HP M.Sc. Nursing Entrance 2024 Question Paper

Entrance Exam
2024

QUESTION
PAPER

Atal Medical & Research University, H.P.
(A State Govt. University)
(SLBS Govt. Medical College & Hospital Campus, Ner Chowk, Mandi, H.P.)
Website:- www.amruhp.ac.in , Email: [email protected], Phone No. 01905-243967

Answer keys
for M. Sc. Nursing Entrance test
held on 7th July, 2024
Morning Shift (10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon)

If a candidate does not satisfy with the key answers, he/she can make
representation with documentary proof to the COE, Atal Medical and Research
University, HP, at Nerchowk, Distt. Mandi, HP-175008 through email on
[email protected] up to 09.07.2024 by 05:00 PM and thereafter, no
representation will be entertained under any circumstances.
-Sd/-
(Dr. Parveen Kumar Sharma)
Controller of Examinations
Atal Medical & Research University, HP,
Ner Chowk, Distt. Mandi.

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Total No. of Questions : 100

Paper Code- 2403
Time Allowed : 2 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
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(xiii) Question No. 1-20 is of Medical Surgical Nursing including Anatomy, Physiology,
Pharmacology, Pathology, Genetics & Microbiology, 21-40 is of Community Health
Nursing including Research & Statistics, 41-60 is of Obstetric & Gynecological
Nursing including Nursing Education & Administration, 61-80 is of Child Health
Nursing including Nutrition, Biochemistry & Biophysics and 81-100 is of Mental
health Nursing including Psychology & Sociology subjects.

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M. Sc. Nursing c. Type 111
Medical Surgical Nursing d. Type 1V
including Anatomy, Answer: b Type 11
Pharmacology, Pathology,
Physiology, Genetics & 4. which of the following structure has
Microbiology no cartilage in it
1. which of the following is not plasma a. Epiglottis
derived chemical mediator b. Trachea
a. cytokinin c. Bronchi
b. complement component d. Bronchiole
c. kinins Answer: d Bronchiole
d. coagulation proteins
Answer a. cytokinin 5. Main side effect of allopurinol is
a. Maculopapular rash
2. Plasma protein level below the level b. Nasal congestion
will lead to oedema c. Headache
a. 5gm/dl d. Neutropenia
b. 6 gm/dl Answer: a Maculopapular rash
c. 7 gm/dl
d. 8 gm/dl 6. Nutmeg liver is seen in
Answer a. 5gm/dl a. Chronic venous congestion of liver
b. infarction of liver
3. Type of hypersensitivity reaction c. amyloidosis
occurs during transfusion and d. Budd Chiari syndrome
erythroblastosis fetalis are Answer: a. chronic venous congestion of
a. Type 1 liver
b. Type 11
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7. Haematochezia is seen in all except 10 True about the hepatocellular
a. Piles carcinoma is
b. Anal fissures a. They are usually non resectable
c. Upper GI Bleed because of rapid growth and
d. Lower GI Bleed metastasis
Answer c. Upper GI Bleed b. Cirrhosis, hepatitis B,C and
certain chemicals are the causative
8. To perform colostomy irrigation the factors
catheter should be inserted in the stoma c. Most commonly it metastizes to
upto lungs adrenals lymph nodes and
a. 5cms bones
b. 10 cms d. All the above
c. 15 cms Answer d. All the above
d 20 cms
Answer b. 10 cms 11. which of the following is true
regarding macular degeneration
9. Nurse was checking the reports of a a. It is the central loss of the
male patient who is taking 5-flourouracil vision
chemotherapy for the treatment of colon b. Wet macular degeneration is more
cancer, which of the following findings common in this
should alert the nurse to contact the c. Dry macular degeneration is less
physician. common in this
a. WBC count of 1800/mm3 d. It affects the cornea of the eye
b. Platelets count of 150000/mm3 Answer a. It is the central loss of the
c. Heamoglobin of 9.5 g/dl vision
d. Haematocrit 0f 42%
Answer a. WBC count of 1800/mm3
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12.Keloid is made up of c. Myoglobin
a. Dense collagen d. Troponin -t
b. Fibrinogen Answer: c. Myoglobin
c. Dead tissues
d. Dermis and Epidermis 16. The triad sign seen in cardiac
Answer a. Dense collagen tamponade is
a. Tachycardia, tachypnoea, tender
13. Definitive diagnostic method for hepatomegaly.
pulmonary embolism is b. Muffled heart sounds, distended neck
a. Pulmonary angiography veins, hypotension
b. Pulmonary function test c. Stasis, hypercoagulability, vessel
c. Pulse oximetry injury
d. Ventilation perfusion scan d. Chest pain, heart failure, syncope
Answer a. Pulmonary angiography Answer: b. Muffled heart sounds,
distended neck veins, hypotension
14. which of these planes does the chest
leads of 12 leaded ECG RECORD THE 17. Chronic rejection of the renal
HEART electrical activity transplant usually occurs after
a. Sagittal a. 1 week
b. Coronal b. 2 weeks
c. Transverse c. 4 weeks
d. Horizontal d.12 weeks
Answer d. Horizontal Answer: d. 12 weeks
15. The first elevating enzyme following
MI is
a. CPK-MB
b. Troponin -I
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18. While preparing a patient for surgery c. Pounding headache and
who has DM , the nurse should be aware profuse sweating are clinical
of which of the following potential manifestation
surgical risk associated with this disease. d. Bradycardia is present
a. Altered metabolism of the drugs and Answer: d. Bradycardia is present
excretion of drugs Community Health Nursing
b. Fluid and electrolyte balance including Research & Statistics
c. Respiratory depression from 21. National Institution For
anaesthesia Transforming India (NITI) Aayog was
d. Poor wound healing established on:-
Answer: d. Poor wound healing a) 1st January 2015
19. A client is getting prednisolone b) 1st March 2015
injection as continuous infusion. The c) 1st September 2015
important nursing management is d) 1st December 2015
a. Hourly urine specific gravity Answer:-(a)
b. Hourly blood sugar
c. Hourly abdominal girth 22. Psychological Barrier in
d. Hourly head circumference communication is:-
Answer: b. Hourly blood sugar a) Difficulty in expression or hearing
b) Level of intelligence
20 Which of the following is not true c) Noisy environment
about the pheochromocytoma is d) Illiteracy
a. Catecholamine secreting Answer:-(b)
tumours found in adrenal
medulla
b. Client will be having
hypertension
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23. An outbreak of disease in a bird c) Laparotomy
population is called:- d) Mastectomy
a) Ornithology Answer:-(b)
b) Epornithic
c) Oncology 27. The Continuous scrutiny of all
d) Anthropology aspects of occurrence and speed of
Answer:-(b) disease in a specific population is:-
24. The decomposition of organic matter a) Monitoring
in sewage takes place by processes:- b) Eradication
a) Aerobic processes c) Surveillance
b) Anaerobic processes d) Evaluation of control
c) Both a and b Answer:-(c)
d) None of these 28. The key principles of human right to
Answer:-(c) health are:-
a) Universality
25. The BCG dose to newborn aged b) Accountability
below 4 weeks is:- c) Equity
a) 0.1ml d) All of the above
b) 0.05ml Answer:-(d)
c) 0.5ml
d) 1ml 29. Which is good health indicator of
Answer:-(b) socioeconomic development in general:-
a) Infant mortality rate
26. The procedure of removal and b) Life expectancy at birth
ligation of fallopian tube is referred as:- c) Maternal mortality rate
a) Vasectomy d) Case Fatality
b) Tubectomy Answer:(b)
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30. AIDS is caused by:- d) Blue
a) Paramyxovirus Answer:-(a)
b) Rhabdovirus
34. The performance of ASHA worker is
c) Retrovirus
monitored through:-
d) None of these
a) Number of visits
Answer:-(c)
b) Number of deliveries attended
31. All of the diseases given below are c) Number of training hours
water borne except:- attended
a) Brucellosis d) Reduction of IMR
b) Leptospirosis Answer:-(d)
c) Typhoid fever
35. The multipurpose health worker
d) Schistosomiasis
concept is given by:-
Answer:-(a)
a) Bhore committee
32. Population statistics include b) Srivastava committee
indicators that measures the option:- c) Kartar Singh committee
a) Natural Growth rate d) Mudaliar committee
b) Population size Answer:-(c)
c) Life expectancy at birth 36. Consumer rights for health care
d) None of these system was introduced in India in:-
Answer:-(b) a) 1996
33. The infectious solid clinical waste b) 1983
are disposed in bag: - c) 1978
a) Yellow d) 1986
b) Black Answer:-(d)
c) Red

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37. In which data collection method does b) T- test
the researcher directly watch and record c) ANOVA
behaviours or events:- d) Chi-Square Test
a) Surveys Answer: (a)
b) Interview
c) Observation Obstetric & Gynecological
d) Questionnaire Nursing including Nursing
Answer:-(c) Education & Administration
38. The confounding variables which 41. Current trends in the midwifery care
may affect the outcome of study can be includes:
controlled with:- a) Family Centered Care
a) Pilot study b) Epidural analgesia in labor
b) Screening effect c) Team midwifery practice
c) Randomisation d) All of the above
d) Validation Answer: d) All of the above
Answer:-(c)
42. The death of the baby before, during
39. Component of minimum needs
delivery or within the first 7 days of birth
program includes except:-
is called:
a) Adult education
a) Neonatal mortality Rate.
b) Nutrition
b) Perinatal mortality rate
c) Rural electrification
c) Neonatal morbidity rate
d) Health for all
d) Infant morbidity rate
Answer:- (d)
Answer: b) perinatal mortality rate
40. The aspects of reliability of a test can
be measured using:-
a) Kuder-Richardson Formula
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43. Which of the following is the least 46. CARA means:
vascular part of the uterus: a) Central Adoption Resource
a) Lateral Facility
b) Middle b) Central Adoption Rescue
c) Upper Authority
d) Lower c) Central Administration
Answer : b) Middle Responsible for Adoption
d) Carrier Adoption Rescue
44. Which of the following condition is Authority
most likely to cause uterine atony and Answer: a) Central Adoption Resource
lead to postpartum haemorrhage: Facility
a) Hypertension
b) Cervical and vaginal tears 47. Best investigation to diagnose the

c) Urine retention fetal age is:

d) All of the above a) Serial ultrasound

Answer: c) Urine retention b) Amniocentesis
c) MSAFP

45. A psychological disorder where the d) X-Ray

woman has false but firm belief that she Answer: a) Serial ultrasound

is pregnant although no pregnancy 48.Ejection of the milk is:
exists: a) Mammogenesis
a) Delusion b) Lactogenesis
b) Psychosis c) Galactokinesis
c) Dementia d) Galactopoiesis
d) Pseudocyesis Answer: c) Galactokinesis
Answer: d) pseudocyesis

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49.A woman came to the hospital at 32 b) Document the findings and
weeks gestation with chief complaints of continue to monitor the foetal
painless, bright red vaginal bleeding, the patterns
condition is known as: c) Administer oxygen via face mask
a) Placenta previa d) Increase the rate of Pitocin IV
b) Abruptio placenta infusion.
c) Ectopic pregnancy Answer: c) Administer oxygen via face
d) Abortion mask.
Answer : a) placenta previa
52. A primiparous woman is in the
50. The most common complication of
taking- In stage of psychological
pregnancy after complete treatment of
recovery and adjustment following birth.
genital tuberculosis is:
The nurse, recognizing the needs of
a) Abortion
women during this stage, should:
b) Ectopic pregnancy
a) Foster an active role in the baby
c) malpresentation
care.
d) IUD
b) Provide a time for the mother to
Answer: b) Ectopic pregnancy
reflect on the events of and her
51. A nurse in a labor room is caring for behaviour during childbirth.
client in the active phase of labor. The c) Promote maternal independence
nurse is assessing the fetal patterns and by encouraging her to meet her
note a late deceleration on a monitor own hygienic and comfort needs.
strip. The most appropriate action is to: d) All of the above
a) Place the mother in a supine Answer: .b) Provide a time for the
position. mother to reflect on the events of and her
behaviour during childbirth.

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53. The international council of nurses a) Span of control
(ICN) was established in the year of : b) Scalar chain
a) 1869 c) Line organisation
b) 1899 d) Lateral organization
c) 1898 Answer: c)Line organisation.
d) 1928
Answer: b) 1899 57. In material management the time that
elapses between placement of order and
54. The educational assessment that is delivery of the material is termed as:
generally carried out throughout a course a) Waiting time
or project is known: b) Lead time
a) Criterion referenced assessment c) Execution time
b) Continuous assessment d) Reorder time
c) Formative assessment Answer: b) Lead time
d) Summative assessment
Answer: c) Formative assessment 58. The process to decide whether the
functioning of an organization is good or
55. Cognitive domain of Bloom’s
bad is known as:
taxonomy includes all except:
a) Inspection
a) Analysis
b) Audit
b) Criticism
c) Quality assurance
c) Synthesis
d) Inventory
d) Evaluation
Answer: c)Quality assurance
Answer: b) Criticism

56.The authority flows from top to
bottom is referred as:

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59. The style of leadership that 63. Compression to ventilation ratio in
dominates and command the group is: neonatal resuscitation is
a) Autocratic (a) 1: 3
b) Situational (b) 1: 2
c) Democratic (c) 3: 1
d) Laissez -Faire (d) 2: 1
Answer: a) Autocratic Ans c (3:1)

60. All the learning activities which are
Child Health Nursing including planned and guided by the school, whether
they are carried out in groups or
Nutrition, Biochemistry &
individually, inside and outside the school,
Biophysics known as-
a) Lesson plan
61. Immunity transmitted by mother to
b) Curriculum
child is
c) Demonstration
(a) Natural active immunity
d) Supervision
(b) Natural passive immunity
Answer: b) Curriculum
(c) Artificial active immunity
(d) Artificial passive immunity
64. A child can ride a tricycle by the age
Ans (b) Natural passive immunity
of
(a) 2 years
62. Which of the following agent is used
(b) 3 years
for Glucose tolerance test
(c) 4 years
(a) 25 gm of anhydrous glucose
(d) 5 years
(b) 50 gm of anhydrous glucose
Ans b (3 years)
(c) 75 gm of anhydrous glucose
(d) 100 gm of anhydrous glucose
Ans c (75 gm of anhydrous glucose)

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65. A neonate delivered at home is (d) All of the above
received in emergency with Ans a (Premature closure of
complaint of coughing, choking with coronal suture )
excessive salivation and cyanosis. 68. Pincer grasp is
What could be presumptive (a) Gross motor skill
diagnosis: (b) Fine motor skill
(a) Pyloric stenosis (c) Visual skill
(b) Tetralogy of Fallot (d) Sensation skill
(c) Trachea esophageal atresia Ans b (Fine motor skill)
(d) Respiratory distress
Ans c (Trachea esophageal atresia) 69 . In a child hydrocephalus could be
suspected if
66. A child can copy triangle formation (a) Head circumference increase by
at the age of > 2 cm per month and have sunset
(a) 2 years eyes
(b) 3 years (b) Head circumference increase by
(c) 4 years > 4 cm per month and have sunset
(d) 5 years eyes
Ans d (5 years) (c) Head circumference increase by
> 6 cm per month and have sunset
67. Apert syndrome is
eyes
(a) Premature closure of coronal
(d) none of the above
suture
Ans a (Head circumference increase
(b) Premature closure of posterior
by > 2 cm per month and have
suture
(c) Premature closure of anterior
suture

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70. Cystic fibrosis is a 74. Which of following is common
(a) Sex linked disorder finding in a child having Hodgkin’s
(b) Autosomal dominant disorder disease
(c) Autosomal recessive disorder (a) Painless, firm, movable
(d) X linked disorder adenopathy in cervical area
Ans c (Autosomal recessive disorder) (b) Anorexia and weight loss
71. Chvostek sign can be illustrated in (c) Enlarged inguinal lymph nodes
(a) Hyperkalemia (d) Fever and malaise
(b) Hypokalemia Ans a
(c) Hypocalcemia 75. Cracked pot sound in case of
(d) Hypercalcemia increased intracranial pressure is
Ans c (Hypocalcemia) illustrated is known as
72. Silverman Andersen scoring is used (a) Homan’s sign
to evaluate (b) Macewen’s sign
(a) Jaundice (c) Romberg sign
(b) Asthma (d) Scarf sign
(c) Respiratory distress Ans b
(d) Neonatal sepsis
Ans c
73. Kayser Fleisher ring at limbus of 76. Inborn error of metabolism that
cornea can be seen in case of results in premature destruction of
(a) Guillain barre syndrome RBC is known as
(b) Wilson’s disease (a) Phenylketonuria
(c) Glaucoma (b) Hyperbilirubinemia
(d) Cataract (c) G6PD deficiency
Ans b (d) Sickle cell anemia
Ans c
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77. A fatty acid which is not synthesized 80. A post-natal mother complained to
in human body and has to be supplied the ward nurse that her neonate is always
in the diet is: hungry and fussy. She believes her milk
(a) Stearic acid is not sufficient. What advice should be
(b) Oleic acid given by nurse to mother?
(c) Linoleic acid (a) Start with mixed feed so that
(d) Palmitic acid neonate get sufficient milk
Ans c (b) Give formula feed every 2-hourly
in day time and at night give breast
78. According to Holiday Segar formula milk
normal fluid requirement of a child (c) Start cow’s milk feed with the
for 24 having weight 25 kg will be help of bottle
(a) 1600 ml (d) Complete feed from one breast
(b) 1700ml first and then shift to another so that
(c) 1800ml neonate get foremilk as well as hind
(d) 2000ml milk.
Ans a Ans d
79. During the home visit by child
health nurse she observed a child is
having Koplik’s spot. These spots are
observed in
(a) Measles
(b) Mumps
(c) Rubella
(d) Chicken pox
Ans a

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Mental health Nursing including
Psychology & Sociology 83. To further assess a client's suicidal
potential. Nurse should be
essentially alert to the client
81. A female client is admitted with a expression of:
diagnosis of Delusion of Grandeur. (a) Helplessness and hopelessness
This diagnosis reflects a belief that (b) Frustration and fear of death
one is : (c) Anxiety and loneliness
(a) Being killed (d) Anger and resentment
(b) Responsible for evil world Answer A
(c) Connected to client unrelated to
oneself 84. Nurse is talking with a male client
(d) Highly famous and important having substance induced persisting
Answer D dementia; the client can not
remember facts and fills in gaps with
82. Nurse is caring for a male client who imaginary information. Nurse is
experience false sensory perception aware that this is typical of:
with no basis in reality. This (a) Depersonalization
perception is called as: (b) Flight of ideas
(a) Delusion (c) Association of looseness
(b) Hallucination (d) Confabulation
(c) Loose association Answer D
(d) Neologisms
Answer B

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85. Which of the following food would (a) Neuroleptic medication
the psychiatric nurse eliminate from (b) Electroconvulsive therapy
the diet for a client in alcohol (c) Psychosurgery
withdrawal: (d) Psychotherapy
(a) Orange juice Answer B
(b) Milk 88. A client with catatonic schizophrenia
(c) Soda is mute, cannot perform activities of
(d) Regular coffee daily living, and stares out window
Answer D for hours. What is the nurse's first
priority:
86. A nursing care plan for a male client (a) Assist the client with showering
with bipolar 1 disorder should (b) Reassure the client about safety
include: (c) Assist the client with feeding
(a) Providing a structured (d) Encourage socialisation with
environment peers
(b) Help the client control the anxiety Answer C
(c) Engaging the client in conversing
about current affairs 89. A client tells the nurse that the
(d) Touching the client provide television newscaster is sending
assurance secret message to her. The nurse
Answer A suspects the client is experiencing:
(a) Flight of ideas
87. Nurse is caring for a client with (b) Ideas of reference
depression who has not responded to (c) Phobia
antidepressant medication . The (d) A hallucination
nurse anticipate that what treatment Answer B
procedure may be prescribed:
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90. Drug chlorpromazine is a : (d) Suppression
(a) Antidepressant Answer B
(b) Antimanic 93. The focus of this therapy is to have a
(c) Antipsychotic positive environment manipulation ,
(d) Antianxiety physical and social to effect a
Answer C positive change:
(a) Psychotherapy
91. Groups of characteristics of (b) Behaviour therapy
Schizophrenia are: (c) Group therapy
(a) Autistic thinking, visual (d) Milieu therapy
hallucination delusion and Answer D
Ambivalence 94. Extra pyramidal symptoms (EPS) are
(b) Periods of hyperactivity and a complication of treatment with
irritability alternating with following drugs:
depression (a) Antipsychotics
(c) Delusion of jealousy and (b) Antianxiety drugs
persecution, paranoia and mistrust (c) Antidepressants
(d) Sadness, apathy, feeling of (d) Antimalarial drugs
worthlessness, anorexia and weight Answer A
loss 95. The term sociology was coined by:
Answer A (a) Gillin and Gillin
92. Replacement of an acceptable need (b) Kimball young
attitude or emotion with more (c) Auguste comte
socially acceptable: (d) L.F Ward
(a) Displacement Answer C
(b) Sublimation
(c) Substitution
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96. What do you mean by social system: 99. Which of the following is an
(a) A network of relationship in a example of the negative attitude
systematic way towards people:
(b) Do not act in accordance with (a) Stereotype
social norms (b) Prototype
(c) Various parts are not related to (c) prejudice
each other (d) Discrimination
(d) None of the above Answer C
Answer A
100. Which of the following is another
97. According to social contract theory term of reinforcement
nature of society is: (a) Reward
(a) Like rulers (b) Condition
(b) Like artisans (c) Response
(c) Like an organism (d) Punishment
(d) like a warrior Answer A
Answer C

98. Who is the father of experimental
psychology
(a) G. Jung
(b) Sigmund Freud
(c) Wilhelm Wundt
(d) Nimkoff
Answer C

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