Chapter # 8
EXTRACTION
1- Procedure that involves separation of different compounds on basis
of relative solubility.
a) Extraction
b) miscibility
c) decantation
d) filtration
2- Material that left behind after extraction is termed as ………………
a) Marc
b) Menstrum
c) Trash
d) Solute
3- Liquid that is use for extraction procedure is termed as…………
a) Marc
b) Menstrum
c) Trash
d) Solute
4- For extraction it is important to ………………
a) Reduce particle size
b) create vacuum
c) perform at high temperature
d) none
5- Technique in which hot menstrum is poured on crude drug is ………………
a) Decoction
b) percolation
c) Digestion
d) infusion
6- Technique in which drug is covered in pouch and menstrum
is gently heated is known as……….
a) Decoction
b) percolation
c) Digestion
d) Maceration
7- Infusion procedure is carried out in ……..
a) Percolator
b) soxhelt apparatus
c) infusion pot
d) beaker
8- In continuous hot extraction, ………… is used
a) Percolator
b) soxhelt apparatus
c) infusion pot
d) beaker
9- For soft nature drug ……..process is used.
a) Decoction
b) percolation
c) Digestion
d) infusion
10- If the drug is not heat stable which method should not be used?
a) Decoction
b) percolation
c) Maceration
d) All
11- For extraction of ………..drugs, marc is not pressed
a) Organized
b) unorganized
c) a and b
d) None
12- shelf life of extract prepared from infusion is
a) 12 hours
b) 24 hours
c) 12 days
d) 7 days
13- The extract obtained after percolation is known as ……..
a) Extract
b) percolator
c) sublimate
d) none
14- advantage of reducing drug size in percolation is …………
a) to increase the surface area
b) uniform packing
c) menstrum move slowly
d) all
15- Entrapment of air can be minimized by ………..in percolation
a) imbibition
b) packing
c) size reduction
d) all
16- if Alcohol is use as menstrum ……… percolator is use
a) open
b) closed
17- In percolator, tap is open after ……. Hours to obtain percolate.
a) 12 hours
b) 24 hours
c) 48 hours
d) 4 hours
18- In double maceration, menstrum is divided into ……parts, while in triple
maceration, menstrum is divided into ……parts.
a) 2,3
b) 3, 2
c) 2, 4
d) 5,2
19- In infusion, menstrum is warm at …………… °C
a) 200°C
b) 200-250°C
c) 200-300°C
d) 150-200°C
20- In decoction…………… is use as menstrum
a) Water
b) alcohol
c) acetone
d) all
21- In maceration, drug is suspended in menstrum for…….. days
a) 2 to 14 days
b) 7 days
c) 2 to 10 days
d) all
22- The basic aim of multiple maceration is ………
a) To remove the remaining API in to menstrum
b) To increase surface area
c) To make drug soluble
d) None
23- The process in which drug is boiled with water for certain period of time is termed as…..
a) Decoction
b) percolation
c) Digestion
d) infusion
24- The process in which drug is powdered and cover in pouch and
then dipped in menstrum for 2 to 14 days is termed as
a) Decoction
b) percolation
c) Digestion
d) Maceration
25- The process in which drug is powdered and packed into the column
and allow menstrum to pass through the column is known as….
a) Decoction
b) percolation
c) Digestion
d) Maceration
26- If the maceration procedure is gently heated, the process is known as….
a) Decoction
b) percolation
c) Digestion
d) Maceration
27- Moistening of crude drug is known as…..
a) Imbibition
b) size reduction
c) extraction
d) Maceration
28- Entrapment of air can be minimized by…..
a) size reduction
b) imbibitions
c) percolation
d) all
29- open percolator are used for ………. menstrum
a) Volatile
b) non volatile
c) polar
d) non polar