Nursing Aptitude Test Free Sample Questions

Nursing Aptitude Test Free Sample Questions
Nursing Entrance Test Practice Questions
1. Wrinkling in old age is due to
(a) Collagen
(b) Myosin
(c) Keratin
(d) Actin
Ans. (a)


2. Which one of the following directly helps in keeping the body warm?
(a) Sweat glands
(b) Adipose tissue
(c) Connective tissue
(d) Hairs
Ans. (b)

3. The fibrous tissue, which connects the two bones, is
(a) Connective tissue
(b) Ligament
(c) Tendon
(d) Adipose tissue
Ans. (b)

4. Bone forming cells are
(a) Osteoblasts
(b) Osteoclasts
(c) Chondroblasts
(d) Chondroclasts
Ans. (a)

5. A man was brought up at sea level while his brother spent all his life at an altitude of 10,000 feet. The latter will have
(a) More active bone marrow
(b) Lower blood pressure
(c) Less sub dermal fat
(d) More active sweat glands
Ans. (a)

6. Triceps and biceps are examples of
(a) Antagonistic muscles
(b) Involuntary muscles
(c) Sphincter muscles
(d) Smooth muscles
Ans. (a)

7. A bone is distinguished from cartilage by the presence of
(a) Collagen
(b) Lymph vessels
(c) Blood vessels
(d) Haversian canals
Ans. (d)

8. Which one of these is a kind of tissue?
(a) Lung
(b) Kidney
(c) Blood
(d) Pancreas
Ans. (c)

9. Nissl’s granules are found in cyton of nerve cells. These have affinity for basic dyes. The granules are made up of
(a) Proteins
(b) DNA
(c) Amino acids
(d) RNA
Ans. (d)

10. In camel, erythrocytes are
(a) Oval and nucleated
(b) Circular, biconcave and nucleated
(c) Oval and non-nucleated
(d) Circular, biconcave, non-nucleated
Ans. (b)

11. Iron in hemoglobin exists as
(a) Unionized iron atom
(b) Ferric ions only
(c) Ferrous ions only
(d) Ferric or ferrous ions depending upon the oxygenate state of the heme moiety
Ans. (c)

12. Red cell count is carried out by
(a) Haemocytometer
(b) Haemoglobinometer
(c) Sphygmomanometer
(d) Electrocardiogram
Ans. (a)

13. Striated muscles are found in
(a) gall bladder
(b) Wall of bronchi
(c) Leg muscles
(d) Lungs
Ans. (c)

14. Smooth muscle fibers are
(a) spindle-shaped, unbranched, non striated, multinucleate and involuntary
(b) spindle-shaped, unbranched, unstriated, uninucleate and involuntary
(c) Cylindrical, striated, unbranched, multinucleate and voluntary
(d) Cylindrical, unbranched, non-striated, multinucleate and involuntary
Ans. (b)

15. In human, increased heat production is achieved most rapidly by increase the activity of the
(a) sweat gland
(b) Liver
(c) Skeletal muscle
(d) Brain
Ans. (c)

16. Muscles, which are immune to fatigue, are
(a) Unstriped muscles
(b) Cardiac muscles
(c) Jaw muscles
(d) Skeleton muscles
Ans. (b)

17. Ozone day is
(a) January 30
(b) December 25
(c) April 21
(d) September 16
Ans. (d)

18. Cadmium pollution is associated with disease
(a) itai-itai
(b) anaemia
(c) minamata
(d) Pneumoconiosis
Ans. (a)

19. Schwann cells and nodes of Ranvier are found in
(a) Neurons
(b) Chondroblasts
(c) Osteoblasts
(d) Gland cells
Ans. (a)

20. Formation of ozone hole is maximum over
(a) India
(b) Africa
(c) Antarctica
(d) Europe
Ans. (c)

21. Afferent nerve fiber carries impulses from
(a) Effectors to central nervous system
(b) Receptor to central nervous system
(c) Central nervous system to muscle
(d) Central nervous system to receptors
Ans. (b)

22. Among pollutants that has the most lasting effect
(a) carbon monoxide
(b) pesticides
(c) sulphur dioxide
(d) Smoke from chimneys
Ans. (b)

23. Most of the human neurons are
(a) Multipolar
(b) Bipolar
(c) Univocal
(d) Pseudo-unipolar
Ans. (a)

24. Thermal pollution is more prevalent near
(a) Hot water springs
(b) Coal based power plants
(c) temperate zones
(d) tropical zones
Ans. (b)

25. Some effects of SO2 and its transformation products on plants include
(a) Chlorophyll destruction
(b) Plasmolysis
(c) Golgi body destruction
(d) Exosmosis
Ans. (a)