SECOND BHMS
FMT QUESTION BANK
question bank according to CBDC syllabus
M - MCQ | S - SAQ | L - LAQ | V - VIVA/PRACTICAL | Ø - NON
INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC MEDICINE
-Define forensic medicine(MØØV)
-Define Medical Jurisprudence(MØØV)
-Describe the history of Forensic medicine in India(MSØV)
-Define medical ethics(MØØV)
-Discuss professional misconduct with 2 examples(MSLV)
-Discuss medical negligence with 2 examples(MSLV)
-Discuss privileged communication in relation to rights and duties of doctors and patients(MSLV)
-Explain the duties of registered Homoeopathic medical practitioner in medicolegal cases(MSLV)
-Discuss the principles of bioethics(MØØV)
-Explain about the types of consent and its importance in practice(MSLV)
LEGAL PROCEDURES
-Define CrPC, IPC(MSLV)
-Differentiate between civil and criminal cases(MSLV)
-Define Inquest(MSLV)
-Explain the different types of Inquest(MSLV)
-Classify the different courts of Law in India(MSLV)
-Explain the power of different courts of law in India(MSLV)
-Differentiate between dying declaration and dying disposition(MSLV)
-Explain the types of witnesses(MSLV)
-Explain the duties of doctors in witness box(MSLV)
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
-Explain the procedure for Identification of age, sex, race and religion in living and dead(MSLV)
-Define Dactylography(MSLV)
-Explain the medicolegal importance of dactylography(MSLV)
-Discuss the methods of identification of data, with specific reference to anthropometry(MSLV)
-Explain the medicolegal importance of DNA fingerprinting(MSLV)
DEATH AND ITS MEDICOLEGAL IMPORTANCE
-Define Thanatology(MØØV)
-Differentiate between various types of death(MSLV)
-Explain the asphyxial death with its signs and symptoms and medicolegal importance(MSLV)
-Explain the drowning in details with its signs and symptoms, mechanism and medicolegal importance(MSLV)
-Explain the hanging in details with its signs and symptoms, mechanism and medicolegal importance(MSLV)
-Explain the strangulation in details with its signs and symptoms, mechanism and medicolegal importance(MSLV)
-Explain the suffocation in details with its signs and symptoms, mechanism and medicolegal importance(MSLV)
-Explain the mechanism of coma(MSLV)
-Explain suspended animation(MSLV)
-Discuss medicolegal aspects of Organ Transplantation and laws governing it(MSLV)
-Explain the immediate, early and late signs of death and their medicolegal importance(MSLV)
INJURY AND ITS MEDICOLEGAL IMPORTANCE
-Differentiate between various types of injuries(MSLV)
-Explain the types of mechanical injuries with medico-legal importance(MSLV)
-Explain the types of thermal injuries with medico-legal importance(MSLV)
-Explain the types of firearm injuries with medico-legal importance(MSLV)
-Explain the types of regional injuries with medico-legal importance(MSLV)
-Explain injuries from radiation, blast, electrocution and lightning with medico-legal importance(MØØV)
-Define Ballistics(MSLV)
FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY
-Explain delusion(MSØV)
-Explain delirium(MSØV)
-Explain Illusion(MSØV)
-Explain hallucination(MSØV)
-Explain Impulsive obsession disorder(MSØV)
-Explain mania(MSØV)
-Explain about the ICD-11 classification of Insanity, mental subnormality(MSØV)
-Discuss civil and criminal responsibilities of person with mental illness(MSØV)
-Explain Mental Health Act(MSØV)
-Discuss about the admission of an insane person to mental asylum, care of mentally ill person and discharge(MSØV)
POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION(ML AUTOPSY)
-Define autopsy(MØØV)
-Enlist the objectives of conducting a Medico legal Autopsy(MSLV)
-Define Artefacts(MSØV)
-Discuss in detail about the Forensic science Laboratory(MSØV)
IMPOTENCY AND STERILITY
-Define Impotence and Sterility(MØØV)
-Explain the factors leading to impotency and sterility(MSLV)
-Explain Artificial Insemination(MSLV)
-Explain surrogacy with its medico-legal importance(MSLV)
-Explain in vitro fertilization(IVF) with its medico-legal importance(MSLV)
-Explain the functions of sperm and ova banks with its medicolegal importance(MSLV)
SEXUAL ABUSE, EXPLOITATION IN ALL GENDERS, DEFLORATION; PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY
-Explain pregnancy, delivery, virginity(MSØV)
-Discuss about the presumptive, probable and positive signs of pregnancy(MSLV)
-Explain the medico Legal aspects of legitimacy(MSLV)
-Explain superfetation with its medicolegal importance(MSLV)
-Explain superfecundation with its medicolegal importance(MSLV)
ABORTION AND INFANTICIDE
-Define abortion(MSØV)
-Explain different methods of abortion with its signs and symptoms and medicolegal importance(MSLV)
-Explain various signs of live birth(MSLV)
-Discuss the regulations of MTP Act 1971(MSLV)
-Explain battered baby syndrome(MSØV)
-Explain cot death(MSØV)
-Explain Munchausen’s syndrome(MSØV)
SEXUAL OFFENCES
-Enlist the various sexual offences(MSØV)
-Classify the various sexual offences(MSLV)
-Explain the natural sexual offences(MSLV)
-Explain the unnatural sexual offences(MSLV)
-Explain the different sexual perversions(MSLV)
-Discuss the clinical examination and findings of victim and assailant of a sexual offence(MSLV)
-Explain the medicolegal aspects of sexual offenses and perversions(MSLV)
-Explain the provisions in the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita Bill 2023 & Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill 2023(MØLV)
LEGISLATION RELATING TO MEDICAL PROFESSION(MSLV)
-The Worksmen’s Compensation Act 1923
-The Consumer Protection Act 1986
-The Consumer Protection Act, 2019
-The Mental Health Act 1987
-The Bombay Prohibition Act 1949
-The Poison act 1919
-The Dangerous Drug Act 1930
-The Drug Control Act 1950
-The Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Sustances Act 1985
-The Drug & Cosmetics Act 1940
-The Drug & Cosmetics Rule 1945
-The Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954
-The Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860
-The Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973
-The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971
-The Pharmacy Act, 1948
-The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994
-The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897
-The Biomedical Waste Management Rules, 2016
-The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
-The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
-The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954
-The Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules 1955
GENERAL TOXICOLOGY - INTRODUCTION PART
-Classify various types of poisons(MSLV)
-Explain the general principles of management of poisoning(MSLV)
-Explain the types of antidotes And its uses(MSLV)
-Explain the diagnosis of poisoning in living and dead subjects(MSLV)
-Describe the duties of a medical practitioner in the suspected case of poisoning(MSLV)
GENERAL TOXICOLOGY - POISON PART(MSLV)
-Describe the action, signs and symptoms, fatal dose, fatal period, post mortem findings and circumstances of corrosive, asphyxiant, neurotic, irritant, cardiac & miscellaneous poisoning
-Explain Medicolegal aspects in different poisoning
-Differentiate between the various presentations of Arsenic and Lead poisoning
-Explain differential diagnosis of Organophosphorus poisoning
-Explain bioterrorism with the bacterial borne / microbial infections / biologic poisoning
CORROSIVE POISON –
-Sulphuric Acid(H2SO4) – Pyrosulphuric Acid(H2S2O7)
-Nitric Acid(HNO3)
-Hydrochloric Acid(HCL)
-Ammonia – Ammonium Hydroxide(NH4OH), Ammonium Carbonate{(NH4)2CO2}
-Potassium – Potassium Hydroxide(KOH), Potassium Carbonate(K2CO3)
-Sodium – Sodium Hydroxide(NAOH),Sodium Carbonate(NA2CO2)
-Oxalic Acid(C2H2O2)
-Carbolic Acid(C6H5Oh) – Phenyl Alcohol, Phenol, Phenic Acid, Phenoxy Benzene
-Hydrocyanic Acid(HCN) – Potassium Cyanide(KCN),Sodium Cyanide(NACN)
IRRITANT POISON –
-Phosphorus – white/yellow phosphorus, red/violet phosphorus
-Iodine(acute/chronic)
-Arsenic(acute/chronic)
-Lead(acute/chronic)
-Mercury(acute/chronic)
-Copper(acute/chronic)
-Barium
-Zinc phosphide
-Thallium
-Spanish fly
-Snake
-Scorpion
-Abrus Precatorius
-Ricinus Communis
-Semecarpus Anacardium
-Croton Tiglium
-Calotropis
-Capsicum
-Colocynth
-Ergot
-Glass Powder
NEUROTOXIC POISON –
-Opium–(phenantherene)–morphine,codeine,thebaine,(benzyl isoquinplene)–papaverine,noscapine,narcine
-Alcohol(a,c)–ethyl alcohol, methyl alcohol
-Organophosphorus compound
-Carbamamets
-Rodenticides(zinc phosphide)
-Celphos(aluminium phosphide)
-DDT(chloro phenothane)
-Endrin
-Fuels -kerosene,petrol,nephtha
-Anaesthetics-chloroform,ether,ethyl chloride,nitrous oxide
-Barbiturate
-Dhatura- alba & niger
-Cannabis sativa or indica(marihuana/marijhuana)–bhang,majun,ganja,charas
-Cocaine
-Strychnos nux vomica
-Curare
-Conium
CARDIAC POISON –
-Digitalis purpurea- digitoxin, digitalin ,digitalein, digitonin
-Aconite(mitha-jahar)
-Nicotine
-Oleander-white,yellow
-Cerbera odollam(Suicide tree)
RESPIRATORY POISON –
-Carbon Monoxide
-Carbon Dioxide
-Hydrogen sulfide (H2S)
-Methane (CH4)
-War gases —
–––tear gases : Chloroacetophenone, Bromobenzyl cyanide, Ethyl iodoacetate, Chlorobenzylidene malononitrile, Dibenzoxazepine
–––choking gases : Chlorine, Phosgene, Diphosgene and Chloropicrin.
–––blister gases : Mustard gas and Lewisite.
–––vomiting gases : Diphenyl chlorarsine, Diphenylamine chlorarsine, Diphenyl cyanarsine.
–––blood gases : Carbon monoxide, Hydrocyanic acid, Hydrogen sulphide, Cyanogen chloride
–––nerve gases : Sarin, Cyclosarin VX, Soman, Tabun
MISCELLANAEOUS –
-Aspirin
-Paracetamol
-Antihistaminics
-Transquilisers
-Antidepressants
-Stimulants
-Hallucinogens
-Food poison
-Drug dependence
Bioterrorism – Bacterial Borne
-Bacillus anthracis(Anthrax)
-Yersinia pestis(Plague)
-Clostridium botulinum(Botulism)
-Francisella tularensis(Tularemia)
-Brucella species(Brucellosis)
Bioterrorism – Microbial Infections
-Variola virus(Smallpox)
-Filoviruses(Ebola, Marburg)
-Lassa virus(Lassa Fever)
-Ricin toxin
Bioterrorism – Biologic Poisoning
-Botulinum toxin
-Mycotoxins
-Saxitoxin
-Ricinus communis(ricin)
-Abrus precatorius(abrin)
Differential Diagnosis of Organophosphorus Poisoning
DIFFRENTIATE WITH – Carbamate Poisoning, Nicotine Poisoning, Dhatura Poisoning (Anticholinergic Syndrome), Botulism, Myasthenia Gravis Crisis, Barbiturate Poisoning, Cyanide Poisoning, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), Neuromuscular Transmission Disorders, Gastrointestinal Illnesses, Intermediate Syndrome (IMS)
QUESTION – RELATED TO POISON
-Acute yellow phosphorus
-Cocainism
-Carboluria
-Carbolism
-Phossy/glassy jaw
-Ergotism
-Chronic arsenic poison(arsenophagia)
-Vitriolage(acid attack)
-Lead Encephalopathy
-Abrus precatorius(Sui/needle)
-Wilson’s disease
-Plumbism/saturnism
-Hydrargyrism
-Hemochromatosis
-Poisonous vs Non-Poionous snake
-Toxalbumin – ricin,abrin,crotin,snake & scorpion venom
-Chronic cocain poison
-Punctate basophilia
-Lead line(Burtonian line)
-Lamp oil/coal oil poisoning
-Poison hemlock(Conium maculatum)
-Mercuria Lentis
-Marking nut
-Peripheral nerve poisons
-Action of tranquilizers
-Poisoning by analgesics
-Drunkenness
-Alcoholic Addiction
-Insulin overdose
-Aconite root
-Bitter Apple
-Korsakoff’s Psychosis
-Mac Ewan’s Sign
-Hallucinogens
-Sedatives
-Brown Sugar(Heroin)
-Magnan’s Symptom
-Run Amok
-Cocaine Bugs
-Mydriatic test (Dhatura testing)
-Neurological symptoms of Nux Vomica poisoning
-Viper Bite
-Venomous Snake Bite
-Name different types of venom secreted by snakes
-Antivenin & its types
-Effects of bite of various poisonous snakes
-Indian poisonous snakes
-Vasculotoxic venom
-Toxicology and Homoeopathy
-Various schedule of poison
-Differentiate between Arsenic and Lead poisoning
-Difference between poisonous snake and non-poisonous snake
-Difference between Strychnine and Tetanus
-Difference between Arsenic Poisoning and Cholera
-Suicide vs Homicide vs Accidental poisoning