Module 1 Answers

1. Megalobastic Anemia is caused by defiency in:

a. B12
b. B9
c. Iron
d. Both a and b
e. AOTA
2. 4th generation Cephalosporin
a. Cefaloxin
b. Cefepime
c. Cemandole
d. Cefuroxime
3. A 10 volume hyrdrogen peroxide is equivalent
to_______% Hydrogen Peroxide
a. 9%
b. 3%
c. 20%
d. 30%
4. Antidote for silver poisoning
a. CA gluconate
b. Sodium bicarbonate
c. Sodium chloride
d. Copper Sulfate
5. This is not an example of chemical change
a. rusting of iron
b. melting of ice
c. respiration
d. redox
6. Concentration of dehydrated alcohol
a. 95%
b. 49%
c. 99%
d. 70%
7. The first type of drug released to treat HIV
infection
a. Nucleoside reverse transciptase inhibitor
b. Protease inhibitor
c. RNA synthesis inhibitor
d. Fusion inhibitor
8. The first Step that determines the onset of
action rate of absorption and biovailability
a. Liberation
b. Metabolism
c. Elimination
d. Absorption
9. A non-prodrug ACE inhibitor
a. Quinapril
b. Captopril
c. Fosinopril
d. Enalpril
10.The following drug undergo acetylation raction
upon metabolism except:
a. Hydralazine
b. Ethanol
c. Isoniazid
d. Procainamide
11.The prepation of Azithromycin is done by
_____ of its analog
a. Acetylation
b. N-methylation
c. Reduction
d. Cross-linking
12. What is the most abundant intracellular anion:
a. Phospate
b. Chloride
c. Sulfate
d. Bicarbonate
13. Major degradation product of dopamine
a. Vanillylmandelic acid
b. 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy mandellic acid
c. Choline
d. 5-hydroxy-3-indolacetic acid
e. Homovanillic acid
14. This anesthetic is preferred during labor
a. Halothane
b. Enflurane
c. Sevoflurane
d. Methoxyflurane
15. Concentration of bentonite in bentonite
magma prepation is:
a. 10%
b. 5%
c. 15%
d. 2.5%
16. Tetracyline is:
a. An intermediate spectrum, bactericidal
b. A broad spectrum, bacteriostatic
c. A broad spectrum, bactericidal
d. An intermediate spectrum, bacteriostatic
17. Which of the ff. Actions of histamine is not
blocked by H1 antagonists:
a. Increase in salivary excretion
b. Increase in gastric secretions
c. Vasodilation
d. Itchness
18. Sensitivity of gram-negative bacilli to
amoxicillin is due to its:
a. Carboxyl group
b. nitro group
c. Hydroxyl group
d. Amino group
19. Recombinant human insulin is the first
product produced from genetic engineering. It is
produced from:
a. Recombinant E. coli
b. Recombinant S. cerevisiae
c. AOTA
d. NOTA
20. Family A consists of transition elements that
occupy D and F block. Family B consists of
representative elements that occupy S and P block
a. First Statement is true
b. Second Statement is true
c. Both statements are true
d. Both statements are false
21. Heparin is a/an:
a. extract of animal tissue
b. extract of plant
c. Metal
d. Hormone
22. A monoamine oxidase inhibitor used as an
antidepressant drug
a. Amitryptiline
b. thioridazine
c. clozapine
d. tranylcypromine
23. Father of Chemotherapy
a. Robert Koch
b. Joseph Lister
c. Paul Ehrlich
d. Alexander Fleming
24. Christmas disease affects
a. factor I c. facator XIII
b. factor V d. factor IX
25. Vit C is extemely important in wound healing.
Its prinicipal effect is on the:
a. masturation of osteoblast
b. collagen formation
c. reduction of inflammation
d. epithelial proliferation
26. A tumor is benign if:
a. metastasis is evident
b. Cell originating from the tumor may invade
other tissues and cause damage
c. tumor mass maybe removed by surgery and
regression of remaining cells occur
d. cause damage to surrounding structures
27. When aspirin has been hydrolyzed one of its
product produces a keratolytic property. What is
the product?
a. salicylic acid
b. undercylenic acid
c. ester
d. methyl salicylate
28. Which among the ff is mismatched:
I. ciprofloxacin: 2nd gen
II. levofloxacin: 3rd gen
III. Nalidixic acid: 2nd gen
IV. Moxifloxacin: 3rd gen
a. I,II
b. II,III
c. III,IV
d. I,IV
29. Contains 5% iodine in water in KL
a. Lugol's solution
b. iodine tincture
c. iodine solution
d. boulton's solution
30. Which of the ff. involves the metabolism
process of aromatic hydroxylation?
a. Chloral Hydrate to trichloroethanol
b. prednisone to prednisolone
c. phenzylbutazone to oxybutazone
d. amytriptylne to nortriptyline
31. Drugs which cant act on the erythrocytic cycle
of the malaria parasite
a. will be effective for radical cure
b. will be effective for supressive prophylaxis
c. will be effective for prophylaxis and radical
cure
32. Preservatives like parabens increase their
preservative property by:
a. reducing the parent compound
b. drecreasing molecular weight
c. attaching a halogen to the parent compound
d. substituting the parent compound with a
lipophilic group
e. increasing the molecular weight
33. What is the prominent adverse effect of
aminoglyscosides?
a. hepatotoxicity
b. Cardiotoxicity
c. neurotoxicity
d. nephrotoxicity
34. Which of the ff. Quinolones causes the highest
incidence of photosensitivity?
a. lomefloxacin
b. ofloxacin
c. tetracyline
d. erythromycin
35. All of these belong to imidazoles except:
a. terconazole
b. clotrimazole
c. NOTA
d. miconazole
36. The CYP enzymes are heme proteins. The
name is dereived from the fact that the reduced
Fe2+ form of enzyme binds with CO to form a
complex that has a distinguish spectroscopic
absorption maximum at 450mm
a. 1st statement is true
b. 2nd statement is true
c. both statement are true
d. both statement are false
37. This is the process utilized by florey and chain
in isolating penicillin:
a. freeze-drying
b. extraction
c. chromatography
d. X-ray
38. It is the tendency of the drug to combine with
the receptor
a. efficacy
b. intrinsic activity
c. bonding
d. affinity
39. Externally ethyl alcohois employed as:
a. refrigerant
b. rubefacient
c. astringent
d. AOTA
40. Carbonic acid gas
a. Hellium
b. Nitrogen
c. Carbon dioxide
d. Ammonia
41. 6-aminopenicillanic acid is
a. major metabolite of penicillin
b. responsible for development of penicillin
resistance
c. the common nucleus of all penicillins
d. long-acting penicillin
42. Voltaren is
a. Acetaminophen
b. Ibuprofen
c. Diclofenac
d. Naproxen
43. The study of chemical agents which are
selectively more toxic to the invading organisms
than the host
a. Therapeutics
b. chemotherapy
c. organic chemistry
d. biochemistry
44. This tyoe if antifungal agent works by binding
to ergosterol
a. ketoconazole
b. nystatin
c. griseofulvin
d. terbinafine
45. All statements regarding antipyretic analgesics
are false except;
a. produce fall in blood pressure
b. raise the pain threshold
c. develop drug dependence
d. relieve visceral pain
46.Which reaction with alkenes yeilds alcohol?
a. hydrogenation
b. hydrohalogenation
c. halogenation
d. hydration
47. Ore of aluminum
a. baryte
b. cryolite
c. galena
d. pyrite
48. Ion product = Ksp
a. saturated
b. unsaturated
c. supersaturated
d. diluted
e. concentrated
49. It is an alloy of Cu and Ni
a. bronze
b. brass
c. sterling silver
d. monel metal
50. All of the following are pseudohalogens
except;
a. F
b. CN
c. CNO
d. CNS
e. N
51. It is the color of the cyliner used to contain O2
a. black
b. green
c. gray
d. brown
52. The acid utlized in xanthoproteic test
a. sulfuric acid
b. boric
c. hydrochloric
d. acetic
e. nitric
53. The most common and most stable isotope of
hydrogen
a. tritium
b. deuterium
c. protium
d. NOTA
54. CI1735 and CI1737 is an example of
a. isotopes
b. isobars
c. isotones
d. isomers
55. Group VII A
a. coinage metals
b. halogens
c. chalcogens
d. alkaline earth metals
56. A metabolite of chloral hydrate
a. trichloroacetic acid
b. acetaldehyde
c. carbapenem ring
d. phenacetone
57. The generic name of nizoral
a. maconazole
b. clotrimazole
c. ketoconazole
d. potassium sorbate
58. Term used for water that is for drinking
a. Pure water
b. Potable water
c. Spring water
d. Distilled water
59. This is used to test for the presence of boric
acid
a. starch paper
b. lead acetate paper
c. NOTA
d. turmeric paper
60. It states that when a stress is applied to a
system in equillibrium, the equillibrium shifts to
relieve the stress
a. Le Chatelier's principle
b. law of conservation of energy
c. NOTA
d. 2nd law of thermodynamucs
61. What element is used in the prophylaxis of
dental caries?
a. chlorine
b. iodine
c. calcium
d. fluorine
62. Lunge test is a sensitivity test for what ion?
a. phospate
b. sulphate
c. carbonate
d. silver
e. nitrate
63. Inflammble air
a. helium
b. hydrogen
c. Oxygen
d. carbon dioxide
64. Oxidation is a half reaction
a. that involves a gain of eletrons
b. that involves a loss of eletrons
c. takes place in the cathode
65. Nessler's reagent is used to identify
a. K+
b. NH4+
c. Na+
d. Al3+
66. It is found in hydrogen peroxide in
concentration of 0.03% to increase its stability by
catalytically retarding its decomposition
a. benzene
b. ether
c. acetanilide
d. NOTA
67. Amount of heat required to raise the
temperature of an object per gram
a. specific heat
b. heat capacity
c. heat
d. internal energy
68. Radioisotopes decay
a. at the same rate
b. randomly
c. rapidly
d. slowly
69. Color of ammonia in flame test
a. yellow
b. brick red
c. crimson red
d. colorless
70. Only element that can form bonds with itself
a. hydrogen
b. oxygen
c. carbon
d. helium
71. NH4OH
a. spirit of mindererus c. preston's salt
b. muriate of ammonia d. spirit of hatsthorn
72. What quantum number describes the spatial
orientation of the electron cloud with respect to
the three areas in space?
a. spin quantum number
b. magnetic quantum number
c. principal quantum number
d. azimuthal
e. NOTA
73. Index of protective power of colloids
a. zigmondy
b. nuggets
c. dolomite
d. NOTA
74. Antimony in the presence of HCI gives violet
precipitate with this pink dye
a. rhodamine B
b. p-nitrobenzene azoresorcinol
c. aluminon reagent
d. dimethyglyoxime
75. Heaviest/densest element
a. Os
b. Pt
c. Au
d. Hg
76. Obtained from coal tar or petroleum
a. thymol
b. cresol
c. eugenol
d. resorcinol
77. The most abundant and essential of all
elements
a. hydrogen
b. nitrogen
c. oxygen
d. silicon
78. This metal is used in the surgical repair of
bones, muscles and tissues
a. titanium
b. vanadium
c. tantalum
d. molybdenum
79. Acids are proton donors
a. arrhenius d. NOTA
b. bronsted-Lowry
c. lewis
80. Native colloidal aluminum silicate
a. talc
b. pumice
c. kaolin
d. bentonite
81. Saltpeter is a meat preservative. It is the
synonym of:
a. KNO2
b. KNO3
c. NaNO3
d. NaNO2
82. The only reddish metal
a. copper
b. nickel
c. mercury
d. iron
83. Epsom salt is
a. cathartic
b. anticonvulsant
c. antidote to barium poisoning
d. AOTA
84. Ratio of dilution of a given test disinfectant to
the solution of phenol that is required to kill a
strain of S.typhi under carefully controlled time
and temperature
a. phenol coefficient
b. phenol value
c. disinfectant strength
d. disinfectant power
85. Sodium
a. Group 1
b. group 2
c. group 3
d. group 4
e. group 5
86. Calomel
a. Hg2Cl2
b. HgCl2
c. HgO
d.HgNh2Cl
87. 1st fluorinated quinolone
a. nalidixic acid
b. nofloxacin
c. ciprofloxacin
d. NOTA
88. This law states that elements combine in a
fixed ratio of whole numbers as determined by
mass:
a. law of multiple proportions
b. law of definite proportions
c. proust's law
d. both a and b
e. both b and c
89. A salt present atkins and pantin buffer but
absent in gifford's buffer
a. NaCl
b. KCI
c. NaCO3
d. HBO3
90. Which of the ff. Is not a constituent of Ringer's
solution?
a. NaCI
b. KCI
c. CaCI2
d. Ca gluconate
91-95
91. Antibacterial
92. Antiepileptic
93. Antimetabolite
94. Anaphylactic shock
95. Antitussive

A. C. E.

B. D.
96-100
96. Pyrrole –
97. Pyrmidine –
98. Furan –
99. Thiophene –
100. Imidazole –

A. D.

B. E.

C.