JEE · NEET Previous Year Question

Identify opiates from the following:
(A) Codein (B) Tymine(C) Epinephrine (D) Morphine(E) Thiamine and (F) Heroin

Topic: JEE PYQ

Answer: A. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. AA, D, F
  2. BC, D, E
  3. CB, E, F
  4. DA, B, C

Correct answer: A

Solution

(a)
(A) Codeine, (D) morphine and (F) heroin are opiates or narcotics. The most common effect of medicinal opiates is pain relief.
(B) Thymine is a nucleoside present in DNA.
(C) Epinephrine is used under extreme stress. It affects on hormones which release stress producing chemicals.
(E) Thiamine is a vitamin.

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