Hanging MCQ Quiz | Forensic Pathology

1. In a typical case of suicidal hanging, what is the most common immediate cause of death?

2. The term ‘atypical hanging’ refers to a situation where the knot is located:

3. Which of the following is a characteristic feature of an antemortem ligature mark in hanging?

4. Dribbling of saliva from the angle of the mouth in a hanging victim is a sign of:

5. ‘Hangman’s fracture’ is a bilateral fracture of the:

6. Amussat’s sign refers to a:

7. In hanging, post-mortem lividity (hypostasis) is most characteristically seen in the:

8. Which form of hanging is most common?

9. The presence of Tardieu’s spots (petechial hemorrhages) in hanging is most prominent in the:

10. In judicial hanging (long drop), the primary cause of death is:

11. A pale face in hanging (Le Facies Sympathique) suggests death due to:

12. Which of the following findings is more suggestive of homicidal hanging rather than suicidal?

13. Simon’s sign refers to:

14. Fracture of the hyoid bone is more common in:

15. In partial hanging, the body is:

16. The position of the tongue in hanging is typically:

17. Postmortem suspension can be differentiated from antemortem hanging by the absence of:

18. The ligature mark in hanging is typically:

19. A ‘running noose’ type of ligature is more likely to cause:

20. The gap in the ligature mark, corresponding to the position of the knot, is called:

21. In typical hanging, the knot of the ligature is situated at the:

22. Which of the following is NOT a classical sign of asphyxia?

23. Involuntary discharge of urine and feces in hanging is due to:

24. What weight is generally sufficient to occlude the carotid arteries in hanging?

25. A key difference between ligature strangulation and hanging is the: