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
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans:e
4.A civil wrong is known as:
a) Mutatis mutandis
b) Pari passu
c) Tort
d) Ultra wires
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans:c
7.Normal courtesy of one doctor towards another is according to
a) Medical etiquette
b) Medical ethics
c) Both
d) None
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans:b
10.McNaughten's rule:
a) Section 84
b) Section 85
c) Section 86
d)Section87
Ans: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
Ans:a
12. WTio can commute a death sentence:
a)High court
b) Supreme court
c) President
d) Any of the above
Ans:d
13.Death sentence can be awarded by
a)First class magistrate
b) Second class magistrate
c) Sessions court
d) Chief judicial magistrate
Ans:c
14. India, inquest is carried out by all except
a)lice
b) Coroner
c) Doctor
d) Magistrate
Ans:c
15.Criminal responsibility in Indian constitution is included in IPC section:
a)84
b)300
c)302
d)304
Ans: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
Ans:b
17.Who can be considered as an expert witness:
a) Medical men
b) Firearm expert
c) Chemical examiner
d)All
Ans:d
18.The power of Amnesty for capital punishment is vested with
a) The president
b) Supreme court
c) High Court
d) The Governor
Ans: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
Ans:c
20.Conduct money is paid to expert witness with summons from:
a) Civil Court
b)Criminal Court
c) High Court
d) Sub Magistrate
Ans:a
21.Leading questions are permitted only in
a) Examination in chief
b) Cross examination
c) Dying declaration
d) Re- examination
Ans:b
22.For exhumation the order should be passed by
a) Chief judicial magistrate
b) Executive magistrate
c) Police officer
d) Sessions judge
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans:a
26.Medico legal autopsy required the permission of
a) Relatives
b) Medical Superintendent
c) Police
d) Magistrate
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans:c
31.Negligence on the part of the father towards the son can be punished undersection
a) 319
b)317
c)315
d)318
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans:d
34.Doctor is
a) Expert witness
b) Common witness
c)Both
d) None
Ans: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
Ans:b
36. The inquiry into the circumstances of death is called:
a) Homicide enquiry report
b) Inquest repot
c) Open verdict
d) Adjourned verdict
Ans: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/-
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans:b
40. Perjury is
a) Willful utterance of falsehood
b) Grievous injury
c) Contributory negligence
d) Criminal negligence
Ans:a
41. Subpoena is a kind of:
a) Decomposed body tissue
b) Designation
c) Document
d) Court tribunal
Ans:c
42.Dying declaration can be received by:
a) Medical officer
b) Lawyer
c) Police officer
d) All
Ans:d
43.Exhumation can be done in India
a) After 7 years
b) After 2 years
c) After 10 years
d) At any time
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans:d
46.Exhumation is usually done in the:
a) Early Morning
b) Evening
d) Any time
c) Night
Ans:a
47.Section 302 of Indian penal code is for:
a) Rape
b) Murder
c) Grievous hurt
d) Attempt to commit suicide
Ans:b
48.Coroner's court is present at:
a) Bombay
b) Delhi
c) Madras
d) Bangalore
e) Chandigarh
Ans:a
49.Dying deposition is recorded by:
a) Doctor
b) Magistrate
c) Police officer
d) Lawyer
Ans: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
Ans:c
51. Professional secrecy can be divulged:
a) If the doctor feels so
b) On demand by a court
c) Both
d) None
Ans:b
52. Medical certificate is:
a) Documentary evidence
b) Oral evidence
c) Hearsay evidence
d) Parole
Ans: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
Ans:b
54. In esse of malpractice punishment is given by
a) State medical council
b) MCI
c)IMA
d) High court
Ans: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
Ans:b
56. Medico legal autopsy requires the permission of
a) Police
b) Magistrate
c) Relatives
d) Medical superintendent
Ans:a
57. Grievous hurt is punishable under section
a) 320
b)354
c)321
d)402
Ans:a
58. Criminal negligence is punishable under:
a) 306 IPC
b) 376 IPC
c)304-AJPC
d)304-BIPC
Ans:c
59.Second molar erupts at
a) 6 years
b) 12 years
c) 18 to 22 years
d) 25 to 28 years
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans:c
65.First finger loop bureau was established in
a) London
b) Paris
c) Calcutta
d) Madras
Ans: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
Ans:c
67.Brachiocephaly is due to fusion of
a) Saggital suture
b) Coronal suture
c) Parietal suture
d) Lambdoid suture
Ans:b
68.Cephalic index is useful in determining
a) Age
b) Sex
c) Race
d) Stature
Ans: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
Ans:b
70. 100% sure differentiation of sex is possible by pelvic assessment of all except
a) Subpubic angle
b) Obturator foramen
c) Preauricular sulcus
d) Greater sciatic notch
Ans:d
71. Foetal parts can be detected by X-ray usually by:
a) 8 weeks
b) 12 weeks
c) 14 weeks
d) 16 weeks
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans:d
76. Best method for identification of a person is by
a) Scars
b) Blood group
c) DNA Analysis
d) Finger prints
Ans:d
77.Super imposition technique is used in:
a) Skull
b) Pelvis
c) Femur
d)Ribs
Ans:a
78.Patella completely ossify by the age of:
a) 6 years
b) 10 years
c) 14 years
d) 21 years
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans:b
83.Absent fragmented medulla in hair is seen in all except
a) Negroid
b) Aryans
c) Mongoloids
d) Caucasians
Ans:a
84.Pre-auricular sulcus is used for:
a) Determination of race
b) Determination of age
c) Determination of sex
d) None of the above
Ans:c
85. Pure Aryans have which type of skull:
a) Measticephalic
b) Bradycephalic
c) Dolicocephalic
d) None of the above
Ans:c
86.Pearson's formula is used for:
a) Cephalic index
b) Stature
c) Race
d) Age
Ans:b
87.Best specimen of bone for sex determination is
a) Femur
b) Pelvis
c) Skull
d) Mandible
Ans:b
89.Which of the following is best for establishing identity
a) Anthropometry
b) Dactylography
c) Hair examination
d) Blood
Ans: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
Ans:b
90. Multiplying factor for estimating stature from humerus is (males):
a) 10-12
b)5-6
c)7-9
d)9-10
Ans: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
Ans:b
92. Most reliable method of identification of a person is
a) Gustafson method
b) Galton method
c) Anthropometry
d) Scars
Ans:b
93. A child at the age of 7 years has how many teeth:
a) 16
b)20
c)24
d)28
Ans:c
94.The most reliable bones for the purpose of medullary index are the following except:
a) Humerus
b) Tibia
c) Radius
d) Sternum
Ans: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
Ans: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
Ans:c
97.Best method to determine age upto ,14 years is
a) Ossification centres
b) Dentition
c) Anthropometry
d)head circumference
Ans:b
98.Best method for identification of human is
a) Blood grouping
b) Dactylography
c) Anthropometry
d)gustafson'sformula
Ans:b
99.Lower end of the femur can help to determine the:
a) Age
b) Height
c) Weight
d)stature
Ans:a
100. Most common type of finger print is
a) Loop
b) Arch
c) Composite
d)whorl
Ans:a
