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3rd Year MBBS

Forensics Test Session
Test 1 Topics; Law, legal procedure and forensics psycitry

MCQs

1.Minimum age of a person, who can give consent for age determination is:

A. 12

B. 16

C. 18

D. 21

2. Conduct money is payable to:

A. A doctor for conducting autopsy

B. A witness for good conduct in the court

C. A witness in the civil court

D. A doctor for appearing in criminal court

3. Individual telling a lie under oath is:

A. Hostile witness

B. Professional liar

C. Charged with perjury

D. Professional misconduct

4. Open verdict in coroner's inquest means:

A. Verdict made known to the accused

B. Judgement made public

C. Case is kept pending

D. Case decided on previous judgement

5. Magistrate's inquest is held in following cases except:

A. Death in police custody

B. Dowry death
C. Death in jail

D. Death due to anaesthetic mishap

6. Punishment of imprisonment up to 3 years and five up to Rs 5000.00 can be awarded by:

A. Chief Judicial Magistrate

B. Additional Sessions Judge

C. 1st Class Magistrate

D. 2nd Class Magistrate

7. Leading questions are permitted during:

A. Examination-in-chief

B. Cross-examination

C. Re-examination-in-chief

D. All of the above

8. Time limit for cross-examination is:

A. As long as examination-in-chief

B. Fixed by the presiding officer

C. Time available during that day

D. No time limit

9. Volunteering of statement is a privilege of:

A. Expert witness

B. Hostile witness

C. Common witness

D. None of the above

10. Who can record dying declaration?

A. Magistrate

B. Doctor

C. Police officer

D. All of the above

11. 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

12. Which carries more weight in a court oflaw?

A. Dying declaration , cJ-e ...

B. Dying deposition --' G~ u ()-(")v7

C. Both carry the same weight

D. Both are not significant

13. Dying declaration can be received by:

A. Medical Officer

B. Lawyer

C. Police Officer

D. All of the above

14. Dying deposition is recorded by:

A. Doctor

B. Magistrate

C. Police Officer

D. Lawyer

15) Professional death sentence is awarded by:

A. Medical Council oflndia

B. Sessions Court

C. State Medical Council

D. Indian Medical Association

16) Appeal against the punishment for professional misconduct is made to:

A. Medical Council oflndia

B. High Court

C. Health Ministry

D. Indian Medical Association

17. Moral principles, guiding dealing in the medical profession are known as:
A. Medical etiquette's

B. Medical ethics

C. Professional courtesy

D. Medical norms

18. Red Cross emblem can be used by:

A. Any person in medical services

B. Any doctor

C. Doctors in Government service

D. Doctors in military service

19. Professional negligence is failure on the part of a doctor for:

A. Wrong diagnosis

B. Wrong treatment

C. Absence of reasonable care

D. Refusal to accept a patien

20.Doctrine of 'Res lpsa Loquitur' can be applied in:

A. Prescription of overdose

B. Complications in an operation

C. Failure to achieve total cure

D. Contributory negligence

21. Contributory negligence is negligence by:

A. Doctor

B. Patient

C. Paramedical staff

D. Both by patient and doctor

22. Application of reasonable force to examine an individual without consent, is permissible in:

A. Accused of sexual assault

B. Victim of sexual assault

C. Pedestrian in road traffic accident

D. Psychiatric case
23. Usual punishment for criminal negligence

by a doctor is:

A. Payment of damages

B. Imprisonment

C. Professional death sentence

D. Warning notice

24. Contributory negligence can be used as a defense in:

A. Civil negligence case

B. Criminal negligence case

C. Ethical negligence case

D. Departmental inquiry

25.Law does not consider the following doctrine in a charge of criminal negligence:

A. Vicarious liability

B. Contributory negligence

C. Res ipsa loquitur

D. ovus actus interveniens

26. A quack gives a penicilJin 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. Likelyto

C. Never

D. Deserves to be acquitted on the strength of evidence

27. Disciplinary control over Registered Medical Practitioners is under:

A. State Medical Council

B. Indian Medical Council

C. Director of Medical and Health Services

D. Health Secretary of State Government

28. 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 colour blind

D. Pilot having hypermetropia

29. The power of Amnesty for capital punishment is vested with:

A. The President

B. Supreme Court

C. High Court

D. The Governor

30. After postmortem exam body has to be handed over to:

A. Investigating police officer

B. Relatives of victim

C. Magistrate

D. The civil authorities

SEQs
Qno1) The art of healing is categorized in various systems of medical practice and each

system is governed by its respective laws.

a) Enlist statute laws governing the allopathic system of medicine. (2)

b) What are the privileges of Registered Medical Practitioner? (3)

2. A recent graduate of a medical college visits PM&DC for registration purpose.

a) What are requirements of medical registration for fresh graduates? (2)

b) What are the privileges and obligations of Registered Medical Practitioner? (3)

3. In a criminal case, plea of insanity was raised in defense of an accused in the court of Law.

a) What are the verdicts which can be given by the court of law during course of

proceeding? (2.5)

b) What is McNaughton’s rule? (2.5)

4.A man was shot in the chest by a robber. He was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to injury.
Before dying he narrated incidence to attending doctor.

a) What this statement would be called?

b) How such a statement can be differentiated from a deposition?