Tumours of the Ear
- Previous year questions on Tumours of the Ear 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.
- 14 live questions in Tumours of the Ear.
- ENT is worth about 10 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.All are true about Glomus body tumor except -
- AAlso k/a chemodectoma
- BAlso k/a paraganglioma
- CCommon in older age
- DBrain Metastasis is common✓ Correct answer
Q2.Schwannomas of 8th cranial nerve most common site is?
- APetrous bone
- BIntracanalicular✓ Correct answer
- CCisternal
- DCerebellopontine angle
Q3.True about cerebello pontine angle tumor are :
- ATinnitus
- BDiplopia
- CLost corneal reflex
- DAll the above✓ Correct answer
Q4.A 60 yr old lady presented with mild hearing loss & pulsatile tinnitus of right ear. Otoscopy revealed following findings. Most probable diagnosis is
- AAcoustic neuroma
- BGlomus tumor✓ Correct answer
- CSquamous cell carcinoma
- DAural Polyp
Q5.Neurofibromatosis type 2 is associated with:
- AB/L acoustic neuroma
- BCafe-au-lait spots
- CChromosome 22
- DAll✓ Correct answer
Q6.What will be the most likely diagnosis in a 70 year old male with hypo-aesthesia of external auditory meatus (Histelberg's sign positive)?
- AMastoiditis
- BBells palsy
- CVestibular schwannoma✓ Correct answer
- DMiddle ear cholesteatoma
Q7.Fisch classification is used for classifying which of the following malignancy?
- AParaveebral tumours
- BGlomus tumor✓ Correct answer
- CSynol sarcomas
- DRetroperitoneal tumours
Q8.Schwannoma most commonly involves the:
- AVestibular part of VIII nerve✓ Correct answer
- BCochlear part of VIII nerve
- CVagus
- DHypoglossal
Q9.The most common tumour of cerebellopontine angle is
- AMeningioma
- BAcoustic neuroma✓ Correct answer
- CNeurofiroma
- DNone of the above
Q10.Earliest symptom of acoustic neuroma is:
- AFacial weakness
- BUnilateral sensorineural deafness✓ Correct answer
- CReduced corneal reflex
- DCerebellar signs
Answer key
Q1: D. Brain Metastasis is common; Q2: B. Intracanalicular; Q3: D. All the above; Q4: B. Glomus tumor; Q5: D. All; Q6: C. Vestibular schwannoma; Q7: B. Glomus tumor; Q8: A. Vestibular part of VIII nerve; Q9: B. Acoustic neuroma; Q10: B. Unilateral sensorineural deafness.
Other topics in ENT
- Ear Embryology and Congenital Malformations
- External Ear Anatomy
- Middle Ear Anatomy
- Mastoid Anatomy
- Inner Ear Anatomy
- External Ear Disease
- Middle Ear Disease
- CSOM Types and Cholesteatoma
- CSOM: Management and Complications
- Otosclerosis
- Meniere's Disease
- Vertigo and Vestibular Disorders
- Facial Nerve Anatomy
- Facial Nerve Palsy and Related Disorders
- Eustachian Tube
- Hearing Physiology and Tuning Fork Tests
- Audiometry and Special Hearing Tests
- Deafness and Hearing Rehabilitation
- Nasal Anatomy
- Paranasal Sinus Anatomy
- Nasal and Sinus Physiology
- Epistaxis
- Congenital and Acquired Nasal Disorders
- Rhinitis
- Nasal Septal Disorders and Polyposis
- Nasal and Facial Injuries
- Tumours of the Nose and PNS
- Sinusitis and Related Complications
- Pharyngeal Anatomy and Physiology
- Adenoids
- Tonsils
- Pharyngeal Abscesses
- Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
- Laryngeal Anatomy and Physiology
- Stridor and Congenital Laryngeal Anomalies
- Disorders of Voice and Speech
- Laryngeal Carcinoma
- Tracheostomy and Foreign Bodies of the Air and Food Passages
- ENT Instruments