List of top Questions asked in NEET SS- 2024

A 5-month-old infant presents with prolonged jaundice. Liver function tests show conjugated hyperbilirubinemia. Liver biopsy reveals dark melanin-like pigment in hepatocytes, especially in the centrilobular region. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A 4-year-old child presents with pallor, decreased urine output, and a history of bloody diarrhoea 5 days ago. Labs show anaemia, thrombocytopenia, and elevated creatinine. Which of the following is most likely seen on a peripheral blood smear?

A child with distal renal tubular acidosis (Type I RTA) is being evaluated. Which of the following laboratory findings would be expected?

The Ballard scoring system for estimating gestational age in newborns can be started from which gestational age?

A 10-year-old child with chronic kidney disease develops persistent hyperkalemia despite dietary potassium restriction. Which of the following is the most likely mechanism?

A 6-year-old child presents with progressive ataxia, loss of deep tendon reflexes, and peripheral neuropathy. Vitamin B12 deficiency has been excluded, and MRI spine is normal. Which vitamin deficiency is most likely responsible?

A 10-year-old boy presents with recurrent episodes of muscle cramps and fatigue. Investigations reveal hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, metabolic alkalosis, and low urinary calcium excretion. Blood pressure is normal. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A 10-day-old neonate presents with jaundice, poor feeding, fever, and hepatomegaly. Urine shows pyuria and culture is pending. Which of the following is the most common causative organism of UTI in this child?

A 1.4 kg preterm infant presents with anemia and marked reticulocytosis at 6 weeks of life. Which nutrient deficiency is the most likely cause?

A newborn presents with recurrent tonic seizures, generalized stiffness, and exaggerated response to light (photosensitivity). EEG is normal. There is no improvement with standard anticonvulsants. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A 7-year-old boy presents with periorbital puffiness, cola-colored urine, and elevated blood pressure. He develops altered sensorium and seizures. What is the most likely cause of his encephalopathy?

Which of the following best describes the serologic profile of a patient in the immunotolerant phase of chronic hepatitis B infection?

A 5-year-old child presents with acute gastroenteritis. Antibiotics should be used with caution in which infection as it may worsen hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)?

A child is able to recite short rhymes, copy a square, dress and undress without help, and participates in group play. What is the most likely developmental age of this child?

MRI brain of a 6-year-old boy with refractory seizures shows cortical thickening with a “blurred” gray-white matter junction. Which of the following best describes the underlying pathogenesis?

A 7-year-old boy presents with cola-colored urine and facial puffiness 2 weeks after an episode of sore throat. He has hypertension and periorbital edema. Which of the following statements regarding his condition is incorrect?

A 15-year-old boy presents with progressive abdominal distension and weight loss. Imaging reveals a cystic lesion in the liver, and following sudden severe abdominal pain, free peritoneal fluid is noted. Which is the most likely diagnosis?

Which gene is associated with congenital nephrotic syndrome?

A neonate presents with respiratory distress at birth, and a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is suspected. What is the initial management?

A newborn weighing 850 g requires the birth dose of menadione. What is the correct dose?

An infant has cholestasis. What is the recommended vitamin K dose in this case?

A child presents with cholestasis and lymphedema of the feet. What is the most likely diagnosis?

An infant is noted to have midline cutaneous lesions suggestive of spinal dysraphism. In which of the following lesions is imaging not indicated?

Which FDA-approved drug for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is administered intrathecally?

A preterm infant, born at 32 weeks of gestation with a birth weight of 1.9 kg, requires which vaccines?