INC CET / BSc Nursing Entrance General Knowledge and Aptitude Syllabus

General Knowledge and Aptitude syllabus — full chapter and topic list

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1. 1

   General Awareness

   4 topics

   • Current Affairs
     • National and international events
     • Awards, sports and books
   • Indian History and Polity
     • Freedom struggle and important events
     • Indian constitution and governance
   • Geography and Economy
     • Physical and political geography of India
     • Basic economic concepts
   • General Science
     • Scientific facts and discoveries
     • Health, nutrition and diseases
2. 2

   Health and Nursing Awareness

   3 topics

   • Public Health Programmes
     • National health programmes and missions
     • Immunisation and vaccination
   • Nutrition and Hygiene
     • Balanced diet and deficiency diseases
     • Personal and community hygiene
   • First Aid and Common Diseases
     • Basic first aid principles
     • Communicable and non-communicable diseases
3. 3

   Logical and Numerical Reasoning

   3 topics

   • Verbal Reasoning
     • Analogies and classification
     • Series completion and coding-decoding
     • Blood relations and directions
   • Non-Verbal Reasoning
     • Mirror and water images
     • Figure series and pattern completion
   • Quantitative Aptitude
     • Percentage, ratio and proportion
     • Profit, loss and simple interest
     • Averages and data interpretation

General Knowledge and Aptitude flashcards for INC CET / BSc Nursing Entrance

21 of 50 cards from the General Knowledge and Aptitude deck — real questions with worked answers.

1. What is the full form of INC in the context of nursing education in India?

   Indian Nursing Council, the statutory body that regulates nursing education and practice in India.

2. Who is the current President of India (as of 2024-25), and what number president is she?

   Droupadi Murmu, the 15th President of India, who took office in July 2022.

3. Which Indian space mission successfully soft-landed near the Moon's south pole in August 2023?

   Chandrayaan-3 (its lander Vikram), making India the first country to land near the lunar south pole.

4. What is the capital of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, and what is its summer capital?

   Srinagar is the summer capital and Jammu is the winter capital.

5. In which year did India gain independence and who was its first Prime Minister?

   India gained independence on 15 August 1947; Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister.

6. Who is known as the 'Father of the Indian Constitution'?

   Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution.

7. When did the Constitution of India come into force?

   26 January 1950, celebrated as Republic Day.

8. Which Mughal emperor built the Taj Mahal and in whose memory?

   Shah Jahan built it in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

9. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Right to Equality?

   Article 14 (equality before law); the Right to Equality spans Articles 14 to 18.

10. How many Fundamental Rights are currently guaranteed by the Indian Constitution?

    Six: Right to Equality, Right to Freedom, Right against Exploitation, Right to Freedom of Religion, Cultural and Educational Rights, and Right to Constitutional Remedies.

11. Which is the longest river in India and where does it originate?

    The Ganga (Ganges), originating from the Gangotri Glacier in Uttarakhand.

12. Which mountain range separates India from the rest of Asia to the north?

    The Himalayas.

13. What is the standard meridian of India and which place does it pass through?

    82°30′ E longitude, passing through Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh.

14. What does GDP stand for in economics?

    Gross Domestic Product — the total monetary value of all goods and services produced within a country in a given period.

15. Which body issues currency notes in India and who controls monetary policy?

    The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issues currency (except the one-rupee note/coins by the Ministry of Finance) and controls monetary policy.

16. What is the SI unit of force and how is it defined?

    The newton (N); 1 N is the force that gives a 1 kg mass an acceleration of 1 m/s².

17. State Newton's second law of motion.

    The rate of change of momentum of a body is directly proportional to the applied force and occurs in the direction of the force; mathematically F = ma.

18. What is the chemical formula of water and what bond holds its atoms together?

    H₂O; covalent bonds hold the hydrogen and oxygen atoms together.

19. What is the pH value of a neutral solution at 25°C?

    7 (values below 7 are acidic, above 7 are basic).

20. Which gas do plants take in and which do they release during photosynthesis?

    They take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.

21. What is the powerhouse of the cell and why?

    The mitochondrion, because it produces ATP (energy) through cellular respiration.

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