Q215.All of
the following are features of prematurity in a neonate, except:
A. No
creases on sole.
B. Abundant
lanugo.
C. Thick
ear cartilage.
D. Empty
scrotum.
Ans: C. Thick ear cartilage.
Q216.A
normally developing 10 month old child should be able to do all of the
following except :
A. Stand
alone.
B. Play
peek a boo.
C. Pick
up a pellet with thumb and index finger.
D. Build
a tower of 3-4 cubes.
Q217.The
following are characteristic of autism except :
A. Onset
after 6 years of age.
B. Repetitive
behaviour.
C. Delayed
language development.
D. Severe
deficit in social interaction.
Ans: A. Onset after 6 years of age.
Q218.The
earliest indicator of response after starting iron in a 6- year-old girl with
iron deficiency is:
A. Increased
reticulocyte count.
B. Increased
hemoglobin.
C. Increased
ferritin.
D. Increased
serum iron.
Ans: A. Increased reticulocyte count.
Q219.A 1
month old boy is referred for failure to thrive. On examination, he shows features of
congestive failure. The femoral pulses
are feeble as compared to brachial pulses.
The most likely clinical diagnosis is :
A. Congenital
aortic stenosis.
B. Coarctation
of aorta.
C. Patent
ductus arteriosus.
D.
Congenital aortoiliac disease.
Ans: B. Coarctation of aorta.
Q220.The
following features are true for Tetralogy of Fallot, except:
A. Ventricular
septal defect.
B. Right
ventricular hypertrophy.
C. Atrial
septal defect.
D. Pulmonary
stenosis.
Ans: C. Atrial septal defect.
Q221.A
malignant tumour of childhood, that metastasizes to bones most often, is:
A. Wilm’s
tumour.
B. Neuroblastoma.
C. Adrenal
gland tumours.
D. Granulosa
cell tumour of ovary.
Ans: B. Neuroblastoma.
Q222.The
requirement of potassium in a child is :
A. 1-2
mEq/kg.
B. 4-7
mEq/kg.
C. 10-12
mEq/kg.
D. 13-14
mEq/kg.
Ans: A. 1-2 mEq/kg.
Q223.The
most common etiological agent for acute bronchiolitis in infancy
is :
A. Influenza
virus.
B. Para
influenza virus.
C. Rhinovirus.
D. Respiratory
syncytial virus.
Ans: D. Respiratory syncytial virus.
Q224.Which
of the following is the principal mode of heat exchange in an infant incubator?
A. Radiation.
B. Evaporation.
C. Convection.
D. Conduction.
Ans: A. Radiation.
Q225.Late
onset hemorrhagic disease of newborn is characterized by all of the following
features except:
A. Usually
occurs in cow-milk fed babies.
B. Onset
occurs at 4-12wk of age.
C. Intracranial
hemorrhage can occur.
D. Intramuscular
vitamin K prophylaxis at birth has a protective role.
Ans: D. Intramuscular vitamin K prophylaxis at birth
has a protective role.
Q226.Which
of the following malformation in a newborn is specific for maternal insulin
dependent diabetes mellitus?
A. Transposition
of great arteries
B. Caudal
regression
C. Holoprosencephaly.
D.
Meningmyelocele.
Ans: B. Caudal regression
Q227.With
reference to mumps which of the following is true?
A. Meningoencephalitis
can precede parotitis.
B. Salivary
gland involvement is limited to the parotids.
C. The
patient is not infectious prior to clinical parotid enlargement.
D.
Mumps orchitis frequently leads to infertility.
Ans: A. Meningoencephalitis can precede parotitis.
Q228.A child
is below the third percentile for height.
His growth velocity is normal, but chronologic age is more than skeletal
age. The most likely diagnosis is:
A. Constitutional
delay in growth.
B. Genetic
short stature.
C. Primordial
dwarfism.
D. Hypopituitarism.
Ans: A. Constitutional delay in growth.
Q229. The
sodium content of ReSoMal (rehydration solution for malnourished children) is:
A. 90mmol/L.
B. 60mmol/L
C. 45mmol/L
D.
30mmol/L
Ans: C. 45mmol/L
