Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), BNSS and BSA
- Previous year questions on Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), BNSS and BSA for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Forensic Medicine section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 426 live questions in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), BNSS and BSA.
- 7 of 426 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018, 2019, 2020.
- Forensic Medicine is worth about 10 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 5 Sept 2026.
Q1.Imprisonment for a term extending to seven years and also fine as punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt is under
- A321 I.P.C
- B322 I.P.C
- C324 I.P.C
- D325 I.P.C✓ Correct answer
Q2.Punishment for rape is defined under
- AIPC 375
- BIPC 376✓ Correct answer
- CIPC 374
- DIPC 378
Q3.Subpoena is a:
- ALegal document✓ Correct answer
- BMedicolegal document
- CMedical document
- DFirst information report (FIR)
Q4.The power of Amnesty for capital punishment is vested with
- AThe president✓ Correct answer
- BSupreme court
- CHigh court
- DThe governer
Q5.Written statement signed under oath before magistrate in the presence of accused or his lawyer is called:
- ASummon
- BPanchanama
- CDying deposition✓ Correct answer
- DDying declaration
Q6.Posthumous birth is;
- AChild born after death of father✓ Correct answer
- BAfter death of mother during delivery
- CAfter death of both parents
Q7.Grounds of divorce:
- ASterility
- BFrigidity
- CImpotence developing after the marriage✓ Correct answer
- DPoverty
Q8.A witness comes to court for evidence recording witness is giving false evidence in court of law The offence is punishable under which IPC
- A191
- B192
- C193✓ Correct answer
- D197
Q9.McNaughton's rule is related to:
- AIPC 82
- BIPC 84✓ Correct answer
- CIPC 87
- DIPC 85
Q10.Affiliation refers to
- APaternity dispute✓ Correct answer
- BDivorce case
- CRape
- DAdultery
Answer key
Q1: D. 325 I.P.C; Q2: B. IPC 376; Q3: A. Legal document; Q4: A. The president; Q5: C. Dying deposition; Q6: A. Child born after death of father; Q7: C. Impotence developing after the marriage; Q8: C. 193; Q9: B. IPC 84; Q10: A. Paternity dispute.
Other topics in Forensic Medicine
- Age Estimation from Bone and Teeth
- Determination of Sex, Race and Stature
- Fingerprints, Tattoos and Identifying Marks
- Medical Ethics, Consent and Professional Negligence
- Diagnosis of Death and Postmortem Changes
- Conduct of the Medicolegal Autopsy
- Blunt and Sharp Force Mechanical Injuries
- Injuries by Body Region
- Burns, Scalds and Cold Injuries
- Firearm and Explosive Blast Wounds
- Hanging, Strangulation and Other Mechanical Asphyxia
- Drowning
- Sexual Assault and Criminal Abortion
- Child Abuse, Infanticide and Starvation Deaths
- General Principles of Poisoning
- Poisoning by Organophosphorus Compounds
- Corrosive Agents and Asphyxiant Gases
- Ethanol and Methanol Poisoning
- Metallic and Non-Metallic Inorganic Irritants
- Plant and Animal Organic Irritant Poisons
- CNS Poisons: Narcotics and Deliriants