VIVA QUESTIONS:
1. What is preformulation?
2. What are true density and bulk density and tapped density?
3. What is porosity?
4. What is the role of bulkiness and compressibility of powder in the manufacturing of the dosage
forms?
5. What is void volume?
6. What is the importance of angle of repose?
7. What are the different methods used to determine size distribution analysis?
8. Why is compressibility index determined for powders?
9. What is tablet?
10. What are the advantages and disadvantages of tablet?
11. What are the different types of tablet? What are the different methods of preparation of tablet?
12. What are the basic ingredients used in wet granulation method? Give examples.
13. What is the use of paracetamol?
14. What are the steps involved in wet granulation method?
15. What are the different evaluation tests of tablet?
16. What are the equipment’s used to test hardness and friability of tablet?
17. What is the disintegration time of uncoated tablet?
18. What is the use of Vernier caliper?
19. What is the range of acceptance of weight variation test of tablet as per U.S.P?
20. What is the use of aspirin tablet?
21. What is the use of diluent and Glidant in tablet formulation? Give examples.
22. Give some examples of binders used in tablet formulation.
23. Why disintegrating agents are used in 2 portions in tablet preparation?
24. How can we calculate friability of uncoated tablet?
25. Which test apparatus is used for in vitro drug release study?
26. What are the different organoleptic properties are tested for tablet?
27. Why tablets are coated?
28. What are the different types of tablet coating? What are the types of film coating?
29. What are the different polymers used in tablet coating?
30. Which equipment is used for tablet coating?
31. What is the purpose is enteric coating of tablet?
32. What are the different polymers used in enteric coating?
33. Define capsule?
34. What are the types of capsule?
35. What are the advantages and disadvantages of hard gelatin capsules?
36. What is the source and properties of gelatin? What is the use of tetracycline?
37. What is the use of PVPK30 in the above formulation?
38. What are the evaluation tests of capsules?
39. What is the use of calcium gluconate?
40. What are the general methods to prepare injections?
41. What is the use of calcium saccharate di hydrate?
42. What is injection?
43. Why drugs give in injection form?
44. What is the use of ascorbic acid?
45. What are the routes of administration of ascorbic acid injection?
46. What are eye drops?
47. What are the different types of drugs it may contain
48. What is the use of sodium metabisulphite?
49. What is the use of Phenyl mercuric nitrate?
50. Give some example of antibacterial agents used in eye drops.
51. What are creams?
52. How is cold cream prepared?
53. What is the difference between ointments and creams?
54. What is the use of liquid paraffin in cold cream?
55. What is saponification?
56. What is vanishing cream?
57. What is the use of vanishing cream?
58. What is the use of stearic acid and methyl paraben in vanishing cream?
59. What is humectant?
60. What are the different types of glass container?
61. What are the major components of glass?
62. What type of substances can be packed in type-III glass container?
63. What is type –IV glass container?
64. What is the use? Which indicator is used in powder glass test?
65. What is the principle involved in water attack test?