ENT Residency Previous Year Question Papers

Gain valuable insight into the ENT residency program with access to previous year question papers from 2018. These papers offer a comprehensive resource for aspiring ENT specialists, providing a glimpse into the exam format, types of questions, and areas of focus essential for effective preparation.

ENT Residency Previous Year Question Papers 2018

Q.1. Which of the following is an indication of high tracheostomy?

1. Vocal cord palsy 
2. Tracheomalacia
3. Foreign body obstruction 
4. Suspicion of Laryngeal carcinoma planned for surgery later

Q.2. Which of the following nerves is responsible for referred otalgia from tonsillitis?

1. Glossopharyngeal nerve
2. Facial nerve
3. Trigeminal nerve
4. Vagus nerve

Q.3. Water’s view is used to best visualize which of the following sinuses?

1. Maxillary sinus
2. Ethmoidal sinus
3. Frontal sinus
4. Sphenoid sinus

Q.4. The vertical and horizontal fracture of nasal septum is?

1. Chevallet and Jarjaway fracture 
2. Citelli fracture
3. Tripod fracture 
4. None of the above

Q.5. Where is the electrode placed in cochlear implant procedures?

1. Round window 
2. Oval window
3. Scala vestibuli
4. Scala tympani

ENT Residency Previous Year Question Papers 2019

Q.1. Which of the following is not a feature of tubercular otitis media?

1. Earache
2. Multiple perforations
3. Pale granulation
4. Foul smelling ear discharge

Q.2. Which among the following statements is true about keratosis obturans?

1. Failure of migration of desquamated epithelium long posterior meatal wall
2. Widening of meatus and facial nerve palsy might be seen
3. Associated bronchiectasis and sinusitis
4. All of the above

Q.3. Pott’s puffy tumor is ?

1. Subperiosteal abscess of frontal bone
2. Subperiosteal abscess of ethmoid bone
3. Mucocele of frontal bone
4. Mucocele of ethmoid bone

Q.4. Identify the lesion of vocal cord in the image given below:

1. Reinke’s edema
2. Malignancy
3. Tracheomalacia
4. Laryngeal papilloma

Q.5. Inspiratory stridor is found in what kind of lesions?

1. Supraglottic
2. Subglottic 
3. Tracheal
4. Bronchus 

ENT Residency Previous Year Question Papers 2020

Q.1. From which of the following structure does the saccule develop?

1. Saculus anterior
2. Saculus posterior
3. Pars superior
4. Pars inferior

Q.2. What is the surgery done to widen the cartilaginous part of the external auditory canal called?

1. Meatoplasty 
2. Tympanoplasty
3. Myringoplasty
4. Otoplasty

Q.3. Cough on scratching the external acoustic canal is due to?

1. Auriculotemporal nerve
2. Auricular branch of vagus
3. Great auricular nerve
4. Facial nerve

Q.4. Surgery where one nostril is partially or completely occluded is done for which condition?

1. Vasomotor rhinitis
2. Atrophic rhinitis
3. Invasive aspergillosis 
4. Allergic rhinitis

Q.5. What is occipitomental view with open mouth also known as?

1. Water’s view
2. Towne’s view
3. Law’s view
4. Stenver’s view

ENT Residency Previous Year Question Papers 2021

Q.1. Following total thyroidectomy, a patient started having difficulty in breathing, and repeated attempts to extubate were unsuccessful. The most probable cause is?

1. Superior laryngeal nerve injury
2. Unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury
3. Bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury
4. Hematoma

Q.2. A female patient presents with nasal obstruction, nasal discharge, and loss of smell. On examination, foul-smelling discharge and yellowish – green crusts are present in the nasal cavity. She is found to have merciful anosmia. Which of the following finding can also be seen during the examination of her nose?

1. Roomy nasal cavity
2. Nasal polyps
3. Inferior turbinate hypertrophy
4. Foreign body

Q.3. A patient presents to the emergency with epistaxis. There was no relief on pinching the nostrils. Nasal packing was done but the patient still continues to bleed. What would be the next appropriate step in the management of this patient?

1. Ligation of external carotid artery
2. Ligation of internal carotid artery
3. Ligation of sphenopalatine artery
4. Ligation of maxillary artery

Q.4. A patient post-tonsillectomy in the recovery room starts bleeding from the operative site. On examination, blood clots are seen. What will be your immediate management ?

1. Shift to OT, remove the clots, and cauterize/ligate the vessel
2. Shift to OT, start IV antibiotics, and pack the tonsillar fossa
3. Give anticoagulants, repeated gargling, and wait for 24 hours
4. Do blood transfusion and wait and watch 

ENT Residency Previous Year Question Papers 2022

Q.1. A post-COVID patient, who is a known diabetic, develops unilateral facial pain and loosening of teeth. Which investigation would you do to confirm the diagnosis on this patient?

1. MRI
2. Biopsy with histopathologic examination 
3. Serum ferritin 
4. HbA1c

Q.2. A patient presents with the complaint of inability to close the eye, drooling of saliva, and deviation of the angle of the mouth. Which of the following nerves is most likely to be affected ?

1. Facial nerve
2. Trigeminal nerve
3. Occulomotor nerve
4. Glossopharyngeal nerve

Q.3. A 5-year-old child present with reduced hearing for the past 2-3 months. The otoscopy finding is given below. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Q.4. A patient comes with a history of asthma and sinusitis. On looking into his medical records, you notice this has been attributed to Samter’s triad. Which drug should be avoided in this patient?

1. Cotrimoxazole
2. Co-amoxiclav
3. Aspirin
4. Chloramphenicol 

Q.5. A 70-year-old male patient presents with decreased hearing in higher frequencies. It was noted that the basilar membrane was affected. Which of the following structures lie near the affected structure?

1. Modiolus 
2. Stria vascularis
3. Oval window 
4. Helicotrema 

ENT Residency Previous Year Question Papers 2023

Q.1. A 10-year-old child presents with throat pain, fever, and ear pain. He is diagnosed with recurrent tonsillitis. Which nerve is responsible for the ear pain in this patient?

1. Tympanic branch of glossopharyngeal nerve
2. Greater auricular nerve
3. Auriculotemporal nerve
4. Auricular branch of vagus nerve

Q.2. A female patient with hearing loss is examined and is found to be Rinne negative at 256 Hz and 512 Hz, while Rinne positive at 1024 Hz. What is the expected air conduction and bone conduction gap?

1. 30-45 dB
2. 15-30 dB
3. 45-60 dB
4. >60 dB

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