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 is documentation of consent throughout a forensic examination important?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Consent may differ for each procedure

A patient may agree to medical examination but decline photography or specimens, so consent must be ongoing and procedure-specific.

Option by option

  • A. Evidence collection overrides all refusal

    Refusal must be respected absent lawful exception.

  • B. Only police can decide consent

    Clinical consent is not decided solely by police.

  • C. Consent may differ for each procedure (correct)

    Correct: each step may require a separate informed choice.

  • D. A single signature permits every future action

    One signature does not erase later choices.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is C, Consent may differ for each procedure. A patient may agree to medical examination but decline photography or specimens, so consent must be ongoing and procedure-specific.

Why is "Evidence collection overrides all refusal" not the answer?

Refusal must be respected absent lawful exception.

Why is "Only police can decide consent" not the answer?

Clinical consent is not decided solely by police.

Why is "A single signature permits every future action" not the answer?

One signature does not erase later choices.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Sexual offences in Forensic Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct: each step may require a separate informed choice.

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.