<prompt> True about hypnotic drugs is: September 2005Slower onset and longer durationSlower onset and shoer durationQuicker onset and longer durationQuicker onset and shoer duration  <response>: Ans. D: Quicker onset and shoer duration Those with quicker onset, shoer duration and steeper dose-response curves are preferred as hypnotics, while more slowly acting drugs with flatter dose-response curves are employed as sedatives 