PMDC NRE — Community Medicine MCQs
Practice 111 Community Medicine past-paper MCQs for PMDC NRE, each with a detailed explanation and reference. Try free samples below, then start a full quiz.
Part of the full PMDC NRE QBank — 3,033 questions across all subjects.
Community Medicine is a core part of the PMDC NRE syllabus. HighYield's Community Medicine question bank collects 111MCQs modelled on real past papers, so you practise the exact style and difficulty you'll face on exam day. Every question comes with a worked explanation and a subject reference, so you learn why an answer is right — not just which option to pick.
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Sample Community Medicine Questions
A 30-year-old pregnant woman is worried about breast cancer risk because her mother died of the disease. What is the most appropriate advice for her at this age?
- A.Fine needle aspiration (a diagnostic test, only performed once a lump is found, not a screening tool)
- B.Regular breast self-examination
- C.Annual mammography (not yet indicated at age 30 without a very strong family/genetic risk)
- D.Thermography (not a validated method for routine breast cancer screening)
A new treatment for a chronic disease delays death but does not produce a cure. What effect will this have on the disease's prevalence?
- A.Incidence of the disease will increase (treatment does not affect the occurrence of new cases)
- B.Incidence of the disease will decrease (treatment here does not prevent the disease from occurring)
- C.Prevalence of the disease will increase
- D.Prevalence of the disease will decrease (the wrong direction — patients live longer with the disease)
A research ethics committee reviews a proposed clinical trial to ensure it adheres to core ethical principles including doing good for participants, avoiding harm, respecting autonomy, and ensuring fair distribution of research benefits and burdens. Which principle relates specifically to fair distribution?
- A.Justice
- B.Non-maleficence
- C.Beneficence
- D.Autonomy
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