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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN ENT' And exam conducted in the year 2018. And Question paper code was '009/2018/OL'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was 'A'. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.
B:-Non organic hearing loss
C:-Unilateral severe sensorineural hearing loss
D:-Presbyacusis
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question59:-All are true about Ludwig's angina except
A:-Steroid is the mainstay of treatment
B:-Dental caries accounts for 80% of cases
C:-Trismus and odynophagia are common
D:-Tracheostomy may be needed in some cases
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question60:-Kashima surgery is done in
A:-Laryngotracheal stenosis
-Atrophic rhinitis
C:-Meniere's disease
D:-Bilateral vocal cord paralysis
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question61:-All are indications for cochlear implantation except
A:-Presbyacusis
Congenital bilateral profound SNHL in young child
C:-Acquired bilateral profound SNHL with good speech
D:-Bilateral severe CHL with good speech in an adult
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question62:-Gold standard for objective measurement of nasal obstruction
A:-Nasal endoscopy
Acoustic rhinometry
C:-Coronal CT scan
D:-Rhinomanometry
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question63:-Candidate not suitable for allergen immunotherapy
A:-Strongly positive skin prick test
B:-Multiple allergens
C:-Unresponsiveness to intranasal corticosteroids
D:-Severe allergic symptoms
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question64:-Biopsy of nasal lesion on histopathology showing non-caseating granuloma with epithelioid cells surrounded by
lymphocytes, fibroblasts and calcified inclusion bodies. There was diffuse violaceous discoloration of nasal skin, expansion of
nasal bridge and granular appearance of nasal mucosa. Probable diagnosis
A:-Wegener's granulomatosis
B:-Stewart's granuloma
:-Rhinoscleroma
D:-Sarcoidosis
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question65:-Following is NOT a treatment option in malignant otitis externa
A:-Hyperbaric oxygen
-Parenteral ceftazidime
C:-Subtotal petrosectomy
D:-Oral Rifampicin
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question66:-Healed otitis media refers to all EXCEPT
A:-Hyaline degeneration of middle ear submucosa
-Dimeric tympanic membrane
C:-Cholesterol granuloma
D:-Bony sclerosis
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question67:-All are etiological factors implicated in Otosclerosis except
A:-Persistent viral infection
B:-Autosomal recessive inheritance with variable penetrance
C:-Autoimmunity to collagen
D:-Defect in genetic expression