DHA Exam Family Medicine MCQs: Practice Questions With Explanations
Sample DHA licensing exam MCQs from Family Medicine — the single largest topic area in the DHA question bank — covering chronic disease, infectious disease and maternal-child care, each with the correct answer explained.
Family Medicine is the single largest topic area in HighYield's DHA question bank, and it's also the backbone of the general practitioner-level DHA licensing exam — the pathway most Pakistani doctors take when applying for a Dubai medical licence. Below is a sample set of Family Medicine MCQs in the same clinical-vignette style you'll see on exam day, organized by theme so you can spot your weak areas quickly.
Chronic Disease Management
1. A newly diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patient with no contraindications should be started on which first-line pharmacological agent?
- A) Insulin
- B) Sulfonylurea
- C) Metformin ✅
- D) DPP-4 inhibitor
2. According to WHO criteria, a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 kg/m² or above is classified as:
- A) Overweight
- B) Obesity ✅
- C) Morbid obesity
- D) Normal weight
Infectious Disease & Preventive Care
3. The most common causative organism of community-acquired pneumonia in adults is:
- A) Klebsiella pneumoniae
- B) Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- C) Streptococcus pneumoniae ✅
- D) Staphylococcus aureus
4. The most common causative organism of uncomplicated urinary tract infection in adults is:
- A) Proteus mirabilis
- B) Escherichia coli ✅
- C) Klebsiella pneumoniae
- D) Enterococcus faecalis
5. Which of the following is a live attenuated vaccine?
- A) Tetanus toxoid
- B) Inactivated polio vaccine
- C) Hepatitis B vaccine
- D) MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) ✅
Maternal & Child Primary Care
6. WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding for infants up to what age?
- A) 3 months
- B) 4 months
- C) 6 months ✅
- D) 12 months
7. On peripheral blood smear, iron-deficiency anemia is classically characterised by red cells that are:
- A) Macrocytic, normochromic
- B) Microcytic, hypochromic ✅
- C) Normocytic, normochromic
- D) Macrocytic, hypochromic
Why Family Medicine Carries So Much Weight
A general practitioner's DHA exam is weighted heavily toward broad primary care — chronic disease management, common infections, preventive screening, and maternal-child health — rather than narrow subspecialty knowledge. That breadth is exactly why Family Medicine is the deepest single topic area in HighYield's DHA bank: it mirrors how the real exam is built.
HighYield's DHA question bank covers Family Medicine alongside Cardiology, Neurology, Endocrinology and every other discipline tested in the DHA licensing exam, with every question explained. For the full picture of what the DHA exam covers and how to register from Pakistan, see our DHA Exam Guide. Start with 50 free questions, no sign-in required.