GNM/Bsc Nursing MCQ With Answer

Nursing Practice Quiz

🧠 1-10: Anatomy & Physiology

The functional unit of the kidney is:

a) Nephron

b) Glomerulus

c) Neuron

d) Ureter

✅ Answer: a) Nephron

The largest gland in the body is:

a) Thyroid

b) Pancreas

c) Liver

d) Adrenal

✅ Answer: c) Liver

Red blood cells are produced in:

a) Liver

b) Spleen

c) Bone marrow

d) Kidney

✅ Answer: c) Bone marrow

Normal body temperature in Celsius is:

a) 36.5°C

b) 37°C

c) 38°C

d) 35°C

✅ Answer: b) 37°C

Which is not a part of the brain?

a) Cerebrum

b) Medulla

c) Hypothalamus

d) Trachea

✅ Answer: d) Trachea

Oxygenated blood is carried by:

a) Pulmonary vein

b) Pulmonary artery

c) Superior vena cava

d) Coronary vein

✅ Answer: a) Pulmonary vein

Smallest bone in the body:

a) Femur

b) Stapes

c) Tibia

d) Ulna

✅ Answer: b) Stapes

Which hormone regulates metabolism?

a) Insulin

b) Thyroxine

c) Estrogen

d) Adrenaline

✅ Answer: b) Thyroxine

The pituitary gland is called:

a) Master gland

b) Growth gland

c) Brain gland

d) None

✅ Answer: a) Master gland

The number of bones in an adult human body:

a) 306

b) 206

c) 201

d) 208

✅ Answer: b) 206

🏥 11-20: Medical-Surgical Nursing

Hypertension means:

a) High sugar level

b) High blood pressure

c) Low blood pressure

d) Low oxygen

✅ Answer: b) High blood pressure

Normal range of blood pressure is:

a) 100/80 mmHg

b) 120/80 mmHg

c) 140/90 mmHg

d) 160/100 mmHg

✅ Answer: b) 120/80 mmHg

CPR stands for:

a) Cardiac Pressure Regulation

b) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

c) Central Pulse Rate

d) Cardiac Pulse Restoration

✅ Answer: b) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Tuberculosis is caused by:

a) Virus

b) Fungus

c) Bacteria

d) Protozoa

✅ Answer: c) Bacteria

Which electrolyte imbalance causes tetany?

a) Hyperkalemia

b) Hypocalcemia

c) Hypernatremia

d) Hypokalemia

✅ Answer: b) Hypocalcemia

Diabetes is associated with:

a) Insulin deficiency

b) Thyroid hormone deficiency

c) Adrenal deficiency

d) Estrogen deficiency

✅ Answer: a) Insulin deficiency

Signs of dehydration include:

a) Hypertension

b) Edema

c) Sunken eyes

d) Fever

✅ Answer: c) Sunken eyes

Which organ is affected in hepatitis?

a) Kidney

b) Heart

c) Liver

d) Lungs

✅ Answer: c) Liver

The universal donor blood group is:

a) AB+

b) O+

c) A-

d) O-

✅ Answer: d) O-

The most common symptom of appendicitis is:

a) Chest pain

b) Left side pain

c) Right lower abdominal pain

d) Vomiting

✅ Answer: c) Right lower abdominal pain

👶 21-30: Pediatric Nursing

Newborn normal respiratory rate:

a) 10–20 bpm

b) 20–30 bpm

c) 30–60 bpm

d) 60–80 bpm

✅ Answer: c) 30–60 bpm

Birth weight usually doubles by:

a) 2 months

b) 4 months

c) 6 months

d) 12 months

✅ Answer: c) 6 months

Vitamin given to prevent rickets:

a) Vitamin A

b) Vitamin B

c) Vitamin C

d) Vitamin D

✅ Answer: d) Vitamin D

Normal fontanel closure age:

a) 3 months

b) 6 months

c) 12-18 months

d) 2 years

✅ Answer: c) 12-18 months

Common sign of dehydration in infants:

a) Diarrhea

b) Vomiting

c) Sunken fontanelle

d) Crying

✅ Answer: c) Sunken fontanelle

ORS stands for:

a) Oral Recovery Salt

b) Oral Rehydration Solution

c) Optimum Recovery Solution

d) Oral Reviving Salt

✅ Answer: b) Oral Rehydration Solution

Measles is caused by:

a) Bacteria

b) Fungus

c) Virus

d) Parasite

✅ Answer: c) Virus

The vaccine given at birth is:

a) MMR

b) BCG

c) DPT

d) OPV

✅ Answer: b) BCG

Which disease is prevented by vitamin A?

a) Beriberi

b) Pellagra

c) Night blindness

d) Rickets

✅ Answer: c) Night blindness

Which is a live attenuated vaccine?

a) Tetanus

b) OPV

c) Hepatitis B

d) Rabies

✅ Answer: b) OPV

🧬 31-40: Fundamentals of Nursing

Normal adult pulse rate:

a) 40–60

b) 60–100

c) 90–120

d) 100–140

✅ Answer: b) 60–100

Which instrument is used to measure BP?

a) Thermometer

b) Stethoscope

c) Sphygmomanometer

d) Glucometer

✅ Answer: c) Sphygmomanometer

Sterilization destroys:

a) Bacteria only

b) All microbes including spores

c) Fungi only

d) Viruses only

✅ Answer: b) All microbes including spores

Handwashing duration in medical asepsis:

a) 5 sec

b) 10 sec

c) 20 sec

d) 30 sec

✅ Answer: c) 20 sec

The safest site for IM injection in infants:

a) Gluteus maximus

b) Deltoid

c) Vastus lateralis

d) Abdomen

✅ Answer: c) Vastus lateralis

Informed consent is taken:

a) After procedure

b) Before procedure

c) During procedure

d) Not required

✅ Answer: b) Before procedure

Normal urine output per day:

a) 500 mL

b) 1000 mL

c) 1500 mL

d) 3000 mL

✅ Answer: c) 1500 mL

Which position is best for unconscious patient?

a) Supine

b) Fowler's

c) Side-lying (lateral)

d) Prone

✅ Answer: c) Side-lying (lateral)

Nosocomial infection means:

a) Community infection

b) Hospital-acquired infection

c) Genetic infection

d) Congenital infection

✅ Answer: b) Hospital-acquired infection

First step in nursing process is:

a) Diagnosis

b) Planning

c) Assessment

d) Evaluation

✅ Answer: c) Assessment

🧪 41-50: Miscellaneous / Community Health

BCG vaccine prevents:

a) Tetanus

b) Polio

c) Tuberculosis

d) Measles

✅ Answer: c) Tuberculosis

Boiling water kills:

a) All spores

b) Only viruses

c) Most bacteria and viruses

d) Nothing

✅ Answer: c) Most bacteria and viruses

Leading cause of maternal death is:

a) Eclampsia

b) Hemorrhage

c) Sepsis

d) Anemia

✅ Answer: b) Hemorrhage

Diarrhea mainly leads to loss of:

a) Oxygen

b) Water and electrolytes

c) Fat

d) Protein

✅ Answer: b) Water and electrolytes

Common vector-borne disease is:

a) Tuberculosis

b) Malaria

c) Cholera

d) Pneumonia

✅ Answer: b) Malaria

Which program covers maternal and child health?

a) RNTCP

b) RMNCH+A

c) NACP

d) NVBDCP

✅ Answer: b) RMNCH+A

Health is defined by WHO as:

a) Absence of disease

b) State of complete physical, mental and social well-being

c) Physical fitness

d) Immunity

✅ Answer: b) State of complete physical, mental and social well-being

Vaccine storage temperature for routine vaccines:

a) -20°C

b) 0°C

c) 2–8°C

d) Room temperature

✅ Answer: c) 2–8°C

Common sign of anemia:

a) Jaundice

b) Pallor

c) Cyanosis

d) Fever

✅ Answer: b) Pallor

HIV spreads through:

a) Air

b) Water

c) Sexual contact and blood

d) Mosquito bite

✅ Answer: c) Sexual contact and blood