1.

Average serum ferritin value in males

500 mg/dL
100 mg/dL
200 mg/dL
500 mg/dL
2. Mentzer index is a
Calculated by MCV/TRBC
Used to differentiate iron deficiency anemia from beta -thalassemia
If the index is less than 13 it is more likely to be a thalassemia trait
All the above
Bone marrow in lead poisoning contains?
Ringed siderocytes
Giant metamyelocytes
Dwarf megakaryocytes
Fibrotic changes
Absolute lymphocytosis is seen in:
SLE
Thyroid
Infectious Mononucleosis
Brucellosis
3. Bone marrow biopsy is useful in the diagnosis of:
CML
ALL
Aleukemic leukemia
Hodgkin’s disease
ITP
4. True about ALL
TDT positive
Gamma globulin
t(8,14)
Insidious onset
5. A most common type of all in children
Pre -B cell ALL
Mature B cell ALL
Pre -t cell ALL
Mature T cell ALL
6. A 21 year old male presents with anemia and mild hepatosplenomegaly. His hemoglobin is 5 gm/dL
history of single blood transfusion is present till date. Most probable diagnosis is :
Thalassemia major
Thalassemia minor
Thalasseniia intermedia
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
The most common inherited form of aplastic anemia:
Fanconi anemia
Schwachman-Diamond syndrome
Diamond-Blackfan anemia
Dyskeratosis Congenita
10. Pawn ball megakaryocytes are characteristic of:
Myelodyplastic syndrome
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Chloramphenicol toxicity
11. Defect in the intrinsic pathway of clotting causes
↑aPTT
↑PT
↓aPTT
↓PT
Elevated D-dimer levels are specific for
Deep vein thrombosis
Pulmonary thromboembolism
Systemic embolism
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
12. Which of these is a feature of Factor XIII deficiency?
Early solubilization of clot
Stable clot
No clot formation
Small clot fragments
13. LakiLorand factor is
Factor X
Factor XI
Factor XII
Factor XIII
15. Age of a blood donor should be between:
18 to 65 years
18 to 58 years
16 to 60 years
16 to 58 years
16. The anticoagulant preservatives used in the Single blood bag with the shelf life of whole
blood is
ACD – 21 Days
CPD – 28 Days
CPDA-1 – 35 Days
CP2D – 21 Days
The major advantage of red cell additive solution are all EXCEPT:
Improved haematocrit of packed red cells
Decrease in transfusion transmissible diseases
Prolonged shelf life of red cells
Improved viability over whole blood
17. Development of jaundice within 48-72 hours of transfusion indicates:
Transfusion transmitted hepatitis
Transfusion transmitted bacterial sepsis
Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction
Citrate toxicity
18. The shelf life of SAGM –packed red blood cells is:
37 days
45 days
21 days
42 days
19. The end result of VDRL/RPR test for syphilis is:
Agglutination
Flocculation
Precipitation
All of the above