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1.Psychiatric nursing in Pakistan began after:
A. 1971
B. 2000
C. 1947
D. 1999
✔ Answer: C
2.The first mental hospital in Pakistan is located in:
A. Karachi
B. Lahore
C. Islamabad
D. Peshawar
✔ Answer: B
3. The original name of Punjab Institute of Mental Health was:
A. Lahore Mental Hospital
B. Pakistan Neuro Hospital
C. Punjab Wellness Center
D. Lahore Health Institute
✔ Answer: A
4.The Punjab Institute of Mental Health was built during:
A. Mughal Empire
B. British rule
C. After 1970
D. Ottoman Empire
✔ Answer: B
5.Psychiatric nursing became part of nursing education in:
A. 1980s
B. 1990s
C. 2000s
D. 1970s
✔ Answer: A
6. Psychiatric nurses work with:
A. Dentists
B. Psychiatrists
C. Dermatologists
D. Eye surgeons
✔ Answer: B
7.The role of psychiatric nurses includes:
A. Giving dental care
B. Performing surgeries
C. Caring for mental health patients
D. Only doing administrative work
✔ Answer: C
8.Early treatment of mental illness in Pakistan was often:
A. Scientific
B. Jail-like and harsh
C. Fully modern
D. Home-based
✔ Answer: B
9.Which international body supported mental health in Pakistan?
A. UNDP
B. UNICEF
C. WHO
D. Red Crescent
✔ Answer: C
10 .Mental health was added to Pakistan’s health policy in:
A. 1999
B. 2001
C. 2015
D. 1980
✔ Answer: B
11.Mental health services in Pakistan are mostly provided by:
A. NGOs
B. Government
C. Schools
D. Private homes
✔ Answer: B
12.Which city has the largest mental health hospital in Pakistan?
A. Lahore
B. Multan
C. Karachi
D. Quetta
✔ Answer: A
13. Psychiatric nursing is also known as:
A. Neuro surgery
B. Mental health nursing
C. Dental nursing
D. Physical nursing
✔ Answer: B
14.Mental health awareness in Pakistan is:
A. Not needed
B. Fully developed
C. Still developing
D. Ignored completely
✔ Answer: C
15.A key goal of psychiatric nursing is to:
A. Perform brain surgery
B. Teach cooking
C. Provide care to mentally ill patients
D. Replace doctors
✔ Answer: C
16. A nursing student visits the Punjab Institute of Mental Health and asks about its origin. What is the
correct historical explanation?
A. It was built after 2005
B. It started in the Mughal era
C. It was established during British rule before 1947
D. It was opened after independence in 1980
✔ Answer: C
17. During class, the teacher asks, “When was psychiatric nursing first included in Pakistan’s nursing
curriculum?” The correct student response is:
A. 1990s
B. 2000s
C. 1950s
D. 1980s
✔ Answer: D
18.A nurse in a rural clinic faces difficulty handling a mentally ill patient due to lack of resources. What
does this scenario reflect?
A. Mental illness is rare in villages
B. Rural areas have full psychiatric care
C. Unequal development of mental health services in Pakistan
D. Nurses are not trained for mental illness
✔ Answer: C
19.A patient inquires why mental patients were treated harshly in the past. What is the best response by
the nurse?
A. "There were no treatments available back then."
B. "Mental illness was misunderstood, so treatment was often jail-like and inhumane."
C. Mental health care has improved over time
D. Mental illness is not treated
✔ Answer: C
20.A nurse mentions that psychiatric nursing was once not taught in nursing schools. What does this
indicate?
A. There was no need for it
B. Mental illness didn’t exist
C. Psychiatric nursing developed gradually in Pakistan
D. It was always ignored
✔ Answer: C
21.During a community health seminar, a nurse explains that mental health awareness is still limited.
What does this imply?
A. Awareness is fully achieved
B. More education and services are needed
C. People are not interested
D. Mental illness is fully controlled
✔ Answer: B
22.A nursing educator tells students that WHO helped develop mental health programs in Pakistan.
Which conclusion should the students draw?
A. Pakistan had no support
B. WHO helped improve psychiatric services
C. Private hospitals did everything
D. Mental health isn't a priority
✔ Answer: B
23. A nurse says, “Mental health became part of national health policy in 2001.” What is the accurate
interpretation?
A. Mental health was ignored after 2001
B. This was the beginning of formal support for mental health in Pakistan
C. It was removed from policy
D. It was only for big cities
✔ Answer: B
24.A psychiatric nurse shares that she works with a psychiatrist in a hospital setting. What does this
demonstrate about modern psychiatric nursing in Pakistan?
A. Nurses work alone
B. Interdisciplinary teamwork is common
C. Nurses lead all treatment
D. Psychiatric nursing is only theoretical
✔ Answer: B
25.A nursing student reads that mental hospitals were once used more like prisons. She asks her teacher
why. The correct response would be:
A. "Because there were no trained psychiatric nurses or understanding of mental illness at that time."
B. "Because patients chose to stay there."
C. "Because hospitals didn’t have enough space."
D. "Because mental illness was not real."
✔ Answer: A
