Histopathology Techniques and Special Stains
- Previous year questions on Histopathology Techniques and Special Stains for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Pathology 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.
- 33 live questions in Histopathology Techniques and Special Stains.
- 3 of 33 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2020.
- Pathology is worth about 25 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.Which of the following is the best stains for fungus?
- AMucicarmine
- BMethenamine silver✓ Correct answer
- CAlcian blue
- DHematoxylin and eosin
Q2.Myelin is stained by
- AWarthin-Starry
- BVon Kossa
- CRomanowski stain
- DBielschowsky staining✓ Correct answer
Q3.Flow cytometry is used to
- AAntibody response T lymphocytes
- BSeparate blood cells from whole blood
- CDistinguish between leukocytes✓ Correct answer
- DTo get differential leukocyte count
Q4.Which is used as Fungal Stain in tissue biopsy sections?
- APAS✓ Correct answer
- BAlizarin red
- CLPCB
- DMasson Trichrome
Q5.Ocular basement membrane is stained by
- AAlcian blue
- BGiemsa stain
- CMethylene blue
- DPeriodic acid-Schiff✓ Correct answer
Q6.40 yr old male presented with cirrhosis. Special stain used here is
- AAlcian blue
- BPerls Prussian blue✓ Correct answer
- CMasson Fontana
- DVon kossa
Q7.All of the following special histology stains are used to demonstrate H. pylori in gastric biopsies, except:
- AFite's stain✓ Correct answer
- BGiemsa stain
- CWahin-Starry stain
- DModified Steiner's stain
Q8.Which of the following is not a cross-linking fixative?
- AOsmium tetroxide
- BGlutaraldehyde
- CMethanol✓ Correct answer
- DFormaldehyde
Q9.The surgical registrar successfully performs a testicu!lar biopsy and hands over the specimen to the attend!ing nurse. The sister asks you how to send the speci!men to the pathologist. What fluid will you tell the sister to put the specimen in?
- A95% ethanol
- BZenker's solution
- CBouin's solution✓ Correct answer
- D10% formalin
Q10.About intraoperative histopathological analysis, all are true except:
- AGives an immediate definitive diagnosis of tumor✓ Correct answer
- BUsed for detecting positive margins after resection
- CUsed to confirm suspected metastasis
- DSentinel lymph node biopsy in breast carcinoma is an example
Answer key
Q1: B. Methenamine silver; Q2: D. Bielschowsky staining; Q3: C. Distinguish between leukocytes; Q4: A. PAS; Q5: D. Periodic acid-Schiff; Q6: B. Perls Prussian blue; Q7: A. Fite's stain; Q8: C. Methanol; Q9: C. Bouin's solution; Q10: A. Gives an immediate definitive diagnosis of tumor.
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