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The topics covered include:
1. Classification of antimicrobial agents
2. Quinolones as antimicrobial agents
3. Cardiac glycosides
4. Antipsychotic drugs
5. Receptors and their types
1. The main side effect of quinolones is:
a) CNS depression
b) Gum dystrophy
c) Cartilage damage
d) Tachycardia
2. The enzyme which is inhibited by the quinolones in gram positive bacteria is:
a) DNA gyrase
b) Topoisomerase IV
c) Topoisomerase II
d) Accetyl CoA
3. What is the basic ring of the pharmacophore of the quinolones?
a) 3-methyl benzimidazole
b) 4-carboxy imidazole
c) Carboxy-4-pyridone
d) 2-methyl pyridine
4. Which of the following is responsible for the incresed photo-toxicity of the quinolones?
a) Fluorine at C-2
b) Fluorine a C-8
c) COOH at C-3
d) Piperazine ring
5. Which of the following enhances the activity of the quinolones towards DNA gyrase?
a) Fluorine at C-6
b) Reduction of the double present at Carbon no. 2 & 3
c) Fluorine at C-8
d) Carbonyl ring present at C-4
6. Quinolones are contraindicated in pregnancy because:
a) The cause nausea and vomitting
b) Kidney damage
c) Cartilage damage
d) Bone marrow depression
7. Quinolones enhance the plasma concentration of:
a) Caffeine
b) Warfarin
c) Theophylline
d) All of the above
8. Quinollones with NSAIDs can be harmful as they can produce:
a) Gastric ulceration
b) CNS toxicity
c) Kidney damage
d) Liver toxicity
9. Second generation quinolones among the following is:
a) Nalidixic acid
b) Ciprofloxacin
c) Gatifloxacin
d) Moxifloxacin
10. Main mechanism of action of the quinolones is:
a) It inhibits the cell wall synthesis of the bacteria
b) It inhibits subunit A of DNA gyrase
c) It hinders the protein synthesis
d) It inhibits he activity of Topoisomerase II
11. Who is the father of chemotherapy?
a) Paul Ehlrich
b) Sidney Farber
c) Alferd Gilman
d) Emil Frei
12. What is the basic mechanism of action of tetracyclines?
a) It binds with 30S ribosomes and inhibits protein synthesis.
b) It binds with 50S ribosomes and inhibits protein synthesis.
c) It inhibits cell wall synthesis of bacteria.
d) It inhibits nucleic acid synthesis.
13. Zidovudine inhibits the enzyme:
a) DNA gyrase
b) Transpeptidase
c) DNA polymerase
d) RNA polymerase
14. Antimicrobial agents that produces aqueous pores in the cell membrane and lead to microbial death includes
a) Streptomycin
b) Rifamycin
c) Gramicidin
d) Amoxycilin
15. Antibiotic that inhibits alanine racemase eenzyme:
a) Ciprofloxaicn
b) Cycloserine
c) Polystatin
d) Azithromycin
16. Chloramphenicol inhibits protein synthesis by binding with which of the following enzymes?
a) Transpeptidase
b) Peptidyl transferase
c) Thymidylate synthetase
d) Thymidine kinase
17. Which of the antibiotics affect the function of cytoplasmic membranes?
a) Azithromycin
b) Ofloxacin
c) Ketoconazole
d) Streptomycin
18. Sulfonamides has the chief mechanism of action:
a) Inhibits the protein synthesis.
b) Inhibits the cell wall synthesis
c) Inhibit the conversion of Pteridine & p-Amino Benzoic acid (PABA) into dihydrofolic acid.
d) Inhibits nucleic acid synthesis in the cell.
19. Acyclovir inhibits the following enzyme:
a) Thymidine kinase
b) Thymidylate synthetase
c) DNA polymerase
d) RNA polymerase
20. Which of the following antimicrobial agent is mainly antifungal in nature?
a) Rifamycin
b) Ketoconazole
c) Clarithromycin
d) Trimethoprim
21. Cardiac glycosides exhibits their mechanism of action basically by:
a) Positive chronotropic effect
b) Positive dronotropic effect
c) Positive ionotropic effect
d) Negative chronotropic effect
22. Aglycone ring contains of cardiac glycosides contains how many carbon atoms?
a) 17
b) 18
c) 19
d) 20
23. Which is true about about the stereochemistry of the aglycone part of the cardiac glycosides?
a) A & B rings are fused trans
b) B & C rings are fused trans
c) C & D rings are fused trans
d) A & D rings are fused trans
24. Cardiac glycosides inhibits which of the enzyme?
a) Na+/K+ ATPase
b) Thymidyl synthetase
c) Myosin ATPase
d) Creatine kinase
25. Thiazine and digoxin administered together can aggravate:
a) Hyperkalemia
b) Hypokalemia
c) Hyperthermia
d) Hypothermia
26. Which of the following is the confirmatoy test for cardiac glycosides?
a) Brontrager's test
b) Kedde's test
c) Salwoki test
d) Shinoda test
27. Which is not true for the cardiac glycosides?
a) There should be β-17 lactone ring present.
b) A-B & C-D rings should be essentially fused cis.
c) OH group at C-14 should also be present in β-orientation.
d) A & C should be essentialy trans.
28. Digoxin has decresased t1/2 as compared to digitoxin because:
a) Presence of one less OH group which increased hydrophilicity
b) Presence of one more OH group which increased hydrophilicity
c) Presence of one extra CH3 group which increase lipophilicity
d) Presence of one less CH3 group which increase lipophilicity
29. Which of the following drugs is contraindicated with cardenolides?
a) Quinine
b) Thiazide diuretics
c) Verapamil
d) All of the above
30. Least hydrophilic drug among the following cardiac glycosides is
a) Digoxin
b) Digitoxin
c) Gitoxin
d) All have same level of hydrophilicity
31. The ligand which neither have affinity for the receptor nor activity is called:
a) Agonist
b) Antagonist
c) Inverse agonist
d) None of the above
32. Glycine recptors are typical example of:
a) Voltage gated channel
b) G protein coupled receptor
c) Ligand gated ion chennel
d) Nuclear receptor
33. Amino terminus of the G protein coupled receptor is located at:
a) Extracellular region
b) Transmembrane region
c) Intracellular region
d) None of the above
34. Ligand to the G protein coupled receptor binds to:
a) Carboxy terminus
b) Amino terminus
c) Transmembrane region
d) Different ligands bind at different regions
35. Insulin recrptors are typical example of:
a) G protein coupled recptors
b) Transmembrane catalytic receptors
c) Ligand gated channels
d) Voltage gated channels
36. In the nuclear receptor class, ligand binds to:
a) Amino terminus
b) Carboxy terminus
c) With Heat shock protein binding region
d) Transmembrane region
37. Which of the following drug exerts their action through nuclear receptors?
a) Vitamin K
b) Estradiol
c) Nitrous oxide
d) All of the above
38. Which of the following is not G protein coupled receptor?
a) Accetyl choline
b) Adrenaline
c) Noradrenaline
d) Dopamine
39. Who called the term receptor?
a) Paul Ehlrich
b) Sidney Farber
c) Alferd Gilman
d) Emil Frei
40. Nerve conduction in sensory nerves primarily occurs through:
a) Voltage gated channels
b) Ligand gated channels
c) G protein coupled receptors
d) Nuclear receptors
41. Neuroleptics are given in the treatment of :
a) Depression
b) Schizoprhenia
c) Epilepsy
d) Mania
42. Which of the phenothiazine antipsychotic drug contains piperazine moiety?
a) Chloropromazine
b) Trifluperazine
c) Triflupromazine
d) Thioridazone
43. Which of the following is a typical example of butyrophenone?
a) Pimozide
b) Haloperidol
c) Loxapine
d) Flupenthixol
44. Phenothiazenes show maximum potency when N of phenothiazine ring connected with N of alkyl side chain with how many carbon atoms?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
45. Maximum activity of the phenothiazine is obtained when terminal amine is:
a) primary in nature
b) Secondary in nature
c) Tertiary in nature
d) None of the above
46. Potency of the phenothiazine is maximum when subtstitution at the phenothiazine occurs at carbon no:
a) 1
b) 4
c) 3
d) 2
47. All potent butyrophenones except amiroperidone contains:
a) 4-fluro piperidine
b) 4-fluro Piperazine
c) 4-flurophenyl
d) 4-flurocyclohexyl
48. Antipsychotic drugs mainly act by :
a) DA2 agonists
b) DA2 antagonists
c) Serotonin antagonist
d) Mono amine oxidase inhibitor
49. The main side effect of the antipsychotic drug is:
a) Parkinsonian
b) CNS depression
c) Gastric hammerhage
d) Muscular dystrophy
50. Which of the following drugs show synergism with antipsychotic drugs?
a) Antihistamines.
b) Alcohol
c) Sedatives
d) All of the above
The topics covered include:
1. Classification of antimicrobial agents
2. Quinolones as antimicrobial agents
3. Cardiac glycosides
4. Antipsychotic drugs
5. Receptors and their types
1. The main side effect of quinolones is:
a) CNS depression
b) Gum dystrophy
c) Cartilage damage
d) Tachycardia
2. The enzyme which is inhibited by the quinolones in gram positive bacteria is:
a) DNA gyrase
b) Topoisomerase IV
c) Topoisomerase II
d) Accetyl CoA
3. What is the basic ring of the pharmacophore of the quinolones?
a) 3-methyl benzimidazole
b) 4-carboxy imidazole
c) Carboxy-4-pyridone
d) 2-methyl pyridine
4. Which of the following is responsible for the incresed photo-toxicity of the quinolones?
a) Fluorine at C-2
b) Fluorine a C-8
c) COOH at C-3
d) Piperazine ring
5. Which of the following enhances the activity of the quinolones towards DNA gyrase?
a) Fluorine at C-6
b) Reduction of the double present at Carbon no. 2 & 3
c) Fluorine at C-8
d) Carbonyl ring present at C-4
6. Quinolones are contraindicated in pregnancy because:
a) The cause nausea and vomitting
b) Kidney damage
c) Cartilage damage
d) Bone marrow depression
7. Quinolones enhance the plasma concentration of:
a) Caffeine
b) Warfarin
c) Theophylline
d) All of the above
8. Quinollones with NSAIDs can be harmful as they can produce:
a) Gastric ulceration
b) CNS toxicity
c) Kidney damage
d) Liver toxicity
9. Second generation quinolones among the following is:
a) Nalidixic acid
b) Ciprofloxacin
c) Gatifloxacin
d) Moxifloxacin
10. Main mechanism of action of the quinolones is:
a) It inhibits the cell wall synthesis of the bacteria
b) It inhibits subunit A of DNA gyrase
c) It hinders the protein synthesis
d) It inhibits he activity of Topoisomerase II
11. Who is the father of chemotherapy?
a) Paul Ehlrich
b) Sidney Farber
c) Alferd Gilman
d) Emil Frei
12. What is the basic mechanism of action of tetracyclines?
a) It binds with 30S ribosomes and inhibits protein synthesis.
b) It binds with 50S ribosomes and inhibits protein synthesis.
c) It inhibits cell wall synthesis of bacteria.
d) It inhibits nucleic acid synthesis.
13. Zidovudine inhibits the enzyme:
a) DNA gyrase
b) Transpeptidase
c) DNA polymerase
d) RNA polymerase
14. Antimicrobial agents that produces aqueous pores in the cell membrane and lead to microbial death includes
a) Streptomycin
b) Rifamycin
c) Gramicidin
d) Amoxycilin
15. Antibiotic that inhibits alanine racemase eenzyme:
a) Ciprofloxaicn
b) Cycloserine
c) Polystatin
d) Azithromycin
16. Chloramphenicol inhibits protein synthesis by binding with which of the following enzymes?
a) Transpeptidase
b) Peptidyl transferase
c) Thymidylate synthetase
d) Thymidine kinase
17. Which of the antibiotics affect the function of cytoplasmic membranes?
a) Azithromycin
b) Ofloxacin
c) Ketoconazole
d) Streptomycin
18. Sulfonamides has the chief mechanism of action:
a) Inhibits the protein synthesis.
b) Inhibits the cell wall synthesis
c) Inhibit the conversion of Pteridine & p-Amino Benzoic acid (PABA) into dihydrofolic acid.
d) Inhibits nucleic acid synthesis in the cell.
19. Acyclovir inhibits the following enzyme:
a) Thymidine kinase
b) Thymidylate synthetase
c) DNA polymerase
d) RNA polymerase
20. Which of the following antimicrobial agent is mainly antifungal in nature?
a) Rifamycin
b) Ketoconazole
c) Clarithromycin
d) Trimethoprim
21. Cardiac glycosides exhibits their mechanism of action basically by:
a) Positive chronotropic effect
b) Positive dronotropic effect
c) Positive ionotropic effect
d) Negative chronotropic effect
22. Aglycone ring contains of cardiac glycosides contains how many carbon atoms?
a) 17
b) 18
c) 19
d) 20
23. Which is true about about the stereochemistry of the aglycone part of the cardiac glycosides?
a) A & B rings are fused trans
b) B & C rings are fused trans
c) C & D rings are fused trans
d) A & D rings are fused trans
24. Cardiac glycosides inhibits which of the enzyme?
a) Na+/K+ ATPase
b) Thymidyl synthetase
c) Myosin ATPase
d) Creatine kinase
25. Thiazine and digoxin administered together can aggravate:
a) Hyperkalemia
b) Hypokalemia
c) Hyperthermia
d) Hypothermia
26. Which of the following is the confirmatoy test for cardiac glycosides?
a) Brontrager's test
b) Kedde's test
c) Salwoki test
d) Shinoda test
27. Which is not true for the cardiac glycosides?
a) There should be β-17 lactone ring present.
b) A-B & C-D rings should be essentially fused cis.
c) OH group at C-14 should also be present in β-orientation.
d) A & C should be essentialy trans.
28. Digoxin has decresased t1/2 as compared to digitoxin because:
a) Presence of one less OH group which increased hydrophilicity
b) Presence of one more OH group which increased hydrophilicity
c) Presence of one extra CH3 group which increase lipophilicity
d) Presence of one less CH3 group which increase lipophilicity
29. Which of the following drugs is contraindicated with cardenolides?
a) Quinine
b) Thiazide diuretics
c) Verapamil
d) All of the above
30. Least hydrophilic drug among the following cardiac glycosides is
a) Digoxin
b) Digitoxin
c) Gitoxin
d) All have same level of hydrophilicity
31. The ligand which neither have affinity for the receptor nor activity is called:
a) Agonist
b) Antagonist
c) Inverse agonist
d) None of the above
32. Glycine recptors are typical example of:
a) Voltage gated channel
b) G protein coupled receptor
c) Ligand gated ion chennel
d) Nuclear receptor
33. Amino terminus of the G protein coupled receptor is located at:
a) Extracellular region
b) Transmembrane region
c) Intracellular region
d) None of the above
34. Ligand to the G protein coupled receptor binds to:
a) Carboxy terminus
b) Amino terminus
c) Transmembrane region
d) Different ligands bind at different regions
35. Insulin recrptors are typical example of:
a) G protein coupled recptors
b) Transmembrane catalytic receptors
c) Ligand gated channels
d) Voltage gated channels
36. In the nuclear receptor class, ligand binds to:
a) Amino terminus
b) Carboxy terminus
c) With Heat shock protein binding region
d) Transmembrane region
37. Which of the following drug exerts their action through nuclear receptors?
a) Vitamin K
b) Estradiol
c) Nitrous oxide
d) All of the above
38. Which of the following is not G protein coupled receptor?
a) Accetyl choline
b) Adrenaline
c) Noradrenaline
d) Dopamine
39. Who called the term receptor?
a) Paul Ehlrich
b) Sidney Farber
c) Alferd Gilman
d) Emil Frei
40. Nerve conduction in sensory nerves primarily occurs through:
a) Voltage gated channels
b) Ligand gated channels
c) G protein coupled receptors
d) Nuclear receptors
41. Neuroleptics are given in the treatment of :
a) Depression
b) Schizoprhenia
c) Epilepsy
d) Mania
42. Which of the phenothiazine antipsychotic drug contains piperazine moiety?
a) Chloropromazine
b) Trifluperazine
c) Triflupromazine
d) Thioridazone
43. Which of the following is a typical example of butyrophenone?
a) Pimozide
b) Haloperidol
c) Loxapine
d) Flupenthixol
44. Phenothiazenes show maximum potency when N of phenothiazine ring connected with N of alkyl side chain with how many carbon atoms?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
45. Maximum activity of the phenothiazine is obtained when terminal amine is:
a) primary in nature
b) Secondary in nature
c) Tertiary in nature
d) None of the above
46. Potency of the phenothiazine is maximum when subtstitution at the phenothiazine occurs at carbon no:
a) 1
b) 4
c) 3
d) 2
47. All potent butyrophenones except amiroperidone contains:
a) 4-fluro piperidine
b) 4-fluro Piperazine
c) 4-flurophenyl
d) 4-flurocyclohexyl
48. Antipsychotic drugs mainly act by :
a) DA2 agonists
b) DA2 antagonists
c) Serotonin antagonist
d) Mono amine oxidase inhibitor
49. The main side effect of the antipsychotic drug is:
a) Parkinsonian
b) CNS depression
c) Gastric hammerhage
d) Muscular dystrophy
50. Which of the following drugs show synergism with antipsychotic drugs?
a) Antihistamines.
b) Alcohol
c) Sedatives
d) All of the above
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