PHARMACOLOGY QUIZZES 33 | Multiple Choice Questions| Medical Exam Preparations

01. Which of the following drug belongs to penicillins?
A. Niacin
B. Atorvastatin
C. Fenofibrate
D. Ezetimibe
E. Penicillin G 

Answer: E. penicillin G

02. Which one of the following drugs is a Cephalosporin drug?
A. Niacin
B. Ceftazidime
C. Ampicillin 
D. Ezetimibe
E. Oxacillin

Answer: B. Ceftazidibe


03. A drug that belongs to Beta-lactamase inhibitors is one of the following?
A. Niacin
B. Aztreonam
C. Cefazolin 
D. Sulbactam
E. Imipenem

Answer: D. Sulbactam

04. Eplerenone belongs to one of the following classes of diuretics?
A. Thiazide Diuretic
B. Loop Diuretics
C. Potassium sparing diuretics
D. Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors

Answer: C. Potassium-sparing Diuretics

05. Spironolactone belongs to one of the following classes of diuretics?
A. Thiazide Diuretic
B. Loop Diuretics
C. Potassium sparing diuretics
D. Osmotic Diuretics

Answer: C. Potassium-sparing Diuretics

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

Answer: D. Busulfan 

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

Answer: B. Ribavirin 

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

Answer: D. Antibiotics

09. Increase in peripheral resistance causes one of the following issues?
A. High Blood pressure 
B. Fever 
C. Aids
D. Headache 

Answer: A. High Blood pressure

11. Patients with this type of Seizure started staring and exhibiting eye blinking Which lasts for 3 to 5 seconds?
A. Status epilepticus 
B. Myoclonic seizure
C. Absence Seizure
D. Tonic-clonic Seizure
E. Simple seizure

Answer: C. Absence Seizure

12. Which of the following corticosteroid had a salt retaining effect? 
A. Prednisone
B. Dexamethasone
C. Fludrocortisone
D. Ethamethasoneb
E. Cortisone

Answer: C. Fludrocortisone

13. Which one of the following drugs is used to slow down premature labor when administered systemically?
A. Epinephrine 
B. Clonidine 
C. Phenylephrine
D. Terbutaline 
E. Dipivefrin 

Answer: D. Terbutaline 
Terbutaline is used to slow down premature labor by relaxing uterus muscles that are responsible for expelling the fetus at the time of premature labor.

14. A drug that inhibits purine synthesis is one of the following?
A. Azathioprine
B. Sirolimus
C. Tacrolimus
D. Basiliximab


Answer: A. Azathioprine


15. The maximum daily dose of Acetaminophen for no longer than 10 days for pain is following?
A. 660 mg
B. 1200 mg
C. 2000 mg
D. 4000 mg
E. 6000 mg

Answer: D. 4000 mg

16. Which one of the following would occur as a result of the inhibition of Na/K/ATPase?
a) Decreased intracellular Na concentration
b) Increased intracellular K concentration
c) Increased intracellular Ca concentration
d) Increased Na-glucose cotransport
e) Increased Na-Ca exchange


Answer: c) Increased intracity Ca concentration
The answer is C, inhibition of Na/K ATPase leads to an increase in intracellular Na concentration, increased intracellular Na then leads to decreased Na gradient across the cell membrane, thereby inhibiting the Ca/Na exchange and causing an increase in intracellular Ca concentration. This is the basis of the major mechanism of action of cardiac glycosides like Digoxin.

17. The rate of conduction of action potentials along a nerve will be increased by:
a) Stimulating the Na-K Pump
b) Inhibiting the Na-K Pump
c) Decreasing the diameter of the nerve
d) Myelinating the nerve
e) Lengthening the nerve fiber


Answer: d) Myelinating the nerve
The answer is D, myelin insulates the nerve thus increasing conduction velocity; action potentials can only be generated at the nodes of Ranvier, where there are breaks in the insulation. The activity of the Na/K pump does not directly affect the conduction or formation of action potentials. Decreasing nerve diameter would increase internal resistance and therefore slow down conduction velocity.

18. A patient diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is administered an oral dose of 0.1 mg chlorpropamide, an insulin secretagogue, and weak acid with a pKa of 5.0. What is the quantity of chlorpropamide absorbed at ph 2.0 from the stomach?
A. 01 mg
B. 05 mg
C. 50 μg
D. 90 μg
E. 9 μg

Answer: E. 9 μg

19. Which one of the following drugs is indicated in hepatic edema & cirrhosis as diuretic of choice?
A. Furosemide
B. Chlorthalidone
C. Acetazolamide
D. Spironolactone


Answer: D. Spironolactone

20. Which one of the following statements about the use of Insulin is Wrong?
A. Stimulates hepatic glycogen synthesis
B. Increase protein synthesis
C. Inhibit peripheral uptake of Glucose
D. Inhibit lipolysis

Answer: C. Inhibit peripheral uptake of Glucose

10. Only one portion of the brain is involved in this type of Seizure?
A. Partial seizure
B. Generalized seizure
C. Febrile seizure
D. Absence seizure
E. Tonic-Clonic seizure

Answer: A. Partial seizure

21. Process in which phagocytosis is enhanced by the deposit of ------------- e.g antibody or compliment component C3b on the surface of antigen?

A. Opsonins, Opsonization

B. Paratope

C. Plasma Cells 

D. Selection tolerance 

E. Natural killer cell 

Answer: A. Opsonins, and process is called Opsonisation 

Paratope: Antigen binding Site also known as antibody combining site on an antibody. Consists of interaction between the Vh and Vl domains of the antibody.

22. Undifferentiated cells found in the bone marrow and fatal liver that gives rise to nearly every leukocyte(immune cell) found in the body?

A. Mitogen

B. MHC haplotype

C. Lysozyme 

D. Commensal

E. Hematopoietic stem cells 

Answer: E. Hematopoietic stem cells 

Mitogen: Molecule that causes cells to undergo cells division 

MHC haplotype: major histocompatibility complex MHC genes both class I and class II expressed by an individual.

Lysozyme: A family of enzymes that breakdown walls of bacteria, especially gram positive bacteria.

Commensal: Normal microbial flora of digestive tract and skin. A Commensal relationship bw a microorganism and it's host is  one which the microorganisms benefits and host neither is harmed nor benifits.