A Comprehensive Review of Foreign Exams

A Comprehensive Review of Foreign Exams
GRE, GMAT, SAT, TOEFL/IELTS Facts
(Recommended by an American University Professor)

This book is a comprehensive review of international exams for Indian students. GRE/GMAT/ SAT/TOEFL/IELTS are nearly the same regarding syllabus and objectives of the exam. They check your proficiency in English. This book unlike the contemporary books is written while keeping in mind that these exams are entirely new for a student. Therefore, the basics of English language have been illustrated with examples and all care has been taken to avoid complexities. Unconventionally, there is no word list in the book, but more than 5000 new words have been used in the text of this book in order to probe the vocabulary of the reader. This book includes sample questions from previous examinations which make it helpful in simulating the actual test experience. Furthermore, the book deals with the process of admission in international universities with special tips for getting a student visa, without which the chase becomes futile. Online support with this book is a special supplement. It has been provided for further assistance with the usage of this book and to make your learning more interactive. (http://docjagdish.blogspot.com)

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Purpose of the interview 10
Is TNPSC different from the orals you had in your MBBS 10
How to Prepare 11
Golden Rules 15
The general scheme of the interview 18
Self Introduction 19
Aims and Career Goals 21
General Knowledge Questions 21
Books to read 25
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Questions from Medical Science 26
FAQ - Frequently asked Questions about the interview 29
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Department of Health, Government of TamilNadu 42
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Medical Colleges 45
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Madurai Medical College 52
Coimbatore Medical College 52
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The King Institute of Preventive Medicine 53
Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services 55
Department Functioning: 57
Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine 57
Directorate of Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy 58
Directorate of Family Welfare 59
Indicators and Goals: 59
State Commission on Population: 60
Drug Control Administration 60
1. The Drugs & Cosmetics Act 1940: 61
2. The Drugs Price Control Order 1995: 61
3. Drugs And Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act 1954: 62
4. Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act 1985: 62
Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation Limited 62
Organization: 63
Activities: 63
Tamil Nadu State Health Transport Department 64
Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society 64
Tamil Nadu State Blindness Control Society 67
Reproductive and Child Health Project 69
RCH priorities: 70
Achievements of RCHP in Tamil Nadu 70
Lessons from RCH Project Phase-I 71
REPRODUCTIVE AND CHILD HEALTH PROJECT PHASE-II 71
PROJECT COMPONENTS 72
Maternal Health 72
Infant and Child Health 73
Adolescent Health 73
Mainstreaming India Systems of Medicine (ISM) 74
Family Welfare and Population Stabilization 74
Urban Health 75
Behavior Change Communication (BCC) 75
Health Management Information System 75
BEYOND RCH PROJECT PHASE-II 76
Danida Assisted Tamil Nadu Area Health Care Project-Phase III 76
1.Introduction 76
2.Organisation and Management: 77
3.Achievements and Progress during Phase III: 77
3.1. Construction activities: 77
3.2 Improving Awareness (IEC): 78
3.3 Improved Technical Knowledge & Skills of Service Providers (Training): 79
3.4 Health Services Mangement: 79
3.5 Improvement of Medical Supplies: 81
Proposed Activities for 2001 and 2002: 81
Programmes under DANIDA 82
1. Danida supported National Leprosy Eradication Programme (DANLEP) 82
2. Danida supported Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) 83
3. Danida supported National Blindness Control Program (DANPCB) 83

India 80
President of India 80
Vice President of India 80
Prime Minister of India 80
Council of Ministers 80
Governors and Chief Ministers 84
Lt. Governors & Administrators 87
About Tamil Nadu 88
History 89
1st to 9th centuries 89
9th to 13th centuries 90
14th century 91
17th century 92
20th century 92
Politics 93
Population 95
Culture 96
Economy 97
Textiles 98
Industry & Manufacturing 99
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Biotechnology 100
Software 102
Businees Process Outsourcing Services 102
Knowledge Process Oursourcing 103
E-Governance 103
Social development 103
Magsaysay Award winner from Tamilnadu 104
Districts 104
History of Tamil Nadu Districts 105
Who's Who About Tamil Nadu 108
Council of Ministers as on 01-01-2006 108
Secretaries to Government of Tamil Nadu as on 01-01-2006 111
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MCQs in Orthopaedics

Title	MCQs in Orthopaedics
Author	Chandrasekar
Publisher	PARAS Publishing
ISBN	81-8191-017-6
Price	Rs
Type of Book	MCQs with Explanations
Exams covered	All Exams
Subjects covered	Orthopaedics
Intended for	MBBS Students PG Aspirants Post Graduates in Surgery and Ortho Super specialty aspirants	Can be Used for	MBBS Students PG Aspirants Post Graduates in Surgery and Ortho Super specialty aspirants
Impressed with	1. Excellent Collection 2. Reference book for the answer 3. Relevant Explanation	Areas for Improvement	1. Diagrams 2. Page number and edition of the reference
Review	This book covers the MCQs in Orthopaedics. The questions are arranged in various chapters like Basic Sciences Clinical Examination Ortho radiology and Imageology Traumatology Ortho oncology Congenital deformities Rheumatology Infection Metabolic / Endocrine / Degenerative conditions Implants. Orthotics and Orthopaedic appliances Surgical Procedures / Miscellaneous Each chapter has 150 – 200 questions on the particular chapter followed by their answers with brief discussion and more importantly the book from which the author has taken these.
Highlights	If you want to know difference between Tennis Elbow, Golfer’s elbow, Nursemaid’s elbow and Student’s elbow or the use of Judet View or LP:LT Ratio, this book can aid your cause Learsen's disease, Candle drip Appearence are also explained by this book
Reviewed on	August 4th, 2004	Reviewed by	Team Target PG

Condensed Obstetrics and Gynaecology Companion 2nd Editon

Title	Condensed Obstetrics and Gynaecology Companion 2nd Editon
Author	J Narsing Rao
Publisher	PARAS Publishing
ISBN	81-86635-65-3
Price	Rs 115
Type of Book	Rapid Notes
Exams covered	All Exams
Subjects covered	Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Pregnancy, Child Birth
Intended for	MBBS Students PG Aspirants Super specialty aspirants	Can be Used for	MBBS Students PG Aspirants Super specialty aspirants
Impressed with	1. System wise approach to the subject 2. High Yield Points	Areas for Improvement	1. Diagrams 2. Tables
Review	This book gives the most important and often asked points in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in a system wise manner. The book is divided into 2 Sections Obstetrics has 37 chapters and Gynaecology 34 chapters The success of the author in this compilation lies in the fact that at least 10 (usually 15, sometimes even 20) questions in any PG Medical Entrance exam can be answered with this book alone
Highlights	Chapters on Epidemiology and Diagnostic Modalities
Reviewed on	July 11th 2004	Reviewed by	Team Target PG

Condensed Paediatrics Companion 2nd Edition

Title	Condensed Paediatric Companion 2nd Editon
Author	J Narsing Rao
Publisher	PARAS Publishing
ISBN	81-8191-025-7
Price	Rs 100
Type of Book	Rapid Notes
Exams covered	All Exams
Subjects covered	Paediatrics / Pediatrics
Intended for	MBBS Students PG Aspirants Super specialty aspirants	Can be Used for	MBBS Students PG Aspirants Super specialty aspirants
Impressed with	1. System wise approach to the subject 2. High Yield Points 3. Details about the national program concerned with Children	Areas for Improvement	1. Diagrams 2. Tables
Review	This book gives the most important and often asked points in Paediatrics in system wise manner. The book is divided into 26 systems. The success of the author in this compilation lies in the fact that at least 10 (usually 15, sometimes even 20) questions in any PG Medical Entrance exam can be answered with this book alone
Highlights	A book that can help you score in Biochemistry and Pathology as well
Reviewed on	July 11th 2004	Reviewed by	Team Target PG

Review in Paediatrics

Title	Review in Paediatrics	20%discount and Free Postage anywhere in India
Author	A Edwin Dias
Publisher	Peepee Publishers and Distributors
Price	Rs 90 (Rs 72 after discount)
Type of Book	Rapid Notes
Exams covered	All Exams
Subjects covered	Paediatrics
Intended for	AIIMS and All India PG Entrance, State PGs and all PGs PLAB USMLE	Can be Used for	PLAB, USMLE, Any Interviews in Paediatrics AIIMS and All India PG Entrance, State PGs and all PGs Ward Rounds
Impressed with	1. A book that tells you both concepts and facts though more attention seems to been given to the concepts 2. Liberal Use of Tabular Columns 3. Often repeated questions are well covered	Areas for Improvement	1. More points can be added for the topics so that the book is more suited for the Indian Exams also 2. In addition to the basics which are presented here Subtle facts can be added
Review	Paediatrics is an unique subject as far as PG Preparation is concerned. You will never know whether you need to read Paediatrics, how much of Paediatrics to read and how much you can manage with Medicine, Pathology and Microbiology The Dilemma does not end after you have decided to prepare with “Paediatrics Proper” Another question arises out of blue then. What to read and where to read. Once you have decided that and start preparing , you will come to know that Paediatrics deserves a special attention compared to other subjects due the fact that the subject will appear perfectly clear and you will have a “déja vu” when you are reading. In the examination hall the situation becomes “jamais vu” when the question is focused (and we are off target) This justifies that to be able to face questions from Paediatrics confidently in the exams, you need to revise and perhaps re-revise the subject a number of times. Books that help in review like Question and Answer books and Pre test series are definitely needed for this subject if not for others. Though no single book can be claimed to be complete for Paediatrics, there are a lot of books which will tell us what we know and more importantly what we don’t know. “Review in Paediatrics ” by A.Edwin Dias and published by Peepee publishers is one of the books that can be used to brush up your knowledge Though this title deals with few topics only, the style is refreshingly lucid and up to the point. In spite of this not being a "complete" volume there are a lot of points which are emphasized in this book and that come regularly in various exams set by the faculty at AIIMS and State PGs. Most of the MCQs given here have been already asked in various exams more than once. The facts are minimal, probably since the author had targeted his book mainly for the Foreign exams like PLAB and USMLE. We are impressed with the authors effort to make a concept clear to the student and then provide few points regarding that, though the facts are minimal. For example the Chapter on Genetics has questions only from Down's Syndrome A few more high yield points, say, from Turner's, Klinefelter's, Cri-du-chat etc could have made the book much lucrative. The importance of Numerical Values that are often asked, especially in State PG Entrance Exams are stressed.
Highlights	Considering that the cover price of this book is less than Rs 100, this makes a good choice for reading. After going through this book once you will know how much you know (and how much you don't know) not only in Paediatrics, but also in the basic sciences
Reviewed on	25th April 2004	Reviewed by	Post Graduates in Paediatrics and General Medicine

Review of Radiology 1st Edition

Title	Review of Radiology 1st Edition	get 20%discount and Free Postage anywhere in India
Author	Sumer K Sethi
Publisher	Peepee Publishers and Distributors
ISBN	81-88867-14-4
Price	Rs 75 (Rs 60 after discount)
Type of Book	Rapid Notes
Exams covered	All Exams
Subjects covered	Radiology
Intended for	PG Entrance, AIIMS and All India PG Entrance, State PGs and all PGs	Can be Used for	PG Entrance, AIIMS and All India PG Entrance, State PGs and all PGs
Impressed with	1. The concept of the book 2. Extensive Coverage 3. Most of the Questions can be attended 4. Concept Based instead of the Facts Based Approach of other similar books 5. Price 6. The Review MCQs	Areas for Improvement	1. Language and Grammar - The text appears to have been written in another language and translated "verbatim" into English 2. Type setting - It is hard to find whether the Heading in Sub heading or Main Heading
Books on Radiology	Radiological Procedures - Sathish K Bhargava Review of Radiology - First Edition - Sumer K Sethi MCQs in Radiology and Radiotherapy - Bipin V Daga Review of Radiology - Second Edition - Sumer K Sethi Signs and Syndromes in Radiology - Sathish K Bhargava
Review	Radiology accounts for about 2 to 3 percent questions in any Post Graduate Medical Entrance Exams. This amount to 6 to 9 questions in All India Exam and 4 to 6 questions in AIIMS and so on The uniqueness of these Questions is that they are often straightforward and consume very little time as the question is hardly a lengthy one and the choices are usually crisp The students for long were having no book for these questions. We were able to read Psychiatry from Ahuja, Anesthesia from Pharmacology books and Dermatology from Harrison / Davidson, but Radiology had always eluded us during the preparation period until the advent of Books like SARP, PARAS and Sure Sucess in PG by Ram gopal. Though these books touched the hitherto unexplored areas of the medical knowledge, the very fact that those book catered to all the four subjects made them in adequate for Radiology. Gone are the days when you were asked about the Water Lily Sign or Flower vase appearence. Now a days questions are more specific and are more often than not from the Radiology text books as well. When a Doctor is not able to allocate even a week for Radiology in his Time table for preparation, he obviously cannot read the "Big Books" like Sutton etc. “Review of Radiology” by Sumer K Sethi and published by Peepee brothers is a book that could well fill in the lacuna that exists in this area. The book written by a Senior Resident in Radiology in LHMC, who was once the topper in AIPG 2000, AIIMS 2000 and PGI 2000 and earlier was in the top 5 in CBSE PMT and DPMT Exams offers interesting reading The success of the author lies in the fact that he has been able to give SO MUCH OF THE "NEEDED" POINTS in so few pages. This is possible because the author had once been a candidate in the Entrance Exam race itself Most of the points that are given in the book have been already asked and more importantly almost all questions that have been previously asked can be solved with this little book. To check this the team decided to check this book with 2 question papers, All India PG 2004 (AIPG 2004 conducted on 11th January 2004) representing AIIMS Pattern and the memory recollected Tamil Nadu PG 2004 (TNPG 2004 / TN PG 2004 / Tamil Nadu PG 2004 conducted on February 29th 2004) Question Paper representing the State Model of Questions Exam in 2004 No. Question Answer Page number in “Review of Radiology” TNPG 1 Codman's Triangle is seen in Osteosarcoma Answer given in Page 32 TNPG 2 MIBG used in Pheochromocytoma Answer given in Page 44 TNPG 3 Snow driven appearance Pindborg's Tumour Answer given in Page 14 TNPG 4 Investigation for Tumour in Superior Sulcus in Lung MRI Answer given in Page 64 TNPG 5 inside / near radio therapy within tumor - Brachytherapy Answer given in Page 10 TNPG 6 Inferior notching of ribs is not seen in 1. SLE, 2. SVC Obstruction 3. Coarctation 4. Pulmonary AV Malformation SLE Answer given in Page 75 AIPG 1 In scurvy all the following radiological signs are seen except: 1. Pelican spur. 2. Soap bubble appearance. 3. Zone of demarcation near epiphysis. 4. FrenkeI's line. 2. Soap bubble appearance. Answer given in Page 37 AIPG 2 On radiography widened duodenal 'C. loop with irregular mucosal pattern on upper gastrointestinal barium series is most likely due to: 1. Chronic pancreatitis. 2. Carcinoma head of pancreas. 3. Duodenal ulcer. 4. Duodenal ileus. 2. Carcinoma head of pancreas. Answer given in Page 53 AIPG 3 A young man with pulmonary tuberculosis presents with massive recurrent hemoptysis. For angiographic treatment, which vascular structure should be evaluated first: 1. Pulmonary artery. 2. Bronchial artery 3. Pulmonary vein. 4. Superior vena cava. 2. Bronchial artery Answer given in Page 21 AIPG 4 In which of the following a 'Coeur en Sabot' shape of the heart is seen. 1. Tricuspid atresia. 2. Ventricular septal defect. 3. Transposition of great arteries. 4. Tetralogy of Fallot. 4. Tetralogy of Fallot. Answer given in Page 33 AIPG 5 A 55-year old man who has been on bed rest for the past 10 days, complains of breathlessness and chest pain. The chest x-ray is normal. The next step in investigation should be: 1. Lung Ventilation -perfusion scan. 2. Pulmonary arteriography. 3. Pulmonary venous wedge angiography. 4. Echocardiography. 1. Lung Ventilation -perfusion scan. Answer given in Page 13 AIPG 6 Which of the following is the most penetration beam'? 1. Electron beam. 2. 8 MV photons. 3. 18 MV photons. 4. Proton beam. 3. 18 MV photons. Topic given in Page 70 AIPG 7 The radiation tolerance of whole liver is : . 1. 15 Gy. 2. 30 Gy. 3. 40 Gy. 4. 45 Gy 3. 40 Gy. Not given Given in Harrison but The question has been added in the end AIPG 8 In which malignancy postoperative radiotherapy is minimally used? 1. Head and neck. 2. Stomach. 3. Colon. 4. Soft tissue sarcomas. 2. Stomach. Answer given in Page 73 Answers for ALL THE QUESTIONS in Tamil Nadu PG and 6 out of 8 Questions is AIPG 2004 are given explicitly can be found in this small book. You can answer one more question from the points given The next litmus test was to know whether one can answer the “mirage questions”. Mirage Questions are those few questions asked in a PG Entrance Exam that are not found in the usual text books and the aspirants will be searching one book after another after the Exam is over and the answer will elude them. One reviewer wanted to know about H shaped Vertebrae. We could see that it is seen in Sickle cell Anemia Another reviewer wanted to know whether the answer for Bracket Calcification can be found in the book. He had once faced the question in JIPMER 2002 and could not find the answer in "ordinary" books and when he saw Lipoma of Corpus Callosum in this book, he was much impressed. Rummaging around the pages we found that Golden S Sign seen in Right Upper Lobe Collapse (the recent exams ask the specific lobe) Well Done Dr.Sumer K Sethi !!! This book is bound to be one of the classics of PG Preparatory books if the author changes the style of the text which now appears truncated and chewed upon to be more flowing and vibrant and the Publishers could concentrate a little on the Typesetting Added on Oct 2004: The Second Edition of this book is now on the stands. More information can be seen here at Review of Radiology 2nd Edition
Highlights	As one of the reviewers remarked “This book can be read at the cost and time of two movies” and to answer 100 % in State PG and about 90 % (87.5 % to me more accurate) in All India (where you are expected to answer 66 % correctly to get into the top 100 ranks) from such a small book is commendable and the author needs to be appreciated
Reviewed on	April 24th 2004	Reviewed by	Bruno and others in Target PG