IAP
The following teams are qualified for the IAP undergraduate quiz local college level.
- Ajai K . S & Manu Prasad .A Percentage of Marks 79%
- Deepak Chandran & Amith George Jacob Percentage of Marks 66%
- Prasanth . S. R & Vishnu . R . P Percentage of Marks 64%
- Alok Kumar Pandey & Aneesh Sekhar Percentage of Marks 64%
Congratulations and best wishes for all teams.
Provisionally the date for Quiz competition is fixed on
Undergraduate Quiz 2008 – Preliminary Round - Answers
Note :-
1. Each question carries 1 mark. Time – 35 mts
2. No negative marking.
3. Attempt all questions.
1. Head circumference of a child attains 90 % of the adult value by 2 yr of age.
2. Most common vitamin deficiency in
3. Which intra uterine infection can result in microcephaly and hydrocephalus ? Toxoplasmosis
4. Majority of the Mongolian spots disappear by 1 yr of age.
5. Total number of carpal centres in a 4 yr old boy is 5.
6. Myelination of human brain completes by 7 yrs of age. ( Ref: Nelson 18th edition page 57)
7. First permanent tooth to erupt is Ist Molars .
8. The inheritance pattern of hypophosphatemic rickets is X linked dominant.
9. Name the antinutrient present in egg. - Avidin
10. PDA is embryologically derived from left 6th aortic arch.
11. The osmolarity of WHO low osmolar ORS is 245 mOsm/L.
12. A child copies a diamond by 6 yrs of age.
13. Hemophilia C results from deficiency of Factor XI.
14. Staccato cough is seen in Chlamydia ( and whooping cough) infection.
15. Bilirubin encephalopathy results in choreoathetoid type of cerebral palsy.
16. Commonest cardiac abnormality in Noonan syndrome. Pulmonary stenosis
17. Toxic dose of paracetamol ( Acetaminophen ) in a child is 200 ( in mg/kg ). Ref Nelson.
18. Surfactant is synthesized by type II alveolar cells.
19 Phantom hernia is seen in which infection ? Poliomyelitis
20. Name the instrument used to measure skin fold thickness. Harpendens calipers
21. Most common cause of acute renal failure in children is fluid depletion .
22. Half life of Digoxin in children is 20 hrs.
23. Normal anion gap is 12 – 16 meq/L.
24. Delayed fall of umbilical cord is associated with deficiency of Factor XIII.
25. Name one drug used to close PDA in a newborn. - Indomethacin/ Ibuprofen.
26. Which vitamin deficiency results in hemolytic anemia ? Vitamin E
27. Earliest sign of sexual development in males is testicular enlargement.
28. Hetch cell pneumonia is seen in measles.
29. Drug of choice in MRSA infection Vancomycin.
30. Commonest congenital cyanotic heart disease presenting in the newborn is d- TGA.
31. Red currant jelly stools is seen in intusussception.
32. Coordinated sucking and swallowing in a newborn is achieved by 34wks of gestational age.
33. Mousy odour in Phenyl ketonuria is due to phenyl acetate / phenyl pyruvate.
34. Which congenital heart disease is more prevalent in high altitude ? PDA
34. What is the incidence of coronary heart disease in untreated
35. Hypocalcemia is defined as ionized calcium below 4 meq/L.
36. During neonatal resuscitation , bag and mask ventilation is contraindicated in which congenital anomaly ? congenital diaphragmatic hernia
37. Stabilizing agent used in oral polio vaccine is Magnesium chloride.
38. Which vitamin deficiency manifests in exclusively breastfed infants ? Vitamin K
39. Orally effective iron chelator used in thalassemia is Deferiprone.
40. ‘Steeple sign’ in X ray is seen in a/c laryngotracheobronchitis (croup)
41. Therapeutic blood level of Aspirin is 20mg/dl.
42. Drug of choice for SVT in infants is adenosine.
43. Chief pathogen associated with hemolytic uremic syndrome in
44. Which protozoal infection can result in nephrotic syndrome in children ? Plasmodium malaria
45. Most common cause of bilateral hydroureteronephrosis in a male child is posterior urethral valve.
44. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia associated with hypertension is due to deficiency
of 11β hydroxylase.
45. What is the risk of producing a child with Down syndrome if father is a carrier of
balanced 21 – 21 translocation ? 100%
46. 3 per second spike and wave pattern in EEG is typically seen in absence(Petit mal) seizures.
47. Most common cause of congenital hypothyroidism is thyroid dysgenesis
48. Most common muscle involved in Duchenne muscle dystrophy is calf muscle(gastrosoleus)
49. Precocious puberty in boys is defined as occurrence of pubertal changes before 9
years of age.
50. Childhood tumor associated with opsoclonus is neuroblastoma
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