No Common Entrance for 2012-----According to MCI

ACCORDING TO MCI

THERE IS NO COMMON ENTRANCE FOR PG STUDENTS IN 2012

No PG medical test in 2012

PTI

The Central government has decided not to hold the common entrance test for postgraduate medical courses next year, as proposed earlier, citing lack of resources and expertise needed for conducting such a huge exercise nationwide.

The National Eligibility Entrance Test will be held only in 2013. “In view of the lack of resources, we have decided that the test will be held in 2013, and the National Board for Examination will be roped in to conduct the test. It will strengthen its own resources and infrastructure. Now it does not have the capability for holding the exam,” Health Secretary P.K. Pradhan said.

The test was scheduled for January-February for admissions during 2012-2013.


ERRATA -100

NO CHANGE Q-28 Which of the following is the principal function of the bones (ossicles) of the middle ear?

  1. They provide mechanical support for the flexible membranes to which they are attached (i.e., the eardrum and the oval window)
  2. They reduce the amplitude of the vibrations reaching the oval window,protecting it from mechanical damage
  3. They increase the efficiency of vibration transfer through the middle ear
  4. They control the opening of the eustachian tubes and allow pressures to be equalized

Ans 28: (c) They increase the efficiency of vibration transfer through the middle ear

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Sol

NO CHANGE Q-61: - A 45-year-old woman is undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. She presents 10 days after her last chemotherapy with fever (temperature >38.5°C), but no other symptoms except a sore throat and mouth. On examination, there is oral mucositis,.Her WBC is 800/mL and the absolute neutrophil count is low (<500). Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?

a. Start empiric bacterial antibiotics

b. Start empiric antifungal and bacterial antibiotics

c. Acetaminophen alone until culture results are available

d. Start antiviral medications for hsv-1

Ans 61: (a) Start empiric bacterial antibiotics

Q-77: - ‘Postexposure prophylaxis should be started with rabies vaccination on

a. Days 0, 3,7, 14, and 21

b. Days 0, 3,7, 10, and 28

c. Days 0, 3,7, 10, and 21

d. Days 0, 3,7, 14, and 28

Ans 77: (d) Days 0, 3,7, 14, and 28

BONUS ALL ARE TRUE Q-164 All but which of the following statements regarding epilepsy are true?

a. The incidence of suicide is higher in epileptic patients than it is in the general population.

b. Mortality is no different in patients with epilepsy than it is in age-matched controls.

c. Surgery for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) decreases the number of seizures in over 70% of patients.

d. Tricyclic antidepressants lower the seizure threshold and may precipitate seizures.

Ans 164: (b) Mortality is no different in patients with epilepsy than it is in age-matched controls.

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Sol:

NO CHANGE Q-188 A 41-year-old man suffers a traumatic amputation of three of his fingers in a meat slicer. Which of the following modalities should be used to transport the amputated fingers with the patient?

a. Place in clean plastic bag and pack with dry ice.

b. Place in clean plastic bag filled with room temperature water.

c. Place in clean plastic bag in a chest filled with crushed ice and water.

d. Place in clean plastic bag filled with hot water.

Ans 188: (c) Place in clean plastic bag in a chest filled with crushed ice and water

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Sol:

Q-201 As a general recommendation,women of childbearing age should be advised to consume what dose of folic acid for prevention of neural tube defects?

a. 0.1 mg

b. 0.4 mg

c. 1 mg

d. 4 mg

Ans 201: (d) 4 mg

Q-219 Arlas stella reaction is not seen in

a. Ovarian pregnancy

b. Molar pregnancy

c. Interstitial pregnancy

d. Salpingitis isthmica nodosa.

Ans 219: (c) Interstitial pregnancy

Reference: Read the text below

Sol:

Q-195 Local anaesthetic is:

a. Bupivacaine

b. Ropivacaine

c. Cocaine

d. Procaine

Ans 195: (a) Bupivacaine

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Sol:

Esters

· Benzocaine

· Chloroprocaine

· Cocaine

· Cyclomethycaine

· Dimethocaine/Larocaine

· Piperocaine

· Propoxycaine

· Procaine/Novocaine

· Proparacaine

· Tetracaine/Amethocaine

Amides

· Articaine

· Bupivacaine

· Cinchocaine/Dibucaine

· Etidocaine

· Levobupivacaine

· Lidocaine/Lignocaine

· Mepivacaine

· Prilocaine

· Ropivacaine

· Trimecaine

NO OTHER CHANGE FOR YOUR QUERIES

Q-49 HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors exert all the following beneficial effects except

a. Direct action on atheroma progression

b. Improvement in endothelial-dependent vasomotion

c. Long-term reduction of serum ldl

d. Regression of existing coronary stenosis

Ans 49 : (d) Regression of existing coronary stenosis

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Sol:

Q-77: - ‘Postexposure prophylaxis should be started with rabies vaccination on

a. Days 0, 3,7, 14, and 21

b. Days 0, 3,7, 10, and 28

c. Days 0, 3,7, 10, and 21

d. Days 0, 3,7, 14, and 28

Ans 77: (d) Days 0, 3,7, 14, and 28

EXCEPT WILL NOT BE IN QUESTION Q-78: - All of the following infections associated with sexual activity correlate with increased acquisition of HIV infection in women

a. Bacterial vaginosis

b. Chlamydia

c. Gonorrhea

d. All of the above

Ans 78: (d) All of the above

Reference – Read the text below

Sol:

NO CHANGE Q-239 A mother with mild mental retardation has a 10-year-old son with severe mental retardation.The boy is tall, has a long face with prominent jaw and large ears. Which statement about his condition is true?

a. Premutation carriers generally have phenotypic manifestations.

b. Inheritance is autosomal dominant.

c. It is the most common form of inherited mental retardation.

d. Affected males typically have microorchidism.

Ans 239: (c) It is the most common form of inherited mental retardation

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Q-77: - ‘Postexposure prophylaxis should be started with rabies vaccination on

a. Days 0, 3,7, 14, and 21

b. Days 0, 3,7, 10, and 28

c. Days 0, 3,7, 10, and 21

d. Days 0, 3,7, 14, and 28

Ans 77: (d) Days 0, 3,7, 14, and 28

EXCEPT WILL NOT BE IN QUESTION Q-78: - All of the following infections associated with sexual activity correlate with increased acquisition of HIV infection in women

a. Bacterial vaginosis

b. Chlamydia

c. Gonorrhea

d. All of the above

Ans 78: (d) All of the above

Reference – Read the text below

Sol:

BONUS ALL ARE TRUE Q-164 All but which of the following statements regarding epilepsy are true?

a. The incidence of suicide is higher in epileptic patients than it is in the general population.

b. Mortality is no different in patients with epilepsy than it is in age-matched controls.

c. Surgery for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) decreases the number of seizures in over 70% of patients.

d. Tricyclic antidepressants lower the seizure threshold and may precipitate seizures.

Ans 164: (b) Mortality is no different in patients with epilepsy than it is in age-matched controls.

Ref– Read the text below

Sol:

Q-195 Local anaesthetic is:

a. Bupivacaine

b. Ropivacaine

c. Cocaine

d. Procaine

Ans 195: (a) Bupivacaine

Ref– Read the text below

Sol:

Esters

· Benzocaine

· Chloroprocaine

· Cocaine

· Cyclomethycaine

· Dimethocaine/Larocaine

· Piperocaine

· Propoxycaine

· Procaine/Novocaine

· Proparacaine

· Tetracaine/Amethocaine

Amides

· Articaine

· Bupivacaine

· Cinchocaine/Dibucaine

· Etidocaine

· Levobupivacaine

· Lidocaine/Lignocaine

· Mepivacaine

· Prilocaine

· Ropivacaine

· Trimecaine

Q-201 As a general recommendation,women of childbearing age should be advised to consume what dose of folic acid for prevention of neural tube defects?

a. 0.1 mg

b. 0.4 mg

c. 1 mg

d. 4 mg

Ans 201: (d) 4 mg

Q-77: - ‘Postexposure prophylaxis should be started with rabies vaccination on

a. Days 0, 3,7, 14, and 21

b. Days 0, 3,7, 10, and 28

c. Days 0, 3,7, 10, and 21

d. Days 0, 3,7, 14, and 28

Ans 77: (d) Days 0, 3,7, 14, and 28

Q-201 As a general recommendation,women of childbearing age should be advised to consume what dose of folic acid for prevention of neural tube defects?

a. 0.1 mg

b. 0.4 mg

c. 1 mg

d. 4 mg

Ans 201: (d) 4 mg

Q-130 The internal tensor (lengthening) muscle of vocal cords is

a. Thyroarytenoid

b. Cricothyroid

c. Posterior cricoartenoid

d. Lateral cricoarytenoid

Ans 130: (b) Cricothyroid

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Sol:

NO CHANGE SINCE QUES IS ABOUT The internal tensor (lengthening) muscle

Q-130 The internal tensor (lengthening) muscle of vocal cords is

a. Thyroarytenoid

b. Cricothyroid

c. Posterior cricoartenoid

d. Lateral cricoarytenoid

Ans 130: (b) Cricothyroid

Ref– Read the text below

Sol: