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Which one of the following is the correct statement regarding the particular psychotropic drug specified

  • Hashish cause alter thought perceptions and hallucinations

  • Opium stimulates nervous system and cause hallucinations

  • Morphine leds to delusions and disturbed emotions

  • Morphine leds to delusions and disturbed emotions


A.

Hashish cause alter thought perceptions and hallucinations

Charas is the dried resinous extract from the flowering tops and leaves of Cannabis Sativa. In some countries, it is called hashish. It is an hallucinogen, which alters a person's thought, feeling and perceptions.

Psychotropic drugs (mood altering drugs) act on the brain and alter the behaviour, consciousness and power of perception. Barbiturates (derivative of barbituric acid) are general depressants for all excitable cells but the CNS is most sensitive to these drugs.

Opium is obtained from unripe seed pots of poppy plant (Papaver somniferum). Optimum has an analgesic (pain killing) effect and may also reduce anxiety and tension and lowers the blood pressure and breathing rate. 

Morphine ( a dream inducing derivative of opium) dream-inducing properties.

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A transgenic food crop, which may help in solving the problem of night blindness in developing countries is

  • Flavr savr tomatoes

  • Starlink maize

  • Bt soybean

  • Bt soybean


Consider the following four measure (A-D) that could be taken to successfully grow chickpea in an area where bacterial blight disease is common
A) spray with Bordeaux mixture
B) control of the insect vector of the disease pathogen
C) Use of only disease-free seeds
D) Use of varieties resistant to the disease
Which two fo the above measures can control the disease?

  • B and C

  • A and B

  • C and D

  • C and D


The letter T in T-lymphocyte refer to 

  • thyroid

  • thalamus

  • tonsil

  • tonsil


To which type of barriers under innate immunity, do the saliva in the mouth and the tears the eyes, belong?

  • Cytokine barriers

  • cellular barriers

  • Physiological barriers

  • Physiological barriers


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