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1. This document contains a 30-question mock test for pharmacist candidates covering topics like pharmaceutical formulations, routes of administration, concentration units, and physicochemical properties. 2. The questions test knowledge of concepts like dispersion types, dosage form selection and applicability, drug delivery pathways, unit conversions, excipient functions, and definitions of terms like solubility and viscosity. 3. The mock test is intended as practice for the pharmacist licensure exam and covers essential foundational knowledge for the profession.

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Mock Test 06 - Key - Pharmacist 20.08.2021-1

1. This document contains a 30-question mock test for pharmacist candidates covering topics like pharmaceutical formulations, routes of administration, concentration units, and physicochemical properties. 2. The questions test knowledge of concepts like dispersion types, dosage form selection and applicability, drug delivery pathways, unit conversions, excipient functions, and definitions of terms like solubility and viscosity. 3. The mock test is intended as practice for the pharmacist licensure exam and covers essential foundational knowledge for the profession.

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THE PHARMACIST TIME ACADEMIA


Pharmacist (BS-17) Test Preparation
Mock Test 06: 20-08-2021

1. A suspension is formed from uniform particles of solid, of diameter 10 Mm, suspended


in a solvent. What is the best description of this system?
a) Monodisperse and coarse
b) Monodisperse and colloidal
c) Polydisperse and coarse
d) Polydisperse and colloidal
2. Which one of the following dispersions does not have liquid continuous phase?
a) Nanosuspension
b) Microemulsion
c) Gel
d) Foam
3. Which one of the following systems has the smallest sized domains in its dispersed
phase?
a) Nanoemulsion
b) Coarse suspension
c) Coarse emulsion
d) Microemulsion
4. Which of the following sequences correctly describes the change in domain structure
as more oil is added to a water-in-oil emulsion?
a) Bicontinuous, spherical, cylinder-like
b) Spherical, cylinder-like, bicontinuous
c) Spherical, bicontinuous, cylinder-like
d) Cylinder-like, spherical, bicontinuous
5. Which of the following is not a mechanism for the separation of a physically unstable
suspension of magnesium hydroxide in water?
a) Flocculation
b) Aggregation
c) Ostwald ripening
d) Hydrolysis
6. Of the following oral liquid formulations which would be considered as an
oropharyngeal formulation?
a) Syrup
b) Elixir
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MUKARRAM ANEES AWAN R. Ph.
M.Phil. Pharmacy; Pharm-D (UVAS)
PHARMACIST (BS-17), P&SHD, PUNJAB.
Ph. 0302-6162799
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c) Mouthwash
d) Linctus
7. Which of the following formulations would not be applicable to ocular administration?
a) Solution
b) Liniment
c) Suspension
d) Ointment
8. A tablet to treat a headache must first be dissolved in water before swallowing. Which
one of the following best describes this type of tablet?
a) Modified release
b) Oral disintegrating
c) Effervescent
d) Buccal
9. Capsules normally fall into two main categories. Which are they?
a) Hard gelatin capsules and soft gelatin capsules
b) Hard gelatin capsules and layered capsules
c) Soft gelatin capsules and compressed capsules
d) Compressed and layered capsules
10. Intravenous, intramuscular and subcutaneous are all examples of which routes of
administration?
a) Pulmonary administration
b) Parenteral administration
c) Otic administration
d) Ocular administration
11. Where is the site of administration for a dosage form that uses transdermal delivery?
a) The eyes
b) The lungs
c) Under the tongue
d) The skin
12. Which of the following dosage forms delivers the API to the GI tract?
a) Rectal suppositories
b) Nasal sprays
c) Vaginal pessaries
d) Eye drops
13. Nasal administration is commonly used for the relief of?
a) Headache
b) Cough
c) Sore throat
d) Congestion
14. Ocular administration involves the treatment of which area?
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MUKARRAM ANEES AWAN R. Ph.
M.Phil. Pharmacy; Pharm-D (UVAS)
PHARMACIST (BS-17), P&SHD, PUNJAB.
Ph. 0302-6162799
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a) The skin
b) The eyes
c) The ears
d) The lungs
15. Most medicines are made up of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and
various excipients. Which one of the following is NOT a possible justification for
formulating medicines in this way?
a) The excipients stabilise the API so that it does not degrade appreciably before
administration
b) The excipients reduce the possibility of the API irritating the body
c) The API and the excipients each exert a pharmacological effect
d) The API is too potent to use undiluted

16. Which one of the following is not a route of administration?


a) Intravenous (IV)
b) Oral
c) Topical
d) Dissolution
17. A rectal suppository is used to treat a fever. This would represent what type of drug
delivery?
a) Parenteral and local
b) Parenteral and systemic
c) Enteral and local
d) Enteral and systemic
18. Which one of the following medicines does not rely on topical drug delivery?
a) Nasal spray
b) Anti-dandruff shampoo
c) Insulin pen
d) Nicotine patch
19. Which one of the following is not a common dosage form for fentanyl?
a) Vaporizer
b) Lollipop
c) Transdermal patch
d) IV infusion
20. Express 50 mg in kg.
a) 5 x 10-3 kg
b) 5 x 10-4 kg
c) 5 x 10-5 kg
d) 5 x 10-6 kg

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MUKARRAM ANEES AWAN R. Ph.
M.Phil. Pharmacy; Pharm-D (UVAS)
PHARMACIST (BS-17), P&SHD, PUNJAB.
Ph. 0302-6162799
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21. A pressure of 1 atm is equivalent to 101325 Pa. Alternatively, this can be expressed
as which one of the following?
a) 1.01325 MPa
b) 0.101325 MPa
c) 1013.25 kPa
d) 10.1325 kPa
22. A volume of 10 dm3 may also be expressed as which one of the following?
a) 1 x 10-3 L
b) 10 L
c) 0.1 m3
d) 0.001 m3
23. Which one of the following is NOT a concentration unit?
a) Mass per volume
b) Molarity
c) Milliequivalent
d) Enthalpy
24. Which one of the following is NOT true?
a) Drugs can be hydrophilic or hydrophobic
b) Hydrophobic drugs are easily wetted
c) Hydrophobic drugs have low solubility in water
d) Hydrophobic drugs dissolve slowly
25. Which one of the following is NOT true?
a) Lozenges can be used for local drug delivery
b) Lozenges can be used for systemic drug delivery
c) Some lozenges are presented in the form of lollipops
d) Lozenges are not used for delivery of drugs
26. Which one of the following is NOT true? Tablets are often coated:
a) to protect the drug from the external environment
b) to mask bitter tastes
c) to increase friability
d) to make swallowing easier
27. Select the answer that contains one example each of a diluent, disintegrant, binder
and glidant.
a) Lactose, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycollate and magnesium
stearate
b) Lactose, sodium starch glycollate, PVP and colloidal silica
c) Calcium carbonate, colloidal silica, talc and magnesium stearate
d) Calcium carbonate, sodium starch glycollate, talc, microcrystalline cellulose
28. Which one of the following is NOT true?

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MUKARRAM ANEES AWAN R. Ph.
M.Phil. Pharmacy; Pharm-D (UVAS)
PHARMACIST (BS-17), P&SHD, PUNJAB.
Ph. 0302-6162799
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a) Modified release formulations are most useful for drugs with a long half-
life
b) Modified release formulations can often reduce side-effects
c) Modified release formulations can improve patient compliance
d) Modified release formulation can be used for local drug delivery
29. Which property measures the resistance of a liquid to flow?
a) Density
b) Viscosity
c) Volume
d) Solubility
30. What is the correct definition of solubility?
a) The ability of solid particles to disperse throughout a liquid continuous phase
b) The ability of a solute to dissolve into a solvent
c) The rate at which a solute dissolves into a solvent
d) The ability of immiscible liquid droplets to disperse within a second liquid phase

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MUKARRAM ANEES AWAN R. Ph.
M.Phil. Pharmacy; Pharm-D (UVAS)
PHARMACIST (BS-17), P&SHD, PUNJAB.
Ph. 0302-6162799

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