MCQs: Nursing Education
Unit 1: Introduction & Philosophy
1. The word "Education" is derived from the Latin word
"Educere" which means?
a) To teach
b) To lead out
c) To train
d) To instruct
Answer: b
2. Who is known as the "Father of Nursing Education" in India?
a) Florence Nightingale
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
d) Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy
Answer: b (She started first nursing school for women)
3. The Indian Nursing Council (INC) was established in which
year?
a) 1947
b) 1950
c) 1949
d) 1955
Answer: c
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,4. Which of the following is NOT a purpose of nursing
education?
a) Prepare competent nurses
b) Promote research
c) Replace medical education
d) Develop leadership skills
Answer: c
5. The philosophy of nursing education is based on?
a) Only spiritual values
b) Humanistic, scientific, and democratic values
c) Only economic needs
d) Political ideology
Answer: b
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Unit 2: Aims & Objectives (Taxonomy)
1. Bloom's Taxonomy has how many domains of learning?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
Answer: b (Cognitive, Affective, Psychomotor)
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, 2. Which domain deals with feelings, emotions, and attitudes?
a) Cognitive
b) Psychomotor
c) Affective
d) Conative
Answer: c
3. The highest level in the Cognitive domain is?
a) Synthesis
b) Evaluation
c) Analysis
d) Application
Answer: b
4. Who developed the taxonomy of Psychomotor domain?
a) Bloom
b) Krathwohl
c) Simpson
d) Maslow
Answer: c
5. An objective written as "Student will list 5 signs of
dehydration" belongs to which cognitive level?
a) Knowledge
b) Comprehension
c) Application
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Unit 1: Introduction & Philosophy
1. The word "Education" is derived from the Latin word
"Educere" which means?
a) To teach
b) To lead out
c) To train
d) To instruct
Answer: b
2. Who is known as the "Father of Nursing Education" in India?
a) Florence Nightingale
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
d) Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy
Answer: b (She started first nursing school for women)
3. The Indian Nursing Council (INC) was established in which
year?
a) 1947
b) 1950
c) 1949
d) 1955
Answer: c
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,4. Which of the following is NOT a purpose of nursing
education?
a) Prepare competent nurses
b) Promote research
c) Replace medical education
d) Develop leadership skills
Answer: c
5. The philosophy of nursing education is based on?
a) Only spiritual values
b) Humanistic, scientific, and democratic values
c) Only economic needs
d) Political ideology
Answer: b
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Unit 2: Aims & Objectives (Taxonomy)
1. Bloom's Taxonomy has how many domains of learning?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
Answer: b (Cognitive, Affective, Psychomotor)
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, 2. Which domain deals with feelings, emotions, and attitudes?
a) Cognitive
b) Psychomotor
c) Affective
d) Conative
Answer: c
3. The highest level in the Cognitive domain is?
a) Synthesis
b) Evaluation
c) Analysis
d) Application
Answer: b
4. Who developed the taxonomy of Psychomotor domain?
a) Bloom
b) Krathwohl
c) Simpson
d) Maslow
Answer: c
5. An objective written as "Student will list 5 signs of
dehydration" belongs to which cognitive level?
a) Knowledge
b) Comprehension
c) Application
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