Assessment Test 46

From the start of 2013 to the end of 2014, what percentage of  London births were from Outer London?

In the United Kingdom, if a family was calculated as 4 humans,  what was the ratio of cats per family? 

From 2017 to 2050, what was the percentage increase in  Russia’s GDP? 

What is the difference between China’s annual population  increase of 2005-10 and 2016-17 (millions)? 

If Product Alpha was 60% more expensive than Product Beta’s  £10 price-tag, how much more money did Product Alpha make  in the 2nd quarter of 2017? 

What was the approximate turnover of Downshire Foods in  2010 (in £millions)?

What is the ratio of Male Sergeants to Female Sergeants  across all Forces? 

What was the percentage change in Mango Price from July  2011 to August 2011?

Of those that had Partial FDPs, what %age had implants (closest answer)?

What is the lowest total price Tailor will have to pay for a shed installation which will fit in his garden? 

Which set of symbols should replace the question marks?

The top set of six numbers has a relationship to the set of six numbers below. The two sets of six boxes on the left have
the same relationship as the two sets of six boxes on the right. Which set of numbers should therefore replace the question marks?

Which is the odd one out? 

Which two squares are missing?

Which is the odd one out? 

Which is the missing section? 

Which is the missing section? 

Which is the missing section? 

Which does not belong in this sequence? 

A large volume of water is gushing through a pipe which narrows at the outlet. At which point, A, B, C or D will the water flow fastest?

“The happy planet index is an index of human wellbeing and environmental impact that was introduced by the new economics foundation. The index is designed to challenge the well-established indices of countries’ development, such as gross domestic product, human development index, and quality of life index. Furthermore, it is believed that the notion of sustainable development requires a measure of environment costs in pursuing happiness and health. On this index Costa Rica was ranked the highest in HPI, and Zimbabwe was ranked the lowest in HPI.” 

Based on the passage, what indices does happy planet index not challenge?

“The effects of spaceflight on astronauts have been an important area of study since the start of manned spaceflight. The effects of weightlessness on the body are believed to be the key problem astronauts face in medium to long-term space missions. Short-term weightlessness can lead to motion sickness, lethargy, and nausea. Long-term weightlessness may lead to the loss of bone and muscle mass, disrupted vision and a weakened immune system. More research is necessary to limit the effects of weightlessness on astronauts if manned space flight is to continue.” 

Based on the passage above, what is a long-term effect of weightlessness?

“Is internet addiction a real medical disorder? Particularly in Asian countries, compulsive internet and online gaming use has become a serious issue, however, the American psychiatric association doesn’t acknowledge it as a real disorder. It was found that both South Korea and China had estimated internet addiction rates of thirty percent in their populations, and 1/8th of Americans affected by internet addiction. A range of treatments are available for the severely internet-addicted and South Korean video gaming companies have dedicated technological resources to promote healthy gaming behaviour. However, the American psychiatric association, the British psychological society and the world health organisation are still undecided as to whether internet addiction is classified as a genuine medical disorder.” 

Which one of the following organisations is not mentioned in the passage? 

“With increased demands on business executives to travel in the globalised economy, how do globe-trotting executives manager their travel demands? A highly invaluable resources tapped by senior executives is the use of one or more personal assistants. More than glorified receptionists, PA’s hold considerable power in the work place, deciding who gains access to their employer and when, being privy to highly sensitive information and maintaining order in the executives absence. Having this extra helping hand can allow executives to focus on the more important tasks and objectives, allowing them to save time, effort and improve efficiency.” 

Based on the passage above, which statement is definitely true?

“It was recently announced that the EU has launched a youth unemployment plan to tackle youth unemployment in the 27 EU member countries. This youth opportunities initiative promises to create 370,000 work placements across the EU. It proposed a youth guarantee to put young people in work, study or training within four months of leaving school. The commission states that youth unemployment costs around 20 billion euros per week or one percent of the entire EU’s economic output. However critics say that the initiative will not benefit the UK, suggesting that youth unemployment was a problem before the economic turmoil, and will not be solved by reallocating funds.”

Based on the passage, how much does youth unemployment cost the EU?

“On the city liveability scale, the city of Melbourne Australia has overtaken the Canadian city of Vancouver as the world most liveable city. Melbourne’s score of 97.5% is just 2.5% away from a perfect score, only losing points for climate, culture and petty crime. Other Australian cities included in the index are the city of Sydney which was ranked seventh and the city Adelaide, which was ranked fifth. However the city of London, due to the recent riots in 2011, as dropped 2 places to 55th in the ranking.” 

Based on the passage, what are the rankings for Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide?

“After a ruling that entitled customer taking out credit cards and loans with payment protection (PPI) insurance to reclaim this PPI back in compensation, the financial ombudsman service is taking hundreds of claims a day. The main causes for this increase in claims are due to solicitor’s aggressively pursuing
compensation on behalf of their clients, and their no win-no fee policies and the large numbers of customers miss sold PPI; customers are making these claims in huge numbers. So far these claims have led to over £200 million in compensation payments. However it was noted that only 5 to 10 percent of all complaints ever make it to the ombudsman, say the service.” 

Based on the passage, what is not stated to be a reason for the increase in PPI compensation claims.

“The idea of growing a burger in a laboratory seems like farfetched science fiction, however recently this prospect has become closer to reality than ever before. Using synthetic meat made from a small amount of cells from a living animal and growing it into lumps of muscle tissue could provide numerous
ethical and economic benefits. For example killing animals for meat will no longer be required and without the need for livestock the environmental damage of keeping livestock can be avoided. Similarly growing meat will eventually become far cheaper than raising livestock, increasing profits and saving time.” 

Based on the passage above, what is not a stated benefit of synthetic meat?

“Health and safety at work has been seen as an issue of increasing importance during the 20th and 21st centuries. During the industrial revolution and the 18th and 19th centuries, limited union strength and a lack of regulation made workplaces extremely dangerous environments. Factories with newly designed equipment, with numerous unprotected moving parts could easily seriously injure or kill an employee. Without adequate legislation or union support, those injured in this way would often not be compensated. However as trade union membership grew both in size and influence, health and safety changes were implemented and ensured an improved working environment.” 

Based on the passage above, what is the stated reason for the increased emphasis on health and safety? 

“Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and patterns of heath-events, heath-characteristics and their causes or influence in well-defined populations. It is the cornerstone method of public health research and practice, and helps inform public decisions and evidence based medicine. The major areas of epidemiological study include disease etiology, outbreak investigation and disease surveillance. Other areas of study include bio monitoring, screening and comparisons of clinical trials. Epidemiology utilised many other scientific disciplines such as biology, biostatistics and social sciences.” 

Based on the passage, what is a major area of study in epidemiology?