ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN PSYCHIATRY – MEDICAL EDUCATION

FINAL ANSWER KEY
Question Paper Code: 8/2019/OL
Category Code: 001/2018
Exam: Assistant Professor in Psychiatry
Medium of Question: English
Date of Test 03-04-2019
Department Medical Education
Alphacode A
Question1:-Who became martyr in ‘Paliyam Satyagraha’?
A:-Kesava Pillai Asan
B:-A.G. Velayudhan
C:-Arattupuzha Valayudha Panicker
D:-Velukkutty Aryan
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question2:-Name the president of Cuba
A:-Miguel Diaz-Canel
B:-Raul Castro
C:-Osvaldo Dorticose Torrado
D:-Rodriguez Parrilla
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question3:-Which article of the Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability?
A:-Article 15
B:-Article 16
C:-Article 17
D:-Article 18
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question4:-The Malayalam drama ‘Pattabakki’ is written by
A:-Thoppil Bhasi
B:-Kattumadom Narayan
C:-Ponkunnam varkey
D:-K. Damodaran
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question5:-The Journalist murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October, 2018 is __________.
A:-Shah Mehmood Qureshi
B:-Workneh Gebeyehu
C:-Jamal Khashoggi
D:-Adel bin Ahmed Al Jubeir
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question6:-Name the author of ‘Vichaara viplavam’
A:-Kuttippuzha Krishna Pillai
B:-Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
C:-Kesav Dev
D:-Kerala Varma Valiyakoyi Thampuran
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question7:-Diwan P. Rajagopalachari appointed a mediator to deal with the agrarian agitation led by Mahatma Ayyankali.
Who was he?
A:-Changanassery Parameswaran Pillai
B:-Padmanabha Pillai
C:-Ramakrishna Pillai
D:-Nagam Pillai
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question8:-The procedure and method of election of the president of India has been taken from __________ constitution.
A:-German
B:-Irish
C:-French
D:-American
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question9:-The first women in the 10-50 age group have to enter the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple following the Supreme
Court verdict of September 28, 2018 were __________.
A:-Bindu Thankam Kalyani and Libi C.S.
B:-Bindu Ammini and Kanakadurga
C:-Sasikala and Sobha
D:-Soorya Devarchana and Parvathi
Correct Answer:-Question Cancelled
Question10:-The social reformer, who led the ‘Pullad lahala’, an agitation for school entry for the lower caste children was
________.
A:-Chathan Puthoorasan
B:-Simon Yohannan
C:-Vellikkara Chothi
D:-Ayyankali
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question11:-The historic summit between the president of the U.S.A. Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
held in ___________ in June 2018.
A:-Singapore
B:-Malaysia
C:-Switzerland
D:-Norway
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question12:-The social reformer who is known as ‘Yuktivadi’
A:-Joseph Edamaruk
B:-A.T. Kovoor
C:-K. Ayyappan
D:-M.C. Joseph
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question13:-What is India’s rank on the Global Hunger Index, 2018?
A:-103rd
B:-104th
C:-105th
D:-106th
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question14:-The political party founded by Kamal Haasan
A:-Dravida Makkal Manram
B:-Tamil Makkal Manram
C:-Makkal Needhi Maiam
D:-Tamil Makkal Maiam
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question15:-The social reformer who associated with ‘kallumaala’ agitation in perinad, kollam
A:-Gopaladas
B:-Kunhiraman
C:-Krishnan Ampattu
D:-Vellikkara Mathai
Correct Answer:-Question Cancelled
Question16:-One among the following was the leader of PRDS. Who was he?
A:-Vayaleri Kunhikannan Gurukkal
B:-Vazhuvelil Ayyappan
C:-Kaithayil Mathai Manjooran
D:-Njaliyankuzhi Simon Yohannan
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question17:-‘Knesset’ is the name of the parliament of _________.
A:-Japan
B:-Israel
C:-Poland
D:-Saudi Arabia
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question18:-How many women members were there in the Indian Constituent Assembly?
A:-13
B:-14
C:-15
D:-16
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question19:-The ruling party of Bengladesh
A:-Awami League
B:-Bengladesh Muslim League
C:-Jamaat-e-Islami
D:-Bengladesh National party
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question20:-Who addressed Mahatma Gandhi as ‘one man boundary force’?
A:-Lady Mountbatten
B:-Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
C:-Jawaharlal Nehru
D:-Lord Mountbatten
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question21:-Who has introduced the concept of psychoanalysis?
A:-Erikson
B:-Morel
C:-Freud
D:-Charcot
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question22:-Insulin coma therapy was introduced by
A:-Seligman
B:-Sakel
C:-Monis
D:-Kendel
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question23:-16 factor theory is about?
A:-Thoughts
B:-Mood
C:-Learning
D:-Personality
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question24:-The following are dopaminergic tracts except
A:-Nigrostriatal
B:-Tuberoinfundibular
C:-Meynert projection
D:-Mesolimbic
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question25:-Serotonergic syndrome is characterized by all the following except
A:-Fever
B:-Constipation
C:-Euphoria
D:-Myoclonus
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question26:-Draw a person test is a _________ test.
A:-Memory
B:-Projective
C:-Lobe function
D:-Intelligence
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question27:-Blockade of Dopamine in tubero infundibular tract leads to the following except
A:-Osteoporosis
B:-Galactorrhoea
C:-Sexual Dysfunction
D:-Menorrhagia
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question28:-ECT was first introduced in
A:-1958
B:-1938
C:-1917
D:-1946
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question29:-Von Meduna is known for
A:-Electroconvulsive therapy
B:-Psychosurgery
C:-Convulsions induced by camphor
D:-Therapeutic community
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question30:-The following are mental defence mechanisms except
A:-Illusion
B:-Dissociation
C:-Projection
D:-Reaction formation
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question31:-Papez circuit is about
A:-Intelligence
B:-Emotion
C:-Execution
D:-Olfaction
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question32:-Autism was termed after
A:-Kanner
B:-Meyer
C:-Jung
D:-Lorenz
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question33:-Kasanin’s contribution is
A:-Paraphrenia
B:-Schizophreniform disorder
C:-Induced psychotic disorder
D:-Schizoaffective disorder
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question34:-The following are tricyclic antidepressents except
A:-Maprotiline
B:-Imipramine
C:-Amitriptyline
D:-Clomipramine
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question35:-Obsessions may be all of the following except
A:-Thoughts
B:-Images
C:-Impulses
D:-Emotions
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question36:-Stupor is seen except in
A:-Depression
B:-Schizopherinia
C:-Mania
D:-Phobia
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question37:-Cognitive Behaviour Therapy was introduced by
A:-Hartman
B:-Beck
C:-Adler
D:-Klein
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question38:-Ketamine is used in
A:-OCD
B:-Acute Psychosis
C:-Delirium
D:-Depression
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question39:-Monitoring should be done for agranulocytosis while the patient is on
A:-Lithium
B:-Clozapine
C:-Sodium Valproate
D:-Clonazepam
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question40:-Mental Health Care Act was signed by the Indian President in
A:-2010
B:-2012
C:-2017
D:-2018
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question41:-The word schizophrenia was coined by
A:-Kraepelin
B:-Schneider
C:-Bleuler
D:-Kretschmer
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question42:-Systematic desensitization is a type of
A:-Hypnosis
B:-Relaxation
C:-Psychotherapy
D:-Behaviour therapy
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question43:-The following are mood stabilizers except
A:-Topiramate
B:-Lamotrigine
C:-Carbamazepine
D:-Baclofen
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question44:-Tablet strength of Haloperidol is
A:-100 mgm
B:-50 mgm
C:-25 mgm
D:- .25 mgm
Correct Answer:-Question Cancelled
Question45:-The following are features of Hyperkinetic disorder except
A:-Impulsivity
B:-Anxiety
C:-Hyperactivity
D:-Inattention
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question46:-According to Jean Piaget, which stage of cognitive development is egocentric?
A:-Sensorimotor stage
B:-Stage of Concrete Operations
C:-Stage of Preoperational Thought
D:-Stage of Formal Operations
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question47:-The size of a standard Rorschach card is
A:-8 × 9½ inches
B:-7 × 9½ inches
C:-9 × 7½ inches
D:-8 × 8½ inches
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question48:-All are correct regarding Pica except
A:-Common in Autism Spectrum Disorder
B:-More common in females
C:-Minimum age for making a diagnosis is 2 years
D:-Good prognosis in children with normal intellectual functions
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question49:-Who was the first psychiatrist to win Nobel Prize in 1927 for fever therapy in Paralytic Dementia?
A:-Julius Wagner Jauregg
B:-Josef Gerstmann
C:-Sigmund Freud
D:-Eric Kandel
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question50:-All are examples of Cortical Dementia except
A:-Alzheimer’s disease
B:-Creutzfeldt-Jacob’s disease
C:-Pick’s disease
D:-Huntington’s disease
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question51:-Which of the following statements is not true regarding the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
(POCSO Act)?
A:-The act came into force in 2012
B:-It is a gender-neutral act
C:-Defines a child as a person below the age of 16 years
D:-Evidence from the child has to be taken within one month of the special court taking cognizance of the offence
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question52:-The perceptive of normality as described by Daniel Offer and Melvin Sabshin include all except
A:-Normality as utopia
B:-Normality as intelligence
C:-Normality as health
D:-Normality as process
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question53:-Which of these stages of life cycle model of Erik Erikson does not belong to childhood?
A:-Trust
B:-Autonomy
C:-Intimacy
D:-Industry
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question54:-Which of the following disorders is frequently associated as a comorbidity with Tourette’s Disorder?
A:-Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
B:-Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
C:-Oppositional Defiant Disorder
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question55:-Delusion is a disorder of _____________.
A:-Thought
B:-Perception
C:-Mood
D:-Affect
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question56:-Atomoxetine is used in the treatment of
A:-Tic disorder
B:-Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
C:-Schizophrenia
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:-Question Cancelled
Question57:-Autistic Spectrum Disorder includes
A:-Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
B:-Tourette’s Disorder
C:-Stuttering
D:-Language Disorder
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question58:-Fragile X syndrome is characterised by all except
A:-Large long head
B:-Hyperextensible joints
C:-Mental retardation
D:-Weak skills in communication
Correct Answer:-Question Cancelled
Question59:-CAGE is a brief screening tool for assessment of which group of patients
A:-Alcohol Dependence
B:-Depression
C:-Anxiety Disorder
D:-Schizophrenia
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question60:-Obsession is a disorder of
A:-Formal thought
B:-Possession
C:-Stream of thought
D:-Abstract thinking
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question61:-Persisting response to a previous stimulus after a new stimulus has been presented is
A:-Verbigeration
B:-Echolalia
C:-Perseveration
D:-Echopraxia
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question62:-Pseudologia Phantastica is seen in
A:-Munchausen syndrome
B:-Malingering
C:-Erotomania
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question63:-Regarding pseudodementia all are true except
A:-Seen in depression in elderly
B:-Language impairment is common
C:-Less likely to confabulate
D:-Memory difficulties limited to free recall than cued recall
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question64:-Which section of Indian Penal Code deals with criminal responsibility of an insane person?
A:-Section 39
B:-Section 112
C:-Section 84
D:-Section 144
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question65:-Which Nobel literary laureate with a strong family history of suicide, is considered an example of inevitable
suicide, having committed suicide on July 2, 1961?
A:-Sully Prudhomme
B:-Ernest Hemingway
C:-Yukio Mishima
D:-Virginia Woolf
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question66:-Regarding Stuttering all are true except
A:-Typical age of onset is 2 to 7 years of age
B:-More common in males
C:-Lidcombe program is an operant conditioning model treatment
D:-Very few children have spontaneous recovery if untreated
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question67:-Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder is defined by DSM-5 criteria as persistence of clinically significant
symptoms for a period of ___________ in the case of bereaved adults.
A:-3 months
B:-6 months
C:-1 year
D:-2 years
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question68:-Late onset Schizophrenia is characterised by all except
A:-Onset after the age of 45 years
B:-More common in women
C:-Predominantly paranoid schizophrenia
D:-Poor prognosis
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question69:-Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, a new inclusion in DSM-5 is characterised by all except
A:-Recurrent inappropriate temper outbursts at least 3 times a week
B:-Age of onset before 10 years
C:-Temper outbursts are consistent with developmental level
D:-High risk of progressing to major depressive disorder
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question70:-Which of the following is correct regarding biological changes associated with ageing?
A:-Increase in Norepinephrine in central nervous system
B:-Decreased transport across Blood Brain Barrier
C:-Worsening of Intelligence Quotient after 65 years of age
D:-Increased Monoamine Oxidase and Serotonin in brain
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question71:-All are predisposing factors for delirium except
A:-Dementia
B:-Age more than 65 years
C:-Female sex
D:-Immobility
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question72:-The lifetime risk of suicide in bipolar disorder is
A:-5-10%
B:-30-40%
C:-60-70%
D:-15-20%
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question73:-Which was the first country to legalise euthanasia?
A:-Japan
B:-Belgium
C:-Netherlands
D:-Luxembourg
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question74:-Indications for seclusion or restraint of psychiatric patients include
A:-Prevention of imminent harm to the patient or others
B:-Prevention of significant disruption to treatment
C:-Decrease sensory overstimulation
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question75:-Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome is characterised by all except
A:-Elevated Creatinine Phosphokinase
B:-Myoglobinuria
C:-Elevated liver enzymes
D:-More common in elderly
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question76:-A person’s degree of hypnotizability depends on ____________.
A:-Suggestibility
B:-Dissociation
C:-Absorption
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question77:-A person having intense anxiety with peers and authority may benefit best from ___________.
A:-Biofeedback
B:-Dialectical behavior therapy
C:-Group psychotherapy
D:-Hypnosis
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question78:-Systematic desensitization, a behavioural therapeutic technique based on counter conditioning was developed
by __________.
A:-Sigmund Freud
B:-B.F. Skinner
C:-Joseph Wolpe
D:-Aaron Beck
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question79:-Bowen model is employed in ___________.
A:-Aversion therapy
B:-Family therapy
C:-CBT
D:-Psychoanalysis
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question80:-Identifying and testing the validity of automatic thoughts and maladaptive assumptions from the basis for
_________.
A:-Cognitive therapy
B:-Flooding
C:-Milieu therapy
D:-Psychodrama
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question81:-Maximum potential for Akathisia is with __________.
A:-Clozapine
B:-Aripiprazole
C:-Risperidone
D:-Quetiapine
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question82:-Electro convulsive therapy was introduced in 1938 by _________.
A:-Ladislas von Meduna
B:-Cerletti & Bini
C:-Paul Greengard
D:-Sarah H Lisanby
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question83:-An agent that binds to the same receptor as agonist for that receptor, but produces the opposite
pharmacological effect is called ____________.
A:-Partial agonist
B:-Mixed agonist
C:-Antagonist
D:-Inverse agonist
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question84:-The ratio of the median toxic dose to the median effective dose is __________.
A:-Toxicity index
B:-Therapeutic index
C:-Overdose ratio
D:-Safety ratio
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question85:-Studies to elucidate specific issues about a drug or to support additional indications of a drug are done in
___________.
A:-Phase 1 trials
B:-Phase 2 trials
C:-Phase 3 trials
D:-Phase 4 trials
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question86:-Limbic Leukotomy is not indicated in _________.
A:-Schizophrenia
B:-OCD
C:-Major Depression
D:-Severe Tic disorders
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question87:-Premenstrual Dysphoria (PMD) may benefit from _____________.
A:-SSRI’s
B:-GnRH Agonists
C:-Oral contraceptives
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question88:-Augmenting agents for Major Depression include all the following except ________.
A:-Modafinil
B:-Thyroxine
C:-Lithium
D:-Bupropion
Correct Answer:-Question Cancelled
Question89:-All the following brain stimulation tools are transcranial electrical methods except ___________.
A:-ECT
B:-CES
C:-TDCS
D:-DBS
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question90:-____________ is the teratogenic effect of Lithium.
A:-Tetrology of Fallot
B:-Ebstein’s anomaly
C:-Corpus callosal agenesis
D:-Spina bifida
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question91:-All the following statements are true regarding Traumatic Brain injury, EXCEPT
A:-Procedural memory is significantly impaired
B:-Duration of Post Traumatic Amnesia is a good predictor of vocational outcome
C:-Neurofibrillary tangles and diffuse amyloid plaques are seen in Dementia Pugilistica also
D:-Deficits are seen in declarative memory
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question92:-Gerstmann’s syndrome is usually a feature of __________.
A:-Parietal lobe tumors
B:-Temporal lobe tumors
C:-Frontal lobe tumors
D:-Pituitary tumors
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question93:-Increased interest in philosophical or religious issues, viscosity and hypergraphia is seen in ___________.
A:-Charles-Bonnet syndrome
B:-Diogenes syndrome
C:-Gastaut-Geschwind syndrome
D:-Gerstmann syndrome
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question94:-Dementia paralytica refers to a clinical condition caused by ________.
A:-Herpes virus
B:-West Nile virus
C:-Treponema pallidum
D:-Rubella
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question95:-All are true about catastrophic reaction, EXCEPT
A:-Around 20% of patients with acute stroke lesions develop catastrophic reaction
B:-It is the term used to describe anxiety, tears, renouncement, aggressive behaviour often seen with acute stroke
patients
C:-Usually associated with cortical lesions
D:-It results from neurophysiological dysfunction rather than realization of intellectual impairment
Correct Answer:-Question Cancelled
Question96:-NMDA Receptor antagonist used for the treatment of Dementia
A:-Galantamine
B:-Rivastigmine
C:-Donepezil
D:-Memantine
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question97:-Hashish is a preparation of ___________.
A:-Opium
B:-LSD
C:-Cannabis
D:-Cocaine
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question98:-Wilson’s disease is characterised by all EXCEPT
A:-Low serum ceruloplasmin levels
B:-Elevated urinary copper concentration
C:-Elevated heaptic copper concentration
D:-Autosomal dominant condition
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question99:-All the following statements are true EXCEPT
A:-Hypothyroidism may be a risk factor for Rapid cycling mood disorder
B:-Narcolepsy disrupts the NREM phase of sleep
C:-SSRI’s are notorious to cause hyponatremia in oldage
D:-Depression is the most frequent psychiatric manifestation of Cushing’s syndrome
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question100:-Recurrent episodes of extreme sleepiness, voracious eating, hypersexuality and disinhibition is a feature of
_____________.
A:-Narcolepsy
B:-Kleine-Levin syndrome
C:-Restless leg syndrome
D:-Periodic Limb Movement disorder
Correct Answer:- Option-B