Pharmacy Assistant Model Question As Syllabus Pharmacognosy & Pharmaceutical Chemistry Part-1

Pharmacognosy & Pharmaceutical Chemistry - 15 Marks

1. The word pharmacognosy  was originated from……language?

a. Latin

b. Greek

c. English

d. Sanskrit

2. Father of medicine is:

a. Aristotle

b. Dioscorides

c. Hippocrates

d. Galen

3. Cultivation of medicinal plants is important for:

a. To ensure quality and purity of medicinal plant

b. For better yield and therapeutic quality

c. To ensure regular supply

d. All of the above

4. Trichomes are absent in:

a. Leaves

b. Seeds

c. Fruits

d. Roots

5. Drug adulteration is:

a. Admixing similar, cheaper substance to gain profit.

b. Admixing similar substances of higher value to gain profit.

c. Admixing similar substancers for patient’s benefit.

d. Removing similar, cheaper substances for patient’s benefit.

6. Protoalkaloids are also called as:

a. Amino alkaloid

b. Pseudo alkaloid

c. True alkaloids

d. Extra alkaloid

7. The example of pseudoalkaloid is:

a. Caffeine

b. Hygrine

c. Arecoline

d. Lobeline

8. Which of the following are glycoside bearing plants?

a. Digitalis, dhatura, aloe

b. Digitalis, senna, aloe

c. Acrous, asafoetida, digitalis

d. Sesame, lineseed, digitalis

9. Digoxin is an active metabolite extracted from…..

a. Belladona

b. Dioscorea

c. Vinca

d. Digitalis

10. Tannins are:

a. Organized drugs

b. Unorganized drugs

c. Both a and b

d. None of the above

11. ….…..Are included in the combination of Triphala.

a. Harro, Barro and Pipla

b. Harro, Barro and Panchaule

c. Harro, Barro and Amala

d. All

12. Which of the following group of plants yield volatile oils?

a. Sesame, mustard, clove

b. Clove, coriander, lemon peel

c. Clove, capsicum, ginger

d. Achorus, digitalis, saussurea

13. Resins are classified into following subclasses EXCEPT:

a. Acid

b. Ester

c. Resin alochol

d. Resin ether

14. Composition of Molisch reagent is:

a. Alpha napthol + sulphuric acid

b. Beta napthol + sulphuric acid

c. Naphthylamine + sulphuric acid

d. Phenol + sulphuric acid

15. The general principle of extraction follows:

a. Bohr’s theory

b. Difusion theory

c. Mass transfer theory

d. Boyle’s law

16. Molarity (M) of a solution is defined as:

a. Number of gram molecular wt. Of solute/vol. Of solution in litre

b. Number of gram molecular wt. Of solute/wt. In one kg

c. Number of gram equivalent wt. Of solute/vol. Of solution in litre

d. None of the above

17. Buffer solution consists of:

a. Weak acid and its conjugate base

b. Weak acid + strong base

c. Weak acid + weak base

d. All of the above

18. The quantitative analysis is also called:

a. Assay

b. Estimation

c. Quality control

d. Identification

19. In normal phase chromatography stationary phase is:

a. Non-polar

b. Polar

c. Neutral

d. None of the above

20. Phenoxybenzamine acts………..:

a. Directly on alpha receptor

b. By irreversibly block alpha receptor

c. By forming ethyleniminium ion

d. All of the above

21. Simethicone is a component of several antacid formulations. Chemically it is…..:

a. Wax

b. Fat

c. Aldehyde

d. Silicon