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Second Professional MBBS Degree Examination
(MODEL QUESTION PAPER)
FORENSIC MEDICINE & TOXICOLOGY
Time: 2 hrs Max marks: 40
• Answer all questions.
• Draw diagrams wherever necessary
Essay: (7)
1. A 23 year old girl was brought to casualty with history of vomiting after consuming a
fruit which looked like an unripe mango with fibrous covering enclosing a kernel.
Pulse was irregular and weak. She died soon after. Answer the following questions.
• What was she suffering from .
• What are the ingredients of the poisonous fruit consumed .
• How will you confirm the diagnosis .
• What is the likely cause of death in such cases . (2+2+2+1=7)
Short notes: (5x3=15)
2. External autopsy findings in death due to hanging
3. Cardiovascular causes of sudden death
4. Causes of impotence in men
5. Age estimation from single tooth
6. Battered baby syndrome
Answer briefly (5x2=10)
7. Dying declaration
8. Algor mortis
9. Ingredients required for proof of negligence
10. Disputed paternity
11. Privileged communication
Differentiate between (2x2=4)
12. True and feigned insanity
13. Entrance and exit wounds of firearm discharge
Draw & Label (2x2=4)
14. Human spermatozoa
15. Gastric lavage tube
