Q-1. Segmented blood in retinal blood vessels, sign is: (AIIMS MAY 2015)
a) Rokitansky
b) Tache noir
c) Kevorkian
d) None
Answer: Kevorkian sign
Q-2. The ideal place to record temperature in dead body is from: (AIIMS MAY 2006)
a) Axilla
b) Groin
c) Rectum
d) Mouth
Answer: Rectum
Q-3. Brachiocephaly is due to fusion of
a) Saggital suture
b) Coronal suture
c) Parietal suture
d) Lambdoid suture
Answer: Coronal Suture
Q-4. A dead body is having cadaveric lividity of bluish green color. The most likely cause of death is by poisoning due to: (AIIMS MAY 2006)
a) Hydrocyanic Acid
b) Hydrogen Sulfide
c) Oleander
d) Sodium Nitrite
Answer: Hydrogen Sulfide
Q-5. A dead body with suspected poisoning is having hypostasis of red brown or deep blue in color. It is suggestive of poisoning due to: (AIIMS NOV 2002)
a) Nitrates
b) Carbon monoxide
c) Cyanides
d) Barbiturates
Answer: Nitrates
Q-6. Rigor mortis is not seen in (AIIMS NOV 2013)
a) Female with strong built
b) Male with strong built
c) Old person >80yrs old
d) Fetus <20 wks gestation age
Answer: Fetus <20 wks gestation age
Q-7. In a suspected case of death due to poisoning, where cadaveric rigidity is lasting longer than usual, it may be a case of poisoning due to: (AIIMS May 2003)
a) Lead
b) Arsenic
c) Mercury
d) Copper
Answer: Arsenic
Q-8. Heat stiffening in muscles occurs above temperature- (AIIMS MAY 2012)
a) 30°C
b) 40°C
c) 50°C
d) 60°C
Answer: 60°C
Q-9. When a group of muscles of a dead body were in state of strong contraction immediately prior to death and remain so even after death, the condition is termed as: (AIIMS May 2005)
a) Gas stiffening
b) Rigor mortis
c) Cadaveric spasm
d) Cold stiffening
Answer: Cadaveric spasm
Q-10. Postmortem caloricity may be seen in all the following causes of death except: (AIIMS May 2005)
a) Septicemia
b) Barbiturate poisoning
c) Strychnine poisoning
d) Tetanus
Answer: Barbiturate poisoning
Q-11. Which one of the tissues putrefies late? (AIIMS NOV 2003)
a) Brain
b) Prostate
c) Liver
d) Stomach
Answer: Prostate
Q-12. Condition promoting adipocere formation (AIIMS MAY 2011)
a) Dry and hot
b) Hot and humid
c) Dry and optimum
d) Cold and moist
Answer: Hot and humid
Q-13. A dead born fetus does not have: (AIIMS May 2003)
a) Rigor mortis at birth
b) Adipocere formation
c) Maceration
d) Mummification
Answer: Adipocere formation
Q-14. Constituents of a typical embalming solution are all except (AIIMS NOV 2008)
a) Phenol
b) Glycerin
c) Formalin
d) Ethanol
Answer: Phenol
Q-15. The dead body of a murdered person is brought for preservation in mortuary. Which of the following statements is not correct? (AIIMS NOV 2004)
a) The body should be stored averagely at 4°C
b) The body can be embalmed before postmortem
c) The body should be never undressed before the forensic doctor has seen it
d) The body can be stored at –20°C to preserve it for long duration
Answer: The body can be embalmed before postmortem