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110+ Pharmaceutical Engineering Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharma) , Pharmacy .

1.

The working of Fluid energy mill is based on principle of

A. Impact
B. Attrition
C. Cutting
D. Both a & b
Answer» D. Both a & b
2.

Size reduction is also known as:

A. Comminution
B. Pulverization
C. Diminution
D. All of the above
Answer» A. Comminution
3.

The bell crank lever arrangement is major part of which of the following………:

A. Cyclone separator
B. Edge runner Mill
C. End runner Mill
D. Bag filter
Answer» D. Bag filter
4.

The hammer mill operates on the principle of:

A. Impact
B. Attrition
C. Compression
D. Cutting
Answer» A. Impact
5.

Ball Mill operates at the speed of?

A. Low speed
B. High speed
C. Optimum speed
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Optimum speed
6.

Fluid Energy Mill works on the principle of:

A. Impact & Attrition
B. Rotor & Stator
C. Compression
D. Attrition
Answer» A. Impact & Attrition
7.

Fibrous drugs are milled by using:

A. Cutter Mill
B. Hammer Mill
C. Fluid Energy Mill
D. Ball Mill
Answer» A. Cutter Mill
8.

Mills are not suitable for Friable (heat sensitive) materials?

A. Cutter Mill
B. Hammer mill
C. Colloidal Mill
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
9.

In Azeotropic distillation __________ remains low:

A. Heat
B. Volatility
C. Relativity Volatility
D. None of these
Answer» C. Relativity Volatility
10.

In Vacuum Distillation, Substance boils at a/an:

A. Exact temperature
B. temperature slightly above its boiling point
C. temperature below its boiling point
D. High Pressure
Answer» C. temperature below its boiling point
11.

In the fractionating column of fraction distillation, as we go higher in the column the…..?

A. Temperature becomes lower
B. Temperature becomes higher
C. minimum absorption occurs
D. Sublimation risk increases
Answer» A. Temperature becomes lower
12.

Rate of evaporation is______:

A. directly proportional to temperature of liquid
B. inversely proportional to temperature of liquid
C. independent of temperature of liquid
D. directly proportional to humidity of surrounding air
Answer» A. directly proportional to temperature of liquid
13.

Which of the following factors do not affect the rate of evaporation?

A. Temperature of liquid
B. Humidity of surrounding air
C. Depth of liquid
D. Surface of liquid
Answer» C. Depth of liquid
14.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a horizontal tube evaporator?

A. Agitation is provided only by bubbles leaving the evaporator as vapor
B. The tube bundle is arranged vertically, with the solution inside the tubes condensing outside
C. To handle viscous solution a pump is used to force liquid upwards
D. Also called short vertical tube evaporator
Answer» A. Agitation is provided only by bubbles leaving the evaporator as vapor
15.

The (emissivity) of a black body is:

A. 1
B. 1.5
C. 2
D. None
Answer» A. 1
16.

Lyophilization is also known as:

A. Drying by sublimation
B. Freeze drying
C. Both a & b
D. None
Answer» B. Freeze drying
17.

Mean free path is associated with which type of distillation?

A. Steam
B. Evaporative
C. Azeotropic
D. Fractional
Answer» D. Fractional
18.

Which one of the following rate is observed in mixing of solids?

A. First order law
B. zero order law
C. Second order law
D. none
Answer» A. First order law
19.

Unit of the rate of heat transfer is

A. Joule
B. Newton
C. Pascal
D. Watt
Answer» D. Watt
20.

Which type of mixture is easily formed?

A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Neutral
D. Ampholytic
Answer» A. Positive
21.

Mechanism not used in solid-solid Mixing:

A. Connective
B. Shear Mixing
C. Diffusion
D. Tumbling
Answer» D. Tumbling
22.

Mechanism of mixing in sigma blade mixer:

A. Connective
B. Tumbling
C. Shearing
D. Diffusion
Answer» C. Shearing
23.

Mechanism of mixing in silverson mixer is:

A. Connective
B. laminar
C. Random
D. Turbulent
Answer» D. Turbulent
24.

Degree of mixing is also known as:

A. Degree of Homogeneity
B. Extent of mixing
C. Ordered Mixing
D. Random Mixing
Answer» A. Degree of Homogeneity
25.

__________ states that the rate of heat flow through a uniform material is proportional to the area and temperature and inversely proportional to the length of the path of flow.

A. Newton’s law
B. Kick’s law
C. Fourier’s law
D. Chatelier’s law
Answer» C. Fourier’s law
26.

A body whose absorptivity is constant at all wavelengths of radiation, at a given temperature is known as

A. Black Body
B. Grey body
C. White Body
D. Shinning body
Answer» B. Grey body
27.

Which of the following is used for drying blood plasma:

A. Spray drying
B. Freeze drying
C. Vacuum Drying
D. Fluid Bed drying
Answer» B. Freeze drying
28.

Which equipment is used for mixing of immiscible liquids?

A. Airjet Mixer
B. Jet Mixer
C. Silverson Mixer
D. Sigma Mixer
Answer» C. Silverson Mixer
29.

Which one of these drying techniques is used for drying antibiotics and plant extract?

A. Vacuum Dryer
B. Freeze dryer
C. Spray dryer
D. None of these
Answer» B. Freeze dryer
30.

____________ method of distillation is used for the purification & separation of chemicals of low vapor pressure

A. Steam Distillation
B. Destructive distillation
C. Simple Distillation
D. Molecular Distillation
Answer» D. Molecular Distillation
31.

Rectification is another name of:

A. Fractional distillation
B. Molecular distillation
C. Simple distillation
D. Destructive distillation
Answer» A. Fractional distillation
32.

In which dryer, hot air jets are used for drying purpose?

A. Vacuum Dryer
B. Spray Dryer
C. Roller Dryer
D. Fluidized Bed dryer
Answer» D. Fluidized Bed dryer
33.

A black body is perfect

A. Emitter only
B. Absorber only
C. emitter and absorber
D. none of the above
Answer» C. emitter and absorber
34.

What are advantages of the spray drying process:

A. Evaporation is very rapid
B. Most of the heat being used as latent heat of vaporisation
C. The powder will have uniform and controllable particle size
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
35.

What are physical factors affecting in the selection of the materials for the construction of pharmaceutical plant:

A. Strength
B. Weight
C. Ease of fabrication
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
36.

Which is not a non-ferrous metal?

A. Copper
B. Aluminum
C. Steel
D. Lead
Answer» C. Steel
37.

Which is used as a placing to protect steel?

A. Asbestos
B. Chromium
C. Glass
D. Rubber
Answer» B. Chromium
38.

For ease in size reduction, the material should be.

A. Hard, brittle
B. Soft, tough
C. Hard, tough
D. Soft, brittle
Answer» A. Hard, brittle
39.

Which of the following factor does NOT affect the size reduction?

A. Hardness
B. Stickiness
C. Viscosity
D. Abrasiveness
Answer» C. Viscosity
40.

Product size achieved by Ball mill?

A. 4-325 mesh
B. 20-200 mesh
C. 20-80 mesh
D. 1-30 microns
Answer» B. 20-200 mesh
41.

Product size achieved by hammer mill is

A. 4-325 mesh
B. 20-200 mesh
C. 20-80 mesh
D. 1-30 microns
Answer» A. 4-325 mesh
42.

Product size achieved by Fluid energy Mill is

A. 4-325 mesh
B. 20-200 mesh
C. 20-80 mesh
D. 1-30 microns
Answer» D. 1-30 microns
43.

Which one is called coarse powder?

A. It is powder in which all the particles must pass through the sieve no. 10
B. It is powder in which all the particles must pass through the sieve no. 22
C. It is powder in which all the particles must pass through the sieve no. 44
D. It is powder in which all the particles must pass through the sieve no. 85
Answer» A. It is powder in which all the particles must pass through the sieve no. 10
44.

Number of sieve is defined as?

A. This is the number of meshes in a length of 25.4 mm in each direction, parallel to the wires
B. This is the number of meshes in a length of 24.5 mm in each direction, parallel to the wires
C. This is the number of meshes in a length of 26.5 mm in each direction, parallel to the wires
D. This is the number of meshes in a length of 28.4 mm in each direction, parallel to the wires
Answer» A. This is the number of meshes in a length of 25.4 mm in each direction, parallel to the wires
45.

Which of these is not a mechanism of size separation?

A. Agitation
B. Brushing method
C. Centrifugal force
D. Compression
Answer» D. Compression
46.

Heat transfer takes place according to

A. First law of thermodynamics
B. Second law of thermodynamics
C. Third law of thermodynamics
D. Zeroth law of thermodynamics
Answer» B. Second law of thermodynamics
47.

Fourier law of heat conduction is based on the assumption that

A. Heat Flow through a solid in one dimension
B. Heat flow is in steady state
C. Both (A) & (B)
D. None of the options
Answer» C. Both (A) & (B)
48.

Which of the following has maximum value of thermal conductivity?

A. Aluminum
B. Steel
C. Brass
D. Copper
Answer» A. Aluminum
49.

Stefan Boltzmann law is applicable for heat transfer by

A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. Conduction & Radiation combined
Answer» C. Radiation
50.

The amount of radiation mainly depends on:

A. Nature of body
B. Temperature of body
C. Type of Surface of body
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above

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