UPSC CMS 2012 General Medicine and Pediatrics Paper 1 Question Paper (17-Jun-2012)

Question 1

Roth's spots are found in

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Infective endocarditis

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Acute rheumatic fever

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Congestive cardiac failure

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Restrictive cardiomyopathy

Question 2

A 42-year-old smoker has developed an acute anterior wall myocardial infarction. The coronary angiogram done on him is likely to show an obstruction of the

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Left anterior descending artery

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Left posterior descending artery

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Right coronary artery

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Circumflex artery

Question 3

As regards Kala-azar, the following statements are correct except

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It is transmitted by the bite of male sand flies

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It is caused by Leishmania donovani

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It is the promastigote form of parasite, which is transmitted to the human host at the time the sand fly bites the host

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A patient may develop post Kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis during the course of therapy or a few months later

Question 4

The criteria for carrying out a mitral valvuloplasty include the following except

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Left atrial thrombus

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Significant symptoms

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Isolated mitral stenosis

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Mobile non-calcified valve

Question 5

"Cannon" a wave is seen in

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Complete heart block

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Left ventricular hypertrophy

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Mitral stenosis

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Right ventricular hypertrophy