FMT IMPORTANT TOPICS PLUS PYQs (AKU, Bihar)

3rd Professional M.B.B.S. Part-I (2019-Batch onwards)

Forensic Medicine (FMT)

(Paper Code):- 201071 (N)

(Total Marks-100 marks)

Section A:- Shall contain question from the following topics:-

(1) Procedure in Criminal court - Inquest, Medicolegal Report, Medical Evidences, Dying Declaration,
& Dying Depositions
(2) Identification:- Exam of skeleton for Age, Sex, Dactylography
(3) Death:- Signs of Death, Sudden Death, Time elapsed since depth, PM staining,
[Link], Infanticide
(4) Medico legal Autopsy;- PM Exam, Exhumation, Starvation Death
(5) Violent Asphyxial Depth:- Hanging, strangulation, Suffocation, Drowning
(6) Burn:- Burns, Scalds, Electricity & Lightening
(7) Mechanical Injuries & Wounds:- Classification of Wounds, Examination of Injuries, & Injury
report, Regional injuries, Fire arm injuries, Aircraft & Rail injuries (8) Blood seminal & Other Stain
:- Haris, Trace Evidences, Group Specific substances, DNA

Section B:- Shall contain question from the following topics:-

(1) Sexual Capacity & Sexual offences Pregnancy, Delivery, Abortion, Their Medicolegal importance,
MTP, Impotence & Sterility, Artificial Insemination, Virginity, Legitimacy, Natural & Un Natural
Sexual Offences, Abnormal Sexual perversions
(2) Medicolegal Aspects of Insanity:- Criminal Responsibility of an insane, testamentary capacity,
Restoration of an insane
(3) Law in relation to Medical Man:- Professional Secrecy, Privileges, Responsibility & Obligation of
Medical Man, The Indian Medical Council & State Medical Council,Malpractice & Negligence

Toxicology:- Diagnosis & general treatment of poisoning, Preservation & Transmission of Viscera, &
suspected material for chemical analysis, Detection of Poison, Classification of Poison, Sign & Symptoms,
Treatment & PM appearances in poisoning cases, Mineral Acids, Salts of copper, Lead, Mercury, Opium,
Alcohol, Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, Cotton Seeds, Croton Seeds, Ergot, Nux Vomica, Strychnine,
Aconite, Dharma, Belladona, Cannabis, Cocaine, Oleander, Ratti Seeds, Snakes, Scorpion, Cantharides,
Mapping Nut, Madar, Food Poisoning, barbiturates, Semicarpus Anaedium.

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A candidate will be declared to have passed the subject with honours provided he or she secures 75% or
more marks of the total.

Syllabus:- Objective type and Short notes.

(i) Section A: Shall contain questions from the following topics:

(1) Procedure in Criminal court:

i. Inquest
ii. Medico legal Report,
iii. Medical Evidences,
iv. Dying Declaration
v. Dying Depositions
(2) Identification:
i. Exam. of skeleton for Age, Sex, Dactylography
(3) Death:
i. Signs of Death,
ii. Sudden Death,
iii. Time elapsed since depth,
iv. PM staining,
v. RM,
vi. Decomposition
vii. Infanticide.
(4) Medico legal Autopsy:
i. PM Exam,
ii. Exhumation,
iii. Starvation
iv. Death
(5) Violent Asphyxial Death:
i. Hanging,
ii. Strangulation,
iii. Suffocation,
iv. Drowning.
(6) Burn:
i. Burns,

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ii. Scalds,
iii. Electricity &
iv. Lightening.
(7) Mechanical Injuries & Wounds:
i. Classification of Wounds,
ii. Examination of Injuries, & Injury report,
iii. Regional injuries,
iv. Fire arm injuries,
v. Aircraft &
vi. Rail injuries.
(8) Blood seminal & Other Stain:
i. Haris, Trace Evidences,
ii. Group Specific substances,
iii. DNA

(ii) Section B: Shall contain questions from the following topics:

(1) Sexual Capacity & Sexual offences:

i. Pregnancy, Delivery, Abortion, their Medico legal importance,
ii. MTP,
iii. Impotence & Sterility.
iv. Artificial Insemination,
v. Virginity,
vi. Legitimacy,
vii. Natural & Unnatural Sexual Offences,
viii. Abnormal Sexual perversions
(2) Medico legal Aspects of Insanity:
i. Criminal Responsibility of an insane,
ii. Testamentary capacity,
iii. Restoration of an insane
(3) Law in relation to Medical Man :
i. Professional Secrecy,
ii. Privileges, Responsibility & Obligation of Medical Man,
iii. The Indian Medical Council & State Medical Council,
iv. Malpractice & Negligence
(4) Toxicology:
i. Diagnosis & General treatment of Poisoning,
ii. Preservation & Transmission of Viscera, & suspected material for chemical
analysis,
iii. Detection of Poison,
iv. Classification of Poison,
v. Sign & Symptoms,
vi. Treatment & PM appearances in poisoning cases,
vii. Mineral Acids,
viii. Salts of Copper,

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ix. Lead,
x. Mercury,
xi. Opium,
xii. Alcohol,
xiii. Carbon Monoxide,
xiv. Carbon Dioxide,
xv. Cotton Seeds,
xvi. Croton Seeds
xvii. Ergot,
xviii. Nux Vomica,
xix. Strychnine,
xx. Aconite,
xxi. Dharma,
xxii. Belladona,
xxiii. Cannabis,
xxiv. Cocaine,
xxv. Oleander,
xxvi. Ratti Seeds,
xxvii. Snakes,
xxviii. Scorpion,
xxix. Cantharides,
xxx. Mapping Nut.
xxxi. Madar,
xxxii. Food Poisoning,
xxxiii. Barbiturates,
xxxiv. Semicarpus Anaedium.

Section-1

Ch.-2: Legal Procedure

1. Magistrate inquest. SN - Yr. 2018
2. Perjury. SN - Y r * 2018 (S )
3. Expert witness SN-Yr. 2018 (S), 2014
4. Evidence. SN - Yr * 2017
5. Summons. SN-Yr. 2017 (S), 2015
6. Cross examination. SN-Yr. 2016, 2013
7. Hostile witness. SN-Yr * 2016(S)
8. Examination-in-chief. SN - Yr. 2015 (S)
9. Medico legal importance. SN - Yr * 2012

Ch.-3: Medical Law and Ethics

1. Therapeutic Privilege. SN - Yr. 2018
2. Duties of Physicians to the sick. SN-Yr. 2018.

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3. Euthanasia (Mercy killing). SN - Yr. 2018

4. Product liability. SN - Yr. 2016
5. Doctrine of Res-ipsa-loquitur. SN - Yr. 2016 (S)
6. Contributory negligence. SN-Yr2015
7. Professional negligence. S.N. 2020
8. Professional secrecy. SN Yr2015 (S), 2012
9. Privileged communication. SN - Yr * 2014
10. Infamous conduct. SN -Yr 2013

Ch. 4 Identification
1. Lip print. SN - Yr. 2017
2. Cephalic index. SN - Y r * 2017 (S )
3. Differentiate between-Male and Female Pelvis. SN-Yr. 2016, 2014
4. Differentiate between-Milk and Permanent teeth. . SN - Yr * 2015
5. Klinefelter's syndrome..SN – Yr * 2015S
6. Turner's syndrome. SN - Yr * 2014
7. Nuclear sexing SN - Yr * 2013
8. Mixed dentition. S.N. 2020

Ch.-6: Death and Its cause

1. Brain [Link] – Yr * 2016

Ch.-7 Post-mortem changes

1. Adipocere. SN - Yr * 2018(S), 2016, 2012

2. Enumerate the Postmortem changes. Discuss the Postmortem staining

in detail and its medicolegal [Link] - Yr * 2018(S),
3. Diffrentiate between Rigor mortis and Cadaveric [Link] - Yr * 2017
4. [Link] - Yr * 2016(S)
5. Enumerate and classify various changes found after death. Briefly
explain Hypostasis. Differentiatle between 'Cadaveric spasms and 'Rigor
mortis'.LQ - Yr *2016(S)
6. Cadaveric [Link] - Yr *.2015, 2013
7. Cadaveric lividity. SN - Yr * 2015(S)
8. What are the early changes after death? Discuss the medicolegal aspect
of hypostasis. LQ – Yr * 2015(S)
9. Postmortem caloricity. SN - Yr * 2014

10. Enumerate the changes in the body after death. Discuss in brief
medicolegal aspect of rigor mortis. LQ - Yr * 2014

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11. Enumerate post-mortem changes & discuss rigour mortis in detail. S.N.
2020
12. What are the late changes after death? Discuss its medicolegal aspect.
LQ - Yr * 2013

Ch.-8: Mechanical Injuries

1. Fabricated wound. SN-Yr2018, 2018 (S), 2020
2. Tentative cuts. SN-Yr. 2018 (S) [Hint: Feature of self inflicted wound]
3. Defence Wound. SN Yr. 2018 (S)
4. Differentiate between-Incised wound and Lacerated wound. SN - Yr
*.2017
5. Differentiate between- Homicidal cut throat and Suicidal cut throat. SN -
Yr * 2017(S) , 2016 (S)2015 (S)2015
6. Classify Abrasion. Describe the age of abrasion, differential diagnosis of
abrasion and differences between Antemortem and Postmortem
abrasion. SN - Yr * 2017(S)
7. Tandom bullet. SN - Yr *.2015
8. Classify injuries and define abrasion. How will you differentiate between
Antemortem and Postmortem abrasion ? LQ - Yr * 2015
9. Incised-looking wound. SN - Yr * 2015(S)
10. Entrance wound of firearm. SN – Yr * 2014
11. Chop wounds. SN – Yr. 2013
12. Differentiate between-True bruise and Artificial bruise. SN - Yr. 2013
13. Ectopic bruise S.N. 2020
14. Hesitation cut. SN - Yr * 2012
15. Discuss the medicolegal aspect of injuries. SN – Yr * 2012
16. Seat belt injuries. SN. 2020

Ch.-9 Regional Injuries

1. Punch drunk. SN – Yr 2018 (S)
2. Contre coupe injury SN-Yr. 2018 (S), 2016
3. Cutter fracture SN – 2017
4. Cerebral [Link] – Yr 2017 (S)
5. [Link] – Yr 2016 (S)
6. Coupe type of [Link] – Yr 2016(S)
7. Extradural hemorrhage. S.N. 2020

Ch.-11: Thermal Deaths

1. Differentiate between-Burn from Dry heat and Moist heat. SN - Yr. 2018
(S)
2. Classify Thermal injury. What are the features, causes. postmortem
findings and medico-legal aspects of Burn injury. LQ - Yr * 2017
3. Differentiate between-Ante-mortem and Post-mortem burn. SN - Yr
2016 (S), 2015 (S)

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4. [Link] - Yr * 2015
5. Cause of death in early burn. S.N. 2020

Ch.-13 Mechanical Asphyxia

1. Enumerate the various types of Violent asphyxial deaths. Discuss the

postmortem findings in a case of Antemortem Iing. LQ - Yr . 2018
2. Paltauf's hemorrhages. SN – Yr 2018
3. Ligature marks of Hanging and Strangulation. SN - Yr 2017
4. Somthering. SN - Yr . 2017 ( S )
5. Classify drowning and enumerate them. Explain 'Dry downing'.
Differentiate between 'Fresh water' and 'Marine water' drowning. LQ - Yr
* 2016
6. Differentiate between Hanging and [Link] – Yr * 2016, 2012
7. Dry drowning. SN - Yr * 2015, 2012
8. Differentiate between-Freshwater drowing and Salt water drowning. SN
- Yr 2013
9. Differentiate between - Antemortem and Post-mortem drowning SN – Yr
* 2012, 2020

Ch.-14: Impotence & Sterility

1. Quoad hanc. SN – Yr . 2018 (S)
2. Surrogate mother. SN – Yr 2016
3. [Link]-Yr. 2016 (S)
4. Artificial insemination. SN-Yr. 2012

Ch-15: Virginity, Pregnancy and Delivery

1. Superfetation. SN-Yr. 2018, 2016 (S), 2013, 2012
2. Quickening. SN – Yr. 2017
3. Nulliparous uterus and Parous non-gravid uterus. SN – Yr. 2017 (S)
4. Involution of uterus S.N. 2020
5. Uterine souffle. SN – Yr. 2017 (S)
6. Superfecundation. SN Yr. 2016, 2015 (S)
7. Posthumous child. SN - Yr. 2016
8. Early sign of delivery. SN - Yr. 2016
9. Suppositious child. SN-Yr. 2016 (S), 2014
10. Late sign of delivery. SN Yr. 2016 (S)
11. Differentiate between - True and False virginity. SN - Yr. 2015
12. Spurious pregnancy. SN-Yr. 2015
13. Sign of recent delivery. SN – Yr. 2015 (S)
14. Confirmative signs of pregnancy. SN-Yr. 2014
15. Positive signs of pregnancy. SN-Yr. 2013
16. Sign and symptoms of recent delivery in living. SN - Yr. 2012
17. Legitimacy. SN - Yr. 2012

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18. Hegar’s sign. S.N. 2020

Ch.-16: Abortion
1. Duties of Doctors in dealing a case of Criminal abortion. SN – Yr. 2017
2. Syringing. SN-Yr. 2017 (S)
3. Criminal abortion. SN-Yr. 2016-(S)
4. Cupping. SN-Yr. 2015
5. MTP Act. SN – Yr. 2014

Ch.-17: Sexual Offences

1. Pyromania. SN – Yr. 2018
2. Stalking (Sec 354-D IPC). SN-Yr. 2018 (S), 2016
3. Voyeurism (Sec 354-C IPC). SN – Yr. 2017, 2016 (S)
4. Date rape drugs. SN-Yr. 2017
5. Bestiality. SN-Yr. 2017 (S)
6. Sadism. S.N. 2020

Ch.-18 Infant Deaths

1. Spalding sign. SN-Yr. 2018 (S)
2. Caput succedaneum. SN-Yr. 2017
3. Cot death.[Hint: A/K/A-crib death/sudden infant death syndrome.] SN-Yr.
2017
4. Concealment of Birth. SN-Yr. 2017
5. Cephal hematoma. SN-Yr. 2017 (S)
6. Battered Baby syndrome. SN-Yr. 2017 (S), 2015
7. Hydrostatic test. SN-Yr. 2017 (S), 2020
8. Precipitate labour. SN-Yr. 2016
9. What are the features of percipitate labour? LQ - Yr. 2012
10. Difference between Live birth & still birth. S.N. 2020

Ch.-22: Forensic Psychiatry

1. Testimantory capacity. SN-Yr. 2018

2. Differentiate between-Psychosis and Neurosis. SN-Yr. 2018
3. Delusion. SN-Yr. 2017, 2015, 2013
4. Hallucintion. SN-Yr. 2017 (S) 2016 (S), 2015 (S)
5. Illusion. SN – Yr. 2016, 2014
6. Lucid interval. SN-Yr. 2012

Section-ii: toxicology
Ch.-23 General Consideration
1. Contraindications of stomach wash. SN-Yr. 2013
2. Gastric lavage. SN. 2020
3. Antidote. SN – Yr. 2012

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Ch.-24 Agricultural Poisons

1. Discuss the sign, symptom, treatment and post-mortem findings of
Organophosphate poisoning. LQ-Yr. 2017
2. Describe the clinical features, managment and medico-legal aspects of
Organophosphate poisioning. LQ-Yr. 2016 (S), 2015 (S)
3. Atropinisation. SN-Yr. 2015 (S)

Ch.-25: Corrosive Poisons

1. Carboluria. SN-Yr. 2017 (S), 2013
2. Carbolism. SN – Yr. 2015
3. Vitriolage. SN-Yr. 2013

Ch.-26 Metallic Poisons

1. Discuss signs and symptoms, treatment, postmortem findings and
medicolegal aspect of Lead poisioning. LQ-Yr. 2017 (S)
2. Chronic lead Poisoning. SN-Yr. 2015 (S)
3. Chronic arsenic poisoning. SN - Yr. 2014
4. Discuss signs and symptoms, treatment, postmortem findings and
medicolegal aspect of arsenic poisioning. 2020
5. Mercuria-lentis. SN – Yr. 2014
6. Plumbism. SN – Yr. 2012

Ch.-27: Inorgonic Irritant Poisons

1. Phossy jaw. SN-Yr. 2015 (S)

Ch.-28: Organic Irritant poisons

1. Differentiate between-Cobra bite & Viper bite. SN-Yr. 2018 (S)

Ch.-29 CNS Depressants

1. Morphinomania. SN - Yr. 2018

[Hint: Chronic poisoning due to Morphine]
2. Coma cocktail. SN-Yr. 2018 (S)
3. Discuss sign and symptoms, treatment and post-mortem findings of
Opium poisoning. LQ-Yr. 2018 (S)
4. Describe the clinical features, management and medico-legal aspect of
Opium poisoning. LQ - Yr * 2015
5. Alcoholic Paranoia. SN - Yr 2015 (S)
6. Alcoholic Epilepsy. SN - Yr * 2014
7. Describe the clinical features, management and medicolegal aspects of
methyl alcohol poisoning. LQ-Yr. 2013

Ch. 31 Deliriant Poisons

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1. Discuss sign and symptoms, treatment and postmortem finding of Datura

poisoning. LQ - Yr * 2018
2. Differentiate between-Seeds of Datura and Capsicum. SN - Yr * 2018
3. Describe the clinical features, management and medico-legal aspects of
Dhatura poisioning. LQ-Yr. 2016, 2014
4. Run amok. SN-Yr. 2013

Appendix

1. PNDT Act SN-Yr. 2018, 2015

2. Dichotomy. SN-Yr. 2018
MiScellAneouS
1. Gutter Fracture. SN - Yr *2017
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