Pharmacist Qualifying Examination[PEBC-Canada] MCQ Quiz Hub

1. A lesser dose is required if the drug is given by,
Oral route.
Topical route
Intravenous route.
None of the above.

2. Reduction in particle size increases absorption because it,
Reduces interaction with food molecules.
Increases interaction with food molecules.
Reduces effective surface area.
Increases effective surface area.

3. The schedule of dosing ( four times a day, two times a day etc.) is called,
Dose inspection.
Dose regimen
Dose calibration.
All of the above

4. .Doses of children’s are calculated by Young’s formula, which formula is right.
Adult Dose (mg/day) x [Age / (Age+12)]
Adult Dose (gm/day) x [Age / (Age+24)]
Adult Dose (mg/day) x [Wt in Kg / (Age+12)]
Adult Dose (mg/day) x [Wt in Kg / (Age+24)]

5. Clark’s formula to calculate pediatric dose uses body wt in pounds, which of the following formula is correct representation,
Adult Dose (gm/day) x (Child Weight in Lbs /150)
Adult Dose (mg/day) x (Child Weight in Lbs /150)
Adult Dose (mg/day) x (Child Weight in Lbs /250)
Adult Dose (gm/day) x (Child Weight in Lbs /250)

6. Pediatric dose can be calculated by considering child’s,
Age.
Body Weight
Body Surface area
All of the above

7. The date on prescription tells us,
Date of writing the prescription
Date of presentation of prescription
Name of patient
Both a & b.

8. There are..........types of Incompatibilities.
1
2
3
4

9. Liquefaction is the example of..............incompatibility
Immediate
Delayed
Instantaneous
Both A and B

10. Physical change may almost be............
Visible
Invisible
Turbid
No change

11. When substances with low melting points such as camphor ae triturated together a liquid mixture is formed the phenomenon is called ------
Liquefaction
Insolubility
Herapath formation
Eutectic mixture formation

12. Strategy to correct eutectic mixture formation is
Dispense ingredients separately
Mix ingredients separately with suitable adsorbent like kaolin and finally mix together.
Both A & B
Only B

13. Immiscibility of oil and water can be overcome by,
Formulating an emulsion
Formulating suspension
Formulating an insufflation
Formulating an elixir

14. Chemical incompatibility in which change in formulation is needed is called as,
Tolerated incompatibility
Adjusted incompatibility.
both (a) and (b)
None of These

15. .Chemical incompatibility which can be reduced by using dilute solutions or simply changing the order of mixing is called,
Tolerated incompatibility.
Adjusted incompatibility.
both (a) and (b)
None of These

16. .In the mixing of thymol and menthol the following type of incompatibility occurs,
Chemical incompatibility
Therapeutic incompatibility
Physical incompatibility
Tolerance incompatibility

17. What type of emulsion is a w/o/w emulsion?
Primary emulsion
Micro-emulsion c
Multiple-emulsion
Monoemulsion

18. .The tail of a surfactant molecule is oil-loving or known as ________
Hydrophilic
Lipophobic
Lipophilic
Hydrophilic

19. Oil and Water is an example of a(n)...
Suspension
Emulsion
Colloid
Solution

20. .In the stability of emulsion, which important instability step should be prevented?
Breaking
Coalescence
Flocculation
Creaming

21. .Dye test which is used to identify type of emulsion in that which dye is used?
Scarlet red
Scarlet green
Crystal violet
Methylene blue

22. In conductivity test, if bulb glows on passing electric current so what would be the type of emulsion?
W/O emulsion
O/W emulsion
Micro emulsion
Multiple emulsion

23. In micro emulsion, the size of globules are__
1 um
0.1 um
0.01 um
10 um

24. .In case of coalescence ___
Dispersed droplet does not fuse
Globules size decrease
No of globules increase
Dispersed droplets tend to fuse

25. In case of O/W emulsion, creaming takes place at______
Down side
Upside
At interface between two phase
None of the above

26. Which of the following is not an example of a water-in-oil emulsion?
Cod liver oil
Butter
Cold cream
Milk

27. What is the difference between vanishing cream and cold cream?
Both are examples of oil-in-water emulsions
Vanishing cream is an oil-in-water emulsion whereas cold cream is a water-in-oil emulsion
Vanishing cream is a water-in-oil emulsion whereas cold cream is an oil-in-water emulsion
Both are examples of water-in-oil emulsions

28. .Which of the following is not a method to test the type of emulsion?
Microscopic method
Conductance method
Coagulation method
Dye method

29. Which of the following statements regarding emulsions is false?
Emulsions cannot be separated into their constituent liquids
Emulsions show Brownian motion c.
Emulsions show Tyndall effect
Emulsions exhibit properties like Electrophoresis and Coagulation

30. What is the dispersion of a liquid in another liquid called?
Gel
Foam
Emulsion
Aerosol

31. Creaming is?
Reversible
Irreversible
Both
Difficult to predict

32. Upward creaming is observed in?
W/O
O/W
Both
Micro

33. Pharmaceutical suspensions are generally…
Flocculated
De-flocculated
Both
None

34. Rate of sedimentation is high in?
Flocculated
De-flocculated
Both
None

35. Cake formation is characteristic feature _
Flocculated
De- flocculated
Thixotropic suspension
Structured suspension

36. For Ideal suspension ,the sedimentation volume should be
Zero
Equal to one
More than one
Less than one

37. Suppository bases ___
Maintain shape
Helps in insertion into the body cavity
Theobroma oil is examp
All of the above

38. Which of the following is NOT an ideal property of bases?
Shall be non-irritant
Shall be compatible with drugs
Shall not interfere in release
None of the above

39. Which of the following is an advantage of suppositories?
Need to store at low temp.
Cost-expensive
Drug may be degraded by microbial
Can be given to unconscious patient

40. Which of the following is an example of Hydrophilic bases?
Hydrogenated oils
Emulsified cocoa butter
Glycero-gelatin base
None of the above

41. Which of the following is an example of Oily bases?
Witespol
Emulsified cocoa butter
Glycero-gelatin base
Massupol

42. Which of the following is an example of Synthetic base?
Witespol
Emulsified cocoa butter
Glycero-gelatin base
Hydrogenated oils

43. Which of the following is NOT an example of Hydrophilic bases?
Soap-glycerin base
Emulsified cocoa butter
Glycero-gelatin base
None of the above

44. Which of the following is substitute for Theobroma oil?
Emulsified cocoa
Hydrogenated oils
Polyethylene-Glycol
None of these

45. __ Powders consist of more than one ingredient.
Simple powders
Compound powders
Both
None of the above

46. . Which of the following step in the preparation of powders is very often used?
Preparation of wrapping paper
Preparation of material
Wrapping
Double wrapping

47. _____ Powder must be sterile.
Medical Powder
Surgical powder
both (a) and (b)
None of the above

48. _______ are the finely divided powder meant for introduction into the body cavities.
Dusting powder
Insufflation
Inhalation
Medical powder

49. ____ contains one water molecule that acts as binder in fusion method for making effervescent granules.
Citric Acid
Tartaric Acid
Benzoic Acid
All of the above

50. Methods of granules formation
Spatulation
Fusion method
Wet method
Both b and c

51. Bases that are water-washable, non-greasy, can be diluted with water, non-occlusive
Water soluble Bases
Water insoluble bases
Emulsifiable base
Water removable base

52. From the below options which will be the most widely used form of dosage?
Emulsion
Solutions
Tablets
Powders

53. Elixir contain
40% glycerol
5-40% alcohol
66.7% sucrose
None of these

54. Gargles must be _______ before use
Concentrated
Warmed
Diluted
Cooled

55. Mandl’s Paint is also known as:
Compound Iodine throat paint
Aqueous Iodine solution
Strong Iodine solution
Lugol’s solution

56. BID in pharmaceutical terms refers to which of the following?
Twice a day
Twice
Every other day
Three times a day

57. Latin term "Infricandus" means the following dosage form,
to be sprayed on
to be rubbed in
to be swallowed
to be eaten

58. Latin term "inhalateur" means the following,
To be rubbed
To be inhaled
To be applied
To be swallowed

59. Latin term "Utendus" means the following,
To be used
Not to be used
both (a) and (b)
None of these

60. Latin term "talis / tales / talia" means the following,
Such
Till
For
All of the above

61. Latin term "mitte" means the following,
Urgent
Send
Immediate
Attention