Pharmaceutics Mcqs Answers of paper msbte 2026

 We are going to provide MCQs which are asked in Maharashtra question paper of pharmaceutics april 2026 .

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Now we are providing answers of MCQs 

Q .3. Attempt ALL of the following:

- a) Who is the “Father of Pharmacy education” in India?  

  Answer: Prof. M. L. Schroff  

- b) The first edition I.P. was published in ———  

  Options:  

  i) 1985  

  ii) 1965  

  iii) 1955 ✅  

  iv) 1975  

  Answer: 1955  

- c) Define Pharmacy.  

  Answer: Pharmacy is the science and art concerned with the preparation, compounding, dispensing, and proper utilization of medicines.  

- d) What is the primary advantage of using plastic containers over glass in pharmaceuticals?  

  Options:  

  i) Transparent  

  ii) Lower weight and resistant to breakage ✅  

  iii) Higher cost-effectiveness in manufacturing  

  iv) Better chemical inertness  

  Answer: Lower weight and resistant to breakage  

- e) A major component of glass is ———  

  Answer: Silica (SiO₂)  

- f) Name two examples of artificial sweetening agents.  

  Answer: Saccharin, Aspartame  

- g) Flavouring agents are added in ——— tablets.  

  Answer: Chewable tablets  

- h) Cochineal is a ——— agent.  

  Answer: Colouring agent  

- i) Which types of mixtures are easily formed?  

  Options:  

  i) Neutral  

  ii) Negative  

  iii) Positive ✅  

  iv) Ampholytic  

  Answer: Positive mixtures  

- j) The rate of filtration is ——— proportional to pressure difference across the filter media.  

  Answer: Directly proportional  

- k) Freeze drying is also called as ———  

  Answer: Lyophilization  

- l) Define extraction.  

  Answer: Extraction is the process of separating active constituents from crude drugs using suitable solvents.  

- m) Which type of coating is done to disintegrate the tablet in intestine?  

  Answer: Enteric coating  

- n) Name any two superdisintegrants used in fast dissolving tablets.  

  Answer: Croscarmellose sodium, Sodium starch glycolate  

- o) Define Elixirs.  

  Answer: Elixirs are clear, sweetened hydroalcoholic solutions intended for oral use.  

- p) Give two examples of natural gelling or gel forming substances.  

  Answer: Gelatin, Agar  

- q) Define Pessaries.  

  Answer: Pessaries are solid dosage forms meant for insertion into the vagina, where they melt or dissolve.  

- r) Nasal drops should be isotonic with ——— % of sodium chloride.  

  Options:  

  i) 2  

  ii) 5  

  iii) 0.9 ✅  

  iv) 1  

  Answer: 0.9% sodium chloride  

- s) Write two vehicles used in the formulation of ear drops.  

  Answer: Glycerin, Propylene glycol  

- t) Name the vaccine used for prevention of tuberculosis.  

  Answer: BCG vaccine.

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