TS Police Constable Prelims 2022 · Question 58

Question 58 of the TSLPRB Police Constable Preliminary Written Test 2022 (28 August 2022). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. PC Prelims 2022 · Q58 · General Science · Chemistry

   By consuming in large quantities, which of the following alcohol causes blindness and even death ?

   1. Ethanol
   2. Methanol
   3. Propanol
   4. Butanol

   ఈ క్రింది వాటిలో ఏ ఆల్కహాలును అధిక మొత్తములో త్రాగడము వలన అంధత్వము మరియు మరణము కూడా సంభవిస్తుంది ?

   1. ఇథనోల్
   2. మిథనోల్
   3. ప్రొపనోల్
   4. బ్యుటనోల్
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   Answer: (2) Methanol

   సమాధానం: (2) మిథనోల్

   Methanol (methyl alcohol) is oxidised in the body to formaldehyde and formic acid, which damage the optic nerve, so drinking it (as in spurious liquor) causes blindness and even death. Ethanol is the alcohol in ordinary alcoholic drinks.

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