PSC Pharmacist Grade II(SR for SC/ST) Model Questions and Answers
51. Nicotinic receptors are found in
(A) Skeletal muscles
(B) Smooth muscles
(C) Heart
(D) Exocrine glands
Answer: A
52. The items which become useless due to change n design, product or process are called
(A) Slow moving items
(B) Dormant items
(C) Obsolete items
(D) Legitimate items
Answer: C
53. Formula used for calculating dose for an infant
(A) Dillings formula
(B) Clarks formula
(C) Cowlings formula
(D) Frieds formula
Answer: D
54. Drugs required to be purchased for a hospital is prepared by
(A) PTC
(B) Medical superintendent
(C) Chief pharmacist
(D) CSS
Answer: A
55. Antidote for mercury poisoning
(A) EDTA
(B) Naloxone
(C) Dimercaprol
(D) Deferoxamine
Answer: C
56. Which one of the following is an example for reversible process?
(A) Cracking
(B) Creaming
(C) Phase inversion
(D) Breaking
Answer: B
57. Loan licences can be granted only for drugs other than those specified in
(A) Schedule X drugs
(B) Schedule C drugs
(C) Schedule C & `C_(1)` drugs
(D) Schedule Z drugs
Answer: A
58. Example for a tablet disintegrants
(A) Lactose
(B) Acacia
(C) Primogel
(D) Talc
Answer: C
59. Schedule F means
(A) Regulations and standards for surgical dressings
(B) Regulations and standards for umbilical tapes
(C) Regulations and standards for vaccines
(D) Regulations and standards for running a blood bank
Answer: D
60. Secobarbital belongs to
(A) Schedule J
(B) Schedule A
(C) Schedule X
(D) Schedule G
Answer: C
61. Number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide required to neutralise the free fatty acid present in 1 gram of fat is
(A) Iodine number
(B) Saponification number
(C) Acid number
(D) Acetyl number
Answer: C
62. Which vitamin is also known as coagulation factor?
(A) Vitamin K
(B) Vitamin E
(C) Vitamin D
(D) Vitamin C
Answer: A
63. Gluconneogenesis mainly occurs in
(A) Muscle
(B) Pancreas
(C) Kidney
(D) Adipose tissue
Answer: C
64. Example for amide type local anaesthetic
(A) Cocaine
(B) Benzocaine
(C) Lignocaine
(D) Procaine
Answer: C
65. Main building block for fatty acid synthesis
(A) Acyl-CoA
(B) Acetyl-CoA
(C) Ketoacyl-CoA
(D) Malonyl-CoA
Answer: B
66. Thin plate like bone present in postero-inferior part of the nasal septum
(A) Zygomatic bone
(B) Parietal bone
(C) Ethmoid bone
(D) Vomer
Answer: D
67. Statement prepared to check the arithmetical accuracy of the Book-keeping entries are called
(A) Journal
(B) Ledger
(C) Balance sheet
(D) Trial balance
Answer: D
68. In sugar coating subcoating is done
(A) To round the edges and build up the tablet surface
(B) To cover and fill the imperfections in the tablet surface
(C) To prevent moisture penetration
(D) To obtain the desired luster
Answer: A
69. Uroselective vasodilator
(A) Tamsulosin
(B) Ergometrine
(C) Phenoxy benzamine
(D) Ritodrine
Answer: A
70. A red crystalline powder formulated as capsules used in treatment Tuberculosis is
(A) Rifampicin
(B) Cyloserine
(C) Streptomycin
(D) None of the above
Answer: A
71. COMT inhibitor used in Parkinsonism
(A) Carbidopa
(B) Amantadine
(C) Tolcapone
(D) Selegiline
Answer: C
72. Chloroquine and amodiaquine are derivatives of
(A) 8-amino quinolines
(B) 4-amino quinolines
(C) 9-amino quinolines
(D) Amino acridine
Answer: B
73. Example for a stimulant laxative
(A) Sodium potassium tartrate
(B) Liquid paraffin
(C) Milk of magnesia
(D) Phenolphthalein
Answer: D
74. Calcium gluconate is assayed by which titration method?
(A) Neutralisation
(B) Complexometry
(C) Precipitation
(D) Redox
Answer: B
75. An antibiotic used in cancer chemotherapy
(A) Daunorubicin
(B) Tobramycin
(C) Novobiocin
(D) Amikacin
Answer: A
