Lecturer in Anatomy/ Asst.Insurance Medical Officer 424/2016 Answer Key 128/2017

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Post :Lecturer in Anatomy/Asst.Insurance Medical Officer
Department : Medical Education Service/ Insurance Medical Services
Category Code : 424/16, 162/17
Qualification : MBBS
Question Paper Code : 128/17
Date of Test : 02-11-2017

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  1. Diaphragm develops from the following except
    • Mesoderm of body wall
    • Pleuro-peritoneal membrane
    • Septum Transversum
    • Ventral Mesogastrium

  2. Geniculate Ganglion is located on which cranial nerve?
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10

  3. Which nerve supplies temporomandibular joint?
    • Lingual
    • Auriculotemporal
    • Deep temporal
    • Inferior alveolar

  4. Name the vestigial structure inside the prostate.
    • Colliculus Seminalis
    • Prostatic Sinus
    • Prostatic Utricle
    • Urethral Crest

  5. The cut off value of random plasma glucose level to diagnose diabetes mellitus
    • > 200 mg%
    • > 100 mg%
    • > 140 mg%
    • > 180 mg%

  6. The source of uric acid in the body
    • Proteins
    • Glucose
    • Cholesterol
    • Purines

  7. The deficient enzyme in phenylketonuria
    • Phenyl alanine hydroxylase
    • Tyrosinase
    • Homogentisate oxidase
    • Tyrosine hydroxylase

  8. The iron transport protein present in the blood
    • Transferrin
    • Ferritin
    • Haemopexin
    • Cytochrome

  9. At what stage of erythropoiesis does Hb appear?
    • Reticulocyte
    • Early normoblast
    • Intermediate normoblast
    • Pronormoblast

  10. Beta cells of Pancreas produce
    • Insulin
    • Glucagon
    • Somatostatin
    • Pancreatic polypeptide

  11. Pacemaker of heart
    • AV node
    • SA node
    • Bundle of His
    • Purkinje fibre

  12. Normal tidal volume
    • 1000 ml
    • 1500 ml
    • 1200 ml
    • 500 ml

  13. Select an organochloro compound from the following :
    • Carbofuran
    • Parathion
    • Endrin
    • Paraquat

  14. Brush Burn is an example for the following category of Abrasions :
    • Pressure
    • Impact
    • Graze
    • Point

  15. A conclusive autopsy finding for death due to thermal burns is :
    • Soot in terminal air passages
    • Heat Hematoma
    • Pugilistic attitude
    • Fat embolism

  16. Section 377 IPC deals with
    • Dowry Death
    • Unnatural Sexual Offences
    • Criminal Abortion
    • Indecent Assault

  17. Which among the following bacteria escapes Holder method of sterilisation?
    • Brucella melitensis
    • Coxiella burnetti
    • Mycobacterium bovis
    • Mycobacterium tuberculosis

  18. Which is the earliest immunoglobulin to be synthesised by the foetus?
    • Ig A
    • Ig D
    • Ig G
    • Ig M

  19. Acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis is caused by
    • Enterovirus 68
    • Enterovirus 69
    • Enterovirus 70
    • Enterovirus 71

  20. Smallest Cestode is
    • Echinococcus granulosus
    • Dipylidium caninum
    • Hymenolepis nana
    • Hymenolepis diminuta

  21. Tumour marker used for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma is
    • α fetoprotein
    • β hcg
    • Carbonic anhydrase
    • Carcinoembryonic antigen

  22. Abnormal permanent dilatation of airspaces along with the destruction of their walls without any fibrosis is called
    • Over inflation
    • Bronchial asthma
    • Emphysema
    • Bronchiectasis

  23. Crohn disease is characterized by all of the following except
    • Transmural involvement of bowel
    • Presence of noncaseating granuloma
    • Distortion of crypt architecture in mucosa
    • Fissuring with formation of fistula

  24. Sex cord stromal tumour of ovary seen in post menopausal women is
    • Dysgerminoma
    • Granulosa cell tumour
    • Choriocarcinoma
    • Embryonal carcinoma

  25. Neostigmine is used to reverse the effect of
    • Succinyl Choline
    • Dantrolene
    • Methocarbamol
    • Pancuronium

  26. Most potent general anaesthetic has
    • Least MAC
    • Highest MAC
    • Least Blood Gas Partition Coefficient
    • Least Metabolism

  27. Cevimeline is used to treat
    • Smoking Cessation
    • Glaucoma
    • Myaesthenia Gravis
    • Sjogrens Syndrome

  28. Ramelteon is a
    • Glycine Agonist
    • Melatonin Agonist
    • NMDA Agonist
    • GABA Agonist

  29. The best research design to study the natural history of a disease
    • Case control
    • Cohort
    • Descriptive
    • Randomised controlled trial

  30. Commonest side effect of intrauterine contraceptive device is
    • Ectopic pregnancy
    • Low back ache
    • Cancer
    • Bleeding

  31. Extrinsic incubation period for Dengue virus is usually
    • 8-10 days
    • 14-17 days
    • 2-3 days
    • > 20 days

  32. Global warming is caused by absorption of
    • Ultraviolet radiation
    • Ozone
    • Infrared radiation
    • Microwave radiation

  33. All of the following Orbital diseases may improve with Corticosteroids except
    • Orbital Lymphoma
    • Frontal Mucocele
    • Non specific orbital inflammation
    • Thyroid eye disease

  34. By “collaborative normal tension glaucoma treatment study” progression can be reduced by nearly threefold by a reduction of Intra ocular Pressure of
    • 30%
    • 20%
    • 10%
    • 50%

  35. Opsoclonus is seen associated with which of the following condition :
    • Optic nerve hypoplasia
    • Craniopharyngioma
    • Occult neuroblastoma
    • Arnold chiari malformation

  36. Causes of late phase glaucoma after blunt trauma to the eye include all except
    • Subluxation of lens
    • Angle recession
    • Peripheral anterior synechiae
    • Ghost cell glaucoma

  37. Bilateral vestibular failure clinically manifests with
    • Gaze evoked nystagmus
    • Vertigo with tinnitus
    • Disconjugate eye movements
    • Oscillopsia

  38. One of the following syndromes is autosomal recessive
    • Alport’s syndrome
    • Pierre Robin syndrome
    • Marfan’s syndrome
    • Crouzon’s disease

  39. One of the following is not a criterion of Bent and Kuhn :
    • Eosinophilic mucin
    • Invasive fungal hyphae
    • Nasal polyposis
    • MRI shows central void on T2 MRI
    Question error

  40. Stroboscopic examination of the larynx is the most useful in diagnosing
    • Spasmodic dysphonia
    • Vocal cord paralysis
    • Vocal cord sulcus
    • Laryngopharyngeal reflux disease

  41. The detection threshold of peripheral smear for malarial parasites is
    • 0-5 parasites/micro-litre of blood
    • 5-10 parasites/micro-litre of blood
    • 100-150 parasites/micro-litre of blood
    • 200-250 parasites/micro-litre of blood

  42. Drugs given during an acute gouty attack are all except
    • Pegloticase
    • Febuxostat
    • Allopurinol
    • None of these

  43. The most common cause of Familial Alzheimer’s disease is due to mutation in
    • PS-1 gene
    • APP gene on chromosome 21
    • Apo E gene
    • PS-2 gene

  44. First line anti-epileptic agent for GTCC is
    • Clonazepam
    • Ethosuximide
    • Valproic acid
    • Gabapentin

  45. Which of the following match between drug of choice and treatment is true?
    • Valproate-Acute Mania
    • Chlorpromazine-Negative symptoms of schizophrenia
    • Lithium-Euphoric Mania
    • Amitryphlline - OCD
    Question error

  46. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is characterised by all except
    • Hyperpyrexia
    • Bradycardia
    • Autonomic instability
    • Raised CPK

  47. Serum Lithium level is decreased by all except
    • Bronchodilators
    • Verapamil
    • ACE inhibitors
    • NSAIDS

  48. Which of the following is not a negative symptom of schizophrenia?
    • Alogia
    • Anhedonia
    • Apathy
    • Affective flattening
    Question error

  49. Common cause of death in inversion uterus is
    • Pulmonary embolism
    • Haemorrhage
    • Neurogenic shock
    • Infection
    Question error

  50. All are causes of Acute renal failure in obstetrics except
    • Placenta Previa
    • Abruption
    • Drug toxicity
    • Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome
    Question error

  51. Earliest ultrasound finding in pregnancy is
    • Embryo
    • Fetal heart
    • Yolk Sac
    • Chorion

  52. Treatment of Vault Prolapse include all except
    • Sacrospinous Colpopexy
    • Colpocleisis
    • Ring Pessary
    • Moscovitz repair

  53. Epidemic typhus is transmitted by
    • Crab Louse
    • Head Louse
    • Body Louse
    • Anopheles Mosquito

  54. ‘Murray Williams’ warts are
    • Plane Warts
    • Multiple Seborrheic Keratoses
    • Common Warts
    • Genital Warts

  55. Drugs causing Angio-edema are
    • Ace inhibitors
    • Beta Blockers
    • Sulfonylureas
    • Anti Malarials

  56. ‘Raccoon’ eye lid lesion in children is seen in
    • Dermatomyositis
    • Atopic Dermatitis
    • Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus
    • Contact Dermatitis

  57. Following are the indications for CT scan of the abdomen in a trauma victim, except
    • Suspected blunt trauma abdomen
    • Normal or unreliable physical examination
    • Suspected duodenal or pancreatic trauma
    • Hemodynamic instability

  58. Which of the following agent is not used for biologically targeted therapy of breast cancer?
    • Tamoxifen
    • Rituximab
    • Trastuzumab
    • Aromatase inhibitors

  59. ‘First bite syndrome’, the following are true, except
    • Pain
    • Follows surgery at carotid bifurcation
    • Removal of sympathetic
    • Removal of parasympathetics

  60. Regarding Hurthle cell carcinoma (thyroid), what is true?
    • It is a sub type of papillary carcinoma.
    • Occurs in children and younger age group.
    • Spread to local lymph node is a poor prognostic event.
    • It has good clinical prognosis.

  61. Which is true about “Patte Sign”?
    • Positive in supraspinatus tear
    • Positive in radial head subluxation
    • Positive in teres minor tear
    • Positive in elbow instability

  62. All are true about “Latterall’s head at risk” signs except :
    • Horizontally oriented growth plate
    • Gage sign
    • Epiphyseal cysts
    • Lateral subluxation of femoral head

  63. Triad of “Klippel Feil Syndrome” consists of all except
    • Low hair line
    • Short neck
    • Limited neck movements
    • Elevated scapula

  64. “Brown Tumour” is characteristic of
    • Hyperparathyroidism
    • Hypoparathyroidism
    • Hyperthyroidism
    • Hypopituitarism

  65. Mention the drug which can be used both orally and intrathecally to treat spasticity.
    • Baclofen
    • Tizanidine
    • Diazepam
    • Dantrolene Sodium

  66. Pudendal Nerve Nucleus of the bladder is situated at the _______ level of spinal cord.
    • T11, T12, L1
    • S1
    • T12, L1, L2
    • S2, S3, S4

  67. Streaming and Cavitation are effects of ________ therapeutic therapy?
    • Infra – Red
    • Ultrasound
    • Shortwave diathermy
    • Moist heat

  68. The most stable cervical orthosis available for cervical post injury patients is
    • Moulded Cervical Orthosis
    • Soft Cervical Orthosis
    • Halo Cervical Orthosis
    • Philadelphia Cervical Orthosis

  69. Brush bordered columnar epithelium occurs in
    • Lining of stomach and small intestine
    • Lining of PCT and small intestine
    • Lining of trachea and fallopian tube
    • Lining of ileum and jejunum

  70. The radioactive decay rate of radioactive element is found to be 103 disintegrations / sec at a certain time. If the half-life of the element is 1 second, the decay rate after one second is _____ and after 3 seconds is _____.
    • 500, 125
    • 250, 125
    • 100, 125
    • 125, 500

  71. Who discovered Monoclonal antibodies from hybridomas in 1974?
    • Kohler and Milstein
    • Pasteur and Kohler
    • Bayliss and Milstein
    • Pasteur and Bayliss

  72. The difference between a photon and a neutrino is
    • both have equal spin but photon is electromagnetic in nature
    • both have equal spin but neutrino is electromagnetic in nature
    • spin of photon is ½ and that of neutrino is h/2Ï€
    • spin of photon is 1 and that of neutrino is ½ in units of h/2Ï€

  73. Cessation of smoking before a scheduled surgery will lead to all except
    • Increase in mucous production
    • Improvement in mucociliary function
    • Decreases airway irritability
    • Reduction in the level of carboxy haemoglobin

  74. High incidence of post operative hepatitis is associated with
    • Isoflurane
    • Desflurane
    • Halothane
    • Sevoflurane

  75. A patient who showed a pulse oximetry reading of around 85% saturation who is otherwise stable. The possible diagnosis is
    • Metabolic acidosis
    • Methhaemoglubulinaemia
    • Presence of carboxy haemoglobin
    • Low blood flow

  76. The most useful lead on ECG results for detection of intra operative arrhythmia is
    • V1
    • V2
    • Lead 1
    • Lead 11

  77. A 3 yr. old boy presents with periorbital and pedal edema. The differential diagnosis includes all of the following except :
    • Protein-losing enteropathy
    • Acute glomerulonephritis
    • Nephrotic syndrome
    • Orthostatic proteinuria

  78. An 18-mo-old girl has a 2 day history of rhinorrhea, pharyngitis, and low grade fever. During the night, she wakes with a barky cough, hoarseness, and inspiratory stridor. Which of the following is the most likely etiologic agent?
    • Influenza virus type A
    • Respiratory syncytial virus
    • Parainfluenza virus
    • Adenovirus

  79. Features of the complete Di George syndrome include all of the following except
    • Onset of infections after age 12 mo.
    • Anomalies of the great vessels
    • Micrognathia
    • Neonatal hypocalcemia

  80. The most common developmental abnormality of the exocrine pancreas is :
    • Choledochal cyst
    • Pancreas divisum
    • Annular pancreas
    • Pancreatic pseudocyst

  81. The cover page of Indian Constitution was designed by
    • Nandalal Bose
    • Subash Chandra Bose
    • B.N. Rao
    • B.R. Ambedkar

  82. _______ is the “Heart and Soul” of the Indian Constitution.
    • Fundamental Rights
    • Preamble
    • Directive Principle
    • Fundamental Duties

  83. _______ say all persons are equal before law and entitled to equal provision of the laws.
    • Article 12
    • Article 15
    • Article 14
    • Preamble

  84. The Nomination of a Presidential Candidate must be signed and supported by _______ persons.
    • 3
    • 5
    • 50
    • 10

  85. The President of India is empowered to proclaim Financial Emergency _______.
    • Article 360
    • Article 352
    • Article 354
    • Article 353

  86. The real name of Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi was _______.
    • Vagbhadanthan
    • Kunji Krishna Menon
    • Karattu Govinda Menon
    • Achudananda Menon

  87. Uralungal service co-operative society founded by
    • Vagbhadanthan
    • Poikayil Yohannan
    • Sahodaran Ayyappan
    • Ayyankali

  88. Who is called ‘Lincoln of Kerala’?
    • Ayyankali
    • Pandit Karuppan
    • K. Kelappan
    • Pattamthanupilla

  89. Who lead ‘Vimojana Samaram’ which resulted the suspension of first EMS Ministry in 1959?
    • Mannathupadmanabhan
    • K. Kelappan
    • Swadesabhimani Ramakrishnapilla
    • Sahodaran Ayyappan

  90. Who was the leader of ‘Guruvayoor Sathyagraha’?
    • K. Kelappan
    • Mannathu Padmanabhan
    • Sahodaran Ayyappan
    • Pattanthanupilla

  91. Who was called as the ‘Father of Literacy in Kerala’?
    • Kuriakose Elias Chavara
    • Dr. Palpu
    • Kodungalloor Kunjikuttan Thamburan
    • Kerala Varma Valiyakoi Thamburan

  92. Autobiography of V.T. Bhattathirippad is
    • Ambalangalkku Thee Koluthu
    • Pozhinja Pookkal
    • Adukkalayil Ninnum Arangathekku
    • Kannerum Kinavum

  93. A.K.G. Bhavan situated at
    • Thiruvananthapuram
    • Kannur
    • Delhi
    • Guruvayoor

  94. An important innovation for framing of the Annual Budget called ‘Pathivu Kanakku’ introduced by
    • Marthandavarma
    • Dharmaraja
    • Sakthan Thamburan
    • Swathi Thirunnal

  95. Slavery was abolished in Travancore by
    • Rani Gauri Parvathi Bhai
    • Rani Gauri Lakshmi Bhai
    • Karthika Thirunnal Rama Varma
    • Sri Narayana Guru

  96. The prefix ‘Mahakavi’ was awarded to whom by Madras University in 1922?
    • Kamaran Asan
    • Ulloor
    • Vallathol
    • Kunjan Nambiar

  97. The first Malayalee who won Oscar award is
    • Adoor Gopala Krishnan
    • A.R. Rahman
    • Rasool Pookkutti
    • Nora Johns

  98. Who is the President of North Korea?
    • Kim John Unn
    • Shijin Ping
    • Nicholas Mucro
    • Donald Trump

  99. “Silver Fish” is _______.
    • wingless insect
    • ornamental fish
    • insect with wing
    • sea fish

  100. Which day is celebrated as International Labour day?
    • September 5th
    • May 1st
    • November 14th
    • December 7th

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