DRUGS AND MAGIC REMEDIES ACT GPAT MCQs Part – 6

DRUGS AND MAGIC REMEDIES ACT

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1. Person contravening any provision of the drugs and magic remedies (objectionable advertisements) act is punishable with [GPAT 2015]
(a) Imprisonment up to three months or fine or both
(b) Imprisonment up to four months or fine or both
(c) Imprisonment up to five months or fine or both
(d) Imprisonment up to six months or fine or both


2. Which act provides regulations for objectionable advertisement
(a) Poisons Act
(b) Drug and Magic Remedies Act
(c) Medicinal and Toilet Preparations Act
(d) Pharmacy Act

3. The objective of the Drug and Magic Remedies (OA) Act 1954 is
(a) To control sale of drugs
(b) To prohibit certain types of advertisements relating to magic remedies which falsely claim and mislead public
(c) To market the drugs
(d) To analyse the drugs


4. Advertisement made by the company for the treatment of rheumatism, is permitted by Government for six months and if the company is making advertisement after this specified period, then it will ______ advertisement
(a) Prohibited
(b) Permitted
(c) Exempted
(d) Both (a) and (b)


5. Which of the following disease is not listed in the schedule 3 (d) of Drugs & Magic Remedies Act 1954
(a) Diarrhoea
(b) Deafness
(c) Diabetes
(d) Dropsy


6. Advertisement of a drug claiming to cure a disease mentioned in schedule J is
(a) Permitted
(b) Exempted
(c) Prohibited
(d) None of the above


7. Taking part in the publication advertisement means
(a) Printing and publication advertisement in any country
(b) Advertising any notice
(c) Advertising magic remedy
(d) None of the above


8. Which one of the following is exempted advertisement
(a) Advertisement made by any person
(b) Advertisement made by the Government
(c) Advertisement made for the treatment of diabetes
(d) None of the above


9. Which of the following is an example of magic remedies
(a) Kavachas
(b) Mantras
(c) Talismans
(d) All the above


10. Which authority is competent under the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act, 1954, to frame the rules for carrying the purpose of Act
(a) State Govt
(b) Central Govt
(c) Drug Controller General of India
(d) Director General of Health Service

ANSWER KEY

1-d 2-b 3-b 4-a 5-a 6-c 7-a 8-b 9-d 10-b

 

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