Introduction
The Objectives of Pharmacy Act 1948 MCQs With Answer guide B. Pharm students through the core aims and legal framework of the Pharmacy Act, 1948. This act establishes the Pharmacy Council of India and State Pharmacy Councils, prescribes pharmacist qualifications, regulates pharmacy education and professional conduct, and maintains a register of licensed pharmacists. Understanding objectives like protecting public health, standardizing pharmacy education, ensuring ethical practice, and controlling unqualified practice is essential for pharmacy graduates and future practitioners. These focused MCQs reinforce key concepts in pharmacy law, registration, inspection, and disciplinary provisions for exam preparation and clinical practice. Now let’s test your knowledge with 30 MCQs on this topic.
Q1. What is the primary objective of the Pharmacy Act, 1948?
- To regulate manufacture of drugs only
- To establish guidelines for wholesale trade
- To regulate the profession and practice of pharmacy
- To control prices of medicinal products
Correct Answer: To regulate the profession and practice of pharmacy
Q2. Which statutory body was established under the Pharmacy Act, 1948?
- Medical Council of India
- Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission
- Pharmacy Council of India
- Drug Technical Advisory Board
Correct Answer: Pharmacy Council of India
Q3. One key objective of the Act related to education is:
- To promote homeopathy education
- To prescribe minimum standards of pharmacy education
- To regulate medical college admissions
- To fund private pharmacy schools
Correct Answer: To prescribe minimum standards of pharmacy education
Q4. The Pharmacy Act requires the maintenance of which important list?
- List of banned medicines
- Register of licensed pharmacists
- Inventory of pharmacy equipment
- List of all drug retailers
Correct Answer: Register of licensed pharmacists
Q5. Which body maintains the State Register of Pharmacists?
- Pharmacy Council of India
- State Pharmacy Council
- Central Drugs Standard Control Organization
- National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
Correct Answer: State Pharmacy Council
Q6. The Pharmacy Act aims to protect public health by:
- Controlling pharmaceutical advertising only
- Ensuring only qualified pharmacists practise pharmacy
- Providing free medicines to all citizens
- Setting drug retail prices
Correct Answer: Ensuring only qualified pharmacists practise pharmacy
Q7. Under the Act, the Pharmacy Council of India has the power to:
- Conduct criminal prosecutions
- Recognize pharmacy qualifications and institutions
- License physicians
- Regulate medical devices exclusively
Correct Answer: Recognize pharmacy qualifications and institutions
Q8. Which of the following is an objective related to professional conduct in the Act?
- Mandating government employment for all pharmacists
- Formulating a code of ethics for pharmacists
- Setting pharmacy product profit margins
- Listing all over-the-counter drugs
Correct Answer: Formulating a code of ethics for pharmacists
Q9. The Act contributes to standardization of curriculum by:
- Publishing trade catalogs
- Prescribing minimum educational standards and curricula
- Approving textbook prices
- Directly running pharmacy colleges
Correct Answer: Prescribing minimum educational standards and curricula
Q10. Which registration category typically records a fully qualified pharmacist?
- Temporary register
- State Register of Pharmacists
- Provisional trainee list
- Pharmacy student roll
Correct Answer: State Register of Pharmacists
Q11. The Act empowers State Pharmacy Councils to:
- Authorize clinical trials
- Enroll and remove pharmacists from the register
- Approve drug manufacturing licenses
- Set national tax rates for pharmacies
Correct Answer: Enroll and remove pharmacists from the register
Q12. For disciplinary action, the Act provides mechanisms to address:
- Medical malpractice by doctors
- Unethical or unprofessional conduct by pharmacists
- Pharmaceutical company mergers
- Import/export tariffs for drugs
Correct Answer: Unethical or unprofessional conduct by pharmacists
Q13. Which objective helps to prevent unqualified practice of pharmacy?
- Setting low entry requirements
- Maintaining a legal register and qualification checks
- Granting universal licenses
- Allowing non-pharmacists to dispense medicines
Correct Answer: Maintaining a legal register and qualification checks
Q14. The Pharmacy Act supports continuous improvement of the profession by:
- Imposing fines on graduates
- Encouraging professional development and standardized education
- Banning specialization in pharmacy
- Limiting pharmacists to retail work only
Correct Answer: Encouraging professional development and standardized education
Q15. Which function is NOT an objective of the Pharmacy Act?
- Regulation of pharmacy education
- Maintaining registers of pharmacists
- Setting clinical treatment guidelines for doctors
- Formulating ethics for pharmacy practice
Correct Answer: Setting clinical treatment guidelines for doctors
Q16. Under the Act, recognition of qualifications is primarily to:
- Increase import duties
- Ensure graduates meet minimum competency standards
- Advertise pharmacy colleges internationally
- Award research grants
Correct Answer: Ensure graduates meet minimum competency standards
Q17. The Act’s objectives include empowering councils to make rules on:
- Prescription formats and qualifications for registration
- Hospital administrative policies
- Global pharmaceutical trade agreements
- Insurance reimbursement rates
Correct Answer: Prescription formats and qualifications for registration
Q18. One public protection objective of the Act is to:
- Allow unsupervised sale of potent drugs
- Prevent dispensing by unqualified persons
- Permit anyone to open a pharmacy
- Exclude pharmacists from hospitals
Correct Answer: Prevent dispensing by unqualified persons
Q19. The Pharmacy Act encourages uniformity across India primarily by:
- Creating a central curriculum and recognition mechanism
- Fixing identical salaries for pharmacists
- Limiting private sector training
- Centralizing all pharmacy registrations only in Delhi
Correct Answer: Creating a central curriculum and recognition mechanism
Q20. Which is a consequence of registering under the Act?
- Loss of prescribing rights
- Legal recognition as a pharmacist to practice
- Immunity from professional misconduct charges
- Guaranteed government employment
Correct Answer: Legal recognition as a pharmacist to practice
Q21. The Act’s objective in relation to inspections helps to:
- Ensure pharmacies meet prescribed standards
- Increase sales of certain brands
- Award bonuses to pharmacists
- Promote specific drug companies
Correct Answer: Ensure pharmacies meet prescribed standards
Q22. Which role does the Pharmacy Council of India play in examinations?
- Directly administering state licensing exams
- Setting standards and recommending examination norms for qualification recognition
- Conducting university graduation ceremonies
- Issuing prescription forms to hospitals
Correct Answer: Setting standards and recommending examination norms for qualification recognition
Q23. How does the Act contribute to ethical pharmacy practice?
- By prescribing business strategies for pharmacies
- By enabling councils to frame and enforce a code of ethics
- By supervising manufacturing processes exclusively
- By determining retail pricing of drugs
Correct Answer: By enabling councils to frame and enforce a code of ethics
Q24. Which of the following is a regulatory power typically given to State Pharmacy Councils?
- Approving drug formulations
- Granting and canceling registration of pharmacists
- Controlling pharmaceutical marketing campaigns
- Setting national health policy
Correct Answer: Granting and canceling registration of pharmacists
Q25. The Act supports public trust by ensuring pharmacists are:
- Selected by lottery
- Qualified, registered, and accountable to regulatory bodies
- Exempt from professional oversight
- Allowed to practice without any registration
Correct Answer: Qualified, registered, and accountable to regulatory bodies
Q26. Which objective relates to international recognition?
- Preventing any foreign collaboration
- Standardizing qualifications so graduates can be recognized abroad
- Restricting student exchange programs
- Banning foreign textbooks
Correct Answer: Standardizing qualifications so graduates can be recognized abroad
Q27. The Act facilitates public safety by regulating:
- Only herbal remedies
- Who may legally dispense and compound medicines
- Insurance policies for pharmacists
- Pharmacy interior design standards
Correct Answer: Who may legally dispense and compound medicines
Q28. Which activity helps achieve the Act’s educational objectives?
- Inspection and recognition of pharmacy institutions
- Granting patents for drugs
- Controlling import duties
- Setting exchange rates for student fees
Correct Answer: Inspection and recognition of pharmacy institutions
Q29. The Act’s role in professional accountability includes:
- Protecting pharmacists from any prosecution
- Providing for inquiry and disciplinary action against misconduct
- Removing liability for dispensing errors
- Guaranteeing lifetime licenses without review
Correct Answer: Providing for inquiry and disciplinary action against misconduct
Q30. Why should B. Pharm students study the objectives of the Pharmacy Act, 1948?
- To learn retail accounting only
- To understand legal responsibilities, registration, education standards and ethics
- To avoid working in hospitals
- To bypass professional examinations
Correct Answer: To understand legal responsibilities, registration, education standards and ethics
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