Chemistry in Everyday Life

Drugs which block binding sites of enzymes are called?

● Competitive Inhibitors ● Enzyme Inhibitors
● Non-Competitive Inhibitors ● Antagonists

Drugs which bind to an allosteric site of the enzyme(which changes the shape of the binding site) called?
● Competitive Inhibitors ● Enzyme Inhibitors
● Non-Competitive Inhibitors ● Antagonists

Drugs which bind to the receptor site and inhibit its natural function are called?
● Agonists ● Enzyme Inhibitors
● Non-Competitive Inhibitors ● Antagonists

Drugs which mimic the natural messenger by switching on the receptor are called?
● Agonists ● Enzyme Inhibitors
● Non-Competitive Inhibitors ● Antagonists

Why are metal hydroxides better than NaHCO3 for Acidity?

● Don’t take pH above 8 ● Keep the pH as is
● Don’t take pH below 8 ● Severely change the pH

What does histamine help in creating?

● Pepsin & HCl ● Noradrenaline
● Insulin ● Phenelzine

Which drugs are used to block histamine from stomach walls? 2 correct
● Iproniazid ● Cimetidine
● Equanil ● Ranitidine

Which are competitive histamine inhibitors? 2 correct

● Bromopherinamine ● Terfenadine
● Meprobamate ● Codeine

Noradrenaline is a?
● Antihistamine which helps with pH ● Is a neurotransmitter which helps
of stomach in changing mood
● Antibiotic used for bacterial ● Antiseptic used for disinfection
infections

Which of the following non-hypnotic antidepressants are used to solve low levels of the
above mentioned neurotransmitter? 4 correct
● Equanil ● Salvarsan ● Phenelzine
● Prontosil ● Iproniazid
● Meprobamate ● Morphine

Neurologically active drugs are called?

● Tranquilizers ● Antibiotics
● Analgesics ● Antiseptic

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How do the above mentioned antidepressants achieve their task?
● By catalyzing the degeneration of Noradrenaline
● By Inhibiting the creation of Noradrenaline
● By inhibiting enzymes which catalyze degeneration of Noradrenaline
● By catalyzing the creation of enzymes which degenerate Noradrenaline

Which of the following are Barbiturates(hypnotic tranquilizer)? 3 correct

● Sulphanilamide ● Valium ● Veronal

● Serotonin ● Codeine ● Heroin
● Azo Dye ● Morphine

What do analgesics do?

● Reduce pain without loss of consciousness
● Reduce pain with loss of consciousness
● Reduces infections
● Increase Noradrenaline

Which of the following are analgesics, which are also anti-pyretics(fever reducing)? 2 correct
● Azo dye ● Paracetomol
● Aspirin ● Codeine

Which analgesic inhibits synthesis of prostaglandins(which causes inflammation and pain),

and also reduces blood clotting, hence is used in heart attacks?
● Aspirin ● Codeine ● Heroine
● Paracetomol ● Morphine

Salvarsan is used in what case?

● Spirochete which causes syphilis
● Wide spectrum antibiotic used for normal issues
● Streptococci which causes syphilis
● Isn’t an antibiotic

Classify the following into Bactericidal or Bacteriostatic

● Penicillin ● Ofloxacin ● Tetracycline
● Aminoglycosides ● Erythromycin ● Chloramphenicol

Dettol is a mixture of?

● Chloroxylenol ● Bithionol
● Terpineol ● Norethindrone

Which halogen is an antiseptic? (hint: betadine)

● Iodine ● Chlorine
● Fluorine ● Bromine

Progesterone suppresses ovulation, which is used in combination with it? 2 correct

● Ethynylestradiol ● Bithionol
● Norethindrone ● Chloramphenicol

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