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ESIC Pharmacist Syllabus:
Quick Quiz
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 disorder affecting movement. Why is Carbidopa used alongside L-dopa in its treatment?
a) It can enter the brain directly
b) It blocks the action of aromatic amino acid decarboxylase
c) It inhibits monoamine oxidase A
d) It inhibits monoamine oxidase B
Option b – It blocks the action of aromatic amino acid decarboxylase
Identify the metabolite formed from proguanil.
a) Thioguanil
b) Diguanil
c) Cycloguanil
d) P-chlorophenyl diguanide
Option c – Cycloguanil
Which of the following is classified as a thrombolytic agent?
a) Heparin
b) Warfarin
c) Antistreplase
d) Vitamin K
Option c – Antistreplase
Which drug is effective in managing HIV infection?
a) Cytarabine
b) Acyclovir
c) Zidovudine
d) Amantadine
Option c – Zidovudine
Phenylketonuria is an example of what type of metabolic disorder?
a) Excess hormone production
b) Chromosomal non-disjunction
c) Degeneration of endocrine glands
d) Genetic deficiency of an enzyme
Option d – Genetic deficiency of an enzyme
What is the main factor determining how quickly a drug distributes into tissues after administration?
a) Blood flow to the tissue
b) Binding to plasma proteins
c) Drug’s affinity for the tissue
d) Gastric emptying time
Option a – Blood flow to the tissue
Chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium is primarily due to:
a) Enzyme activation
b) Receptor alteration
c) Enhanced DNA repair activity
d) Reduced drug transport via carrier proteins
In which of the following cancers is chemotherapy not typically curative?
a) Hodgkin’s lymphoma
b) Choriocarcinoma
c) Colon cancer
d) Testicular cancer
Option c – Colon cancer
What is the mechanism of action for macrolide antibiotics?
a) Inhibit transcription
b) Alter genetic sequences
c) Cause early termination of protein synthesis
d) Modify proteins after synthesis
Option c – Cause early termination of protein synthesis
Spironolactone acts as a competitive inhibitor of which substance?
a) Aldosterone
b) Carbonic anhydrase
c) Oxytocin
d) All of the above
Option a – Aldosterone
Which of the following substances does not cause kidney damage?
a) Streptozotocin
b) Cisplatin
c) Gentamicin
d) Isoniazid
Option d – Isoniazid
Which supplement should be avoided when on oral anticoagulant therapy?
a) Vitamin B12
b) Thiamine
c) Meadine
d) Vitamin E
Option d – Vitamin E
Which of these drugs is classified as an alkylating agent?
a) Cyclophosphamide
b) Methotrexate
c) Allopurinol
d) Rifampicin
Option a – Cyclophosphamide
Which antimalarial is derived from a natural compound?
a) Artemether
b) Proguanil
c) Pyrimethamine
d) Halofantrine
Option a – Artemether
Identify the drug that acts as a microsomal enzyme inducer.
a) Indomethacin
b) Clofibrate
c) Tolbutamide
d) Glutethimide
Option d – Glutethimide
White rust is a serious disease affecting which crop?
a) Wheat
b) Mustard
c) Rice
d) Pearl millet
Option b – Mustard
Which disease listed is transmitted by an insect?
a) Scurvy
b) Dengue
c) Pneumonia
d) Asthma
Option b – Dengue
A deficiency in which vitamin can lead to delayed blood clotting?
a) Vitamin C
b) Vitamin D
c) Vitamin E
d) Vitamin K
Option d – Vitamin K
Which of these diseases results from both a mineral and a vitamin deficiency?
a) Marasmus
b) Rickets
c) Diphtheria
d) Plague
Option b – Rickets
What causes polio?
a) Fungus
b) Bacteria
c) Single-stranded RNA virus
d) Single-stranded DNA virus
Option c – Single-stranded RNA virus
What does Kessler Syndrome refer to?
a) Talking while asleep
b) A rare viral respiratory disease
c) A malfunction in space rockets
d) Accumulation of space debris in Earth’s orbit
Option d – Accumulation of space debris in Earth’s orbit
Which diagnostic test is commonly used to confirm typhoid fever?
a) ELISA test
b) WIDAL test
c) VDRL test
d) RPR test
Option b – WIDAL test
What is the primary medical use of Magnesium Hydroxide?
a) Fever reducer
b) Stomach acid neutralizer
c) Sedative
d) Anti-allergy agent
Option b – Stomach acid neutralizer
Which illness is caused by a protozoan organism?
a) Cholera
b) Diphtheria
c) Pneumonia
d) Malaria
Option d – Malaria
When was smallpox officially declared eradicated worldwide?
a) 1975
b) 1980
c) 1996
d) 2008
Option b – 1980
Dropsy is a condition linked to the contamination of which product?
a) Clarified butter
b) Pigeon pea
c) Mustard oil
d) Turmeric
Option c – Mustard oil
What is the common name for ‘break bone fever’?
a) Typhoid
b) Rhinitis
c) Yellow fever
d) Dengue
Option d – Dengue
HIV, the virus responsible for AIDS, belongs to which virus family?
a) Retrovirus
b) Lente virus
c) Arbovirus
d) Immune virus
Option a – Retrovirus
Which radioactive element is commonly used in the treatment of leukemia?
a) Phosphorus-32
b) Cobalt-60
c) Iodine-131
d) Sodium-24
Option b – Cobalt-60
Identify the incorrectly matched disease-location pair.
a) Japanese Encephalitis – Gorakhpur
b) Zika Virus – Island of Yap
c) Guillain-Barre Syndrome – Brazil
d) Malaria – Chhotanagpur
Option d – Malaria – Chhotanagpur
Which animal disease was declared eradicated in the year 2011?
a) Foot-and-mouth disease
b) Rinderpest
c) Rabies
d) Cowpox
Option b – Rinderpest
Which of the following diseases is not spread by tiger mosquitoes?
a) Yellow fever
b) Dengue
c) Chikungunya
d) Japanese Encephalitis
Option d – Japanese Encephalitis
Protein deficiency in young children leads to which condition?
a) Marasmus
b) Pellagra
c) Beriberi
d) Rickets
Option a – Marasmus
What occurs in individuals suffering from sleep apnea?
a) They walk during sleep unconsciously
b) Their eyelids remain partly open during sleep
c) They experience repeated pauses in breathing during sleep
d) They talk while asleep
Option c – They experience repeated pauses in breathing during sleep
In bypass surgery of the coronary arteries, which vessel is commonly used as a graft?
a) A leg vein
b) An artery from the arm
c) A chest artery
d) Any of the above
Option d – Any of the above
In which group is cerebral palsy most commonly observed?
a) Elderly individuals
b) Substance abusers
c) Young children
d) Only females
Option c – Young children
Which insect is a known carrier of the malaria parasite?
a) Anopheles mosquito
b) Culex mosquito
c) Aedes mosquito
d) None of the above
Option a – Anopheles mosquito
Alzheimer’s disease primarily affects which human organ?
a) Ear
b) Brain
c) Eye
d) Stomach
Option b – Brain
What is anosmia?
a) Inability to taste
b) Inability to smell
c) Loss of touch sensation
d) Loss of temperature sensation
Option b – Inability to smell
BMD testing is used to diagnose which condition?
a) Dengue fever
b) Malaria
c) Bone density loss
d) AIDS
Option c – Bone density loss
What is the causative agent of typhoid fever?
a) Streptococcus
b) Salmonella
c) Giardia
d) Mycobacterium
Option b – Salmonella
If a person has a systolic pressure of 150 mm Hg, which brain part helps regulate it?
a) Medulla
b) Cerebrum
c) Cerebellum
d) Hypothalamus
Option a – Medulla
Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes and other vectors include
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 the Rinderpest outbreak?
a) A contagious cattle disease that spread across Africa in the 1890s
b) A bubonic plague epidemic that affected Maharashtra in the 1890s
c) A variant of cholera that emerged in Assam in the 1890s
d) A viral bird disease introduced into Italy from British colonies through poultry
Option a – A contagious cattle disease that spread across Africa in the 1890s
Which of the following combinations acts as antacids to relieve stomach acidity?
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
Which occupational disease often affects people working in ceramics, pottery, or glass industries?
a) Gallbladder stones
b) Skin cancer
c) Silicosis
d) Kidney stones
Option c – Silicosis
What type of pathogen causes chikungunya?
a) Bacterium
b) Parasitic worm
c) Protozoan
d) Virus
Option d – Virus
Which of the following is not a disease transmitted by insects?
a) Beriberi
b) Kala-azar
c) Malaria
d) Plague
Option a – Beriberi
Which condition is caused by a virus?
a) Tuberculosis
b) Typhoid
c) Influenza
d) Diphtheria
Option c – Influenza
Which type of hepatitis spreads through contaminated water?
a) Hepatitis B
b) Hepatitis C
c) Hepatitis D
d) Hepatitis E
Option d – Hepatitis E
Identify the incorrect statement regarding insulin.
a) Insulin deficiency results in diabetes
b) Insulin helps regulate physical growth and body development
c) It helps maintain blood glucose levels
d) It is secreted by the pancreas
Option b – Insulin helps regulate physical growth and body development E
Which of the following does not belong to the group?
a) Down syndrome
b) Haemophilia
c) Malaria
d) Phenylketonuria
Option c – Malaria
Karnal Bunt is a plant disease affecting which crop?
a) Barley
b) Wheat
c) Pearl millet (Bajra)
d) Sorghum (Jowar)
Option b – Wheat
Measles is triggered by which microorganism?
a) Bacteria
b) Virus
c) Protozoa
d) Worms
Option b – Virus
Penicillin works by stopping the production of which bacterial component?
a) Cell wall
b) Proteins
c) RNA
d) DNA
Option b – Proteins
Which of the following illnesses is not mosquito-borne?
a) Malaria
b) Filaria
c) Chikungunya
d) Typhoid
Option d – Typhoid
Which of the following is classified as an antibiotic?
a) Quinine
b) Sulphaguanidine
c) Chloramphenicol
d) Aspirin
Option c – Chloramphenicol
Which disease spreads through airborne transmission?
a) Typhoid
b) Tetanus
c) Tuberculosis
d) Meningitis
Option c – Tuberculosis
A deficiency of which element causes ‘Grey-speck’ disease in cereal crops?
a) Manganese
b) Magnesium
c) Molybdenum
d) Boron
Option a – Manganese
Thalassemia is a genetic disorder that impacts which part of the body?
a) Blood
b) Lungs
c) Heart
d) Kidneys
Option a – Blood
Which of the following organisms can cause malaria?
a) Plasmodium vivax
b) Plasmodium falciparum
c) Plasmodium malariae
d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
What is the optical correction for myopia?
a) Concave lens
b) Concave mirror
c) Convex lens
d) Convex mirror
Option a – Concave lens
Which organism transmits malaria to humans?
a) Mosquito
b) Tick
c) Kissing bug
d) Dermacentor
Option a – Mosquito
Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
a) Rheumatoid arthritis – Autoimmune disorder
b) Tuberculosis – Genetic disorder
c) Scabies – Caused by mites
d) Schizophrenia – Mental illness
Option b – Tuberculosis – Genetic disorder
Which vitamin-related disorder is mismatched?
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 of the following does not correctly match with its medicinal category?
a) Paracetamol – Antipyretic
b) Polyamide silicones – Antifoaming compound
c) Aspirin – Antiseptic
d) Calciferol – Antirachitic agent
Option c – Aspirin – Antiseptic
What are the typical symptoms of diabetes mellitus in humans?
a) High blood sugar and sugar in urine
b) High blood sugar, sugar in urine, and loss of appetite
c) High blood sugar, sugar in urine, and fatigue
d) All the above
Option c – High blood sugar, sugar in urine, and fatigue
Consider the statements below.
Assertion: Individuals with diabetes insipidus experience excessive thirst.
Reason: This condition is due to a lack of vasopressin hormone.
Which is true?
a) Both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason explains the assertion
b) Both are true, but the reason doesn’t explain the assertion
c) The assertion is true, but the reason is false
d) The assertion is false, but the reason is true
Option c – The assertion is true, but the reason is false
Which of the following are linked with diabetes mellitus in adults?
a) Low blood sugar and high insulin
b) Low blood sugar and reduced insulin
c) High blood sugar and low insulin
d) High and low blood sugar levels
Option d – High and low blood sugar levels
Which of the following diseases are parasitic in nature?
I. Malaria
II. Filariasis
III. Hookworm infection
IV. Kala-azar
a) I and II only
b) I, III, and IV
c) II only
d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
Select the correct statements about Hepatitis B:
- It is far more contagious than HIV/AIDS
- It may lead to liver cancer
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Option c – Both 1 and 2
Which of the following symptoms are commonly observed in AIDS?
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Night sweats
- Memory loss
- Weight loss
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2, 3, and 4 only
c) 1, 3, and 4 only
d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
Which of these sets is correctly matched?
a) Diphtheria, pneumonia, leprosy – Inherited diseases
b) AIDS, syphilis, gonorrhoea – Caused by bacteria
c) Colour blindness, haemophilia, sickle cell anaemia – Linked to sex chromosomes
d) Polio, Japanese encephalitis, plague – Caused by nematodes
Option c – Colour blindness, haemophilia, sickle cell anaemia – Linked to sex chromosomes
Identify the correct statement(s):
- Cholera is a bacterial disease
- Athlete’s foot is viral
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Option a – 1 only
Excessive exposure to ultraviolet rays can result in:
(i) Immune system damage
(ii) Lung damage
(iii) Skin cancer
(iv) Stomach 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 true?
- Femur is the longest bone in the human body
- Cholera is caused by bacteria
- Athlete’s foot is viral
a) 1, 2, and 3
b) 1 and 3
c) 1 and 2
d) 2 and 3
Option c – 1 and 2
Assertion: A person who stops consuming green vegetables might develop night blindness.
Reason: Lack of green vegetables can cause Vitamin A deficiency.
Which is correct?
a) Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason explains the assertion
b) Both are true, but the reason doesn’t explain the assertion
c) The assertion is true, but the reason is false
d) The assertion is false, but the reason is true
Option a – Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason explains the assertion
Consider the following about the global swine flu outbreak:
- The virus was initially unidentified
- Risk increases with pork consumption
- It spreads through contact with infected individuals
- Lack of treatment or vaccines raises the risk of a pandemic
a) 1, 2, and 4
b) 3 and 4
c) 2 and 3
d) 3 only
Option b – 3 and 4
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