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The study of the action of drugs is known as 

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  1. Pharmacognosy

  2. Pharmacology

  3. Physiology

  4. Pharmaceutical chemistry

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Pharmacology is the branch of the study of drug action, in which considers the site of action of drug, toxicity, side effects on plasma half life concentration, excretory by products, etc.

Drugs which induce dreamy state of consciousness is ______________.

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  1. Sedative

  2. Stimulant

  3. Depressant

  4. Hallucinogen

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Hallucinogens cause optical illusion. Person loses all feelings of earthly existence of space and time.

So, the correct answer is 'Hallucinogen'

Dilation of blood vessels, increase in fat synthesis, low blood sugar and inflammation of stomach are due to the consumption of

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  1. Tobacco

  2. Drug addiction

  3. Alcohol

  4. Tobacco and drug addiction

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Long-term alcohol abuse poses great dangers to an alcoholic's physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual health. In addition to serious ramifications for the user's career, family and friends, alcoholism can cause irreversible damage to critical organs and body systems such as dilation of blood vessels, an increase in fat synthesis, low blood sugar and inflammation of the stomach. So, the correct answer is option C.

The drug useful to increase cardiovascular effects in human beings is

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  1. Cocaine

  2. Barbiturate

  3. Benzodiazepine

  4. Insulin

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cocaine is a powerful CNS( central nervous system) stimulant, which induces a sense of well-being and pleasure and delays fatigue. It causes lack of sleep, loss of appetite, headache, convulsions, insomnia, respiratory or cardiac failure and may lead to mental disorder.

Opium, morphine, heroin, pethidine and methadone are collectively called 

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  1. Tranquillizers

  2. Stimulants

  3. Hallucinogens

  4. Opiate narcotics

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Opiates are powerful painkillers and are made of opium, a white liquid in the poppy plant. Opiates produce a quick, intense feeling of pleasure followed by a sense of well-being and calm.
These include heroin, morphine, codeine, methadone, oxycontin etc.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Hallucinogens

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  1. Are nerve depressants

  2. Are nerve stimulants

  3. Alter thoughts, feelings and perceptions

  4. Are pain relievers

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Hallucinogens are drugs that generally produce dream-like state with disorientation and loss of contact with reality without any true sensory stimulus. These drugs change mood, behaviour, thoughts and perception in a manner like that of seen in psychosis. So, the correct answer is option C.

Marijuana is extracted from

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  1. Dried leaves and flowers of hemp plant

  2. Ergot fungus

  3. Cocoa plant

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The products of hemp plant, cannabis sativa like Marijuana, Bhang, Ganja, Charas (also called as 'Hashish' in some countries like America) etc., Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is present in hemp plant.

Cyclosporin A, an immunosuppressive drug is produced by

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  1. Aspergillus niger

  2. Monascus purpureus

  3. Penicillium notatum

  4. Trichoderma polysporum

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cyclosporin is used as immuno depressant, this drug is derived from a fungus Trichoderma polysporum and inhibit the activity of helper - T cells, thus help to prevent rejection of organ transplant.

Which one is not a symptom of opium addiction?

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  1. Slurred speech

  2. Slow respiration

  3. Dilation of pupil

  4. Drowsiness

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Opiates are derived from opium which is dried latex of unripen capsular fruits of Papaver somniferum (poppy plant). It has bitter taste and heavy smell. It is eaten and smoked. The effects of opiates are analgesic, narcotic and sedative. They slow down respiration, impair digestion, cause constriction of pupil of eye, cause nausea and vomiting, poor pronunciation of words (slurred speech) and drowsiness or feeling of sleep.
Hence, dilation of pupil is not a symptom of opium addiction.
So, the correct answer is 'Dilation of pupil'.

Drugs that cause malformation in embryo during pregnancy are called as

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  1. Tranquillizers

  2. Teratogens

  3. Alcoholic beverages

  4. Nicotin

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Some drugs cause foetal abnormalities, when given to a pregnant women. These are called teratogens. The most well-known synthetic teratogen is thalidomide.