The drug obtained from the bark of cinchona was used for treating malaria. The synthetic drug which replaced the natural product is

A drug that is highly effective in treating many types of infection can,at present,be obtained only from the bark of the ibora , a tree that is quite rare in the wild. It takes the bark of 5000 trees to make one kilogram of the drug. It follows, therefore, that continued production of the drug must inevitably lead to the ibore's extinction. Which of the following,if true, most seriously weakens the arguments above ?

A

The drug made from the ibora bark is dispensed to doctors from a central authority

B

The drug made from the ibora bark is expensive to produce

C

The leaves of the ibora are used in a number of medical products

D

The ibora can be propagated from cuttings and grown under cultivation

Name the drug that is yielded from Cinchona tree and is used to cure malaria.

A

Camptothea

B

Acuminata

C

Quinine

D

Cinchonia

There are 70 patients admitted in a hospital in which 29 are diagnosed with typhoid, 32 with malaria, and 14 with both typhoid and malaria. Find the number of patients diagnosed with typhoid or malaria or both.

A

39

B

17

C

47

D

53

Quinine, the commonly used drug to treat malaria, is obtained from a plant. What part of the plant yields the drug?

A

Leaves

B

Fruits

C

Root

D

Stem bark

Which of the following statement (s) is/are true about the following eliminations? (1) Hoffmann product is major product in I (2) Saytzeff product is major product in I (3) Hoffmann product is major product in II (4) Saytzeffproduct is major product in II

A

1 and 2

B

1 and 4

C

2 and 3

D

3 and 4

In an experimental study of the effects of a new drug on depression a double-blind control technique is used, which of the following persons should not be informed as to which drug, experimental or placebo is being administered to each individual research participant?
1. Research participants in the experimental group.
2. Research participants in the control group.
3. Persons administering the drug.
4. Persons evaluating the drug effect.
Select the correct answer:

A

Only 2

B

1 and 3

C

1, 2 and 4

D

All of these

Apart from natural, synthetic, synthetic non-nitrogenous, which of the following is also a local anesthetic?

A

Cocaine

B

Benzocaine

C

Benzyl alcohol

D

Clove oil

Statement : Some strains of mosquito have become resistant to chloroquine - the widely used medicine for malaria patients.

Courses of Action :
I. Selling of chloroquine should be stopped.
II. Researchers should develop a new medicine for patients affected by such mosquitoes.
III. All the patients suffering from malaria should be checked for identification of causal mosquito.

A

None follows

B

Only I and III follow

C

All follow

D

Only II and III follow

E

None of these

In the given numbers, if in each number first digit is replaced by the third digit, second digit is replaced by the first digit and third digit is replaced by the second digit then which number will be the biggest? 653 749 872 933 541

A

933

B

872

C

749

D

653

In the number 76534218 each digit is replaced next digit, ie '1' is replaced by '2' , '2' is replaced by '3' and so on and then the digits are arranged in ascending order from left to right, which digit will be fifth from the left end?

A

6

B

5

C

7

D

4