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This section includes 13 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Antimicrobial Chemotherapeutic Agents knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the following antibiotic is not involved in the inhibition of specific enzyme systems? |
| A. | Penicillin |
| B. | Tetracycline |
| C. | Sulphonamides |
| D. | Chloramphenicol |
| Answer» D. Chloramphenicol | |
| 2. |
Novobiocin can be used against |
| A. | gram +ve Staphylococci |
| B. | gram -ve Meningococci & Gonococci |
| C. | Haemophilus |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
The antibiotics not having good activity against Enterobacteriaceae is |
| A. | clindamycin |
| B. | cefoxitin |
| C. | trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» B. cefoxitin | |
| 4. |
The antibiotics not clinically useful for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection is |
| A. | aminoglycosides |
| B. | ceftazidime |
| C. | piperacillin |
| D. | trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Which of the following antibiotics can't be used for treatment of infections with -lactamase-producing Staphylococcus aureus? |
| A. | Vancomycin |
| B. | Ampicillin/sulbactam |
| C. | C. |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
The antibiotic penicillin was discovered by which of the following researchers? |
| A. | Emmerich and Low |
| B. | Gratia and Dath |
| C. | Alexander Flemming |
| D. | Vuillemin |
| Answer» D. Vuillemin | |
| 7. |
Which of the following chemothearpeutic agent is extensively used because of their antibacterial effectiveness in a wide range of bacterial infections? |
| A. | arsphenamine |
| B. | sulfanilamide |
| C. | sulfonamide |
| D. | sulfadiazine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Sulfonamides and arsphenamine are similar in their specificity for a special group of organism. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 9. |
Phenol is considered as a chemotherapeutic agent. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 10. |
Sulfanilamide was synthesized by which of the following research scientists? |
| A. | Eisenberg |
| B. | Gelmo |
| C. | Ehrlich |
| D. | Domagk |
| Answer» C. Ehrlich | |
| 11. |
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a chemotherapeutic agent? |
| A. | low toxicity for host cells |
| B. | high toxicity for the parasites |
| C. | less penetrating power |
| D. | does not affect the host s natural defense mechanism |
| Answer» D. does not affect the host s natural defense mechanism | |
| 12. |
The antibiotics which affords a broad spectrum of antimicrobial coverage against aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, rickettsiae, chlamydiae, and mycoplasmas is |
| A. | gentamicin |
| B. | tetracycline |
| C. | metronidazole |
| D. | vancomycin |
| Answer» C. metronidazole | |
| 13. |
Which was the first disease for which a chemotherapeutic agent was used? |
| A. | Syphilis |
| B. | Malaria |
| C. | Small pox |
| D. | AIDS |
| Answer» B. Malaria | |