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NEET 2012
Exam
NEET
Year
2012
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Chemistry in Everyday Life

NEET 2012 · Chemistry · Chemistry in Everyday Life

Chloramphenicol is an

Chloramphenicol is an

Options

  1. Aantifertility drug
  2. Bantihistamin
  3. Cantiseptic and disinfectant
  4. Dantibiotic broad spectrum

Correct answer

D. antibiotic broad spectrum

Step-by-step solution

(a) Antifertility drugs are used to control pregnancy. These drugs prevent conception or fertilization e.g., Mifepristone, narethindrone, mestranol etc. (b) Antihistamines are used for the relief of allergies. e.g., diphenlhydramine, chlorpheniramine, promethazine etc. (c) Antiseptic are the used to reduce the number and growth of microorganism. e.g., dettol soap etc, whereas disinfectants kill bacteria and are used for sterilization of inanimate objects like instruments, utensils, cloths, floors etc. e.g., phenol, H2O2,SO2\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}_2, \mathrm{SO}_2, dettol, iodol etc. (d) Broad spectrum antibiotics are such antibiotics that acts against a wide range of disease causing bacteria. They act against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. e.g., ampicillin chloramphenicol etc.
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