UHS PGET Radiology MCQs with Answers: Sample Questions & Preparation

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 radiology residency and shows a sample of Radiology questions with answers and one-line explanations.

What Radiology practice covers

The Radiology bank covers imaging modalities, radiation physics and contrast agents, 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. Injury to the greater wing of the sphenoid and inferior orbital fissure damages which nerve?

• A) Oculomotor nerve
• B) Trochlear nerve
• C) Zygomatic nerve ✅
• D) Lacrimal nerve

The zygomatic nerve (branch of maxillary/V2) passes through the inferior orbital fissure and can be damaged by fractures involving the greater wing of sphenoid and this fissure.

2. Most common cause of pneumothorax while performing central venous catheterization:

• A) Right internal jugular
• B) Subclavian vein ✅
• C) Brachiocephalic vein
• D) Left internal jugular

Subclavian vein catheterization carries the highest risk of pneumothorax among central line sites due to its proximity to the pleura.

3. A patient is suffering from meningitis; the organism involved after causing pyogenic lung abscess and spreading to the brain is most likely:

• A) E. coli
• B) Streptococcus (viridans/pyogenes)
• C) Staphylococcus aureus ✅
• D) Pneumococcus

Staphylococcus aureus, a common cause of pyogenic lung abscess, can hematogenously spread to cause secondary meningitis/brain abscess, given its virulence and propensity for suppurative infections.

4. The proximal row of carpal bones consists of all of the following EXCEPT:

• A) Scaphoid
• B) Lunate
• C) Capitate ✅
• D) Triquetral

The proximal carpal row consists of the scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, and pisiform; the capitate belongs to the distal carpal row.

5. Cranial neuropore closure defect with absent brain (calvarium) is called:

• A) Hydrocephalus
• B) Anencephaly ✅
• C) Microcephaly
• D) Myeloschisis

Failure of cranial neuropore closure results in anencephaly, characterized by absence of a major portion of the brain, skull, and scalp.

6. Rouleaux formation is seen in:

• A) Leukemia
• B) Myeloma ✅
• C) Lymphoma
• D) ITP

Stacked RBCs due to serum proteins (Ig)

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 Radiology question bank, or read the PGET exam pattern guide.