MDCAT 2016
216 questions, every answer verified. Free to try.
ℹ️ 216 of 220 questions available. Q10, Q31 and Q103 are missing from every copy of this paper we found, and Q220 is blacked out in the source, so they are left out rather than guessed at.
When the official key is wrong, we say so.
Every answer here is checked against the official key published for that paper. Where the key and the subject disagree — and on some papers that happens dozens of times — we mark the answer the science supports, and the explanation on that question says plainly that we have departed from the key and why. One paper's published key turned out to belong to a different paper code entirely.
Where a question cannot be resolved at all — an unreadable scan, a missing diagram, an option the original paper never printed — we switch it off rather than guess, and the paper's own note tells you how many are missing and which. That is why a paper can read 218 of 220 instead of a tidy 100%: the number is the truth about the paper, not a target.
What the MDCAT 2016 paper tested
The 2016 paper had 216 questions across 4 subjects. Biology was the largest section, with 87 questions over 16 topics. The most-tested topics in each subject are below. Each one links to its syllabus page, with the subtopics and more past-paper questions.
Biology · 87 Qs
Chemistry · 58 Qs
Physics · 42 Qs
English · 29 Qs
Sample questions from MDCAT 2016
Three questions from the 2016 paper. Try each before opening the answer, then sit the full paper above for a score.
- Q1 · MDCAT 2016 · Electromagnetism
The continuous spectrum of X-ray is formed due to:
- A.Characteristics of X-rays
- B.Bremsstrahlung X-ray
- C.Soft X-ray
- D.Hard X-ray
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Answer: B. Bremsstrahlung X-ray — The continuous X-ray spectrum comes from electrons decelerating suddenly as they strike the target — this braking radiation is called Bremsstrahlung.
- Q2 · MDCAT 2016 · Chemical Bonding
In the formation of Zwitter ion which one of the following donates the proton?
- A.COOH
- B.NH2
- C.CH2COO⁻
- D.OH⁻
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Answer: A. COOH — In Zwitterion formation, the acidic –COOH group donates its proton to the basic –NH2 group.
- Q3 · MDCAT 2016 · Formal and Lexical Aspect of Language
International rules __________ the number of foreign entrants.
- A.Hoodwink
- B.Stipulate
- C.Fabricate
- D.Traverse
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Answer: B. Stipulate — 'Stipulate' means to specify or lay down as a requirement — exactly what rules do regarding entrant numbers.