77.

78.

79.

80.

A dead body was seen in pugilistic attitude and with surface burns. Which of the following
is/are crucial in arriving at burns as the cause of death here?

0) 11൦ changes of the hairs
(i) Assessment of vital changes

(iii) Spectroscopic examination of blood

(ಯ) Only (ii) and (iii) (B) Only (i) and (ii)

(C) Only (i) and (iii) (D) All of the above (i), (ii), (iii)
The following conditions except ‏لل‎ have clinical manifestations similar to acute
alcoholic intoxication.

(A) Diabetic ketosis (B) Hypoglycaemic coma

(C) Cerebrovascular accident (D) Hepatic encephalopathy

A few bones of a human being were recovered from a hidden place. The sex was identified
from the characteristic features those given just below :

൫ Skull—The upper edge of the orbit was sharp.
Gi) Sternum — The manubrium sterni was longer than half the length of the mesosternum.

(iii) Femur — The colodiaphyseal angle was less obtuse.

Which one of the following traits does correspond to the biological sex identified from the
above features?

(A) Distinct frontonasal angulation

(B) Wide and shallow greater sciatic notch

(C) The pubic bone triangular shaped at its body

(D) Mean corporobasal index: 45.041

Which of the following statements regarding consent is correct?

(A) Consent should also be taken from the husband before terminating pregnancy
under the MTP Act of 1971.

(B) Detailed description of the nature and effects of the treatment may cause it less
likely to secure consent from the patient and hence should be avoided.

(C) Broad based general consent protects a surgeon who should want to conduct
extensive surgical procedure other than the one to which it is agreed, from any
future litigations.

(D) Oral consent is not as good as written consent.

159/2023 18 A