The BCECE B.Sc. Nursing 2024 Question paper with Solution PDF is available here for download. The BCECE B.Sc. Nursing exam is an offline (pen and paper) test with three sections: Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, each containing 100 multiple-choice questions. The total marks are 1200, with a duration of 4.5 hours, as per the  BCECE marking scheme, 4 marks will be awarded for each correct answer and, and 1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer.
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Question 1:

When was the Human Genome Project invented?

  • (A) 1992
  • (B) 1990
  • (C) 1996
  • (D) 2003

Question 2:

Fucoxanthin pigment grants ------ color.

  • (A) brown
  • (B) red
  • (C) yellow
  • (D) yellow-green

Question 3:

The fruit is a fleshy pome.

  • (a) Apple
  • (b) Banana
  • (c) Cashew
  • (d) Fig

Question 4:

Ball and Socket Joint Present in:

  • (a) Knee
  • (b) Elbow
  • (c) Finger
  • (d) Shoulder Joint and Hip Joint

Question 5:

Protista is found in:

  • (A) Freshwater environments only
  • (B) Marine environments only
  • (C) A variety of environments, including freshwater, marine, soil, and decaying organic matter
  • (D) Extreme environments like hot springs and acidic lakes only

Question 6:

Which of the following plants has a corm?

  • (A) Garlic
  • (B) Arum / Colocasia
  • (C) Banana
  • (D) Potato

Question 7:

The chemical name of Vitamin B1 is:

  • (A) Thiamine
  • (B) Riboflavin
  • (C) Niacin
  • (D) Pyridoxine

Question 8:

Sushrut first performed plastic surgery on:

  • (a) Nose
  • (b) Mouth
  • (c) Ear
  • (d) Lips

Question 9:

The amount of murein in gram-positive bacteria is:

  • (a) 50-60
  • (b) 20-40
  • (c) 10-20
  • (d) 70-80

Question 10:

AIDS spreads through:

  • (a) Food
  • (b) Body fluids
  • (c) Air
  • (d) Water

Question 11:

How many layers does the epidermis have in human skin?

  • (a) 4
  • (b) 5
  • (c) 2
  • (d) 3

Question 12:

The forelimbs of birds are modified

  • (a) For walking
  • (b) For swimming
  • (c) For flying
  • (d) For grasping

Question 13:

Lysosome acts in given condition:

  • (a) Base
  • (b) Acid
  • (c) Both
  • (d) Neutral

Question 14:

Gymnosperms are classified into four classes:

  • (a) Cycadopsida (Cycads)
  • (b) Ginkgopsida (Ginkgoes)
  • (c) Pinopsida (Conifers)
  • (d) Gnetopsida (Gnetum and related genera)

Question 15:

The pollination of naked seed gymnosperm plants occurs through:

  • (A) Insects
  • (B) Wind
  • (C) Water
  • (D) Animals

Question 16:

The correct statement regarding the function of amylase is:

  • (A) Breaks down proteins into amino acids
  • (B) Breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol
  • (C) Breaks down starch into simple sugars
  • (D) Breaks down DNA into nucleotides

Question 17:

Which is a C4 plant?

  • (a) Cotton
  • (b) Maize
  • (c) Wheat
  • (d) Rice

Question 18:

Which of the following is the largest cranial nerve?

  • (a) Cranial VI
  • (b) Cranial nerve X
  • (c) Cranial nerve VII
  • (d) Cranial nerve V (trigeminal)

Question 19:

What percent of nephron cortical is present?

  • (a) 15
  • (b) 85
  • (c) 20
  • (d) 40

Question 20:

Fusiform root is present in:

  • (a) Carrot
  • (b) Radish
  • (c) Turnip
  • (d) Sweet potato

Question 21:

How many classes are there in gymnosperms?

  • (a) 2
  • (b) 1
  • (c) 3
  • (d) 4

Question 22:

Bacteria have:

  • (a) Slime or Capsule
  • (b) Slime layer
  • (c) Capsule
  • (d) Slime layer and capsule

Question 23:

Brown air is due to:

  • (a) CO2
  • (b) SO2
  • (c) CH4
  • (d) NOx

Question 24:

The process of fusion of male and female gametes is called ______.

  • (A) Seed formation
  • (B) Reproduction
  • (C) Fertilisation
  • (D) Pollination

Question 25:

Protista are found in:

  • (a) Air
  • (b) Water
  • (c) Soil
  • (d) Ocean

Question 26:

Agar is obtained from:

  • (a) Gelidium
  • (b) Gracilaria
  • (c) Both Gelidium & Gracilaria
  • (d) None of these

Question 27:

Segmentation of Earth Worm is very to:

  • (a) 10-20
  • (b) 5-10
  • (c) 100-150
  • (d) 150-200

Question 28:

Which of the following is a fresh water sponge?

  • (a) Sycon
  • (b) Spongilla
  • (c) Euspongia
  • (d) Fresh water sponge i

Question 29:

Which one has an age \(>\) 100 years?

  • (a) Parrot
  • (b) Horse
  • (c) Turtle
  • (d) Banana tree

Question 30:

Who gives the idea of cell arising from pre-existing cells?

  • (a) Schwann
  • (b) Hooke
  • (c) Schleiden
  • (d) Virchow

Question 31:

Who provides color to the skin?

  • (a) Melanin
  • (b) Keratin
  • (c) Albumin
  • (d) Chitin

Question 32:

Hormone, interact with membrane, the secondary messenger. Which of the following is a secondary messenger?

  • (a) AMP
  • (b) T3
  • (c) Renin
  • (d) ANF

Question 33:

Nucleic acid bond present:

  • (a) Disulphide
  • (b) Phosphodiester
  • (c) Ester
  • (d) Peptide

Question 34:

What is the largest organ?

  • (a) Stomach
  • (b) Lungs
  • (c) Pancreas
  • (d) Heart

Question 35:

RUBISCO CO acts as

  • (a) Carbonylase
  • (b) Oxygenase
  • (c) Both Carbonylase \& Oxygenase

Question 36:

Product of Cyclic Pathway

  • (a) NADPH
  • (b) ATP
  • (c) H\(^+\)
  • (d) H\(_2\)O

Question 37:

Colourless blood of animal due to

  • (a) Cu
  • (b) Fe
  • (c) Hemoglobin
  • (d) None of Above

Question 38:

If parent blood group A and AB, then which is not possible blood group in progeny?

  • (a) A
  • (b) AB
  • (c) B
  • (d) O

Question 39:

Which of these is a lymphoid organ?

  • (a) Tonsill
  • (b) Spleen
  • (c) Thymus
  • (d) All of these

Question 40:

Which of the following is given to immunosuppressive patients?

  • (a) Cyclosporin-A
  • (b) Statins
  • (c) Drugs
  • (d) Streptokinase

Question 41:

How many cerebral ventricles do humans have?

  • (a) 2
  • (b) 3
  • (c) 4
  • (d) 5

Question 42:

Which element is present in cytochrome?

  • (a) Magnesium
  • (b) Iron
  • (c) Calcium
  • (d) Potassium

Question 43:

Photolysis of water occurs in the presence of which element?

  • (a) Magnesium
  • (b) Manganese
  • (c) Calcium
  • (d) Potassium

Question 44:

How many pairs of salivary glands does a rat have?

  • (a) 2
  • (b) 3
  • (c) 4
  • (d) 5

Question 45:

How many chambers are there in a frog's heart?

  • (a) 2
  • (b) 3
  • (c) 4
  • (d) 1

Question 46:

What percentage of animals are invertebrates?

  • (A) 50%
  • (B) 70%
  • (C) 85%
  • (D) 95%

Question 47:

The primary structure of which enzyme was discovered first?

  • (A) Trypsin
  • (B) Rnase A
  • (C) Lysozyme
  • (D) Carboxypeptidase

Question 48:

Which organism has the maximum number of chromosomes?

  • (A) Horse
  • (B) Drosophila
  • (C) Human (46)
  • (D) Ascaris

Question 49:

If there are 20 nucleotides in a polynucleotide chain, then what is the number of phosphodiester bonds?

  • (A) 21
  • (B) 20
  • (C) 19
  • (D) 18

Question 50:

Group in Auxins

  • (A) - OH
  • (B) - COOH
  • (C) - CO
  • (D) - O

Question 51:

Bile Juice helps in Digestion of

  • (A) Lipid
  • (B) Starch
  • (C) Protein
  • (D) Lipid and Starch

Question 52:

The beak shape and structure of a hummingbird is

  • (A) Short, stout, and conical
  • (B) Long, curved, and tubular
  • (C) Small, pointed, and hooked
  • (D) Broad, flat, and rectangular

Question 53:

Coupling is less prone to malaria?

  • (A) \( Hb^A / Hb^A \)
  • (B) \( Hb^A / Hb^S \)
  • (C) \( Hb^S / Hb^S \)
  • (D) None of the above

Question 54:

When was the Human Genome Project invented?

  • (A) 1992
  • (B) 1990
  • (C) 1996
  • (D) 2003

Question 55:

Humans are primates.

  • (A) Class
  • (B) Genus
  • (C) Family
  • (D) Order

Question 56:

A metal which can be cut with a knife is:

  • (A) Ga
  • (B) Pt
  • (C) Pb
  • (D) Mg

Question 57:

Which of the following vitamins are water soluble?

  • (A) A
  • (B) D
  • (C) C
  • (D) K

Question 58:

What is the hybridisation of \([Ni(CN)_4]^{2-}\)?

  • (A) sp\(^3\)
  • (B) sp\(^2\)d
  • (C) dsp\(^2\)
  • (D) sp\(^3\)d

Question 59:

Thermite welding is caused by the formation of which compound?

  • (A) Al
  • (B) Fe
  • (C) Fe\(_2\)O\(_3\)
  • (D) FeO

Question 60:

Which is the strongest acid?

  • (A) CH\(_3\)-CH\(_3\)
  • (B) H\(_2\)O
  • (C) CH\(_2\)=CH\(_2\)
  • (D) CH\(_2\)

Question 61:

Gutta percha is:

  • (A) trans-Polyisoprene
  • (B) cis-Polyisoprene
  • (C) Polyethylene
  • (D) Polypropylene

Question 62:

Purple of Cassius is a colloidal solution of:

  • (A) Silver
  • (B) Lead
  • (C) Gold
  • (D) Mercury

Question 63:

Pyrolusite ore is:

  • (A) CaSi\(_3\)
  • (B) MnO\(_2\)
  • (C) CuCO\(_3\)
  • (D) Al\(_2\)O\(_3\)

Question 64:

Which of the following is a negative charge colloidal sol?

  • (A) Gold
  • (B) S
  • (C) Clay
  • (D) All of these

Question 65:

Styrene is -

  • (A) Chlorobenzene
  • (B) Vinyl benzene
  • (C) Methyl benzene
  • (D) Ethyl benzene

Question 66:

The banana bond in diborane is constituted by:

  • (A) 3-atoms and 2-electrons
  • (B) 2-atoms and 2-electrons
  • (C) 3-atoms and 3-electrons
  • (D) 2-atoms and 3-electrons

Question 67:

Formic acid on heating with concentrated H\(_2\)SO\(_4\) gives:

  • (A) CO
  • (B) H\(_2\)
  • (C) O\(_2\)
  • (D) CO\(_2\)

Question 68:

The following amines is the product of Gabriel phthalimide synthesis:

  • (A) Secondary aliphatic amine
  • (B) Primary aliphatic amine
  • (C) Aromatic primary amine
  • (D) Tertiary aliphatic amine

Question 69:

Which type of linkage is present in nucleic acids?

  • (A) Phosphodiester linkage
  • (B) Glycosidic linkage
  • (C) Peptide linkage
  • (D) None of these

Question 70:

Which is prepared by peptisation?

  • (A) colloid
  • (B) precipitate
  • (C) peptide
  • (D) solution

Question 71:

Consider the argon atom. For how many electrons does this atom have \( m_l = 1 \)?

  • (A) 2
  • (B) 4
  • (C) 6
  • (D) 12

Question 72:

Which of the following will not show mutarotation?

  • (A) Maltose
  • (B) Lactose
  • (C) Glucose
  • (D) Sucrose

Question 73:

Aqueous solution of Mohr's salt gives a positive test for:

  • (A) Fe\(^{2+}\)
  • (B) NH\(_4^+\)
  • (C) SO\(_4^{2-}\)
  • (D) All of these

Question 74:

Which one contains an amide bond?

  • (A) Terylene
  • (B) Cellulose
  • (C) Nylon-6
  • (D) Polystyrene

Question 75:

Heating of \( Ca(NO_3)_2 \) produces:

  • (A) \( NO_2 \)
  • (B) \( N_2O \)
  • (C) \( O_2 \)
  • (D) \( NO_2 + O_2 \)

Question 76:

Which one is acidic?

  • (A) \( MnO \)
  • (B) \( Mn_2O_3 \)
  • (C) \( MnO_2 \)
  • (D) \( Mn_2O_7 \)