Antipsychotic Agents
- Previous year questions on Antipsychotic 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.
- 43 live questions in Antipsychotic Agents.
- 4 of 43 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2018.
- Pharmacology is worth about 20 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.A PATIENT OF SCHIZOPHRENIA TREATED FOR 5 YEARS DEVELOPE PERIORAL MOVEMENTS. LIKELY DIAGNOSIS IS:
- ATardive dyskinesia✓ Correct answer
- BMuscular dystonia
- CAkathisia
- DMalignant neuroleptic syndrome
Q2.Patient on risperidone may have
- AWeight loss
- BNeuroleptic malignant syndrome✓ Correct answer
- CHypopigmentation
- DProlactin deficiency
Q3.New drug approved for treatment of tardive dyskinesia is:
- ASafinamide
- BTetrabenazine
- CValbenazine✓ Correct answer
- DDeutetrabenazine
Q4.The least extrapyramidal side effects are seen with which of the following phenothiazine?
- AClozapine
- BTriflupromazine
- CFluphenazine
- DThioridazine✓ Correct answer
Q5.Drug of choice for treatment of akathisia is:-
- ALithium
- BFluoxetine
- CPropranolol✓ Correct answer
- DHaloperidol
Q6.Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is characterized by :
- AHypothermia
- BLabile blood pressure✓ Correct answer
- CBradycardia
- DFlaccidity
Q7.Akathisia is treated by
- AHaloperidol
- BFluoxetine
- CPropranolol✓ Correct answer
- DLithium
Q8.Schizophrenia drugs mainly act on
- AD1 dopamine receptors
- BD2 dopamine receptors✓ Correct answer
- CD3 dopamine receptors
- DAch receptors
Q9.Drug of choice in intractable hiccoughs is:
- AMetoclopramide
- BHaloperidol
- CThioridazine
- DChlorpromazine✓ Correct answer
Q10.Which of the following psychotropic drugs must be monitored for hematotoxic effects?
- ABuspirone
- BClozapine✓ Correct answer
- CHaloperidol
- DLithium carbonate
Answer key
Q1: A. Tardive dyskinesia; Q2: B. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome; Q3: C. Valbenazine; Q4: D. Thioridazine; Q5: C. Propranolol; Q6: B. Labile blood pressure; Q7: C. Propranolol; Q8: B. D2 dopamine receptors; Q9: D. Chlorpromazine; Q10: B. Clozapine.
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