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mkdir -p /tmp/workspace/ent-pyq-compilation && ls -la /tmp/workspace/
~/ent-pyq-compilation/build_doc.py
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from docx import Document
from docx.shared import Pt, Inches, RGBColor
from docx.enum.text import WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH
from docx.enum.table import WD_TABLE_ALIGNMENT
from docx.oxml.ns import qn
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run = p.add_run("Covering high-yield ENT questions and repeat concepts from NEET PG (approx. 2016-2025)")
run.italic = True
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def add_disclaimer():
doc.add_heading("Important Note on Sources", level=2)
p = doc.add_paragraph()
p.add_run(
"NBEMS (the exam conducting body) does not officially release NEET PG question papers or answer "
"keys to the public. Every question in this compilation is reconstructed from candidate-recall "
"data published by coaching platforms (PrepLadder, DigiNerve, eGurukul, Crazy Medicine and others) "
"immediately after each exam, cross-checked against standard ENT textbooks (Dhingra, Mohan Bansal, "
"PL Dhingra) for the correct answer and explanation. Exact wording of the original exam item can "
"vary slightly between recall sources, but the tested concept and correct answer are accurate. "
"Items marked [Concept-based / high-yield repeat] are frequently-tested topics reconstructed in "
"standard exam style rather than tied to one specific recalled year, because the same concept has "
"recurred across multiple NEET PG cycles in the last decade."
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doc.add_paragraph()
def add_toc_list(items):
doc.add_heading("Topics Covered", level=2)
for i, it in enumerate(items, 1):
doc.add_paragraph(f"{i}. {it}", style="List Number")
doc.add_page_break()
def add_topic_heading(title):
doc.add_heading(title, level=1)
def add_subheading(title):
h = doc.add_heading(title, level=3)
for run in h.runs:
run.font.color.rgb = RGBColor(0x1F, 0x4E, 0x79)
def add_question(qnum, stem, options, answer_idx, explanation, tag=None):
p = doc.add_paragraph()
run = p.add_run(f"Q{qnum}. {stem}")
run.bold = True
run.font.size = Pt(11)
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for i, opt in enumerate(options):
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op.paragraph_format.left_indent = Inches(0.35)
if i == answer_idx:
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doc.add_paragraph()
# ---------------- CONTENT ----------------
add_title()
doc.add_page_break()
add_disclaimer()
topics = [
"Otology (Ear) - Anatomy, CSOM, Otosclerosis, Vestibular Disorders",
"Audiology - Tuning Fork Tests, Audiometry",
"Rhinology (Nose & Paranasal Sinuses)",
"Pharynx & Oral Cavity",
"Larynx",
"Head & Neck",
"ENT Instruments & Emergencies",
]
add_toc_list(topics)
qn_counter = 0
def nq():
global qn_counter
qn_counter += 1
return qn_counter
# ============ SECTION 1: OTOLOGY ============
add_topic_heading("1. Otology (Ear)")
add_subheading("1.1 Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) & Cholesteatoma")
add_question(nq(),
"A 20-year-old patient presents with recurrent ear discharge. On otoscopic examination, the examiner "
"notes the complete absence of the tympanic membrane. What is the best treatment option?",
["Myringoplasty", "Radical mastoidectomy", "Ossiculoplasty", "Tympanoplasty"],
3,
"Total TM absence with a dry, safe ear and intact/mobile ossicular chain is managed by tympanoplasty "
"(graft repair of the TM, with or without ossicular reconstruction). Myringoplasty alone is for small "
"perforations without ossicular involvement.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(nq(),
"A patient with CSOM has attic erosion with squamous epithelium debris on HRCT temporal bone. Which "
"type of CSOM is this?",
["Tubotympanic (safe) CSOM", "Atticoantral (unsafe) CSOM", "Otosclerosis", "Otomycosis"],
1,
"Attic/marginal perforation with cholesteatoma (keratinizing squamous epithelium) and bone erosion is "
"characteristic of atticoantral (unsafe) CSOM, which carries risk of intracranial and extracranial "
"complications and needs mastoidectomy.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat - asked in multiple recent cycles]")
add_question(nq(),
"Which of the following is NOT a feature of tubercular otitis media?",
["Earache", "Multiple tympanic membrane perforations", "Pale, unhealthy granulation tissue", "Foul-smelling ear discharge"],
0,
"Tubercular otitis media is classically painless despite florid multiple perforations, pale granulations "
"and copious foul discharge - earache is characteristically absent, which is the distinguishing clue from "
"ordinary CSOM.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 5 years]")
add_subheading("1.2 Otosclerosis, Facial Nerve & Miscellaneous Otology")
add_question(nq(),
"A young adult female presents with progressive bilateral conductive hearing loss, tinnitus, and "
"improvement of hearing in noisy environments (paracusis willisii). Otoscopy is normal with a Schwartze "
"sign. What is the diagnosis?",
["Otosclerosis", "Presbycusis", "Meniere disease", "Otitis media with effusion"],
0,
"Otosclerosis classically presents in young adults (often female, worsened by pregnancy) with bilateral "
"conductive hearing loss, paracusis willisii, a normal-looking TM, and a pink flush over the promontory "
"(Schwartze sign) from otospongiotic bone. Treatment of choice is stapedectomy/stapedotomy.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(nq(),
"What is the surgery called that widens the cartilaginous part of the external auditory canal?",
["Meatoplasty", "Tympanoplasty", "Myringoplasty", "Otoplasty"],
0,
"Meatoplasty widens the bony/cartilaginous EAC meatus, typically performed as part of modified radical "
"mastoidectomy to allow aeration and easy postoperative cleaning of the mastoid cavity.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 8 years]")
add_question(nq(),
"The saccule of the membranous labyrinth develops from which part of the otocyst?",
["Saccus anterior", "Saccus posterior", "Pars superior", "Pars inferior"],
3,
"The otocyst divides into a pars superior (gives rise to utricle, semicircular canals) and pars inferior "
"(gives rise to the saccule and cochlear duct).",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 8 years]")
add_question(nq(),
"A 45-year-old woman is diagnosed with right vestibular neuronitis. What is expected on the head impulse "
"test?",
["Normal (no corrective saccade) bilaterally", "Corrective saccade when the head is turned toward the affected (right) side", "Corrective saccade only on the left", "Nystagmus abolished by fixation"],
1,
"In peripheral vestibular hypofunction (vestibular neuronitis), the head impulse test is positive/abnormal "
"on the affected side - a rapid head thrust toward the weak labyrinth produces a catch-up (corrective) "
"saccade, because the vestibulo-ocular reflex on that side is impaired.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 5 years]")
add_question(nq(),
"A patient presents with progressive unilateral sensorineural hearing loss and imbalance. Histopathology "
"of the resected lesion shows Antoni A and Antoni B areas with Verocay bodies. What is the diagnosis?",
["Schwannoma (Vestibular schwannoma/acoustic neuroma)", "Ependymoma", "Meningioma", "Medulloblastoma"],
0,
"Antoni A (compact spindle cells with nuclear palisading forming Verocay bodies) and Antoni B (loose "
"myxoid) areas are the classic histology of a schwannoma - in the cerebellopontine angle this is a "
"vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma), presenting with unilateral SNHL, tinnitus and imbalance.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(nq(),
"A patient with atresia of the external auditory canal needs amplification. Which device is most "
"appropriate since sound cannot travel through the external/middle ear?",
["Bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA)", "Conventional air-conduction hearing aid", "Cochlear implant", "Middle ear implant"],
0,
"In congenital EAC atresia, a conventional air-conduction aid is ineffective because sound cannot reach "
"the middle ear. A bone-anchored hearing aid bypasses the external/middle ear, transmitting sound via "
"bone conduction directly to the cochlea.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat - PYQ discussion series]")
# ============ SECTION 2: AUDIOLOGY ============
add_topic_heading("2. Audiology (Tuning Fork Tests & Audiometry)")
add_question(nq(),
"A 27-year-old male with recurrent ear infection has a central tympanic membrane perforation. Tuning "
"fork test: Rinne negative on the left, positive on the right; Weber lateralises to the left. What is "
"the type and side of hearing loss?",
["Left sensorineural hearing loss", "Right sensorineural hearing loss", "Left conductive hearing loss", "Right conductive hearing loss"],
2,
"Rinne negative (bone conduction better than air conduction) indicates a conductive loss in that ear; "
"Weber lateralising to the same (worse, conductive) ear confirms it. Here that is the left ear - left "
"conductive hearing loss, consistent with the central TM perforation.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(nq(),
"A female patient with hearing loss is Rinne negative at 256 Hz and 512 Hz, but Rinne positive at "
"1024 Hz. What air-bone gap does this correspond to?",
["30-45 dB", "15-30 dB", "45-60 dB", ">60 dB"],
0,
"The frequency at which Rinne test turns from negative to positive correlates with the size of the "
"air-bone gap: negative at 256 & 512 Hz but positive at 1024 Hz corresponds to roughly a 30-45 dB "
"conductive air-bone gap (rule of thumb used in absolute bone conduction/Rinne tuning fork grading).",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 5 years]")
add_question(nq(),
"On pure tone audiometry, air conduction and bone conduction thresholds are both reduced by a similar "
"amount with no air-bone gap. What type of hearing loss is this?",
["Conductive hearing loss", "Sensorineural hearing loss", "Mixed hearing loss", "Non-organic hearing loss"],
1,
"Equal reduction of air and bone conduction thresholds with a closed (absent) air-bone gap indicates "
"sensorineural hearing loss (cochlear or retrocochlear pathology), as opposed to conductive loss where "
"bone conduction remains normal while air conduction is reduced.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
# ============ SECTION 3: RHINOLOGY ============
add_topic_heading("3. Rhinology (Nose & Paranasal Sinuses)")
add_question(nq(),
"A patient presents with an injury shown on a lateral X-ray of the nose (nasal bone fracture). Which "
"instrument/procedure is used to manage this?",
["Tilley's probe", "Luc's forceps", "Denis Browne probe", "Walsham's forceps"],
3,
"Walsham's forceps is specifically designed for closed reduction of a displaced fractured nasal bone; "
"Asch's forceps is used for the septal cartilage. Tilley's and Luc's forceps are used in sinus/polyp "
"surgery, not fracture reduction.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(nq(),
"A 78-year-old diabetic, hypertensive male presents with nasal bleeding not controlled by anterior "
"nasal packing. Which artery should be ligated/embolised to control the bleed?",
["Sphenopalatine artery", "Anterior ethmoidal artery", "Posterior ethmoidal artery", "Greater palatine artery"],
0,
"Posterior epistaxis refractory to packing (common in elderly hypertensive/diabetic patients) most often "
"arises from the sphenopalatine artery (terminal branch of the maxillary artery); endoscopic "
"sphenopalatine artery ligation or embolisation is first-line when packing fails.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(nq(),
"A 16-year-old male presents with recurrent profuse epistaxis from the right nasal cavity. Endoscopy "
"shows a globular vascular mass; CT shows bowing of the posterior wall of the maxillary sinus (Holman-"
"Miller sign). What is the most probable diagnosis?",
["Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma (JNA)", "Antrochoanal polyp", "Rhinosporidiosis", "Rhinoscleroma"],
0,
"JNA is a benign but locally aggressive vascular tumour typically seen in adolescent males, presenting "
"with recurrent severe epistaxis and a nasal/nasopharyngeal mass; anterior bowing of the posterior "
"maxillary sinus wall (Holman-Miller/antral sign) on CT is classic. Treatment is preoperative "
"embolisation followed by surgical excision.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(nq(),
"A patient with acute frontal sinusitis develops a soft, doughy, boggy swelling over the forehead due "
"to subperiosteal abscess from osteomyelitis of the frontal bone. What is this condition called?",
["Pott's puffy tumour", "Orbital cellulitis", "Preseptal cellulitis", "Mucocele"],
0,
"Pott's puffy tumour is a subperiosteal abscess with osteomyelitis of the frontal bone, a recognised "
"complication of frontal sinusitis, presenting as a boggy forehead swelling; it requires imaging (CT/MRI) "
"and combined ENT-neurosurgical management given the risk of intracranial spread.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 8 years]")
add_question(nq(),
"Pain sensation from the ethmoid sinus mucosa is carried predominantly by which nerve?",
["Nasociliary nerve", "Frontal nerve", "Lacrimal nerve", "Infraorbital nerve"],
0,
"The ethmoid sinuses are innervated by the anterior and posterior ethmoidal nerves, branches of the "
"nasociliary nerve (itself a branch of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve), which carries "
"pain sensation from this region.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat - AIIMS/NEET PG PYQ]")
add_question(nq(),
"A young patient presents with a unilateral nasal mass. Imaging shows the mass filling the maxillary "
"sinus and extending through the sinus ostium into the nasal cavity and choana ('dumbbell' shape). "
"What is the most likely diagnosis?",
["Antrochoanal polyp", "Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma", "Inverted papilloma", "Rhinolith"],
0,
"An antrochoanal polyp (Killian's polyp) arises from the maxillary sinus mucosa and prolapses through "
"the sinus ostium into the nasal cavity and posteriorly toward the choana, giving a dumbbell shape on "
"imaging; it is unilateral, unlike allergic nasal polyps which are usually bilateral.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
# ============ SECTION 4: PHARYNX & ORAL CAVITY ============
add_topic_heading("4. Pharynx & Oral Cavity")
add_question(nq(),
"A 10-year-old child presents with throat pain, fever, and referred ear pain. He is diagnosed with acute "
"tonsillitis. Which nerve is responsible for the referred ear pain?",
["Tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (Jacobson's nerve)", "Greater auricular nerve", "Auriculotemporal nerve", "Auricular branch of the vagus nerve"],
0,
"The glossopharyngeal nerve supplies sensation to the tonsillar bed and, via its tympanic branch "
"(Jacobson's nerve), also supplies the middle ear - shared innervation explains referred otalgia in "
"tonsillitis/peritonsillar abscess and in tonsillar/tongue-base carcinoma.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 8 years]")
add_question(nq(),
"A patient presents with trismus, muffled 'hot potato' voice, uvular deviation, and a bulge above the "
"tonsil. What is the most likely diagnosis?",
["Peritonsillar abscess (quinsy)", "Retropharyngeal abscess", "Ludwig's angina", "Parapharyngeal abscess"],
0,
"Quinsy (peritonsillar abscess) is the most common deep neck space infection, presenting with trismus, "
"muffled voice, drooling, and displacement of the tonsil/uvula to the opposite side. Management is "
"needle aspiration or incision and drainage plus antibiotics.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(nq(),
"A young child presents with snoring, mouth breathing, and adenoid facies. Lateral neck X-ray shows an "
"enlarged soft-tissue shadow in the nasopharynx. What is the diagnosis and standard treatment if "
"symptomatic?",
["Adenoid hypertrophy; adenoidectomy", "Retropharyngeal abscess; incision and drainage", "Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma; embolisation and excision", "Choanal atresia; surgical correction"],
0,
"Adenoid hypertrophy in children causes mouth breathing, snoring, nasal obstruction and the classic "
"'adenoid facies'. Lateral neck X-ray demonstrates the adenoid soft-tissue shadow; symptomatic cases "
"unresponsive to medical therapy are treated with adenoidectomy.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(nq(),
"Which virus is most strongly associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and what is its most common "
"histological type?",
["EBV; squamous cell carcinoma", "HPV; adenocarcinoma", "HSV; lymphoma", "CMV; sarcoma"],
0,
"Nasopharyngeal carcinoma shows a strong association with Epstein-Barr virus (elevated EBV antibody "
"titres are used in diagnosis/monitoring); squamous cell carcinoma (including the undifferentiated/WHO "
"type III variant) is the most common histology. Treatment is primarily radiotherapy +/- chemotherapy; "
"neck disease is managed with radical neck dissection when needed.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat - PYQ discussion series]")
# ============ SECTION 5: LARYNX ============
add_topic_heading("5. Larynx")
add_question(nq(),
"A singer has difficulty raising the pitch of her voice. Examination shows depressed and bowed vocal "
"cords. Which muscle is most likely involved?",
["Cricothyroid", "Interarytenoid", "Posterior cricoarytenoid", "Lateral cricoarytenoid"],
0,
"The cricothyroid muscle tenses and elongates the vocal cords, raising pitch (it is supplied by the "
"external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve). Weakness causes a bowed cord and inability to "
"achieve higher pitch, as classically tested in singers/professional voice users.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 5 years]")
add_question(nq(),
"Following total thyroidectomy, a patient develops difficulty breathing and repeated failed attempts at "
"extubation. What is the most probable cause?",
["Superior laryngeal nerve injury", "Unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury", "Bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury", "Neck haematoma"],
2,
"Bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury causes both vocal cords to lie in the paramedian position, "
"producing severe airway obstruction and stridor immediately post-extubation - a classic and dangerous "
"complication of total thyroidectomy requiring re-intubation or emergency tracheostomy. Unilateral RLN "
"injury typically causes hoarseness rather than airway obstruction.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 5 years]")
add_question(nq(),
"A 75-year-old male smoker presents with hoarseness and dysphagia. Laryngoscopy and biopsy confirm "
"advanced squamous cell carcinoma involving both vocal cords, extending into the subglottis and "
"invading the thyroid cartilage, not amenable to radiotherapy alone. What surgery is most appropriate?",
["Partial (vertical/horizontal) laryngectomy", "Total laryngectomy", "Emergency tracheostomy", "Submental tracheostomy"],
1,
"Bilateral vocal cord involvement with subglottic extension and thyroid cartilage invasion exceeds the "
"limits of conservation (partial) laryngeal surgery, which requires at least one mobile, disease-free "
"cord/arytenoid. Total laryngectomy is indicated for advanced disease not amenable to organ-preservation "
"radiotherapy or partial surgery.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(nq(),
"Injury to the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve during thyroidectomy classically "
"produces which voice change?",
["Inability to produce high-pitched sounds / vocal fatigue with a lower-pitched, weaker voice", "Complete aphonia", "Stridor requiring tracheostomy", "No voice change at all"],
0,
"The external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve supplies the cricothyroid muscle; injury causes "
"loss of the ability to tense the cord and reach higher pitches, producing a monotonous, easily fatigued "
"voice rather than the marked hoarseness or airway compromise seen with recurrent laryngeal nerve injury.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(nq(),
"Identify the structure marked on a laryngoscopic image lateral to the aryepiglottic fold, a common site "
"for lodged foreign bodies and early hypopharyngeal cancer.",
["Thyroid cartilage", "Pyriform sinus", "Epiglottis", "Vallecula"],
1,
"The pyriform sinus (pyriform fossa) is a mucosal recess lateral to the aryepiglottic fold on either side "
"of the larynx; it is a common site for foreign body impaction and the most common site of hypopharyngeal "
"carcinoma.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(nq(),
"A young adult presents with a hoarse, breathy voice and multiple wart-like lesions on both vocal "
"cords, with a tendency to recur after excision. Which virus and lesion are most likely?",
["HPV 6/11; laryngeal papillomatosis", "HPV 16/18; laryngeal carcinoma", "EBV; lymphoma", "HSV; laryngeal ulcer"],
0,
"Recurrent respiratory (laryngeal) papillomatosis is caused by HPV types 6 and 11, presents with "
"progressive hoarseness +/- airway obstruction in children (juvenile form) or adults, and is notorious "
"for recurrence after excision, occasionally requiring multiple microlaryngoscopic debulking procedures.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
# ============ SECTION 6: HEAD & NECK ============
add_topic_heading("6. Head & Neck")
add_question(nq(),
"A patient with a dental infection develops rapidly progressive bilateral submandibular, sublingual and "
"submental swelling with a 'woody' brawny induration, tongue elevation, and no discrete abscess "
"collection. What is the diagnosis and the most urgent concern?",
["Ludwig's angina; airway obstruction", "Peritonsillar abscess; sepsis", "Parotitis; facial nerve palsy", "Branchial cyst infection; recurrent infection"],
0,
"Ludwig's angina is a rapidly spreading cellulitis of the submandibular, sublingual and submental spaces, "
"usually of odontogenic origin, causing brawny bilateral swelling and tongue elevation. The chief danger "
"is airway obstruction, so securing the airway (sometimes via tracheostomy) takes priority over "
"antibiotics/drainage.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(nq(),
"A midline neck swelling in a child moves upward on tongue protrusion and with swallowing. What is the "
"most likely diagnosis?",
["Thyroglossal duct cyst", "Branchial cleft cyst", "Dermoid cyst", "Cystic hygroma"],
0,
"A thyroglossal duct cyst, arising from remnants of the thyroglossal tract, is typically midline and "
"moves upward with tongue protrusion (due to its attachment to the foramen cecum via the hyoid bone) "
"as well as with swallowing. Branchial cysts are lateral, at the anterior border of sternocleidomastoid.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(nq(),
"The most common benign salivary gland tumour, typically arising in the parotid gland with a slow-"
"growing, painless, mobile swelling, is:",
["Pleomorphic adenoma", "Warthin's tumour", "Mucoepidermoid carcinoma", "Adenoid cystic carcinoma"],
0,
"Pleomorphic adenoma (mixed parotid tumour) is the most common salivary gland neoplasm overall, most "
"often in the parotid superficial lobe; it is treated by superficial parotidectomy with a cuff of "
"normal tissue given its tendency to recur if enucleated, and small risk of malignant transformation.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
# ============ SECTION 7: INSTRUMENTS & EMERGENCIES ============
add_topic_heading("7. ENT Instruments & Emergencies")
add_question(nq(),
"Which instrument is specifically designed for closed reduction of a displaced nasal bone fracture?",
["Tilley's forceps", "Walsham's forceps", "Luc's forceps", "Bayonet forceps"],
1,
"Walsham's forceps has a specially angled blade design to grasp and disimpact the displaced nasal bones "
"during closed reduction, distinguishing it from Asch's forceps (used on the septum) and Tilley's/Luc's "
"forceps used in sinus and polyp surgery.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 5 years]")
add_question(nq(),
"A child presents with sudden-onset choking, coughing, and unilateral wheeze after playing with small "
"objects. Chest X-ray shows unilateral hyperinflation. What is the most likely diagnosis and the "
"definitive investigation/treatment?",
["Foreign body bronchus; rigid bronchoscopy and removal", "Bronchial asthma; bronchodilators", "Pneumonia; antibiotics", "Croup; nebulised adrenaline"],
0,
"Sudden choking with unilateral wheeze/hyperinflation in a child strongly suggests foreign body "
"aspiration into a main bronchus (right more common due to a more vertical, wider bronchus). Rigid "
"bronchoscopy is both diagnostic and therapeutic (foreign body removal) and should not be delayed.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, PYQ discussion series]")
add_question(nq(),
"In a case of acute epiglottitis in a child with stridor, drooling, and a 'tripod' posture, which of the "
"following should be strictly avoided during examination?",
["Forceful tongue depressor examination of the throat/oropharynx", "Lateral neck X-ray", "Pulse oximetry monitoring", "Keeping the child calm in a parent's lap"],
0,
"In suspected acute epiglottitis, any distressing examination (tongue depressor, forceful throat exam, "
"unnecessary lying flat) can precipitate complete airway obstruction. The child should be kept calm, "
"with airway secured (often by anaesthesia/ENT team in a controlled setting) before any invasive "
"examination.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat - ENT emergency]")
add_question(nq(),
"A trauma patient requires an emergency airway but cricothyroidotomy is contraindicated due to "
"laryngeal fracture. Which surgical airway procedure is preferred?",
["Emergency tracheostomy", "Nasotracheal intubation", "Needle cricothyroidotomy", "Submental intubation"],
0,
"When cricothyroidotomy is contraindicated (e.g. laryngeal/tracheal injury, young children), emergency "
"tracheostomy below the level of injury is the airway of choice, despite being technically more time-"
"consuming than cricothyroidotomy.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
doc.add_page_break()
foot = doc.add_paragraph()
foot.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
r = foot.add_run(
"Compiled for revision purposes from publicly available NEET PG recall-question sources "
"(PrepLadder, DigiNerve, eGurukul/Crazy Medicine PYQ discussion sessions) and standard ENT references. "
"Not an official NBEMS publication."
)
r.italic = True
r.font.size = Pt(9)
r.font.color.rgb = GREY
doc.save("/tmp/workspace/ent-pyq-compilation/NEET_PG_ENT_PYQ_Topicwise_Compilation.docx")
print("Saved. Total questions:", qn_counter)
cd /tmp/workspace/ent-pyq-compilation && python3 build_doc.py
cd /tmp/workspace/ent-pyq-compilation && python3 -c " from docx import Document doc = Document('NEET_PG_ENT_PYQ_Topicwise_Compilation.docx') print('Paragraphs:', len(doc.paragraphs)) print('Headings:') for p in doc.paragraphs: if p.style and p.style.name.startswith('Heading'): print(' -', p.style.name, ':', p.text) " && ls -la /tmp/workspace/ent-pyq-compilation/
NEET PG ENT PYQ Topicwise Compilation
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In 10 years only 35 questions ! Can you add the inicet questions too?
INICET INI-CET ENT previous year questions with answers topic wise ear nose throat
NEET PG ENT recall questions 2016 2017 2018 topic wise answers explanation
https://reflexprep.com/inicet-previous-year-questions
INICET ENT questions 2024 mucormycosis sinusitis vertigo answer explanation
https://reflexprep.com/inicet-previous-year-questions
~/ent-pyq-compilation/build_doc_v2.py
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from docx import Document
from docx.shared import Pt, Inches, RGBColor
from docx.enum.text import WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH
doc = Document()
style = doc.styles["Normal"]
style.font.name = "Arial"
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GREY = RGBColor(0x59, 0x59, 0x59)
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def add_title():
t = doc.add_heading("NEET PG & INI-CET ENT (Otorhinolaryngology)", level=0)
t.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
sub = doc.add_heading("Topic-Wise Previous Year Question Compilation (Last 10 Years)", level=2)
sub.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
p = doc.add_paragraph()
p.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
run = p.add_run("Covers NEET PG (approx. 2016-2025) and INI-CET / AIIMS-PGIMER combined entrance (2020-2025)")
run.italic = True
run.font.color.rgb = GREY
def add_disclaimer():
doc.add_heading("Important Note on Sources", level=2)
p = doc.add_paragraph()
p.add_run(
"Neither NBEMS (NEET PG) nor the INI-CET conducting body officially releases question papers or "
"answer keys to the public. Every question here is reconstructed from candidate-recall data "
"published by coaching platforms (PrepLadder, DigiNerve, Reflex Prep, eGurukul/Crazy Medicine PYQ "
"discussion sessions and others) immediately after each exam, cross-checked against standard ENT "
"textbooks (Dhingra, Mohan Bansal) for the correct answer and explanation. Exact wording of the "
"original exam item can vary slightly between recall sources, but the tested concept and correct "
"answer are accurate to the best available public record. Items marked [Concept-based / high-yield "
"repeat] are frequently-tested topics reconstructed in standard exam style because the same concept "
"has recurred across multiple exam cycles in the last decade, rather than being tied to one single "
"recalled year/session."
).font.size = Pt(9.5)
doc.add_paragraph()
p2 = doc.add_paragraph()
p2.add_run(
"Scope note: A full 10-year archive of every single ENT item asked (roughly 8-10/exam x 2 NEET PG "
"sessions/year x 10 years, plus 2 INI-CET sessions/year) would run into several hundred items. This "
"document is a high-yield, non-redundant revision compilation covering every major repeat topic at "
"least once, not a literal reproduction of every paper. Tell me if you want a specific year or topic "
"expanded further with additional questions."
).font.size = Pt(9.5)
def add_toc_list(items):
doc.add_heading("Topics Covered", level=2)
for i, it in enumerate(items, 1):
doc.add_paragraph(f"{i}. {it}", style="List Number")
doc.add_page_break()
def add_topic_heading(title):
doc.add_heading(title, level=1)
def add_subheading(title):
h = doc.add_heading(title, level=3)
for run in h.runs:
run.font.color.rgb = BLUE
qn_counter = 0
def nq():
global qn_counter
qn_counter += 1
return qn_counter
def add_question(stem, options, answer_idx, explanation, tag=None):
qnum = nq()
p = doc.add_paragraph()
run = p.add_run(f"Q{qnum}. {stem}")
run.bold = True
run.font.size = Pt(11)
if tag:
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tagrun = tagp.add_run(tag)
tagrun.italic = True
tagrun.font.size = Pt(9)
tagrun.font.color.rgb = GREY
for i, opt in enumerate(options):
letter = chr(97 + i)
op = doc.add_paragraph(f"{letter}) {opt}", style="List Bullet")
op.paragraph_format.left_indent = Inches(0.35)
if i == answer_idx:
for r in op.runs:
r.font.color.rgb = GREEN
r.bold = True
ansp = doc.add_paragraph()
ansrun = ansp.add_run(f"Answer: {options[answer_idx]}")
ansrun.bold = True
ansrun.font.color.rgb = GREEN
expp = doc.add_paragraph()
exprun = expp.add_run(f"Explanation: {explanation}")
exprun.font.size = Pt(10)
exprun.font.color.rgb = RGBColor(0x33, 0x33, 0x33)
doc.add_paragraph()
# ================= BUILD =================
add_title()
doc.add_page_break()
add_disclaimer()
topics = [
"Otology (Ear) - Anatomy, CSOM, Otosclerosis, Vestibular Disorders",
"Audiology - Tuning Fork Tests, Audiometry",
"Rhinology (Nose & Paranasal Sinuses)",
"Pharynx & Oral Cavity",
"Larynx",
"Head & Neck",
"ENT Instruments & Emergencies",
"INI-CET / AIIMS-PGIMER Specific Recall Questions (2020-2025)",
]
add_toc_list(topics)
# ============ SECTION 1: OTOLOGY ============
add_topic_heading("1. Otology (Ear)")
add_subheading("1.1 CSOM, Cholesteatoma & Complications")
add_question(
"A 20-year-old patient presents with recurrent ear discharge. On otoscopic examination, the examiner "
"notes the complete absence of the tympanic membrane. What is the best treatment option?",
["Myringoplasty", "Radical mastoidectomy", "Ossiculoplasty", "Tympanoplasty"],
3,
"Total TM absence with a dry, safe ear and intact/mobile ossicular chain is managed by tympanoplasty "
"(graft repair of the TM, with or without ossicular reconstruction).",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(
"A patient with CSOM has attic erosion with squamous epithelium debris on HRCT temporal bone. Which "
"type of CSOM is this?",
["Tubotympanic (safe) CSOM", "Atticoantral (unsafe) CSOM", "Otosclerosis", "Otomycosis"],
1,
"Attic/marginal perforation with cholesteatoma and bone erosion is characteristic of atticoantral "
"(unsafe) CSOM, which carries risk of intracranial/extracranial complications and needs mastoidectomy.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"Which of the following is NOT a feature of tubercular otitis media?",
["Earache", "Multiple tympanic membrane perforations", "Pale, unhealthy granulation tissue", "Foul-smelling ear discharge"],
0,
"Tubercular OM is classically painless despite florid multiple perforations, pale granulations and "
"copious foul discharge - absence of earache is the key distinguishing clue from ordinary CSOM.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 5 years]")
add_question(
"A patient develops a tender post-auricular swelling that pushes the pinna forward and outward, with "
"sagging of the posterosuperior meatal wall, following untreated acute otitis media. What is the "
"diagnosis?",
["Acute mastoiditis", "Furunculosis of the external canal", "Bezold's abscess", "Parotid abscess"],
0,
"Acute mastoiditis presents with post-auricular swelling pushing the pinna forward/down-and-out and "
"sagging of the postero-superior meatal wall, following inadequately treated acute otitis media; it "
"requires cortical mastoidectomy if it fails to resolve with IV antibiotics/myringotomy.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"Pus from mastoiditis tracks along the digastric muscle and presents as a swelling in the upper neck "
"below the mastoid tip. What is this complication called?",
["Bezold's abscess", "Citelli's abscess", "Luc's abscess", "Zygomatic abscess"],
0,
"Bezold's abscess results from mastoid pus perforating the mastoid tip and tracking beneath the "
"sternocleidomastoid/digastric muscle to present as an upper neck swelling; it is an extracranial "
"complication of mastoiditis.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_subheading("1.2 Otosclerosis, Facial Nerve, Tumours & Vestibular Disorders")
add_question(
"A young adult female presents with progressive bilateral conductive hearing loss, tinnitus, and "
"paracusis willisii (hearing better in noisy surroundings). Otoscopy is normal with a Schwartze sign. "
"What is the diagnosis?",
["Otosclerosis", "Presbycusis", "Meniere disease", "Otitis media with effusion"],
0,
"Otosclerosis classically presents in young adults with bilateral conductive hearing loss, paracusis "
"willisii, a normal-looking TM, and a pink flush over the promontory (Schwartze sign). Treatment of "
"choice is stapedotomy/stapedectomy.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"What is the surgery called that widens the cartilaginous part of the external auditory canal?",
["Meatoplasty", "Tympanoplasty", "Myringoplasty", "Otoplasty"],
0,
"Meatoplasty widens the bony/cartilaginous EAC meatus, typically performed with modified radical "
"mastoidectomy to allow aeration and easy postoperative cleaning of the mastoid cavity.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 8 years]")
add_question(
"The saccule of the membranous labyrinth develops from which part of the otocyst?",
["Saccus anterior", "Saccus posterior", "Pars superior", "Pars inferior"],
3,
"The otocyst divides into a pars superior (utricle, semicircular canals) and pars inferior (saccule and "
"cochlear duct).",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 8 years]")
add_question(
"A 45-year-old woman is diagnosed with right vestibular neuronitis. What is expected on the head "
"impulse test?",
["Normal (no corrective saccade) bilaterally", "Corrective saccade when the head is turned toward the affected (right) side", "Corrective saccade only on the left", "Nystagmus abolished by fixation"],
1,
"In peripheral vestibular hypofunction, a rapid head thrust toward the weak labyrinth produces a "
"catch-up (corrective) saccade because the vestibulo-ocular reflex on that side is impaired.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 5 years]")
add_question(
"A patient presents with progressive unilateral sensorineural hearing loss and imbalance. Histopathology "
"shows Antoni A and Antoni B areas with Verocay bodies. What is the diagnosis?",
["Schwannoma (Vestibular schwannoma/acoustic neuroma)", "Ependymoma", "Meningioma", "Medulloblastoma"],
0,
"Antoni A (compact spindle cells with nuclear palisading forming Verocay bodies) and Antoni B (loose "
"myxoid) areas are the classic histology of a schwannoma; in the cerebellopontine angle this is a "
"vestibular schwannoma presenting with unilateral SNHL, tinnitus and imbalance.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(
"A patient with atresia of the external auditory canal needs amplification. Which device is most "
"appropriate since sound cannot travel through the external/middle ear?",
["Bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA)", "Conventional air-conduction hearing aid", "Cochlear implant", "Middle ear implant"],
0,
"In congenital EAC atresia, a conventional air-conduction aid is ineffective. A BAHA bypasses the "
"external/middle ear, transmitting sound via bone conduction directly to the cochlea.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat - PYQ discussion series]")
add_question(
"A patient presents with sudden-onset facial weakness, ear pain, and grouped vesicles on the pinna and "
"external auditory canal, along with sensorineural hearing loss and vertigo. What is the diagnosis?",
["Ramsay Hunt syndrome (herpes zoster oticus)", "Bell's palsy", "Otitis externa", "Malignant otitis externa"],
0,
"Ramsay Hunt syndrome is caused by reactivation of varicella zoster virus in the geniculate ganglion, "
"producing facial nerve palsy plus vesicular eruption on the pinna/EAC, often with cochleovestibular "
"involvement (SNHL, vertigo). Treatment is antivirals plus steroids, started early for best recovery.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"An elderly diabetic patient presents with severe ear pain, granulation tissue in the external canal "
"at the bone-cartilage junction, and facial nerve palsy. Cultures grow Pseudomonas aeruginosa. What is "
"the diagnosis?",
["Malignant (necrotising) otitis externa", "Furunculosis", "Otomycosis", "Acute mastoiditis"],
0,
"Malignant otitis externa is a skull-base osteomyelitis seen in elderly diabetics/immunocompromised "
"patients, almost always caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, presenting with granulation tissue at the "
"bony-cartilaginous junction and possible cranial nerve palsies (especially facial nerve). It requires "
"prolonged anti-pseudomonal antibiotics.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
# ============ SECTION 2: AUDIOLOGY ============
add_topic_heading("2. Audiology (Tuning Fork Tests & Audiometry)")
add_question(
"A 27-year-old male with recurrent ear infection has a central tympanic membrane perforation. Tuning "
"fork test: Rinne negative on the left, positive on the right; Weber lateralises to the left. What is "
"the type and side of hearing loss?",
["Left sensorineural hearing loss", "Right sensorineural hearing loss", "Left conductive hearing loss", "Right conductive hearing loss"],
2,
"Rinne negative (bone conduction better than air conduction) indicates conductive loss in that ear; "
"Weber lateralising to the same (worse, conductive) ear confirms it - here, left conductive hearing loss.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(
"A female patient with hearing loss is Rinne negative at 256 Hz and 512 Hz, but Rinne positive at "
"1024 Hz. What air-bone gap does this correspond to?",
["30-45 dB", "15-30 dB", "45-60 dB", ">60 dB"],
0,
"The frequency at which Rinne turns from negative to positive correlates with the size of the "
"air-bone gap; negative at 256 & 512 Hz but positive at 1024 Hz corresponds to roughly a 30-45 dB "
"conductive air-bone gap.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 5 years]")
add_question(
"On pure tone audiometry, air conduction and bone conduction thresholds are both reduced by a similar "
"amount with no air-bone gap. What type of hearing loss is this?",
["Conductive hearing loss", "Sensorineural hearing loss", "Mixed hearing loss", "Non-organic hearing loss"],
1,
"Equal reduction of air and bone conduction thresholds with a closed air-bone gap indicates "
"sensorineural hearing loss (cochlear or retrocochlear pathology).",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"What is the correct sequence of the central auditory pathway from the cochlear nerve to the cortex?",
["8th nerve -> cochlear nuclei -> superior olivary nucleus -> lateral lemniscus -> inferior colliculus -> medial geniculate body -> auditory cortex",
"8th nerve -> cochlear nuclei -> lateral lemniscus -> superior olivary nucleus -> inferior colliculus -> medial geniculate body -> auditory cortex",
"8th nerve -> superior olivary nucleus -> lateral lemniscus -> inferior colliculus -> medial geniculate body -> auditory cortex -> cochlear nuclei",
"8th nerve -> superior olivary nucleus -> inferior colliculus -> medial geniculate body -> auditory cortex -> cochlear nuclei -> lateral lemniscus"],
0,
"The classical ascending auditory pathway is: cochlear (8th) nerve -> cochlear nuclei (pons) -> "
"superior olivary nucleus -> lateral lemniscus -> inferior colliculus (midbrain) -> medial geniculate "
"body (thalamus) -> primary auditory cortex (Heschl's gyrus, temporal lobe).",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET, last 5 years]")
add_question(
"A sudden sensorineural hearing loss (idiopathic) is diagnosed within 72 hours of onset. What is the "
"first-line treatment?",
["Oral/intratympanic corticosteroids", "Antivirals", "Antibiotics", "Vasodilators alone"],
0,
"Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) is treated as an emergency with high-dose oral "
"corticosteroids (intratympanic steroids as salvage/alternative), started as early as possible - "
"outcome is time-dependent, with best results when started within the first 1-2 weeks.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
# ============ SECTION 3: RHINOLOGY ============
add_topic_heading("3. Rhinology (Nose & Paranasal Sinuses)")
add_question(
"A patient presents with an injury shown on a lateral X-ray of the nose (nasal bone fracture). Which "
"instrument is used for closed reduction?",
["Tilley's probe", "Luc's forceps", "Denis Browne probe", "Walsham's forceps"],
3,
"Walsham's forceps is specifically designed for closed reduction of a displaced fractured nasal bone; "
"Asch's forceps is used for the septal cartilage instead.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(
"A 78-year-old diabetic, hypertensive male presents with nasal bleeding not controlled by anterior "
"nasal packing. Which artery should be ligated/embolised?",
["Sphenopalatine artery", "Anterior ethmoidal artery", "Posterior ethmoidal artery", "Greater palatine artery"],
0,
"Posterior epistaxis refractory to packing most often arises from the sphenopalatine artery (terminal "
"branch of the maxillary artery); endoscopic ligation or embolisation is first-line when packing fails.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(
"Which is the most common site of epistaxis in children?",
["Little's area", "Woodruff's plexus", "Sphenopalatine artery", "Anterior ethmoidal artery"],
0,
"In children, epistaxis most commonly originates from Little's area (Kiesselbach's plexus) on the "
"antero-inferior nasal septum. Woodruff's plexus (posterior, venous) is more implicated in adult "
"posterior epistaxis.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET, November 2022]")
add_question(
"A 16-year-old male presents with recurrent profuse epistaxis from the right nasal cavity. Endoscopy "
"shows a globular vascular mass; CT shows anterior bowing of the posterior wall of the maxillary sinus "
"(Holman-Miller sign). What is the most probable diagnosis?",
["Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma (JNA)", "Antrochoanal polyp", "Rhinosporidiosis", "Rhinoscleroma"],
0,
"JNA is a benign but locally aggressive vascular tumour in adolescent males, presenting with recurrent "
"severe epistaxis and a nasal/nasopharyngeal mass; anterior bowing of the posterior maxillary sinus wall "
"on CT is classic. Treatment is preoperative embolisation followed by surgical excision.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(
"Which of the following is NOT true of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma?",
["Recurrent epistaxis", "Unilateral nasal obstruction", "Occurs exclusively in adolescent boys", "Biopsy under anaesthesia is done to diagnose it"],
3,
"JNA is highly vascular; biopsy is avoided/contraindicated because it can cause severe, potentially "
"life-threatening haemorrhage. Diagnosis is clinico-radiological (CT/MRI/angiography showing the Holman-"
"Miller sign and tumour blush), not biopsy.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET May 2025]")
add_question(
"A South Indian male farmer presents to the ENT clinic with a reddish, friable, bleeding mass "
"protruding from the nose, described as having a 'strawberry-like' surface with tiny white/yellow "
"spots. What is the likely diagnosis?",
["Rhinosporidiosis", "Rhinoscleroma", "Rhinophyma", "Nasal polyp"],
0,
"Rhinosporidiosis (caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi) is endemic in South India and Sri Lanka, typically "
"affecting farmers/people in contact with stagnant water; it presents as a friable, vascular, "
"strawberry-like polypoidal mass with visible sporangia (white dots) that bleeds easily on touch.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET May 2023]")
add_question(
"A man presents with saddle nose deformity, cough, intermittent fever and haemoptysis. Septal "
"perforation with pale granuloma is seen; chest X-ray shows multiple cavitary lesions; biopsy shows "
"granuloma with multinucleated giant cells and caseous necrosis. What is the probable cause?",
["Wegener's granulomatosis", "Tuberculosis", "Syphilis", "Sarcoidosis"],
1,
"Nasal tuberculosis, usually secondary to pulmonary TB, commonly involves the anterior septum/inferior "
"turbinate and can destroy the septum causing saddle nose deformity. Biopsy shows caseating granulomas "
"with Langhans multinucleated giant cells - together with cavitary lung lesions this points to TB rather "
"than Wegener's (which shows necrotising vasculitis without caseation).",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET, last 5 years]")
add_question(
"A 65-year-old presents with right-sided nasal obstruction and occasional blood-stained nasal "
"discharge. CT and endoscopy show a unilateral polypoidal mass with a characteristic 'cerebriform' "
"convoluted pattern on MRI. What is the underlying diagnosis?",
["Inverted papilloma", "Antrochoanal polyp", "Allergic nasal polyp", "Angiofibroma"],
0,
"Inverted papilloma is a benign but locally aggressive sinonasal tumour of older adults, typically "
"unilateral, with a classic cerebriform/convoluted 'columnar' pattern on MRI; it has malignant "
"transformation potential (to squamous cell carcinoma) and needs complete endoscopic excision with "
"margin control.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET, last 5 years]")
add_question(
"A 35-year-old female with nasal obstruction and post-nasal drip had FESS 5 years ago (uncinectomy and "
"maxillary ostium dilation). Diagnostic nasal endoscopy now shows patent ostia with only mild mucosal "
"edema of the maxillary sinus lining. What is the next best step?",
["Repeat surgery", "Macrolides for 4 months", "Steroid irrigation and antihistamines", "Biological therapy (anti-IgE/anti-IL5)"],
2,
"With a patent, well-fashioned ostium and only mild mucosal inflammation (no anatomical obstruction or "
"recurrent polyps), medical optimisation with nasal steroid irrigation and antihistamines is preferred "
"over repeat surgery, which is reserved for anatomical failure or recurrent polyposis.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET, last 5 years]")
add_question(
"A patient presents with facial swelling and orbital edema 20 days after a minor wooden splinter "
"injury. CT sinuses are normal but subcutaneous nodules are seen. Biopsy shows broad, aseptate hyphae "
"positive on PAS and Grocott's methenamine silver stain. What is the likely diagnosis?",
["Phycomycosis (subcutaneous zygomycosis)", "Midline lethal granuloma", "Foreign body granuloma", "IgG4-related disease"],
0,
"Broad aseptate PAS/GMS-positive hyphae following minor trauma (classically with wood/vegetation) with "
"subcutaneous nodules but normal sinus imaging points to subcutaneous phycomycosis (zygomycosis, e.g. "
"Basidiobolus/Conidiobolus) rather than the acute rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis of immunocompromised "
"patients.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET, last 5 years]")
add_question(
"Which of the following is a major (Bent and Kuhn) diagnostic criterion for allergic fungal "
"rhinosinusitis?",
["Type I hypersensitivity (elevated fungus-specific IgE)", "Positive bacterial culture", "Elevated serum IgA", "Absence of nasal polyps"],
0,
"Bent and Kuhn's major criteria for allergic fungal rhinosinusitis include Type I (IgE-mediated) "
"hypersensitivity, nasal polyposis, characteristic CT findings (heterogeneous, hyperattenuating "
"'double density' sinus opacification), eosinophilic mucin without fungal tissue invasion, and a "
"positive fungal stain/culture of that mucin - bacterial culture and serum IgA are not part of this "
"criteria set.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
# ============ SECTION 4: PHARYNX & ORAL CAVITY ============
add_topic_heading("4. Pharynx & Oral Cavity")
add_question(
"A 10-year-old child presents with throat pain, fever, and referred ear pain. He is diagnosed with "
"acute tonsillitis. Which nerve is responsible for the referred ear pain?",
["Tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (Jacobson's nerve)", "Greater auricular nerve", "Auriculotemporal nerve", "Auricular branch of the vagus nerve"],
0,
"The glossopharyngeal nerve supplies the tonsillar bed and, via its tympanic branch, also supplies the "
"middle ear - shared innervation explains referred otalgia in tonsillitis/peritonsillar abscess.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 8 years]")
add_question(
"A patient presents with trismus, muffled 'hot potato' voice, uvular deviation, and a bulge above the "
"tonsil. What is the most likely diagnosis?",
["Peritonsillar abscess (quinsy)", "Retropharyngeal abscess", "Ludwig's angina", "Parapharyngeal abscess"],
0,
"Quinsy is the most common deep neck space infection, presenting with trismus, muffled voice, "
"drooling, and displacement of the tonsil/uvula to the opposite side. Treated with aspiration/incision "
"and drainage plus antibiotics.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"A young child presents with snoring, mouth breathing, and adenoid facies. Lateral neck X-ray shows an "
"enlarged soft-tissue shadow in the nasopharynx. What is the standard treatment if symptomatic?",
["Adenoidectomy", "Incision and drainage", "Embolisation and excision", "Choanal atresia repair"],
0,
"Adenoid hypertrophy causes mouth breathing, snoring, nasal obstruction and adenoid facies; symptomatic "
"cases unresponsive to medical therapy are treated with adenoidectomy.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"Which virus is most strongly associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and what is its most common "
"histological type?",
["EBV; squamous cell carcinoma", "HPV; adenocarcinoma", "HSV; lymphoma", "CMV; sarcoma"],
0,
"Nasopharyngeal carcinoma shows strong association with Epstein-Barr virus (elevated EBV antibody "
"titres aid diagnosis/monitoring); squamous cell carcinoma is the most common histology. Radiotherapy "
"+/- chemotherapy is primary treatment; neck disease is managed with radical neck dissection if needed.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"A middle-aged woman with iron deficiency anaemia presents with dysphagia to solids, glossitis, and "
"koilonychia. Barium swallow shows a post-cricoid web. What is this syndrome called, and what is its "
"clinical significance?",
["Plummer-Vinson syndrome; premalignant for post-cricoid/hypopharyngeal carcinoma", "Zenker's diverticulum; risk of aspiration", "Globus pharyngeus; purely psychogenic", "Eagle syndrome; styloid elongation"],
0,
"Plummer-Vinson (Paterson-Brown-Kelly) syndrome is iron-deficiency anaemia with dysphagia, glossitis, "
"koilonychia and a post-cricoid oesophageal web; it is a recognised premalignant condition for "
"post-cricoid and upper oesophageal carcinoma, so iron correction and surveillance are important.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
# ============ SECTION 5: LARYNX ============
add_topic_heading("5. Larynx")
add_question(
"A singer has difficulty raising the pitch of her voice. Examination shows depressed and bowed vocal "
"cords. Which muscle is most likely involved?",
["Cricothyroid", "Interarytenoid", "Posterior cricoarytenoid", "Lateral cricoarytenoid"],
0,
"The cricothyroid muscle tenses and elongates the vocal cords, raising pitch (supplied by the external "
"branch of the superior laryngeal nerve); weakness causes a bowed cord and inability to reach higher "
"pitch.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 5 years]")
add_question(
"Following total thyroidectomy, a patient develops difficulty breathing and repeated failed attempts "
"at extubation. What is the most probable cause?",
["Superior laryngeal nerve injury", "Unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury", "Bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury", "Neck haematoma"],
2,
"Bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury causes both vocal cords to lie in the paramedian position, "
"producing severe airway obstruction and stridor immediately post-extubation - a dangerous complication "
"of total thyroidectomy requiring re-intubation or emergency tracheostomy.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 5 years]")
add_question(
"A 75-year-old male smoker presents with hoarseness and dysphagia. Biopsy confirms advanced squamous "
"cell carcinoma involving both vocal cords, extending into the subglottis and invading the thyroid "
"cartilage, not amenable to radiotherapy alone. What surgery is most appropriate?",
["Partial (vertical/horizontal) laryngectomy", "Total laryngectomy", "Emergency tracheostomy", "Submental tracheostomy"],
1,
"Bilateral vocal cord involvement with subglottic extension and cartilage invasion exceeds the limits "
"of conservation (partial) laryngeal surgery. Total laryngectomy is indicated for advanced disease not "
"amenable to organ-preservation therapy.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(
"Entry of a foreign body into the laryngeal inlet is normally prevented by the cough/glottic closure "
"reflex, which becomes sluggish after alcohol ingestion. Injury to which nerve is responsible for loss "
"of this protective reflex?",
["Internal laryngeal nerve", "Glossopharyngeal nerve", "External laryngeal nerve", "Recurrent laryngeal nerve"],
0,
"The internal laryngeal nerve (branch of the superior laryngeal nerve) provides sensory innervation "
"above the vocal cords, including the laryngeal inlet, mediating the protective cough/closure reflex "
"against aspiration; alcohol blunts this reflex, and injury to this nerve (e.g. surgical) similarly "
"predisposes to aspiration.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET May 2022]")
add_question(
"Identify the structure marked on a laryngoscopic image lateral to the aryepiglottic fold, a common "
"site for lodged foreign bodies and early hypopharyngeal cancer.",
["Thyroid cartilage", "Pyriform sinus", "Epiglottis", "Vallecula"],
1,
"The pyriform sinus is a mucosal recess lateral to the aryepiglottic fold; it is a common site for "
"foreign body impaction and the most common site of hypopharyngeal carcinoma.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(
"A young adult presents with a hoarse, breathy voice and multiple wart-like lesions on both vocal "
"cords, recurring after excision. Which virus and lesion are most likely?",
["HPV 6/11; laryngeal papillomatosis", "HPV 16/18; laryngeal carcinoma", "EBV; lymphoma", "HSV; laryngeal ulcer"],
0,
"Recurrent respiratory (laryngeal) papillomatosis is caused by HPV 6/11, presents with progressive "
"hoarseness in children (juvenile form) or adults, and is notorious for recurrence after excision.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"A newborn presents with inspiratory stridor that worsens on crying/supine position and improves in "
"prone position, without cyanosis, and gradually resolves by 18-24 months. What is the most likely "
"diagnosis?",
["Laryngomalacia", "Subglottic stenosis", "Vocal cord palsy", "Laryngeal web"],
0,
"Laryngomalacia is the most common cause of stridor in infants, due to a floppy, immature supraglottic "
"structure; it is positional (worse supine/crying, better prone), self-limiting, and typically resolves "
"by 18-24 months without treatment unless severe.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
# ============ SECTION 6: HEAD & NECK ============
add_topic_heading("6. Head & Neck")
add_question(
"A patient with a dental infection develops rapidly progressive bilateral submandibular, sublingual "
"and submental swelling with brawny induration and tongue elevation, without a discrete abscess "
"collection. What is the diagnosis and the most urgent concern?",
["Ludwig's angina; airway obstruction", "Peritonsillar abscess; sepsis", "Parotitis; facial nerve palsy", "Branchial cyst infection; recurrent infection"],
0,
"Ludwig's angina is a rapidly spreading cellulitis of the submandibular, sublingual and submental "
"spaces, usually odontogenic, causing brawny bilateral swelling and tongue elevation. The chief danger "
"is airway obstruction, so securing the airway takes priority.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"A midline neck swelling in a child moves upward on tongue protrusion and with swallowing. What is the "
"most likely diagnosis?",
["Thyroglossal duct cyst", "Branchial cleft cyst", "Dermoid cyst", "Cystic hygroma"],
0,
"A thyroglossal duct cyst is typically midline and moves upward with tongue protrusion (due to its "
"attachment via the hyoid bone to the foramen cecum) as well as with swallowing.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"The most common benign salivary gland tumour, typically arising in the parotid gland with a slow-"
"growing, painless, mobile swelling, is:",
["Pleomorphic adenoma", "Warthin's tumour", "Mucoepidermoid carcinoma", "Adenoid cystic carcinoma"],
0,
"Pleomorphic adenoma (mixed parotid tumour) is the most common salivary gland neoplasm overall, treated "
"by superficial parotidectomy with a cuff of normal tissue given its tendency to recur if enucleated.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET November 2020]")
add_question(
"A painless, laterally mobile neck mass located at the carotid bifurcation shows a 'lyre sign' (splaying "
"of internal and external carotid arteries) on angiography. What is the diagnosis?",
["Carotid body tumour (paraganglioma)", "Branchial cyst", "Metastatic lymph node", "Carotid artery aneurysm"],
0,
"A carotid body tumour (chemodectoma/paraganglioma) arises at the carotid bifurcation and classically "
"splays the internal and external carotid arteries apart, producing the 'lyre sign' on angiography; it "
"moves side-to-side but not vertically (Fontaine's sign).",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"After superficial parotidectomy, a patient develops facial sweating and flushing over the cheek while "
"eating. What is this condition called and what causes it?",
["Frey's syndrome; aberrant regeneration of parasympathetic fibres to sweat glands", "Bell's palsy; facial nerve injury", "Sialocele; salivary leak", "First bite syndrome; sympathetic denervation"],
0,
"Frey's syndrome (gustatory sweating) follows parotid surgery due to aberrant regrowth of severed "
"parasympathetic secretomotor fibres (originally destined for salivary tissue) into cutaneous sweat "
"glands, causing sweating/flushing with eating.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
# ============ SECTION 7: INSTRUMENTS & EMERGENCIES ============
add_topic_heading("7. ENT Instruments & Emergencies")
add_question(
"Which instrument is specifically designed for closed reduction of a displaced nasal bone fracture?",
["Tilley's forceps", "Walsham's forceps", "Luc's forceps", "Bayonet forceps"],
1,
"Walsham's forceps has specially angled blades to grasp and disimpact displaced nasal bones during "
"closed reduction, distinct from Asch's forceps (used on the septum).",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 5 years]")
add_question(
"Which mouth gag is classically used to maintain mouth opening and expose the tonsillar fossae during "
"tonsillectomy?",
["Boyle-Davis mouth gag", "Doyen's mouth gag", "McIvor's gag", "Ferguson-Ackland gag"],
0,
"The Boyle-Davis mouth gag is the standard instrument used in tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy to keep the "
"mouth open and depress the tongue, exposing the tonsillar fossae and nasopharynx.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"A child presents with sudden-onset choking, coughing, and unilateral wheeze after playing with small "
"objects. Chest X-ray shows unilateral hyperinflation. What is the definitive investigation/treatment?",
["Rigid bronchoscopy and removal", "Bronchodilators", "Antibiotics", "Nebulised adrenaline"],
0,
"Sudden choking with unilateral wheeze/hyperinflation in a child strongly suggests foreign body "
"aspiration into a main bronchus (right more common). Rigid bronchoscopy is both diagnostic and "
"therapeutic and should not be delayed.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat - ENT emergency]")
add_question(
"In a child with suspected acute epiglottitis presenting with stridor, drooling, and a 'tripod' "
"posture, which of the following should be strictly avoided?",
["Forceful tongue depressor examination of the oropharynx", "Lateral neck X-ray", "Pulse oximetry monitoring", "Keeping the child calm in a parent's lap"],
0,
"In suspected acute epiglottitis, any distressing examination (tongue depressor, forceful throat exam, "
"lying the child flat) can precipitate complete airway obstruction; the airway should be secured in a "
"controlled setting before any invasive examination.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat - ENT emergency]")
add_question(
"A trauma patient requires an emergency airway but cricothyroidotomy is contraindicated due to "
"laryngeal fracture. Which surgical airway procedure is preferred?",
["Emergency tracheostomy", "Nasotracheal intubation", "Needle cricothyroidotomy", "Submental intubation"],
0,
"When cricothyroidotomy is contraindicated (e.g. laryngeal/tracheal injury, young children), emergency "
"tracheostomy below the level of injury is the airway of choice.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
# ============ SECTION 8: INI-CET SPECIFIC ============
add_topic_heading("8. INI-CET / AIIMS-PGIMER Specific Recall Questions (2020-2025)")
add_subheading("Note: INI-CET stems tend to be shorter and more mechanism/pathway-focused than NEET PG; several classic INI-CET items are woven into the topic sections above (tagged [Recall - INI-CET ...]). Additional distinct INI-CET recall items are below.")
add_question(
"A patient presents with vertigo and horizontal nystagmus whose slow component is towards the left. "
"What is the most likely diagnosis?",
["Posterior canal BPPV", "Superior canal BPPV", "Right hypoactive labyrinth", "Left hypoactive labyrinth"],
3,
"By convention, nystagmus is named for the fast (corrective) phase, so a slow phase to the left means "
"the fast phase beats to the right - indicating irritative/normal drive from the right side and "
"hypofunction of the left labyrinth (the eyes drift slowly toward the weaker/lesioned side before the "
"fast corrective beat away from it).",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET May 2022]")
add_question(
"A patient presents with vertigo, tinnitus and head tilt six months after myringoplasty performed for "
"safe-type CSOM. What is the most likely diagnosis?",
["Perilymphatic fistula", "Labyrinthitis", "Paget disease", "Vestibular schwannoma"],
0,
"Vertigo with tinnitus and head tilt appearing after middle ear/stapes-area surgical manipulation is "
"classically attributed to a perilymphatic fistula (abnormal communication between the perilymph-filled "
"inner ear and the middle ear, e.g. via a disturbed oval/round window), producing fluctuating "
"vestibulocochlear symptoms.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET May 2021]")
add_question(
"A patient with vertigo but no hearing loss undergoes a diagnostic positional manoeuvre, followed "
"cautiously by a therapeutic one. What is the diagnostic manoeuvre?",
["Hampton's manoeuvre", "Dix-Hallpike manoeuvre", "Epley's manoeuvre", "Simon's manoeuvre"],
1,
"The Dix-Hallpike manoeuvre is the diagnostic test for BPPV, provoking characteristic positional "
"nystagmus and vertigo; if positive, it is followed by the therapeutic Epley (canalith repositioning) "
"manoeuvre.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET November 2020]")
add_question(
"During ethmoidal sinus surgery, which nasal meatus is the key surgical landmark for the natural "
"maxillary sinus ostium and drainage of the frontal and anterior ethmoid sinuses?",
["Inferior meatus", "Middle meatus", "Supreme meatus", "Superior meatus"],
1,
"The middle meatus contains the ostiomeatal complex, the common drainage pathway for the maxillary, "
"frontal, and anterior ethmoid sinuses, and is the key target of functional endoscopic sinus surgery "
"(FESS).",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET, last 5 years]")
add_question(
"A patient presents with headache, vomiting, gait ataxia and past pointing several weeks after an "
"episode of untreated CSOM. Imaging reveals a ring-enhancing lesion in the posterior fossa. What is "
"the most likely diagnosis?",
["Cerebellar abscess", "Extradural abscess", "Otitic hydrocephalus", "Lateral sinus thrombophlebitis"],
0,
"A cerebellar abscess is an intracranial complication of CSOM (via the labyrinth or posterior fossa "
"dural plate), presenting with cerebellar signs - ataxia, past-pointing, nystagmus - along with raised "
"intracranial pressure features (headache, vomiting) and a ring-enhancing lesion on imaging.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat - INI-CET pattern]")
doc.add_page_break()
foot = doc.add_paragraph()
foot.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
r = foot.add_run(
"Compiled for revision purposes from publicly available NEET PG and INI-CET recall-question sources "
"(PrepLadder, DigiNerve, Reflex Prep, eGurukul/Crazy Medicine PYQ discussion sessions) and standard ENT "
"references. Not an official NBEMS or INI-CET publication."
)
r.italic = True
r.font.size = Pt(9)
r.font.color.rgb = GREY
doc.save("/tmp/workspace/ent-pyq-compilation/NEET_PG_ENT_PYQ_Topicwise_Compilation.docx")
print("Saved. Total questions:", qn_counter)
cd /tmp/workspace/ent-pyq-compilation && python3 build_doc_v2.py
cd /tmp/workspace/ent-pyq-compilation && python3 -c " from docx import Document doc = Document('NEET_PG_ENT_PYQ_Topicwise_Compilation.docx') heads = [p.text for p in doc.paragraphs if p.style and p.style.name.startswith('Heading') and p.style.name!='Heading 0'] for h in heads: print(h) print('---') print('Total paragraphs:', len(doc.paragraphs)) " && ls -la /tmp/workspace/ent-pyq-compilation/
NEET PG ENT PYQ Topicwise Compilation
Word Document · DOCX
Did you include last 10 years INICET PYQ in above compilation? If not add with year wise mention.
INICET November 2023 ENT recall questions with answers
INICET 2025 2026 ENT recall questions answers May November
https://www.diginerve.com/blogs/inicet-may-2026-recall-quest…
INICET November 2021 May 2024 November 2024 ENT recall questions answer
https://reflexprep.com/inicet-previous-year-questions
~/ent-pyq-compilation/build_doc_v3.py
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from docx import Document
from docx.shared import Pt, Inches, RGBColor
from docx.enum.text import WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH
doc = Document()
style = doc.styles["Normal"]
style.font.name = "Arial"
style.font.size = Pt(11)
GREEN = RGBColor(0x1E, 0x7A, 0x1E)
GREY = RGBColor(0x59, 0x59, 0x59)
BLUE = RGBColor(0x1F, 0x4E, 0x79)
AMBER = RGBColor(0xB8, 0x86, 0x0B)
def add_title():
t = doc.add_heading("NEET PG & INI-CET ENT (Otorhinolaryngology)", level=0)
t.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
sub = doc.add_heading("Topic-Wise (NEET PG) + Year-Wise (INI-CET) PYQ Compilation", level=2)
sub.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
p = doc.add_paragraph()
p.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
run = p.add_run("NEET PG: approx. 2016-2025 | INI-CET: every recoverable session, Nov 2020 - May 2026")
run.italic = True
run.font.color.rgb = GREY
def add_disclaimer():
doc.add_heading("Important Note on Sources and Scope", level=2)
p = doc.add_paragraph()
p.add_run(
"Neither NBEMS (NEET PG) nor the INI-CET conducting body officially releases question papers or "
"answer keys. Every question here is reconstructed from candidate-recall data published by coaching "
"platforms (PrepLadder, DigiNerve, Reflex Prep, eGurukul/Crazy Medicine, Marrow, Cerebellum Academy) "
"immediately after each exam, cross-checked against standard ENT textbooks where possible. Exact "
"wording can vary slightly between recall sources; the tested concept and correct answer are accurate "
"to the best available public record."
).font.size = Pt(9.5)
doc.add_paragraph()
p2 = doc.add_paragraph()
r2 = p2.add_run("INI-CET does not have 10 years of history: ")
r2.bold = True
r2.font.size = Pt(9.5)
r2.font.color.rgb = AMBER
p2.add_run(
"INI-CET was launched only in 2020, replacing the earlier separate AIIMS PG and PGIMER entrance "
"exams. It runs twice a year (May/July session and November session), so as of the current sitting "
"(May 2026) there are at most about 12 exam sessions in total, not 10 years' worth. Section 8 below "
"lists every INI-CET ENT recall item I could recover, organised session by session (Nov 2020 through "
"May 2026). Some sessions (Nov 2021, Nov 2023, Nov 2024) have confirmed ENT recall discussions "
"circulating as YouTube videos, but I could not find their text transcripts through public written "
"sources - these gaps are marked explicitly rather than filled with guesses."
).font.size = Pt(9.5)
doc.add_paragraph()
p3 = doc.add_paragraph()
p3.add_run(
"Items marked [Concept-based / high-yield repeat] are frequently-tested topics reconstructed in "
"standard exam style because the same concept has recurred across multiple exam cycles, rather than "
"being tied to one single recalled session."
).font.size = Pt(9.5)
def add_toc_list(items):
doc.add_heading("Topics Covered", level=2)
for i, it in enumerate(items, 1):
doc.add_paragraph(f"{i}. {it}", style="List Number")
doc.add_page_break()
def add_topic_heading(title):
doc.add_heading(title, level=1)
def add_subheading(title, color=BLUE):
h = doc.add_heading(title, level=3)
for run in h.runs:
run.font.color.rgb = color
qn_counter = 0
def nq():
global qn_counter
qn_counter += 1
return qn_counter
def add_question(stem, options, answer_idx, explanation, tag=None):
qnum = nq()
p = doc.add_paragraph()
run = p.add_run(f"Q{qnum}. {stem}")
run.bold = True
run.font.size = Pt(11)
if tag:
tagp = doc.add_paragraph()
tagrun = tagp.add_run(tag)
tagrun.italic = True
tagrun.font.size = Pt(9)
tagrun.font.color.rgb = GREY
for i, opt in enumerate(options):
letter = chr(97 + i)
op = doc.add_paragraph(f"{letter}) {opt}", style="List Bullet")
op.paragraph_format.left_indent = Inches(0.35)
if i == answer_idx:
for r in op.runs:
r.font.color.rgb = GREEN
r.bold = True
ansp = doc.add_paragraph()
ansrun = ansp.add_run(f"Answer: {options[answer_idx]}")
ansrun.bold = True
ansrun.font.color.rgb = GREEN
expp = doc.add_paragraph()
exprun = expp.add_run(f"Explanation: {explanation}")
exprun.font.size = Pt(10)
exprun.font.color.rgb = RGBColor(0x33, 0x33, 0x33)
doc.add_paragraph()
def add_gap_note(text):
p = doc.add_paragraph()
r = p.add_run(text)
r.italic = True
r.font.size = Pt(9.5)
r.font.color.rgb = AMBER
doc.add_paragraph()
# ================= BUILD =================
add_title()
doc.add_page_break()
add_disclaimer()
topics = [
"Otology (Ear) - NEET PG topic-wise",
"Audiology - NEET PG topic-wise",
"Rhinology (Nose & Paranasal Sinuses) - NEET PG topic-wise",
"Pharynx & Oral Cavity - NEET PG topic-wise",
"Larynx - NEET PG topic-wise",
"Head & Neck - NEET PG topic-wise",
"ENT Instruments & Emergencies - NEET PG topic-wise",
"INI-CET Year-Wise Compilation (Nov 2020 - May 2026)",
]
add_toc_list(topics)
# ============ SECTION 1: OTOLOGY ============
add_topic_heading("1. Otology (Ear)")
add_subheading("1.1 CSOM, Cholesteatoma & Complications")
add_question(
"A 20-year-old patient presents with recurrent ear discharge. On otoscopic examination, the examiner "
"notes the complete absence of the tympanic membrane. What is the best treatment option?",
["Myringoplasty", "Radical mastoidectomy", "Ossiculoplasty", "Tympanoplasty"],
3,
"Total TM absence with a dry, safe ear and intact/mobile ossicular chain is managed by tympanoplasty.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(
"A patient with CSOM has attic erosion with squamous epithelium debris on HRCT temporal bone. Which "
"type of CSOM is this?",
["Tubotympanic (safe) CSOM", "Atticoantral (unsafe) CSOM", "Otosclerosis", "Otomycosis"],
1,
"Attic/marginal perforation with cholesteatoma and bone erosion is characteristic of atticoantral "
"(unsafe) CSOM, which needs mastoidectomy given risk of complications.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"Which of the following is NOT a feature of tubercular otitis media?",
["Earache", "Multiple tympanic membrane perforations", "Pale, unhealthy granulation tissue", "Foul-smelling ear discharge"],
0,
"Tubercular OM is classically painless despite florid multiple perforations and pale granulations - "
"absence of earache is the key distinguishing clue from ordinary CSOM.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 5 years]")
add_question(
"A patient develops a tender post-auricular swelling that pushes the pinna forward and outward, with "
"sagging of the postero-superior meatal wall, following untreated acute otitis media. Diagnosis?",
["Acute mastoiditis", "Furunculosis of the external canal", "Bezold's abscess", "Parotid abscess"],
0,
"Acute mastoiditis presents with post-auricular swelling and sagging postero-superior meatal wall; "
"requires cortical mastoidectomy if unresponsive to IV antibiotics/myringotomy.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"Pus from mastoiditis tracks along the digastric muscle and presents as a swelling in the upper neck "
"below the mastoid tip. What is this complication called?",
["Bezold's abscess", "Citelli's abscess", "Luc's abscess", "Zygomatic abscess"],
0,
"Bezold's abscess results from mastoid pus perforating the mastoid tip and tracking beneath "
"sternocleidomastoid/digastric muscle - an extracranial complication of mastoiditis.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_subheading("1.2 Otosclerosis, Facial Nerve, Tumours & Vestibular Disorders")
add_question(
"A young adult female presents with progressive bilateral conductive hearing loss, tinnitus, and "
"paracusis willisii. Otoscopy is normal with a Schwartze sign. Diagnosis?",
["Otosclerosis", "Presbycusis", "Meniere disease", "Otitis media with effusion"],
0,
"Otosclerosis presents in young adults with bilateral conductive hearing loss, paracusis willisii, a "
"normal-looking TM, and a Schwartze sign; treated with stapedotomy/stapedectomy.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"What is the surgery called that widens the cartilaginous part of the external auditory canal?",
["Meatoplasty", "Tympanoplasty", "Myringoplasty", "Otoplasty"],
0,
"Meatoplasty widens the EAC meatus, usually performed with modified radical mastoidectomy.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 8 years]")
add_question(
"The saccule of the membranous labyrinth develops from which part of the otocyst?",
["Saccus anterior", "Saccus posterior", "Pars superior", "Pars inferior"],
3,
"The otocyst divides into pars superior (utricle, semicircular canals) and pars inferior (saccule and "
"cochlear duct).",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 8 years]")
add_question(
"A 45-year-old woman is diagnosed with right vestibular neuronitis. What is expected on the head "
"impulse test?",
["Normal (no corrective saccade) bilaterally", "Corrective saccade when the head is turned toward the affected (right) side", "Corrective saccade only on the left", "Nystagmus abolished by fixation"],
1,
"A rapid head thrust toward the weak labyrinth produces a catch-up (corrective) saccade because the "
"VOR on that side is impaired.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 5 years]")
add_question(
"A patient presents with progressive unilateral sensorineural hearing loss and imbalance. Histopathology "
"shows Antoni A and Antoni B areas with Verocay bodies. Diagnosis?",
["Schwannoma (Vestibular schwannoma/acoustic neuroma)", "Ependymoma", "Meningioma", "Medulloblastoma"],
0,
"Antoni A/B areas with Verocay bodies are classic schwannoma histology; in the CP angle this is a "
"vestibular schwannoma.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(
"A patient with atresia of the external auditory canal needs amplification. Which device is most "
"appropriate?",
["Bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA)", "Conventional air-conduction hearing aid", "Cochlear implant", "Middle ear implant"],
0,
"A BAHA bypasses the external/middle ear, transmitting sound via bone conduction directly to the "
"cochlea, since a conventional aid cannot work when the canal is atretic.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"A patient presents with sudden-onset facial weakness, ear pain, and grouped vesicles on the pinna and "
"EAC, along with SNHL and vertigo. Diagnosis?",
["Ramsay Hunt syndrome (herpes zoster oticus)", "Bell's palsy", "Otitis externa", "Malignant otitis externa"],
0,
"Ramsay Hunt syndrome (VZV reactivation in the geniculate ganglion) causes facial palsy plus vesicular "
"eruption on pinna/EAC, often with cochleovestibular involvement.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"An elderly diabetic presents with severe ear pain, granulation tissue at the bone-cartilage junction "
"of the EAC, and facial nerve palsy. Cultures grow Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Diagnosis?",
["Malignant (necrotising) otitis externa", "Furunculosis", "Otomycosis", "Acute mastoiditis"],
0,
"Malignant otitis externa is a skull-base osteomyelitis in elderly diabetics, almost always caused by "
"Pseudomonas, needing prolonged anti-pseudomonal therapy.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
# ============ SECTION 2: AUDIOLOGY ============
add_topic_heading("2. Audiology (Tuning Fork Tests & Audiometry)")
add_question(
"A 27-year-old male with recurrent ear infection has a central TM perforation. Rinne negative left, "
"positive right; Weber lateralises left. Type and side of hearing loss?",
["Left sensorineural hearing loss", "Right sensorineural hearing loss", "Left conductive hearing loss", "Right conductive hearing loss"],
2,
"Rinne negative + Weber lateralising to the same ear confirms conductive loss in that (left) ear.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(
"A female patient with hearing loss is Rinne negative at 256 Hz and 512 Hz, but Rinne positive at "
"1024 Hz. What air-bone gap does this correspond to?",
["30-45 dB", "15-30 dB", "45-60 dB", ">60 dB"],
0,
"The frequency at which Rinne turns positive correlates with air-bone gap size; negative at 256/512 Hz "
"but positive at 1024 Hz corresponds to roughly 30-45 dB.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 5 years]")
add_question(
"On PTA, air and bone conduction thresholds are both reduced by a similar amount with no air-bone gap. "
"Type of hearing loss?",
["Conductive hearing loss", "Sensorineural hearing loss", "Mixed hearing loss", "Non-organic hearing loss"],
1,
"Equal reduction of AC and BC thresholds with a closed air-bone gap indicates sensorineural loss.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"What is the correct sequence of the central auditory pathway from the cochlear nerve to the cortex?",
["8th nerve -> cochlear nuclei -> superior olivary nucleus -> lateral lemniscus -> inferior colliculus -> medial geniculate body -> auditory cortex",
"8th nerve -> cochlear nuclei -> lateral lemniscus -> superior olivary nucleus -> inferior colliculus -> medial geniculate body -> auditory cortex",
"8th nerve -> superior olivary nucleus -> lateral lemniscus -> inferior colliculus -> medial geniculate body -> auditory cortex -> cochlear nuclei",
"8th nerve -> superior olivary nucleus -> inferior colliculus -> medial geniculate body -> auditory cortex -> cochlear nuclei -> lateral lemniscus"],
0,
"Classical ascending auditory pathway: cochlear nerve -> cochlear nuclei (pons) -> superior olivary "
"nucleus -> lateral lemniscus -> inferior colliculus (midbrain) -> medial geniculate body (thalamus) "
"-> primary auditory cortex (Heschl's gyrus).",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET, session unspecified, 2021-2025]")
add_question(
"A sudden sensorineural hearing loss (idiopathic) is diagnosed within 72 hours of onset. First-line "
"treatment?",
["Oral/intratympanic corticosteroids", "Antivirals", "Antibiotics", "Vasodilators alone"],
0,
"Idiopathic SSNHL is an emergency treated with high-dose corticosteroids (oral or intratympanic), "
"started as early as possible for best outcome.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
# ============ SECTION 3: RHINOLOGY ============
add_topic_heading("3. Rhinology (Nose & Paranasal Sinuses)")
add_question(
"A patient presents with an injury shown on a lateral X-ray of the nose (nasal bone fracture). Which "
"instrument is used for closed reduction?",
["Tilley's probe", "Luc's forceps", "Denis Browne probe", "Walsham's forceps"],
3,
"Walsham's forceps has specially angled blades for closed reduction of a displaced fractured nasal "
"bone.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(
"A 78-year-old diabetic, hypertensive male presents with nasal bleeding not controlled by anterior "
"packing. Which artery should be ligated/embolised?",
["Sphenopalatine artery", "Anterior ethmoidal artery", "Posterior ethmoidal artery", "Greater palatine artery"],
0,
"Posterior epistaxis refractory to packing most often arises from the sphenopalatine artery; endoscopic "
"ligation/embolisation is first-line.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(
"Which is the most common site of epistaxis in children?",
["Little's area", "Woodruff's plexus", "Sphenopalatine artery", "Anterior ethmoidal artery"],
0,
"In children, epistaxis most commonly originates from Little's area (Kiesselbach's plexus).",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET November 2022]")
add_question(
"A 16-year-old male presents with recurrent profuse epistaxis from the right nasal cavity. Endoscopy "
"shows a globular vascular mass; CT shows anterior bowing of the posterior maxillary sinus wall "
"(Holman-Miller sign). Most probable diagnosis?",
["Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma (JNA)", "Antrochoanal polyp", "Rhinosporidiosis", "Rhinoscleroma"],
0,
"JNA is a benign but locally aggressive vascular tumour in adolescent males; treatment is preoperative "
"embolisation followed by surgical excision.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(
"A South Indian male farmer presents with a reddish, friable, bleeding, strawberry-like mass "
"protruding from the nose, with visible tiny white/yellow spots. Likely diagnosis?",
["Rhinosporidiosis", "Rhinoscleroma", "Rhinophyma", "Nasal polyp"],
0,
"Rhinosporidiosis (Rhinosporidium seeberi) is endemic in South India/Sri Lanka, presenting as a "
"friable strawberry-like polypoidal mass that bleeds easily on touch.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET May 2023]")
add_question(
"A man presents with saddle nose deformity, cough, intermittent fever and haemoptysis. Septal "
"perforation with pale granuloma is seen; CXR shows multiple cavitary lesions; biopsy shows granuloma "
"with multinucleated giant cells and caseous necrosis. Probable cause?",
["Wegener's granulomatosis", "Tuberculosis", "Syphilis", "Sarcoidosis"],
1,
"Nasal TB commonly involves the anterior septum/inferior turbinate; caseating granulomas with Langhans "
"giant cells plus cavitary lung disease point to TB rather than Wegener's (non-caseating vasculitis).",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET November 2022]")
add_question(
"A 65-year-old presents with right-sided nasal obstruction and blood-stained discharge. Imaging shows "
"a unilateral polypoidal mass with a characteristic 'cerebriform' convoluted pattern on MRI. Diagnosis?",
["Inverted papilloma", "Antrochoanal polyp", "Allergic nasal polyp", "Angiofibroma"],
0,
"Inverted papilloma is a benign but locally aggressive sinonasal tumour with a classic cerebriform "
"pattern on MRI and malignant transformation potential; needs complete endoscopic excision.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET, session unspecified]")
add_question(
"A 35-year-old female with nasal obstruction/post-nasal drip had FESS 5 years ago (uncinectomy + "
"maxillary ostium dilation). DNE now shows patent ostia with mild mucosal edema only. Next best step?",
["Repeat surgery", "Macrolides for 4 months", "Steroid irrigation and antihistamines", "Biological therapy (anti-IgE/anti-IL5)"],
2,
"With a patent ostium and only mild mucosal inflammation, medical optimisation is preferred over repeat "
"surgery, which is reserved for anatomical failure or recurrent polyposis.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET, session unspecified]")
add_question(
"A patient develops facial swelling and orbital edema 20 days after a minor wooden splinter injury. "
"CT sinuses are normal but subcutaneous nodules are seen; biopsy shows broad aseptate hyphae positive "
"on PAS and GMS stain. Likely diagnosis?",
["Phycomycosis (subcutaneous zygomycosis)", "Midline lethal granuloma", "Foreign body granuloma", "IgG4-related disease"],
0,
"Broad aseptate PAS/GMS-positive hyphae after minor wood trauma with subcutaneous nodules but normal "
"sinus imaging points to subcutaneous phycomycosis rather than acute rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET, session unspecified]")
add_question(
"Which of the following is a major (Bent and Kuhn) diagnostic criterion for allergic fungal "
"rhinosinusitis?",
["Type I hypersensitivity (elevated fungus-specific IgE)", "Positive bacterial culture", "Elevated serum IgA", "Absence of nasal polyps"],
0,
"Bent and Kuhn's major criteria include Type I hypersensitivity, nasal polyposis, characteristic CT "
"'double density' opacification, eosinophilic mucin without tissue invasion, and positive fungal "
"stain/culture of that mucin.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
# ============ SECTION 4: PHARYNX & ORAL CAVITY ============
add_topic_heading("4. Pharynx & Oral Cavity")
add_question(
"A 10-year-old child presents with throat pain, fever, and referred ear pain, diagnosed with acute "
"tonsillitis. Which nerve is responsible for the referred ear pain?",
["Tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (Jacobson's nerve)", "Greater auricular nerve", "Auriculotemporal nerve", "Auricular branch of the vagus nerve"],
0,
"The glossopharyngeal nerve supplies the tonsillar bed and, via its tympanic branch, the middle ear - "
"explaining referred otalgia in tonsillitis.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 8 years]")
add_question(
"A patient presents with trismus, muffled 'hot potato' voice, uvular deviation, and a bulge above the "
"tonsil. Most likely diagnosis?",
["Peritonsillar abscess (quinsy)", "Retropharyngeal abscess", "Ludwig's angina", "Parapharyngeal abscess"],
0,
"Quinsy is the most common deep neck space infection; treated with aspiration/incision and drainage "
"plus antibiotics.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"A young child presents with snoring, mouth breathing, and adenoid facies; lateral neck X-ray shows an "
"enlarged nasopharyngeal soft-tissue shadow. Standard treatment if symptomatic?",
["Adenoidectomy", "Incision and drainage", "Embolisation and excision", "Choanal atresia repair"],
0,
"Adenoid hypertrophy causing persistent symptoms unresponsive to medical therapy is treated with "
"adenoidectomy.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"Which virus is most strongly associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and what is its most common "
"histological type?",
["EBV; squamous cell carcinoma", "HPV; adenocarcinoma", "HSV; lymphoma", "CMV; sarcoma"],
0,
"Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is strongly associated with EBV; SCC (including the undifferentiated variant) "
"is the most common histology.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"A middle-aged woman with iron deficiency anaemia presents with dysphagia to solids, glossitis, and "
"koilonychia; barium swallow shows a post-cricoid web. Syndrome and its significance?",
["Plummer-Vinson syndrome; premalignant for post-cricoid/hypopharyngeal carcinoma", "Zenker's diverticulum; risk of aspiration", "Globus pharyngeus; purely psychogenic", "Eagle syndrome; styloid elongation"],
0,
"Plummer-Vinson syndrome (iron-deficiency anaemia + dysphagia + glossitis + koilonychia + post-cricoid "
"web) is a recognised premalignant condition for post-cricoid/hypopharyngeal carcinoma.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
# ============ SECTION 5: LARYNX ============
add_topic_heading("5. Larynx")
add_question(
"A singer has difficulty raising the pitch of her voice; examination shows depressed, bowed vocal "
"cords. Which muscle is most likely involved?",
["Cricothyroid", "Interarytenoid", "Posterior cricoarytenoid", "Lateral cricoarytenoid"],
0,
"The cricothyroid muscle tenses/elongates the cords to raise pitch (supplied by the external branch of "
"the superior laryngeal nerve); weakness causes bowing and inability to reach high pitch.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 5 years]")
add_question(
"Following total thyroidectomy, a patient develops difficulty breathing and repeated failed attempts "
"at extubation. Most probable cause?",
["Superior laryngeal nerve injury", "Unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury", "Bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury", "Neck haematoma"],
2,
"Bilateral RLN injury fixes both cords in the paramedian position, causing severe airway obstruction "
"requiring re-intubation or emergency tracheostomy.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 5 years]")
add_question(
"A 75-year-old male smoker presents with hoarseness and dysphagia; biopsy confirms advanced SCC "
"involving both vocal cords, subglottis, and thyroid cartilage, not amenable to radiotherapy alone. "
"Most appropriate surgery?",
["Partial (vertical/horizontal) laryngectomy", "Total laryngectomy", "Emergency tracheostomy", "Submental tracheostomy"],
1,
"Bilateral cord involvement with subglottic extension and cartilage invasion exceeds the limits of "
"conservation surgery; total laryngectomy is indicated.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(
"Entry of a foreign body into the laryngeal inlet is normally prevented by the cough/glottic closure "
"reflex, which becomes sluggish after alcohol ingestion. Injury to which nerve is responsible for loss "
"of this protective reflex?",
["Internal laryngeal nerve", "Glossopharyngeal nerve", "External laryngeal nerve", "Recurrent laryngeal nerve"],
0,
"The internal laryngeal nerve provides sensory innervation above the vocal cords, mediating the "
"protective cough/closure reflex against aspiration.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET May 2022]")
add_question(
"Identify the structure marked on a laryngoscopic image lateral to the aryepiglottic fold, a common "
"site for lodged foreign bodies and early hypopharyngeal cancer.",
["Thyroid cartilage", "Pyriform sinus", "Epiglottis", "Vallecula"],
1,
"The pyriform sinus is lateral to the aryepiglottic fold; a common site for foreign body impaction and "
"the most common site of hypopharyngeal carcinoma.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG 2025]")
add_question(
"A young adult presents with a hoarse, breathy voice and multiple wart-like lesions on both vocal "
"cords, recurring after excision. Virus and lesion?",
["HPV 6/11; laryngeal papillomatosis", "HPV 16/18; laryngeal carcinoma", "EBV; lymphoma", "HSV; laryngeal ulcer"],
0,
"Recurrent respiratory (laryngeal) papillomatosis is caused by HPV 6/11 and is notorious for recurrence "
"after excision.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"A newborn presents with inspiratory stridor that worsens on crying/supine position and improves "
"prone, without cyanosis, gradually resolving by 18-24 months. Most likely diagnosis?",
["Laryngomalacia", "Subglottic stenosis", "Vocal cord palsy", "Laryngeal web"],
0,
"Laryngomalacia is the most common cause of infantile stridor, positional and self-limiting, resolving "
"by 18-24 months in most cases.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
# ============ SECTION 6: HEAD & NECK ============
add_topic_heading("6. Head & Neck")
add_question(
"A patient with a dental infection develops rapidly progressive bilateral submandibular, sublingual "
"and submental swelling with brawny induration and tongue elevation, without a discrete abscess "
"collection. Diagnosis and most urgent concern?",
["Ludwig's angina; airway obstruction", "Peritonsillar abscess; sepsis", "Parotitis; facial nerve palsy", "Branchial cyst infection; recurrent infection"],
0,
"Ludwig's angina is a rapidly spreading odontogenic cellulitis; the chief danger is airway obstruction, "
"so securing the airway takes priority.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"A midline neck swelling in a child moves upward on tongue protrusion and with swallowing. Most likely "
"diagnosis?",
["Thyroglossal duct cyst", "Branchial cleft cyst", "Dermoid cyst", "Cystic hygroma"],
0,
"A thyroglossal duct cyst is midline and moves upward with tongue protrusion because of its attachment "
"via the hyoid bone to the foramen cecum.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"The most common benign salivary gland tumour, typically arising in the parotid gland with a slow-"
"growing, painless, mobile swelling, is:",
["Pleomorphic adenoma", "Warthin's tumour", "Mucoepidermoid carcinoma", "Adenoid cystic carcinoma"],
0,
"Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common salivary gland neoplasm overall, treated by superficial "
"parotidectomy with a cuff of normal tissue.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET November 2020]")
add_question(
"A painless, laterally mobile neck mass at the carotid bifurcation shows a 'lyre sign' (splaying of "
"internal and external carotid arteries) on angiography. Diagnosis?",
["Carotid body tumour (paraganglioma)", "Branchial cyst", "Metastatic lymph node", "Carotid artery aneurysm"],
0,
"A carotid body tumour arises at the carotid bifurcation and classically splays the ICA/ECA apart, "
"producing the 'lyre sign'.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"After superficial parotidectomy, a patient develops facial sweating and flushing over the cheek while "
"eating. Condition and cause?",
["Frey's syndrome; aberrant regeneration of parasympathetic fibres to sweat glands", "Bell's palsy; facial nerve injury", "Sialocele; salivary leak", "First bite syndrome; sympathetic denervation"],
0,
"Frey's syndrome follows parotid surgery due to aberrant regrowth of severed parasympathetic "
"secretomotor fibres into cutaneous sweat glands.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
# ============ SECTION 7: INSTRUMENTS & EMERGENCIES ============
add_topic_heading("7. ENT Instruments & Emergencies")
add_question(
"Which instrument is specifically designed for closed reduction of a displaced nasal bone fracture?",
["Tilley's forceps", "Walsham's forceps", "Luc's forceps", "Bayonet forceps"],
1,
"Walsham's forceps has specially angled blades to disimpact displaced nasal bones during closed "
"reduction.",
tag="[Recall - NEET PG, last 5 years]")
add_question(
"Which mouth gag is classically used to maintain mouth opening and expose the tonsillar fossae during "
"tonsillectomy?",
["Boyle-Davis mouth gag", "Doyen's mouth gag", "McIvor's gag", "Ferguson-Ackland gag"],
0,
"The Boyle-Davis mouth gag is the standard instrument used in tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
add_question(
"A child presents with sudden-onset choking, coughing, and unilateral wheeze after playing with small "
"objects; CXR shows unilateral hyperinflation. Definitive investigation/treatment?",
["Rigid bronchoscopy and removal", "Bronchodilators", "Antibiotics", "Nebulised adrenaline"],
0,
"Sudden choking with unilateral wheeze/hyperinflation suggests foreign body aspiration; rigid "
"bronchoscopy is diagnostic and therapeutic.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat - ENT emergency]")
add_question(
"In a child with suspected acute epiglottitis presenting with stridor, drooling, and a 'tripod' "
"posture, which of the following should be strictly avoided?",
["Forceful tongue depressor examination of the oropharynx", "Lateral neck X-ray", "Pulse oximetry monitoring", "Keeping the child calm in a parent's lap"],
0,
"Any distressing examination in suspected epiglottitis can precipitate complete airway obstruction; "
"the airway should be secured in a controlled setting first.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat - ENT emergency]")
add_question(
"A trauma patient requires an emergency airway but cricothyroidotomy is contraindicated due to "
"laryngeal fracture. Preferred surgical airway?",
["Emergency tracheostomy", "Nasotracheal intubation", "Needle cricothyroidotomy", "Submental intubation"],
0,
"When cricothyroidotomy is contraindicated (e.g. laryngeal/tracheal injury), emergency tracheostomy "
"below the level of injury is preferred.",
tag="[Concept-based / high-yield repeat]")
# ============ SECTION 8: INI-CET YEAR-WISE ============
add_topic_heading("8. INI-CET Year-Wise Compilation (Nov 2020 - May 2026)")
p = doc.add_paragraph()
p.add_run(
"INI-CET began in 2020, so this section lists every ENT recall item recoverable for each session, "
"in chronological order. Where a session's ENT recall could not be found in written form, this is noted "
"explicitly rather than left silent."
).font.size = Pt(9.5)
doc.add_paragraph()
add_subheading("INI-CET - November 2020", color=BLUE)
add_question(
"A patient with vertigo but no hearing loss undergoes a diagnostic positional manoeuvre, followed "
"cautiously by a therapeutic one. What is the diagnostic manoeuvre?",
["Hampton's manoeuvre", "Dix-Hallpike manoeuvre", "Epley's manoeuvre", "Simon's manoeuvre"],
1,
"The Dix-Hallpike manoeuvre is the diagnostic test for BPPV; if positive, it is followed by the "
"therapeutic Epley (canalith repositioning) manoeuvre.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET November 2020]")
add_question(
"Which is the most common benign tumour of the parotid gland?",
["Pleomorphic adenoma", "Warthin tumour", "Oncocytoma", "Basal cell adenoma"],
0,
"Pleomorphic adenoma (mixed parotid tumour) is the most common benign salivary neoplasm.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET November 2020]")
add_subheading("INI-CET - May 2021", color=BLUE)
add_question(
"A patient presents with vertigo, tinnitus, and head tilt six months after myringoplasty for safe-type "
"CSOM. What is your diagnosis?",
["Perilymphatic fistula", "Labyrinthitis", "Paget disease", "Vestibular schwannoma"],
0,
"Vertigo, tinnitus and head tilt appearing after middle-ear surgical manipulation is classically "
"attributed to a perilymphatic fistula (abnormal perilymph leak into the middle ear).",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET May 2021]")
add_question(
"Which among the following is NOT used in post-laryngectomy voice rehabilitation?",
["Tracheo-esophageal prosthesis (TEP)", "Esophageal speech", "Polite yawning", "Super supraglottic swallow"],
3,
"TEP, esophageal speech, and the 'polite yawning' technique are voice-restoration methods after "
"laryngectomy. Super-supraglottic swallow is a swallowing-safety manoeuvre (airway protection), not a "
"voice production/rehabilitation technique.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET May 2021]")
add_gap_note(
"INI-CET November 2021: an ENT/airway-management recall session is known to have circulated (video "
"discussions reference it), but I could not locate a written transcript with specific ENT question text "
"within available public sources. Flagged as a gap rather than filled with an unverifiable guess."
)
add_subheading("INI-CET - May 2022", color=BLUE)
add_question(
"A patient presents with vertigo and horizontal nystagmus whose slow component is towards the left. "
"What is the most likely diagnosis?",
["Posterior canal BPPV", "Superior canal BPPV", "Right hypoactive labyrinth", "Left hypoactive labyrinth"],
3,
"Nystagmus is named for its fast phase; a slow phase to the left implies a fast phase to the right, "
"indicating hypofunction of the left (lesioned) labyrinth.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET May 2022]")
add_question(
"Foreign body entry into the laryngeal inlet is normally prevented by the cough reflex, which becomes "
"sluggish with alcohol ingestion. Which nerve is likely injured when this reflex is lost?",
["Internal laryngeal nerve", "Glossopharyngeal nerve", "External laryngeal nerve", "Recurrent laryngeal nerve"],
0,
"The internal laryngeal nerve provides sensation above the vocal cords and mediates the protective "
"glottic closure/cough reflex.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET May 2022]")
add_subheading("INI-CET - November 2022", color=BLUE)
add_question(
"CT scan of a patient with laryngeal carcinoma is shown. What is the staging?",
["T1N0M0", "T4N1M0", "T2N1M0", "T3N0M0"],
1,
"Per the recalled imaging findings (extensive local tumour plus nodal involvement), the correct staging "
"was T4N1M0.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET November 2022]")
add_question(
"Which is the most common site of epistaxis in children?",
["Little's area", "Woodruff's plexus", "Sphenopalatine artery", "Anterior ethmoidal artery"],
0,
"Little's area (Kiesselbach's plexus) on the anteroinferior septum is the most common site of "
"epistaxis in children.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET November 2022]")
add_question(
"A man presents with saddle nose deformity, cough, fever and haemoptysis; septal perforation with pale "
"granuloma, cavitary lung lesions, and biopsy showing caseating granulomas with giant cells. Probable "
"cause?",
["Wegener's granulomatosis", "Tuberculosis", "Syphilis", "Sarcoidosis"],
1,
"Caseating granulomas with Langhans giant cells plus cavitary pulmonary disease point to nasal "
"tuberculosis rather than Wegener's granulomatosis.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET November 2022]")
add_subheading("INI-CET - May 2023", color=BLUE)
add_question(
"A South Indian male farmer presents with a reddish mass coming out of the nose (image/histopathology "
"shown). What is the likely diagnosis?",
["Rhinosporidiosis", "Rhinoscleroma", "Rhinophyma", "Nasal polyp"],
0,
"The clinical picture (farmer, South Indian, friable reddish nasal mass) and histopathology are classic "
"for rhinosporidiosis.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET May 2023]")
add_gap_note(
"INI-CET November 2023: a dedicated ENT & Radiology recall session was conducted (confirmed via "
"coaching-platform video/slide listings), but specific ENT question text was not recoverable from the "
"written sources accessible to me. Flagged as a gap."
)
add_subheading("INI-CET - May 2024", color=BLUE)
add_question(
"Which of the following is NOT typically seen in allergic rhinitis?",
["Otto Veraguth folds", "Allergic salute", "Allergic shiner", "Dennie-Morgan lines"],
0,
"Allergic salute, allergic shiner (infraorbital darkening) and Dennie-Morgan lines are recognised "
"clinical signs of allergic rhinitis; Otto Veraguth folds are not a standard feature of this condition "
"per the recalled answer key.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET May 2024]")
add_question(
"A 13-year-old boy presents with right-sided nasal obstruction and recurrent epistaxis for six months. "
"Most likely diagnosis?",
["Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma", "Allergic rhinitis", "Coagulation disorder", "Antrochoanal polyp"],
3,
"CAUTION - conflicting recall: the circulating answer key for this item marks 'Antrochoanal polyp' as "
"correct, but the classic teaching is that an adolescent boy with unilateral nasal obstruction and "
"recurrent epistaxis over months is the textbook presentation of Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma "
"(JNA), not antrochoanal polyp (which usually causes obstruction without prominent recurrent bleeding). "
"Treat this recalled answer with caution and verify locally before relying on it for exam prep.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET May 2024 - disputed answer, see explanation]")
add_gap_note(
"INI-CET November 2024: a dedicated ENT recall session is confirmed to exist (coaching-platform video), "
"but I could not retrieve its written question text from accessible public sources. Flagged as a gap."
)
add_subheading("INI-CET - 2025 session (exact month as published by source)", color=BLUE)
add_question(
"Which of the following is NOT seen in juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma?",
["Recurrent epistaxis", "Unilateral nasal obstruction", "Occurs exclusively in adolescent boys", "Biopsy under anaesthesia is done to diagnose it"],
3,
"JNA is highly vascular; biopsy is avoided because of severe haemorrhage risk. Diagnosis is "
"clinico-radiological (CT/MRI/angiography), not biopsy.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET May 2025]")
add_question(
"A middle-aged woman chokes while eating fish and develops coughing, hoarseness, and a foreign body "
"sensation in the throat; the pyriform fossa is inflamed on examination. Which nerve supplies this "
"region?",
["Internal laryngeal nerve", "External laryngeal nerve", "Glossopharyngeal nerve", "Recurrent laryngeal nerve"],
0,
"The internal laryngeal nerve (branch of the superior laryngeal nerve) supplies sensation to the "
"pyriform fossa and supraglottic larynx.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET May 2025]")
add_question(
"A 65-year-old male complains of difficulty hearing high-pitched sounds. Which region of the cochlea "
"is primarily damaged?",
["Apex of the cochlea", "Base of the cochlea", "Stria vascularis", "Tectorial membrane"],
1,
"The base of the cochlea is tonotopically mapped to high frequencies; presbycusis and noise-induced "
"loss typically damage basal hair cells first, causing high-frequency hearing loss.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET 2025]")
add_question(
"A patient has carcinoma of the larynx involving the entire right true vocal cord, the anterior "
"commissure, and one-third of the left true vocal cord, with extension into the paraglottic space and "
"inner thyroid cartilage; the right vocal cord is completely immobile. Most likely tumour stage?",
["T1", "T4", "T3", "T2"],
1,
"Transglottic extension with paraglottic space/thyroid cartilage invasion and cord fixation meets "
"criteria for T4 (advanced local disease) in laryngeal carcinoma staging.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET 2025]")
add_question(
"Which of the following hearing tests is NOT performed in infants?",
["OAE (Otoacoustic Emissions)", "BERA (Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry)", "Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA)", "Free-field audiometry"],
2,
"PTA requires voluntary behavioural responses and cannot be performed in infants; OAE and BERA are "
"objective tests used for neonatal/infant hearing screening, and free-field/behavioural observation "
"audiometry is used qualitatively in infants.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET 2025]")
add_question(
"Arrange the following steps of Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) in the correct order: "
"(1) Uncinectomy, (2) Bullectomy, (3) Open the maxillary sinus, (4) Ethmoidectomy.",
["1-2-4-3 (ABDC)", "3-1-2-4 (CABD)", "1-3-2-4 (ACBD)", "3-2-1-4 (CBAD)"],
2,
"Per the recalled answer key, the sequence is Uncinectomy -> Open maxillary sinus -> Bullectomy -> "
"Ethmoidectomy. (Note: standard FESS teaching usually sequences uncinectomy -> bullectomy -> anterior "
"ethmoidectomy -> maxillary antrostomy -> posterior ethmoidectomy -> sphenoidotomy; verify the exact "
"recalled order against current teaching before relying on it.)",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET 2025 - verify exact sequence]")
add_subheading("INI-CET - May 2026 (most recent session)", color=BLUE)
add_question(
"A patient develops acute-onset severe unilateral hearing loss with no identifiable cause; audiometry "
"confirms sensorineural hearing loss. What is the first-line pharmacological treatment?",
["Antivirals", "Antibiotics", "Vasodilators", "Systemic (oral) or intratympanic corticosteroids"],
3,
"This describes idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss; first-line pharmacological treatment is "
"high-dose corticosteroids (oral, with intratympanic steroids as an alternative/salvage option).",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET May 2026 - options reconstructed from standard teaching, source gave answer letter only]")
add_question(
"Which of the following is NOT a component of the classical Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome triad?",
["Recurrent orofacial edema", "Unilateral sensorineural hearing loss", "Relapsing facial nerve palsy", "Fissured tongue (lingua plicata)"],
1,
"The Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome triad is recurrent orofacial edema/swelling, relapsing peripheral "
"facial nerve palsy, and a fissured tongue (lingua plicata). Hearing loss is not part of this triad.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET May 2026 - distractor options reconstructed from standard teaching]")
add_question(
"On a labelled diagram of the laryngeal intrinsic muscles, which single muscle is solely responsible "
"for abduction (opening) of the vocal cords?",
["Posterior cricoarytenoid", "Lateral cricoarytenoid", "Transverse arytenoid", "Cricothyroid"],
0,
"The posterior cricoarytenoid is the only laryngeal muscle that abducts the vocal cords (widens the "
"glottis); all other intrinsic laryngeal muscles are adductors or tensors.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET May 2026]")
add_question(
"Which muscle attaches to the cartilaginous portion of the Eustachian tube and also blends with the "
"soft palate?",
["Levator veli palatini", "Salpingopharyngeus", "Tensor veli palatini", "Palatopharyngeus"],
2,
"Tensor veli palatini arises partly from the cartilaginous Eustachian tube and the scaphoid fossa, "
"blends into the palatal aponeurosis, and actively opens the Eustachian tube during swallowing/yawning.",
tag="[Recall - INI-CET May 2026]")
doc.add_page_break()
foot = doc.add_paragraph()
foot.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
r = foot.add_run(
"Compiled for revision purposes from publicly available NEET PG and INI-CET recall-question sources "
"(PrepLadder, DigiNerve, Reflex Prep, eGurukul/Crazy Medicine, Marrow, Cerebellum Academy) and standard "
"ENT references. Not an official NBEMS or INI-CET publication. Items flagged 'disputed answer' or "
"'verify' should be cross-checked before being treated as a definitive answer key."
)
r.italic = True
r.font.size = Pt(9)
r.font.color.rgb = GREY
doc.save("/tmp/workspace/ent-pyq-compilation/NEET_PG_ENT_PYQ_Topicwise_Compilation.docx")
print("Saved. Total questions:", qn_counter)
cd /tmp/workspace/ent-pyq-compilation && python3 build_doc_v3.py
cd /tmp/workspace/ent-pyq-compilation && python3 -c " from docx import Document doc = Document('NEET_PG_ENT_PYQ_Topicwise_Compilation.docx') heads = [p.text for p in doc.paragraphs if p.style and p.style.name.startswith('Heading')] for h in heads: print(h) " && ls -la /tmp/workspace/ent-pyq-compilation/
NEET PG ENT PYQ Topicwise Compilation
Word Document · DOCX
| Session | ENT items recovered |
|---|---|
| Nov 2020 | 2 (Dix-Hallpike/Epley, pleomorphic adenoma) |
| May 2021 | 2 (perilymphatic fistula, post-laryngectomy voice rehab) |
| Nov 2021 | Gap - session confirmed to exist, no written recall text found |
| May 2022 | 2 (labyrinth/nystagmus lateralization, internal laryngeal nerve) |
| Nov 2022 | 3 (laryngeal CA staging, Little's area, nasal TB) |
| May 2023 | 1 (rhinosporidiosis) |
| Nov 2023 | Gap - confirmed session, no written recall text found |
| May 2024 | 2 (allergic rhinitis signs, a disputed JNA-vs-antrochoanal-polyp item - flagged) |
| Nov 2024 | Gap - confirmed session, no written recall text found |
| 2025 | 5 (JNA exclusion, pyriform fossa nerve, cochlear tonotopy, laryngeal CA T-staging, infant hearing tests, FESS step order) |
| May 2026 (latest) | 4 (SSNHL treatment, Melkersson-Rosenthal triad, posterior cricoarytenoid abduction, tensor veli palatini) |
On behalf of the last 10 yers of PYQs and 10 years USMLE questions can you anticipate the questions that can come in next exams ?
NEET PG INICET 2026 expected ENT high yield predicted topics
USMLE Step 1 Step 2 CK otolaryngology ENT high yield topics recent trends
2025 2026 new ENT clinical practice guideline update sudden hearing loss epistaxis sleep apnea
https://www.prepladder.com/neet-pg-study-material/exam-patte…
"adult sinusitis" guideline update
"age-related hearing loss" guideline