Kerala PSC Previous Years Question Paper & Answer

Title : Assistant Professor Physiology and Biochemistry
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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 Physiology and Biochemistry' And exam conducted in the year 2023. And Question paper code was '052/2023/OL'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was ''. 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.

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Excerpt of Question Code: 052/2023/OL

accident and was brought to the casualty. She was unconscious and there was
severe bleeding from her nose. Her CT scan showed severe intracranial
hemorrhage. The symptoms she might experience are depend on the area of the
brain which is most affected. Regarding this situation which of the following
statement is wrong ?

A:-Damage to the angular gyrus in the categorical hemisphere cause
nonfluent aphasia

B:-Damage to the mammillary bodies cause loss of recent memory

C:-Damage to the parietal lobe of the right hemisphere cause unilateral
inattention and neglect

D:-Damage to Broca's area in the categorical hemisphere cause slow speech
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question91:-Which of the following statement is/are true about plain suppression
system ?

i. Electrical stimulation in the periaqueductal gray area can supress many strong
pain signals entering by way of the dorsal spinal roots.

ii. Electrical stimulation in the raphe magnus nucleus can supress many strong pain
signals entering by way of the dorsal spinal roots.

iii. Stimulation of the periventricular nuclei in the hypothalamus lying adjacent to
the third ventricle can supress pain.

iv. Stimulation of medial forebrain bundle in the hypothalamus can supress pain.

A:-Only i, ii and iii

C:-Only i, iii and iv

D:-All the above i, ii, iii and iv
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question92:-Examples of descending cortical control of autonomic output includes
all the below Except

A:-Fear : initiate fight or flight response

B:-Chronic stress : can lead to peptic ulcers from increased gastric acid
secretion

C:-Cognitive activity : can initiate sexual arousal
D:-Hypercapnia : cause increase in the rate of respiration
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question93:-Which of the following statement is/are false about endocochlear
potential ?

i. An electrical potential of about + 40 millivolts exist all the time between
endolymph and perilymph.

ii.Positivity is inside the scala media and negativity is outside.

iii. It is generated by continual secretion of positive potassium ions into the outiside
of scala media by the striae vascularis.

iv. The importance of the endocochlear potentail is that the tops of the hair cells
project through the reticular lamina and are bathed by the endolymph of scala
media, whereas perilymph bathes the lower bodies of hair cells.

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