Myocarditis and the Cardiomyopathies
- Previous year questions on Myocarditis and the Cardiomyopathies for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the 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.
- 34 live questions in Myocarditis and the Cardiomyopathies.
- 5 of 34 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018, 2019.
- Medicine is worth about 33 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.Which of the following murmur increases on standing
- AMitral stenosis
- BMitral regurgitation
- Chypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy✓ Correct answer
- Dventricular septal defect
Q2.Rapid high-frequency fluttering of anterior mitral valve leaflets during diastole on 2D ECHO is characteristically seen with
- AMitral regurgitation
- BTricuspid regurgitation
- CPulmonary regurgitation
- DAortic regurgitation✓ Correct answer
Q3.Stunning of myocardium without any acute coronary syndrome is:-
- ASubendocardial infarction
- BRestrictive cardiomyopathy
- CTakotsubo cardiomyopathy✓ Correct answer
- DTransmural infarction
Q4.Normal angiography but severe hypokinesia of LV wall is seen in
- AHOCM
- BRestrictive cardiomyopathy
- CDCM
- DTako Tsubu cardiomyopathy✓ Correct answer
Q5.Characteristic feature of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy is:-
- AAsymmetric septal hypertrophy of septum✓ Correct answer
- BIncreased size of atria
- CIncreased size of ventricle
- DNormal myofiber arrangement
Q6.The ground glass ventricular septum is seen in
- ATOF
- BHOCM✓ Correct answer
- CTGA
- DCHF
Q7.which of the following murmurs will increase with valsalva ?
- AMR
- BVSD
- CAS
- DHOCM✓ Correct answer
Q8.which of the following is not a component of NAXOS syndrome ?
- Awooly hair
- Blipomatous skin✓ Correct answer
- Chyperkeratosis of palms
- Darrhythmogenic right ventricular hypertrophy
Q9.Which of the following murmurs increase with Valsalva maneuver?
- AMR
- BVSD
- CAS
- DHypertrophic cardiomyopathy✓ Correct answer
Q10.A man who is chronic alcoholic will develop which type of cardiomyopathy
- AHypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- BRestrictive cardiomyopathy
- CDilated cardiomyopathy✓ Correct answer
- DPericarditis
Answer key
Q1: C. hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy; Q2: D. Aortic regurgitation; Q3: C. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Q4: D. Tako Tsubu cardiomyopathy; Q5: A. Asymmetric septal hypertrophy of septum; Q6: B. HOCM; Q7: D. HOCM; Q8: B. lipomatous skin; Q9: D. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Q10: C. Dilated cardiomyopathy.
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