2020 P2 Q96
Q1. Visual inspection based screening test with 5 % acetic acid is used for the screening of which one of the following cancers?
- Lung cancer
- Cervix cancer
- Oral cancer
- Breast cancer
Answer & explanation — reveal it in the interactive practice above.
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2020 P2 Q97
Q2. Predictive accuracy of a screening test depends on the following EXCEPT:
- Disease prevalence
- Disease incidence
- Sensitivity of screening test
- Specificity of screening test
Answer & explanation — reveal it in the interactive practice above.
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2025 P2 Q2
Q3. Which of the following are criteria for cancer screening?
I. Screening test should be sensitive and specific
II. Screening test should be acceptable to the screened population
III. The disease should be an uncommon one for screening to be effective
IV. Disease should be recognisable at an early stage
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- I, II and III
- I, II and IV
- I, III and IV
- II, III and IV
Answer & explanation — reveal it in the interactive practice above.
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2022 P2 Q82
Q4. Which of the following will be target population for screening of diabetes?
1. Women who have had a baby weighing more than 4·5 kg
2. People over 40 years of age
3. People with family history of diabetes
Select the correct answer using the code:
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
Answer & explanation — reveal it in the interactive practice above.
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2022 P2 Q86
Q5. Which of the following criteria must be met by a disease before it is to be considered suitable for a screening Programme?
1. The natural history of the disease should be adequately understood.
2. No effective treatment should exist for the disease.
3. The disease should not have a recognizable latent or asymptomatic stage.
4. There should be a test that can detect the disease prior to onset of signs and symptoms.
Select the correct answer using the code:
- 1 and 2
- 1 and 4
- 3 and 4
- 2 and 4
Answer & explanation — reveal it in the interactive practice above.
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