Antianginal Agents
- Previous year questions on Antianginal Agents for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Pharmacology 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.
- 34 live questions in Antianginal Agents.
- 3 of 34 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018, 2019.
- Pharmacology is worth about 20 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.Which of the following is a K- channel opener?
- ARanolazine
- BNicorandil✓ Correct answer
- CVerapamil
- DLignocaine
Q2.Nitroglycerine exes beneficial effect in classical angina pectoris primarily by
- AIncrease in total coronary blood flow
- BRedistribution of coronary blood flow
- CReduction of cardiac preload✓ Correct answer
- DReduction of cardiac afterload
Q3.Nitroglycerine can be administered by all of the following routes except
- AOral
- BSublingual
- CIntramuscular✓ Correct answer
- DIntravenous
Q4.Which of the following drug predominantly act by decreasing the preload of heart?
- ACalcium channel blockers
- BMinoxidil
- CHydralazine
- DNitroglycerine✓ Correct answer
Q5.Propranolol is C/I in a patient of angina who is already receiving
- ANifedipine
- BAspirin
- CVerapamil✓ Correct answer
- DIsosorbide mononitrate
Q6.You decide not to prescribe Sildenafil in a patient because the patient is on an antianginal drug. Which of the following can it be?
- ACalcium channel blockers
- BBeta blockers
- COrganic nitrates✓ Correct answer
- DACE inhibitors
Q7.which of the following is a late inward sodium channel blocker?
- AIvabradine
- BTrimetazidine
- CRanolazine✓ Correct answer
- DFasudil
Q8.Major mechanism of action of nitrates in acute attack of angina is:-
- ACoronary vasodilation
- BDecreases in preload✓ Correct answer
- CDecreases in afterload
- DDecreases in heart rate
Q9.Sublingual tablet or sublingual GTN metered dose aerosol usually relieve angina in
- A15 sec
- B2-3 min✓ Correct answer
- C10-12 min
- D30 min
Q10.Isosorbide 5 — mononitrate is preferred because
- ALess tolerance develops
- BSublingual absorption is better
- CLonger duration of action✓ Correct answer
- DDirect coronary vasodilatory action is more
Answer key
Q1: B. Nicorandil; Q2: C. Reduction of cardiac preload; Q3: C. Intramuscular; Q4: D. Nitroglycerine; Q5: C. Verapamil; Q6: C. Organic nitrates; Q7: C. Ranolazine; Q8: B. Decreases in preload; Q9: B. 2-3 min; Q10: C. Longer duration of action.
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