Diagnosis of Death and Postmortem Changes
- Previous year questions on Diagnosis of Death and Postmortem Changes 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.
- 41 live questions in Diagnosis of Death and Postmortem Changes.
- 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.Cardiac polyp is seen in
- AAcute nephritis
- BEndocarditis
- CSepticaemia
- DPostmortem clot✓ Correct answer
Q2.Postmortem caloricity is seen in
- AStrychnine poisoning✓ Correct answer
- BOrganophosphorus Poisoning
- CDatura poisoning
- DErgot poisoning
Q3.Last organ to putrefy after death is
- AHeart
- BProstate✓ Correct answer
- CStomach
- DBrain
Q4.Last organ to putrefy in females is:
- AKidney
- BUterus✓ Correct answer
- CBrain
- DSpleen
Q5.The last organ to putrefy after death is
- AHeart
- BProstate✓ Correct answer
- CStomach
- DBrain
Q6.All are tests for stoppage of circulation except
- AMagnus test
- BWinslow's test✓ Correct answer
- CIcard's test
- DDiaphanous test
Q7.The smell or odour encountered when performing autopsy on a body that has undergone established Adipocere formation is(2018)
- AFoul, Repulsive
- BSweet, Rancid✓ Correct answer
- CNo Odour
- DPungent
Q8.1st to go into rigor mortis is ?
- Aeye lid
- Bheart✓ Correct answer
- Cneck
- Dface
Q9.Adipocere formation is seen in:
- ADead body exposed to air
- BDead body buried in damp, clay soil✓ Correct answer
- CBurial in dry hot air
- DAll
Q10.True about cadaveric spasm :
- ADevelops immediately after death✓ Correct answer
- BMay develop hours after death
- CDevelops only in facial muscles
- DAll
Answer key
Q1: D. Postmortem clot; Q2: A. Strychnine poisoning; Q3: B. Prostate; Q4: B. Uterus; Q5: B. Prostate; Q6: B. Winslow's test; Q7: B. Sweet, Rancid; Q8: B. heart; Q9: B. Dead body buried in damp, clay soil; Q10: A. Develops immediately after death.
Other topics in Forensic Medicine
- Age Estimation from Bone and Teeth
- Determination of Sex, Race and Stature
- Fingerprints, Tattoos and Identifying Marks
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), BNSS and BSA
- Medical Ethics, Consent and Professional Negligence
- 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