Forensic Medicine MCQ's (Part-1)

Q1. How many types of inquest are available?

1. 2
2. 5
3. 4
4. 6

ANSWER:-3

Q2. Define medical jurisprudence--

1. Medical jurisprudence deals with the legal responsibilities of the physician with reference to those arising from physician patient relationship,
2. It deals with the legal aspects of practice of medicine
3. It involves medical negligence, consent, rights and duties of doctors,
4. All are correct

ANSWER:-4

Q3. What is inquest?

1. Preliminary legal inquiry into the cause, manner and circumstances of any unnatural, sudden and suspicious death
2. After post mortem legal inquiry into cause, manner and circumstance of any unnatural, sudden and suspicious death
3. Only legal inquiry, to determine the culprit
4. All are correct

ANSWER:-1

Q4. What do you understand by forensic thanatology?

1. Study of Death
2. Study of skeletal remains
3. Study of human body
4. Study of hair

ANSWER:-1

Q5. Which among the following correctly explains the Medical etiquette?

1. Deals with the conventional laws of courtesy observed between court & medical profession.
2. Deals with the unconventional laws of court
3. Deals with the conventional laws of courtesy observed between the members of the medical profession.
4. Both b & c

ANSWER:-3

Q6. What do you understand by forensic medicine?

1. It is a branch of medical science which Bridges between the law and medicine.
2. Also known as legal medicine
3. Also known as state medicine
4. All are correct

ANSWER:-4

Q7. What is bansdola?

1. Also K/a strangulation
2. Constriction is produced by the pressure of the fingers and palms upon the throat
3. Neck is compressed between two sticks or hard objects, usually bamboos
4. Both A & C

ANSWER:-4

Q8. Which among the following is incorrect about euthanasia?

1. Also K/a cruel killing
2. Derive from Greek word; means ‘good death
3. Action is taken to end the life of a person who is experiencing long-term illness
4. All are correct

ANSWER:-1

Q9. What is Burking?

1. Associted with- Burke & hare
2. Murder by sitting on their chests and suffocating them by putting a hand over their nose and mouth, while using the other hand to push the victim's jaw up
3. Mixed example of smothering & traumatic asphyxia
4. All are correct

ANSWER:-4

Q10. Which among the following correctly explains the Medical ethics?

1. It deals with the legal aspects of practice of medicine
2. It deals with the moral principle which guide medical professionals, how to deal with other doctors, their patients and the state etc.
3. Deals with the conventional laws of courtesy observed between the members of the medical profession.
4. None of these

ANSWER:-2