MDCAT 2022

MDCAT 2022 Past Paper with Answers (All Subjects)

956 MCQs from MDCAT 2022 in our bank, each with its correct answer and a solution. This is a recall-based collection gathered from students and past-paper books, not the complete official paper.

MDCAT 2022 by subject

English

1.I like this shirt a lot, but the _______ are too short. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Buttons
  2. Heels
  3. Collars
  4. Sleeves
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Correct answer: (d) Sleeves

The parts of a shirt that cover the arms are its sleeves.

2.You have to make sure the knife is ____ before you cut the vegetables. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Flat
  2. Sharp
  3. Sliced
  4. Thick
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Correct answer: (b) Sharp

A knife for cutting must be sharp.

3.The train was so ____ that we could not get into it. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Crowded
  2. Deep
  3. Thick
  4. Rushed
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Correct answer: (a) Crowded

A train too full to board is crowded.

4.We have a ____ climate so the summers are not very hot. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Bright
  2. Fair
  3. High
  4. Mild
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Correct answer: (d) Mild

A climate that is neither hot nor cold is mild.

5.Give her a break. It was not her _______ that the bus arrived late. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Blame
  2. Error
  3. Crime
  4. Fault
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Correct answer: (d) Fault

It was not her fault: the blame did not lie with her.

6.I don’t like doing _______, especially mopping the floor. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Homework
  2. House chores
  3. House job
  4. Jobs
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Correct answer: (b) House chores

Mopping the floor is one of the house chores.

7.When we were in Singapore last year, we __________ at a beautiful resort near an Island. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Stayed
  2. Stopped
  3. Lived
  4. Left
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Correct answer: (a) Stayed

One stays at a hotel or resort.

8.The ice is very ______ so do not walk on it, or you will fall into it. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. High
  2. Low
  3. Thick
  4. Thin
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Correct answer: (d) Thin

Ice too thin to bear a weight is what gives way.

9.I must book the ____ for our tennis game on Sunday. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. field
  2. court
  3. green
  4. team
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Correct answer: (b) court

Tennis is played on a court.

10.The ___ climbed up the tree and hid Inside the branches. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. deer
  2. rabbit
  3. squirrel
  4. tortoise
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Correct answer: (c) squirrel

A squirrel climbs and hides in the branches.

11.Can you please ___ your name at the bottom of the contract? (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. cross
  2. answer
  3. sign
  4. lay
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Correct answer: (c) sign

One signs a contract at the bottom.

12.Ali sent his mother a _ _ _ of flowers for her birthday. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. bar
  2. bouquet
  3. pack
  4. packet
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Correct answer: (b) bouquet

Flowers are sent as a bouquet.

13.He is appreciated for being ambidextrous. The underlined word means: (NUMS MDCAT 2022)

  1. Active and skillful
  2. Uses skills and wisdom
  3. Uses both hands for same skills
  4. Remains to the point
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Correct answer: (c) Uses both hands for same skills

Ambidextrous means able to use either hand equally well.

14.He visited the ghettos for the first time. The underlined word means: (NUMS MDCAT 2022)

  1. Clean area
  2. Under privileged area
  3. Privileged area
  4. Modernly constructed
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Correct answer: (b) Under privileged area

A ghetto is a poor, crowded quarter of a city.

15.My friend has a fine ______ of old stamps. (NUMS MDCAT 2022)

  1. Group
  2. Bridge
  3. Band
  4. Collection
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Correct answer: (d) Collection

Stamps gathered together make a collection.

16.What is a synonym of the word ‘pedestrian’? (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Pavement
  2. Passerby
  3. Precinct
  4. Person
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Correct answer: (b) Passerby

A pedestrian is one who goes on foot, that is a passer-by.

17.The market is nearer to them than _____. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. We
  2. Ourself
  3. Us
  4. Ourselves
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Correct answer: (c) Us

After than the pronoun stands as the object of the comparison here, so us is used.

18.The man _____ wallet was stolen, called the police. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Who
  2. Whose
  3. Whom
  4. Which
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Correct answer: (b) Whose

Whose is the possessive relative, and the wallet belongs to the man.

19.Identify the errors and choose the correct option: There's mr. Hashim whom they say is the best portrait painter in the town (NUMS MDCAT 2022)

  1. There's mr. Hashim whom they say is the best portrait painter in the town.
  2. There's Mr. Hashim who they say is the best portrait painter in the town.
  3. Theres' Mr. Hashim which they say is the portrait painter in the town.
  4. There's Mr. Hashim who they say is best portrait painter in the town.
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Correct answer: (b) There's Mr. Hashim who they say is the best portrait painter in the town.

The relative is the subject of is, so it takes who, and the name is capitalized.

20.Choose the sentence in the future tense: (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. He went to school yesterday
  2. He loves apples
  3. I will go to the market
  4. He is fighting with John
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Correct answer: (c) I will go to the market

Only will go refers to time still to come.

21.Which one is not a past tense sentence? (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. She finished all the exercices
  2. Dr Smith healed the patient
  3. Michael studied hard all year
  4. He will have eaten lunch
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Correct answer: (d) He will have eaten lunch

Will have eaten is future perfect; the other three are simple past.

22.There will be a rush for the seats when the train _______. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Will arrive
  2. Arrived
  3. Is arriving
  4. Arrives
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Correct answer: (d) Arrives

A clause of time about the future takes the present tense.

23.I am going to the U.S.A next year. Which type of tense is it? (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Present
  2. Past
  3. Future
  4. Interrogative
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Correct answer: (c) Future

Going to with next year points to time still to come.

24.When I was young,I______ (use) play cricket a lot. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Use
  2. Used
  3. Used to
  4. Use to
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Correct answer: (c) Used to

A past habit takes used to with the plain form of the verb.

25.Choose the present tense. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. They lived happily
  2. They live happily
  3. They will live happily
  4. They had lived happily
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Correct answer: (b) They live happily

They live is the simple present.

26.One day people ______ to Moon (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Travel
  2. Travelled
  3. Will travel
  4. Were travelling
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Correct answer: (c) Will travel

One day points to time still to come, so the verb is will travel.

27.He often _ _ _ to school on time. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. will go
  2. goes
  3. will be going
  4. have gone
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Correct answer: (b) goes

Often marks a habit, which takes the simple present.

28.Which sentence is correct? (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. If it had not been this sort of a school, I would probably not have gotten into this university.
  2. If it had not been this sort of school, I would probably not have gotten into this university.
  3. If it had not been this sort of a school, I will probably not have gotten in this university
  4. If it have not been this sort of a school, i will probably not have gotten in this university.
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Correct answer: (b) If it had not been this sort of school, I would probably not have gotten into this university.

Sort of takes no article after it, and the third conditional pairs had been with would have gotten.

29.I _ _ _ to quit my job and have planned to apply for another one. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. decided
  2. have decided
  3. had decided
  4. was decided
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Correct answer: (b) have decided

The decision still stands, so the present perfect is right.

30.Children always ______ the truth. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. are speaking
  2. speak
  3. will speak
  4. spoke
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Correct answer: (b) speak

Always marks a habit, which takes the simple present.

31.We will go to Dubai. Which tense is used here? (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Present
  2. Past
  3. Future
  4. Past Perfect
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Correct answer: (c) Future

Will go points to time still to come.

32.Which one is future tense? (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. They are going to the market.
  2. I will play football.
  3. We watched a movie yesterday.
  4. He has done his work.
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Correct answer: (b) I will play football.

I will play football is the simple future.

33.I_____ to learn a lot of new words within one month. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. am going
  2. will
  3. about
  4. can be
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Correct answer: (a) am going

Am going to expresses an intention already formed.

34.The head master ______ to speak to you. (NUMS MDCAT 2022)

  1. Wants
  2. is wanting
  3. was wanting
  4. Want
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Correct answer: (a) Wants

Want is a state verb and is not used in the continuous.

35.The plane will stay on the runway ____ five minutes. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. For
  2. In
  3. Below
  4. On
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Correct answer: (a) For

A length of time takes for.

36.I’ll show you a picture ____ the palace. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. off
  2. of
  3. in
  4. at
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Correct answer: (b) of

A picture of something.

37.What are you doing ____ the afternoon? (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. with
  2. in
  3. during
  4. around
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Correct answer: (b) in

Parts of the day take in: in the afternoon.

38.Are the boys still swimming ____ the pool? (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. into
  2. in
  3. on
  4. at
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Correct answer: (b) in

Something inside a pool is in it.

39.He started learning Engllsh ______ 2005 (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. In
  2. On
  3. At
  4. Through
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Correct answer: (a) In

A year takes in.

40.You have to wait. He’ll be with you ____ a minute. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. In
  2. On
  3. At
  4. Of
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Correct answer: (a) In

A period after which something will happen takes in.

41.Choose the sentence with the correct preposition (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. He was accused of theft
  2. He was accused from theft
  3. He was accused off theft
  4. He was accused with theft
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Correct answer: (a) He was accused of theft

One is accused of an offence.

42.I woke up ____ five o’clock ____ the morning. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. for … in
  2. at.. in
  3. In … at
  4. at .. for
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Correct answer: (b) at.. in

A clock time takes at and a part of the day takes in.

43.The weather is pleasant here_____the spring. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. above
  2. around
  3. in
  4. on
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Correct answer: (c) in

Seasons take in.

44.Take your warm jacket with you ____ it gets breezy. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Although
  2. In case
  3. Rather
  4. Until
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Correct answer: (b) In case

In case introduces a precaution against something that may happen.

45.The applicants had some questions during the interview? (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Grammar
  2. Capatalization
  3. Spelling
  4. Punctuation
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Correct answer: (d) Punctuation

It is a statement, so it should end with a full stop, not a question mark.

46.Choose the correct option: He had no worries his pension was adequate and there was a little money saved up besides. (NUMS MDCAT 2022)

  1. He had no worries his pension was adequate and there was a little money saved up besides.
  2. He had no worries, his pension was adequate and there was a little money saved up besides.
  3. He had no worries; his pension was adequate, and there was a little money saved up besides.
  4. He had no worries; his pension was adequate and there was a little money saved up besides.
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Correct answer: (d) He had no worries; his pension was adequate and there was a little money saved up besides.

A semicolon separates the two independent statements, and no comma is needed before and here.

47.Identify the errors and choose the correct option. The english man thinks that he and his country are the best. (NUMS MDCAT 2022)

  1. The english man thinks that he and his country are the best.
  2. The English man think that he and his country are the best.
  3. The English man thinks that he and his country are the best
  4. The English man think that he and his country are best.
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Correct answer: (c) The English man thinks that he and his country are the best

English is a proper adjective and takes a capital, and the singular subject takes thinks.

48.He made ____ a story when he was late for the first class, but the teacher didn’t believe him. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. On
  2. Up
  3. Off
  4. Under
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Correct answer: (b) Up

To make up a story is to invent it.

49.The plane wasn’t allowed to take ____ because of bad weather conditions. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. On
  2. Up
  3. Off
  4. To
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Correct answer: (c) Off

An aircraft takes off.

50.Which one is correct? (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. I'm just passing away, Ali. Thought I might run into Ahmed here.
  2. I'm just passing through, Ali. Thought I might run into Ahmed here.
  3. l'm just passing on, Ali. Thought I might run Into Ahmed here.
  4. I'm just passing along, Ali. Thought I might run into Ahmed here.
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Correct answer: (b) I'm just passing through, Ali. Thought I might run into Ahmed here.

To be passing through is to be going by on the way somewhere else.

51.Do you know how__ it is from Faisalabad to Islamabad? It’s 470 km. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Many
  2. Much
  3. Far
  4. Often
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Correct answer: (c) Far

Distance is asked after with how far.

52.We need to find ____ method to solve this problem. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Other
  2. Another
  3. Others
  4. The other
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Correct answer: (b) Another

Another is one more of the same kind, and method is singular.

53.They had to put _ _ _ _ the meeting when the general director didn’t turn _ _ _ _ . (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. on, off
  2. up, off
  3. off, on
  4. off, up
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Correct answer: (d) off, up

To put off is to postpone, and to turn up is to arrive.

54.A white ball ______ for the first time in the 1992 Cricket World Cup. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Used
  2. Was used
  3. Had used
  4. Has been used
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Correct answer: (b) Was used

The ball was used, so the verb is passive in the simple past.

55.She said that she was happy. Which type of narration is used here? (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Indirect
  2. Direct
  3. Simple
  4. Complex
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Correct answer: (a) Indirect

The words are reported rather than quoted, so the narration is indirect.

56.Adil insisted we all go out for _____ cup of coffee. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article
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Correct answer: (a) a

A cup begins with a consonant sound, so it takes a.

57.We are still a long way from ____ home. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article
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Correct answer: (d) no article

Home in this sense takes no article.

58.The earth _____ to be moving. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Seem
  2. Seemed
  3. Seeming
  4. Seems
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Correct answer: (d) Seems

The earth is singular, so the verb takes its s.

59.A full description of car accidents ______ reported. (NUMS MDCAT 2022)

  1. Are
  2. Have been
  3. Was
  4. Were
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Correct answer: (c) Was

The subject is description, which is singular.

60.Choose the correct option: (NUMS MDCAT 2022)

  1. Every one of the prisons are full.
  2. Every one of the prisons had full.
  3. Every one of the prisons have full.
  4. Every one of the prisons is full.
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Correct answer: (d) Every one of the prisons is full.

Every one is singular, so the verb is is however many prisons follow.

61.Knowledge and wisdom _____ no time for connection. (NUMS MDCAT 2022)

  1. Has
  2. Have
  3. Had
  4. Are
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Correct answer: (b) Have

Two nouns joined by and make a plural subject.

62.Each of three boys _____ to ride. (NUMS MDCAT 2022)

  1. Loves
  2. Love
  3. Are loving
  4. Have loved
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Correct answer: (a) Loves

Each is singular, so the verb takes its s.

63.Choose the correct spelling of the word: (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Annehilate
  2. Anihilate
  3. Annihilate
  4. Anehilate
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Correct answer: (c) Annihilate

It is spelt annihilate.

64.Find the correctly spelt word: (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Sovereign
  2. Soveregn
  3. Soverean
  4. Soverein
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Correct answer: (a) Sovereign

It is spelt sovereign.

65.Choose the word wrongly spelt. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Semester
  2. Senesent
  3. Sensory
  4. Salacious
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Correct answer: (b) Senesent

The word is spelt senescent.

Logical Reasoning

66.Choose the word which is always associated with Electrical Energy. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Light
  2. Cars
  3. Power
  4. Water
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Correct answer: (a) Light

Electrical energy is what a lamp turns into light; the others are not tied to it.

67.An autograph can not exist without? (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Singer
  2. Actor
  3. Player
  4. Pen
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Correct answer: (d) Pen

An autograph is a signature, and it cannot be written without something to write with.

68.“Pick the word which is always associated with books: (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Pages
  2. Learning
  3. Pictures
  4. Eraser
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Correct answer: (b) Learning

A book may or may not have pictures, but it is always for learning.

69.Statement: It is reported that though Vitamin E present in fresh fruits and vegetables is beneficial for the human body, capsules of Vitamin E do not have the same effect on the human body. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Only I follows
  2. Only II follows
  3. Both follow
  4. .Neither statement follows
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Correct answer: (b) Only II follows

The statement bears only on the difference between the two forms of the vitamin.

70.Statement (A) The Government has imported large quantities of sugar as per trade agreements with other countries. Statement (B) The prices of sugar in the domestic market have fallen sharply in recent months. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Statement A is the cause and statement B Is its effect.
  2. Statement B is the cause and statement A is its effect
  3. Both statements are independent causes.
  4. Both statements are effects of independent causes.
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Correct answer: (a) Statement A is the cause and statement B Is its effect.

The imports came first and increased supply, so they are the cause of the fall in price.

71.I. Car manufacturing companies have recently increased the prices of mid-sized cars. II.The Government recently increased the duty on mid-sized cars. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
  2. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
  3. Both the statements I and II are independent
  4. Both the statements I and 11 are effects of so
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Correct answer: (b) Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect

The duty was raised first and adds to the cost, so it is the cause of the price rise.

72.I. Two fighter jets from the air force malfunctioned mid-air after taking off from the air force base. II. One of the flying officers ejected whereas the other one died on spot. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
  2. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
  3. c) Both statements I and II are independent causes
  4. Both statements I and 11 are the effects of in
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Correct answer: (a) Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

The malfunction came first and caused the crash, so it is the cause.

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