List of top Questions asked in INI CET- 2026

Based on the clinical photographs shown, identify the facial anomaly depicted (bilateral defect of the upper lip with associated nasal deformity).
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is defined as ≥ 30 dB of SNHL over at least three contiguous frequencies developing within 3 days. What is the mainstay of treatment?
Which is the most characteristic cardiovascular effect of the inhalational anaesthetic halothane?
A chronic alcoholic with thiamine deficiency develops a memory disturbance in which he is unable to form new memories, though older memories are relatively preserved. This Korsakoff syndrome is characterised by which type of memory deficit?
A firearm wound shows an entry with an abraded collar and a grease (dirt) collar, but there is NO tattooing (no gunpowder stippling), no soot blackening, and no burning around the wound. What is the range of fire?
Which class of antibiotics characteristically shows concentration-dependent killing?
What is the mode of infection (route of entry into the human host) of Necator americanus (New World hookworm)?
The posterior cricoarytenoid (PCA) muscle of the larynx is the only muscle that performs which action on the vocal cords?
A post-splenectomy patient is at greatest risk of overwhelming sepsis from which organism?
Pretomanid, a nitroimidazole used in the BPaL/BPaLM regimen for drug-resistant tuberculosis, acts mainly by which mechanism?
Which of the following carbohydrates is a NON-reducing sugar and therefore gives a NEGATIVE Benedict’s (and Fehling’s) test?
An inhaled foreign body more commonly lodges in the right main bronchus than the left. Which set of features of the right main bronchus BEST explains this tendency?
Hand-eye coordination, integration of visual and somatosensory information, and spatial awareness are mainly functions of which lobe of the cerebral cortex?
A child develops cola-coloured urine, periorbital oedema and hypertension two weeks after a sore throat. Urine microscopy shows red blood cell casts. On electron microscopy of the renal biopsy, which finding is characteristic of this condition?
The inguinal ligament (Poupart’s ligament), forming the floor of the inguinal canal, is a modification of the lower border of the aponeurosis of which muscle?
A histology slide of myocardium is taken from a patient who died 1-3 days after an acute myocardial infarction. Which of the following cellular changes is MOST characteristic of this time interval?
Transplacental transfer of maternal anti-Ro (SS-A) and anti-La (SS-B) antibodies is most characteristically associated with which neonatal condition?
A patient with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis develops nephrotic-range proteinuria. Renal biopsy with Congo red stain shows apple-green birefringence under polarised light. Which type of amyloid protein is most likely deposited?
An ECG shows ST-segment elevation in leads II, III and aVF in a patient presenting with acute chest pain. Which coronary artery is most likely occluded?
In the Ann Arbor staging of Hodgkin lymphoma, a mediastinal mass is designated “bulky” (the X modifier) when its maximum width exceeds what proportion of the intrathoracic diameter on chest radiograph?
The plasma drug-concentration versus time curve shown declines such that the half-life remains constant regardless of the starting concentration, and a constant fraction of drug is eliminated per unit time. This pattern best represents which type of elimination kinetics?
What is the specific antidote used in acute opioid (e.g. heroin, morphine) poisoning?
A trauma patient opens his eyes only to painful stimulus, makes incomprehensible sounds, and localises to pain. What is his total Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score?
According to the AAST (American Association for the Surgery of Trauma) Colon Injury Scale, a laceration involving more than 50% of the bowel circumference (without transection) corresponds to which grade?
The photograph shows a permanent tattoo on the skin. In which layer of the skin is the tattoo pigment chiefly deposited and retained?