Railway Pharmacist (RRB) Previous Year Question Paper 2015 with Answer key

71. Benzoyl peroxide is :

(A) an astringent

(B) an emollient

(C)  a preservative

(D) a keratolytic

72. Separation of tablet in two or more distinct layer is :

(A) Capping

(B) Mottling

(C) Lamination

(D) Air entrapment

73. Methyl alcohol is unsuitable for drinking because :

(A) it damages the liver

(B) it produces formaldehyde which damages the optic nerve

(C) it depresses central nervous system

(D) None of the above

74. The organism(s) causing urinary tract infection is :

(A) E.coil and Pooteus vulgaris

(B) Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(C) Staphylococcus pyogens

(D) All of the above

75. Number of spinal nerves in a human is :

(A) 31 

(B) 62

(C) 33

(D) 66

76. Therapeutic index of a drug is an indicator of its :

(A) Potency 

(B) Safety

(C) Toxicity 

(D) Efficacy

77. What does www means in Internet ?

(A) web world works

(B) world wide web

(C) world wide Watch

(D) world wrestling federation

78. Which enzyme is secreted in the mouth ?

(A) Amylase

(B) Pepsin

(C) Trypsin

(D) Lipase

79. In man, cardiac cycle duration is :

(A) 0.4 seconds

(B) 0.8 seconds

(C)1.0 seconds

(D) 1.6 seconds

80. The principal site of glucose production in the human body is the :

(A) blood 

(B)pituitary gland

(C) muscle tissue

(D) liver

81. Vitamin K is necessary for :

(A) prevention of rickets

(B) prevention of pernicious anemia

(C) formation of prothrombin

(D) formation of DNA

 82. Absorption of drug is affected by :

(A) Solubility 

(B) Vascularity

(C) Routes of drug administration

(D) All of the above

83. Repacking of drug means ?

(A) Formation of drugs in bulk and packing in bulk for packing in small units

(B) Breaking of any drug from a bulk container into small packs and labelling them for sale

(C) Packing, dispensing or formulation of drugs for retail sale

(D) Compounding of drug in wholesale business

84. Aprotic solvents have:

(A) Acidic properties

(B) Basic properties

(C) Both acidic and basic properties

(D) No acidic and basic properties

85. Bile is produced in :

(A) Liver

(B) Gall bladder 

(C) Spleen

(D) Pancreas

86. What is Windows in computer terminology ?

(A) The computer’s operating system 

(B) A program for displaying images on the screen

(C) A system for displaying photos and images on the computer

(D) Slots provided on computers

87. A common complaint after vaccination with live rubella virus vaccine is :

(A) rash

(B) sore throat

(C) joint pain 

(D) neuritis

88. Arrange the following in a meaningful sequence :

(a) Consultation

(b) Illness

(c) Doctor

(d) Treatment

(e) Recovery

(A) (d), (c), (a), (b), (e)

(B) (b), (c), (d), (a), (e)

(C) (e), (a), (d), (c), (b)

(D) (b), (c), (a), (d), (e)

89. MICR stands for :

(A) Magnetic Ink Character Reader

(B) Magnetic Ink Code Reader

(C) Magnetic Ink Cases Reader

(D) None of the above

90. Chloroform is not generally recommended as general anesthetic agent due to :

(A) its hepatoxicity and cardiotoxicity

(B) insolubility in water

(C) slow induction nature

(D) inflammability

91. The most common hospital acquired (nosocomial) infections are :

(A) Urethral

(B) Bladder

(C) Kidney

(D) Urinary tract

92. What is prodrug ?

(A) Drug which increase efficiency of another drug

(B) Metabolic end product 

(C) Inactive drug which gets activated in the body

(D) Drug which competes with another for metabolism

93. Identify the drug which is inactive as such but metabolically converted into active drug molecule.

(A) Azathioprine

(B) Imipramine

(C) Amitriptyline

(D) Phenacetin

94. The right kidney is related to which of these structures ?

(A) Spleen

(B) Stomach

(C) Liver

(D) Urinary bladder

95. The disk test is related to :

(A) Diphtheria

(B) Scarlet fever

(C) Yellow fever

(D) Leprosy

96. Aspirin is useful as :

(A) analgesic

(B) antipyretic and analgesic

(C) analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory drug

(D) analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory uricosuric drug and platelet aggregation inhibitor

97. The presence of mitochondria in living cells can be determined by the use of :

(A) Neutral Red 

(B) Methyl Blue

(C) Janus Green

(D) Phenolphtalein

98. Which of the following bones contains the most amount of red bone marrow in an adult

(A) Femur

(B) Sternum

(C) Humerus

(D) Patella

99. Typhoid vaccine IP is a suspension or a freege dried solid prepared from :

(A) Salmonella typhimurium

(B) Salmonella para typhii

(C) Salmonella typhii

(D) Salmonella enteritidus

100. Rancidity of fat is due to :

(A) Oxidation

(B) Saponification

(C) Hydrolysis

(D) Neutralisation


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