NEET PG 2023 Question Paper Biochemistry

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NEET PG 2023
Question Paper
Biochemistry
(Based on Memory Recall)

Q1. A child presented with difficulty in vision on examination cherry red spots were seen
on the macula. There was no organomegaly. Identify the disease.

A) Gaucher disease
B) Hunter disease
C) Tay-sach disease
D) Niemann pick disease

Q2. A child presents with dementia, diarrhea, and dermatitis. Which of the following is
suspected deficiency?

A) Vitamin C
B) Vitamin B3
C) Vitamin B6
D) Vitamin B12

Q3. A child is presented with dermatitis thinning of hair and alopecia. The family give
history of eating raw egg whites for a long time. Which of the following vitamin deficiency
is likely to be.

A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin V12
C) Biotin
D) Iron deficiency

Q4. A child presented with refractory anemia. Below is provided the smear of bone
marrow biopsy of the child. The probable enzyme deficiency is?

A) Beta Glucocerebrosidase
B) 1,4 Alpha glucosidase
C) Hexosaminidase A
D) Hexosaminidase B

Q5. There is a history of village people consuming a crop as a staple diet. Many of the
villagers are now presenting with paresis and are using a stick to stand. Which of the
following vitamins would help?

A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin D
C) Vitamin C
D) Vitamin K

Q6. A family consuming predominantly polished rice would present with which of the
following vitamin deficiency ? Match the vitamin deficiency with the investigation used to
detect the deficiency ?

A) Riboflavin with Glutathione reductase
B) Pyridoxine with Xanthurenic acid
C) Riboflavin with Transketolase
D) Thiamine with Transketolase

Q7. When there is low insulin: Glucagon ratio, which of the following enzymes is
stimulated?

A) Lipoprotein lipase
B) Hormone sensitive lipase
C) Phosphofructokinase I
D) Glycogen synthase

Q8. When do the following micronutrients deficiencies can cause poor wound healing ?

A) Copper
B) Zinc
C) Selenium
D) Iron

Correct answer : A

Q9. The biochemical basis of scurvy is?

A) Impaired collagen synthesis
B) Increased keratinization of epithelium
C) Inhibition of clotting factors
D) Low calcium

Correct answer : A

Q10. A child was fatigued after exercise and the blood sample collected soon after
exercise showed low glucose and lactate level. The probable diagnosis is

A) Mc Ardles disease
B) Von Gierke’s disease
C) Tarui’s disease
D) Anderson’s disease

Correct answer : A

Q11. A 4 year old child has easy fatigability. The mother also complained that the child
was more hungry between meals, and the child recovered after food. Liver examination
revealed no glycogen.

A) Branching enzyme
B) Debranching enzyme
C) Glucose 6 phosphatase
D) Glycogen synthase

Q12. The probable diagnosis is?

A) Scurvy
B) Rickets
C) Phrynoderma
D) Pellagra

Q13. A 14 month old child presented with erythematous scaly and pustular lesions in the
perioral region and diarrhea. The probable mineral deficiency is

A) Copper
B) Iron
C) Zinc
D) Calcium

Q14. A person presented with neurological manifestations mimicking UMN palsy and
sensory neuropathy. The patient was pale and investigations revealed anemia.The
probable micronutrient deficiency is?

A) Vitamin B9
B) Vitamin B12
C) Vitamin B3
D) Vitamin B1

Q15. Respiratory distress syndrome is caused by the deficiency of ?

A) Cephalin
B) Sphingomyelin
C) Lecithin
D) Cardiolipin

Q16. A chronic alcohol had a high NADH : NAD ratio, with normal urea. Which of the
following is expected in this individual?

A) Low lactate
B) High glucose
C) High Urate
D) Low urate

Q17. A child’s urine turns dark on the standing. The probable cause is?

A) Type I tyrosinemia
B) Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria
C) Type II tyrosinemia
D) Alkaptonuria

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