Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II

A client suspected of having posttraumatic stress disorder should be assessed for which of the following problems?

A) Eating disorder
B) Schizophrenia
C) Suicide
D) “sundown” syndrome
The correct choice is Suicide.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II

Which of the following nursing diagnoses is appropriate for a client with conversion disorder who has little energy to expend on activities or interactions with friends?

A) Decisional conflict
B) Hopelessness
C) Impaired social interaction
D) Ineffective family coping
The correct choice is Impaired social interaction.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II

Among the following, which one drug acts as “Cholinesterase inhibitor” used for cognitive impairement?

A) Mirtazapine
B) Temazepam
C) Paroxetine
D) Tacrine
The correct choice is Tacrine.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II

The priority nursing intervention for a rape victim should be_____

A) Help her to bathe and clean herself up
B) Provide physical and emotional support during evidence collection
C) Provide her with a written list of community resources for rape victims
D) Discuss the importance of a follow-up visit to evaluate for sexually transmitted diseases
The correct choice is Provide physical and emotional support during evidence collection.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II

Which of the following pharmacologic agents is a sedative-hypnotic medication used to induce sleep for clients experiencing a sleep disorder

A) Triazolam (Halcion)
B) Paroxetine (Paxil)
C) Fluoxetine (Prozac)
D) Risperidone (Risperdal)
In DIC, PT and aPTT are prolonged and thrombocytopenia develops; PCV is not a coagulation test.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II

Which of the following nursing interventions is appropriate for a client diagnosed with hypochondriasis?

A) Teach the client adaptive coping strategies
B) Help the client eliminate the stress in her life
C) Confront the client with the statement, “it’s all in your head”
D) Encourage the client to focus on identification of physical symptoms
The correct choice is Teach the client adaptive coping strategies.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II

Teaching for methylphenidate (Ritalin) should include which of the following?

A) Give the medication after meals
B) Give the medication when the child becomes overactive
C) Increase the child’s fluid intake when he or she is taking the medication
D) Take the child’s temperature daily
The correct choice is Give the medication after meals.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II

The drug which used to prevent withdrawal symptoms of client who is suffering from acute intoxication of opioid (Morphine) is ______

A) Clonidine
B) Naltrexone
C) Diazepam
D) Disulfiron
The correct choice is Clonidine.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II

Which of the four classes of medications used for panic disorder is considered the safest because of low incidence of side effects and lack of physiologic dependence?

A) Benzodiazepines
B) Tricyclics
C) Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
D) Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
In DIC, PT and aPTT are prolonged and thrombocytopenia develops; PCV is not a coagulation test.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II

When a nurse develops feelings toward a client that are based on the nurse’s past experience, it is called______

A) Countertransference
B) Role reversal
C) Transference
D) Unconditional regard
The correct choice is Countertransference.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II

A child is taking pemoline (Cylert) for ADHD. The nurse must be aware of which of the following side effects?

A) Decreased thyroid-stimulating hormone
B) Decreased red blood cell count
C) Elevated white blood cell count
D) Elevated liver function tests
The correct choice is Elevated liver function tests.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Paper-III

The depressions and undulations in the pavement, are caused due to

A) improper compaction of subgrade
B) impact of heavy wheel loads
C) punching effect
D) all the above
Undulations and depressions from poor subgrade compaction, heavy loads and punching shear.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Paper-III

As per International classification of soil, the hydrometer analysis is valid for the particle range of

A) less than 0.0002mm
B) between 0.2 mm to 0.0002 mm
C) greater than 0.2 mm
D) None of these
Hydrometer for fines <0.075mm, range ~0.2 mm to 0.0002 mm (silt-clay).
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Paper-III

Stability of an infinite slope is lowest for

A) Partially saturated soil
B) Dry soil
C) Seepage parallel slope
D) Horizontal seepage
Seepage parallel to slope gives lowest stability (pore pressure highest, effective stress lowest).
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Paper-III

The plasticity characteristics of clay are due

A) free water
B) capillary water
C) adsorbed water
D) all of these
Clay plasticity due to adsorbed water films around clay minerals.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Paper-III

The behavior of clay is governed by

A) Mass energy
B) Surface Energy
C) present of water
D) capillary action
Clay behavior dominated by surface energy/electrical forces, not mass energy like sands.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Paper-III

The back staff reading on a B.M of R.L 500.00 m is 2.685 m. If foresight reading on a point is 1.345m, the reduced level of the point is

A) 502.685m
B) 501.345m
C) 501.340m
D) 502.585m
HI=500+2.685=502.685; RL=HI-FS=502.685-1.345=501.34m.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Paper-III

The diameter of a domestic sewer pipe laid at a gradient 1 in 100 is recommended

A) 100 mm
B) 150 mm
C) 200 mm
D) 175 mm
Indian standard minimum 100mm but domestic house sewer recommended 150mm at 1 in 100 for self-cleaning.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Paper-III

A soil not fully consolidated under the existing overburden pressure, is called

A) pre consolidated
B) normally consolidated
C) over consolidated
D) none of these
Soil still consolidating under overburden is under-consolidated; pre/normally/over-consolidated not fit, so none.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Paper-III

Compaction of soil is measured in terms of

A) specific gravity
B) compressibility
C) permeability
D) dry density
Compaction is evaluated by increase in dry density; optimum water content gives max dry density.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Paper-III

Dampness causes

A) Efflorescence
B) bleaching of paints
C) crumbling of plaster
D) growth of termites
Dampness causes efflorescence, paint bleaching, plaster crumbling and termite growth; most direct textbook answer is Efflorescence, though all effects occur.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Paper-III

Various activities of a project, are shown on bar charts by

A) vertical lines
B) horizontal lines
C) dots
D) crosses
Bar chart (Gantt chart) shows activities as horizontal bars against time axis.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Paper-III

Standard load of crushed aggregate for 2.5mm penetration in CBR test is

A) 1360
B) 1370
C) 2000
D) 1800
CBR standard loads: 1370 kg at 2.5mm, 2055 kg at 5mm penetration.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Paper-III

The hydrostatic pressure on the phreatic line within a dam section is

A) equal to atmospheric pressure
B) less than atmospheric pressure
C) greater than atmospheric pressure
D) None of these
Phreatic line is the top flow line where pore pressure is zero i.e., atmospheric pressure; hydrostatic pressure = atmospheric.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • Paper-III

A well conditioned triangle has no angle less than

A) 200
B) 300
C) 450
D) 600
Well-conditioned triangle has no angle <30° and >120° for good intersection.
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