Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Forensic Medicine

(PaperCode: 253423 | Marks: 1) To become a competent witness the person should be of age (a) 7 years (b) 12 years (c) 18 years (d) Age in no criteria.

Answer Hint: Age in no criteria (d). Competency is determined by the court based on the witness's capacity to understand questions and give rational answers, not minimum age.

(PaperCode: 233082 | Marks: 1) A person is alleged to have been died and body is not found. Proof is produced that the same person has not heard of for seven years by his friend and relative, death is presumed under (a) S. 107 IEA (b) S. 108 IEA (c) S. 105 IEA (d) S. 106 IEA

Answer Hint: Death is presumed under S. 108 IEA ( Indian Evidence Act ) (b), concerning the burden of proving that a person is alive when they have not been heard of for seven years.

(PaperCode: 233082 | Marks: 1) Law does not consider the doctrine in charge of criminal negligence: (a) Vicarious liability (b) Cotributary negligence (c) Res ipsa loquitur (d) Novus actus interveniens.

Answer Hint: Vicarious liability (a) is generally not applicable in criminal negligence cases in India .

(PaperCode: 219194 | Marks: 1) Professional death sentence is : (a) Imprisonment for Life (b) Rigorous imprisonment (c) Erasing of name from Medical Register. (d) Death by hanging.

Answer Hint: The severest professional punishment for a doctor is the temporary or permanent Erasing of name from Medical Register (c) by the medical council.