Manufacturing Pharmacy (BLUE)
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Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which of the following is a unit operation in pharmaceutical manufacturing?
✔✔ a. Mixing
b. Prescription writing
c. Patient counseling
d. Quality assurance
What is the primary purpose of granulation in tablet manufacturing?
a. Color enhancement
✔✔ b. Improve powder flow and compressibility
c. Flavor masking
d. Sterilization
Which type of tablet is designed to release the drug over an extended period?
a. Chewable tablet
✔✔ b. Sustained-release tablet
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,c. Effervescent tablet
d. Immediate-release tablet
Which excipient is commonly used as a lubricant in tablet formulations?
a. Starch
✔✔ b. Magnesium stearate
c. Lactose
d. Talc
Which method is commonly used for tablet compression in large-scale production?
a. Wet granulation only
✔✔ b. Punch and die compression
c. Fluid bed drying
d. Coating
Which type of capsule is made from gelatin?
✔✔ a. Hard gelatin capsule
b. Soft gelatin capsule
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,c. Hydroxypropyl cellulose capsule
d. Starch capsule
Which manufacturing process involves drying wet granules by spraying hot air?
a. Lyophilization
✔✔ b. Fluid bed drying
c. Freeze-drying
d. Microwave drying
Which type of tablet coating improves taste masking and appearance?
a. Sugar-free tablet
✔✔ b. Film coating
c. Effervescent coating
d. Chewable coating
Which equipment is used to produce uniform granules from powder?
✔✔ a. High-shear granulator
b. Fluid bed dryer
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, c. Tablet press
d. Coating pan
Which process is essential to reduce microbial contamination in parenteral products?
a. Filtration only
b. Drying only
✔✔ c. Sterilization
d. Granulation
Which type of capsule allows for liquid or semi-solid formulations?
a. Hard gelatin capsule
✔✔ b. Soft gelatin capsule
c. Hydroxypropyl cellulose capsule
d. Starch capsule
Which excipient is commonly used as a binder in wet granulation?
✔✔ a. Povidone
b. Talc
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Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which of the following is a unit operation in pharmaceutical manufacturing?
✔✔ a. Mixing
b. Prescription writing
c. Patient counseling
d. Quality assurance
What is the primary purpose of granulation in tablet manufacturing?
a. Color enhancement
✔✔ b. Improve powder flow and compressibility
c. Flavor masking
d. Sterilization
Which type of tablet is designed to release the drug over an extended period?
a. Chewable tablet
✔✔ b. Sustained-release tablet
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,c. Effervescent tablet
d. Immediate-release tablet
Which excipient is commonly used as a lubricant in tablet formulations?
a. Starch
✔✔ b. Magnesium stearate
c. Lactose
d. Talc
Which method is commonly used for tablet compression in large-scale production?
a. Wet granulation only
✔✔ b. Punch and die compression
c. Fluid bed drying
d. Coating
Which type of capsule is made from gelatin?
✔✔ a. Hard gelatin capsule
b. Soft gelatin capsule
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,c. Hydroxypropyl cellulose capsule
d. Starch capsule
Which manufacturing process involves drying wet granules by spraying hot air?
a. Lyophilization
✔✔ b. Fluid bed drying
c. Freeze-drying
d. Microwave drying
Which type of tablet coating improves taste masking and appearance?
a. Sugar-free tablet
✔✔ b. Film coating
c. Effervescent coating
d. Chewable coating
Which equipment is used to produce uniform granules from powder?
✔✔ a. High-shear granulator
b. Fluid bed dryer
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, c. Tablet press
d. Coating pan
Which process is essential to reduce microbial contamination in parenteral products?
a. Filtration only
b. Drying only
✔✔ c. Sterilization
d. Granulation
Which type of capsule allows for liquid or semi-solid formulations?
a. Hard gelatin capsule
✔✔ b. Soft gelatin capsule
c. Hydroxypropyl cellulose capsule
d. Starch capsule
Which excipient is commonly used as a binder in wet granulation?
✔✔ a. Povidone
b. Talc
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