Appendix
- Previous year questions on Appendix for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Surgery 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.
- 49 live questions in Appendix.
- 2 of 49 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018, 2019.
- Surgery is worth about 25 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.In case of appendicitis, if the pain is exacerbated on medial rotation of the thigh, the position of appendix is in
- APelvis✓ Correct answer
- BPreileal region
- CParacaecal region
- DMidinguinal region
Q2.Ochsner-Sherren regimen is used in?
- Achronic pancreatitis
- Bappendicular perforation
- Cappendicular mass✓ Correct answer
- Dappendicular abscess
Q3.What is the T/t of pt with carcinoid tumor of appendix of size more than 2 cm -
- ARight hemicolectomy✓ Correct answer
- BAppendicectomy
- CAppendicectomy + abdominal CT scan
- DAppendicectomy + 24 hrs urinary HIAA
Q4.ALVARADO score 2 defines:
- ATemperature
- BLeukocytosis✓ Correct answer
- CTenderness in left iliac fossa
- DMigratory pain
Q5.False about pseudomyxoma peritonei is:
- AOmental biopsy for diagnosis
- BRefractory to drugs✓ Correct answer
- CHyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy is treatment option
- DMost commonly associated with appendiceal tumor
Q6.IOC for acute appendicitis in children
- AUSG✓ Correct answer
- BMRI
- CCECT
- DX ray
Q7.The most common complication following appendicectomy is
- AIntraabdominal abscess
- BIleus
- CAdhesive intestinal obstruction
- DWound infection✓ Correct answer
Q8.Attempts to straighten out a flexed thigh cause great pain in a patient with appendicitis. This is due to the position of the appendix near which muscle?
- AAdductor magnus
- BBiceps femoris
- CGluteus maximus
- DPsoas major✓ Correct answer
Q9.Best diagnostic investigation for acute appendicitis in children is:
- AMRI
- BCECT
- CUSG✓ Correct answer
- DX-ray.
Q10.Alvarado scoring in appendicitis includes all except:
- AMigratory right iliac fossa pain
- BNausea
- CElevated temperature
- DLeucopenia✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: A. Pelvis; Q2: C. appendicular mass; Q3: A. Right hemicolectomy; Q4: B. Leukocytosis; Q5: B. Refractory to drugs; Q6: A. USG; Q7: D. Wound infection; Q8: D. Psoas major; Q9: C. USG; Q10: D. Leucopenia.
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- Shock and Transfusion Medicine
- Surgical Instruments and Sutures
- Minimal Access Surgery: Access, Insufflation and Complications
- Paediatric General Surgery
- Trauma: Scoring, Investigations and Assessment
- Trauma: Spinal, Thoracic and Abdominal Injuries
- Breast: Anatomy, Congenital and Benign Disorders
- Breast Carcinoma: Risk Factors and Types
- Investigation of Breast Disease
- Breast Carcinoma: Staging, Prognosis and Molecular Subtypes
- Breast Carcinoma: Treatment
- Benign Thyroid Lesions
- Malignant Tumours of the Thyroid
- Parathyroid Glands
- Adrenal Glands
- Oesophagus: Congenital, Motility and Inflammatory Disorders
- Oesophagus: GERD and Carcinoma
- Stomach and Duodenal Disorders
- Gastric Carcinoma
- Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
- Small Bowel Disorders
- Large Bowel Disorders
- Colorectal Polyps and Carcinoma
- Rectum
- Anal Canal and Perianal Disorders
- Hernia
- Benign Liver Conditions
- Benign Liver Tumours
- Malignant Liver Tumours
- Gallbladder Disorders
- Biliary Tract and Bile Ducts
- Spleen
- Endocrine Tumours of the Pancreas
- Pancreatic Congenital Anomalies and Acute Pancreatitis
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Pancreatic Carcinoma
- Congenital Renal Disorders and Urinary Calculi
- Renal Infections and Tumours
- Ureters and Urinary Bladder
- Prostate
- Penis and Urethra
- Scrotum and Testes
- Head Injury
- Hydrocephalus and CSF Diversion
- Oral Cavity and Salivary Glands
- Neck Swellings and Cervical Lymphadenopathy
- Burns
- Wound Healing, Tissue Repair and Scarring
- Flaps, Grafts and Reconstruction
- Thorax and Lungs
- Ischaemic Arterial Disease
- Aneurysms, Arterial Dissections and Vascular Malformations
- Venous Disorders
- Lymphatic Disorders
- Benign Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Swellings
- Cutaneous Malignancies