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Antidote โ€” UPSC CMS MCQs (Medicine) · 8 questions

2020 P1 Q110

Q1. Which one of the following drugs is the antidote for benzodiazepine poisoning?

  1. Flumazenil
  2. Atropine
  3. Naloxone
  4. Pralidoxime aldoxime methiodide

Answer & explanation โ€” reveal it in the interactive practice above.

PYQ 2020โ€“2025 โ€” page 35

2021 P1 Q93

Q2. Acetylcysteine is an antidote for which poisoning?

  1. Salicylates
  2. Paracetamol
  3. Tricyclic antidepressants
  4. Benzodiazepines

Answer & explanation โ€” reveal it in the interactive practice above.

PYQ 2020โ€“2025 โ€” page 97

2022 P1 Q116

Q3. Antidote to reverse the muscarinic effects of organophosphate toxicity is

  1. Pralidoxime aldoxime methiodide (PAM)
  2. Atropine
  3. Adrenaline
  4. N-acetylcysteine

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PYQ 2020โ€“2025 โ€” page 171

2023 P1 Q27

Q4. Which one of the following drugs helps to maintain abstinence by reducing craving for alcohol?

  1. Apomorphine
  2. Acamprosate
  3. Atropine
  4. Azathioprine

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PYQ 2020โ€“2025 โ€” page 214

2025 P1 Q66

Q5. Fomepizole is an antidote used to treat poisoning from which of the following substances ? I. Methanol II. Digoxin III. Cocaine IV. Ethylene glycol Select the correct answer using the code given below :

  1. I and II
  2. II and III
  3. III and IV
  4. I and IV

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PYQ 2020โ€“2025 โ€” page 394

2025 P1 Q69

Q6. What is the antidote for belladonna poisoning ?

  1. Physostigmine
  2. Amitriptyline
  3. Atropine
  4. Flumazenil

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PYQ 2020โ€“2025 โ€” page 396

2025 P1 Q89

Q7. Which one of the following is an antidote for Rivaroxaban and Apixaban, when reversal of anticoagulation is needed due to uncontrolled bleeding ?

  1. Idarucizumab
  2. Andexanet Alfa
  3. Hydroxocobalamin
  4. Glucarpidase

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PYQ 2020โ€“2025 โ€” page 403

2025 P1 Q91

Q8. Which one of the following is used to reverse the anticoagulant effects of Dabigatran ?

  1. Glucarpidase
  2. Deferoxamine
  3. Idarucizumab
  4. Protamine

Answer & explanation โ€” reveal it in the interactive practice above.

PYQ 2020โ€“2025 โ€” page 403

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