NURSING RESEARCH QUESTION
MOST IMPORTANT MULTILE CHOICE QUESTION FOR NORCET AIIMS , ESIC , SENIOUR NURSING OFFICER , ASSISTENT NURSING SUPERINTENTENT AND NURSING TUTOR EXAMS. ALL QUESTION BASED ON PREVIOUS YEAR /OLD PAPER .
1. Following are the examples of visual aids except?
A. Models
B. Albums
C. Tap recorders ✅
D. Drawings
2. Models, objects and specimen all are considered to be?
A. Appropriate aids for any speech
B. Three dimensional aids
C. Projected aids
D. Audial aids
3. A tool in the hands of artist (teacher) to mould his
material (the pupil) in accordance with his ideas in his studio (school), is
termed as?
A. Curriculum
B. Research
C. Administration
D. Demonstration
4. Overall plan of rotation of all students in a particular
educational institution, showing the placement of the students in both theory
and practical area, is termed as?
A. Clinical rotation plan
B. Master rotation plan
C. Curriculum
D. Lesson plan
5. The blue print of what a teacher is going to teach in
the classroom, is known as?
A. Unit plan
B. Course plan
C. Lesson plan
D. Master rotation plan
6. In following which is not a project teaching aid?
A. O.H.P.
B. Slide with slide projectors
C. Television
D. Bulletin board ✅
7. Examples of three dimensional teaching aids include
except?
A. Models
B. Posters
C. Puppets
D. Specimen
8. Bulletin board is an example of?
A. Audio teaching aid
B. Visual teaching aid
C. Audio visual aid
D. Projected teaching aid
59. Brief account of any incident that has been occurs,
termed as?
A. Audit
B. Anedoctal
C. Checklist
D. Evaluation
10. For effective teaching by lecture method, maximum number
of students in the classroom should not be more than?
A. 10- 12
B. 30-40
C. 70-80
D. 100-110
11. For effective teaching, duration of one lecture should
not be more than?
A. 8- 10mm
B. 15-20mm
C. 25-30min
D. 60 - 70 mm
12. The teaching which is presented in a dramaticaly way, is
known as?
A. Demonstration
B. Role play
C. Symposium
D. Lecture
13. Teaching is based on ?
A. Spiritual capacity
B. Physical capacity
C. Intellectual capacity
D. Social capacity
14. When learner learn through his/her own active response
to teaching is called ?
A. Creative learning
B. Individual learning
C. Self active learning
D. Purposive learning
15. Communication process is influenced by except?
A. Motivation ✅
B. Attitude
C. Anger
D. Culture difference
16. The most commonly used method in teaching is?
A. Discussion method
B. Demonstration method
C. Seminar method
D. Lecture method
17. Which teaching method would be most appropriate to teach
to a group of women to change their attitude towards female child?
A. Role play
B. Lecture
C. Discussion
D. Symposium
18. In India, first M.Sc. nursing program was started in RAK
college in the year?
A. 1959
B. 1947
C. 1946
D. 1968
19. To increase awareness of rural populations towards small
family norm, the best method is?
A. Film Show
B. Charts and exhibits
C. Role playing
D. Television
20. Retaining permanent change in behavior that occurs as a
result of prior experiences, is known as?
A. Education
B. Aptitude
C. Learning
D. Intelligence
21. In an interview, the types of questions which give the
complete freedom the respondents to frame their answer is?
A. Multiple choice questions
B. Open ended questions
C. Close ended questions
D. Objective type questions
22. The first step of the Research Process is to?
A. Prepare the Research Design
B. Complete Data Collection and Analysis
C. Formulate the Research Questions
D. Prepare the Report
23. Who is the first nurse researcher ?
A. Martha Rogers
B. Drothea Orem
C. Florence Nightingale
D. Sr. Callista Roy
24. Discrepancy between what is known and what ought to be
known is described as ?
A. Research results
B. Research phenomenon
C. Research objective
D. Research problem
25. Which of the following is not the element of a research
statement?
A. Research design
B. Research instrument
C. Population
D. Setting
26. Problem identification in the research process would be
equivalent to which step in the nursing process?
A. Nursing assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Evaluation
27. The major objective of conducting a basic research is
to?
A. Develop knowledge
B. Develop theories and principles
C. Make a decision
D. Provide a solution for existing problems
28. Which of the following is characteristic of qualitative
research?
A. Generalization to the population
B. Random sampling
C. Unique case orientation
D. Application of statistics for analysis
29. Which scientific method focuses on testing hypotheses
developed from theories?
A. Deductive method
B. Inductive method
C. Hypothesis method
D. Pattern method
30. Which scientific method often focuses on generating new
hypotheses and theories ?
A. Deductive method
B. Inductive method
C. Hypothesis method
D. Pattern method
31. A method of integrating the findings of prior research
studies using statistical procedures is ?
A. Meta-analysis
B. Content analysis
C. Secondary analysis
D. Systematic analysis
32. The only step involved in qualitative research process
is?
A. Getting entry into research setting
B. Random selection of sample
C. Using structured questionnaire for data collection
D. Using inferential statistics for analysis of data
33. A variable that is presumed to cause a change in another
variable is called ?
A. Dependent variable
B. independent variable
C. Intervening variable
D. Active variable
34. The variable in an experiment that is known from the
start and does not change is called the?
A. Dependent variable
B. Extraneous variable
C. Independent variable
D. Confounding variable
35. The statement “to compare the knowledge of primigravida
and multigravida women regarding breast feeding practices” is described as
research___?
A. Assumption
B. Hypothesis
C. Objective
D. Problem
36. In research, how a variable or concept will be defined
and measured in the study is termed as?
A. Assumption
B. Hypothesis
C. Operational definition
D. None of the above
37. Variable that changes due to the influence of another
variable is known as the?
A. Independent variable
B. Dependent variable
C. Extraneous variable
D. Confounding variable
38. The variables that are not studied in the experiment but
may affect the dependent variable are known as?
A. Independent variable
B. Extraneous variable
C. Dependent variable
D. Categorical variable
39. Which of the following is not true for hypothesis?
A. It is a prediction for the study
B. It is the researchers; anticipation regarding the study
C. A hypothesis is a tentative generalization
D. It cannot be tested
40. There is no difference in the anxiety level of children
of high IQ and those of low IQ’ is an example of a?
A. Directional hypothesis
B. Non-directional hypothesis
C. Null hypothesis
D. Simple hypothesis
41. Those restrictions that the researcher places on the
study before gathering data are called ?
A. Assumptions
B. Limitations
C. Delimitations
D. Hypothesis
42. The purpose of a literature of review is to?
A. Define the problem
B. Identify strengths and weaknesses of previous studies
C. Help in operation al definition
D. All of the above
43. Which of the following variable can be measured on a
nominal scale?
A. Height of the patient in cm
B. IQ score of the patient
C. Gender of the patient
D. Hemoglobin level of the patient
44. Which of the following scale of measurement has an
absolute zero?
A. Nominal
B. Ordinal
C. Interval
D. Ratio
45. The method that focuses on description and
interpretation of cultural behavior is referred as?
A. Phenomenology
B. Ethnography
C. Grounded theory
D. Symbolic interactionism
46. Which of the following research design mandatorily
requires randomization, control and manipulation?
A. Explorative study
B. Quasi-experimental design
C. True experimental design
D. Pre-experimental design
47. A survey measuring individuals across a period of time
is called ?
A. Longitudinal Survey
B. Cross-sectional Survey
C. Intervention Survey
D. Experimental Survey
48. A study of experiences is called?
A. Phenomenology
B. Ethnography
C. Action research
D. Grounded theory
49. The degree of consistency with which and instrument
measures the attribute it is supposed to be measuring is called?
A. Validity
B. Reliability
C. Sensitivity
D. Objectivity
50. Reliability is mostly a matter of ___ while validity is mostly about__ ? 2020 SNO
A. Consistency, accuracy
B. Accuracy, consistency
C. Similarity, dissimilarity
D. Similarity, consistency
51. Calculate the mean of 2,4,5,6,7 ?
A. 4.2
B. 4.4
C. 4.6
D. 4.8
52. What is the median of the following ungrouped data:
18,6,12,10,14,5,9 ?
A. 10
B. 9
C. 12
D. 18
53. Which of the following is NOT a measure of dispersion?
A. Variance
B. Mode
C. Standard deviation
D. Range
54. Snowball sampling is also known as?
A. Chain sampling
B. Cluster sampling
C. Quota sampling
D. Stratified sampling
55. A non-probability sampling technique where research
participants recruit other participants?
A. Stratified
B. Cluster
C. Convenience
D. Snowball
56. When each member of a population has an equal
probability of being selected for a sample, it is called ?
A. Convenient sampling
B. Purposive Sampling
C. Simple Random Sampling
D. Cluster Sampling
57. For a research study, a total of 30 nursing faculties
are randomly selected from of a random sample of three nursing collages in a
region. This is an example of?
A. Simple random sampling
B. Cluster Sampling
C. Purposive Sampling
D. Snow ball Sampling
58. Which of the following is a non-probability sampling?
A. Cluster sampling
B. Systematic Sampling
C. Quota Sampling
D. All of the above
59. In qualitative research, the sample size is determined by?
A. Power analysis
B. The ‘rule of 30’
C. The ‘rule of 60’
D. Data saturation
60. A sample in which each element has an equal likelihood
of inclusion is a ?
A. Biased sample
B. Snowball sample
C. Probability sample
D. Quota sample
61. Cluster sampling technique is also known as?
A. Simple random sampling
B. Multistage sampling
C. Quota sampling
D. Snow ball sampling
62. Standard deviation is a measure of ?
A. Chance
B. Central tendency
C. Deviation from mean value
D. None
63. During research the characteristics or attributes under
study, are called as ?
A. Assumptions
B. Variables
C. Hypothesis
D. Delimitation
64. A statement or declaration of the expected outcome of a
research study, is known as?
A. Hypothesis
B. Assumption
C. Pilot study
D. Operational definitions
65. Independent variable is also known as?
A. Cause
B. Effect
C. Free variable
D. Final variable
66. The restrictions that the researcher place on the study
before starting it, are called as?
A. Delimitations
B. Limitations
C. Hypothesis
D. Assumptions
67. During experimental approach of research the group
which has been exposed to treatment, is known as?
A. Experimental group
B. Control group
C. Research group
D. Evaluative group
68. An investigation is done in depth to find out large
variety of information's is known as?
A. Case study
B. Lesson - plan
C. Experimental survey
D. Correlation survey
69. If the distribution of scores is as follows? 2, 7, 5, 2, 4 3, 2 9, 5, 2, 7, 2. Then mode will be
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 7
70. The type of sampling in which all the elements have an
equal chance of being selected as a sample known as?
A. Probability sampling
B. Non - probability sampling
C. Equal sampling
D. Adjustable sampling
71. In following which is not an example of non-probability
sampling?
A. Purposive sampling
B. Convenience sampling
C. Quota sampling
D. Simple random
72. Application of research findings to particular
population from which the sample is drawn, known as?
A. Interpretation
B. Analysis
C. Generalization
D. Hypothesis
73. The systematic search for answers to questions about
facts and relationship between facts, is termed as?
A. Research
B. Hypothesis
C. Administration
D. Management
74. The importance of research in nursing is to provide?
A. Quality nursing care
B. Comprehensive nursing care
C. Evidence based nursing care
D. Individualized nursing care
75. The type of research focused on finding a solution to
an immediate practical problem is termed as?
A. Basic research
B. Applied research
C. Explanatory research
D. Descriptive research
76. The principles of ethics in nursing research include?
A. Beneficence
B. Respect for human dignity
C. Justice
D. All of the above
77. Facts generally accepted as true or correct are known
as?
A. Assumptions
B. Limitations
C. Delimitations
D. Statistics
78. Best Method of variability is?
A. Mean
B. Median
C. Range
D. Standard deviation
79. Which of the following level data can be described by
mean and median?
A. Nominal
B. Ordinal
C. Continuous
D. Ratio
80. Which of the following measure will information
regarding how different the data are within the sets?
A. Analysis of variance
B. Measures of central tendency
C. Measures of dispersion
D. Measures of variability
81. The skill required for managing an institution is?
A. Controlling
B. Dictating
C. Directing
D. Supervising
82. The type of nursing care assignment is best suited in
an intensive care unit?
A. Case method
B. Functional method
C. Primary care method
D. Team method
83. The number of people directly reporting to any one manager or officer is known as?
A. Line organization
B. Scalar chain
C. Span of control
D. Staffing
84. An answerability of a subordinate to his/her superior
for performance of the assigned tasks is known as?
A. Responsibility
B. Accountability
C. Authority
D. Delegation
85. The nurse manager requires several skills to be
effective in her work which of the J following skills is the most important
skill to be an effective nurse manager at all levels of management?
A. Technical skills
B. Conceptual skills
C. Human skills
D. Supervisory skills
86. A public health nurse in the health center behaves like
a dictactor and uses position power to get her work done she makes all the
decision and does not involve her subordinates in decision making. Which style
of leadership BEST describe her?
A. Autocratic
B. Democratic
C. Bureaucratic
D. Laissez faire
87. Which of the following is an example of dichotomous
variable?
A. Age
B. Gender
C. Educational status
D. Occupation
88. The literature review should occur?
A. Near the end of research process
B. Shortly before the analysis of the problem
C. Early in the research process
D. None of the above
89. Which philosophical thought states that ultimate
reality is spiritual rather than physical, mental, rather than material?
A. Idealism ✅
B. Realism
C. Pragmatism
D. Spiritualism
90. The international council of nurses (ICN) was
established in the year?
A. 1869
B. 1899
C. 1928
D. 1905