PHARMACOLOGY QUIZZES 26 | Multiple Choice Questions| Medical Exam Preparations

01. Which of the following drug is penicillin?
A. Niacin
B. Amoxicillin 
C. Fenofibrate
D. Ezetimibe
E. Colestipol

Answer: B. Amoxicillin 

02. A drug that belongs to Cephalosporins is one of the following?
A. Niacin
B. Fluvastatin
C. Fenofibrate
D. Ezetimibe
E. Cefadroxil

Answer: E. Cefadroxil

03. A drug that belongs to Carbapenems is one of the following?
A. Niacin
B. Fluvastatin
C. Fenofibrate
D. Ezetimibe
E. Ertapenem

Answer: E. Ertapenem

04. A drug that is used to treat leprosy is one of the following?
A. Rifampin 
B. Furosemide 
C. Magnesium hydroxide  
D. Etidronate
E. A & B

Answer: A. Rifampin

05. A drug that is used to treat leprosy is one of the following?
A. Dapsone 
B. Furosemide 
C. Magnesium hydroxide  
D. Etidronate
E. A & B

Answer: A.  Dapsone

06. Which one of the following drugs is a gold compound drug?
A. Sulfasalazine
B. D-penicillamine
C. Hydroxychloroquine
D. Auranofin

Answer: D. Auranofin

07. Which one of the following drugs belongs to an alkylating agent?
A. Gemcitabine
B. Ifosfamide
C. Lamivudine 
D. Fludarabine
E. Cladribine

Answer: B. Ifosfamide

08. Which of the following drug is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor?
A. Fenofibrate
B. Colestipol
C. Pravastatin
D. Ezetimibe
E. Nicotinic acid

Answer: C. Pravastatin

09. Ribavirin belongs to the class of following drugs?
A. Antiviral 
B. Antipyretic 
C. Antiprotozoal
D. Antibiotics 
E. Anti-malaria 

Answer: A. Antiviral

10. Gancyclovir belongs to one of the following classes of drugs?
A. Antiviral 
B. Antibiotics 
C. Antifungal 
D. Antipyretic 
E. Antiprotozoal

Answer: A. Antiviral 

11. A 5 years old boy had a viral infection for 03 weeks, he was given some NSAIDs and after a few days he developed fulminating hepatitis and encephalopathy which of the following agent has caused this syndrome
a. Aspirin
b. Celecoxib
c. Ibuprofen
d. Nimesulide
e. Piroxicam 


Answer: a. Aspirin

12. A middle-aged businessman presented to the OPD with complaints of polyuria & polydipsia laboratory investigations ruled out Diabetes Mellitus. Which of the following drug will you give to relieve symptoms in this patient?
a. Acetazolamide 
b. Bumetanide
c. Brinzolamide
d. Chlorothiazide
e. Mannitol

Answer: d. Chlorothiazide

13. Which of the following is the function of Angiotensin 2 Except?
A. Decrease Renin secretion
B. Increase Renin secretion
C. Increase Aldosterone release
D. Increase catecholamines release
E. Vasoconstriction

Answer: B. Increase Renin Secretion

14. Agents, that often cause vasoconstriction include all of the following except?
A. Angiotensin II
B. Methysergide
C. PGF2à
D. Prostacyclin 
E. Thromboxane

Answer: D. Prostacyclin


15. Which type of hyperlipidemia (hyperchylomicronemia) is treated with a low-fat diet and no need for drug therapy?
A. Type I
B. Type II
C. Type III
D. Type IV
E. Type V
F. A & B

Answer: A. Type I

16. Which of the following is the function of Aliskiren?
A. Decrease Renin secretion
B. Increase Renin secretion
C. Increase Aldosterone release
D. Increase catecholamines release
E. Vasoconstriction


Answer: A. Decrease renin secretion

17. A disease characterized by symptoms of abdominal pain with abdominal bloating also interfere with normal motility function?
A. Crohn's disease 
B. Ulcerative colitis
C. Irritable bowel syndrome
D. A & B 

Answer: C. Irritable bowel syndrome

18. Neuraminidase is used by the following virus to form new virions?
A. Herpesvirus 
B. Varicella zoster 
C. Influenza virus 
D. Cytomegalovirus 
E. All of these 

Answer: C. Influenza virus 

19. Which one of the following statements about the use of Atropine is wrong?
A. Antispasmodic
B. Used in Enuresis in children
C.  Treat Xerostomia
D. Low doses cause bradycardia
E. Used for Mushroom poisoning

Answer: C. Treat Xerostomia

20. Hypertrichosis is the adverse effect of the following drug?
A. Sotalol
B. Cycloserine
C. Minoxidil 
D. Ezetimibe
E. Indanyl carbenicillin 

Answer: C. Minoxidil

21. A patient has been administered some unknown eye drops. Which one of the following signs/symptoms may most likely indicate that it is a sympathomimetic rather than a  parasympatholytic? 
a) Blurring of vision
b) Decrease in intraocular pressure
c) Loss of light reflex
d) Mydriasis
e) Photophobia

Answer: b) Decrease in intraocular pressure

22. A drug used for the treatment of severe to Malignant hypertension is also used topically to treat male pattern baldness?
A. Hydralazine
B. Minoxidil
C. Fenoldopam
D. Labetalol

Answer: B. Minoxidil

23. Benign hyperbilirubinemia is the adverse effect of the following drug?
A. Ibandronate
B. Ritonavir
C. Capecitabine
D. Indinavir
E. Naftifine

Answer: D. Indinavir

24. Phenylephrine is an adrenoceptor agonist with selective Alpha receptor activity. Which one of the following options is linked with this drug activation?
A. Blood vessels vasodilation
B. Mydriasis (Pupillary dilation)
C. Release of renin from kidney
D. Tachycardia (Cardiac stimulation)
E. Bronchodilation

Answer: C. Mydriasis (Pupillary dilation)

25. Which one of the following statements about the use of hydroxychloroquine?
A. Used in the treatment of malaria
B. Inhibit Phospholipase A²
C. Platelet aggregation inhibitor
D. Membrane stabilization


Answer: Platelets aggregation inhibitor
It causes platelet aggregation.

26. Which one of the following drugs is used for the treatment of asthma?
A. Ipratropium
B. Atropine
C. Tropicamide
D. Cyclopentolate
E. Physostigmine

Answer:  A. Ipratropium

27. Which one of the following statements about the use of hydralazine is incorrect?
A. A direct vasodilation
B. Cause reflex elevation in HR
C. High dose cause a lupus-like syndrome
D. Decrease plasma renin concentration

Answer: D. Decrease plasma renin concentration.
Vasodilators cause an increase in renin concentration resulting in sodium and water retention

28. Pheochromocytoma is a rare disease of adrenal glands causing too much release of epinephrine and norepinephrine by chromaffin cells. This disorder is treated by one of the following non-competitive drugs?

A. Phenoxybenzamine
B. Phentolamine
C. Prazosin
D. Yohimbine
E. Isoproterenol

Answer: A. Phenoxybenzamine

29. Which one of the following drugs is a remedy for the treatment of nasal stuffiness?

A. Norepinephrine
B. Terbutaline
C. Phenylephrine
D. Atropine
E. Formoterol

Answer: C. Phenylephrine

30. Immunologic response of Interleukin-1 is inhibited by the binding of the following drug?
A. Abatacept
B. Anakinra
C. Rituximab
D. Adalimumab

Answer: B. Anakinra
Interleukin-1 mediates immunologic response including degradation of cartilage & stimulates bone resorption.