Evaluation Scheme
BDS 3rd Year
General Surgery Theory
Total Marks: 100
Internal Assessment Marks: 20
Theory Marks: 80
Questions should be made according to the following topics distribution:
Section 
 | 
Type of question 
 | 
No of questions 
 | 
Topics 
 | 
Time Allocation 
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A 
 | 
MCQ 
(Multiple choice question) 
 | 
30 Q’s (MCQ) x 1 mark each 
Total: 30 marks 
 | 
·     All topics (Unit I & II) 
Unit I - 15 marks 
Wounds, Fluid/Electrolytes-4 
Inflammation, Infections-4 
Shock, Hemorrhage-2 
Operative surgery-2 
Trauma, Soft tissue injuries-2 
Miscellaneous-1 
Unit II - 15 marks 
Tumors, Cysts, Ulcers- 2 
Lymphatics/Vascular- 2 
Oral cavity, Salivary glands- 4 
Larynx, Nasopharynx- 2 
Nervous system- 1 
Thyroid, Parathyroid-2 
Anomalies of Face- 1 
Swellings of jaw- 1 
 | 
30 minutes 
 | 
B 
 | 
SAQ 
(Short answer question) 
 | 
1Q (SAQ)  x   6 marks                         =  6 marks 
2 Q’s (SAQ)  x  5 marks                         = 10 marks 
3 Q’s (SN) x 3 marks  
=  9 marks 
Total: 25 marks 
 | 
Unit I - 25 marks 
Wounds, Fluid/Electrolytes-6 
Inflammation, Infections-6 
Shock, Hemorrhage-4 
Operative surgery-3 
Trauma, Soft tissue injuries-3 
Misc-3 
 | 
150 minutes 
 | 
C 
 | 
S AQ 
(Short answer question) 
 | 
1Q (SAQ)  x   6 marks                         =  6 marks 
2 Q’s (SAQ)  x  5 marks                         = 10 marks 
3 Q’s (SN) x  3 marks  
=  9 marks 
Total: 25 marks 
 | 
Unit II - 25 marks 
Tumors, Cysts, Ulcers- 4 
Lymphatics/Vascular- 4 
Oral cavity, Salivary glands- 4 
Larynx, Nasopharynx- 3 
Nervous system- 3 
Thyroid, parathyroid-4 
Anomalies of Face, Swellings of jaw- 3 
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Evaluation Scheme
BDS 3rd Year
General Surgery Clinical/Practical
Total Marks: 100
Internal Assessment Marks: 20
Practical Marks: 80
Specification Table for Practical Exam:
Viva 
 | 
Log book 
 | 
Spotters 
 | 
Clinical Exercise 
 | 
Total 
 | 
20 
 | 
10 
 | 
20 
 | 
30 
 | 
80 
 | 
I.                 Viva (20 marks)
II.               Log Book (10 marks)
III.              Spotters (20 marks): (10 questions × 2 marks each)
·        Instruments
–       Basic surgical instruments
–       Sutures/needles
–       Gauze, bandages, swabs
·        Drugs- Lignocaine/Bupivacaine, Antibiotics
·        X-rays
–       Chest- Pneumothorax, Pleural effusion, Rib fractures
–       Abdomen- obstruction, perforation
·        Skills
–       IV cannulation, IM injection
–       Urethral catheterization
–       Chest tube, NG tube
–       Airway management- Oropharyngeal airway, endotracheal tube
IV.             Clinical Exercise (30 marks): (Subdivided into)
a.      One Long case (20 marks)
b.     One Short case (10 marks)
·        Examination of swellings and ulcers
·        General examination
–  Pulse, BP
–  Lymph node examination- Cervical, Axillary
·        Abdominal examination
·        Chest/ CVS
·        Cranial nerves
–  Facial
–  Trigeminal nerve
·        Neck examination
–  Thyroid
–  Parotid
General Surgery
Model questions
Section A (MCQ’s)
1.      Father of antiseptic surgery is
a.      Lord Moynihan
b.     Joseph Lister
c.      William S Halsted
d.      Harvey Cushing
2.      One of the following is a cause of cardiogenic shock
a.      Cardiac tamponade
b.      Tension pneumothorax
c.      Myocardial infarction
d.      Vomiting
3.      According to traditional classification, class 3 shock signifies ( …?..) percent of total blood loss
a.      <15%
b.      15-30%
c.      30-40%
d.      >40%
4.      Gas gangrene is caused by
a.      Clostridium perfringes
b.      Clostridium tetani
c.      Bacillus anthracis
d.      Staphylococcus aureus
5.      What is the maximum dose of Lignocaine with adrenaline (1:200000) as a local anaesthetic?
a.      3 mg/kg
b.     7 mg/kg
c.      15 mg/kg
d.      20 mg/kg
Section B (SAQ’s)
1.      Classify shock and write the management of septic shock (2+4=6)
2.      Classify wound. Enumerate causes of non-healing of wound. (2+3=5)
3.      Discuss strategies of airway management in facial trauma. (5)
4.      Write short notes on (3 x 3)
a.      Tru-cut biopsy
b.      Complications of blood transfusion
c.      Classification of suture materials
Section C (SAQ’s)
1.      Define goiter. Enumerate causes of goiter. Describe how you will evaluate a patient with solitary thyroid nodule. (1+2+3=6)
2.      Classify Parotid tumors. Describe in brief the evaluation and management of Pleomorphic adenoma. (2+3=5)
3.      Describe in short the embryological basis of cleft lip and palate. (5)
4.      Write short notes on (3 x 3)
a.      Sialadenitis
b.      Branchial cysts
c.      Epulis
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