Conduct of the Medicolegal Autopsy
- Previous year questions on Conduct of the Medicolegal Autopsy 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.
- 20 live questions in Conduct of the Medicolegal Autopsy.
- 7 of 20 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018, 2019.
- Forensic Medicine is worth about 10 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 27 Aug 2026.
Q1.Method of autopsy in which various systems organs are removed en masse -
- ARokitansky
- BVirchow
- CGasses
- DLettulle✓ Correct answer
Q2.During cranial autopsy, facial incision is started at:
- AAt occiput
- BBehind the ear lobe✓ Correct answer
- CIn front of the ear lobe
- DAt vertex
Q3.Postmortem examination stomach incision done after:
- ADouble ligation✓ Correct answer
- BSingle ligation
- CCut open
- DTriple ligation
Q4.In autopsy, which organ is removed with liver?
- AKidney
- BStomach✓ Correct answer
- CBrain
- DSpleen
Q5.For exhumation, the order should be given by
- AJudicial magistrate
- BExecutive magistrate✓ Correct answer
- CSupt. of Police
- DJudl. I class Magistrate
Q6.Magistrate inquest is done in all the following cases except
- AExhumation
- BHomicide✓ Correct answer
- CLock up death
- DAlleged dowry death
Q7.A patient died due to jaundice. What will be the colour of corpse after embalming?
- AGrey
- BGreen✓ Correct answer
- CYellow
- DBrown
Q8.While performing embalming, difficulty encountered due to arterial system problem. How should the embalming fluid be introduced to overcome this problem?
- ALow pressure high velocity
- BLow pressure low velocity
- CHigh pressure high velocity
- DHigh pressure low velocity✓ Correct answer
Q9.In a case of medico-legal dispute, after postmortem the body should be handed over to
- AMagistrate
- BPatient's relatives
- CInvestigating officer✓ Correct answer
- DCoroner
Q10.En block dissection and organ separation are done by:
- AVirchow
- BGhon✓ Correct answer
- CRockitansky
- DLetulle
Answer key
Q1: D. Lettulle; Q2: B. Behind the ear lobe; Q3: A. Double ligation; Q4: B. Stomach; Q5: B. Executive magistrate; Q6: B. Homicide; Q7: B. Green; Q8: D. High pressure low velocity; Q9: C. Investigating officer; Q10: B. Ghon.
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