MCQ WITH ANSWER ON EVALUATION OF CRUDE DRUGS | S. Y B PHARM 4TH SEMESTER MCQ |

PHARMACOGNOSY & PHYTOCHENISTRY – I

B PHARM SECOND YEAR 4^TH SEMESTER MCQ

(MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER)

MCQ ON EVALUATION OF CRUDE DRUGS

1.Organoleptic evaluation includes,

  A) Impressions on organs of senses  
B) Histological characters
C) Chemical nature
D) Pharmacological uses

... Answer is A)
Impressions on organs of senses "

2. Qantiative microscopy is also known as

A) Lycopodium spore method
B) Stomatal method
C) Phytochemical method
D) Water determination method

... Answer is A)
Lycopodium spore method .

3.Evaluation of crude drugs means

A) Confirmation of identity
B) Determination of Quality & Purity
C) Detection of Nature of adulteration.
D) All of the above

... Answer is D)
All of the above

4.Why evaluation of crude drug is necessary?

A) Determination biochemical variation in a crude drugs
B) Identification of deterioration due to treatment & storage
C) Both a & b
D) None of the above

... Answer is D)
None of the above "

5.Which of the following is not a method of drug evaluation?

A) Analytical evaluation
B) Biological evaluation
C) Geographical evaluation
D) Physical evaluation

... Answer is C)
Geographical evaluation .

6.The residue remaining after incineration is called as

A) Ash
B) Extract
C) Waste material
D) Foreign matter.

... Answer is A)
Ash .

7. Heating a drug at 105C in an oven to a constant weight is known as

A) Volatile oil determination
B) Moisture content determination
C) Melting point determination.
D) Ash value determination .

... Answer is B)
Moisture content determination

8.Ash values of the crude determines the

A) Organic constituents
B) Inorganic constituents
C) Cell constituents
D) Chemical constituents

... Answer is B)
Inorganic constituents .

9.Acid insoluble ash values of the crude determines the .

A) Physiological ash
B) Non Physiological ash
C) Cell constituents
D) Chemical constituents

... Answer is )
.

10. Swelling Index is used to determine amount of the following in the crude drugs

A) Moisture
B) Volatile oils
C) Crude fibres
D) Mucilage

... Answer is D)
Mucilage "

11. Which of the following is not the part of flower.

  A) Gynoecium 
B) Calyx
C) Rhizome
D) Corolla

... Answer is C)
Rhizomes "

12. The taste of liquorice (Glycerrhiza glabra) is

A) Sweet
B) Bitter
C) Salty
D) Pungent

... Answer is A)
Sweet .

13. What is the main function o stomata?

A) To provide nutrients
B) Exchange of Gases
C) Elongation of Root
D) All of the above

... Answer is B)
Exchange of Gases

14. 1 mg of Lycopodium powder contain

A) 80,000 Spores
B) 94,000 Spores
C) 74,000 Spores
D) 64,000 Spores

... Answer is B)
94,000 Spores "

15. Palisade ratio is.

A) Average No of Palisade cells beneath one epidermal cell.
B) Average No of Palisade cells beneath one Stomata
C) Average No of Palisade cells beneath one Mesopphyll
D) None of the above

... Answer is A)
Average No of Palisade cells beneath one epidermal cell .

16.Select the drug, which is not belonging to glycoside class?

A) Senna
B) Digitalis
C) Cascara
D) Vinca

... Answer is D)
Vinca .

17.Select the drug, which is not belonging to Alkaloids class?

A) Ashoka
B) Datura
C) Vinca
D) Vasaka

... Answer is A)
Ashoka .

18.Select the drug, which is not belonging to Tannins class?

A) Catechu
B) Myrobalan
C) Clove
D) Ashoka

... Answer is C)
Clove .

19.Drug not belonging to volatile oil class.

A) Clove
B) Eucalyptus
C) Cinnamon
D) None of the above

... Answer is D)
None of the above .

20.The application of serology in solving taxonomic problems is called.

A) Chemical classification
B) Sero-taxonomical classification
C) Chemo-taxonomical classification
D) Taxonomical classification

... Answer is B)
Sero-taxonomical classification .