Schizophrenia
- Previous year questions on Schizophrenia 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.
- 19 live questions in Schizophrenia.
- 1 of 19 questions carries a verified exam year: 2018.
- Psychiatry is worth about 6 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 27 Aug 2026.
Q1.Blood of 45 yrs old male shows increase HVA. This pt is most likely to show
- APCC
- BSchizophrenia✓ Correct answer
- CDepression
- DParkinson's ds
Q2.Somatic passivity is seen in?
- ADepression
- BHypomania
- CBody dysmorphic disorder
- DParanoid Schizophrenia✓ Correct answer
Q3.As per DSM minimum period for which symptoms should be present before a diagnosis of schizophrenia can be made is
- A4 months
- B1 month
- C3 weeks
- D6 months✓ Correct answer
Q4.Good prognosis in schizophrenia is indicated by -
- ASoft neurological signs
- BAffective symptoms✓ Correct answer
- CEmotional blunting
- DInsidious onset
Q5.Most common cause of premature death in schizophrenia is?
- ADrug toxicity
- BNosocomial infection
- CHomicide
- DSuicide✓ Correct answer
Q6.'First rank 'symptoms of Schneider's' schizophrenia include all except
- ADepersonalization✓ Correct answer
- BRunning commentary of ones thoughts
- CPrimary delusion
- DSomatic passivity
Q7.Good prognostic factor in schizophrenia is
- AEarly age of appearance
- BMale sex
- CPresence of negative symptoms
- DPrecipitating factors✓ Correct answer
Q8.“Anhedonia” seen in schizophrenia is linked to which of the following neurotransmitter abnormality?
- ASerotonin
- BNorepinephrine✓ Correct answer
- CGlutamate
- DGABA
Q9.A first rank symptom of schizophrenia is all Except
- AAmbivalence✓ Correct answer
- BRunning commentary
- CThought insertion
- DSomatic passivity
Q10.The term schizophrenia was coined by
- AErich muir
- BSigmund freud
- CBleuler✓ Correct answer
- DEmil kraeplin
Answer key
Q1: B. Schizophrenia; Q2: D. Paranoid Schizophrenia; Q3: D. 6 months; Q4: B. Affective symptoms; Q5: D. Suicide; Q6: A. Depersonalization; Q7: D. Precipitating factors; Q8: B. Norepinephrine; Q9: A. Ambivalence; Q10: C. Bleuler.
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