OCD and Related Disorders
- Previous year questions on OCD and Related Disorders for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Psychiatry 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.
- 55 live questions in OCD and Related Disorders.
- 2 of 55 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018, 2019.
- Psychiatry is worth about 6 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.A child with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) undergoes imaging of brain. Which of the following structures is likely to show atrophy?
- APutamen
- BCerebellum
- CCaudate nucleus✓ Correct answer
- DGlobus pallidus
Q2.Body dysmorphic disorder can be associated with all except
- ABulimia nervosa
- BMania✓ Correct answer
- COCD
- DAnxiety
Q3.PANDAS are associated with which of the following infection?
- APseudomonas
- BStreptococcus✓ Correct answer
- CStaphylococcus
- DNeisseria
Q4.25 yr old gentleman has repeated thoughts that he has not locked his car door properly, frequently checks it while driving, he repeatedly checks locks in his house. Diagnosis
- AOCD✓ Correct answer
- BOPCD
- CPhobia
- DPersonality disorder
Q5.A 28-year-old taxi driver is chronically consumed by fears of having accidentally run over a pedestrian. Although he tries to convince himself that his worries are silly, his anxiety continues to mount until he drives back to the scene of the "accident" and proves to himself that nobody lies hurt in the street. This behavior is an example of which of the following?
- AA compulsion secondary to an obsession✓ Correct answer
- BAn obsession triggered by a compulsion
- CA delusional ideation
- DA typical manifestation of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Q6.In a child with OCD, MRI will reveal reduced volume (atrophy) of:-
- APutamen
- BGlobus pallidus
- CCaudate nucleus✓ Correct answer
- DCerebellum
Q7.Treatment of choice for OCD :
- ABehavior therapy
- BDrug therapy
- CPsychosurgery
- DCombination of behavior and drug therapy✓ Correct answer
Q8.Drug of choice for OCD
- AFluoxetine✓ Correct answer
- BImipramine
- CDiazepam
- DHaloperidol
Q9.The following modes of therapy may be useful for treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder except:
- AFluoxetine
- BClomipramine
- CBehavior therapy
- DElectroconvulsive therapy✓ Correct answer
Q10.Which of the following treatments cannot used for management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
- ACognitive Behaviour Therapy
- BFluoxetine
- CCarbamazepine✓ Correct answer
- DClomipramine
Answer key
Q1: C. Caudate nucleus; Q2: B. Mania; Q3: B. Streptococcus; Q4: A. OCD; Q5: A. A compulsion secondary to an obsession; Q6: C. Caudate nucleus; Q7: D. Combination of behavior and drug therapy; Q8: A. Fluoxetine; Q9: D. Electroconvulsive therapy; Q10: C. Carbamazepine.
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