Questions for models
Forensic psychiatry
1. Describe the admission procedure in case of a mentally ill person according
to Mental Health Care Act 2017
2. Define hallucination, delusion and illusion with examples
3. Describe criminal responsibilities of a mentally ill person
4. Differentiate between true mental illness and feigned mental illness
5. Testamentary capacity
Toxicology
1. Differentiate between poisonous and non- poisonous snakes based on their
morphology and treatment modality
2. Treatment of snake evenomation
3. Chelating agents
4. Duties of a doctor in a case of suspected/ confirmed case of poisoning
5. Carboluria
6. Define poison and write in detail about classification of poisons
7. Poisons which can be detected by smell
8. Aphrodisiacs
Sexual Jurisprudence
1. Describe salient features of surrogacy act
2. Intersex : definition, classification and medicolegal significance
3. A 16 year old girl, an alleged survivor of gang rape by four of her friends,
was brought to you by sub inspector of police, Peelamedu police station for
examination.
a) Describe the relevant acts and IPC sections concerned
b) Describe the procedure of medical examination in this case
c) What are the issues related to recording of consent in this case
d) What is in-camera trial
Injuries
1. A Lufthansa Boeing aircraft while landing in an airport overshoots the
runway, crashes into a nearby building and gets engulfed in flames. Rescue
work was carried out. Out of 156 passengers, 56 passengers sustained 100%
burns and died on the spot. Out of 30 passengers who sustained 40 - 60%
burns, 20 victims died on day 3, 4 died on day 7 and the remaining people
survived
Describe the mechanisms of death and postmortem changes in
a) Victims who died immediately
b) Victims who died of 100% burns
c) Victims who died on day 3 and day 7
Explain the various medicolegal significances in this case and role of a registered
medical practitioner in such a case of disaster management
2. A 23 year old male was assaulted to death by a gang of 6 members on the road
side. The investigating officer stated that the six assailants were carrying a cricket
bat, cycle chain, a couple of kitchen knives, iron rod and a sickle respectively,
witnessed by a bystander
Cause of death was stated as head injury due to blunt force trauma.
a)Discuss all the possible injuries that could be caused to the victim in this case.
b)Elaborate on the mechanism of causation, pathophysiology and medicolegal
significance of various intracranial haemorrhages
c)What is the difference between culpable homicide and murder?
3. Atypical firearm wounds
4. Whiplash injury, seat belt injury and railway spine
5. Define injury. Classify injury. Describe in detail about the various injuries that
can be caused by a sharp weapon
6. Classify thermal injuries. Define joule burn. Describe postmortem signs of high
voltage electrocution and lightening
7. What is (a) heat syncope (b) heat stroke (c) paradoxical undressing (d) trench
foot and (e) frost bite
FSL and medicolegal autopsy
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2. What are the various autopsy techniques? Explain negative chemical analysis
report
Asphyxia
1. Cafe coronary and burking
2. Caffey’s syndrome
3. Define hanging. What are its types? Describe signs and symptoms and the
various mechanisms of death in hanging. Explain the probable external and
internal postmortem findings in a case of death due to hanging. How will
you differentiate hanging from ligature strangulation
4. Pathophysiology of fresh water and salt water drowning
5. Caisson’s disease
Medical jurisprudence, ethics and legal procedures
1. Consent in medical practice
2. A 25 year old female patient was posted for caesarean section. After the
surgery, patient started complaining of abdominal pain. Post operative
abdominal X-ray revealed that the surgeon had left a metallic artery forceps
insid. What are the medicolegal issues faced by the surgical team and
anaesthetists in this case.
3. Euthanasia and its current legal status in India
4. Consumer protection Act
5. Medico legal aspects of HIV and AIDS
6. Rights of patients and doctors
7. Inquest
8. Sections 107 and 108 of Indian Evidence Act
9. Differences between civil and criminal negligence
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[Link] have been summoned as a witness to Mahila court regarding an
examination that you did in an alleged case of child sexual abuse. Discuss
your role in the witness box and write in detail about the court procedure
13.A surgeon consumed alcohol two hours prior to a surgical procedure that she
proceeded with the surgery under its influence. Surgery was uneventful and
patient was stable. Can the doctor be punished? If so what are the various
punisments that can be given in this case? Describe in detail.
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24.A person under the influence of alcohol driving a 2 wheeler meets with an
accident and suffers multiple injuries. He was brought to casualty. What are
the medical and legal duties of a registered medical practitioner in this case
Postmortem changes
1. Modifications of decomposition
2. Forensic entomology
3. Gustafson’s method
4. A 60 year old man was found hanging from the attic of a closed room. As
per police history, time since death is about 12 hours. Explain the various
postmortem changes expected in this case