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Friday, August 18, 2017

Forensic Medicine MCQs: Question Set 2

1. Cephalic index is important to determine the:
a. Stature from long bones
b. Cranial capacity
c. Race from skull
d. Sex from skull Key: c


2. Putrefaction is rapid in:
a. Air as compared to water and earth
b. Water as compared to earth and air
c. Earth as compared to water and air
d. Water and earth as compared to air Key: a

3. Moral principles which should guide members of the medical profession in their dealings with each other is known as:
a. Medical etiquette
b. Medical law
c. Medical jurisprudence
d. Medical ethics Key: d

4. All of the following are examples of Res ipsa loquitur EXCEPT:
a. Prescribing an overdose of medicine producing ill effects
b. Grossly incompetent administration of general anaesthesia by an anaesthetist
c. Mismatched blood transfusion
d. Amputation of wrong limb Key: b

5. The most reliable method of identification of a living person is:
a. Photography
b. Dactylography
c. Hand writing
d. Anthropometry Key: b

6. A woman can give valid consent for sexual intercourse if she is above the age of:
a. 17 years
b. 15 years
c. 16 years
d. 18 years Key: c

7. Suspended animation means:
a. Irreversible cessation of heart functions
b. Irreversible cessation of respiration
c. Temporary cessation of vital functions
d. Permanent cessation of vital functions Key: c

8. Greenish-blue froth at the mouth and nose is seen in poisoning from:
a. Arsenic
b. Lead
c. Copper
d. Mercury Key: c

9. Xanthoproteic reaction is seen in poisoning by:
a. Sulphuric acid
b. Nitric acid
c. Hydrochloric acid
d. Carbolic acid Key: b

10. Chalky white teeth occurs in poisoning due to:
a. Nitric acid
b. Hydrochloric acid
c. Sulphuric acid
d. Oxalic acid Key: c

11. Shock, hypocalcaemia and renal damage are characteristic features of poisoning due to:
a. Acetyl salicylic acid
b. Oxalic acid
c. Hydrochloric acid
d. Nitric acid Key: b

12. Blue line in gums is seen in chronic poisoning by:
a. Arsenic
b. Lead
c. Copper
d. Mercury Key: b

13. Hydroquinone and pyrocatechol are the metabolic products of :
a. Carbolic acid
b. Oxalic acid
c. Nitric acid
d. Sulphuric acid Key: a

14. “Professional death sentence” is the term to denote:
a. Capital punishment
b. Penal erasure of the name of a medical practitioner
c. Rigorous imprisonment for life
d. Severe warning notice key b

15. In case of assault, if the doctor is negligent in the treatment of the patient, he may be held responsible for subsequent disability or death under the principle of:
a. “calculated risk cases”
b. Medical maloccurence
c. Novus Actus Interveniens
d. Res Ipsa Loquitur key c

16. Surest or the most reliable method of identification is:
a. DNA Profiling
b. Galton Method
c. Gustafson’s method
d. Anthropometry key b

17. Which of the organ is usually first to show autolytic changes:
a. prostate
b. liver
c. spleen
d. pancreas key d

18. Blue line in gums is seen in chronic poisoning by:
a. Arsenic
b. Lead
c. Barbiturate
d. Opium Key: b

19. Arsenic interferes with cell metabolism by combining with:
a. Cytochrome oxidase
b. Sulphydryl enzyme
c. Acctylcholinc esterase lecithines
d. Lecithines Key: b

20. Greenish urine is seen in poisoning with:
a. Carbolic acid
b. Nitric acid
c. Copper sulphate
d. Hydrochloric acid Key: a

21.. Xanthoproteic reaction is seen in poisoning by:
a. Sulphuric acid
b. Nitrict acid
c. Hydrochloric acid
a. Carbolic acid Key:b

22. Which of the following is used in forgeries as an ink remover solution:
a. Sulphuric acid
b. Nitric acid
c. Carbolic acid
d. Oxalic acid Key: d

23. Hypocalcaemia is a feature of poisoning due to:
a. Phosphorus
b. Oxalic acid
c. Arsenic
d. Copper Key: b

24. In Nepal Medico-legal autopsy requires the permission of:
a. Police
b. Chief District Officer
c. Relatives
d. Hospital authority Key: a

25. Amenorrhoea and infertility are the possible complications of chronic poisoning with:
a. Mercury
b. Lead
c. Zinc
d. Chromium Key: b

25. Slight degree of violence may produce a large bruise on:
a. Face
b. Scalp
c. Palms
d. Front of abdomen Key: a

26. The commonest cause of sudden death is due to:
a. Acute myocarditis
b. Pulmonary oedema
c. Myocardial infarction
d. Congestive cardiac failure Key: c

27. Corrosive acids should be diluted and neutralized in the stomach by
a. Sodium carbonate
b. Aluminium hydroxide gel
c. Potassium hydroxide
d. Sodium bicarbonate key b

28. Substances which act on the tissues of the body and counteract the effects of poisons are known as
a. Physiological antidotes
b. Chemical antidotes
c. Universal antidotes
d. Mechanical antidotes key a

29. In arsenic poisoning breath and stools have
a. Garlic-like odour
b. Offensive smell
c. Smell of acetone
d. Odourless key a

30. Which of the following compound of lead is absorbed through intact skin
a. Lead acetate
b. Lead carbonate
c. Tetraethyl lead
d. Lead chromate key c

31. Best method to prove paternity is:
a. Blood grouping
b. Finger prints
c. Phenotypic resemblance
d. DNA fingerprinting key d

32. Teeth bite mark is an example of:
a. Scratch abrasion
b. Graze abrasion
c. Pressure abrasion
d. Impact abrasion key c

33. In female skeleton the long bones are:
a. 5% smaller than the male
b. 8% smaller than the male
c. 10% smaller than the male
d. 12% smaller than the male key b

34. Masculine or feminine characteristics most directly depend on:
a. genotype of gonadal tissue
b. genotype of somatic tissue
c. gonadotropin output
d. level of circulating sex hormones key d

35. Alveolar cavities in the jaw are formed around:
a. seventh month of intrauterine life
b. sixth month of intrauterine life
c. tenth month of intrauterine life
d. third or fourth month of intrauterine life key d

36. The maximum numbers of deciduous teeth a child can have are:
a. Sixteen
b. Twenty
c. Twenty four
d. Twenty eight key b

37. Autopsies in medico-legal cases began to be generally practiced around:
a.Eighteenth century
b.Fourteenth century
c.Sixteenth century
d.Thirteenth century key c

38. Hippocrates was:
a. Egyptian physician
b. Greek physician
c. Italian physician
d. Roman physician key b

39. Warning notice may be issued to a medical practitioner for:
a. Contributory negligence
b. Professional negligence
c. Violation of code of medical ethics
d. Wrong diagnosis and treatment key c

40. Deptheretic colitis (resembling the enteritis of acute bacillary dysentery) involving the ascending and transverse colon is seen in poisoning by:
a. Arsenic
b. Lead
c. Mercury
d. Potassium permanganate key

41. Peritoneal dialysis effectively removes:
a. amphetamine
b. bromides
c. opium
d. salicylates key d

42. Haemorrhage in the skin and subcutaneous tissue are seen in poisoning from:
a. Carbolic acid
b. Lead
c. Mercury
d. Phosphorus key d

43. Which of the following is an antidote for oxalic acid poisoning:
a. Activated charcoal
b. Aluminium oxide gel
c. Calcium lactate
d. Magnesium oxide key c


44. Fragmentation of medulla of scalp hair is a feature of:
a. Negroes
b. Mongolians
c. Caucasians
d. Aryans key a

45. Putrefaction is retarded in poisoning due to:
a. Carbolic acid
b. Organophosphorus
c. Dhatura
d. Opium key a

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