Mechanical injury: practice question

A Forensic Medicine question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Forensic Medicine · Mechanical injury

Sample item

What feature suggests a defense injury?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Cuts on palms or forearms

This Mechanical injury item is answered by Cuts on palms or forearms, which directly follows the principle relevant to the observation, documentation, or public-health action described.

Option by option

  • A. Painless old scar

    Painless old scar may be associated with another setting but is not the best fit here.

  • B. Cuts on palms or forearms (correct)

    Correct. Cuts on palms or forearms most directly matches the defining clue in this item.

  • C. Tattoo pigment

    Tattoo pigment does not explain the stated finding or appropriate intervention.

  • D. Bruise over the scalp only

    Bruise over the scalp only does not establish the requested mechanical injury conclusion.

Source note: Original NextPrep sample item — pending expert review. This item is original practice material awaiting independent expert review, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is B, Cuts on palms or forearms. This Mechanical injury item is answered by Cuts on palms or forearms, which directly follows the principle relevant to the observation, documentation, or public-health action described.

Why is "Painless old scar" not the answer?

Painless old scar may be associated with another setting but is not the best fit here.

Why is "Tattoo pigment" not the answer?

Tattoo pigment does not explain the stated finding or appropriate intervention.

Why is "Bruise over the scalp only" not the answer?

Bruise over the scalp only does not establish the requested mechanical injury conclusion.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Mechanical injury in Forensic Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct. Cuts on palms or forearms most directly matches the defining clue in this item.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Mechanical injury?

Learn postmortem changes with their timelines, and toxicology as poison, sign, test and antidote. Then use the flashcards and the other Forensic Medicine questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.