Dowry Deaths & Workman’s Compensation MCQ Quiz | Clinical Forensic Medicine

Welcome to the Clinical Forensic Medicine quiz on Dowry Deaths & Workman’s Compensation. This assessment is specifically designed for MBBS students to test and reinforce their understanding of these critical medico-legal topics. You will face 25 multiple-choice questions covering the legal definitions, procedural aspects, and forensic findings associated with dowry-related fatalities, as well as the principles of the Employee’s Compensation Act, including injury assessment and occupational diseases. This quiz serves as an excellent tool for self-evaluation and exam preparation. After submitting your answers, you will see your score and a detailed review of each question. For your convenience, a button is provided to download all questions and their correct answers in a PDF format for future study. Good luck!

1. Under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code, a death is considered a ‘dowry death’ if it occurs within how many years of marriage?

2. Which section of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, deals with the presumption as to dowry death?

3. For a death to be classified under Section 304B IPC, the woman must have been subjected to cruelty or harassment for, or in connection with, any demand for dowry:

4. The most common method of homicide disguised as suicide in dowry deaths is:

5. What is “Bride Burning” typically associated with in a medico-legal context?

6. Section 498A of the IPC deals with:

7. The presence of soot particles in the trachea and bronchi of a burn victim suggests:

8. A ‘dying declaration’ is admissible in court under which section of the Indian Evidence Act?

9. In an alleged dowry death by hanging, which finding would strongly suggest homicide over suicide?

10. Police inquest in case of a dowry death is conducted by:

11. The primary purpose of the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 (formerly Workman’s Compensation Act) is to:

12. For an injury to be compensable under the Act, it must be an “accident arising out of and…”:

13. The “doctrine of notional extension” of employment refers to:

14. Which of the following is an employer’s valid defense against a claim under the Employee’s Compensation Act?

15. Occupational diseases are listed in which schedule of the Employee’s Compensation Act?

16. Silicosis, an occupational lung disease, is typically associated with which type of work?

17. According to the Employee’s Compensation Act, what is the percentage of loss of earning capacity for the amputation of a whole hand?

18. The term ‘permanent partial disablement’ means disablement which:

19. In a case of a suspected dowry death by poisoning, which viscera should be preserved for chemical analysis?

20. Which of the following is NOT a necessary condition for a death to be a dowry death under S. 304B IPC?

21. In assessing compensation, the authority considers the employee’s:

22. Bagassosis is an occupational disease affecting workers in which industry?

23. A pugilistic attitude of a burnt body is indicative of:

24. Under the Employee’s Compensation Act, compensation for death is paid to:

25. The role of a medical officer in a dowry death case includes all of the following EXCEPT: