Tumours of the CNS
- Previous year questions on Tumours of the CNS 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.
- 41 live questions in Tumours of the CNS.
- 4 of 41 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.In children which of the following virus has been implicated in the pathogenesis of choroid plexus tumour?
- ASimian virus 40✓ Correct answer
- BHIV
- CHerpes simplex
- DHepatitis B
Q2.All of the following are features of pilocytic astrocytoma Except
- ARosenthal fibres
- BEosinophilic granular bodies
- CMicrocalcifications✓ Correct answer
- DHair like projections
Q3.Most common primary for brain metastasis is which of the following?
- ALung cancer✓ Correct answer
- BHead and neck cancer
- CProstate cancer
- DBreast cancer
Q4.Tumour arising from Rathke's pouch is
- AMeningioma
- BGlioma
- CCraniopharyngioma✓ Correct answer
- DEpendymoma
Q5.Tumor arises from embryonic neural cells?
- AFibrous astrocytoma
- BNeuroglioma
- CEpendymoma
- DMedulloblastoma✓ Correct answer
Q6.The most common site of brain metastasis is
- ACerebrum✓ Correct answer
- BCerebellum
- CMedulla oblongata
- DPons
Q7.Most common site of intracranial metastasis is from primary carcinoma of
- ABreast
- BLungs✓ Correct answer
- CStomach
- DTestes
Q8.Which of the following is the most common tumour associated with neurofibromatosis in a child?
- AJuvenile myelomonocytic leukemia✓ Correct answer
- BAcute lymphoblastic leukemia
- CAcute monocytic leukemia
- DAcute myeloid leukemia
Q9.Highly vascular tumor of brain and spinal cord in adults:
- AMetastasis
- BPilocytic astrocytoma
- CHemangioblastoma✓ Correct answer
- DCavernous malformation
Q10.Most common cause of Carcinomatous meningitis -
- ACarcinoma breast✓ Correct answer
- BCarcinoma lung
- CCarcinoma gut
- DMalignant melanoma
Answer key
Q1: A. Simian virus 40; Q2: C. Microcalcifications; Q3: A. Lung cancer; Q4: C. Craniopharyngioma; Q5: D. Medulloblastoma; Q6: A. Cerebrum; Q7: B. Lungs; Q8: A. Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia; Q9: C. Hemangioblastoma; Q10: A. Carcinoma breast.
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