Full-length 150-question format. Still predates NDCT 2019, MDR 2017 and Cosmetics Rules 2020.
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Subtopics in this paper
ADMEADRs & interactionsAUC/AUMC/MRTBCS classificationBiochemistryCleanrooms & environmental monitoringCompartment modelsD&M Remedies Act 1954DPCO 2013 / NPPADTAB/DCCDiagnostic detection target (hormone immunoassay)Dissolution & disintegrationDosage-regimen designDrug classes & usesDrug discovery conceptsError spottingEssential documentsExcipientsFermentationFill in the blanksFirst-passFormsFunctional groups & reactivityHPLCHalf-life, clearance, VdHardware & OS basicsHeterocyclic systemsIR/FT-IRImmunologyLaboratory animal ethicsLicensing authoritiesLimit testsMicrobiologyNDCT Rules 2019Networking & internetNon-linear PKOECD GLP principlesParenteralsPatents Act 1970PharmacognosyPharmacological effectsPreformulation solubility vs pHProdrugsRadiopharmaceuticals & imagingRecombinant DNA productsRecords retentionRules 1945: Schedules A–YSAE/AE reporting & compensationSchedule M (incl. revised 2024)Schedules A–YSecurity & malwareSemisolidsSentence improvementStability & impuritiesSterilisationSynthesis routesTLC/HPTLCTabletsTenseToxicological effectsTrial phasesUV-VisUnit operations (milling, mixing, drying, granulation, filtration)Vaccine types & platformsWord processingZero vs first order
Sample questions from the 2015 paper, with the reasoning
The stem and options are exactly as printed in the 2015 paper — the explanation below each is ours.
Q1, 2015 paper
Term of every patent in India (under Indian Patent Act) from the date of filing is:
A)10 years
B)14 years
C)20 years✓
D)24 years
Why C is correct
Section 53 of the Patents Act 1970 (as amended, TRIPS-compliant from 2005) fixes a uniform patent term of 20 years from the date of filing, for every category of invention.
Source: Patents Act, 1970, Section 53
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Q2, 2015 paper
Morphine administration produces all of the following effects except:
A)Diarrhoea✓
B)Miosis
C)Bradycardia
D)Respiratory depression
Why A is correct
Morphine slows GI motility and increases sphincter tone, causing constipation, not diarrhoea — diarrhoea is the opposite of morphine's actual GI effect and is the one option that does NOT occur.
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Q3, 2015 paper
Once a week administration of which one of the following drugs has prophylactic activity against bacteraemia caused by Mycobacterium avium complex in AIDS patients?
A)Clarithromycin
B)Azithromycin✓
C)Rifabutin
D)Isoniazid
Why B is correct
Azithromycin's long half-life allows once-weekly dosing for MAC bacteraemia prophylaxis in AIDS patients, unlike the daily regimens of clarithromycin or rifabutin.
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