Medical law: practice question

A Forensic Medicine question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Forensic Medicine · Medical law

Sample item

What is the primary purpose of a medicolegal postmortem examination?

Original practice item, not a recalled exam question. Nothing here is recorded.

The answer and the reasoning

C. Establish cause and manner of death for legal investigation

A medicolegal autopsy documents injuries, disease, and toxicology-relevant findings to help establish cause and manner of death in legal context.

Option by option

  • A. Replace all police scene work

    Scene investigation remains essential alongside autopsy.

  • B. Provide routine health screening

    Autopsy is not routine preventive screening.

  • C. Establish cause and manner of death for legal investigation (correct)

    Correct: cause and manner are core forensic questions.

  • D. Determine vaccination status only

    Vaccination status is not its sole purpose.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is C, Establish cause and manner of death for legal investigation. A medicolegal autopsy documents injuries, disease, and toxicology-relevant findings to help establish cause and manner of death in legal context.

Why is "Replace all police scene work" not the answer?

Scene investigation remains essential alongside autopsy.

Why is "Provide routine health screening" not the answer?

Autopsy is not routine preventive screening.

Why is "Determine vaccination status only" not the answer?

Vaccination status is not its sole purpose.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Medical law in Forensic Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct: cause and manner are core forensic questions.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Medical law?

Learn postmortem changes with their timelines, and toxicology as poison, sign, test and antidote. Then use the flashcards and the other Forensic Medicine questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.