1st Model Test Paper for MPT Entrance Examinations

Hello Folks.....
I am posting a set of 25 MCQs as a model test paper for MPT entrance examinations. To get the solutions please reply to the blog with your email-id so that I can send you the answers.
Remeber friends, this is just the beginning of the set of questions.....
Each question has 4 choices (a,b,c,d)

1. In absence of Deltoid, trick abduction movement of shoulder joint is performed by:
a. Spurious contraction of pectoralis major
b. Deceptive action performed by the favorably placed muscles around shoulder joint.
c. Tenodesis action
d. Serratus anterior and Trapezius

2. Nerve root value of hip abductors and extensors is:
a. L3, 4
b. S2, S3
c. L4,5, S1
d. T12, L1, 2

3. Co-ordination is space, rhythm and approach is disturbed in the lesion of:
a. Pyramidal tract
b. Cerebellum
c. Mid brain
d. Spinal Cord

4. Clawing of the hand results due to the paralysis of
a. Flexor digitorum sublimis and profundus
b. Thenar and hypothenar group of muscles
c. Extensor groups of muscles
d. Intrinsic group of muscles

5. Which of the following are indicative of posterior column disturbances?
a. Ataxia, ataxic gait, ramberg sign, and athtosis
b. Ataxia, athetosis, asthenia and dystonia
c. Dystonia, dysmetria, dys synergia and dysdiadochokinosia
d. Ataxia and Romberg sign

6. Which one of the following, a person must have innervated for active triceps
a. C5
b. C6
c. C7
d. C8

7. If a patient has a diagnosis of C5 quadriplegia which of the following group of muscles would he have active use of?
a. Pectoralis major, biceps and deltoids
b. Biceps, supinator and deltoids
c. Serratus anterior, latissimus dorsi and wrist extensors
d. Bicep, deltoids and serratus anterior

8. Strengthening excercises during the acute inflammatory stage of the arthritic joint should be
a. Encouraged
b. Reduced
c. Avoided
d. The same as in the sub acute and chronic stages

9. Approximately after how many weeks, generally, the ptient is allowed to resume normal activities following tendon repair
a. 8 weeks
b. 10 weeks
c. 12 weeks
d. 16 weeks

10. The short head of the Biceps Brachii has a common origin with the
a. Long head of biceps brachii
b. Coraco brachialis
c. Brachialis
d. Long head of triceps brachii

11. A child is said to be severely mentally retarded when IQ is in the range of
a. 35-49
b. Below 20
c. 20-34
d. 50-70

12. The voluntary opening terminal device of an upper extremity Prosthesis is activated by
a. Humeral extension
b. Shoulder gridle protraction
c. Humeral Flexion
d. Scapular adduction

13. The best splint to correct claw hand is Median and ulnar palsy is the
a. Cock-up
b. Spring wire suspension
c. Knuckle bender
d. Pan cake

14. A patient with a complete musculocutaneous nerve injury would have no function of the
a. Triceps brachii muscle
b. Pronator teres muscle
c. Biceps brachii muscle
d. Deltoid muscle

15. The MAIN purpose of passive range of motion exercises is to:
a. Strengthen muscles
b. Prevent contractures
c. Increase coordination
d. Provide proprioceptive input

16. Contraction of the diaphragm
a. Draws the central tendon of the diaphragm downwards
b. Increases the volume and increases the pressure within the thoracic cavity
c. Decreases the volume and decreases the pressure within the abdominal cavity
d. All of the above

17. The phalen’s test:
a. A test designed to determine the presence of laternal epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
b. A test designed to determine the presence of peripheral neuropathy
c. A test designed to determine the presence of an impingement syndrome
d. A test designed to determine cvarpal tunnel syndrome

18. Which of the following best describes an action potential
a. A brief regenerative electrical potential that propogates along a single axon or muscle fibre
b. It is an all-or-none phenoemenon
c. Whenever the stimulus is at or above threshold, the action potential generated has a constant size and configuration
d. All of the above

19. Cycles of gradual increase in rate and depth of respiration with apenic pauses between cycles, describes which of the following
a. Tachypnea
b. Orthopnea
c. Bradpynea
d. Cheyne-Stokes respiration

20. The Barthel’s Index is used to measure one of the following
a. Muscle strength
b. Sensory-motor abilities
c. Functional abilities
d. All of the above

21. During crutch walking using a four point gait, which of the following statements is true?
a. One crutch is advanced followed by the advancement of the opposite lower extremity
b. Only one leg or crutch is off the floor at a time, leaving three points for support
c. This is a stable and safe gait and is thus useful in patients who are able to move their lower extremities alternately but who have poor balance or are not able to bear full weight bilaterally without the support of crutches
d. All of the above

22. The wavelength range of Short Wave Diathermy is
a. 300 X 109 to 30 X 109
b. 1 X 109 to 1.5 X 109
c. 30 X 109 to 3 X 109
d. All of the above

23. The performance of which of the following muscles is affected by forearm position
a. Brachialis
b. Biceps Brachii
c. Brachioradialis
d. Only B & C

24. Which of the following statements describes diastasis of rectus abdominis
a. Widening of the linea alba
b. Condition associated with pregnancy
c. The presence can be palpated as a hollow between the superficial rectus abdominus muscle
d. All of the above

25. The gate control theory explains
a. Theory of pain
b. Theory of spasm
c. Theory of stiffness
d. Theory of flexibility