This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Injuries, Subject name: Forensic Medicine
Suitable environmental conditions for mummification: 
Select and explain. 
A. Lying in water, B. Inside shallow soil, C. Dry & hot air, D. Under earth
C: Dry & hot air
Answer: C: Dry & hot air 
Explanation: Ans. (C). Dry & hot airMummification is dehydration or drying of bodyQ.Absence of moistureQ, hotairQ, drysandysoilQ, arsenic, antimonyQ favour mummification.