ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS AND ANTIMANIC DRUGS GPAT MCQs Part – 6

TOP 10 MCQ

1. Following is an example of atypical antipsychotic [GPAT-2023 SHIFT-II]
(a) Haloperidol
(b) Clozapine
(c) Thioridazine
(d) Fluphenazine

2. Which of the following antipsychotic drugs, at low doses, is combined with antidepressants in treatment resistant depression [GPAT-2018]
(a) Chlorpromazine
(b) Haloperidol
(c) Risperidone
(d) Fluphenazine

3. Which of the following adverse effects is caused by Thioridazine [GPAT-2017]
(a) Tardive dyskinesia
(b) Constipation
(c) Orthostatic hypotension
(d) All of these

4. Which of the following antipsychotic drugs has high affinity for D₂ and 5-HT receptors [GPAT-2015]
(a) Droperidol
(b) Clozapine
(c) Thiothixene
(d) Risperidone

5. In Gilles de la Tourette’s syndrome which drug is used [GPAT-2014]
(a) Halothane
(b) Haloperidol
(c) Sulpiride
(d) Clozapine

6. Atypical antipsychotics differ from the typical antipsychotics in various ways that define them as atypical. Which one of the following is NOT a defining property of the atypical antipsychotics [GPAT-2012]
(a) Sustained hyperprolactinemia
(b) Improved efficacy in treating the negative symptoms
(c) Lower risk for extrapyramidal side effects (EPS)
(d) Greater serotonin receptor blockade than dopamine blockade

7. Which one of the following drugs is NOT a typical antipsychotic agent [GPAT-2010]
(a) Chlorpromazine
(b) Haloperidol
(c) Risperidone
(d) Flupentixol

8. Which one of the following is used as a mood stabilizer for bipolar disorder and also in certain epileptic convulsions [GPAT-2010]
(a) Phenytoin
(b) Lithium
(c) Sodium valproate
(d) Fluoxetine

9. An inorganic ion which is used prophylactically in bipolar depression is [GATE-2009]
(a) Valproate
(b) Lithium
(c) Chromium
(d) Valium

10. To avoid Lithium toxicity, a patient using Lithium carbonate for mood disorder should NOT be prescribed [GPAT-2005]
(a) Acetazolamide
(b) Hydrochlorothiazide
(c) Mannitol
(d) Propranolol

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