💼 Official Mock Test for: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (CLINICAL & BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES)
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (CLINICAL & BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES) - Screening Mock Test 2026

Category: General Competitive

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⏱️ 100 Mins
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📝 100 MCQs
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🎯 50.0%
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Sample Q1 (Medical Sciences) Difficulty: Medium
Which cranial nerve provides parasympathetic innervation to the thoracic and abdominal viscera up to the splenic flexure?
A Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
B Vagus nerve (CN X)
C Facial nerve (CN VII)
D Accessory nerve (CN XI)
✓ Answer: B - Vagus nerve (CN X)
The Vagus nerve (Cranial Nerve X) supplies extensive parasympathetic motor innervation to the heart, lungs, and gastrointestinal tract up to the distal transverse colon / splenic flexure.
Sample Q2 (Medical Sciences) Difficulty: Easy
In the cardiac conduction system, which structure possesses the fastest intrinsic rate of spontaneous action potential generation?
A Atrioventricular (AV) node
B Bundle of His
C Purkinje fibers
D Sinoatrial (SA) node
✓ Answer: D - Sinoatrial (SA) node
The Sinoatrial (SA) node has the highest intrinsic pacing rate (60-100 bpm) and functions as the primary physiological pacemaker of the human heart.
Sample Q3 (Medical Sciences) Difficulty: Hard
The primary blood supply to the head and neck of the femur, vulnerable to avascular necrosis following femoral neck fractures, is derived mainly from the:
A Medial circumflex femoral artery
B Lateral circumflex femoral artery
C Obturator artery
D Inferior gluteal artery
✓ Answer: A - Medial circumflex femoral artery
The medial circumflex femoral artery provides the principal retinacular blood supply to the femoral head and neck; intracapsular fractures often disrupt these branches leading to avascular necrosis.
Sample Q4 (Medical Sciences) Difficulty: Easy
Which of the following cells in the gastric mucosa secrete hydrochloric acid (HCl) and intrinsic factor?
A Chief (zymogenic) cells
B Parietal (oxyntic) cells
C G cells
D Mucous neck cells
✓ Answer: B - Parietal (oxyntic) cells
Parietal (oxyntic) cells in the fundus and body of the stomach secrete both hydrochloric acid and intrinsic factor essential for vitamin B12 absorption.
Sample Q5 (Medical Sciences) Difficulty: Medium
Injury to the common peroneal (fibular) nerve at the fibular neck characteristically results in:
A Loss of plantar flexion (calcaneovalgus)
B Foot drop with loss of dorsiflexion and eversion
C Loss of sensation on the medial sole
D Weakness in knee extension
✓ Answer: B - Foot drop with loss of dorsiflexion and eversion
The common peroneal nerve wraps around the neck of the fibula; damage impairs the anterior and lateral compartment leg muscles causing foot drop (loss of dorsiflexion) and high-stepping gait.
Sample Q6 (Medical Sciences) Difficulty: Easy
Which hormone is primarily responsible for triggering ovulation by producing a mid-cycle surge in females?
A Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
B Luteinizing hormone (LH)
C Progesterone
D Prolactin
✓ Answer: B - Luteinizing hormone (LH)
A marked pre-ovulatory surge of Luteinizing Hormone (LH), stimulated by sustained high estrogen levels, triggers rupture of the Graafian follicle and release of the ovum.
Sample Q7 (Medical Sciences) Difficulty: Easy
The functional unit of the kidney responsible for ultrafiltration and selective reabsorption is the:
A Glomerulus
B Nephron
C Renal pyramid
D Loop of Henle
✓ Answer: B - Nephron
The nephron is the microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney, consisting of a renal corpuscle and renal tubule system.
Sample Q8 (Medical Sciences) Difficulty: Medium
Which lung volume or capacity CANNOT be measured directly by standard spirometry?
A Vital capacity (VC)
B Residual volume (RV)
C Tidal volume (TV)
D Inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)
✓ Answer: B - Residual volume (RV)
Residual volume (RV), along with Functional Residual Capacity (FRC) and Total Lung Capacity (TLC), cannot be measured by spirometry because air remains in the lungs after maximal expiration.
Sample Q9 (Medical Sciences) Difficulty: Medium
The foramen magnum, hypoglossal canal, and jugular foramen are anatomical apertures located in which cranial bone/region?
A Sphenoid bone
B Temporal bone
C Occipital bone / Posterior cranial fossa
D Ethmoid bone
✓ Answer: C - Occipital bone / Posterior cranial fossa
The foramen magnum and hypoglossal canal are situated in the occipital bone within the posterior cranial fossa (the jugular foramen lies between the occipital and petrous temporal bones).
Sample Q10 (Medical Sciences) Difficulty: Medium
Which factor shifting the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve to the right increases oxygen unloading to tissues (Bohr effect)?
A Decreased temperature
B Increased blood pH (alkalosis)
C Increased PCO2, increased H+ (acidosis), and increased 2,3-BPG
D Decreased 2,3-BPG
✓ Answer: C - Increased PCO2, increased H+ (acidosis), and increased 2,3-BPG
A rightward shift reduces hemoglobin's affinity for oxygen, facilitating oxygen release to metabolically active tissues; it is caused by increased PCO2, acidosis (low pH), hyperthermia, and elevated 2,3-BPG.