Sexual offences: 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 · Sexual offences

Sample item

Why are swabs dried and packaged correctly after collection?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Preserve biological evidence

This Sexual offences item is answered by Preserve biological evidence, which directly follows the principle relevant to the observation, documentation, or public-health action described.

Option by option

  • A. Determine age

    Determine age does not explain the stated finding or appropriate intervention.

  • B. Preserve biological evidence (correct)

    Correct. Preserve biological evidence most directly matches the defining clue in this item.

  • C. Replace consent

    Replace consent may be associated with another setting but is not the best fit here.

  • D. Improve wound healing

    Improve wound healing does not establish the requested sexual offences conclusion.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is B, Preserve biological evidence. This Sexual offences item is answered by Preserve biological evidence, which directly follows the principle relevant to the observation, documentation, or public-health action described.

Why is "Determine age" not the answer?

Determine age does not explain the stated finding or appropriate intervention.

Why is "Replace consent" not the answer?

Replace consent may be associated with another setting but is not the best fit here.

Why is "Improve wound healing" not the answer?

Improve wound healing does not establish the requested sexual offences conclusion.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Sexual offences in Forensic Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct. Preserve biological evidence 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 Sexual offences?

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.