NDPS Act 1985 and Toxicology Regulatory Framework: Foundations (UGC-NET Unit IV)
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30
Duration
30 min
Faculty-reviewed
0
Updated
17 May 2026
About this mock
UGC-NET Forensic Science Unit IV drill on the regulatory framework around toxicology at the foundations level. Covers the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 (definitions in Section 2, the general prohibition in Section 8, the punishment sections 18, 20, 21, 22 and 27, the presumption sections 35 and 54, the search of person safeguard in Section 50 read with Vakil Singh and Baldev Singh, sampling under Section 52A, search and seizure under Sections 41 to 43, cognisable and non-bailable nature under Section 37, and the no-bail rigour of Section 32A), the small and commercial quantity thresholds for heroin, cocaine and cannabis, the role of the Narcotics Control Bureau under the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Poisons Act 1919, the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 with Schedules H and X, FSSAI under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, the Bombay Prohibition Act 1949 in Gujarat, state Excise Acts, CDSCO under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Indian Pharmacopoeia, and the ICMR research framework. 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 3 questions
Notification S.O. 1055(E), Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), dated 19 October 2001
Small and commercial quantities under NDPS Act 1985, entry for diacetylmorphine; affirmed in Hira Singh v Union of India (2020) 20 SCC 272
Open source - cited in 2 questions
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (Act 61 of 1985)
Bare Act, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India, indiacode.nic.in
Open source - cited in 1 question
State of Punjab v Baldev Singh (1999) 6 SCC 172, Constitution Bench
NDPS Act Section 50, mandatory safeguard for personal search, indiankanoon.org
Open source - cited in 1 question
The Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, Schedule H
Framed under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, indiacode.nic.in
Open source - cited in 1 question
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 2
Definitions, Bare Act, Ministry of Law and Justice, indiacode.nic.in
Open source - cited in 1 question
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 18
Punishment for contravention in relation to opium poppy and opium, indiacode.nic.in
Open source - cited in 1 question
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 8
General prohibition, Bare Act, Ministry of Law and Justice, indiacode.nic.in
Open source - cited in 1 question
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 37
Offences to be cognisable and non-bailable, indiacode.nic.in
Open source - cited in 1 question
Narcotics Control Bureau, About Us, Government of India
Constituted under Section 4(3) NDPS Act 1985 by notification dated 17 March 1986; placed under MHA from 12 April 2003
Open source - cited in 1 question
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 22 and the Schedule
Punishment for contravention in relation to psychotropic substances, indiacode.nic.in
Open source - cited in 1 question
The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (Act 34 of 2006)
Establishment of FSSAI under Section 4 read with Section 5, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, indiacode.nic.in
Open source - cited in 1 question
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985
Framed under Section 9 of the NDPS Act 1985, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, indiacode.nic.in
Open source - cited in 1 question
Union of India v Mohanlal (2016) 3 SCC 379
NDPS Act Section 52A, disposal of seized drugs and representative sampling, indiankanoon.org
Open source - cited in 1 question
The Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 (Bombay Act XXV of 1949) as applied to Gujarat
Bombay Prohibition (Gujarat Amendment) Act 2011 retitling the Act in Gujarat, indiacode.nic.in
Open source - cited in 1 question
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 54
Presumption from possession of illicit articles, indiacode.nic.in
Open source - cited in 1 question
Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, About CDSCO
Located under Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
Open source - cited in 1 question
The Poisons Act, 1919 (Act 12 of 1919)
Bare Act, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India, indiacode.nic.in
Open source - cited in 1 question
ICMR National Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical and Health Research involving Human Participants, 2017
Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi; revision of the 2006 guidelines
Open source - cited in 1 question
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 35
Presumption of culpable mental state, indiacode.nic.in
Open source - cited in 1 question
Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, About IPC
Autonomous body under MoHFW, located at Sector 23 Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad; publisher of the Indian Pharmacopoeia under the Second Schedule of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940
Open source - cited in 1 question
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 32A; Dadu v State of Maharashtra (2000) 8 SCC 437
Bar on suspension, remission and commutation; appellate suspension power read in by the Supreme Court, indiankanoon.org
Open source - cited in 1 question
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 21
Punishment for contravention in relation to manufactured drugs and preparations, indiacode.nic.in
Open source - cited in 1 question
The Constitution of India, Seventh Schedule, Entries 8 and 51 of List II
State legislative competence over intoxicating liquors and excise duty on liquor and narcotics, indiacode.nic.in
Open source - cited in 1 question
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Sections 41, 42 and 43
Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest, indiacode.nic.in
Open source - cited in 1 question
The Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, Schedule X read with Rule 65(11) and Rule 97
Duplicate prescription requirement and two-year retention for Schedule X drugs, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, cdsco.gov.in
Open source - cited in 1 question
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 27
Punishment for consumption of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, indiacode.nic.in
Open source - cited in 1 question
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 20
Punishment for contravention in relation to cannabis plant and cannabis, indiacode.nic.in
Open source
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UGC-NET Forensic Science Unit IV drill on the regulatory framework around toxicology at the foundations level. Covers the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 (definitions in Section 2, the general prohibition in Section 8, the punishment sections 18, 20, 21, 22 and 27, the presumption sections 35 and 54, the search of person safeguard in Section 50 read with Vakil Singh and Baldev Singh, sampling under Section 52A, search and seizure under Sections 41 to 43, cognisable and non-ba
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30 multiple-choice questions, 30 minutes total. Difficulty: easy. Tier: Premium.
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