Forensic Medicine Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

(1) Combustible gas of autolysis is

[A] Nitrogen dioxide

[B] Hydrogen sulphide

[C] Methane

[D] Carbon dioxide

Answer: Hydrogen sulphide

(2) Greenish colour earliest sign of putrefaction due to

[A] Hb

[B] Meta Hb

[C] SulphmetHb

[D] CarboxyHb

Answer: SulphmetHb

(3) First external sign of putrefaction of body lying in air is around

[A] Umbilicus

[B] Rt iliac fossa

[C] Lt iliac fossa

[D] Chest wall

Answer: Rt iliac fossa

(4) Postmortem hemolysis due to bacterial enzyme

[A] Lecithinase

[B] Phospholipase

[C] Streptokinase

[D] Hyaluronidase

Answer: Lecithinase

(5) Chief agent for bacterial putrefaction is

[A] E.coli

[B] B. fragilis

[C] C.welchii

[D] Staph aureus

Answer: C.welchii

(6) Heat stiffening occurs when body exposed to temperature

[A] 450C

[B] 550C

[C] 650C

[D] 750C

Answer: 650C

(7) Cadaveric spasm commonly seen in

[A] Legs

[B] Hands

[C] Neck muscles

[D] Involuntary muscles

Answer: Hands

(8) Brush burn refers to

[A] Electric burn

[B] Lightening burn

[C] Sliding abrasion

[D] Pressure abrasion

Answer: Sliding abrasion

(9) After death blood level of following decrease

[A] Sodium

[B] Potassium

[C] Magnesium

[D] None

Answer: Sodium

(10) After death all of following show rise in CSF except

[A] Lactic acid

[B] Amino acid

[C] Urea

[D] Uric acid

Answer: Urea

(11) Maggots appear in natural orifices of dead in summer in about

[A] 2 – 4 hrs

[B] 6 – 8 hrs

[C] 8 – 12 hrs

[D] 12 – 24 hrs

Answer: 12 – 24 hrs

(12) Odour of mummified body is

[A] Pungent

[B] Putrid

[C] Offensive

[D] Odorless

Answer: Odorless

(13) Formaldehyde injected for embalming is

[A] 10%

[B] 20%

[C] 30%

[D] 40%

Answer: 40%

(14) Adipocere starts early in all of following except

[A] Face

[B] Breast

[C] Buttock

[D] Chest wall

Answer: Chest wall

(15) First internal organ to putrefy is

[A] Heart

[B] Brain

[C] Larynx / trachea

[D] Kidney

Answer: Larynx / trachea

(16) Last organ to putrefy

[A] Uterus / prostate

[B] Testes

[C] Ovary

[D] Adrenals

Answer: Uterus / prostate

(17) Tache noire refers to

[A] Postmortem staining

[B] Flaccidity of eyeball

[C] Wrinkled dusty sclera

[D] Maggot growth

Answer: Wrinkled dusty sclera

(18) Rectal temperature does not appreciably fall till what time after death

[A] 15-30 mts

[B] 30-60 mts

[C] 60-90 mts

[D] none of the above

Answer: 30-60 mts

(19) Postmortem caloricity seen in poisoning from.

[A] Arsenic

[B] Strychnine

[C] Cyanide

[D] Organophosphorus

Answer: Strychnine

(20) Postmortem lividity well developed with in

[A] 2 hrs

[B] 4 hrs

[C] 6 hrs

[D] 8 hrs

Answer: 4 hrs

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