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Forensics Final MCQs- 5th Year PMU
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Question 1

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Forensic medicine is a branch of medicine that
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  • applies the principles and knowledge of the medical sciences to problems in the field of surgery
  • applies the principles and knowledge of the medical sciences to problems in the field of law
  • applies the principles and knowledge of the medical sciences to problems in the field of microbiology

Question 2

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The Forensic Pathologist can determine
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  • cause of death, mechanism of death and manner of death
  • cause of death and manner of death
  • mechanism of death and manner of death

Question 3

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If the mechanism of death is asphyxia, the cause of death is
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  • stabbing
  • strangulation
  • gunshot

Question 4

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The manner of death by gunshot could be
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  • accidental or homicidal
  • homicidal or suicidal
  • accidental, homicidal or suicidal

Question 5

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In which of the following cases forensic autopsy is applicable
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  • violent deaths
  • all kinds of death
  • death in hospital

Question 6

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Which are the components of the forensic autopsy
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  • crime scene investigation, autopsy and laboratory
  • laboratory and crime scene investigation
  • autopsy and laboratory

Question 7

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An autopsy includes
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  • internal examination
  • both internal and external examination
  • external examination

Question 8

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Types of violent deaths are
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  • accidents, suicides and homicides
  • accidents and homicides
  • suicides and homicides

Question 9

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When the mechanism of death is loss of blood, the cause of death is
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  • strangulation
  • stabbing
  • hanging

Question 10

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Asphyxia refers to a state in which the body becomes deprived of
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  • carbon dioxide while in excess of oxygen
  • oxygen while in excess of carbon dioxide
  • oxygen and carbon dioxide
  • glucose in the blood

Question 11

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The categories of asphyxial death are
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  • neck compression and chest compression
  • neck compression, chest compression, positional asphyxia, airway obstruction and exhaustion or displacement of environmental oxygen
  • neck compression
  • chest compression

Question 12

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The mechanisms of death by neck compression are
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  • compression of the jugular veins and of the carotid arteries, airway obstruction and cardiac arrhythmia
  • injuries to the larynx
  • intramuscular bleeding
  • intimal carotid artery laceration

Question 13

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Internal appearance of strangulation is
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  • facial edema
  • congestion and cyanosis of the face
  • intramuscular bleeding
  • petechial hemorrhages in the skin

Question 14

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The time interval of compression on the neck to loss of consciousness is approximately
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  • 20 sec if one of the carotid arteries is compressed and a minute if only the jugulars are compressed
  • 10 sec if both carotid arteries are compressed and two minutes if only the jugulars are compressed
  • 10 sec if both carotid arteries are compressed and a minute if only the jugulars are not compressed
  • 10 sec if both carotid arteries are compressed and a minute if only the jugulars are compressed

Question 15

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Where a constricting band is tightened around the neck, there is usually gross congestion, cyanosis and petechiae in the face if the pressure is maintained for more than about
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  • 20 seconds
  • 10 seconds
  • 5 seconds
  • 15 seconds

Question 16

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The categories of strangulation are
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  • manual strangulation and ligature
  • manual strangulation, ligature and hanging
  • ligature and hanging
  • manual strangulation and hanging

Question 17

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Cardiac arrhythmia is a mechanism whereby pressure over the carotid artery at the carotid sinus provokes
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  • petechial haemorrhages
  • hypocapnea
  • bradycardia
  • tachycardia

Question 18

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The mark most often tends to encircle the neck horizontally and at a lower level in cases of
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  • hanging
  • strangulation by ligature
  • manual strangulation
  • positional asphyxia

Question 19

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The fingernail marks indicate
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  • hanging
  • strangulation by ligature
  • manual strangulation
  • positional asphyxia

Question 20

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This scheme shows
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Strangulation (binary/octet-stream)
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  • hanging
  • strangulation by ligature
  • manual strangulation
  • positional asphyxia

Question 21

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Hanging which involves free swinging results in an almost instantaneous death due to
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  • pressure on the laryngeal prominence
  • sudden pressure on the neck arteries
  • decreased pressure on the neck arteries
  • increased pressure on the laryngo-pharynx

Question 22

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A wound is a ................. produced by external mechanical force
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  • leakage of blood from ruptured small vessels into the surrounding tissues
  • disruption of the continuity of tissues
  • portion of the body surface, which has been moved by rubbing

Question 23

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A blunt force injury is any bodily damage resulting from
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  • forceful contact between the body and a blunt object
  • forceful contact between the body and a sharp object
  • forceful contact between the body and chemicals

Question 24

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The only mechanism of blunt force trauma (BFT) is
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  • a moving object stinking the body
  • a moving body striking a fixed object or surface
  • a moving object striking the body or a moving body striking a fixed object or surface

Question 25

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These three blunt force injuries - abrasions, bruises and lacerations
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  • may occur singly or together in any combination
  • occur singly
  • occur only together

Question 26

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Bruises occur when the elastic limit, the tolerance of subcutaneous blood vessels is exceeded
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  • so that they tear and bleed
  • so that they become congested
  • so that they shrink and remain intact

Question 27

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The bruise is
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  • a leakage of blood from ruptured small vessels into the surrounding tissues
  • the settling of blood into the lowermost blood vessels under gravity after the circulation ceases
  • injuries involving superficial layers of the skin the epidermis or mucus membrane

Question 28

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Tramline bruising is due to impact with
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  • an object with multiwall angles
  • a spherical object
  • a rod shaped weapon or stick

Question 29

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The bruises usually disappear after
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  • 14-15 days
  • 3-5 days
  • 3-4 days

Question 30

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The colour of a bruise depends on the colour of
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  • the skin
  • pigments released by degeneration of red blood cells
  • the impacting object

Question 31

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One of the differences between the lividity and the bruise is
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  • that the bruise appears over the site of injury and lividity appears depending on the part of the body
  • that lividity appears over the site of injury and the bruise appears depending on the part of the body
  • that the bruise appears opposite the site of injury and lividity appears depending on the part of the body

Question 32

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An abrasion is an area of crushing, loss of skin or mucous membrane due to
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  • contact with chemicals
  • contact with radiation
  • impact against some hard, blunt and rough object

Question 33

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Abrasions bleed only slightly, heal quickly and
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  • leave a scar
  • leave no scar
  • sometimes leave a scar

Question 34

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Tangential impact between an object and the skin causes a typical graze in which the superficial skin layers are most often
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  • scraped off and piled up as skin tags at the far end of the injury
  • scraped off and piled up as skin tags at the near end of the injury
  • scraped off and piled up as skin tags at both ends of the injury

Question 35

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A scratch is a linear abrasion produced by drawing a sharp point
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  • only over the surface of mucous membrane
  • only over the surface of the skin
  • the surface of the skin or mucous membrane

Question 36

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The tissue bridges are found in
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  • abrasions
  • bruisies
  • depth of lacerated wounds

Question 37

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Early post-mortem change is
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  • body cooling
  • putrefaction
  • mummification

Question 38

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Early post-mortem change is
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  • putrefaction
  • rigor mortis
  • mummification

Question 39

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Early post-mortem change is
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  • livor mortis
  • putrefaction
  • mummification

Question 40

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Late post-mortem change is
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  • livor mortis
  • rigor mortis
  • mummification

Question 41

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Late post-mortem change is
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  • putrefaction
  • rigor mortis
  • body cooling

Question 42

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Late post-mortem change is
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  • livor mortis
  • body cooling
  • adipocere

Question 43

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The "Spot of the Larche” is
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  • dark discoloration of a portion of sclera exposed to air
  • hemorrhage associated with strangulation
  • bruise ,"black eye”

Question 44

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Algor mortis is
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  • stiffening of the muscles after death
  • cooling of the body after death
  • settling of blood into the lowermost blood vessels under gravity after death

Question 45

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Rigor mortis is
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  • stiffening of the muscles after death
  • cooling of the body after death
  • settling of blood into the lowermost blood vessels under gravity after death

Question 46

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Livor mortis is
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  • stiffening of the muscles after death
  • cooling of the body after death
  • settling of blood into the lowermost blood vessels under gravity after death

Question 47

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Putrefaction is
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  • due to hydrogenation and hydrolysis of body fat
  • due to dehydration and desiccation of the tissues and the organs
  • post-mortem destruction of the soft tissues of the body by the action of bacteria (bacterial action) and endogenous enzymes (autolysis)

Question 48

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Adipocere is
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  • due to hydrogenation and hydrolysis of body fat
  • due to dehydration and desiccation of the tissues and the organs
  • post-mortem destruction of the soft tissues of the body by the action of bacteria (bacterial action) and endogenous enzymes (autolysis)

Question 49

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Mummification is
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  • due to hydrogenation and hydrolysis of body fat
  • due to dehydration and desiccation of the tissues and the organs
  • post-mortem destruction of the soft tissues of the body by the action of bacteria (bacterial action) and endogenous enzymes (autolysis)

Question 50

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Firearm injuries occur when
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  • someone is hit with the handle of a pistol
  • someone is shot by a bullet or other sort of projectile from a firearm
  • someone is hit with the handle of a rifle

Question 51

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The kinetic energy of a bullet is proportional to mass and
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  • velocity
  • deformation of projectiles
  • fragmentation of projectiles

Question 52

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The projectiles may be classified according to their speed as
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  • low velocity (<300 m/second) or high velocity (>300 m/second)
  • low velocity (<400 m/second) or high velocity (>400 m/second)
  • low velocity (<500 m/second) or high velocity (>500 m/second)

Question 53

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The classification of firearms
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  • a rifled firearm and a smooth bore firearm
  • a rifled firearm, smooth bore firearm, air or gas operated firearm and country made firearm
  • air or gas operated firearm and country made firearm

Question 54

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The function of the case of the cartridge is
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  • it expands and seals chamber against rearward escape of gases
  • it explodes on compression igniting the propellant
  • it burns to produce large volumes of gases under pressure

Question 55

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The function of the primer of the cartridge is
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  • it expands and seals chamber against rearward escape of gases
  • it explodes on compression igniting the powder
  • it burns to produce large volumes of gases under pressure

Question 56

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The function of the gun powder of the cartridge is
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  • it expands and seals chamber against rearward escape of gases
  • it explodes on compression igniting the powder
  • it burns to produce large volumes of gases under pressure

Question 57

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The function of the bullet or pellets of the cartridge is
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  • it expands and seals chamber against rearward escape of gases
  • it explodes on compression igniting the powder
  • it is the part which exits the muzzle

Question 58

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The wound ballistics is
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  • the study of projectile penetration of solids
  • the study of projectiles in the air
  • the study of projectile penetration of tissues

Question 59

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The wounding potential depends on
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  • the weight of projectile only
  • the velocity of projectiles
  • the projectile’s deformation only

Question 60

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An entry wound is
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  • a wound produced by a projectile as it enters the body
  • a wound produced by a projectile as it exits the body
  • a path traversed by the projectile in the body

Question 61

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An exit wound is
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  • a wound produced by a projectile as it enters the body
  • a wound produced by a projectile as it exits the body
  • a path traversed by the projectile in the body

Question 62

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The track is
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  • a wound produced by a projectile as it enters the body
  • a wound produced by a projectile as it exits the body
  • a path traversed by the projectile in the body

Question 63

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Projectiles disrupt tissues by the following principal mechanisms:
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  • permanent cavity formation and projectile deformation
  • temporary cavity formation and projectile fragmentation
  • permanent cavity formation and temporary cavity formation

Question 64

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Secondary wounding mechanisms may include
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  • bullet
  • discharge gases
  • pellet

Question 65

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Secondary wounding mechanisms may include
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  • bullet
  • flame
  • pellet

Question 66

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Secondary wounding mechanisms may include
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  • bullet
  • smoke
  • pellet

Question 67

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Secondary wounding mechanisms may include
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  • bullet
  • gun powder particles
  • pellet

Question 68

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Secondary wounding mechanisms may include:
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  • bullet
  • secondary projectiles such as shattered bone fragments
  • pellet

Question 69

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Skin surface characteristic of gunshot (bullet) wound is
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  • skin defect
  • exit wound
  • entry wound

Question 70

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Skin surface characteristic of gunshot (bullet) wounds is
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  • abraded margin
  • exit wound
  • entry wound

Question 71

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Skin surface characteristic of gunshot (bullet) wounds is
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  • grey ring
  • exit wound
  • entry wound

Question 72

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Skin surface characteristic of gunshot (bullet) wounds is
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  • smudging
  • exit wound
  • entry wound

Question 73

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Skin surface characteristic of gunshot (bullet) wounds is
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  • Singeing
  • Exit wound
  • Entry wound

Question 74

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Skin surface characteristic of gunshot (bullet) wounds is
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  • tattooing
  • exit wound
  • entry wound

Question 75

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Skin surface characteristic of gunshot (bullet) wounds is
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  • muzzle impression
  • exit wound
  • entry wound

Question 76

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Contact range of fire of bullet wound is when
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  • the range is within the distance travelled by flame
  • muzzle is in contact with body
  • the range is within the distance travelled by unburnt or burnt gun powder burns

Question 77

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Close range of fire of bullet wound is when
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  • the range is within the distance travelled by flame
  • muzzle is in contact with body
  • the range is within the distance travelled by unburnt or burnt gun powder burns

Question 78

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Near range of fire of bullet wound is when
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  • the range is within the distance travelled by flame
  • muzzle is in contact with body
  • the range is within the distance travelled by unburnt or burnt gun powder burns

Question 79

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Distant range of fire of bullet wound is when
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  • the range is within the distance travelled by flame
  • muzzle is in contact with body
  • the range is beyond the range of flame, smoke and gun powder burns

Question 80

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Choose ONE INCORRECT answer The following terms are often used as synonyms of mechanical asphyxia
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  • suffocation
  • throttling
  • smothering
  • passing out
  • choking

Question 81

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Choose ONE INCORRECT answer The categories of asphyxial death are
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  • neck compression
  • chest compression
  • rupture of capillaries
  • airway obstruction
  • exhaustion or displacement of environmental oxygen

Question 82

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Choose ONE INCORRECT answer The classical signs of asphyxia are
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  • traumatic skin injury
  • congestion of the face
  • facial oedema
  • cyanosis
  • petechial haemorrhages in the skin and eyes etc

Question 83

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The scheme shows types of hanging /typical and atypical / on the basis of position of body. Which type is INCORRECT?
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Hanging (binary/octet-stream)
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  • position A is an atypical hanging
  • position A is a typical hanging
  • position C is an atypical hanging
  • position D is an atypical hanging
  • positions E and B are atypical hangings

Question 84

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This scheme shows types of hanging /typical and atypical / on the basis of position of knot. Which type is incorrect:
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Hanging+2 (binary/octet-stream)
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  • position A is an atypical hanging
  • position A is a typical hanging
  • position C is an atypical hanging
  • position B is an atypical hanging

Question 85

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Choose one INCORRECT answer The feature of sexual asphyxia is
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  • this hypoxia is achieved by constriction of the neck by ligature which can be voluntary tightened and loosened
  • the most common feature is a ligature connected to some compression device of the
  • hands and feet which releases the ligature upon relaxing the legs and hands
  • malfunctions in this release lead to accidental ligature death
  • the mechanical fixation of the chest
  • the basic mechanism is the production of cerebral hypoxia

Question 86

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Choose one INCORRECT answer The feature of traumatic asphyxia is
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  • the presence of the ligature mark
  • eyes and sclera are engorged with blood to a point of obliterating the whites of the eyes
  • signs include face and neck grossly discoloured
  • it shows the most evident signs of classical asphyxia
  • the mechanical fixation of the chest

Question 87

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Choose one INCORRECT answer The mechanism of Blunt force trauma (BFT) is
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  • a moving object striking the body
  • a moving body striking a fixed object or surface
  • a flow of current which may cause localised burn if resistance is high

Question 88

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Choose one INCORRECT answer The mechanical force may cause
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  • heat or cold
  • impact
  • traction

Question 89

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Choose one INCORRECT answer The causes of a bruise - “black eye” are
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  • fractured jaw
  • fist blow to orbit or nose
  • tracking from forehead bruise or fractured skull basis

Question 90

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Tramline bruising is due to impact with
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  • a stick
  • a truncheon
  • a fist

Question 91

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The main medicolegal considerations of a bruise are
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  • nature of agent used
  • indicate some peculiar offence
  • direction of impact

Question 92

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Abrasions have the following characteristics
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  • heal without scarring
  • leave a scar
  • heal by scabbing

Question 93

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Lacerated wounds have the following characteristics
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  • have ragged edges
  • heal by scabbing
  • have tissue bridges in depth of wound

Question 94

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Choose one INCORRECT answer The lacerated wound is due to impact with
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  • a stick
  • a truncheon
  • a knife

Question 95

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Early post-mortem change is
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  • body cooling
  • putrefaction
  • rigor mortis

Question 96

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Early post-mortem change is
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  • body cooling
  • mummification
  • rigor mortis

Question 97

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Early post-mortem change is
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  • body cooling
  • adipocere
  • rigor mortis

Question 98

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Late post-mortem change is
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  • livor mortis
  • putrefaction
  • mummification

Question 99

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Late post-mortem change is
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  • mummification
  • rigor mortis
  • putrefaction

Question 100

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Late post-mortem change is
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  • putrefaction
  • body cooling
  • adipocere

Question 101

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Choose one INCORRECT answer The "Spot of the Larche” is
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  • a dark discoloration of a portion of sclera exposed to air
  • a hemorrhage associated with strangulation
  • due to drying

Question 102

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Choose one INCORRECT answer The dead body loses its heat by
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  • conduction
  • bleeding
  • convection

Question 103

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Cooling of the body after death is
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  • an early post-mortem change
  • due to chemical changes in the myoplasm
  • due to the transmission of the heat from warmer body to the cooler environment

Question 104

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Rigor mortis is
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  • a late post-mortem change
  • due to chemical changes in the myoplasm
  • the stiffening of the muscles

Question 105

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Livor mortis is
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  • an early post-mortem change
  • due to chemical changes in the myoplasm
  • due to the settling of blood into the lowermost blood vessels under gravity after the circulation ceases

Question 106

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Livor mortis
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  • may not develop at all if the body is tossed and turned continuously as seen in fast flowing waters of rivers or the sea
  • is a late post-mortem change
  • disperses with the onset of putrefaction

Question 107

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Putrefaction
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  • is the post-mortem destruction of the soft tissues of the body by the action of bacteria (bacterial action) and endogenous enzymes (autolysis)
  • is a late post-mortem change
  • is due to hydrogenation and hydrolysis of body fat

Question 108

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Adipocere
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  • is the post-mortem destruction of the soft tissues of the body by the action of bacteria (bacterial action) and endogenous enzymes (autolysis)
  • is a late post-mortem change
  • is due to hydrogenation and hydrolysis of body fat

Question 109

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Mummification
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  • helps in identification, as the general facial features are preserved
  • usually requires 3 to 6 months
  • is due to hydrogenation and hydrolysis of body fat

Question 110

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Mummification
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  • helps in recognizing the presence of wounds
  • is an early post-mortem change
  • is due to dehydration and desiccation of the tissues and the organs

Question 111

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Choose one INCORRECT answer The time since death may be determined by
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  • degree and distribution of the post-mortem changes
  • bladder content and gastric emptying time
  • healing of the damages

Question 112

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Choose one INCORRECT answer An incised wound is
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  • a clean division of the full thickness of skin (or other tissue) under the pressure of a sharp-edged instrument
  • longer than it is deep due to swipe action
  • the injury involving superficial layers of the skin the epidermis or mucus membrane, due to impact against some hard, blunt, & rough object

Question 113

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Choose one INCORRECT answer The sharp-edged weapon causes cutting or stabbing and may cause
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  • incised wounds
  • stab wounds
  • lacerated wounds

Question 114

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Choose one INCORRECT answer The characters of incised wounds are
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  • presence of tissue bridges in depth of wound
  • clean cut, well-defined margins
  • bleed more

Question 115

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Choose one INCORRECT answer The forensic aspects of an incised wounds are
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  • incised wounds reflect sharp edge, not weapon type
  • incised wounds may only be assault
  • incised wounds may cause profuse external haemorrhage and air embolism

Question 116

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Defence wounds result from
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  • the immediate and instinctive reaction of the victims to save themselves by raising the arm to prevent the attack
  • testing of the weapon by attacker
  • the immediate and instinctive reaction of the victims to save themselves by grasping the weapon

Question 117

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Hesitation wounds
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  • are often on fingers, hands, forearms of victim acquired in attempt to ward off blows or to grab weapon
  • are shallow
  • are made before deeper fatal wounds in a suicide, often parallel or close to fatal wounds

Question 118

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Choose one INCORRECT answer A chop object is
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  • razor
  • axe
  • adze

Question 119

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Choose one INCORRECT answers Penetrating injuries may be caused by
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  • thrusting of sharp and flat instrument
  • thrusting of sharp and thin instrument
  • chopping motion made with a fairly sharp & relatively heavy weapon

Question 120

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Adequate description of the stab wound may provide vital information about the
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  • type of dressing of the victim
  • type of weapon
  • movement of knife in wound

Question 121

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Stab wound length is shorter than blade width as a result of
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  • "rocking" of knife on withdrawal
  • stretching of skin over point on insertion and subsequent recoil on withdrawal
  • tapered blade not fully inserted

Question 122

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Stab wound length is greater than blade width as a result of
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  • "rocking" of knife on withdrawal
  • blade does not pass straight in and out - entry and withdrawal at angle
  • tapered blade not fully inserted

Question 123

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Shape of stab wound may indicate
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  • movement of knife blade
  • cross-sectional shape of knife blade
  • longitudinal-sectional shape of knife blade

Question 124

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Choose one INCORRECT answer The characteristics of a contact entry wound are the following
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  • it is generally large and cruciate (stellate or star-shaped) due to explosive effects of the gases liberated
  • the imprint of the muzzle of the weapon may be found stamped on the skin
  • tattooing is plentiful

Question 125

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Close entry wound characteristics are following
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  • the wound appears as a circular hole surrounded by singeing and smudging
  • the imprint of the muzzle of the weapon may be found stamped on the skin
  • abrasion collar, grey ring and tattooing may be present

Question 126

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Choose one INCORRECT answer Near entry wound characteristics are following
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  • singeing of hair is absent
  • the imprint of the muzzle of the weapon may be found stamped on the skin
  • abrasion collar, grey ring and tattooing are present

Question 127

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Choose one INCORRECT answer The characteristics of a distant entry wound are the following
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  • skin defect typically with abraded margin
  • the imprint of the muzzle of the weapon may be found stamped on the skin
  • skin defect typically with grey ring

Question 128

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Choose one INCORRECT answer The differences between entry and exit wounds are the following
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  • edges of the entry wound are inverted, unlike exit wounds
  • tissues of the exit wound are often saturated with carbon monoxide and therefore cherry red in colour unlike entry wounds
  • abrasion collar, grey ring and tattooing of the entry wound may be present unlike exit wounds

Question 129

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Choose one INCORRECT answer The medicolegal aspects of firearm injuries are
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  • kind of firearm used
  • company producer of the weapon
  • direction of fire

Question 130

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Choose one INCORRECT answer The medicolegal aspects of firearm injuries are
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  • range of firing
  • company producer of the weapon
  • cause of death
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