Drugs for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Disease
- Previous year questions on Drugs for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Disease 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.
- 12 live questions in Drugs for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Disease.
- Pharmacology is worth about 20 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.The following monoclonal antibody is used in senile dementia
- AAbciximab
- BCeolizumab
- CBapineuzumab✓ Correct answer
- DVedolizumab
Q2.Which of the following drug can prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer disease?
- ATacrine
- BNSAID✓ Correct answer
- CDonepezil
- DNone of the above
Q3.Latest drug recently approved for Amyotrophic Lateral sclerosis is?
- APiracetam
- BCeftriaxone
- CEdaravone✓ Correct answer
- DDoxycycline
Q4.Alzheimer's disease is treated by:
- ANeostigmine
- BRivastigmine✓ Correct answer
- CTrihexyphenidyl
- DBenztropine
Q5.Drug of choice for Huntington's chorea is
- AHaloperidol
- BChlorpromazine
- CTetrabenazine✓ Correct answer
- DDonepezil
Q6.Which of the following is a 'nootropic' drug
- ARivastigmine
- BTacrine
- CAmantadine
- DPiracetam✓ Correct answer
Q7.Which one of the following drug is used in Alzheimer's disease :
- ATacrine✓ Correct answer
- BPemoline
- CDoxapram
- DMethylphenidate
Q8.Which drug is not used now in Alzheimer's disease
- ATacrine✓ Correct answer
- BGalantamine
- CDonepezil
- DRivastigmine
Q9.All are cholinergic agents except -
- AGalantamine
- BDonepezil
- CTacrine
- DMemantine✓ Correct answer
Q10.Rivastigmine is used in -
- ADementia✓ Correct answer
- BDissociation
- CDepression
- DDelusions
Answer key
Q1: C. Bapineuzumab; Q2: B. NSAID; Q3: C. Edaravone; Q4: B. Rivastigmine; Q5: C. Tetrabenazine; Q6: D. Piracetam; Q7: A. Tacrine; Q8: A. Tacrine; Q9: D. Memantine; Q10: A. Dementia.
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- Antidepressants and Anxiolytics
- Opioids: Classification and Actions
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- Principles of Antimicrobial Use and Resistance
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