Pneumonia
- Previous year questions on Pneumonia 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.
- 28 live questions in Pneumonia.
- 3 of 28 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2018, 2019.
- Medicine is worth about 33 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 5 Sept 2026.
Q1.a 70 year old woman refused to take influenza vaccine , developed flu. death happened 1 week after pneumonia.most common cause of post influenza pneumonia
- Astaphylococcus aureus✓ Correct answer
- Bmeasles
- Clegionella
- Dcmv
Q2.CURB 65 criteria include all except
- AAge more than or equal to 65
- BRR more than 30/min
- CSystolic BP more than 90mmHg✓ Correct answer
- DBUN level more than 7mmol/L
Q3.A non smoker patient has the presence of alveolar exudate. He presented with flu like symptoms which were followed by radiological evidence of consolidation in the lung. Which of the following is the likely organism to be seen?
- AStreptococcus pneumoniae
- BStaphylococcus aureus✓ Correct answer
- CPseudomonas aeruginosa
- DKlebsiella pneumoniae
Q4.The most common pathogens responsible for nosocomial pneumonia in ICU are
- AGram positive organisms
- BGram negative organisms✓ Correct answer
- CMycoplasma
- DVirus
Q5.The most common causative organism causing lobar pneumonia is
- AStaphylococcus aureus
- BStreptococcus pyogenes
- CStreptococcus pneumonia✓ Correct answer
- DHemophilus influenza
Q6.MC cause of atypical pneumonia?
- AMycoplasma pneumoniae✓ Correct answer
- BKlebsiella pneumoniae
- CHemophilus influenzae
- DChlamydia
Q7.The risk groups for pneumococcal pneumonia includes all of the following except:
- AChronic renal failure
- BLymphoma
- COld Age
- DThalassemia✓ Correct answer
Q8.All of the following are true about aspiration pneumonia except:
- AAspiration of 20-30 mL of contents with pH < 2.5 is required
- BFungal infection is the common cause of pneumonia✓ Correct answer
- CPosterior segment of the right upper lobe is most commonly affected in the recumbent position
- DAspiration responsible for 5-15% of community acquired pneumonia
Q9.Which of the following drug is commonly used for community acquired pneumonia in OPD?
- AVancomycin
- BCeftriaxone
- CAzithromycin✓ Correct answer
- DStreptomycin
Q10.Which of the following is the most commonly used drug for management of community acquired pneumonia?
- AVancomycin
- BCeftriaxone
- CAzithromycin✓ Correct answer
- DStreptomycin
Answer key
Q1: A. staphylococcus aureus; Q2: C. Systolic BP more than 90mmHg; Q3: B. Staphylococcus aureus; Q4: B. Gram negative organisms; Q5: C. Streptococcus pneumonia; Q6: A. Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Q7: D. Thalassemia; Q8: B. Fungal infection is the common cause of pneumonia; Q9: C. Azithromycin; Q10: C. Azithromycin.
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