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Test Booklet Series B

TEST BOOKLET
HOMEOPATHY

Time Allowed: Two Hours

Maximum Marks: 200

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Dulcamara is incompatible before or after administering which one of the following drugs?
(a) Acetic acid
(b) Acetic acid and Belladonna
(c) Acetic acid, Belladonna and Lachesis
(d) Acetic acid, Lachesis and Natrum sulph.
Match List-I (Medicine) with List-II (Keynote) and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists :
List-I (Medicine)
List-II (Keynote)
A. Camphora
1. Leucorrhoea preventing pregnancy
B. Caulophylum
2. Sequelae of measles
C. Thuja occ.
3. Coition prevented by extreme sensitiveness of vagina
D. Lycopodium
4. Coition prevented by extreme dryness of vagina
(a)

A
2

B
1

C
3

D
4

(b)

A
2

B
1

C
4

D
3

(c)

A
1

B
2

C
4

D
3

(d)

A
4

B
3

C
1

D
2

Match List-I (Symptoms) with List-II (Medicine) and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists :

List-I (Symptoms)
A.Haemorrhage of black blood from all the
out lets of the body
B. Haemorrhage long continued; longing for
sour things
C.Haemorrhage after extraction of teeth
D.Haemorrhage from any part, black blood,
viscid, clotted, forming into long black
strings hanging from the bleeding surface
(a)

A
1

B
2

C
3

D
4

(b)

A
2

B
1

C
4

D
3

(c)

A
3

B
2

C
1

D
4

(d)

A
4

B
1

C
3

D
2

List-II (Medicine)
1.Cinchona
2.Crocus sativa
3.Bovista
4.Sulphuric acid

Consider the following symptoms

1 "Stool, partly expelled, recedes
2. Much urging, but inability to expel
3. Stool lies in rectum without urging until there be a large accumulation
4. Stool hard as stone
Which of the symptoms given above is/are helpful in selecting Sanicula as the remedy for
constipation ?
(a) 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4.
(d) 1 only
To treat pseudo syphilis cases successfully, Hahnemann advised to begin treatment with
(a) Anti-syphilitic remedy
(b) Anti-psoric remedy
(c) Anti-sycotic remedy
(d) Anti-tubercular remedy
Homoeopathic aggravation is due to
(a) Primary action of medicine
(b) Secondary action of medicine
(c) Large doses of medicine
(d) Incorrect selection of medicine
A person comes with a small piece of straw (foreign body) in one of his eyes.Which one of
the following is correct ?
(a) He should be prescribed Aconite nap
(b) The case should be managed as per instructions in footnote to Aphorism 7 of Organon of Medicine
related to causa occasionalis
(c) The repertory should be consulted and the indicated drug be given
(d) Belladonna should be prescribed
50 millisimal scale is described in which edition of Organon of Medicine ?
(a) Ist edition
(b) IInd edition
(c) Vth edition
(d) VIth edition
Hering's law of cure is depicted in Kent 's philosophy under
(a) 8 observation
(b) 9 observation

(c) 10 observation.
(d) 11 observation
The interpretation of Kent 's twelfth observation states that,
(a) the medicine must be let alone
(b) the medicine must be antidoted at once
(c) the medicine was only a superficial remedy
(d) the medicine has been too late
What happens when the two dissimilar diseases of different strength meet in a living
organism?
(a) The weaker one will suspend the stronger one
(b) Both of them will co-exist with their manifestations
(c) They will be curing each other
(d) The stronger one will suspend the weaker one
The highest ideal of cure is
(a) slow, gentle and permanent restoration of health
(b) slow, vigorous and temporary restoration of health
(c) rapid, gentle and temporary restoration of health
(d) rapid, gentle and permanent restoration of health
"The removal of the totality of symptoms means the removal of the disease." This concept
is reflected in
(a) Aphorism 10 of Organon of Medicine
(b) Aphorism 15 of Organon of Medicine
(c) Aphorism 17 of Organon of Medicine.
(d) Aphorism 20 of Organon of Medicine
When is the need to repeat the first prescription ?
(a) When there is aggravation of the existing symptoms
(b) When there is presence of additional new symptoms
(c) When there is amelioration of the symptoms
(d) When amelioration comes to a standstill
Which of the following miasms has the symptom-desire for cold food?
(a) Psora
(b) Sycosis
(c) Syphilis
(d) Tubercular
In case of homoeopathic aggravation, we should
(a) antidote the medicine
(b) wait and watch .
(c) prescribe a complementary medicine
(d) repeat the medicine immediately in lower potency
Immunodeficiency occurs in the following diseases except
(a) Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
(b) Systemic lupus erythromatosus
(c) Ataxia-Telangiectasia
(d) Goodpasture's syndrome
The modus operandi of homoeopathic medicines is explained in Organon of Medicine,,in
Aphorism
(a) 26
(b) 25
(c) 29
(d) 39
Which one of the following does not belong to "Causa Occasionalis" ?
(a) Strong smelling flowers cause syncope
(b) Imperforate anus of infants.
(c) Dyspnoea from dust exposure
(d) Pthisis after chest injury
Mental diseases are
(a) psoric in origin
(b) psudo-psoric in origin

(c) syphilitic in origin

(d) psudo syphilitic in origin
If psychotherapy is initially administered to the psychosomatic patients, it will cause
(a) aggravation
(b) homoeopathic aggravation
(c) amelioration
(d) amelioratton followed by aggravation
In homoeopathy, a process which brings about a quantitative reduction in the drug
substance but a qualitative increase in its medicinal or therapeutic property is known
(a) Potentisation
(b) Succession
(c) lonisation
(d) Dilution
Which one of the following is the treatment of choice for recurrent / sub-acute
appendicitis ?
(a) Belladonna
(b) Rust tox
(c) Lycopodium
(d) Iris tenax
Consider the following statements
1.10minims of tincture and 90 minims of alcohol give centesimal potency.
2. 6 minims of tincture and 99 minims of dilute alcohol, the drug power of tincture being 1/6 give lst
centesimal potency.
3 Preparation of mother tincture consists in three steps viz, estimation of plant moisture content,
maceration and percolation.
4. Drugs like Buforana, Murex, Apis, Phytolacca, Helleborus and Naja, all belong to animal kingdom.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) l and 3
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 4 only
Match List-I (Medicine) with List-II (Source of Medicine) and select the correct answer using the
codes given below the lists
List-I (Medicine)
List-II (Source of Medicine )
A. Aranea Diadema
1. Orange Spider
B. Mygale Lasiodora
2. Spanish Spider
C. Tarentula Hispanica
3. Papal-cross Spider
D. Theridion. c
4. Black Cuban Spider
(a)

A
3

B
2

C
4

D
1

(b)

A
1

B
4

C
2

D
3

(c)

A
3

B
4

C
2

D
1

(d)

A
1

B
2

C
4

D
3

The arch of aorta lies behind the

(a) lower half of manubrIum sterni
(b) xiphoid process of sternum
(c) middle one third of manubrium sterni
(d) jugular notch
Which rib of our body is more oblique?
(a) Ist rib
(b) 2nd rib

(c) 9th rib

(d) 10th rib
Consider the following
1.Pacinian corpuscle
2.Krause's corpuscle
3.Meissner's corpuscle
4.Ruffini's corpuscle
Which of the above are nerve endings ?
(a) 1 2 and 4
(b) 2 3 and 4
(c) 1 2 and 3
(d) 1 3 and 4
Which nerve is called musician nerve?
(a) Radial nerve
(b)Ulnar nerve
(c) Median nerve
(d) Sciatic nerve
The spinal cord in an adult ends at the level of
(a) Lumbar 1
(b) Lumbar 4
(c) Lumbar 5
(d) Sacral 1
In infants, defecation often follows a meal due to
(a) Gastro-ileal reflex
(b) Gastro-colic reflex
(c) Entero-gastric reflex
(d) Increased levels of circulating CCK
Skin pigmentation is found in
(a) Addison's disease
(b) Cushing's disease J
(c) Conn's syndrome
(d) Adreno-genital syndrome
Specific gravity of blood rises
(a) when excessive water is lost from the body
(b) in the event of severe haemorrhage
(c) after injection of saline into the veins
(d) when large quantity of water is taken
In electrocardiogram, which limb is used as an earth connection ?
(a)Left leg
(b) Right leg
(c)Right arm
(d)Left arm
Consider the following hormones :
1.Calcitonin
2.Oxytocin
3.Vasopressin
4.Prolactin
Which of the hormones given above are released by pituitary gland ?
(a) 2 and 3
(b)1 and 3
(c)1, 2 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4
Hepatitis B is caused by
(a) R.N.A. virus
(b) D.N.A. virus .
(c) Mycoplasma
(d) Rickettsia
Aschoff giant cells are found in
(a) Rheumatoid arthritis

(b) Rheumatic fever

(c) Hodgkin's disease
(d) Sarcoidosis
Which one of the following enzymes is deficient in diabetes mellitus?
(a) Glyco kinase
(b) Insulin
(c) Hexo kinase
(d) Phosphorylase
For the diagnosis of Hodgkin's Lymphoma,during histological examination, one should
confirm the presence of
(a) Reed-sternberg cells
(b) Lymphocyte
(c) Shikata cells
(d) Macropolycytes
On which one of the following does the erythrocyte sedimentation rate depend ?
(a) Fibrinogen content of the blood
(b) Prothrombin content of the blood
(c) Quantity of cellular element of the blood
(d) Platelet count
Cancer cells derive their energy primarily from
(a) Aerobic glycolysis
(b) Anaerobic glycolysis
(c) Utilisation of nitrogen
(d) Utilisation of carbohydrates
In a suspected case of prostatic enlargement, which one of the following procedure is likely
to confirm the diagnosis ?
(a) Urine examination
(b) Rectal examination
(c) Ultrasonography .
(d) Measuring water intake and output of urine
Which one of the following is not a feature of Nephrotic syndrome ?
(a) Albuminuria
(b) Hyperlipide
(c) Oedema
(d) Decreased urine output
Which one of the following structures in the neck is most likely to be mistaken for a
carcinomatous lymph node ?
(a) Stemomastoid tendon
(b) Laryngeal cartilage
(c) Thyroid gland
(d) Greater cornu of the hyoid bone
A man aged about 59 suffering from polyurea, polyphagia, polydypsia and progressive
emaciation visits his physician for a proper diagnosis. Which one of the following is the
most likely diagnosis ?
(a) Prostatic Hypertrophy c malignancy
(b) Diabetes insipidus
(c) Diabetes mellitus
(d) Diabetic acidosis
Atherosclerosis is inversely proportional to
(a) LDL level
(b) VLDL level
(c) Chylo micron level
(d) HDL level
Which one of the following is the cause of sudden loss of vision in a patient with diabetic
retinopathy ?
(a) Cataract
(b) Glaucoma
(c) Vitreous Haemorrhage
(d) Papilloedema

Consider the following features

1. Severe vertigo
2. Engorged pulsatile neck vein
3. Unconsciousness
4. Enlarged tender liver
5. Pedal edema
Which of the above features are helpful for the confirmation of C.C.F. ?
(a) l and 4
(b) 2,4and 5
(c) l and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
A patient with a history of peptic ulcer presented with sudden onset of severe pain in upper
abdomen. Routine blood examination and straight X-ray of the abdomen showed
1. Marked tenderness over upper abdomen
2. Absence of bowel sounds
3. Leucocytosis
4. Gas shadow under the diaphragm
Which of the above confirm/(s) the diagnosis of peptic perforation ?
(a) l and 2
(b) l and 3
(c) 4 only
(d) 2 and 3
Which one of the following is diagnosed by employing angiography ?
(a) Angina
(b) Blockage in coronary arteries
(c) Myocarditis
(d) Pericarditis
Match List- I (Waves in an ECG) with List-II (Normal Values) and select the correct answer
using the codes given below the lists
List-I (Waves in ECG )
List-II (Normal Values )
A. Normal septal Q waves
1.
0.04-0.10 second
B. PR interval
2.
< 0.02 second
C. QRS interval
3.
0.12-0.20 second
D. Normal R in VI
4.
< 0.4 mV
(a)

A
4

B
1

C
3

D
2

(b)

A
2

B
3

C
1

D
4

(c)

A
4

B
3

C
1

D
2

(d)

A
2

B
1

C
3

D
4

Directions:The following 8 (Eight) items consist of two statements; one labelled as the 'Assertion (A)' and the
other as 'Reason(R)'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to
these items using the codes given below:
Codes.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
Assertion (A): Thuja is the king of antisycotic remedies.
Reason (R) : Thuja can cure each and every type of warts at each and every locations.

Assertion (A): The object of Materia Medica is to formulate the symptom register.
Reason (R) : In the process of cure, a physician tries to analyse the data from the
symptom register to match the portrait of disease with that of drug.
Assertion (A): Toxicological cases can be successfully treated by homocopathic medicines.
Reason (R) : Toxicological action is more of a chemical action than a dynamic action.
Belladonna is a proven prophylactic against Japanese Encephalitis(J.E)
Reason (R) : Belladonna is a viricidal agent and kills the J.E. virus.
Assertion (A): Belladonna is a medicine for inflammation.
Reason (R) : Atropin being the active principle of Belladonna,can act as a surrogate
Assertion (A): The most common cause of female sterility is failure to ovulate.
Reason (R) : The female sterility can result from salpingitis which in the past was a common outcome
of gonococcal infection.
Assertion (A): Staphysagria is a frequently indicated remedy for honeymoon cystitis.
Reason (R) : Staphysagria alters the pH value of urine.
Assertion (A): Hamamelis and Millefolium belong to same family.
Reason (R):Hamamelis and Millefolium are antihaemorrhagic medicines.
Match List-I (Topics) with List-II(Aphorisms of the Fifth Edition of Organon of Medicine) and select the
correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List-I (Topics)
List-II (Aphorisms of the
A. Idiosyncrasies
1.
27-28
B. Kind of symptoms for Choice of remedy
2.
210-230
C. Mental diseases
3.
l53
D. Therapeutic law of nature
4.
116, 117
(a)

A
4

B
3

C
2

D
1

(b)

A
2

B
3

C
1

D
4

(c)

A
4

B
1

C
2

D
3

(d)

A
2

B
1

C
4

D
3

Match List-I (Rubric) with List-II (Chapter) and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists
List-I (Rubric)
List-II (Chapter)
A. Theorizing
1. Head
B. Baldness
2. Nose
C. Amaurosis
3. Mind
D. Epistaxis
4. Eye
(a)

A
4

B
1

C
3

D
2

(b)

A
3

B
2

C
4

D
1

(c)

A
4

B
2

C
3

D
1

(d)

A
3

B
1

C
4

D
2

'Delusion' is explained as false

(a) thinking
(b) belief.

(c) dream
(d) memory
Which one of the following is used for grading or evaluation of the medicines in Kent 's
Repertory?
(a) Recording
(b) Confirmation by reproving
(c) Verification upon the sick
(d) Research
In which chapter of the Kent 's Repertory is the rubric affectionate found ?
(a) Generalities
(b) Head
(c) Mind
(d) Chest
In which chapter of the Kent 's Repertory is the sensation of formication in anus found?
(a) Stool
(b) Rectum
(c) Stomach
(d) Generalities
Consider the following statements
1. Hahnemann's Materia Medica Pura as left by him had six volumes
2. Synthetic repertory by Barthel and Klunker has three volumes.
3. Allen's Encyclopaedia has 12 volumes
4. Hering's guiding symptoms has 10 volumes.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
(a) 1,2;3and 4
(b) l and 4
(c) 2,3 and 4
(d) 1,2 and 3
In which chapter of the Kent 's Repertory is rubric indolence found?
(a) Head
(b) Generalities
(c) Mind
(d) Sleep
In which chapter of the Kent 's Repertory is bloody spitting found ?
(a) Respiration
(b) Expectoration
(c) Chest
(d) Cough
In which chapter of the Kent 's Repertory, the rubrics phimosis and paraphimosis are
found?
(a) Mind
(b) Skin
(c) Generalities
(d) Genitalia
Which one of the following is the correct remedy for caries of fibula?
(a) Acid fluoricum
(b) Silicea
(c) Hepar sulph
(d) Calendula
Kent's Repertory is a type of
(a) Synthetic Repertory
(b) General Repertory
(c) Regional Repertory
(d) Particular Repertory
Von Boenninghausen generalised the symptoms by adopting
(a) the doctrine of analogy
(b) the general symptoms
(c) the conceptual image of the patient
(d) the common symptom

Match List-I (Symptoms) with List-II (Medicines) and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists
List-I (Symptoms)
List-II (Medicines)
A. Ardent
1. Merc.
B. Hypocrisy
2. Ign.
C. Inconsistency
3. Phos.
D. Precocity
4. Nux v.
(a)

A
2

B
3

C
4

D
1

(b)

A
4

B
1

C
2

D
3

(c)

A
2

B
1

C
4

D
3

(d)

A B C D
4 3 2 1
Pulsus alternance, clinically encountered as alternate large and small pulse without any
change or rhythm; is suggestive of
(a) left ventricular failure
(b) right ventricular failure
(c) respiratory failure
(d) congestive cardiac failure
Which one of the following causes pseudochronic diseases ?
(a) Maintaining cause
(b) Fundamental cause
(c) Sycosis
(d) Syphilis
Ipecacuanha roots have
(a) transverse constrictions or fissures externally
(b) smooth external surface
(c) longitudinal ridges
(d) spiral ridges on surface
Match List-I (Causative factors) with List-Il (Diseases produced) and select the correct answer using
the codes given below the lists
List-I (causative Factors)
List-II (Diseases Produced)
A. Entamoeba histolytica
1. Syphilis
B. Leishmania donovani
2. Ankylostomiasis
C. Treponema pallidum
3. Amoebiasis
D. Hookworms
4. Kala azar
(a)

A
3

B
4

C
1

D
2

(b)

A
1

B
2

C
3

D
4

(c)

A
3

B
2

C
1

D
4

(d)

A
1

B
4

C
3

D
2

What is the most common mode of transmission of leprosy ?

(a) Skin to skin contact
(b) Insect vectors

(c) Through fomites

(d) Droplet infection
Match List-I (Organisms) with List-II (Type of cells they
the codes given below the lists :
List-I (Organisms)
A. Plasmodium vivax
1.
B. Trophozoites of Toxoplasma gondii
2.
C. Plasmodium falciparium
3.
D. Plasmodium malariae
4.
(a)

A
4

B
3

C
2

D
1

(b)

A
2

B
3

C
4

D
1

(c)

A
4

B
1

C
2

D
3

(d)

affect) and select the correct answer using

List-II (Type of cells they affect)

All the cells except and ovale non-nucleated erythrocytes
Immature erythrocytes
Only senescent erythrocytes
Prefers younger erythrocytes but invades red cells of all ages

A B C D
2 1 4 3
Coma is not commonly associated with the ingestion of large doses of
(a) Antihistamines
(b) Phenothiazines
(c) Tricyclic antidepressants
(d) Muscarine
Which of the following are used for the detection of seminal stains ?
1. Takayama test
2. Barberio's test
3. Florence . test
4. Acid phosphatase test
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1 2 and 3
(b) 2 3 and 4
(c) 1 3 and 4
(d) 1 2 and 4
Which one of the following causes Carcinoma cervix ?
(a) Herpes implex type
(b) Pap virus
(c) Ebstain bar virus
(d) Adeno virus
Which of the following may be caused an infant because of the deficiency of folicacid during
first trimester of pregnancy?
(a) Cretinism, CHD, Nephrotic syndrome
(b) Spina bifida, Anencephaly,Encephalocele
(c) Diabetes mellitus, Indian childhood
(c) cirrhosis, Pancreatitis
(d) Cushing's syndrome, Retinitis pigmentosa, Wilson's syndrome
Which one of the following is the most common site of tubal pregnancy in the fallopian tube
?
(a) Ampulla
(b) Interstitial portion
(c) Isthmus
(d) Fimbrial portion
Which one of the following is the most common type of ovarian malignancy ?
(a) Serous cystadeno carcinoma
(b) Brenner's tumour
(c) Dysgerminoma
(d) Mucinous adeno carcinoma

Endometrial cancer most commonly presents as

(a) abnormal vaginal bleeding
(b) bowel obstruction
(c) foul vaginal discharge
(d) pelvic pain
Consider the following causes of hirsutism in females
1.Polycystic ovaries
2.Adrenal hyperplasia
3.Familial
4. Pregnancy
Which of the causes given above are correct ?
(a) l 3and 4
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Consider the following features :
1. Rise of FSH levels
2. Rise in LH levels
3. Hot flushes and night sweats
4. Increased vaginal lubrication
Which of the above features point out to menopausal syndrome ?
(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) l,3and 4
(c) 2,3and 4
(d) 1,2and 4
Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
(a) Thyroglossal cyst moves upward with the protrusion of tongue.
(b) In a case of head injury, bleeding from nose occurs in fracture of the anterior fossa.
(c) Dislocation of spine without fracture can occur only in the dorsal spine.
(d) In the passive SLR test if pain appears below 40, 0 it suggests impingement of PID on a nerve
root.
Healing of a skin wound by first intention results in
(a) a small amount of granulation tissue and scar
(b) an intense inflammatory response
(c) contracture
(d) keloid
Colicky nature of pain around umbilicus and marked tenderness in right iliac fossa,
accompanied or followed by nausea, vomiting, anorexia, pyrexia with constipation are the
diagnostic features of
(a) acute peritonitis
(b) acute appendicitis
(c) acute regional ileitis
(d) acute cholecystitis
Consider the following statements
The papillary thyroid carcinoma is characterised by
1. slow growing.
2. common lymphnode spread
3. being multicentric
4. metastasis to bone in early stages
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
(a) 1 2 and 3
(b) 2 3 and 4
(c) 1 2 and 4
(d) l 3 and 4
Consider the following features
1. Bossing of head
2. Retarded growth
3. Late milestones
4. X-ray of wrist joint

Which of these features is/are helpful in confirming the Rickets?

(a) l and 2
(b)1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) l and 4
Match List-I (X-Ray features) with List-II (Disease condition) and select the correct answer using the
codes given below the lists
List-I (X-Ray features)
List-II (Disease condition)
A. Sentinel Loop
1.
Ischaemic colitis
B. Skip Lesions
2.
Ulcerative colitis
C. Thumb print
3.
Acute pancreatitis
D. Pipe stem
4.
Chronic disease
(a)

A
3

B
4

C
1

D
2

(b)

A
1

B
2

C
3

D
4

(c)

A
3

B
2

C
1

D
4

(d)

A B C D
1 4 3 2
Where does rigor mortis start from ?
(a) Heart
(b) Kidney
(c) Stomach
(d) Eye
Koplik's spots are pathognomonic of
(a) Chicken pox
(b) Dengue
(c) Measles .
(d) Addison's disease
Eosinophilia is not a characteristic feature of
(a) Hodgkin's lymphoma
(b) Mycosis fungoides
(c) Rheumatoid arthritis
(d) Steroid therapy
The angle of Louis is
(a) used in measuring genu valgus
(b) the angle between the neck and shaft of the femur
(c) the angle of femoral triangle
(d) used in counting ribs
Poison Hemlock is the common name of
(a) Cicuta Virosa
(b) Conium maculatum
(c) Rhus tox
(d) Cimicifuga
Marasms of Abrotanum is characterized by
(a) Marasmus of neck
(b) Marasmus of lower extremities
(c)Marasmus of breast
(d)Marasmus of whole body
Which of the following medicines should be prescribed to a female-2lyears of age, newly
married, has burning micturition and has to sit for a long period to pass urine with marked
irritation at the genitals ?
(a) Cantharis
(b) Staphisagria'

(c) Nitric acid

(d) Sulphur
Inordinate craving for meat in children of tuberculosis parentage is characteristic of
(a) Magnesia carb
(b) Magnesia mur
(c) Antim crud
(d) Sulphur
Traumatic chronic neuritis, neuralgia of stump after amputation, burning and stinging pains
are characteristics of
(a) Ledum Pal
(b) Staphisagria
(c) Allium Cepa
(d) Hypericum
Which one of the following medicines is indicated for the symptom : suicidal tendency on
seeing knife or blood ?
(a) Arsenic Alb.
(b) Aurum Met.
(c) Natrum Sulph.
(d) Alumina.
Pain at conclusion of urination is a characteristic of
(a) Berberis V.
(b) Cantharis
(c) Sarsaparilla
(d) Lycopodium
Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
(a) Aqaricus affects left shoulder and right hip joint
(b) Hamamelis is the aconite of arterial capillary system
(c) Abrotanum can cure marasmus of lower limbs
(d) In epilepsy indicating cuprum met., aura begins in the knees and ascends
Which one of the following does not belong to the pathogenesis of Mezereum ?
(a) Aggravation of complaints at night
(b) Ulcers with thick whitish yellow scabs
(c) Teeth decay especially at the edges of the gums
(d) Bad effects of vaccination
Profuse perspiration after acute disease with relief of all sufferings is the peculiar symptom
of
(a) Mercurius
(b) Psorium
(c) Sulphur.
(d) Syphilinum
Decided aversion to coitus (both sexes) is found in
(a) Sepia
(b) Lycopodium
(c) Graphites
(d) Selenium
Great indignation about things done by oneself or by others is a characteristic of
(a) Aurum met
(b) Staphisagria
(c) Lycopodium
(d) Gelsimium
Which one of the following drugs is required by a girl in her teens with nervous exhaustion
who suffers from incessant and violent fidgety feeling in feet or lower extremities and
moves them constantly ?
(a) Helleborus
(b) Kali Bromatum
(c) Sulphur
(d) Zincum Metallicum
Which one of the following is not a symptom of Euphrasia in respect of menses ?
(a) Early

(b) Scanty
(c) Short-duration
(d) Painful
A child suffering from acute tonsillitis is presented with the symptoms of throat pain
associated with pain in ears which got aggravated by warm drinks and better by cold
drinks. Which one of the following is the likely remedy ?
(a) Merc. Sol.
(b) Belladonna
(c) Arsenic album
(d) Phytolacca
Abdominal colic of colocynth is ameliorated by
(a) Bending double
(b) Bending backward
(c) Bending sidewise
(d) Standing erect
Which one of the following is the correct order that matches with the sequential order of
'amelioration from coffee', 'aggravation from coffee' and 'desire for coffee'?
(a) Ignatia, Angustura, Chamomilla
(b) Angustura, Ignatia, Chamomilla
(c) Ignatia, Chamomilla, Angustura
(d) Chamomilla, Ignatia, Angustura
Which one of the following renal stones does not cast shadow in plain x-ray ?
(a) Oxalate
(b) Urate
(c) Phosphate
(d) Cystine
Consider the following symptoms
1. Bad effects from loss of sleep
2. Nausea, vomiting from riding in carriage
3. Gall stones with pain under right shoulder blade
4. Excessive prostration at menstrual nisus
Which of these are the guiding symptoms of Cocculus indica?
(a) l,3 and 4
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1,2 and 3
Consider the following symptoms :
1. Rheumatism and dysentery alternate
2. Sexual desire absent in thin people
3. Headache preceded by blindness
4.Round ulcers of stomach
Which of the above features is/are found in Kali Bichromicum ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) l only
(c) 1,3and 4
(d) 2and 4
Which of the symptoms given below is/are helpful for confirmation of phosphorus as the
remedy?
1. Anxiety for health of
2. Desires salt, ice-cream, chocolates
3. fair, fat, flabby
4. Sleeps on right side .
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
(a) 3 only
(b) 1 2 and 4
(c) 1 and 3
(d) None
Match List-I (Medicine) with List-II(Guiding Mental Attributes) and select the correct
answer using the codes given below the list

List-I (Medicine)
A. Tuberculinum
B. Lycopodium
C. Causticum
D. Aurum Met.

1.
2.
3.
4.

(a)

A
1

B
4

C
3

D
2

(b)

A
3

B
4

C
1

D
2

(c)

A
2

B
3

C
4

D
1

(d)

A
4

B
3

C
1

D
2

List-II (Guiding Mental Attributes)

Sympathetic nisus
Melancholic
Cosmopolitan
Greedy