Daffodil International University
Department of Pharmacy Faculty of Allied Health Sciences Midterm Examination: Spring-2019
Course Code: BPH-112 Time: 1 hours 30 mins
Course Title: Pharmacognosy- I Full Marks: 25
Course Teacher: (SMS) (SH) (TA) (AI)
(Answer any 10 questions of the following)
10X2.5=25 1. What is traditional medicine? Why study of Pharmacognosy isimportant?
0.5+2 2. Define crude drug. What are the fields of Pharmacognosy? 0.5+2 3. Define the following terms- i) Pharmacopoeia ii) National formulary iii)
Compendia iv) Codex v) Materia medica.
0.5x5=
2.5 4. Compare among official, un-official and non-official drugs with
examples.
2.5 5. How to classify crude drug? Discuss any two of them. 0.5+1+
1 6. “Collection time can influence the quality of crude drug” justify the
statement with examples.
2.5 7. Mention the general rules for collection of crude drugs. 2.5 8. Why drying is necessary for crude drug? How to do that? 1+1.5 9. What is crude drug adulteration? Briefly discuss about deterioration and
substitution methods.
0.5+1+
1 10
.
What do you mean by evaluation of crude drug? Explain organoleptic evaluation with examples.
1+1.5 11
.
Elaborate the terms-i) BP ii) USP iii) BPC iv) IPC v) BDNF.
0.5x5=2.5 12
.
Write short notes on i) Monograph ii) Organized and unorganized drug. 1+1.5
