Pharmacognocy (Part:- 1) MCQS with Answers
51. Fenugreek is widely used in traditional system of medicine, following activity/ activities are demostrated
A) Antidiabetic
B) Antiulcer
C) Cholesterol-lowering
D) All of above
52. Steroidal sapogenin hecogenin is
isolated from
A) Costus speciosus
B) Solanum khasianum
C) Agave sislana
D) Dioscorea tokoro
53. Ginseng is mainly used as
A) Diuretics
B) Antiinflammatory
C) Hepatoprotective
D) Adaptogenic
54. Panax ginseng is mainly produced in
A) Japan
B) Korea
C) India
D) U.S.A.
55. Sarsaparilla is mainly used in treatment of
A) Skin disease
B) Kidney stone
C) Diabetes
D) Constipation
56 Shape of quillaia bark is
A) Curved
B) Quilled
C) Flat
D) Recurved
57. Excessive consumption of liquorice leads to
A) Diarrhoea
B) Drowsiness
C) Dryness in mouth
D) Hypertension & hypokalaemic alkosis
58. Liquorice extract and glycyrrhetinic acid are useful in treatment of
A) Hypertension
B) Rheumatoid arthritis
C) Dementia
D) Skin disease
59. Flavonoid components of liquorice have fllowing property
A) Anti-ulcerogenic
B) Sweetening
C) Cardiatonic
D) Livertonic
60. Glycyrrhetinic acid is a following type of saponin
A) Steroidal
B) α-amyrin
C) Lupeol
D) β-amyrin
61. Transverse ridges are seen on the outer surface of liquorice
A) Stolon
B) Rhizome
C) Root
D) Stem
62. Bufadienolides are present in
A) Digitalis
B) Squill
C) Strophanthus
D) Thevetia
63. Digitalis leaves are dried
A) Under shade
B) At a temperature of about 60Ëš C
C) In sunlight
D) At a temperature of about 100Ëš C
64. M argin of digitalis leaf is
A) Entire
B) Serrate
C) Lobed
D) Crenate or dentate
65. Prisms of calcium oxalate crystals are present in
A) Digitalis lanata
B) Digitalis purpurea
C) Digitalis thapsi
D) Digitalis lutea
66. The cardiac glycoside on hydrolysis gives → digitoxigenin + Glucose-acetyl digitoxose-(digitoxose)2 the glycoside is
A) Purpurea glycoside A
B) Lanatoside A
C) Purpurea glycoside C
D) Lanatoside C
67. Leaves of Digitalis lanata are
A) Petiolate
B) Cordate
C) Ovate-lanceolate
D) Sessile
68. Cardiac glycoside are present in ?
A) Rhubarb
B) Calotropis
C) Trigonella
D) Costus
69. Oubain, a cardiac glycoside is present in
A) Nerium
B) Thevetia
C) Strophanthus
D) Convollaria
70. Deoxy-sugars are generally found attached with
A) Flavonoids
B) Anthraquinones
C) Cardiac glycosides
D) Biflavonoids
71. Percentage of citral content of lemon grass oil is
A) 3 to 4
B) 10 to 12
C) 50 to 60
D) 70 to 80
72. Lemon grass oil is mainly produced from Cymbopogon flexuosus in
A) South India
B) Guafemala
C) West Indies
D) Kenya
73. In India, menthol is mainly produced from oil of
A) M entha spicata
B) M entha arvensis
C) M entha piperata
D) M entha viridis
74. Citral is a suitable substance for synthesis of
A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin B
C) Vitamin C
D) Vitamin D
75. Percentage of citral in lemon peel oil?
A) 1 %
B) 4 %
C) 50 %
D) 70 %
76. The colour shown by thick saction of bitter orange peel is
A) Red
B) Yellow
C) Dark green
D) Blue
77. Following part of Crocus sativus is
called as saffron,
A) Flower
B) Fruit
C) Stigma and upper part of style
D) Anther
78. Protocrocin is a precursor for taste,
odour and colour of the saffron, it is
A) Diterpene glycoside
B) Triterpene glycoside
C) Tetraterpene glycoside
D) Steroidal glycoside
79. Umbelliferrous fruits are
A) Drupes
B) Berry
C) Capsule
D) Schizocarps
80. The number of vittae in cremocarp of
fennel is
A) 2
B) 6
C) 10
D) 12
81. If Endosperm is concave on commissural surface, it is called as coelospermons fruit, eg. ?
A) Anise
B) Coriander
C) Hemlock
D) Dill
82. It is difficult to make powder of coriander due to presence of
A) Fixed oil
B) Vittae
C) Endosperm cells
D) Sclerenchymatous cells
83. Bud like odour of green plant is due
to trans-tridecene-(2)-al-(1), it is found in
A) Dill
B) Caraway
C) Coriander
D) Fennel
84. Anethole is sweet odourous
constituent of volatile oil of
A) Rose
B) Sandalwood
C) Lavender
D) Fennel
85. There are 20 to 40 small vittae on
dorsal surface of
A) Cumin
B) Caraway
C) Dill
D) Anise
86. Star Anise fruits belongs to family
A) Umbelliferae
B) M agnoliaceae
C) Labiatae
D) M yrtaceae
87) Jatamansi is used in
A) Hepatitis
B) Hysteria
C) Constipation
D) Alzmeir disease
88 Following types of calcium oxalate
crystals are found in the hypanthium of clove
A Rosettes
B Acicular
C Prisms
D Clusters
89 Eugenol is used for the synthesis of
A Vitamin C
B M enthol
C Vanillin
D Thymol
90 M ajor chemical constituent of volatile oil of Ocimum sanctum is
A Limonene
B Eugenol
C Sanalene
D M enthol
91 In higher doses nutmeg is toxic due to
A M yristicine
B Safrol
C Borniol
D Geraniol
92 M ace gives following colour with
alkali or sulphuric acide
A Red
B Blue
C Green
D Yellow
93 Valerian is used in
A Hysteria
B Insomnia
C Palpitation of Heart
D All of these
94 Indian valerian is considered superior to European because valepotriates are
A Two times more therapeutically active
B Three times more therapeutically active
C Four times more therapeutically active
D Six times more therapeutically active
95 Allicin is active upto following
dilution against pathogenic gram positive and gram negative bacteria
A 1:1000
B 1: 10000
C 1:100000
D 1:1000000
96 Garlic is useful in
A Diarrhoea
B Chronic bronchitis
C Dementia
D Vertigo
97 Pyrethrum is a contact poison for
A M osquitoes
B Flies
C Bugs
D All of these
98 Cantharidin is used in
A Hepatitis
B Hair tonic preparation
C Insomnia
D Constipation
99 Colophony is classified as
A Balsam
B Oleo-gum-resin
C Acid resin
D Gum-resin
100 Podophyllum belongs to family
A Asclepidacene
B Ranunculaceae
C Compositae
D Berbeidaceae
