Kerala PSC · Assistant Surgeon / CMO · PYQ
KPSC Medical Officer previous year questions, 2015–2025
All 10 Kerala PSC Medical Officer papers from 2015 to 2025 — Assistant Surgeon, Casualty Medical Officer (CMO) and Assistant Insurance Medical Officer — in one place: 913 questions across 24 subjects, with every answer checked against the KPSC final answer key. Each paper below has its own page with the exam details, the subject split, five free questions with answers, and links to the official question paper and final key on keralapsc.gov.in.
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- 913questions
- 10KPSC papers, 2015–2025
- 874match the final key
- 24subjects
Question papers by year
| Paper | Exam date | Post | Questions | Official |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162/2025Cat. 177/2025 | 01-12-2025 | Assistant Surgeon / Casualty Medical Officer | 96 | QP · Final key |
| 048/2024Cat. 453/2023, 494/2023, 536/2023 | 29-04-2024 | Assistant Surgeon / Casualty Medical Officer and Assistant Insurance Medical Officer | 100 | QP · Final key |
| 159/2023 | 24-08-2023 | Assistant Surgeon / Casualty Medical Officer | 100 | QP · Final key |
| 12/2021/OLCat. 264/2020 | 26-10-2021 | Assistant Insurance Medical Officer / Assistant Surgeon / Casualty Medical Officer | 99 | Final key |
| 017/2021Cat. 092/2020 | 22-01-2021 | Assistant Insurance Medical Officer | 100 | QP · Final key |
| 027/2020 | 12-09-2020 | Assistant Surgeon / Casualty Medical Officer | 100 | QP · Final key |
| 071/2018 | 30-06-2018 | Assistant Surgeon / Casualty Medical Officer | 80 | Final key |
| 128/2017 | 02-11-2017 | Lecturer in Anatomy / Assistant Insurance Medical Officer | 78 | Final key |
| 82/2016/OLCat. 394/2014 | 30-11-2016 | Assistant Insurance Medical Officer | 80 | — |
| 81/2015 | 25-04-2015 | Assistant Surgeon / Casualty Medical Officer, Medical Officer (Factories and Boilers), Assistant Insurance Medical Officer | 80 | QP · Final key |
“Questions” is the number of medical questions from that paper in the practice bank. Some older papers also had general (non-medical) questions, which are not included; questions KPSC deleted in the final key are counted only where they were kept as labelled practice questions.
Subject-wise questions
How the 913 past questions spread across subjects. General Medicine alone is 27% of the medical questions in these papers.
- General Medicine249
- Community Medicine76
- Paediatrics76
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology73
- Surgery70
- Orthopaedics53
- ENT53
- Psychiatry39
- Anaesthesiology38
- Ophthalmology38
- Dermatology37
- Forensic Medicine36
- Pharmacology14
- General Surgery14
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation9
- Microbiology7
- Anatomy7
- Pathology6
- Physiology5
- Radiation Oncology4
- Biochemistry4
- Medical Oncology2
- Emergency Medicine2
- Pediatric Surgery1
Syllabus and marks (Cat. No. 177/2025)
The detailed KPSC syllabus for Assistant Surgeon / Casualty Medical Officer in the Health Services Department is a 100-mark paper in 11 modules:
| Module | Marks |
|---|---|
| 1. General Medicine | 20 |
| 2. Obstetrics & Gynaecology | 14 |
| 3. Surgery | 14 |
| 4. Community Medicine | 14 |
| 5. Paediatrics | 12 |
| 6. Anaesthesia / Critical Care / Forensic / PMR | 6 |
| 7. Orthopaedics | 4 |
| 8. ENT | 4 |
| 9. Ophthalmology | 4 |
| 10. Dermatology | 4 |
| 11. Psychiatry | 4 |
How the answers are checked
- Each question was taken from the official booklet A question paper and matched to the final answer key KPSC published after the exam (not the provisional key).
- 874 answers are exactly the final key. 39 questions that KPSC deleted are kept only as practice questions, rewritten so one option is correct, and labelled ADAPTED in the practice app.
- The whole bank was re-checked against every final key on 1 October 2026. Spotted a doubtful answer? Subscribers can report it from any question.
Frequently asked questions
What questions come in the KPSC Assistant Surgeon / CMO exam?
The paper is 100 multiple-choice questions on clinical medicine. In the latest syllabus (Cat. No. 177/2025) General Medicine carries 20 marks; Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Surgery and Community Medicine 14 each; Paediatrics 12; Anaesthesia, Critical Care, Forensic Medicine and PMR together 6; and Orthopaedics, ENT, Ophthalmology, Dermatology and Psychiatry 4 each.
Where can I get KPSC Medical Officer previous year question papers?
The official question papers and answer keys are published on keralapsc.gov.in; this page links each one. On drpreetha.com the same 10 papers (2015–2025, 913 questions) can be practised question by question, sorted by subject or year, with every answer checked against the final key.
What was the latest KPSC CMO / Assistant Surgeon exam?
Question paper 162/2025 for Assistant Surgeon / Casualty Medical Officer (Cat. No. 177/2025) was held on 01-12-2025. The final answer key (January 2026) deleted 4 questions, leaving 96 scored questions; all 96 are in this bank.
Are the answers official?
Yes for 874 of the 913 questions: their answers are exactly the KPSC final answer key (booklet A). The other 39 are questions that KPSC deleted from the final key; they are kept as practice questions rewritten so that exactly one option is correct, and they are clearly labelled ADAPTED.
Which subjects are asked most often?
Across the 10 papers, General Medicine is by far the largest subject (249 questions), followed by Community Medicine (76), Paediatrics (76), Obstetrics & Gynaecology (73) and Surgery (70).
Is it free?
Ten sample questions are free with no login, and every paper page below shows five questions with their answers. The full bank, with progress tracking, a revise list and AI explanations, needs a subscription.
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