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1. Ergot is the ____ of the fungus Claviceps purpurea:

A. Filamentous hyphae B. Dried sclerotium C. Ascospore D. Conidiospore

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2. Stationary phase for RPHPLC is ––––––.

A. PFP B. CN C. ODS D. SCX or SAX

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3. How many nucleotides are present in a turn of DNA?

A. 10.5-12 B. 10-15 C. 5-10 D. 10.5-15.5

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4. Cholesterol and cholestane differ in structure because ––––––.

A. Cholesterol is (3β)-cholest-5-en-3-ol & cholestane is a saturated 27-carbon steroid B. Cholesterol is (3α)-cholest-5-en-3-ol & cholestane is a saturated 27-carbon steroid C. Cholesterol is (3β)-cholest-5-en-3-ol & cholestane is a saturated 29-carbon steroid D. Cholesterol is (3β)-cholest-4-en-3-ol & cholestane is a saturated 27-carbon steroid

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5. Major constituent of eucalyptus oil is ––––––.

A. Alpha pinene B. Cineole C. Citral D. Geraniol

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6. What is the name of the plot that is used to compare the values of two specified physicochemical properties for a range of substituents?

A. Topliss plot B. Hansch plot C. Craig plot D. Free-Wilson plot

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7. Choose the WRONG combination of drug and its adverse effect:

A. Metformin: Lactic acidosis B. Clozapine: Agranulocytosis C. Glucocorticoids: Osteopenia D. Pseudoephedrine: Increased salivation

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8. Multivaccine Shan5 (DTwP-hepatitis B-Hib) is a product of which company?

A. Shantha Biotechnics B. Sanofi Aventis C. Biocon D. Merk

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9. Proposal and functioning of NIPER comes under the jurisdiction of ––––––.

A. Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers B. Human Resource Development C. Department of Science and Technology D. AICTE

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10. Ingold has classified ester hydrolysis by eight different mechanisms. The mechanism which is not observed is ––––––.

A. AAC 1 B. AAL 1 C. BAC 1 D. BAL 1

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11. What is the HLB of a compound with Hydrophilic group = 36 and lipophilic group = 12, and the group contribution numbers are 1 and 2, respectively?

A. 20 B. 15 C. 17 D. 19

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12. A polymorphism is ––––––.

A. Any change in the DNA sequence B. The most common variation of a gene or marker sequence C. The least common variation of a gene or marker sequence D. A variation of a gene or marker sequence present in >1% of the population

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13. HLB wetting spreading agent on HLB scale is ––––––.

A. 3.5-6 B. 4-10 C. 7-9 D. 8-18

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14. Indicator reagent in complexometric titrations are all, EXCEPT:

A. Eriochrome black B. Alizarin C. Murexide D. Methyl orange

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15. Which of the following inequalities is correct?

A. Mn > Mz > Mw B. Mn < Mz < Mw C. Mn < Mw < Mz D. Mw < Mn < Mz

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16. The WTO replaced this as an international organization:

A. GATT B. GATS C. GSP D. FAO

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17. What is the pH of the solution formed when 0.060 moles NaOH is added to 1.00 L of 0.050 M HCl?

A. 12.78 B. 2.00 C. 7.00 D. 12.00

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18. Which is the strongest bond?

A. C-C B. C=O C. C-H D. C-Cl

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19. What are the requirements of a Cannizzaro Reaction?
P) Reactants should be aldehydes
Q) Reactants should not contain α-hydrogens
R) Reaction condition should be of concentrated aqueous base
S) At least one reactant should contain α-hydrogen

A. P and Q B. Q and R C. P, Q, and R D. P, Q, R, and S

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20. According to Fredrickson classification, hyperlipidemia can arise due to deficiency in receptors for––––––.

A. HDL B. LDL C. VLDL D. IDL