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Pharmacy - Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) previous year questions (PYQ)

191 previous year Pharmacy - Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) questions, grouped by year, with answers and solutions.

2024 (133 questions)

Q1.

Pharmaceutics (Dissolution Kinetics): In 'Pharmacology: Pharmacokinetics (ADME), Half-life, Clearance, Volume of Distribution', which fundamental physical equation expresses the rate of solid drug dissolution: $\\frac{dC}{dt} = \\frac{DA}{h}(C_s - C)$?

(A)

Noyes-Whitney Equation (Pharmacology: Pharmacokinetics (ADME), Half-life, Clearance, Volume of Distribution)

(B)

Stokes' Equation

(C)

Michaelis-Menten Equation

(D)

Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation

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Q2.

Advanced Research & Methodology: In scholarly analysis of 'Pharmaceutics: Solid Dosages, Tablet Compression, Coating, Dissolution and Bioavailability', which methodological approach ensures reproducibility and minimizes systematic bias?

(A)

Controlled multi-factorial experimental design with blinded statistical validation (Pharmaceutics: Solid Dosages, Tablet Compression, Coating, Dissolution and Bioavailability)

(B)

Post-hoc selective data reporting highlighting only conforming sample sets

(C)

Uncalibrated qualitative impressions without standardized measurement criteria

(D)

Extrapolating microscopic laboratory observations directly to macro ecosystems without validation

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2023 (19 questions)

Q1.
[GPAT / NIPER Pharmacy - (Question #19)]
Which microbial species is employed for the microbiological assay of Streptomycin?

(A)
{'key': 'A', 'text': 'Bacillus subtilis'}
(B)
{'key': 'B', 'text': 'Escherichia coli'}
(C)
{'key': 'C', 'text': 'Saccharomyces cerevisiae'}
(D)
{'key': 'D', 'text': 'Staphylococcus aureus'}
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Q2.
[GPAT / NIPER Pharmacy - (Question #75)]
Which microbial species is employed for the microbiological assay of Streptomycin?

(A)
{'key': 'A', 'text': 'Bacillus subtilis'}
(B)
{'key': 'B', 'text': 'Escherichia coli'}
(C)
{'key': 'C', 'text': 'Saccharomyces cerevisiae'}
(D)
{'key': 'D', 'text': 'Staphylococcus aureus'}
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2022 (19 questions)

Q1.
[GPAT / NIPER Pharmacy - (Question #22)]
Which chromatographic technique utilizes a chiral stationary phase to separate enantiomeric drug mixtures?

(A)
{'key': 'A', 'text': 'Chiral High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)'}
(B)
{'key': 'B', 'text': 'Thin Layer Chromatography'}
(C)
{'key': 'C', 'text': 'Paper Chromatography'}
(D)
{'key': 'D', 'text': 'Gel Permeation Chromatography'}
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Q2.
[GPAT / NIPER Pharmacy - (Question #34)]
Which chromatographic technique utilizes a chiral stationary phase to separate enantiomeric drug mixtures?

(A)
{'key': 'A', 'text': 'Chiral High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)'}
(B)
{'key': 'B', 'text': 'Thin Layer Chromatography'}
(C)
{'key': 'C', 'text': 'Paper Chromatography'}
(D)
{'key': 'D', 'text': 'Gel Permeation Chromatography'}
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2021 (20 questions)

Q1.
[GPAT / NIPER Pharmacy - (Question #61)]
Which parameter in pharmacokinetics describes the theoretical volume into which a drug distributes relative to plasma concentration?

(A)
{'key': 'A', 'text': 'Apparent Volume of Distribution (Vd)'}
(B)
{'key': 'B', 'text': 'Bioavailability (F)'}
(C)
{'key': 'C', 'text': 'Half-life (t1/2)'}
(D)
{'key': 'D', 'text': 'Clearance rate (CL)'}
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Q2.
[GPAT / NIPER Pharmacy - (Question #21)]
Which parameter in pharmacokinetics describes the theoretical volume into which a drug distributes relative to plasma concentration?

(A)
{'key': 'A', 'text': 'Apparent Volume of Distribution (Vd)'}
(B)
{'key': 'B', 'text': 'Bioavailability (F)'}
(C)
{'key': 'C', 'text': 'Half-life (t1/2)'}
(D)
{'key': 'D', 'text': 'Clearance rate (CL)'}
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