Senior Lecturer in Tuberculosis and Respiratory Medicine (Pulmonary Medicine) 200/2017 Answer Key

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Post : Senior Lecturer in Tuberculosis and Respiratory Medicine (Pulmonary Medicine)
Department : Vocational Higher Secondary Education
Category Code : 200/2017
Qualification : MD (TB & Respiratory Diseases) / MD (Tuberculosis & Chest Diseases) / DNB (Tuberculosis & Chest Diseases + Permanent Registration under State Medical Council
Date of Test : 15-03-2018



  1. Alpha 1 anti trypsine deficiency is caused by mutation in the gene
    • SERPINA1
    • ACVRL1
    • SFTPA2
    • CSF2RA

  2. At the end of a deep breath what percent of lung volume is air?
    • 60
    • 80
    • 70
    • 90

  3. Fibre types in respiratory muscles that help in sneezing and coughing is
    • Type I
    • Type IIa
    • Type IIb
    • Type IIx

  4. Most common pattern of ILD in Rheumatoid arthritis is
    • UIP
    • COP
    • NSIP
    • DIP

  5. Fall in FEV1 in non-smoking adults are at the rate of
    • 15 ml/year
    • 30 ml/year
    • 45ml/year
    • 60ml/year

  6. All are true regarding COPD exacerbations, except
    • Best predictor of future exacerbations
    • More common in patients with chronic cough and sputum production
    • Spirometry during the acute exacerbation is usually helpful in predicting the severity and duration
    • Many of these eventually resolve without specific treatment

  7. All are causes of exacerbations of asthma, except
    • Rhino virus
    • Hemophilus influenza
    • Chlamydia
    • Para influenza virus

  8. Anti inflammatory action of theophyllins are mediated through
    • Phosphodiesterase
    • Histone deacetylase2
    • All of these
    • None of these

  9. NSAID well tolerated in Aspirin induced asthma is
    • Indomethacine
    • Ketorolac
    • Piroxicam
    • Sodium salicylate

  10. Prevalence of exercise induced asthma may be more in the following group
    • Children
    • Elite athletes
    • All of these
    • None of these

  11. The most effective drug in exercise induced asthma is
    • Beta adrenergic agonists
    • Chromolin sodium
    • Theophyllins
    • Leukotriene antagonists

  12. Pathognomonic of ABPA among the following is
    • Elevated aspergillus specific IgE
    • Elevated aspergillus specific IgG
    • Charcot-Leyden crystals
    • Hyphae filled mucous plug

  13. Unilateral vocal cord paralysis causes
    • Variable intrathoracic obstruction
    • Variable extra thoracic obstruction
    • Fixed intrathoracic obstruction
    • Fixed extra thoracic obstruction

  14. Most common type of benign tracheal tumour is
    • Chondroma
    • Papilloma
    • Hemangioma
    • Hamartoma

  15. All are true in Vocal Cord Dysfunction, except
    • Stridor/wheeze
    • Symptoms may remit without treatment
    • Presence of bronchial hyper responsiveness
    • Normal alveolar arterial gradient

  16. F508 del mutation in cystic fibrosis results in
    • Block in processing
    • Block in regulation
    • Altered conductance
    • Reduced synthesis

  17. Risk factors for liver disease in cystic fibrosis are all the following, except
    • Meconium ileus
    • PiZ heterozygous state
    • TGF beta-1 polymorphism
    • Female sex

  18. Infections with the following organism is associated with development of bronchiectasis.
    • Streptococcus pneumoniae
    • Haemophilus influenzae
    • Staphylococcus aureus
    • Morexella catarrhalis

  19. Most common form of ILD is
    • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
    • Sarcoidosis
    • CT-ILD
    • IPF

  20. Differentiating feature between RB-ILD and DIP is
    • Age of onset
    • Involvement of alveoli
    • Smoking score more than 30 pack years
    • Golden brown pigments in macrophages

  21. Detergent workers disease is caused by
    • Cladosporium spp.
    • Pseudomonas spp.
    • Aureobasidium spp.
    • Bacillus subtilis

  22. Shrinking lung syndrome is seen in
    • SLE
    • Emphysema
    • IPF
    • Scleroderma

  23. All are true regarding Rheumatoid pleural effusion, except
    • Low sugar
    • Leukocytosis
    • pH more than 7.2
    • Exudative effusion

  24. Radiologic appearance of PLCH include all, except
    • Mid and lower zone involvement
    • Ill defined nodules
    • Cysts of bizarre shape
    • Pleural thickening

  25. All are true regarding Alveolar microlithiasis, except
    • Autosomal recessive disorder
    • Calcium metabolism disorder
    • Asymptomatic with abnormal CXR
    • Mutation in Type II b sodium phosphate cotransporter gene

  26. In which year Robert Koch received Nobel Prize for his contribution in the field of Tuberculosis?
    • 1888
    • 1905
    • 1912
    • 1886

  27. National Tuberculosis programme was started in India in the year
    • 1906
    • 1956
    • 1978
    • 1962

  28. Swimming pool granuloma is caused by
    • M.marinum
    • M.ulcerans
    • M.avium
    • M.smegmatis

  29. All are solid culture media in Tuberculosis, except
    • L-J medium
    • Loeffler serum slope
    • Middlebrooks medium
    • Pawlowskys medium

  30. Most common form of skeletal tuberculosis is
    • Tuberculosis of hip
    • Tuberculosis of knee joint
    • Spinal tuberculosis
    • Tuberculosis of shoulder joint

  31. Which of the following is unusual in Churg stauss syndrome?
    • cANCA
    • Elevated ESR
    • Elevated CRP
    • Elevated Eosinophil Count

  32. Which is not true in chylothorax?
    • Lymphocyte predominant
    • Exudate
    • Elevated LDH
    • Pleural fluid triglyceride more than 110 mg/dl

  33. Triad of Yellow nail syndrome consists of all, except
    • Nail changes
    • Pleural effusion
    • Bronchiectasis
    • Lymphedema

  34. Most common lung cancer type associated with pleural involvement
    • Squamous cell carcinoma
    • Adenocarcinoma
    • Large cell carcinoma
    • Small cell carcinoma

  35. All are true regarding pleural effusion associated with mesothelioma, except
    • Presence of hyaluronic acid is diagnostic
    • Low pH
    • Low sugar
    • LDH concentration greater than that of carcinoma of pleura

  36. Haller index suggesting significant sternal depression in Pectus excavatum is
    • 2.5
    • More than 3.25
    • Less than 3.25
    • Less than 2.5

  37. Chronic mountain sickness is characterized by all the features, except
    • Dyspnoea on exertion
    • Extreme polycythemia
    • Elevated haematocrit
    • Pulmonary hypertension

  38. EGFR mutations positive lung cancers have all the following features, except
    • Exclusively in NSCLC
    • More in women
    • More in smokers
    • 20-30% Asian lung cancer patients

  39. Carcinoid syndrome is seen in all, except
    • Carcinoid tumours
    • Large cell carcinoma
    • Squamous cell carcinoma
    • Small cell carcinoma

  40. Hypercalcemia most frequently occur in
    • Squamous cell cancer
    • Adenocarcinoma
    • Small cell lung cancer
    • Large cell carcinoma

  41. Spherical pneumonia is associated with
    • Streptococcal pneumonia
    • Haemophilus influenza
    • Coxiella burnetti
    • All of these

  42. Which is not true about pneumatoceles?
    • Seen in young children
    • Develop late in the course of pneumonia
    • Thin walled air filled spaces
    • Disappear in a few months

  43. Liver function abnormalities and clinical hepatitis in atypical pneumonia usually suggest
    • Qfever
    • Mycoplasma pneumonia
    • Legionella pneumonia
    • Chlamydia pneumonia

  44. Lemmiere syndrome is caused by
    • M.abscesus
    • Peptostreptococcus
    • Prevotella oralis
    • F.necrophorum

  45. Important infection in post transplant patients, beyond one month post surgery is
    • CMV
    • P. jiroveci
    • A. fumigates
    • Nocardia asteroides

  46. Mechanism of action of fluoroquinolones is
    • Inhibition of protein synthesis
    • Interfere with DNA gyrase/topoisomerase IV leading to cell wall lysis
    • LPS mediated increased cell wall permeability to antibiotics
    • Both 'Inhibition of protein synthesis' and 'Interfere with DNA gyrase/topoisomerase IV leading to cell wall lysis'

  47. Most common site for aspiration pneumonia is
    • Superior segment of RLL
    • Posterior segment of LUL
    • Medial segment of RML
    • Superior segment of LLL

  48. Most likely diagnosis in an edentulous patient presenting with a cavitating lesion in CXR in all, except
    • Bronchial obstruction
    • Pulmonary embolus
    • Septic embolus
    • Lung abscess

  49. Diagnostic threshold for BAL in nosocomial pneumonia is
    • 105/ CFU/ml
    • 103 CFU/ml
    • 104 CFU/ml
    • 106 CFU/ml

  50. Which of the following mycobacteriae is not associated with human infection?
    • M.africanum
    • M.canettii
    • M.bovis BCG
    • M.caprae

  51. Droplet nuclei are not the mode of transmission among the following diseases
    • Measles
    • Tuberculosis
    • Influenza
    • Varicella

  52. Most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis is
    • Pleural effusion
    • Spinal tuberculosis
    • Genitourinary TB
    • Lymphnode TB

  53. All are true about Xpert-MTB-RIF, except
    • Nucleic acid amplification test
    • Sophisticated laboratory needed, not useful in resource poor settings
    • Simultaneously detects RIF resistance
    • Specificity 90-100%

  54. Diagnostic test of choice in pneumocystis jerovecii, is
    • Diff-Quick stain
    • Induced sputum with direct immunofluorescent staining
    • Wright's stain
    • Toluidine blue O

  55. Mechanism of Bleomycin lung toxicity include all, except
    • Generation of oxygen free radicals
    • Direct effects on DNA
    • Absence of enzyme Bleomycin hydrolase
    • Inhibition of enzyme Bleomycin hydrolase

  56. Which is not correct about omalizumab?
    • Recombinant humanised antibody
    • Dose dependent on serum level of IgE alone
    • Indicated in moderate to severe allergic asthma
    • Should not be initiated at acute stage of asthma

  57. IRIS can occur in all the following conditions in a patient with HIV, except
    • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    • Leishmaniasis
    • Fungal infections
    • Bacterial pneumonia

  58. Permissive hyper capnoea is used in all the following, except
    • Acute lung injury
    • Increased intracerebral pressure
    • ARDS
    • Neonatal respiratory failure

  59. Oral bio-availability is maximum for which among the following inhaled steroids?
    • Fluticasone
    • Mometasone
    • Ciclasonide
    • Beclomethasone

  60. All are features of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia, except
    • Elevated eosinophil count in blood and BAL
    • Reverse pulmonary edema pattern in CXR
    • Male sex predominance
    • Presence of interstitial fibrosis pathologic hall mark

  61. Chronic pleuritic pain is characteristic in
    • Lung cancer
    • Pneumoconiosis
    • Pulmonary embolism
    • Mesothelioma

  62. Absolute contraindication for argonplasma coagulation is
    • Implantable defibrillator
    • FiO2 less than 0.4
    • Major airway bleed
    • Post infectious airway stenosis

  63. Elevated DLCo in asthma is due to
    • Associated large lung volume
    • Increased perfusion of well ventilated upper zones
    • None of these
    • both 'Associated large lung volume' & 'Increased perfusion of well ventilated upper zones'

  64. Varenicline helps in smoking cessation by i) Being partial agonist of nicotinic cholinergic receptor ii) Blocks effects of smoke on nicotine receptor iii) As a result of receptor blockade nicotine withdrawal symptoms are relieved iv) Desire to smoke is reduced
    • i, ii and iii
    • ii, iii and iv
    • i, ii and iv
    • i, iii and iv

  65. Which is not true about Pancoast syndrome?
    • Most common initial symptom is shoulder pain
    • Intrinsic muscles of the hand may be involved
    • Associated with superior sulcus tumour
    • CT is superior imaging modality

  66. Malignancy commonly associated with airway metastasis is
    • Prostatic cancer
    • Colon cancer
    • Osteogenic sarcoma
    • Ca. Tongue

  67. Criteria for diagnosing a definite Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia include all, except
    • Recurrent spontaneous nose bleeds
    • Mucocutaneous telangiectasia
    • No first degree relative involved
    • Visceral involvement

  68. Skin manifestation that is specific for sarcoidosis
    • Erythema nodosum
    • Lupus pernio
    • Subcutaneous nodules
    • Plaques

  69. Not true about Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis, from the following is
    • Predominantly disease of children
    • Recurrent haemoptysis
    • Renal involvement is common
    • Histology of lung shows bland alveolar haemorrhage with hemosiderin accumulation

  70. The commonest type of lung carcinoma seen in women and non-smokers
    • Adenocarcinoma
    • Large cell carcinoma
    • Small cell carcinoma
    • Squamous cell carcinoma

  71. The commonest malignant tumour seen in asbestos worker
    • Bronchogenic carcinoma
    • Gastric carcinoma
    • Glioblastoma multiforme
    • Malignant mesothelioma

  72. Cushing syndrome is usually associated with all, except
    • Carcinoid tumour
    • Squamous cell carcinoma
    • Neuroblastoma
    • Small cell carcinoma

  73. Most common radiological pattern associated with Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma
    • Multiple nodular lesions
    • Consolidative pattern
    • Perihilar opacity with cavitation
    • Single nodular lesions

  74. The commonest type of emphysema
    • Irregular
    • Centriacinar
    • Panacinar
    • Paraseptal

  75. The pneumoconiosis which can be seen commonly in tobacco smokers is
    • Anthrocosis
    • Byssinosis
    • Siderosis
    • Silicosis

  76. The type of pneumoconiosis in which eggshell calcification of hilar lymph nodes is seen in chest X-ray is
    • Anthracosis
    • Berylliosis
    • Coalworkers pneumoconiosis
    • Silicosis

  77. Bronchial carcinoma can be associated with all except
    • Acanthosis nigricans
    • Myesthenia gravis
    • Hypercalcaemia
    • SIADH

  78. All are true about asbestosis except
    • Asteriod bodies are characteristic
    • Begins in the lower lobe and subpleurally
    • Marked diffuse pulmonary interstial fibrosis
    • Pleural plaques most common manifestation

  79. All are true about silicosis except
    • Most prevalent chronic occupational disease in the world
    • Quartz is most commonly implicated form
    • Initial lesions tend to localize in the lower lung zone
    • There is no known clear association of silica and development of lung cancer

  80. Bedaquiline is not started in MDR TB in all the situations, except
    • Pyrazinamide and at least 4 second line drugs are not available according to sensitivity tests
    • Uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication
    • Prolonged QT interval (more than 450 ms)
    • Presence of chorioretinitis

  81. Which of the following river is known as 'Sorrow of Bengal'?
    • Ganga
    • Damodar
    • Brahmaputra
    • Yamuna

  82. The best indicator of economic development of any country is
    • Per capita income
    • Agriculture
    • Transport
    • Gross production

  83. Sumita Sanyal was associated with which field?
    • Politics
    • Sports
    • Science
    • Film Industry

  84. The headquarters of UNESCO
    • Paris
    • New York
    • Rome
    • Geneva

  85. Year of Poona Pact
    • 1919
    • 1929
    • 1932
    • 1942

  86. Founder of Sadhujana Paripalana Sangham
    • Sree Narayana Guru
    • Pandit Karuppan
    • Ayyankali
    • Thycaud Ayya

  87. What is the full form of NCERT?
    • National Council for Educational Resources and Teaching
    • National Council of Employees Remedial Teaching
    • National Council of Educational Research and Training
    • National Council for Employees Research and Training

  88. The 18th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas has celebrated on which day in India?
    • 2017 July 22
    • 2017 June 22
    • 2017 July 26
    • 2017 June 26

  89. Who issued the famous 'Kundara Proclamation'?
    • Pazhassi Raja
    • Velu Thampi Dalawa
    • Marthanda Varma
    • Paliathachan

  90. 'Jathikummi' was the famous work of
    • Dr. Palpu
    • V. T. Bhattathirippad
    • Kumaranasan
    • Pandit Karuppan

  91. Atma Vidya Sangham was founded by
    • Vagbhatananda
    • Sahodaran Ayyappan
    • Velukkutty Arayan
    • Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi

  92. Temple Entry Proclamation was issued by
    • Marthanda Varma
    • Swathithirunnal
    • Darmaraja
    • Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma

  93. In the National Flag which colour is used in the wheel?
    • Red
    • Navy Blue
    • green
    • White

  94. First Five Year Plan was started in which year?
    • 1949
    • 1951
    • 1959
    • 1961

  95. First Regular Indian Censes was conducted in
    • 1889
    • 1888
    • 1881
    • 1880

  96. 2017 World Athletic Championship was held at
    • New York
    • Russia
    • Germany
    • London

  97. Founder of Travancore Muslim Mahajana Sabha
    • Vakkom Adbul Khadar Moulavi
    • Khan Abdul Gafferkhan
    • Sayyed Ahamed Khan
    • Muhammed Abdu Rahman Saheb

  98. Who was honoured with the title 'Bharata Kesari' by the President of India?
    • Sree Narayana Guru
    • Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai
    • Kumara Guru
    • Kumaranasan

  99. The famous tourist centre Ajanta is situated at
    • Gujarat
    • Goa
    • Madhya Pradesh
    • Maharashtra

  100. 1857 Revolt was started at
    • Meerut
    • Jhansi
    • Kanpur
    • Bihar

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