Important Psychiatry MCQS For NEET PG/FMGE

When it comes to NEET PG/FMGE, Psychiatry is undeniably one of the most scoring subjects. If you wish to achieve a top score, this subject becomes a decisive factor. Mastering psychiatry can significantly improve your preparation and ultimately your score but only if you have a comprehensive understanding of key concepts.

No matter how daunting and overwhelming the vast syllabus of Psychiatry can be, we have just the right solution for you. In this blog, we have curated a list of high-yield questions. Each question reflects the type of scenario you might encounter and comes with detailed explanations to reinforce your understanding.

Read the blog further and make this collection of questions your go-to-resource for targeted and effective preparation.

Q. Which of the following is not included in personal history?

1. Early development history
2. Sexual history
3. Occupational history
4. Food preferences

Answer: 4) Food preferences

Q. A patient says, "Home is sweet, sweet in diabetes; diabetes urine has sweet, sweet is hell." What is the symptom?

1. Derailment
2. Flight of ideas
3. Neologism
4. Loosening of association

Answer: 2) Flight of ideas

Also read: Important Psychiatry One-Liners for NEET PG/FMGE

Q. Which of the following differentiated pseudo-hallucinations from hallucinations?

1. As vivid as real
2. Sensory organs are not involved
3. Involuntary
4. Occurs in inner subjective space

Answer: 4) Occurs in inner subjective space

Q. Which of the following is a formal thought disorder?

1. Though insertion
2. Delusion
3. Derailment
4. Flight of ideas

Answer: 3) Derailment

Q. A 40-year-old male patient is suspicious that people are talking about him and spying on him, despite being tried to convince the family members that no such thing is happening. Which of the following statements is true?

1. Delusion of persecution
2. Disorder of Thought
3. Hallucination
4. Seen in anxiety disorder

Answer: 2)  Disorder of Thought

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Q. A 20-year-old male presents with laughing one minute and crying the next without any clear stimulus. Which of the following best describes the symptom?

1. Incongruent affect
2. Elation
3. Labile affect
4. Flat affect

Answer: 3) Labile affect

Q. All of the following are good prognostic factors in schizophrenia except

1. Presence of mood symptoms
2. Prominent positive symptoms
3. Insidious onset
4. Married

Answer: 3) Insidious onset

Q. A 15-year-old girl failed her exams. For three days she has been complaining that teachers are abusing her, and she complains of hearing voices when no one is around. She says that the teachers have conspired against her and want to expel her from school. Which is the most likely diagnosis?

1. Delirium
2. Acute psychosis
3. Mania
4. Delusional disorder

Answer: 2) Acute psychosis

Also read: INI-CET High Yield Questions For Psychiatry

Q. A 35-year-old female is brought to the emergency. She is suffering from schizophrenia and is on haloperidol. She presents with symptoms of fever, sweating, disorientation, and rigidity for one day. Her blood pressure has increased, and on investigation CPK levels have increased, and there is leukocytosis. Which of the following is the likely condition?

1. Acute dystonia
2. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
3. Viral encephalitis
4. Tardive dyskinesia

Answer: 2) Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Q. A 34-year-old male patient reports having a tickling sensation in his chest, which he says is caused by chemicals sprayed by his office colleagues on him. Which of the following symptoms is described here?

1. Automatic obedience
2. Visual hallucination
3. Delusion of persecution
4. Somatic passivity

Answer: 4) Somatic passivity

Q. A woman, who is 4 days postpartum, presented with tearfulness, mood swings, and occasional insomnia. What is the likely diagnosis?

1. Postpartum depression
2. Postpartum blues
3. Postpartum psychosis
4. Postpartum anxiety

Answer: 2) Postpartum blues

Q. La belle indifference is seen in?

1. Conversion disorder
2. Cotard syndrome
3. Schizophrenia
4. Depression

Answer: 1) Conversion disorder

Also read: Antipsychotic Drugs: Types, Uses and Side Effects

Q. A patient present in theward, when asked, “What is your name?” repeats the same sentence back to you. What is this phenomenon called?

1. Coprolalia
2. Echopraxia
3. Copropraxia
4. Echolalia

Answer: 4) Echolalia

Q. Which of the following is a true statement about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?

1. Atypical antipsychotics are the first line of treatment
2. Prevalence is 7-10 percent in the general population
3. Depression is a common comorbidity
4. Contamination is an uncommon obsession

Answer: 3) Depression is a common comorbidity

Q. A 25-year-old woman complains of a creepy crawling sensation in her legs. It is more at night and prevents her from sleeping. She is relieved of these symptoms by either walking or moving her legs. Which of the following drugs is used in treating the condition?

1. Gabapentin
2. Pramipexole
3. Vitamin B12
4. Iron tablets

Answer: 1) Gabapentin

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Q. A girl's normal language milestone is spending her time seeing her own hands and does not interact with others. Likely diagnosis is:

1. ADHD
2. Autism
3. Asperger's syndrome
4. Rett's syndrome

Answer: 3) Asperger's syndrome

Q. Premature ejaculation is a disorder of which phase of the normal sexual cycle?

1. Desire
2. Arousal
3. Orgasm
4. Pain

Answer: 3) Orgasm

Q. A 14-year-old girl presents to the emergency room with a fractured forearm and says she has tripped and fell. On examination, you notice multiple cigarette burns on her forearm. What will you do next?

1. Conduct a thorough examination
2. Seek a social worker's help
3. Inform higher authorities immediately
4. Inform your colleagues

Answer: 1) Conduct a thorough examination

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Q. A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia started on Risperidone. After taking the medication last night, the patient rushed to OPD today, complaining of upward rolling of his eyes. What is the management of the condition?

A. Lorazepam

B. Promethazine

C. Olanzapine

D. Stop antipsychotics.

Answer: 2) Promethazine

Q. Which of the following is a formal thought disorder?

A. Obsession

B. Derailment

C. Delusion

D. Thought insertion

Answer: 2) Derailment

Also read: Mild Cognitive Impairment: Causes, Risk Factors, Symptoms

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