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LSD is obtained from

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  1. Erythroxylon coca

  2. Papaver somiferum

  3. Cannabis sativas

  4. Claviceps Purpurea

  5. Neurospora crassa

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Claviceps Purpurea  is an ergot fungus that grows on the ears of rye and related cereal and forage plants. Ergot contains ergotamine, which is used to synthesize lysergic acid, an analog of and precursor for synthesis of LSD.
Thus, the correct answer is option (D), 'Claviceps Purpurea.

Which one of the following is a matching pair of a drug and its category?

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  1. Amphetamines - Stimulant

  2. Lysergic acid dimethyl amide - Narcotic

  3. Heroin - Psychotrophic

  4. Benzodiazepam - Pain killer

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amphetamines, sometimes called "speed" or "uppers," are central nervous system stimulant drugs, that increase alertness, self-confidence and concentration and decrease appetite, while creating a feeling of increased energy. The chemical structure is similar to the naturally occurring adrenaline and noradrenaline, that is produced by the body. 

Caffeine, amphetamine and cocaine are

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  1. Sedatives

  2. Tranquillizers

  3. Hallucinogens

  4. Stimulants

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Stimulants are psychoactive drugs that induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical functions or both. Some of these kinds of effects include enhanced alertness, wakefulness and locomotion. Some notable stimulants include caffeine, amphetamine and cocaine.
Thus. the correct answer is option D.

Betnelan, Decadron and Prednisolone drugs are

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  1. Antinflammatory and analgesics

  2. Narcotics

  3. Opiates

  4. Steroids

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

BetneIan is a synthetic glucocorticoid, the most active of the anti-inflammatory steroids.
Decadron is used in the treatment of cancer and is classified as a glucocorticosteroid.
Prednisolone is a synthetic glucocorticoid, a derivative of cortisol, which is used to treat a variety of inflammatory and auto-immune conditions.
Thus, the correct answer is option D

Which one of the following is a matching pair of its category?

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  1. Amphetamines- Stimulant

  2. Lysergic and Dimethyl amide- Narcotic

  3. Heroin- Psychotropic

  4. Benzodiazepine- Pain killer

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

LSD is hallucinogen.
Heroin is an opium.
Benzodiazepine is a sedative.
Amphetamines is a stimulant and is used to treat narcolepsy and attention deficit disorder.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Cocaine is derived from

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  1. Erythroxylon coca

  2. Coffea arabica

  3. Thea sinensis

  4. Cannabis sativa

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cocaine is a strong stimulant mostly used as a recreational drug.
Erythroxylon coca is the plant that contains vital nutrients as well as numerous alkaloids, including cocaine.

Erythroxylum coca is one of two species of cultivated coca.The coca plant resembles a blackthorn bush, and grows to a height of 2–3 m (7–10 ft). The branches are straight, and the leaves, which have a green tint, are thin, opaque, oval and taper at the extremities. A marked characteristic of the leaf is an areolated portion bounded by two longitudinal curved lines, one line on each side of the midrib, and more conspicuous on the under face of the leaf.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Assertion- Good athletes take amphetamine.
Reason- Amphetamine brings increased activity and alertness.

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  1. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

  2. Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

  3. Assertion is true but Reason is false.

  4. Both Assertion and Reason are false.

  5. Assertion is false but Reason is true.

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Amphetamine is a stimulant and an appetite suppressant. It stimulates the central nervous system by increasing the amount of  certain chemicals in the body. It brings increased activity and alertness.
But, it is illegal for athletes to take it.
Therefore, the correct answer is option E..

The mildest stimulant is

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  1. Amphetamines

  2. Caffeine

  3. Cocaine

  4. Charas

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant of the methylxanthine class of psychoactive drugs. It blocks the attachment of adenosine on its receptors. It is the mildest stimulant and is most widely consumed the psychoactive drug.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

.................. is obtained from the leaves of coca bush.

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  1. LSD

  2. Cocaine

  3. Heroin

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cocaine is a powerful addictive stimulant drug made form the leaves of the coca plant native to South America.
LSD is synthesized from ergotamine, a fungus.
Heroin is opoid synthesized by adding two acetyl groups of the molecule of morphine.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

From an unripe opium fruit, the opium is extracted along with the following set of drugs:

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  1. Hashish, morphine and heroin.

  2. Hashish, codeine, pethidine. morphine and methadone.

  3. Codeine, pethidine, methadone, morphine and heroin.

  4. Codeine, pethidine, methadone and cocaine.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Opium, narcotic drug that is obtained from unripe seedpods of the opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum), a plant of the family Papveraceae.
This raw opium may be ground into  powder or treated further to obtain derivatives such as morphine, hashish, codeine and heroin.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.