BMS19301 Forensic Medicine & Toxicology - February 2024 - Third Year Part I - MBBS Degree Examinations

Oct 3, 2026

MBBS Third Year Part I Forensic Medicine & Toxicology question paper for February 2024, centered on criminal and medicolegal aspects of injury, poisoning, and death. It includes long essays on diagnosis and treatment in suspected poisoning, definition and forensic findings in hanging, and multiple short-form questions covering asphyxia types, fractures, rigor mortis, medical negligence, and key forensic principles. The paper also tests MCQ knowledge on fingerprints, inquest authority, hair and putrefaction changes, firearm wounds, judicial hanging injury sites, and medico-legal considerations in sexual offenses.

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Pages5

Reading Time13 min

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Part A - Long Essay

Part B - Short Essay

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Part C - Short Answers

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Part D - Multiple Choice Questions

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F/COE/005 Dr. M.G.R. EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY M.B.B.S DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, FEBRUARY – 2024 THIRD YEAR – PART I BMS19301 FORENSIC MEDICINE & TOXICOLOGY | REGISTER NUMBER | | | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Time: Three Hours Maximum Marks: 100 Answer ALL Questions Draw suitable diagrams wherever necessary PART – A (2x10 = 20 Marks) LONG ESSAY 1. A 40 year male farmer brought to the emergency department with history of restlessness, difficulty in breathing, muscle twitching and drooling of saliva. On examination patient is dyspnoeic, pupils constricted. (a) What is your provisional diagnosis? (b) Explain the various clinical manifestations of the underlying poison. (c) Discuss in detail about treatment and postmortem findings. (2+3+5) 2. Define asphyxia. Enumerate the types of hanging. Describe in detail the postmortem findings in case of hanging. (2+3+5) PART – B (8x5 = 40 Marks) SHORT ESSAY 3. Types of Intra-cranical haemorrhages. 4. What steps do doctor take to prevent negligence against him/her? 5. Difference between perforating and penetrating injuries. 6. Enumerate fractures of skull with examples. 7. Rigor mortis. 8. Features of ideal suicidal poisoning. 9. Define medical negligence. 10.What is artificial insemination? Mention its medico-legal implications. PART – C (10x2 = 20 Marks) SHORT ANSWERS 11.Viable child. 12.What is “Locard’s”method? 13.What is abrasion colar? 14. Lathyrism. 15. Explain types of hyoid fracture. 16. Lynching. 17.Obsession. 18. Malingering. 19.What is casper’s dictum? 20.Whiplash injury. M.B.B.S DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, FEBRUARY – 2024 THIRD YEAR – PART I BMS19301 FORENSIC MEDICINE & TOXICOLOGY PART – D (20x1 = 20 Marks) MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS | 21. | The science of finger print was first demonstrated by | | | --- | --- | --- | | | A. | Francis Galton | | | B. | Sydney Smith | | | C. | Spilbury | | | D. | Issac Newton | | 22. | Police inquest can be done by a person not below the rank of | | | --- | --- | --- | | | A. | Commissioner | | | B. | Inspector | | | C. | Sub-Inspector | | | D. | Magistrate | | | | | | 23. | Which of the following race has the maximum cephalic index? | | | | A. | Chinese | | | B. | Mongolians | | | C. | Negroes | | | D. | Aryans | | | | | | 24. | Total number of center of ossification of a skeleton at birth is | | | | A. | 806 | | | B. | 605 | | | C. | 450 | | | D. | 206 | | | | | | 25. | True about human hair is | | | | A. | Medulla = 1/3rd of cortex | | | B. | Cortex = 1/3rd of medulla | | | C. | Has scales | | | D. | None of the above | | | | | | 26. | Erasure of the name of medical practitioner can be done by | | | | A. | State medical council | | | B. | Medical council of India | | | C. | State Government | | | D. | Court of law | | 27. | All the following are defenses available for a doctor against allegation of negligence, except | | | --- | --- | --- | | | A. | Limitation | | | B. | No fee accepted | | | C. | Therapeutic misadventure | | | D. | Res judicata | | 28. | Viscera are preserved in rectified spirit after | | | --- | --- | --- | | | A. | Death from anesthesia | | | B. | Corrosive poisoning | | | C. | Alcohol poisoning | | | D. | Paraldehyde poisoning | | | | | | 29. | Postmortem caloricity may be seen in all the following causes of death except | | | | A. | Septicemia | | | B. | Barbiturate poisoning | | | C. | Strychnine poisoning | | | D. | Tetanus | | | | | | 30. | Colour changes of putrefaction are first observed in the | | | | A. | Iliac fossa | | | B. | Popliteal fossa | | | C. | Cubital fossa | | | D. | Arm pits | | | | | | 31. | All of the following are included in grievous hurt/injury except | | | | A. | Loss of testis | | | B. | Loss of

FAQs

What are the main topics covered in the long essay section?

The long essays focus on a suspected poisoning case (including provisional diagnosis, clinical manifestations, treatment, and postmortem findings) and on asphyxia/hanging (definition, types of hanging, and detailed postmortem findings).

How is the exam structured across parts A, B, C, and D?

Part A contains long essay questions, Part B contains short essays, Part C contains short answers, and Part D consists of multiple choice questions.

Which medico-legal areas are tested in the negligence and forensic sample questions?

Questions address medical negligence (including definitions and defenses against negligence) and medico-legal requirements in cases such as examination of a rape victim and collection of necessary forensic samples.

Oct 3, 2026

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