Quiz on Drugs and Cosmetics Act

The Drugs and Cosmetics Act was enacted in India in the year:

• 1938

• 1940

• 1945

• 1950

The main objective of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act is to:

• Regulate medical education

• Ensure the safety, efficacy, and quality of drugs and cosmetics

• Control the price of drugs

• Promote herbal medicines

The Drugs and Cosmetics Act covers:

• Only drugs

• Only cosmetics

• Drugs and cosmetics

• Only vaccines

Who has the power to prohibit the manufacture of drugs in India?

• State Government

• Central Government

• District Magistrate

• Local Health Officer

Drugs and Cosmetics Act is enforced under which ministry?

• Ministry of Science & Technology

• Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

• Ministry of Commerce

• Ministry of Food Processing

The term “drug” in the Act includes:

• Only medicines for humans

• All substances intended for use in diagnosis, treatment, mitigation, or prevention of disease

• Only cosmetics

• Only surgical instruments

Schedule M of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules deals with:

• Cosmetics standards

• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for pharmaceutical products

• Poisons list

• Blood products

Schedule H drugs are:

• OTC drugs

• Prescription drugs requiring a prescription

• Narcotic drugs

• Veterinary drugs

Schedule H1 was introduced to regulate:

• Antibiotics

• Certain antibiotics and psychotropic drugs with controlled sale

• Herbal drugs

• Food supplements

Schedule G lists:

• Poisonous substances

• Warning labels for certain drugs (sold under medical supervision)

• Drugs to be sold by retail only on prescription

• Cosmetics formulations