MCQ

MCQ
1. Which one of the following is a pharmacological effect of cortisol?
a. Hypercoagulability
b. Hypotension
c. Acceleration of wound healing
d. Hypoglycemia

2. All of the following are H2 blocker drugs EXCEPT?

a. Omeprazole
b. Cimetidine
c. Famotidine
d. Ranitidine
3. Aspirin inhibits which of the following enzymes?
a. Lipoprotein lipase
b. Lipoxygenase (LOX)
c. Cyclooxygenase (COX)
d. Phospholipase A2
4. Which of the following drugs is life-saving in a case of anaphylactic shock?
a. Atropine
b. Adrenaline
c. Isoprenaline
d. Physostigmine
5. The essential feature in drug addiction is which of the following?
a. Physical dependence
b. Psychological dependence
c. Physical and psychological dependence
d. Psychiatric abnormality
6. For treatment of toxicity of atropine, the following drug is used?
a. Physostigmine
b. Neostigmine
c. Acetyl choline
d. Pilocarpine

7. Specific antidote of morphine is?

a. Methadone
b. Naloxone
c. Mepridine
d. Atropine
 8. The following diuretic can be used to treat hypokalemia?
a. Thiazide
b. Furosemide
c. Spironolactone
d. None of the above
9. The following drugs are used in treatment of hypoglycemic coma?
a. Glucose
b. Glucagon
c. Adrenaline
d. All of the above
10. Pharmacological effects of aspirin include which one of the following:
a. Broncho-dilatation
b. Irritation and peptic ulcer
c. Increase urine formation
d. Increased blood coagulation
11. For rapid reversal of bleeding from warfarin we can use
a. Vitamin K
b.Fresh blood
c. Protamine sulfate
d.Vitamin C
12. Specific antidote of benzodiazepines is
a. Atropine
b. Flumazenil
c. Naloxone
d. Mepridine
13. The following drug can be used in treatment of hypercalciurea and recurrent renal stones
a. Thiazide
b. Frusemide
c. Spironolactone
d. Amiloride
14. Which of the following drugs is not used for H. pylori treatment?
a. Tetracycline
b. Misoprostol
c. Amoxicillin
d. Omeprazole
 15. Ototioxicity or irrevirsable damage of 8th cranial nerve is a common side effect of:
a. Penicillin
b. Cephalosporin
c. Erythromycin
d. Aminoglycosides
16. The following drug doesn’t have extensive hepatic first pass

a. Penicillin
b. Nitroglycerin
c. Lidocaine
d. Metformin

17. Which of the following is the main approach of peptic ulcer treatment?

a. Neutralization of gastric acid

b. Eradication of Helicobacter pylori
c. Inhibition of gastric acid secretion
d. All of the above
18. Specific antidote of heparin is:
a. Vit K

b. Protamine sulphate
c. Warfarin
d. Vit C
19.Rupture of tendons is one of the adverse effects of
a. Penicillin
b. Cephalosporin
c. Erythromycin
d. Quinolones

20. Which of the following drugs is life saving in a case of anaphylactic shock?
a. Atropine
b. Adrenaline
c. Isoprenaline
d. Physostigmine

21. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a. Aspirin is used in treatment of peptic ulcer
b.Salicylates are hypothermic drugs
c.Aspirin cause irreversible inhibition of COX enzyme
d.Aspirin can be given to patients with bronchial asthma
22. Macrolide antibiotics inhibit:
a-Protein synsthesis
b-Cell wall synthesis
c-DNA synthesis
d-Metabolic pathway

23. Insulin can NOT be administered by:

a. Oral route
b. Intravenous route
c. Subcutaneous route
d. Intramuscular route

24. Drug of choice for the treatment of peptic ulcer caused due to chronic use of
NSAIDs is:

a. Pirenzepine
b.Ranitidine
c. Misoprostol
d.Sucralfate

25. The following is advantage of IV route

a. Delayed onset
b.Extensive first pass
c. Control of dose
d.Small volume