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AIIMS MBBS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) Previous Year Question Papers with Answers are as follows:

1. What is “cardiac polyp” ?
1. Acute infarct
2. Cardiac aneurysm
3. Benign tumour
4. Fibrinous clot in the chamber
Ans-4

2. Condition promoting adipocere formation
1. Dry and hot
2. Hot and humid `
3. Dry & optimum
4. Moist & optimum
Ans-2

3. Enlarged pulsating liver with ascites occurs in:
1. Mitral regurgitation
2. Tricuspid regurgitation
3. CCF
4. AR
Ans-2

4. In civil negligence, onus of proof is with
1. Judicial first degree magistrate
2. Police not below the level of sub inspector
3. Doctor
4. Patient
Ans-4

5. According to European laryngeal Society, Subligamentous cordectomy is classified as
1. Type I
2. Type II
3. Type III
4. Type IV
Ans-2

6. The technique of laproscopic cholecystectomy was first described by?
1. Erich Muhe
2. Phillip Moure
3. Lanchenback
4. Eddie Reddick
Ans-1

7. Percutaneous vertebroplasty is indicated in all except
1. Tuberculosis
2. Metastasis
3. Osteoporosis
4. Hemangioma
Ans-??

8. Degrees awarded by Indian universities are mentioned in
1. Schedule I of MCI act
2. Schedule II of MCI act
3. Part 1 of schedule III
4. Part 2 of schedule III
Ans-1
(twisted repeat of AI2006)

9. During autopsy, if spinal cord is to be examined what is the most commonly used approach
1. Anterior
2. Posterior
3. Lateral
4. Antero-lateral
Ans-2-??

10. A 30yr old lady P2L0 with menorrhagia. what is the treatment of choice
1. Mirena
2. Combined OCP`s
3. Trans cervical resection of endometria(TCRE)
4. Hysterectomy
Ans-2-??

11. Ideal Contraceptive for lactating women
1. POP
2. Barrier
3. Lactation amenorrhea
4. IUCD
Ans-3or1-??

12. Ideal contraceptive for a couple who are living separately in two cities and meets only occasionally
1. Barrier
2. OCP`s
3. IUCD
4. Inj. DMPA
Ans-1

13. Ideal contraceptive for a newly married couple is
1. OCP
2. Barrier
3. IUCD
4. Natural methods
Ans-1

14. Apo B48 & Apo B100 is synthesized in intestinal cells by
1. RNA splicing
2. Allelic exclusion
3. Uridine deletion
4. Upstream repression
Ans-1-?(RNA editing vs RNA splicing)
(Harper-27ed-pg218)
(twisted repeat from AI2002)

15. Maximum postprandial contractility is seen in
1. Ascending colon
2. Descending colon
3. Sigmoid colon
4. Transverse colon
Ans-2

16. A man working as a pest killer comes to OPD with pain abdomen, garlic odor in breath & transverse Mees lines on nails. What is diagnosis
1. Arsenic poisoning
2. Lead poisoning
3. Mercury poisoning
4. Cadmium poisoning
Ans-1

17. Formication & delusion of persecution occurs together in abuse of
1. LSD
2. Cocaine
3. Canabis
4. Amphetamine
Ans-2

18. Incidence is determined by
1. Prospective study
2. Case control study
3. Cross sectional study
4. Retrospective study
Ans-1

19. A lactating woman has sputum positive TB. The neonate is 3 months old. What is the recommended chemoprophylaxis
1. INH 3mg/kg for 3 months
2. INH 5mg/kg for 3 months
3. INH 3mg/kg for 6 months
4. INH 5mg/kg for 6 months
Ans-??

20. Regarding ACE inhibitor which of the following is true
1. Inhibits Conversion of angiotensinogen to angiotensin 1
2. t 1/2 of Enalapril is more than Lisinopril
3. Omission of prior diuretic dose decreases the risk of postural hypotension
4. It is effective only with left ventricular systolic dysfunction
Ans-3

21. A Patient with cystic fibrosis develops acute exacerbation of respiratory tract infection/pneumonia & admitted to hospital. Which of the following will be cultured
1. Pseudomonas aeruginosa(non mucoid strain)
2. Burkholderia capecia
3. Aeromonas
4. Plesiomonas
Ans-2-?
(Harrison-17ed-vol2-pg1633-1634)

22. Hyperkalemia with tall peaked waves on ECG. Fastest acting drug for lowering S. Potassium concentration
1. Calcium gluconate
2. Glucose plus insulin
3. Sodium bicarbonate
4. Calcium carbonate
Ans-2

23. Radiological features of L ventricular failure are all except
1. Kerley B lines
2. Cardiomegaly
3. Oligemic lung fields
4. Increased flow in Upper lobe veins
Ans-3

24. A 10 month old baby previously normal becomes unconscious on crib. The external appearance of genitalia was normal except hyperpigmentation. Blood glucose was 30mg%. What is the most probable diagnosis
1. 21 hydroxylase deficiency
2. Familial glucocorticoid deficiency
3. Hyperinsulism
4. Cushings syndrome
Ans-2-?
(repeat)(more clarification needed)

25. In case of Renal cell carcinoma following are seen except
1. Polycythemia
2. Cushings syndrome
3. Malignant hypertention
4. Amyloidosis
Ans-2-?

26. CSF pressure primarily determined by ?
1. CSF production
2. CSF reabsorption
3. CNS blood flow
4. Blood pressure
Ans-2

27. Most important prognostic factor for colorectal carcinoma?
1. Tumor size & characteristics
2. Tumor site
3. LN status
4. Vascular invasion
Ans-1-?

28. Investigation Of Choice For Recurrent GIST ?
1. MRI
2. PET
3. USG
4. MIBG
Ans-2

29. Which Is Not A Pure Beta Particle Emitter ?
1. Samarium 135
2. Strontium 89
3. Yttrium 90
4. Phosphorus 32
Ans-1
(Review of Radiology- Sumer Sethi, 5th edition. Pg 122)
(beta + gamma)

30. Which of the following is not degraded by colonic flora?
1. Pectin
2. Lignin
3. Starch
4. Glucose
Ans-2 (AI 2009 RPT)

31. Root of mesentery crossed by
1. Horizontal part of duodenum
2. Left gonadal vessels
3. Left ureter
4. Superior mesenteric artery
Ans-1
(Nov 2004-Q6- twisted repeat)

32. Histopathological features of fat necrosis in a new born closely resembles?
1. Steroid induced lipid necorsis
2. Lupoid necrosis
3. Erythema induratum
4. Lipodermatosclerosis
Ans-???

33.Gene duplication has the greatest role in the evolution of
1. mRNA
2. t RNA
3. hnRNA
4. ribosomal RNA
Ans-2-???

34. Laudanosine is a metabolite of
1. Cis-atracurum
2. Atracurium
3. Pancuronium
4. Succinylcholine
Ans-1 & 2 – ???
(both have laudanosine as metabolite)

35. Which does not form border of triangle of auscultation
1. Trapezius
2. Scapula
3. Latissmus dorsi
4. Serratus anterior
Ans-4

36. 30yr woman presents with primary infertility and mass. CA 125 level 90u/L. what is the most probable diagnosis?
1. Ovarian ca
2. Borderline ovarian tumor
3. TB
4. Endometrioma
Ans-1-???

37. All are true about incontinentia pigmenti except?
1. X linked dominant disorder
2. 100% ophthalmic involvement
3. Skin pigmentation present
4.
Ans-2
(repeat)

38. Ovarian reserve is measured by
1. LH
2. FSH
3. FSH/LH
4. Estrogen
Ans-2

39. Movement of protein from nucleus to cytoplasm can be seen by
1. FISH
2. FRAP
3. Confocal microscopy
4. Electron microscopy
Ans-2
(Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching)

40. Muscle rigidity due to action of opioid on which of the following receptors?
1. mu
2. kappa
3. delta
4. lambda
Ans-1-?

41. Axillary neurovascular bundle sheath derived from?
1. Prevertebral fascia
2. Pretracheal fascia
3. Clavipectoral fascia
4. Axillary sheath
Ans-1

42. In a subclavian artery block at outer border of 1st rib, all of the following arteries help in maintining the circulation to upper limb except?
1. Subscapular artery
2. Superior thoracic artery
3. Thyrocervical trunk
4. Suprascapular artery
Ans-2

43. Spleen projects into folowing space of peritoneal cavity
1. Paracoloic gutter
2. Infracolic compartment
3. Left subhepatic space
4. Greater sac
Ans-4

44. Which of the following is a terminal group of Lymph node for colon
1. Paracoloc
2. Epicolic
3. Preaortic
4. Ileocolic
Ans-3

45. Triplet DNA is due to
1. Hoogsteen pairing
2. Palindromic sequences
3. Large no. of guanosine repeats
4. Polypyramidine tracts
Ans- 1

46. Which of the following may not worsen angina?
1. Dipyridamole
2. Sumatriptan
3. Oxyfedrine
4. Thyroxine
Ans-3

47. During arteriography dissection most commonly in?
1. Gastroduodenal artery
2. Coeliac trunk
3. Superior mesenteric artery
4. Inferior mesenteric artery
Ans – ?

48. A 7 day old baby was brought with respiratory distress and shock. Baby was discharged in a healthy state 2 days back. Diagnosis ?
1. Aortopulmonary window
2. Hypoplastic LV
3. Large VSD
4. Ebsteins anomaly
Ans-???

49. Healthy thinking is characterized by all except
A. Continuity
B. Constancy
C. Clarity
D. Organization
Ans -B

50. Blood supply of sternocleidomastoid muscle is from all except?
1. Post auricular artery
2. Occipital artery
3. Thyrocervical trunk
4. Superior thyroid artery
Ans-1

51. Reflex hallucinations occurs in?
1. Kinesthesia
2. Paraesthesia
3. Hyperaesthesia
4. Synaesthesia
Ans – 4

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52. Local Scarring and limb hypoplasia in a newborn is seen due to?
1. Toxoplasma
2. T.pallidum
3. Varicella
4. Herpes
Ans-3 (congenital varicella not perinatal varicella )

53. Patency of ductus arteriosus is necessary in all except?
1. Persistent truncus arteriosus
2. Hypoplastic left heart
3. Pulmonary stenosis
4. Transposition of great vessels with intact ventricular septum
Ans-??

54. Acetyl CoA cannot be converted directly into?
1. Glucose
2. Ketone bodies
3. Fatty acids
4. Cholesterol
Ans – 1

55. Side effects of cyclosporine are all except
1. Pulmonary edema
2. Hirsutism
3. Renal impairment
4.
Ans-???
(may not be from this exam- please verify)

56. Which is NOT true about angiography?
1. Common femoral artery is routinely catheterised
2. Single wall puncture is indicated in those with normal coagulation profile
3. Femoral artery is catheterised at medial third of femoral head
4. Seldinger technique is used both for femoral artery and vein
Ans-??

57. Retraction of scapula is not done by
1. Rhomboidius major
2. Rhomboidius minor
3. Trapezius
4. Levator scapulae
Ans-4

58. Upper limb weight is transmitted to axial skeleton by all except?
1. Coracoacromial ligament
2. Claviculoclavicular [interclavicular] ligament
3. Costoclavicular ligament
4. Acromioclavicular ligament
Ans-4 or 2 -???

59. Net protein utilization all except
1. Defined as nitrogen retained by total nitrogen consumed x100
2. Good for estimating protein quality
3.
4.
Ans-?

60. Female child with linear verrucuous plaque and vacuolation of keratinocytes in granulosa and spinosum. What is the diagnosis?
A. Linear darriers
B. Linear verrucuous hyperkeratosis
C. ??nevus
D. Epidermodysplasia verruciformis
Ans-????

61. Non neoplastic lesions simulating bone tumor are all except?
1. Fibrous dysplasia
2. Bone island
3. Bone infarct
4. Hurler syndrome
Ans-??

62. Variant of Giant cell tumor is?
1. Ossifying fibroma
2. Non ossifying fibroma
3. Osteosarcoma
4. Chondroblastoma
Ans-??

63. Infraclavicular pulmonary lesion in TB?
1. Gohns focus
2. Assman focus
3. Simons focus
4. Puhl sign
Ans-2

64. Survival of non operable Gall Bladder carcinoma
1. 4-6m
2. 8-10m
3. 1y
4. 12-24m
Ans-????

65. Dietary management of hypoglycemia in a patient taking both insulin & acarbose?
1. Sucrose
2. Glucose
3. Maltose
4. Starch
Ans-2

66. All are true about exenatide except?
1. Glucagon like peptide analogue
2. Used in type 1 diabetes mellitus
3. Administered subcutaneously
4. Decreases glucagon level
Ans-2-?

67. False regarding Pioglitazone
1. Activates PPAR-Gamma
2. Acts by inducing transcription of gene that catabolize carbohydrate & lipid metabolism in the absence of insulin
3. Contra indicated in diastolic heart dysfunction
4. Metabolized in liver
Ans-2-?

68. Histone acetylation causes?
1. Heterochromatin
2. Euchromatin
3. Methylation of cystine
4. DNA replication
Ans-2

69. Which is not a congenital myopathy?
1. Central core disease
2. Nemaline myopathy
3. Centronuclear (myotubular) myopathy
4. Z and B myopathy
Ans-4

70. Not true about mucinous cystadenoma pancreas
1. Microcystic adenoma
2. Lined by columnar epithelium
3. Pre malignant
4. Focus of ovarian stroma in it
Ans-1

71. Gleason score grading false is
1. Gleason score range between 1-10
2. Higher grade has got worse prognosis
3. Helps in staging the tumor
4. Grade determines further management
Ans-1
(repeat)(it is from 2-10)

72. True statement regarding the kidney is?
1. Clearance will be more than GFR means the substance is secreted into the tubule
2. Descending limb is permeable to solutes
3. Fluid coming from the descending limb is hypotonic
4. Clearance of a substance is always more than GFR if there is tubular secretion
Ans-1

73. Lambda phage
1. Causes mad cow disease
2. Lytic and lysogenic phase cannot be inter converted
3. In lytic phase the DNA gets integrated to bacterial DNA and it causes lysis of the cell
4. In lysogenic phase, it gets integrated to the bacterial DNA and remains dormant until activated
Ans-4

74. Best way to teach a mentally retarded child
1. CBT
2. Cognitive reconstruction
3. Self learning
4. Contingency
Ans-???
(repeat)(controversial repeat)

75. Function of CD4 T cells is all except?
1. Antibody production
2. Cytotoxicity of T cells
3. Memory B cells
4. Opsonisation
Ans-4

76. Thrombosis least seen in
1. PNH
2. DIC
3. Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
4. ITP
Ans-??

77. Anti phospholipid syndrome not seen?
1. Recurrent abortions
2. Thrombosis
3. Pancytopenia
4. Anticardiolipin/lupus anticoagulant
Ans-3-?

78. Not seen in Gestational Diabetes?
1. Previous macrosomic baby
2. Congenital malformation
3. Polyhydramnios
4. Obesity
Ans-2

79. 5 yr old male child presents with pubic hair development, phallic enlargement BP-130/90. Which will be helpful-
1. 17 hydroxyprogesterone
2. Aldosterone
3. Renin
4. 11 deoxy cortisol
Ans-4
(AI2009-q229)

80. False about hepatic duct is?
1. Left hepatic duct formed in umbilical fissure
2. Caudate lobe drains only into left hepatic duct
3. Right hepatic duct formed by V and VII segments
4. Left hepatic duct crosses segment IV
Ans-2

81. A 3 month old female child comes with history of hyponatremia and hyperkalemia. Apart from cardiac malformations and dehydration nothing else could be found what would you like to investigate
1. 17 hydroxy progesterone
2. Renin
3. Aldosterone
4. ADH
Ans-??

82. Steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome in a child not responding to prednisolone. Best management?
1. Oral cyclophosphamide X 3 months
2. Oral mycophenolate x 6 months
3. Iv cyclosporine X 3 months
4. Iv cyclophosphomide X 6 months
Ans-??
(steroid dependence vs steroid resistant)

83. 17 yr old female with bosselated, non blanching hyperpigmented plaque on cheek present since birth. Management?
1. Pulsed laser
2. Nd YAG
3. Ruby laser
4. Erbium laser
Ans-??

84. CAP in LAC operon is
1. Positive regulator
2. Negative regulator
3. Repressor
4. Constitutive expression
Ans-1

85. Alpha thalassemia is due to
1. Deletion of beta genes
2. Deletion of alpha genes
3. Increase in alpha/delta chains
4. Insertion of Amino acids in alpha chains
Ans-2

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86. Non stress test was done in a 36-38 week fetus was non reactive. What is the next step?
1. Do a biophysical profile
2. Repeat NST after an hour
3. Induction of labor
4. Caesarean section
Ans-??

87. True regarding brucella a/e
1. Brucella abortus is capnophilic
2. Pasteurization kills it
3. Occasional transmission by aerosols
4. Test done by 2ME confirms diagnosis
Ans-??

88. Revascularization best for-
1. Stunned heart
2. Hibernating heart
3. Mixed viable and scarred myocardium
4. Non ischemic viable myocardium
Ans-??

89. Extended release drug systems (microwick & microcatheter) used for ?
1. Drug delivery to round window
2. Drooling of saliva
3. Frey’s syndrome
4. Epistaxis
Ans-1

90. Acrodermatitis enteropathica not true
1. Autosomal Recessive
2. Serum Zn levels are low
3. Triad of dermatitis, dementia and diarrhoea
4. Zn supplementation improves the condition
Ans-3

91. A child presents with faliure to thrive with frequent vomiting, diarrhea, hepatic splenomegaly and abdominal distension. CT shows adrenal calcification. Which of the following is the diagnosis?
1. Adrenal haemorrage
2. Wolmans disease
3. Pheochromocytoma
4. Addisons disease
Ans –2

92. Comet tail artefacts seen in which gall bladder disease
1. Adenomatous polyp
2. Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis
3. Ca gall bladder
4. Cholesterosis
Ans-?

93. Mangled Extremity Severity Score (MESS) includes all of the following groups except?
1. Shock
2. Ischemia
3. Neurogenic injury
4. Energy of injury
Ans-3

94. Australian collaborative trial on steroid use in neonates
1. Neurodegenerative illness is more in steroid patients
2. Neonates taking CS have decreased head circumference
3. Health of neonates on CS is same as those of those not on CS
4. Results are similar to that with placebo
Ans- ???