Kerala PSC · 2015 · Question paper 81/2015

KPSC Assistant Surgeon / CMO question paper 81/2015 (2015) with answers

Kerala PSC question paper 81/2015 was the exam for Assistant Surgeon / Casualty Medical Officer, Medical Officer (Factories and Boilers), Assistant Insurance Medical Officer, Health Services, Factories and Boilers, Insurance Medical Services, held on 25-04-2015. The practice bank has 80 of its medical questions: 75 with the answer exactly as in the KPSC final answer key, and 5 that KPSC deleted, kept as labelled practice questions. General Medicine was the biggest subject in this paper, with 25 questions (31%). The paper had 100 questions; the 80 medical ones are in the bank.

Paper code

81/2015

Post

Assistant Surgeon / Casualty Medical Officer, Medical Officer (Factories and Boilers), Assistant Insurance Medical Officer

Department

Health Services, Factories and Boilers, Insurance Medical Services

Exam date

25-04-2015

In the bank

80 questions

Official PDFs

Question paper · Final answer key

Subject split of 81/2015

• General Medicine25
• Surgery10
• Orthopaedics8
• Paediatrics5
• Community Medicine5
• Forensic Medicine4
• Psychiatry4
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology4
• Dermatology4
• Anaesthesiology4
• Radiation Oncology2
• Physiology1
• Microbiology1
• Pharmacology1
• Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation1
• Emergency Medicine1

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 Orthopaedics

   Which of the following is not a component of rotator cuff?

   1. A Supraspinatus
   2. B Infraspinatus
   3. C Teres major
   4. D Teres minor
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   Answer: C. Teres major KPSC final key, 81/2015 Q1

2. Q2 General Medicine

   Perichondrium is absent in:

   1. A Cricoid cartilage
   2. B Articular cartilage
   3. C Cuneiform cartilage
   4. D Nasal cartilage
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   Answer: B. Articular cartilage KPSC final key, 81/2015 Q2

3. Q10 Paediatrics

   All is true about Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy, Except:

   1. A It is a metabolic myopathy
   2. B X-linked and usually fatal by 30 yrs of age
   3. C Dystrophin protein is absent from the muscle
   4. D Dystrophin replaced by Utropin can be helpful in this condition
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   Answer: A. It is a metabolic myopathy KPSC final key, 81/2015 Q10

4. Q13 Forensic Medicine

   Section 319 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) deals with:

   1. A Grievous hurt
   2. B Hurt
   3. C Injury
   4. D Murder
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   Answer: B. Hurt KPSC final key, 81/2015 Q13

5. Q29 Community Medicine

   In prevention of accidents wearing helmet is:

   1. A Primordial prevention
   2. B Primary prevention
   3. C Secondary prevention
   4. D Tertiary prevention
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   Answer: B. Primary prevention KPSC final key, 81/2015 Q29