Q&A Practice Quiz-2
Student Name ………………………………………………………… Department Pharmacology
Student ID ………………… Organization …………………….
Marks …………………/10 Period 30 minutes
Notes:
(i) Each Question has 4 points to choose from. Choose ONLY ONE point to answer the Question.
(ii) Answer the questions after carefully reading the text.
1. Which of the following is the main mechanism of absorption of most drugs from GI tract?
a. Passive diffusion (simple lipid diffusion)
b. Active transport (carrier-mediated diffusion)
c. Filtration (simple aqueous diffusion)
d. Endocytosis and exocytosis
2. Which of the following is implied by “active transport”?
a. Transport of drugs through a membrane by means of diffusion.
b. Transport without energy consumption.
c. Engulf of drug by a cell membrane with a new vesicle formation.
d. Transport against concentration gradient
3. Which of the following is implied by “tachyphylaxis”?
a. A type of drug interaction resulting from their structural similarity.
b. Very rapidly developing tolerance upon repeated administration, minutes, or hours.
c. A slowly developing decrease in responsiveness to a drug, days, or weeks.
d. An exaggerated response to a small dose of a certain drug in a certain patient.
4. Which of the following is implied by “idiosyncrasy”?
a. A type of drug interaction resulting from their structural similarity.
b. A type of hypersensitivity reaction caused by antigen-antibody reaction.
c. A slowly developing decrease in responsiveness to a drug, days, or weeks.
d. An Unpredictable, abnormal reaction to a drug in a certain patient due to genetic factor.