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Bhang and Ganja are 

Bhang and Ganja are  Correct Answer <span style="">Dried leaves, flowers and buds </span>of Cannabis sativa

Concept:

  • Addiction is the state of being given up on some habit, drug, alcohol, tobacco, etc.
  • Addiction is of three types- Drug abuse, Tobacco addiction, and Alcohol addiction.
  • Drug abuse is taking drugs for a purpose except for clinical use.
    • Drug abusers are likely to require drugs again and again.
    • Drugs alter perception, behaviour and consciousness.

Explanation:

  • Cannabis sativa is commonly known as Hemp or Bhang plant.
  • Cannabinoids are a group of chemicals that are obtained from the inflorescences of the Cannabis plant.
  • Hashish, charas, ganja, and bhang are the different cannabis preparations.
  • Generally taken by inhalation and oral ingestion, these are known for their effects on the cardiovascular system of the body.
  • Ganja is prepared from the buds, twigs, stems, and leaves of the hemp plant.
  • Bhang is prepared using the flowering top of the hemp plant and it is also less potent than ganja.

Thus, Bhang and Ganja are extracts of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa.

Additional Information

Opioids:

  • Opiates or drugs obtained from opium or artificially produced substitutes that have opium-like effects.
  • They produce morphine-like effects.
  • Medically they are primarily used for pain relief, including anaesthesia.
  • Opioids are drugs, which bind to specific opioid receptors present in our central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract.
  • Example: codeine, morphine, heroin.

Heroin:

  • Heroin is an opioid drug made from morphine.
  • It is a natural substance taken from the seed pod of the various opium poppy plants.
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance is known as black tar heroin. 
  • Heroin usage leads to euphoric, hallucinogenic, or sedating effects.

Related Questions

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Narcotic drugs like bhang, ganja, charas are obtained from
Which of the following symptom is not a symptom observed by the use of Bhang, Charas, or Ganja?
From which part of the plant, Ganja is obtained?
How much quantity of Ganja has been specified as commercial quantity by the Central Government?
Consider the following statements: A. Aurangzeb was a puritan, so he abolished all practices in the court which were not in conformity with the injunctions of Islam. B. He forbade the cultivation of Bhang throughout the empire. C. He abolished the pilgrimage tax and Jaziya. Which of the above statements is/are correct? Select the code for the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following statements are correct regarding Aurangzeb? I. He forbade the cultivation of Bhang II. Forbade singing at court III. A proficient player of Veena IV. His tomb is at Tughlaqabad
Only male plants are used to make bhang.
Which of the following statements are correct regarding Aurangzeb?
I. He forbade the cultivation of Bhang
II. Forbade singing at court
III. A proficient player of Veena
IV. His tomb is at Tughlaqabad
Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the given four alternatives.
Public opinion may be passive and false or active and real. It is claimed in theory that all governments are ultimately based on the opinion or sanction of the governed. But we find that in practice the people's rights are often trodden down and tyranny and oppression are allowed to continue. The government does it not because the people want it to do so but because they are too idle, too uneducated and too disunited or timid to oppose the govern ment. Such public opinion is passive and false and not an active verdict. But when we find people alert, intelligent and determined to let the government know their will, when they want to exercise actively their voice in the management of their country, we have an instance of true or active public opinion. True public opinion is formed by and expressed through the press, the platform, political parties and educational institutions. These have sacred duties to perform, duties on which depends the ultimate good of the entire community. The press today wields a tremendous influence, So it should support the causes and move ments and condemn the wrong one's and thus teach people to form correct opinion. A free and fair press ventilates the grievances of the public. Thus a healthy relationship develops between the people and the government through out an unbiased press. Political parties also help to create and regulate opinions. No less important part is played by the educational Institutions which train the minds of the young people who will be the citizens of tomorrow. It has been said that modern Germany and China have been made by their universities. It is necessary that the young and the growing minds should imbibe the spirit of fellow-feeling, the spirit of tolerance, the habit of compromise, and show due regard for the feelings and opinion of others without which a democratic society cannot function, let alone succeed. When there is true awakening of the people, we shall have the real and conscious public opinion. And justice will reign on earth and truly will the voice of the people be the voice of God.
Who among the following has tremendous influence in forming the true public opinion?