MSRA Essential MSRA 5

Question 1

The MSRA is delivered in which format?

Accepted Answer

Computer-based test at approved test centres or online

Answer

The MSRA is a computer-based assessment taken at approved test centres or via remote online proctoring.

Question 2

Why might two doctors applying to different specialties both sit the MSRA?

Accepted Answer

Many specialties share the MSRA as a common selection assessment

Answer

The MSRA is used across numerous specialties such as GP, psychiatry, radiology and others as a shared selection tool.

Question 3

When a PD question asks for the 'least appropriate' action, you should select the option that:

Accepted Answer

Most clearly breaches professional standards or risks patient safety

Answer

The least appropriate action is the one that most violates professional duties or endangers patients.

Question 4

Which of these is a key professional attribute tested by the PD paper?

Accepted Answer

Empathy and effective communication

Answer

Attributes such as empathy, communication, and coping with pressure are central to PD assessment.

Question 5

A candidate unsure between two CPS options with seconds left should:

Accepted Answer

Make their best-informed guess since there is no negative marking

Answer

Because there is no negative marking, an educated guess is always better than leaving an answer blank.

MSRA Exam (Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment) Practice Test