Key MCQs to Focus on for AFNS Academic Tests
Preparing for the AFNS Academic Tests can be a daunting task, but with the right approach and dedication, it becomes an achievable goal. If you aspire to join the Pakistan Army through the Armed Forces Nursing Services (AFNS) and dream of serving as a Captain in the Pakistan Army Medical Corps, there is no need to worry. The key to success lies in consistent preparation and understanding the pattern of the AFNS Academic Tests.
The following Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) are carefully curated based on past papers and experiences to help you familiarize yourself with the test format and boost your confidence. By practicing these questions, you will be better equipped to tackle the exam and take a significant step toward your goal of serving in the prestigious medical field of the Pakistan Army. Stay focused, work hard, and success will be within your reach!
Understanding the Format of AFNS Academic Tests
Past Questions of AFNS Academic tests are given below;
1. Which of the following orbitals will be filled first than 4p?
a) 4s
b) 2p
c) 3d
d) 1s
Correct Answer: A) 4s
2. Maximum ____ electrons can be placed in one orbital.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Correct Answer: B) 2
3. Mass of electron in a.m.u is:
a) 1.0073
b) 1.0087
c) 5.485 × 10⁻⁴
d) 9.11 × 10⁻³¹
Correct Answer: C) 5.485 × 10⁻⁴
4. Starting point of Kelvin scale is:
a) 0 K
b) -400 K
c) -210 K
d) -273.15 K
Correct Answer: A) 0 K
5. Pick the correct option:
There are Shella and Irum result cards.
a) There are Shella, and, Irum result cards.
b) There are Shella and Irum’s result cards.
c) There are Shella’s and Irum’s result cards.
d) There are Shella’s, and Irums result cards.
Correct Answer: C) There are Shella’s and Irum’s result cards.
6. Pick the correct option:
a) Seven students results are still awaited.
b) Seven student’s results are still awaited.
c) Seven students’ results are still awaited.
d) Seven student results are still awaited.
Correct Answer: C) Seven students’ results are still awaited.
7. Which punctuation marks will be used to separate both the clauses in the following sentence?
The gang was rounded up the raid the leader escaped.
a) .
b) ,
c) :
d) ;
Correct Answer: D) ;
8. Fifteen minutes ____ allowed to each speaker.
a) Is
b) Are
c) Were
d) Are being
Correct Answer: A) Is
9. Choose the correct passive voice:
How did she defraud him of his savings?
a) How had he been defrauded of his savings?
b) How had he been defrauded by her?
c) How was he defrauded of his savings?
d) How was he defrauded by her of his savings?
Correct Answer: D) How was he defrauded by her of his savings?
10. Identify the error and choose the correct option:
The rehearsal session started and we have little time to spar for other activities.
a) The rehearsal session started and we have little time to spare for other activities.
b) The rehearsal session started, and we little time to spare for other activities.
c) The rehearsal session starts and we has little time to spare for other activities.
d) We are little time to spare for other activities, the rehearsals session starts.
Correct Answer: A) The rehearsal session started and we have little time to spare for other activities.
11. Fill in the blank with the appropriate option:
Lions, like any other carnivore, ____ on meat.
a) Live
b) Lives
c) Does live
d) Living
Correct Answer: A) Live
12. Fill in the blank with the appropriate option:
The cattle ____ away the crops.
a) Has eaten
b) Is eating
c) Have eaten
d) Have been eating
Correct Answer: C) Have eaten
13. The word “LABYRINTH” means:
a) Maze
b) Heap
c) Hive
d) Knack
Correct Answer: A) Maze
14. Pick the correct option:
These are old those are new.
a) These, are old, those are new.
b) These are old; those are new.
c) These are old: those are new.
d) These are old — those are new.
Correct Answer: B) These are old; those are new.
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Past MCQs of AFNS Academic tests are given below;
1. Ahmad carried out his duty according _____ instructions.
a) Too
b) To
c) Under
d) An
Correct Answer: B) To
2. Identify the error and choose the correct option:
The first space travellr was dennis tito from united states.
a) The first space traveler was Dennis Tito from the United States.
b) The First Space Traveler was Dennis Tito, from, the United states.
c) The first space traveler was Dennis Tito-from the United states.
d) The first space traveler was Dennis Tito, from the United States.
Correct Answer: A) The first space traveler was Dennis Tito from the United States.
3. Select the right sentence:
a) He opened the square red wooden box.
b) He opened the red square wooden box.
c) He opened the wooden red square box.
d) He opened the red wooden square box.
Correct Answer: B) He opened the red square wooden box.
4. Fill in the blank:
I can’t walk ______.
a) Farther
b) Far
c) Further
d) Away
Correct Answer: A) Farther
5. Can you tell this fact ____ his face?
a) To
b) On
c) Upon
d) At
Correct Answer: A) To
6. Choose the correct option:
a) The Three Musketeers was written by Dumas.
b) The Three Musketeers were written by Dumas.
c) The Three Musketeers has written by Dumas.
d) The Three Musketeers have written by Dumas.
Correct Answer: A) The Three Musketeers was written by Dumas.
7. They have painted their house purple. The sentence is an example of:
a) Monotransitive
b) Ditransitive
c) Complex transitive
d) Reflexive transitive
Correct Answer: C) Complex transitive
8. Select the correct option:
He was killed _____ robber ______ a hatchet.
a) From, with
b) By, at
c) Through, far
d) By, with
Correct Answer: D) By, with
9. Choose the correct option:
a) “Well no, perhaps not sir”
b) “Well, no, perhaps not sir”.
c) “Well, no perhaps not sir”
d) “Well no perhaps, not sir”
Correct Answer: B) “Well, no, perhaps not sir”.
10. Find out the antonym of “Mumbled”:
a) Unprovoked
b) Quiver
c) Loud
d) Rarely
Correct Answer: C) Loud
11. Negative feedback mechanism is the characteristic of which class?
a) Class fish
b) Class amphibia
c) Class reptilia
d) Class Mammalia
Correct Answer: D) Class Mammalia
12. The function of papillary is to:
a) Move blood from semilunar valve into pulmonary vein.
b) Prevent the backward flow of blood from the ventricle.
c) Push the blood from right atrium to left atrium.
d) Push the blood from left atrium to aorta.
Correct Answer: B) Prevent the backward flow of blood from the ventricle.
13. Choose the correct pathway for the flow of blood:
a) Arterioles —- metarterioles —- thoroughfare channel —- capillaries
b) Arterioles —- thoroughfare channel —- metarterioles —- capillaries
c) Thoroughfare channel —– arterioles —- capillaries —- metarterioles
d) Metarterioles —- arterioles —- thoroughfare channel —- capillaries
Correct Answer: A) Arterioles —- metarterioles —- thoroughfare channel —- capillaries
14. Intrinsic factor is secreted by:
a) Pancreas
b) Liver
c) Stomach
d) Duodenum
Correct Answer: C) Stomach
15. Gaseous exchange in plants takes place through the:
a) Stomata
b) Mesophyll
c) Endoderm
d) Xylem
Correct Answer: A) Stomata
16. Translocation of organic solutes in plants takes place through:
a) Companion cell
b) Fibers
c) Sieve tubes
d) Vessels
Correct Answer: C) Sieve tubes
17. The only vein in the human body carrying oxygenated blood is:
a) Femoral
b) Pulmonary
c) Renal
d) Iliac
Correct Answer: B) Pulmonary
18. The cells which play a very important role in developing immunity are:
a) Monocytes
b) Neutrophils
c) Lymphocytes
d) Thrombocytes
Correct Answer: C) Lymphocytes
19. Which of the following blood vessels have the highest pressure of blood?
a) Aorta
b) Pulmonary arteries
c) Pulmonary veins
d) Vena Cava
Correct Answer: A) Aorta
20. Autoimmune diseases act at the principle of:
a) Self against antigens
b) Antigens against self
c) Self against self
d) Antigen self-destroyed
Correct Answer: C) Self against self
21. Urine leaves the kidney through a duct called:
a) Urethra
b) Pelvis
c) Ureter
d) Nephron
Correct Answer: C) Ureter
22. Digestion of which food components starts from the oral cavity?
a) Proteins
b) Fats
c) Carbohydrates
d) Vitamins
Correct Answer: C) Carbohydrates
23. In the human gut, chylomicrons are formed by the combination of:
a) Proteins and carbohydrates
b) Fats and proteins
c) Fats and carbohydrates
d) Vitamins and fats
Correct Answer: B) Fats and proteins
24. Dark reaction of photosynthesis takes place in _____ of chloroplast.
a) Thylakoids
b) Grana
c) Intergrana
d) Stomata
Correct Answer: C) Intergrana
Common Mistakes to Avoid During AFNS Academic Tests
Past Pattern of AFNS Academic tests are given below;
1. Which of the following occurs in the body in response to the secretion of glucagon?
a) Conversion of glucose to glycogen in liver cells
b) Decrease in blood glucose concentration
c) Increased uptake of glucose by muscle cells
d) Production of cyclic AMP in target cells
Correct Answer: D) Production of cyclic AMP in target cells
2. Almost all of the freshwater animals and most of the marine vertebrates are:
a) Osmoconformers
b) Osmoregulators
c) Isotonic to the environment
d) At dynamic equilibrium to the environment
Correct Answer: B) Osmoregulators
3. In the marine environment, the ion secreted by the kidney is:
a) Na⁺
b) K⁺
c) Mg⁺⁺
d) Cl⁻
Correct Answer: C) Mg⁺⁺
4. Which organ is called the body thermostat?
a) Pituitary gland
b) Kidneys
c) Hypothalamus
d) Adrenal gland
Correct Answer: C) Hypothalamus
5. The uptake of sodium in the ascending limb of the loop of Henle is controlled by:
a) Aldosterone
b) ADH
c) Glucocorticoid
d) Thyroxin
Correct Answer: A) Aldosterone
6. The multinucleated mass of the bone-forming cells is called:
a) Osteoclasts
b) Osteoblasts
c) Osteogenics
d) Osteocytes
Correct Answer: B) Osteoblasts
7. Chief material present in the cell wall of plants, fungal, and prokaryotic cells are:
a) Proteins
b) Lipids
c) Polysaccharides
d) Phospholipids
Correct Answer: C) Polysaccharides
8. Which type of leucoplasts store lipids?
a) Amyloplast
b) Elaioplast
c) Proteinoplast
d) Etioplast
Correct Answer: B) Elaioplast
9. Which type of movement through the cell membrane is not an energy-consuming process?
a) Endocytosis
b) Exocytosis
c) Active transport
d) Osmosis
Correct Answer: D) Osmosis
10. Cholesterol molecules in the plasma membrane are present in ______.
a) Outer membrane of phospholipid
b) Inner membrane of phospholipid
c) Both layers of phospholipid
d) Between bilayers of phospholipid
Correct Answer: D) Between bilayers of phospholipid
11. Fibers of the extracellular matrix are attached to ____ in the plasma membrane.
a) Phospholipids
b) Carbohydrates
c) Glycolipids
d) Proteins
Correct Answer: D) Proteins
12. _______ organelles are involved in the synthesis of the plant cell wall.
a) Endoplasmic reticulum
b) Golgi complex
c) Lysosomes
d) Peroxisomes
Correct Answer: B) Golgi complex
13. Select the pair of organs that contain a large number of mitochondria.
a) Stomach and liver
b) Muscle and stomach
c) Heart and liver
d) Liver and muscle
Correct Answer: D) Liver and muscle
14. Which of the following cells does not have a nucleus?
a) Muscle cell
b) Nerve cell
c) White blood cell
d) Red blood cell
Correct Answer: D) Red blood cell
15. The most abundant organic compounds in mammalian cells are:
a) Water
b) Lipids
c) Carbohydrates
d) Proteins
Correct Answer: D) Proteins
16. The second most abundant bioelement in the human body is:
a) Oxygen
b) Carbon
c) Hydrogen
d) Nitrogen
Correct Answer: B) Carbon
17. Lecithin is formed by combining phosphatidic acid with ______.
a) Serine
b) Choline
c) Inositol
d) Ethanolamine
Correct Answer: B) Choline
18. NAD is an example of ______.
a) Monosaccharide
b) Dinucleotide
c) Trinucleotide
d) Tetranucleotide
Correct Answer: B) Dinucleotide
19. What would be the number of nucleotides for a protein molecule about 142 amino acids?
a) 430
b) 142
c) 426
d) 460
Correct Answer: C) 426
20. The basic structural framework of all types of membranes is:
a) Glycolipids
b) Glycoproteins
c) Lipoproteins
d) Nucleoproteins
Correct Answer: C) Lipoproteins
21. A non-protein but inorganic detachable cofactor is called _____.
a) Activator
b) Prosthetic group
c) Co-enzyme
d) Apo-enzyme
Correct Answer: A) Activator
22. When an inhibitor binds to an enzyme other than the active site and alters its structure, it is called:
a) Competitive inhibitor
b) Non-competitive inhibitor
c) Reversible inhibitor
d) Irreversible inhibitor
Correct Answer: B) Non-competitive inhibitor
23. Cyanides are potent poisons of living organisms and can kill by inhibiting _____ essential for cellular respiration.
a) Cytochromes oxidases
b) Dehydrogenases
c) Hydrolases
d) Nucleases
Correct Answer: A) Cytochromes oxidases
24. During feedback inhibition, which of the following structural parts of the enzyme is involved?
a) Active site
b) Binding site
c) Catalytic site
d) Allosteric site
Correct Answer: D) Allosteric site
25. Which of the following enzymes does not need a co-factor?
a) Hexokinase
b) Pepsin
c) Alcohol dehydrogenase
d) Carbonic anhydrase
Correct Answer: B) Pepsin
26. If another molecule, having a shape very similar to the enzyme’s substrate, binds to its active site, it would then _____ the enzyme’s function.
a) Fasten
b) Inhibit
c) Reverse
d) Decrease
Correct Answer: B) Inhibit
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Past Important Questions of AFNS Academic tests are given below;
1. Myofibrils within the muscle fibers contain thick and thin filaments made up of _____ and ____ respectively.
a) Myosin and actin
b) Globulin and albumin
c) Troponin and tropomyosin
d) Fibrin and fibrinogen
Correct Answer: A) Myosin and actin
2. Vertebrae of the neck are called:
a) Coccygeal vertebrae
b) Cervical vertebrae
c) Sacral vertebrae
d) Lumbar vertebrae
Correct Answer: B) Cervical vertebrae
3. Which vertebrae together are called pelvic vertebrae?
a) Coccygeal and lumbar
b) Sacral and lumbar
c) Sacral and coccygeal
d) Sacral and thoracic
Correct Answer: C) Sacral and coccygeal
4. The correct option about spinal nerves is:
a) 33 pairs
b) Mostly mixed nerves
c) Dorsal root contains sensory neurons
d) Ventral root contains motor neurons
Correct Answer: B) Mostly mixed nerves
5. _____ is sometimes given by injection as an emergency treatment in cardiac arrest.
a) Acetylcholine
b) Dopamine
c) Serotonin
d) Epinephrine
Correct Answer: D) Epinephrine
6. Which of the following is a neurotransmitter?
a) Dopamine
b) Hydrochloric acid
c) Sodium ions
d) Calcium ions
Correct Answer: A) Dopamine
7. Which hormone is chemically a steroid?
a) ADH
b) Thyroxin
c) Cortisone
d) Insulin
Correct Answer: C) Cortisone
8. Which hormone is secreted by a variety of cells all over the body?
a) Prostaglandin
b) Endorphin
c) Secretin
d) Erythropoietin
Correct Answer: A) Prostaglandin
9. Which brain portion is responsible for controlling body coordination?
a) Medulla
b) Amygdala
c) Cerebellum
d) Pons
Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum
10. The estrogen hormone secretion during oogenesis is stimulated by:
a) LH hormone
b) Inhibition hormone
c) FSH hormone
d) Testosterone hormone
Correct Answer: C) FSH hormone
11. In human males, inhibition hormone is produced by:
a) Leydig cells
b) Hensen’s node cells
c) Sertoli cells
d) Interstitial cells
Correct Answer: C) Sertoli cells
12. Within the chromosomes, each chromatid contains ____ DNA molecule.
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Half
Correct Answer: A) One
13. Modification in the organization of the basic pentadactyl limb structure found in vertebrates provides good evidence for the principle of:
a) Adaptive radiation
b) Convergent evolution
c) Genetic drift
d) Inheritance of acquired character
Correct Answer: A) Adaptive radiation
14. Which of the following is a genetic disorder in which abnormally thick mucus is produced in the lungs and other parts of the body?
a) Lung cancer
b) Chronic bronchitis
c) Cystic fibrosis
d) Emphysema
Correct Answer: C) Cystic fibrosis
15. Oxygen released into the atmosphere comes from:
a) CO₂
b) H₂O
c) C₆H₁₂O₆
d) CO₂ and H₂O
Correct Answer: B) H₂O
16. The end product of glycolysis in yeast is:
a) Ethanol and carbon dioxide
b) Lactate
c) Pyruvate
d) Acetyl Co. A
Correct Answer: C) Pyruvate
17. The first infectious disease against which an effective method of prevention was developed was a _____.
a) Bacterial disease
b) Viral disease
c) Protozoan disease
d) Viroid disease
Correct Answer: B) Viral disease
18. _____ infection is caused by a viroid.
a) Hepatitis A
b) Hepatitis B
c) Mad cow disease
d) Mysterious brain infection
Correct Answer: B) Hepatitis B
19. Numerous opportunistic diseases might attack a person suffering from which of the following diseases?
a) Measles
b) Influenza
c) Hepatitis A
d) AIDS
Correct Answer: D) AIDS
20. A combination of alpha interferon and ribavirin is used for the treatment of hepatitis:
a) B
b) A
c) D
d) C
Correct Answer: D) C
21. Cysts are not resistant to ______ but spores are.
a) Light
b) Desiccation
c) pH
d) Heat
Correct Answer: D) Heat
22. In which phase of bacterial growth do they divide at an exponential rate?
a) Lag phase
b) Log phase
c) Stationary phase
d) Decline phase
Correct Answer: B) Log phase
23. Select a method that causes the oxidation of chemical constituents of a bacterial cell:
a) Steam
b) Dry heat
c) Filtration
d) Radiation
Correct Answer: B) Dry heat
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FAQs for AFNS Tests and Jobs
- Is there any written test in AFNS?
Yes, the AFNS Academic Test is a mandatory written exam for candidates applying to the Armed Forces Nursing Services. It assesses your knowledge in subjects like English, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. - What are the marks required for AFNS?
To qualify for AFNS, you need at least 60% marks in FSc (Pre-Medical) or equivalent. Higher marks increase your chances of selection. - What is the salary of AFNS?
The starting salary for an AFNS officer is approximately PKR 50,000 to 60,000 per month, along with additional benefits like medical coverage and housing allowances. - What is the starting rank of AFNS?
After successful training, AFNS officers are commissioned as Lieutenants in the Pakistan Army Medical Corps. - What is the age limit for AFNS?
The age limit for AFNS is 17 to 25 years. - Can married females apply for AFNS?
No, only unmarried females are eligible to apply for AFNS. - What is the duration of AFNS training?
The training duration for AFNS is 2 years, which includes both academic and military training. - Is there a bond or service commitment in AFNS?
Yes, selected candidates are required to serve in the Pakistan Army for a minimum of 10 years. - What are the physical requirements for AFNS?
Candidates must meet specific physical standards, including a minimum height of 5 feet and a proportionate weight.
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