Hernia
- Previous year questions on Hernia 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.
- 13 live questions in Hernia.
- 1 of 13 questions carries a verified exam year: 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.Howship-Romberg sign seen in
- AInguinal hernia
- BFemoral hernia
- CSpigelian hernia
- DObturator hernia✓ Correct answer
Q2.Hernia not related to abdominal wall:-
- AAmyand's hernia
- BRichter's hernia
- CLittle's hernia
- DPeterson hernia✓ Correct answer
Q3.An interparietal hernia at the level of arcuate line and lateral border of rectus is called
- ASpigelian hernia✓ Correct answer
- BLumbar hernia
- CRichter's hernia
- DEpigastric hernia
Q4.During laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair a tacker was accidently placed below and lateral to the ilio-pubic tract. Postoperatively the patient complained of pain and soreness in the thigh. This is due to the involvement of:
- ALateral cutaneous nerve of thigh✓ Correct answer
- Bllioinguinal nerve
- CGenital branch of genitofemoral nerve
- DObturator nerve
Q5.You are examining a direct inguinal hernia in a 45 year old man. On examination the swelling is doughy in consistency and dull on percussion. The swelling is reducible but reduction is difficult towards the end. What is your diagnosis?
- ACystocele
- BEnterocele
- CEpiplocele✓ Correct answer
- DHydrocele
Q6.Which of the following is true about Richter hernia?
- AContains Meckel diverticulum
- BContains vermiform appendix
- CContains a portion of circumference of intestine.✓ Correct answer
- DIt is a direct hernia with indirect component.
Q7.True about hernia -
- AExternal abdominal hernia is common
- BDirect hernia usually acquired
- CStrangulation is common in femoral hernia
- DAll✓ Correct answer
Q8.The following are the risk factors for inguinal hernia: a) Family history of inguinal hernia b) Weight lifter c) COPD d) Female e) Obesity
- Abcde
- Babce✓ Correct answer
- Cacde
- Dabde
Q9.Truss cannot prevent progression of which type of inguinal hernia -
- ASliding✓ Correct answer
- BLittres
- CIndirect
- DDirect
Q10.A patient undergone emergency laparotomy and Ileostomy closure done after 3 months then he developed swelling in the ileostomy region with Cough impulse. This is known as
- ALumbar hernia
- BIncisional hernia✓ Correct answer
- CSpigelian hernia
- DParastomal hernia
Answer key
Q1: D. Obturator hernia; Q2: D. Peterson hernia; Q3: A. Spigelian hernia; Q4: A. Lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh; Q5: C. Epiplocele; Q6: C. Contains a portion of circumference of intestine; Q7: D. All; Q8: B. abce; Q9: A. Sliding; Q10: B. Incisional hernia.
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