General Science and Ability Past Paper 2014

Short answers rule the General Science and Ability past paper 2014. Q.3 fires five quick phenomena at two marks each: why we bring our hands close to the mouth while shouting, why we lean forward on a hill, why a pool looks shallower than it is, and why Australians celebrate Christmas in summer. Q.6 explains why we see the bat strike before we hear it and why a steel ship floats. Other questions differentiate hypoglycemia from hyperglycemia and smog from smoke, explain radar and the microwave oven, and test the functions of the kidneys, the thyroid gland, and the pituitary gland.

What this paper contains

  • This file carries Part-II (the descriptive part) of the paper.
  • Part-II — attempt five of the eight questions (Q.2–Q.9); each question carries 10 marks (Part-I holds 50 MCQs)
  • Q.2 — Contributions of Muslim scientists to astronomy, algebra and trigonometry
  • Q.3 — Five brief answers on everyday phenomena (2 marks each)
  • Q.4 — Differentiate: hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, renewable and non-renewable energy, lava and magma, mist and fog, lunar and solar eclipses
  • Q.5 — Working principle of radar and the microwave oven
  • Q.6–Q.7 — Explanations of everyday phenomena; short notes on fertilizer effects and global warming
  • Q.8–Q.9 — Differentiate: smog and smoke, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, blood pressure types, infection and allergy, conductors and insulators; functions of kidneys, lymphatic system, thyroid and pituitary glands
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