30 MCQ on Medical Ethics.
1.Basic Principles of Medical Ethics
a. Beneficence
b. Justice
c. Maleficence
d. Autonomy
2.Stopping a medication that is known to be harmful
is an example of :
a.Beneficence
b. Non-maleficence
c. Justice
d. confidentiality
3. Which of the following statement best
represents the concept of informed consent in
obstetric care?
a) Consent is valid as long as the patient signs a
form.
b) Patient must understand all medical terms used
in the consent process
c) informed consent requires that patients
understand the risks, benefits, and alternatives to a
procedure
D) informed consent is only necessary for surgical
procedure.
4. Which ethical principle is most challenged when a
physician performs a procedure without obtaining explicit
informed consent?
a) Autonomy
b) Justice
c) Beneficience
d) Non-Maleficience
5) “Patient-Physician Privilege” best describes
a) Beneficience
b) Justice
c) Confidentiality
d) Autonomy
6. All are components of Informed consent except:
a) Competence
b) Consent
c) Voluntriness
d) Co-operation
7. Ethical codes include;
a) Decleration of Berlin
b) Helsinki Decleration
c) Decleration of Geneva
d) Decleration of Human Rights
8. A doctor who fails to disclose the risks of a
procedure is violating the principle of non-
maleficence because:
a) They are disrespecting the patients autonomy
b) They may be exposing the patient to harm
without informed consent
c) They are prioritizing their professional judgment
over patient preferences
d) They are acting in the best interest of the patient
9. An unconcious woman underwent a CS which was the
best option available to manage her condition. Which of
these was violated?
a) her dignity
b) her justice
c) her autonomy
d) her consent
10. What situation best descibes the scenario above?
a) Non-maleficence
b) Justice
c) Pecerption
d) Beneficience
11. One of this is not a component of medical ethic;
a) Physician-patient relationship
b) Relationship between a physician and the ministry of
health
c) Physician-physician relationship
d) Relationship between the physician and the society
12. Most appropriate;
a) justice overrides autonomy
b) non-maleficience overrides autonomy
c) autonomy overrides justice
d) autonomy overrides beneficience
13. The following ethical codes were declared in 1948;
a) Nurembeg code
b) Decleration of Geneva
c) Universal Decleration of Human Rights
d) AOT
14. The World medical association’s second general
assembly adopted which medical vow?
a) Hippocratic vow
b) Helsinki Decleration
c) Decleration of Geneva
d) International Code of Medical Ethics
15. What ethical principle is demonstrated when a
physician respects a patient’s confidentiality and does not
disclose private information shared during consultations?
a) Autonomy
b) Justice
c) Professional secrecy
d) Non-maleficience
16. The Medical and Dental practice in Nigeria is regulated
by?
a) The Medical and Dental council of Nigeria
b) The Medical and Dental committee of Nigeria
c) The Medical and Dental association of Nigeria
d) The Federal Government
17. When is it mandatory to obtain written informed consent when
managing a patient?
a) Only for surgeries
b) For any invasive procedure
c) For history taking
d) For prescribing medications
18. The most Important consideration regarding the information in
information consent is:
a) it must be communicates free of emotions
b) it should be technically accurate
c) it should be delivered in writing
d) it must be understood by the patient
19. Which of the the following ethical issues form the
foremost part of Hippocratc Oat?
a) bribery
b) sexual boundaries
c) Confidentiality
d) Doctors right
20. Primum Non Nocere means
a) First, do not listen
b) Neved be the first
c) First, do no harm
d) Give nothing to thr first
21. The concept of justice in ethics is :
a) an obligation of the patient to the society
b) that the health resources must be distrubuted according
to the princples of equity
c) for all medical professionals to do good for all patients
under circumstances
d) the obligation to do no harm to the patient
22. The princple of medical ethics are all except :
a)Confidentiality
b) justice
c) Autonomy
d) Beneficence
23. Which of the following best represents a fundamental
tenet of the Hippocratic oath that applies to modern medical
practice?
a) Do no harm to the patient even if it means withholding
potentially benefical treatment.
b) Provide care with compassion and respect for patient
autonomy,prioritizing their well- being.
c) always priortize the physician’s intrests over those of the
patient
d) maintain patient confidentiality at all cost, regardless of
legal requirmenfts
24. Which of the following best describes a limitation to the
principle of autonomy?
a) Autonomy is absolute and does not require consideration
of others.
b) autonomy applies only to adults and does not consider
minors
c) it allow individuals to disregard the medical advive
entirely
d) it is limited when the individual’s decisions could cause
harm to others.
1. C 17. B
2. B
18. D
3. C
4. A
19. C
5. C 20.C
6. D 21.B
7. A 22.A
8. B 23.D
9. C
10. D 24.D
11. B
12. D
13. D
14. C
15. C
