Multiple Choice Type Questions

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1. Which one of these is not a unit dosage 8. A Prodrug' is a:
form ? (a) Pharmacologically inactive derivative
(a) Tablets b) Suppositories (b) Medicinally active
(c) Powders (d) Pellets (c) Inert substances
2. Monophasic liquids are (d) None of the above
(a) Colloidal solution 9. Implants are
designed for
tb) Suspension (a) Prolonged action
TO Emulsion b) Fast action
(d) None of the above (c) Increased efficacy
3. Chavanprash is a: (d) None of the above
(a) Solid dosage form 10. In avoirdupois system, the standard unit
(b) Semi solid dosage form for weighing is :
(c) Liquid dosage form (a) Grain (b) Gram
(d) None of the above (c) Pound (d) Drachm
4. Applications fdosage form) is meant for: 11. In apothecaries, the standard unit for
(a) Parenteral administration weight is
(b) Oral parenteral administration (a) Grain (b) Drachm
(c) Topical administration (c) Pound (d) Scruple
(d) Ophthalmic administration 12. International system of units (SI) in-
cludes
5. Collodions usually contain (a) Metric system
(a) Nitrocellulose
(h) Cellulose (b) Avoirduposis system
(c) Apothecaries system
(c) Mcthyleellulose (d) None of the above
(d) Carboxymethylcellulose
13. The standard unit of capacity measure-
6. Propylene glycol is used in ear drops as:
ment in imperial system is :
(a) Preservative (a) Millilitre by Gallon
(b) Solvent (c) Ounce (d) Minim
(c)Additive 14. One pound apothecary is equivalent to
(d) Nonc of the above (a) 7000 grains (b) 6375 grains
intended (c) 5760 grains (d) 480 grain
Lozenges are solid dosage form
15.One grain is equivalent to
for (a) 100 milligrams
(u) Faster action (b) 64.78 milligrams
() Slow dissolution (c) 50 milligrams
(c) Slow disintegration (d) None of the above
(d) None of the ahove
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 16. One kilograms is equivalent to 25. Hermnetic containers are used for
(a) 2.5 pound (a) Oral solution (6) Powders
(b) 3.0 pound (c) Injectables (d) None of the above
(c) 2.20 pound (avoi)
26. Mechanically strong container is a
(d) None of the abOve requiremnent for :
17. One drop is equivelent to (a) Injectables (b) Ointment
(a) 0.06 ml (b) 1 ml (c) Powders (d) Acrosol
(c) 0.3 ml (d) 0.5 ml
27. Flaking is a problem associated with
18. One fuid ounce of 1% solution require: container made of
(a) 5 grains (b) 4.375 grains (a) Soda lime glass
(c) 43.75 grains (d) 1.0 grains (b) Borosilicate glass
19. What quantity of dextrose is needed to (c) Neutral glass
5 fluid ounces of 1% solution? (d) None of the above
(a) 100 grains (b) 22 grains 28. Soda lime glass is not suitable for
(c) 50 grains (d) 5 grains parenteral solution because :
20. 1% w/w dextrose means (a) It is mechanically weak
(a) 1 gram dextrose in 100 grams of (6) It releases alkali in solution
product (c) It losses its brilliancy on repeated use
(6) 1 gram dextrose in 100 ml of product (d) None of the above
(c) 1 mole in 100 ml of product 29. Sulphured glass is prepared from
(d) None of the above
sodaglass by treating its surface with
21. What quantity of potassium pernangnate (a) Sulphur
(6) Sulphur dioxide
is required to prepare 1 pint of 1 in 500
solution? (c) Sodium sulphate
(d) None of the above
(a) 17.5 grains (b) 20 grains
(c) 50 grains (4) None of the above 30. Which of these ingredient is added in
borosilicate glass to impart chemical
22.1 tumblerful is equivalent to
stability and heat resistance ?
(a) 200 ml
(a) Boron (b) Boric oxide
(b) 240 ml or 8 fluid ounce
(c) 240 ml or 10 fluid ounce (c) Calcium oxide (d) Barium oxide
(d) 250 ml or 8 fluid ounce 31. Ampoules is usually made of :

23. Which are of these is standard unit for (a) Neutral glass
capacity in international system ? (b) Borosilicate glass
(c) Soda glass
(a) Millilitre (6) Litre
(c) Ounce (d) Minim (d) Silicone treated glass
32. Ferrous
manganese oxide is added
or
24. Hermetically sealed container during the manufacture of glass container
(a) Protects loss of product during hand- to make
ling (a) Alkali resistant container
(b) Is impervious to air (b) Easy
(c) Is light resistant mouldable glass
(c) Coloured glass, suitable for
(d) Prevent loss of product from effer- light sensi-
tive drug
vesence (d) None of the above
 3. Plastic container is not suitable because: 41.
(a) They are permcuble to gases Ampoule generally contain :
(a) Single dose
(b) Some additives may leach out from parenteral product
plastic (b) Multiple dose parcnteral product
(c) Two or threc doses
(c) It may adsorb certain ingredient from
(d) Nonc of the above
product
(d) All of the above 42. Transfusion bottles are made of :
(a) Neutral glass (b) Borosilicate glass
34. Which one of these is (c) Soda glass (d) Sulphured glass
plastics ?
a
thermosetting
43. Plasticizers are added in plastics to pro-
(a) Polyamides vide
(b) PVC (a) Flexibility (6) Mechanical strength
(c) Phenol formaldchyde (c) Heat stability (d) None of the above
(d) Polystyrene
44. Moh's scale is related with
35. Which one of these material is commonly (a) Hardness of material
used for closures (b) Flexibility of material
(a) Rubber (b) Mctal (c) Stickness of material
(c) Glass (d) Plastic (d) Bulk density
36. Which one of these is used 45. Decrease in particle size
as vulcanising is associated
agent in rubber ? with
(a) Zinc oxide (a) Increase in solubility of solid particle
(b) Sulphur (b) Decrease in solubility of solid particle
(c) Calcium carbonates (c) No cffect on solubility of solid
(d) Zinc stearate (d) None of the above
particle
46. Which one of these mills is used for size
37. Glass containers should comply with the:
reduction of fibrous material ?
(a) Leakage test
(b) Hydrolytic resistance (a) Roller mill (6) Hammer mill
fc) Mechanical strength (c) Cutter mill (d) Ball mill
(d) None of the above 47. Output of size reducing machine is related
to
38. Hydrolytic resistance test is performed on (a) Bulk density
glass to check: (b) Ratio of feed size to
product size
-(a) Mechanical strength (c) Temperature
(b) Liberation of alkali (d) None of the above
(c) Loss of brilliancy 48. Hammer will works on the
(d) None of the above (a) Cutting
principle of:
(b) Impact
39 aerosol, regulation of dose is con (c) Atrition
cerned with: (d) Impact and attrition
(a) Propellant (b) Actuator
49. Roller mill works the
) Meteried valuc (d) Dip tube
(a) Impact
on
principle off
40.1
n aerosol, diptube is usually made of
: (b) Compression
(c) Attrition
a) Polyamides ) Polypropylene (d) None of the above
(c) Metal (d Ncoprene
50.Bull mill works on the principle of 58. Moderately fine powder must pass
(a) Impact throughsieve no.
(b) Compression (a) 22 (b) 44
(c) Aurition (c) 44 (d) 120
(d) Aurition and impact 59. Sieve No 10 contain:
51. Which one of these mill is used for (a) 10 wires per inch in each direction
getting very fine powders of vitamins ? (b) 10 meshes per inch in cach direction
(a) Ball mill (c) Both (0) and (b)
(b)Hammer mill (d) Nonc of the above

(c) Fluid energy mill 60. The rate of filtration is expressed in the
(d) Roller mill form of
52. Roller mill used for milling of ointment (a) Fick's law
works on the principle : (b) Darcy's cquation
(c) Strok's law
(a) Impact
(b) Aurition (d) None of the above
(c) Impact and altrition 61. The rate of filtration is increased by:
(d) Nonc of the above (a) Decrcasing the viscosity of filterate
53. Which one of these machine does not (b) Increasing the area of filter medium
contain any moving parts ? (c) Incrcasing the pressure drop across
(a) Ball mill the filter medium
(d) All of the above
b) Disintegrator
(c) Fluid energy mill 62. Filtration through fibrous pad is based
(d) Colloidal mill on the mnechanism of:
(a) Straining (b) Impingement
54. Which mill is used for powdering hard
s(c) Entanglement (d) None of the above
crude drug ?
(a) Edge runner mill 63. Which one of these is used for the filtra-
(b) Colloidal mill tion of corrosive liquids ?
(c) Disintegrator (a) Cotton wool (b) Glass wool
(d Fluid energy mill (c) Wool (d) None of the above
64. Which of these is used for filtration
one
55. Micromeritics deals with the study of :
of parenteral solution ?
(a) Powders (ca) Glass wool (b) Woven material
(b) Microspores (c) Asbestos (d) Sintered glass
(c) Meiri system of measurement
65. Which one of these for bacterial filtra-
(d) Small particle oy tion?
(a) Membrane filter
56. Very fine powders must pass through the
(b) Sintered glass ilter
sieve n0. :
(c) Filter paper
(a) 85 (b) 100
(d) None of the above
(c) 44 (d 120
66. Membrane filter is composed of
sieve number for coarse (a) Cellulose nitrate
57. The limit of (b) Cellulose
powder is: (c) Cellulose acid phthal. ie
(b) 22/60
(a) 10/44
(d) None of the above
(c) 44 (d 85
 aid is
67. Filter T7. Tnwhich extraction process, crude drug
(a) Tale (b) Bentonite is imbibed initially by soaking into
(c) Kieselguhr (cd Charuoal menstrum for few hours ?
68. Chemically, asbestos is (a) Doublc maceration
(a) Charcol (b) Siliea (b) Triple maceration
(c) Cellulose (d) Aluminium silicate (c) Simple percolation
(d Infusion
69. Whiclh one of these industrial filter con-
tain plate and frame ? 78. Compound tincture of cardamon
(a) Filler press prepared by a process
(6) Metafiler (a) Double maceration
(c) Filter candle b) Percolation
(c) Triple maceration
d) Rotaory drum lilter
(d) Continuous hot percolation
70. Which one of these is a edge filters ? 79. Belladona Tincture is prepared by per-
(a) Metafilters (b) Filterpress colation due to its :
(c) Filter leaf (d) Filter candle (a) Nature of crude drug
71. Which one of these does not contain any (b) Therapcutic value of drug
filter mcdium ? (c) Chemical properties of constituent
(a) Filtcr leaf (d) None of the above
(b) Metafilter 80. Which of these process use soxhlet
c) Filter press extractor ?
(d) None of the above (a) Simple percolation
72. The grade of sintered glass filter used (b) Continuous hot percolation
forbacterial filteration is (c) Infusion
(a) 0 (b) 2 (d) Double and uriple maceration
(c) 3 (d) 5 81. Tincture contain drug and menstrum in
73. The process of boiling drug with water the ratio of:
for 10 to 15 minutes is called (a) 1 : 3 (b) 1:2
(a) Decoction (b)Maceration (c) 1:4 (d): 10
(c) Infusion (d) Percolation 82. Liquid extracts contain drug and
which crude menstrun _in the ratio of:
74. The extraction proçess, in
is kept in contact with menstrum (a) (b) 1:2
drug (d) None ot the above
is called: (c) 2
83. Aqueous thermolabile solution is con-
(a) Infusion
(h) Maceraion centrated by a process
(a) Simple distillation
(c)Percolation
(b) Distillation under reduced pressure
(d) None of the above
(c) Evaporation under reduced pressure
5. Tincture of orange is prepared i'y
(b) Percolation (d) Simple evaporation
(a) Infusion 84. One of these evaporator is not suitable
(d) Maceration
(c) Decoction
extracted Jor gettingg dry product:
76. Unorganised drugs are usually
(cu Evaporating pan
by.aprocess, called: (b) Evaporating stills
(a) Maceration (b) Percolation
(c) Film evaporauors
(c) Decoction (d) Infusion
85. One of these evaporators is used 92. Steam distillation is
for used for separating:
evaporation of viscous liquid: (a) Miscible solvent
(a) Evaporating pan (b) Immiscible solvent
(b) Climbing film evaporator (c) Volatile liquids
(c) Forced circulation evaporator (d) Enzymes
(d) Horizontal film evaporator
93. Fractional distillation is carried out for
86. The rate of evaporation can be increased separating:
by (a) Miscible liquids
(a) Removing the vapours above the (b) Immiscible liquids
evaporating liquids surface (c)Volatile oils
(b) Increasing the viscosity of liquid (d) Hormones
(c) Decreasing the surface area
(d) None of the above 94. Mixture of aniline and water (immiscible
87. The rate of evaporation liquids) boils at:
depend on : (a) Less than 100°C
(a) Surface area (6) More than 100°C
(b) Temperature (c) More than 200°C
(c) Viscosity (d) None of the above
(d) All of the above
95. Mirture of alcohal and water is separated
88. Which one of these is a natural circula-
tion evaporators ? by
(a) Steam distillation
(a) Evaporating stills
(b) Simple distillation
b) Long tube evaporators
(c) Fractional distillation
(c) Falling film evaporators
(d) None of the above
(d) Horizontal film evaporators
89. The liquid boils when its 96. Aronatic waters are
prepared by:
(a) Vapour pressure become equals to (a) Simple distillation
(b) Steam distillation
atmospheric pressure (c) Boiling with water
(b) Vapour pressure becomes more than
(d) None of the above
atmospheric pressure
(c) Vapour pressure is less than atmos- 97. Bubble cap plates is concerned with :
pheric pressure (a) Steam distillation
(d) None of above (b) Fractional distillation
(c) Simple distillation
90. Volatile oils is separated from crude drug (d) Destructive distillation
by
(a) Simple distillation 98. Drum dryer gives the
Jorm of :
dry product in the
(b) Distillation under reduced pressure
(c) Boiling with solvent (a) Powder (b) Spherical particle
(d) None of the above -(c) Flakes (d) Crystals
99. In tray dryer,
91. Volatile oils are purified by : the heat
fan is placed to increase
(a) Simple distillation (a)
transfer by:
Convection
(b) Steam distillation
(b) Conduction
(c) Fractional distillation (c) Radiation
(d) Vacuum distillation (d) None of the above
 100. Crude drugs are dried in 108. In which dryer, the material is frozen
(a) Tray dryer before actual drying ?
(b) Fluidised led dryer (a) Vacuum dryer
(c) Tunnel dryer (b) Freeze dryer
(d) None of the above (c) Tunnel dryer
101. Spray dryer give the dry product in the (d) None of the above
form of 109. Temperature and time used in moist heat
(a) Spherical particle sterilisation is:
(6) Hollow spherical particle (a) 120°C for 30 minutes
(c) Flakes (b) 125°C for 15 minutes
(d) Amorphous powder (c) 150°C for 15 minutes
(d) 100°C for 30 minutes
102. In tabletting operation, granules are dried
by 110. The lethal effect of moist heat on microbes
(a) Fluidised bed dryer is due to:
6) Spray dryer (a) Oxidation of essential molecules
(c) Tunnel dryer (b) Denaturation of structural protein
(d) Vaccum dryer (c) Hydrolysis of essential molecules
(d) None of the above
103. Antibiotics are preferably dried by :
(a) Fluidised bed dryer 111. Autoclave is concerned with:
(b) By Evaporation under reduced pressure (a) Dry heat sterilisation
(c) Vacuum dryer (b) Moist heat sterilisation
(c) Gaseous sterilisation
(d) Tray dryer (d) None of the above
104. In which dryer, the product is dried in 112. Sulpha powders are sterilised by :
its final container ?
(a) Hot air oven
(a) Tray dryer (6) Freeze dryer
(c) Vacuum dryer (d) Rotatory dryer
(b) Autoclave
- (c) Radiation
105. In which dryer, drying take place at very (d) None of the above
low temperature ? 113. Smnall volume parenterals are sterilised
(a) Sublimation dryer by a method of:
(6) Vacuum dryer (a) Dry heat sterilisation
(c) Fluidired bed dryer (b) Moist heat sterilisation (autoclaving)
(d) Rotatory dryer (c) Gaseous sterilisation
106.Enzyme preparations are dried by: (d) Radiation sterilisation
(a) Vacuum drying 114. Surgical dressings are sterilised by
(b) Freeze drying (a) Dry heat sterilisation
(c) Keeping in a warm air (b) Gaseous sterilisation
(d) None of the above (c) Radiation sterilisation
(d) Moist heat sterilisation
107. Which one of these dryer gives the
hygrosopie product? 115. Oily injections are sterilised by
(a) Freeze dryer (a) Dry heat sterilisation
(6) Fluidised bed dryer (b) Tyndallisation
(c) Spray dryer (c) Autoclaving
(d) Drum dryer (d) U.V. radiation
116.In paseurization, milk is heated to 123. Ethylene oxide kill the microbes due to:
(a) Either 72.8°C for 30 minutes or 71.6°C (a) Alkylation of essential molecules
for 15 second (b) Oxidation of cssential molecules
(b) Eithcer 98.0°C for 15 minutes or 65.0°C (c) Toxic cifect on cytoplasm
for 15 sccond (cd) Nonc of thc above
(c) Either 100°C for 15 minutes or 80°C
for 10 second 124. The rapid method of sterilisation in emer-
gencies is:
(d) None of the above
(a) Autoclave (b) Filtration
117. Tyndallisation consist of heating the (c) Radiation (d) Hot air oven
material at:
(a) 100°C for 30 minute 125. Temperature used for sterilisation of
(h) 80°C for 1 hour vaccines is :
(c) 80°C for 1 hour or 100°C for less (a) 70°C (b) 60°C
lime on thrce successive days (c) 55-60°C (d) 95-100°C
(d) None of the above
126. Disposable plastic syringes arei sterilised
118. Dry heat sterilisation destroy the microbes
by:
due to :
(a) Autoclaving
(a) Oxidation process b) Boiling with water
(b) Denaturation process (c) Gaseous sterilisation
(c) Hydrolysis process (d) None of the above
(d) None of the above
127. Thermolabile aqueous solutions are
119. Temperature used in hot air oven for preferably sterilised by
sterilisation : (a) Filtration sterilisation
(a) 180°C for 45 minute (b) Autoclaving
(b) 120°C for 30 minute (c) Tyndalisation
(c) 160°C for 1 hour (d) Radiation
(d) 160°C for 2 hour 128. Penicillin injection is incubated with
penicillinase before sterility testing to:
120. Glass apparatus are preferably sterilised (a) Neutralise the effect of penicillin
by (6) Increase the efficiency of sterilisation
(a) Dry heat sterilisation (c) Prevent chemical inactivation
b) Moist heat sterilisation (d) None of the above
(c)Gaseous sterilisation 129.
(d) None of the above
p-aminobenzoic acid is added to sulpha
powders for sterility testing
(a) To prevent chemical inactivation
121. Which of these is used in radiation
sterilisation ?
(b) To mask the antibacterial effect of
(a) a-particles (b) B-particles sulpha powder
(c) To inereasc the efficiency
,(c) Y-radiation (d) X-rays (d) None of the above
122. Vitamins are sterilised by: 130. Droplet injection occur through
(a) Autoclaving (a) Physicàl contac
(h) Gascous sterilisation (h) Sneezing or coughing
(c) Gamma radiation (c) Hand shaking
(d) None of the ahove (d) Anthropod
 131. Virulence is a: 140. Which of these vaccine contain living or
(a) Resistant power of individual attenuated virus ?
(b) Capacity of microorganism to harm (a) Smallpox (b) Polio myelitis
the host (c) Rabies (d) BCG
(c) Susceptibility of individual
141. Smalpox vaccine is prepared by using
(d) None of the above animal
132. Which ype of immuniy is developed and (a) Cowv (b) Rabbit
lost slowly ? (c) Sheep (d) Pig
(a) Active immunity
(b) Passive immunity
142. Poliomylities vaccine contain
(a) Killed or inactivated virus
(c) None of the above attenuated virus
(b) Living or

133. Vaccines are administered to provide (c) Killed bacteria

(a) Naturally acquired active immunity (d) None of the above
(b) Naturally acquired passive immunity 143. Shick test is performed to check the
(c) Artifically stimulated active immunity
susceptibility of individual against:
(e) All of the above
(a) Tuberculosis (b) Diptheria
134.Sera are used to provide (c) Polio (d) Influenza
(a) Artificial passive immunity
144. The Mantour test is done to check the
(6) Artificial active immunity
(c) Natural passive immunity susceptibility of individual against
(d) None of the above (a) Tuberculosis (b) Mumps
(c) Diptheria (d) Influenza
135. Toxoids are
(a) Toxins isolated from microorganism 145. The lack of ability of resist infection is
(b) Toxins, treated with formaldehyde called
(c) Suspension of micro-organisms (a) Tolerance (b) Susceptibility
(d) None of the above (c) Virulence (d) None of the above
136. Which one of these vaccine contain killed 146. Chorio-allantoic membrane of the check
bacterial suspension ? embryo is used for the cultivation of :
(a) Pertusis (b) BCG vaccine (a) Bacteria (b) Virus
(c) Small pox (d) Diptheria vaccine (c) Moulds (d) Ricketlsia
137. BCG vaccine is used to provide immunity 147.DPT vaccine contain mnixture of
against (a) Diptheria toxoid. tetanus toxoid and
(a) Influenza (b) Poliop killed bordetella pertusis suspension
(c) Smallpox (d) Tuberculosis (b) Killed causative micro-organisms
138.BCG vaccine contain: suspension
(c) Living causative micro-organism
(a) Killed bacterial suspension
Suspension
(b) Living bacterial suspension Nonc of the above
(c) Toxoid (d)
(d) Living viral suspension 148. Tablet is film coated with :
in the (a) Cellulose acetate phthalete
39. Diptheria antitoxin is prepared (b) Hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose
blood of
(a) Cow (b) Sheep (c) Cellulose
(d) Camel (d) Carboxymethyl cellulose
(c) Horse
 are increase
added to
149. Enteric coating is done when: 157.Binders
(a) Cohesiveness between particles
(a) Active ingredient is unstable in acid
(6) Active ingredient is unstable in base (b) Flow of granule
(c) Compression force
(c) Active ingredient causes irritation in None of the above
intcstine (d)
(d) None of the above 158. Which one of these ingredient is used
as binder ?
150. Enteric coating is done with : (h) Starch paste
(a) Lactose
(a) Methyl cellulosec (d) Stcaric acid
(c) Cellulose
(b) Cellulose acid phthalate
(c)Ethyl ccllulose 159. Glidant, is used to :
(d) None of the above (a) Facilitate the flow of granules from
hopper to die cavity
151. Which one of these tablet does not need (b) To prevent the adherence of granules
disintegrating agent ?
to punches
(a) Enteric coated tablet
(b) Sugar coated tablet (c) Make shiny tablet
(c) Chewable tablets (d) None of the above

(d) Compression coated tablet 160.Magnesium stearate is used ass

(a) Lubricant (b) Disintegrant
152. Dispirin is a: (c) Binder (d) Gliddant
(a) Dispcrsible tablet 161. Dried corn starch is mired with granule
(b) Soluble tablet
(c) Effervescent tablet for the purpose of:
(d None of the above (a) Lubrication
(b) Disintegration
153. Which one of these tablet is small in (c) Whiteness
size, does not disintegrating agent and (d) None of the above
lightly compressed ?
162. Which one of these substance can be
(a) Implant
(b) Sublingual tablet directly compressed into tablet ?*
(c) Soluble tablet (a) Paracetamol
(d) None of the above (6) Indomethacin
(c) Aspirin
154. Sustained released tablet is designed to: (d) Salicylic acid
(a) Rclease the medicament slowly
(b) Disintegrate slowly in G.I. tract 163. Slugging is related to
(e) Reduce toxic effects (a) Dry granulation
(d) None of the above (b) Wet granulation
(c) Mixing
155. Lactose is used as :
(d) Filling of die
(a) Binders (b) Sweetening agent
(c) Diluent (d) Lubricant 164. Picking is a
(a) Removal of material from the surfaco
156. Granules are formed to :
of the tablet
(a) Inerease the bulk
(b) Adhcrence of tablet material to die
(b) Avoid the uneven distribution of drug wall
(c) Inerease the activity of drug
(c) Breaking of a tablct into two layer
(d) None of the ahove
(d) None of the above
 173. To the resistance of tablet to
165. Capping refer's to assess

(a) Adherence of tablet maicrial o the abrasion, the test performed, is called:
die cavity (a) Friability test
(b) Improper functioning of punehes (b) Hardness test
(C) Disintcgration test
(c) Partial or complcie separation of the
(e) None of thc ahove
top or boitom portion of tablet
(d) None of the above 174.Dissolution test is related to
166. Presence of small pin holes in the surface (a) Disintcgralion of tablet
indicate the problem called (b) Bioavailability of drug
oftablet
(a) Pickng (b) Sticking (c) Hardness of tablet
(c) Mottling (d) Capping (c) Friability of tablet
167. Adhesion of tablet material to a diewall 175. Disintegration test is conducted for:
is called: (a) Dispersiblc tablct
(a) Moluling (b) Sticking (b) Compressed tablet
tablet
(c) Picking (d) Capping (c) Sustained released
(d) None of the above
168. Uneven distribution of colour on the sur-
disin-
face of tablet is referred as 176. For uncoated tablet, the specified
(a) Mottling tegration time is
b) Lamination (a) 15 minutes (b) 30 minutes
(d) 10 minutes
(c) Capping (c) 20 minutes
(d) None of the above specified dis-
177. For film coated tablet, the
the active integration time is
along with
169. Effervescent tablets
(a) 15 minutes
medicanent contain
(a) Sodium bicarbonate (b) 30 minutes
(b) Citric acid (c) 60 minutes
(c)Tartaric acid (d) None of the above

d) All of the above 178. For sugar coated tablet, the specified
disintegration time is:
170. The mechanical strength of a tablet is
(u) 15 minules (b) 30 minutes
checked by : (d) 120 minutes
(c) 60 minutes
a) Hardness tester
(b) Friability tester 179. Shellac is used in sugar coating for
(c) Disintegrator (a)Scaling
(d) None of the above (b) Sub-coating
171. 1f the average weight of tablet 300 mg,
(c) Polishing
(d) None of the above
then allowed weight variation is
(b) 7.5% 180. Ordinary tablet possess a hardness of :
(a) 10% (h) 4 kg/cm
(c) 5% (d) 1% () 2 kg/cm
(c) Ikg/cm (d) 5 kg/cm
172. Instrument used to check the hardness
181. Saccharin sodium is used
as :
oftablet is (a) Colouring ugent
(a) Monsanto tester
(b) Sweetening agent
(b) Pfizer lester
iester (c) Flavouring agent
(c) Strong cobh hardness
(d) Nonc of the above
(d) All of the above
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usualy sterilised by
182. Which one of these ingredient can be
191. Powders are

(a) Radiation
Used as diluent, binders and disintegrating stcrilisation
added a (h) Dry hcat
agent if used in diferent form sterilisation
different places ? () Most heat
(d) Gaseous sterilisation
() Starch
of these is a hydrocolloid ?
b Lactose 192. Which one
( a Gelatin (h) Kaolin
Ic) Mcthyl cellulose
(d) Dicalcium phosphate (c)Talc (d) Glycol
made of
183. Hard gelatin capsule shell contain mois- 193. HEPA filter is
(a) Cellulose acelate
ture of
(a) 10% (b) 20% (b) Porcelain
(d) 0% c ) Ashestos
(c) 15%
(d Borosilicate glass
184. Which is the largest size of capsule ? in sugar coating?
(a) 000 (h) 00 194. Which is the initial stage
(c) (d) 5 (a) Sealing
carbonate is used
(b) Subcoating
185.Magnesium as
(c) Smooth coating
(ca) Diluents (b) Lubricants
(d) Nonc of the above
(c) Adsorhents (d) None of the above
195. The ideal size of capsule for filling 300
186. Edible oil is used as
mg aspirin is .

(a) Lubricant
(a) 0 (h)1
(b) Shining agent () 2 (d 3
(c) Antidusting compound
(d) Nonc of the above 196. The material used for strip packaging is:
(a) Polyethylene (b) Polyprophylene
187. 1f the average weight of capsule content
(c) PVC (d) All of the ahove
is 350 mg, then allowed % permitted
weight variation is: 197. The propeller mixer usually operates at
(c) 10% high speed upto
(b) 7.5 (a) 8000 rpm (b) 5000 rpm
(c) 5% (c) 7000 rpm (d) 10.000 rpm
(d) Nonc of the above
198. Which one of these is example of ayur
188. Which of
one these is used to mir the vedic drug ?
liguid products: (a) Arks (b) Asavas
(a) Ball mill (c) Bhasmas (l) All of the above
(h) Roller mill 199 Water attack test is used to identify the
() Propeler mixcr
(d Shaker
alkalinity in:
extraetionm
189. The process of.ersiccatien is carried out
(a) Type glass
I (b) Type II glass
(c) Type III glass (d) All of ahove
at a temperature of: 200. The ingredients mentioned here
(a) 105C (b) 160C
are com
(c) 100°C (d) 80°C
monly used for film coating of tablet ercept:
(a) Cellulose ucctato phthalale
19). Moist granules are dried at (b) Shellac
(4) 50) C (c) Hydroxy ethyl cellulose
(c') 70C (cd) Sodium carhOxy methyl cellulose
201. The rate of filtration is governed by: (c) Compression mill
(u) Darcy's law (b) Fick's law (d) Ball mill
(c) Strok's law (d) None of these
210. Very fine powder must pas through sieve
202. The sweetening agent commonly used in no.
the chewable tablet is (a) 22 (b) 120
(a) SucrOsc (c) 44 (d) 85
(b) Cyclamatc sodium
(c) Saccharine sodium
211. Cholera vaccine contain :
(d) Mannitol (a) Living bacterial surpcnsion of vibrio
cholerac
203. Which one of these improves the flow (b) Dcad bacteríal surpension of vibrio
property of granules ?
cholera (Inaba strain)
(a) Luhricant (b) Glidant (c) Dead bacterial suspension of vibrio
(c) Surfactant (d) Emollient cholera (Inaba and Ogawa strain)
204. BCG vaccine contain (d) Any of the above
(a) Killed bacierial surpension 212. The Virulence' is a term
(b) Alive bacterial suspension used for
(a) Capacity of microbes o invade the
ic) Aucnualed toxoid
(d) Nonc of the above body
(b) Capacily of the body to resist against
205. In sugar coating, the function of seal infection
coat is (c) Neutralisation of toxin.
(a) To prevent mnisture (d) Diffusion of toxin
(h) To impart swect tarte
absorption to diffuse in culture
media
(c) To provide
finishing 213. Targetted drug delivery system is designed
d None of the above to
206. Which one of these is hydrocolloid sur- (a) Deliver the drug at the site of action
factant ? (b) Decrease the side effcct
(a) Methylcellulose
b) Dioctyl sodium
(c) Avoid degradation of drug by cnzymes
(c) Glyceryl
sulphosuccinatc
monostearate
d All of the above
(d) Talc 214. An ideal suspension should
possess
(a) No particlc interaction
207. Hunnectant is a: (b) No sedimentalion
(a) Agent used to kcep the pastc in moist (c) Uniform particle size
form d) All of the above
(b) Agent used to give sweet laste
215. Which
te) Agent used to increase the cffectiye-
one of these is not a
respiratory
ness of tract infection ?
(d) None of above
polishing agent (a) Diptheria (h) Pneumonia
208. Solium chloride Tubereulosis (d) Leprosyy
(c)
(a) Dry hea
injection is sterilised by; 216. The addition af calcium salt to the emul
() Auto clave
(c) Filtration sion stablised by sodium soap causes
(d) lonis1ing radiation
209. Very fine powder is () Cracking of omulsion
(a) Impact mill produced by : (b) The formation of stable emulsion
(b) Fluid energy mill (c) Creuming of emulsion
(al) Phuse inversion
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Questions
Multiple Choice Type
4. (c) 5. (a)
2. (a) 3. (b) 10. (c)
1. (c) 8. (a) 9. (a)
6. (b) 7. (b)
14. (c) 15. (b)
12. (a) 13. (b) 20. (a)
11. (a) 19. (b)
17. (a) 18. (b)
16. (c) 24. (b) 25. (c)
22. (b) 23. (b)
21. (a) 29. (b) 30. (b)
26. (d) 27. (a) 28. (b)
34. (c) 35. (a)
31. (u) 32. (c) 33. (d)
39. (c) 40. (b)
36. b) 37. (b) 38. (b)
43. (a) 44. (a) 45. (a)
41. (a) 42. (b)
49. (b) 50. (d
46. (c) 47. (a) 48. (b)
53. (c) 54. (c) 55. (d
51. (c) 52. (b)
58. (b) 59. (b) 60. (b)
56. (d) 57. (a)
63. (b) 64. (d) 65. (a)
61. (d) 62. (c)
67. (c) 68. (d) 69. (a) 70. (a
66. (a) 75. (d)
71. (b) 72. (d) 73. (a) 74. (b)
76. (a) 77. (c) 78. (b) 79. (b) 80. (b)
81. (c) 82. (a) 83. (c) 84. (c) 85. fe
86. (a) 87. (d) 88. (a) 89. (a) 90. (6)
91. (b) 92. (a) 93. (a) 94. (a) 95. (c)
96. (a) 97. (b) 98. (c) 99. (a) 100. (a)
101. (b) 102. (a) 103. (c) 104. (b) 105. (a)
106. (b) 107. (a) 108. (b) 109. (a) 110. (b
111 (b) 112. (a) 113. (b) 114. (d) 115. (a)
116. (a) 117. (c) 118. (a) 119. (c)
121. (c) 120. (a
122. (c) 123. (a)
126. (c) 127. (a)
24.(c) 125. (c)
128. (a) 952 9 . (b) 130. (b)
131. (b) 132. (a) 133. (c)
136. (a) 134. (a) 135. (b
137. (d) 138. (b)
141. (c) 142. (a)rs 139. (c) 140. (a)
143. (b) 144. (a)
146. (h) 147. () 145. (b
148. (b)
151. (c) 152. (a) 149. (a) 150. (b)
156. (6) 153. (b) 154. (a)
157. (a) I55. (c)
161. (b) 158. (h) 159. (a)
162. («) 163. (a)
160. (a)
166. (a) 167. t 164. (a)
171. (c) 168. (a) 165.(c)
172. id 169. (d) 170. (a)
176. (a) 173. (ay
177. (h) 174. (b 175. (h
178. (c)
179. (a) 180. (d
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181. (b) 182. (a) 183. (c) 184. (a) 185. (c)
187. (c) 188. (a) 189. (b) 190. (b)
186. (c)
192. (a) 193. (c) 194. (a) 195. (b)
191. (b) 200. th)
196. (d) 197. (a) 198. (d) 199. (d)
204. (h) 205. (a)
201. (a) 202. (b) 203. (b)
208. (b) 209. (b) 210. (b)
206. (a) 207. (a)
213. (d) 214. (d) 215. (d)
211. (c) 212. (a)
216 d