OIA 2007-Pharmacognosy (Tutorial-I)

Semester II, AY 2022-23

Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Malaya

Section-A: Multiple Choice Questions

(Choose Correct and most Appropriate answer in the MCQ below)

1. The following statements are TRUE about the importance of plants in our life
EXCEPT:

a. Vegetables for food

b. Oxygen for health
c. Drugs useful in therapeutics
d. Shelter for human life
e. Essence and fragrance

Answer: ………….

2. Which of the following is NOT a major source for crude drugs?

a. Plant sources
b. Animal sources
c. Mineral sources
d. Microbiological sources
e. Semisynthetic/Synthetic source

Answer: ………….

3. Which of the following plant part is rich in cardiac glycosides of digitalis purpurea
plant species?

a. Stem
b. Root
c. Leaves
d. Bark
e. Fruit

Answer: ………….

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4. Which of the following is NOT an underground plant part?

a. Root
b. Rhizome
c. Corm
d. Bulb
e. Herb

Answer: ………….

5. Which of the following is NOT an unorganized drug?

a. Root
b. Juice
c. Alkaloid
d. Glycoside
e. Gum and mucilage

Answer: ………….

6. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the organized drugs?

a. They are direct plant or animal parts.

b. They are composed of definite cellular structure.
c. They are defined by morphological characters.
d. They are usually derived by applying heat or extraction.
e. They are known with common names.
Answer: ……………

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7. Pterosins are widely distributed in plant species fern. The general structure of
pterosins is shown below. Identify the chemistry of circled group in the structure
shown below.

a. 1-indanone nucleus
b. 1-indole nucleus
c. 1-indane nucleus
d. 1-Benzophenone nucleus
e. 1-benzimidazole nucleus
Answer: …………….

8. Which of the following classification, bulk purgatives, irritant purgatives, and

emollient purgatives are grouped together?

a. Taxonomic classification
b. Chemical classification
c. Pharmacological classification
d. Chemotaxonomic classification
e. Morphological classification
Answer: ……………….

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9. Identify the plant species in the picture given below.

a. Flaxseeds
b. Nux vomica seeds
c. Pumpkin seeds
d. Papaya seeds
e. Sesame
Answer: ……………….

10. Wild ginseng root is ----------- more valuable than cultivated ginseng.

a. 100 times
b. 5-10 times
c. 500 times
d. 1000 times
e. 2 times
Answer: ……………….

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11. Taxus brevifolia (Yew tree) produces an important anticancer agent, whose
chemical structure is given below. Identify its name.

a. Paclitaxel
b. Doxorubicin
c. Nitrogen mustard
d. Capsaicin
e. Reserpine
Answer: ……………………

12. The general structure of important primary metabolite is given below. Identify its
name.

a. Prephenic acid
b. Shikimic acid
c. Chorismic acid
d. Pyruvic acid
e. Anthranilic acid

Answer: ………………..

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13. Which of the following is NOT an external factor for cultivation of medicinal
plants?

a. Sun light
b. Rainfall
c. Soil composition
d. Herbicide
e. Temperature and climate
Answer: …………………..

14. Eucalyptol is chemically known as …

a. 1,4-cineole
b. 1,8-cineole
c. 1,8-eugenol
d. 1.6-linalool
e. 1,4-eugenol
Answer: ………………

15. Cannabis seeds are grown in England and Sudan as well. England cannabis
species rich in …. and Sudan cannabis species rich in …

a. Cannabidiol, Tetrahydrocannabinol.
b. Tetrahydrocannabinol, Cannabidiol.
c. Alkaloids, Glycosides.
d. Anthraquinones, Phenolic compounds
e. Saponins and Sugars
Answer: ……………….

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Section-B: Short answer and Essay type questions. Answer all questions in
the space provided.

Q1. Describe any FOUR (4) important roles of pharmcognosists.

Q2. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of chemical classification of crude
drugs.
Q3. Differentiate between organised and unorganised drugs.
Q4. Differentiate between primary and secondary metabolites.
Q5. Draw the scheme from prephenic acid to phenylalanine, tyrosine,
Q6. Draw the chemical structures of following molecules.
(a) Shikimic acid
(b) Pyruvic acid
(c) Chorismic acid
(d) Phenyl Alanine
(e) L-Tryptophan
(f) L-Tyrosine
(g) Prephenic acid
(h) Mevalonic acid
(i) Cholesterol
(j) Testosterone
(k) Estrone
(l) Progesterone

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