MEDICOLEGAL

ASPECTS OF
INJURIES: MCQS

1.

Grievous hurt includes which of the

following injuries ?
A. Injuries which keeps the
patient away from work for 10
days
B. Fracture of radius
C. Abdominal trauma
D. Laceration on the thigh

ANSWER : B, Fracture of radius.

2. All of the following are the examples of

grievous hurt except :
A.
B.
C.
D.

Fracture tooth
Avulsion of a single nail
Facial burns
Emasculation

ANSWER: B, Avulsion of a single nail.

3. Grievous hurt includes all of the

following except :
A.
B.

Emasculation
Permanent privation of
hearing
C. Privation of any member or
joint
D. Inability to follow ones
ordinary pursuits for a period
of a week

ANSWER: D, Inability to follow ones

ordinary pursuits for a period
of a week.

4. A 25-years-old person sustained

injury in right eye. He developed right
corneal opacity following the injury.
Left eye was already having poor
vision. Corneoplasty of right eye was
done and vision was restored.
Medicolegally such injury is labeled as :
A.
B.
C.
D.

Simple
Grievous
Dangerous
Serious

ANSWER: B, Grievous.

5. Which of the following sections defines

dangerous weapons ?
A.
B.
C.

Section 320 I.P.C.

Section 324 I.P.C.
Section 326 I.P.C.

D. Both (B) and (C)

ANSWER: D, Both (B) and (C)

Section 324 I.P.C., Section 326 I.P.C.

6. The punishment for

voluntarily
causing grievous hurt by
dangerous
weapons or means is given
in :
A. Section 320 I.P.C.
B. Section 320 Cr.P.C.
C. Section 324 I.P.C.

ANSWER: D, Section 326

I.P.C.

7. Section 320 of I.P.C. deals

with :
A.
B.
C.
D.
by a

Assault
Hurt
Grievous hurt
Causing grievous hurt
dangerous weapon

ANSWER: C, Section 324

I.P.C.

8. Culpable homicide has been defined

in :

A.
B.
C.

Section 299 I.P.C.

Section 299 Cr.P.C.
Section 304 I.P.C.

D.

Section 304 Cr.P.C.

ANSWER: A, Section 299 I.P.C.

9. Murder has been defined in :

A.
B.
C.
D.

Section 300 I.P.C.

Section 302 I.P.C.
Section 304 I.P.C.
Section 300 Cr.P.C.

ANSWER: A, Section 300 I.P.C.

10. If a sentence for imprisonment for

life has been passed on a convict,
the appropriate Government may
do one of the following things :
A.
Increase it to death sentence
B. Commute it to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 14 years
C. Exile the offender
D. Ask the offender to work on
barren lands for life

ANSWER: B, Commute it to imprisonment

for a term not exceeding 14years

11. Legally speaking, any offer, threat,

or attempt to apply criminal force
to the body of another in a hostile
manner is called :
A.
B.
C.

Injury
Grievous hurt
Assault

D. Hurt

ANSWER: C.

Assault .

12. Dowry death is defined under :

A.
B.
C.

S. 498A I.P.C.
S. 304A I.P.C.
S. 304B I.P.C.

D. S. 302 I.P.C.

ANSWER: C, S. 304B I.P.C.

13. All of the following are true about dowry

death except :
A.

The death of the woman occurs

within 7 years of marriage
B. The death must occur either by
hanging or burns
C. The minimum punishment is 7
years
D. The maxumum punishment is
imprisonment for life, and not
death sentence.

ANSWER: B, The death must occur

either by hanging or
burns.

14. What is the punishment for

dowry
death ?
A. The minimum of 7 years, but
which may extend to
imprisonment for life
B. A maximum of 7 years
C. Maximum 7 years and a fine
of Rs. 100,000
D. Capital punishment

ANSWER: A, the minimum of 7

years, but which may

extend to imprisonment
for life

15. Section 113B of Indian Evidence Act deals

with :
A. Presumption of death of a
person if he has not been heard
for last 7 years
B. Abetment of suicide of a woman
within 7 years of marriage
C. Absent of consent in case of
rape, if female asserts she did
not consent
D. Presumption of dowry death

ANSWER: D, Presumption of dowry

death

16. Attempt to commit suicide is defined

under :
A.
B.
C.

Section 306 I.P.C.

Section 307 I.P.C.
Section 308 I.P.C.

D. Section 309 I.P.C.

ANSWER: D, Section 309 I.P.C.

17. The minimum amount of air usually

accepted to be able to cause fatal air
embolism in adults is:
A. 5 ml
B. 100 ml
C. 250 ml
D. 500 ml

ANSWER: B, 100 ml.

18. The minimum amount of fat necessary

to cause fat embolism :
A.
5-10 ml
B. 12-120 ml
C. 220- 300 ml
D. 320-440 ml

ANSWER: B, 12-120 ml

19. The fat in fat embolism is derived

from :
A.

The bone marrow after

trauma
B.
From the plasma by
agglutination of chylomicrons
C. Infusion of exogenous fat
D. All of the above

ANSWER: D, All of the above

23. Major diagnosis criteria of fat

embolism syndrome are :
A. A petechial rash
B. Spastic paraplegia
C. Respiratory distress
D. Gangrene of lower legs
especially the great toe
E. Cerebral signs such as
stupor, seizures, or coma

ANSWER: A, C, E.

A petechial rash, respiratory

distress, cerebral signs such
as stupor, seizures, or coma

24. Which of the following are examples of justifiable

homicide ?
A.

A police officer killing an escaped armed

convict, while attempting to recapture him
and the convict was going to shoot at him to
avoid recapture
B. A jailer hanging a condemned criminal
C. A person killing another in self defense
D. Homicide committed by an insane person
E. Police officer accidentally killing a person
due to firing to suppress riots

ANSWER: A, B, E.
A. A police officer killing an escaped
armed convict, while attempting to
recapture him and the convict was
going to shoot at him to avoid
recapture
B. A jailer hanging a condemned
criminal
E. Police officer accidentally killing a
person due to firing to suppress
riots

216. Grievous injury includes

A. Emasculation
B.
Privation of hearing
C.
Privation of sight
D. Disfiguration of face

ANSWER: A, Emasculation.

230. Effused blood does not clot in the

A. Pleural cavity
B. Pericardial cavity
C. Abdominal cavity
D. Stomach

ANSWER: A, Pleural cavity.

232. The commonest organism of infection in

a wound resulting from trauma is
A.
B.
C.
D.

Staphylococcus
Streptococcus
Pneumococcus
Pseudomonas

ANSWER: A, Staphylococcus.

236. Endotoxic shock is produced frequently

by
A. Staphylococcus aureus
B. Streptococci
C. Pseudmonas
D. E. Coli

ANSWER: D, E. Coli.

238. The most common site of thrombosis is

A. Deep femoral veins
B. Portal veins
C. Dural venous sinuses
D. Anterior tibial veins

ANSWER: A, Deep femoral veins.

240. The common cause which

predisposes t pulmonary embolism
A. Acute infections
B. Immobility & rest
C. Blood dyscrasias
D. General debility

ANSWER: B, Immobility & rest.

249. Systemic air embolism is seen in

A.
B.
C.
D.

Penetrating wounds of lungs

Penetrating wounds of liver
Penetrating wounds of heart
Lacerations of the brain

ANSWER: A, Penetrating wounds of

lungs.

246. Amniotic fluid embolism causes death by

A.
B.
C.
D.

Pulmonary embolism
Coronary embolism
Cerebral embolism
Consumption coagulopathy

ANSWER: D, Consumption coagulopathy.