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Sample Questions
Pharmacist Evaluating Examination Sample Questions
The following sample questions are NOT intended or designed to be a sample examination, and
do NOT represent an exact model of the Pharmacist Evaluating Examination in terms of difficulty
and proportion of topics. However, individually, these questions are intended to be representative,
in format and phrasing style, of the types of questions found on the Pharmacist Evaluating
Examination. They also illustrate a variety of the subject areas contained in the examination
blueprint. Please note that, although these questions are reviewed and updated annually to
ensure currency of content, if guidelines or legislation change in the interim, the answers may not
be accurate.
Please see below for the answers to these sample questions.
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Folic acid has tetrahydrofolate coenzyme activity which is based on the:
pyrimidine ring.
purine ring.
pyrazine ring.
d. pteridine ring.
e. pyridine ring.
Enkephalins are peptides that:
have narcotic antagonist activity.
exert actions resembling those of opioids.
are found only in the central nervous system.
cause blood vessel wall relaxation.
transmit pain impulses.
β-Carotene is the precursor of:
retinol.
thiamine.
calciferol.
riboflavin.
retinoic acid.
Which of the following statements regarding transcription is correct?
a. The enzyme responsible for initiating transcription is RNA polymerase.
The enzyme responsible for initiating transcription is DNA polymerase.
During transcription, the genetic information contained in the nucleotide sequence
of tRNA is translated into a protein structure.
The process of transcription includes the splicing of exons.
Following initiation, the next stage of transcription is termination.