This article is an exam-oriented Social Pharmacy question paper for D. Pharmacy students. It is useful for board exam preparation, revision, and practice for MSBTE, AKTU, BTEUP, RUHS and other state boards.
Social Pharmacy Practice Question Paper
Course: Diploma in Pharmacy
Time: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 80
Section 1: Long Answer Questions
Attempt any SIX of the following:
(6 × 5 = 30 Marks)
- Define health and list various indicators of health. Explain any three indicators in detail.
- i) Discuss the stages of the demographic cycle.
ii) Explain the National Immunization Schedule for infants and pregnant women. - Give the classification of communicable diseases and explain the role of the pharmacist in the prevention of tuberculosis.
- Define psychosocial pharmacy. State what is meant by drug misuse and drug abuse. Also explain the prevention and control of drug misuse and abuse.
- Give the causative agent and prevention of the following infections:
i) AIDS
ii) Cholera - Enlist at least six National Health Programmes implemented by the Government of India. Discuss any one National Health Programme focusing on a communicable disease.
- Give the causative agent and clinical presentation of the following infections:
i) Dengue
ii) Leprosy
Section 2: Short Answer Questions
Attempt any TEN of the following:
(10 × 3 = 30 Marks)
- Explain the terms epidemic and pandemic.
- How did the National Health Policy come into existence? Enlist the objectives of the National Health Policy.
- Draw a diagram of a typical bacterial cell and name its components.
- Explain the role of the pharmacist in National Health Programmes.
- Give the full form of:
i) IUD
ii) OPV
iii) MTP - Define the following terms:
i) Nutraceuticals
ii) Artificial ripening
iii) Food safety - Define pharmacoeconomics and discuss the methods of pharmacoeconomic evaluation.
- State the mode of transmission of the following diseases:
i) Whooping cough
ii) Syphilis
iii) Diphtheria - Write short notes on:
i) Prevention of air pollution
ii) Causes of pharmaceutical pollution - Write the procedure and observations of Gram staining of bacteria.
- What is malnutrition? Write the ill effects of junk food.
Section 3: Objective Type Questions
Attempt ALL of the following:
(20 × 1 = 20 Marks)
- Name any two communicable diseases caused by Virus?
- Breastfeeding Awareness Week is celebrated in ______ month.
- QALY stands for ______.
- Which of the following is a dimension of health?
i) Physical dimension
ii) Chemical dimension
iii) Mental dimension
iv) Both (i) and (iii) - Enlist the chemicals used for artificial ripening.
- The headquarters of the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) is located in ______.
- Define noise.
- Full form of UNICEF is ______.
- Social Pharmacy deals with:
i) Safe and rational utilization of medicines by consumers as well as health care professionals
ii) Treatment of patients
iii) Manufacturing of medicines
iv) Providing only quaternary health care facilities - RNTCP was launched by the Government of India in the year ______.
- Name the vaccine used for the prevention of tuberculosis.
- The special equipment required for burning solid waste is called ______.
- Name any one National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme.
- Name any two communicable diseases caused by bacteria.
- Full form of NRHM is:
i) National Rational Health Mission
ii) National Rural Health Mission
iii) National Region Harmony Ministry
iv) None of the above - Give one example of a protocol infection.
- Which contraceptive method is a permanent method for females?
- Which of the following is an example of an arthropod-borne infection?
i) Tuberculosis
ii) Typhoid
iii) Filariasis
iv) Leprosy - Tetanus is an example of surface infection. State True or False.
- Full form of FIP is:
i) International Pharmaceutical Federation
ii) Federation of Indian Pharmacy
iii) Federation of Italian Pharmacy
iv) None of these
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