50 Pharmacognosy Important Questions for Pharmacy License and Loksewa Exam 

50 Pharmacognosy Important Questions for Pharmacy License and Loksewa Exam 

Pharmacognosy is an important subject, most of questions are asked in various types of pharmacy compitative exam and pharmacognosy is easy subject to get good marks. Here I have mentioned 50 important questions of pharmacognosy. This is very important for pharmacy license and pharmacy loksewa exams.These questions have been asked many times in pharmacy licenses and loksewa.

1. ———- Is Known as father of medicine?
a) Aristotle
b)  Dioscorides
c) Hippocrates
d)  Galen

Ans: c

2. Drug is not under the class of organized drug :
a) Leaves
b) flowers
c) Fruits
d)  Gums

 Ans: d

3. Drug is not under the seed class :
a) Nux vomica
b)  Digitalis
c) stropanthus
d)  Ispgol

Ans: b

4. Drug which does not belong to leaves class :
a) Senna
b) Digitalis
c) Eucalyptus
d) turmeric

Ans: d

5. Drug which does not belong to fruit class :
a) Artemesia
b) Fennel
c) Coriander
d) Colocynth

Ans: a

6. Dried latex of the drug is used, except :
a) Opium
b)  Gatta parcha
c) Papain
d)  Balsam

Ans: b

7. The roots of following drugs are effective, except :
a) Rauwolfia
b) Ipecacuanha
c) Turmeric
d)  Aconite

Ans: d

8. Leaves of the following drugs are affective, except:
a) Senna
b)  Digitalis
c) Clove
d)  Vasaka

Ans : c

9. Entire parts of the following drugs are effective, except:

a) Ergot
b)  Belladonna
c) Ephedra
d)  Clove

 Ans:d

10. Select the drug, which is not belonging to glycoside class?

a) Digitalis
b)  Senna
c) Nux vomica
d)  Cascara

Ans: c

11. Select the drug, which is not belonging to tannin class?

a) Myrobalam
d)  Pale catechu
c) Ashoka
d)  Peppermint

 Ans: d                                                                              

12. Drug not belonging to volatile oil class:

a) Peppermint
b)  Clove
c) Castor oil
d)  Garlic

Ans : c                 

13. Select the does not belong to tannin class:
a) Colophony
b)  Guar gum
c) Acacia
d)  Agar

Ans : c

14. Select the drug, which is not showing carminative property?
a) dill
b) Mentha
c) senna
d) Cardamom

  Ans : a

15. ______ is not used as expectorant.

a) Ipecacuanha
b) Vasaka
c) Liquorice
d) atropine

Ans: d

16. ______ is not used as cardiotonics
a) Digitalis
b)  Cinchona
c) Squill
d)  Stropanthus

Ans:b

17. Drugs is used as Antihypertensive :
a) Rauwolfia
b) Stramonium
c) Senna
d) Cannabis

 Ans : a     

18. ____is used as adrenergic drug.
a) Ephedra
b) Physostigma
c) Pilocarpus
d) belladonna

Ans : d

19. ____is not used as CNS depressant.

a) Hyoscyamine
b)  Belladonna
c) Coffee
d)  Opium

Ans : c        

20. Drug do not used as anticancer :

a) Podophyllum
b)  Curare
c) Camptotheca
d)  Taxus

Ans : b

21. Drug is not used as antirheumatic :

a) Quassia
b)  Aconite
c) Colchicum
d)  Guggul

Ans : d

22. Drug is used as emetic :

a) Agar
b)  Isapghul
c) Ipecas
d)  Banana

Ans : c

23. Drug is used as bronchodilator :

a) Tea
b)  Liquorice
c) Ipecacuanha
d)  Vasaka

Ans : c

24. Drug is used as antimalerial :

a) Ashwagandha
b)  Tulsi
c) Ginseng
d)  Artemesia

Ans : d     

25. Is not the function of cell wall of the plant?

a). Protect the protoplast
b) Provide mechanical support to the organ
c) check the rate of transpiration
d) Give green colour to leaf

Ans : b

26. Alkaloids are ________ type of substances.

a) Acid
b)  Neutral
c) Chemical
d)  Basic nitrogenous

Ans : d

27. Glycosides are condensation products of :

a) Sugar + aglycone
b)  Sugar + Protein
c) Protein + aglycone
d)  Fats + aglycone

Ans : a

28. Tannins give colour with iron compound :

a) Pale yellow
b)  Blue black
c) Light pink
d)  Orange

Ans : c

29. The example of capsule fruit is :

a) Radish
b)  Mustard
c) Cabbage
d)  Datura

Ans : a

30. Flower bud of drug showing medicinal importance:

a) saffrom
b)  Clove
c) Fig
d)  Caraway

Ans : b

31. The term Aril means :

a).  Outgrowth originating from micropyle
b) Succulent growth from hileum
c) Enlarged funicle
d) Stiff bristle like appendages

Ans : b

32. The term Arillode means :

a).Outgrowth from micropyle
b) Stiff bristle like appendages
c) Warty outgrowth
d) Enlarged funicle

Ans : b

33. Drug is not an example of organized crude drug :

a) Digitalis
b) Cinchona
c) Aloe
d) Clove

Ans : c

 34. Drug is not an example of unorganized crude drug :

a) Cinchona
b)  Aloe
c) Agar
d)  Colophony

Ans : a

35. Vanillin HCl test is used in the identification of :

a) Cardiac glycoside
b) Anthraquinone glycoside
c) Flavonoid glycoside
d) Cynophoric glycoside

Ans : c

36. The chemical constituents of rauwolfia are

a) Reserpine
b) Phytosterol
c) Fatty acids
d) All of the above

Ans : d

37. Stramonium is used for treatement of

a) Epilespy
b) Cough
c) Asthma
d) All

Ans : d

38. What are the chemical constituents of stramonium?

a) Hyoscine
b) Scopolamine
c) Atropine
d) All of the above

Ans : d