Aug 17, 2023
Topic: Vaccines and Cold Chain
Topic: Larynx
FMGE Dec 2021 Microbiology Questions
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Topic: Gastrointestinal Radiology
Topic: Orbit
Topic: Retina
Topic: Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery
Topic: Endocrine Surgery
Topic: Papulosquamous Disorders
Topic: Cutaneous Infections
Topic: Oxygen Therapy and Airway
Topic: Miscellaneous
Topic: Pharynx
Topic: Ear
Topic: Endocrine Pharmacology
Topic: Spine + Pelvis + Lower Limb Traumatology
Topic: Spine + Pelvis + Lower Limb Traumatology
Topic: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Topic: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Topic: Gastrointestinal System
Topic: Respiratory System
Topic: Pulmonology
Topic: Rheumatology / Connective Tissue Disorder
Topic: Neonatology
Topic: Nutrition and Malnutrition
Topic: Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases
Topic: Concept of Health and Disease
Topic: Gynecology
Topic: Gynecology
Topic: Forensic Toxicology
Topic: Medical Jurisprudence
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FMGE was conducted on 20th January 2023. You can catch a glimpse of the questions asked in the exam from each subject along with their correct answers below.
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In 2022, FMGE was conducted on 4th June. Enlisted below are the questions asked in the exam from each subject along with their correct answers below.
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In 2022, FMGE was conducted on 4th June. Enlisted below are the questions asked in the exam from each subject along with their correct answers below.
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FMGE was conducted on 12th December 2021. Below you can check out the subject-wise list of questions asked in the exam along with their correct answers.
Q.1. A 24-year-old woman presents with pruritic hypopigmented macules and confluent patches over the chest. Skin scraping and KOH preparation show an abundance of yeast-like cells and short branch filaments like a 'Spaghetti and meatball appearance' as shown in the image below. What is the most likely organism?
1. Malassezia
2. Trichophyton
3. Chlamydospores
4. Candida
Correct Answer: Malassezia
Q.2. A patient presented with a black, foul-smelling discharge from the nose. On examination, blackish necrotic mass filling the nasal cavity and eroding the septum and hard palate were seen. What is the most important risk factor for this disease?
2. Diabetes
3. Hypertension
4. Foreign Body
Correct Answer: Diabetes
Q.3. The subcellular organelle which is associated with killing of viruses and bacteria is?
1. Peroxisome
2. Mitochondria
3. Lysosome
4. Golgi Apparatus
Correct Answer: Lysosome
Q.4. Cholesterol is synthesized from?
1. Acetyl coA
2. Malonyl coA
3. Phenylalanine
4. Oxaloacetate
Correct Answer: Acetyl coA
Q.5. The characteristic appearance of the esophagus on barium swallow, as shown in the image below, is seen in which of the following conditions?
1. Diffuse oesophageal spasm
2. Esophageal carcinoma
3. Esophageal ulcer
Correct Answer: Diffuse oesophageal spasm
Q.6. Identify the investigation shown below which is the investigation of choice in distal bowel tumors.
1. Enteroclysis
2. Barium meal
3. Barium meal follow-through
4. Barium enema
Correct Answer: Enteroclysis
Identify the arrow marked chamber.
1. Right atrium
2. Left atrium
3. Right Ventricle
4. Left Ventricle
Correct Answer: Left atrium
In knee flexion, lateral dislocation of patella is prevented by
1. Vastus medialis
2. Patellar ligament
3. Gracilis
4. Rectus femoris
Correct Answer: Vastus medialis
A 55-year-old woman presents with chronic mucopurulent discharge from her left eye and swelling near the medial canthus. Which of the following is the treatment of choice in this patient?
1. Dacryocystorhinostomy
2. Dacryocystectomy
3. Conjunctivo-cysto rhinostomy
4. Balloon catheter dilation
Correct Answer: Dacryocystorhinostomy
A 58-year-old man after his retirement party came with the complaint of sudden painless loss of vision in his left eye for the past 2 hours. Fundoscopic examination shows a similar picture given below. What is the most probable cause of this condition?
1. BRAO
2. BRVO
3. CRAO
4. CRVO
Correct Answer: CRAO
An 80-year-old man developed right-sided calf muscle pain and swelling. He was bedridden following a right intertrochanteric fracture. What is the most likely diagnosis?
1. Chronic osteomyelitis
2. Deep vein thrombosis
3. Compartment Syndrome
4. Arterial claudication
Correct Answer: Deep vein thrombosis
A 23-year-old woman presents to the surgery out-patient with a left-sided breast lump which she noticed on a self-breast examination 3 weeks ago. She has no other complaints. On palpation, the lump seems to be mobile and firm. Mammogram revealed a benign lesion. What is the best next step in management?
1. Biopsy
2. Reassurance and follow-up
3. Surgical excision
4. Start Tamoxifen
Correct Answer: Reassurance and follow-up
Which of the following features are not associated with the condition shown in the image below?
1. Wickham’s striae
2. Epidermal acanthosis
3. Munro microabscess
4. Colloid bodies
Correct Answer: Munro microabscess
A 7-year-old intellectually disabled boy was brought with large warty crusts on the trunk, hands, and feet as shown below. Severe fissuring and scaling of the skin are present over the soles. What is the possible diagnosis?
1. Scabies incognito
2. Animal scabies
3. Nodular scabies
4. Norwegian scabies
Correct Answer: Norwegian scabies
The mask given below works on which of the following principles?
1. Bohr effect
2. Boyle’s principle
3. Bernoulli principle
4. Mapleson’s circuit
Correct Answer: Bernoulli principle
While doing a subclavian venous catheterization, the patient suddenly desaturated, and on examination of the chest, there was hyper resonance in the apical area of the right lung. What is the most likely diagnosis here?
1. Arterial puncture
2. Pneumothorax
3. Cardiac tamponade
4. Chylothorax
Correct Answer: Arterial puncture
A worried mother brought her 6-year-old unimmunized child to the ER with complaints of fever, cough and shortness of breath. On examination, a pseudo membrane was noted over the tonsils which bleed on trying to remove and a bull-neck appearance of the neck. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
1. Infectious mononucleosis
2. Tonsillitis
3. Diphtheria
4. Candidiasis
Correct Answer: Diphtheria
A young lady presented to the ENT OPD with a history of sudden onset unilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and dizziness following an episode of acute otitis media two weeks back. Rinne test and fistula test were positive. She had refused treatment then and currently came with complaints of worsened hearing loss in the affected ear. On examination, the fistula test was negative. What would be the most likely finding on the Rinne test in this scenario?
1. True positive
2. True negative
3. False positive
4. False negative
Correct Answer: False negative
A 45-year-old obese lady with diabetes was managed with oral hypoglycemic agents. She now presents to the casualty with a hypoglycemic episode. Which of the following drugs is most likely responsible for her hypoglycemic episode?
1. Metformin
2. Pioglitazone
3. Sitagliptin
4. Glimepiride
Correct Answer: Glimepiride
Which of the following medications is safe for pregnancy-induced hypertension?
1. Lisinopril
2. Propranolol
3. Alpha methyldopa
4. Losartan
Correct Answer: Alpha methyldopa
A young male who had a road traffic accident is brought to the emergency department. His left leg is shortened, internally rotated, and adducted. On examination, femoral artery pulsation is not felt. A plain radiograph of his was taken which is shown below. What is your diagnosis?
1. Intertrochanteric fracture of the femur
2. Fracture neck of femur with injury to femoral vessels
3. Anterior dislocation of hip with femoral artery injury
4. Posterior dislocation of hip
Correct Answer: Anterior dislocation of hip with femoral artery injury
Q.20. A 9-year-old boy is brought to the hospital with complaints of pain and limping. The symptoms started 6 months back and gradually worsened. The child appears to be healthy with normal height and weight. On examination, there is mild wasting on the right side, abduction (especially in flexion), and internal rotation is limited due to pain. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
1. DDH (developmental dysplasia of hip)
2. Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
3. Perthes disease
4. Congenital coxa vara
Correct Answer: Perthes disease
Q.21. A patient stopped alcohol consumption for 3 days and presented with irritability, disorientation, paranoid delusions, agitation, visual hallucinations, and altered sensorium. What is the likely diagnosis in this case?
1. Delirium tremens
2. Wernicke’s encephalopathy
3. Korsakoff psychosis
4. Alcohol-induced psychosis
Correct Answer: Delirium tremens
Q.22. 43-year-old presents to the emergency department accompanied by police. He came to the police station accusing his daughter of wanting to kill him. The police investigating the family and the neighbors understood that it was a false accusation. His physical examination is not remarkable. What is the most likely diagnosis here?
1. Delusional disorder
2. Illusions
3. Cotard syndrome
4. Hallucinations
Correct Answer: Delusional disorder
Q.23. Following complete ileal and partial jejunal resection, the patient is most likely to have—
1. Folic acid deficiency
2. Vitamin B12 Deficiency
3. Gastric ulcer
4. Constipation
Correct Answer: Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Q.24. Which of the following conditions will shift the oxygen-Hb dissociation curve to the left?
1. Hypoxia
2. Hypocarbia
3. Alkalosis
4. Increase in 2,3-DPG
Correct Answer: Alkalosis
Q.25. A resident is evaluating a patient, who presented with acute onset of chest pain and dyspnea, for pulmonary embolism. Which of the following imaging tests should be performed to confirm this diagnosis?
1. Doppler echocardiography
2. CT pulmonary angiography
3. Ventilation perfusion scan of lungs
4. MR pulmonary angiography
Correct Answer: CT pulmonary angiography
Q.26. A patient presents with severe pain and swelling in his knee joint for 10 days. He also complains of pain and discomfort during urination. He says that he had diarrhoea one mother ago and he has been unwell since then. What is the most likely diagnosis?
1. Reactive arthritis
2. Enteropathic arthritis
3. Rheumatoid arthritis
4. Psoriasis arthritis
Correct Answer: Reactive arthritis
Q.27. Which is correct about ABO and Rh incompatibility leading to Erythroblastosis fetalis?
1. Cytotoxic
2. Cell mediated hypersensitivity
3. Antigen-antibody reaction
4. Immune complex
Correct Answer: Cytotoxic
Q.28. Vitamin K supplementation is given to neonates to prevent__.
1. Breast milk jaundice
2. Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn
3. Keratomalacia
4. Scurvy
Correct Answer: Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn
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Q.29. A patient from a North-Eastern state was diagnosed to have an infection with P. Falciparum malaria. What is the most appropriate treatment for this patient?
1. Artemether plus lumefantrine
2. Sulfadoxine plus pyrimethamine
3. Chloroquine
4. Mefloquine
Correct Answer: Artemether plus lumefantrine
Q.30. The number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births is called—
1. Maternal mortality rate
2. Maternal mortality ratio
3. Infant mortality rate
4. Perinatal mortality rate
Correct Answer: Perinatal mortality rate
Q.31. A 27-year-old woman presented with a malodorous discharge in the vagina which started a week earlier. On examination, Whiff’s test positive and the gram stain shows the presence of clue cells. This infection is commonly treated with which of the following?
1. Metronidazole
2. Nystatin pessary
3. Tetracycline
4. Azithromycin
Correct Answer: Metronidazole
Q.32. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding vasectomy?
1. The procedure is done under local anesthesia
2. Sterility is achieved 3 weeks after the procedure
3. A no-scalpel technique is being widely used now
4. The vas deferens is the structure that is divided in the procedure
Correct Answer: Sterility is achieved 3 weeks after the procedure
Q.33. After 72 hours of Cessation of alcohol, which of the following withdrawal symptoms can be seen in alcoholic patients?
1. Seizures
2. Delirium tremens
3. Tremors
4. Hallucinations
Correct Answer: Delirium tremens
Q.34. A patient was referred by a doctor to a radiologist for a CT scan and the doctor was given money for the referral. What is this unethical act called?
1. Dichotomy
2. Medical maloccurrence
3. Criminal negligence
4. Commission
Correct Answer: Dichotomy
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Q.1. A deep inguinal ring is a defect in
Ans: 3
Q.2. A 16-year-old boy came to Emergency with the following X-ray. On examination, he had a sensory loss in the lateral arm and sensory loss in the posterior aspect of the forearm. Which of the following is true about his condition?
Ans: 4
Q.3. Which of the following is contraindicated in patients with acute intermittent porphyria?
Ans: 1
Q.4. In a patient who has a fibroma and is deemed as a moderate to severe cardiac disease patient, which of the following surgery is contraindicated?
Ans: 3
Q.5. Which of the following is not a copper-containing enzyme?
Ans: 1
Q.6. Nitric oxide is synthesized from:
Ans: 1
Q.7. A young man presents with a leg lesion as shown in the image below. On examination, the lesions are painful, and the edges are well demarcated and raised. He also complains of blisters over his body. He is otherwise normal and does not have any other diseases. This infection is most likely to be caused by which of the following organisms?
Ans: 2
Q.8. Auspitz sign is seen in?
Ans: 1
Q.9. A young adult presents with a deformed nose after falling from a ladder. The CT scan shows a displaced nasal fracture. What is the ideal time to reduce the fracture in this patient?
Ans: 2
Q.10. When a victim of an unlawful act was dying, the police recorded the dying declaration. The doctor certifies that the victim was conscious and mentally oriented. The dying declaration will be considered invalid if?
Ans: 3
Q.11. A dead body as found with a wound on the neck, with clean-cut edges, crushed tissues along disruption of the vertebral bones. Identify the type of wound.
Ans: 2
Q.12. In a patient being treated for eclampsia, the next dose of MgSO4 should be skipped if:
Ans: 1
Q.13. A mother brought her 16-year-old daughter to the hospital with the complaints of primary amenorrhea. On evaluation axillary and pubic hair were present and other secondary sexual characteristics normal. USG showed absence of uterus. What is the next step in diagnosis?
Ans: 2
Q.14. A young male patient presents with a history of high-grade fever for the last 5 days. When his hands were examined, the following lesions were seen, which were painless and a new regurgitant murmur is heard. An echocardiogram shows the presence of a mass on the mitral valve. Which of the following abdomen findings will be present here?
Ans: 2
Q.15. A 30 year old man presents with sudden onset of a headache, palpitation, and profuse sweating. He had several such episodes in the past. During these episodes, his BP is found to be high. A 24 hour urinary metanephrine is elevated. What is the most likely etiology?
Ans: 3
Q.16. A 33 year old male comes with complaints of dry cough, fever and shortness of breath for 2 days along with a loss of taste and smell. He is a social worker who has been travelling a lot. What would be the investigation of choice for this patient to confirm the diagnosis of COVID-19?
Ans: 4
Q.17. An unknown disease of suspected infectious origin has come up in your town. As a microbiologist, you collect the relevant samples and detect the etiological cause. Which of the following types of PCR would you do?
Ans: 1
Q.18. A young male patient sustained a right tibial shaft fracture following a road traffic accident. The patient’s right leg was immobilized with a plaster cast. This patient now presents to the emergency with severe pain in the leg. On examination, the distal pulses are absent, on passive stretching the pain increases, and on opening the plaster, the right leg appears edematous and numerous blisters are seen. Considering the suspected diagnosis, what would be the most appropriate management in this case?
Ans: 1
Q.19. A young girl had thigh swelling with discharging sinus from which a bony fragment came out. The parents were concerned about what it was and asked the doctor. What is the term used for it?
Ans: 1
Q.20. A patient’s eye was hit by a tennis ball and developed hyphema. What is the likely source of bleeding?
Ans: 2
Q.21. An ophthalmology resident is evaluating an elderly patient with Bell’s palsy who complained of dry eye, redness, and irritation. Slit lamp shows multiple punctate epithelial erosions in the cornea. Which of the following is used to manage this condition?
Ans: 2
Q.22. Which of the following enzymes is responsible for the immortality of the cancer cells?
Ans: 1
Q.23. A patient presented with a midline swelling in the neck and weight loss. The consulting physician decided to go in for a thyroid biopsy. Biopsy revealed the presence of ‘Orphan Annie eye nuclei’. Which of the following is the likely diagnosis?
Ans: 2
Q.24. A child presents with continuing seizures for the past 30 minutes. The relatives say that there had been no seizure-free intervals in the past 30 minutes. After stabilizing the vitals of the patient, the first drug the patient should be started upon is:
Ans: 1
Q.25. A patient has bruising, petechiae, and occasional minor epistaxis, which has very little interference with his daily activities. Based on further workup, the diagnosis of a mild case of ITP is done. How will you manage the patient?
Ans: 4
Q.26. A 40-year-old male patient admitted to the ICU three days ago with breathing difficulty was noted to be restless and having diffuse tremors. He complained to the duty nurse that he is seeing insects crawling on his bed and body. He had one episode of seizures, which was controlled by lorazepam. On probing further, it was found out that he is a chronic alcoholic. What is the likely diagnosis?
Ans: 4
Q.27. What is the most common emotional state?
Ans: 1
Q.28. There are two patients, A and B. Patient A shows the following facial features: deviation of angle of mouth to the left, right eyelids completely closed, and wrinkling of the forehead on the right side. Patient B shows the following facial features: deviation of the angle of the mouth to the left, the right eyelid is not closed, and no wrinkling of the forehead on the right side. Identify the correct type of facial palsy in both patients:
Ans: 3
Q.29. Fast vibration sense is mediated by—
Ans: 3
Q.30. Identify the labeled structure in the image?
Ans: 1
Q.31. Identify the marked structure in the USG of liver given below.
Ans: 1
Q.32. A male had a vasectomy 1 month ago and the couple asks the doctor if they have to take any precautions while having sex. What advice should be given?
Ans: 2
Q.33. WHO defined blindness as visual acuity less than—
Ans: 2
Q.34. A 6-year-old man presents to OPD with low backache. His PSA level are 100ng/ml. Which of the following drug is indicated for treatment?
Q.35. Which of the following is tumor marker of pancreatic cancer?
Ans: 4
Q.36. Antibiotic of choice for UTI in pregnancy?
Ans: 4
Q.37. A female patient presented with burning micturition. A diagnosis of cystitis was made. Which of the following drug will use for treatment?
Ans: 3
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FMGE was conducted on 12th December 2021. Below you can check out the subject-wise list of questions asked in the exam along with their correct answers.
Q.1. A 24-year-old woman presents with pruritic hypopigmented macules and confluent patches over the chest. Skin scraping and KOH preparation show an abundance of yeast-like cells and short branch filaments like a 'Spaghetti and meatball appearance' as shown in the image below. What is the most likely organism?
1. Malassezia
2. Trichophyton
3. Chlamydospores
4. Candida
Correct Answer: Malassezia
Q.2. A patient presented with a black, foul-smelling discharge from the nose. On examination, blackish necrotic mass filling the nasal cavity and eroding the septum and hard palate were seen. What is the most important risk factor for this disease?
2. Diabetes
3. Hypertension
4. Foreign Body
Correct Answer: Diabetes
Q.3. The subcellular organelle which is associated with killing of viruses and bacteria is?
1. Peroxisome
2. Mitochondria
3. Lysosome
4. Golgi Apparatus
Correct Answer: Lysosome
Q.4. Cholesterol is synthesized from?
1. Acetyl coA
2. Malonyl coA
3. Phenylalanine
4. Oxaloacetate
Correct Answer: Acetyl coA
Q.5. The characteristic appearance of the esophagus on barium swallow, as shown in the image below, is seen in which of the following conditions?
1. Diffuse oesophageal spasm
2. Esophageal carcinoma
3. Esophageal ulcer
Correct Answer: Diffuse oesophageal spasm
Q.6. Identify the investigation shown below which is the investigation of choice in distal bowel tumors.
1. Enteroclysis
2. Barium meal
3. Barium meal follow-through
4. Barium enema
Correct Answer: Enteroclysis
Identify the arrow marked chamber.
1. Right atrium
2. Left atrium
3. Right Ventricle
4. Left Ventricle
Correct Answer: Left atrium
In knee flexion, lateral dislocation of patella is prevented by
1. Vastus medialis
2. Patellar ligament
3. Gracilis
4. Rectus femoris
Correct Answer: Vastus medialis
A 55-year-old woman presents with chronic mucopurulent discharge from her left eye and swelling near the medial canthus. Which of the following is the treatment of choice in this patient?
1. Dacryocystorhinostomy
2. Dacryocystectomy
3. Conjunctivo-cysto rhinostomy
4. Balloon catheter dilation
Correct Answer: Dacryocystorhinostomy
A 58-year-old man after his retirement party came with the complaint of sudden painless loss of vision in his left eye for the past 2 hours. Fundoscopic examination shows a similar picture given below. What is the most probable cause of this condition?
1. BRAO
2. BRVO
3. CRAO
4. CRVO
Correct Answer: CRAO
An 80-year-old man developed right-sided calf muscle pain and swelling. He was bedridden following a right intertrochanteric fracture. What is the most likely diagnosis?
1. Chronic osteomyelitis
2. Deep vein thrombosis
3. Compartment Syndrome
4. Arterial claudication
Correct Answer: Deep vein thrombosis
A 23-year-old woman presents to the surgery out-patient with a left-sided breast lump which she noticed on a self-breast examination 3 weeks ago. She has no other complaints. On palpation, the lump seems to be mobile and firm. Mammogram revealed a benign lesion. What is the best next step in management?
1. Biopsy
2. Reassurance and follow-up
3. Surgical excision
4. Start Tamoxifen
Correct Answer: Reassurance and follow-up
Which of the following features are not associated with the condition shown in the image below?
1. Wickham’s striae
2. Epidermal acanthosis
3. Munro microabscess
4. Colloid bodies
Correct Answer: Munro microabscess
A 7-year-old intellectually disabled boy was brought with large warty crusts on the trunk, hands, and feet as shown below. Severe fissuring and scaling of the skin are present over the soles. What is the possible diagnosis?
1. Scabies incognito
2. Animal scabies
3. Nodular scabies
4. Norwegian scabies
Correct Answer: Norwegian scabies
The mask given below works on which of the following principles?
1. Bohr effect
2. Boyle’s principle
3. Bernoulli principle
4. Mapleson’s circuit
Correct Answer: Bernoulli principle
While doing a subclavian venous catheterization, the patient suddenly desaturated, and on examination of the chest, there was hyper resonance in the apical area of the right lung. What is the most likely diagnosis here?
1. Arterial puncture
2. Pneumothorax
3. Cardiac tamponade
4. Chylothorax
Correct Answer: Arterial puncture
A worried mother brought her 6-year-old unimmunized child to the ER with complaints of fever, cough and shortness of breath. On examination, a pseudo membrane was noted over the tonsils which bleed on trying to remove and a bull-neck appearance of the neck. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
1. Infectious mononucleosis
2. Tonsillitis
3. Diphtheria
4. Candidiasis
Correct Answer: Diphtheria
A young lady presented to the ENT OPD with a history of sudden onset unilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and dizziness following an episode of acute otitis media two weeks back. Rinne test and fistula test were positive. She had refused treatment then and currently came with complaints of worsened hearing loss in the affected ear. On examination, the fistula test was negative. What would be the most likely finding on the Rinne test in this scenario?
1. True positive
2. True negative
3. False positive
4. False negative
Correct Answer: False negative
A 45-year-old obese lady with diabetes was managed with oral hypoglycemic agents. She now presents to the casualty with a hypoglycemic episode. Which of the following drugs is most likely responsible for her hypoglycemic episode?
1. Metformin
2. Pioglitazone
3. Sitagliptin
4. Glimepiride
Correct Answer: Glimepiride
Which of the following medications is safe for pregnancy-induced hypertension?
1. Lisinopril
2. Propranolol
3. Alpha methyldopa
4. Losartan
Correct Answer: Alpha methyldopa
A young male who had a road traffic accident is brought to the emergency department. His left leg is shortened, internally rotated, and adducted. On examination, femoral artery pulsation is not felt. A plain radiograph of his was taken which is shown below. What is your diagnosis?
1. Intertrochanteric fracture of the femur
2. Fracture neck of femur with injury to femoral vessels
3. Anterior dislocation of hip with femoral artery injury
4. Posterior dislocation of hip
Correct Answer: Anterior dislocation of hip with femoral artery injury
Q.20. A 9-year-old boy is brought to the hospital with complaints of pain and limping. The symptoms started 6 months back and gradually worsened. The child appears to be healthy with normal height and weight. On examination, there is mild wasting on the right side, abduction (especially in flexion), and internal rotation is limited due to pain. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
1. DDH (developmental dysplasia of hip)
2. Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
3. Perthes disease
4. Congenital coxa vara
Correct Answer: Perthes disease
Q.21. A patient stopped alcohol consumption for 3 days and presented with irritability, disorientation, paranoid delusions, agitation, visual hallucinations, and altered sensorium. What is the likely diagnosis in this case?
1. Delirium tremens
2. Wernicke’s encephalopathy
3. Korsakoff psychosis
4. Alcohol-induced psychosis
Correct Answer: Delirium tremens
Q.22. 43-year-old presents to the emergency department accompanied by police. He came to the police station accusing his daughter of wanting to kill him. The police investigating the family and the neighbors understood that it was a false accusation. His physical examination is not remarkable. What is the most likely diagnosis here?
1. Delusional disorder
2. Illusions
3. Cotard syndrome
4. Hallucinations
Correct Answer: Delusional disorder
Q.23. Following complete ileal and partial jejunal resection, the patient is most likely to have—
1. Folic acid deficiency
2. Vitamin B12 Deficiency
3. Gastric ulcer
4. Constipation
Correct Answer: Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Q.24. Which of the following conditions will shift the oxygen-Hb dissociation curve to the left?
1. Hypoxia
2. Hypocarbia
3. Alkalosis
4. Increase in 2,3-DPG
Correct Answer: Alkalosis
Q.25. A resident is evaluating a patient, who presented with acute onset of chest pain and dyspnea, for pulmonary embolism. Which of the following imaging tests should be performed to confirm this diagnosis?
1. Doppler echocardiography
2. CT pulmonary angiography
3. Ventilation perfusion scan of lungs
4. MR pulmonary angiography
Correct Answer: CT pulmonary angiography
Q.26. A patient presents with severe pain and swelling in his knee joint for 10 days. He also complains of pain and discomfort during urination. He says that he had diarrhoea one mother ago and he has been unwell since then. What is the most likely diagnosis?
1. Reactive arthritis
2. Enteropathic arthritis
3. Rheumatoid arthritis
4. Psoriasis arthritis
Correct Answer: Reactive arthritis
Q.27. Which is correct about ABO and Rh incompatibility leading to Erythroblastosis fetalis?
1. Cytotoxic
2. Cell mediated hypersensitivity
3. Antigen-antibody reaction
4. Immune complex
Correct Answer: Cytotoxic
Q.28. Vitamin K supplementation is given to neonates to prevent__.
1. Breast milk jaundice
2. Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn
3. Keratomalacia
4. Scurvy
Correct Answer: Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn
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Q.29. A patient from a North-Eastern state was diagnosed to have an infection with P. Falciparum malaria. What is the most appropriate treatment for this patient?
1. Artemether plus lumefantrine
2. Sulfadoxine plus pyrimethamine
3. Chloroquine
4. Mefloquine
Correct Answer: Artemether plus lumefantrine
Q.30. The number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births is called—
1. Maternal mortality rate
2. Maternal mortality ratio
3. Infant mortality rate
4. Perinatal mortality rate
Correct Answer: Perinatal mortality rate
Q.31. A 27-year-old woman presented with a malodorous discharge in the vagina which started a week earlier. On examination, Whiff’s test positive and the gram stain shows the presence of clue cells. This infection is commonly treated with which of the following?
1. Metronidazole
2. Nystatin pessary
3. Tetracycline
4. Azithromycin
Correct Answer: Metronidazole
Q.32. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding vasectomy?
1. The procedure is done under local anesthesia
2. Sterility is achieved 3 weeks after the procedure
3. A no-scalpel technique is being widely used now
4. The vas deferens is the structure that is divided in the procedure
Correct Answer: Sterility is achieved 3 weeks after the procedure
Q.33. After 72 hours of Cessation of alcohol, which of the following withdrawal symptoms can be seen in alcoholic patients?
1. Seizures
2. Delirium tremens
3. Tremors
4. Hallucinations
Correct Answer: Delirium tremens
Q.34. A patient was referred by a doctor to a radiologist for a CT scan and the doctor was given money for the referral. What is this unethical act called?
1. Dichotomy
2. Medical maloccurrence
3. Criminal negligence
4. Commission
Correct Answer: Dichotomy
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Q.1. A deep inguinal ring is a defect in
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Q.2. A 16-year-old boy came to Emergency with the following X-ray. On examination, he had a sensory loss in the lateral arm and sensory loss in the posterior aspect of the forearm. Which of the following is true about his condition?
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Q.3. Which of the following is contraindicated in patients with acute intermittent porphyria?
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Q.4. In a patient who has a fibroma and is deemed as a moderate to severe cardiac disease patient, which of the following surgery is contraindicated?
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Q.5. Which of the following is not a copper-containing enzyme?
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Q.6. Nitric oxide is synthesized from:
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Q.7. A young man presents with a leg lesion as shown in the image below. On examination, the lesions are painful, and the edges are well demarcated and raised. He also complains of blisters over his body. He is otherwise normal and does not have any other diseases. This infection is most likely to be caused by which of the following organisms?
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Q.8. Auspitz sign is seen in?
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Q.9. A young adult presents with a deformed nose after falling from a ladder. The CT scan shows a displaced nasal fracture. What is the ideal time to reduce the fracture in this patient?
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Q.10. When a victim of an unlawful act was dying, the police recorded the dying declaration. The doctor certifies that the victim was conscious and mentally oriented. The dying declaration will be considered invalid if?
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Q.11. A dead body as found with a wound on the neck, with clean-cut edges, crushed tissues along disruption of the vertebral bones. Identify the type of wound.
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Q.12. In a patient being treated for eclampsia, the next dose of MgSO4 should be skipped if:
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Q.13. A mother brought her 16-year-old daughter to the hospital with the complaints of primary amenorrhea. On evaluation axillary and pubic hair were present and other secondary sexual characteristics normal. USG showed absence of uterus. What is the next step in diagnosis?
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Q.14. A young male patient presents with a history of high-grade fever for the last 5 days. When his hands were examined, the following lesions were seen, which were painless and a new regurgitant murmur is heard. An echocardiogram shows the presence of a mass on the mitral valve. Which of the following abdomen findings will be present here?
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Q.15. A 30 year old man presents with sudden onset of a headache, palpitation, and profuse sweating. He had several such episodes in the past. During these episodes, his BP is found to be high. A 24 hour urinary metanephrine is elevated. What is the most likely etiology?
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Q.16. A 33 year old male comes with complaints of dry cough, fever and shortness of breath for 2 days along with a loss of taste and smell. He is a social worker who has been travelling a lot. What would be the investigation of choice for this patient to confirm the diagnosis of COVID-19?
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Q.17. An unknown disease of suspected infectious origin has come up in your town. As a microbiologist, you collect the relevant samples and detect the etiological cause. Which of the following types of PCR would you do?
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Q.18. A young male patient sustained a right tibial shaft fracture following a road traffic accident. The patient’s right leg was immobilized with a plaster cast. This patient now presents to the emergency with severe pain in the leg. On examination, the distal pulses are absent, on passive stretching the pain increases, and on opening the plaster, the right leg appears edematous and numerous blisters are seen. Considering the suspected diagnosis, what would be the most appropriate management in this case?
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Q.19. A young girl had thigh swelling with discharging sinus from which a bony fragment came out. The parents were concerned about what it was and asked the doctor. What is the term used for it?
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Q.20. A patient’s eye was hit by a tennis ball and developed hyphema. What is the likely source of bleeding?
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Q.21. An ophthalmology resident is evaluating an elderly patient with Bell’s palsy who complained of dry eye, redness, and irritation. Slit lamp shows multiple punctate epithelial erosions in the cornea. Which of the following is used to manage this condition?
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Q.22. Which of the following enzymes is responsible for the immortality of the cancer cells?
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Q.23. A patient presented with a midline swelling in the neck and weight loss. The consulting physician decided to go in for a thyroid biopsy. Biopsy revealed the presence of ‘Orphan Annie eye nuclei’. Which of the following is the likely diagnosis?
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Q.24. A child presents with continuing seizures for the past 30 minutes. The relatives say that there had been no seizure-free intervals in the past 30 minutes. After stabilizing the vitals of the patient, the first drug the patient should be started upon is:
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Q.25. A patient has bruising, petechiae, and occasional minor epistaxis, which has very little interference with his daily activities. Based on further workup, the diagnosis of a mild case of ITP is done. How will you manage the patient?
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Q.26. A 40-year-old male patient admitted to the ICU three days ago with breathing difficulty was noted to be restless and having diffuse tremors. He complained to the duty nurse that he is seeing insects crawling on his bed and body. He had one episode of seizures, which was controlled by lorazepam. On probing further, it was found out that he is a chronic alcoholic. What is the likely diagnosis?
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Q.27. What is the most common emotional state?
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Q.28. There are two patients, A and B. Patient A shows the following facial features: deviation of angle of mouth to the left, right eyelids completely closed, and wrinkling of the forehead on the right side. Patient B shows the following facial features: deviation of the angle of the mouth to the left, the right eyelid is not closed, and no wrinkling of the forehead on the right side. Identify the correct type of facial palsy in both patients:
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Q.29. Fast vibration sense is mediated by—
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Q.30. Identify the labeled structure in the image?
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Q.31. Identify the marked structure in the USG of liver given below.
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Q.32. A male had a vasectomy 1 month ago and the couple asks the doctor if they have to take any precautions while having sex. What advice should be given?
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Q.33. WHO defined blindness as visual acuity less than—
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Q.34. A 6-year-old man presents to OPD with low backache. His PSA level are 100ng/ml. Which of the following drug is indicated for treatment?
Q.35. Which of the following is tumor marker of pancreatic cancer?
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Q.36. Antibiotic of choice for UTI in pregnancy?
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Q.37. A female patient presented with burning micturition. A diagnosis of cystitis was made. Which of the following drug will use for treatment?
Ans: 3
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