Only four per cent of British adults can get this puzzling GCSE question right – are you one of them?

THERE'S a lot of talk these days about teenagers' exams getting easier - but judging by this puzzler, we're not so sure.

Apparently, just four per cent of British adults can answer this baffling GCSE question correctly.

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The brainteaser, listed by the Oxford Open Learning Trust, appeared on an Environmental Science exam.

It read: “Which of the following cannot be produced by selective breeding?”

The possible answers are:

1. A more uniform crop
2. A higher yielding crop
3. A crop with a greater environmental tolerance
4. A crop with genes not present in its parents.

Any ideas?

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The right answer is actually the last one - did you get it?

More than 450 Brits have challenged themselves already with these tricky questions, all lifted from the latest GCSE exam papers.

This one, from a recent Citizenship and Health & Social Care test, could only be answered correctly by 29 per cent (less than a third) of those who attempted it.

It asked: "Which of the following rights is granted to people seeking asylum in the United Kingdom?"

1. To become a UK citizen straight away
2. To be given a job
3. To have the support of a lawyer
4. To get a decision on their asylum application within 28 days

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The correct answer is option 3; asylum applicants should find a lawyer to represent them straight away to help them during the asylum application process.

This Health and Social Care question also left 64 per cent of Brits scratching their heads: "Which of the following is a fine motor skill?"

1. Running
2. Writing
3. Skipping
4. Watching TV

The correct answer is two - writing. Fine motor skills generally refer to a person's control over the small movements of their hands and fingers.

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According to a survey of 1,000 Brits by Oxford Open Learning, the top five modern GCSE subjects people wish they could have taken are Computer Science (40 per cent), Law (24 per cent), Psychology (24 per cent), Business Studies (22 per cent) and Economics (21 per cent).

Interestingly, one in five (20 per cent) 18 to 24 year olds said they would have taken Food Preparation & Nutrition.

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Dr Nick Smith, courses director and founder of Oxford Open Learning Trust, said: “Modern GCSEs are great for teaching a more vocational set of skills, but core subjects are still extremely important to overall education and job prospects.

“It’s never too late to learn new skills or take another GCSE and our Would You Pass? quiz gives adults an idea of what some of the new modern GCSE exam questions are like.”

In August last year we reported how GCSE results day 2017 is set to change as ABC grades are replaced by scores from 9-1 in Maths and English.

Reckon you could pass your Maths GCSE now? Take our quiz to find out.