About Congenital Rubella except?

Question 1: All of the following statements are true about Congenital
Rubella except ?
A) It is diagnosed when the infant has IgM antibodies at birth
B) It is diagnosed when IgG antibodies persist for more than 6 months
C) Most common congenital defects are deafness, cardiac malformations and catarct
D) Infection after 16 weeks of gestation results in major congenital
defects
Answer: D) Infection after 16 weeks of gestation results in major
congenital defects

Question 2: Blood specimen for neonatal thyroid screening is obtained on
?
A) Cord blood
B) 24 hours after birth
C) 48 hours after birth
D) 72 hours after birth
Answer: A) Cord blood

Question 3: A child with recurrent urinary tract infections is most
likely to show ?
A) Posterior urethral valves
B) Vesicoureteric reflux
C) Neurogenic bladder
D) Renal and ureteric calculi
Answer: B) Vesicoureteric reflux

Question 4: The appropriate approach to a neonate presenting with vaginal
bleeding on day 4 of life is ?
A) Administration of Vitamin K
B) Investigation for bleeding disorder
C) No specific therapy
D) Administration of 10 ml/kg of fresh frozen plasma over 4 hours
Answer: C) No specific therapy

Question 5: Which one of the following drugs is used for fetal therapy of
congenital adrenal hyperplasia ?
A) Hydrocortisone
B) Prednisolone
C) Fludrocortisone
D) Dexamethasone
Answer: D) Dexamethasone

Question 6: The coagulation profile in a 13-year old girl with
Menorrhagia having von Willebrands disease is ?
A) Isolated prolonged PTT with a normal PT
B) Isolated prolonged PT with a normal PTT
C) Prolongation of both PT and PTT
D) Prolongation of thrombin time
Answer: A) Isolated prolonged PTT with a normal PT

Question 7: All of the following are true about manifestations of vitamin
E deficiency, except ?
A) Hemolytic anemia
B) Posterior column abnormalities
C) Cerebellar ataxia
D) Autonomic dysfunction
Answer: D) Autonomic dysfunction

Question 8: All of the following therapies may be required in a 1-hourold
infant with severe birth asphyxia except ?
A) Glucose
B) Dexamethasone
C) Calcium gluconate
D) Normal Saline
Answer: B) Dexamethasone

Question 9: The most common cause of renal scarring in a 3 year old child
is ?
A) Trauma
B) Tuberculosis
C) Vesicuureteral reflux induced pyelonephritis
D) Interstitial nephritis
Answer: C) Vesicuureteral reflux induced pyelonephritis

Question 10: Which one of the following is the common cause of congenital
hydrocephalus is ?
A) Craniosynostosis
B) Intra uterine meningitis
C) Aqueductal stenosis
D) Malformations of great vein of Galen
Answer: C) Aqueductal stenosis

Question 11: In a child, non-functioning kidney is best diagnosed by ?
A) Ultrasonography
B) IVU
C) DTPA renogram
D) Creatinine clearance
Answer: C) DTPA renogram

Question 12: The most common malignant neoplasm of infancy is ?
A) Malignant teratoma
B) Neuroblastoma
C) Wilm’s tumor
D) Hepatoblastoma
Answer: B) Neuroblastoma

Question 13: The most common presentation of a child with Wilm’s tumor is
?
A) An asymptomatic abdominal mass
B) Haematuria
C) Hypertension
D) Hemoptysis due to pulmonary secondary
Answer: A) An asymptomatic abdominal mass

Question 14: Eisenmenger syndrome is characterized by all except ?
A) Return of left ventricle & right ventricle to normal size
B) Pulmonary veins not distended
C) Pruning of peripheral pulmonary arteries
D) Dilatation of central pulmonary arteries
Answer: A) Return of left ventricle & right ventricle to normal size

Question 15: The most common site of leak in CSF rhinorrhoea is ?
A) Sphenoid sinus
B) Frontal sinus
C) Cribriform plate
D) Tegmen tympani
Answer: C) Cribriform plate

Question 16: Which of the following is the most common renal cystic
disease in infants is ?
A) Polycystic Kidney
B) Simple renal cyst
C) Unilateral renal dysplasia
D) Calyceal cyst
Answer: C) Unilateral renal dysplasia

Question 17: The most common type of total anomalous pulmonary venous
connection is ?
A) Supracardiac
B) Infracardiac
C) Mixed
D) Cardiac
Answer: A) Supracardiac

Question 18: Diagnosis of beta Thalassemia is established by ?
A) NESTROFT Test
B) HbA1 C estimation
C) Hb electrophoresis
D) Target cells in peripheral smear
Answer: C) Hb electrophoresis