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Question 191

Railway Pharmacist 2025• Professional Ability

Chlorine-based disinfectants primarily act by:

  1. AOption (a)

    Disrupting membrane integrity

  2. BOption (b)

    Oxidising cell walls

  3. COption (c)

    Inhibiting DNA replication

  4. DOption (d)

    Denaturing proteins

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Answer: (a)A.

Disrupting membrane integrity

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Question 192

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Who is responsible for approving the Installation Qualification (IQ) protocol?

  1. AOption (a)

    Production Manager

  2. BOption (b)

    Equipment salesman

  3. COption (c)

    Quality Assurance (QA) Department

  4. DOption (d)

    Regulatory inspector

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Answer: (a)A.

Production Manager

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Question 193

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Which enzyme system is most commonly involved in drug metabolism interactions?

  1. AOption (a)

    Alcohol dehydrogenase

  2. BOption (b)

    UDP-glucuronosyltransferase

  3. COption (c)

    Monoamine oxidase 

  4. DOption (d)

    Cytochrome P450 

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Answer: (a)A.

Alcohol dehydrogenase

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Question 194

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Radio immunoassays can be done using:

  1. AOption (a)

    enzyme antibodies

  2. BOption (b)

    radioactive ions

  3. COption (c)

    lable

  4. DOption (d)

    radioactive antibodies

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Answer: (a)A.

enzyme antibodies

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Question 195

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Artificial sweeteners like saccharin are used in monophasic liquids to:

  1. AOption (a)

    Prevent oxidation

  2. BOption (b)

    Enhance antimicrobial activity

  3. COption (c)

    Improve taste without calories

  4. DOption (d)

    Stabilise pH

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Prevent oxidation

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Question 196

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The formation of microencapsulation technique using coacervation phase separation technique is a _______.

  1. AOption (a)

    two-step process

  2. BOption (b)

    single-step process 

  3. COption (c)

    five-step process

  4. DOption (d)

    three-step process

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two-step process

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Question 197

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 Which of the following is an example of an azole antifungal?

  1. AOption (a)

    Terbinafine

  2. BOption (b)

    Amphotericin B

  3. COption (c)

    Caspofungin

  4. DOption (d)

    Fluconazole

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Answer: (a)A.

Terbinafine

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Question 198

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Aspirin exerts its anti-platelet effect by: 

  1. AOption (a)

    Blocking P2Y12 receptors

  2. BOption (b)

    Activating plasminogen

  3. COption (c)

    Irreversibly inhibiting cyclooxygenase (COX)

  4. DOption (d)

    Inhibiting phosphodiesterase

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Answer: (a)A.

Blocking P2Y12 receptors

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Question 199

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Which drug is used as an appetite stimulant in cancer cachexia?

  1. AOption (a)

    Megestrol acetate

  2. BOption (b)

    Topiramate

  3. COption (c)

    Lorcaserin

  4. DOption (d)

    Phentermine

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Answer: (a)A.

Megestrol acetate

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Question 200

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The first pure alkaloid isolated from a natural source was :

  1. AOption (a)

    Morphine

  2. BOption (b)

    Quinine

  3. COption (c)

    Cocaine

  4. DOption (d)

    Atropine 

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Answer: (a)A.

Morphine

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