276 - Random mcqs from various medical PG entrance tests part 8

36q: Light bulb sign is seen in ?


a. anterior dislocation of shoulder
b. posterior dislocation of shoulder
c. anterior dislocation of hip
d. posterior dislocation of hip

answer b. posterior dislocation of shoulder

37q: Golden S sign is seen in ?


a. left upper lobe collapse of lung in chest x ray
b. right upper lobe collapse of lung in chest x ray
c. left lower lobe collapse of lung in chest x ray
d. right lower lobe collapse of lung in chest x ray

answer b. right upper lobe collapse of lung

38q: Which of the following vaccines and strains are incorrectly matched ?


a. Oral typhoid - Ty21a strain
b. chicken pox - oka strain
c. rabies - pitts moore strain
d. BCG - danish 1331 strain
e. rubella - RA 27/3
f. mumps - park strain

answer f. mumps vaccine is made using the jeryll lynn strain

39q: germ tube test is for ?


a. candida albicans
b. cryptococcus
c. histoplasma
d. coccidiodomycosis

answer a. candida albicans  Details about the germ tube test with images are here . 

40q: Dengue is spread by ?


a. jackal mosquito
b. tiger mosquito
c. wolf mosquito
d. lion mosquito

answer b. tiger mosquito

275 - Random mcqs from various medical PG entrance tests part 7

31q: pH of sabouraud's dextrose agar is adjusted to ?

a. 4-6
b. 1-2
c. 6-8
d. 8-10

answer a. 4-6

32q: the optimum calories to be provided by proteins should be ?

a. 5-10 %
b. 10-15 %
c. 15-20 %
d. 20-25 %

answer c. 15-20 %

33q: Digoxin is used in ?

a. HOCM
b. atrial flutter
c. ventricular arrythmias
d. ectopics

answer b. atrial flutter

34q: Spiderleg apperance of the kidney is seen in ?

a. Polycystic kidney
b. horse shoe kidney
c. angiomyolipoma
d. renal TB

answer a. polycystic kidney

35q: During pregnancy , renal GFR can be increased by as much as ?

a. 10 %
b. 25 %
c. 50 %
d. 75 %

answer d. 50 %

274 - Random mcqs from various medical PG entrance tests part 6

26q: Percentage of elemental iron in ferrous sulphate hydrated is ?

a. 20 %
b. 30 %
c. 60 %
d. 33 %

answer d. 33 %

27q: In which part of the brain , new neurons can form from stemcells in adult man ?

a. cingulate gyrus
b. sylvian fissure
c. olfactory bulb
d. uncus

answer c. olfactory bulb

28q: The immunosuppressive drug found to be effective in autism is ?

a. sirolimus
b. temsirolimus
c. everolimus
d. mycophenolate mofetil

answer a. sirolimus

29q: Accole forms are seen in ?

a. P.vivax
b. P. falciparum
c. P. ovale
d. P. malariae

answer a. P.vivax

30q: PQLI would not include which of the following ?

a. IMR
b. MMR
c. life expectancy at 1 year
d. literacy rate

answer b. MMR

273 - Random mcqs from various medical PG entrance tests part 5

21q: Okasaki fragments are seen during the synthesis of ?

a. double stranded DNA
b. single stranded DNA
c. mRNA
d. tRNA

answer a. double stranded DNA

22q: Hepar lobatum is associated with ?

a. hepatitis A
b. syphilis
c. yellow fever hepatitis
d. dengue

answer b. syphilis

23q: MTP act of 1971 provides for termination of pregnancy till ?

a. 12 weeks
b. 16 weeks
c. 20 weeks
d. 24 weeks

answer c. 20 weeks

24q: Lines of zahn are seen in ?

a. Primary platelet thrombus
b. Coraline thrombus
c. propogated clot
d. none

answer a. primary platelet thrombus

25q: Ascoli's test is related to which disease ?

a. syphilis
b. anthrax
c. diptheria
d. typhoid

answer b. anthrax. It is a precipitin test for anthrax using a tissue extract and anthrax antiserum .

272 - Random mcqs from various medical PG entrance tests part 4

16q: Most common bone in wrist to fracture ?

a. scaphoid
b. lunate
c. triquetrum
d. pisiform

answer a. scaphoid

17q: Most common bone in wrist to dislocate ?

a. scaphoid
b. lunate
c. hammate
d. pisiform

answer b. lunate

18q: which is the most common type of hip dislocation ?

a. anterior
b. posterior
c. both are equally common
d. none

answer b. posterior

19q: which of the following is the most common humeral fracture in a child ?

a. colles fracture
b. supracondylar fracture of humerus
c. fracture of surgical neck of humerus
d. none

answer b. supracondylar fracture of humerus

20q: Most common intraorbital tumor in children is ?

a. retinoblastoma
b. rhabdomyosarcoma
c. choroidal melanoma
d. none

answer b. rhabdomyosarcoma

271 - Random mcqs from various medical PG entrance tests part 3

11q: 'LAMBDA SIGN' in sarcoidosis is seen in ?

a. Gallium scan
b. PET scan
c. MRI
d. Plain X-Ray

answer a. gallium scan

12q: Nerve supplying submandibular gland is ?

a. fifth cranial nerve
b. seventh cranial nerve
c. eleventh cranial nerve
d. twelfth cranial nerve

answer b. seventh cranial nerve

13q: Vessels that exert most pronounced "windkessel" function are ?

a. capillaries
b. large arteries
c. large veins
d. arterioles
e. venules

answer b. large arteries

14q: antibacterial agents may induce a deficiency in which of the following ?

a. vitamin A
b. vitamin E
c. vitamin K
d. selenium
e. biotin

answer c. vitamin K

15q: What are Ceroid bodies ?

a. lipid inclusions in pancreatic beta cells
b. beta cell inclusions in FCPD
c. amylin depositions in beta cells
d. none

answer a. lipid inclusions in pancreatic beta cells

270 - Random mcqs from various medical PG entrance tests part 2

6q: Egg on a string apperance of the heart is seen in ?

a. tricuspid atresia
b. TGA
c. ASD
d. VSD

answer b. TGA

7q: Fish vertebrae are seen in ?

a. osteopetrosis
b. osteopoikilosis
c. paget's disease
d. osteopenia

answer d. osteopenia

8q: Which of the following is a finding in pure left-sided CHF ?

a. Cor pulmonale
b. Pre renal azotemia
c. splenic congestion
d. nutmeg liver
e. ascites

answer b. pre renal azotemia

9q: Which of the following is not associated with syphilitic aneurysms ?

a. cor bovinum
b. tree-barking
c. confined to abdominal aorta
d. obliterative endarteritis

answer c. confined to abdominal aorta

10q: the surface ectoderm gives rise to which of the following structures ?

a. dilator pupillae muscle
b. retina
c. lens
d. sclera
e. choroid

answer c. lens
Read this page on the opthalmology blog to learn about all the embryological derivatives of eye and all of its parts from neural ectoderm, surface ectoderm and mesoderm .

269 - Random mcqs from various medical PG entrance tests part 1

1q: Civatte bodies are found in ?

a. Psoriasis
b. Lichen planus
c. vitiligo
d. Dermatophytosis

answer b. lichen planus

2q: Nerves in the lateral wall of cavernous sinus are all except

a. Maxillary nerve
b. Opthalmic nerve
c. Trochlear
d. Oculomotor nerve
e. Mandibular nerve

answer e. mandibular nerve . Maxillary, opthalmic, trochlear and oculomotor nerves are arranged from inferior to superior in the laterla wall of cavernous sinus .

3q: Which of the following statement/s are true about epidural hematoma ?

a. arterial in origin
b. usually accompanied by skull fracture
c. suspected only in comatose patients
d. diagnosed by CT

answer a and b are true.

4q: Cobra head appearance on imaging is seen in which of the following condition ?

a. Ureterocele
b. rectocele
c. sickle cell anemia
d. renal cell carcinoma

answer a. ureterocele

Typical imaging features of 'cobra head' in the intravenous urography. Supine abdominal radiograph of intravenous urography about 15 min after contrast medium injection shows right hydronephrosis and hydroureter. There bilateral contrast medium-filled cystic lesions with halo rims are noted in the urinary bladder, resembling 'cobra heads.'

5q: H shaped vertebrae are seen in ?

a. osteopetrosis
b. sickle cell anemia
c. paget's disease
d. acute leukemia

answer b. sickle cell anemia

268 - PGI chandigarh June 2009 mcqs with answers part 7

31q: Which of the following are normal commensals of skin ?

a. Bacillus fragilis
b. Staphylococcus aureus
c. candida
d. acinetobacter
e. Propionobacterium acnes

answer will post soon . if u know plz post in comments

32q: Which of the following are the structures pierced in spinal anaesthesia ?

a. anterior longitudinal ligament
b. posterior longitudinal ligament
c. dura
d. spinous ligament
e. ligamentum flavum

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33q: Plumbism occurs in ?

a. lead poisoning
b. mercury poisoning
c. cadmium poisoning
d. iron poisoning

answer a. lead poisoning. the chemical name of lead is plumbum (pb)

34q: which of the following is/are not related to insanity ?

a. rule of hasse
b. rule of nine
c. Mc Naughten's rule
d. durham's rule
e. currens rule

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35q: True onset of labour is characterised by ?

a. painful contractions
b. thinning out of cervix
c. dilation of internal os
d. engagement
e. descent of foetal head

answer will post soon . if u know plz post in comments

267 - PGI chandigarh june 2009 mcqs with answers part 6

31q: What are the causes of corneal neovascularisation ?

a. contact lens
b. eales disease
c. DM
d. CRVO
e. chemical burn

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32q: Which of the following are true about Retinoblastoma ?

a. leucocoria is the most common presentation
b. always unilateral
c. there may be a family history
d. most common age group involved is 2-3 years
e. enucleation is the only treatment

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33q: treatment of diabetic retinopathy is ?

a. LASIK
b. Anti VEGF antibody
c. para plana vitrectomy
d. phacoemulsion
e. retinal laser photocoagulation

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34q: which of the following are true about active transport ?

a. require energy
b. require carrier
c. non saturated
d. along concentration

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35q: which of the following is true about PCR ?

a. specific
b. thermostable enzyme
c. it produces blunt ends
d. oligonucleotide determines site

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