This document contains 11 multiple choice questions testing knowledge about plant bitters and sweeteners. The questions cover topics such as: the bitter principles of gentian (gentisin) and quassia (quassin); khellin being obtained from Ammi visnaga; glycyrrhizin being the natural sweetener obtained from liquorice; and visnagin being an example of a chromone bitter principle. The document aims to increase understanding of bitter and sweet plant compounds.
2. 1) Stevia is used as
A) Bitter
B) Sweetner
C) Binder
D) Disintegrant
Correct Answer
B) Sweetner
3. 2) The bitter principle of gentian is
A) Gentisin
B) Amarogentin
C) Quassin
D) Andrographolide
Correct Answer
A) Genticin
4. 3) Khellin is a bitter principle obtained
from
A) Artemisia maritima
B) Humuluslupulus
C) Anamirtacocculus
D) Ammi visnaga
Correct Answer
D) Ammivisnaga
5. 4) Glycyrrhizin the natural sweetener
is obtained from
A) Liquorice
B) Stevia
C) Citrus
D) Honey
Correct Answer
A) Liquorice
6. 5) Heating a drug at 1050C in an oven to a constant
weight is known as
A) Volatile oil determination
B) Moisture content determination
C) Melting point determination
D) Ash value determination
Correct Answer
B) Moisture content
determination
7. 6) The bitter principle of Quassia is
A) Gentiopicrin
B) Amarogentin
C) Quassin
D) Androgra
Correct Answer
C) Quassin
8. 7) Kalmegh is used as
A) Bitter
B) Sweetner
C) Antidiabetic
D) Anticancer Correct Answer
A) Bitter
9. 8) Example of phenolic bitter
principle is
A) Humulon
B) Picrotoxinin
C) Visnagin
D) Rotenone
Correct Answer
A) Humulon
10. 9) Sucralose is an example of
A) Natural Sweetner
B) Synthetic Sweetner
C) Semi-synthetic Sweetner
D) None of the above
Correct Answer
C) Semi-synthetic
Sweetner
11. 10) Lupulon is a bitter principle obtained
from
A) Artemisia maritima
B) Humuluslupulus
C) Anamirtacocculus
D) Ammi visnaga
Correct Answer
B) Humuluslupulus
12. 11) Example of chromone bitter principle is
A)Humulon
B) Picrotoxin
C) Visnagin
D) Rotenone
Correct Answer
C) Visnagin