Pharmacy MCQ Questions - Set 9.
A. Depilatory preparations.
B. Epilatory preparations.
C. Vanishing creams.
D. Skin tan preparations.
2. Which one of the following is a flocculating agent for a negatively charged drug?
A. Aluminium chloride.
B. Bentonite.
C. Tragacanth.
D. Sodium biphosphate.
3. The healing agent used in hand creams is.
A. Soft paraffin.
B. Urea.
C. Beeswax.
D. Stearyl alcohol.
4. Measurement of inulin renal clearance is a measure for.
A. Effective renal blood flow.
B. Renal drug excretion rate.
C. Active renal secretion.
D. Glomerular filtration rate.
5. Highly branched three-dimensional macromolecules with controlled structures with all bonds originating from a central core are known as.
A. Cyclodextrins.
B. Dextrans.
C. Dendrimers.
D. Liposomes.
6. Which one of the following is the commonly used bulking agent in the formulation of freeze-dried low dose drug products?
A. Sodium chloride.
B. Mannitol.
C. Starch.
D. HPMC.
7. The applicability of Noyes-Whitney equation is to describe.
A. First order kinetics.
B. Zero-order kinetics.
C. Mixed order kinetics.
D. Dissolution rate.
8. Which filler can NOT be used for the preparation of tablets for amine-containing basic drugs to avoid discolouration of the tablets?
A. Dicalcium phosphate.
B. Microcrystalline cellulose.
C. Starch.
D. Lactose.
9. What quantities of 95 % v/v and 45 % v/v alcohols are to be mixed to make 800 mL of 65 % v/v alcohol?
A. 480 mL of 95 percent & 320 mL of 45 percent alcohol.
B. 320 mL of 95 percent & 480 mL of 45 percent alcohol.
C. 440 mL of 95 percent & 360 mL of 45 percent alcohol.
D. 360 mL of 95 percent & 440 mL of 45 percent alcohol.
10. The role of borax in cold creams is.
A. Anti-microbial agent.
B. To provide fine particles to polish skin.
C. In-situ emulsifier.
D. Antioxidant.
11. Choose the right combination.
A. Quinine, Antimalarial, Isoquinoline alkaloid.
B. Reserpine, Antihypertensive, Indole alkaloid.
C. Quantitative microscopy, Stomatal number, Myrrh.
D. Palmitic acid, Salicylic acid, Fatty acids.
12. Triterpenoids are active constituents of.
A. Jaborandi.
B. Rhubarb.
C. Stramonium.
D. Brahmi.
13. Alkaloids are NOT precipitated by.
A. Mayer's reagent.
B. Dragendroff Reagent.
C. Picric acid.
D. Millon's reagent.
14. Anisocytic stomata are present in.
A. Senna.
B. Digitalis.
C. Belladonna.
D. Coca.
15. Bacopa monnieri plant belongs to the family.
A. Scrophulariacea.
B. Leguminosae.
C. Polygalaceae.
D. Rubiaceae.
Answers
1. Depilatory preparations.2. Aluminium chloride.
3. Soft paraffin.
4. Glomerular filtration rate.
5. Dendrimers.
6. Mannitol.
7. Dissolution rate.
8. Lactose.
9. 320 mL of 95 % and 480 mL of 45 % alcohol.
10. Anti-microbial agent.
11. Reserpine, Antihypertensive, Indole alkaloid.
12. Brahmi.
13. Millon's reagent.
14. Belladonna.
15. Scrophulariacea.
