Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Quiz Crafted by-
Rahul Das
Assistant Professor
Forensic Science
Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur.
Introduction to Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances
The word Narcotic is derived from Greek word Narkitos meaning "to be numb" in other words to numb the senses. It is defined as a depressant action on Central Nervous System (CNS), which relieves pain, produces withdrawal signs and symptoms when the drug is stopped. Opium contains about thirty-five alkaloids out of which Morphine is the most important one. Indian Opium contains 2-10% Morphine. For prosecution under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 (NDPS Act 1985) only the identification of heroin in brown sugar is required. The complete drug profiling would include identification and quantization of all the components by analytical techniques like micro chemical tests, Enzyme Multiplied Immunoassay Technique (EMIT), Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC), IR Spectrophotometry (IR) etc. Nalline tests and laboratory analysis indicate drug addict. "Addict" means a person who has dependence on any narcotic drug or psychotropic substances. Medicinal cannabis that is medicinal hemp means any extract or tincture of Cannabis. Designer drugs are class of synthetic drugs similar to the controlled drugs synthesized by chemist working in Clandestine Drug Laboratories. Fentanyl analogs, Meperdine analogs and MDMA (3,4 - methylenedioxy) are known class of Designer drugs.
Let's look at the questions and their answers:
Que 1. The Act which regulates Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances in India is?
a) IEA
b) NDPS Act
c) Excise Act
d) IPC
Answer - b) NDPS Act
Que 2. Which of the following is not under NDPS Act?
a) Ganja
b) LSD
c) Barbiturates
d) Bhang
Answer - d) Bhang
Que 3. The alkaloid which determines the identity of a Heroin sample is?
a) Codeine
b) Thebaine
c) Morphine
d) Narcotine
Answer - c) Morphine
Que 4. Which of the following is a presumptive test for Cannabis?
a) Gilroy's test
b) Fast Blue B Salt test
c) Marquis test
d) Ferric Salt test
Answer - b) Fast Blue B Salt test
Que 5. The active principle of Cocaine is?
a) THC
b) Cognine
c) Benzoyl ecgonine
d) Morphine
Answer - c) Benzoyl ecgonine
Que 6. Which of the following is a Synthetic drug?
a) Charas
b) Xanax
c) Cocaine
d) Ganja
Answer - b) Xanax
Que 7. The number of packages of drugs which should be collected in cases where more than 100 packages are recovered from a crime scene is/are?
a) All the 100 packages
b) Randomly collect 10 packages
c) Packages equal to the square root of total number of packages
d) Only 1 package
Answer - c) Packages equal to the square root of total number of packages
Que 8. The end colour of Marquis test for Heroin is?
a) Purple
b) Brown
c) Blue
d) Colourless
Answer - a) Purple
Que 9. The active principle present in Charas is?
a) Noscapine
b) Morphine
c) Heroin
d) Tetra-hydro Cannabinol
Answer - d) Tetra-hydro Cannabinol
Que 10. Crack cocaine is composed of
a) Cocaine alone
b) Cocaine & Baking Soda
c) Cocaine & Marking Nut
d) Cocaine, Baking Soda & Marking Nut
Answer - b) Cocaine & Baking Soda
Que 11. 'Fentanyl' is an analogue of?
a) Cannabis
b) MDMA
c) Heroin
d) Ecstasy
Answer - c) Heroin
Que 12. 'Hemp plant' is the common name of?
a) Cannabis
b) Heroin
c) Raw Opium
d) Mescaline
Answer - a) Cannabis
Que 13. Which of the following is a common test for both 'Raw Opium' and 'Heroin'?
a) Marquis test
b) Nitric Acid test
c) Ferric Salt test
d) Zwikker's test
Answer - a) Marquis test
Que 14. Which of the following contains the highest amount of THC?
a) Bhang
b) Ganja
c) Charas
d) Hashish Oil
Answer - d) Hashish Oil
Que 15. The other name of 'Magic Mushroom' is?
a) Alprazolam
b) Allobarbital
c) Psilocybin
d) Phencyclidine
Answer - c) Psilocybin