UCAT Decision Making Test #3

Question 1

Would society be safer if there were designated dog-walking areas where people may exercise their pets without risk to others?

From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.

Accepted Answer

Yes, it is preferable for dogs to be exercised in separate locations where they cannot scare people and leave waste that could hurt children when they live in towns.

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In contrast, any undeveloped property should be exploited to build new homes as towns and built-up areas are already overcrowded.

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Yes, it's crucial that dogs get the exercise they need, and ideally, they should be free to run off the leash without any restrictions.

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Dogs should be properly exercised, and ideally they should be permitted to run off the leash without any restrictions.

Question 2

Should squash be a sport at the Olympics?

From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.

Accepted Answer

Yes, squash is played in more than 185 countries and played by millions of people each week

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Yes, squash should be an Olympic sport if tennis is already one.

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No, squash is not a sport that millions of people like watching because the action moves too quickly.

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No, there are currently three racquet sports, so adding another wouldn't improve the Olympics in any way.

Question 3

In the second half of a game, a football coach intends to switch out one of his team's players. If Player A is changed, there is an 80% likelihood that the coach's team will score and a 70% chance that the opposition team will. If Player B is replaced, there is a 20% probability that the coach's team won't score and a 50% chance that the opposition team won't score.

Is Player A a superior replacement option when only the chances of the coach's team scoring and the opposition failing to score are taken into account?

Accepted Answer

No, if Player B is replaced, there is a 20% higher probability that the other team won't score.

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Yes, replacing Player A increases the likelihood of the coach's team scoring by 60%.

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Yes, replacing Player A increases the odds of the other team failing to score by 20%.

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No, if Player A is replaced, the coach's squad has a lesser chance of scoring.

Question 4

Should a maximum pay be set so that the highest-paid employees in an organization may not be paid more than 10 times what the lowest-paid receive in order to aid low-paid workers?

From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.

Accepted Answer

Yes, since if the highest-paid employees' salaries were capped at no more than 10 times the lower-paid employees' earnings, it would effectively represent a pay decrease for them.

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No, a maximum wage would harm the organization since it would indicate that there is no correlation between compensation and levels of productivity among the workforce; now, employees get paid what their job merits.

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Instead, the ceiling should be fifty times the lowest paid, not ten times, because a maximum wage would take away incentives for the highest paid to help the organization develop and flourish while doing little to help the low-paid.

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Yes, pay raises for top personnel would also have a knock-on effect, increasing wages for low-paid workers, as a maximum wage for the highest paid would enable an organization to manage expenditures.

Question 5

There are 16 green marbles, 23 red marbles, and a specific amount of blue marbles in a box. Mary requires two marbles in green. To guarantee that there are two green marbles, Mary must choose at least 38 marbles at random from the box.

In the box, how many blue marbles are there?

Accepted Answer

13

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8

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7

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9

Question 6

In the era of the internet, have print newspapers lost their value?
From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.

Accepted Answer

Yes, as a result of the internet's speedy accessibility to the most recent news.

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No, because a sizable portion of the older population continues to read print newspapers.

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No, since there are still concerns about the veracity of online news.

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Yes, because print newspapers provide the same information that online news sources do.

Question 7

Should interest rates paid to savers be set at 2% less than rates charged to borrowers, ethically speaking?
From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.

Accepted Answer

Yes, this would stop some lenders from charging borrowers immoral interest rates that are frequently ten to twenty times more than what savers earn.

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No, high interest rates will encourage many people to save their money rather than spend it. This will result in a decrease in demand, which will cause businesses to fail and employees to lose their employment.

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No, there isn't a moral or practical reason why there should be any connection between savers and borrowers as they typically aren't the same people.

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Yes, because savers depend on their assets to provide a steady source of income for themselves, they should always earn good interest rates.

Question 8

Ben's dice are skewed. The likelihood that the dice he throws will land on a six is q.
He rolls the dice ten times and comes up with ten sixes.

Will there still be a q in the likelihood that the dice will land on a six on the eleventh throw?

Accepted Answer

Yes, as the results of the earlier throws have no bearing on the outcome of the eleventh throw.

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Yes, as long as q is higher than 50% to increase the likelihood of a six.

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No, because q should be the percentage of times the coin should land on a six by the eleventh throw.

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No, because the odds against a six are increased if q is less than half.

Question 9

Jack is engaged in a dice game. The numbers on Dice A are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8. Dice B shows 2, 6, 3, 5, 7, and 9. Any of the ensuing games can be chosen by a player.
Game 1: Roll both dice, and if they both produce even numbers, you win.
Game 2: Roll both dice, and if they both produce odd numbers, you win.

A higher possibility of winning the game exists for the player who chooses Game 1.

Accepted Answer

No, a person has the same chance of winning irrespective of the game they select

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Yes, both dice are more likely to show even numbers than odd numbers.

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Yes, there are more even numbers on Dice A than odd numbers.

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No, the person who selects Game 2 has a higher chance of winning.

Question 10

Football is being played in the garden by W, X, Y, and Z. One of them unintentionally cracks a window.

W declares, "It was X."
It was Y, X claims.
"It wasn't me," Y asserts.
Z declares, "It wasn't me."

Who OFFICIALLY LIES?

Accepted Answer

X is lying

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Z is lying

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W is lying

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Y is lying