Compare 2018 to 2024 to aug 2025 see how much similar question
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Running Command
cd /tmp/workspace/attachments/dbe025bb-386c-4340-9c79-cd1b862804b5/ && python3 -c "
import pdfplumber
with pdfplumber.open('746274BPT.pdf') as pdf:
print(f'Total pages: {len(pdf.pages)}')
for i, page in enumerate(pdf.pages[:5]):
print(f'\n--- PAGE {i+1} ---')
text = page.extract_text()
if text:
print(text[:2000])
"
Running Command
cd /tmp/workspace/attachments/dbe025bb-386c-4340-9c79-cd1b862804b5/ && python3 -c "
import pdfplumber
with pdfplumber.open('746274BPT.pdf') as pdf:
print(f'Total pages: {len(pdf.pages)}')
for i, page in enumerate(pdf.pages[5:]):
print(f'\n--- PAGE {i+6} ---')
text = page.extract_text()
if text:
print(text[:3000])
"
Running Command
python3 -c "
# Organize all questions by year and find similarities
papers = {
'Aug 2018': {
'elaborate': [
'Cardiac output - factors regulating + exercise effect',
'Skeletal muscle EM structure + mechanism of contraction'
],
'notes': ['Phagocytosis', 'Carbon dioxide transport', 'Cerebrospinal Fluid', 'Referred pain', 'Juxta Glomerular Apparatus', 'Functions of liver', 'Neuro endocrinal reflex', 'Spermatogenesis'],
'short': ['Accommodation reflex', 'Functions of Haemoglobin', 'Surfactant', 'Gastrin', 'Facilitated diffusion', 'Oxygen debt', 'Functions of Hypothalamus', 'Acromegaly', 'Functions of plasma proteins', 'Homeostasis']
},
'Feb 2019': {
'elaborate': ['Pyramidal tract + Hemiplegia', 'Stages of erythropoiesis + factors + polycythemia'],
'notes': ['Hypoxia', 'Functions of thyroid hormone', 'Neuromuscular junction', 'Contraception', 'Functions of saliva', 'Micturition reflex', 'Short term regulation of blood pressure', 'Conduction system of heart', 'Normal ECG', 'Functions of Cerebellum'],
'short': ['Lung volumes normal values', 'Smooth muscle', 'Coronary circulation', 'Na K pump', 'Refractory errors', 'Diabetes mellitus', 'Surfactant', 'Functions of skin', 'Heart sounds', 'Exercise on Respiration']
},
'Aug 2019': {
'elaborate': ['Molecular mechanism of Skeletal Muscle contraction + rigor mortis', 'Menstrual cycle uterine and ovarian changes + hormonal changes'],
'notes': ['Facilitated diffusion', 'Functions of plasma proteins', 'Movements of small intestine', 'Cystometrogram', 'Functions of glucocorticoids', 'Types of shock', 'Artificial respiration', 'Respiratory membrane + gas diffusion', 'Referred pain + theories', 'Functions of middle ear'],
'short': ['Types of T lymphocytes', 'Sarcomere', 'Functions of bile salts', 'Diuretics', 'Babinski sign', 'Dark adaptation', 'Hormones calcium homeostasis', 'Pregnancy tests', 'Types of sleep', 'Muscles breathing']
},
'Feb 2020': {
'elaborate': ['Pain pathway + Referred pain', 'GFR - mechanism + factors + regulation'],
'notes': ['Facilitated Diffusion', 'Humoral Immunity', 'Myasthenia Gravis', 'Jugular Venous Pressure', 'Cardio-respiratory changes during exercise', 'Ovarian cycle', 'Peptic Ulcer', 'Auditory pathway', 'Hypoxia', 'Synapse'],
'short': ['Reticulocyte', 'Starling forces capillary', 'Sarcotubular system', 'Gastrin', 'Einthoven triangle', 'Functional Residual Capacity', 'Heart sounds', 'Placental hormones', 'Olfactory Pathway', 'Inverse stretch reflex']
},
'Dec 2020': {
'elaborate': ['Countercurrent mechanism urine concentration + Diabetes Insipidus', 'Cardiac cycle - events + phases'],
'notes': ['Milk ejection reflex', 'Hazards of blood transfusion', 'Ionic events action potential', 'Functions of liver', 'Hypersecretion of growth hormone', 'Hormonal changes menstrual cycle', 'Taste pathway', 'Oxygen hemoglobin dissociation curve', 'Functions of hypothalamus', 'Refractive errors'],
'short': ['Primary vs secondary active transport', 'Erythroblastosis fetalis', 'Motor unit', 'Functions of large intestine', 'Acromegaly/Cretinism hormonal defect', 'Reflex arc', 'Frank Starling law', 'Residual volume', 'Indicators of ovulation', 'Cranial nerves for taste']
},
'Mar 2021': {
'elaborate': ['Synapse - classify + properties', 'Erythropoiesis stages + factors'],
'notes': ['Blood Groups', 'Calcitrophic Hormones', 'Sarcomere', 'Hormonal regulation menstrual cycle', 'Spermatogenesis', 'Functions of glucocorticoids', 'Functions of plasma proteins', 'Types of Jaundice', 'Effects of exercise on cardiovascular system', 'Actions of insulin'],
'short': ['Homeostasis', 'Action potential', 'Functions of kidney', 'Functions of Cerebellum', 'Anticoagulants', 'Refractory period', 'Saltatory Conduction', 'Posterior pituitary hormones', 'Neuroglia', 'Cyanosis']
},
'Sep 2021': {
'elaborate': ['Urine formation steps + GFR + renal clearance', 'Immunity types + cell mediated immunity'],
'notes': ['Referred pain', 'Conducting system of Heart', 'Cretinism', 'Intrinsic coagulation mechanism', 'Enterohepatic circulation', 'Shock types', 'Respiratory regulation centres', 'Hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism', 'Contraceptive methods female', 'Passive transport'],
'short': ['Cortical vs juxta-medullary nephrons', 'Formation of HCl', 'Surfactant', 'Excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters', 'Nephron diagram', 'Stroke volume', 'Wallerian degeneration', 'Salivary enzymes', 'Succus entericus', 'Pacemaker of heart']
},
'Jan 2022': {
'elaborate': ['Arterial blood pressure regulation + Hypertension', 'Carbon dioxide transport in blood'],
'notes': ['Erythroblastosis fetalis', 'Excitation-contraction coupling', 'Passive and active transport', 'Artificial respiration types', 'Cardiac output + factors', 'Structure and functions of synapse', 'Optic pathway', 'Brown Sequard syndrome', 'Diabetes Mellitus', 'HCl secretion mechanism'],
'short': ['Properties of RBC', 'Functions of bile', 'Types of muscle', 'Functions of cerebellum', 'Functions of placenta', 'GI hormones', 'Inspiratory Reserve Volume', 'Surfactant and function', 'All or None law', 'Hormones water balance']
},
'Jun 2022': {
'elaborate': ['Cardiac output + factors regulating', 'Immunity classify + humoral immunity'],
'notes': ['Cerebellum', 'Homeostasis', 'Heart sounds', 'Action potential of nerve ionic basis', 'Juxtaglomerular apparatus', 'Deglutition', 'Menstrual cycle', 'Functions of skin', 'Sarcomere', 'Functions of cortisol'],
'short': ['Function of mitochondria', 'Apoptosis', 'Surfactant', 'Addison disease', 'Cross matching', 'Carbamino haemoglobin', 'Cystometrogram', 'Hirschsprung disease', 'Puberty', 'FEV1']
},
'Oct 2022': {
'elaborate': ['Excitation contraction coupling skeletal muscle', 'Menstrual Cycle - ovarian hormonal uterine changes'],
'notes': ['Micturition reflex', 'Phagocytosis', 'Conductive system of heart', 'Neuron', 'Homeostasis of temperature', 'Digestion and absorption of Fat', 'UMN vs LMN lesion', 'Pressure and volume changes of lung', 'Functions of Plasma proteins', 'Olfactory pathway'],
'short': ['Metabolic acidosis', 'Hypoxia', 'Rigor mortis', 'Mitosis', 'Gigantism', 'Extraocular muscle', 'Osmosis', 'Achalasia cardia', 'Tight junction', 'Colour blindness']
},
'Apr 2023': {
'elaborate': ['Anterior + Posterior Pituitary hormones and actions', 'Oxygen transport + Hypoxia'],
'notes': ['Negative Feedback Mechanism', 'Types of Leucocytes and Functions', 'Neuromuscular Junction', 'Contraception', 'Hypertension', 'RAAS', 'Jugular Venous Pressure', 'Functions of Cerebrospinal Fluid', 'Cardiovascular changes during Exercise', 'Auditory pathway'],
'short': ['Facilitated Diffusion', 'Homeostasis', 'Functions of Kidney', 'Receptors of Vision', 'Conducting System of Heart', 'Blood Pressure', 'Classify Immunity', \"Cushing's syndrome\", 'Neuron diagram', 'Law of Intestine']
},
'Nov 2023': {
'elaborate': ['Cerebellum nuclei connections functions', 'Oxygen transport + Dissociation Curve + shifts'],
'notes': ['Calcium metabolism', 'Skin', 'Erythropoiesis', 'Micturition reflex', 'Contraception', 'Wallerian degeneration and regeneration', 'Growth Hormone', 'Visual pathway', 'Lung volumes and capacities', 'Glomerular Filtration Rate'],
'short': ['Functions of Golgi apparatus', 'Saltatory conduction', 'Apnea', 'Haemophilia', 'Oedema', 'Direct light reflex', 'Function of platelets', 'Syncope', 'Peptic ulcer', 'Dialysis']
},
'Aug 2024': {
'elaborate': ['Cardiac cycle - atrial and ventricular events', 'Neural and chemical regulation of Respiration'],
'notes': ['Mechanism of formation of HCl', 'Functions of Glucocorticoids', 'Structure and function of Nephron', 'Shock types', 'Auditory pathway', 'Pyramidal tract', 'Composition and functions of bile', 'Test for ovulation', 'Passive transport', 'Structure of Sarcomere'],
'short': ['Cross matching', 'Oxygen debt', 'Phases of menstrual cycle', 'Phagocytosis', 'Motor unit', 'Muscle tone', 'Diuretics', 'GI hormones', 'Dead space', 'Apoptosis']
},
'Feb 2025': {
'elaborate': ['Menstrual cycle uterine and ovarian changes + Menopause', 'Cardiac Cycle events + phases'],
'notes': ['Cell Structure and Organelles', 'Neuro endocrine reflex', 'Gastric Motility', 'Cystometrogram', 'Function of Thalamus', 'Cell mediated Immunity', 'Anemia and types', 'Functions of Thyroid Hormone', 'Taste Pathway', 'Salivary secretion and functions'],
'short': ['Heart sounds', 'Surfactant', 'Vital Capacity', 'Refractive Errors', 'Hormones calcium homeostasis', 'Einthoven law', 'Osmosis', 'Artificial Kidney', 'Colour Blindness', 'Motor Unit']
},
'Aug 2025': {
'elaborate': ['Structure of platelets + functions', 'Structure of sarcomere + properties of skeletal muscle'],
'notes': ['Peculiarities of coronary circulation', 'Artificial respiration', 'Composition and functions of bile', 'Micturition + Cystometrogram', 'Actions of growth hormone', 'LMN vs UMN lesion differences', 'Transport of carbon dioxide', 'Layers of retina', 'Puberty changes', 'Neuromuscular junction'],
'short': ['Functions of large intestine', 'Blood group systems', 'Layers of skin', 'Heart sounds production', 'Functions of WBC', 'Islets of Langerhans cells and secretions', 'Male contraceptive methods', 'Processes of urine formation', 'Functions of CSF', 'Types of taste sensation']
}
}
# Focus on 2018, 2024, and Aug 2025 comparison
y2018 = papers['Aug 2018']
y2024 = papers['Aug 2024']
y2025 = papers['Aug 2025']
def normalize(q):
return q.lower().strip()
def find_similar(q1, list2, threshold=0.3):
# Simple word overlap similarity
words1 = set(q1.lower().split())
best = ''
best_score = 0
for q2 in list2:
words2 = set(q2.lower().split())
common = words1 & words2
# Remove very common words
stopwords = {'of','and','the','in','a','an','is','on','its','with','about','what','are','for','to','add','note','during','different','define','describe','discuss','explain','write','draw','name','list','types','type'}
common = common - stopwords
if len(common) > 0:
score = len(common) / max(len(words1-stopwords), len(words2-stopwords), 1)
if score > best_score and score >= threshold:
best_score = score
best = q2
return best, best_score
print('='*80)
print('COMPARISON: AUG 2018 vs AUG 2024 vs AUG 2025')
print('TNMGRMU BPT 1st Year Physiology (Q.P. Code 746274)')
print('='*80)
# Check overlap between each pair and all three
all_2018 = y2018['elaborate'] + y2018['notes'] + y2018['short']
all_2024 = y2024['elaborate'] + y2024['notes'] + y2024['short']
all_2025 = y2025['elaborate'] + y2025['notes'] + y2025['short']
print('\n--- TOPICS IN ALL THREE YEARS (2018 + 2024 + 2025) ---')
three_way = []
for q in all_2018:
m24, s24 = find_similar(q, all_2024, 0.25)
m25, s25 = find_similar(q, all_2025, 0.25)
if m24 and m25:
three_way.append((q, m24, m25, s24, s25))
for item in three_way:
print(f' 2018: {item[0]}')
print(f' 2024: {item[1]}')
print(f' 2025: {item[2]}')
print()
print('\n--- TOPICS IN 2018 AND 2024 (not necessarily 2025) ---')
two_way_18_24 = []
for q in all_2018:
m24, s24 = find_similar(q, all_2024, 0.25)
if m24:
already = any(q in x[0] for x in three_way)
two_way_18_24.append((q, m24, s24))
for item in two_way_18_24:
print(f' 2018: {item[0]} <--> 2024: {item[1]}')
print('\n--- TOPICS IN 2018 AND 2025 ---')
two_way_18_25 = []
for q in all_2018:
m25, s25 = find_similar(q, all_2025, 0.25)
if m25:
two_way_18_25.append((q, m25, s25))
for item in two_way_18_25:
print(f' 2018: {item[0]} <--> 2025: {item[1]}')
print('\n--- TOPICS IN 2024 AND 2025 ---')
two_way_24_25 = []
for q in all_2024:
m25, s25 = find_similar(q, all_2025, 0.25)
if m25:
two_way_24_25.append((q, m25, s25))
for item in two_way_24_25:
print(f' 2024: {item[0]} <--> 2025: {item[1]}')
"
The automated similarity had some false matches due to the word "functions." Let me do a careful manual analysis and present it clearly.
TNMGRMU BPT 1st Year Physiology - Question Paper Comparison
Aug 2018 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2025 (Q.P. Code: 746274)
SECTION I - ELABORATE ON (Long Essay)
Topic
Aug 2018
Aug 2024
Aug 2025
Skeletal Muscle / Sarcomere
Skeletal muscle EM structure + mechanism of contraction
Structure of Sarcomere (5-mark note)
Draw & describe sarcomere + properties of skeletal muscle
Cardiac Cycle
-
Atrial and Ventricular events of cardiac cycle
-
Cardiac Output
Cardiac output + factors + exercise effect
-
-
Respiration
-
Neural and chemical regulation of Respiration
-
Key finding: Skeletal muscle / sarcomere is a HIGH-FREQUENCY topic - appeared in 2018 (elaborate), 2024 (notes), AND 2025 (elaborate).
TOPICS REPEATED IN 2024 AND 2025 (Consecutive - HIGH PRIORITY)
#
Topic
2024
2025
1
Sarcomere
5-mark note
Elaborate essay
2
Composition & Functions of Bile
5-mark note
5-mark note
3
Neuromuscular Junction
-
5-mark note (but also in 2023)
4
LMN vs UMN Lesion
-
5-mark note
SUMMARY: HOW SIMILAR ARE THE PAPERS?
2018 vs 2024: About 3-4 topics are clearly the same (Phagocytosis, Oxygen Debt, Skeletal Muscle theme, GI hormones). Roughly 15-20% direct overlap in topic coverage.
2018 vs 2025: About 3-4 topics clearly overlap (Skeletal Muscle/Sarcomere, CO2 Transport, CSF). Around 15-20% direct overlap.
2024 vs 2025:Strongest overlap - Sarcomere and Bile (both exact repeats), LMN/UMN lesion theme. About 20-25% overlap.
TOP HIGH-FREQUENCY TOPICS (appeared 3+ times across all years)
Bottom line: The 2025 paper shares ~15-20% direct overlap with 2018 and ~20-25% with 2024. The most notable repeat between all three is skeletal muscle/sarcomere. Between 2024 and 2025 specifically, Composition and functions of bile and Sarcomere are exact repeats - study these carefully for the next exam.
See, refer 2018 questions to 2024 question and... And compare it to 2025 question. Tell me how many repeated questions are in 2025 paper?
Running Command
python3 -c "
# All questions laid out clearly
papers = {
'Aug 2018': {
'elaborate': [
'Define cardiac output. Explain the factors regulating cardiac output. Add a note on effect of exercise on cardiac output.',
'Describe electron microscopic structure of Skeletal muscle. Discuss the mechanism of Skeletal Muscle Contraction.'
],
'notes': [
'Phagocytosis',
'Carbon dioxide transport',
'Cerebrospinal Fluid',
'Referred pain',
'Juxta Glomerular Apparatus (JGA)',
'Functions of liver',
'Neuro endocrinal reflex',
'Spermatogenesis'
],
'short': [
'Accommodation reflex',
'Functions of Haemoglobin',
'Surfactant',
'Gastrin',
'Facilitated diffusion',
'Oxygen debt',
'Functions of Hypothalamus',
'Acromegaly',
'List four functions of plasma proteins',
'Homeostasis'
]
},
'Aug 2024': {
'elaborate': [
'Discuss in detail about the Atrial and Ventricular events of cardiac cycle.',
'Describe the neural and chemical regulation of Respiration.'
],
'notes': [
'Mechanism of formation of HCL',
'Functions of Glucocorticoids',
'Structure and function of Nephron',
'Define Shock. What are the types of shock?',
'Auditory pathway',
'Pyramidal tract',
'Composition and functions of bile',
'Test for ovulation',
'Passive transport',
'Structure of Sarcomere'
],
'short': [
'Cross matching',
'Oxygen debt',
'Name the phases of menstrual cycle',
'Phagocytosis',
'Motor unit',
'What is muscle tone?',
'Diuretics',
'Name any four GI hormones',
'Dead space',
'Apoptosis'
]
},
'Aug 2025': {
'elaborate': [
'Describe the structure of platelets with a neat diagram. Write a note on functions of platelets.',
'Draw and describe the structure of sarcomere. Write about the properties of skeletal muscle.'
],
'notes': [
'Peculiarities of coronary circulation',
'Artificial respiration',
'Composition and functions of bile',
'Define micturition. Write a note on cystometrogram.',
'Physiological actions of growth hormone',
'Mention the differences between Lower motor neuron and upper motor neuron lesions',
'Transport of carbon dioxide',
'Draw and describe the different layers of retina',
'Define puberty. What are the changes that occur during puberty?',
'Draw and describe the neuromuscular junction'
],
'short': [
'Functions of large intestine',
'Mention the two major blood group systems',
'Mention the layers of skin',
'How first and second heart sounds are produced?',
'Write any two functions of white blood cells',
'Name the cells in the Islets of Langerhans and their secretions',
'Mention any two male contraceptive methods',
'Name the three processes by which urine is formed',
'Mention any two functions of cerebrospinal fluid',
'Name the different types of taste sensation'
]
}
}
y2018_all = []
for cat, qs in papers['Aug 2018'].items():
for q in qs:
y2018_all.append((cat, q))
y2024_all = []
for cat, qs in papers['Aug 2024'].items():
for q in qs:
y2024_all.append((cat, q))
y2025_all = []
for cat, qs in papers['Aug 2025'].items():
for q in qs:
y2025_all.append((cat, q))
print('ALL 2018 QUESTIONS:')
for cat, q in y2018_all:
print(f' [{cat}] {q}')
print()
print('ALL 2024 QUESTIONS:')
for cat, q in y2024_all:
print(f' [{cat}] {q}')
print()
print('ALL 2025 QUESTIONS:')
for cat, q in y2025_all:
print(f' [{cat}] {q}')
"
Now I have all questions clearly. Let me do a precise manual topic-by-topic match:
Repeated Questions in Aug 2025 Paper
Checking every 2018 + 2024 question against 2025
FROM 2018 - Which questions reappeared in 2025?
#
2018 Question
In 2025?
2025 Match
1
Cardiac output - factors + exercise
❌ No
-
2
Skeletal muscle EM structure + mechanism of contraction
✅ YES
"Draw and describe structure of sarcomere. Write about properties of skeletal muscle."
3
Phagocytosis
❌ No
-
4
Carbon dioxide transport
✅ YES
"Transport of carbon dioxide"
5
Cerebrospinal Fluid
✅ YES
"Mention any two functions of CSF" (as short answer)
6
Referred pain
❌ No
-
7
Juxta Glomerular Apparatus
❌ No
-
8
Functions of liver
❌ No
-
9
Neuro endocrinal reflex
❌ No
-
10
Spermatogenesis
❌ No
-
11
Accommodation reflex
❌ No
-
12
Functions of Haemoglobin
❌ No
-
13
Surfactant
❌ No
-
14
Gastrin
❌ No
-
15
Facilitated diffusion
❌ No
-
16
Oxygen debt
❌ No
-
17
Functions of Hypothalamus
❌ No
-
18
Acromegaly
❌ No
-
19
Functions of plasma proteins
❌ No
-
20
Homeostasis
❌ No
-
From 2018 → repeated in 2025: 3 questions
FROM 2024 - Which questions reappeared in 2025?
#
2024 Question
In 2025?
2025 Match
1
Cardiac cycle - Atrial & Ventricular events
❌ No
-
2
Neural and chemical regulation of Respiration
❌ No
-
3
Mechanism of formation of HCl
❌ No
-
4
Functions of Glucocorticoids
❌ No
-
5
Structure and function of Nephron
❌ No
-
6
Shock - definition + types
❌ No
-
7
Auditory pathway
❌ No
-
8
Pyramidal tract
❌ No
-
9
Composition and functions of bile
✅ YES
"Composition and functions of bile" (exact repeat)
10
Test for ovulation
❌ No
-
11
Passive transport
❌ No
-
12
Structure of Sarcomere
✅ YES
"Draw and describe the structure of sarcomere" (exact repeat, upgraded to 15-mark essay)
13
Cross matching
❌ No
-
14
Oxygen debt
❌ No
-
15
Phases of menstrual cycle
❌ No
-
16
Phagocytosis
❌ No
-
17
Motor unit
❌ No
-
18
Muscle tone
❌ No
-
19
Diuretics
❌ No
-
20
GI hormones
❌ No
-
21
Dead space
❌ No
-
22
Apoptosis
❌ No
-
From 2024 → repeated in 2025: 2 questions
FINAL COUNT
Source
Questions Repeated in 2025
Topics
From 2018
3
Skeletal muscle structure, CO2 transport, CSF
From 2024
2
Composition & functions of bile, Structure of Sarcomere
Common to 2018 + 2024 + 2025
1
Sarcomere / Skeletal muscle (same core topic across all 3)
Total unique repeated topics in Aug 2025 (from 2018 or 2024): 4-5 distinct topics
The Star Repeats - What You MUST Know
🔴 Priority
Topic
How many times seen?
⭐⭐⭐
Sarcomere / Skeletal Muscle
2018 (essay) → 2024 (note) → 2025 (essay) - 3 years in a row
⭐⭐⭐
Composition & Functions of Bile
2024 (note) → 2025 (note) - back-to-back years
⭐⭐
CO2 Transport
2018 (note) → 2025 (note)
⭐⭐
CSF (Cerebrospinal Fluid)
2018 (5-mark) → 2025 (2-mark)
Sarcomere is the single most-repeated topic - it appeared as a 5-mark note in 2024 and came back as a full 15-mark essay in 2025. Bile composition is the only exact same question repeated back-to-back (2024 to 2025).
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