PTU (Punjab Technical University) B.Pharmacy First Semester May 2019 46201 PHARMACOGNOSY I Question Paper
Total No. of Pages : 02
Total No. of Questions : 10
B.Pharma (2011 to 2016) (Sem.?1)
PHARMACOGNOSY?I
Subject Code : BPHM-101
M.Code : 46201
Time : 3 Hrs. Max. Marks : 80
INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES :
1.
SECTION-A is COMPULSORY consisting of FIFTEEN questions carrying T WO
marks each.
2.
SECTION-B contains FIVE questions carrying FIVE marks each and students
have to attempt any FOUR questions.
3.
SECTION-C contains FOUR questions carrying T EN marks each and students
have to attempt any T HREE questions.
SECTION-A
1.
Answer briefly :
a) What are the different sources of drugs studied in Pharmacognosy?
b) Give complete biological sources of 2 drugs of animal origin.
c) What is the difference between wood and bark?
d) What are organized and un-organized drugs?
e) Give 4 requirements for plant tissue culture.
f) Give 2 advantages of cultivation of medicinal plants.
g) What are true and pseudo alkaloids?
h) Give the basic structure of cardiac glycosides.
i) How can you identify steroids in a given sample of crude drug?
j) If a sample of black pepper contains papaya seeds, what type of adulteration is this?
k) Give the biological source and uses of a flavonoid containing plant.
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1) Give source and uses of two drugs of mineral origin.
m) Give 2 applications of TLC.
n) What is the advantage of organoleptic evaluation of crude drugs?
o) Give the sources and uses of 2 members of family Apocynaceae.
SECTION-B
2.
`Pharmacognosy is a multi-disciplinary subject'. Justify this statement.
3.
What is chromatography? How are chromatographic techniques classified?
4.
What are glycosides? How can you isolate glycosides from pants?
5.
Describe how should plant drugs be collected and dried.
6.
What is the importance of plant drug monographs?
SECTION-C
7.
What is adulteration of crude drugs? How can adulteration be detected? Explain with
suitable examples.
8.
What are terpenoids? How are they classified?
9.
What are the different factors that affect quality of medicinal plants?
10. Give the important features of family Umbelliferae. Discuss its commercial and
medicinal importance.
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page of Answer Sheet will lead to UMC against the Student.
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