Safdarjung Hospital Nursing Officer Exam Practice Questions and Answers, Part-1

1. 1.CT scan was invented by?

a). Benjamin Felson.
b). G.N.Hounsfield.
c). Gustave Bucky.
d). Ruther Ford.

2. 2. What is OPG?

a). Abdominal Radiograph.
b). Type of Dental Radiograph.
c). Skull Radiography.
Type of Barium Study.

3. HSG is the investigation for?

a). Uterus and Fallopian tubes.
b). Biliary System.
c). Urinary System.
d). Small intestine.

4. 4. Elastography is new technique used?

a). CT scan.
b). MRI.
c). Ultrasound.
d). DSA.

5. 5. High Resolution CT(HRCT) is most useful in?

a). Lung disease.
b). Cardiac disease.
c). Brain.
d). Angiography.

6. 6. 10 day rule in radiographic procedure is observed for?

a). Infants
b). Toddler
c). Old patients
d). Women of child bearing age group





7. 7. Open mouth view is to demonstrate?

a). Styloid process.
b). C1- C2 and odantoid.
c). Adenoid.

d). Foramen Magnum.

8. 8. Phlebography is the radiological procedure to visualize?

a). Lymphatic system.
b). Arterial system.
c). Capillaries.
d). Venous system.





9. 9. Endotracheal tubes are best sterilised by?

a). Ethylene oxide.
b). Gluteraldehyde.
c). Mercuric chloride.
d). Ethyl alcohol.

10. 10. Who coined the term Vaccine?

a). Robert Koch.
b). Alexander Fleming.
c). Louis Pasteur.
d). Leeuwenhoek.

11. 11. Which is a DNA virus?

a). Polio virus.
b). Hepatitis A virus.
c). Influenza virus.
d). Hepatitis B virus.

12. 12. “Traveller’s diarrhoea” is caused by?

a). Entero pathogenic E. Coli.
b). Entero invasive E. Coli.
c). Entero hemorrhagic E. Coli.
d). Entero Toxigenic E. Coli.

13. 13. Toe drag or Steppage gait is due to weakness of?

a). Intrinsics foot.
b). Quadriceps.
c). Plantar flexors.
d). Dorsiflexors.

14. 14. Least mobile portion of the spinal column is?

a). Cervical.
b). Lumbar.
c). Thoracic.
d). Sacral.

15. 15. Polyarthritis in rheumatoid arthritis first affects?

a). Spine.
b). Large joints.
c). Small Peripheral joints.
d). All of these.

16. 16. Tennis elbow refers to?

a). Medial epicondylitis.
b). Lateral epicondylitis.
c). Tendonitis.
d). Synovitis.

17. 17. Aeroplane splint is used in injury to?

a). Radial nerve.
b). Brachial plexus.
c). Median nerve.
d). Axillary nerve.

18. 21. Which of the following one is not a use of Aspirin?

a). Analgesic.
b). Antipyretic.
c). Thrombolytic.
d). Antitussive.

19. 18. Which one of the following drug is not useful in treating cardiac arrhythmia?

a). Quinidine.
b). Propranolol.
c). Digoxin.
d). Timolol.

20. 19. Which drug is used in treating acute gout?

a). Reserpine.
b). Ergotamine.
c). Colchicine.
d). Cocaine.

21. 20. Which is most appropriate drug to rapidly reverse bronchoconstriction?

a). Cromolyn inhalation.
b). Propranolol oral.
c). Albuterol inhalation.
d). Methyl prednisolone I.V.

22. 22. Which one of the following drugs is used in leprosy?

a). Dapsone.
b). Isoniazid.
c). Ethambutol.
d). Pyrazinamide.

23. 23. Select most suitable category for tramadol?

a). Opioid analgesic.
b). Antiarrhythmic drug.
c). Non-narcotic analgesic.
d). Antiepileptic.

24. 24. Which drug is used in treating malaria?

a). Emetine.
b). Ranitidine.
c). Quinine.
d). Cimetidine.

25. 25. What is the use of Clavulanic acid in Amoxicillin-Clavulanic acid Combination drug?

a). Betalactamase inhibitor.
b). Antibacterial agent.
c). Cell wall synthesis inhibitor.
d). Protein synthesis inhibitor.

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