Depolarising Neuromuscular Blockers
- Previous year questions on Depolarising Neuromuscular Blockers for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Anaesthesia section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 48 live questions in Depolarising Neuromuscular Blockers.
- 1 of 48 questions carries a verified exam year: 2018.
- Anaesthesia is worth about 6 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 7 Aug 2026.
Q1.Shortest acting skeletal muscle relaxant is ?
- ASuxamethonium✓ Correct answer
- BMivacurium
- CPancuronium
- DVecuronium
Q2.Succinylcholine is short acting due to
- ARapid excretion
- BPoor absorption
- CRapid hydrolysis✓ Correct answer
- DNone of the above
Q3.All of the following statements about neuromuscular blockage produced by succinylcholine are true, except:
- ANo fade on Train of four stimulation
- BFade on tetanic stimulation✓ Correct answer
- CNo post tetanic facilitation
- DTrain of four ratio > 0.4
Q4.Which among the following is a depolarizing muscle relaxant
- ADecamethonium✓ Correct answer
- BD tubocurarine
- CDoxacurium
- DAtracurium
Q5.Shortest acting muscle relaxant is:-
- ATubocurarine
- BSuccinylcholine✓ Correct answer
- CPancuronium
- DAtracurium
Q6.Phase I blocker is:
- ADepolarization blockade✓ Correct answer
- BDesensitization blockade
- CBoth
- DNeither
Q7.All are actions of depolarising agents except
- ABradycardia
- BHypokalemia✓ Correct answer
- CIncreased Intracranial tension
- DIncreased Intraocular pressure
Q8.Pseudocholinesterase is synthesized by
- ALiver✓ Correct answer
- BPlasma
- CMuscle end plate
- DNerve ending
Q9.The dibucaine number refers to
- AAch cholinesterase activity derangement✓ Correct answer
- BPotency of muscle relaxants
- CPotency of general anaesthetics
Q10.Shelf life of colourless, aqueous solution of suxamethonium is
- A6 months
- B1 year
- C2 yr✓ Correct answer
- D3 yr
Answer key
Q1: A. Suxamethonium; Q2: C. Rapid hydrolysis; Q3: B. Fade on tetanic stimulation; Q4: A. Decamethonium; Q5: B. Succinylcholine; Q6: A. Depolarization blockade; Q7: B. Hypokalemia; Q8: A. Liver; Q9: A. Ach cholinesterase activity derangement; Q10: C. 2 yr.
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