Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Chemistry in Everyday Life

Question:

Which of the following is an example of psychiatric agent?

Options:

DNA

LSD

DDT

TNT

Correct Answer:

LSD

Explanation:

Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), is a semi-synthetic psychedelic drug of the ergoline family, well known for its psychological effects which can include altered thinking processes, closed- and open-eye visuals, synesthesia, an altered sense of time and spiritual experiences, as well as for its key role in 1960s counterculture. It is used mainly as an entheogen, recreational drug, and as an agent in psychedelic therapy.