Sexual offences examination: 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 examination

Sample item

Why should consent be obtained separately for examination, evidence collection, and photography?

AEach intervention has distinct personal and legal implicationsBEvidence collection may be performed by forceCPhotography is never useful in forensic documentationDA single broad consent always removes all patient choices

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Each intervention has distinct personal and legal implications

Separate consent respects autonomy because examination, sample collection, and photographs differ in invasiveness, purpose, and potential future use.

Option by option

A. Each intervention has distinct personal and legal implications (correct)
Correct: separate choices preserve informed control over each step.
B. Evidence collection may be performed by force
Forensic procedures require consent except under specific lawful authority.
C. Photography is never useful in forensic documentation
Photography can document injuries when consented and indicated.
D. A single broad consent always removes all patient choices
Broad consent does not erase the right to decline components.

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Questions about this Forensic Medicine question

What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is A, Each intervention has distinct personal and legal implications. Separate consent respects autonomy because examination, sample collection, and photographs differ in invasiveness, purpose, and potential future use.

Why is "Evidence collection may be performed by force" not the answer?

Forensic procedures require consent except under specific lawful authority.

Why is "Photography is never useful in forensic documentation" not the answer?

Photography can document injuries when consented and indicated.

Why is "A single broad consent always removes all patient choices" not the answer?

Broad consent does not erase the right to decline components.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Sexual offences examination in Forensic Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct: separate choices preserve informed control over each step.

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 examination?

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.