Assistant Professor/ Senior lecturer in General Medicine Medical Education Answer Key 111/2018

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Post: Assistant Professor in General Medicine, Senior lecturer in General Medicine
Department: Medical Education
Category Code: 418/2016, 145/2017, 146/2017
Question Paper: 111/18
Qualification: MD (General Medicine)/ DNB (General Medicine) + Permanent Registration under State Medical Council
Date of Test: 16-11-2018


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  1. Which organism is associated with rapid decline in pulmonary function and poor clinical prognosis in cystic fibrosis?
    • Burkholderia cepacia
    • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    • Staphylococcus aureus
    • Staphylococcus epidermidis

  2. Which of the following is not associated with dilatation of ascending aorta?
    • Syphilis
    • Takayasu’s arteritis
    • Giant cell arteritis
    • Rheumatoid arthritis
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  3. Beck’s triad in cardiac tamponade includes all except :
    • Hypotension
    • Muffled heart sounds
    • Jugular venous distention
    • Friction rub

  4. Bullae can be a manifestation of all of the following except :
    • Clostridium perfringens
    • Sporothrix shenckii
    • Staphylococcus aureus
    • Vibrio vulnificans

  5. Which of the following patients is most likely to have an EGFR mutation in lung cancer?
    • 23 year old man with hamartoma
    • 45 year old female non-smoker with adenocarcinoma
    • 56 year old male smoker with small cell lung carcinoma
    • 76 year old man with squamous cell carcinoma

  6. Commonest cause of hypothyroidism worldwide is :
    • Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
    • Latrogenic hypothyroidism
    • Iodine deficiency
    • Radiation exposure

  7. Hyperprolactinemia can be seen in all except :
    • Cirrhosis
    • Opiate abuse
    • Rathke’s cyst
    • Hirsutism

  8. All the following are useful in diagnosing myasthenia gravis except :
    • Acetyl colene receptor antibodies
    • Edrophonium
    • Electrodiagnostic testing
    • VGCC antibodies

  9. Most sensitive indicator of myositis is :
    • Aldolase
    • Creatinine kynase
    • Glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase
    • Lactate dehydrogenase

  10. Fever with greyish white papulovesicular lesions in the oral cavity are typical of which infection?
    • Candida
    • Coxsackie
    • Herpes
    • Staphylococcus

  11. Which of the following is NOT an indication for permanent pacemaker implantation?
    • Symptomatic AV block
    • Intermittent complete heart block
    • Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
    • Recurrent syncope with carotid sinus massage causing asystole 3 sec

  12. Upper lobe predominance in ILD is characteristic of all EXCEPT :
    • Ankylosing spondylitis
    • Silicosis
    • Langerhan’s cell histiocytosis
    • Asbestosis

  13. Acute severe asthma is characterized by all EXCEPT :
    • Resp rate> 28/mt
    • Pulse > 110/mt
    • Pulsus paradoxus > 25
    • Normal FEV1/FVC ratio

  14. Which of the following patients requires Infective endocarditis prophylaxis?
    • VSD undergoing rigid bronchoscopy
    • Mitral stenosis before dental extraction
    • VSD undergoing fibreoptic bronchoscopy
    • MVP for vaginal delivery

  15. Patients taking which of the following drugs should avoid grapefruit juice?
    • Amoxycillin
    • Aspirin
    • Atorvastatin
    • Sildenafil

  16. BMI likely to be lethal in males?
    • 11
    • 13
    • 16
    • 18.5

  17. In which stage of sleep parasomnias somnambulism and night terrors most likely to occur?
    • Stage 1
    • Stage 2
    • Slow-wave sleep
    • REM sleep

  18. All the following cause urethritis in men except :
    • GARDENERELLA VAGINALIS
    • Mycoplasma genitalium
    • Neisseria gonorrhoeae
    • Trichomonas vaginalis

  19. All the following are upregulated in cardiac failure with reduced ejection fraction EXCEPT :
    • Angiotensin 2
    • BNP
    • Norepinephrine
    • Calcium uptake into sarcoplasmic reticulum

  20. All are direct complications of short bowel syndrome EXCEPT :
    • CHOLESTEROL GALL stoness
    • Coronary artery disease
    • Renal calculi
    • Gastric hypersecretion

  21. Which of the following autoantibodies is least likely to be present in a patient with SLE?
    • Antids DNA
    • Antiphospholipid
    • Antierythrocyte
    • Anti La

  22. Which of the following is the most common extraarticular manifestation of ankylosing spondylitis?
    • Anterior uveitis
    • Aortic insufficiency
    • Inflammatory bowel disease
    • Pulmonary fibrosis

  23. Which is not a criteria for diagnosis of Behcet’s disease?
    • Pathergy test
    • Recurrent oral ulcers
    • Recurrent genital ulcers
    • Large vessel vasculitis

  24. All are consistent with diagnosis of DKA EXCEPT :
    • Arterial pH 7.1
    • Glucose 550
    • Plasma ketone strongly positive
    • Plasma osmolality 380

  25. Stem cell therapy has been found to have in vivo benefit in :
    • Cirrhosis
    • Ischemic heart disease
    • Spinal cord injury
    • Parkinson disease

  26. Type of nystagmus most commonly associated with peripheral vertigo :
    • Unidirectional horizontal
    • Downbeat
    • Gaze- evoked
    • Rebound

  27. Which of the following gases is NOT produced by small intestinal bacteria?
    • Carbon dioxide
    • Hydrogen
    • Methane
    • Nitrogen

  28. CT imaging in a 42 yr old woman with stage 3 ovarian cancer after 6 cycles of chemo with carboplatin and paclitaxel shows 25% reduction in tumour burden. What is her response to therapy?
    • Complete response
    • Partial response
    • Progressive disease
    • Stable disease

  29. 53 yr old man with a hematocrit of 59%, WBC count 18,400 with normal DC, Platelet of 5 lakhs has SpO2 95%. He has a palpable spleen. What is the recommended therapy?
    • Hydroxyurea
    • Imatinib
    • Phlebotomy
    • Warfarin

  30. Organism causing pneumonia in patient on maintanence dialysis?
    • Acinetobacter
    • MRSA
    • MDR enterobacter
    • Pseudomonas

  31. 35 yr old man with AML relapse post BMT presents with neutropenic sepsis, septic shock. He has haemorragic vesicles on his skin. What is the likely causative organism?
    • Neisseria
    • Pseudomonas
    • Rickettsia
    • Vibrio vulnificans

  32. Unique side effect of Abacavir among ARV treatment drugs?
    • Severe hypersensitivity
    • Famconi’s anemia
    • Lactic acidosis
    • Lipoatrophy

  33. Treatment of choice in a patient with wide QRS tachycardia brought in shock?
    • Amiodarone 150 mg IV
    • Lidocaine 1mg IV
    • Metoprolol 10 mg IV
    • DC defibrillation

  34. Which is true of RVOT origin VT?
    • Abnormal MRI
    • LBBB pattern in ECG
    • Right upper quadrant axis
    • Precipitated by vagal stimulation

  35. All are risk factors for postpartum cardiomyopathy EXCEPT :
    • Aged mother
    • Twin pregnancy
    • Primiparous
    • Use of tocolytics

  36. Which is TRUE?
    • Degenerative arthritis is associated with morning Stiffness
    • Pain worsening with movement indicates mechanical problem
    • Acute onset monoarthritis is most often infection related
    • Synovial fluid analysis has no role in acute monoarthritis

  37. Active urinary sediment indicates renal damage in all EXCEPT :
    • SLE
    • Vasculitis
    • Bacterial endocarditis
    • Gout

  38. Which is unlikely in inflammatory arthritis?
    • Locking
    • Swelling of joint
    • Morning stiffness
    • Tenderness

  39. CPP crystal arthritis is :
    • Common in younger individuals
    • Haemochromatosis may cause
    • Deposition of calcium carbonate
    • Polyarticular
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  40. Skin findings in reactive arthritis include all EXCEPT :
    • Erythema chronicum migrans
    • Circinate balanitis
    • Keratoderma blenorrhagicum
    • Psoriasiform plaques

  41. Giant cell arteritis has all EXCEPT :
    • Older than 50 yrs
    • Anterior ischemic optic neuritis
    • 80% may have negative temporal artery biopsy
    • Associated with polymyalgia rheumatica

  42. Causes of lumbar canal stenosis includes all EXCEPT :
    • Achondroplasia
    • Paget’s
    • Fluorosis
    • Rheumatoid arthritis

  43. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
    • Dermatomyositis may be associated with lymphoproliferative disorders
    • Progression to lymphoma in sjogren may be associated with disappearance of rheumatoid factor
    • Ovarian malignancy is commonly seen in SLE
    • Splenomegaly is a feature of malignancy in scleroderma

  44. Which of the following associations is INCORRECT in SLE?
    • antidsDNA with nephritis
    • Antiribosomal P with CNS manifestations
    • Anti Ro with neonatal lupus
    • Antiphospholipid antibody with arthritis

  45. Which of the following associations is INCORRECT?
    • HCG- gonadal germ cell tumour
    • CD25- adult T cell lymphoma-leukemia
    • AFP- lymphoma
    • CA125- ovarian cancer

  46. Which is true about mortality in ARDS?
    • Age >75 higher risk
    • Post surgical patients have better outcome
    • Underlying systemic diseases do not influence
    • Primary lung disease have better survival
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  47. All are true regarding lymphocytic hypophysitis EXCEPT :
    • MRI shows a prominent pituitary mass
    • May cause permanent hypopituitarism
    • Post partum patients present with headache or visual disturbance
    • Surgery is the treatment of choice

  48. MEN 1 includes all EXCEPT :
    • Hyperparathyroidism
    • Pituitary adenoma
    • Atrial myxoma
    • Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours

  49. Which feature distinguishes pituitary ACTH secretion from Ectopic?
    • Rapid onset of clinical picture in ectopic
    • Hypokalemia more common in pituitary
    • Overnight low dose dexa suppression test result with cortisol > 5 microg distinguishes pituitary secretion
    • Urinary free cortisol is suppressed in ectopic

  50. Itai-itai disease was due to contamination with :
    • Arsenic
    • Lead
    • Cadmium
    • Mercury

  51. Which is NOT a feature of chronic arsenic poisoning?
    • Haemorrhagic gastroenteritis
    • Guttate hyperpigmentation
    • Mee’s lines
    • Sensory polyneuropathy

  52. Which of the following chemotherapeutic agents causes sensory neural hearing loss?
    • Paclitaxel
    • Doxorubicin
    • 5 fluoro uracil
    • Cisplatin

  53. Which statin is least myotoxic?
    • Pravastatin
    • Simvastatin
    • Atorvastatin
    • Lovastatin

  54. A 45 yr old lady with Crohn’s disease and small intestinal fistulae develops tetany while on TPN. her investigations are as follows :
    Ca : 8.2 K : 3.2 Na : 135 Cl : 103 Po4 : 2.4 Alb : 2.4 pH : 7.48 HCO3 : 25 Cause of her tetany?
    • hyperventillation
    • hypocalcemia
    • focal seizure
    • hypomagnesemia

  55. Best management for a patient presenting to casualty with mild right sided pleuritic pain with Xray showing <1 cm free air :
    • tube thoracostomy
    • underwaterseal drainage
    • observation
    • needle aspiration

  56. All are true about amiodarone induced thyroid dysfunction EXCEPT :
    • hyperthyroidism is common in iodine deficient areas
    • hypothyroidism commoner in men
    • amiodarone inhibits deiodinase activity
    • amiodarone treatment is associated with decreased T4 levels initially

  57. All are seen in cardiac tamponade EXCEPT :
    • pulsus paradoxicus
    • diastolic RV collapse in echo
    • electrical alternans
    • kussmaul’s sign

  58. Which of the following causes calcified pulmonary metastasis?
    • adenocarcinoma kidney
    • squamous cell carcinoma
    • seminoma
    • carcinoma thyroid

  59. Balint’s syndrome has all the following features EXCEPT :
    • Simultagnosia
    • Oculomotor apraxia
    • Optic ataxia
    • Riddoh phenomenon

  60. Differentiation syndrome has all the following features EXCEPT :
    • Low grade lymphoma transforms to high grade
    • Promyelocytic leukemia on treatment with ATRA
    • Characterised by fever and pleuropericarditis
    • SIRS mediated by interleukins

  61. Which is NOT TRUE regarding strongyliodosis?
    • Infection is always symptomatic
    • Immunosuppression leads to increase worm burden
    • hyperinfection may lead to bacterial translocation
    • Filiform larvae may be demonstrated from skin lesions

  62. Which of the following causes swollen optic disc with sudden visual loss?
    • Caverous sinus thrombosis
    • Glaucoma
    • Optic neuritis
    • Retinal vein occlusion

  63. Heberden’s nodes are:
    • Associated with rheumatoid arthritis
    • Affect proximal interphalangeal joints
    • Disease of the elderly
    • Needs to be treated with DMARDS

  64. Rivaroxaban belongs to which category of drugs?
    • Factor Xa inhibitor
    • Direct thrombin inhibitor
    • Vit K antagonist
    • Low molecular weight heparin

  65. WALLENBERG syndrome. What is not true?
    • Ipsilateral horner’s
    • Ipsilateral loss of taste
    • Chronic loss of pain in the arm
    • Chronic atrophy of tongue

  66. Which of the following is not a component of syndrome Z?
    • Obstructive sleep apnoea
    • BP > 130/85
    • Fasting triglyceride > 150
    • LDL > 100

  67. Most common cause of lobar haemorrhage in elderly :
    • Hypertension
    • Vascular malformation
    • Coagulopathy
    • Amyloid angiopathy

  68. Most common preceding infection in bone marrow failure syndrome :
    • Parvo B19
    • Ebstein barr virus
    • HIV
    • Hepatitis

  69. Which of the following statements is wrong?
    • Light chains are normally produced slightly in excess in plasma cells
    • Qualitation of M component can be done by electrophoresis
    • M components may be present in CML
    • 20% myeloma proteins produce light chains

  70. Artery that is spared in polyarteritis nodosa is :
    • Bronchial artery
    • Renal
    • Coronary
    • Pulmonary

  71. Generalised painless lymphadenopathy is seen in :
    • Rocky mountain spotted fever
    • Scrub typhus
    • Epidemic typhus
    • Q fever

  72. Protein losing enteropathy with mucosal erosion is seen in :
    • Lymphoma
    • Coeliac disease
    • Menetrier’s disease
    • SLE

  73. Hepatitis C infection – all are true EXCEPT :
    • Serum transaminitis is a good predictor of degree of liver fibrosis
    • Telaprevir is effective in management
    • 3% risk of vertical transmission
    • Sharing tooth brushes is a risk factor for transmission

  74. Effects of chronic hypoxia include all EXCEPT :
    • Elevated production of erythrocytes
    • Reduced pulmonary artery resistance
    • Reduced systemic arterial resistance
    • Upregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor

  75. Treatment of choice for a 72 year old man with asymptomatic MGUS with no organ dysfunction and <5% plasma cells in bone marrow is :
    • Yearly serum protein electrophoresis
    • Low dose prednisolone
    • Rituximab
    • Thalidomide

  76. A 76 yr old smoker presents with unilateral limb oedema and elevated D-Dimer, he gives h/o past similar episode. Which of the following makes D Dimer less predictive of DVT in this patient?
    • Smoking
    • Negative Homan sign
    • Age > 70 yrs
    • Previous DVT

  77. In an ECG with wide QRS tachycardia, which of the following strongly favours ventricular tachycardia?
    • A-V dissociation
    • RBBB pattern
    • Irregularly irregular rhythm with varying QRS complexes
    • QRS duration > 120 msec

  78. Which of the following is true coma?
    • Akinetic mutism
    • Metabolic encephalopathy
    • Locked in state
    • Catatonia

  79. A 55 yr old woman, is found to have a 14 cm cyst in liver with daughter cysts extending to liver edge, causing biliary dilatation. Appropriate management for the condition?
    • Albendazole followed by surgery
    • Needle biopsy
    • PAIR
    • Serological testing for Echinococcosis

  80. All are true regarding Ascaris Lumbricoides EXCEPT :
    • May be asymptomatic
    • Fever and meningeal signs
    • Non productive cough and pleurisy
    • Small bowel obstruction

  81. The military operation launched by the Indian Army to flush out militants from Jammu and Kashmir in 2017 :
    • Operation Meghdoot
    • Operation All Out
    • Operation Checkmate
    • Operation Vijay

  82. E C George Sudarshan who died recently was a famous :
    • Botanist
    • Bureaucrat
    • Physicist
    • Archeologist

  83. The sex ratio in Kerala according to 2011 census :
    • 1052
    • 1084
    • 1098
    • 1104

  84. Mount Abu is situated in :
    • Punjab
    • Madhya Pradesh
    • Karnataka
    • Rajasthan

  85. Surya Sen is related with :
    • Chittagong Armoury Raid
    • 1857 Revolt
    • Lahore conspiracy Case
    • Indian Naval Mutiny

  86. Who was the Prime Minister of United Kingdom during the time of India’s independence?
    • Clement Attlee
    • Sir Winston Churchill
    • Lloyd George
    • Ramsay MacDonald

  87. Which was the first Indian state introduced the mid-day meals programme in India?
    • Kerala
    • Tamil Nadu
    • Gujarat
    • Bihar

  88. North East Frontier Agency is presently Known as :
    • Mizoram
    • Manipur
    • Tripura
    • Arunachal Pradesh

  89. Which State is known as the spice garden of India?
    • Andhra Pradesh
    • Kerala
    • Telangana
    • Tamil Nadu

  90. The International Agreement which aims to reduce the greenhouse gases :
    • Kyoto Protocol
    • Geneva Covenant
    • Nonproliferation Agreement
    • Bretton Wood Agreement

  91. Discovery of India was written by :
    • Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    • Mahatma Gandhi
    • Jawaharlal Nehru
    • Dr. Zakir Hussian

  92. Chand minor is situated in :
    • New Delhi
    • Daulatabad
    • Hyderabad
    • Mumbai

  93. Samathwa Samajam was founded by :
    • Brahmananda Shivayogi
    • Mithavadi Krishnan
    • Thycaud Ayya
    • Vaikunda swamikal

  94. The biggest river island in India :
    • Sunder bans
    • Valley of flowers
    • Darjeeling
    • Majuli

  95. The Golden Ball Award in FIFA World Cup 2018 :
    • Kylian Mbappe
    • Harry Kane
    • Luka Modric
    • Thibaut Courtois

  96. Which type of soil is suitable for cotton cultivation?
    • Alluvial soil
    • Red soil
    • Black soil
    • Laterite soil

  97. “Ente Jeevitha smaranakal” was the autobiography of :
    • K Kelappan
    • V T Bhattatiripad
    • C V Kunjuraman
    • Mannathu Padmanabhan

  98. Sardar Sarovar project is constructed in the river :
    • Narmada
    • Godavari
    • Yamuna
    • Mahanadi

  99. Mahatma Gandhi was elected as the President of Indian National Congress in :
    • 1920
    • 1922
    • 1924
    • 1932

  100. Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha was social reform movement started by :
    • Kumara Guru
    • Pampady John Joseph
    • Ayyankali
    • Pandit Karuppan

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