Jharkhand Post Basic B.Sc Nursing previous year question papers for 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2025 are free here: four JCECEB papers, the first three with answers marked inside and the 2025 paper with an answer key for booklet sets A to D, plus JCECEB’s official answer keys for 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2026 (keys only). The test is a 2-hour objective paper of 100 marks, and the 2025 paper has 100 bilingual questions, so start with it for the exam expected in August 2027.
Jharkhand Post Basic B.Sc Nursing Previous Year Question Papers
Open a year to view or download its paper; the 2025 page also has the answer key, and the 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2026 pages have JCECEB’s answer keys only.
Answer key only
Jharkhand Post Basic B.Sc Nursing Question Papers by Year
| Year | Papers | Answer key | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jharkhand Post Basic B.Sc Nursing 2026 | Answer key only | Yes | View papers |
| Jharkhand Post Basic B.Sc Nursing 2025 | 1 paper | Yes | View papers |
| Jharkhand Post Basic B.Sc Nursing 2024 | Answer key only | Yes | View papers |
| Jharkhand Post Basic B.Sc Nursing 2023 | Answer key only | Yes | View papers |
| Jharkhand Post Basic B.Sc Nursing 2022 | Answer key only | Yes | View papers |
| Jharkhand Post Basic B.Sc Nursing 2019 | 1 paper | Not available | View papers |
| Jharkhand Post Basic B.Sc Nursing 2018 | 1 paper | Not available | View papers |
| Jharkhand Post Basic B.Sc Nursing 2017 | 1 paper | Not available | View papers |
Jharkhand Post Basic B.Sc Nursing Paper at a Glance
| Questions | 100 objective questions (2025 paper) |
|---|---|
| Marks and time | 100 marks, 2 hours (2:00 to 4:00 PM) |
| Syllabus | Based on the “A” grade nursing (GNM) course |
| Medium | English and Hindi (2025 paper) |
| Mode | Offline pen-and-paper test, centres at Ranchi district headquarters only |
| Papers on this page | 4 papers (2017, 2018, 2019, 2025) and JCECEB answer keys for 2022 to 2026 |
| Next exam | Jharkhand Post Basic B.Sc Nursing 2027: August 2027 (expected). Application: July 2027 (expected) |
What a Jharkhand Post Basic B.Sc Nursing Paper Looks Like
The 2025 paper on this page is a typed bilingual copy of booklet Set D (booklet code 10 NEEPB) from the exam of 26 July 2025, 2:00 to 4:00 PM. It has 100 questions with no section headings, each in English and then Hindi with four options. Topics are mixed: genetics, nutrition, sociology, microbiology, nursing management, first aid, basic chemistry and physics, anatomy and physiology, community health and psychology all appear. Many questions are fill-in-the-blank definitions.
These five questions are from the 2025 Set D paper, with answers from the Set D page of the answer key.
Q1. A change of single base pair in the gene for beta globin chain that results in the change of amino acid residue glutamate to valine leads to a disease called as
- Haemophilia
- Anaemia
- Sickle cell anaemia
- Thalassemia
Answer: (3) Sickle cell anaemia
Jharkhand Post Basic B.Sc Nursing 2025 Set D, Q5 · answer key
Q2. The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme was started in
- 1975
- 1985
- 1965
- 1995
Answer: (1) 1975
Jharkhand Post Basic B.Sc Nursing 2025 Set D, Q8 · answer key
Q3. The atomic number of carbon is
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
Answer: (4) 6
Jharkhand Post Basic B.Sc Nursing 2025 Set D, Q39 · answer key
Q4. ______ is known as the pacemaker of the heart.
- Sinuatrial node
- Atrioventricular node
- Purkinje fibres
- Atrioventricular bundle
Answer: (1) Sinuatrial node
Jharkhand Post Basic B.Sc Nursing 2025 Set D, Q92 · answer key
Q5. Psychoanalysis was propagated by
- B. F. Skinner
- Jean Piaget
- Sigmund Freud
- Abraham Maslow
Answer: (3) Sigmund Freud
Jharkhand Post Basic B.Sc Nursing 2025 Set D, Q93 · answer key
The 2025 answer key has a separate page for each booklet set, and the answers differ by set: Q3 is B in Set D but A in Set B. Check your answers only against your own set.
How to Use Jharkhand Post Basic B.Sc Nursing Previous Year Papers?
- Time yourself at 2 hours. 100 questions in 2 hours gives you 72 seconds a question. Most 2025 questions are one-line definitions, so aim to finish with time to recheck.
- Revise more than nursing subjects. The 2025 paper also asked basic chemistry, physics, genetics, sociology and management, so cover these along with your GNM subjects. The syllabus page lists the topics.
- Solve 2025 first, then 2017 to 2019. 2025 is the latest paper and has its key. The three older papers have answers marked in the PDF, so checking them is quick.
- Plan for August 2027. About nine months remain. One full paper a month, with weak topics revised in between, lets you solve all four papers twice before the exam.