Question

Person in charge of state drugs laboratories

• A. Drug inspector
• B. Chemical examiner
• C. Govt analyst
• D. Drugs controller

Hint:

The Drugs Controller ensures compliance with regulatory standards in drug testing laboratories and is responsible for the approval of drugs.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

A drug inspector enforces the law in the field, a chemical examiner and a government analyst both test specific samples referred to them, but none of these three heads the laboratory itself. The officer who is actually in overall administrative charge of a state's drugs testing laboratory, overseeing its staff, standards, and licensing functions, is the drugs controller. So the answer is drugs controller.

Answer 2

A quick way to settle this is to ask: which of these four titles describes a "head of department" role rather than a technical/testing role?

1. Drug inspector: Works under the drugs controller's organisation, carrying out inspections; a subordinate enforcement post, not a laboratory head.
2. Chemical examiner: A specialist analyst role, typically found in state forensic science setups, focused on chemical analysis of specific exhibits rather than administering a drugs laboratory.
3. Govt analyst: Performs the actual sample testing under the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules and reports results, again a technical post reporting upward rather than heading the department.
4. Drugs controller: Holds the senior administrative post responsible for the state drugs control organisation as a whole, including its laboratories, and is the officer this question is describing.

Only the drugs controller occupies the "in charge of" position described in the question; the other three are technical or enforcement staff who work under that authority.

Therefore, the correct answer is Drugs controller.