investing in
schools score significantly higher than those at D. by the investment of
public schools, …….(2)……… from the same
village. Answer: C

The World Bank report presents facts and

figures from a comprehensive survey of public
and private schools in 112 villages in Pakistan,
and lays out important policy options to
facilitate evidence-based policy making.

For-profit private schools have become

…..(3).….. in both urban and rural areas and
they provide parents with an alternative option
……(4)……. their children's education, the
report says.

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Question 2 asks you to skim and scan the following information to find the answers to the questions
below. Here is an example:

Q.2. (10 Marks)

You are advised to read all the questions below BEFORE searching for the answers in the passages
which follow. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each question. Remember to record your
answers on the Answer sheet provided. Do NOT write in this booklet.

5. The land border between 6. Life expectancy for men in

Malaysia and Brunei extends for: Malaysia is

A. 2, 699 km. A. just under 70 years

B. 2, 607 km. B. just over 70 years
C. 381 km. C. 76.5 years
D. 506 km. D. Less than 65 years
Answer: C Answer: A

Geography of Malaysia
Location: South-eastern Asia, peninsula and northern one-third of the island of Borneo,
bordering Indonesia and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam
Coordinates: 2 30 N, 112 30 E
Area: total: 329,750 sq km
water: 1,200 sq km
land: 328,550 sq km
Area comparative: slightly larger than New Mexico
Land boundaries: total: 2,669 km
border countries: Brunei 381 km, Indonesia 1,782 km, Thailand 506 km
Coastline: 4,675 km (Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km)
Maritime claims: continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation; specified
boundary in the South China Sea
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Climate: tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to
February) monsoons
Terrain: coastal plains rising to hills and mountains
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Gunung Kinabalu 4,100 m
Natural resources: tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite
Natural hazards: flooding, landslides, forest fires
Environment current air pollution from industrial and vehicular emissions; water pollution from raw
issues: sewage; deforestation; smoke/haze from Indonesian forest fires
Geography - note: strategic location along Strait of Malacca and southern South China Sea

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 Population of Malaysia

Population: 25,274,132 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 32.6% (male 4,093,859/female 3,862,730)
15-64 years: 62.6% (male 7,660,680/female 7,613,537)
65 years and over: 4.7% (male 509,260/female 645,792)
Median age: 24.1 years
Growth rate: 1.78%
Infant mortality: 17.16 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.5 years
male: 69.8 years
female: 75.38 years
Fertility rate: 3.04 children born/woman
Nationality: noun: Malaysian(s)
adjective: Malaysian
Ethnic groups: Malay 50.4%, Chinese 23.7%, Indigenous 11%, Indian 7.1%, others 7.8%
Religions: Muslim, Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu, Christian, Sikh; note - in
addition, Shamanism is practiced in East Malaysia
Languages: Bahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin,
Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi,
Thai; note - in addition, in East Malaysia several indigenous languages are
spoken, the largest are Iban and Kadazan
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.9%
male: 92.4%
female: 85.4%

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 THE AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY

SAMPLE AKU TEST PAPER 2014

MBBS

Section II

Science and Mathematics

Time allowed: 2 hours and 15 minutes

Candidate’s Name: ______________________________________________________

Application No: ______________________________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS

Please read the following instructions carefully.

1. Make sure that you write your name and application number in the space above and on
the given answer sheet.

2. Mark ONLY ONE answer to each question. No credit will be given for multiple answers.

3. If you change an answer, be sure that you completely erase the old answer before marking
your new answer.

4. There will be 120 questions in five sub-sections:

Biology (20 MCQs),
Chemistry (20 MCQs),
Physics (20 MCQs),
Science Reasoning (30 MCQs),
Mathematics Reasoning (30 MCQs).

5. Attempt all questions.

6. Questions can be attempted in any order.

7. In the Biology, Chemistry and Physics sub-section every wrong answer loses 0.25 marks.

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 Biology

1. Diagram 1 shows a plant and a human

exposed to intense sunlight.

Which pigment protects the parts L and M from

the effect of intense sunlight?

A. Chlorophyll a Answer: B
B. Chlorophyll b
C. Xanthophyll
D. Carotenoid
Answer: D

2. Diagram 2 represents a model of plasma

membrane. Which of the labelled parts is
hydrophobic in nature?

Answer: A
Answer: A

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 Physics Science Reasoning

Questions 7-8 refer to the following information:

5. The mass-energy equivalence equation is
A pantograph is a four-bar linkage mechanism
E = mc2. What is represented by the symbol
used for drawing. It consists of two long bars
c in this equation?
and two short bars pivoted to one another so
A. The critical angle that they can move freely in a plane. In the
version shown in Figure 1 below, the short
B. The speed of neutrons
C. The speed of light in vacuum bars are half the length of the long ones.
D. The specific heat capacity of the The point O is held fixed. There is a pointer
material at X and a pencil at Y. As the pointer at X is
traced over a shape, the pencil at Y draws the
shape enlarged by a factor of two.
Answer: C

6. A force of 20 N is applied to open the door.

What torque will be produced? 7.In Figure 1 if O and Q are both held fixed,
the point Y

A. cannot move.
B. can move on a circular path.
C. can move in a straight line.
D. can move freely.
Answer: B

For Question 8 select the answer from the

diagrams labelled A to D in Figure 2.

A. 10 Nm
B. 15
C. 20 Nm
D. 25 Nm

Answer: B The size of the drawing traced out by the

pencil depends upon the relative lengths of the
bars in the pantograph.

8.Which of the pantographs in Figure 2 will

produce the biggest enlargement of the original
shape?
Answer: D

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 Mathematics Reasoning

Question 9 refers to the following information:

9. A farmer sold apples, pears, and tomatoes by the kilogram for a total receipt of Rs. 480.00.
How many kilograms of apples did the farmer sell?
Which two of the following statements together provide sufficient information to answer
the question?
I. Apples and pears were each sold at Rs.0.50 per kilogram
II. A total of 780 kilograms of pears and tomatoes was sold.
III. The total receipt for apples was equal to the combined receipt for pears and tomatoes.

V. The total receipt for tomatoes was 3 times the total receipt for pears.

A. I and IV
B. II and IV
C. III and V
D. I and III
Answer: D
Question 10 asks you to compare two quantities with the help of the information given below.

Distribution of the monthly budget of Rs. 4,500 for Salim's family

Insurance
Others

Food

Savings

Rent and
Utilities
Not to scale
Entertainment

Quantity X: the monthly budget for food

Quantity Y: Rs. 1,000/-

10. Based on the above information, which of the following statements is correct for X and Y?

A. Quantity X is greater than Quantity Y.

B. Quantity Y is greater than Quantity X.
C. Quantities X and Y are equal.
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Answer: A

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