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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'SENIOR LECTURER IN TUBERCULOSIS AND RESPIRATORY MEDICINE (PULMONARY MEDICINE)' And exam conducted in the year 2018. And Question paper code was '017/2018/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.
Question68:-Most likely diagnosis in an edentulous patient presenting with a cavitating lesion in CXR in all, except
A:-Bronchial obstruction
B:-Pulmonary embolus
C:-Septic embolus
D:-Lung abscess
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question69:-Diagnostic threshold for BAL in nosocomial pneumonia is
A:-10%(5)° CFU/ml
10^(3)` CFU/ml
C:10%(4) * CFU/ml!
0;-` 1076) © CFU/ml
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question70:-Which of the following mycobacteriae is not associated with human infection ?
A:-M.africanum
B:-M.canettii
C:-M.bovis BCG
D:-M.caprae
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question71:-Droplet nuclei are not the mode of transmission among the following diseases
A:-Measles
B:-Tuberculosis
C:-Influenza
D:-Varicella
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question72:-Most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis is
A:-Pleural effusion
B:-Spinal tuberculosis
C:-Genitourinary TB
D:-Lymphnode TB
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question73:-All are true about Xpert-MTB-RIF, except
A:-Nucleic acid amplification test
B:-Sophisticated laboratory needed, not useful in resource poor settings
C:-Simultaneously detects RIF resistance
D:-Specificity 90-100%
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question74:-Diagnostic test of choice in pneumocystis jerovecii, is
A:-Diff-Quick stain
B:-Induced sputum with direct immunofluorescent staining
C:-Wright's stain
D:-Toluidine blue O
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question75:-Mechanism of Bleomycin lung toxicity include all, except
A:-Generation of oxygen free radicals
B:-Direct effects on DNA
C:-Absence of enzyme Bleomycin hydrolase
D:-Inhibition of enzyme Bleomycin hydrolase
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question76:-Which is not correct about omalizumab ?
A:-Recombinant humanised antibody
B:-Dose dependent on serum level of IgE alone
:-Indicated in moderate to severe allergic asthma
D:-Should not be initiated at acute stage of asthma
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question77:-IRIS can occur in all the following conditions in a patient with HIV, except
A:-Mycobacterium tuberculosis
B:-Leishmaniasis
C:-Fungal infections
D:-Bacterial pneumonia