BETA-LACTUM ANTIBIOTICS
TOP 10 MCQ
1. Following is NOT an example of Carbapenem [GPAT-2023 SHIFT-I]
(a) Thienamycin
(b) Imipenem
(c) Piperacillin
(d) Meropenem
2. Which of the following urinary tract anti-infective agents requires an acidic pH of urine for optimum action [GPAT-2023 SHIFT-I]
(a) Gentamicin
(b) Erythromycin
(c) Carbenicillin
(d) Streptomycin
3. Which of the following is a fourth-generation cephalosporin [GPAT-2023 SHIFT-I]
(a) Ceftriaxone
(b) Cefaclor
(c) Cefuroxime
(d) Cefepime
4. Which of the following is a third-generation Cephalosporin [GPAT-2023 SHIFT-II]
(a) Cefazolin
(b) Cefuroxime
(c) Cefotaxime
(d) Cefepime
5. Select the β-lactamase inhibitor [GPAT-2011, 2018]
(a) Griseofulvin
(b) Clavulanic acid
(c) Sulfamethoxazole
(d) Tetracycline
6. Clavulanic acid is [GPAT-2017]
(a) Inactivates bacterial β-lactamase
(b) Potent inhibitor of peptidoglycan synthesis
(c) Specific for gram negative bacteria
(d) Inhibitor of 50S ribosomal subunit
7. All have β-lactam ring EXCEPT
(a) Penicillin
(b) Linezolid
(c) Cefotaxime
(d) Imipenem
8. Penicillin is the metabolic product of
(a) Aminoadipic acid
(b) Aminocaproic acid
(c) Levulinic acid
(d) Arachidonic acid
9. The following is not a penicillinase resistant Penicillin
(a) Methicillin
(b) Ampicillin
(c) Oxacillin
(d) Nafcillin
10. Acid labile penicillin is
(a) Cloxacillin
(b) Flucloxacillin
(c) Methicillin
(d) Phenoxy methyl penicillin
ANSWER KEY
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