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Drugs that act on the brain to alter behaviour, consciousness, thinking and perception are called:
AAntibiotic drugs
BHypoglycaemic drugs
CPsychotropic drugs
DAnti-retroviral drugs
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Psychotropic drugs
1. Certain drugs act on the brain and change behaviour, consciousness and perception.
2. These are termed psychotropic or mood-altering drugs.
3. Hypoglycaemic drugs treat diabetes and anti-retroviral drugs treat AIDS, so they are unrelated traps.
4. Hence the answer is C.
_Source: Samacheer Kalvi (TN SCERT) Class 10 Science, Unit "Health and Diseases", p.309_
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