Legal evidence: 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 · Legal evidence

Sample item

What makes a dying declaration potentially important in legal proceedings?

AIt can be written only by a police officerBIt automatically proves every allegation trueCIt may record a person's account when later testimony is impossibleDIt replaces all forensic examination

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The answer and the reasoning

C. It may record a person's account when later testimony is impossible

A dying declaration may preserve an account from a person who subsequently dies, but its weight depends on circumstances, mental state, recording quality, corroboration, and the governing legal rules rather than automatic acceptance.

Option by option

A. It can be written only by a police officer
Recording requirements vary and are not limited to police officers in every setting.
B. It automatically proves every allegation true
A declaration still requires careful legal assessment and is not automatically conclusive.
C. It may record a person's account when later testimony is impossible (correct)
Correct: it can preserve evidence when later testimony cannot be given.
D. It replaces all forensic examination
Forensic examination and other evidence remain important.

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Questions about this Forensic Medicine question

What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is C, It may record a person's account when later testimony is impossible. A dying declaration may preserve an account from a person who subsequently dies, but its weight depends on circumstances, mental state, recording quality, corroboration, and the governing legal rules rather than automatic acceptance.

Why is "It can be written only by a police officer" not the answer?

Recording requirements vary and are not limited to police officers in every setting.

Why is "It automatically proves every allegation true" not the answer?

A declaration still requires careful legal assessment and is not automatically conclusive.

Why is "It replaces all forensic examination" not the answer?

Forensic examination and other evidence remain important.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Legal evidence in Forensic Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct: it can preserve evidence when later testimony cannot be given.

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 Legal evidence?

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.