Regional Anaesthesia: Methods and Approaches
- Previous year questions on Regional Anaesthesia: Methods and Approaches 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.
- 38 live questions in Regional Anaesthesia: Methods and Approaches.
- 4 of 38 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018, 2019.
- Anaesthesia is worth about 6 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 19 Aug 2026.
Q1.All are pierced in Lumbar Puncture except
- APost longitudinal ligament✓ Correct answer
- BLigamentum Flavum
- CInterspinous Ligament
- DSupraspinous ligament
Q2.In epidural anaesthesia drug is injected ?
- AOutside the dura✓ Correct answer
- BInside the duramater
- CInside arachnoidmater
- DInside piamater
Q3.Tuohy's needle is used for:
- ASpinal block
- BEpidural block✓ Correct answer
- CSaddle block
- DBrachial plexus block
Q4.An increased dose of spinal anaesthetic is indicated in a patient who has/is
- AAscites
- BIncreased height of the patient✓ Correct answer
- CPregnant
- DObese
Q5.All are methods of regional anaesthesia except -
- ATopical anaesthesia
- BBier's block
- CNerve block
- DTotal intravenous anaesthesia✓ Correct answer
Q6.Spinal anaesthesia in an adult is given at this level:
- AT12-L1
- BL1-L2
- CL3-L4✓ Correct answer
- DL5-S1
Q7.A resident at the emergency department is preparing for a lumbar puncture in a 26 years old female with suspected subarachnoid bleeding. Although she presented with altered sensorium, CT brain was found to be normal. During LP, which structure is pierced after the spinal needle crosses interspinous ligament?
- ALigamentum flavum✓ Correct answer
- BArachnoid membrane
- CAreolar tissue
- DSubarachnoid space
Q8.Last to recover in spinal anaesthesia
- APain
- BMotor
- CProprioception
- DPreganglionic sympathetic✓ Correct answer
Q9.Elderly patient with fracture right hip anesthetic of choice
- ASpinal/epidural✓ Correct answer
- BGeneral
- CLocal infiltration
- DNone of the above
Q10.All of the following drugs can be given in spinal, except
- AMorphine
- BKetamine
- CBupivacaine
- DEtomidate✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: A. Post longitudinal ligament; Q2: A. Outside the dura; Q3: B. Epidural block; Q4: B. Increased height of the patient; Q5: D. Total intravenous anaesthesia; Q6: C. L3-L4; Q7: A. Ligamentum flavum; Q8: D. Preganglionic sympathetic; Q9: A. Spinal/epidural; Q10: D. Etomidate.
Other topics in Anaesthesia
- History and Ethics of 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: 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