PLAB 1 mock exam: the full 180 questions
180 questions · 3 hours · timed
The real format: 180 single-best-answer questions with five options in 3 hours, drawn from all ten areas the GMC reports PLAB 1 results in. You get your score, your percentage in every area and a review of every question with its answer, explanation and UK guidance source.
Before you start
- Every question is a short clinical scenario with five options and one best answer, as on PLAB 1. Answer by current UK practice. Each explanation says why the answer is best, why the most tempting option is not, and which UK guidance it follows.
- As on the paper, you can skip questions, go back, change answers and mark questions for review. The clock keeps running in background tabs and reloads; when time runs out, your answers are submitted. There is no calculator on PLAB 1, and none is needed here.
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Create a free account to start. Every drill includes one free attempt. A PLAB 1 pass unlocks both timed mock exams and unlimited drills in all ten areas.
Original practice questions written to the GMC’s MLA content map and current UK guidance. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by the General Medical Council (GMC).
Free PLAB 1 sample questions
Five questions in the mock’s format, with the answer, explanation and UK guidance source after each. No account needed.
A 33-year-old woman at 35 weeks' gestation presents with sudden constant abdominal pain after using cocaine. She has a small amount of dark vaginal bleeding. Pulse is 118/min and blood pressure 96/60 mmHg. The uterus is tense, tender and hard throughout, and the CTG shows a fetal heart rate of 90/min. What is the most likely diagnosis?