Pharmaceutics 2 practice test series for diploma in pharmacy final year students. This practice test #1 includes questions from all pharmaceutics 2 syllabus. The topics and questions not covered in this test will be covered in the next set (practice test #2). We have selected important questions from different books. Attempt this test and check your preparation. This test will also helpful for the upcoming pharmacy competitive exams.
Practice Test #1 | Pharmaceutics-II (MCQs for D.pharma)
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Questions
Q1. Which part of prescription contains information regarding the type and quality of dosage form?
The inscription is also called the body of the prescription, and provides the names and quantities of the chief ingredients of the prescription e.g., tab, cap, suspension, syp.
Q2. The latin word <i>Pulvis consperus</i> is used for
Dusting powder is represented by Pulvis consperus.
Q3. Which one if these ingredients used in dusting powder, should be sterilised?
Kaolin is rich in kaolinite, also called as china clay. It should be free from microbes.
Q4. Cataplasma is related to -
Poultice is also called cataplasm, is soft moist mass, often heated and medicated to treat inflamed/painful part of the body
Q5. Lemon spirit is used in the mixtures as -
Lemon spirit is used in mixtures as a flavouring agent to mask the unpleasant taste or odour of active ingredients.
Q6. what is the w/v percentage of sucrose in simple syrup I.P. ?
As per I.P. simple syrup contains 66.7 % w/v of sucrose.
Q7. Vehicle present in the linctuses is -
Linctus is meant for cough medicine, and formulated as viscous solution which contains sugar (syrup)
Q8. The label <b>shake well before use</b> is indicated on the mixture containing -
Shaking is required to disperse the solid medicament in suspension, (diffusible medicament)
Q9. Paracetamol elixir is magenta red in colour due to presence which colouring agent?
Amaranth belongs to Amaranthaceae family and closely related to genous celosia. It is a colouring agent and magenta in colour.
Q10. Which thickening agent is inorganic in nature?
Bentonite is an absorbent aluminium phyllosilicate, essentially impure clay consisting mostly of montmorillonite.
Q11. Aqueous alcoholic solution of volatile oil is called?
Spirits are the alcoholic or hydrolytic solution of volatile substances.
Q12. O/W and W/O type of emulsion can be differentiated by -
The type of emulsions can be determined by dye and staining test, miscibility test, conductivity test etc.
Q13. Which is an anionic surfactant?
Sodium lauryl sulphate is an anionic surfactant, and used in many cleaning and hygiene products.
Q14. The condensed product of oleic acid and ethylene oxide is called -
Polysorbates are the polymers of ethylene oxide with oleic acid. Also known as tween, canarecel, etc.
Q15. Name the suspending agent used in calamine lotion?
Bentonite is an adsorbents, aluminium phyllosilicate used as stabilizing or suspending agent in calamine lotion.
Q16. In non-staining iodine ointment, which ingredient is added to bind the iodine?
Arachis oil is also known as peanut oil. This contains unsaturated fatty acids which combines with iodine.
Q17. Which fatty base is used in suppositories?
Cocoa butter is also called theobroma oil. It is edible vegetable oil extracted from the cocoa bean and used as base for suppositories.
Q18. In testosterone propionate injection, vehicle is -
Seasome oil is an edible vegetable oil, used as vehicle for testosterone injection preparation.
Q19. Which part of pyrogen elevates body temperature?
Pyrogens are endotoxins or lipopolysaccharides, which elevate body temperature.
Q20. Mineral oil cannot be used as oily vehicle in injection because
WHO refers mineral oil as group-1 carcinogens (toxic).
Q21. If the red blood cells are placed in 5% w/v sodium chloride solution then -
5% w/v solution of sodium chloride is hypertonic solution, i which shrinkage of RBCs occurs. 0.9% w/v solution of NaCl is called isotonic with blood plasma. Above this concentration is hypertonic and below this range hypotonic. In hypertonic solution RBCs gets shrink and in hypotonic solution hemolysis of RBCs occurs.
Q22. Henderson - Hassel equation is related to
Buffer solution is used to resist the pH. The Henderson-Hassel equation describes the derivation of pH as a measure of a acidity in biological and chemical systems.
Q23. Hydroxymethyl cellulose is added in eye drops to -
Hydroxymethyl cellusose is a semisynthetic, inert viscoelastic polymer, used as an opthalmic lubricant and to increase the viscosity of the solution.
Q24. Contact lenses are made up of -
Contact lenses are made uplp of hard plastic material called PMMA (polymethyl metharate
Q25. One fluid ounce is equal to
One fluid ounce (1 Hoz) is equivalent to 30 ml.
Q26. Dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate is used in toothpaste as:
Dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate is used as an emulsifying and dispersing agent (surfactant).
Q27. Sustained released tablet is designed to -
Medicaments released over a long period of time from a sustained release tablet.
Q28. Adhesion of tablet material to a die wall is called
Sticking refers to a tablet material adhering to the die wall.
Q29. Which one of these is an example of 'ayurvedic drug?
Arks, Asavas, Bhasmas, etc are Ayurvedic preparations .
Q30. Which machine is used for making soft gelatin capsules?
Rotary dye process is used for making soft gelatin capsules. Soft gelatin capsules consists of a gelatin based shell surrounding a liquid fill.
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