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Question 1

1. A patient of assault has been admitted in the hospital with stab injury in abdomen. Laparotomy & surgical repair were done. But in few days, the condition of patient worsened & died. In the autopsy, the autopsy surgeon, found a surgical swab in the abdominal cavity. This situation amounts to

A. Vicarious liabilility
B. Novus actusinterveniens

C. Contributory negligence of doctor & accused
D. Error of judgement of surgeon

Question 2

2. A woman was involved in an accident in which her left leg was crushed and immediate amputation had to be done but you couldnt get a prior consent as the victim was unconscious and the relatives were not available. Later her husband sues you for doing an amputation without a valid consent. Which of the following sections will provide you protection in this scenario?

A. Section 92 IPC
B. Section 52 IPC

C. Section 88IPC
D. Section 90 IPC

Question 3

3. In a case of medical negligence, if a doctor is found to have made any false entry in any record, or makes any document containing a false statement, he is liable to be punished under

A. 191 IPC
B. 192 IPC

C. 197 IPC
D. 304 A IPC

Question 4

4. A doctor injected syringe which was used before on a patient, who turned out to be HIV positive later. Under which of the following IPCs will the doctor be booked for medical negligence?

A. 166 B
B. 202

C. 203
D. 269

Question 5

5. A doctor should not take fees for issuing certificate

A. To a govt employee
B. Death certificate

C. Poor patient
D. Psychiatric patient

Question 6

6. One of the following statements is not true:

A. An assistant session judge can award imprisonment upto term exceeding 10 years
B. Death sentence passed by an additional sessions judge has to be confirmed by the high court

C. An assistant sessions judge cannot pass a death sentence
D. An additional session judge can award any punishment authorized by law

Question 7

7. When evidence is being recorded in the court, if a medical witness finds injustice is being carried out, he can suggest without being asked, it is known as

A. Privileged communication
B. Disclosure of professional secrecy

C. Volunteering of a statement
D. Professional malpraxis

Question 8

8. During hysterectomy surgery, there was a damage to ureter, inspite of all diligent care and precautions taken by the doctor. This is a type of

A. Medical maloccurence
B. Res Ipsaloquitare

C. Novus actusinterveniens
D. Physicians error

Question 9

9. During a surgery, if a doctor feels to remove/operate more than what he anticipated before surgery, then this is covered under which doctrine?

A. Doctrine of anticipation
B. Res Ipsaloquitare

C. Doctrine of conjugated consent
D. Doctrine of extended consent

Question 10

10. 10

A. Death on the operation table
B. A gauze piece left over in the abdomen during surgery

C. A mobile phone left over in the abdomen during surgery
D. Operation on the wrong limb

Question 11

11. A quack injects penicillin after giving test dose. But the patient dies of anaphylactic shock. The quack can defend on the grounds of

A. Therapeutic misadventure
B. Medical maloccurence

C. Novus actusintervenience
D. None of the above

Question 12

12. There has been an outbreak of a new strain of virus in your state and Government has made it compulsory that every single person be vaccinated at the earliest so as to check the spread of the disease; but a colleague of yours who is also supposed to be vaccinated, refuses to give consent and says that he will sue you if you vaccinate him without his consent. What is the best option in this scenario?

A. Don’t vaccinate him as you will be penalized
B. Vaccinate him

C. Obtain a court order and vaccinate him
D. None of the above

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