diff --git a/PWGDQ/Core/HistogramsLibrary.cxx b/PWGDQ/Core/HistogramsLibrary.cxx
index faedee1cb14..89c1002ac47 100644
--- a/PWGDQ/Core/HistogramsLibrary.cxx
+++ b/PWGDQ/Core/HistogramsLibrary.cxx
@@ -1170,6 +1170,14 @@ void o2::aod::dqhistograms::DefineHistograms(HistogramManager* hm, const char* h
     hm->AddHistogram(histClass, "Weight", "", false, 50, 0.0, 5.0, VarManager::kMCParticleWeight);
     hm->AddHistogram(histClass, "MCImpPar_CentFT0CMC", "MC impact param vs MC Cent. FT0C", false, 20, 0.0, 20.0, VarManager::kMCEventImpParam, 100, 0.0, 100.0, VarManager::kMCEventCentrFT0C);
   }
+  if (!groupStr.CompareTo("mctruth_mult")) {
+    hm->AddHistogram(histClass, "PtMC_MultEta05", "MC pT vs mult |#eta| < 0.5", false, 200, 0.0, 20.0, VarManager::kMCPt, 150, 0.0, 150.0, VarManager::kMultMCNParticlesEta05);
+    hm->AddHistogram(histClass, "PtMC_MultEta08", "MC pT vs mult |#eta| < 0.8", false, 200, 0.0, 20.0, VarManager::kMCPt, 150, 0.0, 150.0, VarManager::kMultMCNParticlesEta08);
+    hm->AddHistogram(histClass, "PtMC_MultEta10", "MC pT vs mult |#eta| < 1.0", false, 200, 0.0, 20.0, VarManager::kMCPt, 150, 0.0, 150.0, VarManager::kMultMCNParticlesEta10);
+    hm->AddHistogram(histClass, "EtaMC_MultEta05", "MC Eta vs mult |#eta| < 0.5", false, 40, -2.0, 2.0, VarManager::kMCEta, 150, 0.0, 150.0, VarManager::kMultMCNParticlesEta05);
+    hm->AddHistogram(histClass, "EtaMC_MultEta08", "MC Eta vs mult |#eta| < 0.8", false, 40, -2.0, 2.0, VarManager::kMCEta, 150, 0.0, 150.0, VarManager::kMultMCNParticlesEta08);
+    hm->AddHistogram(histClass, "EtaMC_MultEta10", "MC Eta vs mult |#eta| < 1.0", false, 40, -2.0, 2.0, VarManager::kMCEta, 150, 0.0, 150.0, VarManager::kMultMCNParticlesEta10);
+  }
 
   if (!groupStr.CompareTo("energy-correlator-gen")) {
     double coschiBins[26];
diff --git a/PWGDQ/Core/VarManager.h b/PWGDQ/Core/VarManager.h
index 487383bfc90..4719959fa47 100644
--- a/PWGDQ/Core/VarManager.h
+++ b/PWGDQ/Core/VarManager.h
@@ -2325,6 +2325,9 @@ void VarManager::FillEvent(T const& event, float* values)
     values[kMCEventWeight] = event.weight();
     values[kMCEventImpParam] = event.impactParameter();
     values[kMCEventCentrFT0C] = event.centFT0C();
+    values[kMultMCNParticlesEta05] = event.multMCNParticlesEta05();
+    values[kMultMCNParticlesEta08] = event.multMCNParticlesEta08();
+    values[kMultMCNParticlesEta10] = event.multMCNParticlesEta10();
   }
 
   if constexpr ((fillMap & EventFilter) > 0 || (fillMap & RapidityGapFilter) > 0) {
diff --git a/PWGDQ/Tasks/dqEfficiency_withAssoc.cxx b/PWGDQ/Tasks/dqEfficiency_withAssoc.cxx
index 96b4cf1ab4d..9fe021663bd 100644
--- a/PWGDQ/Tasks/dqEfficiency_withAssoc.cxx
+++ b/PWGDQ/Tasks/dqEfficiency_withAssoc.cxx
@@ -2176,7 +2176,6 @@ struct AnalysisSameEventPairing {
   template <int TPairType>
   void runMCGen(MyEventsVtxCovSelected const& events, ReducedMCEvents const& mcEvents, ReducedMCTracks const& mcTracks)
   {
-    cout << "AnalysisSameEventPairing::runMCGen() called" << endl;
     uint32_t mcDecision = 0;
     int isig = 0;
 
diff --git a/PWGDQ/Tasks/tableReader_withAssoc.cxx b/PWGDQ/Tasks/tableReader_withAssoc.cxx
index 2b112f3c15d..21a025dc28b 100644
--- a/PWGDQ/Tasks/tableReader_withAssoc.cxx
+++ b/PWGDQ/Tasks/tableReader_withAssoc.cxx
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ DECLARE_SOA_TABLE(JPsieeCandidates, "AOD", "DQPSEUDOPROPER", dqanalysisflags::Ma
 
 // Declarations of various short names
 using MyEvents = soa::Join<aod::ReducedEvents, aod::ReducedEventsExtended, aod::ReducedEventsMultPV, aod::ReducedEventsMultAll>;
+using MyEventsBasic = soa::Join<aod::ReducedEvents, aod::ReducedEventsExtended>;
 using MyEventsMultExtra = soa::Join<aod::ReducedEvents, aod::ReducedEventsExtended, aod::ReducedEventsMultPV, aod::ReducedEventsMultAll, aod::ReducedEventsQvectorCentr, aod::ReducedEventsMergingTable>;
 using MyEventsMultExtraQVector = soa::Join<aod::ReducedEvents, aod::ReducedEventsExtended, aod::ReducedEventsMultPV, aod::ReducedEventsMultAll, aod::ReducedEventsQvectorCentr, aod::ReducedEventsQvectorCentrExtra>;
 using MyEventsZdc = soa::Join<aod::ReducedEvents, aod::ReducedEventsExtended, aod::ReducedZdcs>;
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ struct AnalysisEventSelection {
   void init(o2::framework::InitContext& context)
   {
 
-    bool isAnyProcessEnabled = context.mOptions.get<bool>("processSkimmed") || context.mOptions.get<bool>("processSkimmedWithZdc") || context.mOptions.get<bool>("processSkimmedWithMultExtra") || context.mOptions.get<bool>("processSkimmedWithMultExtraZdc") || context.mOptions.get<bool>("processSkimmedWithMultExtraZdcFit") || context.mOptions.get<bool>("processSkimmedWithQvectorCentr");
+    bool isAnyProcessEnabled = context.mOptions.get<bool>("processSkimmed") || context.mOptions.get<bool>("processSkimmedBasic") || context.mOptions.get<bool>("processSkimmedWithZdc") || context.mOptions.get<bool>("processSkimmedWithMultExtra") || context.mOptions.get<bool>("processSkimmedWithMultExtraZdc") || context.mOptions.get<bool>("processSkimmedWithMultExtraZdcFit") || context.mOptions.get<bool>("processSkimmedWithQvectorCentr");
     bool isDummyEnabled = context.mOptions.get<bool>("processDummy");
 
     if (isDummyEnabled) {
@@ -528,6 +529,11 @@ struct AnalysisEventSelection {
     runEventSelection<gkEventFillMap>(events);
     publishSelections<gkEventFillMap>(events);
   }
+  void processSkimmedBasic(MyEventsBasic const& events)
+  {
+    runEventSelection<gkEventFillMap>(events);
+    publishSelections<gkEventFillMap>(events);
+  }
   void processSkimmedWithZdc(MyEventsZdc const& events)
   {
     runEventSelection<gkEventFillMapWithZdc>(events);
@@ -553,12 +559,13 @@ struct AnalysisEventSelection {
     runEventSelection<gkEventFillMapWithQvectorCentr>(events);
     publishSelections<gkEventFillMapWithQvectorCentr>(events);
   }
-  void processDummy(MyEvents&)
+  void processDummy(MyEventsBasic&)
   {
     // do nothing
   }
 
   PROCESS_SWITCH(AnalysisEventSelection, processSkimmed, "Run event selection on DQ skimmed events", false);
+  PROCESS_SWITCH(AnalysisEventSelection, processSkimmedBasic, "Run event selection on DQ skimmed events with basic tables", false);
   PROCESS_SWITCH(AnalysisEventSelection, processSkimmedWithZdc, "Run event selection on DQ skimmed events, with ZDC", false);
   PROCESS_SWITCH(AnalysisEventSelection, processSkimmedWithMultExtra, "Run event selection on DQ skimmed events, with mult extra", false);
   PROCESS_SWITCH(AnalysisEventSelection, processSkimmedWithMultExtraZdc, "Run event selection on DQ skimmed events, with mult extra and ZDC", false);
@@ -814,7 +821,7 @@ struct AnalysisTrackSelection {
   {
     runTrackSelection<gkEventFillMapWithCov, gkTrackFillMapWithCov>(assocs, events, tracks);
   }
-  void processDummy(MyEvents&)
+  void processDummy(MyEventsBasic&)
   {
     // do nothing
   }
@@ -1025,7 +1032,7 @@ struct AnalysisMuonSelection {
   {
     runMuonSelection<gkEventFillMapWithCov, gkMuonFillMapWithCov>(assocs, events, muons);
   }
-  void processDummy(MyEvents&)
+  void processDummy(MyEventsBasic&)
   {
     // do nothing
   }
@@ -1207,7 +1214,7 @@ struct AnalysisPrefilterSelection {
     }
   }
 
-  void processDummy(MyEvents&)
+  void processDummy(MyEventsBasic&)
   {
     // do nothing
   }
@@ -2500,7 +2507,7 @@ struct AnalysisSameEventPairing {
     runSameSideMixing<pairTypeMuMu, gkEventFillMap>(events, muonAssocs, muons, muonAssocsPerCollision);
   }
 
-  void processDummy(MyEvents&)
+  void processDummy(MyEventsBasic&)
   {
     // do nothing
   }
@@ -3246,7 +3253,7 @@ struct AnalysisAsymmetricPairing {
     runThreeProng<true, gkEventFillMapWithCovZdcFit, gkTrackFillMapWithCov>(events, trackAssocsPerCollision, barrelAssocs, barrelTracks, VarManager::kTripleCandidateToPKPi);
   }
 
-  void processDummy(MyEvents&)
+  void processDummy(MyEventsBasic&)
   {
     // do nothing
   }
@@ -3930,7 +3937,7 @@ struct AnalysisDileptonTrack {
     } // end event loop
   }
 
-  void processDummy(MyEvents&)
+  void processDummy(MyEventsBasic&)
   {
     // do nothing
   }
@@ -4185,7 +4192,7 @@ struct AnalysisDileptonTrackTrack {
     }
   }
 
-  void processDummy(MyEvents&)
+  void processDummy(MyEventsBasic&)
   {
     // do nothing
   }