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Assertion: Heroin is also called smack.
Reason: Heroin is an opium alkaloid.


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Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is a correct explanation for Assertion.

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Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is NOT a correct explanation for Assertion.

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Assertion is True, Reason is False.

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Assertion is False, Reason is True.

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Solution

The correct option is B

Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is NOT a correct explanation for Assertion.


The correct answer is option B.

Assertion statement:

  1. Dope, H, smack, junk, horse, and brown are some of the street names for heroin.
  2. The analgesic alkaloid morphine, which is chemically processed to make heroin, is found in the dried latex of the Opium poppy.

Reason statement:

Heroin (morphine diacetate) was created in the 19th century as a derivative of morphine, the primary alkaloid in opium

Final answer: (b) Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is NOT a correct explanation for Assertion.


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