Injuries by Body Region
- Previous year questions on Injuries by Body Region 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.
- 14 live questions in Injuries by Body Region.
- 1 of 14 questions carries a verified exam year: 2019.
- Forensic Medicine is worth about 10 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.On tenth day of a tooth being knocked out, the local clinical finding will be :
- ATooth socket being filled up by tissue✓ Correct answer
- BBlood clots in the socket
- CAlveolar process smooth
- DFluid blood in the socket
Q2.Lucid interval may be seen in ?
- AIntracerebral hemorrhage
- BAlcohol intake
- CInsanity✓ Correct answer
- DSubdural hemorrhage
Q3.Man hit by car is thrown up and hits road divider falls on the ground sustains head injury then run over by another car. Cause of head injury:
- APrimary impact injury
- BSecondary impact injury
- CPrimary injury
- DSecondary injury✓ Correct answer
Q4.Presence of cut injuries in scrotum is suggestive of;
- ASuicidal wounds
- BAccidental wounds
- CHomicidal wounds✓ Correct answer
- Dnone of the above
Q5.diastatic fracture is fracture most commonly along the which suture line ?
- Asaggital sutures✓ Correct answer
- Bfrontal sutures
- Coccipital sutures
- Dnone of the above
Q6.An autopsy was performed on a case of accidental death. It showed two linear fractures on petrous part of temporal bone. Which of the following rules gives the sequence of fractures?
- AMcNaughton's rule
- BPuppe's rule✓ Correct answer
- CYoung's rule
- DDunlop's rule
Q7.Motorcyclist's fracture is -
- AStellate fracture across base of skull
- BTransverse fracture across base of skull✓ Correct answer
- CLamina fracture of Cl vertebra
- DSpinous process fracture of C7 vertebra
Q8.Ponds fracture is most common -
- AChildren✓ Correct answer
- BAdult
- COld age
- DNo relation with age
Q9.Which of the following is false regarding Aircraft injuries
- AFracture cervical spine is most commonly seen spinal injury✓ Correct answer
- BMost of the aircraft accidents occur on landing (35 %) or take off (35 %)
- CIf a door or window breaks during flight, cabin pressure falls and death occurs due to anoxia
- DBrain lactic acid levels exceeding 200 mg% indicates hypoxia
Q10.Fracture ala signature is
- AGutter fracture
- BDepressed fracture✓ Correct answer
- CRing fracture
- DSutural separation
Answer key
Q1: A. Tooth socket being filled up by tissue; Q2: C. Insanity; Q3: D. Secondary injury; Q4: C. Homicidal wounds; Q5: A. saggital sutures; Q6: B. Puppe's rule; Q7: B. Transverse fracture across base of skull; Q8: A. Children; Q9: A. Fracture cervical spine is most commonly seen spinal injury; Q10: B. Depressed fracture.
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
- Diagnosis of Death and Postmortem Changes
- Conduct of the Medicolegal Autopsy
- Blunt and Sharp Force Mechanical Injuries
- 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