NCC Exam Practice Questions and Answers Updated 2026

NCC Exam Practice Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMaMgramMnegativeMrod?M-MAnswerME.MColi



WhichMifMtheMfollowingMcouldMhaveMaMtentativeMidentificationMofM"cocciMinMchains"?M-
MAnswerMStreptococcus



WhichMantibioticMbestMtreatsMChlamydia?M-MAnswerMErythromycin



DarkMblueMorMmagentaMcoloredMpapulesMorMnodulesM(blueMberryMmuffinMsign)Msometi
mesMseenMwithMcongenitalMCMVMareMaMresultMofMwhat?M-
MAnswerMExtramedullaryMdermalMerythropoiesis



FetalMhemoglobinMshiftsMtheMoxy-hemoglobinMdissociatedMcurveMtoMthe?M-MAnswerMLeft



AlkalosisMshiftsMtheMoxy-hemoglobinMdissociationMcurveMtoMthe?M-MAnswerMLeft



WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMNOTMaMproblemMthatMcanMoccurMwithMchronicMlasixMthera
py?M-MAnswerMMetabolicMacidosis



WhenMperformingMaMneedleMaspirationMforMaMpneumothorax,MtheMneedleMshouldMbeMp
lacesMwhere?M-MAnswerMAboveMtheMrib



WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMNOTMaMreasonMtoMuseMflucytosineMinMconjunctionMwithMa
mphotericinMB?M-MAnswerMTheMincidenceMofMadverseMeffectsMisMdecreased



AM33MweekMgestationMinfantMdisplaysMtheMfollowingMcharacteristicsMatMoneMminuteMof
Mage:

HRM90

NoMrespiratoryMeffort

SomeMflexionMofMextremities

WeakMreflexMirritability

BlueMandMpaleM-MAnswerM3

,AM900MgramMinfantMisMreceivingMNSMflushesMofM1mLMeveryM4Mhours.MHowMmanyMme
q/kg/dayMofMNa+MisMtheMinfantMreceivingMfromMflushes?M-MAnswerM1Mmeq/kg/day



AnMIVMofMD12WMisMrunningMatM6mL/hr.MHowMmanyMmg/kg/minuteMofMglucoseMifMaM
1500MgramMinfantMreceving?M-MAnswerM8Mmg/kg/minutes



WhenMdoingManMLP,MwhatMisMtheMmostMappropriateMinterspace?M-MAnswerML4-5



LowMumbilicalMarteryMcathetersMshouldMbeMplacesMwhere?M-MAnswerML3-4



SoftMtissueMonManMoverpenetratedMCXRMwillMlook?M-MAnswerMdark



InMuteroMbloodMgoingMthroughMtheMpatentMductusMarteriosusMtravelsMwhichMdirection?
M-MAnswerMrightMtoMleft



AM27MweekMgestationMinfantMpresentsMwithMboundingMpulses,Mtachypnea,MincreasedMO2
Mrequirement,MandMaMGradeMIIMholosystolicMmurmurMonMdayM2MofMlife.MBloodMshunti
ngMthroughMtheMPDAMisMmostMlikelyMbeingMshuntedMwhichMdirection?M-
MAnswerMleftMtoMright



AMfullMtermMinfantMpresentsMwithMcyanosisMthatMdoesMnotMrespondMtoMO2MinMtheMd
eliveryMroomMandMaMsingleMS2MisMalsoMnoted.MWhichMofMtheMfollowingMdefectsMdoes
MtheMinfantMmostMlikelyMhave?M-MAnswerMPulmonaryMatresia



S1MisMbestMheardMwhere?M-MAnswerMapex



TheMCXRMofManMinfantMwithMhypoplasticMleftMheartMsyndromeMwillMmostMlikelyMhave?
M-MAnswerMincreasedMpulmonaryMvascularMmarkings



WhenMdoesMtheMfastestMmyelinationMoccur?M-MAnswerM2ndMtrimester



EvidenceMsuggestsMthatMmaternalMvalproicMacidMmayMbeMrelatedMto?M-
MAnswerMFetalMneuralMtubeMdefects

,WhatM%MofMinfantsMwithMcongenitalMCMVMareMasymptomaticMatMbirth?M-
MAnswerM90%



TheMbestMtimeMtoMobtainMaMherpesMcultureMinMtheMneonateMwithMsuspectedMherpesM
is?M-MAnswerM24-48MhoursMofMage



WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMmostMlikelyMtoMpresentMwithMcongenitalMcataracts?M-
MAnswerMRubella



PeriventricularMcalcificationsMareMmostMoftenMseenMinMtheMwhichMofMtheMfollowingMcon
genitalMinfections?M-MAnswerMCMV



DigestionMofMwhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMLEASTMdependentMonMbileMsalts?M-
MAnswerMmediumMchainMtriglyceridesM(MCT)



AnMinfantMhasMseveralMnodulesMthatMareMdiagnosedMasMsubcutaneousMfatMnecrosis.MW
hichMofMtheMfollowingMshouldMtheMinfantMbeMmonitoredMfor?M-MAnswerMHypercalcemia



WhichMisMtheMcorrectMI:TMratioMofMtheMfollowingMCBC:

WBCM3200

SegsM40%

BandsM21%

LymphsM35%

metasM2%

EosM2%M-MAnswerM0.36



WhatMisMtheMcauseMofMpneumotosisMinMNEC?M-
MAnswerMgasMformingMbacteriaMwithinMsubmucosa



TestingMtheMbicepsMreflexMbestMtests?M-MAnswerMPhasicMtone



WhichMofMtheMfollowingMdrugsMmayMcauseMimprovementMinMtheMinfantMwithMtransient
MneonatalMmyastheniaMgravis?M-MAnswerMNeostigmineMmethylsulfate

, TheMbestMdefinitionMofMbeneficenceMis:M-
MAnswerMTheMmoralMobligationMtoM"doMgood".



WhenMevaluatingMforMearlyMdigitalisMtoxicityMonManMEKGMtheMmostMreliableMsignMis:M-
MAnswerMProlongationMofMtheMPRMinterval



WhichMtypeMofMbrachialMplexusMinjuryMtypicallyMpresentsMwithMtheM"waiter'sMtipMpositi
on".M-MAnswerMErb'sMPalsy



AMdefectMaffectingMtheMlowerMmotorMneuronMwillMgenerallyMpresentMwith:M-
MAnswerMAbsentMdeepMtendonMreflex



WhichMofMtheMfollowingMsyndromesMwillMmostMlikelyMbeMassociatedMwithMmacrocephaly
?M-MAnswerMAchondroplasia



AnMinfantMhasMcraniosynostosisMofMtheMsagittalMsuture.MHisMheadMshapeMwouldMmostM
likelyMbeMdescribedMas:M-MAnswerMScaphocephaly



HowMdoesMsurfactantMwork?M-MAnswerMByMdecreasingMsurfaceMtension



LowMalpha-fetoproteinMmayMbeMassociatedMwithMwhat?M-MAnswerMTrisomyMdisorders



Eisenmenger'sMcomplexMisMtypicallyMseenMwithMwhat?M-MAnswerMLeft-to-
rightMshuntMdefects



CorMpulmonaleMisMmostMoftenMassociatedMwithMwhat?M-
MAnswerMRightMventricularMhypertrophy



WhichMofMtheMfollowingMlabsMmostMrepresentsManMinfantMwithMcongenitalMhypothyroidi
sm?M-MAnswerMLowMT4M&MelevatedMTSH



DiabetesMinsipidusMisMmostMoftenMassociatedMwithMwhat?M-
MAnswerMIncreasedMplasmaMosmolality