MCQs from Volatile Oils (Pharmacognosy) for both B pharmacy (sem 3) student and D Pharmacy (1 st year) students as per PCI Syllabus

MCQs from Volatile Oils (Pharmacognosy) for both B pharmacy (sem 3) student and D Pharmacy (1 st year) students as per PCI Syllabus

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1. Terpenes made up of :

a) Calcierene b) Pseudopriene

c) Neoprene d) Isoprene

Ans: d

2. Molecular formula for isoprene unit is:

a) C8 H8 b) C3 H8

c) C5 H8 d) C6 H6

Ans: c

3. Example of alcohol volatile oil:

a) Peppermint b) Cinnamon

c) Lemon peel d) Orange peel

Ans: a

4. Which is not an example of ester volatile oil?

a) Gaultheria b) Lavender

c) Muster d) Cinnamon

Ans: d

5. Drug is not an example of phenol volatile oil:

a) Clove b) Anise

c) Creosote d) Thyme

Ans: b

6. The major terpenoid in clove oil:

a) Eugenol b) Santalol

c) Anethol d) Menthol

Ans: a

7. Triterpenes contain number of isoprene units:

a) Four b) Five

c) Six d) Seven

Ans: c

8. Diterpenes contain number of isoprene units:

a) Three b) Four

c) Five d) Six

Ans: b

9. Monoterpenes contain number of isoprene units:

a) One b) Three

c) Two d) Four

Ans: c

10. Lemon grass oil is obtained from :

a) Cymbopogon flexuousus b) Cinnamonum camphora

c) Eucalyptus globules d) Chenopodium ambrosioides

Ans: a

11. Beta ionine is starting material for synthesis of:

a) Vitamin K b) Vitamin B1

c) Vitamin A d) Vitamin D

Ans: c

12. Cymbopogon flexuousus belongs to family:

a) Graminnae b) Liliaceae

c) Legumniosae d) Loganaceae

Ans: a

13. Synonym for peppermint oil is:

a) Mentha oil b) Oleum terbinthae

c) Eucalyptus d) Chenoposan

Ans: a

14. Peppermint oil contains chiefly:

a) I-menthol b) d-menthol

c) Citral d) Cineole

Ans: a

15. Cardamom belongs to family:

a) Liliaceae b) Loganaceae

c) Apocyanaceae d) Zingiberaceae

Ans: d

16. Allepy variety of cardamom has approx. size:

a) 4 to 10 mm b) 2 to 4 mm

c) 8 to 20 mm d) 6 to 12 mm

Ans: c

17. The chief active constituent of fennel:

a) Carvone b) Borneol

c) Dill-Apiole d) Fenchone

Ans: d

18. Biological source for Nutmeg:

a) foeniculum vulgare b) Coriandrum sativum

c) Myristica fragrans d) Elettaria cardamom

Ans: c

19. Nutmeg belongs to family:

a) Luraceae b) Umbelliferae

c) Myristicaceae d) Zingiberaceae

Ans: c

20. Drug, which does not, belong to family umbelliferae:

a) Caraway b) Coriander

c) Ajowan d) Cardamom

Ans: d

21. Nutmeg contains percentage of volatile oil:

a) 5 to 16% b) 10 to 20 %

c) 15 to 25% d) 20 to 30 %

Ans: a

22. Fennel contains percentage of volatile oil:

a) 3 to 7 % b) 7 to 10%

c) 10 to 13 % d) 13 to 155

Ans: a

23. Nutmeg should contain volatile oil not less than:

a) 1 % w/v b) 2% w/v

c) 3 % w/v d) 5 % w/v

Ans: d

24. Volatile oil in Coriander should not less than:

a) 0.3% b) 3.0%

c) 3.3% d) 4.4%

Ans: a

25. Cardamon contains volatile oil not less than:

a) 1% b) 0.4 %

c) 2.0% d) 4.0 %

Ans: d

26. Peppermint oil contains important terpenoid:

a) Geraniol b) Anethol

c) Menthol d) Eugenol

Ans: c

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27. The clove oil contains important terpenoid:

a) Eugenol b) Anethol

c) Menthol d) Cineol

Ans: a

28. Fennel contains type of stomata:

a) Diacytic b) Actinocytic

c) Anisocytic d) Anomocytic

Ans: d

29. Exhuasted fennel is identified by absence of :

a) Fenchone b) Anethol

c) Carvone d) Cineol

Ans: a

30. Which variety of fennel contains least percentage of volatile oil

content?

a) Indian b) Saxony

c) French sweet d) Japanese

Ans: a

31. The fat of nutmeg is known as:

a) Ghee b) Nutmeg oil

c) Nutmeg butter d) Nutmeg protein

Ans: c

32. Cinnamom bark does not contain:

a) Cinnamaldehyde b) Tannins

c) Coumarin d) Benzaldehyde

Ans: c

33. The biological source of cinnamon:

a) Cinnamomum zeylanicum b) Cinnamomum cassia blume

c) Cinnamomum burmanii d) Cinnamomum loireirii

Ans: c

34. Biological source of Garlic is:

a) Allium sativum b) Pinus roxburghii

c) Thymus vulgaris d) Santalum album

Ans: a

35. ______ is not the use of Allium sativum.

a) Carminative b) Aphrodisiac

c) Atherosclerosis d) Antiulcer

Ans: d

36. The family of Ocimum sanctum:

a) Labiatae b) Liliaceae

c) Lauraceae d) Loganaceae

Ans: a

37. ‘Holy basil’ is the synonym for drug:

a) Alpinia officinarum b) Allium sativum

c) Nardostachys jatamonum d) Ocium sanctum

Ans: d

38. Alkaloid present in Black pepper is:

a) Caryophyllene b) Cinnamaldehyde

c) 1-phellandrene d) Piperine

Ans: d

39. Drug which does not belong to family Umbelliferae:

a) Cumin b) Anise

c) Lavender oil d) Celery

Ans: c

40. The percentage of clove oil in clove should not be less than:

a) 15% b) 10%

c) 5% d) 1%

Ans: a

41. Does not occur in clove:

a) Starch b) Volatile oil

c) Tannins d) Resins

Ans: a

42. When transverse section of clove is treated with potassium hydroxide

solution, it gives:

a) Strong odor of volatile oil

b) H2 S gas is evolved

c) CO2 is evolved

d) Needle shaped crystals of potassium eugeonate

Ans: d

43. Clove oil is used in the manufacturing of :

a) Salicylic acid b) Vanillin

c) Cinnamic acid d) Benzoic acid

Ans: b

44. Which is not used as an adulterant for clove?

a) Mother clove b) Blown clove

c) Clove stalk d) Pale clove

Ans: d

45. Clove stalk contains approximate percentage of volatile oil:

a) 5% b) 10%

c) 15% d) 20%

Ans: a

46. Oil which does not belong to alcohol class:

a) Nutmeg b) Sandalwood

c) Lemon grass d) Lavender

Ans: c

47. The oil, which is not belonging to aldehyde class:

a) Dill oil b) Cinnamon oil

c) Lemon grass oil d) Lemon oil

Ans: a

48. The oil, which is having counter irritant property:

a) Thyme b) Turpentine oil

c) Peppermint d) Orange oil

Ans: b

49. Fennel contains percentage of volatile oil:

a) 10 to 20% b) 20 to 30%

c) 30 to 40% d) 65 to 70%

Ans: d

CHOOSE THE CORRECT PAIRS:

1. Volatile oil Source

a) Turpentine oil i) Cymbopogon citratus

b) Lemon grass oil ii) Santalum album

c) Sandal wood oil iii) Artemisia pallens

d) Davana oil iv) Punus species

Ans: a) iv b) i c) ii. d) iii

2. Turpentine class Number of isoprene units

a) Sesquiterpine i) Two

b) Monoterpene ii) Four

c) Diterpene iii) Three

d) Triterpene iv) Six

Ans: a) iii b) i. c) ii d) iv

3. Drug Source

a) Cardamom i) Coriandrum sativum

b) Caraway ii) Carum carvi

c) Coriander iii) Anethum graveolens

d) Dill iv) Elettaria cardamomum

Ans: a) iv b) ii c) i. d) iii

4. Source Family

a) Anethum graveolens i) Rutanceae

b) Citrus limonis ii) Umbelliferae

c) Nutmeg iii) Lauraceae

d) Cassia cinnamon iv) Myristicaceae

Ans: a) ii b) i. c) iv d) iii

5. Drug Volatile oil not less than

a) Coriander i) 2.0%

b) Ajowan ii) 2.5%

c) Dill iii) 1.4%

d) Fennel iv) 0.3%

Ans: a) iv b) i. c) ii d) iii

6. Adulterants for clove Characteristics

a) Mother clove i) Expanded flowers of clove trees.

b) Blown cloves ii) Contain only 5% of oil.

c) Clove stalks iii) Oil is removed from clove.

d) Exhausted clove iv) Dark brown, ovate and ripened Fruits of clove

Ans: a) iv b) i. c) ii d) iii

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