UCAT Decision Making Test #2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Should violating copyrights or patents—such as by copying a movie or drug—be treated as a civil wrong for which restitution must be made rather than a criminal offense punishable by a fine or jail time? <br> <br> From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.
- No, it is illegal to copy medications, music, or foods that have their own trademarks and protected recipes because the purchaser is not receiving the intended goods. However, you cannot imprison entire corporations.
- No, copying a patented design and producing or distributing copycat goods based on it without permission is theft, a felony that deceives consumers and denies the patent owners of revenue. (Correct answer)
- Yes, most violations are not harmful and no one is harmed, so it would be disproportionate to give the offenders a criminal record; at most, it is a civil violation that justifies paying compensation, but it should probably only result in a warning.
- Although it is unpleasant to neglect to pay fees to a copyright or patent owners whose work has been illegally included into a product, it is not as serious as committing a crime.
Correct answer: No, copying a patented design and producing or distributing copycat goods based on it without permission is theft, a felony that deceives consumers and denies the patent owners of revenue.
Explanation: <br> It acknowledges the effects of violating patents or copyrights on both the product's buyer and the copyright holder. The best argument is made by this one since it draws a comparison to theft, a crime.
Question 2: Six identical pairs of earrings, with the exception of color, are kept in a box by Dana. <br> There are three pairings of each color: red and blue. <br> In order to have at least one pair of red earrings and one pair of blue earrings, Diana must draw a predetermined number of earrings at random. <br> <br> Should Dana choose eight earrings at random to do this?
- If she gets eight pairs of earrings, she will have a 100% probability of selecting three pairs of red earrings and one set of blue earrings.
- No, there is a risk that she won't choose the same color for all eight pairs of earrings.
- She is allowed to purchase multiple pairs of each color, or three pairs of one color and one pair of a different color. (Correct answer)
- No, each time she picks, she has a 50% chance of choosing an earring of a specific color.
Correct answer: She is allowed to purchase multiple pairs of each color, or three pairs of one color and one pair of a different color.
Explanation: <br> She would have at least one pair of each color after drawing eight pairs of earrings. She will have at least one pair of red and one pair of blue earrings even if she draws all three pairs of the same color.
Question 3: Four secondary schools—K, L, M, and N—combine to form a youth orchestra with 39 players. <br> Each school sends the same number of boys and girls as there are students enrolled there to play in the orchestra. <br> School L's orchestra has 18 members, which is twice as many as schools K, M, and N each have, as well as three times as many as school L. <br> While M has an equal number of females and boys, and L has an equal number of boys, N has as many boys as K does. <br> Six N females are playing in the orchestra. <br> <br> Of the four secondary schools, how many are same-sex institutions?
- 1
- 2
- 3 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 3
Explanation: <br> According to the information provided, there are 18 students from school L, which means that there must be 9 students from school K (L is twice as big as K), 6 students from school M (L is three times as big as M), and 6 students from school N. (L is three time the size of N). <br> The orchestra contains six students from school N, indicating that all of the players are female students from N. <br> N has the same number of guys as K does of girls, hence there can be no girls in the orchestra at school K. <br> K and N must therefore be same-sex institutions.
Question 4: One US state's 150 aquariums contained 60 yellow crabs, 43 white dolphins, 81 starfish, 20 only starfish and white dolphins, 12 only white dolphins and yellow crabs, 9 only starfish and yellow crabs, and 7 all three. <br> <br> How many aquariums lacked all three of these?
- 20
- 22
- 21 (Correct answer)
- 35
Correct answer: 21
Explanation: <br> The Venn diagram's numbers add up to 129, meaning that all 150 aquariums had at least one of the three types of animals. As a result, 21 aquariums out of 150 had none.
Question 5: Employees in a resort management company are allotted a certain amount of vacation time each month. <br> The resort is open all year long. <br> Sandra, Myra, and Randy, who all work in the same department, are each given 4, 6, and 5 days of leave each month. The dates on which each employee must take time off vary. ,br> <br> Is there a chance of meeting all three employees on any given day during a month more than 50%?
- Yes, there is more than a 50% probability in all months.
- No, guests will only ever meet two employees on any given day of a month
- Yes, but only in months with 31 days. (Correct answer)
- No, the probability in most months is less than 50%.
Correct answer: Yes, but only in months with 31 days.
Explanation: <br> Only months with 31 days will have a greater than 50% chance of all three employees working on any given day since the total number of days in which any employee will be on leave is 4 + 6 + 5 = 15.
Question 6: The tune that Jayson hears on his music player is chosen at random. <br> Eight rock tunes, five classical songs, and two folk songs are all on the music player. <br> <br> If Jayson removes one song from his music player from each of the three genres, will he be more likely to listen to classical music?
- No, keeping one song from each genre does not change the likelihood of choosing a classical song. (Correct answer)
- Yes, when the number of songs reduces, the likelihood of listening to a song in a given genre rises.
- Yes, when there are less folk music and rock songs, the likelihood of choosing a classical tune is higher.
- No, as the number of songs reduces, the likelihood of choosing a classical tune also declines.
Correct answer: No, keeping one song from each genre does not change the likelihood of choosing a classical song.
The correct answer: <br> No, keeping one song from each genre does not change the likelihood of choosing a classical song.
UCAT Decision Making Test #2
Should violating copyrights or patents—such as by copying a movie or drug—be treated as a civil wrong for which restitution must be made rather than a criminal offense punishable by a fine or jail time?
From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.