We have provided 50 MCQs on General methods of preparation, Unit-1,1st semester, PHARMACEUTICAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, B. Pharm.
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General methods of preparation, assay for the compounds superscripted with asterisk properties, and medicinal uses of inorganic compounds belonging to the following classes.
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MCQ on General methods of preparation
Question 1: Which of the following is a general method of preparation for acids?
Options:
- (A) Reaction of a metal with water
- (B) Reaction of a metal oxide with a strong acid
- (C) Reaction of a non-metal with water
- (D) Reaction of a non-metal oxide with a strong acid
Answer: (B)
Question 2: Which of the following is a general method of preparation for bases?
Options:
- (A) Reaction of a metal with water
- (B) Reaction of a metal oxide with a strong base
- (C) Reaction of a non-metal with water
- (D) Reaction of a non-metal oxide with a strong base
Answer: (A)
Question 3: Which of the following is a general method of preparation for salts?
Options:
- (A) Reaction of an acid with a base
- (B) Reaction of a metal with an acid
- (C) Reaction of a metal with a base
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 4: Which of the following is a method of assay for sodium chloride?
Options:
- (A) Gravimetric method
- (B) Complexometric method
- (C) Acid-base titration
- (D) Redox titration
Answer: (A)
Question 5: Which of the following is a method of assay for calcium gluconate?
Options:
- (A) Gravimetric method
- (B) Complexometric method
- (C) Acid-base titration
- (D) Redox titration
Answer: (B)
Question 6: Which of the following is a property of acids?
Options:
- (A) Sour taste
- (B) Corrosive
- (C) React with metals to form salts and hydrogen gas
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 7: Which of the following is a medicinal use of acids?
Options:
- (A) Antacids
- (B) Cough syrups
- (C) Laxatives
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 8: Which of the following is a property of bases?
Options:
- (A) Bitter taste
- (B) Slippery to the touch
- (C) React with acids to form salts and water
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 9: Which of the following is a medicinal use of bases?
Options:
- (A) Antacids
- (B) Cough syrups
- (C) Laxatives
- (D) Antihistamines
Answer: (D)
Question 10: Which of the following is a property of salts?
Options:
- (A) Colorless and crystalline
- (B) Soluble in water
- (C) Form ions when dissolved
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 11: Which of the following is a medicinal use of salts?
Options:
- (A) Laxatives
- (B) Electrolytes
- (C) Both A and B
- (D) None of the above
Answer: (C)
Question 12: Which of the following is an example of an acid?
Options:
- (A) Sodium chloride
- (B) Calcium gluconate
- (C) Hydrochloric acid
- (D) Magnesium sulfate
Answer: (C)
Question 13: Which of the following is an example of a base?
Options:
- (A) Sodium hydroxide
- (B) Potassium chloride
- (C) Calcium gluconate
- (D) Magnesium sulfate
Answer: (A)
Question 14: Which of the following is an example of a salt?
Options:
- (A) Sodium chloride
- (B) Calcium gluconate
- (C) Hydrochloric acid
- (D) Magnesium sulfate
Answer: (A)
Question 16: Which of the following is the most common method of preparation for sulfuric acid?
Options:
- (A) Contact process
- (B) Deacon process
- (C) Haber process
- (D) Ostwald process
Answer: (D)
Question 17: Which of the following is the most common method of preparation for sodium hydroxide?
Options:
- (A) Electrolysis of brine solution
- (B) Reaction of sodium metal with water
- (C) Reaction of sodium chloride with calcium hydroxide
- (D) Reaction of sodium carbonate with calcium hydroxide
Answer: (A)
Question 18: Which of the following is the most common method of preparation for calcium gluconate?
Options:
- (A) Reaction of calcium chloride with gluconic acid
- (B) Reaction of calcium carbonate with gluconic acid
- (C) Reaction of calcium oxide with gluconic acid
- (D) Reaction of calcium metal with gluconic acid
Answer: (A)
Question 19: Which of the following is the most common method of assay for sodium chloride?
Options:
- (A) Gravimetric method
- (B) Complexometric method
- (C) Acid-base titration
- (D) Redox titration
Answer: (A)
Question 20: Which of the following is the most common method of assay for calcium gluconate?
Options:
- (A) Gravimetric method
- (B) Complexometric method
- (C) Acid-base titration
- (D) Redox titration
Answer: (B)
Question 21: Which of the following is the most common medicinal use of sodium chloride?
Options:
- (A) Electrolyte replacement
- (B) Laxative
- (C) Antacid
- (D) Cough syrup
Answer: (A)
Question 22: Which of the following is the most common medicinal use of calcium gluconate?
Options:
- (A) Hypocalcemia treatment
- (B) Laxative
- (C) Antacid
- (D) Cough syrup
Answer: (A)
Question 23: Which of the following is the most important inorganic compound used in medicinal products?
Options:
- (A) Sodium chloride
- (B) Calcium gluconate
- (C) Hydrochloric acid
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (A)
Question 24: Which of the following is the most important property of acids in medicinal products?
Options:
- (A) Sour taste
- (B) Corrosive
- (C) React with metals to form salts and hydrogen gas
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (C)
Question 25: Which of the following is the most important property of bases in medicinal products?
Options:
- (A) Bitter taste
- (B) Slippery to the touch
- (C) React with acids to form salts and water
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (C)
Question 26: Which of the following is the most important property of salts in medicinal products?
Options:
- (A) Colorless and crystalline
- (B) Soluble in water
- (C) Form ions when dissolved
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (C)
Question 27: Which of the following is the most important safety consideration when using inorganic compounds in medicinal products?
Options:
- (A) Overdose can be toxic
- (B) Drug interactions can occur
- (C) Side effects can occur
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 28: Which of the following is the best way to store inorganic compounds used in medicinal products?
Options:
- (A) In a cool, dry place
- (B) In a tightly sealed container
- (C) Out of reach of children
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 29: Which of the following is the best way to dispose of unused or expired inorganic compounds used in medicinal products?
Question 31: Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound used as an antacid?
Options:
- (A) Sodium chloride
- (B) Calcium gluconate
- (C) Hydrochloric acid
- (D) Aluminum hydroxide
Answer: (D)
Question 32: Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound used as a laxative?
Options:
- (A) Sodium chloride
- (B) Magnesium sulfate
- (C) Calcium gluconate
- (D) Hydrochloric acid
Answer: (B)
Question 33: Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound used as an electrolyte replacement?
Options:
- (A) Sodium chloride
- (B) Potassium chloride
- (C) Calcium gluconate
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 34: Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound used to treat hypocalcemia?
Options:
- (A) Sodium chloride
- (B) Potassium chloride
- (C) Calcium gluconate
- (D) Hydrochloric acid
Answer: (C)
Question 35: Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound used as a cough syrup?
Options:
- (A) Sodium chloride
- (B) Potassium chloride
- (C) Calcium gluconate
- (D) Ammonium chloride
Answer: (D)
Question 36: Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound used in vaccines?
Options:
- (A) Aluminum hydroxide
- (B) Potassium phosphate
- (C) Sodium chloride
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 37: Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound used as contrast agents for medical imaging?
Options:
- (A) Gadolinium
- (B) Barium sulfate
- (C) Iodine
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 38: Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound used in dental materials?
Options:
- (A) Silver amalgam
- (B) Calcium hydroxide
- (C) Zinc oxide
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 39: Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound used in fertilizers?
Options:
- (A) Ammonium phosphate
- (B) Potassium nitrate
- (C) Calcium sulfate
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 40: Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound used in pesticides?
Options:
- (A) Copper sulfate
- (B) Sulfur
- (C) Arsenic trioxide
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 41: Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound used in building materials?
Options:
- (A) Cement
- (B) Glass
- (C) Ceramic
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 42: Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound used in electronics?
Options:
- (A) Silicon
- (B) Copper
- (C) Lithium
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 43: Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound used in batteries?
Options:
- (A) Lead
- (B) Lithium
- (C) Nickel
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 44: Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound used in fuel cells?
Options:
- (A) Platinum
- (B) Nickel
- (C) Oxygen
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 45: Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound used in solar cells?
Options:
- (A) Silicon
- (B) Cadmium
- (C) Tellurium
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 46: Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound used in catalysts?
Options:
- (A) Platinum
- (B) Nickel
- (C) Vanadium
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 47: Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound used in superconductors?
Options:
- (A) Niobium-titanium
- (B) Yttrium barium copper oxide
- (C) Mercury thallium barium copper oxide
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 48: Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound used in nanomaterials?
Options:
- (A) Carbon nanotubes
- (B) Graphene
- (C) Quantum dots
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 49: Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound used in medicine?
Options:
- (A) Cisplatin
- (B) Lithium carbonate
- (C) Silver sulfadiazine
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
Question 50: Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound used in environmental remediation?
Options:
- (A) Activated carbon
- (B) Zeolites
- (C) Iron hydroxide
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
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