Drugs of Abuse: Classification and Toxicity Foundations (UGC-NET Unit IV)
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Questions
30
Duration
30 min
Faculty-reviewed
0
Updated
17 May 2026
About this mock
UGC-NET Forensic Science Unit IV drill on drugs of abuse and their toxicity at the foundations level. Covers pharmacological classification (narcotics, stimulants, hallucinogens, depressants, dissociatives, inhalants), botanical sources and principal alkaloids (cannabis Delta-9-THC, opium poppy morphine and codeine, Erythroxylum coca cocaine), heroin chemistry and the 6-MAM metabolite, urinary cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine, amphetamines, MDMA, methamphetamine, LSD (Albert Hofmann 1938), psilocybin mushrooms, ketamine, GHB, novel psychoactive substances (JWH cannabinoids, synthetic cathinones), nicotine and caffeine. Indian regulatory context under the NDPS Act 1985 (Schedules, small and commercial quantity notifications, licensed poppy cultivation under the Central Bureau of Narcotics) is woven throughout. Easy-band questions calibrated for first-pass UGC-NET preparation and quick concept refresh.
Sources & references
Questions in this mock are written and verified against the following sources. Citations are recorded per question and shown in the explanation after submission.
- cited in 4 questions
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (Act 61 of 1985)
Government of India, Section 2(iii)(a): definition of charas
Open source - cited in 3 questions
Levine B and Kerrigan S, Principles of Forensic Toxicology
AACC Press, 5th Edition, Chapter on opioids and heroin metabolism
- cited in 2 questions
UNODC, Recommended methods for the identification and analysis of opium, morphine and heroin
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Manual ST/NAR/29, Chapter on heroin chemistry
Open source - cited in 2 questions
UNODC, Recommended methods for the identification and analysis of amphetamine, methamphetamine and their ring-substituted analogues
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Manual ST/NAR/34, Chapter on MDMA and ring-substituted phenethylamines
Open source - cited in 2 questions
Ministry of Finance notification S O 1055(E), 19 October 2001 (NDPS Act 1985)
Department of Revenue, Government of India, Small and commercial quantities, entry for charas
Open source - cited in 2 questions
UNODC, World Drug Report 2023, Booklet on novel psychoactive substances
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna, Section on synthetic cathinones
Open source - cited in 1 question
UNODC, World Drug Report 2023, Booklet on stimulants
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna, Section on methamphetamine pharmacology and trafficking
Open source - cited in 1 question
Goldfrank Toxicologic Emergencies, Chapters on opioid and alcohol withdrawal
McGraw-Hill, 11th Edition, Section on withdrawal syndromes
- cited in 1 question
Hofmann A, LSD, My Problem Child
McGraw-Hill, 1980, Chapter 1: How LSD originated
- cited in 1 question
UNODC, Recommended methods for the identification and analysis of psilocybin and psilocin in seized materials
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Manual ST/NAR/19
Open source - cited in 1 question
SWGDRUG, Recommendations for the analysis of seized drugs
Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drugs, Edition 8, Part IV B: methods of analysis and drug identification criteria
Open source - cited in 1 question
UNODC, Recommended methods for the identification and analysis of cocaine in seized materials
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Manual ST/NAR/7, Chapter on coca and cocaine chemistry
Open source - cited in 1 question
Goldfrank Toxicologic Emergencies, Chapter on methylxanthines
McGraw-Hill, 11th Edition, Section on caffeine pharmacology and toxicity
- cited in 1 question
Goldfrank Toxicologic Emergencies, Chapter on nicotine and tobacco
McGraw-Hill, 11th Edition, Section on plant alkaloids
- cited in 1 question
UNODC, World Drug Report 2023, Booklet on emerging trends
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna, Section on ketamine pharmacology and trafficking
Open source - cited in 1 question
Goldfrank Toxicologic Emergencies, Chapter on inhalants
McGraw-Hill, 11th Edition, Section on volatile substances and sudden sniffing death
- cited in 1 question
Goldfrank Toxicologic Emergencies, Chapter on cocaine
McGraw-Hill, 11th Edition, Section on cocaine pharmacology and toxicity
- cited in 1 question
Central Bureau of Narcotics, Government of India, Annual opium poppy licensing policy
Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Notified opium-cultivating districts (Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh)
Open source - cited in 1 question
Indian Pharmacopoeia 2018, Opium and its alkaloids
Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Ghaziabad, Volume III, Monograph on Opium (Papaver somniferum L.)
- cited in 1 question
Matsuda L A et al, Structure of a cannabinoid receptor and functional expression of the cloned cDNA
Nature, Volume 346, pages 561 to 564, 1990
Open source - cited in 1 question
UNODC, Recommended methods for the identification and analysis of cannabis and cannabis products
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Manual for use by national drug analysis laboratories, 2009
Open source
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What does the Drugs of Abuse: Classification and Toxicity Foundations (UGC-NET Unit IV) mock cover?+
UGC-NET Forensic Science Unit IV drill on drugs of abuse and their toxicity at the foundations level. Covers pharmacological classification (narcotics, stimulants, hallucinogens, depressants, dissociatives, inhalants), botanical sources and principal alkaloids (cannabis Delta-9-THC, opium poppy morphine and codeine, Erythroxylum coca cocaine), heroin chemistry and the 6-MAM metabolite, urinary cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine, amphetamines, MDMA, methamphetamine, LSD (Albert Hofmann 1938), psi
How many questions and how long is the test?+
30 multiple-choice questions, 30 minutes total. Difficulty: easy. Tier: Premium.
Who is this mock for?+
Forensic science students and aspirants who want timed, exam-style practice with explanations and verified source citations on NET. Useful for postgraduate entrance preparation and for BSc / MSc forensic students testing their recall under time.
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Each question carries a verified source citation. Faculty review for individual questions is in progress.
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