This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Forensic Medicine
Supposititious child is: March 2013 (d, h) 
Select and explain. 
A. Illegitimate child, B. Fictitious child, C. Battered child, D. Posthumous child
B: Fictitious child
Answer: B: Fictitious child 
Explanation: Ans. B i.e. Fictitious child Supposititious children are fraudulent offspring. These arose when an heir was required and so a suitable baby might be procured and passed off as genuine.