THE POISION ACT GPAT MCQs Part – 5

TOP 10 MCQ

1. The Poison Act was passed on
(a) 4th March 1948
(b) 3rd September 1919
(c) 1st April 1957
(d) 20th April 1972

2. As per the Poisons Act, in India any poison
(a) Can be imported freely
(b) Cannot be imported at all
(c) Can be imported only under a valid licence
(d) Can be imported with permission of the State Governor

3. Who has the power to regulate possession for sale and sale of any poison
(a) State Government
(b) Central Government
(c) Drugs Controller
(d) Parliament

4. Unlawful sale of any poison in India is punishable with
(a) Imprisonment up to three months or fine of five hundred rupees or both
(b) Imprisonment up to three years or fine of five thousand rupees or both
(c) Imprisonment up to three months or fine of five thousand rupees or both
(d) Imprisonment up to three years or fine of five hundred rupees or both

5. Import of poison is regulated by
(a) State Government
(b) Central Government
(c) State Council
(d) Central Council

6. The objective of The Poisons Act, is all the following except
(a) To control the import of poison
(b) To control the possession for sale of poison
(c) To control the possession of poison
(d) To control the manufacture of poison

7. Which statement is true or false
Statement (I): Special provisions are needed to deal with the substances that are Poisonous
Statement (II): The Act of 1919 was passed with the objective of tightening the control over traffic in poisons
(a) Statement (I) true, (II) false
(b) Statement (II) true, (I) false
(c) Statement (I) false, (II) false
(d) Statement (I) true, (II) true

8. Which statements are correct
Statement I: The state government may also make additional rules
Statement II: All rules made by state government under this Act should be published in the official gazette
Statement III: The grant of licenses to possess any specified poison for wholesale or retail & of the fee to be paid for such licenses
(a) I, II, III are false
(b) I, II, III are true
(c) I, II are true
(d) I, III are true

9. Who among the following is not a power to issue search warrants any poison is possessed or sold in contravention of this Act
(a) The district magistrate
(b) The sub-divisional magistrate
(c) The drug controller
(d) The commissioner of police

10. Penalty for the import of poison without licence is punishable with fine upto ______ on first conviction
(a) 1000
(b) 500
(c) 2000
(d) 5000

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