Download Diplomate of National Board (DNB) 2020 December PaedIatrIcs Paper I Question Paper
NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2020
PAEDIATRICS
PAPER-I
TIME: 3 HOURS
PED/D/20/31/I
MAX. MARKS: 100
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
You are provided with 5 answer sheet booklets. Each individual answer
sheet booklet consists of 10 pages excluding the covering jackets.
This question paper consists of 10 short note questions. Question paper
is divided into 5 Parts - A, B, C, D and E, each part containing 2 questions.
Answers to questions of part A, part B, part C, part D & part E are to be
strictly attempted in a separate answer sheet booklet which must be later
tagged together at the end of the exam.
No additional supplementary answer sheet booklet will be provided.
Answers to question(s) attempted on an answer sheet booklet for a
different part will not be evaluated.
Part A/Part B /Part C/Part D/Part E should be mentioned on the covering
page of the respective answer sheet booklet.
Attempt all questions in order.
Each question carries 10 marks.
Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space.
Answer all the parts of a single question together.
Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space
between two answers.
Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.
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FINAL EXAM
NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2020
PAEDIATRICS
PAPER-I
PART- A
TIME: 3 HOURS
PED/D/20/31/I
MAX. MARKS: 100
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
Answers to questions of part A, part B, part C, part D & part E are to be strictly
attempted in a separate answer sheet booklet which must be later tagged
together at the end of the exam.
No additional supplementary answer sheet booklet will be provided.
Answers to question(s) attempted on an answer sheet booklet for a different part
will not be evaluated.
Part A/Part B /Part C/Part D/Part E should be mentioned on the covering page of
the respective answer sheet booklet.
Write short notes on:
PART- A
1. a) Fetal circulation with diagrammatic illustration and changes after
5 + 5
birth.
b) Ductus dependent congenital heart diseases.
2. Discuss the role of the following in health and diseases:
3+4+3
a) Copper.
b) Zinc.
c) Magnesium.
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FINAL EXAM
NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2020
PAEDIATRICS
PAPER-I
PART- B
TIME: 3 HOURS
PED/D/20/31/I
MAX. MARKS: 100
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
Answers to questions of part A, part B, part C, part D & part E are to be strictly
attempted in a separate answer sheet booklet which must be later tagged
together at the end of the exam.
No additional supplementary answer sheet booklet will be provided.
Answers to question(s) attempted on an answer sheet booklet for a different part
will not be evaluated.
Part A/Part B /Part C/Part D/Part E should be mentioned on the covering page of
the respective answer sheet booklet.
Write short notes on:
PART- B
3. a) Describe the evolutionary development of the hemoglobin's from
5+5
embryo to adult.
b) Describe the relationship among the various hemoglobin's in first
year of life and their implication in diagnosing hereditary
hemoglobinopathies.
4. a) Illustrate the pathophysiology of R-L shunt.
5+5
b) Lesions of facial nerve at different levels.
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FINAL EXAM
NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2020
PAEDIATRICS
PAPER-I
PART- C
TIME: 3 HOURS
PED/D/20/31/I
MAX. MARKS: 100
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
Answers to questions of part A, part B, part C, part D & part E are to be strictly
attempted in a separate answer sheet booklet which must be later tagged
together at the end of the exam.
No additional supplementary answer sheet booklet will be provided.
Answers to question(s) attempted on an answer sheet booklet for a different part
will not be evaluated.
Part A/Part B /Part C/Part D/Part E should be mentioned on the covering page of
the respective answer sheet booklet.
Write short notes on:
PART- C
5. a) Development of diaphragm, trachea and esophagus and types of
4+6
TOF with diagrams.
b) Briefly describe the important attributes of various patterns of
genetic inheritance.
6. List the various study designs for biomedical research with one suitable
10
example for each.
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FINAL EXAM
NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2020
PAEDIATRICS
PAPER-I
PART- D
TIME: 3 HOURS
PED/D/20/31/I
MAX. MARKS: 100
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
Answers to questions of part A, part B, part C, part D & part E are to be strictly
attempted in a separate answer sheet booklet which must be later tagged
together at the end of the exam.
No additional supplementary answer sheet booklet will be provided.
Answers to question(s) attempted on an answer sheet booklet for a different part
will not be evaluated.
Part A/Part B /Part C/Part D/Part E should be mentioned on the covering page of
the respective answer sheet booklet.
Write short notes on:
PART- D
7. a) Briefly describe the indicators of child health.
6+4
b) List the major programmatic interventions to reduce the IMR.
8. a) Chi Square test (illustrate with an example a setting where it should
5+5
be used).
b) Quality Improvement Initiatives in healthcare (illustrate with an
example).
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FINAL EXAM
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DECEMBER 2020
PAEDIATRICS
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PART- E
TIME: 3 HOURS
PED/D/20/31/I
MAX. MARKS: 100
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
Answers to questions of part A, part B, part C, part D & part E are to be strictly
attempted in a separate answer sheet booklet which must be later tagged
together at the end of the exam.
No additional supplementary answer sheet booklet will be provided.
Answers to question(s) attempted on an answer sheet booklet for a different part
will not be evaluated.
Part A/Part B /Part C/Part D/Part E should be mentioned on the covering page of
the respective answer sheet booklet.
Write short notes on:
PART- E
9. Discuss salient features of management of children with tuberculosis
10
as per National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP).
10. a) What is child labour and discuss the measures to control it in the
5+5
society?
b) How will you handle the Cyber bullying in children?
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