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GATE 2026 MN – Question 27

Surface Environment, Mine Ventilation and Underground Hazards · Underground Hazards · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Which condition is associated in this mining-health question with a cobweb-like appearance on a miner’s lung radiograph?

  1. Silicosis
  2. Asbestosis
  3. Talcosis
  4. Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis

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Correct answer: (B) Asbestosis

Explanation

The source’s keyed association is asbestosis, B, which produces a fibrotic, reticular appearance often described in older teaching as cobweb-like. Silicosis is more classically associated with nodular opacities. This is a textbook identification; an image description alone is not sufficient for an individual clinical diagnosis.

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