Thorax and Lungs
- Previous year questions on Thorax and Lungs 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.
- 16 live questions in Thorax and Lungs.
- 5 of 16 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
- Surgery is worth about 25 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 27 Aug 2026.
Q1.The most common cause of a pleural effusion is
- ACirrhosis
- BLeft ventricular failure✓ Correct answer
- CPulmonary embolism
- DPneumonia
Q2.During exploration, a patient is found to have a tumor in the thymus that is invading the pericardium and surrounding the left and right phrenic nerves. The pathologist says that appears on frozen section to be a benign thymoma. The surgeon now should
- ARepeat frozen section
- BAttempt as complete a resection as possible✓ Correct answer
- CClose the chest and plan irradiation therapy
- DClose the chest and await permanent sections
Q3.Which of the following conditions can produce hemothorax?
- AMyxoma
- BCongestive heart failure
- CRheumatoid arthritis
- Dmalignancy✓ Correct answer
Q4.which one of the following is not a component of THORACOSCORE ?
- APerformance status
- Bcomplication of surgery✓ Correct answer
- CASA grading
- DPriority of surgery
Q5.Which one of the following is not a component of THORACOSCORE?
- APerformance status
- BComplication of surgery✓ Correct answer
- CASA grading
- DPriority of surgery
Q6.Which of the following incisions is taken for diaphragmatic surgery?
- ATransverse
- BVertical
- CRadial
- DCircumferential✓ Correct answer
Q7.Most common anterior mediastinal tumour?
- AThymoma✓ Correct answer
- BNeurofibroma
- CPericardial cyst
- DBronchogenic cyst
Q8.Most common mediastinal tumor:
- ANeurogenic tumor✓ Correct answer
- BThymoma
- CLymphoma
- DBronchogenic cyst
Q9.Following are true about bronchial cyst except –
- AMostly mediastinal
- B50–70% occur in lungs✓ Correct answer
- CUsually multiloculated
- DAre infected quite often
Q10.Which is the best incision preferred for diaphragmatic surgery?
- ACircumferential✓ Correct answer
- BRadial
- CVertical
- DTransverse
Answer key
Q1: B. Left ventricular failure; Q2: B. Attempt as complete a resection as possible; Q3: D. malignancy; Q4: B. complication of surgery; Q5: B. Complication of surgery; Q6: D. Circumferential; Q7: A. Thymoma; Q8: A. Neurogenic tumor; Q9: B. 50–70% occur in lungs; Q10: A. Circumferential.
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