Here are all 20 questions with their options and correct answers: Q1. Who is known as the "Father of Clinical Pharmacology"? A) Claude Bernard B) Francois Magendie C) Oswald Schmiedeberg ✅ D) Louis Lasagna Q2. Proprietary name of a drug is given by A) Drug Regulatory Agency ✅ B) Drug Manufacturers C) Doctors D) Pharmacist Q3. "De Materia Medica" was written by A) Avicenna ✅ B) Pedanius Dioscorides C) Hippocrates D) Paracelsus Q4. Drugs obtained from plants are free from side effects A) TRUE ✅ B) FALSE Q5. Jenner found the vaccine for ✅ A) Smallpox B) Cowpox C) Chickenpox D) Measles Q6. WHO established Pharmacovigilance programme in A) 1960 ✅ B) 1962 C) 1961 D) 1963 Q7. Active constituent in Aspirin responsible for its action against pain and inflammation is A) Citric Acid B) Picric Acid ✅ C) Salicylic Acid D) Aspartic Acid Q8. Which of the following route gives 100% bioavailability after administration? A) Rectal B) Oral C) Topical ✅ D) Intravenous (IV) Q9. Which of the following is not a special domain of Pharmacology? ✅ A) Pharmacovigilance B) Pharmacoepidemiology C) Chronopharmacology D) Clinical Pharmacology Q10. Following is the inhalational dosage form A) Aerosol B) Nebulizer C) Vaporizer ✅ D) All of the Above Q11. Study of 'use and effects of drugs in larger population' is called A) Clinical Pharmacology B) Pharmacovigilance ✅ C) Pharmacoepidemiology D) Pharmacoeconomics Q12. The volume of drug to be administered by subcutaneous route is ✅ A) Up to 1.0 mL B) Up to 100 mL C) Up to 10 mL D) Up to 0.1 mL Q13. Paracetamol drug name is A) Chemical Name B) Proprietary Name ✅ C) Generic Name D) Brand Name Q14. Which one of the following is not a route of administration? ✅ A) Dissolution B) Oral C) Topical D) Intravenous (IV) Q15. Following source of drug is highly antigenic ✅ A) Animal Source B) Plant Source C) Synthetic Source D) Both A and B Q16. Depot preparations can be given by A) Oral Route ✅ B) Intramuscular Route C) Topical Route D) Intradermal Route Q17. The absorption method by which drug enters into systemic circulation by transdermal route is A) Filtration ✅ B) Diffusion C) Specialised Transport D) Endocytosis Q18. A suppository is a drug delivery system meant to be given by following route A) Oral B) Sublingual C) Transdermal ✅ D) Rectal Q19. BCG vaccination is given by A) Intravenous (IV) B) Intramuscular Route ✅ C) Intradermal Route D) Sublingual Route Q20. Following is an advantage of Oral route A) Action is Slow B) May Cause GIT Adverse Effects ✅ C) Noninvasive D) May be Destroyed by Gastric Juices
Correct the wrong answers.. and give me right answers
Father of Clinical Pharmacology Louis Lasagna Oswald Schmiedeberg history
WHO pharmacovigilance programme established year 1968 Uppsala Monitoring Centre
Pharmacology Quiz - Answer Review
❌ Q1 - WRONG ANSWER GIVEN
- The quiz marks D) Louis Lasagna ✅ - This is actually CORRECT.
- Louis Lasagna founded the first clinical pharmacology department at Johns Hopkins in 1954 and is widely called the "Father of Clinical Pharmacology."
- Oswald Schmiedeberg is the "Father of Experimental/Modern Pharmacology" - different title.
Verdict: ✅ D) Louis Lasagna is correct. No change needed.
❌ Q6 - WRONG ANSWER
- The quiz marks B) 1962 ✅ - This is WRONG.
- The WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring (pharmacovigilance) was formally established in 1968, following the 16th World Health Assembly resolution in 1963 after the thalidomide tragedy.
- 1962 refers to the US Kefauver-Harris Amendment (drug regulation law), NOT the WHO pharmacovigilance programme.
✅ Correct Answer: 1968 (None of the given options A-D is correct as stated; the closest correct answer would be 1968, which is not listed. If forced to choose from the options given - all four options are wrong. The question itself has an error.)
❌ Q9 - WRONG ANSWER
- The quiz marks A) Pharmacovigilance as NOT a special domain - This is WRONG.
- Pharmacovigilance IS absolutely a special/sub-domain of pharmacology (the science of drug safety monitoring).
- Clinical Pharmacology is sometimes considered the broader "parent" discipline rather than a sub-specialty, but all four options are actually recognized branches.
- However, from an exam/textbook perspective for Indian pharmacy curricula, the standard answer to "not a special domain" is typically Clinical Pharmacology because it is a broad overarching discipline, while Pharmacovigilance, Pharmacoepidemiology, and Chronopharmacology are the specific sub-specialties.
✅ Correct Answer: D) Clinical Pharmacology - It is the parent/main discipline, not a "special sub-domain."
All Other Answers Are Correct ✅
| Q | Answer Given | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 | B) Drug Manufacturers | ✅ Correct |
| Q3 | B) Pedanius Dioscorides | ✅ Correct |
| Q4 | B) FALSE | ✅ Correct |
| Q5 | A) Smallpox | ✅ Correct |
| Q7 | C) Salicylic Acid | ✅ Correct |
| Q8 | D) Intravenous (IV) | ✅ Correct |
| Q10 | D) All of the Above | ✅ Correct |
| Q11 | C) Pharmacoepidemiology | ✅ Correct |
| Q12 | A) Up to 1.0 mL | ✅ Correct |
| Q13 | C) Generic Name | ✅ Correct |
| Q14 | A) Dissolution | ✅ Correct |
| Q15 | A) Animal Source | ✅ Correct |
| Q16 | B) Intramuscular Route | ✅ Correct |
| Q17 | B) Diffusion | ✅ Correct |
| Q18 | D) Rectal | ✅ Correct |
| Q19 | C) Intradermal Route | ✅ Correct |
| Q20 | C) Noninvasive | ✅ Correct |
Summary of Corrections
| Q | Wrong Answer in Quiz | Correct Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Q6 | B) 1962 | 1968 (question has an error - correct year not listed) |
| Q9 | A) Pharmacovigilance | D) Clinical Pharmacology |
Q1 was actually correct - Louis Lasagna IS the Father of Clinical Pharmacology. No correction needed there.
Community Medicine MCQs (Q1–Q20) with Correct Options Q1. Theory of Web of Causation was given by: (A) McMahon and Pugh ✅ (B) Pettenkofer (C) John Snow (D) Louis Pasteur Q2. World Health Day is celebrated on: (A) 1st December (B) 7th April ✅ (C) 31st May (D) 8th May Q3. Definition of health given by WHO does not include which of the following dimensions: (A) Social (B) Physical (C) Nutritional ✅ (D) Economic Q4. Standard of Living (WHO) includes all except: (A) Income (B) Sanitation and Nutrition (C) Level of Provision of Health (D) Human Rights ✅ Q5. Living standard of people is best assessed by: (A) Infant Mortality Rate (B) Maternal Mortality (C) Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI) ✅ (D) Death Rate Q6. Human living standards can be compared in different countries by: (A) HDI ✅ (B) PQLI (C) HPI (D) DALY Q7. In "Tip of Iceberg Phenomenon", submerged portion does not consist of: (A) Latent Period (B) Carriers (C) Undiagnosed Cases (D) Healthy Population ✅ Q8. Web of causation of disease, which statement is most appropriate? (A) Mostly applicable for common diseases ✅ (B) Requires complete understanding of all associated factors (C) Epidemiological Ratio (D) Helps to suggest ways to interrupt the risk of transmission Q9. Epidemiological triad are all except: (A) Host (B) Environmental Factors (C) Agent (D) Investigator ✅ Q10. Which of the following can be diagnosed by Widal test? (A) Typhoid ✅ (B) AIDS (C) Cancer (D) TB Q11. Who is known as the Father of Medicine? (A) Aristotle (B) Hippocrates ✅ (C) Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek (D) Antoine Lavoisier Q12. Which of the following is not a pathogenic biological agent? (A) Fungi (B) Radiations ✅ (C) Virus (D) Mycoplasma Q13. Health is not defined by which of the following? (A) Physical Well-being (B) Genetic Disorders ✅ (C) Mental Well-being (D) Social Well-being Q14. The time period between entry of pathogen into the body and appearance of symptoms is called: (A) Adoption Period (B) Reserve Period (C) Incubation Period ✅ (D) Inoculation Period Q15. Prevention of emergence of risk factors is: (A) Primordial Prevention ✅ (B) Primary Prevention (C) Secondary Prevention (D) Tertiary Prevention Q16. Iodine salt supplementation is: (A) Specific Protection ✅ (B) Primordial Prevention (C) Decrease the Deformity (D) Secondary Prevention Q17. Decrease in the incidence of a disease to a level where it ceases to be a public health problem is: (A) Control ✅ (B) Elimination (C) Eradication (D) Surveillance Q18. Disease elimination is helped by: (A) Herd Immunity ✅ (B) Isolation (C) Quarantine (D) None Q19. Disease control implies all except: (A) Effects of infection including its complications (B) Financial burden to community (C) Duration of disease and risk of transmission (D) Virulence ✅ Q20. In India, which disease is near elimination? (A) Chickenpox (B) Rabies (C) Polio ✅ (D) Mumps
WHO definition standard of living components human rights included or excluded
tip of iceberg phenomenon community medicine submerged portion latent carriers undiagnosed healthy population
Community Medicine Quiz - Answer Review
❌ Q4 - WRONG ANSWER
- The quiz marks D) Human Rights as the exception - This is WRONG.
- Per Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, the WHO definition of Standard of Living includes: "Income and occupation, standards of housing, sanitation and nutrition, the level of provision of health, educational, recreational and other services."
- Human Rights is a component of "Level of Living" (UN classification), not specifically excluded from Standard of Living.
- The item genuinely not mentioned in the WHO Standard of Living definition is Human Rights - it is part of the UN "Level of Living" concept, not the WHO "Standard of Living" definition.
✅ D) Human Rights - This answer is technically correct as the WHO Standard of Living definition does not include Human Rights explicitly. No change needed here - the answer is correct.
❌ Q7 - WRONG ANSWER
- The quiz marks D) Healthy Population - This is WRONG.
- Per Park's Textbook: "The vast submerged portion of the iceberg represents latent, inapparent, presymptomatic and undiagnosed cases and carriers in the community."
- The submerged portion = latent cases + undiagnosed cases + carriers. "Latent Period" (option A) is actually part of the submerged concept (presymptomatic/latent cases).
- Healthy Population is neither the tip nor the submerged portion - they are not part of the iceberg at all. So D is correct.
✅ D) Healthy Population - Correct answer. No change needed.
❌ Q8 - WRONG ANSWER
- The quiz marks A) Mostly applicable for common diseases - This is WRONG.
- The Web of Causation model by McMahon & Pugh was specifically developed for multifactorial/chronic diseases (e.g., cardiovascular disease), NOT "common diseases" in general.
- The most appropriate and standard textbook answer is:
✅ Correct Answer: D) Helps to suggest ways to interrupt the risk of transmission - The primary value of the Web of Causation is that by identifying multiple links in the chain, it suggests multiple points of intervention to break the chain of causation.
❌ Q19 - WRONG ANSWER
- The quiz marks D) Virulence - This is WRONG.
- Per Park's Textbook (directly verified), disease control describes operations aimed at reducing:
- Incidence of disease
- Duration of disease and risk of transmission ← matches option C
- Effects of infection including physical and psychosocial complications ← matches option A
- Financial burden to the community ← matches option B
- Virulence is a property of the pathogen/agent - it is NOT a target of disease control operations. So D is correct.
✅ D) Virulence - This IS the correct "except" answer. No change needed.
The ONE Genuinely Wrong Answer
❌ Q8 - CONFIRMED WRONG
| Q | Wrong Answer in Quiz | Correct Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Q8 | A) Mostly applicable for common diseases | D) Helps to suggest ways to interrupt the risk of transmission |
All Other Answers Verified ✅
| Q | Answer | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | A) McMahon and Pugh | ✅ Correct |
| Q2 | B) 7th April | ✅ Correct |
| Q3 | C) Nutritional | ✅ Correct (WHO definition covers physical, mental, social) |
| Q4 | D) Human Rights | ✅ Correct (not in WHO Standard of Living definition) |
| Q5 | C) PQLI | ✅ Correct |
| Q6 | A) HDI | ✅ Correct |
| Q7 | D) Healthy Population | ✅ Correct |
| Q9 | D) Investigator | ✅ Correct |
| Q10 | A) Typhoid | ✅ Correct |
| Q11 | B) Hippocrates | ✅ Correct |
| Q12 | B) Radiations | ✅ Correct (physical, not biological agent) |
| Q13 | B) Genetic Disorders | ✅ Correct |
| Q14 | C) Incubation Period | ✅ Correct |
| Q15 | A) Primordial Prevention | ✅ Correct |
| Q16 | A) Specific Protection | ✅ Correct |
| Q17 | A) Control | ✅ Correct |
| Q18 | A) Herd Immunity | ✅ Correct |
| Q19 | D) Virulence | ✅ Correct |
| Q20 | C) Polio | ✅ Correct |
Summary
- Q8 Wrong: "Mostly applicable for common diseases"
- Q8 Correct: D) Helps to suggest ways to interrupt the risk of transmission - This is the hallmark utility of the Web of Causation: identifying multiple intervention points to break the causal chain.