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Question 151

Railway Pharmacist 2025• Professional Ability

Parabens act as preservatives by:

  1. AOption (a)

    Neutralising acids

  2. BOption (b)

    Disrupting microbial cell membranes

  3. COption (c)

    Chelating metal ions

  4. DOption (d)

    Oxidising pathogens

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Answer: (a)A.

Neutralising acids

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Question 152

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Which of the following is a calcium channel blocker used in the treatment of antihypertensive drugs? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Methyldopa

  2. BOption (b)

    Labetalol

  3. COption (c)

    Clonidine

  4. DOption (d)

    Amlodipine

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Answer: (a)A.

Methyldopa

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Question 153

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 Methyl polysiloxane can be classified as:

  1. AOption (a)

    Prokinetic drugs

  2. BOption (b)

    Antiemetics drugs

  3. COption (c)

    Gallstone dissolving drugs

  4. DOption (d)

    Digestants

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Answer: (a)A.

Prokinetic drugs

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Question 154

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Which neurotransmitter acts on the detrusor muscle to initiate contraction?

  1. AOption (a)

    Dopamine

  2. BOption (b)

    Acetylcholine

  3. COption (c)

    Serotonin

  4. DOption (d)

    Norepinephrine

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Answer: (a)A.

Dopamine

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Question 155

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Which of the following do not acts as antidepressants:

  1. AOption (a)

    Fiuoxetine

  2. BOption (b)

    Triflupromazine

  3. COption (c)

    Fiuvoxamine

  4. DOption (d)

    Moclobemide

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Answer: (a)A.

Fiuoxetine

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Question 156

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Appetite stimulants can be also called as:

  1. AOption (a)

    Antianginal agent

  2. BOption (b)

    Mutagenic agent

  3. COption (c)

    Orexigenic agent

  4. DOption (d)

    Cholinergic agent

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Answer: (a)A.

Antianginal agent

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Question 157

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Latin or English names of crude drugs are considered in which system of classification of drugs?

  1. AOption (a)

    Chemical classification

  2. BOption (b)

    Morphological classification

  3. COption (c)

    Pharmacological classification

  4. DOption (d)

    Alphabetical classification

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Answer: (a)A.

Chemical classification

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Question 158

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Permethrin is______.

  1. AOption (a)

    Antipruritic

  2. BOption (b)

    Pyrethoid insecticide

  3. COption (c)

    Pediculocide

  4. DOption (d)

    Fungicide

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Answer: (a)A.

Antipruritic

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Question 159

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Which benzodiazepine has a nitro group at the 7-position, contributing to its anticonvulsant activity?

  1. AOption (a)

    Nitrazepam

  2. BOption (b)

     Lorazepam

  3. COption (c)

    Diazepam

  4. DOption (d)

    Clonazepam

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Answer: (a)A.

Nitrazepam

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Question 160

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Complex reactions are:

  1. AOption (a)

    single step reactions

  2. BOption (b)

    2-step reactions

  3. COption (c)

    elementary reactions

  4. DOption (d)

    multistep reactions

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Answer: (a)A.

single step reactions

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