MEDICOLOGY: PHARMACOLOGY QUIZZES 37 | Multiple Choice Questions| Medical Exam Preparations

Sunday, January 30, 2022

PHARMACOLOGY QUIZZES 37 | Multiple Choice Questions| Medical Exam Preparations

01. Which one of the following drugs is a Penicillin drug?
A. Niacin
B. Atorvastatin
C. Fenofibrate
D. Ezetimibe
E. Indanyl carbenicillin 

Answer: E. Indanyl carbenicillin

02. Lisinopril is used to treat one of the following disease?
A. Viral infection 
B. Blood pressure  
C. Diabetes 
D. Stomach Ulcer  
E. Malaria  

Answer: B. Blood pressure

03. Which of the following drug belongs to Cephalosporin?
A. Niacin
B. Cefoxitin 
C. Ampicillin 
D. Ezetimibe
E. Oxacillin

Answer: B. Cefoxitin 


04. A drug that belongs to MONOBACTAMS is one of the following?
A. Doripenem
B. Imipenem
C. Cefazolin 
D. Sulbactam
E. A & B

Answer: E. A & B

05. Lopinavir is used to treat one of the following disease?
A. Viral infection 
B. Blood pressure  
C. Diabetes 
D. Stomach Ulcer  
E. Malaria  

Answer: A. Viral infection

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

Answer: A. Antiviral  

07. Caspofungin  belongs to the class of following drugs?
A. Antiviral 
B. Antipyretic 
C. Antiprotozoal
D. Antifungal  
E. Anti malaria 

Answer: D. Antifungal

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


Answer: D. Antibiotics

09. Rabeprazole is used to treat one of the following disease?
A. Viral infection 
B. Blood pressure  
C. Diabetes 
D. Stomach Ulcer  
E. Malaria  

Answer: D. Stomach Ulcers

11. Carvedilol blocks following receptors?
A. Alpha-1
B. Beta-1
C. Beta-2
D. A & B
C. All of the above


Answer: C. All of the above

12. Does a drug needs continuous infusion due to half-life of minutes to maintain its hypotensive action?
A. Labetalol
B. Nicardipine
C. Sodium nitroprusside
D. Fenoldopam


Answer: C. Sodium Nitroprusside


13. Blood flow to which of the following organs is primarily regulated by the sympathetic nervous system rather than local metabolites?
a) Brain
b) Heart 
c) Skeletal Muscles during exercise
d) Skin


Answer: d) Skin
The answer is d, the circulation to the skin is primarily controlled by the sympathetic nervous system (through alpha1 receptors); circulation to coronary and cerebral is primarily regulated by local metabolic factors, and circulation to skeletal muscles during exercise is regulated primarily by local metabolic factors although at rest controlled by sympathetic nervous system.

14. A cytokine that has a cytotoxic effect on tumor cells and induces cytokine secretion in inflammatory response?
A. Interleukin-1
B. Interleukin-2
C. Interferon gamma
D. Tissue necrosis factor-alpha



Answer: S. Tissue necrosis factor-alpha


15. Which of the following changes will cause an increase in myocardial O2 consumption?
a) Decreased aortic pressure
b) Decreased contractility
c) Decreased heart rate
d) Increased size of the heart


Answer: d) Increased size of the Heart
The answer is d, myocardial O2 consumption is determined by the amount of work done by the heart (amount of tension developed); it is increased by increase in afterload, increased heart rate or stroke volume, or when size of the heart is increased.

16. A disease characterized by lesions of the mucosa of the GIT especially stomach and duodenum regions exposed to gastric juices?
A. Peptic Ulcer disease
B. GERD 
C. Dyspepsia
D. A & B 

Answer: A. Peptic Ulcer disease

17. Acetylation of Isoniazid is inhibited by following drug?
A. Ethionamide 
B. Dapsone
C. Clofazimine
D. Streptomycin


Answer: A. Ethionamide

18. Which one of the following statements about the Aspirin is not right?
A. Decrease alveolar ventilation 
B. Inhibit COX
C. Hydrolysed to Salicylates 
D.  Low dose has 3 hour half life 
E. Prevent sensitisation of pain 

Answer: A. Decrease alveolar ventilation 
Infact it increases alveolar ventilation at therapeutic doses.

19. Which one of the following drugs stimulates Alpha receptors causing mydriasis?
A. Acetylcholine
B. Physostigmine
C. Phenylephrine
D. Isoproterenol
E. Guanethidine

Answer: C. Phenylephrine

20. Following drug has weak action of dilation of coronary vessels as compared with others?
A. Nifedipine 
B. Verapamil 
C. Diltiazam
D. A & C
E. A & B

Answer: B. Verapamil 

21. One of the Following drugs is used to treat Genital (HSV) herpes simplex virus infection?
A. Valacyclovir
B. Cidofovir
C. Ganciclovir
D. Zanamivir
E. Lamivudine

Answer: A. Valacyclovir 
Famcyclovir, Pencyclovir, Acyclovir all are indicated for HSV. Cidofovir and Gancyclovir are indicated for Cyclomegalo virus retinitis. Zanamavir is used to treat influenza.

10. Labetalol blocks following receptors?
A. Alpha-1
B. Beta-1
C. Beta-2
D. A & B
C. All of the above 


Answer: All of the above




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