Alcohol and Illicit liquid is the first topic in our Forensic Toxicology MCQs series for the preparation of NTA UGC NET /JRF, FACT and FACT+, University PG Entrance Exam (DU, GFSU, etc. ), or other entrance examinations across the globe.

Attention Users: For systematic learning, please refer to the index page of the Forensic Toxicology MCQs Page. Here, we listed all the MCQs based on the NTA UGC syllabus.

Alcohol and Other Illicit Liquids MCQs in Forensic Toxicology

1. Which of the following is a hepatotoxic poison:

  1. Alcohol
  2. Atropine
  3. Morphine
  4. Amphetamine

Answer and Explanation

2. Blindness can be caused by the following:

  1. Ethanol
  2. Methanol
  3. Glycol
  4. Propanol

Answer and Explanation

3. Ethanol is absorbed into the blood from:

  1. Stomach and small intestine
  2. Liver and large intestine
  3. Kidney and liver
  4. Stomach and large intestine

Answer and Explanation

4. Alcohol is oxidized to acetaldehyde in the liver by:

  1. Peroxidase
  2. Glyoxylate
  3. Phospho glucoamylase
  4. Alcohol dehydrogenase

Answer and Explanation

5. Malting, mashing, brewing, fermentation, maturing, finishing are the steps involved in the production of

  1. Wine
  2. Beer
  3. Gin
  4. Whisky

Answer and Explanation

6. ‘Proof’ in alcoholic drinks is

  1. equals to the percentage of alcohol contents
  2. 12/13 parts of alcohol percentage
  3. twice of the percentage of alcohol contents
  4. 8% of the alcoholic percentage

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7. Legal limit of blood alcohol levels for driving in India as prescribed by the Motor vehicle act,1988 is

  1. 50 mg per 100 ml of blood
  2. 60 mg per 100 ml of blood
  3. 30 mg per 100 ml of blood
  4. 80 mg per 100 ml of blood

Answer and Explanation

8. Assertion (A): Ethyl alcohol forms metabolite formaldehyde in the body.
Reason (R): Formaldehyde is the metabolic end product of ethyl alcohol in the body.

  1. Both (A) and (R) are false
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is false but (R) is true
  4. Both (A) and (R) are true

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9. Assertion (A): Alcohol gives energy but it is not considered food.
Reason (R): Alcohol does not have protein, vitamins, or nutrients.

Codes :

  1. Both (A) and (R) are correct
  2. Both (A) and (R) are incorrect
  3. (A) is correct, and (R) is incorrect
  4. (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct

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10. Quantitative estimation of ethyl alcohol can be done properly in:

(i) Urine (ii) Saliva (iii) Blood (iv) Perspiration

  1. (i) and (ii)
  2. (ii) and (iii)
  3. (i) and (iii)
  4. (iii) and (iv)

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11. Ethanol is used as an antidote in methanol poisoning because:

  1. Ethanol competes for choline esterase enzyme
  2. Ethanol by-product is formic acid
  3. Ethanol competes for ADH enzyme
  4. Ethanol is cheap and easily available

Answer and Explanation

12. Assertion (A): Methanol consumption causes blindness.

Reason (R): Because of the metabolic products like lactic acid and acetone

  1. (A) is false but (R) is true
  2. Both (A) and (R) are false
  3. (A) is true but (R) is false
  4. Both (A) and (R) are true

Answer and Explanation

13. Ethanol is produced by the fermentation of sugar by:

  1. Yeast
  2. Glycerin
  3. Alkaloid
  4. Both (1) and (2)

Answer and Explanation

14. Assertion(A): Methanol is poisonous to human beings.

Reason(R): Because of metabolism methyl alcohol forms formaldehyde as the final product.

  1. Both (A ) and (R) are true
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true But (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true but (R) is False
  4. (A) is False But (R) is false

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15. Assertion (A): Methanol is a CNS depressant and toxicity is mainly due to formic acid.

Reason (R): Because Methanol is metabolized by the liver.

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true.
  2. Both (A) and (R) are false.
  3. (A) is true and (R) is false.
  4. (A) is false and (R) is true.

Answer and Explanation

16. The enzyme present in the liver which metabolizes alcohol is called as

  1. Alcohol peroxidase
  2. Alcohol dehydrogenase
  3. Alcohol phosphatase
  4. Alcohol esterase

Answer and Explanation

17. ‘Biphasic Effect’ is associated with which of the following

  1. Alcohol Drinking
  2. Cocaine abuse
  3. Charas Smoking
  4. LSD abuse

Answer and Explanation

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2 Comments

  1. Pankaj Kumar Singh says:

    In question no. 8 it’s methyl alcohol not ethyl alcohol which gets converted into formaldehyde