PHARMACOLOGY QUIZZES 10 | Multiple Choice Questions| Medical Exam Preparations

01. Which one of the following drugs is a Biguanide drug?
A. Acarbose
B. Metformin
C. Pioglitazone
D. Glipizide
E. Glyburide

Answer: B. Metformin

02. Which one of the following drugs is a Meglitinide drug?
A. Repaglinide
B. Glyburide
C. Metformin
D. Acarbose
E. Pioglitazone

Answer: A. Repaglinide

03. A drug that is a part of Aminoglycosides is following?
A. Cefaclor
B. Neomycin 
C. Cefdinir
D. Cefepime

Answer: B. Neomycin 

04. Ketoconazole belongs to the class of following drugs?
A. Antiviral 
B. Antifungal 
C. Antiprotozoal
D. Antibiotics 
E. Anti-malaria 

Answer: B. Antifungal 

05. Which of the following drug is a selective COX-2 inhibitor NSAID?
A. Mefenamic Acid
B. Nimesulide
C. Celecoxib
D. Indomethacin
E. Paracetamol

Answer: C. Celecoxib

06. Which of the following drugs is a 2nd generation sulfonylurea?
A. Glyburide
B. Glipizide
C. Glimepiride
D. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above

07. A drug that is used to treat Cutaneous mycoses is one of the following?
A. Clofazimine
B. Butoconazole 
C. Magnesium hydroxide  
D. Etidronate
E. A & B

Answer: B. Butoconazole

08. A drug that is used to treat Cutaneous mycoses is one of the following?
A. Clofazimine
B. Clotrimazole
C. Magnesium hydroxide  
D. Etidronate
E. A & B

Answer: B. Clotrimazole

09. Which one of the following drugs can be beneficial in treating cystinuria?
A. Hydroxychloroquine
B. Sulfasalazine
C. D-penicillamine
D. Etanercept


Answer: C. D-penicillamine

10. Stavudine belongs to the class of following drugs?

A. Antiviral 
B. Antipyretic 
C. Antiprotozoal
D. Antifungal  
E. Anti-malaria 

Answer: A. Antiviral 

11. Laudanosine is a metabolite of one of the following drugs that cause seizures by crossing the blood-brain barrier?

A. Tubocurarine
B. Atracurium
C. Mivacurium
D. Succinylcholine
E. Vecuronium

Answer: B. Atracurium

12. An anesthetist mistakenly administers Succinylcholine to a patient with severe burns. Which one of the following serious conditions may arise? 
a) Hypercalcemia
b) Hyperkalemia
c) Hypernatremia
d) Hypocalcemia
e) Hypokalemia

answer: b) Hyperkalemia

13. Which one of the following statements is wrong about the Ipratropium?
A. Antimuscarinic drug
B. Anticholinergic drug
C. Used for COPD
D. Entered in CNS
E. Derivative of Atropine

Answer: Entered in CNS

14. Grand Mal attacks are also called?
A. Atonic Seizure
B. Myoclonic Seizure
C. Absence Attacks
D. Tonic-Clonic  Convulsions
E. Complex Partial Seizure

Answer. D. Tonic-Clonic Convulsions


15. Involuntary repetition of sounds and language is called?
A. Echolalia
B. Echopraxia
C. Echogenicity
DE. None of these

Answer: A. Echolalia

16. One of the following statements about the use of Propranolol is wrong?
A. Nonselective Beta antagonist
B. Cause Na+ retention
C. Used to Treat Hypothyroidism
D. Effective in migraine episode
E. Block action of Isoproterenol

Answer: C. Used to Treat Hypothyroidism

17. Which one of the following Beta receptor blocker drugs has intrinsic sympathomimetic activity?
A. Propranolol
B. Timolol
C. Nadolol
D. Atenolol
E. Acebutolol

Answer: E. Acebutolol

18. Which one of them is also called the oil of wintergreen?
A. Salicylates 
B. Salicylic acid 
C. Methyl salicylate 
D. Benzoic acid 
E. Diflunisal 

Answer: C. Methyl salicylate 

19. Uveitis is the adverse effect of one of the following drugs?
A. Rifampin
B. Rifabutin
C. Rifapentine 
D. Ethambutol 

Answer: Rifabutin

20. Which one of the following drugs is an important adjunct drug in anesthetic procedures?

A. Ipratropium
B. Tropicamide
C. Cyclopentolate
D. Scopolamine
E. Atropine

Answer: D. Scopolamine