Question 1

Hot potato speech is seen in

Accepted Answer

A)  malignant tumours of the tonsils
B)  papilloma
C)  chronic laryngitis
D)  quinsy A

Question 2

The cause of Blood-stained nasal discharge may be

Accepted Answer

A)  old foreign bodies
B)  malignancy
C)  rhinolith
D)  all of above D

Question 3

The contra-indication of emergency tracheostomy is

Accepted Answer

A)  diabetes mellitus
B)  there is no contra-indication
C)  hypertension
D)  general debilty B

Question 4

This is a speech disorder due to lesion affecting the cortical speech centre

Accepted Answer

A)  aphasia
B)  dysphasia
C)  dysarthria
D)  stammering

Question 5

The most frequently infected paranasal sinus is

Accepted Answer

A)  maxillary sinus
B)  spenoidal sinus
C)  anterior ethmoidal sinus
D)  frontal sinus

Question 6

Van der Hoeve's syndrome is characterised by

Accepted Answer

A)  conductive deafness
B)  blue sclera
C)  brittle bones
D)  all of above

Question 7

S.M.R (Submucous Resection of the Nasal Septum) operation is usually performed after the age of

Accepted Answer

A)  5 yrs
B)  10 yrs
C)  17 yrs
D)  12 yrs

Question 8

This condition manifests as pain in the frontal and maxillary region as the aircraft or driver descends

Accepted Answer

A)  chronic frontal sinusitis
B)  barotraumatic sinusitis
C)  chronic maxillary sinusitis
D)  rhinolith

Question 9

Narrowing of external auditory canal is

Accepted Answer

A)  keratosis obturans
B)  meatal stenosis
C)  laryngotracheal stenosis
D)  otosclerosis

Question 10

These are the functions of tonsils EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  vocal resonance
B)  immunity
C)  lymphocyte formation
D)  antibodies formation

Question 11

Speech discrimination is good in

Accepted Answer

A)  conductive deafness
B)  sensori-neural deafness
C)  deaf-mutism
D)  mixed deafness

Question 12

Unilateral purulent blood-stained discharge from nose in a child is pathognomic of

Accepted Answer

A)  malignancy
B)  old foreign body in the nose
C)  vestibulitis
D)  hypertension

Question 13

The external auditory canal is

Accepted Answer

A)  l- shaped
B)  t- shaped
C)  s- shaped
D)  u- shaped

Question 14

Malignancy of this paranasal sinuses is most common

Accepted Answer

A)  spenoidal sinus
B)  anterior ethmoidal sinus
C)  maxillary sinus
D)  frontal sinus

Question 15

This disease is characterised by momentary vertigo

Accepted Answer

A)  meniere\s disease
B)  benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
C)  vestibular neuronitis
D)  acoustic neuroma

Question 16

Otomycosis becomes very common in the

Accepted Answer

A)  summer season
B)  winter season
C)  rainy season
D)  spring season

Question 17

In patients having perforated ear drum the ear discharge usually is

Accepted Answer

A)  serous
B)  mucoid or mucopurulent
C)  foul smelling
D)  watery

Question 18

This is used for examining the upper part of the oesophagus and for removal of foreign bodies

Accepted Answer

A)  cricopharyngoscope
B)  bronchoscope
C)  laryngoscope
D)  oesophagoscope

Question 19

Cause of non-pathological vertigo is

Accepted Answer

A)  heights
B)  spinning movements
C)  sudden change of floor texture
D)  all of above

Question 20

Rhinosporidiosis is commonly seen in

Accepted Answer

A)  farmers
B)  teachers
C)  lawyers
D)  doctors

Exam 1: Ear, Nose, and Throat Medical