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50 year old female has undergone mastectomy for Ca Breast. After Mastectomy, Patient is not able to extend, adduct and internally rotate the arm. There is damage to nerve supplying which muscle?
1. Latissimus Dorsi
2. Pectoralis Major
3. Teres Minor
4. Long head of Triceps
Ans: A
Muscle spared by complete transection of cranial part of accessory nerve
1. Stylopharyngeus
2. Palatopharyngeus
3. Salpingiopharyngeus
4. Cricopharyngeus
Ans: A
Cervical vertebra is differentiated from the Thoracic vertebra by the presence of
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1. Foramen Transversarium
2. Triangular Foramina
3. Upward facing facets
4. Larger Vertebral Body
Ans: A
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In complete unilateral damage to Hypoglossal nerve, all are true EXCEPT
1. Atrophy on affected side
2. Deviation of tongue towards the site of lesion
3. Deviation of Larynx to the contralateral side during swallowing
4. Loss of tactile sensation on tongue on affected side
Ans: D
Which of the following is True?
1. Hypothalamus is part of brainstem
2. Occipital lobe is part of Cerebral Cortex
3. Medulla is part of Limbic System
4. All of the above
Ans: B

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CSF pressure is mainly regulated by
1. Rate of CSF formation
PHYSIOLOGY
1. Rate of CSF Absorption
2. Cerebral Blood Flow
3. Venous Pressure
Ans: B
On exposure to cold, a neonate shows all of the following mechanism EXCEPT
1. Shivering
2. Crying and flexion of body like fetus position
3. Cutaneous Vasoconstriction
4. Increased production of Noradrenaline for breakdown of brown fat in adipose tissue
Ans: A

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Without external cues, the sleep-wake cycle in humans
1. Does not continue
2. Continue with cycle length of 24 hours
3. Continue with cycle length of less than 24 hours
4. Continue with cycle length of more than 24 hours
Ans: D
All of the following are true for ADH, EXCEPT
1. Post-operative increase in secretion
2. Neurosecretion
3. Increased secretion when plasma osmolality is low
4. Act on distal tubule and increase permeability
Ans: C
Critical Closing volume is
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1. Volume at the end of forceful expiration
2. Volume at the end of forceful inspiration
3. Volume remaining after Functional Residual Capacity is measured
4. Close to Residual Volume
Ans: D
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During moderate exercise, blood flow to brain
1. Increases
2. Decreases
3. No Effect
4. First increases then decreases
Ans: C
Corticospinal injury is associated with all EXCEPT
1. Babinski sign present
2. Loss of fine movements in fingers and hand
3. Superficial abdominal reflex absent
Clasp knife rigidity

Ans: C
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Ventricular Depolarization stars from
1. Posterobasal part of ventricle
2. Basal part of ventricle
3. Uppermost part of Interventricular septum
4. Left part of Interventricular septum
Ans: D
Left lobe is responsible for
1. Appreciation of Music
2. Spatial orientation
BIOCHEMISTRY
Fluorescence means
1. Spontaneous illumination in dark
2. Release of longer wavelength light on absorbing light of short wavelength
3. Release of shorter wavelength light on absorbing light of longer wavelength
4. Release of equal wavelength light at constant rate
Ans: B

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Gluconeogenesis in Fasting state is indicated by
1. Citrate activation by acetyl co-a carboxylase
2. Pyruvate carboxylase activation by acetyl co-A
3. Fructose 1, 6 bisphosphate activation by Pyruvate Kinase
4. Fructose 2, 6 bisphosphate activation by PFK-1
Ans: C
DNA estimation can be done by
1. Spirometer
2. Spectrophotometer
3. pH meter
4. Sphygmometer
Ans: B
Food with maximum Cholesterol content
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1. Egg
2. Coconut Oil
3. Hydrogenated Fats
4. Ghee (Hydrogenated)
Ans: A
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If more than one codon codes for same amino acid, this phenomenon is known as—
1. Degenerac
2. Frame-Shift Mutation
3. Transcription
4. Mutation
Ans: A

FORENSIC MEDICINE

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Last organ to be dissected during autopsy in asphyxia death (May 2008)
1. Neck
2. Head
3. Abdomen
4. Thorax
Active partner in lesbianism is called as
1. Femme
2. Bugger
3. Catamite
4. Dyke
Ans: D
A person was found dead with bluish green frothy discharge at the angle of mouth and nostrils. What is the diagnosis?
1. Arsenic poisoning
2. Copper poisoning
3. Mercury poisoning
4. Lead poisoning
Ans: B

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Heat stiffening in muscles occurs above temperature
1. 30
2. 40
3. 50
4. 60
Ans: D
A man was found with suicidal shot on right temple. The gun was in his right hand. The skull was in his right hand. The skull was burst open. There was charring and cherry red coloration in the track inside. What can be said about shot?
1. Contact Shot
2. Close shot
3. Shot within range of smoking
4. Shot within range of tattooing
Ans: A
Which of the following anti-estrogen drug is used in estrogen receptor positive breast cancer?
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1. Tamoxifen
2. Clomiphene Citrate
3. Estrogen
4. Adriamycin
Ans: A
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A woman consumes several tabs of Amytryptalline. All of the following can be done except?
1. Sodium Phenobarbitone infusion for alkalization of urine
2. Gastric Lavage
3. Diazepam for seizure control
4. Atropine as antidote
Ans: D
According to recent Supreme Court Judgment, Doctor can be charged for Medical Negligence under 304-A, only if
1. If he is from corporate hospital
2. If negligence is from inadvertent error
3. Res Ipsa Loquitor
4. Gross Negligence
Ans: D

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A person breaks someone's mandible in alleged fight. Police can
1. Arrest with warrant
2. Arrest without warrant
3. Declare him hostile and put him in jail
4. Put him in mental asylum
Choking is seen in
1. Revolver
2. Pistol
3. Shotgun
4. Rifle
Ans: C
In Breslau's second life test, organ tested is
1. Brain
2. Heart
3. Lung
4. Stomach and Intestine
Ans: D

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A patient comes with Pinpoint pupil, salivation, tremors and red tears. Cholinesterase level was 30% of Norma. Probable Diagnosis is (?)
1. OP Poisoning
2. Dhatura
Ans: A

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A case of murder with gunshot is reported. A metal bullet is recovered from the body. Primary and Secondary markings on a metal bullet can be used for
1. Identification of weapon
2. To know the range of fring
3. Severity of tissue damage
Ans: A
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PATHOLOGY
Edema in Nephrotic Syndrome is due to
1. Na + and Water retention
2. Increased venous pressure
3. Protein Loss
4. Hyperlipidemia
Ans: C
Fixative used in Histopathology
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1. Ethyl Alcohol
2. Buffered Neutral 10% Formalin
3. Glutaraldehyde
4. Bouin's Solution
Ans: B
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In Barrett's Esophagus
1. Intestinal Metaplasia
2. Intestinal Dysplasia
3. Gastric Dysplasia
4. Squamous Metaplasia
Ans: A
About Bombay Blood Group, all are true EXCEPTA
1. Lack of A, B and H antigen on RBCB. Lack of A, B and H antigen in Saliva
2. Lack of other Blood Group Antigens
3. Presence of Anti-A, Anti-B and Anti-H antibody in blood
Ans: C
Most common mechanism of GERD
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1. Transient decrease in pressure at lower esophagus
2. Hypotension at lower esophageal sphincter
Hiatus Hernia

Ans: A
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Bradykinin in acute inflammation causes
1. Vasoconstriction
2. Pain at the sign of inflammation
3. Bronchodilatation
4. Decreased vascular permeability
Ans: B
A.B.C.D.

Mitochondrial Inheritance Autosonal DominantX-linked Recessive Autosomal Recessive
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Ans: A
Which of the following suggest Irreversible Cell Injury?
1. Mitochondrial Swelling
2. Amorphous Density in Mitochondria
3. Ribosomal Disaggregation
4. Chromosomal
Ans: B
In Lewis Triple Response, redness when skin is scratched with a pointed object is seen due to
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1. Axon Reflex causing Vasoconstriction
2. Histamine Release due to local injury to mast cells by pointing device
3. Free Nerve Endings
4. Endothelial Damage leading to increase in permeability
Ans: A
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PHARMACOLOGY
Drug causing acquired Nasolacrimal duct obstruction
1. Timolol
2. Pilocarpine
3. Dorzolamide
4. Brimonidine
Antibiotic associated with Colitis
1. Neomycin
2. Chloramphenicol
3. Clindamycin
4. Vancomycin
Ans: C

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Inheritance is
Drugs banned by International Olympics Committee are all EXCEPT
A.B.C.D.
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SalbutamolSodium Cromoglycate Spironolactone Erythropoie

Ans: B
What is true about First Order Kinetics?
1. Constant amount of drug is eliminated
2. Rate of elimination is constant
3. Free drug concentration increased after successive doses
4. Rate of elimination is proportional to plasma concentration of the drug
Despite having short half-life, PPI acts longer because
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1. Causes irreversible inhibition of proton pump. Acid secretion suppressed till new pumps are generated
2. Get trapped in canaliculi
3. Enteric coated tablets causing slow release
4. Prodrugs and needs generation of active metabolites
Ans: A
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False about Antiepileptics is
1. Phenytoin and Carbamazepine act by prolongation of inactivated state of Na+Channels
2. Diazepam is anti-epileptic
3. Carbamazepine used for Trigeminal Neuralgia
4. Lamotrigine acts by opening og GABA mediated Cl-channels
Ans: D

MICROBIOLOGY
In a 5 year old boy who has history of pyogenic infections by bacteria with polysaccharide- rich capsules, which of the following investigations should be done?
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1. IgA deficiency
2. IgGI deficiency
3. IgG2 deficiency
4. IgA and IgG2 deficiency

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Sputum can be disinfected by all EXCEPT
1. Autoclaving
2. Boiling
3. Cresol
4. Chlorhexidine
Ans: D
Which of the following factor is responsible for deciding whether an immunoglobin will remain membranebound or get secreted
1. RNA Splicing
2. Class switching
Differential RNA Processing

D. Allelic Exclusion

Ans: C

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A patient presents with signs of pneumonia. The bacterium obtained from sputum was a gram positive cocci which showed alpha hemolysis on sheep agar. Which of the following test will help to confirm the diagnosis?
1. Optochin sensitivity
2. Bacterium sensitivity
3. Coagulase test
4. CAMP test
Ans: A
With reference to antibiotic resistance, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT
1. Most common mechanism is production of neutralizing substances
2. Plasmid mediated antibiotic resistance is always transmitted vertically
3. Complete elimination of the target is the mechanism of resistance to Vancomycin in some the strains of enterococcus
4. Alteration of target is the mechanism of resistance in some of the Pneumococcal strains
Ans: B
A patient has Bilirubin = 0.9 mg/dl, elevated SGPT & SGOT HBaAg positive, Anti HBC Ig M negative, Anti Hepatitis E Ig M positive. Patient has
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1. Chronic Hepatitis B infection with Hepatitis E super infection
2. Hepatitis E infection
3. Co- infection with Hepatitis B & Hepatitis
4. Infection with mutant Hepatitis B virus
Ans: A
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A young male patient presented with urethral discharge. On urine examination pus cells were found but no organisms. Which method would be best for cultures?
1. McCoy Cell Line
2. Thayer Martin Medium
3. L.J. Medium
4. Levinthal Medium
Ans: A
A person working in abattoir with pustules on hand which turned into ulcer. Which of the following would help best in diagnosis?
1. Polychrome Methylene Blue
2. Carbol fuschin
3. Acid Fast Stain
4. Calcoflour white
Ans: A

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PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE
In certain population, there were 4050 births in last one year. There were 50 still births. 50 infants died within 7 days where as 150 died within first 28 days. What is Neonatal Mortality Rate?
1. 50
2. 62.5
3. 12.5
4. 49.5
Ans: A
Leprosy is not yet eradicated because
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1. No effective vaccine
2. Highly Infectious but low pathogenicity
3. Only humans are reservoir
4. Long incubation period
Ans: D
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A person found some correlation between fatty food intake and diseases due to obesity. He did this by collecting data from food manufacturers and hospitals respectively, such a study is
1. Ecological
2. Cross sectional
3. Psephlogical study
4. Experimental study
Ans: A
Bias can be eliminated by all EXCEPT
1. Matching
2. Blinding
3. Randomization
4. Multivariate Analysis
Ans: D

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A study revealed lesser incidence of carcinoma colon in pure vegetarians than non- vegetarians; by which it was concluded that Beta-carotene is protective against cancer. This may not be true because the vegetarian subjects may be consuming high fiber diet which is protective against cancer. This is an example of
1. Multifactorial Causation
2. Causal Association
3. Confounding factor
4. COMMON association
Ans: C
According to The Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, which of the following is considered an occupational disease?
1. Typhoid
2. Anthrax
3. Tetanus
4. Dengue
Ans: B

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True about Indian Reference Male is
1. Age 20-39 years
2. Weight 65 kg
3. Work is mainly dentary
4. Works for 10 hours
Ans: C
Application of Incubation period is all EXCEPT
1. To differentiate co-primary cases from secondary cases
2. To find out time for isolation
3. To find out time for Quarantine
4. To prevent infection to the contacts of the infected person
Ans: B
Common to both Acute and ChMalnutrition is
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1. Weight for Age
2. Height for Age
3. Weight for Height
4. BMI
Ans: A
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True about Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna
1. Insurance company runs the scheme
2. Government run Insurance scheme for employees
3. Government run Insurance scheme for poor's
Ans: C
Natural Disaster causing maximum deaths
1. Hydrological
2. Geological
3. Meteorological
4. Climatological
Ans: A
In 13-15 year female child, Recommended Daily Protein Intake is
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1. 0.68
2. 0.95
3. 1
1.33
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Ans: D
In Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance, Re-Evaluation of post-polio residual Paralysis is done at
1. 60 days
2. 90 days
3. 6 weeks
4. 6 months
Ans: A
Which of the following is best suited for the role of social worker?
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1. Health professional involved in physiotherapy
2. Health professional involved in coping strategies, interpersonal skills, adjustment with family
3. A person involved in finding jobs and economic support for disabled
4. Health professional
Ans: B
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A sexually active, long distance truck driver's wife comes with vaginal discharge. Under Syndromic Approach, which drug should be given
1. Metronidazole, Azithromycin, Fluconazole
2. Metronidazole
3. Azithromycin
4. Metronidazole and Fluconazole
Ans: A
All of the following are helpful for elimination of Filariasis, EXCEPT
1. Microfilarias do not multiply in vectors
2. They multiply in humans
3. Larvae are deposited on skin surface where they can't survive
In WHO "Road to Health” chart, upper and lower limit of represents
1. 30 percentile for boys and 3 percentile for girls
2. 50 percentile for boys and 3 percentile for girls
3. 30 percentile for boys and 5 percentile for girls
4. 50 percentile for boys and 5 percentile for girls
Ans: B

OPHTHALMOLOGY
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On Fundoscopic Examination a patient, a red dot is seen. He has a history of being hit by a tennis ball. What is the probable cause?
1. Berlin's Edema
2. Macular Tear
3. Macular Hole
Macular Bleed
In Vision 2020, the target for Secondary Service Center is for how much population?
1. 10000
2. 50000
3. 1 lac
4. 5 lac
In Vision 2020,Ophthalmologist per population ratio is
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1. 5000
2. 10000
3. 50000
4. 1 lac
Ans: C
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Occular Dendritic Cells have
1. HLA 1
2. HLA 2
3. Both
4. None
Ans: C
Corneal Dystrophies are usually
1. Primary Bilateral
2. Primary Unilateral
3. Primary Bilateral with Systemic Disease
4. Primary Unilateral Systemic Disease
Ans: A

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Weakness of both Adduction and Abduction is seen in
1. Duane's Retraction Syndrome Type 1
2. Duane's Retraction Syndrome Type 2
3. Duane's Retraction Syndrome Type 3
Ans: C
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A patient presented with unilateral proptosis, which was compressible and increases on bending forward. Northrill or bruit was present. MRI shows a retroorbital mass with enhancement. The likely diagnosis is
1. A V Malformation
2. Orbital Encephalocele
3. Orbital Varix
4. Neurofibromatosis
Ans: C
In patient with anterior uveitis, decrease in vision due to posterior segment involvement can occur because of
1. Visual Floaters
2. Inflammatory Disc Edema
3. Exudative Retinal Detachment
4. CME
Ans: D

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Area of retina seen under Direct Ophthalmoscope
1. 1 DD
2. 2 DD
3. 3DD
4. 4DD
Ans: b
A 40 year male with diabetes presents with vitreous hemorrhage. What is the cause?
1. Neovascularization at disc
2. Posterior Retinal Detachment
3. Central Retinal vein Occlusion
4. Trauma to Central Retinal Artery
Ans: A
Gyrate Atrophy patient with defective Orithiine Transcarbamoylase will be benefited by
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1. Ornithine free diet
2. Arginine free diet
3. Pyridoxine and Vit B12
4. Vitamin B1, B6 and B12
Ans: A
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Iritis, Vitritis. Unilateral white patches on retina
1. Toxoplasmosis
2. CMV
3. ENT
Im Electrocochleography
1. Probe, stimulation
2. Summation of microphonics
3. AP of cochlear nerve
4. Outer hair cells
Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential detects
1. Cochlear Nerve
2. Superior Vestibular Nerve

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