medical MCQs – Page 468

Practise multiple-choice questions from medical for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

9342. Mechanism of action of beta-lactam antibiotics would be______________?
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A. Inhibition of cell wall peptidoglycan synthesis by competitive inhibition of transpetidases

B. Inhibition of bacterial protein synthesis by binding to subunit of bacterial ribosomes

C. Inhibition of DNA synthesis by inhibiting DNA-Dependent RNA polymerase

D. Reduced drug causes strand breaks in DNA

9344. Tetracycline acts on______________?
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A. Cell membrane

B. Inhibiting DNA gyrase

C. 50S ribosomes

D. 30S ribosomes
9345. Which of the following can be given as a single dose antimalarial for P.vivax malaria______________?
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A. Atovaquone + Proguanil

B. Pyrimethamine + Sulfadoxime

C. Quinine + Tetracycline

D. Artemisinin

9347. Penicillin is effective against_____________?
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A. Neisseria gonorrhoeae

B. Neisseria meningitis

C. Treponema Pallidum

D. All of the above
9348. Topical Antifungal agent in candidiasis is______________?
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A. Ornidazole

B. Propronolol

C. Clotrimoxazole

D. Clotrimazole
9349. All are true about metformin except_____________?
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A. Reduce hepatic glucose production

B. Inhibits cellular respiration in mitochondria

C. Used in decompensated heart failure

D. Excreted unchanged in urine

9351. In which of the following categories are ephedrine, tyramine and emphetamine classified________________?
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A. Direct acting sympathomimetics

B. Indirect acting sympathomimetics

C. Anticholinesterases

D. Alpha-adrenergic blocking agents

9353. Bacitracin is a_______________?
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A. Oral antibiotic

B. Topical antibiotic

C. All of the above

D. Parenteral antibiotic

9354. Drug chemically related to penicillins is_____________?
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A. Cephalosporin

B. Tetracycline

C. Lincemycin

D. Sulphonamide

9355. Which of the following statements is not correct regarding warfarin_____________?
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A. In a racemic mixture the R form is four times more active than the S form

B. Better avoided during pregnancy as it may causes skeletal deformity of the foetus

C. Transient hypercoagulability is seen

D. The anticoagulant effect is seen only after 72 hours of administration

9356. Which of the following drugs is used therapeutically during allergic conditions ?
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A. Succinylcholine

B. Epinephrine

C. Sulfonamides

D. Tetracycline

9358. Drug which is most unsafe during pregnancy is____________?
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A. Ethambutol

B. B & C

C. Streptomycin

D. Kanamycin

9359. Roxithromycin is______________?
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A. Long acting polypeptide

B. Short action quinolone

C. A long acting macrolide

D. Short acting macrolide