259 - DNB December 2008 mcqs with answers part 1

1q: which of the following immunoglobulins is secreted in body fluids ?


a. Ig A
b. Ig M
c. Ig D
d. Ig G

answer a. Ig A

2q: lyme's disease is caused by ?


a. Borrelia vincenti
b. Borrelia burgdoferi
c. Borrelia hermsii
d. Borrelia recurrentis

answer b. borrelia burgdoferi

3q: Acrodynia is caused due to which poisoning ?


a. Arsenic
b. mercury
c. iron
d. cadmium

answer b. mercury

4q: all tongue muscles are supplied by hypoglossal nerve except ?


a. myoglossus
b. palatoglossus
c. mylohyoid
d. superior constrictor

answer b. palatoglossus

5q: most sensitive organ to radiotherapy ?


a. liver
b. brain
c. bone marrow
d. kidney

answer c. bone marrow

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156q: Ghrelin is responsible for ?

a. stimulation of appetite
b. suppression of appetite
c. stimulation of sleep
d. suppression of sleep

answer a. stimulation of appetite

157q: prepyloric or channel ulcer in the stomach is termed as ?

a. type 1
b. type 2
c. type 3
d. type 4

answer c. type 3

158q: Delphic nodes are ?

a. pretracheal
b. paratracheal
c. supraclavicular
d. posterior triangle

answer a. pretracheal

159q: selenium sulfide is indicated for treating ?

a. tinea versicolor
b. tinea corporis
c. mixed mycotic infections
d. candidiasis only

answer a. tinea versicolor

160q: which of the immunoglobulins is associated with allergic disorders ?

a. Ig G
b. Ig M
c. Ig A
d. Ig E

answer d. Ig E

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146q: agoraphobia is a disorder characterized by all of the following except ?

a. visual hallucinations
b. avoidance of situations in which it is difficult to obtain help
c. presence of panic symptoms
d. avoidance of being outside alone

answer a. visual hallucinations

147q: objective assessment of the refractive state of the eye is termed ?

a. retinoscopy
b. gonioscopy
c. opthalmoscopy
d. keratoscopy

answer a. retinoscopy

148q: the single most important sign in suspecting early volkmann’s contracture is ?

a. pallor of the fingers
b. pain
c. obliteration of the pulse
d. paralysis of the involved muscles

answer b. pain

149q: gartner’s duct is a remnant of ?

a. mullerian duct
b. wollfian duct
c. cloacal duct
d. epophoron

answer b. wollfian duct

150q: which immunoglobulin crosses placenta ?

a. Ig M
b. Ig A
c. Ig G
d. Ig D

answer c. Ig G

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21q: the antibody produced during the primary immune response is ?

a. Ig M
b. Ig G
c. Ig A
d. Ig E

answer a . Ig M

22q: pneumonia alba is due to ?

a. klebsiella
b. streptococci
c. treponema pallidum
d. staphylococci

answer c. treponema pallidum

23q: the maximum hours of work per week prescribed under the factories act is ?

a. 42
b. 48
c. 54
d. 60

answer b. 48

24q: mineral oils are used in mosquito control measure as ?

a. a personal protection method
b. larvicide
c. adulticide
d. space spray

answer b. larvicide

25q: digoxin can accumulate to toxic levels in patients with ?

a. renal insufficiency
b. chronic hepatitis
c. advanced cirrhosis
d. chronic hepatitis

answer a. renal insufficiency