General Principles of Poisoning
- Previous year questions on General Principles of Poisoning for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Forensic Medicine 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.
- 15 live questions in General Principles of Poisoning.
- 2 of 15 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2018.
- Forensic Medicine is worth about 10 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 31 Aug 2026.
Q1.Hemoperfusion with charcoal is useful in poisoning with: -
- APhenytoin✓ Correct answer
- BMethyl alcohol
- CLithium
- DEthylene glycol
Q2.Gastric lavage is contraindicated in:
- ASulphuric acid poisoning✓ Correct answer
- BOrganophosphorus poisoning
- CDatura poisoning
- DSalicylate poisoning
Q3.which organ is preserved in strychinine poisoning ?
- Aheart✓ Correct answer
- Bbrain
- Cliver
- Dcsf
Q4.All of the following are combinations of poisoning and their specific antidote except
- AMorphine-Naloxone
- BMercury salts-Dimercaprol
- COrganophosphorous insecticide-atropine✓ Correct answer
- DCopper salts-Penicillamine
Q5.All the following poisons act by inhibiting some enzymes, except:
- ACyanide
- BArsenic
- CParaquat✓ Correct answer
- DZinc Phosphide
Q6.Alkaline diuresis for which poisoning?
- APhencyclidine
- BPhenobarbitone✓ Correct answer
- CAmphetamine
- DMorphine
Q7.A 26 year old female patients presents to emergency with history of consuming hair dye paraphenylenediamine . What shall be the expected outcome in such patient ?
- ABlindness
- BNerve pathology
- CDermatitis
- DRhabdomyolysis✓ Correct answer
Q8.Hemodialysis is may be used for each of the following poisonings except
- AKerosene oil✓ Correct answer
- BBarbiturates
- CAlcohol
- DAspirin
Q9.Ferric chloride test is positive in ?
- APenicillin overdose
- BSalicylate overdose✓ Correct answer
- CDhatura poisoning
- DCannabis poisoning
Q10.Gastric Lavage is contraindicated in poisoining with: (PGI Dec 2008)
- AKerosene✓ Correct answer
- BOrganophosphorus
- CArsenic
- DMorphine
Answer key
Q1: A. Phenytoin; Q2: A. Sulphuric acid poisoning; Q3: A. heart; Q4: C. Organophosphorous insecticide-atropine; Q5: C. Paraquat; Q6: B. Phenobarbitone; Q7: D. Rhabdomyolysis; Q8: A. Kerosene oil; Q9: B. Salicylate overdose; Q10: A. Kerosene.
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