Pharmacy
1. Who is regarded the father of surgery in ancient India?
(A) Sushrutha (B) Charaka (C) Vasavadatta (D) Dhanvantari
2. How many bones are there in the normal adult human body?
(A) 201 (B) 204 (C) 206 (D) 210
3. Which of these is used in the treatment of malaria?
(A) Meflooquine (B) Azithromycin (C) Rabeprazole (D) Methotrexate
4. The organism responsible for AIDS is
(A) Hepatitis B virus (B) HIV (C) Herpes virus (D) Plasmodium
5. Which of the following routes of drug administration is not parenteral ?
(A) Intravenous (B) Subcutaneous (C) Intradermal (D) Sublingual
6. Beta blockers are used in treatment of
(A) Hypertension (B) (C) Myxedema (D) Diabetes mellitus Hypercholesterolemia
7. What is the primary use for pioglitazone ?
(A) Anti-convulsant (B) In Hypertension (C) In Diabetes (D) In Malaria
8. Fever with bodyaches and low platelet counts is likely to be
(A) Dengue (B) Typhoid (C) TB (D) Pneumonia
9. The process of transport across a cell in particulate form by formation of vesicles is called
(A) Active transport (B) Facilitated diffusion (C) Pinocytosis (D) Passive diffusion
10. When the rate of elimination of a drug remains constant irrespective of drug concentration, it is said to follow
(A) Zero order kinetics
(B) First order kinetics
(C) Exponential kinetics
(D) Secretory kinetics
11. Complete drug elimination occurs usually after
(A) 2 half lives (B) 3 half lives (C) 5 half lives (D) 10 half lives
12. Hit and Run’ drugs are
(A) Whose plasma concentration cannot be measured
(B) Whose effect lasts longer than the drug itself
(C) Those with short life
(D) Those withdrawn from market very fast
13. The longest bone in the body is
(A) Humerus (B) Stapes (C) Tibia (D) Femur
14. A drug which activates a receptor to produce effect in the opposite direction to that of a well recognized agonist is called
(A) Partial agonist (B) Antagonist (C) Super Agonist (D) Inverse agonist
15. Which is the largest organ in the body?
(A) Skin (B) Brain (C) Heart (D) Kidney
16. Cardiac output is the product of heart rate and
(A) Respiratory rate (B) Minute ventilation (C) Stroke volume (D) Peripheral resistance
17. Precordium refers to area overlying the
(A) Heart (B) Lungs (C) Stomach (D) Urinary bladder
18. The route of administration for insulin is
(A) Subcutaneous (B) Intramuscular (C) Intravenous (D) All
19. The cells in the blood responsible for carrying oxygen is
(A) WBC (B) RBC (C) Lymphocyte (D) Platelet
20. Energy from food sources is measured usually in
(A) Dyne (B) Calorie (C) Pascals (D) Horsepower
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21. The acid normally secreted in the human stomach is
(A) Nitric acid (B) Sulphuric acid (C) Hydrochloric acid (D) Citric acid
22. Who first showed the complete pathway of blood circulation ?
(A) William Harvey (B) Vesuvius
(C) Hippocrates (D) Alexander Fleming
23. The number of chambers in a normal human heart is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
24. Human cells have pairs of sex chromosomes.
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 23 (D) 46
25. The organ predominantly involved in metabolism of drugs is
(A) Liver (B) Lungs (C) Stomach (D) Spleen
26. When a drug binds to a silent receptor,
(A) no pharmacological response occurs
(B) the drug gets metabolized
(C) neuroendocrine hormones get released
(D) DNA changes occur
27. Median lethal dose/median effective dose of a drug is called
(A) Therapeutic subsistence
(B) Therapeutic index
(C) Therapeutic window
(D) Therapeutic efficacy
28. The anti-diabetic drug recently in the news for its probable relation to bladder cancer is
(A) Nateglinide (B) Sitagliptin (C) Pioglitazone (D) Metformin
29. Inert substance given in the garb of medicine is called
(A) Placebo (B) Vaccine (C) Toxoid (D) Multivitamin
30. The structure carrying deoxygenated blood is
(A) Artery (B) Lymphatic (C) Vein (D) Nerve
31. Which of these vitamins is water soluble?
(A) A (B) D (C) E (D) C
32. Deficiency of which vitamin causes Pellagra?
(A) Riboflavin (B) Niacin (C) Biotin (D) Methylcobalamin
33. Which of these drugs is used as a diuretic?
(A) Frusemide (B) Calutamide (C) Chlorpropamide (D) Cyclophosphamide
34. Which of these is an anticancer drug ?
(A) Ticarcillin (B) Tigecycline (C) Teicoplanin (D) Carboplatin
35. Which of the following drugs is likely to be tapered and stopped?
(A) Amoxycillin (B) DEC (C) Prednisolone (D) Meropenem
36. Wilson s disease is associated with metabolism of
(A) Iron (B) Zinc (C) Aluminium (D) Copper
37. Antidote for heparin is
(A) N-acetylcysteine (B) Glucagon (C) Methylene blue (D) Protamine
38. Which of the following is used as an antiepileptic drug?
(A) Phenobarbitone (B) Penicillin (C) Varenicline (D) Acarbose
39. Which of the antihypertensive drugs has dry cough as a side effect?
(A) Ganglion blockers (B) Calcium channel blockers (C) Diuretics (D) ACE inhibitors
40. Which of these drugs is likely to be used weekly once?
(A) Amoxycillin (B) Methotrexate (C) Atorvastatin (D) Sulphasalazine
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41. Which of the following is an antifungal agent?
(A) Ciprofloxacin (B) Ornidazole (C) Miconazole (D) Albendazole
42. The normal fasting blood sugar value is around
(A) 50mg/dL (B) 100mg/dL (C) 150 mg/dL (D) 200mg/dL
43. Chemical energy at the cellular level is in the form of
(A) NADH (B) ATP (C) NADPH (D) SOD
44. Glycolysis results in conversion of glucose to
(A) Fructose (B) Glyceraldehyde (C) Pyruvate (D) Acetoacetate
45. Which material is predominantly used in the sphygmomanometer?
(A) Selenium (B) Silver (C) Mercury (D) Cyanide
46. Which of the following effects is not mediated by Histamine type 2 receptors ?
(A) Vasodilatation (B) Bronchoconstriction (C) Gastric acid secretion (D) Tachycardia
47. Which of the following drugs cannot be given as intravenous bolus shot?
(A) Potassium chloride (B) Adenosine (C) Insulin (D) Dextrose
48. Which of these drugs is most likely to be used by a cardiologist?
(A) Streptokinase (B) Anti-venom (C) Doxycycline (D) Sevelamer
49. Which of these diseases is a psychiatric disease?
(A) Schizophrenia (B) Glaucoma (C) Prolapse
50. Deficiency of what causes rickets?
(A) Vitamin A (B) Vitamin D (C) Iron (D) Copper
51. Which of these is not a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor?
(A) Ulinastatin (B) Simvastatin (C) Pitavastatin (D) Atorvastatin
52. Normal WBC count range in the blood is
(A) 1.5 lakh to 4 lakh/cu.ml.
(B) 4000-10000/cu.ml.
(C) 4.5 million to 5.5 million /cu.ml.
(D) 100-400/cu.ml.
53. The hardest substance in the human body is
(A) Bone (B) Cartilage (C) Dentine (D) Ligament
54. The nasogastric tube used for enteral feeding is called
(A) Steven's tube (B) Sengstaken blackmore tube (C) Ryle’s tube (D) Foley's tube
55. The best treatment modality for uncomplicated non-infective diarrhea is
(A) Antibiotics (B) Loperamide (C) Ranitidine (D) ORS
56. Rods and cones are part of
(A) Inner ear (B) Liver (C) Breast (D) Eye
57. Which of the following is not used sublingually?
(A) Isosorbide dinitrate (B) Nifedepine (C) Nitrofurantoin (D) Nitroglycerine
58. Laplace’s law is followed by all except
(A) Brain (B) Heart (C) Urinary bladder (D) Stomach
59. Which of the following organs in the human body is gender-specific?
(A) Spleen (B) Prostate (C) Lingula (D) Pinna
60. Which of the following structures in the human body is not gender-specific?
(A) Seminal vesicle (B) Fimbria (C) Left atrium (D) CowpeFs gland
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61. Tympanic membrane is a part of
(A) Ear (B) Diaphragm (C) Heart (D) Appendix
62. The total volume of blood in the human body is around
(A) 1 litre (B) 3 litres (C) 5 litres (D) 7 litres
63. Which of the following anti-hypertensive drugs is not safe in pregnancy?
(A) Ramipril (B) Atenolol (C) Methyldopa (D) Hydralazine
64. Proprietary name of a drug in drug nomenclature refers to
(A) Chemical name (B) Generic name (C) Brand name (D) Scientific body name
65. All these drugs are ineffective orally due to liver metabolism except
(A) Testosterone (B) Insulin (C) Lidocaine (D) NTG
66. Bioavailability of a drug by which route reaches 100%?
(A) Oral (B) IV (C) Nasal (D) Topical
67. Knee cap is the common name for
(A) Patella (B) Fibula (C) Scaphoid (D) Femur
68. The RNA contains all except
(A) Thymine (B) Uracil (C) Adenine (D) Guanine
69. Goitre is a condition affecting the
(A) Lower limb (B) Scrotum (C) Thyroid (D) Nasal cavity
70. Which of these structures in the body is unpaired ?
(A) Ureter (B) Optic nerve (C) Spleen (D) Stapedius
71. Hoffman s elimination refers to drug elimination by
(A) Gel matrix formation
(B) Aerosol evaporation
(C) Molecular reorganization
(D) Enzymatic degradation
72. Normal glomerular Alteration rate in adults is
(A) 75 ml/min (B) 100 ml/min (C) 200 ml/min (D) 125 ml/min
73. The functional unit of the lungs is
(A) Alveolus (B) Nephron (C) Myocyte (D) Reticulocyte
74. Serum creatinine helps in measuring the function of
(A) Liver (B) Kidney (C) Lung (D) Muscle
75. Which of these is not a part of liver function test?
(A) Prothrombin time (B) sGOT (C) GGT (D) Mean corpuscular volume
76. The term ESR stands for
(A) Extensive Sibilant Ronchi
(B) Extra-Sensory Receptors
(C) Equal Sinus Rhythm
(D) Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
77. VDRL test is associated with
(A) HIV (B) Syphilis (C) Gonorrhea (D) Hepatitis B
78. Which of the following diseases is spread through the faecal-oral route ?
(A) Hepatitis A (B) Hepatitis B (C) Hepatitis C (D) Hepatitis D
79. Malaria is caused by
(A) Bacteria (B) Virus (C) Parasite (D) Mosquito
80. The aperture of the human lenses is called
(A) Iris (B) Cornea (C) Retina (D) Pupil
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81. Abnormal perception in the absence of a stimulus is called
(A) Delusion (B) Illusion (C) Hallucination (D) Emotion
82. Which of these is not used parenterally ?
(A) Cefotaxim (B) Amikacin (C) Cefixime (D) Vancomycin
83. Dubois formula is used to calculate
(A) Body surface area
(B) Body mass index
(C) Individual child dose
(D) Weight height ratio
84. Rapid development of tolerance to a drug is called
(A) Tachyphylaxis (B) Anaphylaxis (C) intolerance (D) Resistance
85. Toxic effects of a drug at usual therapeutic doses is called
(A) Intolerance (B) Secondary effect (C) Idiosyncracy (D) Hypersensitivity
86. Capacity of drug to produce foetal abnormalities is called
(A) Mutagenicity (B) Carcinogenicity (C) Teratogenicity (D) None
87. All are used in the prophylaxis of migraine except
(A) Propranolol (B) Flunarizine (C) Amitryptiline (D) Sumariptan
88. Insulin is synthesized in the cells of pancreas.
(A) Alpha (B) Beta (C) Delta (D) None
89. Which of these is a sulfonylurea?
(A) Miglitol (B) Acarbose (C) Gliclazide (D) Metformin
90. Which of the following acts by inhibition of carbonic anhydrase ?
(A) Spironolactone (B) Acetazolamide (C) Indapamide (D) Chlorthalidone
91. All are vitamin K dependant clotting factors except
(A) Factor 7 (B) Factor 9 (C) Factor 10 (D) Factor 13
92. Which of the following is not a second line anti Tubercular agent?
(A) Ethionamide (B) Cyclosporine (C) Capreomycin (D) Cycloserine
93. The anti tubercular agent associated with side effect of optic neuritis is
(A) Isoniazid (B) Rifampicin (C) Pyrazinamide (D) Ethambutol
94. Which of the following is used in treatment of Addisons disease?
(A) steroid (B) statin (C) sulfasalazine (D) sulfonylureas
95. What is the dose of Telmisartan used in hypertension ?
(A) 5 mg (B) 16 mg (C) 40 mg (D) 50 mg
96. What is the maximum daily dose of metformin ?
(A) 500 mg (B) 100 mg (C) 2000mg (D) 850 mg
97. Which of these is not a long acting insulin ?
(A) Degludec (B) Lispro (C) Glargine (D) Detemir
98. Which condition commonly causes severe pain, redness and swelling of the first metatarsal joint ?
(A) Rheumatoid arthritis (B) Gout (C) SLE (D) Osteoarthritis
99. Which of these is not an antibiotic drug ?
(A) Azithromycin (B) Linezolid (C) Cefpirome (D) Oseltamavir
100. Megaloblastic anemia occurs in deficiency of
(A) Vitamin B12 (B) Vitamin C (C) Copper (D) Vitamin A
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