CNS Poisons: Narcotics and Deliriants
- Previous year questions on CNS Poisons: Narcotics and Deliriants for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Forensic Medicine section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 16 live questions in CNS Poisons: Narcotics and Deliriants.
- 1 of 16 questions carries a verified exam year: 2020.
- Forensic Medicine is worth about 10 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 5 Sept 2026.
Q1.Magnan's symptom is seen in?
- ADatura poisoning
- BCocaine poisoning✓ Correct answer
- CCannabis sativa poisoning
- DCannabis indica poisoning
Q2.Magnan's symptoms are associated with which poisoning event
- ACocaine✓ Correct answer
- Bcannabis
- CAmphetamine
- DAlcohol
Q3.A 25 years old unidentified male from roadside was brought by police to emergency room with disorientation, altered sensorium and vomiting. He had a BP of 90/70 mm Hg, heart rate of 110/min, temperature -36.4degC and respiratory rate of 11/min. On examination, he had bilateral pin-point pupils. What is the most probable diagnosis?
- APontine hemorrhage
- BHypothermia
- CDhatura poisoning
- DOpioid poisoning✓ Correct answer
Q4.A Patient is admitted with Insomnia, Agitation, Diarrhoea, Dilated pupils and Sweating, what is the type of withdrawal?
- AHeroin✓ Correct answer
- BCocaine
- CCannabis
- DEcstasy
Q5.Opium poisoning is treated with:
- ANaloxone✓ Correct answer
- BAtropine
- CNeostigmine
- DPhysostigmine
Q6.In belladona poisoning, antidote is:
- APhysostigmine✓ Correct answer
- BNeostigmine
- CAnti histamine
- DAtropine
Q7.Respiratory centre depression is caused by all except-
- AOpium
- BStrychnine✓ Correct answer
- CBarbiturates
- DGelsemium
Q8.Tactile hallucination seen in abuse with -
- AHeroine
- BCocaine✓ Correct answer
- CCannabis
- DAlcohol
Q9.Which assay is most likely to detect cocaine metabolites?
- ASemen
- BSaliva
- CHair
- DUrine✓ Correct answer
Q10.Which one of the following produces toxic hypothermia?
- ASalicylates
- BAnticholinergics
- CAntidepressants
- DOpioids✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: B. Cocaine poisoning; Q2: A. Cocaine; Q3: D. Opioid poisoning; Q4: A. Heroin; Q5: A. Naloxone; Q6: A. Physostigmine; Q7: B. Strychnine; Q8: B. Cocaine; Q9: D. Urine; Q10: D. Opioids.
Other topics in Forensic Medicine
- Age Estimation from Bone and Teeth
- Determination of Sex, Race and Stature
- Fingerprints, Tattoos and Identifying Marks
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), BNSS and BSA
- Medical Ethics, Consent and Professional Negligence
- Diagnosis of Death and Postmortem Changes
- Conduct of the Medicolegal Autopsy
- Blunt and Sharp Force Mechanical Injuries
- Injuries by Body Region
- Burns, Scalds and Cold Injuries
- Firearm and Explosive Blast Wounds
- Hanging, Strangulation and Other Mechanical Asphyxia
- Drowning
- Sexual Assault and Criminal Abortion
- Child Abuse, Infanticide and Starvation Deaths
- General Principles of Poisoning
- Poisoning by Organophosphorus Compounds
- Corrosive Agents and Asphyxiant Gases
- Ethanol and Methanol Poisoning
- Metallic and Non-Metallic Inorganic Irritants
- Plant and Animal Organic Irritant Poisons