Question

Match the column I with column II and mark the appropriate choice.

	Column I		Column II
(A)	Alitame	(i)	Antihistamine
(B)	Iodoform	(ii)	Artificial sweetener
(C)	Prontosil	(iii)	Antibacterial agent
(D)	Terfenadine	(iv)	Antiseptic

• A. (A) $\to$(i), (B) $\to$(ii), (C) $\to$(iv), (D) $\to$(iii)
• B. (A) $\to$(ii), (B) $\to$(iv), (C) $\to$(iii), (D) $\to$(i)
• C. (A) $\to$(iii), (B) $\to$(i), (C) $\to$(ii), (D) $\to$(iv)
• D. (A) $\to$(iv), (B) $\to$(iii), (C) $\to$(i), (D) $\to$(ii)

Answer 1

The correct option is B (A) $\to$(ii), (B) $\to$(iv), (C) $\to$(iii), (D) $\to$(i)

• Antiseptics are applied to the living tissues such as wounds, cuts, ulcers and diseased skin surfaces. Iodoform is used as an antiseptic for wounds.
  
• Alitame is high potency Artificial sweetener, the control of sweetness of food is difficult while using it.
• Prontosil, also called sulfamidochrysoidine, trade name of the first synthetic drug used in the treatment of general bacterial infections in humans.It is an Antibacterial agent.
  
• Antihistamines interfere with the natural action of histamine by competing with histamine for binding sites of receptor where histamine exerts its effect.Synthetic drugs, brompheniramine (Dimetapp) and terfenadine (Seldane), act as antihistamines.