Sample MCQ questions
for entrance examination to BPT and BSc(Nursing) courses at NIMS.
Please note the following with regard to the question paper
and questions
Given below are the few sample questions that appeared in
the past entrance examinations for Bachelor of Physiotherapy / BSc (Nursing).
1. The type of roots of the tree depicted below
are called

(A) respiratory
(B) reproductive
(C) parasitic
(D) floating
2. The first step in transfer of energy in the food
chain of the ecosystem is
(A) aerobic
respiration in plants
(B)
decomposition of organic waste
(C)
photosynthesis
(D) digestion of
food in animals
3. Given below is transverse section of a leaf.

Which layer mainly helps in photosynthesis
(A) layer 1
(B) layer 2
(C) layer 3
(D) layer 4
4. Which of one of the following features is most appropriate
for wind-pollinated flowers
(A) production
nectar
(B) having
bright colours
(C) strongly
scented
(D) having long
anthers
5. Which one of the following graphs correctly represents the
relationship between reciprocal of temparature i.e. 1/T on the x axis and logarithm of vapour
pressure i.e log P on the y axis

(A) graph 1
(B) graph 2
(C) graph 3
(D) graph 4
6. One seventy one grams (171 gms) of sucrose is dissoved in 2
litres of solution. Given the gram molecular weight of (GMW) of sucrose is 342,
then the molarity of the solution is
(A) 4M
(B) 2M
(C) 0.5M
(D) 0.25M
7. Given below is the schematic representation of two atoms.
The distance covered by the double arrow is

(A) van der
Waals radius
(B) covalent
radius
(C) crystal
radius
(D) ionic radius
8. Isotope of which one of the following elements is used in
the treatment of cancers
(A) potassium
(B) cobalt
(C) carbon
(D) lead
9. A 3 volt battery with negligible internal resistance is
connected in a circuit as shown in the figure

The current i in the circuit will be
(A) 1/3 A
(B) 1.5 A
(C) 1 A
(D) 2 A
10. If 4,550 joules are needed to raise the temperature of 1 Kg of
aluminium by 5 degrees centigrade, then specific heat capacity of aluminium is
(A) 91 J/g o
C
(B) 0.91 J/g o
C
(C) 0.091 J/g o
C
(D) 910 J/g o
C
11. P1 and P2 are the pressures exerted at the bottom by water columns (height 10 cm) in each of two
tubes with surface areas of 1 square centimeter and 4 square centimeters
respectively as shown below

The pressure P2 is
(A) equal to P1
(B) 2 times P1
(C) 4 times P1
(D) half of
P1
12. A steel wire 6m long has a mass of 6g is stretched with a
tension of 1000N. The speed of propogation of the transverse wave in the string
is
(A) 100 m/s
(B) 500 m/s
(C) 3600 m/s
(D)
1000 m/s
13. The primary host in the life cycle of Plasmodium is
(A) male
Anopheles mosquito
(B) female culex
(C) human being
(D) female
Anopheles mosquito
14. Shown below
is a mammalian movable joint

The site of location of
synovial fluid is
(A) site 1
(B) site 2
(C) site 3
(D) site 4
15. The enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test for
diagnosis of HIV-AIDS is done to detect
(A) HIV-AIDS
virus antigens
(B) T-
lymphocytes
(C) B-lymphocytes
(D) antibodies
to HIV-AIDS virus
16. Which one of the following sequences correctly describes the
types of flagellated bacteria depicted in figure 1, 2, and 3 respectively.

(A)
lophotrichus, cephalotrichous, and peritrichous
(B)
peritrichous, cephalotrichous, and lochotrichous
(C)
cephalotrichous, lophotrichus, and peritrichous
(D)
lophotrichous, peritrichous, and cephalotrichus
In addition to the above described standard multiple choice questions (MCQs), questions of “Assertion and Reason” type and ”multi-response combination” type may be expected
Assertion: assertion statement
Reason: reasoning statement
A). Both Assertion and Reason
are true, and Reason is the correct explanation
for Assertion
B). Both Assertion and Reason are true, and
Reason is not the correct explanation
for Assertion
C). Assertion is true, but Reason is false
D). Assertion is false, but Reason is true
* Question
statement
1.
alternative 1
2.
alternative 2
3.
alternative 3
4.
alternative 4
A)
only 1, 2 and 3 are correct
B)
only 1 and 3 are correct
C)
only 2 and 4 are correct
D)
only 4 is correct