Forensic Medicine_Biological sciences practise set_FACT & FACT plus

Q1) Which among the following is not the type of Asphyxial death?

A) Burking

B) Choking

C) Smothering

D)  None  of these

Answer:- D

Explanation: 

Burking:- Death by smothering followed by traumatic asphyxia.

Choking:- Blockage of the nasal path from some of the foreign objects (any food material etc.)

Smothering:- Asphyxial death caused by blockage of oxygen entry into lungs by concurrent closure of the nose and mouth.

Q2) Who devised the rule of nine?

A) Pulaski and Tennison

B) Edmond locard

C) AB Wallace

D) None

Answer:- A

Explanation 

The rule of nines was devised by Pulaski and Tennison in 1947, and published by AB Wallace in 1951.

Q3) Rule of 9 is used for estimation of?

A) Percentage of poisoning 

B) Percentage of blood inside the body

C) Percentage of the burned body

D) None of these

Answer:-C

Explanation

The Rule of Nines determines the percentage of burns of a body. It is named so due to usually every part of the body being given 9% except the perineal region(1%). In this front & back each has 9%, complete head including neck 9% , front & backside of each arm 9%, front & back side of each leg 18%, front & back of trunk region each 9%, perineal region 1%

Q4) What is the Palm rule? 

A) Estimate the size of palm burn

B) Estimate the size of the burn

C) Used to give direction to investigators

D) All of these

Answer:- B

Explanation

The "rule of palm" is another way to estimate the size of a burn. The palm of the person who is burned (not fingers or wrist area) is about 1% of the body.

Q5) What is the difference between somatic death and molecular death?

A) Somatic death is the death of tripods of life; molecular death is the death of the body at the cellular level

B) Somatic death is also termed systematic death; Molecular death is also termed cellular death

C) Asphyxial death is part of somatic death; Cells & biomolecules degradation is part of molecular death.

D) All are correct

Answer:- D

Explanation

• Tripod of life:- Cessation of the circulatory system, respiratory system & Nervous system(brain functioning).

• Somatic death is known by the discontinuance of cardiac activity, neural activity, and respiration, and eventually leads to the death of all body cells from lack of oxygen (Asphyxia).

• Molecular death is similar to cellular death. This takes place after the somatic cell death. During molecular death, individual cells and other biomolecules in the system die. This is due to the loss of blood flow and oxygen for the survival of the cells and the tissues.

Q6) How many changes are generally seen in Post mortem?

A) Early changes

B) Late changes

C) Immediate changes

D) All of these

Answer:- D

Explanation

Generally, 3 changes are seen after death in the body; immediate change, early change, late change.

Q7) What is an Antemortem injury? 

A) Injuries after death

B) Injuries before death

C) Injury in death by drowning

D) None of these

Answer:-B

Explanation

Q8) What is scalding?

A) Injury due to cold liquid or steam

B) Injury due to hot liquid or steam

C) Defined as cold stiffening

D) None of these

Answer:- B

Explanation

Scalding

It is a type of burn injury. Usually caused by hot liquid or steam. 

Q9) What is the medico-legal importance of tattoos?

A) Useful for individual identity

B) To identify religion

C) To identify victim/criminal’s one of the loved ones.

D) All of these

Answer:- D

Explanation

Tattoos are majorly used for Individual identity. Sometimes it gives an indication of religion, nationality, name or photo of loved one, mentality, desire, etc. 

Q10) Difference between bruise and post-mortem lividity?

A) PM lividity is collection of blood due to stoppage of circulation of blood; Bruise is collection of blood due to rupture of blood vessels, capillaries

B) Lividity shows variation in color of stains form in it due to death by different conditions; Bruise does not show multiple variations in color.

C) PM Lividity also called livor mortis; Bruise also called Contusion

D) All are correct

Answer:- D