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ESIC Pharmacist Syllabus:
The syllabus for the ESIC (Employees’ State Insurance Corporation) Pharmacist exam typically covers the following topics:
1. General Awareness
- Current Affairs
- Indian Constitution
- History
- Geography
- Economy
- General Polity
- Scientific Research
- Culture
- Sports
- Important Days
2. English Language
3. Quantitative Aptitude
- Number System
- HCF & LCM
- Ratio and Proportion
- Simplification
- Percentage
- Average
- Profit & Loss
- Time & Work
- Time & Distance
- Simple & Compound Interest
4. Reasoning Ability
- Verbal Reasoning
- Non-Verbal Reasoning
- Analogies
- Decision Making
- Number Series
- Coding-Decoding
- Blood Relations
- Directions
- Alphabet Series
5. Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Introduction to Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical Analysis
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Biochemistry
6. Pharmaceutics
- Introduction to Pharmaceutics
- Pharmacy Practice
- Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Physical Pharmacy
- Dispensing Pharmacy
- Pharmaceutical Formulations
7. Pharmacology
- Introduction to Pharmacology
- Pharmacodynamics
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacotherapeutics
- Pharmacovigilance
- Clinical Pharmacy
8. Pharmacognosy
- Introduction to Pharmacognosy
- Classification of Drugs
- Study of Medicinal Plants
- Herbal Drugs
- Traditional Medicine
9. Anatomy & Physiology
10. Microbiology
- Introduction to Microbiology
- Microbial Taxonomy
- Microbial Physiology
- Medical Microbiology
- Pharmaceutical Microbiology
11. Biochemistry
- Introduction to Biochemistry
- Biomolecules
- Enzymes
- Metabolism
- Clinical Biochemistry
12. Clinical Pathology
- Introduction to Clinical Pathology
- Hematology
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Serology
- Histopathology
ESIC Pharmacist Syllabus Mock Test MCQs for Students
Parkinsonism is a common neurological movement disorder. Both L-dopa and Carbidopa are used. Carbidopa is used because.
a) It crosses the blood-brain barrier
b) It inhibits aromatic Laminacid decarboxylase
c) It inhibited MAOA
d) It inhibited MAOB
Option b – It inhibits aromatic Laminacid decarboxylase
Name the metabolite
a) Thioguanil
b) Diguanil
c) Cycloguanil
d) P-chlorophenyl diguanide
Option c – Cycloguanil
The thrombolytic agent used is.
a) Haparin
b) Warfarin
c) Antistreplase
d) Vit K
Option c – Antistreplase
HIV infection can be clinically controlled.
a) Cytarabin
b) Acyclovir
c) Zidovudine
d) Amantadine
Option c – Zidovudine
Phenylketonuria is an example of an inborn error of metabolism. This……… refers to.
a) Hormonal overproduction
b) Nondisjunction
c) Atrophy of endocrine glands
d) Inherited lack of an enzyme
Option d – Inherited lack of an enzyme
The initial distribution of a drug into the tissue is determined chiefly by.
a) Rate of blood flows to the tissue
b) Plasma protein binding of the drug
c) Affinity for the tissue
d) Stomach emptying time
Option a – Rate of blood flows to the tissue
Plasmodial resistance of Chloroquine is due to.
a) Induction of activating enzymes
b) Change in acceptor structure
c) Increase in the activity of the DNA repair mechanism
d) Decreased carrier-mediated drug transport
Cancer chemotherapy can be curative in all of the following disseminated neoplasms, except.
a) Hodgkin’s disease
b) Choriocarcinoma
c) Colonic Cancer
d) Testicular Cancer
Option c – Colonic Cancer
Macrolide antibiotics exert their action by.
a) Inhibiting transcription
b) Altering the genetic code
c) Terminating protein synthesis prematurely
d) Post-translational modification
Option c – Terminating protein synthesis prematurely
Spironolactone is a competitive antagonist.
a) Aldosterone
b) Carbonic anhydrase
c) Oxytocin
d) All
Option a – Aldosterone
The xenobiotics that do not cause neprotoxicity are.
a) Streptozotocin
b) Cisplatin
c) Gentamycin
d) Isoniazid
Option d – Isoniazid
Intake of which of the following shall be avoided by a patient taking an oral anticoagulant?
a) Cyanocobalamine
b) Thiamine
c) Meadine
d) Tocopherol
Option d – Tocopherol
One of the following drugs is an alkylating agent. Identify
a) Cyclophosphamide
b) Methotrexate
c) Allopurinol
d) Rifampicin
Option a – Cyclophosphamide
A natural product derivative developed as an antimalarial agent is.
a) Artemether
b) Poludrine
c) Pyrimethamine
d) Halofantriene
Option a – Artemether
Which of the following is a microsomal enzyme inducer?
a) Indomethacin
b) Clofibrate
c) Tolbutamide
d) Glutethimide
Option d – Glutethimide
White rust is an important fungal disease of
(a) wheat
(b) mustard
(c) rice
(d) bajra
Option b – mustard
Of the following diseases, which one is caused by insect bites?
(a) Scurvy
(b) Dengue
(c) Pneumonia
(d) Asthma
Option b – Dengue
Deficiency of which of the following vitamins causes the disease of slow blood clotting?
(a) Vitamin C
(b) Vitamin D
(c) Vitamin E
(d) Vitamin K
Option d – Vitamin K
Which of the following diseases is caused by the deficiency of a mineral as well as a vitamin?
(a) Marasmus
(b) Rickets
(c) Diphtheria
(d) Plague
Option b – Rickets
Polio is caused by
(a) Fungus
(b) Bacteria
(c) Viruses with single-stranded RNA
(d) Viruses with single-stranded DNA
Option c – Viruses with single-stranded RNA
What is Kessler Syndrome?
(a) A disease where humans talk while sleeping
(b) A rare viral disease causing respiratory problems.
(c) A problem found in space launch vehicles
(d) Proliferation of space debris in low earth orbit
Option d – Proliferation of space debris in low earth orbit
Which of the following tests is used to identify typhoid?
(a) ELISA test
(b) WIDAL test
(c) VDRL test
(d) RPR test
Option b – WIDAL test
Magnesium Hydroxide is used as
(a) Antipyretics
(b) Antacid
(c) Tranquilizer
(d) Antihistamine
Option b – Antacid
Which of the following diseases is caused by protozoa?
(a) Cholera
(b) Diphtheria
(c) Pneumonia
(d) Malaria
Option d – Malaria
Smallpox was declared eradicated from the world in
(a) 1975
(b) 1980
(c) 1996
(d) 2008
Option b – 1980
Dropsy is a disease caused due to adulteration in
(a) Ghee
(b) Arhar Dal
(c) Mustral Oil
(d) Turmeric Powder
Option c – Mustral Oil
What is ‘break bone fever’ most commonly known as
(a) Typhoid
(b) Rhinitis
(c) Yellow fever
(d) Dengue
Option d – Dengue
AIDS is caused by Human Immuno -Deficiency Virus (HIV) which is
(a) Retrovirus
(b) Lente virus
(c) Arbovirus
(d) Immune virus
Option a – Retrovirus
The radioactive isotope used to control leukemia is
(a) Phosphorus 32
(b) Cobalt 60
(c) Iodine 131
(d) Sodium 24
Option b – Cobalt 60
Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
(a) Japanese Encephalitis-Gorakhpur Region
(b) Zika Virus- Island of Yap
(c) Guillain-Barre Syndrome- Brazil
(d) Malaria- Chhotanagpur Region
Option d – Malaria- Chhotanagpur Region
The year 2011 has been marked for the livestock disease named
(a) Foot mouth disease
(b) Rinderpest
(c) Rabies
(d) Cowpox
Option b – Rinderpest
Which one of the following diseases are not transmitted by tiger mosquitoes?
(a) Yellow fever
(b) Dengue
(c) Chikungunya
(d) Japanese Encephalitis
Option d – Japanese Encephalitis
The disease caused by a deficiency of protein in children is
(a) Marasmus
(b) Pellagra
(c) Beri Beri
(d) Rickets
Option a – Marasmus
Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder, in which people
(a) Walk during sleep without knowing what he or she is doing.
(b) sleep with eyelids half open.
(c) briefly and repeatedly stops breathing during sleep.
(d) talk during sleep.
Option c – briefly and repeatedly stops breathing during sleep
In coronary artery by-pass surgery, the blood vessel to be used as a graft has to be
(a) a vein from the leg
(b) an artery from the forearm
(c) an artery from the mammary region of the chest
(d) Any of these
Option d – Any of these
‘Cerebral palsy is a brain disorder found generally in
(a) Old people
(b) Drug addicts
(c) Small children
(d) Only ladies
Option c – Small children
…… is a vector that causes malaria.
(a) Anopheles
(b) Culex
(c) Aedes
(d) None of the above
Option a – Anopheles
Which organ of the human body does Alzheimer’s disease affect?
(a) Ear
(b) Brain
(c) Eye
(d) Stomach
Option b – Brain
Anosmia is
(a) loss of the sense of taste
(b) loss of the sense of smell
(c) loss of the sense of touch
(d) loss of the sense of heat
Option b – loss of the sense of smell
BMD testing is done to diagnose
(a) Dengue
(b) Malaria
(c) Osteoporosis
(d) AIDS
Option c – Osteoporosis
Typhoid is caused by :
(a) Streptococcus
(b) Salmonella
(c) Giardia
(d) Mycobacterium
Option b – Salmonella
In a hypertensive patient, the systolic pressure increased to 150 mm of Hg. Which part of the brain would be involved in the regulation?
(a) Medulla
(b) Cerebrum
(c) Cerebellum
(d) Hypothalamus
Option a – Medulla
Diseases that are spread by vectors such as mosquitoes are
(a) Encephalitis and Malaria
(b) Syphilis and AIDS
(c) Tuberculosis and sleeping sickness
(d) Kala-azar and SARS
Option a – Encephalitis and Malaria
What was Rinderpest?
(a) A disease of cattle plagues that spread in Africa in the 1890s.
(b) The bubonic plague spread in the region of Maharashtra in the 1890s.
(c) A type of cholera that spread in Assam in the 1890s.
(d) A devastating bird disease that was imported to Italy from British Asia, through chicken meat.
Option a – A disease of cattle plagues that spread in Africa in the 1890s
Which of the following are used as an antacid to reduce acidity in the stomach?
(a) Sodium carbonate and magnesium hydroxide
(b) Magnesium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide
(c) Sodium bicarbonate and calcium hydroxide
(d) Sodium bicarbonate and magnesium hydroxide
Option d – Sodium bicarbonate and magnesium hydroxide
One of the occupational health hazards commonly faced by the workers of the ceramics, pottery, and glass industry is
(a) stone formation in the gallbladder
(b) melanoma
(c) silicosis
(d) stone formation in the kidney
Option c – silicosis
Which one of the following causes the chikungunya disease?
(a) Bacteria
(b) Helminthic worm
(c) Protozoan
(d) Virus
Option d – Virus
Which one of the following is not an insect-borne disease?
(a) Beri-beri
(b) Kala-azar
(c) Malaria
(d) Plague
Option a – Beri-beri
Which one of the following diseases is caused by a virus?
(a) Tuberculosis
(b) Typhoid
(c) Influenza
(d) Diphtheria
Option c – Influenza
Which one of the following diseases is waterborne?
(a) Hepatitis B
(b) Hepatitis C
(c) Hepatitis D
(d) Hepatitis E
Option d – Hepatitis E
Choose the incorrect statement about insulin :
(a) Deficiency of insulin leads to diabetes.
(b) It regulates the growth and development of the body.
(c) It controls the sugar levels in the blood.
(d) It is produced from the pancreas.
Option b – It regulates the growth and development of the body
Pick the odd one out
(a) Down syndrome
(b) Haemophilia
(c) Malaria
(d) Phenylketonuria
Option c – Malaria
Karnal Bunt is a disease of
(a) Barley crop
(b) Wheat crop
(c) Bajra Crop
(d) Jowar crop
Option b – Wheat crop
Measles is a disease caused by
(a) bacteria
(b) viruses
(c) protozoa
(d) worm
Option b – viruses
Penicillin inhibits the synthesis of bacterial
(a) cell wan
(b) protein
(c) RNA
(d) DNA
Option b – protein
Which of the following diseases is not caused by the bite of mosquitoes?
(a) Malaria
(b) Filaria
(c) Chikungunya
(d) Typhoid
Option d – Typhoid
Which one of the following is an antibiotic drug?
(a) Quinine
(b) Sulphaguanidine
(c) Chloramphenicol
(d) Aspirin
Option c – Chloramphenicol
Which of the following is an airborne disease?
(a) Typhoid
(b) Tetanus
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) Meningitis
Option c – Tuberculosis
‘Grey-speck’ disease of cereal is caused by the deficiency of
(a) Manganese
(b) Magnesium
(c) Molybdenum
(d) Boron
Option a – Manganese
Thalassemia is a hereditary disease that affects
(a) the Blood
(b) the Lungs
(c) the Heart
(d) the Kidney
Option a – the Blood
Which of the following is a causative organism of Malaria?
(a) Plasmodium vivax
(b) Plasmodium falciparum
(c) Plasmodium malariae
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
Myopia is corrected by using
(a) Concave lens
(b) Concave mirror
(c) Convex lens
(d) Convex mirror
Option a – Concave lens
Which of the following is the vector of malaria?
(a) Mosquito
(b) Tick
(c) Kissing Bugs
(d) Dermacentor
Option a – Mosquito
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Autoimmune disease – Rheumatoid arthritis
(b) Genetic disease – Tuberculosis
(c) Scabies – Mite
(d) Mental disease – Schizoph renia
Option b – Genetic disease – Tuberculosis
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Vitamin A – Night Blindness
(b) Vitamin B3 – Pellagra
(c) Vitamin D-Colour Blindness
(d) Folic acid – Anaemia
Option c – Vitamin D-Colour Blindness
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Antipyretic – Paracetamol
(b) Antifoaming agent – Polyamides silicones
(c) Antiseptic – Aspirin
(d) Antirachitic – Calciferol
Option c – Antiseptic – Aspirin
Which of the following are characteristics of diabetes mellitus, a common disease of human beings? 1. Increase of sugar in blood 2. The appearance of sugar in urine 3. Loss of hunger 4. Lack of energy Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Option c – 1, 2 and 4 only
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below: Assertion (A): The person with diabetes insipidus feels thirsty. Reason (R): A person with diabetes insipidus suffers from the low secretion of vasopressin. Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.
Option c – A is true, but R is false.
Which of the following are associated with diabetes mellitus, a common disease in adults? 1. Higher sugar level in blood 2. The lower sugar level in blood 3. Lower insulin level in blood 4. Higher insulin level in blood Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(a) 2 and 4
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1 and 2
Option d – 1 and 2
Which of the following is a parasitic disease? I. Malaria II. Filariasis III. Hookworm disease IV. Kala-azar
(a) Ony I and II
(b) I, III and IV
(c) II only
(d) I, II, III and IV
Option d – I, II, III and IV
Consider the following statements: 1. Hepatitis B is several times more infectious than HIV/AIDS. 2. Hepatitis B can cause liver cancer. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Option c – Both 1 and 2
Consider the following conditions of a sick human body: 1. Swollen lymph nodes 2. Sweating at night 3. Loss of memory 4. Loss of weight Which of these are symptoms of AIDS?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Option d – 1, 2, 3 and 4
Which one of the following sets are correctly matched?
(a) Diphtheria, pneumonia and leprosy: Hereditary
(b) AIDS, syphilis and gonorrhoea: Bacterial
(c) Colour blindness, haemophilia and sickle cell anaemia: Sex-linked
(d) Polio, Japanese encephalitis and plague: Nematode
Option c – Colour blindness, haemophilia and sickle cell anaemia: Sex-linked
Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Cholera is a disease caused by bacteria. 2. Athlete’s foot is a disease caused by a virus. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Option a – 1 only
Excessive exposure of humans to U V-rays results in (i) damage to the immune system (ii) damage to the lungs (iii) skin cancer (iv) peptic ulcers
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iv)
(c) (i) and (iii)
(d) (iii) and (iv)
Option c – (i) and (iii)
Which of the following statements is correct? Select the correct answer from the codes given below: 1. Femur is the longest bone in the human body. 2. Cholera is a disease caused by bacteria. 3. “Athletic’s foot” is a disease caused by a virus. Codes :
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 2 and 3
Option c – 1 and 2 only
Assertion (A): If somebody stops taking green vegetables he will suffer from night blindness. Reason (R): He will suffer from Vitamin A deficiency. Select the correct answer from the code given below :
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Option a – Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Consider the following statements regarding the recent global outbreak of ‘Swine flu’ 1. The agent of infection is not well identified II. The risk is higher in those who consume pork III. It has the propensity to spread from contact with an infected person IV. Absence of an effective treatment or vaccine makes it risky for a global pandemic Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) I, II and IV
(b) III and IV
(c) II and III
(d) III only
Option b – III and IV
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