Description : Lovastatin is a (A) Competitive inhibitor of acetyl CoA carboxylase (B) Competitive inhibitor of HMG CoA synthetase (C) Non-competitive inhibitor of HMG CoA reductase (D) Competitive inhibitor of HMG CoA reductase
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Choose the most potent and most efficacious LDLcholesterol lowering HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor: A. Lovastatin B. Simvastatin C. Pravastatin D. Atorvastatin
Last Answer : D. Atorvastatin
Description : In the biosynthesis of cholesterol, the rate limiting enzyme is (A) Mevalonate kinase (B) HMG-CoA synthetase (C) HMG-CoA reductase (D) Cis-prenyl transferase
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : For reduction enzyme HMG-CoA reductase requires cofactor: (A) NADPH (B) NADP (C) NAD (D) FAD
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : An enzyme required for the synthesis of ketone bodies as well as cholesterol is (A) Acetyl CoA carboxylase (B) HMG CoA synthetase (C) HMG CoA reductase (D) HMG CoA lyase
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Features of atorvastatin include the following: A. Dose to dose most potent HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor B. Higher ceiling of LDL-cholesterol lowering action than lovastatin C. Antioxidant property D. All of the above
Last Answer : D. All of the above
Description : HMG-CoA reductase activity is increased by administration of the hormone: (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Epinephrine (D) Glucocorticoids
Description : The activity of HMG-CoA reductase is inhibited by (A) A fungal inhibitor mevastatin (B) Probucol (C) Nicotinic acid (D) Clofibrate
Description : Cholesterol by a feed back mechanism inhibits the activity of (A) HMG-CoA synthetase (B) HMG-CoA reductase (C) Thilase (D) Mevalonate kinase
Description : HMG-CoA is converted to mevalonate by reduction catalysed by (A) HMG-CoA synthetase (B) HMG-CoA reductase (C) Mevalonate kinase (D) Thiolase
Description : The rage limiting step cholesterol biosynthesis is (A) Squalene synthetase (B) Mevalonate kinase (C) HMG CoA synthetase (D) HMG CoA reductase
Description : Select the first line hypolipidemic drug/drugs for treating hypertriglyceridemia in a subject with normal cholesterol level: A. Fibrates B. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors C. Nicotinic acid D. Both 'A' and 'C' are correc
Last Answer : D. Both 'A' and 'C' are correct
Description : Select the most appropriate hypolipidemic drug for a patient with raised LDL-cholesterol level but normal triglyceride level: A. A HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor B. A fibric acid derivative C. Gugulipid D. Nicotinic acid
Last Answer : A. A HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
Description : The rate limiting step in cholesterol biosynthesis is one of the followings : (A) LDL-receptor concentration (B) VLDL secretion (C) Mevalonic acid formation (D) Co-enzyme A formation
Last Answer : (C) Mevalonic acid formation
Description : In the TCA cycle, at which of the following enzyme-catalyzed steps, incorporation of elements of water into an intermediate of the cycle takes place : (A) Citrate synthase (B) Aconitase (C) Maleate dehydrogenase (D) Succinyl Co-A synthase
Last Answer : (C) Maleate dehydrogenase
Description : Synthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids involves the enzyme systems: (A) Acyl transferase and hydratase (B) Desaturase and elongase (C) Ketoacyl-CoA reductase and hydratase (D) Dihydroxyacetone phosphate
Description : Guggul lipids are obtained from (A) Commiphora molmol (B) Boswellia serrata (C) Commiphora wightii (D) Commiphora abyssinica
Last Answer : (C) Commiphora wightii
Description : The primary biochemical lesion in homozygote with familial hypercholesterolemia (type IIa) is (A) Loss of feed back inhibition of HMG reductase (B) Loss of apolipoprotein B (C) Increased production of LDL from VLDL (D) Functional deficiency of plasma membrane receptors for LDL
Description : Which one of the following pairs of hormones are the examples of those that can easily pass through the cell membrane of the target cell and bind to a receptor inside it (mostly in the nucleus)? (a) Insulin, glucagon (b) Thyroxine, insulin (c) Somatostatin, oxytocin (d) Cortisol, testosterone
Last Answer : (d) Cortisol, testosterone
Description : 81. Which one of the following pairs of hormones are the examples of those that can easily pass through the cell membrane of the target cell and bind to a receptor inside it (mostly in the nucleus) (1) Cortisol, testosterone (2) Insulin, glucagon (3) Thyroxin, Insulin (4) Somatostatin, oxytocin
Last Answer : Cortisol, testosterone
Description : Insulin decreases the activity of (A) cAMP dependent protein kinase (B) HMG CoA-reductas (C) Phosphodiesterase (D) Acetyl CoA-carboxylase
Description : In the biosynthesis of cholesterol, the step which controls the rate and locus of metabolic regulation is (A) Geranyl pyrophosphate farnesyl pyrophosphate (B) Squalene → lanosterol (C) HMG CoA → mevalonate (D) Lanosterol → 1, 4-desmethyl lanosterol
Description : NAD is required as a coenzyme for (A) Malate dehydrogenase (B) Succinate dehydrogenase (C) Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (D) HMG CoA reductae
Description : The ‘Committed step’ in the biosynthesis of cholesterol from acetyl CoA is (A) Formation of acetoacetyl CoA from acetyl CoA (B) Formation of mevalonate from HMG CoA (C) Formation of HMG CoA from acetyl CoA and acetoacetyl CoA (D) Formation of squalene by squalene synthetase
Description : HMG CoA is formed in the metabolism of (A) Cholesterol, ketones and leucine (B) Cholesterol, fatty acid and Leucine (C) Lysine, Lecuine and Isoleucine (D) Ketones, Leucine and Lysine
Description : A hydrocarbon formed in cholesterol synthesis is (A) Mevalonate (B) HMG CoA (C) Squalene (D) Zymosterol
Description : What is HMG CoA synthase?
Last Answer : It is the rate-limiting-enzyme in ketogenesis pathway.
Description : Methylmalonyl CoA is a metabolite of (A) Valine (B) Leucine (C) Isoleucine (D) All of these
Description : A metabolite which is common to pathways of cholesterol biosynthesis from acetyl-CoA and cholecalciferol formation from cholesterol is (A) Zymosterol (B) Lumisterol (C) Ergosterol (D) 7 Dehydrocholesterol
Description : Which of the following metabolite integrates glucose and fatty acid metabolism? (A) Acetyl CoA (B) Pyruvate (C) Citrate (D) Lactate
Last Answer : A
Description : In which of the following techniques the sample is kept below triple point? (A) Lyophilization (B) Spray drying (C) Spray congealing (D) Centrifugation
Last Answer : (A) Lyophilization
Description : Which one of the following is NOT an ex-officio member of Pharmacy Council of India? (A) The Director General of Health Services (B) The Director of Central Drugs Laboratory (C) The Drugs Controller General of India (D) The Director of Pharmacopoeia Laboratory
Last Answer : (D) The Director of Pharmacopoeia Laboratory
Description : It is required to maintain a therapeutic concentration of 10 microgram/mL for 12 hours of a drug having half life of 1.386 hr and Vd of 5 L. The dose required in a sustained release product will be (A) 600 mg (B) 300 mg (C) 30 mg (D) 60 mg
Last Answer : (B) 300 mg
Description : The Volume of distribution of a drug administered at a dose of 300 mg and exhibiting 30 microgram/mL instantaneous concentration in plasma shall be (A)10 L (B) 100 L (C) 1.0 L (D) 0.10 L
Last Answer : (A)10 L
Description : How many mL of a 1:500 w/v stock solution should be used to make 5 liters of 1:2000 w/v solution? (A) 750 mL (B) 1000 mL (c) 1250 mL (D) 1500 mL
Last Answer : (c) 1250 mL
Description : Class 100 area is referred to (A) Manufacturing area (B) Aseptic area (C) Clean room (D) Ware house
Last Answer : (B) Aseptic area
Description : Geriatric population should be included in the following Phase of clinical trials (A) Phase I (B) Phase II (C) Phase III (D) Phase
Last Answer : (B) Phase II
Description : A drug (200 mg dose) administered in tablet form and as intravenous injection (50 mg dose) showed AUG of 100 and 200 microgram hr/mL, respectively. The absolute availability of the drug through oral administration is : (A) 125% (B) 250 % (C) 12.5% (D) 1.25%
Last Answer : (C) 12.5%
Description : Rabies vaccine (living) is prepared using (A) Sheep blood (B) Mice lymph (C) Horse plasma (D) Fertile eggs
Last Answer : (D) Fertile eggs
Description : In nail polish, following polymer is used as a film-former : (A) Nitrocellulose (B) Polylactic acid (C) Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (D) Cellulose acetate phthalate
Last Answer : (A) Nitrocellulose
Description : Drugs in suspensions and semi-solid formulations always degrade by (A) first order kinetics (B)second order kinetics (C) zero order kinetics (D) non-linear kinetics
Last Answer : (C) zero order kinetics
Description : The following protein/polypeptide has a quaternary structure : (A) cc-Chymotrypsin (B) Hemoglobin (C) Insulin (D) Myoglobin
Last Answer : (B) Hemoglobin
Description : Many xenobiotics are oxidized by cytochrome P450 in order to (A) increase their biological activity (B) increase their disposition in lipophilic compartments of the body (C) increase their aqueous solubility (D) all of the above
Last Answer : (D) all of the above
Description : The temperature condition for storage of drug products under cold temperature is given as : (A) temperature between 8°C and 25°C (B) temperature below 20 C (C) temperature at 0°C (D) temperature between 2c C and S: C
Last Answer : (D) temperature between 2c C and S: C
Description : Drugs following one compartment open model pharmacokinetics eliminate (A) bi-exponentially (B) tri-exponentially (C) non-exponentially (D) mono-exponentially
Last Answer : (D) mono-exponentially
Description : Coulter counter is used in determination of (A) particle surface area (B) particle size (C) particle volume (D)all of A, B, C
Last Answer : (D)all of A, B, C
Description : Oxidative phosphorylation involves (A) Electron transport system (B) Substrate level phosphorylation (C) Reaction catalyzed by succinic thiokinase in TCA cycle (D) None of the above
Last Answer : (A) Electron transport system
Description : In Gas-Liquid Chromatography, some of the samples need to be derivatized in order to increase their (A) volatility (B) solubility (C)thermal conductivity (D) polarizability
Last Answer : (D) polarizability
Description : Glass transition temperature is detected through (A) X-Ray diffractometery (B) Solution calorimetery (C) Differential scanning calorimetery (D) Thermogravimetric analysis
Last Answer : (C) Differential scanning calorimetery
Description : In organic molecules, fluorescence seldom results from absorption of UV radiation of wavelengths lower than (A) 350 nm (B) 200 nm (C) 300 nm (D) 250 nm
Last Answer : (A) 350 nm