Prostuti360°Prostuti360°
Log in

WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper IV: General Studies II · Question 105 of 200

Q105
Current Affairs & General KnowledgeScience, Technology, Space & Defence
World's 1st medicine from marijuana is named as
  1. a.Malarone
  2. b.Effexor
  3. c.Absinthium
  4. d.Epidolex

Answer: (D) Epidolex

Epidiolex, a cannabidiol (CBD) oral solution for rare forms of epilepsy, was approved by the US FDA in 2018 as the first medicine derived from the cannabis plant. Malarone is an antimalarial, Effexor an antidepressant, and absinthium is wormwood.

Q104 Whole paperQ106