Harmful Effects of Tobacco

Q.

Smoking addiction is harmful because it produces polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which cause

1. reduction in oxygen transport

2. increase in blood pressure

3. cancer

4. retardation of growth of foetus

Q.

Tobacco contains a harmful substance called ________.

Q. Which of the following substances are addictive

1. Alcohol
2. Tobacco
3. Drugs
4. All of the above

Q. List the harmful effects caused by alcohol/drug abuse.

Q.

Many times we experience dryness in the mouth. Explain the condition and reasons for the same.

Q.

What does ethylene do to humans?

Q. Short / Long answer type questions.
Which scientist is known as father of microbiology ? Who discovered mosaic disease of tobacco?

Q. What are the harms of tobacco?

Q. Choose the substance not included by WADA in their current prohibited list.

1. Anabolic androgen steroids
2. Erythropoietins
3. Growth hormone
4. Caffeine

Q.

Assertion :Nicotine is an alkaloid found in tobacco.

Reason :It has several uses.

1. If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
2. If the assertion and reason both are false.
3. If assertion is true but reason is false.
4. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
5. If assertion is false but reason is true.

Q. Do you think that friends can influence one to take alcohol/drugs? If yes, how may one protect himself/herself from such an influence?

Q. Which of the following is/are the harmful effect(s) of addiction?

1. Altered behaviour
2. Social phobia
3. Loss of appetite
4. All of the above

Q. Which of the following substances are addictive

1. Alcohol
2. Tobacco
3. Drugs
4. All of the above

Q. Why is using tobacco in any form injurious to the health ? Explain.

Q. Which addictive substance is present in tobacco?

1. Caffeine
2. Opiate
3. Nicotine
4. Alcohol

Q. Tabacco chewing results in

1. Mouth cancer
2. Lung cancer
3. Bone cancer
4. Leukaemia

Q. Hard drug includes

1. Smack
2. Ganja
3. Pediculus
4. Anopheles

Q. Smoking increases oxygen deficiency in the body because

Q. What are the harms of addictive substances?

Q.

why heroine is called as an addictive drug?

Q. What is psychrotropic drug? Clarify with suitable example.

Q. Tobacco consumption is known to stimulate secretion of adrenaline and nor-adrenaline. The component causing this could be:

1. Tannic acid
2. Catechin
3. Curaimin
4. Nicotine

Q. Addiction to tabacco is caused by

1. Cocaine
2. Nicotine
3. Caffeine
4. Histamine

Q. Application based questions.
Why is tobacco smoking associated with rise in blood pressure and emphysema (oxygen deficiency in the body) ? Explain.

Q. Ailment related to tobacco addiction is

1. Bronchtis
2. Gastric and duodenal ulcer
3. Emphysema
4. All of the above

Q.

Which of the following are effects of tobacco use?

1. Mouth cancer

2. Short lifespan

3. Lung cancer

4. Cervical cancer

Q. Give reasons.

Q. Drugs and alcohol give short-term 'high' and long-term 'damages', Discuss.

Q. Which one of the following is most carcinogenic, present in tobacco smokeless products?

1. Tar
2. Caffeine
3. Nicotine
4. Benzopyrene

Q.

Which of the following are effects of tobacco use?

1. Lung

2. Liver

3. Skin

4. Cervix