History and Ethics of Anaesthesia
- Previous year questions on History and Ethics of Anaesthesia for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Anaesthesia section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 11 live questions in History and Ethics of Anaesthesia.
- Anaesthesia is worth about 6 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 8 Aug 2026.
Q1.The term "balanced anaesthesia" has been given by?
- ASimpson
- BFischer
- CLundy✓ Correct answer
- DMoan
Q2.Who coined term anaesthesia
- AMoon
- BHolmes✓ Correct answer
- CMorgan
- DPriestly
Q3.ETHER DAY is celebrated on
- A20-Oct
- B16-Oct✓ Correct answer
- C20-Nov
- D16-Nov
Q4.Anaesthetic effect of ether was demonstrated by?
- AMorgan
- BPriestly
- CMoon✓ Correct answer
Q5.Stages of anaesthesia was described by:-
- AWTG Moon
- BOliver wendel homes
- CJohn snow
- DGuedel✓ Correct answer
Q6.Stages of anaesthesia were described by Guedel with
- AEther✓ Correct answer
- BChloroform
- CN20
- DHalothane
Q7.Local Anesthetic first used clinically aEUR'
- AProcaine
- BLignocaine
- CBupivacaine
- DCocaine✓ Correct answer
Q8.Who coined term anaesthesia
- AMoon
- BHolmes✓ Correct answer
- CMorgan
- DPriestly
Q9.Stages of Anaesthesia were established by :
- AEther✓ Correct answer
- BNitrous Oxide
- CCyclopropane
- DChloroform
Q10.Ether was first used by
- APriestley
- BMoon✓ Correct answer
- CWells
- DSimpson
Answer key
Q1: C. Lundy; Q2: B. Holmes; Q3: B. 16-Oct; Q4: C. Moon; Q5: D. Guedel; Q6: A. Ether; Q7: D. Cocaine; Q8: B. Holmes; Q9: A. Ether; Q10: B. Moon.
Other topics in Anaesthesia
- Preoperative Assessment of the Patient
- Intraoperative CNS and CVS Monitoring
- Respiratory Monitoring During Anaesthesia
- Devices for Airway Management
- Intubation
- Anaesthetic Breathing Circuits
- The Anaesthesia Machine and Workstation
- Basic and Paediatric Life Support (BLS and PALS)
- ACLS
- Ventilators and O2 Delivery Devices
- Depolarising Neuromuscular Blockers
- Non-Depolarising Neuromuscular Blockers
- Inhaled Anaesthetics: Basic Properties, N2O and Halothane
- Inhaled Anaesthetics: Fluorinated and Inert Agents with Therapeutic Gases
- Intravenous Anaesthesia: Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines and Propofol
- Intravenous Anaesthesia: Etomidate, Ketamine and Day-care Surgery
- Local Anaesthetics: Pharmacology and Properties
- Local Anaesthetics: Individual Agents
- Regional Anaesthesia: Methods and Approaches
- Regional Anaesthesia: Risks and Contraindications
- Peripheral Nerve Blockade
- Anaesthetic Implications of Coexisting Disease
- Anaesthesia in Paediatrics and Obstetrics
- Pain Management: Postoperative, Chronic and Cancer Pain
- Perioperative Anaesthetic Complications