Category: UPSC CMS 2013 PAPER 1

Consider the following statements regarding Austin Flint murmur: 1. It is heard in severe aortic regurgitation. 2. It is produced at the anterior mitral leaflet by the regurgitant blood during diastole. 3. It…

Two or more oligoclonal bands in cerebrospinal fluid are most often positive in (a) Acute bacterial meningitis (b) Multiple sclerosis (c) Subarachnoid haemorrhage (d) Polyneuropathy Answer: b (Multiple sclerosis)

A 30-year-old male presented with fever, dry cough and weight loss of 6 months duration. The chest X-ray shows miliary pattern. The differential diagnosis includes all the following except (a) Tuberculosis…

Consider the following statements regarding a healthy adult: 1. Mean left atrial pressure 12–20 mm Hg. 2. Left ventricular end-diastolic volume is between 70 and 100 ml/m2. 3. Pulmonary vascular resistance is 20–120…

In acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure, which of the following statements is correct regarding arterial blood gas analysis?   (a) PaO2 is decreased and PaCO2 is either normal or low (b)…

Match list I with list II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:   Answer: d (A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2)

 Each of the following is a sign of impaired ventricular function except (a) Raised JVP (b) Narrow pulse pressure (c) End-inspiratory lung crepitations (d) Tapping apical impulse   Answer: d (Tapping apical impulse)…

Consider the following statements regarding coarctation of aorta: 1. It may be associated with Turner syndrome. 2. It most commonly occurs near the insertion of the ligamentum arteriosum. 3. It is twice as…

Which one of the following ECG findings is most likely to be seen at the time of cardiac arrest? (a) Ventricular fibrillation (b) Ventricular tachycardia (c) Atrial fibrillation (d) Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia Answer: a…

 The most reliable indicator of recent Hepatitis-B infection in a convalescing patient is (a) IgM Anti HBc (b) IgM Anti HBe (c) HBs Ag (d) IgG Anti HBs Answer: a (IgM Anti HBc)