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Like all Pancyprian access subjects it is marked on a 0–20 scale. There is no pass mark; the grade contributes to the access/ranking grade used for admission to public universities in Cyprus and Greece.

What is the 2026 exam fee?

EUR 25.00 per access subject (EUR 50.00 only for Practical Physical Performance Test code 032), payable by card in the official 2–17 April 2026 window, with exemptions for specified groups.

Who can sit this examination?

Final-year student or graduate of a Cyprus public secondary school (lyceum cycle), the English School Nicosia, a licensed private school, or an equivalent foreign upper-secondary school (with certification), within Examinations Service nationality/residence rules. Applications are electronic; un-promoted final-year students with 135+ absences are excluded.

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511

Official subject code for ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΥΛΙΚΩΝ ΚΟΜΜΩΤΙΚΗΣ Τ.Σ. (Π.Κ.) in the 2026 Pancyprian Access Examinations

Cyprus Examinations Service

2.5 hours

Official examination duration from the 2026 timetable (15 June 2026, 08:00–10:30)

Cyprus Examinations Service

EUR 25

2026 fee per access subject (not code 032)

Cyprus Examinations Service

0–20

Marking scale for each Pancyprian subject

Cyprus Examinations Service

8–26 June 2026

Examination period of the 2026 Pancyprian Access Examinations

Cyprus Examinations Service

100

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Free 100-question English-language MCQ study bank for Pancyprian Technical School Hairdressing Materials Technology (Practical Direction) (code 511). Official duration: 2.5 hours per the official 2026 timetable. Official fee: EUR 25.00 per access subject in 2026. This bank is a study aid, not an official translation or format simulation.

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1Which layer of the hair shaft is the outermost protective covering of overlapping scale-like cells?

A.Cuticle

B.Cortex

C.Medulla

D.Papilla

Explanation: The cuticle is the outermost layer of overlapping keratinised cells that protect the cortex, control shine, and influence how chemicals enter the fibre. Its integrity is a primary concern before any chemical service.

2Most of the hair’s tensile strength, elasticity and natural colour reside in which layer?

A.Cuticle

B.Cortex

C.Medulla

D.Sebaceous gland

Explanation: The cortex is packed with keratin macrofibrils and melanin granules. Chemical services that change shape or colour act primarily within this layer after the cuticle has been opened or softened.

3The loosely packed central core of some thicker hair shafts is called the:

A.Cuticle

B.Cortex

C.Medulla

D.Matrix

Explanation: The medulla is a soft, loosely organised central core found mainly in coarser hair. It contributes little to strength compared with the cortex.

4Hair protein is predominantly which structural protein?

A.Collagen

B.Elastin

C.Keratin

D.Myosin

Explanation: Hair is largely α-keratin organised into intermediate filaments. Understanding keratin chemistry underpins permanent waving, relaxing and oxidative colouring.

5Which bonds between cysteine residues give hair its durable shape and must be broken for a permanent wave or chemical relaxer?

A.Ionic (salt) bonds

B.Hydrogen bonds

C.Disulfide bonds

D.Van der Waals forces only

Explanation: Disulfide (–S–S–) bridges between cysteine side chains are covalent and hold the permanent shape of the cortex. Reducing agents in perm and relaxer products cleave them so a new shape can be set.

6Hydrogen bonds in hair are most characteristically broken by:

A.Ammonium thioglycolate alone

B.Water and heat during wet styling

C.Hydrogen peroxide neutraliser only

D.Ultraviolet light only

Explanation: Hydrogen bonds break when hair is wet or heated and reform as it cools and dries, which is why wet sets and thermal styling can temporarily reshape hair without a reducing agent.

7Natural hair colour is produced mainly by which pigment stored in the cortex?

A.Chlorophyll

B.Melanin

C.Haemoglobin

D.Carotene only

Explanation: Eumelanin and pheomelanin granules in the cortex determine natural hair colour. Bleaching oxidises these pigments to lighten the fibre.

8Healthy scalp skin typically has an acidic pH near which value, helping the acid mantle?

A.About 3.0

B.About 5.5

C.About 8.5

D.About 12.0

Explanation: Scalp skin is weakly acidic, commonly cited near pH 5.5. Many rinse-off products are formulated near this range to respect the acid mantle and help keep the cuticle relatively closed.

9Raising the pH of a chemical service mixture into the alkaline range mainly causes the cuticle to:

A.Close tightly and become more hydrophobic

B.Swell and lift, increasing permeability

C.Dissolve completely within seconds

D.Convert keratin into collagen

Explanation: Alkaline conditions cause the cuticle scales to swell and lift, allowing reducing agents, colour precursors or peroxide to reach the cortex. That is why ammonia or other alkalis appear in many permanent colour and perm systems.

10Porous, previously lightened hair typically absorbs chemical products:

A.More slowly and evenly than virgin hair

B.More rapidly and often unevenly

C.Not at all because the cuticle is sealed

D.Only at the root and never at the ends

Explanation: Chemical and mechanical damage raises porosity, so solutions enter faster—especially at porous mid-lengths and ends—risking over-processing if timing and formulation are not adjusted.

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