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Pwc Verbal Ability Test

Sample Test
Question Booklet

Instructions

This Numerical reasoning test comprises 5 questions, and you will have
7 minutes in which to correctly answer as many as you can.

Calculators are permitted for this test, and it is recommended you have some rough
paper to work on.

You will have to work quickly and accurately to perform well in this test. If you don't
know the answer to a question, leave it and come back to it if you have time.

You can submit your test at any time. If the time limit is up before you click
submit the test will automatically be submitted with the answers you have
selected. It is recommended to keep working until the time limit is up.

Try to find a time and place where you will not be interrupted during the test.
When you are ready, begin the test.

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The science of taxonomy, which classifies plants and animals into ordered system, has
undergone a revolution since the advent of DNA bar-coding in 2003. Whereas
taxonomists traditionally categorized species based on morphological features, DNA
bar-coding analyses a short genetic sequence from a standard part of the genome. In
most animal species, this is a base-pair region in the mitochondrial CO1 gene.

Not only is DNA bar-coding a fast, objective method of identifying plants and
animals, it can be used to identify damage samples as it only requires a small tissue
sample. DNA bar-coding can also identify immature species. Specialist labs can
generate a DNA bar-code in hours for less than US $5, a process that will become
even faster and cheaper once portable DNA bar-coding devices are available.

It is not just natural history collections that can benefit from this technology-there
are numerous potential practical applications to DNA bar-coding. It can protect
consumer by keeping protected fish and lumber off the market. Mosquito’s, of which
there are over 3,500 species, are responsible for up to a million human deaths
annually. Disease control experts can use DNA bar-coding to monitor new species.

This rapidly expanding field has attracted much criticism, not only from those who
see it as oversimplifying traditional taxonomy. Critics points to the fact that the
technology only identifies up to the species level. Furthermore, CO1 sequences do not
reliably identify newly evolved species. The bar-code of life initiative, an international
organization of researchers counter that the technology is a means of quick
identification for non-experts, as well as an additional tool for taxonomist.

QUESTION 1

Portable DNA identification devices are even faster and cheaper than specialist labs

A. True
B. False
C. Cannot tell

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QUESTION 2

DNA bar-coding was developed primarily for non-experts and is being used for a
variety of practical applications

A. True
B. False
C. Cannot tell

QUESTION 3

DNA bar- coding has revolutionized the field of taxonomy because it is a faster, more
accurate way of classify animal samples

A. True
B. False
C. Cannot tell

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Recent developments in technology and communication have opened up new

opportunities for those wishing to start a retail business. Selling online offers a
number of advantages, including reduced startup costs, the ability to work
from home, and low-cost advertising options such as optimising a site's
position on search engines or entering into an affiliate (commission-based
reseller) program.

Having created a business plan, the first step in setting up an online business is
to find a reliable website host and reserve a suitable domain name. There are
numerous practical factors to consider, including bandwidth and disk space
requirements, and establishing a sufficient level of security in processing
online payments from customers. Depending on what service or product is
being provided, the website need not be technically complex; however, for
maximum impact, it may be helpful to employ a professional web-designer.

QUESTION 4

Employing a professional web-designer will increase traffic to a business's

website.

True

False

Cannot say

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QUESTION 5

One of the practical factors to consider in setting up an online business is the

bandwidth requirements of the website.

True

False

Cannot say

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