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HPLC Quiz :Round 1 Qualifiers

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 Additive to regulate pH in HPLC ?

a)

 Acetonitrile

b)

 Buffer

c)

 Methanol

d)

 Purge

2.

U-HPLC differs from conventional HPLC mainly because of

a)

Higher column temperatures

b)

Different detectors

c)

Mobile phase recycling

d)

Smaller particle size columns

3.

 Which compound will elute faster in reverse-phase HPLC

a)

 highly polar

b)

 Non polar

c)

 Hydrophobic

d)

 Unionisable

4.

Why is phosphate buffer commonly used in HPLC?

a)

It absorbs strongly in UV

b)

It provides excellent buffering capacity and is UV-transparent

c)

It reduces viscosity of mobile phase

d)

It prevents column overloading

5.

The effective buffering range of a weak acid buffer is approximately:

a)

pKa ± 0.5

b)

pKa ± 1

c)

pKa ± 2

d)

pKa ± 3

6.

If the calibration curve consistently shows lower response at higher concentrations, the likely cause is

a)

Pump flow rate fluctuation

b)

Column degradation

c)

Detector saturation

d)

Mobile phase degassing issue

7.

At pH > 8, what happens to silica?

a)

They get protonated

b)

They get deprotonated

c)

Ligand gets detached

d)

Silica will dissolve

8.

Drastic shift in retention time of drug peak indicates

a)

Incorrect flow rate or pump malfunction

b)

Detector lamp instability

c)

Altered pH of buffer

d)

Increase in column pressure

9.

During analysis, all peaks show severe tailing, especially for basic drugs The most likely cause is:

a)

Loss of bonded phase

b)

Interaction with residual silanols

c)

Causing Column void formation

d)

Detector misalignment

10.

 Column storing solvent?

a)

 0.1% formic acid

b)

Buffer

c)

Methanol

d)

Diluted KCl

11.

Autosampler injection volume unit?

a)

Microliter (µL)

b)

 Millilitre (Ml)

c)

 Litre (L)

d)

 Nanoliter(nL)

12.

 If you dissolve 2mg of analyte in 2ml of solvent , then parent stock solution concentration should be

a)

1 ug/uL

b)

 1 ng/uL

c)

 1 g/dL

d)

 1ug/ml

13.

Main principle of Solid Phase Extraction is

a)

 Adsorption

b)

 Resorption

c)

  Partioning of analytes between 2 layers

d)

A and B

14.

 Find out the 2of32s westgard multirule from the following

a)

 when 3 consecutive Qc measurements exceed the same mean plus 1s or mean minus 1s control limit

b)

 when 2 out of 3 Qc measurements exceed the same mean plus 2s or mean minus 2s control limit

c)

 when 3 consecutive Qc measurements exceed the same mean plus 1s or mean minus 1s control limit

d)

 None of the above

15.

High backpressure in HPLC may be due to

a)

Blocked frit in column

b)

Mobile phase degassed

c)

Detector lamp intensity low

d)

Increase in column temperature

16.

Identify the given instrument

a)

Filtration Apparatus

b)

Solid phase extraction

c)

Vaccum Fume hood

d)

Vacuum manifold

17.

In Liquid-Liquid Extraction, a weakly basic drug (pKa - 8) is best extracted from plasma at which pH?

a)

Strongly acidic pH (<3)

b)

Strongly basic pH (>10)

c)

Neutral pH (7)

d)

No effect of pH

18.

pH of mobile phase is 9, then which column will prefer for HPLC analysis

a)

 C18 column

b)

 C8 column

c)

Hilic column

d)

Bridged Hybrid column

19.

All are polar solvent EXCEPT

a)

Acetonitrile

b)

Hexane

c)

Ammonium acetate

d)

Zinc Sulphate

20.

From the display, note the current pressure of HPLC system

a)

2677

b)

3000

c)

254

d)

1500