Chest Radiograph Fundamentals
- Previous year questions on Chest Radiograph Fundamentals for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Radiology 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.
- 9 live questions in Chest Radiograph Fundamentals.
- Radiology is worth about 6 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 27 Aug 2026.
Q1.Air bronchogram in Chest- Xray is found in all except
- APleural effusion✓ Correct answer
- BConsolidation
- CPulmonary oedema
- DAlveolar cell carcinoma
Q2.Nipple shadows in chest xray characteristically have a sharp
- AMedial margin
- BLateral margin✓ Correct answer
- CSuperior margin
- DInferior margin
Q3.What is the normal cardiothoracic ratio in children?
- A30-35%
- B40-45%
- C50-55%✓ Correct answer
- D60-65%
Q4.Superior rib notching is not associated with which of the enlisted conditions?
- AHyperparathyroidism
- BMarfan syndrome
- CBlalock-Taussig shunt✓ Correct answer
- DSystemic lupus erythematosis
Q5.Right heart border is mainly formed by
- ARight atrium✓ Correct answer
- BSuperior vena cava
- CRight ventricle
- DInferior vena cava
Q6.Right anterior oblique view of chest X–ray true is/are – a) Cassette near right shoulderb) Cassette near left shoulderc) Arch of Aorta best seend) Left atrial enlargement can be diagnosede) Mitral & tricuspid valves better seen
- Aad✓ Correct answer
- Bc
- Cac
- Dab
Q7.Which of the following does not form left border of heart?
- APulmonary vein✓ Correct answer
- BLeft ventricle
- CAortic arch / notch
- DPulmonary trunk
Q8.Right hemithorax with right side shift of mediastinum is due to -
- ACollapse of Rt lung✓ Correct answer
- BRight side hemothorax
- CHydrothorax Rt sided
- DBronchiectasis
Answer key
Q1: A. Pleural effusion; Q2: B. Lateral margin; Q3: C. 50-55%; Q4: C. Blalock-Taussig shunt; Q5: A. Right atrium; Q6: A. ad; Q7: A. Pulmonary vein; Q8: A. Collapse of Rt lung.
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