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1.Law does not consider the following doctrine in a charge of criminal negligence
a) Vicarious liability
b) Contributory negligence
c) Resipsa loquitur
d) Novus actus interveniens
Answer:b
2.The following may be the examples of privileged communication except:
a) An impotent person marrying
b) A syphilitic taking bath in a public pool
c) Engine driver found to be color blind
d) Pilot having hypermetropia
Answer:a
3.Which of the following sections of IPC are concerned with dowry death?
a) 300
b)302
c)304
d)304-A
e)304-B
Answer:e
4.A civil wrong is known as:
a) Mutatis mutandis
b) Pari passu
c) Tort
d) Ultra wires
Answer:c
5.A person is declared dead if he is not found for
a) 2 years
b) 7 years
c) 15 years
d) 30 years
Answer:b
6.Professional death sentence is
a) Imprisonment for whole life
b) Rigorous imprisonment
c) Erasing the name from the panel of RMPs
d) None
Answer:c
7.Normal courtesy of one doctor towards another is according to
a) Medical etiquette
b) Medical ethics
c) Both
d) None
Answer:c
8.Patient of head injury, has no relatives, requires urgent cranial decompression Doctor should
a) Operate without formal consent
b) Take police consent
c) Wait for relatives
d) Take
Answer:a
9.A doctor should not take fees for issuing certificate
a) To a govt.employee
b) Death certificate
c) Poor patient
d) Psychiatric patient
Answer:b
10.McNaughten’s rule:
a) Section 84
b) Section 85
c) Section 86
d)Section87
Answer:a
11.Disciplinary control over registered medical practitioners is under:
a) Sate medical council
b) Indian medical council
c) Director of Medical and Health services
d) Health secretary of state Government
Answer:a
12. WTio can commute a death sentence:
a)High court
b) Supreme court
c) President
d) Any of the above
Answer:d
13.Death sentence can be awarded by
a)First class magistrate
b) Second class magistrate
c) Sessions court
d) Chief judicial magistrate
Answer:c
14. India, inquest is carried out by all except
a)lice
b) Coroner
c) Doctor
d) Magistrate
Answer:c
15.Criminal responsibility in Indian constitution is included in IPC section:
a)84
b)300
c)302
d)304
Answer:a
16.A boy attempts suicide, brought to PRIVATE doctor and he is successfully cured. Doctor should
a) Inform police
b) Not required to inform
c) Report to magistrate
d) Call up girl friend and ask her to make up
Answer:b
17.Who can be considered as an expert witness:
a) Medical men
b) Firearm expert
c) Chemical examiner
d)All
Answer:d
18.The power of Amnesty for capital punishment is vested with
a) The president
b) Supreme court
c) High Court
d) The Governor
Answer:a
19.A cognizable offence signifies:
a) Imprisonment upto 2 yrs
b) Imprisonment upto 3 yrs + Rs. 1000 fine
c) Arrest without warrant
d) Only fine upto Rs. 1000
Answer:c
20.Conduct money is paid to expert witness with summons from:
a) Civil Court
b)Criminal Court
c) High Court
d) Sub Magistrate
Answer:a
21.Leading questions are permitted only in
a) Examination in chief
b) Cross examination
c) Dying declaration
d) Re- examination
Answer:b
22.For exhumation the order should be passed by
a) Chief judicial magistrate
b) Executive magistrate
c) Police officer
d) Sessions judge
Answer:a
23.Which of the following is true about Oath?
a) Not Compulsory ,
b) Compulsory and binds witness for evidence given
c)Holds witness responsible for consequences of evidence
d)Witness is liable for prosecution if he does not take oath
Answer:b
24.In case of death in lock up, the inquest is held by:
a) A police officer
b) A Magistrate
c) A panchayat officer
d) District Attorney
Answer:b
25.Death of a patient due to an unintentional act by doctor, staff or hospital is
a) Therapeutic misadventure
b) Vicarious liability
c) Therapeutic privilege
d) Diminished liability
Answer:a
26.Medico legal autopsy required the permission of
a) Relatives
b) Medical Superintendent
c) Police
d) Magistrate
Answer:c
27.An arrested person can request the magistrate for a medical examination of his body by a registered medical practitioner as per the following provision in the code of criminal procedure
a) Section 53
b) Section 54
c) Section 56
d) Section 57
Answer:b
28.After post mortem exam body has to be handed over to
a) Investigating police officer
b) Relatives of victim
c) Magistrate
d) The civil authorities
Answer:a
29.A quack gives a penicillin injection to a patient who dies due to it. Will the quack be relieved for his criminal responsibility by raising a plea of accident?
a) Definitely
b) Likely to
c) Never
d) Deserves to be acquitted on the strength of evidence
Answer:c
30.The sentence awarded by a court may be enhanced by the:
a) Magistrate court
b) High court
c) Higher court
d) None of the above
Answer:c
31.Negligence on the part of the father towards the son can be punished undersection
a) 319
b)317
c)315
d)318
Answer:b
32.Which carries more weight in a court of law?
a) Dying declaration
b) Dying deposition
c) Both carry the same weight
d) Both are not significant
Answer:b
33. Dying deposition is more important than dying declaration because it is
a) Made to a magistrate
b) Oath is taken
c) Made in presence of accused
d) Cross examination is permitted
Answer:d
34.Doctor is
a) Expert witness
b) Common witness
c)Both
d) None
Answer:c
35.The common type of inquest in India is:
a) Coroner’s inquest
b) Police inquest
c) Judicial magistrates inquest
d) Medical examiner’s inquest
Answer:b
36. The inquiry into the circumstances of death is called:
a) Homicide enquiry report
b) Inquest repot
c) Open verdict
d) Adjourned verdict
Answer:b
37. For dowry death punishment is:
a) 3 year imprisonment + Rs. 10,000/-
b) 5 year imprisonment + Rs. 15,000/-
c) 7 year imprisonment + Rs.20,000/-
d) 2 year imprisonment + Rs. 15,000/-
Answer:b
38.Criminal responsibility of a person of unsound mind in India is incorporated in the Indian penal code:
a) Section 32
b) Section 84
c) Section 85
d) Section 88
Answer:b
39. An order for exhumation can be given by:
a) District collector
b) Additional district magistrate
c) Sub collector
d) Any of the above
Answer:b
40. Perjury is
a) Willful utterance of falsehood
b) Grievous injury
c) Contributory negligence
d) Criminal negligence
Answer:a
41. Subpoena is a kind of:
a) Decomposed body tissue
b) Designation
c) Document
d) Court tribunal
Answer:c
42.Dying declaration can be received by:
a) Medical officer
b) Lawyer
c) Police officer
d) All
Answer:d
43.Exhumation can be done in India
a) After 7 years
b) After 2 years
c) After 10 years
d) At any time
Answer:d
44.Repeated advertisement in newspaper by a medical practitioner is an example of a) Infamous conduct
b) Ethical negligence
c) Criminal negligence
d) Privileged Communication
Answer:b
45.According to IPC section 320, grievous hurt is
a) Permanent privation of one eye
b) Permanent privation of one joint
c) Emasculation
d) All of the above
Answer:d
46.Exhumation is usually done in the:
a) Early Morning
b) Evening
d) Any time
c) Night
Answer:a
47.Section 302 of Indian penal code is for:
a) Rape
b) Murder
c) Grievous hurt
d) Attempt to commit suicide
Answer:b
48.Coroner’s court is present at:
a) Bombay
b) Delhi
c) Madras
d) Bangalore
e) Chandigarh
Answer:a
49.Dying deposition is recorded by:
a) Doctor
b) Magistrate
c) Police officer
d) Lawyer
Answer:b
50.Summons are served
a) With penalty in criminal cases only
b) With penalty in civil cases only
c) With penalty in all cases
d) Without penalty in any type of case
Answer:c
FORENSIC MEDICINE Objective type Questions with Answers
51. Professional secrecy can be divulged:
a) If the doctor feels so
b) On demand by a court
c) Both
d) None
Answer:b
52. Medical certificate is:
a) Documentary evidence
b) Oral evidence
c) Hearsay evidence
d) Parole
Answer:a
53. In case of death in lock up, the inquest is held by:
a) A police officer
b) A magistrate
c) A panchayat officer
d) District attorney
Answer:b
54. In esse of malpractice punishment is given by
a) State medical council
b) MCI
c)IMA
d) High court
Answer:a
55.All the following are the conditions of defense available for a doctor against allegation of negligence except
a) Medical maloccurrence
b) No fee for treatment charged
c) Therapeutic misadventure
d) Res Judicata
e) Error of judgment
Answer:b
56. Medico legal autopsy requires the permission of
a) Police
b) Magistrate
c) Relatives
d) Medical superintendent
Answer:a
57. Grievous hurt is punishable under section
a) 320
b)354
c)321
d)402
Answer:a
58. Criminal negligence is punishable under:
a) 306 IPC
b) 376 IPC
c)304-AJPC
d)304-BIPC
Answer:c
59.Second molar erupts at
a) 6 years
b) 12 years
c) 18 to 22 years
d) 25 to 28 years
Answer:b
60.Identical twins may not have
a) Same DNA finger print
b) Same finger print pattern
c) Same blood group
d) Same HLA system
Answer:b
61.What is’DNA’finger printing
a)Identification of a person finger printing by using genetic engineering method
b)A record of a persons genetic make up
c)Identification of persons by genetic analysis
d) None of the above
Answer:c
62.Skull of a male differs from that of a female by all of the following except
a) Capacity greater than 1500 c.c
b) Muscular markings over occiput are less marked
c) Orbits square
d) Frontal eminence small
Answer:b
63.Eruption of temporary teeth will be completed by:
a) One to one and half years
b) Two to two and half years
c) Three to four years
d) Four to five years
Answer:b
64.The age of a 15 year old female is best determined by the radiograph of:
a) Lower end of Radius and Ulna
b) Upper end of Humerus
c) Upper end of radius and ulna
d) Xiphisternum
Answer:c
65.First finger loop bureau was established in
a) London
b) Paris
c) Calcutta
d) Madras
Answer:c
66.Closure of coronal sutures starts at the age of:
a) 20 years
b) 21 years
c) 30-35 years
d) 50-60 years
Answer:c
67.Brachiocephaly is due to fusion of
a) Saggital suture
b) Coronal suture
c) Parietal suture
d) Lambdoid suture
Answer:b
68.Cephalic index is useful in determining
a) Age
c) Race
d) Stature
Answer:c
69.Union of epiphysis at the age of 17 occurs in:
a) Head of femur
b) Head of humerus
c) Lower end of femur
d) All the above
Answer:b
70. 100% sure differentiation of s is possible by pelvic assessment of all except
a) Subpubic angle
b) Obturator foramen
c) Preauricular sulcus
d) Greater sciatic notch
Answer:d
71. Foetal parts can be detected by X-ray usually by:
a) 8 weeks
b) 12 weeks
c) 14 weeks
d) 16 weeks
Answer:d
72. To determine the age of a 16 year old girl which of the following is to be radiographed?
a) Wrist
b) Knee
c) Ankle
d) Elbow
Answer:d
73.A girl of 10 years will have permanent and temporary teeth:
a) 8,12
b)8,16
c) 12,12
d) 16,8
Answer:d
74. Multiplying factor of estimating stature from femur (male) is:
a) 3.6-8.8
b) 4.1-4.8
c) 4.9-5.6
d) 5.8-6.2
Answer:a
75.If angle of mandible is obtuse it means that the bone belongs to
a) Adult male
b) Adult female
c) Young female child
d) Elderly person
Answer:d
76. Best method for identification of a person is by
a) Scars
b) Blood group
c) DNA Analysis
d) Finger prints
Answer:d
77.Super imposition technique is used in:
a) Skull
b) Pelvis
c) Femur
d)Ribs
Answer:a
78.Patella completely ossify by the age of:
a) 6 years
b) 10 years
c) 14 years
d) 21 years
Answer:c
79.Human hair differs from animal hair by that
a) Cuticle has scales
b) Medulla is thick
c) Medulla is broader than cortex
d) Pigment is central
Answer:a
80.A female pelvis differs from male pelvis by that:
a) Obtuse subpubic angle
b) Broad greater sciatic foramen
c) Broad lesser sciatic foramen
d) Prominent muscle markings
Answer:d
81.The center of ossification appears in the lower end of femur by
a) 36 weeks of intrauterine life
b) 34 weeks of intrauterine life
c) 32 weeks of intrauterine life
d) 30 weeks of intrauterine life
Answer:a
82.Female pelvis is differentiated from male pelvis by
a) Iliac crest
b) Preauricular sulcus well marked
c) Preauricular sulcus less differentiated
d) Pubic symphysis
Answer:b
83.Absent fragmented medulla in hair is seen in all except
a) Negroid
b) Aryans
c) Mongoloids
d) Caucasians
Answer:a
84.Pre-auricular sulcus is used for:
a) Determination of race
b) Determination of age
c) Determination of s
d) None of the above
Answer:c
85. Pure Aryans have which type of skull:
a) Measticephalic
b) Bradycephalic
c) Dolicocephalic
d) None of the above
Answer:c
86.Pearson’s formula is used for:
a) Cephalic index
b) Stature
c) Race
d) Age
Answer:b
87.Best specimen of bone for s determination is
a) Femur
b) Pelvis
c) Skull
d) Mandible
Answer:b
89.Which of the following is best for establishing identity
a) Anthropometry
b) Dactylography
c) Hair examination
d) Blood
Answer:b
89. The period of mixed dentition is between the ages of
a) 2-5 years
b) 6-11 years
c) 12-14 years
d) 15-17 years
Answer:b
90. Multiplying factor for estimating stature from humerus is (males):
a) 10-12
b)5-6
c)7-9
d)9-10
Answer:b
91. Estimation of age examination of teeth is by
a) Pearson’s method
b) Gustafson’s method
c) Galton’s method
d) Bertillon’s method
Answer:b
92. Most reliable method of identification of a person is
a) Gustafson method
b) Galton method
c) Anthropometry
d) Scars
Answer:b
93. A child at the age of 7 years has how many teeth:
a) 16
b)20
c)24
d)28
Answer:c
94.The most reliable bones for the purpose of medullary index are the following except:
a) Humerus
b) Tibia
c) Radius
d) Sternum
Answer:d
95.Ossification centre appearing just hefjpre birth is:
a) Lower end of femur
b) Lower end of tibia
c) Upper end of humerus
d) Scaphoid
Answer:a
96.To make a positive identification with the help of a partial finger point, the points of similarity
should be at least:
a) 10
b) 12
c)16
d)20
Answer:c
97.Best method to determine age upto ,14 years is
a) Ossification centres
b) Dentition
c) Anthropometry
d)head circumference
Answer:b
98.Best method for identification of human is
a) Blood grouping
b) Dactylography
c) Anthropometry
d)gustafson’sformula
Answer:b
99.Lower end of the femur can help to determine the:
a) Age
b) Height
c) Weight
d)stature
Answer:a
100. Most common type of finger print is
a) Loop
b) Arch
c) Composite
d)whorl
Answer:a