Top 30 best BCQs of Basic Pharmacology(Pharmacodynamics & pharmacokinetics)

Q1: The study of effect of body on drug is called

(a) Pharmacology

(b) Pharmacodynamics

(d) Pharmacotherapeutics

(e) Pharmacognosy

Answer ~ C

Q2: Which of the following route of administration has smallest bioavailability?

(a) Oral

(b) Intravenous

(d) Subcutaneous

(e) Topical

Answer ~ A

Q3: Which of the following route of administration has maximum bioavailability?

(a) Oral

(b) intravenous

(d) subcutaneous

(e) Topical

Answer ~ B

Q4: Which of the following has slowest rate of absorption

(a) Inhalation

(b) Intramuscular

(d) Oral

(e) Topical

Answer ~ E

Q5: First pass effect is due to the metabolism of drug in

(a) Portal circulation

(b) Gut wall

(d) Kidney

(e) a,b&c

Answer ~ E

Q6: Distribution of the drug in body compartment is depend on

(a) organ size

(b) blood flow

(d) binding

(e) A.O.T

Answer ~ E

Q7: Ratio of amount of drug in body to concentration in plasma is

(a) Relative volume of distribution

(b) Absolute volume of distribution

(d) comparative volume of distribution

(e) Bioavailability

Answer ~ C

Q8: A drug that activates its receptors upon binding is called

(a) Prodrug

(b) Placebo

(d) Agonist

(e) Actual drug

Answer ~ D

Q9: Which of the following statement is correct regarding drugs?

(a) Act on living system at mollecular or chemical level

(b) are mostly weak base

(d) Can be administered by both entral and parental route

(e) All of above

Answer ~ E

Q10: The main mechanism of most drug absorption in GI tract is

(a) Active transport( carrier mediated diffusion)

(b) Filteration (aqeous diffusion)

(d) Passive diffision (lipid diffusion)

(e) All of above

Answer ~ D

Q11: An agonist is a substance that:

(a) Interacts with receptors without producing an effect

(b) Interacts with receptors and initiates changes in cell

functions, producing various effects

(d) Interacts with plasma protein and doesn’t produce an

effect

(e) Both b & c

Answer ~ B

Q12: If an agonist produce maximal effects and has high efficacy, it’s called;

(a) Partial agonist

(b) Antagonist

(d) Full agonist

(e) Partial antagonist

Answer ~ D

Q13: If an agonist produce sub-maximal effects and has moderate efficay it is called;

(a) Partial agonist

(b) Antagonist

(d) Full agonist

(e) Partial antagonist

Answer ~ A

Q14: Irreversible interaction of an antagonist with receptor is due to :

(a) Ionic bond

(b) Hydrogen bond

(d) Peptide bond

(e) All of the above

Answer ~ C

Q15: This the the following 2nd messanger of G-protein coupled (metabotropic) receptor :

(a) Adenyl cyclase

(b) Sodium ions

(d) cAMP

(e) K ions

Answer ~ D

Q16: Which of the following substance which changes the activity of an effector element but doesn’t belong to 2nd messengers;

(a) cAMP

(b) cGMP

(d) Ca++ ions

(e) K ions

Answer ~ C

Q17: Conjugation of the drug includes the following except;

(a) Glucuronidation

(b) Sulfation

(d) Methylation

(e) both b&c

Answer ~ C

Q18: In case of liver disorders accompanied by a decline in microsomal enzyme activity, the duration of action of some drug ;

(a) Decreased

(b) Enlarged

(d) changed insignificantly

(e) First increase then decrease

Answer ~ B

Q19: Half life doesn’t depend on;

(a) Biotranformation

(b) Time of drug absorption

(d) Rate of drug elimination

(e) None of above

Answer ~ B

Q20: Pharmacodynamics involves the study of following except :

(a) Biological & therapeutic effect of drugs

(b) Absorption & distribution of drugs

(d) Drug interaction

(e) All are correct

Answer ~ B

Q21: What does affinity means?

(a) A measure of how tightly a drug binds to plasma protein

(b) A measure of how tightly a drug binds to a receptor

(d) A measure of bioavailability of drug

(e) A measure of elimination of drug

Answer ~ B

Q22: Two drugs with the same effect given together produce an effect that us greater than sum of effects of drugs given individually is;

(a) Addition

(b) Synergism

(d) Multiplication

(e) subtraction

Answer ~ B

Q23: Constant amount of drug is metabolised per unit time in —— order elimination;

(a) 1st

(b) 2nd

(d) Zero

(e) None of above

Answer ~ D

Q24: Safety of a drug can be estimated by;

(a) Therapeutic index

(b) Graded dose response curve

(d) efficacy

(e) quantal dose response curve

Answer ~ A

Q25: Metabolic tranformation (phase 1)

(a) Acetylation & methylation of substance

(b) Tranformation of substance due to oxidation,

reduction or hydrolysis

(d) Binding to plasma protein

(e) All of them

Answer ~ B

Q26: Biotranformation of a medicinal substance results in;

(a) Faster urinary excreation

(b) Slower urinary excreation

(d) Higher binding to membranes

(e) No excreation

Answer ~ A

Q27: Conjugation is:

(a) Process of drug reduction by special enzymes

(b) Process of drug oxidation by special enzyme

(d) Solubilization in lipids

(e) All of them

Answer ~ C

Q28: Which of the following process processes proceeds in the 2nd phase of tranformation?

(a) Acetylation

(b) Reduction

(d) Hydrolysis

(e) Redox

Answer ~ A

Q29. Most drugs gain entry to cells by:

(a) Passive diffusion with zero order kinetics

(b) Passive diffusion with first order kinetics

(d) Active diffusion with first order kinetics

(e) Passive diffusion through membrane pores

Answer ~ B

Q30: Which of the following is a phase 2 metabolism reaction associated with genetic polymorphism?

(a) Acetylation

(b) Glucuronidation

(d) Reduction

(e) Glutathione conjugation

Answer~ A

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