MEC Common Entrance Exam (MD/MS) NAMS 2019
Click on the Options to reveal answers1. The anterior gastric nerve fiber mainly contains nerve from:
Correct Answer: b
2. Which nerve lies close to Wharton's duct?
Correct Answer: b
3. At the 10th-12th week of gestation, rotation of the midgut occurs by:
Correct Answer: d
4. The structures present in the renal pedicle from anterior to posterior are:
Correct Answer: d
5. The cingulate gyrus:
Correct Answer: b
6. The posterior group of axillary lymph nodes lies along the:
Correct Answer: b
7. The anterior boundary of the inguinal canal is formed by:
Correct Answer: c
8. The bare area of the liver is devoid of peritoneum because the covering is limited by the:
Correct Answer: c
9. The innermost layer of the intervertebral disc is:
Correct Answer: b
10. True statement about baroreceptors:
Correct Answer: a
11. Crossed hemiplegia occurs due to a lesion in the:
Correct Answer: a
12. In metabolic acidosis, there will be:
Correct Answer: a
13. Broca's area is situated in the:
Correct Answer: c
14. The third heart sound is heard due to:
Correct Answer: d
15. Cytokines act via:
Correct Answer: d
16. The hormone that is secreted by the posterior pituitary gland is:
Correct Answer: d
17. Pain and temperature carrying fibers in the lateral spinothalamic tract decussate at:
Correct Answer: b
18. Which of the following is a non-benzodiazepine sedative-hypnotic?
Correct Answer: d
19. Which of the following is a non-beta lactam antibiotic?
Correct Answer: c
20. Which drug causes hemolysis in G6PD deficiency?
Correct Answer: a
21. A hypertensive patient on amlodipine is responding well to treatment, but he needs to change antihypertensive drugs most likely because of:
Correct Answer: a
22. Which beta blocker has additional vasodilating properties?
Correct Answer: b
23. Which statement about the newer antidiabetic drug empagliflozin is true?
Correct Answer: b
24. In severe hemophilia, the level of factor VIII will be less than:
Correct Answer: c
25. Gastric polyps associated with H. pylori infection are:
Correct Answer: d
26. Atheromatous plaques are formed mainly by:
Correct Answer: b
27. Which of the following is seen in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia?
Correct Answer: c
28. Open granuloma is associated with:
Correct Answer: a
29. In late-stage squamous cell carcinoma, organ preservation methods are done in:
Correct Answer: c
30. Long-term immobilization of hyaline cartilage leads to:
Correct Answer: b
31. Which statement about hepatitis C virus is true?
Correct Answer: b
32. Which disease is associated with Epstein-Barr virus?
Correct Answer: d
33. Which viral infection typically presents with absence of fever?
Correct Answer: d
34. The infective form of hookworm is:
Correct Answer: b
35. The tuberculin test is which type of hypersensitivity reaction?
Correct Answer: d
36. The presumptive test to diagnose Pseudomonas infection is:
Correct Answer: a
37. Immediate antibody reaction is assessed by:
Correct Answer: a
38. Spalding sign is seen in:
Correct Answer: a
39. Cystic fibrosis does not typically involve which organ?
Correct Answer: d
40. In chronic type 2 respiratory failure, there will be:
Correct Answer: d
41. Which disease condition is associated with thrombosis?
Correct Answer: d
42. Distributive shock is seen in all except:
Correct Answer: a
43. In which condition is ascites not associated with portal hypertension?
Correct Answer: d
44. Early inspiratory crackles are heard in:
Correct Answer: d
45. The autoantibody that is associated with drug-induced lupus and is 95% specific for SLE is:
Correct Answer: d
46. In Prinzmetal angina:
Correct Answer: b
47. An ejection systolic murmur over the aortic area that precedes the carotid upstroke is characteristic of:
Correct Answer: a
48. Yellowish discoloration of the body is seen in all conditions except:
Correct Answer: b
49. Which statement about Graves' disease is true?
Correct Answer: a
50. Tylosis is associated with:
Correct Answer: a
51. A 5-year-old child with head injury opens eyes to painful stimulus, localizes pain, and produces inappropriate words. The GCS score will be:
Correct Answer: c
52. The most common breast tumor is:
Correct Answer: a
53. The most common testicular tumor is:
Correct Answer: a
54. In advanced gastric carcinoma, according to Borrmann's classification, linitis plastica is graded as:
Correct Answer: d
55. Bilateral subcapsular orchidectomy is performed in:
Correct Answer: a
56. In carcinoma of the prostate undergoing staging, the earliest lymph node to drain is:
Correct Answer: d
57. The treatment of choice for recurrent duodenal ulcer is:
Correct Answer: a
58. In anal fissure:
Correct Answer: a
59. Clinically, a femoral hernia is located:
Correct Answer: b
60. The Pringle maneuver includes clamping of the:
Correct Answer: d
61. An elderly female with breast carcinoma underwent radical mastectomy. After the procedure, she developed winging of the scapula. The nerve roots affected are:
Correct Answer: b
62. A child presented with burns. The amount of fluid to be resuscitated within the first 24 hours is:
Correct Answer: c
63. A patient underwent radical cystectomy, and during the procedure the surgeon mistakenly cut the obturator nerve. In later stages of life, the patient will have difficulty in:
Correct Answer: a
64. Which of the following is spared in saphenofemoral ligation and great saphenous vein stripping?
Correct Answer: a
65. The most common injury seen in newborns with weight large for gestational age is:
Correct Answer: c
66. A lady gave birth to a child at term. The child has thin upper lips, a flat nose, and small eye openings. The mother used to use:
Correct Answer: d
67. A 7-day-old preterm neonate shows intracranial hemorrhage on CT scan. The most common type of hemorrhage seen in premature babies is:
Correct Answer: a
68. In a 9-day-old neonate with conjugated hyperbilirubinemia, which drug should be avoided?
Correct Answer: a
69. What is the correct order of pubertal development?
Correct Answer: b
70. An 8-day-old neonate with acute kidney injury and a palpable flank mass. The most likely cause is:
Correct Answer: c
71. The correct sequence of development is:
Correct Answer: c
72. The genetic disorder with karyotype 47,XXY is:
Correct Answer: d
73. A 26-year-old primigravida in the second stage of labor takes a longer time. After a prolonged second stage of labor, the baby is delivered by vacuum extraction. The advantage of vacuum over forceps delivery is that there will be less chance of:
Correct Answer: b
74. In severe pre-eclampsia, the oncotic pressure will:
Correct Answer: a
75. The most common site of endometriosis is:
Correct Answer: a
76. Oligohydramnios is seen in:
Correct Answer: b
77. The least common type of female pelvis is:
Correct Answer: d
78. Oral contraceptive pills cause:
Correct Answer: a
79. Malignant otitis externa is caused by:
Correct Answer: b
80. The fabella is:
Correct Answer: c
81. The most common site of metastasis of osteosarcoma is:
Correct Answer: c
82. An elderly female had a Colles' fracture and received proper treatment, but after a few months she developed severe pain, stiffness, and cyanosis of the same hand. X-ray shows osteolytic activity at the center. The cause is most likely:
Correct Answer: a
83. The pathognomonic sign of fracture is:
Correct Answer: d
84. Radial nerve injury is most commonly associated with fracture of the humerus at the:
Correct Answer: c
85. Equinovarus deformity of the foot is seen due to a lesion of which nerve?
Correct Answer: c
86. A person in a car accident is thrown forward and strikes their knee against the dashboard. The patient presents to the ER with pain, swelling, and the hip in flexion, adduction, and internal rotation. The most common associated injury is:
Correct Answer: b
87. The earliest feature of osteomyelitis on radiograph is:
Correct Answer: b
88. The decrease in bone density that must occur to be visible on radiograph in osteopenia is:
Correct Answer: c
89. A renal cyst at the cortex with a size of 2.5 cm, which is anechoic, does not enhance on contrast, and is not septated, would be classified according to Bosniak grading as:
Correct Answer: a
90. The most common source of lead poisoning in children is:
Correct Answer: c
91. The treatment of choice for progressive limb swelling in a filariasis-endemic zone is:
Correct Answer: d
92. The pathognomonic hallmark of rubella is:
Correct Answer: c
93. A sandpaper-like rash is seen in:
Correct Answer: a
94. Accuracy and precision are plotted on a:
Correct Answer: a
95. The inability to get an accurate result in a small sample size study is:
Correct Answer: c
96. Positive predictive value denotes:
Correct Answer: a
97. The standard deviation (SD) of the mean with a 95% confidence interval is covered by:
Correct Answer: d
98. The advantage of a double-blind study is that it:
Correct Answer: c
99. The definition of health given by WHO includes which of the following dimensions?
Correct Answer: d