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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 Materia Medica' And exam conducted in the year 2023. And Question paper code was '069/2023/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.
Question35:-Hering says : "To call a carbuncle a surgical disease is the greatest
absurdity. An incision is always injurious and often fatal. A case has never been lost
under the right kind of treatment, and it should always be treated by internal
medicine only"
A:-Arsenicum album
B:-Anthracinum
C:-Pyrogen
D:-Secale cornutum
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question36:-Similar : to, Veratrum album, both have diarrhoea, colic, vomiting,
coldness and craving for acids
A:-Antimonium tartaricum
B:-Camphor
C:-Cuprum metallicum
D:-Nitric acid
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question37:-Children not easily impressed when antim tart seems indicated in
coughs, require
A:-Dulcamara
B:-Hepar sulph
C:-Antimonium arsenicosum
D:-Croton tiglium
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question38:-Affects the cartilages, tarsal, ears, nose, eustachian; the structures
entering into joints
A:-Argentum metallicum
B:-Arnica montana
C:-Calendula
D:-Ruta graveolens
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question39:-Laughing excites cough
A:-Argentum metallicum
B:-Drosera rotundifolia
C:-Phosphorous and stannum
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question40:-Emaciation, progressing every year; most marked in lower extremities
A:-Abrotanum