UHS PGET ENT MCQs with Answers: Sample Questions & Preparation

Sample UHS PGET ENT MCQs with answers and explanations, what the specialty paper covers and how to practise it for the Lahore postgraduate entrance test.

The UHS Postgraduate Entrance Test (PGET) in Lahore is the written gate to MD, MS, MDS and FCPS induction. It has two papers of 100 single-best-answer MCQs, two hours each: Paper I basic medical sciences and Paper II the specialty. This page is for candidates aiming for MS Otorhinolaryngology and shows a sample of ENT questions with answers and one-line explanations.

What ENT practice covers

The ENT bank covers the ear, nose, sinuses, pharynx, larynx and head and neck, alongside the Paper I MBBS basic-sciences core. Questions come from FCPS Part 1 and SZABMU Part-I collections plus reviewed recall material, and each keeps a source tag.

Sample MCQs

1. The endocochlear potential is produced by the

A) outer ear cells
B) basilar membrane
C) reticular lamina
D) inner ear cells
E) stria vascularis ✅

The endocochlear potential (about +80 mV) is produced by the stria vascularis, via potassium secretion into the endolymph. It provides the driving force for hair cell transduction.

2. A poison that smells like bitter almonds is:

A) Strychnine
B) Opium
C) Cyanide ✅
D) Arsenic

Hydrogen cyanide gives a characteristic bitter almond odor

3. Which of the following almost always presents symptomatically at birth?

A) lymphangioma
B) hemangioma
C) cervical teratomas ✅
D) thyroglossal duct cyst

Cervical teratomas almost always present at birth, often with airway obstruction. Lymphangioma and haemangioma appear later, and thyroglossal cysts appear in childhood.

4. To avoid tube obstruction after a tracheostomy leading to acute respiratory distress:

A) Patient is allowed to breathe 100% pure dry oxygen
B) The patient is given medication to dry all respiratory tract secretions
C) Frequent suction of the tracheostomy tube is required ✅
D) The tracheostomy tube is removed and washed every 1/2 hour

Tracheostomy tube obstruction from secretions is prevented by frequent suction and cleaning of the tube, along with humidification. Dry oxygen and drying agents make it worse. Use an inner tube for easy cleaning.

5. Which of the following is most associated with nosocomial infections?

A) Treponema pallidum
B) Pseudomonas aeruginosa ✅
C) Escherichia coli
D) Streptococcus pyogenes

Common in ICU settings; causes ventilator pneumonia, catheter-related infections

6. The sphenoid sinus may contain prominent anatomic indentations including all of the following except

A) optic nerve
B) carotid artery
C) frontal branch of V ✅
D) vidian nerve
E) maxillary branch of V

The sphenoid sinus wall is indented by the optic nerve, internal carotid artery, vidian nerve and maxillary division of the trigeminal (V2). The ophthalmic (frontal) branch does not indent it.

How to use these questions

Attempt a block of 50 questions in Tutor mode, read every explanation, then redo the ones you missed two days later. In the last two weeks switch to Timed mode with 100 questions in two hours. Dates, fees and the pass percentile change each cycle, so check the current UHS notification.

Try the full UHS PGET ENT question bank, or read the PGET exam pattern guide.