Question

Assertion (A): Heroin is also called smack.

Reason (R): Heroin is an opium alkaloid.

Options

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

• Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.

Answer 1

Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.

Explanation:

Heroin is commonly called smack. It is a semi-synthetic compound made from morphine by acetylation, not an opium alkaloid.