Cranial Nerves
- Previous year questions on Cranial Nerves for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Anatomy section of the exam.
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- 73 live questions in Cranial Nerves.
- 3 of 73 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018.
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- Question set last updated 5 Sept 2026.
Q1.If a person has normal musculature but has difficulty swallowing, which nerves should be tested for function?
- AHypoglossal and phrenic
- BHypoglossal and splanchnic
- CGlossopharyngeal and vagus✓ Correct answer
- DSplanchnic and vagus
Q2.Which of the following muscles is supplied by mandibular nerve?
- AMasseter✓ Correct answer
- BBuccinator
- CTensor veli palati
- DPosterior belly of digastric
Q3.The nucleus ambiguus is shared by all of the following cranial nerves except
- AIX
- BX
- CXI
- DXII✓ Correct answer
Q4.Which of the following muscle is supplied by a direct branch from the trunk of mandibular division of trigeminal nerve?
- ATemporalis
- BMedial pterygoid✓ Correct answer
- CLateral pterygoid
- DMassater
Q5.lesion at spinal sensory nucleus of trigeminal nerve leads to loss of ?
- Atouch
- Bposition sensation
- Ccontralateral pain
- Dipsilateral temperature✓ Correct answer
Q6.Which nerve lesion could produce the condition where stimulation of right cornea results in the blinking of the left eye but not the right eye?
- ALeft trigeminal
- BLeft facial
- CRight trigeminal
- DRight facial✓ Correct answer
Q7.Collet-Sicard syndrome is due to the lesion of which of the following cranial nerves?
- A3, 4 and 6
- B5 and 6
- C9, 10, and 11
- D9, 10, 11 and 12✓ Correct answer
Q8.The branches of nasociliary nerve include following except
- AAnterior ethmoidal nerve
- BPosterior ethmoidal nerve
- CSupratrochlear nerve✓ Correct answer
- DInfratrochlear nerve
Q9.A patient is unable to close her right eye. Physical examination reveals weakness of the right orbicularis oculi. Which of the following additional symptoms would likely also be present?
- ABlurred vision
- BHyperacusis✓ Correct answer
- CInability to chew
- DInability to feel the face
Q10.Which of the following branch of CN V3 runs in the mandibular canal?
- AInferior alveolar nerve✓ Correct answer
- BAuriculotemporal nerve
- CLingual nerve
- DBuccal nerve
Answer key
Q1: C. Glossopharyngeal and vagus; Q2: A. Masseter; Q3: D. XII; Q4: B. Medial pterygoid; Q5: D. ipsilateral temperature; Q6: D. Right facial; Q7: D. 9, 10, 11 and 12; Q8: C. Supratrochlear nerve; Q9: B. Hyperacusis; Q10: A. Inferior alveolar nerve.
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