Sympatholytics
- Previous year questions on Sympatholytics 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.
- 46 live questions in Sympatholytics.
- 3 of 46 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.A selective a1 blockers chemically distinct from prazosin used as an hypertensive agent
- ATrimazosin
- BTamsulosin
- CUrapidil✓ Correct answer
- DDoxazosin
Q2.Which of the following is a contraindication to the use of Beta Blockers:-
- AGlaucoma
- BTachycardia
- CBronchial asthma✓ Correct answer
- DHypertension
Q3.A PATIENT WITH DIABETES AND COPD DEVELOPED POST OPERATIVE URINARY RETENTION .WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS USED FOR SHORT TERM TREATMENT TO RELIEVE SYMPTOMS ?
- ABETHANECHOL✓ Correct answer
- BMETHANICOL
- CTERAZOSIN
- DTAMSULOSIN
Q4.Selective alpha-2 antagonist
- APrazosin
- BYohimbine✓ Correct answer
- CTamsulosin
- DPhentolamine
Q5.The following are selective beta blockers except
- APindolol✓ Correct answer
- BBisoprolol
- CEsmolol
- DAcebutolol
Q6.Which of the following is not true about Carvedilol?
- Ab1 + b2 + a1 adrenergic receptor blocker
- BOral bioavailability is almost 80%✓ Correct answer
- CHas antioxidant property
- DCardioprotective in CHF
Q7.Clonidine is indicated in each of the following conditions except
- ACardiac arrhythmias✓ Correct answer
- BMorphine withdrawal
- CMigraine
- DHypertension
Q8.Which of the following drug causes postural hypotension commonly?
- AACE inhibitor
- BBeta blocker
- CAlpha blocker✓ Correct answer
- DAngiotensin receptor blockers.
Q9.Labetalol is an
- AAlpha 1 blocker
- BAlpha 2 blocker
- CAlpha 1 and selective beta 1 blocker
- DAlpha 1 and non-selective beta blocker✓ Correct answer
Q10.The drug that causes fall in elderly patients with postural hypotension is:-
- AMetformin
- BPrazosin✓ Correct answer
- CAcarbose
- DNor-adrenaline
Answer key
Q1: C. Urapidil; Q2: C. Bronchial asthma; Q3: A. BETHANECHOL; Q4: B. Yohimbine; Q5: A. Pindolol; Q6: B. Oral bioavailability is almost 80%; Q7: A. Cardiac arrhythmias; Q8: C. Alpha blocker; Q9: D. Alpha 1 and non-selective beta blocker; Q10: B. Prazosin.
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