Pharmaceutical Engineering

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Q. 1) -Attempt all MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (1X20=20 M)

UNIT I
Flow of fluids Size Reduction Size Separation

1) Size reduction of material has following disadvantage…..

a. High degradation. b. High dissolution.
c. High flow of material. d. High surface area.
2) Which are the modes observed in ball mill?
i. Attrition and cutting ii. Cutting and compression
iii. Compression and impact iv. Impact and attrition
3) Which mill includes a screen as an integral part of size reduction?
a. Ball mill. b. Colloid mill. c. Edge runner mill. d. Hammer mill.
4) Brushing method enhance the movement of …..
a. Coarse materials b. Light materials c. Sticky materials d. Crystalline materials
5) As per IP – 1996, fine powder should pass through sieve number______.
i) 10 ii) 22 iii) 44 iv) 85

6) If given material is fibrous in nature which mill you will prefer?

i. Fluid energy mill ii. Cutter mill
iii. Ball mill iv. Colloid mill
7) This mill does not have any moving part in the grinding area.
i. Colloid mill ii. Fluid energy mill iii. Hammer mill iv. Disintegrator mill
8) The disadvantage of sieve shaker is…..
a. Attrition b. Tedious c. Capacity limited d. Expensive equipment
9) Sieve number indicates the number of meshes in…..
i. 2.54 mm ii. 25.4 mm
iii. 254 mm iv. 0.254 mm
10) Hammer mill operates on principle of _____
i. Attrition ii. Crushing iii. Cutting iv. Impact

11) Which experiment is performed to study flow of fluids?

i. Bernoulli’s ii. Orifice meter iii. Reynolds iv. Stokes
12) The Reynolds number is used to define
i) Laminar flow ii) Turbulent flow
iii) Both I and II iv) None of them
13) Manometer is used to measure…….
i. Pressure in pipes ii. Atmospheric pressure
iii. Very low pressures iv. Difference of pressure between two points
14) Laminar flow is also known as …….
i. Straight flow ii. Tubular flow iii. Streamline flow iv. Turbulent flow
15) Which one of the following uses a thin plate for the measurement of flow of fluids?
i. Rotometer ii. Pitot tube iii. Orifice meter iv. Venturi meter
16. How many liquids are used in differential manometer?
Three
Two
Four
One

17. Reynolds number is the ratio of the ...

Elastic forces to pressure forces
Gravity forces to inertial forces
Inertial forces to viscous forces
Viscous forces to inertial forces

18. Displacement meter is used to measure one of the following.

Head loss of fluid
Velocity of liquid
Volume of liquid
Weight of liquid

19. Size separation is NOT based on one of the following properties.

Particle density
Particle Shape
Particle Size
Particle texture

20. Which one of the following is NOT a size reduction process?

Clarification
Comminution
Diminution
Pulverization

UNIT II
Heat Transfer
Evaporation:
Distillation:

a) The condensate which returns to the liquid mixture is known as…..

a. Distillate. b. Feed. c. Distilland. d. Reflux.
c) Calendria consist the number of …
a. Baffles b. Outlets c. Tubular surface d. Jackets
g) Which part in the distillation apparatus represents heat exchangers?
a. Adapter. b. Condenser. c. Receiver. d. Still.
m) Fourier’s law is applicable to one of the following types of heat flow.
a. Conduction. b. Convection. c. Emission. d. Radiation.
p) What is the source of heat in most of evaporators?
a. Coal. b. Hot water. c. Oil bath. d. Steam.
t) In climbing film evaporator, the problem in evaporation is
i) Droplet formation ii) Entrainment of liquid
iii) Boiling point of liquid iv) Film formation
r) Which one of the following is equivalent (in SI units pressure, kpa) to one atmosphere?
i. 01 ii. 100 iii. 101 iv. 1001
r) Triple effect evaporator uses the concept of one of the following evaporator.
a. Vertical tube evaporator b. Pan evaporator
c. Climbing film evaporator d. Vacuum evaporator
t) Radiation is heat transfer through space by
i. Electromagnetic waves ii. Mechanical waves
iii. Matter waves iv. None of them
k) Which of the following is not a method of heat transfer.
i. Radiation ii. Insulation iii. Conduction iv. Convection
e) Which one of the following bodies radiates maximum amount of energy at a given temp?
a. Grey body. b. Black body. c. Light grey body. d. Polished Black body.
g) The following substances can be separated by distillation.
i. Salt and water ii. Methanol and water
iii. Acetone and water iv. All of above

UNIT III

Drying:
Mixing:

f) Which one of the following dryers is known as Lyophilizer?

a. Fluidized Bed Dryer. b. Freeze dryer. c. Spray dryer. d. Vacuum dryer.
l) Attrition is major disadvantage with one of the following …
a. Fluidized Bed drying. b. Drum drying. c. Spray drying. d. Tray drying.
s) Silverson mixer is used for the preparation of …….
i. Elixir ii. Emulsion iii. Mouth washes iv. Syrup
q) Hot spots are formed during one of following periods?
i. Constant rate period. ii. First falling period.
iii. Initial adjustment period. iv. Second falling period.
UNIT-IV
Filtration:
Centrifugation:

24) Centrifugation is used for ……

i. Purification ii. Sizing iii. Separation iv. Mixing
i) Filtration is also known as clarification, when slurry contains not exceeding certain percent w/v solids.
i) 0.01 ii) 0.1 iii) 1.0 iv) 10.0
j) The filter which does not require a filter medium is…….
i. Cartridge filter ii. Filter paper iii. Metafilter iv. Leaf filter
k) Which property of substance influences centrifugation?
a. Surface area b. Interfacial tension c. Density d. Melting point
p) Which one is not mechanism of filtration
i. Straining ii. Impingement iii. Entanglement iv. Attrition
b) Which mechanism is involved in plate and frame filter press?
i. Depth filtration ii. Surface filtration iii. Cake filtration iv. Electrostatic filtration
c) For sedimentation type, the centrifuge has one of the following conditions:
a. Basket is non-perforated b. Basket is perforated c. Containing filter aid d. Containing filter media
f) Factors that influence filtration.
i. Particle size ii. Rigidity of solid iii. Particle shape iv. All of above
h) Unit for measurement of velocity of centrifuge is…..
i. Diameter of rotation ii. Meter/sec2 iii. Meter2/sec iv. Revolutions per minute
p) The degree of resistance to shear stress is represented by the term.
i. Viscosity ii. Density iii. Velocity iv. None of them

UNIT- V
Materials of pharmaceutical plant construction, Corrosion and its Prevention

r) Which type of chemical reaction is observed at cathode, in electrochemical corrosion?

i) Oxidative reaction ii) Reduction reaction
iii) Peretactic reaction iv) None of above
n) Corrosion of metals is fairly high in one of the following medium.
a. Acidic. b. Alkaline. c. Neutral. d. Non-aqueous.
o) In cathodic protection, one of following effect is suppressed.
a. Dissolution of anode. b. Dissolution of cathode.
c. Dissolution of oxide film. d. Electric current.