📌 Introduction
Antimalarial drugs are used in the treatment and prevention of malaria, a parasitic disease caused by Plasmodium species. This topic is very important for GPAT, DSSSB, and other pharmacy exams.
📝 MCQs on Antimalarial Drugs
1. Malaria is caused by:
A) Virus
B) Bacteria
C) Parasite
D) Fungus
✔ Answer: C) Parasite
2. Malaria is transmitted by:
A) Male mosquito
B) Female Anopheles mosquito
C) Housefly
D) Air
✔ Answer: B) Female Anopheles mosquito
3. Common species causing malaria:
A) E. coli
B) Plasmodium
C) Streptococcus
D) Staphylococcus
✔ Answer: B) Plasmodium
4. Which is blood schizonticide?
A) Chloroquine
B) Primaquine
C) Penicillin
D) Insulin
✔ Answer: A) Chloroquine
5. Primaquine acts on:
A) Blood stage
B) Liver stage
C) Bone
D) Kidney
✔ Answer: B) Liver stage
6. Artemisinin works by:
A) DNA inhibition
B) Free radical formation
C) Calcium block
D) Sodium block
✔ Answer: B) Free radical formation
7. Chloroquine acts by:
A) Heme polymerization inhibition
B) DNA synthesis
C) Protein synthesis
D) Calcium block
✔ Answer: A) Heme polymerization inhibition
8. Which prevents relapse?
A) Chloroquine
B) Primaquine
C) Quinine
D) Insulin
✔ Answer: B) Primaquine
9. Quinine is used in:
A) Diabetes
B) Malaria
C) Cancer
D) Pain
✔ Answer: B) Malaria
10. Malaria affects:
A) RBCs
B) WBCs
C) Platelets
D) Bone
✔ Answer: A) RBCs
11. Which is gametocide?
A) Primaquine
B) Chloroquine
C) Quinine
D) Vitamin
✔ Answer: A) Primaquine
12. Which drug causes hemolysis in G6PD deficiency?
A) Primaquine
B) Insulin
C) Paracetamol
D) Antibiotic
✔ Answer: A) Primaquine
13. Which causes visual disturbance?
A) Chloroquine
B) Insulin
C) Vitamin
D) Antibiotic
✔ Answer: A) Chloroquine
14. Artemisinin is used in:
A) Resistant malaria
B) Diabetes
C) Hypertension
D) Pain
✔ Answer: A) Resistant malaria
15. Which is tissue schizonticide?
A) Primaquine
B) Chloroquine
C) Quinine
D) Insulin
✔ Answer: A) Primaquine
16. Malaria causes:
A) Fever
B) Cold
C) Pain
D) Diabetes
✔ Answer: A) Fever
17. Which drug is most common?
A) Chloroquine
B) Insulin
C) Vitamin
D) Antibiotic
✔ Answer: A) Chloroquine
18. Combination therapy is used to:
A) Reduce cost
B) Prevent resistance
C) Increase pain
D) Reduce BP
✔ Answer: B) Prevent resistance
19. Severe malaria treated with:
A) Artemisinin
B) Insulin
C) Vitamin
D) Antibiotic
✔ Answer: A) Artemisinin
20. Malaria parasite enters via:
A) Air
B) Mosquito bite
C) Food
D) Water
✔ Answer: B) Mosquito bite
21. Which drug affects liver stage?
A) Primaquine
B) Chloroquine
C) Quinine
D) Insulin
✔ Answer: A) Primaquine
22. Which drug inhibits heme formation?
A) Chloroquine
B) Insulin
C) Antibiotic
D) Vitamin
✔ Answer: A) Chloroquine
23. Which drug produces radicals?
A) Artemisinin
B) Insulin
C) Antibiotic
D) Vitamin
✔ Answer: A) Artemisinin
24. Malaria parasite type:
A) Virus
B) Bacteria
C) Protozoa
D) Fungus
✔ Answer: C) Protozoa
25. Which drug treats relapse?
A) Primaquine
B) Chloroquine
C) Quinine
D) Insulin
✔ Answer: A) Primaquine
26. Which is not antimalarial?
A) Chloroquine
B) Primaquine
C) Quinine
D) Metformin
✔ Answer: D) Metformin
27. Which drug used in prophylaxis?
A) Chloroquine
B) Insulin
C) Vitamin
D) Antibiotic
✔ Answer: A) Chloroquine
28. Which drug used in resistant malaria?
A) Artemisinin
B) Insulin
C) Vitamin
D) Antibiotic
✔ Answer: A) Artemisinin
29. Malaria is:
A) Viral
B) Bacterial
C) Parasitic
D) Genetic
✔ Answer: C) Parasitic
30. Best use of antimalarial drugs:
A) Viral infection
B) Malaria
C) Pain
D) Fever
✔ Answer: B) Malaria
🎯 Conclusion
These MCQs will help you revise antimalarial drugs quickly and improve your exam performance.
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