Pharmacy MCQ Questions - Set 10.
1. Tropane alkaloids are NOT present in.
A. Datura stramonium.
B. Erythroxylum coca.
C. Duboisia myoporoides.
D. Lobelia inflata.
2. Guggul lipids are obtained from.
A. Commiphora molmol.
B. Boswellia serrata.
C. Commiphora wightii.
D. Commiphora abyssinica.
3. An example of N-glycoside is.
A. Adenosine.
B. Sinigrin.
C. Rhein-8-glucoside.
D. Aloin.
4. One mg of Lycopodium spores used in quantitative microscopy contains an average of.
A. 94,000 spores.
B. 92,000 spores.
C. 90,000 spores.
D. 91,000 spores.
5. Select the correct combination of drugs for the treatment of patients suffering from Hepatitis C.
A. Interferon with Ribavirin.
B. Interferon with Zidovudine.
C. Interferon with Stavudine.
D. Interferon with Lamivudine.
6. Aliskiren acts by.
A. Inhibiting the conversion of Angiotensin I to II.
B. Inhibiting the release of rennin.
C. Inhibiting the binding of Angiotensin II to the receptor.
D. Inhibiting the action of aldosterone.
7. The quantity of drug required to make a 2% w/w solution in 240ml of alcohol is (The density of alcohol is 0.816 g/ml).
A. 1.632g.
B. 2.400g.
C. 4.000g.
D. 4.800g.
8. The rate-limiting step in cholesterol biosynthesis is one of the followings.
A. LDL-receptor concentration.
B. VLDL secretion.
C. Mevalonic acid formation.
D. Co-enzyme A formation.
9. Which one of the following drugs is withdrawn from the market due to torsade de pointes?
A. Chlorpromazine.
B. Astemizole.
C. Haloperidol.
D. Domperidone.
10. The deflection of positive ions formed in a mass spectrometer by electric and magnetic fields depends upon its.
A. Mass.
B. Charge.
C. Velocity.
D. Mass, charge and velocity.
11. Identify the one rational combination which has clinical benefit.
A. Norfloxacin – Metronidazole.
B. Alprazolam - Paracetamol.
C. Cisapride – Omeprazole.
D. Amoxycillin - Clavulanic acid.
12. Stevens-Johnson syndrome is the most common adverse effect associated with one of the following categories of drugs.
A. Sulphonamides.
B. Macrolides.
C. Penicillins.
D. Tetracyclines.
13. Amitryptyline is synthesized from the following starting material.
A. Phthalic anhydride.
B. Terephthalic acid.
C. Phthalamic acid.
D. Phthalimide.
14. The common structural feature amongst the three categories of anticonvulsant drugs barbiturates, succinimides and hydantoins are.
A. Ureide.
B. Imidazolidinone.
C. Dihydropyrimidine.
D. Tetrahydropyrimidine.
15. Nicotinic action of acetylcholine is blocked by the drug.
A. Atropine.
B. Carvedilol.
C. Neostigmine.
D. d-Tubocurarine.
2. Commiphora wightii.
3. Adenosine.
4. 94,000 spores.
5. Interferon with Zidovudine.
6. Inhibiting the release of rennin.
7. 4.000g.
8. Mevalonic acid formation.
9. Astemizole.
10. Mass, charge and velocity.
11. Amoxycillin - Clavulanic acid.
12. Sulphonamides.
13. Terephthalic acid.
14. Ureide.
15. d-Tubocurarine.
A. Datura stramonium.
B. Erythroxylum coca.
C. Duboisia myoporoides.
D. Lobelia inflata.
2. Guggul lipids are obtained from.
A. Commiphora molmol.
B. Boswellia serrata.
C. Commiphora wightii.
D. Commiphora abyssinica.
3. An example of N-glycoside is.
A. Adenosine.
B. Sinigrin.
C. Rhein-8-glucoside.
D. Aloin.
4. One mg of Lycopodium spores used in quantitative microscopy contains an average of.
A. 94,000 spores.
B. 92,000 spores.
C. 90,000 spores.
D. 91,000 spores.
5. Select the correct combination of drugs for the treatment of patients suffering from Hepatitis C.
A. Interferon with Ribavirin.
B. Interferon with Zidovudine.
C. Interferon with Stavudine.
D. Interferon with Lamivudine.
6. Aliskiren acts by.
A. Inhibiting the conversion of Angiotensin I to II.
B. Inhibiting the release of rennin.
C. Inhibiting the binding of Angiotensin II to the receptor.
D. Inhibiting the action of aldosterone.
7. The quantity of drug required to make a 2% w/w solution in 240ml of alcohol is (The density of alcohol is 0.816 g/ml).
A. 1.632g.
B. 2.400g.
C. 4.000g.
D. 4.800g.
8. The rate-limiting step in cholesterol biosynthesis is one of the followings.
A. LDL-receptor concentration.
B. VLDL secretion.
C. Mevalonic acid formation.
D. Co-enzyme A formation.
9. Which one of the following drugs is withdrawn from the market due to torsade de pointes?
A. Chlorpromazine.
B. Astemizole.
C. Haloperidol.
D. Domperidone.
10. The deflection of positive ions formed in a mass spectrometer by electric and magnetic fields depends upon its.
A. Mass.
B. Charge.
C. Velocity.
D. Mass, charge and velocity.
11. Identify the one rational combination which has clinical benefit.
A. Norfloxacin – Metronidazole.
B. Alprazolam - Paracetamol.
C. Cisapride – Omeprazole.
D. Amoxycillin - Clavulanic acid.
12. Stevens-Johnson syndrome is the most common adverse effect associated with one of the following categories of drugs.
A. Sulphonamides.
B. Macrolides.
C. Penicillins.
D. Tetracyclines.
13. Amitryptyline is synthesized from the following starting material.
A. Phthalic anhydride.
B. Terephthalic acid.
C. Phthalamic acid.
D. Phthalimide.
14. The common structural feature amongst the three categories of anticonvulsant drugs barbiturates, succinimides and hydantoins are.
A. Ureide.
B. Imidazolidinone.
C. Dihydropyrimidine.
D. Tetrahydropyrimidine.
15. Nicotinic action of acetylcholine is blocked by the drug.
A. Atropine.
B. Carvedilol.
C. Neostigmine.
D. d-Tubocurarine.
Answer
1. Lobelia inflata.2. Commiphora wightii.
3. Adenosine.
4. 94,000 spores.
5. Interferon with Zidovudine.
6. Inhibiting the release of rennin.
7. 4.000g.
8. Mevalonic acid formation.
9. Astemizole.
10. Mass, charge and velocity.
11. Amoxycillin - Clavulanic acid.
12. Sulphonamides.
13. Terephthalic acid.
14. Ureide.
15. d-Tubocurarine.
