Sympathomimetics
- Previous year questions on Sympathomimetics 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.
- 45 live questions in Sympathomimetics.
- 4 of 45 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 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 drug that blocks the heart rate effect of a slow intravenous infusion of Phenylephrine is
- AAtenolol
- BPrazosin
- CAtropine✓ Correct answer
- DPropranolol
Q2.Both fenfluramine and phentermine
- AProduce central nervous system stimulation
- BAct to suppress appetite✓ Correct answer
- CAre effective in treating narcolepsy
- DHave been used in children with attention deficit disorders
Q3.Epinephrine is used for all the following, except
- ATo prolong the action of local anaesthetics
- BAs a topical haemostatic agent
- CManagement of acute heart failure✓ Correct answer
- DManagement of cardiac arrest
Q4.Tizanidine produces its action acting on which of the following receptors?
- AAlpha adrenergic receptors✓ Correct answer
- BGABA A receptors
- CGABA B receptors
- DBeta adrenergic receptors
Q5.Exogenous adrenaline is metabolished by
- AAchE
- BCOMT✓ Correct answer
- CDecarboxylase
- DAcetyl transferase
Q6.Which of the following drugs acting on dilator pupillae has an action analogous to that of pilocarpine on sphincter papillae?
- ATimolol
- BEpinephrine✓ Correct answer
- CNeostigmine
- DTropicamide
Q7.Adrenaline used for controlling of bleeding during surgery may result in:
- ASyncope
- BCardiac arrhythmias✓ Correct answer
- CDrastic fall in blood pressure
- DPrecipitation of allergic reaction
Q8.Treatment of choice for anaphylactic shock is:
- AAdrenaline 0.5 mL of 1:1000 solution by intramuscular route✓ Correct answer
- BAdrenaline 1 mL of 1:10000 by intravenous route
- CAtropine 3 mg intravenously
- DAdenosine 12 mg intravenously
Q9.A patient was given ampicillin 2 g intravenously. After that, the person developed rash on skin, hypotension and difficulty in breathing. The patient should be managed by
- A0.5 ml of 1:1000 adrenaline by intramuscular route✓ Correct answer
- B0.5 ml of 1:1000 adrenaline by intravenous route
- C0.5 ml of 1:10000 adrenaline by intramuscular route
- D0.5 ml of 1:10000 adrenaline by intravenous route
Q10.First line therapy in anaphylactic shock is:
- AAdenosine 12 mg intravenously
- BAtropine 3 mg intravenously
- CEpinephrine .5 ml of 1:1000 IM✓ Correct answer
- DEpinephrine 1 ml of 1:10000 intravenously
Answer key
Q1: C. Atropine; Q2: B. Act to suppress appetite; Q3: C. Management of acute heart failure; Q4: A. Alpha adrenergic receptors; Q5: B. COMT; Q6: B. Epinephrine; Q7: B. Cardiac arrhythmias; Q8: A. Adrenaline 0.5 mL of 1:1000 solution by intramuscular route; Q9: A. 0.5 ml of 1:1000 adrenaline by intramuscular route; Q10: C. Epinephrine .5 ml of 1:1000 IM.
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