The below is the MSc Nursing Entrance Exam Question Paper AIIMS of the year 2019. Candidates can have an idea about how would be the entrance examination of MSc Nursing.
1. Which philosophical thought states that ‘ultimate reality is spiritual rather than physical, mental rather than material’?
A) Idealism
B) Realism
C) Pragmatism
D) Spiritualism
Right Answer: A) Idealism
2. John Dewey was a proponent of
A) Spiritualism
B) Idealism
C) Realism
D) Pragmatism
Right Answer: D) Pragmatism
3. Who among the following proposed that education be designed on the basis of a theory of experience?
A) Socrates
B) John Dewey
C) Aristotle
D) Jean Piaget
Right Answer: B) John Dewey
4. Which one of the following is the traditional philosophy of education?
A) Spiritualism
B) Idealism
C) Naturalism
D) Pragmatism
Right Answer: D) Pragmatism
5. Who provided the most famous example of classical conditioning?
A) Skinner
B) Guthrie’s
C) Ivan Pavlov
D) Maslow
Right Answer: C) Ivan Pavlov
6. Who stated, “education is not a preparation for life; education is life itself”?
A) Jean Piaget
B) Socrates
C) John Dewey
D) Mahatma Gandhi
Right Answer: C) John Dewey
7. “Democracy and Education” (1916) was authored by?
A) Sigmund Freud
B) John Dewey
C) Jean Piaget
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Right Answer: B) John Dewey
8. The interaction analysis category system in education for increasing the teacher effectiveness was developed by
A) Amidon
B) Simon
C) Flander
D) Richard Over
Right Answer: C) Flanders
9. What stated that “Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains?”
A) Jean Jacques Rousseau
B) Sigmund Freud
C) John Dewey
D) Jean Piaget
Right Answer: A) Jean Jacques Rousseau
10. “By ‘Education’ I mean an all-round drawing out of the best in child and man-body, mind and spirit”. This quotation is given by
A) Rabindranath Tagore
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Right Answer: B) Mahatma Gandhi
11. Andragogy refers to
A) Child learning
B) Adult learning
C) Learning by going
D) Practical learning
Right Answer: B) Adult learning
12. A principle of Adult Learning is
A) Learning is Self-directed
B) Learning by doing
C) Learning by imposition
D) Learning by imitation
Right Answer: A) Learning is Self-directed
13. The curriculum reflects the culture of
A) Society
B) College
C) School
D) Home
Right Answer: A) Society
14. Which of the following is the autocratic method of teaching
A) Lecture
B) Demonstration
C) Tutorial
D) Independent study
Right Answer: D) Independent study
15. The teaching method in which students learn to do critical thinking through discussion and interaction and develop higher analytical cognitive skills is
A) Seminar
B) Symposium
C) Panel discussion
D) Lecture
Right Answer: A) Seminar
16. Which of the following is not a clinical method of teaching?
A) Case methods/case study
B) Nursing rounds and reports
C) Process recording
D) Seminar
Right Answer: D) Seminar
17. Method of teaching in which an excursion to the patient’s area is arranged to provide a learning experience to the students is
A) Case presentation
B) Nursing rounds
C) Mornings report
D) Process recording
Right Answer: B) Nursing rounds
18. A written verbatim account of a visit for the purpose of bringing out the interplay between the patient and the nurse
A) Morning report
B) Evening report
C) Case study
D) Process recording
Right Answer: D) Process recording
19. The most essential quality of an effective teacher is
A) A strict personality
B) Communication skill
C) Friendly attitude
D) Superior knowledge of the subject
Right Answer: B) Communication skill
20. Which method of teaching would be most suitable to teach nursing care of children with “Mental Retardation” for a class of 100 nursing students?
A) Group discussion
B) Lecture cum discussion
C) Problem Solving
D) Web-Based Learning
Right Answer: C) Problem Solving
21. A group of 10 people are speaking on a topic of common interest in an educational programme. This method is best known as
A) Workshop
B) Panel discussion
C) Group discussion
D) Lecture
Right Answer: C) Group discussion
22. All that is learnt during educational activities that are not a designated part of the official curriculum is known as the
A) Extra curriculum
B) Observed curriculum
C) Hidden curriculum
D) Experienced curriculum
Right Answer: C) Hidden curriculum
23. The demonstration on “Neurological Examination” would be most useful, if done in a group of
A) 10
B) 20
C) 25
D) 30
Right Answer: A) 10
24. Which one of the following is NOT among the maxims of Tacking?
A) Analysis of synthesis
B) General to particular
C) Easy to difficult
D) Concrete to abstract
B) General to particular
25. The lesson plan is prepared by the
A) Teacher
B) Administrator
C) Student
D) Principle
Right Answer: A) Teacher
26. Which one of the following is not a quality of a good teacher?
A) Good Motivator
B) Intolerance
C) Leadership
D) Mastery of the content
Right Answer: B) Intolerance
27. Which of the following learning domain is a skill domain?
A) Cognitive
B) Affective
C) Conative
D) None of the above
Right Answer: C) Conative
28. Which of the following learning domain influences nursing practice?
A) Cognitive and conative
B) Conative and affective
C) Affective and cognitive
D) Cognitive, conative and affective
Right Answer: D) Cognitive, conative and affective
29. The affective domain of Bloom’s taxonomy includes all, except
A) Valuing
B) Responding
C) Organization
D) Synthesis
Right Answer: D) Synthesis
30. Panel discussion method was introduced by
A) William James
B) Hasy A) Overstreet
C) W.F. Skinner
D) Jean Piaget
Right Answer: B) Hasy A) Overstreet
31. Which of the following is the first step in job evaluation?
A) Job specification
B) Job assessment
C) Job description
D) Job analysis
Right Answer: D) Job analysis
32. A nurse who integrates body-mind-spirit principles in clinical practice is known as
- A) Nurse Specialist
- B) Nurse Administrator
- C) Holistic nurse
- D) Nurse Practitioner
Right Answer: C) Holistic nurse
33. Behavioural objectives model is also referred to as
A) Process model
B) Product model
C) Interpersonal model
D) Biological model
Right Answer: B) Product model
34. Leadership style in which all the rights to make decisions is fully given to the worker is known as
A) Laissez-Fair
B) Autocratic
C) Democratic
D) Authoritarian
Right Answer: A) Laissez-Fair
35. “SWOT” analysis refers to
A) Strength, Weakness, Observation and threat
B) Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and threat
C) Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and techniques
D) Strength, Weakness, Observation and Techniques
Right Answer: B) Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and threat
36. Those institutions that are systematically organized and purposely set up is known as
A) Formal agency
B) Governmental agency
C) Service agency
D) Technical agency
Right Answer: A) Formal agency
37. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi is an example of
A) Tertiary care teaching cum research hospital
B) General Hospital
C) Specialized Hospital
D) Corporate Hospital
Right Answer: A) Tertiary care teaching cum research hospital
38. If a Head Nurse asks her staff nurse to compile a report on the incidence of needle stick injury in the ward, which forms of communication it, will be?
A) Upward communication
B) Intrapersonal communication
C) Downward communication
D) Lateral communication
Right Answer: C) Downward communication
39. The process to decide whether the functioning of an organization is ‘Good’ or ‘Bad’ is known as
A) Inspection
B) Audit
C) Quality Assurance
D) Inventory
Right Answer: C) Quality Assurance
40. A written document which guides rationalized nursing measures is referred as
A) Policy manual
B) Procedure manual
C) Protocol
D) Services manual
Right Answer: B) Procedure manual
41 .The function of Indian Nursing Council is to
A) Arrange for university inspections of colleges in respective states
B) Financial assistance to conferences and seminars conducted by nursing colleges
C) Make policies for Nursing Education & Practice
D) Recruit nursing personnel in hospitals
Right Answer: C) Make policies for Nursing Education & Practice
42. In India, first MSc Nursing programme was started in RAK college in the year
A)1959
B)1948
C)1946
D)1970
Right Answer: A) 1959
43. Trained Nurses Association of India (TNAI) was formed in the year
A) 1928
B) 1947
C) 1908
D) 1890
Right Answer: C) 1908
44. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) was established in the year
A) 1869
B) 1899
C) 1928
D) 1905
Right Answer: B) 1899
45. In India, the first four year basic Bachelor Degree nursing program was establish in
A) 1920
B) 1940
C)1946
D) 1955
Right Answer: C) 1946
46. The international council or Nurses (ICNJ IS headquartered in:
A) Geneva, Switzerland
B) Washington, US
C) New York, US
D) London, UK
Right Answer: A) Geneva, Switzerland
47. Aspects of verbal communication includes
A) Vocabulary
B) Postures
C) Art and music
D) Messages within message
A) Vocabulary
48. Barriers of communication includes
A) Information overload
B) Exploring
C) Focussing
D) Summarizing
Right Answer: A) Information overload
49. Communication is described as the “matrix for all thought and relationships between persons” said by
A) William Scott
B) Murrey and Zentner
C) GG Brown
D) WH Newman
Right Answer: B) Murrey and Zentner
50. Mental processing of the message and understanding the senders message is
A) Decode
B) Encode
C) Feedback
D) Imagination
Right Answer: A) Decode
51. A technique whereby to repeats the main message the client has expressed is
A) Listening
B) Restating
C) Clarification
D) Reflection
Right Answer: B) Restating
52. If a person is communication with his friend on telephone is referred as
A) Intrapersonal communication
B) Interpersonal communication
C) Media communication
D) Mass communication
B) Interpersonal communication
53. Special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand is known as
A) Equivocal terms
B) Jargon
C) Technical terms
D) Code language
Right Answer: C) Technical terms
54. An automatic psychological process of receiving aural stimuli is known as
A) Listening
B) Hearing
C) Understanding
D) Speaking
Right Answer: A) Listening
55. In the communication process to encode means to
A) Convert coded language into meaning
B) Translate ideas into a code
C) Infer the jargons
D) Analyse the code
Right Answer: B) Translate ideas into a code
56. Which of the following is an example of a nonverbal communication?
A) Vernacular language
B) Smile
C) Jargon
D) Slang
Right Answer: B) Smile
57. The one who receives the message is known as
A) Encoder
B) Decoder
C) Communicator
D) Mediator
Right Answer: B) Decoder
58. Another name for interpersonal communication is
A) Mass communication
B) Face to face public communication
C) Dyadic communication
D) Virtual reality
Right Answer: C) Dyadic communication
59. Which of the following is an example of mediated communication?
A) A newscaster delivers the weather report on the 6 o’clock news
B) Two friends gossip with one another
C) Students work on the class project together
D) A politician addresses a nominating convention
Right Answer: A) A newscaster delivers the weather report on the 6 o’clock news
60. Comparing with small group communication, in organizational communication
A) Feedback is easier and more immediate
B) Communication roles are more immediate
C) Message can be better adapted to the specific needs of the receiver
D) People are closer to one another in space
Right Answer: B) Communication roles are more immediate
61. As per the principle of communication “Interpersonal communication is irreversible” means
A) Once a word goes out of your mouth you can never swallow it again
B) Once created, communication has the physical property of matter, it can’t uncreated
C) Once communication begins, it never loops back of itself
D) All of the above
Right Answer: D) All of the above
62. According to the statement “communication is interaction perspective”, feedback is
A) Never intentional
B) Sometimes unintentional
C) Always intentional
D) Seldom useful
Right Answer: B) Sometimes unintentional
63. Select the correct option from the following (a -e) for each question.
A) If only I is correct B) If only II and III are correct
C) If only I and IV are correct
D) If only I, II and IV are correct
If all are correct
A) AC B) CD C) AD D) E
Right Answer: D) E
64. Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs include
A) Self-actualization
B) Self-Esteem
C) Security
Right Answer: D) Physiological
65. The key components of self-concept are characterized by
A) Self-Image
B) Self-Esteem
C) Self-Actualization
D) Ideal self
Right Answer: B) Self-Esteem
66. Effective teamwork depends on
A) Trust
B) Rewards
C) Training
D) Cooperation
Right Answer: C) Training
67. Elements of social attitude include
A) Affective
B) Physical
C) Psychological
D) Cognitive
Right Answer: B) Physical
68. Who plays a proactive role in counselling?
A) Counselee
B) Counsellor
C) Administer
D) Referee
Right Answer: A) Counselee
69. Listening in counselling is what process?
A) Passive process
B) Dual-process
C) Active process
D) Lengthy process
Right Answer: C) Active process
70. The final step of directive counselling is:
A) Prognosis
B) Synthesis
C) Follow-up
D) Diagnosis
Right Answer: C) Follow-up
71. The test that is intended to measure the learnt knowledge and skill is
A) Aptitude test
B) Achievement test
C) Ability test
D) Observation
Right Answer: B) Achievement test
72. The trustworthiness of the counsellor is termed as
A) Fidelity
B) Justice
C) Autonomy
D) Intelligence
Right Answer: A) Fidelity
73. Number of phases in the counselling process is
A) 2-3
B) 5
C) 7
D) 8
Right Answer: B) 5
74. Counselling should be done by a
A) Teacher
B) Parent
C) A trained counsellor
D) Any of the above
Right Answer: C) A trained counsellor
75. Guidance is provided by
A) Teachers
B) Parents
C) A trained guide
D) Any experienced person
Right Answer: D) Any experienced person
76. Which of these is not a convectional philosophy?
A) Idealism
B) Naturalism
C) Pragmatism
D) Existentialism
Right Answer: D) Existentialism
77. Which philosophy believes that the ultimate goal of human activities is the realization of the human mind in his or herself
A) Idealism
B) Pragmatism
C) Realism
D) Existentialism
Right Answer: A) Idealism
78. Which of the followings are not the principles of Lesson Planning?
A) Flexible
B) Mastery and adequate training on the topic
C) Active student participation
D) Single teaching method
Right Answer: D) Single teaching method
79. In which type of objectives breaking down of professional functions into components (activities) is done which together indicate the nature of the functions
A) Central
B) Specific
C) Intermediate
D) Tertiary
Right Answer: D) Tertiary
80. Which of the followings is not be maxims of teaching
A) Known to unknown
B) Complex to simple
C) Concrete to abstract
D) Analysis to synthesis
Right Answer: B) Complex to simple
81. The professional body responsible for the recognition and monitoring of Nursing colleges in India is
A) Trained Nurses Association of India
B) Indian Nursing Council
C) National Institute of Health and Family Welfare
D) World Health Organization
Right Answer: B) Indian Nursing Council
82. On the job instruction that is given to staff nurses to improve their performance is known as
A) Induction training
B) In-services education
C) Job stimulation
D) Bridging course
Right Answer: B) In-services education
83. As per INC recommendation, the ideal Nurse: Patient ratio in Hospital General Ward should be
A) 1:1
B) 1:5
C) 1:10
D) 1:15
Right Answer: B) 1:5
84. As per the Staff Inspection Unit (SIU), the recommended Nurse: Patient ratio in a Hospital General Ward should be
A) 1:2
B) 1:5
C) 1:6
D) 1:10
Right Answer: C) 1:6
85. All of the following activities are a part of the Staff Recruitment Process, except
A) Advertisement and Interview
B) Guidance and Counselling
C) Selection and Training
D) Interview and Selection
Right Answer: B) Guidance and Counselling
86. The nurse leans towards the patient in the communication to
A) Maintain eye contact
B) To comfort the patient
C) Show genuine interest
D) Show courtesy
Right Answer: C) Show genuine interest
87. Non-verbal communication includes
A) Phrases
B) Gestures
C) Information
D) Words
Right Answer: B) Gestures
88. The communication phase that is facilitated by knowledge of the patients is known as
A) Message heard
B) Thinking of a message
C) Decoding the message
D) All of the above
Right Answer: C) Decoding the message
89. When comparing the characteristics of a leader and a manager, the manager does the not have
A) Responsibility
B) Subordinates
C) Followers
D) Formal authority
Right Answer: C) Followers
90. Which of the following functions the LEAST important to a nurse manager?
A) Decision making
B) Manipulating people
C) Monitoring subordinates
D) Effective leading
Right Answer: B) Manipulating people
91. The planning cycle includes all of the following except
A) Developing a plan
B) Designing the job
C) Evaluating the plan
D) Determining the indicators of monitoring and evaluation
Right Answer: B) Designing the job
92. Human resource planning does not include
A) Staff appraisal
B) Demand forecasting
C) Supply forecasting
D) Preparing a plan of action
Right Answer: A) Staff appraisal
93. All of the following are the skills required by a supervisor, except
A) Problem-solving
B) Decision making
C) Manipulating employees
D) Planning, organizing and staffing
Right Answer: C) Manipulating employees
94. Evaluation is done
A) At the end of the programme
B) At regular intervals
C) By drawing a comparison, between planning and achievement
D) To determine whether the policy is being correctly implemented
Right Answer: B) At regular intervals
95. The cost covering the salaries of the staff, and machinery/equipment is termed as
A) Total cost
B) Flexible cost
C) Operative cost
D) Fixed cost
Right Answer: D) Fixed cost
96. What is the most popular economic evaluation tool used for programme priority setting?
A) Risk-benefit analysis
B) Cost-efficiency analysis
C) Cost-benefit analysis
D) Cost-Analysis
Right Answer: C) Cost-benefit analysis
97. The type of budget that compares the performance of the activities with the budget utilization is known as
A) Operating budget
B) Utilization of budget
C) Programme performance budget
D) Incentive budget
Right Answer: C) Programme performance budget
98. The type of budgeting technique that requires items to be justified from the beginning without regarding the expenditure in the past is called
A) Incremental budgeting
B) Operating budgeting
C) Rolling budget
D) Zero-based budgeting
Right Answer: D) Zero-based budgeting
99. Which of the following attributes is least likely to because of conflict in administration?
A) Authority
B) Needs
C) Perception
D) Power
Right Answer: A) Authority
100. A team member who does not want to contribute out of a fear of making is referred to as
A) Pleaser
B) Passive member
C) Criticiser
D) Performing
Right Answer: B) Passive member