DIPLOMA IN PHARMACY
1st YEAR
(IMPORTANT QUESTIONS)
A PLUS PHARMACY
INSTITUTE
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HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
1. Scope of Anatomy and Physiology Definition of various terminologies.
2. Structure of Cell: Components and its functions [Most Imp.].
3. Define Tissues, Epithelial tissue and connective tissue.
4. Disorders of joints.
5. Define Bones with structure and its function.
6. Composition and functions of blood and Mechanism of Blood Clotting
[Most Imp]
7. Characteristics and functions of RBCs, WBCs, and platelets.
8. Anatomy and Physiology of heart.
9. Write BP and its regulation.
10. Write Anatomy and Physiology of respiration and their function.
11. Physiology of respiration and its mechanism.
12. Anatomy and Physiology of the GIT and its function.
13. Physiology of digestion and absorption.
14. Anatomy and functions of accessory glands.
15. Anatomy and Physiology of Sympathetic and Para-Sympathetic Nerve
System.
16. Anatomy of respiratory organs and their functions.
17 Draw the well labelled structure of Eye/Ear.
18. Anatomy and Physiology of Urinary System.
19. Physiology of Urine Formation.
20. Anatomy of male and female reproductive system.
21. Physiology of menstruation.
22. Pregnancy and parturition.
PHARMACEUTICS
1. Introduction to Indian Pharmacopoeia and Salient features of Indian
Pharmacopoeia.
2. Discuss the importance of pharmaceutical incompatibilities.
3. Introduction to BP, USP, NF and Extra Pharmacopoeia. (Short Explanation)
4. Packaging materials: Types. Selection criteria of Packing Materials,
Advantages and disadvantages of glass. Plastic, metal, rubber as packaging
Materials. (Most Important Chapter)
5. Pharmaceutical aids: Organoleptic (Colouring, flavouring and sweetening
Agents.
6. Preservatives: Definition, types with examples and uses.
7. Size reduction: Hammer mill and Ball mill (One Question)
8. Sieves and standards of sieve and what are size separation?
9. Mixing: Double cone blender, Triple roller mill and Silverson mixer
Homogenizer (One Question)
10. Filtration: Define filtration and theory of filtration, membrane filter and
Sintered glass.
11. Drying: Working of fluidized bed dryer.
12. Extraction: Definition, Classification in deeply, applications.
13. Tablets-coated and uncoated, various modified tablets with example.
14. Capsules-hard and soft gelatine capsules with example.
15. Quality control and quality assurance: Definition and difference.
16. Novel drug delivery systems: Introduction, Classification with examples,
Advantages, and challenges. (One Questions)
PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY
1. Introduction to Pharmaceutical chemistry: Scope and objectives.
2. Sources and types of errors: Accuracy, precision, significant figures.
[One or More questions)
3. Impurities in Pharmaceuticals: Principle and procedures of Limit
Tests for Chlorides, sulphates, iron, heavy metals and arsenic.
(One or More but Most Imp. 100%)
4. Volumetric analysis: Acid-base titration, non-aqueous titration,
Precipitation Titration, complex metric titration, redox titration
[One question 100%)
5. Gravimetric analysis: Principle and method (Most imp)
6. Medicinal gases: Carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, oxygen [One
Questions Imp.
7. Definition of All Chapter Topic with Brand Name Example,
Universal Side effect. Use, and "Drug Name Structure.
PHARMACOGNOSY
1. Definition and Scope of Pharmacognosy.
2. Explain the sources and classification of drugs obtained from natural sources.
3. Classification of drugs (Most Imp)
Alphabetical
Taxonomical
Morphological
Pharmacological
Chemical
Chemo-taxonomical
4. Different methods of adulteration of crude drugs or Evaluation of crude
Drugs (One question Most Imp)
5. Brief outline of occurrence, distribution, isolation, identification tests,
Therapeutic activity and pharmaceutical applications of alkaloids, terpenoids,
Glycosides, volatile oils, tannins and resins. (Most Imp)
6. Plant fibres used as surgical dressings: Cotton, silk, wool and generated fibres
(Most Imp)
7. Basic principles involved in the traditional systems of medicine like Ayurveda,
Siddha, Unani and Homeopathy.
8. Basic principles involved in the traditional systems of medicine like:
Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homeopathy.
9. Herts as health food: Brief introduction and therapeutic applications of
Nutraceuticals. Antioxidants, Pro- biotic, Pre-biotic, Dietary libbers, Omega
3-fatty acids.
SOCIAL PHARMACY
1. Introduction to Social Pharmacy: Definition and Scope.
2. Role of Pharmacist in Public Health.
3. Concept of Health - WHO Definition, various dimensions, determinants, and
Health indicators.
4. Introduction to Millennium Development Goals. Sustainable Development
Goals, FIP Development Goals (Most Imp.]
5. Importance of breastfeeding.
6. Demography and Family Planning.
7. Overview of Vaccines and types with Example.
8. Drug of misuse and abuse - NDPS, alcohol and tobacco product.
9. Basics of Nutrition - Macronutrients and Micronutrients and Nutrition
Deficiency disease.
10. Balanced diet, Malnutrition.
11. Effects of artificial ripening.
12. Introduction of food safety, adulteration of food, Dietary supplements and
Drug Food Interactions.
13. Causative agents, epidemiology and clinical presentations of the following
Communicable diseases.
14. National Health programs in India, their objective and function.