Hanging, Strangulation and Other Mechanical Asphyxia
- Previous year questions on Hanging, Strangulation and Other Mechanical Asphyxia for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Forensic Medicine section of the exam.
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- 17 live questions in Hanging, Strangulation and Other Mechanical Asphyxia.
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- Question set last updated 27 Aug 2026.
Q1.Death may be attributed to Hanging in presence of
- ALigature mark with petechial hemorrhages and ecchymoses into or around its substance
- BTear of intima of carotid arteries and extravasation of blood
- CCongestion and hemorrhage in lymph nodes above and below the ligature mark
- DAll of the above✓ Correct answer
Q2.Sexual asphyxia is associated with which of the following perversions
- AVoyeurism
- BMasochism✓ Correct answer
- CSadism
- DFetishism
Q3.force required to cause occlusion to trachea in hanging ?
- A5kg
- B15kg✓ Correct answer
- C20kg
- D2kg
Q4.In judicial hanging, the knot is placed at:
- ABelow the chin
- BAngle of the jaw✓ Correct answer
- CThe back of the neck
- DChoice of hangman
Q5.Keeping in Jack-knife position for long leads to death by:
- AWedging
- BBurking
- CPositional asphyxia✓ Correct answer
- DTraumatic asphyxia
Q6.Hanging causes a large amount of injury to -
- AVertebral artery
- BCarotid Artery✓ Correct answer
- CTrachea
- DOesophagus
Q7.Which of the following in not a cause of death due to suffocation
- AChoking
- BGagging
- CSmothering
- DThrottling✓ Correct answer
Q8.In hanging, horizontal ligature mark can be seen in all of the following except
- AWhen running noose is applied
- BLow point of suspension
- CPaial hanging
- DSoft ligature material✓ Correct answer
Q9.Which of this mechanism in Hanging is more associated with Amussat sign?
- ASho drop hanging
- BSuspension hanging
- CStandard drop hanging
- DLong drop hanging✓ Correct answer
Q10.Suicidal mark is horizontal in ?
- AHanging
- BStrangulation✓ Correct answer
- CBoth of the above
- DNone of the above
Answer key
Q1: D. All of the above; Q2: B. Masochism; Q3: B. 15kg; Q4: B. Angle of the jaw; Q5: C. Positional asphyxia; Q6: B. Carotid Artery; Q7: D. Throttling; Q8: D. Soft ligature material; Q9: D. Long drop hanging; Q10: B. Strangulation.
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