Online Practice Test For Pharmacy Exams, Previous Year Questions

Q.1. Opthalmic solutions are not evaluated for:

1. Sterility test
2. Active ingredient
3. Clarity test
4. Pyrogen test

Q.2. Which among the given is not suitable for controlled release dosase form

1. Diclofenace
2. Nicotine
3. Carbamazepine
4. Fentanyl

Q.3. Kries test is related to

1. Skin sensitivity studies
2. Identification test of resin
3. Rancidity index
4. Identification test of aloin

Q.4. Isoniazid causes hapatotoxicity due to

1. Its metabolite acetylhydrazine
2. Accumulation of isoniazid in hepatic cells
3. Its metabolite acetylisoniazid
4. Deficience of pyrifoxine caused by prolonged isoniazid theory

Q.5. Which one of the following drug's tablet should be stored in the closely tight container to prevent loss of potency?

1. Phenytoin
2. Propranolol
3. Nitroglycerine
4. All of these

Q.6. Metabolite of chlordiazepoxide is

1. Nordiazepam
2. Oxazepam
3. Demoxipam
4. All of these

Q.7. Lemon Grass oil is obtained by steam distilation of the

1. Fresh leaves of Eucalyptus globulus
2. Fresh flowering tops of the menths piperata
3. Leaves of aerial parts of the cymopogon citratus
4. Pericarp of the ripe or nearly ripe fruits of citrus limonis

Q.8. Azaspirodecandione agents are primarily used in the treatment of

1. Obsessive-compulsive disorders
2. Schizophrenia
3. Anxiety
4. Mania

Q.9. Praracetamol is a derivative of:

1. p-amino phenol
2. Aryl acetic acid
3. Aryl propionic acid
4. Anthranilic acid

Q.10. Efficiency of ball mill depends on

1. Rotational speed
2. Density of balls
3. Volume occupied by the balls
4. All of these

Q.11. Which of the following properties of a drug is affected by micronisation

1. Flow properties
2. Chemical stability
3. Therapeutic effectiveness
4. All of these

Q.12. The phosphate antiviral agent is

1. Ribavirin
2. Didanosine
3. Ganciclovir
4. Foscarnet

Q.13. side effect of drugs is arise due to its intraction to cellular molucules other than the target. these effect can be minimized by their:

1. specificity
2. Solubility
3. Affinity
4. Hydrophobicity

Q.14. Which statement is not correct about levodopa?

1. In perkinsonism, phenothiazines reduce its efficacy
2. It is a prodrug
3. Pyridoxine reduces effect of levodopa in parkinsonism.
4. Domperidone blocks levodopa induced emesis and its therapeutic potential

Q.15. Most widely used film former in nail lacquer is

1. Ethyle cellulose
2. cellulose acetate
3. cellulose nitrate
4. cellulose acetobutyrate

Q.16. Which of the following metabolite of cyclophosphamide is responsible for its anti-tumor actitivity?

1. Phosphoramide mustard
2. Acrolein
3. Aldophosphamide
4. 4-hydroxy cyclophosphamide

Q.17. The pH of tears is about

1. 6.0
2. 8.0
3. 7.4
4. 9.0

Q.18. Food poisoning is caused by :

1. Clostridium tetani
2. Clostridium welchi
3. Clostridium botulinium
4. Clostridium septicum

Q.19. Which animal is used for studying insulin preparations?

1. Horse
2. Pigeon
3. Rabbit
4. Chicken

Q.20. Geiger muller counter is used in :

1. UV specroscopy
2. Ionisation methods
3. IR spectroscopy
4. NMR spectroscopy

Q.21. Antipsychotic drug-induced parkinsonism is treated by

1. Trihexyphenidyl
2. Levodopa
3. Selegiline
4. Amantadine

Q.22. As per drug and cosmetic act 1940 phenobarbitone sodium belongs to

1. Schedule L
2. Shedule X
3. Shedule R
4. Shedule O

Q.23. Menthol is the main constituent of the volatile oil of

1. Pinus leaf
2. Peppermint leaf
3. Clove buds
4. Rose marry

Q.24. The nitrogen in ephedrine is present as a

1. Primary amine
2. Secondary amines
3. Tertiary amines
4. Quarternary amines

Q.25. Hardness of water is expressed in

1. mL
2. Dynes
3. ppm
4. Mhos

Q.26. Sterilisation of packed food such as milk and meat products can be done by

1. Gas
2. Moist heat
3. Radiation
4. Dry heat

Q.27. Chlorophyll test is positive in

1. Male fern
2. Clove
3. Rhubarb
4. Pale catechu

Q.28. Removal of para-nitro group of chloramphenicol may

1. Increases the toxicity
2. Decreases bitterness
3. Decreses potency
4. Increases water solubility

Q.29. A process of sepration of molecules through the use of semi-permeable membrane is known as

1. Osmosis
2. Dialysis
3. Seiving
4. Diffusion

Q.30. Which one of the following is the initial step in the absorption of the drug from a tablet

1. Deaggregation
2. Diffusion
3. Disintegration
4. Dissolutuin

Q.31. Fenbufen is used in

1. TB
2. Plague
3. Dengu
4. Inflammation

Q.32. The female insect Coccus cacti is the source of

1. Honey
2. Canthrites
3. Shellac
4. Colchicine

Q.33. Tragacanth in water is associated with

1. Plastic flow
2. Pseudoplatic flow
3. Dialatant flow
4. None of these

Q.34. Antioxidants are added in lipstics to

1. Impart pleasant ordour
2. Staining of lips
3. Dissolving insoluble Pigments and dyes
4. Prevent rancidity

Q.35. Borntrager test is used to identification of

1. Senna
2. Squill
3. Cinchona
4. Digitalis

Q.36. Plasma protiens act as

1. Reserve protiens
2. Immunoglobulins
3. Buffers
4. All of these

Q.37. Ketone bodies are synthesised from the fatty acid oxidisation products by which of the following organ

1. Brain
2. Liver
3. Skeletal muscle
4. Kidney

Q.38. An example of protien denaturation is

1. Dissolving sugar in water
2. Metabolism of meat
3. Heating milk
4. Heating egg

Q.39. An enzyme catalysed the conversion of alddose sugar to ketose sugar would be classified as

1. Isomerases
2. Transferases
3. Hydrolysases
4. Oxydoreductases

Q.40. The constituent of essential oil is

1. Polyterpenoid
2. Tetraterpenoid
3. mono and sesquiterpenoid
4. Triterpenoid

Q.41. Which of the given combination has an intraction, beneficial for routine clinical use?

1. Hydralazine and atenolol
2. Metochlopramide and levodopa
3. Quinidine and digoxine
4. Furosemide and lithium carbonate

Q.42. Hyperuricemia is associated with the the abnormal metabolism of

1. Purine
2. Thiamine
3. Riboflavin
4. Pyrimidine

Q.43. Active immunity is induced by

1. Placental transfer of antibodies
2. Infection
3. Injection of gamma-globulins
4. Injection of antibodies

Q.44. HIV infection can be clinical controlled with

1. Ribavirin
2. Ganciclovir
3. Stavudine
4. Acyclovir

Q.45. An anti-arrythmic drug that is also used to control seizures is

1. Lidocain
2. Disipyramide
3. Phenytoin
4. Amiodarone

Q.46. Drug of choice for thyroid storm is

1. Carbimazole
2. Radioactive iodine
3. Propyl thiouracil
4. Centimizone

Q.47. The cellular organells called 'suiside bags' are

1. Lysosomes
2. Nucleolus
3. Ribosomes
4. Golgi's bodies

Q.48. The drug included in 'dope test' for athletes is

1. Propranolol
2. Prazocine
3. Dexamphetamine
4. Diazepam

Q.49. Fifth edition of I.P. was published in the year

1. 1985
2. 1996
3. 2007
4. 2015

Q.50. List of minimum equipements required for efficient running of pharmacy is given in shedule

1. M
2. N
3. A
4. R