Assistant Professor in Psychiatry 422/2017, 01/2018 Answer Key

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Post: Assistant Professor in Psychiatry
Department: Medical Education
Category Code: 422/17, 01/18
Qualification: M.D.(Psychiatry)/ DNB (Psychiatry)
Date of Test: 03-04-2019


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  1. Who became martyr in 'Paliyam Satyagraha'?
    • Kesava Pillai Asan
    • A.G. Velayudhan
    • Arattupuzha Valayudha Panicker
    • Velukkutty Aryan

  2. Name the president of Cuba
    • Miguel Diaz-Canel
    • Raul Castro
    • Osvaldo Dorticose Torrado
    • Rodriguez Parrilla

  3. Which article of the Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability?
    • Article 15
    • Article 16
    • Article 17
    • Article 18

  4. The Malayalam drama 'Pattabakki' is written by
    • Thoppil Bhasi
    • Kattumadom Narayan
    • Ponkunnam varkey
    • K. Damodaran

  5. The Journalist murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October, 2018 is __________.
    • Shah Mehmood Qureshi
    • Workneh Gebeyehu
    • Jamal Khashoggi
    • Adel bin Ahmed Al Jubeir

  6. Name the author of 'Vichaara viplavam'
    • Kuttippuzha Krishna Pillai
    • Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
    • Kesav Dev
    • Kerala Varma Valiyakoyi Thampuran

  7. Diwan P. Rajagopalachari appointed a mediator to deal with the agrarian agitation led by Mahatma Ayyankali.Who was he?
    • Changanassery Parameswaran Pillai
    • Padmanabha Pillai
    • Ramakrishna Pillai
    • Nagam Pillai

  8. The procedure and method of election of the president of India has been taken from __________ constitution.
    • German
    • Irish
    • French
    • American

  9. The first women in the 10-50 age group have to enter the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple following the Supreme Court verdict of September 28, 2018 were __________.
    • Bindu Thankam Kalyani and Libi C.S.
    • Bindu Ammini and Kanakadurga
    • Sasikala and Sobha
    • Soorya Devarchana and Parvathi

  10. The social reformer, who led the 'Pullad lahala', an agitation for school entry for the lower caste children was________.
    • Chathan Puthoorasan
    • Simon Yohannan
    • Vellikkara Chothi
    • Ayyankali

  11. The historic summit between the president of the U.S.A. Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-unheld in ___________ in June 2018.
    • Singapore
    • Malaysia
    • Switzerland
    • Norway

  12. The social reformer who is known as 'Yuktivadi'
    • Joseph Edamaruk
    • A.T. Kovoor
    • K. Ayyappan
    • M.C. Joseph

  13. What is India's rank on the Global Hunger Index, 2018?
    • 103rd
    • 104th
    • 105th
    • 106th

  14. The political party founded by Kamal Haasan
    • Dravida Makkal Manram
    • Tamil Makkal Manram
    • Makkal Needhi Maiam
    • Tamil Makkal Maiam

  15. The social reformer who associated with 'kallumaala' agitation in perinad, kollam
    • Gopaladas
    • Kunhiraman
    • Krishnan Ampattu
    • Vellikkara Mathai

  16. One among the following was the leader of PRDS. Who was he?
    • Vayaleri Kunhikannan Gurukkal
    • Vazhuvelil Ayyappan
    • Kaithayil Mathai Manjooran
    • Njaliyankuzhi Simon Yohannan

  17. 'Knesset' is the name of the parliament of _________.
    • Japan
    • Israel
    • Poland
    • Saudi Arabia

  18. How many women members were there in the Indian Constituent Assembly?
    • 13
    • 14
    • 15
    • 16

  19. The ruling party of Bengladesh
    • Awami League
    • Bengladesh Muslim League
    • Jamaat-e-Islami
    • Bengladesh National party

  20. Who addressed Mahatma Gandhi as 'one man boundary force'?
    • Lady Mountbatten
    • Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
    • Jawaharlal Nehru
    • Lord Mountbatten

  21. Who has introduced the concept of psychoanalysis?
    • Erikson
    • Morel
    • Freud
    • Charcot

  22. Insulin coma therapy was introduced by
    • Seligman
    • Sakel
    • Monis
    • Kendel

  23. 16 factor theory is about?
    • Thoughts
    • Mood
    • Learning
    • Personality

  24. The following are dopaminergic tracts except
    • Nigrostriatal
    • Tuberoinfundibular
    • Meynert projection
    • Mesolimbic

  25. Serotonergic syndrome is characterized by all the following except
    • Fever
    • Constipation
    • Euphoria
    • Myoclonus

  26. Draw a person test is a _________ test.
    • Memory
    • Projective
    • Lobe function
    • Intelligence

  27. Blockade of Dopamine in tubero infundibular tract leads to the following except
    • Osteoporosis
    • Galactorrhoea
    • Sexual Dysfunction
    • Menorrhagia

  28. ECT was first introduced in
    • 1958
    • 1938
    • 1917
    • 1946

  29. Von Meduna is known for
    • Electroconvulsive therapy
    • Psychosurgery
    • Convulsions induced by camphor
    • Therapeutic community

  30. The following are mental defence mechanisms except
    • Illusion
    • Dissociation
    • Projection
    • Reaction formation

  31. Papez circuit is about
    • Intelligence
    • Emotion
    • Execution
    • Olfaction

  32. Autism was termed after
    • Kanner
    • Meyer
    • Jung
    • Lorenz

  33. Kasanin's contribution is
    • Paraphrenia
    • Schizophreniform disorder
    • Induced psychotic disorder
    • Schizoaffective disorder

  34. The following are tricyclic antidepressents except
    • Maprotiline
    • Imipramine
    • Amitriptyline
    • Clomipramine

  35. Obsessions may be all of the following except
    • Thoughts
    • Images
    • Impulses
    • Emotions

  36. Stupor is seen except in
    • Depression
    • Schizopherinia
    • Mania
    • Phobia

  37. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy was introduced by
    • Hartman
    • Beck
    • Adler
    • Klein

  38. Ketamine is used in
    • OCD
    • Acute Psychosis
    • Delirium
    • Depression

  39. Monitoring should be done for agranulocytosis while the patient is on
    • Lithium
    • Clozapine
    • Sodium Valproate
    • Clonazepam

  40. Mental Health Care Act was signed by the Indian President in
    • 2010
    • 2012
    • 2017
    • 2018

  41. The word schizophrenia was coined by
    • Kraepelin
    • Schneider
    • Bleuler
    • Kretschmer

  42. Systematic desensitization is a type of
    • Hypnosis
    • Relaxation
    • Psychotherapy
    • Behaviour therapy

  43. The following are mood stabilizers except
    • Topiramate
    • Lamotrigine
    • Carbamazepine
    • Baclofen

  44. Tablet strength of Haloperidol is
    • 100 mgm
    • 50 mgm
    • 25 mgm
    • .25 mgm

  45. The following are features of Hyperkinetic disorder except
    • Impulsivity
    • Anxiety
    • Hyperactivity
    • Inattention

  46. According to Jean Piaget, which stage of cognitive development is egocentric?
    • Sensorimotor stage
    • Stage of Concrete Operations
    • Stage of Preoperational Thought
    • Stage of Formal Operations

  47. The size of a standard Rorschach card is
    • 8 × 9½ inches
    • 7 × 9½ inches
    • 9 × 7½ inches
    • 8 × 8½ inches

  48. All are correct regarding Pica except
    • Common in Autism Spectrum Disorder
    • More common in females
    • Minimum age for making a diagnosis is 2 years
    • Good prognosis in children with normal intellectual functions

  49. Who was the first psychiatrist to win Nobel Prize in 1927 for fever therapy in Paralytic Dementia?
    • Julius Wagner Jauregg
    • Josef Gerstmann
    • Sigmund Freud
    • Eric Kandel

  50. All are examples of Cortical Dementia except
    • Alzheimer's disease
    • Creutzfeldt-Jacob's disease
    • Pick's disease
    • Huntington's disease

  51. Which of the following statements is not true regarding the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act)?
    • The act came into force in 2012
    • It is a gender-neutral act
    • Defines a child as a person below the age of 16 years
    • Evidence from the child has to be taken within one month of the special court taking cognizance of the offence

  52. The perceptive of normality as described by Daniel Offer and Melvin Sabshin include all except
    • Normality as utopia
    • Normality as intelligence
    • Normality as health
    • Normality as process

  53. Which of these stages of life cycle model of Erik Erikson does not belong to childhood?
    • Trust
    • Autonomy
    • Intimacy
    • Industry

  54. Which of the following disorders is frequently associated as a comorbidity with Tourette's Disorder?
    • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
    • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
    • Oppositional Defiant Disorder
    • All of these

  55. Delusion is a disorder of _____________.
    • Thought
    • Perception
    • Mood
    • Affect

  56. Atomoxetine is used in the treatment of
    • Tic disorder
    • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
    • Schizophrenia
    • All of these

  57. Autistic Spectrum Disorder includes
    • Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
    • Tourette's Disorder
    • Stuttering
    • Language Disorder

  58. Fragile X syndrome is characterised by all except
    • Large long head
    • Hyperextensible joints
    • Mental retardation
    • Weak skills in communication

  59. CAGE is a brief screening tool for assessment of which group of patients
    • Alcohol Dependence
    • Depression
    • Anxiety Disorder
    • Schizophrenia

  60. Obsession is a disorder of
    • Formal thought
    • Possession
    • Stream of thought
    • Abstract thinking

  61. Persisting response to a previous stimulus after a new stimulus has been presented is
    • Verbigeration
    • Echolalia
    • Perseveration
    • Echopraxia

  62. Pseudologia Phantastica is seen in
    • Munchausen syndrome
    • Malingering
    • Erotomania
    • All of these

  63. Regarding pseudodementia all are true except
    • Seen in depression in elderly
    • Language impairment is common
    • Less likely to confabulate
    • Memory difficulties limited to free recall than cued recall

  64. Which section of Indian Penal Code deals with criminal responsibility of an insane person?
    • Section 39
    • Section 112
    • Section 84
    • Section 144

  65. Which Nobel literary laureate with a strong family history of suicide, is considered an example of inevitable suicide, having committed suicide on July 2, 1961?
    • Sully Prudhomme
    • Ernest Hemingway
    • Yukio Mishima
    • Virginia Woolf

  66. Regarding Stuttering all are true except
    • Typical age of onset is 2 to 7 years of age
    • More common in males
    • Lidcombe program is an operant conditioning model treatment
    • Very few children have spontaneous recovery if untreated

  67. Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder is defined by DSM-5 criteria as persistence of clinically significant symptoms for a period of ___________ in the case of bereaved adults.
    • 3 months
    • 6 months
    • 1 year
    • 2 years

  68. Late onset Schizophrenia is characterized by all except
    • Onset after the age of 45 years
    • More common in women
    • Predominantly paranoid schizophrenia
    • Poor prognosis

  69. Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, a new inclusion in DSM-5 is characterized by all except
    • Recurrent inappropriate temper outbursts at least 3 times a week
    • Age of onset before 10 years
    • Temper outbursts are consistent with developmental level
    • High risk of progressing to major depressive disorder

  70. Which of the following is correct regarding biological changes associated with ageing?
    • Increase in Norepinephrine in central nervous system
    • Decreased transport across Blood Brain Barrier
    • Worsening of Intelligence Quotient after 65 years of age
    • Increased Monoamine Oxidase and Serotonin in brain

  71. All are predisposing factors for delirium except
    • Dementia
    • Age more than 65 years
    • Female sex
    • Immobility

  72. The lifetime risk of suicide in bipolar disorder is
    • 5-10%
    • 30-40%
    • 60-70%
    • 15-20%

  73. Which was the first country to legalize euthanasia?
    • Japan
    • Belgium
    • Netherlands
    • Luxembourg

  74. Indications for seclusion or restraint of psychiatric patients include
    • Prevention of imminent harm to the patient or others
    • Prevention of significant disruption to treatment
    • Decrease sensory overstimulation
    • All of these

  75. Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome is characterised by all except
    • Elevated Creatinine Phosphokinase
    • Myoglobinuria
    • Elevated liver enzymes
    • More common in elderly

  76. A person's degree of hypnotizability depends on ____________.
    • Suggestibility
    • Dissociation
    • Absorption
    • All of these

  77. A person having intense anxiety with peers and authority may benefit best from ___________.
    • Biofeedback
    • Dialectical behavior therapy
    • Group psychotherapy
    • Hypnosis

  78. Systematic desensitization, a behavioural therapeutic technique based on counter conditioning was developed by __________.
    • Sigmund Freud
    • B.F. Skinner
    • Joseph Wolpe
    • Aaron Beck

  79. Bowen model is employed in ___________.
    • Aversion therapy
    • Family therapy
    • CBT
    • Psychoanalysis

  80. Identifying and testing the validity of automatic thoughts and maladaptive assumptions from the basis for_________.
    • Cognitive therapy
    • Flooding
    • Milieu therapy
    • Psychodrama

  81. Maximum potential for Akathisia is with __________.
    • Clozapine
    • Aripiprazole
    • Risperidone
    • Quetiapine

  82. Electro convulsive therapy was introduced in 1938 by _________.
    • Ladislas von Meduna
    • Cerletti & Bini
    • Paul Greengard
    • Sarah H Lisanby

  83. An agent that binds to the same receptor as agonist for that receptor, but produces the oppositepharmacological effect is called ____________.
    • Partial agonist
    • Mixed agonist
    • Antagonist
    • Inverse agonist

  84. The ratio of the median toxic dose to the median effective dose is __________.
    • Toxicity index
    • Therapeutic index
    • Overdose ratio
    • Safety ratio

  85. Studies to elucidate specific issues about a drug or to support additional indications of a drug are done in___________.
    • Phase 1 trials
    • Phase 2 trials
    • Phase 3 trials
    • Phase 4 trials

  86. Limbic Leukotomy is not indicated in _________.
    • Schizophrenia
    • OCD
    • Major Depression
    • Severe Tic disorders

  87. Premenstrual Dysphoria (PMD) may benefit from _____________.
    • SSRI's
    • GnRH Agonists
    • Oral contraceptives
    • All of these

  88. Augmenting agents for Major Depression include all the following except ________.
    • Modafinil
    • Thyroxine
    • Lithium
    • Bupropion

  89. All the following brain stimulation tools are transcranial electrical methods except ___________.
    • ECT
    • CES
    • TDCS
    • DBS

  90. ____________ is the teratogenic effect of Lithium.
    • Tetrology of Fallot
    • Ebstein's anomaly
    • Corpus callosal agenesis
    • Spina bifida

  91. All the following statements are true regarding Traumatic Brain injury, EXCEPT
    • Procedural memory is significantly impaired
    • Duration of Post Traumatic Amnesia is a good predictor of vocational outcome
    • Neurofibrillary tangles and diffuse amyloid plaques are seen in Dementia Pugilistica also
    • Deficits are seen in declarative memory

  92. Gerstmann's syndrome is usually a feature of __________.
    • Parietal lobe tumors
    • Temporal lobe tumors
    • Frontal lobe tumors
    • Pituitary tumors

  93. Increased interest in philosophical or religious issues, viscosity and hypergraphia is seen in ___________.
    • Charles-Bonnet syndrome
    • Diogenes syndrome
    • Gastaut-Geschwind syndrome
    • Gerstmann syndrome

  94. Dementia paralytica refers to a clinical condition caused by ________.
    • Herpes virus
    • West Nile virus
    • Treponema pallidum
    • Rubella

  95. All are true about catastrophic reaction, EXCEPT
    • Around 20% of patients with acute stroke lesions develop catastrophic reaction
    • It is the term used to describe anxiety, tears, renouncement, aggressive behaviour often seen with acute strokepatients
    • Usually associated with cortical lesions
    • It results from neurophysiological dysfunction rather than realization of intellectual impairment

  96. NMDA Receptor antagonist used for the treatment of Dementia
    • Galantamine
    • Rivastigmine
    • Donepezil
    • Memantine

  97. Hashish is a preparation of ___________.
    • Opium
    • LSD
    • Cannabis
    • Cocaine

  98. Wilson's disease is characterised by all EXCEPT
    • Low serum ceruloplasmin levels
    • Elevated urinary copper concentration
    • Elevated heaptic copper concentration
    • Autosomal dominant condition

  99. All the following statements are true EXCEPT
    • Hypothyroidism may be a risk factor for Rapid cycling mood disorder
    • Narcolepsy disrupts the NREM phase of sleep
    • SSRI's are notorious to cause hyponatremia in oldage
    • Depression is the most frequent psychiatric manifestation of Cushing's syndrome

  100. Recurrent episodes of extreme sleepiness, voracious eating, hypersexuality and disinhibition is a feature of_____________.
    • Narcolepsy
    • Kleine-Levin syndrome
    • Restless leg syndrome
    • Periodic Limb Movement disorder

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