PSC Pharmacist Grade 2 Ayurveda Model Questions and Answers

76. Largest puta among the following is
(A) varaha puta (B) gaja puta
(C) mahaputa (D) kukkuda puta
Answer: C

77. Agnijara is included in
(A) Upavisha (B) maharasa
(C) uparasa (D) sadharana rasa
Answer: D

78. Black bitumen is
(A) silajathu (B) abhraka
(C) anjana (D) talaka
Answer: A

79. The chemical formula of kasisa is
(A) As2S3 (B) CuSO4.10H2O
(C) CuSO4.7H2O (D) FeSO4.7H2O
Answer: D

80. Thriphala kwatha is used for the sodhana of
(A) hingula (B) tamkana
(C) silajathu (D) manasila
Answer: C

81. The yoga that contain swarna
(A) sidha makaradwajam (B) makaradhwajam
(C) saraswatharishtam (D) all the above
Answer: D

82. Sodhana of Vatsanabha is
(A) swedana in godugdha (B) bhavana in godugdha
(C) bhavana in kumari swarasa (D) bhavana in gomutra
Answer: Question Cancelled

83. The dose of haritala is
(A) ½ to 1 ratti (B) ¼ to ½ ratti
(C) 1 to 2 ratti (D) 3 ratti
Answer: B

84. Chapter IV A of the Drugs and Cosmetic Act 1940 deals with
A. Ayurvedic drugs B. Homeopathic Drugs C. Sidha Drugs D. Unani drugs
(A) A,C and D (B) A and B
(C) A,B,C and D (D) A only
Answer: A

85. If an Ayurvedic drug contain any harmful or toxic substance which may render it injurious to health, as per the Drugs and Cosmetic act, such drug is termed as
(A) adulterated drug (B) Spurious drug
(C) magical drug (D) mis-branded drug
Answer: A

86. The first schedule of the Drugs and Cosmetic Act of 1940 contains
(A) list of approved raw drugs for manufacturing of Ayurvedic medicine
(B) list of approved textbooks for Ayurveda drug manufacturing
(C) list of machinery for manufacturing of Ayurvedic medicines
(D) Standards for the manufacturing of Ayurvedic medicine
Answer: B

87. The minimum space required for a manufacturing unit of Ayurvedic medicines as per Good Manufacturing Practices is …………… square feet
(A) 1500 (B) 2000
(C) 1000 (D) 1200
Answer: D

88. Cinnabar is
(A) Hingulam (B) Navasaram
(C) Makshikam (D) Gandhakam
Answer: A

89. Tutham among the following is
(A) tamkana (B) gairika
(C) sasyaka (D) abhraka
Answer: C

90. ‘Porikaram’ is the local name for
(A) tankana (B) gandhaka
(C) parade (D) gouripashana
Answer: A

91. Gandhaka is an ingredient in
(A) rasa puspa (B) sweta parpati
(C) rasa sindura (D) all the above
Answer: C

92. The commonly used sodhana dravya for gairika is
(A) nirgundi swarasa (B) godugdha
(C) gomutra (D) vasa swarasa
Answer: B

93. The drug that is included in Maharasa is
(A) manasila (B) capala
(C) hingula (D) gandhaka
Answer: B

94. The upadhathu of raktha as per sarangdhara is
(A) rajas (B) sthanya
(C) sweda (D) dantha
Answer: A

95. Total number of ritus (seasons) in one year is
(A) 5 (B) 4
(C) 6 (D) 12
Answer: C

96. The positive response of a treatment in a patient is termed as
(A) udarka (B) upadrava
(C) upasaya (D) anupasaya
Answer: C

97. Normally, fertilization in humans is occurring at
(A) fallopian tube (B) ovary
(C) uterus (D) cervix
Answer: A

98. Gallbladder is closely related with
(A) liver (B) spleen
(C) stomach (D) heart
Answer: A

99. The disease spread through contaminated water is
(A) influenza (B) rabies
(C) cholera (D) hepatitis B
Answer: C

100. The specialty that is available in hospitals but not included as a separate anga among the ashtangas of Ayurveda is
(A) Kaumarabhritya (B) Salyatantra
(C) Rasayana chikitsa (D) Prasoothi tantra
Answer: D