General pharmacology is unit-1 of pharmacology, 5th sem, B.Pharmacy. Here, we have provided MCQs on general pharmacology for the preparation of B.Pharmacy and GPAT.
General pharmacology
Pharmacology is the science of drugs. The word, Pharmacology is derived from two Greek words. Pharmacon means “The drugs” & logos means “The science”.
It is the study of substances that interact with living systems through chemical processes, primarily through binding to regulatory molecules and activating or inhibiting normal body processes.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Who is the founder of Modern PharmacologY?
- A. Claude Bernard
- B. Paul Ehrlich
- C. Schmiedeberg
- D. Ram Nath chopda
Answer- C. Schmiedeberg
2. Who first scientifically recorded the use of Digitalis to treat Congestive heart failure?
- A. Serturner
- B. Fleming
- C. Pasteur
- D. Withering
Answer- D. Withering
3. Which of the following drug is not derived from the plant?
- A. Atropine
- B. Digitalis
- C. Quinine
- D. Sulfonamide
Answer- D. Sulfonamide
4. Which Scientist Purified Morphine from Opium in 1805?
- A. Ver chow
- B. Pasteur
- C. Serturner
- D. Schmiedeberg
Answer- C. Serturner
5. The drug penicillin was Derived in which year?
- A. 1930
- B. 1928
- C. 1932
- D. 1940
Answer- B. 1928
6. The wonder drug…………derived by Alexander fleming
- A. Rifampin
- B. Streptomycin
- C. Penicillin
- D.Dapsone
Answer- C. Penicillin
7. Following are the six rights of the Drug administration except:
- A. Dose
- B. Person
- C. Concentration
- D. Documentation
- E. Route
Answer- C. Concentration
8. The Administration route for a drug injected just beneath the top layer of the skin is called:
- A. Intradermal
- B. Subcutaneous
- C. Intramuscular
- D. Intravenous
Answer- A. Intradermal
9. The Administration route where the needle is inserted at 90 degrees is…
- A. Intradermal
- B. Subcutaneous
- C. Intramuscular
- D. Intravenous
Answer- C. Intramuscular
10. The drug administration route where the needle is inserted with a lumen gauge of 25-27 degrees is
- A. IV
- B. ID
- C.IV
- D. IA
Answer- C.IV
11. The site that is not recommended for most intramuscular injections is the…..
- A. Upper arms
- B. Abdomen
- C. Buttocks
- D. Deltoids
Answer- B. Abdomen
12. Nitroglycerine and other sublingual administered drug have a region that permits…
- A. Rapid Absorption
- B. Slow Absorption
- C. Moderate Absorption
- D) Slow to moderate
Answer- A. Rapid Absorption
13. The injection of medication into the circulatory system, which often provides the most rapid drug delivery and absorption, is the description of…
- A. Enteral
- B. Parenteral
- C. Pulmonary
- D. Percutaneous
Answer- B. Parenteral
14. Who coined the term Chemotherapy?
- A. Dales
- B. Frederick Banting
- C. Domegk
- D. Paul Ehrlich
Answer- D. Paul Ehrlich
15. Who is the Father of clinical pharmacology…..
- A. Louis Lasagna
- B. Otto Loewi
- C. Dales
- D. Domeg
Answer- A. Louis Lasagna
16. Following are the example of Serendipity drugs except…………
- A. Sulphonamide
- B. Penicillin
- C. 5 fluorouracil
- D. Minoxidil
Answer- A. Sulphonamide
17. Essential drugs are:
- A. Those that do not satisfy most health care needs.
- B) Of good quality and available at all times.
- C) Always given in their brand names.
- D) Usually not affordable.
Answer- B) Of good quality and available at all times.
18. Which of the following routes has the highest bioavailability?
- A. Oral
- B. IM
- C. IV
- D. SC
Answer- C. IV
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