Observe the provided image showing a muscle indicated by an arrow. What is the primary action of this muscle on the mandible?

Protracts and depresses the mandible

Retracts and elevates the mandible

Elevates and protracts the mandible

Depresses and retracts the mandible

Head & Neck — AIIMS PG Previous Year Questions

48 solved PYQs · 2010–2025 · Anatomy

Solved PYQs: 48
Years covered: 2010–2025
Avg / year: ~6
Subject: Anatomy

How many AIIMS PG questions come from Head & Neck?

Head & Neck has contributed 48 questions to AIIMS Postgraduate Entrance papers between 2010 and 2025 — an average of about 6 questions a year. That count is measured from EByAi’s bank of 12,215 AIIMS PG questions, not estimated from a syllabus. Every one of the 48 questions carries a written, step-by-step solution, and each is tagged to Head & Neck within Anatomy, so you can drill this chapter across every year at once instead of hunting through paper PDFs. Practising a chapter’s full PYQ history is the fastest way to learn the patterns examiners reuse.

Sample Head & Neck questions from real AIIMS PG papers

These are 5 real questions from the bank — exactly as asked, with the answer one tap away. All 48 Head & Neck questions (with full written solutions) are available in practice.

Question 1 · AIIMS PG 2025
Which muscles are supplied by the superficial peroneal nerve?
1. (A) $Both A & C$
2. (B) $Peroneus longus & Brevis$
3. (C) $Extensor hallucis longus$
4. (D) $Peroneus tertius$
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$Answer: (B) Peroneus longus & Brevis$
Question 2 · AIIMS PG 2025
Which of the following nerves gives sensory supply to the orbit?
1. (A) $Trigeminal nerve$
2. (B) $Hypoglossal nerve$
3. (C) $Oculomotor nerve$
4. (D) $Vagus nerve$
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$Answer: (A) Trigeminal nerve$
Question 3 · AIIMS PG 2025
Identify the region indicated by the number 3 in the given image.
1. (A) $Vertex$
2. (B) $Forehead$
3. (C) $Ear$
4. (D) $Back of neck$
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$Answer: (D) Back of neck$
Question 4 · AIIMS PG 2025
Patient presents to OPD with fever. Which area is most likely involved?
1. (A) $Periventricular hypothalamus$
2. (B) $Pre-optic nucleus$
3. (C) $Dorsomedial hypothalamus$
4. (D) $Insular cortex$
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$Answer: (B) Pre-optic nucleus$
Question 5 · AIIMS PG 2025
Observe the provided image showing a muscle indicated by an arrow. What is the primary action of this muscle on the mandible?
1. (A) $Protracts and depresses the mandible$
2. (B) $Retracts and elevates the mandible$
3. (C) $Elevates and protracts the mandible$
4. (D) $Depresses and retracts the mandible$
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$Answer: (A) Protracts and depresses the mandible$

Head & Neck questions by year

Year	Questions	Share of chapter questions
2025	7
2024	7
2023	8
2022	5
2021	5
2018	8
2017	7
2010	1

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FAQs

How many AIIMS PG questions have been asked from Head & Neck?

EByAi's bank holds 48 real AIIMS PG questions from Head & Neck, asked between 2010 and 2025 — about 6 per year on average. Every count is measured from actual papers, not estimated.

Is Head & Neck important for AIIMS PG?

48 questions over 8 papers make Head & Neck a steady-weightage chapter in AIIMS PG Anatomy. The year-wise table above shows exactly how often it appears.

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