Rhinitis
- Previous year questions on Rhinitis 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.
- 16 live questions in Rhinitis.
- 3 of 16 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2018, 2020.
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- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.Young's operation is done for:
- AAtrophic rhinitis✓ Correct answer
- BVasomotor rhinitis
- CAntrochoanal polyp
- DAllergic rhinitis
Q2.Partial closure of the nostrils is done as management in
- AAtrophic rhinitis✓ Correct answer
- BAllergic rhinitis
- CVasomotor rhinitis
- DOccupational rhinitis
Q3.Partial closure of nose is done in which condition:-
- AAllergic rhinitis
- BAtrophic rhinitis✓ Correct answer
- CVasomotor rhinitis
- DOccupational rhinitis
Q4.Young's operation done in:
- ARhinophyma
- BAtrophic rhinitis✓ Correct answer
- CRhinitis sicca
- DHypertrophic rhinitis
Q5.Woody feeling of the external nose (Hebra nose) is observed in
- ARhinophyma
- BRhinoscleroma✓ Correct answer
- CRhinosporidiosis
- DRhinitis sicca
Q6.Mikulicz cell & Russell bodies are seen in
- ARhinoscleroma✓ Correct answer
- BRhinophyma
- CRhinosporidiosis
- DPlasma cell disorder
Q7.Young's operation is indicated in
- AAtrophic rhinitis✓ Correct answer
- BIdiopathic rhinitis
- CAllergic rhinitis
- DVasomotor rhinitis
Q8.The diagnosis of allergic rhinitis in children is established as they reach the age of
- A2years
- B3years
- C4years
- D6years✓ Correct answer
Q9.Nasal polyps with subcutaneous nodules are seen in-
- AZygomycosis
- BRhinosporidiosis✓ Correct answer
- CSporotrichosis
- DAspergillosis
Q10.All of the following surgical procedures are used for allergic rhinitis except:
- ARadiofrequency ablation of the inferior turbinate
- BLaser ablation of the inferior turbinate
- CSubmucosal placement of silastic in inferior turbinate✓ Correct answer
- DInferior turbinectomy
Answer key
Q1: A. Atrophic rhinitis; Q2: A. Atrophic rhinitis; Q3: B. Atrophic rhinitis; Q4: B. Atrophic rhinitis; Q5: B. Rhinoscleroma; Q6: A. Rhinoscleroma; Q7: A. Atrophic rhinitis; Q8: D. 6years; Q9: B. Rhinosporidiosis; Q10: C. Submucosal placement of silastic in inferior turbinate.
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