Is this Diagnostic Radiology mock exam really free?

Yes. All 25 questions, your score, the domain breakdown and the full worked answers are free, with no sign-up and no email required. The paid bank is a separate, much larger set of 440 questions.

Are these real Diagnostic Radiology exam questions?

They are original questions written to the official Diagnostic Radiology blueprint and drawn from our full bank - not leaked or recalled items, which would breach exam security and are frequently out of date. They match the real exam's format, difficulty and domain weighting.

What is the pass mark for the Diagnostic Radiology exam?

60%, for DHA exam SDR6042. The authority reports only pass or fail - your actual score is never released to you, which is why a diagnostic like this is the only way to see where you stand.

Does passing this mock mean I will pass the real exam?

No, and we will not claim otherwise. 25 questions cannot predict a full-length paper. What it does reliably show is which blueprint domains you are currently weakest in.

How many attempts do I get at the real exam?

Three in total across all UAE authorities under the Unified Professional Qualification Requirements - not three per authority. Each attempt costs roughly AED 1,030.

What topics does the Diagnostic Radiology exam cover?

The published blueprint splits into 13 domains covering 220 testable sub-topics: Body Imaging (Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, Genitourinary and Abdominopelvic), Neuro Imaging (Brain, Spine, Head Trauma and Neurovascular), Head and Neck Imaging, Musculoskeletal Imaging, Chest Imaging (Thoracic Radiology), Cardiovascular Imaging, Paediatric Imaging, Women's Imaging (Breast, Obstetric and Gynaecologic), Contrast Media, Imaging Physics and Radiation Safety, Patient Safety and Quality in Radiology, Professionalism, Ethics, Law and Research Methodology, Interventional and Vascular Radiology (procedural competence), Nuclear Medicine, Molecular and Hybrid Imaging. The full weighting table is on this page.

How long is the Diagnostic Radiology exam and how many questions?

~150 (DHA Specialist Diagnostic Radiology code SDR6042 = 150, verified; SCFHS Saudi Licensure Examination = 200, verified; MOHAP / QCHP / NHRA / OMSB / DOH = ~150). Duration: 3 hours (SCFHS SLE = 4 hours; NHRA = 3 hrs seating / 2.5 hrs testing; DHA duration is inclusive of registration and process introduction). Question count, duration and pass mark vary by authority and must be confirmed against the current candidate bulletin.

Do I need to create an account to take this mock exam?

No. There is no sign-up, no email capture and no payment. The questions, your score, the domain breakdown and the full worked answers are all free, and nothing is held back behind a form.

Free Diagnostic Radiology mock exam

25 real questions from our Diagnostic Radiology bank, timed at the exam’s own pace, scored against the 60% pass mark. You will see exactly which of the 13 blueprint domains you are weakest in - free, no sign-up.

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Sit 25 real questions at real exam pace

These are 25 genuine questions taken from our Diagnostic Radiology bank - one from each domain on the official blueprint. You get 72 seconds per question, which is exactly the pace of the real SDR6042 exam (30 minutes for 25). At the end you will see which domains you are weakest in, and the full worked reasoning for every question.

25: questions
30:00: time limit
60%: pass mark

A short diagnostic cannot predict whether you will pass - only the real exam does that. It will show you, honestly, where you currently stand.

What the real Diagnostic Radiology licensing exam looks like

Diagnostic Radiologys applying to practise in the UAE sit a computer-based multiple-choice examination - DHA exam code SDR6042, delivered through Prometric for DHA, MOHAP and SHA, and through Pearson VUE for DOH Abu Dhabi. The pass mark is 60%, and the result is reported to you as pass or fail only - your score is never released.

The paper is built to a published blueprint, which is why a domain-by-domain diagnostic is more useful than a raw percentage. Your questions above were drawn one per domain across Paediatric Imaging, Professionalism, Ethics, Law and Research Methodology, Chest Imaging (Thoracic Radiology), Cardiovascular Imaging and 9 more - the same areas the real paper weights.

Before you can book the exam at all you need Dataflow primary source verification of your degree, licence and experience, which typically runs several weeks. Candidates routinely underestimate this and end up sitting the exam sooner after study than they planned. Check where you stand with our free eligibility checker or confirm whether your title even requires an exam using the Prometric exam checker.

You get three attempts in total across all UAE authorities - not three each - under the Unified Professional Qualification Requirements. At roughly AED 1,030 per attempt, plus the licensing delay each failure adds to your visa and start date, the cost of going in underprepared is not really the exam fee.

What is on the Diagnostic Radiology exam: the full blueprint

The published blueprint splits into 13 domains and 220 testable sub-topics. The diagnostic above samples across all of them, which is why its breakdown maps onto the structure the real paper is built from.

Body Imaging (Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, Genitourinary and Abdominopelvic)12%18 topics
verified - SCFHS/DHA blueprint section 1
Neuro Imaging (Brain, Spine, Head Trauma and Neurovascular)12%18 topics
verified - SCFHS/DHA blueprint section 2
Head and Neck Imaging5%16 topics
verified - SCFHS/DHA blueprint section 3
Musculoskeletal Imaging12%17 topics
verified - SCFHS/DHA blueprint section 4
Chest Imaging (Thoracic Radiology)12%17 topics
verified - SCFHS/DHA blueprint section 5
Cardiovascular Imaging7%16 topics
verified - SCFHS/DHA blueprint section 6
Paediatric Imaging12%17 topics
verified - SCFHS/DHA blueprint section 7
Women's Imaging (Breast, Obstetric and Gynaecologic)8%17 topics
verified - SCFHS/DHA blueprint section 8
Contrast Media, Imaging Physics and Radiation Safety10%18 topics
verified - SCFHS/DHA blueprint section 11
Patient Safety and Quality in Radiology5%17 topics
verified - SCFHS/DHA blueprint section 10
Professionalism, Ethics, Law and Research Methodology5%17 topics
verified - SCFHS/DHA blueprint section 9: 'Ethics and Research'
Interventional and Vascular Radiology (procedural competence)16 topics
cross-cutting (est. ~4-6%; not a separate blueprint section - items are distributed within Body, Chest, Neuro and Cardiovascular Imaging)
Nuclear Medicine, Molecular and Hybrid Imaging16 topics
cross-cutting (est. ~3-5%; not a separate blueprint section - distributed within organ-system sections and the Physics section)

Questions: ~150 (DHA Specialist Diagnostic Radiology code SDR6042 = 150, verified; SCFHS Saudi Licensure Examination = 200, verified; MOHAP / QCHP / NHRA / OMSB / DOH = ~150)
Duration: 3 hours (SCFHS SLE = 4 hours; NHRA = 3 hrs seating / 2.5 hrs testing; DHA duration is inclusive of registration and process introduction)
Pass mark: 65% (DHA Specialist Diagnostic Radiology - VERIFIED 65%, not the usual 60%; SCFHS 65% Registrar / 70% Senior Registrar - VERIFIED; MOHAP / NHRA / QCHP / OMSB baseline 60%, with QCHP specialty papers often 65%)

Single-best-answer MCQs. Radiology papers are image-rich: expect on-screen radiographs, CT, MRI, ultrasound and nuclear medicine images with a short clinical stem, plus non-image items on physics, contrast media, radiation protection, patient safety, ethics and research methodology (these three non-interpretive sections together carry 20% of the SCFHS blueprint and are the most commonly under-prepared area). Delivery: Prometric for DHA, MOHAP, SCFHS, QCHP and NHRA; Pearson VUE for DOH Abu Dhabi and OMSB. Up to 10% unscored pretest items may be embedded (explicit in SCFHS board papers). SCFHS section weights may vary +/-5%. Results are Pass/Fail only - DHA does not disclose the numeric score. Three attempts are permitted across the UAE authorities; DHA blocks the applicant after a third failure and cancelled or no-show appointments count as an attempt at MOHAP. DHA exam fee USD 280. OMSB adds a separately-paid viva in Muscat (~OMR 100) after the written paper. Where a Consultant oral applies (DHA, DOH, SCFHS), the format is not a written paper at all: DHA requires not less than 5 scenarios before a panel of at least two, 20-30 minutes, graded on knowledge, clinical skills and ethics/professionalism/communication, with unanimous panel agreement required to pass.

A worked Diagnostic Radiology exam question

Every question in the diagnostic and in the paid bank is written to this standard: a clinical stem, four plausible options and the reasoning for the answer, with its source.

Paediatric Imaging

A six-week-old infant requires an MRI of the brain for abnormal neurological examination. The department wishes to avoid general anaesthesia. Which approach is most appropriate?

AAdminister oral chloral hydrate and scan without any monitoring, since the study is short
BUse a 'feed and wrap' technique with ear protection and physiological monitoring during the scanCorrect
CProceed with general anaesthesia, as motion-free MRI is not achievable in any infant without it
DSubstitute a non-contrast head CT because it is faster and avoids the need for sedation

Why: Young infants (broadly under about three months) can usually be scanned successfully after a feed while swaddled, with hearing protection and pulse oximetry - this avoids both sedative drugs and anaesthetic exposure. Sedation without monitoring is unsafe and contrary to standards, routine general anaesthesia is unnecessary at this age, and substituting CT trades a radiation-free study for ionising radiation while giving markedly inferior tissue characterisation of the neonatal brain.

Source: ACR-SPR Practice Parameter for the Performance and Interpretation of MRI (2023); Donnelly LF, Fundamentals of Pediatric Imaging, 2nd ed., Elsevier (2016)

How to use this diagnostic properly

1Sit it cold, once. Do not look anything up. A diagnostic you help yourself through tells you nothing. The number you get is only useful if it is honest.
2Read every rationale - especially the ones you got right. Getting a question right by elimination is not the same as knowing it. The worked reasoning is free above, whether or not you buy anything.
3Work weakest domain first. The breakdown orders your domains worst-first for exactly this reason. Studying what you are already good at feels productive and moves nothing.
4Re-sit under full exam conditions later. The real paper is far longer than this and stamina matters. Full-length timed papers are what the paid bank is for.