Disorders of Voice and Speech
- Previous year questions on Disorders of Voice and Speech for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the ENT 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.
- 150 live questions in Disorders of Voice and Speech.
- 4 of 150 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2018.
- ENT is worth about 10 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 3 Sept 2026.
Q1.Type I thyroplasty is for
- AVocal cord Medialization✓ Correct answer
- BVocal cord Lateralization
- CVocal cord shortening
- DVocal cord lengthening
Q2.Which of the following is true regarding Singer's nodule?
- ALaser therapy is treatment of choice
- BIt occurs at junction of anterior 1/3rd and posterior 2/3rd✓ Correct answer
- CRequires excision as its potentially malignant
- DMost common symptom is pain
Q3.After laryngectomy, dynamic oesophageal voice is produced from
- APharynx
- BPharyngoesophageal segment✓ Correct answer
- CTrachea
- DBuccal mucosa
Q4.Which one of the following lesion is dangerous to life?
- ABilateral adductor paralysis
- BBilateral abductor paralysis✓ Correct answer
- CCombined nerve paralysis
- DSuperior laryngeal nerve palsy
Q5.Most common benign lesion of vocal cord in pediatric age group is
- AGranular cell tumor
- BChondroma
- CJuvenile papillomatosis✓ Correct answer
- DSolitary papilloma
Q6.All are true regarding Reinke's oedema except?
- AUsually caused by vocal abuse
- BThere is collection of oedema fluid in the subepithelial space
- CThere is asymmetrical swelling of vocal cords✓ Correct answer
- DVocal cord stripping is the treatment
Q7.In bilateral recurrent Laryngeal nerve palsy which of the following is seen?
- AHoarseness, dysponea and stridor
- BDysponea and stridor with normal voice✓ Correct answer
- CInhalation of food and feeble voice
- DHoarseness and dysponea
Q8.Rhinolalia clausa occurs in all except
- ANasopharyngeal polyp
- BNasopharyngeal carcinoma
- CCleft palate✓ Correct answer
- DNasopharyngeal angiofibroma
Q9.What is the symptom of a person with unilateral abductor paralysis:
- ADyspnoea on exertion
- BTransient hoarseness✓ Correct answer
- CHusky voice
- DInspiratory stridor
Q10.Most common cause of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy is:
- ABronchogenic carcinoma
- BThyroid surgery✓ Correct answer
- CMediastinal tumors
- DPancoast tumor
Answer key
Q1: A. Vocal cord Medialization; Q2: B. It occurs at junction of anterior 1/3rd and posterior 2/3rd; Q3: B. Pharyngoesophageal segment; Q4: B. Bilateral abductor paralysis; Q5: C. Juvenile papillomatosis; Q6: C. There is asymmetrical swelling of vocal cords; Q7: B. Dysponea and stridor with normal voice; Q8: C. Cleft palate; Q9: B. Transient hoarseness; Q10: B. Thyroid surgery.
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