Infectious and Alcohol-Related Liver Disease
- Previous year questions on Infectious and Alcohol-Related Liver Disease 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.
- 14 live questions in Infectious and Alcohol-Related Liver Disease.
- 1 of 14 questions carries a verified exam year: 2018.
- Pathology is worth about 25 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.Liver biopsy in malaria will have
- AMicroabscesses
- BKupffer cell hyperplasia✓ Correct answer
- CPiecemeal necrosis
- DNon Caseating granuloma
Q2.Granulomatosis hepatitis is not caused by:
- ABlastomycosis
- BMetastatic carcinoma✓ Correct answer
- CTuberculosis
- DCat scratch disease
Q3.The liver biopsy in acute hepatitis due to hepatitis virus is likely to show all of the following, except-
- ABallooning change of hepatocytes
- BGround glass hepatocytes✓ Correct answer
- CFocal or spotty necrosis
- DAcidophil bodies
Q4.Microvesicular type of fatty liver is Seen in the following except
- AAcute fatty liver of pregnancy
- BAlcoholic liver disease✓ Correct answer
- CReye's syndrome
- DPhosphorus intoxication
Q5.Ballooning of hepatocyte is not associated with?
- ANon alcoholic steatohepatitis
- BAlcoholic liver disease
- CAcute viral hepatitis
- DChronic viral hepatitis✓ Correct answer
Q6.Piece meal necrosis on liver biopsy is a feature of -
- AAlcoholic hepatitis
- BIndian childhood cirrhosis
- CChronic active hepatitis✓ Correct answer
- DPrimary alcoholic cirrhosis
Q7.In Chronic Viral Hepatitis:
- AHepatitis A virus infection is a common cause in children
- BMorphological classification into Chronic Active Hepatitis and Chronic Persistent Hepatitis are important
- CFatty change is pathognomonic of Hepatitis C virus infection
- DGrading refers to the extent of necrosis and inflammations✓ Correct answer
Q8.Chronic persistent hepatitis and chronic active hepatitis are differentiated by -
- AAnti-SM
- BCRP
- CArthritis
- DLiver biopsy✓ Correct answer
Q9.A 49-year-old male presents with symptoms that developed following a long weekend of binge drinking. His serum reveals a g-glutamyl transferase (GGT) level of 65 IU/L. A liver biopsy reveals fatty change (steatosis) of numerous hepatocytes. This patient's liver abnormality is most likely the result of
- ADecreased free fatty acid delivery to the liver
- BDecreased production of triglycerides
- CIncreased mitochondrial oxidation of fatty acids
- DIncreased NADH production✓ Correct answer
Q10.Mallory hyaline is seen in -
- AAlcoholic liver disease
- BHepatocellular carcinoma
- CWilson's disease
- DAll✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: B. Kupffer cell hyperplasia; Q2: B. Metastatic carcinoma; Q3: B. Ground glass hepatocytes; Q4: B. Alcoholic liver disease; Q5: D. Chronic viral hepatitis; Q6: C. Chronic active hepatitis; Q7: D. Grading refers to the extent of necrosis and inflammations; Q8: D. Liver biopsy; Q9: D. Increased NADH production; Q10: D. All.
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