Match List I with List II: Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
- A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
- A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
- A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
Answer
(4) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
Solution
A. Cocaine (coke/crack) is obtained from the coca plant Erythroxylum coca (A-III).
B. Heroin (smack) is diacetylmorphine, obtained by acetylation of morphine extracted from the latex of the poppy plant Papaver somniferum (B-IV).
C. Morphine is a very effective sedative and painkiller, useful in patients who have undergone surgery (C-I).
D. Marijuana is a cannabinoid obtained from the inflorescences of Cannabis sativa (D-II).
Thus, A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II.
Answer: (4)