AUDIOLOGIST AND SPEECH PATHOLOGIST – MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY
Question Paper Code: 41/2019/OL
Category Code: 219/2017
Exam: Audiologist and Speech Pathologist
Medium of Question: English
Date of Test 02-09-2019
Department Medical Education
Alphacode A
Question1:-____________ is an autosomal dominant multiple tic disorder that begins in childhood.
A:-Landua-Klefner syndrome
B:-Tourette syndrome
C:-Treacher’s colin syndrome
D:-Usher’s syndrome
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question2:-Following are muscles of pharynx except one that is __________.
A:-Superior constrictor
B:-Palatoglossus
C:-Salpingopharyngeus
D:-Inferior constrictor
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question3:-____________ is a high, front and unrounded vowel.
A:-/e/
B:-/i/
C:-/a/
D:-/æ/
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question4:-_____________ is a disorder in which motor plans are intact but individual motor gestures are disturbed.
A:-Ideomotor apraxia
B:-Ideational apraxia
C:-Apraxia of spech
D:-Buccofacial apaxia
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question5:-The Broadman’s area number “40” is ____________.
A:-Broca’s area
B:-Wernicke’s area
C:-Angular gyrus
D:-Supramarginal gyrus
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question6:-The two cerebral hemispheres are connected with a mass of white matter called __________.
A:-Arcuate fasiculus
B:-Central sulcus
C:-Corpus callosum
D:-Angular gyrus
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question7:-The _____________ act is referred to listener’s interpretation of the message.
A:-Illocutionary act
B:-Perlocutionary act
C:-Locutionary act
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question8:-___________ is the primary proponent of behavioristic theory of language acquisition.
A:-Chomsky
B:-Skinner
C:-Osgood
D:-Piaget
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question9:-Chomsky’s work is recognized as
A:-behavior therapy
B:-cognitive therapy
C:-speech act theory
D:-syntactic theory
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question10:-The nativistic theory emphasizes on ____________ component of language.
A:-Pragmatics
B:-Syntax
C:-Morphology
D:-Semantics
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question11:-Diagnosis made on the basis of results of inducing symptoms of a suspected disability is
A:-Provocative Diagnosis
B:-Clinical Diagnosis
C:-Instrumental Diagnosis
D:-Team diagnosis
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question12:-In _____________ technique there is breaking of a complex or difficult response into smaller more easily learned
components.
A:-Recast
B:-Modelling
C:-Shaping
D:-Prompting
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question13:-In ____________ approach a child’s prior utterance is added by relevant grammatical and semantic details by the
clinician.
A:-parallel talk
B:-expansion
C:-extension
D:-recast sentences
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question14:-_____________ diagnostic term involves both descriptive and interactive functions of behavior.
A:-Evaluation
B:-Appraisal
C:-Testing
D:-Examination
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question15:-Following are the factors that determine progress of therapy sequence except _________.
A:-Stimulus type
B:-Response level
C:-Task mode
D:-Gestures
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question16:-___________ type of test gives clinician flexibility in terms of administration, scoring and testing environment.
A:-Criterion referenced test
B:-Norm referenced test
C:-Questionnaire
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question17:-Incidental teaching is most effective for ____________ children.
A:-ADHD
B:-Hearing impairment
C:-Autism
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question18:-Sensory integration is used in all except
A:-SLI
B:-Autism
C:-ADHD
D:-Cerebral Palsy
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question19:-In __________ type of dental occlusion the lower dental arch is in a posterior relation to the upper dental arch.
A:-Distoclusion
B:-Mesioclusion
C:-Neutroclusion
D:-Both 2 and 1
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question20:-The amount of air passing in and out of the lungs during normal resting respiration is __________.
A:-Tidal volume
B:-Inspiratory reserve volume
C:-Expiratory reserve volume
D:-Residual volume
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question21:-A possible etiology of faulty pitch could be ____________.
A:-Vocal fold palsy
B:-Laryngeal web
C:-Mutational falsetto
D:-Hearing impairment
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question22:-In dysphagia clients with weakened posterior pharyngeal wall ____________ strategy is effective.
A:-Masako Maneuver
B:-Mendelshohn Maneuver
C:-Effortfull swallow
D:-Supraglottic swallow
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question23:-In ___________ condition an individual is unable to recognize previously known people.
A:-Somatoagnosia
B:-Prosopagnosia
C:-Autotopagnosia
D:-Astereognosia
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question24:-_____________ type of aphasia has good repetition skills and impaired naming and non-fluent conversational
speech.
A:-Transcortical motor
B:-Global
C:-Broca’s
D:-Anomic
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question25:-If CVA occurs in _____________ artery, the patient may experience aphasia, alexia, agraphia or visual field
deficits.
A:-Internal carotid artery
B:-Middle cerebral artery
C:-Anterior cerebral artery
D:-Basilar artery
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question26:-Monopitch, monoloudness, short rushes of speech and reduced loudness are speech characteristics of
______________.
A:-Hyperkinetic Dysarthria
B:-Flaccid Dysarthria
C:-Spastic Dysarthria
D:-Hypokinetic Dysarthria
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question27:-_______________ nerve functions as taste receptors to posterior 1/3rd of the tongue, elevation of palate and
larynx and helps in swallowing.
A:-Glossopharyngeal
B:-Vagus
C:-Hypoglossal
D:-Trigeminal
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question28:-____________ type of hyperkinesia is characterized by slow, irregular, coarse, writhing movements.
A:-Dystonia
B:-Athetosis
C:-Chorea
D:-Myoclonus
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question29:-____________ is an example of a central vowel.
A:-/i/
B:-/u/
C:-/ `sup` /
D:-/ `^^` /
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question30:-____________ is a lingualveolar, voiceless, fricative consonant.
A:-/s/
B:-/z/
C:-/f/
D:-/l/
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question31:-In ____________ process a child says/nets/for/nest/
A:-Metathesis
B:-Palatalization
C:-Assimilation
D:-Dimunitization
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question32:-Larynx has ______________ number of paired cartilages.
A:-Two
B:-Three
C:-Four
D:-None of them
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question33:-Lenticular nucleus or lentiform body is composed of ______________.
A:-Globus pallidus and putamen
B:-Putamen and caudate nucleus
C:-Thalamus and caudate nucleus
D:-Putamen and thalamus
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question34:-The basic structures of the face are distinguishable by ______________ week of fetal life of the embryo.
A:-8th
B:-9th
C:-5th
D:-4th
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question35:-Reduplicated babbling is seen by _______________ of age.
A:-7 months
B:-2 months
C:-18 months
D:-12 months
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question36:-The /n/ in snow often is only partially voiced in the speech of most people because of ____________.
A:-vocal fatigue
B:-the /s/ is voiceless
C:-the following vowel is voiceless
D:-a misarticulation
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question37:-Which of the following approaches typically is not used in phonological therapy
A:-Minimal pairs approach
B:-Cycles approaches
C:-Traditional approach
D:-Distinctive feature approach
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question38:-Which of the following would most likely cause a patient to speak almost entirely in neologisms?
A:-Damage to cranial nerves
B:-Severe Wernicke’s aphasia
C:-Mixed dysarthria
D:-Flaccid dysarthria
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question39:-Which of the following is least used in apraxia treatment?
A:-Motor strengthening exercises
B:-Exaggerated intonation as if singing
C:-Imitation exercises
D:-Audio visual training
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question40:-Which does not describe a common disruption of phonation in dysarthria?
A:-Breathy voice
B:-Aphonic voice
C:-Harsh voice
D:-Inconsistently higher pitch
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question41:-Advanced multiple sclerosis is most likely to result in which type of dysarthria
A:-Hyperkinetic dysarthria
B:-Flaccid dysarthria
C:-Hypokinetic dysarthria
D:-Variable dysarthria
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question42:-Ataxic dysarthria is most likely to occur from which of the following
A:-Damage to the cingulate gyrus
B:-Cerebellar deterioration
C:-Blockage of middle cerebral artery
D:-Alzheimers disease
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question43:-The primary motor area in the cortex is located in ____________.
A:-Brocas area
B:-Corpus callosum
C:-Precentralgyrus
D:-Angular gyrus
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question44:-In classic anomic aphasia, the lesion site is usually in ___________.
A:-Wernickes
B:-Right parietal region
C:-Left angular gyrus
D:-Left arcuate fasiculus
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question45:-What is the phonatory control center in the medulla oblongata?
A:-Substantianigra
B:-Jugular ganglion
C:-Medial geniculate bodies
D:-Nucleus ambiguous
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question46:-_____________ is used for diagnosing various infections and hemorrhages of the CNS that are not observable
from CT scan.
A:-EGG
B:-Doppler test
C:-Lumbar puncture
D:-ECG
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question47:-Which of the following is called as bradykinesia?
A:-Slow movement
B:-Movements with limited range
C:-Involuntary movements characterized by tremor
D:-Chorea
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question48:-____________ is characterized by violent, forceful flinging movements of the arms and legs.
A:-Ballism
B:-Chorea
C:-Dyskinesia
D:-Bradykinesia
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question49:-The pharyngeal phase initiated as the bolus reaches ____________.
A:-tonsils
B:-back of the tongue
C:-esophagus
D:-lower sphincter
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question50:-Chronic diffuse swelling of superficial lamina propria of the vocal fold is known as __________.
A:-Reinke’s edema
B:-Vocal nodules
C:-Chronic laryngitis
D:-Vocal polyp
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question51:-The number of new cases in a population during a specified period of time is __________.
A:-prevalence
B:-incidence
C:-transmission
D:-inheritance
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question52:-___________ is an example of non-preventable cause of hearing loss.
A:-Middle ear infection
B:-Rh incompatibility
C:-Noise
D:-Aging
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question53:-VRA procedure is an example of ___________ type of conditioning.
A:-pure classical
B:-pure operant
C:-more classical than operant
D:-more operant than classical
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question54:-A marked decrease in speech recognition ability with increasing intensity level is a feature of __________
pathology.
A:-cochlear
B:-central
C:-conductive
D:-retrocochlear
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question55:-The communication between scala vestibule and scala tymapani is established through __________.
A:-Helicotrema
B:-Hamulus
C:-Hebemula perforate
D:-Scala media
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question56:-The mass and stiffness factors of the middle ear system are affected in __________.
A:-Cholesteatoma
B:-TM perforation
C:-Osteospongiosis
D:-Ossicular discontinuity
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question57:-Occlusion effect is found to be absent in cases with ____________ loss.
A:-Unilateral
B:-Functional
C:-Conductive
D:-Sensorineural
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question58:-Interaural attenuation for bone conduction is ___________.
A:-40
B:-10
C:-0
D:–10
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question59:-Auropalpebral reflex is another name for __________.
A:-neck extension
B:-eye blink
C:-startle
D:-head turn
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question60:-The ability of binaural listening to ‘tune in’ to a wanted signal and at the same time to minimize the interfering
effects of unwanted background noise is referred to as __________ effect.
A:-squelch
B:-head shadow
C:-precedence
D:-summation
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question61:-Hearing loss sharply reduces the ____________ that the child has and thus slows down the process of learning to
talk.
A:-listening experiences
B:-vocal experiences
C:-attention control
D:-articulatory experience
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question62:-One of the important prerequisites for VRA includes _____________.
A:-development of head turn response
B:-development of vocalization
C:-appropriate birth history
D:-adequate speech skills
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question63:-An adult with a moderate degree of conductive hearing loss is likely to get __________% scores on WRS testing.
A:-10-20
B:-30-50
C:-70-80
D:-95-100
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question64:-The presence of components in an output signal which are multiples of the input signal frequency is
_____________ distortion.
A:-intermodulation
B:-linear
C:-harmonic
D:-phase
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question65:-During EAC measurement, ____________ is measured with the volume control at the full-on position.
A:-Frequency range
B:-Total Harmonic Distortion
C:-Reference Test Gain
D:-SSPL 90
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question66:-A coupler having a ____________ cc cavity is used during hearing aid analysis.
A:-1.2
B:-2.0
C:-2.2
D:-6.0
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question67:-The advantage most readily apparent with binaural hearing aids is ___________.
A:-vastly better mid-frequency hearing
B:-better cosmetic appeal
C:-better unaided thresholds
D:-improved localization
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question68:-A physical phenomenon which negatively affects the transmission of mid to high frequencies to the side of the
far ear is ______________ effect.
A:-body baffle
B:-precedence
C:-transmission
D:-head shadow
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question69:-An average adult REUR has a primary peak around __________ Hz of around _________ dB.
A:-1000, 4
B:-4200, 10
C:-2700, 17
D:-2900, 17
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question70:-Hearing aids in which both, the processing of the audio signals and the control for the processing is done by
digital aids are ____________ aids.
A:-quasi-digital
B:-programmable
C:-all-digital
D:-semi-digital
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question71:-BICROS is used in cases that have _____________.
A:-both ears unaidable
B:-one ear aidable and the other ear unaidable
C:-one ear normal and the other ear unaidable
D:-one ear aidable and the other ear with a high frequency loss
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question72:-_____________ systems involve the transmission of radio frequency waves.
A:-Hardwire
B:-FM
C:-Loop induction
D:-Infra red
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question73:-The ratio of the change in input SPL to the change in output SPL at a specified input level in an AGC system is
called as ____________.
A:-Compression ratio
B:-Slewing ratio
C:-AGC ratio
D:-Compression threshold
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question74:-Linear amplification is also described as ____________.
A:-High gain
B:-Flexible gain
C:-Constant gain
D:-Saturating gain
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question75:-The acoupedic program insists on developing oral language through the use of ___________.
A:-auditory sense
B:-multi-sensory input
C:-tactile sense
D:-auditory and visual sense
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question76:-The dB scale belongs to the ____________ scale of measurement.
A:-ratio
B:-ordinal
C:-interval
D:-nominal
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question77:-The embryonic period usually terminates around the ___________ week when the structure assumes a “human”
appearance and is known as a fetus.
A:-6th
B:-8th
C:-7th
D:-9th
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question78:-The human cochlea acquires normal adult function after __________ week of gestation.
A:-18
B:-19
C:-20
D:-21
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question79:-Which of the following develops first during the development of the inner ear?
A:-semicircular canals
B:-cochlear duct
C:-sensori cells in the cochlea
D:-utricle and saccule
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question80:-In high risk factors ‘H’ stands for ____________.
A:-High fever
B:-Hyperbilirubinemia
C:-Hyperthyroidism
D:-Hypothyroidism
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question81:-A single number that summarizes the overall level of noise exposure “averaged” over its duration is called as
___________.
A:-Noise reduction rating
B:-Noise reduction coefficient
C:-Equivalent level
D:-Noise dose
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question82:-Temporal auditory summation is a ___________ phenomenon.
A:-Cochlear
B:-Conductive
C:-Neural
D:-Inner hair cells
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question83:-The probability that a truly hearing impaired will fail a hearing screening test is called __________.
A:-Reliability
B:-Specificity
C:-Sensitivity
D:-Validity
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question84:-What results when frequency of the driving force is the same as the frequency of the driven system?
A:-amplification
B:-frequency compression
C:-harmonic enhancement
D:-resonance
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question85:-The restricted band of frequencies around a pure-tone that contributes to the masking of the tone is called
____________.
A:-critical ratio
B:-spectrum of noise
C:-critical band
D:-none of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question86:-Middle ear contribution to hearing through bone conduction is more at
A:-Mid frequencies
B:-Low frequencies
C:-High frequencies
D:-Mid and High frequencies
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question87:-The phenomenon of ‘tonal perversion’ is the basis of tone decay test given by
A:-Jerger
B:-Green
C:-Carthart
D:-Owens
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question88:-_____________ type of Bekesy audiogram is seen in individuals with cochlear hearing loss.
A:-Type III
B:-Type I
C:-Type II
D:-Type IV
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question89:-Monaural Loudness Balance test can be administered in individuals having
A:-bilateral symmetrical hearing loss
B:-unilateral hearing loss
C:-bilateral asymmetrical hearing loss
D:-hearing loss with normal threshold at least at one frequency
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question90:-ABR is the method of choice for infant hearing screening because
A:-responses are not influenced by the infants condition
B:-ear specific information can be obtained
C:-mild to moderate hearing loss can be determined
D:-all of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question91:-In ABR testing, a non-inverting electrode is called as ___________ electrode.
A:-Ground
B:-Positive
C:-Negative
D:-Reference
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question92:-Electrocochleography (EcochG) is the measurement of electrical potentials that are derived from
A:-brainstem function
B:-middle ear function
C:-cochlear function
D:-cortical function
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question93:-DPOAEs are elicited by presenting two stimulus tones with different frequencies (f1 & f2). The frequency of
DPOAE is equal to
A:-2f1 – f2/2
B:-f1 – 2f2
C:-2f1 – f2
D:-2f2 – f1
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question94:-The microphone used in OAEs recording should have ____________.
A:-high internal noise and narrow bandwidth
B:-low internal noise and narrow bandwidth
C:-low internal noise and wide bandwidth
D:-high internal noise and wide bandwidth
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question95:-Loudness is strongly dependent on ___________.
A:-Duration
B:-Spectrum
C:-Sound pressure
D:-Envelop
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question96:-What does a biphasic acoustic reflex (onset and offset) indicate?
A:-acoustic neuroma
B:-ossicular discontinuity
C:-otitis media
D:-stapes fixation
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question97:-What happens when the stapedius muscle contracts?
A:-the impedance at the tympanic membrane increases
B:-the impedance at the tympanic membrane decreases
C:-the impedance and admittance at the tympanic membrane increases
D:-the impedance and admittance at the tympanic membrane decreases
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question98:-Bioler’s notch is seen at _____________ frequency.
A:-2000 Hz
B:-4000 Hz
C:-3000 Hz
D:-1000 Hz
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question99:-Consistency of results between repeated measures is known as __________.
A:-validity
B:-dependability
C:-reliability
D:-feedback
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question100:-Which of the following statements is not correct about otoacoustic emissions?
A:-OAEs are measures of outer hair cell integrity
B:-OAEs are electro physiologic
C:-OAEs are preneural
D:-OAEs involve both inward and outward propagation
Correct Answer:- Option-D