Central drugs standard control organisation

Question 1

It is which authority of India?

Answer 1

National Regulatory authority of India

Question 2

It is under which services?

Answer 2

Directorate general of health services,Minis of family welfare

Question 3

HEAD OF CDSCO?

Answer 3

VG SOMANI

Question 4

HQ

Answer 4

NEW DELHI

Question 5

By which notification,DCGI will act as the central licensing authority?

Answer 5

2017

Question 6

previous head

Answer 6

S Eshwara Reddy

Question 7

how many zonal offices?

Answer 7

6
mumbai
kolkata
chennai
ghaziabad
hyderabad
ahemdabad

Question 8

Which act will it amend?

Answer 8

Narcotics drugs and Psychotropic substances act,1985

Question 9

punishment under NDPS act?

Answer 9

imprisonment-10 yrs-20 yrs
fine-1 lakh

Question 10

Narcotics control bureau constituted under which act?

Answer 10

1986

Question 11

Which section defines term”illicit traffic”?

Answer 11

Section 2
clauses i to v

Question 12

This act was amended when??

Answer 12

2014 (Except the section 27(a))

Question 13

objective of the bill?

Answer 13

To help victims of drug abuse and decriminalise possession of a ltd quantity of drugs

Question 14

Which article voilated under it?

Answer 14

article 20 (protection against arbitrary and excessive punishment to accused person)

Question 15

When was this act amended to rationalize sentencing?

Answer 15

2001

Question 16

When was narco-coordination centre constituted?

Answer 16

2016

Question 17

By whom was”project sunrise” launched?

Answer 17

2016
minis of health and family welfare

Question 18

How many times has NDPS been amended?

Answer 18

1988
2001
2014

Question 19

About 2014 amendment?

Answer 19

*allows a better medical access to narcotic drugs

*defined “essential drugs” under sec 2(vii)

*section 9-allowed manufacture,transport,possession,sale,purchase etc.

Question 20

Error with amendment?

Answer 20

section 2 renumbered
*2(vii)a and 2(vii)b

Question 21

By which court was the 2014 amendment glitch highlighted?

Answer 21

Tripura hc

Question 22

____ of the Constitution provides for the protection in respect of conviction for offences.

Answer 22

Article 20

Question 23

Narcotics Control Bureau has been provided funds for developing a new software named ____ which will create a complete online database of drug offences and offenders.

Answer 23

Seizure Information Management System (SIMS)

Question 24

____was launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2016, to tackle the rising HIV prevalence in north-eastern states in India, especially among people injecting drugs.

Answer 24

Project Sunrise

Question 25

To step-up the battle against the severe challenge posed by drug use and alcoholism, the campaign will focus not just on institutional support but also on community outreach programmes in the districts identified in coordination. Name it

Answer 25

Nasha Mukt Bharat’, or Drug-Free India Campaign