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1. Differentiation of sex is best possible by:

  1. Pelvis
  2. Femur
  3. Humerus
  4. Tibia

Answer

2. Pubic angle of pelvis griddle in female is

  1. Right angle
  2. Obtuse angle
  3. Acute angle
  4. None of these

Answer

3. The public angle of pelvis girdle of male is:

  1. Acute
  2. Normal
  3. Obtuse
  4. None of these

Answer and Explanation

4. Which bone helps to accurately determine gender in a fetus?

  1. Femur
  2. Skull
  3. Sacrum
  4. Hip bone

Answer and Explanation

5. Which is the best feature of the Pelvis bone that helps in accurate gender identification?

  1. Subpubic angle
  2. Greater sciatic notch
  3. Inverted Ischial tuberosity
  4. Everted Ischial pubic rami

Answer and Explanation

6. Washburn’s index helps in the determination of

  1. Age
  2. Gender
  3. Stature
  4. Race

Answer and Explanation

7. Which of the following features of the hip bone is most accurate for determination of gender?

  1. Ischial tuberosity
  2. Greater sciatic notch
  3. Ischiopubic ramus
  4. Iliac crest

Answer and Explanation

8. Assertion (A): Individualization can be done from buccal mucosal cells.

Reason (R): Because of the presence of Barr bodies.

Codes:

  1. Both (A) and (R) are correct.
  2. Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
  3. (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
  4. (R) is correct, but (A) is incorrect.

Answer and Explanation

9. The following is not a feature of a female skull:

  1. Prominent parietal eminence
  2. Prominent frontal eminence
  3. Prominent glabella
  4. Roundish shaped orbits

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10. The accuracy of sex determination from pelvis is

  1. 80%
  2. 85%
  3. 90%
  4. 95%

Answer and Explanation

11. The shape of sub-pubic-angle in a female is:

  1. L shaped
  2. U shaped
  3. V shaped
  4. Round shape

Answer and Explanation

12. The following are the features of a female pelvis except:

  1. Wide greater sciatic notch
  2. Prominent preauricular sulcus
  3. Triangular obturator foramen
  4. Triangular shaped pubic bone

Answer and Explanation

13. Preauricular Sulcus helps in the determination of:

  1. Age
  2. Gender
  3. Stature
  4. Race

Answer and Explanation

14. Which of the following is not a prominent feature of male skull?

  1. Glabella
  2. Frontal eminence
  3. Supraorbital ridge
  4. Zygomatic arch

Answer and Explanation

15. Foramen magnum is present on:

  1. Pelvis
  2. Scapula
  3. Sternum
  4. Skull

Answer and Explanation

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