Kerala PSC - Important and Expected General Science Questions - 25

1. Who discovered the world's first antibiotic substance benzylpencillin?


2. The drugs used in the treatment & prevention of microbial infections are known as ___


3. The antibiotics which contain mainly sulphur & nitrogen are known as ____


4. What is the main difference between antiseptics & disinfectants?


5. Which widely used antiseptic is a mixture of chloroxylenol & terpineol?


6. Phenol is an example for


7. What is used as disinfectant for drinking water?


8. Which disinfectant is added for the preservation of squashes?


9. Drugs that remove excess acid and raise the pH to appropriate level in the stomach are known as ___


10. What are the examples of a commonly used antacid?


11. Albendazole is a medication used for the treatment of a variety of ____ in festations?


12. Which capsule is used as a preventive drug against filariasis?


13. Which capsules are used to prevent the spread of leptospirosis?


14. Quinine & chloroquine are the medications used against which disease?


15. From the bark of which tree is quinine obtained?


16. Which antibiotic is used in the treatment of both leprosy & tuberculosis?


17. Diaminodiphenyl sulfone (Dapsone) is an antibiotic commonly used for the treatment of ____?


18. Which tablet is given to the children in the deworming campaigns?


19. Who discovered morphine in 1804?


20. Which drug is isolated from opium poppy?


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