Optometrist Grade II Public Service Commission (PSC) Exam Question paper 2018 Download pdf
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1. **1 mm increase in axial length of eye produces myopia of**
- A. 3 Diopter
- B. 6 Diopter
- C. 1 Diopter
- D. 4.5 Diopter
2. **Newborn eyes are usually**
- A. Myopic
- B. Hypermetropic
- C. Emmetropic
- D. Astigmatic
3. **Senile nuclear cataract produces**
- A. Index myopia
- B. Index hypermetropia
- C. Curvature myopia
- D. Curvature hypermetropia
4. **All the following drugs are cycloplegics EXCEPT**
- A. Atropine
- B. Cyclopentolate
- C. Homatropine
- D. Pilocarpine
5. **All the following are true about Rigid Gas Permeable lenses EXCEPT**
- A. Provides sharp vision
- B. Require adaptation
- C. Poor oxygen delivery
- D. Associated with minimal deposits
6. **High index lenses have a refractive index of about**
- A. 1.56-1.67
- B. 1.42-1.52
- C. 1.84-1.88
- D. 1.38-1.40
7. **Refractive index of crown glass**
- A. 1.67
- B. 1.52
- C. 1.73
- D. 1.58
8. **The handle of the cross cylinder is at an angle of degrees to both axes.**
- A. 45 degrees
- B. 90 degrees
- C. 30 degrees
- D. 60 degrees
9. **Soft contact lenses are made of**
- A. Polymethyl methacrylate PMMA
- B. Silicone
- C. Cellulose acetate butyrate
- D. Hydroxyethyl ethyl methacrylate (HEMA)
10. **Binocular diplopia is seen in**
- A. Paralytic squint
- B. Concomitant squint
- C. Cataract
- D. Subluxation of lens
11. **Visual acuity of 6/60 is equivalent to Log MAR**
- A. +0.5
- B. +0.1
- C. +1
- D. +0.6
12. **Superior extent of the visual field is**
- A. 90 degrees
- B. 60 degrees
- C. 80 degrees
- D. 50 degrees
13. **Pelli Robson chart is used to assess**
- A. Visual acuity in children
- B. Colour vision
- C. Contrast sensitivity
- D. Dark adaptation
14. **In acute angle closure glaucoma, the anterior chamber is**
- A. shallow
- B. Deep
- C. Normal
- D. Irregular
15. **Instrument used to assess the angle of Anterior Chamber**
- A. 90 D lens
- B. Gonioscope
- C. Hruby lens
- D. 20 D lens
16. **All of the following are true of applanation tonometry EXCEPT**
- A. Based on Imbert Fick Principle
- B. More accurate than Schiotz
- C. Flatters an area of 3.06 mm diameter
- D. Less accurate than Schiotz
17. **Primary action of superior oblique muscle is**
- A. Elevation
- B. Depressive
- C. Intorsion
- D. Adduction
18. **Radius of curvature of the posterior surface of lens**
- A. 10 mm
- B. 6 mm
- C. 12 mm
- D. 4 mm
19. **Bending of light as it passes along the edge of an object**
- A. Spherical aberration
- B. Diffraction
- C. Chromatic aberration
- D. Decentration
20. **Amount of hypermetropia normally corrected by the inherent tone of ciliary muscle**
- A. Facultative
- B. Manifest
- C. Latent
- D. Absolute
21. **Normal depth of anterior chamber is**
- A. 5 mm
- B. 4.5 mm
- C. 2.5 mm
- D. 1 mm
22. **The amplitude of accommodation at the age of 10 years**
- A. 3 Diopter
- B. 14 Diopter
- C. 10 Diopter
- D. 5 Diopter
23. **All the following signs are usually associated with myopia EXCEPT**
- A. Large eyeballs
- B. Deep anterior chamber
- C. Esophoria
- D. Exophoria
24. **Astigmatism in which the two principal meridians are not at right angles to each other?**
- A. Oblique astigmatism
- B. Regular astigmatism with the rule
- C. Irregular astigmatism
- D. Bi oblique astigmatism
25. **All the following are features of aphakia EXCEPT**
- A. Deep anterior chamber
- B. Iridodonesis
- C. Jet black pupil
- D. Shallow anterior chamber
26. **Image magnification with aphakic spectacle lens is**
- A. 10%
- B. 30%
- C. 5%
- D. 8%
27. **Large corneal scar usually produces**
- A. Irregular astigmatism
- B. Bi oblique astigmatism
- C. Oblique astigmatism
- D. Regular astigmatism against the rule
28. **All the following are true of pterygium EXCEPT**
- A. Occurs more commonly in elderly people doing outdoor work
- B. Seen in the interpalpebral exposed areas
- C. Never progresses
- D. Seen as a triangular fold of conjunctiva loosely adherent to sclera
29. **Lateral rectus muscle is supplied by**
- A. Third cranial nerve
- B. Fourth cranial nerve
- C. Second cranial nerve
- D. Sixth cranial nerve
30. **Convergence weakness produces**
- A. Exophoria greater for near
- B. Esophoria greater for near
- C. Exophoria greater for distance
- D. Esophoria greater for distance
31. **Most common childhood intraocular malignant tumour**
- A. Malignant melanoma
- B. Retinoblastoma
- C. Lymphoma
- D. Hemangioma
32. **National programme for control of blindness was launched in the year**
- A. 1983
- B. 1990
- C. 1976
- D. 1996
33. **Maddox wing is used for**
- A. Subjective testing of phoria for near
- B. Subjective testing of phoria for distance
- C. Detecting suppression
- D. Testing stereopsis
34. **Occlusion or patching of better eye is the mainstay of treatment for**
- A. Anomalous retinal correspondence
- B. Suppression
- C. Eccentric fixation
- D. Amblyopia
35. **In Duochrome test, if the patient appreciates red better than green, it indicates correction is**
- A. Hypermetropic
- B. Myopic
- C. Emmetropic
- D. Astigmatic
36. **When retinoscopy is done at 1 meter distance and there is no movement of red reflex, it indicates**
- A. Hypermetropia of 1 Diopter
- B. Myopia >1 Diopter
- C. Myopia of 1 Diopter
- D. Hypermetropia >1 Diopter
37. **Dendritic corneal ulcer is caused by**
- A. Pneumococcus
- B. Staphylococcus
- C. Fusarium
- D. Herpes simplex virus
38. **Corneal curvature is measured by**
- A. Keratometry
- B. A scan
- C. Pachymetry
- D. Specular microscopy
39. **If the visual acuity improves with pinhole, the cause of defective vision is**
- A. Cataract
- B. Refractive error
- C. Macular degeneration
- D. Corneal opacity
40. **Which is true about aphakic glasses?**
- A. Image magnification of 80%
- B. Best method to correct aphakia
- C. Produces spherical aberrations causing pin cushion distortion
- D. Wider field of vision
41. **Which of the following is not a contraindication for use of donor cornea?**
- A. Rabies
- B. HIV
- C. Myopia
- D. Death from unknown cause
42. **On cover-uncover test, if there is inward movement of eye under cover, it indicates**
- A. Exophoria
- B. Esophoria
- C. Orthophoria
- D. Esotropia
43. **In worth's four dot test, if the patient sees only two red lights, indicates**
- A. Diplopia
- B. Abnormal retinal correspondence
- C. Normal binocular vision
- D. Left eye suppression
44. **In Schirmer's 1 test, if the wetting is between 5 and 10 mm, it indicates**
- A. Severe dry eye
- B. Normal
- C. Moderate dry eye
- D. Mild dry eye
45. **Corneal thickness is measured by**
- A. Placido's disc
- B. Pachymeter
- C. A scan
- D. 90 D lens
46. **Mydriatic cycloplegic drug is indicated in which of the following conditions?**
- A. Acute iridocyclitis
- B. Acute conjunctivitis
- C. Acute congestive glaucoma
- D. Episcleritis
47. **Which of the following is an ocular emergency?**
- A. Cataract
- B. Viral conjunctivitis
- C. Open angle glaucoma
- D. Acute congestive glaucoma
48. **Unit of measurement of convergence**
- A. Diopter
- B. Metre angle
- C. Millimeter
- D. Degrees
49. **Snowflake cataract is seen in**
- A. Trauma
- B. Steroid use
- C. Hyperparathyroidism
- D. Diabetes
50. **One predisposing factor for hordeolum externum**
- A. Hypertension
- B. Uncorrected refractive error
- C. Ptosis
- D. Proptosis
51. **Vertex power of spectacle lens is measured by**
- A. Optical pachymeter
- B. Specular microscope
- C. Hruby lens
- D. Lensometer
52. **All the following are features of Vitamin A deficiency EXCEPT**
- A. Night blindness
- B. Bitot's spots
- C. Phlycten
- D. Keratomalacia
53. **Keratometer is useful for all the following conditions EXCEPT**
- A. Measure the radius of curvature of anterior surface of cornea
- B. IOL power calculation
- C. Measurement of corneal astigmatic error
- D. Measurement of corneal endothelial cell count
54. **Darkening of lens on exposure to UV rays in photochromic lenses is due to disintegration of**
- A. Aluminium phosphate
- B. Silver Halide
- C. Borosilicate
- D. Polycarbonate
55. **Instrument used to assess peripheral retina**
- A. 90 dioptre lens
- B. Direct ophthalmoscope
- C. Optical coherence tomography
- D. Indirect ophthalmoscopy
56. **All the following condition can cause coloured haloes EXCEPT**
- A. Cataract
- B. Acute narrow angle glaucoma
- C. Episcleritis
- D. Mucopurulent conjunctivitis
57. **Instrument used to predict the visual acuity following cataract surgery**
- A. Potential acuity meter
- B. Arden gratings
- C. Pelli Robson chart
- D. Vistech chart
58. **Commonest cause of bilateral proptosis**
- A. Orbital tumors
- B. Orbital cellulitis
- C. Thyroid ophthalmopathy
- D. Orbital hemorrhage
59. **Which of the following is a feature of concave lenses?**
- A. Object moves in the same direction as the lens
- B. Object moves in the opposite direction of the lens
- C. Object appears magnified
- D. Distortion of image when lens is rotated
60. **Which of the following tonometry is not based on applanation?**
- A. Air puff tonometer
- B. Schiotz tonometer
- C. Tonopen
- D. Non Contact tonometers
61. **Which dye is used for identifying corneal epithelial defects?**
- A. Indocyanine green
- B. Fluorescein
- C. Rose Bengal
- D. Trypan Blue
62. **Which laser is used for treating after cataract?**
- A. Nd YAG laser
- B. Argon laser
- C. Diode laser
- D. Ruby laser
63. **Roving ring scotoma is seen in**
- A. Pseudophakia
- B. High myopia
- C. Glaucoma
- D. In Aphakia corrected with spectacles
64. **SAFE (Surgery, Antibiotics, Face washing, Environment) strategy is for control of**
- A. Glaucoma
- B. Dacryocystitis
- C. Trachoma
- D. Corneal ulcer
65. **All are used to check visual acuity in children EXCEPT**
- A. VEP
- B. Perimetry
- C. Cardiff acuity cards
- D. Teller acuity cards
66. **All are features of concomitant squint EXCEPT**
- A. No diplopia
- B. Primary deviation equals secondary deviation
- C. Abnormal head posture
- D. No restriction of ocular movements
67. **Amblyopia in children is most commonly caused by**
- A. Hypermetropia
- B. Astigmatism
- C. Myopia
- D. Congenital cataract
68. **Most common organism causing corneal ulcer in contact lens wearers?**
- A. Pneumococci
- B. Staphylococci
- C. Fusarium
- D. Pseudomonas
69. **Magnification obtained with a direct ophthalmoscope**
- A. 10 times
- B. 20 times
- C. 5 times
- D. 15 times
70. **Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment is a complication associated with which refractive error?**
- A. Myopia
- B. Hypermetropia
- C. Astigmatism
- D. Presbyopia
71. **Following are the target diseases identified for vision 2020 in India EXCEPT**
- A. Cataract
- B. Onchocerciasis
- C. Childhood blindness
- D. Glaucoma
72. **Linen, dressings and metallic instruments are generally sterilized by**
- A. Autoclave
- B. Hot-air oven
- C. Ethylene oxide
- D. Chemical sterilization
73. **The far point is beyond infinity or behind the eye in**
- A. Myopia
- B. Astigmatism
- C. Presbyopia
- D. Hypermetropia
74. **Most common cause of low vision in children?**
- A. Cataract
- B. Corneal opacity
- C. Refractive error
- D. Strabismus
75. **Which is not true of congenital esotropia?**
- A. Occurs before 6 months of age
- B. Large angle of deviation
- C. Associated with cross fixation
- D. Associated with high hypermetropia
76. **The normal AC/A ratio per diopter of accommodation is**
- A. 6-10 prism diopters
- B. 3-5 prism diopters
- C. 1-2 prism diopters
- D. 12-15 prism diopters
77. **Which of the following conditions produce sudden loss of vision?**
- A. Central retinal artery occlusion
- B. Primary open angle glaucoma
- C. Cataract
- D. Retinitis pigmentosa
78. **In which of the following conditions is topical steroids indicated?**
- A. Acute bacterial conjunctivitis
- B. Allergic conjunctivitis
- C. Corneal ulcer
- D. Acute Dacryocystitis
79. **Which of the following is not true about direct ophthalmoscopy?**
- A. Uniocular procedure
- B. Image magnified 15 times
- C. Image is real and inverted
- D. Central fundus up to equator is seen
80. Which is true about pseudopterygium?
- A. Is a degenerative condition
- B. Probe cannot be passed beneath it
- C. Always stationary
- D. Follows exposure to ultraviolet rays or dus