Pharmacognosy PG 101 Examination Quiz

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What is the primary focus of Pharmacognosy?

  • Study of natural drugs (correct)
  • Study of synthetic drugs
  • Study of vaccines and serums
  • Study of surgical techniques

What does 'Gnosis' mean in Greek?

  • Herb
  • Science
  • Medicine
  • Knowledge (correct)

What is the meaning of the Greek word 'Pharmakon'?

  • Knowledge
  • Animal
  • Drug (correct)
  • Plant

Which of the following is included in the scope of Pharmacognosy?

<p>Study of natural drugs' distribution and identification (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Pharmacognosy primarily deal with?

<p>Study of natural drugs from plant and animal origin (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does pharmacognosy involve?

<p>Both the crude drugs and their natural derivatives (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an official drug according to the text?

<p>A drug listed in a book recognized by the government as the legal authority for standards (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happened in the 19th century regarding pure compounds?

<p>Isolation of morphine from opium and determination of chemical structures of many isolated compounds (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can vegetable drugs be arranged for study according to the text?

<p>Alphabetically (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was the term 'Pharmacognosy' first used?

<p>1815 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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