MCQ ON ADULTERATION OF CRUDE DRUGS | ADULTERATION | ADULTERATION MEANINGS | SECOND YEAR B PHARM SEMESTER 4TH | PCI SYLLABUS

PHARMACOGNOSY & PHYTOCHENISTRY – I

B PHARM SECOND YEAR 4^TH SEMESTER MCQ

(MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER)

MCQ ON ADULTERATION OF CRUDE DRUGS

1.When totally different substance is used in place of the original crude drug is called.

  A) Substitution 
B) Deterioration
C) Admixture
D) Sophistication.

... Answer is A)
Substitution "

2. Which of the following is not the cause of indirect adulteration?

A) Imperfect Preparation
B) Improper storage
C) Faulty collection
D) Sophistication

... Answer is D)
Sophistication .

3.Deliberate addition of inferior or spurious material to the original drug.

A) Substitution
B) Inferiority
C) Admixture
D) Sophistication

... Answer is D)
Sophistication

4. An example of crude drug adulterated with exhaustive drug

A) Senna
B) Coriander
C) Datura
D) Ephedra

... Answer is B)
Coriander "

5. Substitution of a genuine crude drug with substandard one is called as,

A) Substitution
B) Mixing
C) Adulteration
D) Allied Drud

... Answer is C)
Adulteration .

6. Cardamom is usually adulterated with

A) Stalks of Cardamom
B) Lime stones
C) Rodent waste matter
D) Mustard seeds

... Answer is C)
Rodent waste matter .

7. Adulteration in simple word called as

A) Debasement of an articles
B) Admixture
C) Sophistication.
D) Substitution.

... Answer is A)
Debasement of an articles

8. Medicinal ginger is adulterated with

A) Japanese ginger
B) American ginger
C) Arabian ginger
D) None of the above

... Answer is A)
Japanese ginger .

9. Asafetida is adulterated with

A) Pieces of amber colored glass.
B) Limestone
C) White stones
D) Rodent waste matter

... Answer is B)
Limestone .

10. Colophony is adulterated with

A) Pieces of amber colored glass
B) Limestone
C) White stones
D) Rodent waste matter .

... Answer is A)
Pieces of amber colored glass "

11. Clove is adulterated with

  A) Clove stalks 
B) Rodent waste matter
C) Mother clove
D) Both a & c

... Answer is D)
Both a & c "

12. The powdered bark is frequently adulterated with

A) Pieces of amber colored glass
B) Brick powder
C) Stone powder
D) None of the above

... Answer is B)
Brick powder .