1. Medical forensics primarily deals with:
(A) Diagnosis of diseases
(B) Treatment of patients
(C) Application of medical knowledge to legal issues
(D) Public health management
2. The term forensic is derived from the Latin word forensis, meaning:
(A) Court
(B) Law
(C) Medicine
(D) Science
3. Which branch of medicine applies medical knowledge to aid justice?
(A) Forensic medicine
(B) Preventive medicine
(C) Clinical medicine
(D) Pathology
4. The main objective of medical forensics is to:
(A) Cure patients
(B) Conduct surgeries
(C) Assist courts of law
(D) Discover new drugs
5. A forensic expert is primarily responsible for:
(A) Prescribing medicines
(B) Performing clinical trials
(C) Giving expert opinion in court
(D) Managing hospitals
6. Forensic medicine is closely related to:
(A) Anatomy only
(B) Law only
(C) Law and medicine
(D) Chemistry only
7. Which of the following is NOT a function of a forensic doctor?
(A) Post-mortem examination
(B) Injury examination
(C) Hospital administration
(D) Issuing medical certificates
8. Medico-legal cases are those which:
(A) Require surgery
(B) Involve legal investigation
(C) Are chronic diseases
(D) Are infectious diseases
9. A post-mortem examination is conducted to:
(A) Identify the cause of death
(B) Treat disease
(C) Prevent illness
(D) Reduce pain
10. Which authority usually orders a medico-legal autopsy?
(A) Hospital superintendent
(B) Patient’s relatives
(C) Police or magistrate
(D) Medical officer himself
11. In forensic practice, an injury is defined as:
(A) Any disease
(B) Any harm to body, mind, or health
(C) Only physical wounds
(D) Only mental illness
12. Which document is commonly prepared in medico-legal cases?
(A) Prescription slip
(B) Discharge summary
(C) OPD ticket
(D) Medico-legal report
13. The study of death and its causes is known as:
(A) Pathology
(B) Toxicology
(C) Thanatology
(D) Hematology
14. Forensic toxicology mainly deals with:
(A) Infectious agents
(B) Genetics
(C) Blood groups
(D) Poisons and drugs
15. The doctor’s role in court is that of a:
(A) Judge
(B) Witness
(C) Lawyer
(D) Accused
16. An expert witness gives evidence based on:
(A) Scientific knowledge and experience
(B) Hearsay
(C) Personal opinion only
(D) Police instructions
17. Which of the following is an important principle of forensic medicine?
(A) Patient confidentiality always
(B) Speed over accuracy
(C) Personal interest
(D) Impartiality
18. In Pakistan, medico-legal work is usually performed in:
(A) Private clinics
(B) Designated government hospitals
(C) Teaching hospitals only
(D) Military hospitals only
19. Identification of a person can be based on:
(A) Height only
(B) Fingerprints only
(C) Age only
(D) Multiple parameters
20. Which of the following is a personal identification mark?
(A) Blood group
(B) Scar
(C) Gender
(D) Age
21. Forensic medicine helps in cases of:
(A) Natural death only
(B) Unnatural deaths
(C) Accidental death only
(D) Viral infections
22. In legal terms, death due to injury caused by another person is called:
(A) Natural death
(B) Accidental death
(C) Homicidal death
(D) Suicidal death
23. The scientific examination of weapons and tools is part of:
(A) Clinical forensics
(B) Forensic pathology
(C) Community medicine
(D) Forensic science
24. Which type of death involves intentional self-harm?
(A) Accidental
(B) Natural
(C) Suicidal
(D) Homicidal
25. The preservation of evidence is important to:
(A) Help the patient recover
(B) Reduce workload
(C) Speed up hospital discharge
(D) Maintain chain of custody
26. A medico-legal opinion should be:
(A) Biased
(B) Vague
(C) Clear and scientific
(D) Based on pressure
27. Forensic medicine also deals with:
(A) Hospital finance
(B) Medical ethics
(C) Drug manufacturing
(D) Nutrition
28. The doctor who performs an autopsy is called:
(A) Clinician
(B) Forensic expert
(C) Pathologist
(D) Surgeon
29. Which of the following is a legal duty of a doctor?
(A) Refusing medico-legal cases
(B) Concealing facts
(C) Reporting certain cases to police
(D) Altering reports
30. Medical forensics ultimately aims to:
(A) Increase hospital revenue
(B) Replace clinical medicine
(C) Promote alternative medicine
(D) Support law enforcement and justice