Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Low Grade
- Previous year questions on Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Low Grade 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.
- 18 live questions in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Low Grade.
- 4 of 18 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2018, 2019.
- Pathology is worth about 25 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.Origin of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma is from:-
- AGerminal centre T cell
- BGerminal centre B cell
- CPost germinal centre B cell✓ Correct answer
- DPre germinal centre B cell
Q2.Which of the following is positive in Follicular lymphoma
- ABcl 2✓ Correct answer
- BBcl 6
- CBcl 1
- DNone of the above
Q3.'Hairy cell leukemia' is a neoplastic proliferation of-
- AT.cells
- BB.cells✓ Correct answer
- CMyeloid cells
- DMacrophages
Q4.In Alibert-Bazin syndrome, origin of lymphoma is from:-
- AEosinophil
- BB lymphocyte
- CMonocyte
- DT lymphocyte✓ Correct answer
Q5.Tumor cells in chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) arise from which of the following?
- AMature B cell
- BNaive B cell✓ Correct answer
- CCentrocytes of germinal center
- DProgenitor B-cell
Q6.Mantle cell lymphoma shows
- ACD 5+, CD 25-
- BCD 5+, CD 10+
- CCD 5+, CD 23+
- DCD 5+, CD 23-✓ Correct answer
Q7.All the following MALT lymphomas are related to the following organism except:
- AMALT lymphomas of stomach-H.pylori
- BMALT lymphomas of skin- Bartonella✓ Correct answer
- CMALT lymphomas of eye - Chlamydophila psittaci
- DMALT lymphomas of small intestine - Campylobacter jejuni
Q8.70 year old male presented with 3-months history of generalised weakness. On examination, bilateral axillary lymphadenopathy was noted. Histopathological examination of enlarged lymph node showed effacement of lymph node architecture by diffuse proliferation of small-sized, mature-appearing lymphoid cells. Peripheral blood showed lymphocytosis with presence of CD5-positive and CD23-positive B-cells. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis of this patient?
- ABurkitt leukemia
- BHodgkin lymphoma
- CChronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)✓ Correct answer
- DDiffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)
Q9.Cyclin D1 translocation is seen in ?
- AFollicular lymphoma
- BMantle cell lymphoma✓ Correct answer
- CHodgkin lymphoma
- DMelanoma
Q10.A 70 year old male presented with generalized lymphadenopathy. WBC count was 50,000/mm3 and blood film showed >70% mature looking lymphocytes. Which is the next ideal investigation for clinching the diagnosis?
- ALymph node biopsy
- BPeripheral blood immunophenotyping✓ Correct answer
- CBone marrow aspiration
- DPeripheral blood cytogenetics
Answer key
Q1: C. Post germinal centre B cell; Q2: A. Bcl 2; Q3: B. B.cells; Q4: D. T lymphocyte; Q5: B. Naive B cell; Q6: D. CD 5+, CD 23-; Q7: B. MALT lymphomas of skin- Bartonella; Q8: C. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL); Q9: B. Mantle cell lymphoma; Q10: B. Peripheral blood immunophenotyping.
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