1. Pharmaceutics primarily deals with:
A) Drug discovery
B) Drug formulation and delivery
C) Drug analysis
D) Drug action
Answer: B) Drug formulation and delivery
2. The official book of standards for drugs in India is:
A) BP
B) USP
C) IP
D) Martindale
Answer: C) IP
3. The study of particle size and shape is called:
A) Micromeritics
B) Rheology
C) Thermodynamics
D) Kinetics
Answer: A) Micromeritics
4. Angle of repose indicates:
A) Density
B) Flow property
C) Solubility
D) Stability
Answer: B) Flow property
5. Bulk density is:
A) True density
B) Mass/volume including voids
C) Mass/true volume
D) Weight/area
Answer: B) Mass/volume including voids
6. Sieving method separates particles based on:
A) Density
B) Size
C) Shape
D) Charge
Answer: B) Size
7. Hygroscopic substances absorb:
A) Heat
B) Moisture from air
C) Light
D) Oxygen
Answer: B) Moisture from air
8. Efflorescent substances lose:
A) Oxygen
B) Water of crystallization
C) Weight
D) Color
Answer: B) Water of crystallization
9. Geometric dilution is used for:
A) Mixing liquids
B) Mixing powders uniformly
C) Filtration
D) Heating
Answer: B) Mixing powders uniformly
10. Trituration means:
A) Heating
B) Grinding to fine powder
C) Dissolving
D) Filtering
Answer: B) Grinding to fine powder
11. Levigation is:
A) Dry grinding
B) Wet grinding with a small amount of liquid
C) Filtration
D) Evaporation
Answer: B) Wet grinding with a small amount of liquid
12. Spatulation is used for:
A) Mixing powders on tile
B) Heating powders
C) Filtering powders
D) Measuring powders
Answer: A) Mixing powders on tile
13. Capsules are made of:
A) Cellulose
B) Gelatin
C) Starch
D) Plastic
Answer: B) Gelatin
14. Hard gelatin capsules are used for:
A) Liquids
B) Powders
C) Gases
D) Ointments
Answer: B) Powders
15. Disintegration test is for:
A) Capsules
B) Tablets
C) Syrups
D) Ointments
Answer: B) Tablets
16. Binder in tablets provides:
A) Color
B) Sweetness
C) Adhesion of particles
D) Disintegration
Answer: C) Adhesion of particles
17. Disintegrant helps in:
A) Binding
B) Breaking tablet into granules
C) Coloring
D) Lubrication
Answer: B) Breaking tablet into granules
18. Lubricant reduces:
A) Hardness
B) Friction during compression
C) Solubility
D) Disintegration time
Answer: B) Friction during compression
19. Glidant improves:
A) Hardness
B) Flow of powder
C) Color
D) Taste
Answer: B) Flow of powder
20. Wet granulation uses:
A) Dry heat
B) Binding solution
C) Direct compression
D) Freezing
Answer: B) Binding solution
21. Dry granulation is used for:
A) Moisture sensitive drugs
B) Liquids
C) Syrups
D) Ointments
Answer: A) Moisture sensitive drugs
22. Direct compression requires:
A) Granulation
B) Good flow and compressibility
C) Heating
D) Cooling
Answer: B) Good flow and compressibility
23. Enteric coating protects drug from:
A) Light
B) Stomach acid
C) Air
D) Heat
Answer: B) Stomach acid
24. Sugar coating increases:
A) Stability
B) Weight and size
C) Hardness
D) Solubility
Answer: B) Weight and size
25. Film coating uses:
A) Thick sugar layer
B) Polymer film
C) Wax
D) Gelatin
Answer: B) Polymer film
26. Emulsion is:
A) Solid in liquid
B) Liquid in liquid
C) Gas in liquid
D) Solid in gas
Answer: B) Liquid in liquid
27. O/W emulsion means:
A) Oil in water
B) Water in oil
C) Water in water
D) Oil in oil
Answer: A) Oil in water
28. Emulsifying agent reduces:
A) Density
B) Surface tension
C) Color
D) Viscosity
Answer: B) Surface tension
29. Creaming in emulsion is:
A) Breaking
B) Separation without breaking
C) Mixing
D) Heating
Answer: B) Separation without breaking
30. Suspension contains:
A) Dissolved particles
B) Undissolved particles
C) Gas bubbles
D) Oils
Answer: B) Undissolved particles
31. Sedimentation rate depends on:
A) Color
B) Particle size
C) Taste
D) Odor
Answer: B) Particle size
32. Syrups are:
A) Dilute solutions
B) Concentrated sugar solutions
C) Emulsions
D) Suspensions
Answer: B) Concentrated sugar solutions
33. Elixirs contain:
A) Only water
B) Alcohol and water
C) Oil
D) Powder
Answer: B) Alcohol and water
34. Liniments are applied by:
A) Injection
B) Rubbing on skin
C) Oral route
D) Inhalation
Answer: B) Rubbing on skin
35. Ointment base that absorbs water is:
A) Hydrocarbon base
B) Absorption base
C) Water soluble base
D) Oleaginous base
Answer: B) Absorption base
36. Suppositories are inserted into:
A) Mouth
B) Rectum
C) Nose
D) Eye
Answer: B) Rectum
37. Displacement value is used in:
A) Tablets
B) Suppositories
C) Capsules
D) Syrups
Answer: B) Suppositories
38. Ophthalmic preparations must be:
A) Colored
B) Sterile
C) Sweet
D) Thick
Answer: B) Sterile
39. Isotonic solutions have same:
A) Color
B) pH
C) Osmotic pressure as blood
D) Taste
Answer: C) Osmotic pressure as blood
40. Parenteral preparations are:
A) Oral
B) Injectables
C) Topical
D) Inhalation
Answer: B) Injectables
41. Pyrogens cause:
A) Allergy
B) Fever
C) Vomiting
D) Pain
Answer: B) Fever
42. Autoclave sterilizes by:
A) Dry heat
B) Moist heat under pressure
C) Radiation
D) Filtration
Answer: B) Moist heat under pressure
43. Hot air oven uses:
A) Moist heat
B) Dry heat
C) Steam
D) Gas
Answer: B) Dry heat
44. Membrane filtration is used for:
A) Ointments
B) Heat sensitive liquids
C) Tablets
D) Capsules
Answer: B) Heat sensitive liquids
45. Lyophilization means:
A) Freezing
B) Freeze drying
C) Heating
D) Filtering
Answer: B) Freeze drying
46. Preservative in syrups is:
A) Alcohol
B) Benzoic acid
C) Sugar only
D) Starch
Answer: B) Benzoic acid
47. Aerosols contain:
A) Propellant
B) Water
C) Oil
D) Powder
Answer: A) Propellant
48. Metered dose inhaler delivers:
A) Fixed dose
B) Variable dose
C) Liquid dose
D) Powder dose
Answer: A) Fixed dose
49. Packaging that protects from light is:
A) Clear glass
B) Amber glass
C) Plastic
D) Paper
Answer: B) Amber glass
50. Stability studies determine:
A) Color
B) Shelf life
C) Taste
D) Cost
Answer: B) Shelf life
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51. Sorbitol is used as:
A) Binder
B) Sweetening agent
C) Lubricant
D) Disintegrant
Answer: B) Sweetening agent
52. Talc acts as:
A) Lubricant
B) Glidant
C) Binder
D) Colorant
Answer: B) Glidant
53. Magnesium stearate is a:
A) Binder
B) Lubricant
C) Disintegrant
D) Preservative
Answer: B) Lubricant
54. MCC stands for:
A) Microcrystalline cellulose
B) Mixed crystalline compound
C) Medical capsule compound
D) Modified cellulose compound
Answer: A) Microcrystalline cellulose
55. PVP is used as:
A) Binder
B) Colorant
C) Sweetener
D) Lubricant
Answer: A) Binder
56. HPMC is used in:
A) Film coating
B) Coloring
C) Lubrication
D) Flavoring
Answer: A) Film coating
57. Plasticizer provides:
A) Hardness
B) Flexibility to film
C) Color
D) Taste
Answer: B) Flexibility to film
58. Desiccants protect from:
A) Heat
B) Moisture
C) Light
D) Air
Answer: B) Moisture
59. Blister packs are made of:
A) Glass
B) PVC/Aluminium
C) Paper
D) Rubber
Answer: B) PVC/Aluminium
60. Dropper bottles are used for:
A) Tablets
B) Eye drops
C) Ointments
D) Capsules
Answer: B) Eye drops
61. Flocculated suspension has:
A) Slow sedimentation
B) Rapid sedimentation with loose sediment
C) No sedimentation
D) Hard cake
Answer: B) Rapid sedimentation with loose sediment
62. Deflocculated suspension forms:
A) Loose sediment
B) Hard cake
C) Foam
D) Emulsion
Answer: B) Hard cake
63. Surfactants have:
A) Only hydrophilic part
B) Only lipophilic part
C) Both hydrophilic and lipophilic parts
D) No polarity
Answer: C) Both hydrophilic and lipophilic parts
64. HLB value indicates:
A) Hardness
B) Emulsifying property
C) Color
D) Taste
Answer: B) Emulsifying property
65. High HLB favors:
A) W/O emulsion
B) O/W emulsion
C) Suspension
D) Tablets
Answer: B) O/W emulsion
66. Low HLB favors:
A) O/W
B) W/O
C) Syrup
D) Capsule
Answer: B) W/O
67. Viscosity is measured by:
A) Thermometer
B) Viscometer
C) Barometer
D) Hygrometer
Answer: B) Viscometer
68. Rheology deals with:
A) Heat
B) Flow of materials
C) Light
D) Pressure
Answer: B) Flow of materials
69. Diffusion rate increases with:
A) Larger particle size
B) Higher temperature
C) Higher viscosity
D) Lower temperature
Answer: B) Higher temperature
70. First pass metabolism affects:
A) IV drugs
B) Oral drugs
C) Topical drugs
D) Inhalation drugs
Answer: B) Oral drugs
71. Bioavailability refers to:
A) Drug color
B) Drug reaching systemic circulation
C) Drug taste
D) Drug price
Answer: B) Drug reaching systemic circulation
72. Sustained release tablets release drug:
A) Immediately
B) Slowly over time
C) Randomly
D) Only in stomach
Answer: B) Slowly over time
73. Transdermal patches deliver drug through:
A) Mouth
B) Skin
C) Nose
D) Rectum
Answer: B) Skin
74. Nasal route avoids:
A) Absorption
B) First pass metabolism
C) Taste
D) Stability
Answer: B) First pass metabolism
75. Buccal tablets are placed in:
A) Tongue
B) Cheek pouch
C) Nose
D) Ear
Answer: B) Cheek pouch
76. Effervescent tablets contain:
A) Acid and base
B) Sugar only
C) Salt only
D) Oil
Answer: A) Acid and base
77. Lozenges dissolve in:
A) Stomach
B) Mouth
C) Intestine
D) Blood
Answer: B) Mouth
78. Gels are:
A) Liquids
B) Semi-solids
C) Solids
D) Gases
Answer: B) Semi-solids
79. Pastes contain high amount of:
A) Liquid
B) Solid
C) Gas
D) Oil
Answer: B) Solid
80. Creams are:
A) Emulsions
B) Solutions
C) Suspensions
D) Powders
Answer: A) Emulsions
81. Ointments are:
A) Watery
B) Greasy
C) Dry
D) Powdery
Answer: B) Greasy
82. Suppository base cocoa butter melts at:
A) Room temperature
B) Body temperature
C) Freezing point
D) Boiling point
Answer: B) Body temperature
83. Parenteral volume test ensures:
A) Sterility
B) Correct volume in container
C) Color
D) Taste
Answer: B) Correct volume in container
84. Label must contain:
A) Price only
B) Drug name, dose, expiry
C) Color
D) Shape
Answer: B) Drug name, dose, expiry
85. Calibration is checking:
A) Weight
B) Accuracy of instrument
C) Temperature
D) Size
Answer: B) Accuracy of instrument
86. GMP stands for:
A) Good Manufacturing Practice
B) General Medicine Practice
C) Global Manufacturing Process
D) Good Medicine Process
Answer: A) Good Manufacturing Practice
87. SOP means:
A) Standard Operating Procedure
B) Simple Operating Process
C) Special Operating Procedure
D) Standard Order Process
Answer: A) Standard Operating Procedure
88. QA ensures:
A) Testing only
B) Overall quality system
C) Packaging
D) Marketing
Answer: B) Overall quality system
89. QC is concerned with:
A) Testing products
B) Marketing
C) Sales
D) Packing
Answer: A) Testing products
90. Batch number indicates:
A) Price
B) Production details
C) Color
D) Taste
Answer: B) Production details
91. Expiry date indicates:
A) Manufacturing
B) Shelf life
C) Cost
D) Weight
Answer: B) Shelf life
92. Stability chamber controls:
A) Light
B) Temperature and humidity
C) Sound
D) Pressure
Answer: B) Temperature and humidity
93. Accelerated stability is done at:
A) Low temperature
B) High temperature
C) Room temperature
D) Freezing
Answer: B) High temperature
94. Laminar airflow provides:
A) Heat
B) Sterile environment
C) Moisture
D) Pressure
Answer: B) Sterile environment
95. HEPA filter removes:
A) Odor
B) Microorganisms
C) Color
D) Moisture
Answer: B) Microorganisms
96. Clean room requires:
A) Dust
B) Controlled environment
C) Noise
D) Heat
Answer: B) Controlled environment
97. Validation means:
A) Checking taste
B) Documented proof of process
C) Marketing
D) Packaging
Answer: B) Documented proof of process
98. Documentation is important for:
A) Legal proof
B) Decoration
C) Costing
D) Color
Answer: A) Legal proof
99. Recall of batch occurs due to:
A) Marketing issue
B) Quality defect
C) Price issue
D) Color issue
Answer: B) Quality defect
100. Pharmaceutics ensures:
A) Drug discovery
B) Safe, effective dosage form for patient
C) Drug marketing
D) Drug pricing
Answer: B) Safe, effective dosage form for patient