Forensic Question Sheet

Number indicates Frequency in University Examinaiton

Bold Indicates Long Answer Question (4marks value of more)

0,x means present in sessional examination but not universities

Questions present In Universities and Sessionals show only University Frequency

Legal Procedure
1. Hostile Witness 4

2. Inquest 5

3. Testamentary Capacity 1

4. Conduct of Doctor in Witness Box 0,x

5. Cross-examination 0,x

6. Summons 1

7. Procedure of Recording Evidence in Court 2

8. Conduct Money 1

9. Perjury 4

[Link] Declaration 2

11. Types of Magistrate courts+powers 1

12. Criminal Courts + Powers 0,x

13. Sessions Court + Powers 0,x

14. Medicolegal Importance of age 18 years (3) and

15. Medicolegal Importance of 16 years 1

16. Medicolegal Importance of 12 years 1

17. Types of Medical Evidence 1

18. Corpus delecti 1

Identification
1. Intersex 1
 2. Stature 1

3. Tattoos, MLI 2

4. Gustafson’s Method (age determination) 2

5. Dactylography 3

6. Precipitin Test 3

7. Locard’s Principle of Exchange (MLI 2) 3

8. Cephalic index (2) and Sacral index (1) 1-2

9. Superimposition 0,x

10. Eruption of Teeth 1

11. Poroscopy + Cheiloscopy 3

12. Two Micro chemical tests for blood 2

13. Florence and Takayama Test 1

14. Utilities of DNA profiles in Medicolegal Practice 0,x

15. Identity of Burns Victim 0,x

16. Flap Dissection of Neck 0,x

Medicolegal Autopsy
1. Exhumation 4

2. Second autopsy 1

3. Embalming 0,x

4. Objectives of Medicolegal Autopsy 3

5. Autopsy Guidelines on Firearm Death 0,x

6. Differences Between Medicolegal Autopsies and Clinical Autopsies 0,x

7. Three Techniques for removal of Organs from Body 0,x

8. Skin Incision 1

9. Bloodless Dissection 2

10. Dissection of heart 3

12. Dissection of Stomach 0,x

13. Obscure Autopsy 2

14. Certification of Cause of Death (as recommended by WHO) 0,x

15. Negative Autopsy+causes 5

16. Types of Autopsy 1

17. Post mortem artifacts + significance 1

18. Kennedy Phenomenon 0,x

[Link] for opening Trunk and Scalp 3

[Link] and Preservation of Viscera and Body Fluids for Chemical Analysis For
Poison 1

21. Four objectives of examination of skeletal remains 1

22. Defense Wounds (2) and Fabricated Wounds (1) 2

23. Cafe Coronary 1

24. Objectives of Fetal Autopsy 0,x

Thanatology
1. Define Death 0,x

2. Explain somatic + Molecular Death 0,x

3. Adipocere 4

4. Mummification 1

5. Apparent Death 0,x

6. Post Mortem Eye Changes 0,x

7. Entomology 3

8. Brain Stem Reflexes +Suspended Animation (pathways 1) 3

9. Putrefaction (gases 1, colliquative 2) 5

10. Casper’s Dictum 1

12. Cadaveric spasm 2

13. Gas Stiffening 1

14. Post Mortem Lividity 1

15. Post Mortem Cooling (know reasons for sigmoid curve) 3

16. Nomogram estimation of Time since death 0,x

17. Post Mortem Caloricity 1

18. Early changes after death 2

[Link] time since death from any of two of the EARLY changes 1

[Link] Post mortem changes that help in est. Time since death 1

21. Gordon’s Classifications of Modes of Death 0,x

Medical Ethics and Laws

2. Defences against Medical Negligence 0,x

3. Functions of State Medical Council 0,x

4. Damages 0,x

5. Consent (+implied 1) 2

6. Therapeutic Misadventure 4

7. Vicarious liability 2

8. Disciplinary Action by State Medical Council 1

9. Contributory Negligence 4

10. Adultery 1

11. Res Ipsa Loquitor 2

12. Actus Novus Intervenience 0,x

[Link] Secrecy+Exceptions 2
 [Link] Misconduct/Infamous Conduct (including Discipline+Offences in
Warning Notice) 5

15. Warning and Warning Notice 0,x

16. Privileged Communications 1

17. Uses and Misuses of Red-Cross emblem 1

18. Ground for Medical Termination of Pregnancy 1

Injuries/Trauma
Grievous Hurt 5

Cerebral Concussion 1

Hurt 1

Types Mechanical Injuries 1

Filigree burns 1

Pugilistic Attitude 1

Lacerations 0,x

Abrasions (know time estimation) 4

Contusion (Difference between Post mortem Lividity 2) (know time estimation)

Injuries of Driver in a head on collision 2

Causes of Death in Cut Throat Injures 2

Thermal Injuries 1

Causes of Death from Burns 0,x

Artifacts in death due to burns 0,x

Rule of Nine 1

Joule Burn 1

Hydrocution 0,x

Microscopic Findings of Electrical injury 0,x

Whiplash 3
Ectopic Bruise 0,x

Incised vs Incised-Looking 1

Injuries Sustained by left handed person when he cuts his neck with knife 0,x

Split Laceration 1

Fabricated Injuries 1

Black Eye 1

Hesistation Cuts 2

Chop Wounds 0,x

Primary Impact and Secondary injuries 2

Mechanism and application of Bumper Fractures 0,x

Epidural Hemorrhage 1

Cerebral Concussion 0,x

Mechanism of Brain Injury 0,x

Organization of Subdural Blood 0,x

Autopsy findings that suggest victim was alive before burning to death 1

Causes for delayed death in victim of burns 1

Coup and Contre-coup injuries and their medicolegal significance 2

Lucid Interval 1

Intracranial Hemorrhages 1

Diffuse Axonal Injury 0,x

Skull Fracture 2

Enzyme-Histochemical Markers of Wound Vitality 0,x

Differences between antemortem and postmortem wounds 0,x

Non accidental injuries of childhood 0,x

Differences between Burns and Scalds 0,x

Dangerous Weapon 0,x

Injuries to Pedestrian in Road Traffic Accident, Establish Causative Vehicle 0,x

Rifling 2

Billiard Ball Phenomenon 1

Ricochet bullet 3

Tandem Bullet 2

Difference between entry and exit wound in firearm injury 1

Tattooing+blackening in firearm injuries 1

Rifled Cartridge 1

Injuries from Shotgun at various ranges 1

Entry wound from Rifled Firearm at Close Range 0,x

Bullet cytology 0,x

Differentiate between Smooth Bored Cartridge and Rifled Bored Cartridge 1

Bore of Shotgun 0,x

Shored exit wound 0,x

Procedure of Collection and Tests for Gun shot residues 0,x

Abortion/Infanticide
Dead born Fetus 2

Viable Fetus 1

Battered Baby Syndrome 1

Complications of Criminal Abortion 1

Essential Requirements for Doctors Eligibility to Perform Aborion 0,x

Provisions under which MTP could be done 0,x

Explain Still born and Dead born 0,x

Features of Male Fetus at 5th, 7th,9th intrauterine month 0,x

External Features suggesting live birth on dead body of recently born baby`0,x

Survival Period 0,x

Hydrostatic Test 0,x

Macerated Baby 0,x

Caput Succedaneum 0,x

Ossification Centres the help in age estimation 0,x

Changes in Umbilical Cord and Umbilical Vessels after Birth 0,x

Circulatory and Vascular Changes in Live Birth 0,x

Asphyxial Deaths
Diatoms Test 2

Classify Asphyxial deaths 1

Classify Mechanical Asphyxia+Different Types of Hanging 1

Causes of Death from Hanging 0,x

Differentiate between hanging and strangulation 3

Differentiate between antemortem hanging and postmortem suspension 0,x

Judicial Hanging 0,x

Pathophysiology of Salt/Fresh water drowning/Drowning in General 4

Secondary Drowning 1

Atypical Drowning 0,x

Near Drowning 0,x

Gettler’s Test 0,x

Ligature Mark in Hanging 2

External+Internal examination of neck structure in hanging 2

External +Internal Examination of Neck Structure in manual strangulation 0,x

Throttling (neck findings 1) 2

Traumatic Asphyxia 3

Partial Hanging 1

Hyoid Bone Fracture 1

Virginity/Pregnancy/Delivery/Sexual Offences
Signs of recent Delivery in Living 0,x

Rape (Sec 375 IPC) 2

Genital examination of Child Victim of Rape (usually 12 or 14 in sessional papers) 1

Evidentiary materials to be collected in a case of rape 1

Evidentiary Materials from Alleged Accused of Rape 3

Evidentiary Materials From Rape Victim 1

Precipitate Labour 0,x

Lochia + Medicolegal significance 2

Findings in habitual passive agent of Sodomy 2

Autoerotic Asphyxia 1

Hymens (1) and False Virgin (2) 2

Sado-Masochism 1

Genital Examination of Rape Victim 1

Genital Findings in deflorated woman 1

Artificial Insemination 3

Dowry Death 1

Causes of Infertility in Males 1

Impotency 0,x

Voyeurism 0,x

Paederasty 0,x
Gonadal Dysgenesis 0,x

Medicolegal importance of pregnancy 0,x

Psychiatry
Delusion 2

Lie Detector Test 1

Feigned Insanity (know differences between true and feigned) 7

Restraints of Mentally Ill Person 1

Hallucination 4

Illusion 1

Delusion 1

McNaughten’s Rule 2

Three Civil Responsibilities of insane person 1

Drug Automatism 1

Insanity vs. Acquittal +example 0,x

Impulse 0,x

Obsession 0,x

Narcoanalysis 1

Alcohol
Chronic Alcoholism 1

Danger of Drunk Driving 1

Drug Dependence 1

Definition of Drunk 1

Delirium tremens 1

Muscular Coordination Tests 0,x

General Toxicology
Antidotes 1

Gastric lavage 1

Chelating Agents 1

Universal Antidote 2

Gastric Lavage Procedure in acutely poisoned 1

Two gastric lavage fluids 1

Contraindications of gastric lavage 1

Factors Modifying action of Poison 1

Medical + Legal duties in suspected poisoning 1

Toxicology
Carbamate Poisoning 1

Post Mortem Findings in Sulfuric and Carbolic Acid Poisoning 1

Sulfuric Acid Poisoning 1

Cardiac Glycosides 1

Vitriolage (+ management 1) 3

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 4

Classify Asphyxiant Poisons 1

Clinical Features + Treatment Opium Poisoning 1

Phosphorus Intoxication 1

Toxalbumin 1

Datura Clinical Features (+Management 1) 3

Sternutators 2
Lacrimators 1

Plumbism 2

Insecticides – Organophosphorus Poisoning 3

Run Amok/Hashish Insanity 2

Withdrawal Symptoms 1

Formication 1

oxalic acid (know urine findings) 1

carbolic acid poisoning (know urine findings) 4

Treatment of Methanol Poisoning 1

Cyanide poisoning 3

Polyvalent anti snake venom 1

Clinical picture + antidotes for oxalic acid poisoning 1

Classify irritants 2

Classify corrosives 1

Clinical Features + Treatment of Sulphuric Acid Poisoning 1

Differences between poisonous and non poisonous snakes 2

Treatment of snake bite (Viperine 1) 3

Botulism 2

Poisonous Foods + Clinical Features of One 0,x

Body Carrier and Body Packer Syndrome 1

Classify Barbiturates, manifestations, treatment, automatism 0,x

Alkaloid 0,x

Plants which have alkaloid as active principles + Manifestation+management 0,x

Manifestations + Management of Arsenic Poisoning 0,x

Enumerate Poisons that mimic a disease + Mode of Action, Clin. Feat. + Management
0,x

Different Preparations of Cannabis + Percentage of Active Principle 0,x

Botylism(?) 0,x
Punctate Basolphilia 0,x