The most useful classification of drugs for medicinal chemistry is based on:

1. The basis of chemical structure.
2. The basis of drug action.
3. The basis of molecular targets.
4. The basis of the pharmacological effect.

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A molecule that cannot act as a target for drug function in the body is:

1. Carbohydrates

2. Lipids

3. Vitamins

4. Proteins

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Drugs can be classified on the basis of:

1. Pharmacological effect.

2. Chemical structure.

3. Molecular targets.

4. All of the above.

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The incorrect statement among the following regarding enzyme inhibitors is:

1. They inhibit the catalytic activity of the enzyme.
2. They prevent the binding of substrate.
3. Generally, a strong covalent bond is formed between an inhibitor and an enzyme.
4. Inhibitors can be competitive or non-competitive.

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Select the correct option based on statements below:

Assertion (A): Competitive inhibitors compete with the natural substrate for their attachment to the active sites of enzymes.
Reason (R): In competitive inhibition, the inhibitor binds to the allosteric site of the enzyme.
  
1. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
3. Both (A) and (R) are false.
4. (A) is true but (R) is false.
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A compound among the following that can be used as an antihistamine is: 


1.  Diphenylhydramine

2.  Norethindrone

3.  Omeprazole

4.  Chloramphenicol

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Match the class of compounds given in Column I with their functions given in Column II.

Column I Column II
A. Antagonists 1. Communicate messages between two neurons and that between neurons to muscles.
B. Agonists 2. Bind to the receptor site and inhibit its natural function.
C. Chemical messenger 3. Crucial to the body's communication process.
D. Receptors 4. Mimic is the natural messenger.

Codes

A B C D
1. 2 4 1 3
2. 3 1 4 2
3. 1 4 3 2
4. 4 3 2 1
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A better substitute of Mg(OH)2 as medicine is-

1. Ranitidine

2. Histamine

3. Cyclopam

4. Ipranzoid

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A compound among the following that can be used as a tranquilizer is: 

1. Promethazine

2. Valium

3. Naproxen

4. Mifepristone

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The molecule among the following that is an antidepressant is:

1. Chloroxylenol

2. Bithional

3. Cocaine

4. Penicillin-G

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