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 forensic swabs dried before packaging?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Reduce degradation and microbial growth

Drying biological swabs before appropriate packaging reduces moisture-related degradation and microbial growth, helping preserve material for later laboratory analysis.

Option by option

  • A. Replace examination

    Drying does not replace a careful forensic examination.

  • B. Reduce degradation and microbial growth (correct)

    Correct: drying helps preserve biological evidence.

  • C. Determine identity alone

    Identity requires testing and context, not drying alone.

  • D. Increase blood pressure

    Swab drying has no effect on blood pressure.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is B, Reduce degradation and microbial growth. Drying biological swabs before appropriate packaging reduces moisture-related degradation and microbial growth, helping preserve material for later laboratory analysis.

Why is "Replace examination" not the answer?

Drying does not replace a careful forensic examination.

Why is "Determine identity alone" not the answer?

Identity requires testing and context, not drying alone.

Why is "Increase blood pressure" not the answer?

Swab drying has no effect on blood pressure.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Sexual offences in Forensic Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct: drying helps preserve biological evidence.

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.