We have listed all the questions that were asked in the entrance exam for 2021 MSc. Forensic Science, Delhi University along with answer key and explanation. This section listed solved questions from 1 to 25 with answers and explanations.

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Note: When preparing for Delhi University MSc. entrances, I strongly advise you to solve UGC NET Papers. Because it is seen that a good portion of the papers were from previous year’s UGC NET Forensic Science question papers. So, solve them to increase your chances of getting admission to Delhi University or any CUET PG exams.

1. A cognizable offense means

  1. Arrest without warrant
  2. Imprisonment up to one year
  3. Only fine can be imposed
  4. Imprisonment up to five years

Answer and Explanation

2. Minimum age to be a witness in a court of law is

  1. Seven years
  2. Ten years
  3. Any year
  4. 15 years

Answer and Explanation

3. Dying declaration ideally is to be recorded by

  1. Police
  2. Magistrate
  3. Medical officer
  4. Deputy Commissioner

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4. Summon is a document of the court

  1. Compelling attendance of a witness
  2. Guarantee money of witness
  3. Providing legal immunity to a witness
  4. That can be attended to within a year

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5. Which of the following sections of IPC deals with criminal negligence?

  1. Section 302
  2. Section 304
  3. Section 304A
  4. Section 120

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6. Most frequent sign of death due to antemortem hanging is

  1. Cyanosis of face and lips
  2. Ligature marks around the neck
  3. Protruding tongue
  4. Trickling of saliva, down the angle of the mouth

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7. Molecular death means

  1. Complete and irreversible cessation of brain, heart, and lung functions
  2. Death of individual cells and tissues after somatic death
  3. Vital functions are at such a low pitch that cannot be detected by routine examination
  4. Total loss of EEG activity but heart is functioning

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8. In a child, the first permanent tooth to erupt is

  1. Central incisor
  2. First molar
  3. Canine
  4. Lateral incisor

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9. Greenhouse gases are

  1. Absorbers of long‐wave heat radiations from the earth
  2. Transparent to both solar radiations and long‐wave radiations from the earth
  3. Absorbers of solar radiation for warming the atmosphere of the earth
  4. Transparent to emissions from Earth for passage into outer space

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10. Acromion process is characteristically found in the

  1. Pectoral girdle of mammals
  2. Sperm of mammals
  3. Pelvic girdle of mammals
  4. Skull of mammals

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11.  Which statement about Mendel is true

  1. His principles of inheritance were generally accepted at his time
  2. He discovered linkage
  3. He believed that genetic traits of parents will generally blend in their children
  4. His principles about genetics apply usually to both animals and plants

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12. In human genome

A. Junk DNA is abundant
B. Less than 2% of genome codes for proteins
C. Total number of genes is about 200,000
D. Least number of genes are present on Y chromosome

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A, B and D only
  2. A, B and C  only
  3. B, C and D only
  4. B and C only

Answer and Explanation

13. An isolated population with equal number of blue‐eyed and brown‐eyed individuals was decimated by the earthquake. Only a few blue‐eyed individuals survived to form the next generation. The change in the gene pool is

  1. Hardy‐Weinberg equilibrium
  2. Blocked gene flow
  3. Founder effect
  4. Bottleneck effect

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14. Greater trochanter is present in

  1. Fibula
  2. Skull
  3. Femur
  4. Tibia

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15. Diastema is present on the

  1. Tooth
  2. Fibula
  3. Dental Arch
  4. Femur

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16. Which of the following is a monosaccharide?

  1. Fructose
  2. Sucrose
  3. Matose
  4. Lactose

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17. A long straight chain of glucose units twisted into a helical coil is

  1. Amylose
  2. Cotton fibre
  3. Amylopectin
  4. Jute fibre

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18. A man with type A blood group marries a woman with type AB blood group. What are the different blood groups of their children could have?

  1.  A only
  2. AB only
  3. A and AB only
  4. A, B, and AB

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19. A stain can presumptively be identified as blood by the

  1. Barberio test
  2. Leocomalachite green test
  3. Amylase test
  4. Acid phosphatase test

Answer and Explanation

20. The term ‘Metabolome’ refers to the

  1. Total genetic content
  2. Total protein content
  3. Total small molecule content
  4. Total enzyme content

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21.  The DNA restriction enzymes were discovered by

  1. Hamilton Smith & Daniel Nathans
  2. Watson & Crick
  3. Stephen Gould & Niles Eldredge
  4. Manfred Eigen & Manfred Sumper

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22. The first rapid DNA sequencing technique with dideoxynucleotides and gel electrophoresis was described by

  1. Hamilton Smith & Daniel Nathans
  2. Walter Gilbert & Allan Maxam
  3. Federick Sanger & Alan Coulson
  4. Manfred Eigen & Manfred Sumper

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23. The ‘one‐gene‐one‐enzyme’ hypothesis was put forth by

  1. Archibald Garrod
  2. Willard Gibbs J
  3. Antoine Lavoisier
  4. Beadle & Tatum

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24. An enzyme without a cofactor is referred to as

  1. Holoenzyme
  2. Zymogen
  3. Apoenzyme
  4. Co‐enzyme

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25. The colour of bilirubin is

  1. Orange
  2. Yellow
  3. Green
  4. Red

Answer and Explanation

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