Antenatal Screening and Investigations
- Previous year questions on Antenatal Screening and Investigations for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Obstetrics & Gynaecology section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 149 live questions in Antenatal Screening and Investigations.
- 6 of 149 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2018, 2019.
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology is worth about 30 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.Which of the following is used in first trimester screening for Down's syndrome?
- AInhibin
- BEstradiol
- CPAPP-A✓ Correct answer
- DAcetylcholinesterase
Q2.Ideal time for doing quadruple test:
- A8 - 12 weeks
- B11- 15 weeks
- C15 - 21 weeks✓ Correct answer
- D20- 22 weeks
Q3.Advantages of ultrasound nuchal translucency over biochemical screening for Down syndrome include
- AUses transvaginal approach
- BMore consistent measurements than lab tests
- CBetter in multiple gestation✓ Correct answer
- DWide gestational age range
Q4.Which of the following tests is most sensitive and specific test during antenatal check-up for a pregnant lady with family history of Thalassemia?
- AHemoglobin electrophoresis
- BNESTROFT
- CHigh performance liquid chromatography✓ Correct answer
- DP. smear and reticulocyte count
Q5.Nuchal translucency is used in -
- AHead scan
- BMRI neck
- CANC USG✓ Correct answer
- DAnthropometry
Q6.Which of the following congenital malformations can be diagnosed in the first trimester ?
- AMicrocephaly
- BAnencephaly✓ Correct answer
- CMeningocele
- DEncephalocele
Q7.Increased nuchal translucency in 13th week fetal ultrasound characteristic of ?
- ATurner syndrome
- BDown's syndrome✓ Correct answer
- CHydrocephalus
- DKlinefelter syndrome
Q8.Nuchal translucency is measured between
- A8 to 10 weeks
- B11 to 14 weeks✓ Correct answer
- C16 to 18weeks
- D18 to 20weeks
Q9.Chorionic villous sampling is useful in all the following except
- ATay-Sachs disease
- BSpina bifida✓ Correct answer
- CThalassemia
- DDown syndrome
Q10.Which of the following ultrasound finding has the highest association with aneuploidy?
- AChoroid plexus cyst
- BNuchal translucency
- CCystic hygroma✓ Correct answer
- DSingle umbilical artery
Answer key
Q1: C. PAPP-A; Q2: C. 15 - 21 weeks; Q3: C. Better in multiple gestation; Q4: C. High performance liquid chromatography; Q5: C. ANC USG; Q6: B. Anencephaly; Q7: B. Down's syndrome; Q8: B. 11 to 14 weeks; Q9: B. Spina bifida; Q10: C. Cystic hygroma.
Other topics in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Anatomy of the Female Pelvic Organs
- Physiology of Conception and Fertilisation
- The Maternal Pelvis and Fetal Skull
- The Placenta and Fetal Membranes
- Sexual Development, Puberty and Adolescent Gynaecology
- Maternal Physiological Changes in Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Diagnosis and Antenatal Assessment
- Imaging in Obstetrics
- Normal Labour: Stages and Mechanism
- Abnormal Labour and Dystocia
- Labour Induction and Augmentation
- Malpresentations and Malpositions
- Assisted Vaginal Delivery: Forceps and Vacuum
- Caesarean Delivery and Vaginal Birth After Caesarean (VBAC)
- Puerperium
- Multiple Pregnancy
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- Abortion and Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP)
- Antepartum Haemorrhage
- Postpartum Haemorrhage and Its Management
- Preterm Labour and Post-term Pregnancy
- Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
- Fetal Growth Restriction and Fetal Surveillance
- Anaemia in Pregnancy
- Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
- Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy
- Thyroid Disorders in Pregnancy
- Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy
- Rhesus Isoimmunisation and Haemolytic Disease
- Liver Disease and Infections in Pregnancy
- Menstrual Disorders and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
- Urogynaecology and Urinary Incontinence
- Prolapse
- Uterine Fibroids
- Adenomyosis and Endometriosis
- Ovarian Disorders
- Contraception and Sterilisation
- Vaginitis and Vaginal Infections
- Infections of the Vulva
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- Genital Tuberculosis
- Infertility
- Perimenopause, Menopause and Postmenopausal Bleeding
- Ovarian Tumours
- Vulval and Vaginal Malignancies
- Carcinoma of the Cervix
- Carcinoma of the Endometrium
- Obstetric and Gynaecological Instruments