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How much amphetamine did the DRI seize from the postal parcel at the Foreign Post Office, New Delhi?

  1. A.1.8 kilograms
  2. B.8.10 kilograms
  3. C.10.8 kilograms
  4. D.18 kilograms

Correct answer

C. 10.8 kilograms

Explanation

The correct answer is 10.8 kilograms. Officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence intercepted a parcel that had reached the Foreign Post Office in New Delhi from a European country and recovered that quantity of amphetamine from eight concealed packets built into the packaging. Option A, 1.8 kilograms, is a tenth of the real figure and is the kind of distractor that catches a candidate who remembers only the digits and not the place of the decimal point. Option B swaps the digits around and is likewise close enough to look right under exam pressure; the eight in the real answer belongs to the number of packets recovered, not to the leading figure of the weight. Option D rounds the quantity up to a whole number that was never reported. Fix the two numbers separately in memory: 10.8 kilograms of the drug, recovered from eight packets.

Read the full article: DRI Seizes 10.8 kg Amphetamine Hidden In Postal Parcel

Practice Questions

Q1.NationalMedium

Under which law were the eight packets of the pink powdery substance seized?

  1. A.The Customs Act, 1962
  2. B.The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
  3. C.The Indian Post Office Act, 1898
  4. D.The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
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Correct answer: B. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

All eight packets recovered from the sides of the shipping carton tested positive for amphetamine, and they were seized under the relevant provisions of that Act, which is the central law dealing with narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and with trafficking in them.

Q2.NationalMedium

How was the contraband concealed inside the parcel intercepted by the DRI?

  1. A.Inside hollowed-out books packed with the garments
  2. B.In two plastic pouches hidden in each of the four sides of the carton
  3. C.Stitched into the lining of the clothes in the parcel
  4. D.In a false bottom under the shipping label
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Correct answer: B. In two plastic pouches hidden in each of the four sides of the carton

This detail is the heart of the case. The parcel had been declared as Kleren, that is, clothes, and when the carton was first opened, ordinary household garments were indeed found stuffed inside, exactly as the declaration promised.