Multiple choice

Which one of the following is the offending substance in the liquor tragedies leading to blindness etc.?

  1. Ethyl alcohol

  2. Amyl alcohol

  3. Benzyl alcohol

  4. Methyl alcohol
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Methyl alcohol (methanol) is highly toxic and is often illegally added to illicit liquor; its ingestion can cause blindness and death.

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