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FMGE Question Paper

Q 1. All the following are derivatives of the neural crest, except:

A. Melanocyte
B. Adrenal medulla
C. Sympathetic ganglia
D. Cauda equina
Ans. D

Q 2. Which of the following is true regarding gastrulation:

A. Establishes all the three germ layers
B. Occurs at the caudal end of the embryo prior to
its cephalic end
C. Involves the hypoblastic cells of inner cell mass
D. Usually occurs at 4 weeks
Ans. A

Q 3. All the following features are seen in neurons from dorsal root ganglia, except:

A. They have centrally located nuclei
B. They are derived from neural crest cells
C. They are multipolar
D. They contain lipofuscin granules
Ans. C

Q 4. Elastic cartilage is found in:

A. Auditory tube
B. Nasal septum
C. Articular cartilage
D. Costal cartilage
Ans. A

Q 5. The weight of the upper limb is transmitted to the axial skeleton by:

A. Coracoclavicular ligament
B. Coracoacromial ligament
C. Costoclavicular ligament
D. Coracohumeral ligament
Ans. A

Q 6. The superficial external pudendal artery is a branch of:

A. Femoral artery
B. External iliac artery
C. Internal iliac artery
D. Aorta
Ans. A

Q 7. Diaphragmatic hernia can occur through all the following, except:

A. Esophageal opening
B. Costovertebral triangle
C. Costal and sternal attachment of diaphragm
D. Inferior vena cava opening
Ans. D

Q 8. Ureteric constriction is seen at all the following positions, except:

A. Ureteropelvic junction
B. Ureterovesicle junction
C. Crossing of iliac artery
D. Ischial spine
Ans. D

Q 9. All the following are true regarding blood supply to the kidney ,
except:

A. Stellate veins drain superficial zone
B. It is site of portosystemic anastomosis
C. The renal artery divides into five segmental arteries before entering
the hilum
D. Its segmental arteries are end-arteries
Ans. B

Q 10. A patient with external hemorrhoids develops pain while passing stools. The nerve mediating this pain is:

A. Hypogastric nerve
B. Pudendal nerve
C. Splachnic visceral nerve
D. Sympathetic plexus
Ans. B

Q 11. Which of the following muscles is supplied by mandibular nerve:

A. Masseter
B. Buccinator
C. Tensor veli palati
D. Posterior belly of digastric
Ans. C

Q 12. The sensoy supply of the palate is through all of the following,
except:

A. Facial nerve
B. Hypoglossal nerve
C. Glossopharyngeal nerve
D. Maxillary division of trigeminal nerve
Ans. B

Q 13. All of the following are features of large intestine, except:

A. Large intestine secretes acidic mucus which helps in formation of stools
B. It is a site of mucocutaneous junction
C. Its epithelium contains globlets cells in large numbers
D. Absorbs salt and water
Ans. A

Q 14. In flexion and abduction of shoulder all of the following structures are compressed except:

A. Subacromial bursa
B. Long head of biceps
C. Suprascapular nerve
D. Supraspinatus tendon
Ans. C

Physiology

Q 15. SI unit for measuring blood pressure is:

A. Torr
B. mrnHg
C. kPa
D. Bar
Ans. C

Q 16. Glucose mediated insulin release is mediated through:

A. ATP dependent K+ channels
B. cAMP
C. Carrier modulators
D. Receptor phosphorylation
Ans. A

Q 17. Sudden decrease in serum calcium is associated with:

A. Increased thyroxine and PTH secretion
B. Increased phosphate
C. Increased excitability of muscle and nerve
D. Cardiac conduction abnormalities
Ans. C

Q 18. Ablation of the somatosensory area 1 of the cerebral cortex leads to:

A. Total loss of pain sensation
B. Total loss of touch sensation
C. Loss of tactile localization but not of two point discrimination
D. Loss of tactile localization and two point discrimination
Ans. D

Q 19. Non shivering thermogenesis in adults is due to:

A. Thyroid hormone
B. Brown fat between the shoulders
C. Adrenaline from adrenal medulla
D. Muscle metabolism
Ans. C

Q 20. In metabolic acidosis, which of the following changes are seen:

A. Increased K+excretion
B. Decreased K+ excretion
C. Increased Na+ excretion
D. Increased Na+ reabsorption
Ans. B

Q 21. Tropomyosin:

A. Helps in the fusion of actin and myosin
B. Covers myosin and prevents attachments of actin and myosin
C. Slides over myosin
D. Causes Ca2+ release
Ans. B

Q 22. TRH stimulation testing is useful in diagnosis of disorders of following hormones:

A. Insulin
B. ACTH
C. Prolactin
D. PTH
Ans. C

Q 23. During muscular exercise all are seen except:

A. Increase in blood flow to muscles
B. Stroke volume increases
C. O2 dissociation curve shifts to left
D. O2 consumption increases
Ans. C

Biochemistry

Q 24. aAll enzymes are not proteins.a This statement is justified by:

A. All enzymes do not follow the Michaelis Menten hypothesis
B. RNAs act as ribozymes
C. Antibodies take part in the catalysis of many reactions
D. Metals are involved in attachment to enzymes and catalysts
Ans. B

Q 25. Enzymes mediating transfer of one molecule to another are:

A. Transferases
B. Oxidases
C. Lysases
D. Peptidases
Ans. A

Q 26. In which of the following reactions is magnesium required:

A. Na+K+ ATPase
B. Dismutase
C. Phosphatase
D. Aldolase
Ans. A

Q 27. In oxidative phosphorylation, the ATP production and respiratory chain are linked by:

A. Chemical methods
B. Physical methods
C. Chemiosmotic methods
D. Conformational changes
Q Ans. C

Q 28. Thiamine level is best monitored by:

A. Transketolase level in RBC
B. Thiamine level in blood
C. G-6-PD activity
D. Reticulocytosis
Ans. A

Q 29. Vitamin B12 and folic acid supplementation in megaloblastic anemia leads to the improvement of anemia due to:

A. Increased DNA synthesis in bone marrow
B. Increased hemoglobin production
C. Erythroid hyperplasia
D. Increased iron absorption
Ans. A

Q 30. Nitric oxide synthase:

A. Is inhibited by Ca++
B. Catalyses a dioxygenase reaction
C. Accepts electrons from NADH
D. Requires NADH, FAD, FMN & heme iron
Ans. D

Q 31. Phenylalanine is the precursor of all the following, except:

A. Tyrosine
B. Epinephrine
C. Thyroxine
D. Melatonin
Ans. D

Q 32. In a well fed state, acetyl CoA obtained from diet is least used in the synthesis of:

A. Palmity CoA
B. Citrate
C. Acetoacetate
D. Oxalosuccinate
Ans. C

Q 33. Substrate level phosphorylation in citric acid cycle is seen in the conversion of: -ketoglutaratea

A. Acetoacetate to
B. Succinyl CoA to succinate
C. Fumarate to malate
D. Succinate to fumarate
Ans. B

Q 34. Apo B48 and apo B100 are expressed as two different apo-proteins because of differe

A. RNA editing
B. RNA splicing
C. Chromosomal loci
D. Apo-B gene
Ans. A

Q 35. All the following can be used to detect mutation, except:

A. Single strand conformational polymorphism
B. Ligase chain reaction
C. Polymerase chain reaction
D. DNA sequencing
Ans. B

Q 36. Which of the following is true regarding hydroxy ethyl starch:

A. It is an anesthetic agent
B. It is a plasma expander
C. It is a crystalloid
D. Used as a nutritional agent
Ans. B

Q 37. Elasticity of the corneal layer of SKIN is due to the presence of:

A. Histidine
B. Keratin
C. Lysine
D. Cysteine
Ans. B

Q 38. In dividing cells, spindle is formed by:

A. Ubiquitin
B. Tubulin
C. Laminin
D. Keratin
Ans. B

Q 39. Entropy in a biological system is constant because:

A. It is an open system
B. It is a closed system
C. It is a governed by vitalism
D. Has exothermic-endothermic reactions
Ans. D

Q 40. Which of the following is true regarding a system which favours
oscillatory responses:

A. Has proportional component
B. Has a greater gain
C. Has a lesser gain
D. Positive FEEDBACK system
Ans. D

Q 41. Highest binding of iron is seen with:

A. Transferrin
B. Ferritin
C. Haemoglobin
D. Ceruloplasmin
Ans. C

Pathology

Q 42. The epitheloid cell and multinucleated gaint cells of granulomatous inflammation are derived from:

A. Basophils
B. Eosinophils
C. CD4 T lymphocytes
D. Monocytes-macrophages
Ans. D

Q 43. The following host tissue responses can be seen in acute infection, except:

A. Exudation
B. Vasodilation
C. Margination
D. Granuloma formation
Ans. D

Q 44. The following feature is common to both cytotoxic T cells and NK cells:

A. Synthesize antibody
B. Require antibodies to be present for action
C. Effective against virus infected cells
D. Recognize antigen in association with HLA class II markers
Ans. C

Q 45. In the intra-epithelial region of the mucosa of intestine the predominant cell population is that of:

A. B cell
B. T cells
C. Plasma cells
D. Basophils
Ans. B

Q 46. In primary tuberculosis, all of the following may be seen except:

A. Cavitation
B. Caseation
C. Calcification
D. Langerhan giant cell
Ans. A

Q 47. A mylocardial infarct showing early granulation tissue has most likely occurred:

A. Less than 1 hours
B. Within 24 hours
C. Within 1 week
D. Within 1 month
Ans. D

Q 48. A 10 year old boy, died of acute rheumatic fever. All the following can be expected at autopsy except:

A. Ashoff nodules
B. Rupture of chordae tendinae
C. McCallum patch
D. Fibrinous pericarditis
Ans. B

Q 49. All of the following are seen in asbestosis except:

A. Diffuse alveolar damage
B. Calcified pleural plaques
C. Diffuse pulmonary interstitial fibrosis
D. Mesotheliomas
Ans. A

Q 50. Macrophages containing large quantities of undigested and partial digested bacteria in intestine are seen in:

A. Whipple’s disease
B. Amyloidosis
C. Immunoproliferative small instetinal disease
D. Vibrio cholerae infection
Ans. A

Q 51. The histological features of celiac disease include all of the following, except:

A. Crypt hyperplasia
B. Increase in thickness of the mucosa
C. Increase in intraepithelial lymphocytes
D. Increase in inflammatory cells in lamina propria
Ans. B

Q 52. In a chronic alcoholic all the following may be seen in the liver except:

A. Fatty degeneration
B. Chronic hepatitis
C. Granuloma formation
D. Cholestatic hepatitis
Ans. C

Q 53. Crescent formation is characteristic of the following glomerular disease:

A. Minimal change disease
B. Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
C. Focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis
D. Rapidly non prgressive glomerulonephritis
Ans. B

Q 54. Necrotizing papillitis may be seen in all of the following conditions except:

A. Sickle cell disease
B. Tuberculous pyelonephritis
C. Diabetes mellitus
D. Analgesic nephropathy
Ans. B

Q 55. Disease or infarction of neurological tissue causes it to be replaced by:

A. Fluid
B. Neuroglia
C. Proliferation of adjacent nerve cells
D. Blood vessel
Ans. B

Q 56. Flat small vegetations in the cusps of both tricuspid and mitral valves are seen in:

A. Viral myocarditis
B. Libmann Sach’s endocarditis
C. Rheumatic carditis
D. Infective endocarditis
Ans. B

Microbiology

Q 57. Bacteria may acquire characteristics by all of the following except:

A. Taking up soluble DNA fragments across their cell wall from other species
B. Incorporating part of host DNA
C. Through bacteriophages
D. Through conjugation
Ans. B

Q 58. Neonatal thymectomy leads to:

A. Decreased size of germinal center
B. Decreased size of paracortical areas
C. Increased antibody production by B cells
D. mcreased bone marrow production of lymphocytes
Ans. B

Q 59. Staphylococcus aureus differs from Staphylococcus epidermidis by:

A. Is coagulase positive
B. Forms white colonies
C. A common cause of UTI
D. Causes endocarditis in drug addicts
Ans. A

Q 60. Positive Shick’s test indicates that person is:

A. Immune to diptheria
B. Hypersensitive to diptheria
C. Susceptible to diptheria
D. Carrier of diptheria
Ans. C

Q 61. In a patient with typhoid, diagnosis after 15 days of onset of fever is best done by:

A. Blood culture
B. Widal
C. Stool culture
D. Urine culture
Ans. B

Q 62. Which of the following is transmitted by rat urine?

A. Leptospira
B. Listeria
C. Legionella
D. Mycoplasma
Ans. A

Q 63. AII the following are true about Listeria except:

A. Transmitted by contaminated milk
B. Gram negative bacteria
C. Causes abortion in pregnancy
D. Causes meningitis in neonates
Ans. B

Q 64. Which of the following statement is true about Bacteroides:

A. It is gram positive bacilli
B. It is strictiy aerobic
C. It may cause peritonitis
D. Presence in stool culture indicates need for treatment
Ans. C

Q 65. Heat stable enterotoxin causing food poisoning is caused by all the following except:

A. Bacillus cereus
B. Yersinia enterocolitica
C. Staphylococcus
D. Clostridium perfringens
Ans. D

Q 66. HIV virus contains:

A. Single stranded DNA
B. Single stranded RNA
C. Double stranded DNA
D. Double stranded RNA
Ans. B

Q 67. Regarding HIV which of the following is not true:

A. It is a DNA retrovirus
B. Contains reverse transcriptase
C. May infect host CD4 cells other than T-lymphocytes
D. Causes a reduction in host CD4 cells at late stage of disease
Ans. A

Q 68. CMV retinitis in HIV occurs when the CD4 counts fall below:

A. 50
B. 100
C. 200
D. 150
Ans. A

Q 69. Epstein Barr virus causes all the following except:

A. Infectious mononucleosis
B. Measles
C. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
D. Non Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Ans. B

Q 70. In a patient, corneal scraping reveals narrow angled septate hyphae. Which of the following is the likely etiologic agent:

A. Mucor
B. Aspergillus
C. Histoplasma
D. Candida
Ans. B

Q 71. Which of the following is true regarding globi in a patient with lepromatous leprosy:

A. Consists of lipid laden macrophages.
B. Consists of macrophages filled with AFB
C. Consists of neutrophils filled with bacteria
D. Consists of activated lymphocytes
Ans. B

Q 72. The following diagnostic tests are useful for corresponding purposes except:

A. Zeil-Neelson staining – Detection of mycobacteria
B. Immunoflorescence – Detection of influenza virus
C. Specific IgM antibodies – Immunity against rubella
D. Specific IgM antibodies – Detection of acute infection
Ans. C

Q 73. IL-1 produces:

A. T lymphocyte activation
B. Delayed wound healing
C. Increased pain perception
D. Decreased PMN release from bone marrow
Ans. A

Q 74. Microfilaria are seen in peripheral blood in which stage of filariasis:

A. Tropical eosinophilia
B. Early elephantiasis
C. Early adenolymphangitis stage
D. None of the above
Ans. C

Q 75. Confirmation of diagnosis of rota virus infection is by:

A. Antigen detection in stool by ELISA
B. Antibody titres in serum
C. Antigen detection by immunoflurescence
D. Antigen detection in serum by ELISA
Ans. A

Pharmacology

Q 76. Regarding efficacy and potency of a drug, all are true, except:

A. In a clinical setup, efficacy is more important than potency
B. In the log dose response curve, the height of the curve corresponds with efficacy
C. ED50 of the drug corresponds to efficacy
D. Drugs that produce a similar pharmacological effect can have different levels of efficacy
Ans. D

Q 77. All the following are selective beta blockers, except:

A. Atenolol
B. Esmolol
C. Bisprolol
D. Celiprolol
Ans. D

Q 78. All of the following factors increase the risk of aminoglycoside renal toxicity, except:

A. Elderly person
B. Dehydration
C. Simultaneous use with penicillin
D. Aminoglycoside administration in recent past
Ans. C

Q 79. In which of the following disorders is administration of barbiturates contraindicated in:

A. Anxiety disorders
B. Acute intermittent porphyria
C. Kemincterus
D. Refractive status epilepticus
Ans. B

Q 80. Mechanism of action tianeptin in the brain is:

A. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibition
B. Selective norepinephfine reuptake inhibition
C. Selective serotonin reuptake enchancer
D. Selective dopamine reuptake inhibition
Ans. C

Q 81. Proton pump inhibitors are most effective when they are given:

A. After meals
B. Shortly before meals
C. Along with H2 blockers
D. During prolonged fasting periods
Ans. B

Q 82. Which of the following is correctly matched:

A. Dimercaprol:Iron
B. Calcium di-sodium EDTA:Arsenic
C. Penicillamine:Copper
D. Desferrioxamine:Lead
Ans. C

Q 83. Digoxin is contraindicated in:

A. Supraventricular tachycardia
B. Atrial fibrillation
C. Congestive heart failure
D. Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
Ans. D

Q 84. All the following drugs cause renal failure except:

A. Cephaloridine
B. Amphoterecin B
C. Cefoperazone
D. Gentamicin
Ans. C

Q 85. All of the following statements are true regarding losartan except:

A. It is a competitive angiotensin receptor antagonist
B. It has a long acting metabolite
C. Associated with negligible cough
D. Causes hyperuricemia
Q Ans. D

86. Gemcitabine is effective in:
A. Head and neck cancers
B. Pancreatic cancer
C. Small-cell lung cancer
D. Soft tissue sarcoma
Ans. B

Q 87. All of the following drugs can cross placenta except:

A. Phenytoin
B. Diazepam
C. Morphine
D. Heparin
Ans. D

Q 88. A highway truck driver has profuse rhinorrhea and sneezing. Which amongst the following durgs would you prescibe him?

A. Pheniramine
B. Promethazine
C. Dimerhydrinate
D. Cetrizine
Ans. D

Q 89. The mechanism of action of sodium nitroprusside is:

A. Increased cAMP
B. Increased guanylate cyclase
C. Calcium channel blockage
D. K+ channel opener
Ans. B

Q 90. All the following belong to the steroid receptor superfamily except:

A. Vitamin D3 receptor
B. Thyroid receptor
C. Retinoid receptor
D. Epinephrine receptor
Ans. D

Q 91. All of the following undergo hepatic metabolism before excretion except:

A. Phenytoin
B. Diazepam
C. Penicillin G
D. Cimetidine
Ans. C

Q 92. In a patient taking oral contraceptive, the chance of pregnancy increases after taking any of the following drugs except:

A. Phenytoin
B. Carbamazepine
C. Ampicillin
D. Cimetidine
Ans. D

Q 93. The primary mechanism of action of fluoride on topical application is:

A. Conversion of hydroxyapatite to fluoroapatite by replacing the –OH ions
B. Inhibition of plaque bacteria
C. Form a reservoir in saliva
D. Improvement in tooth morphology
Ans. A

Q 94. A 65 year old man was consuming opium for 20 years. He stops consumption suddenly and comes to casualty after 2 days. Which is likely to occur due to withdrawal:

A. Rhinorrhoea
B. Hypotension
C. Drowsiness
D. Miosis
Ans. A

Q 95. Which of the following causes hepatic granuloma?

A. Amiodarone
B. Alcohol
C. Cimetidine
D. Metronidazole
Ans. A

Q 96. Coronary steal commonly is seen with:

A. Atenolol
B. Diltiazem
C. Nitroglycerine
D. Dipyridamole
Ans. D

Q 97. A patient is taking ketoconazole for fungal infection develops cold for which he is prescribed terfenadine. Possible interaction between terfenadine and ketoconazole is:

A. Ketoconazole decreases metabolism of terfenadine
B. Terfenadine increases levels of ketoconazole
C. Ketoconazole decreases levels of terfenadine
D. No interaction
Ans. A

Forensic Medicine

Q 98. What would be the race of individual if skull bone having following feature – rounded nasal opening, horseshoe shaped palate, round orbit & cephalic index above 80:

A. Negro
B. Mongol
C. European
D. Aryans
Ans. B

Q 99. A sample to look for uric crystal (gouty tophus) would be submitted to the Pathology laboratory in:

A. Formalin
B. Distilled water
C. Alcohol
D. Normal saline
Ans. C

Q 100. Not a feature of brain death:

A. Complete apnea
B. Absent pupillary reflex
C. Absence of deep tendon reflex
D. heart rate unresponsive to atropine
Ans. C

Q 101. At autopsy, a body is found to have copious fine leathery froth in mouth & nostrils which increased on pressure over chest. Death was likely due to:

A. Epilepsy
B. Hanging
C. Drowning
D. Opium poisoning
Ans. C

Q 102. In fire arm injury, entery-wound blackening is due to:

A. Flame
B. Hot gases
C. Smoke
D. Deposition from bullet
Ans. D

Q 103. Tentative cut is a feature of:

A. Fall from the height
B. Homicidal assault
C. Accidental injury
D. Suicidal attempt
Ans. D

Q 104. Gastric lavage is indicated in all cases of acute poisoning ideally because of:

A. Fear of aspiration
B. Danger of cardiac arrest
C. Danger of respiratory arrest
D. Inadequat ventilation
Ans. A

Q 105. All of the following method used for detecting heavy metals, except:

A. Harrison & Gilroy test
B. Paraffin test
C. Neutron activation analysis
D. Atomic adsorption spectroscopy
Ans. B

Q 106. The sensation of creping, bugs over the body is a feature of poisoning due to:

A. Cocaine
B. Diazepam
C. Barbiturates
D. Brown sugar
Ans. A

Q 107. Which type of cattle poisoning occurs due to ingestion of linseed plant:

A. Aconite
B. Pilocarpine
C. Atropine
D. Hydro cyanic acid
Ans. D

Q 108. A 10 years old child present in casualty with snake bite since six hours. On examination no systemic signs are found & laboratory investigation are normal except localized swelling over the leg < 5 cm. Next step in management would be:

A. Incision & suction of local swelling
B. IV antivenom
C. Subcutaneous antivenom at local swelling
D. Observe the patient for progression of symptoms wait for antivenom therapy
Ans. D

Q 109. ‘Gold chloride’ test is done in poisoning with:

A. Heroin
B. Barbiturates
C. Cocaine
D. Heavy metals
Ans. C

PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL Medicine

Q 110. Iron and folic acid supplementation forms:

A. Health promotion
B. Specific protection
C. Primordial prevention
D. Primary prevention
Ans. B

Q 111. The most important function of sentinel surveillance is:

A. To find the total amount of disease in a population
B. To plan effective control measures
C. To determine the trend of disease in a population
D. To notify disease
Ans. A

Q 112. Serial interval is:

A. Time gap between primary and secondary case
B. Time gap between index and primary case
C. Time taken for a person from infection to develop maximum infectivity
D. The time taken from infection till a person infects another person
Ans. A

Q 113. All the following are advantages of case control studies except:

A. Useful in rare disease
B. Relative risk can be calculated
C. Odds ratio can be calculated
D. Cost effective and inexpensive

Q 114. The association between coronary artery disease and smoking was found to be as follows:

CAD No CAD
Smokers 30 20
Non smokers 20 30
The Odds ratio can be estimated as:

A. 0.65
B. 0.85
C. 1.35
D. 2.25
Ans. D

Q 115. In a prospective study comprising 10,000 subjects, 6000 subjects were put on beta carotene and 4000 were not, 3 out of the first 6000 developed lung cancer and 2 out of the second 4000 developed lung cancer. What is the interpretation of the above results?

A. Beta carotene is protective in lung cancer
B. Beta carotene and lung cancer have no relation to each other
C. The study design is not sufficient to draw any meaningful conclusions
D. Beta carotene is carcinogenic
Ans. B

Q 116. About direct standardization all are true except:

A. Age specific death rates are not needed
B. A standard population is needed
C. Population should be comparable
D. Two propulations are compared
Ans. A

Q 117. Which vaccine is contraindicated in pregnancy?

A. Rubella
B. Diphtheria
C. Tetanus
D. Hepatitis B
Ans. A

Q 118. Which of the following statements is true regarding pertussis?

A. Neurological complication rate of DPT is 1 in 50000
B. Vaccine efficacy is more than 95%
C. Erythromycin is useful for prophylaxis
D. The degree of polymorphonuclear leukocytosis correlates with the severity of cough
Ans. C

Q 119. Drugs A & B are both used for treating a particular SKIN infection. After one standard application, drug A eradicates the infection in 95% of both adults and children. drug B eradicates the infection in 47% of adults & 90% of children. There are otherwise no significant pharmacological differences between the two drugs, and there are no significant side effects. However, the cost of drug A is twice that of drug B. Dr. Sunil, a general practitioner, always uses drug B for the first treatment, and resorts to drug A if the infection persists. Dr. Sudhir, another general practitioner, always uses drug A for adults and drug B for children. Ignoring indirect costs, which of the following statement is incorrect:

A. Drug A is more effective than B for treating children
B. Drug A is more cost-effective than drug B for treating children
C. Drug A is more cost-effective than drug B for treating adults
D. Dr. Sudhir’s regime achieves a higher level of cost-effectiveness than Dr. Sunil’s
Ans. B

Q 120. The infectivity of chicken pox lasts for:

A. Till the last scab falls off
B. 6 days after onset of rash
C. 3 days after onset of rash
D. Till the fever subsides
Ans. B

Q 121. Carriers are important in all the following except:

A. Polio
B. Typhoid
C. Measles
D. Diphtheria
Ans. C

Q 122. Acute flaccid paralysis is reported in a child aged:

A. 0-3 years
B. 0-5 years
C. 0-15 years
D. 0-25 years
Ans. C

Q 123. A 2-years-old boy, presented with cough, fever & difficulty in breathing. His RR 50/min. There was no chest indrawing. Auscultation of chest reveals bilateral crepitions. The most probable diagnosis is:

A. Very severe pneumonia
B. Severe pneumonia
C. Pneumonia
D. No pneumonia
Ans. C

Q 124. Active and passive immunity should be given together in all except:

A. Tetanus
B. Rabies
C. Measles
D. Hepatitis B
Ans. C

Q 125. Cereals and proteins are considered complemen-tary because:

A. Cereals are deficient in methionine
B. Cereals are deficient in methionine and pulse are deficient in lysine
C. Cereals are deficient in lysine and pulses are deficient in methionine
D. Cereal proteins contain non-essential amino-acids, while pulse proteins contain essential amino acids
Ans. C

Q 126. For a 60 kg Indian male, the minimum daily protein requirement has been calculated to be 40 g (mean) & standard deviation is 10. The recommended daily allowance of protein would be:

A. 60 g/day
B. 70 g/day
C. 40 g/day
D. 50 g/day
Ans. A

Q 127. A population study showed a mean glucose of 86 mg/ dL. In a sample of 100 showing normal curve distribution, what percentage of people have glocose above 86%?

A. 65 B. 50
C. 75 D. 60
Ans. B

Q 128. The best method to show the association between height and weight of children in a class is by:

A. Bar chart
B. Line diagram
C. Scatter diagram
D. Histogram
Ans. C

Q 129. The correlation between variables A and B in a study was found to be 1.1. This indicates:

A. Very strong correlation
B. Moderately strong correlation
C. Weak correlation
D. Computational mistake in calculating correlation
Ans. D

Q 130. The biological oxygen demand indicates:

A. Organic matter
B. Bacterial content
C. Anaerobic bacteria
D. Chemicals
Ans. A

Q 131. In a surveillance centre for hepatitis B, in a low prevalance area, the method for testing for hepatitis B was single ELISA. This policy was changed to double testing in series. This would result in the following 2 parameters of the test being affected:

A. Increased specificity and positive predictive value
B. Increased sensitivity and positive predictive value
C. Increased sensitivity and negative predictive value
D. Increased specificity and negative predictive value
Ans. A

Q 132. In a study, variation in cholesterol was seen before and after giving a drug. The test of significance would be:

A. Unpaired t test
B. Paired t test
C. Chi square test
D. Fisher test
Ans. B

Q 133. Ravi and Ashok stay in the same hostel of the same university. Ravi develops infection with group B meningococcus. After a few days Ashok develops infection due to group C meningococcus. All the following are true statements except:

A. Educate students about meningococcal trans-mission and take preventive measures
B. Chemotheraphylaxis to all against both group B and group C
C. Vaccine prophylaxis of contacts of Ravi
D. Vaccine prophylaxis of contacts of Ashok
Ans. C

Q 134. All of the following are common cause of post neonatal infant mortality in India, except:

A. Tetanus
B. Malnutrition
C. Diarrhoeal diseases
D. Acute respiratory infection
Ans. A

Q 135. True about ‘total fertility rate’ is:

A. Sensitive indicator of family planning achievement
B. Completed family size
C. Number of live births per 1000 married women in reproductive age group
D. Average number of girls born to a woman
Ans. B

Q 136. ‘Silent epidemic’ of the century is:

A. Coronary artery disease
B. Chronic liver disease
C. Chronic obstructive lung disease
D. Alzheimer’s disease
Ans. D

Medicine

Q 137. The following condition is not associated with an increased anion-gap type of metabolic acidosis:

A. Shock
B. Ingestion of ante-freeze
C. Diabetic ketoacidosis
D. COPD
Ans. D

Q 138. Acute metabolic acidosis:

A. Has biphasic effect on K+ excretion
B. Does not effect K+ excretion significantly
C. Decreases urinary K+ excretion
D. Increases urinary K+ excretion
Ans. C

Q 139. Urinary anion gap an indication of excretion of:

A. Ketoacids
B. Na
C. H+ ion
D. K+ ion
Ans. B

Q 140. The most common mode of inheritance of congenital heart disease is:

A. Autosomal dominant
B. Autosomal recessive
C. SEX linked dominant
D. Multifactorial
Ans. D

Q 141. Which one of the following is an autosomal dominant disorder:

A. Cystic fibrosis
B. Hereditary spherocytosis
C. Sickle cell anemia
D. G-6-PD deficiency
Ans. B

Q 142. Which type diabetes is HLA associated:

A. Type I diabetes
B. Tyep II diabetes
C. Malnutrition related type disease
D. Pregnancy related type diabetes
Ans. A

Q 143. All of the following are sexually transmitted, except:

A. Candida albicans
B. Echionococcus
C. Molluscum contagiosum
D. Group B streptococcus
Ans. B

Q 144. All of the following infections may be transmitted via blood transfusion, except:

A. Parvo B19
B. Dengue virus
C. Cytomegalovirus
D. Hepatitis G virus
Ans. B Q 145. Hypoglycemia is a recognized feature of all of the following conditions except:

A. Uremia
B. Acromegaly
C. Addison’s disease
D. Hepatocellular failure
Ans. B

Q 146. All of the following feature may be seen in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, except:

A. Fever
B. HEMOLYSIS
C. Hypertension
D. Low platelet count
Ans. C

Q 147. The following laboratory determinants is abnormally prolonged in ITP:

A. APTT
B. Prothrombin time
C. Bleeding time
D. Clotting time
Ans. C

Q 148. PNH is associated with all of the following condition except:

A. Aplastic anemia
B. Increased LAP scores
C. Venous thrombosis
D. Iron deficiency anemia
Ans. B

Q 149. A 20 years adult presents with severe hypoplastic anemia. What is most effective treatment:

A. Interferona
B. IL-2
C. ATG therapy
D. Bone marrow transplant
Ans. D

Q 150. Which of the following is not commonly seen in polycythemia vera?

A. Thrombosis
B. Hyperuricemia
C. Prone for acute leukemia
D. Spontaneous severe infection
Ans. D



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Anatomy

Q 1. All the following are derivatives of the neural crest, except:

A. Melanocyte
B. Adrenal medulla
C. Sympathetic ganglia
D. Cauda equina
Ans. D

Q 2. Which of the following is true regarding gastrulation:

A. Establishes all the three germ layers
B. Occurs at the caudal end of the embryo prior to
its cephalic end
C. Involves the hypoblastic cells of inner cell mass
D. Usually occurs at 4 weeks
Ans. A

Q 3. All the following features are seen in neurons from dorsal root ganglia, except:

A. They have centrally located nuclei
B. They are derived from neural crest cells
C. They are multipolar
D. They contain lipofuscin granules
Ans. C

Q 4. Elastic cartilage is found in:

A. Auditory tube
B. Nasal septum
C. Articular cartilage
D. Costal cartilage
Ans. A

Q 5. The weight of the upper limb is transmitted to the axial skeleton by:

A. Coracoclavicular ligament
B. Coracoacromial ligament
C. Costoclavicular ligament
D. Coracohumeral ligament
Ans. A

Q 6. The superficial external pudendal artery is a branch of:

A. Femoral artery
B. External iliac artery
C. Internal iliac artery
D. Aorta
Ans. A

Q 7. Diaphragmatic hernia can occur through all the following, except:

A. Esophageal opening
B. Costovertebral triangle
C. Costal and sternal attachment of diaphragm
D. Inferior vena cava opening
Ans. D

Q 8. Ureteric constriction is seen at all the following positions, except:

A. Ureteropelvic junction
B. Ureterovesicle junction
C. Crossing of iliac artery
D. Ischial spine
Ans. D

Q 9. All the following are true regarding blood supply to the kidney ,
except:

A. Stellate veins drain superficial zone
B. It is site of portosystemic anastomosis
C. The renal artery divides into five segmental arteries before entering
the hilum
D. Its segmental arteries are end-arteries
Ans. B

Q 10. A patient with external hemorrhoids develops pain while passing stools. The nerve mediating this pain is:

A. Hypogastric nerve
B. Pudendal nerve
C. Splachnic visceral nerve
D. Sympathetic plexus
Ans. B

Q 11. Which of the following muscles is supplied by mandibular nerve:

A. Masseter
B. Buccinator
C. Tensor veli palati
D. Posterior belly of digastric
Ans. C

Q 12. The sensoy supply of the palate is through all of the following,
except:

A. Facial nerve
B. Hypoglossal nerve
C. Glossopharyngeal nerve
D. Maxillary division of trigeminal nerve
Ans. B

Q 13. All of the following are features of large intestine, except:

A. Large intestine secretes acidic mucus which helps in formation of stools
B. It is a site of mucocutaneous junction
C. Its epithelium contains globlets cells in large numbers
D. Absorbs salt and water
Ans. A

Q 14. In flexion and abduction of shoulder all of the following structures are compressed except:

A. Subacromial bursa
B. Long head of biceps
C. Suprascapular nerve
D. Supraspinatus tendon
Ans. C

Physiology

Q 15. SI unit for measuring blood pressure is:

A. Torr
B. mrnHg
C. kPa
D. Bar
Ans. C

Q 16. Glucose mediated insulin release is mediated through:

A. ATP dependent K+ channels
B. cAMP
C. Carrier modulators
D. Receptor phosphorylation
Ans. A

Q 17. Sudden decrease in serum calcium is associated with:

A. Increased thyroxine and PTH secretion
B. Increased phosphate
C. Increased excitability of muscle and nerve
D. Cardiac conduction abnormalities
Ans. C

Q 18. Ablation of the somatosensory area 1 of the cerebral cortex leads to:

A. Total loss of pain sensation
B. Total loss of touch sensation
C. Loss of tactile localization but not of two point discrimination
D. Loss of tactile localization and two point discrimination
Ans. D

Q 19. Non shivering thermogenesis in adults is due to:

A. Thyroid hormone
B. Brown fat between the shoulders
C. Adrenaline from adrenal medulla
D. Muscle metabolism
Ans. C

Q 20. In metabolic acidosis, which of the following changes are seen:

A. Increased K+excretion
B. Decreased K+ excretion
C. Increased Na+ excretion
D. Increased Na+ reabsorption
Ans. B

Q 21. Tropomyosin:

A. Helps in the fusion of actin and myosin
B. Covers myosin and prevents attachments of actin and myosin
C. Slides over myosin
D. Causes Ca2+ release
Ans. B

Q 22. TRH stimulation testing is useful in diagnosis of disorders of following hormones:

A. Insulin
B. ACTH
C. Prolactin
D. PTH
Ans. C

Q 23. During muscular exercise all are seen except:

A. Increase in blood flow to muscles
B. Stroke volume increases
C. O2 dissociation curve shifts to left
D. O2 consumption increases
Ans. C

Biochemistry

Q 24. All enzymes are not proteins. This statement is justified by:

A. All enzymes do not follow the Michaelis Menten hypothesis
B. RNAs act as ribozymes
C. Antibodies take part in the catalysis of many reactions
D. Metals are involved in attachment to enzymes and catalysts
Ans. B

Q 25. Enzymes mediating transfer of one molecule to another are:

A. Transferases
B. Oxidases
C. Lysases
D. Peptidases
Ans. A

Q 26. In which of the following reactions is magnesium required:

A. Na+K+ ATPase
B. Dismutase
C. Phosphatase
D. Aldolase
Ans. A

Q 27. In oxidative phosphorylation, the ATP production and respiratory chain are linked by:

A. Chemical methods
B. Physical methods
C. Chemiosmotic methods
D. Conformational changes
Q Ans. C

Q 28. Thiamine level is best monitored by:

A. Transketolase level in RBC
B. Thiamine level in blood
C. G-6-PD activity
D. Reticulocytosis
Ans. A

Q 29. Vitamin B12 and folic acid supplementation in megaloblastic anemia leads to the improvement of anemia due to:

A. Increased DNA synthesis in bone marrow
B. Increased hemoglobin production
C. Erythroid hyperplasia
D. Increased iron absorption
Ans. A

Q 30. Nitric oxide synthase:

A. Is inhibited by Ca++
B. Catalyses a dioxygenase reaction
C. Accepts electrons from NADH
D. Requires NADH, FAD, FMN & heme iron
Ans. D

Q 31. Phenylalanine is the precursor of all the following, except:

A. Tyrosine
B. Epinephrine
C. Thyroxine
D. Melatonin
Ans. D

Q 32. In a well fed state, acetyl CoA obtained from diet is least used in the synthesis of:

A. Palmity CoA
B. Citrate
C. Acetoacetate
D. Oxalosuccinate
Ans. C

Q 33. Substrate level phosphorylation in citric acid cycle is seen in the conversion of: -ketoglutaratea

A. Acetoacetate to
B. Succinyl CoA to succinate
C. Fumarate to malate
D. Succinate to fumarate
Ans. B

Q 34. Apo B48 and apo B100 are expressed as two different apo-proteins because of differe

A. RNA editing
B. RNA splicing
C. Chromosomal loci
D. Apo-B gene
Ans. A

Q 35. All the following can be used to detect mutation, except:

A. Single strand conformational polymorphism
B. Ligase chain reaction
C. Polymerase chain reaction
D. DNA sequencing
Ans. B

Q 36. Which of the following is true regarding hydroxy ethyl starch:

A. It is an anesthetic agent
B. It is a plasma expander
C. It is a crystalloid
D. Used as a nutritional agent
Ans. B

Q 37. Elasticity of the corneal layer of SKIN is due to the presence of:

A. Histidine
B. Keratin
C. Lysine
D. Cysteine
Ans. B

Q 38. In dividing cells, spindle is formed by:

A. Ubiquitin
B. Tubulin
C. Laminin
D. Keratin
Ans. B

Q 39. Entropy in a biological system is constant because:

A. It is an open system
B. It is a closed system
C. It is a governed by vitalism
D. Has exothermic-endothermic reactions
Ans. D

Q 40. Which of the following is true regarding a system which favours
oscillatory responses:

A. Has proportional component
B. Has a greater gain
C. Has a lesser gain
D. Positive FEEDBACK system
Ans. D

Q 41. Highest binding of iron is seen with:

A. Transferrin
B. Ferritin
C. Haemoglobin
D. Ceruloplasmin
Ans. C

Pathology

Q 42. The epitheloid cell and multinucleated gaint cells of granulomatous inflammation are derived from:

A. Basophils
B. Eosinophils
C. CD4 T lymphocytes
D. Monocytes-macrophages
Ans. D

Q 43. The following host tissue responses can be seen in acute infection, except:

A. Exudation
B. Vasodilation
C. Margination
D. Granuloma formation
Ans. D

Q 44. The following feature is common to both cytotoxic T cells and NK cells:

A. Synthesize antibody
B. Require antibodies to be present for action
C. Effective against virus infected cells
D. Recognize antigen in association with HLA class II markers
Ans. C

Q 45. In the intra-epithelial region of the mucosa of intestine the predominant cell population is that of:

A. B cell
B. T cells
C. Plasma cells
D. Basophils
Ans. B

Q 46. In primary tuberculosis, all of the following may be seen except:

A. Cavitation
B. Caseation
C. Calcification
D. Langerhan giant cell
Ans. A

Q 47. A mylocardial infarct showing early granulation tissue has most likely occurred:

A. Less than 1 hours
B. Within 24 hours
C. Within 1 week
D. Within 1 month
Ans. D

Q 48. A 10 year old boy, died of acute rheumatic fever. All the following can be expected at autopsy except:

A. Ashoff nodules
B. Rupture of chordae tendinae
C. McCallum patch
D. Fibrinous pericarditis
Ans. B

Q 49. All of the following are seen in asbestosis except:

A. Diffuse alveolar damage
B. Calcified pleural plaques
C. Diffuse pulmonary interstitial fibrosis
D. Mesotheliomas
Ans. A

Q 50. Macrophages containing large quantities of undigested and partial digested bacteria in intestine are seen in:

A. Whipples disease
B. Amyloidosis
C. Immunoproliferative small instetinal disease
D. Vibrio cholerae infection
Ans. A

Q 51. The histological features of celiac disease include all of the following, except:

A. Crypt hyperplasia
B. Increase in thickness of the mucosa
C. Increase in intraepithelial lymphocytes
D. Increase in inflammatory cells in lamina propria
Ans. B

Q 52. In a chronic alcoholic all the following may be seen in the liver except:

A. Fatty degeneration
B. Chronic hepatitis
C. Granuloma formation
D. Cholestatic hepatitis
Ans. C

Q 53. Crescent formation is characteristic of the following glomerular disease:

A. Minimal change disease
B. Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
C. Focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis
D. Rapidly non prgressive glomerulonephritis
Ans. B

Q 54. Necrotizing papillitis may be seen in all of the following conditions except:

A. Sickle cell disease
B. Tuberculous pyelonephritis
C. Diabetes mellitus
D. Analgesic nephropathy
Ans. B

Q 55. Disease or infarction of neurological tissue causes it to be replaced by:

A. Fluid
B. Neuroglia
C. Proliferation of adjacent nerve cells
D. Blood vessel
Ans. B

Q 56. Flat small vegetations in the cusps of both tricuspid and mitral valves are seen in:

A. Viral myocarditis
B. Libmann Sachs endocarditis
C. Rheumatic carditis
D. Infective endocarditis
Ans. B

Microbiology

Q 57. Bacteria may acquire characteristics by all of the following except:

A. Taking up soluble DNA fragments across their cell wall from other species
B. Incorporating part of host DNA
C. Through bacteriophages
D. Through conjugation
Ans. B

Q 58. Neonatal thymectomy leads to:

A. Decreased size of germinal center
B. Decreased size of paracortical areas
C. Increased antibody production by B cells
D. mcreased bone marrow production of lymphocytes
Ans. B

Q 59. Staphylococcus aureus differs from Staphylococcus epidermidis by:

A. Is coagulase positive
B. Forms white colonies
C. A common cause of UTI
D. Causes endocarditis in drug addicts
Ans. A

Q 60. Positive Shicks test indicates that person is:

A. Immune to diptheria
B. Hypersensitive to diptheria
C. Susceptible to diptheria
D. Carrier of diptheria
Ans. C

Q 61. In a patient with typhoid, diagnosis after 15 days of onset of fever is best done by:

A. Blood culture
B. Widal
C. Stool culture
D. Urine culture
Ans. B

Q 62. Which of the following is transmitted by rat urine?

A. Leptospira
B. Listeria
C. Legionella
D. Mycoplasma
Ans. A

Q 63. AII the following are true about Listeria except:

A. Transmitted by contaminated milk
B. Gram negative bacteria
C. Causes abortion in pregnancy
D. Causes meningitis in neonates
Ans. B

Q 64. Which of the following statement is true about Bacteroides:

A. It is gram positive bacilli
B. It is strictiy aerobic
C. It may cause peritonitis
D. Presence in stool culture indicates need for treatment
Ans. C

Q 65. Heat stable enterotoxin causing food poisoning is caused by all the following except:

A. Bacillus cereus
B. Yersinia enterocolitica
C. Staphylococcus
D. Clostridium perfringens
Ans. D

Q 66. HIV virus contains:

A. Single stranded DNA
B. Single stranded RNA
C. Double stranded DNA
D. Double stranded RNA
Ans. B

Q 67. Regarding HIV which of the following is not true:

A. It is a DNA retrovirus
B. Contains reverse transcriptase
C. May infect host CD4 cells other than T-lymphocytes
D. Causes a reduction in host CD4 cells at late stage of disease
Ans. A

Q 68. CMV retinitis in HIV occurs when the CD4 counts fall below:

A. 50
B. 100
C. 200
D. 150
Ans. A

Q 69. Epstein Barr virus causes all the following except:

A. Infectious mononucleosis
B. Measles
C. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
D. Non Hodgkins lymphoma
Ans. B

Q 70. In a patient, corneal scraping reveals narrow angled septate hyphae. Which of the following is the likely etiologic agent:

A. Mucor
B. Aspergillus
C. Histoplasma
D. Candida
Ans. B

Q 71. Which of the following is true regarding globi in a patient with lepromatous leprosy:

A. Consists of lipid laden macrophages.
B. Consists of macrophages filled with AFB
C. Consists of neutrophils filled with bacteria
D. Consists of activated lymphocytes
Ans. B

Q 72. The following diagnostic tests are useful for corresponding purposes except:

A. Zeil-Neelson staining Detection of mycobacteria
B. Immunoflorescence Detection of influenza virus
C. Specific IgM antibodies Immunity against rubella
D. Specific IgM antibodies Detection of acute infection
Ans. C