Question

Match the drugs in column I with the example given in column II and mark the appropriate choice.

	Column I		Column II
(A)	Antibiotic	(i)	Codeine
(B)	Antiseptic	(ii)	Phenelzine
(C)	Analgesic	(iii)	Chloramphenicol
(D)	Tranquilizer	(iv)	Chloroxylenol

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

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

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

An antibiotic refers to a substance produced wholly or partly by chemical synthesis, which in low concentrations inhibits the growth or destroys microorganisms by intervening in their metabolic processes.
Examples of antibiotics are- Penicillin, Erythromycin, Tetracycline,
Ofloxacin, Chloramphenicol, Aminoglycosides
Analgesics reduce or abolish pain without causing impairment of
consciousness, mental confusion, incoordination or paralysis or some
other disturbances of the nervous system.
Examples of analgesics are-Aspirin, Morphine, Heroin, Codeine.
Tranquillizers are a class of chemical compounds used for the treatment of stress and mild or even severe mental diseases. These relieve anxiety, stress, irritability or excitement by inducing a sense of well-being.
Examples of Tranquilizers are-chlordiazepoxide,meprobamate,veronal, amytal, nembutal, luminal,Phenelzine.
Antiseptics are applied to the living tissues such as wounds, cuts, ulcers and diseased skin surfaces. Examples are furacine,soframicine. Commonly
used antiseptic, dettol is a mixture of chloroxylenol and terpineol.