Wednesday, 31 January 2018

Pharmacy MCQ Questions and Answers - Set 3

Pharmacy MCQ Questions - Set 3.

1. When given intravenously, a drug has a bioavailability of.
A. 10 %.
B. 50 %.
C. 100 %.
D. 75 %.

2. Characteristics of zero order (Non-linear) kinetics includes.
A. The time required to eliminate 50 % of a dose increases with increasing dose.
B. Doubling the dose of drug doubles the plasma concentration.
C. The proportion of execratory products in urine is dependent on dose and route of administration.
D. There is exponential decline in drug concentration after parenteral dose.

3. Drugs useful in chronic rheumatoid arthritis include.
A. Sulfasalazine.
B. Captopril.
C. Levamisole.
D. Azothioprine.

4. Major pathways of termination of action of Catecholamines is.
A. Reuptake into nerve terminals.
B. Reuptake into extra neuronal effector cells.
C. Inactivation by MAO enzyme.
D. Hepatic inactivation.

5. Viruses can be grown on.
A. Egg containing media.
B. Tissue extract containing media.
C. Embryonated hen’s egg.
D. Robertson’s cooked meat medium.

6. Immunity is lifelong following infection by.
A. Poliovirus.
B. Smallpox virus.
C. Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
D. Chlamydiatrachomatis.

7. Infection is defined as.
A. Invasion and multification of parasite in the tissues of host.
B. Invasion and multification of parasite in the tissues of guest.
C. Presence of micro-organisms producing disease.
D. Presence of bacteria in the tissues in small numbers.

8. The most common causative agent of bacterial pneumonia is.
A. Staphylococcus aureus.
B. Escherichia coli.
C. Streptococcus penumoniae.
D. Mycoplasma.

9. Lactose intolerance is because of the lack of.
A. Acid phosphatise.
B. Lactate dehydrogenase.
C. Galactose-1-phosphate-uridyl transferase.
D. Amylase.

10. If the Carr’s index of a power is 10% then the type of powder flow is.
A. Poor.
B. Excellent.
C. Very poor.
D. Good.

11. In cosmetic preparations, an antioxidant used in an aqueous system is.
A. Sodium formaldehyde sulphoxylate.
B. α-tocopherol.
C. Methylparaben.
D. Phenol.

12. All of the following physicochemical constants are useful in predicting the solubility of a drug except.
A. Dielectric constant.
B. pH of a solution.
C. pKa of the drug.
D. Valency.

13. An original licence or renewed licence to sell drugs remains valid up to.
A. 31st March next year in which it is granted.
B. 30th June of the following year in which it is granted or renewed.
C. 31st January of the same year in which it is granted.
D. 31st December of the following year in which it is granted or renewed.

14. Schedule FF contains the list of the following.
A. Drugs which can be marked under generic names only.
B. Drugs which are habit forming.
C. Standards for ophthalmic preparation.
D. Drugs which are exempt from certain provisions applicable to manufacturing.

15. One of the ex-officio members of the pharmacy council of India is.
A. Director General of health services.
B. Government analyst.
C. Registrar of the state pharmacy council.
D. Director General of Indian veterinary research institute.
Answers
1. 100 %.
2. There is exponential decline in drug concentration after parenteral dose.
3. Sulfasalazine.
4. Inactivation by MAO enzyme.
5. Embryonated hen’s egg.
6. Smallpox virus.
7. Invasion and multification of parasite in the tissues of host.
8. Streptococcus penumoniae.
9. Lactate dehydrogenase.
10. Excellent.
11. Sodium formaldehyde sulphoxylate.
12. Valency.
13. 31st December of the following year in which it is granted or renewed.
14. Standards for ophthalmic preparation.
15. Director General of health services.