HEC HAT - Medical (MS) MCQs 2026

Japan's average life expectancy has risen steadily since 1960 to the world's highest, even though heart disease rose with a more Western, fatty diet. Which best explains the rise

1. A Since 1960 the decline in illnesses that kill more Japanese than heart disease has exceeded the rise in heart disease ✓
2. B The average Westerner is still five times more likely than a Japanese person to develop heart disease ✓
3. C The Japanese diet has traditionally included many non-fatty foods thought to reduce heart disease ✓
4. D Westerners' life expectancy has risen more slowly since 1960 than before ✓

(log_a n)(log_n a)(log_m b)(log_b p)(log_p m) =

1. A 0 ✓
2. B 1 ✓
3. C log_b n ✓
4. D log_m n ✓

0.00345 written in scientific notation is

1. A 0.345 x 10^-2 ✓
2. B 3.45 x 10^-3 ✓
3. C 0.345 x 10^2 ✓
4. D 3.45 x 10^3 ✓

SMILE : FROWN ::

1. A blush : shy ✓
2. B grin : smile ✓
3. C laugh : cry ✓
4. D tear : eye ✓

Choose the word MOST NEARLY OPPOSITE: Please don't RAVE. Speak ______.

1. A calmly ✓
2. B clearly ✓
3. C fluently ✓
4. D loudly ✓

Choose the word MOST NEARLY OPPOSITE: Shakeel's attitude was so INSIPID. She didn't show any ______.

1. A courage ✓
2. B hope ✓
3. C liveliness ✓
4. D nervousness ✓

Choose the word MOST NEARLY SIMILAR: A SNAG is a/an ______.

1. A boring program ✓
2. B casual talk ✓
3. C foolish prank ✓
4. D unexpected difficulty ✓

Choose the word MOST NEARLY SIMILAR: If you BROACH a topic you ______ it.

1. A announce ✓
2. B discuss ✓
3. C like ✓
4. D reject ✓

Read: "The Dutch won independence with the aid of England, then quickly emerged as a major commercial and naval power that ungratefully challenged the supremacy of her former benefactor England." Once independent, the Dutch became the ______ of the English.

1. A benefactors ✓
2. B competitors ✓
3. C explorers ✓
4. D saviors ✓

The solution of the equation sqrt(3x - 2) - sqrt(x) = 2 is

1. A 1 ✓
2. B 3 ✓
3. C 7 ✓
4. D 9 ✓

If f(x) = x^4 - 3x^2 - x - 192, then f(-4) =

1. A 10 ✓
2. B 12 ✓
3. C 20 ✓
4. D 24 ✓

Evaluate: (2/5)^-3 x (2/5)^3 + (3/5)^5 x (3/5)^-5 =

1. A (6/5)^8 ✓
2. B 0 ✓
3. C 1 ✓
4. D 2 ✓

For subsets A and B of a universal set, (A U B) complement equals

1. A A intersect B ✓
2. B A complement U B complement ✓
3. C A U B ✓
4. D A complement intersect B complement ✓

The identity (a - b)c = ac - bc illustrates the ________ property.

1. A associative ✓
2. B commutative ✓
3. C distributive ✓
4. D identity ✓

Bats catch prey using echoes; it is claimed this efficiency is reduced by moths that can hear the bats' sounds. Which best supports this claim

1. A Moth species that can hear the bats' sounds are less likely to be caught than species that cannot ✓
2. B Moth species that cannot hear the bats' sounds are among the insects most likely to be caught ✓
3. C Moths that cannot hear the sounds live longer on average when no bats are present ✓
4. D When a moth changes speed or direction, the sound of its wing movements changes ✓

A senator says Jones is highly qualified because a Lawyers' Committee gave a unanimous "qualified" rating. Which is the best reason to dismiss that claim

1. A The committee gives "qualified" only to candidates meeting stringent experience and ethics standards ✓
2. B The committee does not advise the Senate on all judicial appointments ✓
3. C Several committee members are not themselves qualified to be judges ✓
4. D The committee gives "highly qualified" or "very highly qualified" to 95% of all candidates ✓

A project needs 150 workers for 40 days. After 16 days, 30 more workers join. The remaining work is completed in

1. A 10 days ✓
2. B 15 days ✓
3. C 20 days ✓
4. D 25 days ✓

The sum of the geometric progression 1, 3, 9, 27, ..., 729 is

1. A 899 ✓
2. B 980 ✓
3. C 1073 ✓
4. D 1093 ✓

The square root of 0.001369 is

1. A 0.031 ✓
2. B 0.033 ✓
3. C 0.037 ✓
4. D 0.37 ✓

A map of countries R, S, W, X, Y, Z is coloured so adjacent countries differ. Adjacencies: R, S, X, Y are each adjacent to W; X is adjacent to Y; R and S are each adjacent to Z. Which pair can be the same colour

1. A R and S ✓
2. B S and W ✓
3. C W and X ✓
4. D W and Y ✓

A map of countries R, S, W, X, Y, Z is coloured so adjacent countries differ. Adjacencies: R, S, X, Y are each adjacent to W; X is adjacent to Y; R and S are each adjacent to Z. Which pair must be different colours

1. A R and X ✓
2. B S and X ✓
3. C S and Z ✓
4. D X and Z ✓

The hardness of five minerals N, O, R, S, T is tested: a mineral is harder if it scratches another. Known: N scratches O; R scratches S; O does not scratch T. Which order from hardest to softest is possible if no two are equally hard

1. A N, R, T, S, O ✓
2. B N, T, S, O, R ✓
3. C R, N, O, S, T ✓
4. D R, O, S, T, N ✓

Theory: the early molten Earth, with most iron settled to its core, spun off surface fluid that later solidified into the Moon. If correct, this best supports the conclusion that

1. A Most of the fluid cast off from Earth dispersed into outer space ✓
2. B The Moon has proportionally less iron at its core than Earth does ✓
3. C The Moon is the only sizable body orbiting Earth ✓
4. D The Moon's surface solidified after Earth's surface did ✓

An argument says "between you and I" must be acceptable because Shakespeare used it in The Merchant of Venice. Which most seriously weakens this argument

1. A In his plays Shakespeare intentionally had some characters use phrases he considered ungrammatical ✓
2. B Many modern English speakers say both "between you and I" and "between you and me" ✓
3. C The more modern a phrase, the less likely grammarians accept it for formal use ✓
4. D The phrase "between you and I" appears infrequently in Shakespeare's writings ✓

CHEW : EAT ::

1. A inhale : exhale ✓
2. B sip : drink ✓
3. C sleep : dream ✓
4. D swallow : digest ✓

Choose the best standard English form: "If we ask, he might help us."

1. A If we ask, he might help us ✓
2. B If we are asking, he might help us ✓
3. C If we asked, he might help us ✓
4. D If we had asked, he might help us ✓

The strange incident was also covered ______ national TV.

1. A at ✓
2. B by ✓
3. C on ✓
4. D onto ✓

You shouldn't have a bath straight after ______ a meal.

1. A ate ✓
2. B eat ✓
3. C eaten ✓
4. D eating ✓

The hardness of five minerals N, O, R, S, T is tested: a mineral is harder if it scratches another. Known: N scratches O; R scratches S; O does not scratch T. If O scratches S, which must be true

1. A N is harder than R ✓
2. B N is harder than T ✓
3. C R is harder than T ✓
4. D T is harder than S ✓

The hardness of five minerals N, O, R, S, T is tested: a mineral is harder if it scratches another. Known: N scratches O; R scratches S; O does not scratch T. If S scratches T, any of these pairs could be equally hard EXCEPT

1. A N and R ✓
2. B N and S ✓
3. C N and T ✓
4. D R and T ✓