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The Main Examination for the selection of Pharmacists, under the Commission's Advertisement No. 01-Exam/2026 (Pharmacist Main Exam (PET-2025)/02), was conducted on June 29, 2026. Subsequently, via the Commission's important notice dated July 1, 2026, the provisional answer key for the said written examination was uploaded to the Commission's website for candidates' review; furthermore, via the important notice dated July 2, 2026, a link was provided on the website to submit objections (if any) regarding the provisional answer key

Board Advertisement No.: 415/202627, Junior Pharmacist, Class-3 Cadre Published Advertisement  

Important Notice Regarding Competitive Test Date
Gujarat Subordinate Services Selection Board has decided to organize the examination through MCQ CBRT method for the advertisement mentioned in the sheet below under direct recruitment.  
Notifications regarding the call-letter of MCQ - CBRT examination will be published on the Board's website later.

1. HIV/AIDS is diagnosed by some specific tests. Identify which among the following test/s is/are used ?
(1) ELISA
(2) DNA - PCR by amplification
(3) Western blot
(4) All the above

2. What is the antidote for Lead poisoning ?
(1) Dimercaptosuccinic acid (2) Physostigmine (3) Fomepizole (4) Atropine  

3. Which of the following drugs is not a Tocolytic ?
(1) Ritoderine (2) Magnesium sulfate (3) Nifedipine (4) Ergotamine  

4. Which of the following NSAIDs is not a propionic acid derivative ? 

The Govt. of India have created a separate, dedicated, autonomous institutionin the form of the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) to deal with matters relating to timely publication of the Indian Pharmacopoeia which is the official book of standards for drug included therein, in terms of the Second Schedule to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 so as to specify the standards of identify, purity and strength of the drugs imported, manufactured for sale, stocked or exhibited for sale or distributed in India.

1. Assume that for digoxin, the therapeutic range is cited as Cavg 5.5 = 0.8 - 2 mg/ml. If the patient is assumed to have an estimated digoxin t1/2 of 48 hours, how long would you wait to take serum digoxin concentration measurement and when during the dosing interval would you schedule it? 
(a) 28 days then 3-4 hours after the dose is administered 
(b) 14 days then 6-8 hours after the dose is administered 
(c) 7 days then 10-14 hours after the dose is administered 
(d) 3 days then 1-2 hours after the dose is administered 

1. Separation of a tablet into two or more distinct layers is called as
(a) Capping
(b) Mottling
(c) Chipping
(d) Lamination
Correct Answer : (a) Capping

2. The polyethylene glycol ointment is an example of which type of ointment base?
(a) Hydrocarbon base
(b) Absorption base
(c) Cream base
(d) Water-soluble base
Correct Answer : (a) Hydrocarbon base

3. In the production facility of injectable drug products, the water for injection is stored in tanks at
(a) 10°C
(b) 37°C
(c) 50°C
(d) 80°C Correct Answer : (b) 37°C

1. A non-volatile, highly lipid soluble drug is metabolized at a rate of 15% per hour. On intravenous injection, it produces general anaesthesia for 10 minutes. Which process is responsible for termination of its action?
(a) Metabolism in liver
(b) Excretion by kidney
(c) Plasma Protein Binding
(d) Redistribution

2. Aspirin overdose is characterized by:
(a) Hyperthermia, metabolic acidosis and coma
(b) Fever, hepatic dysfunction and encephalopathy
(c) Rash, interstitial nephritis and acute renal failure
(d) Rapid, fulminant hepatic failure