Kerala PSC · 2024 · Question paper 048/2024

KPSC Assistant Surgeon / CMO question paper 048/2024 (2024) with answers

Kerala PSC question paper 048/2024 (Cat. No. 453/2023, 494/2023, 536/2023) was the exam for Assistant Surgeon / Casualty Medical Officer and Assistant Insurance Medical Officer, Health Services, Insurance Medical Services, held on 29-04-2024. The practice bank has 100 of its medical questions: 97 with the answer exactly as in the KPSC final answer key, and 3 that KPSC deleted, kept as labelled practice questions. General Medicine was the biggest subject in this paper, with 20 questions (20%). A combined paper for three categories (453/2023, 494/2023, 536/2023). Answers here follow the booklet A final key.

Paper code

048/2024

Category

453/2023, 494/2023, 536/2023

Post

Assistant Surgeon / Casualty Medical Officer and Assistant Insurance Medical Officer

Department

Health Services, Insurance Medical Services

Exam date

29-04-2024

In the bank

100 questions

Official PDFs

Question paper · Final answer key

Subject split of 048/2024

• General Medicine20
• General Surgery14
• Community Medicine14
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology13
• Paediatrics12
• Forensic Medicine6
• Psychiatry5
• Orthopaedics4
• ENT4
• Ophthalmology4
• Dermatology4

5 questions from this paper, with answers

One question from each of five different subjects, worded as in the exam. Tap “Show answer” to see the KPSC final-key answer.

1. Q1 General Medicine

   Which among the following regarding Angioedema is true ?

   1. A It originates from superficial dermis
   2. B Acute angioedema lasts < 4 weeks
   3. C Auto antibodies are present to Ig E in around 45% patients
   4. D In cold urticaria, cryoglobulins are present in almost 50% of patients
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   Answer: C. Auto antibodies are present to Ig E in around 45% patients KPSC final key, 048/2024 Q1

2. Q11 Psychiatry

   Which among the following drug is used in the treatment of Alzheimer's dementia ?

   1. A Flumazenil
   2. B dabigatran
   3. C lamotrigine
   4. D donepezil
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   Answer: D. donepezil KPSC final key, 048/2024 Q11

3. Q22 Obstetrics & Gynaecology

   In monozygotic placentation conjoined twins are caused by incomplete division occuring after _________ days of fertilization.

   1. A 3 days
   2. B 4 days
   3. C 13 days
   4. D 8 days
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   Answer: C. 13 days KPSC final key, 048/2024 Q22

4. Q35 General Surgery

   All are seen in chronic calcific pancreatitis except

   1. A diabetis mellitus
   2. B Fat malabsorbtion
   3. C Hypercalcemia
   4. D Increased incidence of pancreatic carcinoma
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   Answer: C. Hypercalcemia KPSC final key, 048/2024 Q35

5. Q49 Community Medicine

   What is the analysis to be done to compare whether there is a significant difference in the mean hemoglobin measurement between boys (n = 100) and an equal number of girls studying in a higher secondary school ?

   1. A z-test
   2. B paired t-test
   3. C chi-square test
   4. D correlation
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   Answer: A. z-test KPSC final key, 048/2024 Q49