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Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene drugs and its types drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption innate and learned behaviour

The depression of nervous activity is caused by which of the following drug?

  1. LSD

  2. Narcotic

  3. Stimulant

  4. Sedative
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

LSD or lysergic acid diethylamide is mood-changing chemical.
A sedative or tranquillizer is a substance, that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement of nervous activity.
Narcotics are any of a class of substances that blunt senses.
Stimulant is psychoactive drugs, that induce temporary improvements.
So, the correct answer is option D.

Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene drugs and its types drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption innate and learned behaviour

Which of the following are psychotropic drugs?

  1. Hallucinogenic

  2. Stimulants and tranquilizers

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Psychotropic drug is any chemical substance, that changes brain function and results in alterations in perceptions, mood or consciousness. Commonly used psychotropic drugs are anxiolytics, euphoriants, stimulants, depressants like sedatives, hypnotics and narcotics and hallucinogens.
So, the correct answer is option C.

Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene drugs and its types drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption innate and learned behaviour

THC is an ingredient associated with

  1. Papaver

  2. Cannabis

  3. Erythroxylon

  4. Threobroma
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

THC is the abbreviated form of tetrahydrocannabinol. It is one of the compounds found in the resins which are secreted by the glands of Cannabis plant. It is considered as the mind-altering ingredient. The drug shows many physiological effects on the individual's memory, concentration, co-ordination, thinking, perception, movements, etc. The drug is considered to be a hallucinogen and recreates environment in the individual's mind which is not existing in reality.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B. 

Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene drugs and its types drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption innate and learned behaviour

Which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. Heroin accelerates body functions.

  2. Malignant tumours never exhibit metastasis.

  3. Patients who have undergone surgery are given cannabinoids to relieve pain.

  4. Benign tumours show the property of metastasis.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Heroin is an opiate, which produces a quick, intense feeling of pleasure followed by a sense of well-being and calm.
Metastasis is the property of malignant tumors (and not benign tumors) to spread from one place to another in the body.
Cannabinoids (THC) appears to ease moderate pain (analgesic) and to be neuroprotective and hence is given after surgeries.

Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene drugs and its types drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption innate and learned behaviour

Which one of the following is a sedative drug?

  1. Amphetamines

  2. LSD

  3. Barbiturates

  4. Bhang
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Amphetamines is a potent central nervous system stimulant that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, narcolepsy, and obesity.
LSD is the most powerful hallucinogenic (mind-altering) drug. It is 100 times more potent than hallucinogenic mushrooms. 
Bhang is a hallucinogen. It is a preparation of Cannabis, traditionally used in food and drink in the Indian subcontinent
Barbiturates are any of a class of sedative and sleep-inducing drugs derived from barbituric acid. These are drugs that act as central nervous system depressants.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.
Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene drugs and its types drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption innate and learned behaviour

Ibuprofen is a/an

  1. Opiate

  2. Steroid

  3. Analgesic

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Ibuprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, which works by reducing the hormones that cause inflammation and pain in the body. Ibuprofen is so used to reduce fever and treat pain  (analgesic) and inflammation caused by many conditions like toothache, headache, back pain, arthritis etc.
Thus, the correct answer is option C

Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene drugs and its types drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption innate and learned behaviour

Barbiturates are

  1. Antidepressants

  2. Sedatives

  3. Narcotics

  4. Antibiotics
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Barbiturates are drugs which inhibit the activity of the central nervous system. They depress the activity and have an analgesic effect. These produce mild sedation to total anaesthesia. They are also effective as anxiolytics, hypnotics and anticonvulsants.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene drugs and its types drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption innate and learned behaviour

Which one of the following depresses brain activity and produces feelings of calmness, relaxation and drowsiness?

  1. Valium

  2. Morphine

  3. Hashish

  4. Amphetamines
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Valium is a benzodiazepine (sedative) that gives a feeling of relaxation, calmness or drowsiness in the body. It is used to treat anxiety, alcohol withdrawal etc.

Morphine is the main opium alkaloid that depresses respiratory centre and contributes to the fall in blood pressure.  
Hashish is a hallucinogen.
Amphetamines are synthetic drugs and are stimulant in nature. Hence option A is correct.

Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene drugs and its types drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption innate and learned behaviour

Which one of the following is a correct match?

  1. Bhang- Analgesic

  2. Cocaine- Opiate narcotics

  3. Morphine- Hallucinogen

  4. Barbiturate- Tranquilizer
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Bhang is also known as marijuana and by numerous other names, is a preparation of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug.
Cocaine, also known as benzoylmethylecgonine or coke, is a strong stimulant mostly used as a recreational drug. 
Morphine is an opioid pain medication. It is used to treat moderate to severe pain.
Barbiturates are drugs that act as central nervous system depressants or tranquilizers, and can produce a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to total anesthesia.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.
Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene drugs and its types drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption innate and learned behaviour

The tranquillizers differ from the sedatives that they

  1. Make a person more wakeful

  2. Produce calmness

  3. Produce calmness without inducing sleep

  4. Produce deep sleep
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Opium, morphine, heroin, etc., are opiate narcotics, which suppress brain functions relieve pain, whereas sedatives and tranquillizers depress brain activity and produce feelings of calmness, e.g., barbiturates (sleeping pills), benzodiazepines (tranquillizers). So, the correct answer is option C.