(Model Test Paper) PG Medical Entrance Examination Model Paper For (Forensic Medicine)

Test Paper :  PG Medical Entrance Examination Model Paper For (Forensic Medicine)

Question 1: Blood stain of humun origin is tested by


    1. Preciptin test
    2. Heamin crystal test
    3. Haemochromogen test
    4. Benzidine test
    5.
Correct Answer: 3.


Question 2: Widmark's formula is used for measurement of blood levels of

    1. Alcohol
    2. Barbiturates
    3. Arsenic
    4. Benzodiazepines
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 3: Immediate stiffness post mortem occurs in

    1. Cadaveric rigidity
    2. Cadaveric spasm
    3. Rigor mortis
    4. Algor mortis
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 4: The temperature of the body rises up for the first two hours after death. The probable condition include following except

    1. Sun stroke
    2. Frost bite
    3. Septicemia
    4. Strychnine poisoning
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 5: Foamy liver is seen in

    1. Putrefaction
    2. Drowning
    3. Mummification
    4. Adipocere
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 6: Post mortem staining of lower parts of hands and feet indicates

    1. Prolonged suspension after death
    2. Antemortem hanging
    3. Death due to asphyxia
    4. Drowning
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 7: Which one of the following is NOT a principle followed in the management of missile injuries

    1. Excision of all dead muscles
    2. Removal of foreign bodies
    3. Removal of fragments of bone
    4. Leaving the wound open
    5.
Correct Answer: 3.


Question 8: Rigor mortis is simulated by

    1. Cadaveric spasm
    2. Mummification
    3. Algor mortis
    4. All of the above
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 9: If a body is left undisturbed for how long does post-mortem staining persist

    1. Few hours
    2. Few days
    3. Few months
    4. Persists till it demerges with discoloration of putrefaction
    5.
Correct Answer: 4.


Question 10: A patient with myocardial infarction, after death, underwent autopsy. Microscopic examination of the cardiac tissue as part of autopsy revealed granulation tissue. The time from infarction till death is most likely to be

    1. < 24 hours
    2. < 2 hours
    3. < 10 days
    4. < 1 month
    5.
Correct Answer: 3.


Question 11: In rigor mortis muscle

    1. Stiffens
    2. Shortens
    3. Stiffens and shortens
    4. Stiffens and lengthens
    5.
Correct Answer: 3.


Question 12: Entire absence of fat throughout the body in post mortem is suggestive of

    1. Starvation
    2. Tuberculosis
    3. Diabetes
    4. All of the above
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 13: Presence of maggots at post-mortem indicates

    1. Duration since death
    2. Cause of death
    3. Mode of Death
    4. Posture of body at death
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 14: Which of the following is not a diagnostic feature for allergic fungal sinusitis?

    1. CT shows hyperdense / hyperechoic mass
    2. Orbital extension / orbital penetration
    3. Allergic reaction / type 1 hypersensitivity
    4. Steroids are used in management
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 15: Rigor mortis first starts in

    1. Upper eyelids
    2. Lower eyelids
    3. Lower limbs
    4. Fingers
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 16: A drug addict gives history of tactile sensations all over his body. He is likely ot have consumed

    1. Opium
    2. Heroin
    3. Cannabis
    4. Cocaine
    5.
Correct Answer: 4.


Question 17: What disappears first in Post mortem rigidity

    1. Eyelids
    2. Neck
    3. Lower limbs
    4. Upper limbs
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 18: Post mortem staining can occur in some cases before death in

    1. Children
    2. Old persons
    3. Cholera
    4. All of the above
    5.
Correct Answer: 3.


Question 19: Rigor mortis is simulated by

    1. Cadaveric spasm
    2. Mummification
    3. Algor mortis
    4. All of the above
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 20: Rigor mortis develops__ after death

    1. 1/2 - 1 hour
    2. 1-2 hours
    3. 3-6 hours
    4. 6-8 hours
    5.
Correct Answer: 3.


Question 21: Post mortem staining gets fixed after

    1. 2-3 hours
    2. 3-4 hours
    3. 5-6 hours
    4. 6-7 hours
    5.
Correct Answer: 4.


Question 22: A skull was found which had an oval nasal opening, horseshoe shaped palate, round orbits and a cephalic index greater than 80. The race to which it belongs is probably belongs is most probably

    1. Negroes
    2. Mongols
    3. Caucasians
    4. Aryans
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 23: Paultaf's hemorrhage is seen in which injury?

    1. Strangulation
    2. Hanging
    3. Drowning
    4. Burns
    5.
Correct Answer: 3.


Question 24: Post mortem wound best differs from the antemortem wound by

    1. Gaps on incising
    2. No clots
    3. Absence of erythema and cellular changes
    4. Removable stain
    5.
Correct Answer: 3.


Question 25: True about Cadaveric spasm

    1. Instant in onset
    2. Confined to small group of muscles
    3. Occurs only in voluntary muscles
    4. Indicates that the person was alive at that time
    5. All of the above
Correct Answer: 5.


Question 26: Among the following, the drugs that are of use in a case of Ectopic pregnancy include

    1. Adriamycin
    2. Actinomycin D
    3. Potassium fluoride
    4. Methotrexate
    5.
Correct Answer: 4.


Question 27: Which of the following sign will indicate that the death was antemortem

    1. Cutis anserina
    2. Washerwoman’s skin
    3. Weed & grass in hands
    4. Cyanosis
    5.
Correct Answer: 3.


Question 28: In a decomposed body the first sign seen is

    1. Greenish discolouration over skin of right iliac fossa
    2. Greenish discolouration over skin over left iliac fossa
    3. Purplish black discolouration on face
    4. Purplish black discolouration over lower extremities
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 29: Elevated levels of cyanide is seen in death due to which of the following

    1. Cold
    2. Scald
    3. Starvation
    4. Thermal burns
    5.
Correct Answer: 4.


Question 30: Which one of the tissues putrefies late

    1. Brain
    2. Prostate
    3. Liver
    4. Stomach
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 31: On firearm injuries, blackish discoloration around the entry wound is due to

    1. Flame
    2. Smoke
    3. Deposition of un burnt powder
    4. Hot gases
    5.
Correct Answer: 3.


Question 32: Blood clots after__ of death

    1. 1/2 hr
    2. 45 min
    3. 1/4hr
    4. 1 1/2 hrs
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 33: Dying deposition is recorded by

    1. Doctor
    2. Magistrate
    3. Police officer
    4. Lawyer
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 34: A patient is brought with opium poisoning. The antagonists to opium include

    1. Buprenorphine
    2. Meptazinol
    3. Nalorphine
    4. Neostigmine
    5.
Correct Answer: 3.


Question 35: The postmortem finding seen in smothering includes

    1. Bruising in inner aspect of upper lip
    2. Fracture body of hyoid
    3. Fracture of cricoid
    4. Curved marks on neck
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 36: One of the following is a definite sign of death due to drowning

    1. Sand and mud in the mud and nostrils
    2. Fine lathery froth in mouth and nostrils
    3. Washerwoman’s hand and feet
    4. Diatoms in bone marrow
    5.
Correct Answer: 4.


Question 37: Sentence of death is passed in which judicial court

    1. High court
    2. Supreme court
    3. Session court
    4. Assistant session court
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 38: Hypostasis lasts for

    1. Hours
    2. Days
    3. Weeks
    4. Months
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 39: Spinal cord is opened from

    1. Frontal approach
    2. Back side
    3. Lateral side
    4. Any of the above
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 40: True statement about adipocere

    1. It is due to dehydration of the subcutaneous tissue
    2. It is due to hydrogenation of subcutaneous fat
    3. It is formed in the epidermal tissues
    4. It is retarded by heat and accelerated by cold
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 41: Aseptic autolysis is found in

    1. Adipocere
    2. Putrefaction
    3. Mummification
    4. Maceration
    5.
Correct Answer: 4.


Question 42: Reddish brown colour in Post mortem lividity

    1. CO poisoning
    2. Cyanide poisoning
    3. Phosphorus poisoning
    4. Aniline poisoning
    5.
Correct Answer: 4.


Question 43: Postmortem in a newborn baby is done by opening first

    1. The skull
    2. The chest cavity
    3. The abdominal cavity
    4. As per convenience
    5.
Correct Answer: 3.


Question 44: Correct order of putrefaction

    1. Brain, Heart, Uterus
    2. Brain, Uterus, Heart
    3. Uterus, Heart, Brain
    4. Brain, Uterus, Heart
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 45: In suspected case of death due to poisoning where cadaveric rigidity is lasting longer than usual, it may be a case of poisoning due to

    1. Lead.
    2. Arsenic
    3. Mercury
    4. Copper
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 46: Scab or Crust of abrasion appears brown

    1. Between 2-3 days
    2. Between 5-6 days
    3. Between 3-5 days
    4. Between 12-24 hours
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 47: Post-mortem autopsy is done in

    1. Whole body
    2. Parts which are injured
    3. Parts under inquest
    4. Parts under consent from relatives
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 48: Activated charcoal is used in poisoning with

    1. Alcohol
    2. Barbiturates
    3. Lead
    4. Mercury
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 49: Which of the following is true regarding cadaveric spasm

    1. No primary relaxation
    2. No secondary relaxation
    3. No primary or secondary relaxation
    4. No change
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 50: What is suspended animation

    1. The animal is suspended in air
    2. Hibernation
    3. The subject is alive but shows no signs of life
    4. Deep sleep
    5.
Correct Answer: 3.


Question 51: The most reliable criteria in Gustafson's method of identification is

    1. Cementum apposition
    2. Transparency of root
    3. Attrition
    4. Root resorption
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 52: Tests for heavy metals are all except

    1. Harrison and Gilfroy’s test
    2. Neutron Emission test
    3. Atomic spectroscopy
    4. Paraffin test
    5.
Correct Answer: 4.


Question 53: Post mortem cherry red discolouration is due to

    1. Asphyxia
    2. Carbon monoxide
    3. Drowning
    4. OPC poisoning
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 54: Cardiac Polyp is a term used for Postmortem

    1. Fibrinous clots in heart
    2. Aneurysm
    3. Infarcts in heart
    4. Pale patches in heart
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 55: The following situations are associated with rise of temperature after death EXCEPT

    1. Burns
    2. Heat Strokes
    3. Pontine Hemorrhage
    4. Septicemia
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 56: Blue line on the gums is seen in chronic poisoning with

    1. Mercury
    2. Lead
    3. Arsenic
    4. Antimony
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 57: Tentative cuts are seen in a case of

    1. Homicide
    2. Suicide
    3. Accidents
    4. Fall from height
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 58: Basophilic stippling is seen in

    1. RBC
    2. WBC
    3. Neutrophilis
    4. Basophil
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 59: Maggots appear in body in rainy season within

    1. 24 hours
    2. 1-2 days
    3. 2-3 days
    4. 3-4 days
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 60: Paltauf’s haemorrhage may be seen in

    1. Hanging
    2. Drowning
    3. Strangulation
    4. Carbon monoxide poisoning
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 61: Reasons for marked variation in the shape of exit wounds of rifled weapons

    1. Deformation of bullet during its passage through body and thereby presenting an irregular wound
    2. Absence of tumbling of the bullet in the body & hence it may not be able to exit with nose end first
    3. Intact bullet in the body after striking bone
    4. At times , both entry and exit wounds are of the same as in the assassination of kennedy , President of U
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 62: In a completely charred body at autopsy medical officers can say that the burns are ante-mortem if he can find

    1. Soot in respiratory passages
    2. Cyanosis of finger nails
    3. Congestion of kidney
    4. Pale internal organs
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 63: Patient of head injury, has no relatives, requires urgent cranial decompression; Doctor should

    1. operate without formal consent
    2. take police consent
    3. wait for relatives
    4. take
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 64: Blackening and tattooing of skin and clothing can be best demonstrated by

    1. Luminol spray
    2. Infra red photography
    3. UV light
    4. Magnifying lens
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 65: Which of the following sign will indicate that menstrual blood was antemortem

    1. Alkaline
    2. Doesn’t clot unless mixed with semen
    3. Light pink
    4. Shows endometrial & vaginal cells
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 66: Perjury means giving willfull false evidence by a witness while under oath, the witness is liable to be prosecuted for perjury and the imprisonment may extend to seven years. This falls under which section of IPC

    1. 190 of Indian Penal Code
    2. 191 of Indian Penal Code
    3. 192 of Indian Penal Code
    4. 193 of Indian Penal Code
    5.
Correct Answer: 4.


Question 67: Which of the following is not correct regarding diatoms

    1. Diatoms are aquatic unicellular plant
    2. Diatoms has an extracellular coat composed of magnesium
    3. Acid digestion technique is used to extract diatoms
    4. Presence of diatoms in the Bone marrow is an indication of antemortem
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 68: Which organ putrefies last in females

    1. Brain
    2. Breast
    3. Uterus
    4. Ovary
    5.
Correct Answer: 3.


Question 69: Rate of cooling helps in determining

    1. Time of death
    2. Manner of death
    3. Place of death
    4. Cause of death
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 70: After post-mortem autopsy body is handed over to

    1. The authority who had conducted inquest in that case
    2. Police Station near by
    3. Coroner
    4. Magistrate
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 71: Post mortem lividity is unlikely to develop in a case of

    1. Drowning in well
    2. Drowning in fast flowing river
    3. Postmortem submersion
    4. Drowning in swimming pool
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 72: Immediate rigidity of a group of muscle without passing into stage of primary relaxation

    1. Cadaveric spasm
    2. Cadaveric rigidity
    3. Both
    4. None
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 73: The rate of cooling down of dead bodies in tropical climate is

    1. 0.20 C / hr
    2. 0.50C / hr
    3. 1.0 C / hr
    4. 1.50 C / hr
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 74: Barberio,s test is done for

    1. Blood
    2. Urine
    3. Saliva
    4. Semen
    5.
Correct Answer: 4.


Question 75: Mummification is due to

    1. Putrefaction
    2. Desication
    3. Saponification
    4. Necrosis
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 76: One of the following is true of antemortem abrasion

    1. Bright red in colour
    2. Exudation of serum is more
    3. Intravital reaction is seen
    4. All of the above
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 77: Post mortem lividity is unlikely to develop in a case of

    1. Drowning in well
    2. Drowning in fast flowing river
    3. Post mortem submersion
    4. Drowning in clorinated swimming pool
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 78: The hydrostatic test need not be performed in case of

    1. Infanticide
    2. Spongy or crepitant
    3. Lungs or Liver like in consistency
    4. None
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 79: All the following are related to legal responsibility of an insane person except

    1. Mc Naughten's rule
    2. Durham's rule
    3. Rule of nine
    4. Curren's rule
    5.
Correct Answer: 3.


Question 80: At autopsy, a body was found to have fine froth from the nose and mouth which increased on compression of the chest. Which of the following is the most likely cause of death

    1. Opioid poisoning
    2. Hanging
    3. Drowning
    4. Cyanide poisoning
    5.
Correct Answer: 3.


Question 81: Maggots are seen on the dead body after

    1. One day
    2. 2 to 3 days
    3. 3-4 days
    4. One week
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 82: Tentative cuts are seen in a case of

    1. Homicide
    2. Suicide
    3. Accident
    4. Drowning
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 83: Antemortem blister differs from postmortem blister by

    1. Presence of Albumin & Chloride in blister fluid
    2. Gas in blister
    3. Dry hard surface of the floor of blister
    4. Absence of hyperemia around the blister
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 84: Which of the following is not a feature of brain death

    1. Complete apnea
    2. Absent pupillary reflex
    3. Absent deep tendon reflex
    4. Heart rate unresponsive to atropine
    5.
Correct Answer: 3.


Question 85: More than 5% carboxyhaemoglobin is indicative of

    1. Ante mortem burns
    2. Drowning
    3. HCN poisoning
    4. Suffocation
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 86: Mummification refers to

    1. Hardening of muscles after death
    2. Colliquative putrifaction
    3. Saponification ofsubcutaneous fat
    4. Dessication of a dead body
    5.
Correct Answer: 4.


Question 87: Endotracheal intubations prior to gastric lavage is done in cases of poisoning

    1. To prevent aspiration
    2. Due to fear of cardiac arrest
    3. For ventilatory support
    4. For easy passage of gastric tube
    5.
Correct Answer: 3.


Question 88: Mummification occurs when

    1. High atmospheric temperature is present
    2. Dry Air condition
    3. Wind is present
    4. All of the above
    5.
Correct Answer: 4.


Question 89: Post mortem caloricity is seen with

    1. Strychnine poisoning
    2. Lead poisoning
    3. Mercury poisoning
    4. Phosphorus poisoning
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 90: . Number of hours since death is calculated by multiplying the fall in rectal temperature with

    1. 0.33
    2. 0.67
    3. 1.0
    4. 1.33
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 91: Which of the following combination is correct

    1. Deferroxamine - lead
    2. Penicillamine - Copper
    3. Dimercaprol - Iron
    4. EDTA - Arsenic
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 92: A patient has been allegedly bitten by cobra snake. The venom in such a bite would be

    1. Musculotoxic
    2. Vasculotoxic
    3. Cardiotoxic
    4. Neurotoxic
    5.
Correct Answer: 4.


Question 93: In starvation, the post mortem appearance of gall bladder is

    1. Atrophied
    2. Distended
    3. Show stones
    4. Normal
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 94: In burnt bones, the following can be detected

    1. Arsenic
    2. Lead
    3. Organophosphorus
    4. Mercury
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 95: Cafe Coronary is due to

    1. Myocardial infarction
    2. Asphyxia
    3. Strangulation
    4. Drowning
    5.
Correct Answer: 2.


Question 96: Honey combing is seen in liver in cases of

    1. Cirrhosis
    2. Rupture
    3. Putrefaction
    4. Hydatid disease
    5.
Correct Answer: 3.


Question 97: Vibices are

    1. Arborescent markings
    2. Lichenberg flowers
    3. Marbling
    4. Hypostasis in subcutaneous area
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 98: Changes in retinal vessels soon after death include

    1. Fragmentation of Blood column
    2. Haemorrhage into vitreous
    3. Collapse of vessels
    4. None of the above
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 99: Suspended animation occurs after

    1. Electrocution
    2. Cyanide poisoning
    3. Burns
    4. Drowning
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.


Question 100: Putrefaction starts in

    1. Liver
    2. Lung
    3. Heart
    4. Brain
    5.
Correct Answer: 1.

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