88% of NEET MDS 2021 Questions were from PULP
National Board of Examinations (NBE) conducted the NEET MDS 2021 exam in a single day & in a single session on 16th December 2020. NEET MDS 2021 comprised of 240 MCQs that students were supposed to answer in an allocated time of 3 hours.
Just like every year, this dental PG exam has once again set off a rat race among various coaching institutes, which flooded the social media with various posts confidently claiming that many of the exam questions were from their notes or modules.
Direct Repeats from PULP
It has been just a few months since we have launched PULP-NEET MDS Prep and we have received an overwhelming response from all the users.
We received tons of ‘thank you’ emails in which many MDS aspirants mentioned how our question bank was a game-changer in their last-minute preparations as many of the questions in NEET MDS 2021 were direct repeats from PULP. And we are glad to share that 88% of NEET MDS 2021 questions were from PULP, most of them being an exact repeat. Our subject matter experts have consolidated data to present an accurate picture of this analysis. We have added relevant links as well so that you can cross-check these findings all by yourself.
In the example below, Q.1 of one of the sets of NEET MDS 2021 paper was an exact match from our question bank.
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Another question from Part B which was an exact repeat from PULP – NEET MDS Prep app.
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There are some other insights that we felt worth sharing.
Dominance of Clinical Questions
This NEET MDS observed many clinical and application-based questions. Both Part A and Part B of NEET MDS 2021 had these clinical questions which baffled most of the students. PULP has always paid emphasis on the latest pattern changes in dental PG preparation. On PULP, you will find a filter “Recent year Questions” which allows you to specifically practice questions from the latest previous year’s papers. Those who practiced on PULP were easily able to sail through these questions while others found them more testing and time-consuming. Both the sections also had a considerable number of image-based questions which could have been easily solved if you had the good application and clinical skills.
Importance of Explanations
Practicing as per the latest changes in MDS paper should be your utmost priority but besides this do not forget to read the explanations where your concepts are not strong enough, even if you get that MCQ right while practicing. Rote learning has become a thing of the past. Don’t try to mug-up. Instead, conceptualize MCQs with explained solutions given on PULP to get an edge over the competition.
As more and more students are participating in NEET MDS, competition is certainly going to get stiffer in the upcoming years. Try to make complete utilization of the clinically-oriented and image-based questions available inside every subject on PULP. Regularly appear in daily mock tests and simulate tests to get a better grip on the time.
Checkout the other questions yourself.
Cross-check the findings yourself by accessing the exact question id on PULP and matching the same with the NEET MDS 2021 Question Paper.
| Question in NEET MDS 2021 | Question in PULP – Exact Match |
| Which of the following has least shelf life | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/9b2228e9-f707-456d-aebd-6ff196c93597 |
| To view the zygomatic arches, the following projection is very commonly used | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/6878c7b9-9020-46bc-ae98-c3d7ac91c820 |
| Ig predominant in saliva is | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/aaeb8b09-b005-4901-b83a-1b2bf8459983 |
| Liquefaction necrosis is commonly seen in | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/5cd7675f-0069-4ab4-9c37-1dc38041d600 |
| The knife used for gingivectomy is | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/818a4525-c6b8-4db8-823b-b4713b71a9bf |
| Supernumerary tooth formation occurs during which stage of tooth formation | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/bfdb1d3c-b7f7-4a6a-addc-5fd9f2924b56 |
| Dentin bonding agents usually contain | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/b8683f98-dddf-4e62-baf0-902e127e2c59 |
| The sound which is most affected in patients with class III malocclusion is | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/554bf3ab-14f6-45e4-bbbe-90c23397bdc6 |
| A patient of known valvular disease requires dental extraction. What should be the pretreatment prophylaxis | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/29a6b457-ffaf-49ea-840f-70a204d0844b |
| Cleft lip is due to non-union of | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/0ed0f52a-f30c-42fa-86a4-7a5777ed10c3 |
| Diabetic patient with cellulitis developed vancomycin resistant staph aureus. What is the drug of choice | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/fd2c2a6a-59a4-4eb2-94ac-4f4be66c0a13 |
| Noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressants | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/3b7d19e7-0c2d-4c4d-9b3e-476b61d815da |
| The parotid malignancy which shows perineural spread is | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/0f618724-d048-4a52-a4e9-49b3a10a8573 |
| The thyroglossal cyst is an example of | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/57810aff-47b3-4b31-ab8e-4da7acee4672 |
| Gubernacular canals guide the eruption of which of the following | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/b2c82f3f-7b33-479e-9bec-42c92feacb4e |
| While extracting the tooth in an AIDS patient, dentist gets needle stick injury. Treatment option for dentist is | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/319a1869-3e2b-4076-9072-96195fffd73c |
| Which is the first change to occur after the nerve is cut | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/b4b05dfa-6182-4445-8da9-7b5aa4d502b0 |
| Dental profiling is also referred as | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/39ef24a2-0c73-4ed8-80b2-a43e2d248215 |
| What is true about Neuropraxia | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/4fdd16fc-f7fb-402d-b86c-4fa6392dcdb2 |
| The drug that has no use in acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma is | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/d0df6985-5b4b-4283-be68-f3a79449012d |
| Which instrument is helpful in making radicular access after entry | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/0f5403db-95b9-4f52-b8ad-99fec8cdfa95 |
| Double retraction cord technique is specially used for | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/ab492cfe-efba-47c3-9af6-cfd279b07edf |
| Gene of P. Gingivalis fimbriae is? | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/8a04733c-f186-4b4d-b702-0acf49378d10 |
| Identify the following myofunctional appliance | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/462e833a-076d-48bb-a016-8541e49341c9 |
| Metronidazole is effective in the management of which of the following diseases | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/216d03c8-3573-4e10-95be-bb7c5769190e |
| Fever, clubbing and Osler’s nodes mainly occur in _______? | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/08309946-ff44-458c-bea0-c25517caa644 |
| Wernicke’s Korsakoff psychosis is due to the deficiency of | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/f302bb69-51b6-4d7a-a2d7-b77c43087ff1 |
| Contaminated wound in gas gangrene is treated by | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/b945cd0c-9d1e-4a96-822a-c191fcd4c6e6 |
| 18/8 SS wire is | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/924b29ab-08cc-4670-9d9f-94f087f7bf99 |
| All of the following is true about chronic alveolar abscess except | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/642f35f0-9e55-40c5-ac2c-3253d0669baa |
| Merkel cells are found in which of the following tissues | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/ebc48b8f-dfd7-4994-9878-c4885f874b1a |
| The strength of gypsum investment depends on | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/54108b90-fed1-4c9c-8438-93c56735cf01 |
| When an interim obturator planned in a case of maxillary surgery, it is given | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/d7662c26-bac6-4ef8-b0dc-e8dd851301ae |
| Champagne bubble test is related to _______ | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/cbee1ecd-3498-4474-882d-2c97ec6d42e9 |
| The surgery for correction of Cleft lip is done at | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/34e4e8a7-8c59-4526-89c3-ae18e85c83d9 |
| According to WHO modifications of DMF index 1987, a molar filled with temporary restoration is classified as | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/b00a2a20-6360-41b4-a8f5-27b60d3b5d86 |
| The insulin indicated in diabetic ketoacidosis is | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/29ecd1bf-81e9-4846-8127-964e07a4f2f6 |
| ________ test is used to differentiate Mycobacterium tuberculosis from atypical mycobacteria | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/5bf1764f-7abe-45e8-8224-a404d5022a8c |
| The plexus of Rashkow is present in which zone of the pulp. | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/7672d169-c5ba-4f66-a417-4ef43f74cee7 |
| Which among the following is the material used in the maxillofacial prosthesis | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/1708036f-059d-4443-b52f-1e25c98c532d |
| A child behaves inappropriately during his dental visit. In response, the dentist sends the mother outside the operatory. This kind of behavior management is termed as | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/d5652862-d0b3-45c4-9d7b-96dd094129b9 |
| Noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressants (NaSSAs): | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/3b7d19e7-0c2d-4c4d-9b3e-476b61d815da |
| Hair-on-end appearance in a skull roentgenogram is seen in which of the following | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/a5b8f5d7-e68c-43ab-bf7d-5e2bc71fc1e2 |
| Gubernacular canals guide the eruption of which of the following | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/b2c82f3f-7b33-479e-9bec-42c92feacb4e |
| What will be the treatment plan of a patient who is diagnosed with oral cancer of stage T3N2M0 | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/ec6fa79f-0aee-406a-9466-96ac7797971d |
| Which of the following is a histopathologic feature of lichen planus | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/dd62d544-7039-4366-92dd-5f117350121c |
| A cold nodule in thyroid scintiscan indicates ______? | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/26368dfa-470a-4c0d-b53b-937da641d3bb |
| According to Misch bone density classification, bone density found in anterior mandible | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/93d48517-73ab-4a61-8f17-c1550d016ff4 |
| Which of the following burs remove only infected dentin and not affected dentin | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/c6a3841a-a851-4961-b6f8-38510dfd977a |
| Which of the following is true about the attached gingiva | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/5388fe46-afab-47cb-ba64-3c40cc9ee4a7 |
| The most common tumour of the salivary gland is | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/916bc6d9-5899-4206-8665-adabc3e60daf |
| Which is a disadvantage of fixed functional appliance like Herbst | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/7b1fdfa7-be21-4628-955b-28a5fe72cd06 |
| Which is non characteristic of Eagle’s syndrome | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/816d823f-f025-4057-a2b1-00244114fe96 |
| What is the objective in bevelling the functional cusps in the preparation of posterior cast crowns? | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/0278f445-e752-418c-aadf-2d7b4efb4279 |
| In a patient with Bilateral TMJ ankylosis and severe retrognathia which is the best way of Intubation | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/c6a3841a-a851-4961-b6f8-38510dfd977a |
| Resistance to corrosion in a cobalt-chromium casting is due to presence of | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/f134aa24-a9d4-41eb-98e1-742f094f9437 |
| Management of odontogenic keratocyst involves | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/37bf6c7a-a27a-48a5-9d98-5d48e8b3adf4 |
| If Mf is counter moment & Mf the force, Mc/Mf=0, type of orthodontic tooth movement | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/4b4acc34-e1d1-4a78-9e3b-7f2829c7a2d9 |
| Early plaque of heavy calculus former contains more | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/ebe39476-594d-4ba9-a625-d494b3d7efcd |
| Which of the following is true about materia alba | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/c0b9b34b-f74f-4c60-93b6-0485faf8c35a |
| The radiographic projection most useful in examining the sialoliths of submandibular duct is | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/130c3730-703a-4f19-ad89-c5b7b745b778 |
| Which of the following is the most likely nevus to turn malignant | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/ae6f6bf7-e73d-4a88-a35a-5ecb72028fe4 |
| Which of the following is best use to view ankylosis of TMJ | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/c2a4112a-8c66-4c98-aa27-1caffb63d4d6 |
| The liver is divided into | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/f9a6b486-a61c-4c2b-94f3-17ebe01df4f3 |
| Non-resident foreign dental practitioners having dental qualification are eligible to become __________ members of IDA | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/f8384920-2216-4ac8-aff9-b5c96f4cccb6 |
| The following is used to determine if a statistically significant difference exists between observed frequency and expected frequency, which is tested by | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/096dc7c1-7052-4f79-8205-5e96486cb837 |
| Gout is s disorder of: | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/36484af1-d5bf-4439-9b34-07bde018dd9d |
| Ulceration of the palate in a poorly controlled diabetic patient on biopsy showed PAS +ve organism invading arteries and causing thrombosis. The most likely diagnosis is | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/825ebdec-0ae2-4443-b470-f6b21c81f042 |
| Which of the following do not appear as radiolucent | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/306a47db-e89e-47cc-83f6-1be11001d43d |
| Which of the following processes is involved in conversion of DNA to RNA | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/dcc1c767-f08f-46e2-bb4d-c62c4416955f |
| Myoepithelial cells are present in which of the following | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/901ccee5-64c4-4715-b8b0-1dfbe1683572 |
| According to the hierarchy of evidence for scientific literature, Randomized Control Trials are | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/8adc8bad-939c-45ae-86fb-85f1913e13bb |
| What is the optimum temperature for brazing | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/1ee62cc6-0992-4e03-8936-c0f182dedeaf |
| What is the age of the child based on the given image | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/6fa5636c-8375-4a58-99f1-fed0ac55f645 |
| A 32 year old lady having palpable left supraclavicular lymph nodes revealed acidophilic double nuclei “owl’s eye” appearance of lymph nodes on histopathologic examination with CD 15 and CD 30 positivity on immunochemistry. What is the most probable diagnosis? | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/4dfae3ae-12a9-4ff8-bc41-1a3c39b1ed18 |
| Pathologic calcification is seen in which of the following | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/ed1c999f-4eaf-4052-b624-9029a88ec7e4 |
| Stimulation of chemoreceptors causes | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/28ad02da-3603-4bb2-b6bc-81801f7d2a35 |
| Novel acidic non-amelogenin enamel protein responsible for hydroxyapatite formation | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/77af7b51-a3d5-4cc6-be6f-73fb00c2f3c3 |
| Which is the first direction of force to be applied when a forcep is engaged for extraction of tooth | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/5d6eae99-e6e7-4aba-be62-98074487e630 |
| According to Merin classification, the recall interval for Class B patients is | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/0461c7cd-cefc-483d-8e99-492a1dc34499 |
| The continuous band of muscles constituting buccinator mechanism is anchored at | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/3c848c18-f522-49b0-a9f9-fe0752a1779b |
| Electroplating is done by passing an electric current through an electrolyte, What is the electrolytic bath used by the Silver plated dyes | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/f4ab4af4-a5a8-46b7-ac66-1831d1cb80c8 |
| In respect to the gingiva where should the finish line for a complete coverage crown be prepared | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/0bb4bbd1-aa8d-48dc-a576-cde098efd67f |
| Which of the following immunoglobulin reacts with soluble antigen in serological assays | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/33071f88-d6e4-4f82-939d-d7846de8ba38 |
| Linear depression on a tooth surface | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/663ba9dc-9864-4f68-856d-06725afb2878 |
| A patient with a history of excessive thirst, hunger micturition during nights and recent loosening of teeth indicates the patient is suffering from:? | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/4a8aefd9-4d4b-4816-a7e2-c7f03187b552 |
| Which of the following keratin polypeptides are present in the junctional epithelium but absent in keratinized epithelium | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/6c3cf8af-4cf1-481b-93d9-a5092a59f99e |
| IOPA image of a 10-year old boy with injury to 11 with pulp exposure reported to a dentist. The ideal treatment plan is | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/13d73524-012c-4d32-aec5-3402781087c5 |
| Number of lobes from which a mandibular second premolar develops | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/c29697e7-748d-44e2-8443-e77616b1f0f7 |
| The root canal irrigant used during shaping and cleaning, which also remove the smear layer is _________ | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/08a0ce31-b078-42ae-b0f6-8369c5851010 |
| An acute apical abscess usually occurs due to | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/c9ff61f1-80d4-4c21-a980-b306611c4c68 |
| Radiographic examination of a child reveals several missing primary and permanent teeth. No teeth have been extracted. Medical history indicates practically no perspiration during hot, summer months. These facts suggest a preliminary diagnosis of? | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/a9fb8a2e-632f-4f11-a433-aa834ee57f63 |
| Bifid ribs, multiple radiolucent lesion of the jaw, multiple basal cell nevi, and falx cerebri calcification are found in | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/45bb48fc-861c-4197-8d3c-d942585075b6 |
| A 11 year old child comes to the clinic with a history of long-term use of tetracycline. The maxillary anterior teeth are a mild yellowish brown. Which method is used to remove the stain | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/80ede17e-7510-4879-93e3-28cd648f6f51 |
| Which of the following is the oral lesions associated with ulcerative colitis | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/e542649d-1404-4421-9231-10ae4d757238 |
| What are intermaxillary elastics used for | https://pulp.mcqdb.com/#questionpage/5930507d-90f4-4c3f-af92-c4ecd15bff80 |
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