Anmol Sir Tobacco Abuse NEET 2024
1. Which of the following is the most common cause 6. What is one key strategy to discourage tobacco
of cancer-related deaths associated with tobacco consumption through policy measures?
abuse? (a) Allowing unrestricted tobacco advertising
(a) Bladder cancer (b) Liver cancer (b) Reducing tobacco taxes
(c) Lung cancer (d) Breast cancer (c) Enforcing smoke-free laws
(d) Removing health warning labels
2. What characterises nicotine addiction, making it
challenging for individuals to quit smoking? 7. Which global organization promotes tobacco
(a) Rapid metabolism of nicotine in the body control through the Framework Convention on
(b) Minimal withdrawal symptoms Tobacco Control (FCTC)?
(c) Physical and psychological dependence (a) United Nations Educational, Scientific and
(d) Absence of cravings Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
(b) United Nations International Emergency Fund
3. In addition to increased healthcare costs, what (UNICEF) Children's
other economic consequence is associated with (c) World Trade Organization (WTO)
tobacco abuse? (d) World Health Organization (WHO)
(a) Decreased healthcare employment opportunities
(b) Reduced productivity due to increased work 8. Concerns have arisen about e-cigarettes serving
hours as a gateway to tobacco use. What substance is
(c) Increased investment in public health campaigns typically found in e-cigarettes that raises these
(d) Lost productivity due to absenteeism and concerns?
smoking breaks at work (a) Nicotine (b) Cannabis
(c) Vitamin E (d) Caffeine
4. What factors contribute to youth tobacco abuse,
making adolescence a critical period for initiation? 9. How does pesticide use in tobacco farming
(a) Lack of access to tobacco products contribute to environmental harm?
(b) Strict legal regulations (a) It increases soil fertility.
(c) Peer pressure, exposure to advertising, and (b) It promotes biodiversity.
flavored products (c) It harms ecosystems and non-target species.
(d) Comprehensive education programs (d) It has no environmental impact.
5. Which smoking cessation method combines 10. Besides lung cancer, which of the following is a
behavioral counseling with nicotine replacement cardiovascular disease associated with tobacco
therapies or prescription medications for increased abuse?
success? (a) Osteoporosis (b) Atherosclerosis
(a) Behavioral counseling alone (c) Diabetes (d) Alzheimer's disease
(b) Nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs)
(c) Prescription medications alone
(d) Combination therapy
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Anmol Sir Tobacco Abuse NEET 2024
Answer Key
1. (c) 3. (d) 5. (d) 7. (d) 9. (c)
2. (c) 4. (c) 6. (c) 8. (a) 10. (b)
Answers & Explanations
1. Option (c) is correct. 7. Option (d) is correct.
Lungs cancer is the most common cause of cancer- The World Health Organization (WHO) promotes
related deaths associated with tobacco abuse, as tobacco control through the Framework Convention
stated in the reference material. on Tobacco Control (FCTC), as mentioned in the
material.
2. Option (c) is correct.
Nicotine addiction is characterised by both physical 8. Option (a) is correct.
and psychological dependence, making it challenging Concerns about e-cigarettes serving as a gateway to
for individuals to quit smoking. tobacco use are primarily related to the presence of
nicotine in e-cigarettes.
3. Option (d) is correct.
In addition to increased healthcare costs, lost 9. Option (c) is correct.
productivity due to absenteeism and smoking breaks Pesticide use in tobacco farming can harm
at work is an economic consequence associated with ecosystems and non-target species, as mentioned in
tobacco abuse. the material.
4. Option (c) is correct. 10. Option (b) is correct.
Factors contributing to youth tobacco abuse include Atherosclerosis is a cardiovascular disease
peer pressure, exposure to advertising, and flavored associated with tobacco abuse, in addition to the
products, which make adolescence a critical period other mentioned diseases.
for initiation.
5. Option (d) is correct.
Combination therapy, which combines behavioral
counseling with nicotine replacement therapies or
prescription medications, increases the likelihood of
success in smoking cessation.
6. Option (c) is correct.
Enforcing smoke-free laws is a key policy measure to
discourage tobacco consumption.
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