PHARMACOLOGY QUIZZES 30 | Multiple Choice Questions| Medical Exam Preparations

01. Which of the following drug are Lipoprotein Lipase activators?
A. Fenofibrate
B. Colestipol
C. Pravastatin
D. Ezetimibe
E. Nicotinic acid

Answer: A. Fenofibrate

02. Which of the following drug is an Inhibitor of triglyceride Synthetic and lipolysis?
A. Fenofibrate
B. Colestipol
C. Pravastatin
D. Ezetimibe
E. Nicotinic acid

Answer: E. Nicotinic Acid

03. Ganglion blocker drug is following?
A. Atropine
B. Benztropine
C. Nicotine
D. Atracurium
E. Neostigmine

Answer: C. Nicotine

04. A drug that inhibits protein synthesis belongs to the Macrolides?
A. Telithromycin
B. Clindamycin
C. Linezolid
D. Neomycin


Answer: A. Telithromycin

05. Which of the following drug is a Bile acid sequestrant? 
A. Fenofibrate
B. Colestipol
C. Pravastatin
D. Ezitimibe
E. Nicotinic acid

Answer: B. Colestipol

06. Which one of the following drugs belongs to an alkylating agent?
A. Gemcitabine
B. Capreomycin
C. Lamivudine 
D. Carmustine
E. Indanyl carbenicillin 

Answer: D. Carmustine 

07. Which of the following drugs is used for respiratory virus infections?
A. Ibandronate
B. Rimantadine 
C. Capecitabine
D. Miconazole
E. Naftifine

Answer: B. Rimantadine 

11. A drug that elevates bronchial smooth muscle cAMP leads to decreased intracellular calcium and prompts bronchodilation.
A. Epinephrine 
B. Clonidine 
C. Phenylephrine
D. Terbutaline 
E. Dipivefrin 

Answer: D. Terbutaline 
Terbutaline is a selective beta2 adrenergic agonist.


12. Which one of the following statements about the use of amiodarone is wrong?
A. Class III Antiarrhythmic drug
B. Cause blue skin discoloration 
C. Treat ventricular tachyarrhythmias
D. Block Sodium channel 


Answer: D. Block sodium channel 
It blocks potassium channels.

13. Which of the statements about the use of disopyramide is wrong?
A. Antiarrhythmic class IA drug
B. Produce a positive inotropic effect
C. Causes urinary retention 
D. Shows the anticholinergic effect 
E. Treat ventricular arrhythmia 


Answer: B. Produce a positive inotropic effect 
It produces a negative inotropic effect.


14. Which one of the following statements is wrong about the sotalol drug?
A. Antiarrhythmic class III agent
B. A nonselective beta-blocker 
C. Suppress ectopic beats 
D. Cause torsade de pointes
E. Increase myocardial oxygen demand 

Answer: E. increase myocardial oxygen demand 
In fact, this reduces myocardial oxygen demand.

15. Which one of the following drugs is used as an antidote to Lead toxicity?
A. Physostigmine
B. Pyridostigmine
C. Pyridoxine
D. Dimercaprol

Answer: D. Dimercaprol

16. Ototoxicity is the adverse effect of the following drugs?
A. Thiazide Diuretic
B. Loop Diuretics
C. Potassium-sparing Diuretics
D. Loop Diuretics

Answer: D. Loop Diuretics

17. A drug used alone to induce a net negative salt balance and is effective in secondary hyperaldosteronism?
A. Eplerenone
B. Spironolactone
C. Amiloride
D. Acetazolamide

Answer: B. Spironolactone

18. Which one of the following drugs increases the excretion of calcium?
A. Spironolactone
B. Triamterene
C. Furosemide
D. Hydrochlorothiazide

Answer: C. Furosemide

19. Optic neuritis is the adverse effect of the following drug?
A. Ethambutol
B. Isoniazid
C. Pyrazinamide
D. Rifampin 

Answer: A. Ethambutol

20. Chronic administration of one of the following drugs causes fat redistribution?
A. Fomivirsen 
B. Acyclovir 
C. Saquinavir 
D. Cidofovir 
E. Gancyclovir

Answer: C. Saquinavir

21. Which one of the following options of drugs is linked with intrinsic sympathomimetic activity (ISA)?
A. Propranolol
B. Timolol
C. Pindolol
D. Acebutolol
E. Both C & D

Answer: E. Both C & D

22. Which one of the following drugs is more potent than others?
A. Naproxen 
B. Indomethacin
C. Diclofenac
D. A & B
E. B & C

Answer: C. Diclofenac

23. Where would you expect to see the first return of func-
tion in skeletal muscles following discontinuation of a
nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent?
A. Arms
B. Diaphragm
C. Fingers
D. Pupils

Answer: B. Diaphragm 

Following administration of a neuro-

muscular blocker, the facial muscles are impacted first, but

the pupils are not controlled by skeletal muscle and are not

affected. The fingers and arms would be next, with the dia-

phragm function lost last. Function returns in the opposite

order, so function of the diaphragm returns first.

24. An ICU patient with severe lung injury requires a neuro-

muscular blocking agent to assist in his ventilator man-

agement. He has liver disease and is currently in renal

failure. Which neuromuscular blocker is the best choice

for this patient?

A. Cisatracurium

B. Pancuronium

C. Vecuronium

D. Rocuronium

Answer: A. Cisatracurium

Pancuronium is renally eliminated and the patient has renal failure. Vecuronium and rocuronium are hepatically metabolized and the patient has liver disease. Cisatracurium is cleared by organ-independent

metabolism (Hofmann elimination).

08. At high doses following drugs impair the absorption of the fat-soluble vitamins?
A. Cholestyramine 
B. Colestipol
C. Colesevelam
D. A & B
E. All of these


Answer: D. A & B

09. Cholestyramine is also used to relieve the following disease?
A. High blood pressure 
B. Pruritus
C. Meningitis 
D. Git disturbance 
E. Constipation 

Answer: B. Pruritus

10. A drug that forms an insoluble complex with bile acid preventing their reabsorption from the intestine is following?
A. Cholestyramine  
B. Colestipol
C. Colesevelam 
D. A & B
E. All of these 

Answer: E. All of these 

25. Cells have antigen specific immunoglobulin on the surface but have not yet interacted with a specific antigen?

A. Naive B cells 

B. Memory B cells

C. T lymphocytes 

D. Cytotoxic T cells 

E. Helper T cells 

Answer: A. Naive B cells (type of B lymphocytes

Along with Memory B cells that already have interacted with antigens in immune response and more rapidly activated and are long lived.

26. Also called effector cells help in enhancing interaction with and activation by an antigen during adaptive immune response?

A. Immunogens

B. Accessory Cells  

C. Adjuvant 

D. Affinity 

E. Apoptosis 

Answer: B. Accessory Cells 

Affinity:binding strength of antibody with epitope