Staff Nurse Health Services Model Questions

Model Questions and Answers for preparing Staff Nurse Examinations.

Practice Test Questions part 2

51. Habitat of hook worm is:

(a)Colon

(b)Duodenum

(c)Jejunum

(d)None of these

Answer: (b)Duodenum

52. Calcium is excreted in:

(a)Urine

(b)Vein

(c)Sweat

(d)Faeces

Answer: (d)Faeces

53. Variable portion of antibody molecule is:

(a)Cho mdiety

(b)C-Terminal

(c)N-Terminal

(d)None of these

Answer: (c)N-Terminal

54. Dragon orserpent worm is:

(a)Dracunculus

(b)Distoplasma

(c)Trichuris

(d)Enterobius

Answer: (a)Dracunculus

55. Effect of trycyclic antidepressants does NOT come usually before:

(a)4-6 weeks

(b)1-3 days

(c)1- week

(d)2-3 weeks

Answer: (c)1- week

56. Most frequent age for onset of schizophrenia is:

(a)Middle age

(b)Senescence

(c)Childhood

(d)Adolescence

Answer: (d)Adolescence

57. Immunoglobulin consists of:

(a)1 light 1 heavy chains

(b)Heavy chain

(c)1 heavy, 2 lights chains

(d)2 lights, 2 heavy chains

Answer: (d)2 lights, 2 heavy chains

58. Rabies virus has a ………….. shape.

(a)Spiral

(b)Bullet

(c)Spherical

(d)Rectangular

Answer: (b)Bullet

59. Key enzyme in urea synthesis is:

(a)Arginase

(b)Ornithine

(c)Urease

(d)Carbany/transferase

Answer: (d)Carbany/transferase

60. Quellung reaction is associated with:

(a)Capsular absence

(b)Lecithinase production

(c)Capsular delineation

(d)Capsular degeneration

Answer: (c)Capsular delineation

61. The commonest cause of hypertension in children is:

(a)Endocrine

(b)Essential

(c)Renovascular

(d)Renoparenchymal

Answer: (d)Renoparenchymal

62. In a pubescent girl, enlarged firm nodulas thyroid means

(a)Pubertygoitre

(b)Malignancy

(c)Hyperthyroidism

(d)Hypothyroidism

Answer: (a)Pubertygoitre

63. Hyperventilation syndrome is associated with:

(a)Tetany

(b)Overbreaking

(c)Paresthesia

(d)All are true

Answer: (d)All are true

64. Breast is composed of:

(a)Glandular tissues only

(b)Connective tissues only

(c)Connective and fatty tissues

(d)Glandular and fatty tissues

Answer: (d)Glandular and fatty tissues

65. Vitamin present in co-enzyme A is:

(a)Thiamine

(b)Nicotinic acid

(c)Pyridoxine

(d)Panthothemic acid

Answer: (d)Panthothemic acid

66. Which vaccine need not be given to ‘Boys’?

(a)Measles

(b)Small pox

(c)German measles

(d)Mumbs

Answer: (c)German measles

67. Kata thermometer is used to measure:

(a)Radiant heat

(b)Cooling power of air

(c)Maximum temperature

(d)Minimum temperature

Answer: (b)Cooling power of air

68. Neuro hormonal reflex in lactation is a:

(a)Rooting reflex

(b)Curving reflex

(c)Fixing reflex

(d)Let down reflex

Answer: (d)Let down reflex

69. About plague formation true is:

(a)Used for virus culture

(b)All of these

(c)Identification of virus

(d)Cloning and separation of specific virus

Answer: (c)Identification of virus

70. Lepra cells found in lepromatos leprosy are:

(a)Macrophages

(b)Plasma cells

(c)Lymphocytes

(d)Neutrophils

Answer: (a)Macrophages

71. Commonest cause of diarrhea in children is:

(a)Adeno virus

(b)Giardiasis

(c)Rota virus

(d)Norwalk virus

Answer: (c)Rota virus

72. Ivermectin is used in the treatment of:

(a)Ascariasis

(b)Stronglyoidiasis

(c)Filariasis

(d)Schistosomiasis

Answer: (c)Filariasis

73. Hypervitaminosis D manifests with:

(a)Hypotonia

(b)Constipation

(c)Failure to thrive

(d)All are true

Answer: (d)All are true

74. How birth weight baby is accounted for by which of the following?

(a)Placental dysfunction

(b)Multiple pregnancy

(c)Grand multi

(d)All are true

Answer: (d)All are true

75. A child of 5 years is said to have anaemia if Hb is below:

(a)14gm

(b)10gm

(c)11gm

(d)12 gm

Answer: (c)11gm

76. Which of the following pregnancy complications can lead to preterm birth?

(a)Placenta previa

(b)Toxemia

(c)APH

(d)All are true

Answer: (d)All are true

77. Hallucinations are seen is:

(a)Neuroses

(b)Drug dependence

(c)Personality disorders

(d)Psychoses

Answer: (d)Psychoses

78. Reye’s syndrome following influenza is most commonly associated with:

(a)Type A

(b)All of the above

(c)Type C

(d)Type B

Answer: (d)Type B

79. Anaclitic depression occurs in:

(a)Adolescence

(b)Old age

(c)First years of life

(d)Adulthood

Answer: (b)Old age

80. Most common post-partum disorder is:

(a)Depression

(b)Hysteria

(c)Schizophrenia

(d)Psychosis

Answer: (a)Depression

81. First psychotropic drug to be used in schizophrenia was:

(a)Chlorpromazine

(b)Halvperidol

(c)Reserpine

(d)Pimozide

Answer: (c)Reserpine

82. Anhedonia is a disorder of:

(a)Conation

(b)Volition

(c)Cognition

(d)Affect

Answer: (d)Affect

83. Sitophobia is the dread of:

(a)Strangers

(b)Dirt

(c)Death

(d)Eating

Answer: (d)Eating

84. Which of the following should cause a nurse to omit a dose of Digoxin?

(a)A blood pressure of 120/80

(b)A blood pressure of 140/90

(c)A pulse of 56

(d)A pulse of 90

Answer: (c)A pulse of 56

85. The first drug to be used in convulsure therapy was:

(a)Insulin

(b)Barbitarates

(c)Cardiazol

(d)Atropine

Answer: (c)Cardiazol

86. ‘Vibrio Cholera’ was discovered by:

(a)Koch

(b)Virchow

(c)John snow

(d)Mekintoff

Answer: (a)Koch

87. The drug often implicated in Reye’s syndrome is:

(a)Aspirin

(b)Amandatine

(c)Antibiotic

(d)Aflatoxin

Answer: (a)Aspirin

88. Leprosy spreads by:

(a)Skin to skin contact

(b)Ingestion

(c)Droplet spread

(d)Blood transfusion

Answer: (c)Droplet spread

89. The beta2 against that gives 24 hours relief with single oral dose is:

(a)Rimaterol

(b)Formoterd

(c)Salbutamol

(d)Bambuterol

Answer: (d)Bambuterol

90. The most common non English language spoken in the United States is:

(a)Italian

(b)Spanish

(c)French

(d)German

Answer: (b)Spanish

91. In only prolongation of PT, one should think of deficiency of:

(a)Fibrinogen

(b)Vitamin K

(c)Factor VIII

(d)All of these

Answer: (a)Fibrinogen

92. Following is the marker of HIV infection of eggs.

(a)Trichuriasis

(b)Stonyyloides

(c)Hydaticlcyst

(d)Draconculosis

Answer: (d)Draconculosis

93. The length of endotracheal tube, to be inserted beyond Glottis is:

(a)4 cm

(b)7 cm

(c)3 cm

(d)5 cm

Answer: (a)4 cm

94. Formation of pox on chorio allantoic remembrance occurs in:

(a)Varicella

(b)CMV

(c)Herpes

(d)Influenza

Answer: (a)Varicella

95. Treatment of relapse of periodic catatonia is:

(a)Cortisone

(b)Imipramine

(c)Insulin

(d)Thyroxin

Answer: (d)Thyroxin

96. Virus causing pneumonia are all EXCEPT:

(a)Herpes

(b)Measles

(c)Mumps

(d)Cytomegalo virus

Answer: (c)Mumps

97. Rat flea transmits all EXCEPT:

(a)Hymenolepis

(b)Murine typhus dimonites

(c)Salmonllosis

(d)Plague

Answer: (a)Hymenolepis

98. Which of the following neurological structures are involved in the control of emotions?

(a)Hypothalamus

(b)Cerebellum

(c)Pons

(d)Medulla

Answer: (a)Hypothalamus

99. A condition that is generally considered to be psychophysiologic is:

(a)Hepatitis

(b)Pepticulcer

(c)Emphysema

(d)Osleoarthritis

Answer: (b)Pepticulcer

100. The stage of shock characterized by a normal blood pressure is the ………. Stage.

(a)Initial

(b)Irreversible

(c)Compensated

(d)Progressive

Answer: (a)Initial