ESIC Pharmacist Syllabus

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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

2. English Language

  • Grammar
  • Vocabulary
  • Comprehension
  • Error Detection
  • Antonyms
  • Synonyms
  • Sentence Rearrangement

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

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

  • Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology
  • Human Anatomy
  • Human Physiology
  • Basic Pathophysiology

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

Option 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

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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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