CNS drugs: practice question

A Pharmacology question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Pharmacology · CNS drugs

Sample item

What is a common therapeutic use of benzodiazepines?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Acute anxiety or seizures

The key CNS drugs principle identifies Acute anxiety or seizures as the best answer because it most directly accounts for the mechanism, use, or laboratory finding described.

Option by option

  • A. Acute anxiety or seizures (correct)

    Correct. Acute anxiety or seizures matches the decisive principle in this item.

  • B. Lower intraocular pressure only

    Lower intraocular pressure only is inconsistent with the requested mechanism or identification.

  • C. Treat bacterial pneumonia

    Treat bacterial pneumonia does not fit the stated cns drugs relationship.

  • D. Reverse opioid overdose

    Reverse opioid overdose may have another clinical role but is not supported by this clue.

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What is the answer to this Pharmacology question?

The best answer is A, Acute anxiety or seizures. The key CNS drugs principle identifies Acute anxiety or seizures as the best answer because it most directly accounts for the mechanism, use, or laboratory finding described.

Why is "Lower intraocular pressure only" not the answer?

Lower intraocular pressure only is inconsistent with the requested mechanism or identification.

Why is "Treat bacterial pneumonia" not the answer?

Treat bacterial pneumonia does not fit the stated cns drugs relationship.

Why is "Reverse opioid overdose" not the answer?

Reverse opioid overdose may have another clinical role but is not supported by this clue.

What concept does this question test?

It tests CNS drugs in Pharmacology. The correct option holds because: Correct. Acute anxiety or seizures matches the decisive principle in this item.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study CNS drugs?

Learn drugs as classes, then the exception in each class that an examiner would pick. Then use the flashcards and the other Pharmacology questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.