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1. Which of the following poisonous plants is also known as be-still tree in common parlance?
  1. Abrus precatorius
  2. Croton tiglium
  3. Cerbera thevetia
  4. Capsicum annum
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2. Which of the following poisons has the chemical formula C2H2FNaO2?
  1. Sodium fluoroacetic Acid
  2. Sodium fluoroacetate
  3. Compound 1080
  4. All of the above
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3. Which of the following properties should an ideal homicidal poison have?
  1. It should be colorless
  2. It should be tasteless
  3. It should be odorless
  4. All of the above
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4. In 1945, in Japan a disease known as “Itai-Itai disease” spread. This was due to a poison. Which was it?
  1. Iodine
  2. Barium
  3. Selenium
  4. Cadmium
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5. Why is strychnine not an ideal choice as a homicidal poison?
  1. It is a very costly poison
  2. It can be detected very easily in the body organs with a simple chemical test
  3. It is extremely bitter in taste
  4. It has to be given in very high dose to be effective
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6. Hepatoma, a kind of liver cancer can be produced by a poison. Can you identify it from the list given below?
  1. Diesel fumes
  2. Aflatoxin
  3. Arsine gas
  4. Vanadium
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7. Which of the following poisons was often known as the “inheritance powder”?
  1. arsenic
  2. Nux vomica
  3. lead tetroxide
  4. mercuric chloride
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8. Which is the following poisons is also known as the Lunar caustic?
  1. Aqua regia
  2. Nitric Acid
  3. Sodium hydroxide
  4. Silver nitrate
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9. Which of the following poisons was often referred to as the “king of poisons”?
  1. Nux vomica
  2. arsenic
  3. Hydrocyanic acid
  4. potassium cyanide
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10. Which of the following is closest to being an ideal suicidal poison?
  1. Sulphuric acid
  2. Caustic Soda
  3. Barbiturates
  4. Nitric acid
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