Cell Cycle-Specific Chemotherapy
- Previous year questions on Cell Cycle-Specific Chemotherapy 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.
- 28 live questions in Cell Cycle-Specific Chemotherapy.
- 2 of 28 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017.
- Pharmacology is worth about 20 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.Bleomycin causes damage to
- AType 1 pneumocytes✓ Correct answer
- BType 2 pneumocytes
- CBoth Type 1 and Type 2 pneumocytes
- DPulmonary endothelial cells
Q2.Citrovorum factor is given along with all the drugs except
- AMethotrexate
- BPemetrexed
- CPyrimethamine
- DCytosine arabinoside✓ Correct answer
Q3.Many drugs are used as rescue therapy for preventing the adverse effects of anticancer drugs. Folinic acid is used in:-
- AMethotrexate toxicity✓ Correct answer
- BCisplatin toxicity
- CDoxorubicin toxicity
- DCyclophosphamide toxicity
Q4.Mechanism of action of Pemetrexed is:-
- ARNA synthesis inhibitor
- BDihydrofolate reductase inhibitor✓ Correct answer
- CDopamine agonist
- DTopoisomerase inhibitor
Q5.Which phase of the cell cycle is resistant to most chemotherapeutic agents, i.e., those that are classified as phase-specific?
- AG0✓ Correct answer
- BG1
- CG2
- DM
Q6.Which drug causes flagellate pigmentation of skin?
- ABleomycin✓ Correct answer
- BMinocycline
- CVincristine
- DDaunorubicin
Q7.L-asparaginase is used in the treatment of:
- AAML
- BALL✓ Correct answer
- CCML
- DCLL
Q8.All of these are G2 phase blockers except:
- AEtoposide
- BTopotecan
- CPaclitaxel✓ Correct answer
- DDaunorubicin
Q9.Stocking and glove neuropathy is seen in :
- AVinblastine
- BPaclitaxel✓ Correct answer
- CEtoposide
- DMitoxantrone
Q10.Which of the following anticancer drugs is cell cycle specific
- AIfosfamide
- BMelphalan
- CVinblastine✓ Correct answer
- DCyclophosphamide
Answer key
Q1: A. Type 1 pneumocytes; Q2: D. Cytosine arabinoside; Q3: A. Methotrexate toxicity; Q4: B. Dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor; Q5: A. G0; Q6: A. Bleomycin; Q7: B. ALL; Q8: C. Paclitaxel; Q9: B. Paclitaxel; Q10: C. Vinblastine.
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