NHPC License Exam Questions: 8 Free MCQs with Answers
Try 8 NHPC license exam questions with answers for HA, MLT, Public Health, Physiotherapy, Dental Hygiene, and Medical Imaging, then continue in the app.
Start with your NHPC category, not a generic plan
NHPC license preparation covers many health professional categories, so a generic study plan can waste time. A Physiotherapy candidate, an MLT candidate, and a Public Health candidate need different practice priorities.
Use category-wise questions first. After your core category feels stable, add shared topics such as professional ethics, safety, public-health basics, and practical decision making.
- Physiotherapy: anatomy, assessment, rehabilitation, exercise therapy, electrotherapy, and safety.
- MLT: specimen handling, hematology, microbiology, biochemistry, lab safety, and quality control.
- Public Health: epidemiology, biostatistics, health promotion, program planning, and community health.
- General Medicine HA: primary care, maternal and child health, emergency basics, referral, and public health.
- Dental Hygiene, Radiography, Radiotherapy, Optometry, and OT Technology: category-specific procedure, safety, and patient-care topics.
Review NHPC questions by mistake type
A wrong answer is more useful when you know why it happened. NHPC candidates should separate mistakes into forgotten facts, confused procedures, weak definitions, and unsafe practical choices.
This review style prevents the same wrong answer from returning in the next mock test. It also helps candidates revise patient safety and professional judgment, not only textbook facts.
- Fact gap: revise the definition, range, instrument, principle, or term.
- Procedure gap: review the correct sequence and safety step.
- Scenario gap: identify the safest first action.
- Speed gap: repeat timed sets after the concept is already clear.
Build a weekly NHPC mock-test rhythm
A strong rhythm includes topic-wise practice during the week and a mixed mock test near the end. The mixed mock test should not be the only preparation method.
Yashi Academy helps health professional candidates keep this rhythm on mobile by combining practice, mock tests, and repeat review. The goal is category confidence, not just a higher one-day score.
- Choose one category topic for daily practice.
- Repeat missed questions from the previous session.
- Take a mixed mock test after several topic sessions.
- Use the mock-test result to choose next week practice topics.
Avoid these NHPC preparation mistakes
Most NHPC candidates have broad study material. The challenge is turning it into exam-ready recall and category-specific judgment.
- Using the same plan for every NHPC category.
- Skipping practical safety and ethics questions.
- Only reading notes without category-wise MCQ practice.
- Not checking the latest official notice or syllabus before final revision.
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Try 8 questions with answers
Use this short set to check the question style, then continue in Yashi Academy for the full faculty bank, timed mock tests, progress tracking, personalized practice, and mistake review.
“Past-question record” means the question is tagged in Yashi Academy's internal past-question data; it is not presented as an official council paper. “Practice question” means exam-style preparation. Always compare preparation with the latest official syllabus and notices.
1. What is the largest and one of the most complex synovial joints in the human body?
- Elbow joint
- Hip joint
- Knee joint
- Shoulder joint
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Correct answer: Knee joint
The knee is the largest synovial joint and combines the femur, tibia, and patella with several supporting ligaments and menisci.
2. A prescription instructs a patient to take a medicine b.i.d. What does this mean?
- Once a day
- Twice a day
- Three times a day
- Four times a day
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Correct answer: Twice a day
The abbreviation b.i.d. comes from the Latin bis in die and means that the medicine should be taken twice daily.
3. Herpes zoster, also called shingles, is caused by reactivation of which virus?
- Herpes simplex virus
- Epstein-Barr virus
- Cytomegalovirus
- Varicella-zoster virus
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Correct answer: Varicella-zoster virus
After chickenpox, varicella-zoster virus can remain dormant in sensory ganglia and later reactivate as shingles.
4. Which protozoal infection is most commonly associated with dysentery and liver abscesses?
- Entamoeba histolytica
- Cryptosporidium parvum
- Giardia lamblia
- Toxoplasma gondii
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Correct answer: Entamoeba histolytica
Entamoeba histolytica causes amoebic dysentery and can spread through the portal circulation to produce a liver abscess.
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Download Yashi Academy5. What is the range of the Pearson correlation coefficient?
- -1 to 1
- -100 to 100
- 0 to 1
- 0 to infinity
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Correct answer: -1 to 1
Pearson correlation ranges from -1 for a perfect negative linear relationship to +1 for a perfect positive one.
6. Compression of which nerve can cause 'Saturday night palsy' with wrist drop?
- Ulnar nerve
- Median nerve
- Radial nerve
- Axillary nerve
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Correct answer: Radial nerve
Radial-nerve compression at the axilla or spiral groove weakens wrist and finger extensors, producing wrist drop.
7. The gingival sulcular epithelium is normally:
- Keratinized
- Non-keratinized
- Parakeratinized
- Always ulcerated
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Correct answer: Non-keratinized
Sulcular epithelium is generally non-keratinized, which makes it more permeable than the adjacent oral gingival epithelium.
8. What scan delay is commonly used for the portal venous phase of contrast-enhanced liver CT?
- 30–40 seconds
- 45–55 seconds
- 65–70 seconds
- More than 100 seconds
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Correct answer: 65–70 seconds
A delay of roughly 65–70 seconds usually provides strong portal-venous enhancement for routine liver assessment.
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Frequently asked questions
How should I practice NHPC license exam questions?
Start category-wise, review mistakes by type, and use mixed mock tests after your core category topics are stable.
Does NHPC preparation differ by category?
Yes. Candidates should prioritize their own category first, then revise shared professional topics such as ethics, safety, and practical decision making.
Can Yashi Academy help with NHPC category-wise preparation?
Yes. Yashi Academy provides NHPC preparation support for health professional categories through mobile practice, mock tests, and focused revision.