Forensic Medicine MCQ

MBBS Second Professional FORENSIC MEDICINE MCQs Model Paper Total Marks: 45

MCQ.1

Time: 45 Minutes

The pelvis alone can give the degree of accuracy in sexing adult as: a) 98%. b) 95% c) 90% d) 80% e) 100% Key: b

MCQ.2

Forensic Entomology deals with the study of: a) Bones. b) Soft tissues. c) Organs. d) Insects. e) Integument. Key: d

MCQ.3

Most common preservative used to preserve the specimens for chemical examiner is: a) 10% saline. b) Alcohol. c) Saturated saline. s aline. d) Normal solution of saline. e) Formal Salive. Saliv e. Key: c

MCQ.4

Suspended animation occurs after: a) Electrocution b) Cyanide poisoning c) Burns d) Strychnine Strychnine poisoning e) Phosphorous poisoning Key: a

MCQ.5

In a completely charred body, at autopsy, medical officer can say that the burns are ante mortem, if he can find: a) Cyanosis of finger nails. b) Congestion Congesti on of organs. c) Pale internal organs. d) Soot in respiratory passages. e) Gall bladder full of bile. Key: d

MCQ.6

Which of the following sign will indicate that death was due to ante mortem drowning: a) Petechi Pete chial al hemorrhages in eyes. b) Washer woman’s skin. c) Weed and grass firmly grasped in hands. d) Cyanosis. e) Pallor of the organs. Key: c Page 1 of 8

MBBS Second Professional FORENSIC MEDICINE MCQs Model Paper MCQ.7

Highest court in the province is: a) Supreme court. b) Shariat court. c) Session court d) High court. e) Anti terrorist court. Key: d

MCQ.8

A perversion, in which sexual gratification is associated with contact and sight of certain parts of the female body, or even clothing or other articles is known as: a) Exhibitionism. b) Transvertism. c) Voyeurism. d) Frotteurism. e) Fetichism. Key: e

MCQ.9

“Leading Question” is allowed in: a) Examination in chief. b) Cross examination. c) Re-examination. d) Police inquest. e) Privileged communication. Key: b

MCQ.10 A patient dying on theatre table due to wreck less attitude of an addict anesthetist is a classical example of: a) Civil negligence. b) Criminal medical negligence. c) Contributory negligence. d) 3rd  party negligence. e) Inherent risk of anesthesia. Key: b MCQ.11 A tattoo mark, described by immediate relatives, is absent on autopsy. Its evidence can be obtained from dissection of: a) Adjacent muscles. b) Adjacent fat. c) Adjacent subcutaneous tissue. d) Adjacent lymph nodes. e) Adjacent blood vessels. Key: d MCQ.12 In a thin lean person, with no pulmonary pathology, it is acceptable as evidence of death, if the heart sounds are not heard for continuous period of: a) One minute. b) Two minutes. c) Three minutes. d) Four minutes. e) Five minutes. Key: e Page 2 of 8

MBBS Second Professional FORENSIC MEDICINE MCQs Model Paper MCQ.13 The first internal sign of putrefaction is usually a discoloration seen on: a) Bases of lungs. b) Base of brain. c) Lower surface of kidneys. d) Under surface of liver. e) Under surface of spleen. Key: d

MCQ.14 Fracture dislocation of cervical column at the level of 2nd and 3rd or 3rd and 4th cervical vertebra is caused by: a) Typical hanging. b) A typical hanging. c) Judicial hanging. d) Complete hanging. e) Incomplete/ partial hanging. Key: c MCQ.15 A condition where several persons acting jointly and illegally overpower an individual and hang him by means of a rope to a tree or some similar object is called: a) Mugging. b) Illegal hanging. c) Lynching. d) Bans Dola. e) Garroting. Key: c MCQ.16 Restraint of suspects by hogtying is practiced in by police in: a) Pakistan. b) Canada. c) United Kingdom. d) Some states of U.S.A. e) India. Key: d MCQ.17 Ventricular fibrillation is seen in: a) Dry drowning. b) Fresh water drowning. c) Salt water drowning. d) Primary drowning. e) Secondary drowning syndrome. Key: b MCQ.18 “Red Velvety” stomach is seen in a death due to: a) Acute mercury poisoning. b) Acute copper poisoning. c) Acute lead poisoning. d) Acute arsenic poisoning. e) Acute phosphorous poisoning. Key: d

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MBBS Second Professional FORENSIC MEDICINE MCQs Model Paper MCQ.19 Methyl alcohol is: a) Ototoxic. b) Nephrotoxic. c) Ophthalmotoxic. d) Cardiotoxic. e) Myotoxic. Key: c MCQ.20 The effect of Barbiturate toxicity is classically potentiated by: a) Organ phosphorous compounds. b) Alcohol. c) Cannabis indica. d) Opiates. e) Dhatura. Key: b MCQ.21 Macewan’s sign is observed in: a) Acute Barbiturate poisoning. b) Acute alcoholic intoxication. c) Chronic mercury poisoning. d) Chronic thalium poisoning. e) Acute copper toxicity. Key: b MCQ.22 Exhumation preferably be performed: a) After sunset. b) Early in the morning. c) After office hours. d) During office hours. e) Time to be decided by the relatives. Key: b MCQ.23 Penicillamine is: a) Oxidizing agent. b) Reducing agent. c) Mechanical antidote. d) Chelating agent. e) Physiological antidote. Key: d MCQ.24 Davidson body can be detected in: a) Male Hepatocyte. b) Female Buccal mucosal cells. c) Male Neutrophils. d) Bone cells of female. e) Female polymorphs. Key: e MCQ.25 Erethism is a peculiar disturbance of personality seen in: a) Chronic arsenic poisoning. b) Chronic lead poisoning. c) Chronic mercury poisoning. d) Chronic thalium poisoning. e) Chronic phosphorous poisoning. Key: c Page 4 of 8

MBBS Second Professional FORENSIC MEDICINE MCQs Model Paper MCQ.26 Aseptic autolysis is found in: a) Adipocere. b) Putrefaction. c) Mummification. d) Maceration. e) Intra uterine death of a foetus after criminal abortion. Key: d MCQ.27 In starvation the post mortem appearance of gall bladder is: a) Atrophied. b) Distended. c) Shows stones. d) Thick walled. e) Normal. Key: b MCQ.28 Elevated levels of cyanide are seen in death due to: a) Hypothermia. b) Scalds. c) Starvation. d) Thermal burns. e) Drowning. Key: d MCQ.29 Sledge hammer blow is seen in: a) High voltage electrocution. b) Lightning flash. c) Air crashes. d) Railway accidents. e) Fire arm injuries. Key: b MCQ.30 In a right handed person bullet injury on the following site rules out the possibility of its being suicidal: a) Right temporal region. b) Forehead. c) Left eye. d) Inside the oral cavity. e) Left side of chest. Key: c MCQ.31 Post mortem caloricity is seen with: a) Strychnine poisoning. b) Lead poisoning. c) Mercury poisoning. d) Phosphorous poisoning. e) Sui poisoning. Key: a MCQ.32 Specific pulmonary injury seen in Bomb explosion is known as: a) Explosive lung. b) Frothy lung. c) Blast lung. d) Cor-Pulmonale. e) Ruptured lung. Key: c Page 5 of 8

MBBS Second Professional FORENSIC MEDICINE MCQs Model Paper MCQ.33 The rule which gives rough calculations of age regarding Foetus is: a) Mc, Naughtens rule. b) Rule of Hess. c) Galton’s rule. d) Dalton’s rule. e) Locards rule. Key: b MCQ.34 Unnatural sexual offences are punished under following law of Pakistan: a) Hadood ordinance. b) Qisas and Diyat law. c) Section 375 P.P.C. d) Section 377 P.P.C. e) Section 380 P.P.C. Key: d MCQ.35 Cattle trucking is seen in: a) Coronary blood vessels. b) Carotid artery. c) Radial artery. d) Retinal blood vessels. e) Middle meningeal artery. Key: d MCQ.36 Ewings postulate deal with trauma and: a) Heart disease. b) Brain lessions. c) Psychological disorders. d) Tumor. e) Renal disorder. Key: d MCQ.37 N-acetylcysteine should be given in moderate to severe poisoning of: a) Opiates. b) Hydrocyanic acid. c) Paracetamol. d) Barbiturates. e) Methyl alcohol. Key: c MCQ.38 Injury to the superficial epithelial layers of the skin of the neck produced by a ligature such as rope, during hanging is a: a) Graze. b) Scratch. c) Friction abrasion. d) Imprint abrasion. e) Pseudo Bruise. Key: c

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MBBS Second Professional FORENSIC MEDICINE MCQs Model Paper MCQ.39 Lacerated wound on the occipital area of the skull with exposure pf the bone without fracture is declared as: a) Shajjah Khafifah. b) Shajjah Munaqillah. c) Shajjah Damigha. d) Shajjah Modua. e) Shajjah Ammah. Key: d MCQ.40 In a case of organophosphate compound poisoning, smell of stomach contents is: a) Fishy. b) Mousy. c) Bitter almond like. d) Kerosene oil like. e) Spirit like. Key: d MCQ.41 False perception without a sensory stimulus is: a) Illusion. b) Delusion. c) Hallucinations. d) Delirium. e) Stupor. Key: c MCQ.42 Common symptom associated with Opioid analgesic is: a) Mydriasis. b) Constipation. c) Tachy cardia. d) Urinary incontinence. e) Delusions. Key: b MCQ.43 Rate of silver is fixed every year by the Federal Government of Pakistan (for purpose of determining Diyat) on following date: a) 1s t January. b) 1s t December. c) 1s t Ramadan. d) 1s t July. e) 1s t Moharram. Key: d MCQ.44 Hypothermia is observed in poisoning due to: a) Atropine. b) Aspirin. c) Barbiturates. d) Paracetamol. e) Strychnine. Key: c

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MBBS Second Professional FORENSIC MEDICINE MCQs Model Paper MCQ.45 Tattooing present around firearm entry wound is due to: a) Grease. b) Hot gases. c) Smoke. d) Flame. e) Unburnt powder particles. Key: e

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