MCQ Pharmacognosy UNIT - 4 (TEST - 1)

 

PHARMACOGNOSY MCQ (TEST 1)  

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

S. Y. B.PHARM (UNIT-4) SEM-IV 

AS PER PCI SYLLABUS

1. Paryus Ebers which contains 700 medicinal herbs and more than 570 formulae is an..

  A) Indian document  
B) Egyptian document
C) American document
D) Pakistani document

... Answer is B)
Paryus Ebers which contains 700 medicinal herbs and more than 570 formulae is an Egyptian document. "

2. Who wrote Pen-t'Sao ?

A) Hippocrates
B) Shen Nung
C) Aristotle
D) Dioscorides

... Answer is B)
Shen Nung. .

3. Who is known as Father of Medicine ?

A) Hippocrates(460-360B.C) embryogeny
B) Aristotle(384-322B.C)
C) Dioscorides(40-80A.D)
D) Theophrastus(370-287BC)

... Answer is A)
Hippocrates(460-360B.C)

4. Dioscorides(40-80A.D) was a :

A) Greek Physician
B) Indian Physician
C) American Physician
D) None of the above

... Answer is A)
Dioscorides(40-80A.D) was a Greek Physician. "

5. Who is known as first Pharmacist?

A) N. Le'mary
B) Dioscorides
C) Galen
D) Serturner

... Answer is C)
Galen .

6.The plant which is directly used in Allopathic medicine system is …… .

A) Aconite
B) Kurchi
C) Digitalis
D) Senna

... Answer is C)
The plant which is directly used in Allopathic medicine system is Digitalis. .

7. Traditional Knowledge Digital Library has set up in the year ……

A) 1990
B) 2004
C) 1971
D) 2001

... Answer is D)
Traditional Knowledge Digital Library has set up in the year 2001.

8. “Veda” stands for ……

A) Life
B) Soul
C) Mind
D) Knowledge

... Answer is D)
“Veda” stands for Knowledge.

9. “Pitta” is belongs to ……

A) Panchabhuta
B) Kapha
C) Dshas
D) Vedas

... Answer is C)
“Pitta” is belongs to Dshas. .

10. As per Ayurveda one of the components is not belongs to Pachabhuta ……

A) Earth
B) Metal
C) Ether
D) Air

... Answer is B)
As per Ayurveda one of the components is not belongs to Pachabhuta Metal. "

11. Who isolated morphine from opium ?

A) Serturner
B) Pelletier
C) Meissner
D) Reiman

... Answer is A)
Serturner .

12. The development of modern Pharmacognosy took place in the period of :

A) 1800-1815
B) 1816-1860
C) 1934-1960
D) 1865-1885

... Answer is C)
The development of modern Pharmacognosy took place in the period of 1934-1960. .

13. Initially in 19th century which term was used for the subject now known as Pharmacognosy?

A) Analecta Pharmacognostica
B) Pharmakon
C) Materia Medica
D) None of the above

... Answer is C)
Materia Medica .

14. Who coined the word "Pharmacognosy" ?

A) Hardy and Gerrad in 1815
B) Stass and Otto in 1852
C) C.A. Seydler in 1815
D) Bentham in 1862

... Answer is C)
C.A. Seydler in 1815. .

15. The name 'Pharmacognosy' is derived from two Greek words viz. :

A) Pharmakon and Gignosco
B) Gignosco and Pharma
C) Analecta and Pharma
D) None of the above

... Answer is A)
The name 'Pharmacognosy' is derived from two Greek words viz Pharmakon and Gignosco. .

16. “Vata” composed of …

A) Air and ether
B) Air and fire
C) Air and water
D) Ether and earth

... Answer is A)
“Vata” composed of Air and ether. .

17. “Kapha” composed of ……

A) Water and earth
B) Air and water
C) Fire and water
D) Air and earth

... Answer is B)
“Kapha” composed of Air and water. .

18. “Basti” indicates ……

A) Toxic element
B) Enema
C) Vomiting
D) Purgation

... Answer is B)
“Basti” indicates Enema. .

19. Siddha medicine system originated from ……

A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Kerala
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Karnataka

... Answer is D)
Siddha medicine system originated from Karnataka. .

20. “Kabam” means ……

A) Old age
B) Childhood
C) Adult
D) None of these
ul> ... Answer is A)
Kabam” means Old age. .