PHARMACOLOGY QUIZZES 53 | Multiple Choice Questions| Medical Exam Preparations

01. Which one of the following agents is insulin?
A. Torsemide
B. Atorvastatin
C. Glargine
D. Desmopressin
E. Somatostatin

Answer: C. Glargine

02. Cefaclor belongs to one of the following generations of the cephalosporin?
A. 1st generation
B. 2nd generation
C. 3rd generation
D. 4th generation 

Answer: B. 2nd generation

03. Which of the following hormone belongs to the oral diabetic agent?
A. Oxytocin 
B. Glimepiride 
C. Somatrem
D. Furosemide 
E. A & B

Answer: B. Glimepiride 

04. Nelfinavir belongs to the class of following drugs?
A. Antiviral 
B. Antipyretic 
C. Antiprotozoal
D. Antibiotics 
E. Anti-malaria 
Answer: A. Antiviral

05. Incretin mimetic is one of the following?
A. Bumetanide
B. Furosemide 
C. Exenatide
D. Pramlintide
E. A & B

Answer: C. Exenatide

06. Which one of the following drugs belongs to 1st generation Cephalosporins?
A. Cefadroxil
B. Cefazolin
C. Cefdinir
D. A & B
E. All of the above 

Answer: D. A & B

07. Which one of the following drugs is a 2nd generation Cephalosporin?
A. Cefaclor
B. Cefprozil 
C. Cefdinir
D. A & B
E. All of the above 

Answer: D. A & B

08. Carbonic anhydrase enzyme is present in the epithelial cells of one of the following part functional zones of the nephron?
A. The proximal convoluted tubules
B. The descending loop of Henle
C. The ascending loop of Henle
D. The distal convoluted tubules
E. The collecting tubule and duct

Answer: A. The proximal convoluted tubules

10. Thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is the adverse effect of the following drug?
A. Clopidogrel
B. Ticlopidine
C. Abciximab 
D. Both A & B
E. All of the above


Answer:. D. Both A & B

11. A drug that inhibits the M2 protein ion channel and its ability to modulate intracellular PH?
A. Acyclovir
B. Ribavirin
C. Rimantadine
D. Zanamivir


Answer: C. Rimantadine

12. Oxytocin is an agent used to increase uterine contractions during labor and also control postpartum bleeding and hemorrhage has the following adverse effects except?
A. Uterine Hypertonicity
B. Hyponatremia
C. Bradycardia
D. Phlebitis
E. Neonatal jaundice

Answer: D. Phlebitis

13. Polyuria is an adverse effect of which of the following drug?
A. Desmopressin
B. Vasopressin
C. Oxytocin
D. Conivaptan

Answer: D. Conivaptan

14. Estrogen is the female hormone due to which female sex organs and secondary sexual characteristics developed. Estrogen has the following adverse effects except?
A. Thromboembolic disease
B. Fluid retention
C. Endometrial cancer
D. Hepatic Adenoma
E. Paresthesia


Answer: E. Paresthesia

15. Which one of the following drugs causes a non-productive cough?
A. Torsemide
B. Atorvastatin
C. Captopril
D. Desmopressin
E. Somatostatin

Answer: C. Captopril

16. A drug that causes REACTIVATION OF ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE?
A. Neostigmine
B. Tacrine
C. Echothiophate
D. Pralidoxime

Answer: D. Pralidoxime

Unable to penetrate into CNS so not useful to treat CNS effects of organophosphate. Also can't reverse toxicity of reversible AChE inhibitors such as physostigmine. 

Dose:  1-2g followed by 500mg/h or 1g every 4h

Child: 20-40mg followed by 5-10mg/kg/h or 20mg/kg every 4h

17. Which one of the following antibacterial drugs is a protein synthesis inhibitor drug?
A. Chloramphenicol
B. Vancomycin
C. Aztreonam
D. Cefuroxime


Answer: A. Chloramphenicol


18. Increased level of bradykinin causes?
A. Fever
B. Dry cough
C. Headache
D. Fatigue
E. Vertigo


Answer: B. Dry cough

19. Which of the following proteins in the serum transport drugs?
A. Albumin 
B. Alpha-1 acid glycoprotein 
C. Organic anion polypeptides 
D. A & B
E. All of the above 

Answer: E. All of the above

20. Which one of the following adverse effects of calcium channel blockers is wrong?
A. Hypotension
B. Fatigue
C. Diarrhea
D. Vertigo

Answer: Diarrhea
Calcium channel blockers cause constipation, peripheral edema, 

21. A disease caused by Bacillus anthracis a gram positive spore forming rod?

A. Anthrax 

B. Small Pox

C. Plague

D. Botulism 

E. Tularaemia 

Answer: A. Anthrax (60 days of prophylactic antibiotics)

Treatment: Ciprofloxacin and doxycycline used for post exposure prophylaxis PEP. Levofloxacin also approved for adults. Amoxicillin or penicillin also used.

Vaccine: Anthrax Vaccine adsorbed IM

22. A disease caused by Yersinia pestis with clinical features of aerosolised pneumonia?

A. Anthrax 

B. Small Pox

C. Plague

D. Botulism 

E. Tularaemia 

Answer: C. Plague

Pneumonia plague most virulent. Bubonic plague less likely 

Treatment of pneumonia plague: Streptomycin  or gentamicin 

23. Following is the basic structure of following component?

 

A. Amino Acid

B. Protein 

C. Lipids 

D. Carbohydrates 

E. Glucose 

Answer: A. Amino Acid basic structure