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PLAB 1 questions are Single Best Answer (SBA) questions — each presenting a clinical scenario followed by five answer options, from which you must select the single best answer. The PLAB 1 exam contains 180 such questions, delivered over a 3-hour sitting.
Each PLAB 1 question is mapped to one of the 430 conditions or 217 patient presentations in the GMC's UKMLA Content Map. Questions test clinical knowledge across all major medical specialties, with a focus on diagnosis, investigations, and UK-specific management according to NICE guidelines.
Our PLAB 1 question bank contains over 1,178 SBA questions — more than six times the number in the real exam — giving you comprehensive coverage of every condition that could appear on your PLAB 1 exam day.
Our PLAB 1 question bank covers all 24 medical specialties tested in the exam. Here are examples of the clinical topics covered:
Plus 18 more specialties: Paediatrics, Surgery, Orthopaedics, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, ENT, Urology, Endocrinology, Haematology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, Infectious Diseases, Pharmacology, Ethics & Law, and more.
Every PLAB 1 question is tagged to a specific condition from the official GMC UKMLA Content Map. You can filter questions by condition, specialty, or difficulty to target your weakest areas.
Every PLAB 1 question includes a detailed explanation covering the correct diagnosis, why each wrong answer is incorrect, relevant investigations, management steps, and NICE guideline references.
Questions you answer incorrectly are automatically flagged and resurface at optimised intervals, using spaced repetition to ensure difficult PLAB 1 topics are retained in long-term memory.
Practise PLAB 1 questions under timed conditions to simulate the real exam pace of approximately 1 minute per question. Build the speed and accuracy needed to complete all 180 questions in 3 hours.
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All PLAB 1 questions are written in UK clinical English and reflect NHS management guidelines, drug names, and investigation pathways — exactly as tested in the real PLAB 1 exam.
The PLAB 1 exam contains 180 Single Best Answer (SBA) questions, delivered over a 3-hour sitting. Each question presents a clinical scenario with five answer options. Our question bank contains over 1,178 PLAB 1 practice questions — more than six times the number in the real exam.
PLAB 1 questions are all Single Best Answer (SBA) format. They test clinical knowledge across diagnosis, investigations, management, and prescribing. Questions are based on real clinical scenarios and reflect current UK NHS practice and NICE guidelines.
Yes. Our PLAB 1 question bank is continuously updated to reflect the latest NICE guidelines and GMC Content Map. New questions are added regularly to ensure comprehensive coverage of all conditions that may appear in the exam.
Most successful candidates recommend completing at least 1,000–1,500 PLAB 1 practice questions before the exam. With our bank of 1,178+ questions, you can achieve this target while ensuring full coverage of all 430 GMC conditions.
Yes. Our platform allows you to filter PLAB 1 practice questions by specialty, condition, difficulty level, and whether you have previously answered them incorrectly. This lets you target your revision precisely where you need it most.