QC Pharma interview questions 20 Questions 


10 Essential Quality Control Interview Questions {Updated For 2020}




1 . What is room temperature ?

ans : 25 Degree Centigrade 

2 . What is the ultraviolte (uv) and visible spectroscopy ?

ans : UV spectroscopy range  200 -400 nm 

        Visible spectroscopy range 400 - 800 nm

3. Explain the principle of ultraviolate spectroscopy ?

ans : UV spectroscopy use light in the uv part of electromagnetic                 spectrum .

           UV absorbtion spectra arise in which molecule or atoms outer            electron absorb energy undergoes transition from lower                       energy level to higher energy level for each molecule                            absorbance at wavelength is specific .

4 . Expain about Lamberts Beer Law?

ans : it sates that the intentsity of monochromatic light absrobed by a         substance dissoved in a fully transmitting solvent is driectly                proprtional to the substance concentration and the path length of         the light through the solution.

5 . What is body temperature ? 

Ans : 37 Degree Centigrade or 98.6 F 

6 .  Define pH ? What is the pH of Blood ?

ans : pH : Negative  logarithm of hydrogen ion concentartion

        Blood pH : 7.35 to 7.45 

7 . What is the HPLC principle ? 

ans : it is a technique  used for separating the mixture of compnent            into individual components based on adsroption partition ion             exchange and size exclusion principles .

        Stationary phase and mobile phase used in it 

        HPLC used for identification quantification and purification of         compounds from  mixture .

8. In reversed phase HPLC which types of stationary phase is used        and give example?

ans : Non polar stationary Phase used Silica gel C-18

9. What are  the detectors used in HPLC ?

ans : UV VIS detectore , IR detector Fluorescence detector 

        Conductivity detector Mass Spectroscopy , LC MS Etc.

10 . How to calculate retention factor in paper chromatography . 

Ans: Rf = Distance travelled by solute / Distance travelled by the                        solvent 

11. Define molarity 

Ans :Number of moles of solute per liter solution, denote with M

12 . Define molality .

Ans : Number of moles of solute per kilogram solvent .

              denote with m 

13. Define Normality ?

Ans ; Number of moles equivelant wight per liter solution.

14 . Difference between humidity and realative humidity ?

Ans : Humidity : measure of amount of water vapour present in the              atmosphere,

            Realative humidity : Water vapoure amount exists in air                     expresed as a % of the mount needed for saturation at the                    same temp.

15 . Expand LCMS ,HPLC , UPLC ,TLC and GC?

Ans. LCMS : Liquid chromatography 

        HPLC : High performance liquid chromatography

        UPLC : Ultra high perfromance liquid chromatography .

        TLC : Thin layer chromatography 

        GC : Gas chromatography 

16 : Explain the infra red spectroscopy principle ?

Ans , When a molecule absorbs the infrared radiation it vibrates and           gives rise to packed infrared . 

        Absorption spectrum this IR spectrum is specific for every                 different molecule  absorbing the IR raditaon useful for its                 ientification.

17. What is the differance between qualitative and quantitative                analysis?

Ans . Quatitative analysis involves identification of the compound or            chemical based on their chemical or physical properties 

        e.g Melting point , Boiling point. 

        Quntitative analysise involves estimation or determination of             concentration or amount of the chemical compound or                        components.

18 . What is the use of UV spectroscopy 

Ans . Spectrosacopy used for detecting the 

          functional group impurities qualitative and             quantitative analysis can be done .

19 . what do you mean by LOD and water content ?
Ans . Los on Drying (LOD) is determined by heating the sample                 below its melting point in an oven and it includes all volatile              matter including water content and solvent .

        % LOD = % water content % water mol

 20. Explain the infrared spectroscopy principle ?

Ans . When a molecule absorbs the infrared radiation it vibrate and              give rise to packed spctrum is specific for every different                    molecule absorbing the IR radiation .useful for its idifiaction