Presentation of Scientific Evidence Practice Questions

Question 1

In the context of medicolegal cases, what are the key responsibilities of a physician to ensure proper legal and clinical management?

Accepted Answer

All of the options

Answer

Notifying the police and providing a preliminary report

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Preserving evidence and maintaining chain of custody

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Documenting patient information and injury details

Question 2

What type of evidence do medical certificates provide?

Accepted Answer

Documentary evidence of a patient's condition

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Testimonial evidence

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Indirect evidence

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Conditional release documentation

Question 3

All are true about dying declaration except

Accepted Answer

Cross examination permitted

Answer

Practiced in India

Answer

Oath is not needed

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Made to Judicial Magistrate Or Medical officer

Question 4

DNA fingerprinting is used for paternity testing and forensic identification of suspects. Which of the following is the most accurate description of DNA fingerprinting?

Accepted Answer

DNA can be isolated from blood, skin, or sperm and analyzed for variable patterns of restriction fragments arising from tandemly repeated sequences (microsatellites)

Answer

DNA is isolated from blood, skin, or sperm and its fragment size distribution is analyzed by gel electrophoresis

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DNA is isolated from blood, skin, or sperm and hybridized with probes from the HLA locus to visualize HLA gene patterns

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DNA is copied from blood, skin, or sperm RNA using reverse transcriptase and analyzed for the pattern of complementary DNAs

Question 5

Under which section of the CrPC can a rape accused be medically examined without their consent?

Accepted Answer

Section 53 - Medical examination of accused without consent

Answer

Section 54 - Examination of arrested person by medical officer

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Section 84 - Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in 24 hours

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Section 82 - Proclamation for absconding persons

Question 6

In which context are leading questions allowed?

Accepted Answer

Cross-examination

Answer

Direct examination

Answer

Re-examination

Answer

Dying declaration

Question 7

Statement 1 - A 59-year-old patient presents with flaccid bullae. Histopathology shows a suprabasal acantholytic split.
Statement 2 - The row of tombstones appearance is diagnostic of Pemphigus vulgaris.

Accepted Answer

Statements 1 & 2 are correct, 2 is not explaining 1

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Statements 1 and 2 are correct and 2 is the correct explanation for 1

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Statements 1 and 2 are incorrect

Answer

Statement 1 is incorrect

Question 8

The most specific test to detect blood stains is:

Accepted Answer

Spectroscopic test

Answer

Benzidine test

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Teichmann's test

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Orthotoluidine test

Question 9

What is the most reliable method to determine the time of death within the first 24 hours after death?

Accepted Answer

Algor mortis using rectal temperature with standard nomograms

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Livor mortis is fixed and cannot be displaced after 8-12 hours

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Rigor mortis appears first in smaller muscles and progresses to larger muscles

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Putrefaction begins immediately after death in all environmental conditions

Question 10

Which test is used for detecting gunshot residue?

Accepted Answer

Neutron activation analysis for firearm use

Answer

Lie test for Firearm injury

Answer

Toluidine blue test

Answer

Benzidine test for blood stain

Presentation of Scientific Evidence — MCQs

Presentation of Scientific Evidence — MCQs

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