Pharmacognosy MCQs | Part-1

Pharmacognosy MCQs (Part-1)

This free quiz test on pharmacognosy will help you to prepare for competitive exams or interviews.

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Which of the following is not a part of crude drug?

Senna

Opium

Coffee

Paracetamol

2 / 25

The mixing of original crude drug partially with other similar looking substances is known as:

Adulteration

Adulterant

Indirect adulteration

Direct adulteration

3 / 25

Those drug, which are not a part of plant but derived from plants?

Organized drug

Unorganized drug

Crude drug

Both A and B

4 / 25

Those drug, which obtained from natural sources like plants animals etc.?

Ophthalmic drug

Organized drug

Crude drug

None

5 / 25

Which evaluation, drug are evaluated by means of our sensory organs?

Physical evaluation

Chemical evaluation

Microscopic evaluation

Organoleptic evaluation

6 / 25

The main function of stomata is:

Exchange of gases

Prepare the food

Elongate the roots

None of the above

7 / 25

Most of the alkaloids have taste:

Sweet

Sour

Bitter

Spicy

8 / 25

Leaf based crude drug is:

Belladona

Clove

Cinchona

Vinca

9 / 25

Bark containing plant drug is:

Castor

Cinchona

Mango

Mustard

10 / 25

Penicillin was discovered by:

Alexander Fleming

William Fleming

Flory

Calvin

11 / 25

Hesperidin is a:

Alkaloid

Flavonoid

Steroidal saponin

Coumarin

12 / 25

Dextrin is produced from:

Hydrolysis of starch

Acid treatment of honey

Oxidation of starch

Reduction of starch

13 / 25

Chitosan is a:

Acetylated product of chitin

Deacetylated product of chitin

Sulphonated product of chitin

None of the above

14 / 25

Which one of these are naturally occurring insecticides?

Chlordane

Rotenone

Phorate

Thimetor

15 / 25

Which one of these is an immunomodulator:

Ginseng

Campothica

Taxus

Guggul

16 / 25

Salkowski test is used to detect:

Terpenes

Alkaloids

Tannins

None of these

17 / 25

Narcotine contains which of the following moiety?

Phenanthrene

Quinoline

Isoquinoline

Indole

18 / 25

Which one of these is known as wood sugar?

Xylose

Cellulose

Amylose

Maltose

19 / 25

Which of the following drugs contains inulin?

Cichoriae radix

Comfrey root

Plantain shoot

Foenigraeci semen

Tanaceti herba

20 / 25

Which of the following vegetable drugs has the highest caffeine content?

Mate folium

Theae folium

Guarana

Coffeae semen

Colae semen

21 / 25

Which of the followings is correct for the molecular mass of tannins?

less than 200

between 200 and 500

between 500 and 1000

between 1000 and 3000

22 / 25

What type of compound is arbutin used in urological infections?

Flavonoid glycoside

Phenolic glycoside

Furanocoumarin

Iridoid glycoside

Gallotannin

23 / 25

How can you extract tertiary alkaloids in the form of salts?

Extracting with organic solvent like chloroform.

Boiling with aqueous ammonia.

Extracting with organic solvent containing alkaline solution.

Extracting with organic solvent containing acidic solution.

Extracting with an acidic aqueous solution.

24 / 25

Tannic acid is an antidote in _____ poisoning.

Iodine

Cyanide

Alkaloids

Arsenic

25 / 25

Which is not an example of oleoresins:

Myrrh

Capsicum

Canada balsam

Copaiba

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