mcq in pediatric nursing with answer

1. Pediatric MCQ
By: Mohana
AIIMS Rishikesh

2. • 1. A two year old child was brought to the OPD
by his grandparents with complaints of not
eating anything. On examination her weight is
11.5 kg (50lh percentile of normal)and height is
75 percentile. What is the management?
a) Advise multivitamin Tonic
b) Force to eat
c) Investigate for UTI
d) Ask parents to stop worrying

3. Ans:d
• 2. Which of the following acts a one year old
child can perform?
a) Sits down from standing position
b) Drinks from cup
c) Speaks one or two words with meaning
d) Rings bell purposefully

4. Ans:c
• 3. Which of the following prenatal diagnosis
is possible for all of following condition
except:
a) Sickle cell trait
b) Beta Thalassemia
c) Ectodermal dysplasia
d) Duchennes muscular dystrophy

5. • Ans:c
4. A 7 year old boy with reduced height and
weight for age for past one year is likely to
have which of the following condition?
a) Malnutrition
b) Lymphoma
c) Chronic infection
d) Measles

6. • Ans:c
5. Intra uterine growth retardation can be
caused by all of the following agent except:
a) Nicotine
b) Alcohol
c) Propranolol
d) Phenothiazine

7. • Ans:d
6. Which of the following childhood disorder
improves with increase in age?
a) Conduct disorder
b) Emotional problems
c) Temper tantrum
d) Sleep disorder

8. • Ans:c
7.A normal infant sits briefly leaning forward on
her hands, reaches for and grasps a cube
andtransfers it from one hand to another hand.
She babbles but cannot wave bye-bye nor can
she grasp objectiveswith the finger and thumb.
What might be her age?
a) 4 months
b) 7 months
c) 10 months
d) 14 months

9. • Ans:b
8.Atavism is when a child resembles his _
a) Parents
b) Grand parents
c) Cousin
d) Twin

10. • Ans:b
9. Which year Two carpal bones are
radiologically seen in the wrist X-ray of most
of the children?
a) 1 year
b) 2 years
c) 3 years
d) 4 years

11. • Ans:a
10. An infant’s sits with minimal support,
attempts to attain a toy beyond reach, rolls over
from supine to prone position and does not
have pincer grasp is at a development of which
months?
a) 3 months
b) 4 months
c) 6 months
d) 8 months

12. • Ans:c
11. Foetal Respiratory movements occur
earliest at what weeks?
a) 12 wks
b) 16 wks
c) 20 wks
d) 11 wks

13. • Ans:d
12. Vocabulary of Five-year old child is how
many words?
a) 1-10 words
b) 10-20 words
c) 20-30 words
d) 30-40 words

14. • Ans:a
13.The antenatal diagnosis of all of the
following conditions is feasible except in
which of the following?
a) Huntington's chorea
b) Down's syndrome
c) Severe combined immunodeficiency
syndrome
d) Anencephaly

15. • Ans:c
14.What is the Order of development of
secondary sexual characteristic in male child?
a) Testicular development — pubic hair — Axillary
hair — beard
b) Pubic hair — testicular development — axillary
hair — beard
c) Testicular development — beard — pubic hair
— axillary hair
d) Axillary hair — beard — pubic hair — testicular
development

16. • Ans:a
15. Which is incorrect about Thumb sucking?
a) Can lead to malocclusion
b) is a source of pleasure
c) is a sign of insecurity
d) must be treated vigorously in the first year

17. • Ans:d
16.Head control is possible in an infant by
which month?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 6

18. • Ans:c
17.IQ between 50-70 indicates which of the
following classification?
a) Mild mental retardation
b) Moderate retardation
c) Severe retardation
d) Profound retardation

19. • Ans:a
18.Preference of use of one hand
(handedness) is evident at what age?
a) 6 months
b) 1 year
c) 2 years
d) 3 years

20. • Ans: c
19.Fetal bradycardia is defined as when hear
rate is?
a) Less than 100 beat/min
b) between 100 and 200 beat/min
c) Less than 120 beat/min
d) Less than 120 beat/min for a period of 15
min of continuous monitoring

21. • Ans: d
20.Regarding "breath holding spells" in children,
one of the following statements is not true?
a) It is fairly common in the first 2 years of life
b) It does not contribute to increased risk of
seizure disorders
c) Parents are advised to ignore and not to
reinforce these attacks
d) It must be immediately attended to prevent
hypoxia and onset of seizures

22. • Ans: d
21.A 18-month old baby presents with
recurrent episodes of excessive crying
followed by cyanosis, unconsciousness and
occasional seizures since 9 months of age.
What is the most likely diagnosis is?
a) Epilepsy
b) Anoxic spells
c) Breath holding spells
d) Vasovagal attack

23. • Ans:c
22.Which among the following is not
expected in a 3 year old child
a) Draw a circle
b) Talk in sentence
c) Climb down stairs
d) hop 5 steps

24. • Ans:d
23.By which years all milk teeth are erupted ?
a) 1.5 years
b) 2 years
c) 2.5 years
d) 3 years

25. • Ans:b
24.Delayed dentition is most characteristic of
which of the following?
a) Mongolism
b) Acromegaly
c) Cretinism
d) Malnutrition

26. • Ans:c
25.A new born baby has a head
circumference of 35 cm’s at birth. His optimal
head circumference will be 43 cm’s at which
months?
a) 4 months of age
b) 6 months of age
c) 8 months of age
d) 12 months of age

27. • Ans:d
26.what is the normal heart rate at birth?
a) 120-160/min
b) 100-120
c) 160-180
d) is always less than 100

28. • Ans:a
27.Fetal growth is maximally affected
by which of the following hormone?
a) Insulin
b) Growth Hormone
c) Cortisol
d) Thyroxine

29. • Ans:a
28.A child can walk up and down the stairs
alternating his feet by
a) 12 months
b) 24 months
c) 36 months
d) 48 months

30. • Ans:b
29.Gender of external genitalia of foetus
becomes clearly distinguished at what weeks
of the gestation?
a) 10 weeks
b) 16 weeks
c) 12 weeks
d) 20 weeks

31. • Ans:a
30.A child can copy a circle first at what age?
a) 2 years of age
b) one and half year
c) 4 years
d) 3 years

32. •
Ans:d
31.A three year old child can do which of the
following except?
a) Ride a tricycle
b) Build a tower of ten cubes
c) Knows his age and sex
d) Use scissors to cut out pictures

33. • Ans:d
32.what is the average birth weight of Indian
child?
a) 2.9 Kg
b) 2.8 Kg
c) 3.3 Kg
d) 2.5 Kg

34. • Ans:b
33.Taste perception of baby develops at what
age?
a) Birth
b) 4 months
c) 6 months
d) 8 months

35. • Ans:a
34.how much the length will increase in the
first year of life?
a) 12 cms
b) 15 cms
c) 25 cms
d) 35 cms

36. • Ans:c
35.how much is the IQ of a child with mental
age of seven and a chronological age of seven
years?
a) 100
b) 120
c) 145
d) 80

37. • Ans:a
36.what is the milestones at 10 months of
age are
a) Pincer grasp
b) Arranging 3 cubes
c) Walks few steps without support
d) Says mama dada

38. •
Ans:d
37.Child changes Rattle from one hand to
another at the age?
a) 3 months
b) 6 months
c) One year
d) 2 years

39. • Ans:b
38. what is IQ (Intelligence quotient) of a
child means?
a) The creative efficiency of the child
b) The capability of the child to perform
intellectual tasks in relation to other children
of same age
c) The efficiency of memory of child
d) Qualification of the learning ability of child

40. • Ans:b
39.Normal height with decreased bone age is
seen in which of the following condition?
a) Cushings syndrome
b) Hypothyroidism
c) Thanatotrophic dwarfs
d) Down's syndrome

41. • Ans:a
40.In asymmetrical IUGR which of the
following organ is not affected?
a) Subcutaneous fat
b) Muscle
c) Liver
d) Brain

42. •
Ans: d
41.Neonatal period extends up to how many
days?
a) 21 day s of life
b) 30 days of life
c) 28 days of life
d) 35 days of life

43. • Ans: c
42.What is the first permanent tooth to
erupt?
A) 1st Premolar
b) 1st Molar
c) 1st Incisor
d) 2nd premolar

44. • Ans: b
43.How many digits can a five year old child
can remember?
A) 4
b) 5
c) 8
d) 10

45. •
Ans: b
44.How much is the Increase in height in 2nd
year of life?
a) 40%
b) 25%
c) 60%
d) 75%

46. • Ans: b
45.What is the average B.P of a 1 year old
child?
a) 120/80 mm/Hg
b) 75/50 mm/Hg
c) 95/65 mm/Hg
d) 60/30 mm/Hg

47. • Ans: b
46.Delayed speech in a 5 year old child with
normal motor and adaptive development is
most likely due to which of the following
condition?
• a) Mental retardation
b) Cerebral palsy
c) Kernicterus
d) Deafness

48. •
Ans:d
47.Which of the following anthropometric
assessment which does not show much change
in 1-4 years?
a) Mid arm circumference
b) Skin fold thickness
c) Chest circumference: Head circumference
ratio
d) Height

49. • Ans:a
48.A 5 year old child is assessed to have
developmental age of one year. His
developmental quotientwould be of what?
a) 100
b) 80
c) 60
d) 20

50. • Ans: d
49.True breath holding attacks generally do
not occur after which year of the following?
a) 1 year
b) 5 years
c) 2 years
d) 18 months

51. •
Ans: b
50.Sitting Height is equal to which of the
following?
a) Head circumference
b) Chest Circumference
c) Upper segment
d) Crown-rump length

52. • Ans: d
51. At what age visual acuity reaches adult
acuity?
a) 7
b) 9
c) 5
d) 3

53. • Ans: a
52.When abstract thinking will occur?
a) 2 years
b) 3 years
c) 9 years
d) 12 years

54. •
Ans: b
53.A six week old infant cannot perform
which of the following?
a) Grasp dangling objects
b) Fix gaze
c) Lift and hold head
d) Turn head towards sound

55. • Ans: a
54.How many number of deciduous teeth can
be seen in children?
a) 20
b) 24
d) 32
c) 28

56. • Ans: a
55.Shakir tape is used for measuring which of
the following?
a) Measurement of height
b) Measurement of length of infant
c) Measurement of mid arm circumference
d) Measurement of skin pad thickness

57. • Ans: c
56.How much Cm of Height increases (mean)
in children from 2 to 10 years per year?
a) 2 cm’s
b) 4 cm’s
c) 6 cm’s
d) 8 cm’s

58. • Ans: c
57.What is the commonest cause of Enuresis
in children?
a) Urinary tract infection
b) Spina bifida
c) Psychologic stress
d) Diabetes mellitus

59. •
Ans: c
58. How much is the water content in infant
body weight?
a) 60-70%
b) 75-80%
c) 80-90%
d) >90%

60. •
Ans:b
59.How much is the upper segment: Lower
segment ratio at 2 years of age in a normal
child?
a) 1.8:1
b) 1.5:1
c) 1.25:1
d) 1.12:1

61. •
Ans:d
60.Which one of the following condition will not
affect foetal development?
a) Herpes
b) Rubella
c) Alcohol
d) Tetracycline

62. • Ans:a
61. At what weeks of development Pincer
grasp is seen?
a) 4 weeks
b) 6 weeks
c) 16 weeks
d) 36 weeks

63. • Ans:d
62.Which of the following would be
considered normal in a 4 year child?
a) Tics
b) Hyper excitability
c) Anxiety
d) Hyperkinesis

64. •
Ans: d
63.For what a school age child is most apt to
have fears?
a) Snakes
b) High places
c) Loud noises
d) Death or injury

65. • Ans: d
64.Infant body weight is tripled at what age?
a) 5 months
b) 11 months
c) 2 years
d) 18 months

66. • Ans: b
65.Anterior fontanels closes at what age?
a) l year
b) 2 years
c) 3 years
d) 4 years

67. • Ans: b
66. Weight gain during the first 3 months of
age is how much?
a) 1/4 kg/month
b) 1/3 kg/month
c) 1/2 kg/month
d) 3/4 kg/month

68. • Ans: d
67.As infant beings to sit with support by at
what months?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7

69. • Ans: b
68.Peak stage in height growth corresponds
to which of the following stage?
a) I
b) II
c) III
d) Iv

70. •
Ans: b
69. What is the most frequently occurring
emotional disorder of children?
a) Schizophrenia
b) Neurosis
c) Mental retardation
d) Autism

71. • Ans: b
70.At what age a Child smiles at familiar
persons?
a) 1 month
b) 2 months
c) 4 months
d) 6 months

72. • Ans: b
71.When a child is not able to perform the following
motor functions such as skipping, walking on heels,
hopping in place or going forwards in tandem gait, his
motor development is considered to be below of
which years?
a) 3 years
b) 4 years
c) 6 years
d) 7 years

73. •
Ans: b
72.Birth weight of a child doubles at five months
of age while the birth length doubles at the age
of?
a) 1 year
b) 2 years
c) 3 years
d) 4 years

74. • Ans: d
73.At what weeks of gestation breathing
movements and swallowing movement seen
in the foetus?
a) 13-14weeks
b) 18-24 weeks
c) 15-18 weeks
d) >30weeks

75. • Ans: c
74.What is the length of a neonate?
a) 40cm
b) 50cm
c) 70cm
d) 100 cm

76. • Ans: b
75.A child takes self-decisions at the age?
a) 3
b) 5
c) 7
d) 9

77. • Ans:c
76.Which of the following is not expected to
do at 7 months of life?
a) Creeps crawl
b) Walks with one hand held
c) Sits up alone
d) Pulls to standing position

78. •
Ans:b
77.Breast feeding is recommended at least for
how many months?
a) 4 months
b) 6 months
c) 9 months
d) 1 year

79. • Ans:b
78.Which of the following is the most
important factor to overcome protein energy
malnutrition in children less than 3 years?
a) Supply of subsidized food from ration shop
b) Early supplementation of solids in infants
c) Immunization to the child
d) Treatment of anaemia and pneumonia in
infant and toddlers

80. • Ans:b
79.A 2 year old child has a weight of 6.4 kg
and has vitamin A deficiency. What is the
gradeofmalnutrition?
a) First degree
b) Second degree
c) Third degree
d) Fourth degree

81. •
Ans:d
80.Wind swept sign/deformity is seen
in which of the following condition?
a) Scurvy
b) Rickets
c) Achondroplasia
d) Osteoporosis

82. • Ans:a
81.Breast feeding is contraindicated if the
mother is taking which of the following
medication?
a) Propranolol
b) Broad spectrum antibiotics
c) Sulfonyl urea’s
d) Insulin

83. • Ans:c
82.Which of the fatty acid is necessary during
0to6 months of age?
a) Linolic acid
b) Linolenic acid
c) Arachidonic acid
d) Palmitic acid

84. • Ans:b
83.Which one is wrong about human
milk?
a) Gives energy of 67 Kcal/L
b) Carbohydrate forms 40% of total energy
c) Fats form > 50% of total energy
d) Proteins form 33% of total energy

85. • Ans:a
84.Which One of the following is not
reported to be a clinical manifestation of Zinc
deficiency state inchildren?
a) Dwarfism and hypogonadism
b) Liver and spleen enlargement
c) Impaired cell mediated immunity
d) Macrocytic anaemia

86. • Ans:b
85.What is the composition of breast milk, per
100ml?
a) 67 calories, 3.5 protein, 3.5g fat and 4.5 g
carbohydrate
b) 67 calories, 1.2g protein, 4 g fat and 4.5 g
carbohydrate
c) 67 calories, 1.2g protein, 4g fat and 7 g carbohydrate
d) 100 calories, 3.5 protein, 4g fat and 7 g carbohydrate
e) 100 calories, 3.5g protein, 3.5g fat and 4.5 g
carbohydrate

87. •
Ans:c
86. Which of the following are not
radiographic features of Rickets?
a) Increased in width of growth plate
b) Decreased bone density
c) Rickety rosary
d) Subperiosteal bleeding

88. •
Ans:d
87. Breast milk at room temperature stored
for how many hours?
a) 4 hrs
b) 8hrs
c) 12hrs
d) 24hrs

89. • Ans:b
88.Which vitamin deficiency is not seen in
new-born?
a) E
b) c
c) D
d) K

90. • Ans:a
89.A 4 year old boy derives most of his caloric
requirements from which of the following?
a) Carbohydrates
b) Proteins
c) Fats
d) Minerals

91. •
Ans:a
90.Perioral rash, pigmentation of skin creases
and neuritis is seen in deficiency of which
minerals?
a) Zinc
b) Copper
c) Magnesium
d) Biotin

92. • Ans:a
91.When a patient presents with scorbutic
rosary, bone pains and X-ray reveals Freckle’s
lines indicates what?
a) Scurvy
b) Achondroplasia
c) Syphilis
d) Rickets

93. • Ans:a
92.Vitamin K deficiency will not occurs in
which of the following condition?
a) Biliary obstruction
b) Artificial milk feeds
c) Oral antibiotic Therapy
d) Malabsorption .

94. •
Ans:b
93.For what reason breast feeding is best for the
baby?
a) But has no effect on the mother
b) But is likely to affect the mothers appearance
significantly
c) But may cause breast cancer in the mother
d) And is also good for the mother

95. • Ans:d
94.Excess of vitamin K in a new born causes
which of the following condition?
a) Bleeding tendencies
b) Hyperbilirubinimia
c) Vomiting
d) Haemolysis

96. • Ans:b
95. Costochondral junction swelling are seen
in which condition?
a) Scurvy
b) Rickets
c) Chondrodystrophy
d) all of the above

97. • Ans:d
96.Kwashiorkor is diagnosed in growth
retarded children when the child have which
of the following manifestation?
a) oedema and mental retardation
b) Hypo pigmentation and anaemia
c) oedema and hypo pigmentation
d) hepatomegaly and anaemia

98. • Ans:c
97.Which one of the following contains least
fat content in the milk?
a) Human milk
b) Goat milk
c) Buffalo milk
d) Cow milk

99. •
Ans:a
98.what is the earliest sign of rickets?
a) Rickety rosary
b) Craniotabes
c) Bow legs
d) Harrison's groove

100. •
Ans:b
99. What is the normal calorie requirement
for a 5 year old child?
a) 800 calories
b) 1000 Calories
c) 1500 Calories
d) 2000 Calories

101. • Ans:c
100. In an infant with exclusive breast feed
cannot be presented with which of the following
condition?
• a) GI bleeding due to vitamin K deficiency
b) Relative prolongation of physiological jaundice
c) Evening colic
d) Golden colour stools

102. Ans:c