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CRIMINALISTICS
CRIMINALISTIC I
1. Handguns that can be fired several times by means of cartridge stored in the handle are called.
a. Pistols c. Self-loading pistol
b. Revolver d. Automatic Weapon

2. This will determine the size of an image of an object at a given distance, and the area of coverage of the lens. What
is referred to this?
a. Focal length b. Depth of field
c. Hyperfocal distance d. focusing

3. An object also behaves in light. What is referred if it allows sufficient visible light to pass through them that the
object on the other side may be clearly seen?
a. Opaque object b. Translucent object
c. Transparent object d. Diffuse object

4. It is referred to the bouncing of light when it hits a surface?

a. Diffraction b. Refraction
c. Translucent d. Reflection

5. .Regarded as the “Father of Fingerprints”.

a. Sir Edward Richard Henry b. Sir Francis Galton
c. Alphonse Bertillon d. Gilbert Thompson

6. The diameter measured across the opening between two lands

a. Barrel c. Caliber
b. Muzzle d. Bore

7. What is referred as the absence of all colors or absence of light?

a. Black b. White
c. Blue d. Red

8. What is referred as the presence of all colors?

a. Black b. White
c. Blue d. Red

9. Refers to as fingerprint pattern wherein the ridge flow from one side to the other without recurving and without
ridges rising in the center.
a. Plain arch c. Plain whorl
b. Tented arch d. Plain loop

10. What are the primary colors of light?

a. Red, green and blue b. Red, cyan and green
c. Blue, red and Yellow d. Yellow , green and red

11. Questions in connection to the matter under investigation.

a. Relevant c. Control
b. Supplementary d. Irrelevant

12. Which is not related to the group?

a. Reflection b. Diffraction
c. Dispersion d. Reflection

13. If no cartridge is found, the scene of a shooting, suspected firearm used is

a. Revolver c. Rifle
b. Pistol d. All of the above

14. It is the change of appearance and orientation of objects when seen from two viewpoints. It is referred as what?

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a. Split image b. Co-incidence image

c. Exposure d.Parallax

15. This has a limited number of images it can capture. It is referred as what?
a. Camera b. Digital camera
c.Fixed memory d. Removable memory

16. What is the mechanical and chemical result of photography?

a. Picture b. Photo Gallery
c. Photograph d. Picture and photograph

17. Visible light has a wavelength of_____ nanometer?

a. 01-30 b. 30-400
c.400-700 d. 700-1000

18. Raised portion in the barrel of the gun is the

a. Land c. Rifling
b. Grooves d. None of the above

19. The image is can be put into a computer and enhanced through a software package such as Adobe Photoshop.
Which of the choices referred to this?
a. Camera b. Digital camera
c. Film d. Lens

20. What is referred to the shape and design of individual letters?

a. slant b. form
c. slope d. rhythm
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21. Bleeding underneath the skin with the development of swelling is known as –
a. Contusion b. Incision
c. Hematoma d. Hemorrhage

22. A ridge which forks out into two ridges.

a. Delta b. Bifurcation
c. Core d. Pores

23. Light travels at the speed of about______in air?

a. 186,000 miles per second b. 186,000 miles per minute

c. 186,000 miles per hour d. 186,000 miles per day

24. In taking fingerprints _________ are rolled away from the body of the subject.
a. All fingers c. Both thumbs
b. All fingers except the thumbs d. Both little fingers

25. The following are the requirements of a pattern before it can be considered as a loop, except –
a. None of these
b. It must have a core
c. It must have a delta
d. It must have a recurving ridge that passes between the core and the delta
e. It must a have a ridge count of a minimum of at least one (1)

26. It is the number of waves passing in a given point in one second?

a. Wavelength b. Frequency
c. Distance d. Speed

27. What is referred to the effective length of time a camera’s shutter is open?
a. Diaphragm opening b. Shutter
c.Shutter speed d. Emulsion speed

28. A person allowed to gives his/her opinion or conclusion on a given scientific evidence is considered.

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a. Interrogator b. Expert witness

c. Prosecutor d. Judge

29. There are basic components of photography. What is a known form of radiant electromagnetic energy which
travels in wave motion?

a. Chemical b. Instrument
c.Light d. Wave

30. It constitutes approximately 65% of all fingerprints.

A. Loops B. Whorls
C. Arches D. Accidentals

31. Who introduced the one step photography?

a. Edwin H. Land b. Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre
c. AbelNiepce de Saint-Victor d. NicephoreNiepce

32. What is referred to the letters entirely written between the lines?
a. low b. high
c. short d. tall

33. Scientific examinations of bullets and firearms presumably used in the commission of as crime.
a. Interior Ballistics b. Terminal Ballistics
c. Exterior Ballistics d. Forensic Ballistics
34. Rate of twist in the rifling of a rifle or pistol barrel.
a. Land c. Leed
b. Grooves d. Ogive

35. What prevents the pellets fired from shotguns to immediately separate upon leaving the barrel?
a. choke b. Muzzle
c. Rifling d. Yoke

36. What is the science of palm print identification?

a. Chiroscopy b. Poroscopy
c. Podoscopy d. Astrology

37. Who invented the calotype?

a. NicephoreNiepce b. Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre
c.William Henry Fox Talbot d. Abel Niepce de Saint-Victor

38. It is said that the fingerprints of a person will be carried from womb to tomb. What principle greatly described the
phrase?
a. the principle of individuality b. principle of permanency
c. principle of infallibility d. all of these

39. There are number of criminals who tried to deface their fingerprint just to evade in their crimes. Some burn it with
the use of acid hoping their prints will be erased. Who is that person famously known as Philips?
a. Dellinger b. Roscoe
c. Scarface d. Pitt

40. It is referred as the distance from the crest of the wave to the next succeeding crest?
a. Wavelength b. Frequency
c. Distance d. Speed

41. In what year that the Department of Legal Medicine and Ethics of the University of the Philippines was created
under Dr. Sixtodelos Angeles as the chief?
a. 1985 b.1919
c. 1920 d.1945

42. If a Yes answer is given by the subject, the examiner marks this on the chart.

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a. X c. +
b. XX d. –

43. What is referred to an interruption in strokes caused by removing the pen from the paper?
a. pen lift b. spacing
c. hiatus d. ratio

44.The following are not medical certification or report except….

a. Death Certificate b. Physical examination report
c. Birth certificate d. Autopsy

45. It is the relation between the tall and the short letters. What is referred to this?
a. short b. tall
c. ratio d. proportion

46. What is the common core of bullets?

a. alloy b. steel
c. lead d. tin

47. Transient loss of consciousness with temporary cessation of the vital functions of the body.
a. Death b. Coma
c. Suspended animation d. Rigor mortis

48. The angle or inclination of the axis of letters from the baseline is called what?
a. slant b. form
c. slope d. a and c

49. It is the oxygen carrier of the blood.

a. Plasma c. Erythrocytes
b. Hemoglobin d. Fibrin

50. It functions as the extension of the hand in writing. What is referred to this?
a. ballpen b. pencil
c. sign pen d. writing instrument

51. The product of wavelength and frequency is the _____of travel of light?

a. Wavelength b. Frequency
c. Travel d.Speed

52. When you wrote, the letters are capitalized, what is referred to your style of writing?
a. handwriting b. script writing
c. cursive writing d. block style

53.The body of the crime or actual commission of the crime.

a. Relevant Evidence b.photography and audio
c. physical Evidence d. Corpus Delicti

54. What is referred to the main portion of the letter which remains when the upper and lower projection, upstrokes
and terminal strokes and diacritics are removed?
a. body b. diacritics
c. eyelet d. connection

60. What is referred to the lower part of the letter which rests on the baseline?
a. hump b. foot
c. base d. rest

61. It is a branch of medicine that deals with application of medical knowledge for the purpose of law and
administration of justice.

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a.Legal Medicine b. Forensic

c. Medical Jurisprudence d.none of the above

62. A proof of fact or facts from which, taken either singly or collectively maybe informed as necessary of probable
consequence.
a. Expert Evidence b.Circumstantial Evidence
c.CorpusDelicti Evidence d.Competent Evidence

63. What is a form of evidence taken orally or in writing the answers to questions profounded by the counsel and
presiding officer of the court?
a. Testimonial Evidence b. Documentary Evidence
c. Physical Evidence d. Direct Evidence

64. What is that evidence which suffixes for the proof of a particular fact until contradicted by other evidences?
a. Prima Facie Evidence b. Relevant Evidence
c. Training Evidence d. Associate Evidence

65. A light sensitive material placed inside the camera.

a. Filter b. Negative
c. Paper d. Film

66.An evidence which refers to the direction to prove a fact in issue as determine by the rules of substantive law.
a. Expert Evidence b. Direct Evidence
c. Material Evidence d. Description

67. In the classification, this is always shown in capital letters with the right hand over the help.
a. Primary b. Key
c. Secondary d. Final

68. In what year the first medical textbook printed including pertinent instruction related to medico- legal practice and
included in pre curriculum of college of medicine University of Sto. Tomas?
a.1858 b. 1895
c.1919 d. 1904

69. It is a rule of conduct, just and obligatory laid by legitimate powers for common observance and benefit.
a. Forensic b. Law
c.Legal Medicine d.Medico-Legal System
70. What is a writtenevidence presented to the court by the expect witness about the subject matter in dispute.
a.Experimental Evidence b.Documentary Evidence
c. Expert Evidence d. Relevant Evidence

71. Rigor Mortis or Post Mortem Rigidity would suggest ________________.

a. cause of death b. time of death
c. duration of death d. kind of death

72. Who was the first Medico legal officer?

a. Plato b. Imhotep
c. Aristotle d. Socrates

73. It refers to the diameter o size of the lens opening.

a. Aperture b. Shutter
c. Lens Diameter d. lens Size

74. It is any evidence which proves the fact in dispute without the aid of any inference or presumption.
a. Direct evidence b. Prima facie evidence
c. Material Evidence d. Competent evidence
75. This one the method of preserving evidence where by the used of rough drawing of the scene or object.
a. Deposition b. Photography

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c. Sketching d. Description
76. The application of medical and other basic sciences in crime detection and investigation is referring to?
a. Criminalistics b. Forensic
c.Law d. all of the above

77. A document notarized by a notary public or any competent authority is legally classified as:
a. Public document b. Private document
c. Official document d. Commercial document

78. Any physician who testifies in court in his professional capacity can be considered a practitioner of legal medicine.
This statement is?
a. True b. False
c. It depends d. undecided

79. A type face ordinarily spaced 10 characters to the horizontal inch.

a. Pica b. Elite
c. Proportional spacing machine d. Adding machine

80. Female pelvis diameter is _______ compared with male pelvis.

a. Greater b. Equal
c. Lesser d. Less significant
81.It is the system used in the Philippines at present which is handled by a medico-legal officer who is a registered
physician duly qualified to practice medicine in the Philippines.
a. Medical Jurisprudence c. Medico- Legal System
b. Medical Evidence d.Physical Evidence

82. The following judicial execution carried out in the Philippines except

a. Musketry b. lethal injection

c. Judicial hanging d. electrocution
83. Photography is defined as drawing with that particular element?
a. Light b. Film
c. Camera d. Developer

84. The complementary color of red is –

a. cyan b. green
c. magenta d. blue
85. Protein found in human hair is referred to as
a. fibrinogen b. keratin
c. lecithin d. choline
86. A sharp-pointed instrument can caused
a. incised wound b. punctured wound
c. stab wound d. lacerated wound

87. This is also known as the light source.

a. Incident Light b. White light
c. Diffracted light d. Visible light

88. The dogmatic principle of fingerprinting which states that no two persons have exactly the same
fingerprint refers to:
a. Principle of Infallibility c. Principle of Constancy
b. Principle of Individuality d. Principle of Continuity

89. The Father of Medicine is ----

a. Aristotle c. Hippocrates
b. Plato d. Socrates

90. The test conducted to determine if the blood is of human origin or not refers to:
a. Precipitin test c. Takayama test
b. Benzidine test d. Parrafin test

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91. The first criminal convicted based on fingerprint.

a. Jennings b. Rojas
c. Jackson d.. Medina

93. The one regarded as the Father of Ballistics is

a. Henry Goddard b. Calvin Goddard
c. Albert Osborne d. Samuel Colt

94. The most common issue under scrutiny in a Question Document is

a. Signature examination b. Handwriting examination
c. Typewriting Examination d. Determination of genuiness of paper bill

95. Dark discoloration observable on the parts of a cadaver which are nearest to the ground
a. Rigor mortis b. Hematoma
c. Cadaver spasm d. Livor mortis

96. The first person to practically apply bullet comparison in criminal investigation.
a. Calvin Goddard b. Charles Dickens
c. Col. Henry Goddard d. Hans Gross

97. The fingerprint pattern that flows toward the little finger pertains to
a. Ulnar Loop b. Double Lopp
c. Plain Arch d. Radial Loop

98.The nearest and the farthest distance apparently in sharp focus in a given object being photograph
a. Focal length b. Focal Plane
c. Infinity d. Depth of Field

99. Sheet of celluloid or glass coated with an emulsion of silver halides suspended in gelatin which retains an invisible
image when exposed to light:
a. Lens b. Film
c. Ground glass d. Filter

100. What is refers to the metal cup containing the highly sensitive priming mixture of chemical compound which when
hit by the firing pin would ignite?
a. Bullet b. primer
c. rim d. case

101. The configuration and details of individual ridges remains the same and unchanging till after the final
decomposition of the body. This principle in fingerprint identification is referred to as-
a. Constancy d. A and C
b. Individuality e. Infallibility
c. Permanency

102. What is the identification of persons through examination and comparison of fingerprint?
A. Dactylography D. Personal Identification
B. Dactyloscopy E. All of these
C. Fingerprint Identification

103. It is a ridge that curves back in the direction in which it started.

A. Looping Ridge D. Converging Ridge
B. Returning Ridge E. Recurving Ridge
C. Rotating Ridge

104. It refers to the two or more lines forming an angle or a ridge whose closed end is angular and serves as a point of
meeting.
A. Bifurcation D. Point of divergence
B. Converging Ridges E. Diverging Ridges
C. Fork

105. On a fingerprint card, it causes the black or darkened line resembling the formation of the ridges.

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A. Furrows D. Fingerprint
B. Creases E. Friction Ridges
C. None of these

106. These are little pockets underneath the skin where oils or sweats are carried by small holes to the surface of the
skin.
A. Pores D. Dermis
B. Holes E. Epidermis
C. Ducts

109. The space between shoulders of a loop, free of any appendage, and a butting at right angle is called-
A. Sufficient recurve D. Tri-radial Point
B. Appendage E. Envelope
C. Delta

110. A short ridge at the top or summit of a recurve usually at right angle is referred to as-
A. Staple D. Spike
B. Appendage E. Short Ridge
C. Envelope

111. It means designating by symbol the type of patterns which each finger and thumb bears and recording for each
respective finger and thumb.
A. Recording D. Classification
B. Interpretation E. Marking
C. Blocking

112. What is that single recurving ridge enclosing one or more rods or bars?
A. Staple D. Staple
B. Recurving Ridge E. Spike
C. Envelope

113. Which of these refers to that to that point at which the recurving ridge definitely tiurns or curve?
A. Sufficient recurve D. Upthrust
B. Shoulder E. Furrows
C. Creases

114. Which of the statements is incorrect regarding the location of the core?
A. None of these
B. It is placed upon or within the innermost sufficient recurve.
C. When the innermost sufficient recurve contains ending ridges or rod rising as high as the shoulder of
the loop further from the delta, the core will be the tip of the ending ridges nearer to the delta.
D. When the innermost sufficient recurve contains an uneven number of rods rising as high as
shoulders, the core is placed upon the end of the center rod whether it touches the looping ridge or
not.
E. When the innermost sufficient recurve contains an even number of rods rising as high as the
shoulders, the core is place upon the end of the further one of the two center rods, the two rods
being treated as though they were connected by a recurving ridge.

115. The following are true concerning the location of delta, except-
A. The delta may be located at a bifurcation which does open towards the core.
B. When there is a choice between a bifurcation and another type of delta, equally close to the point of
divergence, the bifurcation is selected.
C. When there is a series of bifurcation opening towards the core at the point of divergence of two type
lines, the bifurcation nearest to the core is chosen as the delta.
D. The delta may not be located in the middle of the ridge running between the type lines toward the
cores but at the nearer end only. The location of the delta depends entirely upon the point of origin
of the ridge between the type lines toward the core.
E. If the ridge enters the pattern area from the point below the divergent type lines. The delta must be
located at the end farther to the core.

116. It is one type of fingerprint patterns in which the ridges run its direction to the thumb.
A. Loop C. Ulnar Loop E. All of these

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B. Radial Loop D. Plain Loop

117. The following are the requirements of a pattern before it can be considered as a loop, except-
A. None of these
B. It must have a core
C. It must have a delta
D. It must have a recurving ridge that passes between the core and the delta
E. It must have a ridge count of a minimum of at least one (1)

118. It is a fingerprint pattern which for the most part of a loop, but which has a small circuiting ridge formation inside
the loop ridges.
A. None of these D. Lateral Pocket Loop Whorl
B. Double Loop Whorl E. Central Pocket Loop Whorl
C. Accidental Whorl

119. It is a pattern which is a combination of two or more different types of pattern except in the plain arch. It can be a
combination of a loop and a whorl, a loop and a central pocket loop whorl, or any combination of two or more different
loops and whorl type patterns.
A. Double Loop C. Accidental Loop E. Complex Pattern
B. Central Pocket Loop D. Composite Pattern

120. Which is not a plain arch?

A. None of these
B. One or several ridges in the center of the form an up thrust
C. The ridge or ridges in the center formed a well defined angle
D. The pattern may have two or three of four essential requisites of a loop pattern
E. It forms a loop pattern but has no ridge count

121. Which of the following is not a whorl pattern?

A. Double Loop C. Central pocket E. None of these
B. Accidental D. Plain Whorl

122. What is the type of impressions used to confirm interpretation of the fingerprint patterns?
A. Plain Impressions C. A and B E. Chance Impressions
B. Rolled Impressions D. Real Impressions

123. These are fingerprints which are imprinted without any intention to produce the print.
A. Chance Impressions C. Evidence prints E. A and B
B. Latent prints D. Latent impressions

124. These are the impressions which are visible grossly but made visible by the addition of some substances.
A. Visible prints C. Latent prints E. None of these
B. Plastic impressions D. Plastic prints

125. It is the identifying and distinguishing of fingerprint pattern according to their design and formation.
A. Fingerprint analysis C. Dactyloscopy E. All of these
B. Dactylography D. Personal identification

126. It means the fingerprint cards are grouped according to the classification formula and the classification of the
extension used in the bureau.
A. Filing C. Classification formula E. Reference line
B. Pockets D. None of these

127. It indicates the type of patterns appearing on the index fingers of the right and left hand.
A. Sub-secondary C. Second sub-secondary E. Major
B. Secondary D. Key

128. It is the ridge count on the loop appearing in the right little finger.
A. Final C. Major E. Ridge counting
B. Key D. Primary
129. Which of these represents the ridge count of the right first loop appearing in a set of prints, beginning with the
thumb of the right hand but excluding the little finger?

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A. Primary C. Major E. Numeral

B. Final D. Key

130. It refers to the operation of having successfully made identification by finding a duplicate record on file.
A. Catch C. Hit E. A and B
B. Ident D. Al of these
131. It is used to develop latent prints which may be in blood.
A. Tetramethylbenzidine C. Cyanoacrylate E. Silver Nitrate
B. Ninhydrin D. Iodine fume

132. Which of the following discharges pistol cartridges?

A. Revolver C. Assault rifles E. None of these
B. Sub-machine guns D. Repeating arms

133. What part of the firearm causes impressed marks on the base of the cartridge case due to recoil?
A. Bolt C. Breechface E. All of these

B. Firing Pin D. Striker

134. What would be the best firearm to be used to subdue a felon with murderous frenzy?
A. Cal .45 Pistol C. Magnum .357 Revolver
B. M1 Cal. 30 garand D. All of these
C. M16 Rifle

135. Which of the following is the main purpose of having metallic jacket on bullets?
A. To prevent bullet damage while inside the weapon
B. To control expansion once the bullet hits the target
C. To keep the bullet intact when it hits the target
D. All these apply
E. To prevent adherence of lead on the barrel’s rifling

136. What is the common core of bullets?

A. Alloy C. lead E. All of these
B. Steel D. tin

137. When a shot is fired on an automatic pistol by a criminal, the fired shell-
A. Remains within the chamber
B. In most cases will be found at the scene of firing
C. Is rarely found at the crime scene
D. Is usually disposed by the perpetrator
E. All of these apply
138. What makes firearms identification possible?
A. The comprehensive technical, scientific, and legal training of the ballistician
B. The transfer of individual characteristics from a firearm to the ammunition components passing
through it
C. The availability of state of the art forensic ballistics equipment and examination devices
D. The collection of firearms related evidence such as fired bullets, fired cartridge cases, wadding of
shotguns, and testimony of witnesses
E. All of these

139. During firing, what is struck by the firing pin after pressing the trigger?
A. Hammer C. Base of shell E. Trigger
B. Primer D. Striker

140. Pistol is significantly distinguished from revolver by its-

A. Barrel C. Frame E. Slide assembly
B. Hammer D. Rotating cylinder

141. A conventional firearm is simply a mechanical device. What operating mechanism of the gun loads, fires, and
ejects a cartridge?
A. Action C. Extractor and Ejector E. None of these
B. Breech D. Trigger mechanism

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142. Regarding the parts of small arms’ cartridge, which among these is also called percussion?
A. Crimp C. Rim E. Striker
B. Primer D. Shell

143. The term ammunition evolved from the Latin word “munire” which means to-
A. Load C. Roll E. Provide
B. Fire D. None of these

144. What firearm characteristics are determinable only after a gun is finally manufactured?
A. Caliber D. Gun barrel characteristics
B. Class characteristics E. C and D
C. Individual characteristics

145. What is the usual form of the mechanical fingerprints appearing at the bottom surface of fired shells?
A. Impressed marks C. Striation marks E. Intentional marks
B. Accidental marks D. Wear and tear marks

146. Pistol cartridge is significantly distinguished from revolver cartridge because of the latter’s-
A. Barrel C. Frame E. Slide assembly
B. Extracting groove D. Rim

147. For most repeating and semi-autonomic firearms, what specific part is used to feed cartridges into the chamber
and close the rear of the barrel during the actual firing of the cartridge?
A. Butt C. Breech E. None of these
B. Bolt D. Magazine

148. What firearm is loaded by manual manipulation of the breechblock is usually capable of single-shot firing?
A. Bolt-action type C. Repeating firearms E. None of these
B. Lever -action type D .Slide-action type

149. What prevents the pellets fired from shotguns to immediately separate upon leaving the barrel?
A. Choke C. Rifling E. none of these
B. Muzzle D. Yoke

150. In term of English caliber system, what is the bore diameter of the popular M16 A2 assault rifle?
A. 5.56 mm C. Cal. .22 E. Cal. .30
B. 7.62 mm D. Cal. .25

151. Talking about ammunition, which of these refers to the initiator of the combustion of propellant?
A. Crimp C. Percussion E. Firing pin
B. Rim D. Shell

152. If you recovered a straight-rimless case at the crime scene, the firs idea that comes to mind is that the shell was
fired from-
A. An assault rifle C. pistol E. any of these
B. Double-action revolver D. submachine gun

153. What should be the classification of a shell when the diameter of the rim is larger than the diameter of the shell’s
body?
A. Bottleneck type C. Rimless case E. Semi-rimmed
B. Rebated type D. Rimmed case

154. What specific pat of the shell of revolver cartridge limits the travel of the cartridge through the chamber?
A. Cannelure C. Rim E. None of these
B. Primer D. Extracting groove

155. What is the principal ingredient of single-based propellants for modern small arms?
A. Centralite C. Nitroglycerine E. None of these
B. Primer D. Nitro-guanidine

156. At the crime scene, of you recovered a rim-fire cartridge case with a straight body, as a smart detective you are
certain that it was ejected from-

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A. Pistol C. rifle E. any of these

B. Revolver D. submachine gun

157. The term rifling can be understood as-

A. One stage of gun barrel making process
B. Land and grooves spiraling along the bore surface
C. Part of firearm which imparts gyroscopic action to the bullet
D. The spiraling helical lands and grooves inside the barrel
E. All of these

158. According to the shape of the body of cartridge cases, which one does not discharge the straight cases?
A. Assault fire C. Revolver E. A and B
B. Submachine gun D. Pistol

159. According to the diameter of the base or rim of the cartridge cases, which is common to revolver and shot gun
cartridges?
A. Diameter is greater than the body D. presence of extracting grooves
B. Diameter of rim is equal to the body E. All of these
C. Made of brass case

160. When the diameter of the rim is equal to the diameter of the cartridge case, the cartridge case is classified as
what?
A. Rimmed cartridge D. Belted cartridge
B. Rebated type E. Rimless cartridge
C. Semi-rimmed type

161. The front side of the bolt is called-

A. Breech end C. breech face E. None of these
B. Striker D. A and C

162. In ballistics, what is the main purpose of rifling, particularly when firing bullets?
A. Initiate the direction of bullets
B. Cause an energy that propels the bullet toward the target
C. Impart gyroscopic action to the bullet in its flight toward the target
D. Provide sufficient velocity to bullets so they can reach their target
E. All of these

163. This is a new group of weapons for hunting big game and long range target competition. Firearms of this kind are
actually single shots with shortened barrels and no stock.
A. Sawed-off C. short-barreled E. carbine
B. Shortened arms D. small arms

164. The device for storing cartridges in repeating and auto-loading firearms for easy feeding of the chamber is called-
A. Chamber C. forearm in case of shotguns E. Box type
B. Magazines D. All of these

165. Which of the following refers to the accumulation of gunpowder residue or dirt in the interior surface of gun barrel
caused by solid by products when a cartridge is fired?
A. Corrosion C. fouling E. All of these
B. Erosion D. stinking

166. What prevents the escape of gases towards the rear of the chamber?
A. Shell C. cylinder
B. Cartridge D. breechblock

167. Which is automatically ejected from auto-loading firearms during the firing process?
A. Shell C. cartridge E. All of these
B. Cartridge case D. A and B

168. The part of the bullet which refers to the radius of curve between the bearing surface an the point usually stated
with respect to the caliber.
A. Ogive C. bearing surface E. cone

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B. Nose or tip D. meplat

169. Which of these is fired only from revolvers or single-shot guns?

A. Full wadcutters C. semi-wadcutters E. All of these
B. Slugs D. round nose

170. Generally, subsonic bullets have-

A. Rounded fronts or nose C. pointed nose E. spitzer tip
B. Flat nose D. conical nose

171. These are often used by quick raw shooters for their own safety.
A. Rubber bullets C. wax bullets E. drill ammo
B. Lead bullets D. none of these

172. The Latin word which literally means a paper is-

A. Cartouche C. papyri E. all of these
B. Charta D. carta

173. All but one, are true about individual characteristics in firearms.
A. Marks produced by the random imperfections or irregularities of tool surfaces
B. Determinable even sooner than a firearm is manufactured
C. None of these
D. Transferable from a firearm to the ammunition components passing through the former
E. The random imperfections on the firearm surfaces are unique

174. There are four processes involved in gun manufacturing: 1 – drilling; 2 – lapping; 3 – rifling; and 4 – reaming. How
do you enumerate them in reverse chronology?
A. 1,3,4,2 C. 3,4,1,2 E. 2,3,4,1
B. 4,3,1,2 D. 1,4,3,2

175. Before test firing, the ballistician usually marks first the cartridges for test firing. In marking such cartridges, the
following, but one, are the ideal parts of the cartridge to be marked:
A. Base of the bullets C. Ogive of the bullets E. None of these
B. Body of the shells D. Nose or tip of the bullets

176. A ballistician, after comparing the evidence bullets and standard bullets, he was only able to clearly establish that
the evidence bullets were fired from the same type and make of firearms from which the standard bullets were fired.
His conclusion is called-
A. Identification C. No conclusion E. None of these
B. Exclusion D. Negative identification

177. Photography is the production of visible images by using the action of light on a sensitized material. Literally,
photography means-
A. To draw with light C. To record with a box E. All of these
B. To record with light D. Art of recording

CRIMINALISTICS II
1. Is the person who devise an instrument that can record changes of blood pressure, pulse beat and respiration
simultaneously which he called the “Bread board Lie Detector”.
a. Cesare Lombroso c. Sir James Mackenzie
b. John A. Larson d. Leonarde Keeler

2. A person who makes a great improvement on the polygraph machine in the year 1926.
a. John A. Larson c. John E. Reid
b. Richard O. Arthur d. Leonarde Keeler

3. Is a heart specialist who described in two Brotish journal the polygraph machine as “Ink polygraph”.
a. Leonarde Keeler c. Sir James Makenzie

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b. Dr. Hans Gross d. William Moulton Marston

4. The person who made the first suggestion for using the psycho Galvanic reaction for detecting deception and we
stated that galvanic skin phenomenon is under the influence of exciting mental impressions and the will has no effect
upon it.
a. Veraguth c. Sticker
b. Harold Burtt d. Vittorio Bennussi

5. He devised a quantitative analysis on a polygraph chart and the test called Backster Zone Comparison Technique.
a. Cleve Backster c. C.D. Lee
b. Richard O. Arthur d. Galilleo

6. The first man noted for the used of the word “Polygraph”.
a. Thomas Jefferson c. G. Gallileo
b. F. Galton d. Sir James Mackenzie

7. Is an ancient method of detecting deception practice in Bengal, India where accused to proved his innocent would
touch his tongue to an extremely hot mental.
a. boiling water ordeal c. red hot iron ordeal
b. ordeal of balance d. ordeal of heat and fire

8. The Raid polygraph differs from the Keeler’s in the following respect except:
a. An adjust angle and portable chair is employed wherein metal bellows are inserted in the
chair arm rests.
b. The chair seat is directly attached to recording bellows in the machine to form closed
pneumatic systems.
c. Three additional recordings are made by this method.
d. Three is no need of using corrugated rubber tubing.

9. The galvanograph component detects what?

a. Breathing c. Blood pressure of the subject
b. Skin resistance d. None of the above

10. Which of the following is one among the major components of the polygraph.
a. Sphymomanometer c. Kymograph
b. Blood pressure cuff d. Cardiospymograph

11. Is that part of the pneumograph component which was attached to the body of the subject with the length of 10
inches.
a. beaded chain c. rubber convulated tube
b. finger electrode plate d. blood pressure cuff

12. Is that section of the polygraph machine designed to run the paper at a regular spped of 6 inches per minutes.
a. kymograph c. pen and inking system
b. pneumograph d. galvanograph

13. An attachment of the cardiosphygmograph which placed above the brachial artery.
a. Arm cuff c. Wrist cuff
b. infant cuff d. hand cuff

14. This is a galvanograph attachment section EXCEPT:

a. sets of electrodes c. electrodes jelly
b. stretched band d. rubber tube

15. The size of the galvanograph recording pen is _____?

a. 5 inches c. 7 inches
b. 6 inches d. 10 inches

16. Is the scientific basis of the polygraph test which states that the polygraph machine is an instrument capable of
making records of various human functioning simultaneously in a chart paper.
a. mechanical leg basic premise c. psychological leg basic premise
b. physiological leg basic premise d. psycho motor leg basic premise

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17. Generally speaking all persons subjected to lie detector examination are all ___ and this creates a set of distortion.
a. terrified c. convenient
b. nervous d. confident

18. Which of the following notions about polygraph machine is wrong (fancies)?
a. It rings a bell c. It flash a light
b. It has a dial indicator d. All of these

19. Is a short horizontal line in a cardio tracing located at the middle of the diastolic stem.
a. Dicrotic b. Diastolic c. Diastolic d. Systolic

20. Is the normal rate of pulse beat of an adult subject in a polygraph test.
a. 60 – 65 b. 70 – 75 c. 6 – 12 d. 13 - 15

21. Is the sum total of the dissimulation which the child acquires from his surrounding once he learn to go out and
socialized with his neighbourhood.
a. Personality b. Environment c. Heredity d. Education

22. What should be the attitude of a polygraph examiner in confronting subject in a polygraph test.
a. arrogant b. cordial but firm c. authoritative d. antagonistic

23. What should be the mark placed on a chart paper at the start of the test?
a. X/60/1.5 A b. X/50/2.5 A c. XX/60/1.5 A d. XXX/60/2.5 A

24. The investigator should avoid asking witnesses long complicated question because this will:
a. Give the witness a chance to formulate desired answer.
b. Enable him to ascertain the purpose of the interviewer.
c. Renders difficulty in obtaining the facts for conviction.
d. Embraces him and cause him to answer he does not know.

25. The best way to conduct a thorough interview is for the investigator to:
a. allow himself sufficient time for adjustment
b. permit the interviewee to give narrative statement
c. be guided by a pre-arranged checklist
d. Devote adequate time for an interviewee’s evaluation

26. What usually set the tone or condition and creates the atmosphere during the interrogation?
a. interrogator’s behavior
b. the type of crime involved
c. questioning style of the interrogator
d. the subject’s personal history

27. Who determines the guilt of the subject in a polygraph test?

a. Examiner b. Prosecutor c. Judge d. Investigator

28. Is the stage in the conduct of the polygraph test, which is designed to prepare or condition the subject for the
actual test.
a. Initial Interview c. Instrumentation
b. Pre-test Interview d. Post test Interview/Interrogation

29. It is conducted for the purpose of obtaining confession or an admission from the subject once deception is
observed.
a. Initial Interview c. Pre-test Interview
b. Instrumentation d. Post-test Interview or Interrogation

30. “Did you shoot Rose last night” is an example of what question?
a. Irrelevant c. Control question
b. Relevant question d. none of the above

31. Refers to any outside force coming from the environment, which could excite a receptor or any of this organs.
a. Stimulus b. Response c. Reaction d. Emotion

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32. Is the type of question designed to established normal response from the subject?
a. relevant b. control c. irrelevant d. knowledge

33. Is the type of question given to determine information know or the subject possess regarding the crime or the
criminal or his whereabouts?
a. evidence connecting question c. sacrifice questions
b. knowledge question d. control questions

34. Is the type of test designed to overly responsive subject consisting of questions that are purely fictitious incident of
a similar nature to the one that is under investigation.
a. general question test c. peak of tension test
b. guilt complex test d. silent answer test

35. Is a force questioning of a person who is reluctant to give an information.

a. Interview b. Confession c. Interrogation d. Admission

36. Is a self incriminating statement falling short of an acknowledgement of guilt.

a. Admission b. Interview c. Confession d. Interrogation

37. A system of identification which was used earlier than the fingerprint system, made by measuring various bony
structure of human body. Developed by Alphonse Bertillion.
a. Portrait Parle b. Anthropometry c. Tattoo d. Photography

38. Is the distance of recognition in broad daylight of a person who is almost a stranger.
a. 100 yrds b. 25 yrds c. 16 – 17 yrds d. 10 – 13 yrds

39. Know as the Father of Modern Fingerprint, whose system of classification was spread in almost all English
speaking country.
a. Juan Vucitich c. Sir Edward Richard Henry
b. Francis Galton d. William Herschel

40. Is the person who discover the two main layer of friction skin (Epidermis and Dermis) and to whom one of the thin
layer of the friction skin was named.
a. Herman Welcker c. Marcelo Malpighe
b. William Herschel d. Henry Faulds

41. A New Mexico Geologist who adopted the first individual use of fingerprints in August 8, 1882, by using his own
thumb mark as a protection to prevent tampering with the pay order he issued.
a. Sgt John Kenneth Ferrier c. Gilbert Thompson
b. Capt. James Parke d. Dr. Henry P. De Forest

42. Is the person known for being the U.S. public enemy number one, who attempt to destroy his friction by applying a
corrosive acid.
a. Robert James Pitts c. Roscoe Pitts
b. John Dillenger d. John Augustus

43. Is the scientific study of the prints of the soles of the feet?
a. Poroscopy b. Chairoscopy c. Podoscopy d. Dactyloscopy

44. Is the science of fingerprint identification.

a. Dactyloscopy b. Dactylography c. Dactylomancy d. Dactylo-analysis

45. What corresponds to the study of the palm of the hand?

a. Palmar b. Plantar c. Podoscopy d. Chairoscopy

46. The word finger was derived from what Latin word?
a. dermis b. dactyl c. digitus d. skopien

47. The principle in fingerprint study that states that fingerprint cannot be forged. Fingerprint is a reliable and a positive
means of identification.
a. principle of infallibility c. principle of individuality

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b. principle of permanency d. principle of constancy

48. What is the main layer of the epidermis, which covers the surface on which ridges are visible?
a. dermis c. stratum corneoum
b. stratum mucusom d. sanguinal stratum

49. Is that appears as tiny black line with dots (called pores) in a inked finger impression?
a. sweat pores b. ridges c. furrows d. sweat duct

50. What are the depressed portions or canal structure of the skin (found between ridges).
a. pores b. furrows c. indentions d. duct

51. What is the tiny opening on the skin from where sweat is excreted?
a. duct b. furrows c. pores d. sweat glands

52. How many standard fingerprint patterns are there? (types)

a. three b. two c. eight d. nine

53. What patterns types has the ridges that enter on one side of the pattern and flow to the other side with a rise in the
Center?
a. loop b. plain arch c. tented arch d. exceptional arch

54. In order for a pattern to be considered as loop it should have _____ ridge count.
a. 1 b. at least 1 c. 2 d. 3

55. What type of pattern has two deltas in which at least one ridges makes a turn through one complete circuit?
a. arch b. accidental whorl c. loop d. whorl

56. What type of a pattern possess either an angle, an up trust, or two of the three basic characteristics of the loop?
a. Plain Arch c. Central pocket loop
b. Tented Arch d. accidental whorl

57. What is the type of a pattern in which the looping or slanting ridges flows towards the little finger.
a. loop b. radial loop c. ulnar loop d. tented arch

58. The diagonal sign / means _____.

a. right hand ulnar b. left hand ulnar c. left hand radial d. none

59. A type of a pattern consisting of a core, delta, recurving ridge and a ridge count of at least one.
a. radial loop b. ulnar loop c. loop d. tented arch

60. In an accidental whorl type of pattern, what pattern is not included in the combination.
a. ulnar loop b. plain whorl c. tented arch d. plain arch

61. The core and delta are also termed as _____?

a. inner terminus c. outer terminus
b. focal point d. pattern area

62. Is a point along a ridge formation, which is found in front or near the center of the diverging typelines.
a. core b. delta c. island ridge d. convergence

63. What is the rule where there are two or more possible bifurcation deltas which conform to the definition of delta?
a. the one nearest the core should be chosen
b. the one away from the core should be counted
c. the one which does not open towards the core is counted
d. the one towards the core should be counted

64. When a ridge bifurcation, sending two ridges count across the imaginary line, how much is it counted?
a. one b. two c. three d. six

65. What is the interpretation for a ridge count on the left index that reaches 8?
a. exceptional b. inner loop c. radial loop d. outer loop

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66. What is that, spreading of two ridges that previously running side by side?
a. bifurcation b. divergence c. convergence d. enclosure
67. What kind of a ridge resembles a dot fragment or a period?
a. lake b. island ridge c. ending ridge d. incipient ridge

68. What ridge divides itself into or more branches that meets to form the original figure?
a. bifurcation b. lake ridge c. island ridge d. convergence

69. Is the type of pattern in which the course is traced the line flow below the right delta and there are three intervening
ridge.
a. meeting whorl c. outer whorl
b. inner whorl d. central pocket loop whorl

70. A ridge that is on thin or fine compare to other regular ridge which is not included as a ridge count even if it has
been cross by the imaginary line.
a. ending ridge c. incipient ridge
b. intervening ridge d. enclosure

71. What is the ridge that divides into two ridges and which resembles a fork structure?
a. divergence b. bifurcation c. convergence d. enclosure

72. Ridge forms in the person’s fingers and feet during its infants stage which usually starts:
a. 3rd to 4th months of the fetus life
b. 4th to 5th months of the fetus life
c. 5th to 6th months of the fetus life
d. 5th to 6th months before birth

73. In interpreting a loop pattern, what is the numerical value of S in the left hand?
a. 1 to 11 b. 18 to 22 c. 1 to 17 d. 12 to 16

74. In a loop pattern, when the number of the ridges on the left thumb is 17 or more, it constitutes as:
a. exceptional b. alteration c. isolation d. conditional

75. What type of a ridge is that which curves back to the direction from which it started.
a. diverging ridge c. recurving ridge
b. converging ridge d. bifurcation

76. Is a point along the recurving ridge in which the ridge curves inward.
a. sufficient recurve c. appendage
b. obstruction ridge d. shoulder of loop

77. Is the symbol used to represent a plain arch.

a. T b. A c. P d. W

78. The identification of two impressions can be established primarily through:

a. formation of different types of pattern
b. formation of the two terminus
c. unexplained similarity of ridges
d. similarity of ridge characteristics in their relative positions

79. Is the process of counting the ridges which intervene between the delta and core of a loop?
a. ridge tracing b. ridge tracking c. ridge counting d. ridge summing

80. Is the division in the classification formula which is always represented by numerical value depending upon a whorl
pattern appearing in each finger.
a. primary b. key c. final d. major

81. Prints found at the crime scene of the crime.

a. suspected prints
b. molded prints
c. latent prints

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d. prints made by contamination with colored substance

82. What fingers are rolled towards the body in taking a rolled impression?
a. both little fingers c. both thumb finger
b. all fingers except thumb d. both index finger

83. What patterns are included in the secondary division in deriving the small letter category.
a. ulnar loop, plain arch and tented arch
b. radial loop, ulnar and arch
c. radial, plain arch and tented arch
d. radial, ulnar, plain arch

84. Is the process of placing the letters symbols under each pattern as the results of the interpretation of all ten fingers.
a. classification formula c. blocking out
b. reference classification d. fingerprint identification

85. In ridge counting a plain whorl or central pocket loop whorl in the little finger it is derived by:
a. getting the ridge count of the top loop
b. treating it as ulnar loop
c. getting the least ridge count
d. getting the delta opposite each hand

86. What type of a pattern consisting of two or more deltas, one or more ridge forming a complete circuitry and when
an imaginary line is drawn from left delta to right delta it touches or cross the circuiting ridge/s considered as the most
common type of whorl.
a. plain whorl c. central pocket loop whorl
b. double loop whorl d. accidental whorl

87. What method of developing latent prints in paper is best to be used being easy to apply and less destructive to the
paper.
a. iodine fuming c. ninhydrin method
b. silver nitrate method d. dusting method
88. What division in the classification formula is derived from both little finger and is place at the extreme right of the
classification formula.
a. key b. final c. major d. secondary

89. In case of a missing digits or an amputated finger, what will be the classification of said missing finger?
a. The same as the corresponding digit of the other hand
b. Plain whorl with meeting tracing
c. Mutilated finger
d. None

90. In assigning a number value to whorl pattern, what finger should be given a value of 4 when a whorl pattern
appears therein?
a. left little finger and right thumb
b. right thumb and left little finger
c. right little finger and left thumb
d. left thumb and right

91. Is a short horizontal ridge found inside a recurving ridge which has spoiled the inner line of flow from the inner
delta to the center of the pattern. This is also found in the second type of central pocket loop.
a. bar b. first radial loop c. uptrust d. obstruction

92. The key division is the division in the classification which is located at the extreme left of the classification formula
and it is taken by getting the ridge count of _____?
a. loop pattern b. first radial loop c. first loop d. first whorl

93. What kind of a filter should a photographer use to improve the contrast of a latent fingerprint impression dusted
with black powder on a green background?
a. yellow filter b. green filter c. red filter d. blue filter

94. Is a most common and modern method of personal identification.

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a. DNA fingerprinting c. AFIS

b. IBIS d. Odontology

95. The word forensic means _______?

a. Forum c. Market place
b. Public discussion d. Characteristics of Courts and Justice

96. The person accredited as successful inventor of gun powder.

a. Horace Smith c. Berthhold Schwartz
b. Alexander John Forsyth d. Col. Calvin H. Goddard

97. What type of a firearm propels a projectile with more than one inch diameter?
a. small arms b. machine gun c. artillery d. cannon

98. What type of a hand firearm has a rotating cylinder that serves as the magazine and which successively places
cartridge into position for firing.
a. pistol b. revolver c. rifle d. carbine

99. Is that branch of ballistics which treats of the motion of the projectile while it is in its flight.
a. Interior b. terminal c. exterior d. forensic

100. A copper jacketed type of a bullet is usually fired from a:

a. rifle b. pistol c. revolver d. pistol and revolver

101. A type of a firearm in which pressure upon the trigger will both cock and release the hammer.
a. single action b. double action c. single shot d. repeating arms

102. What type of a firearm is designed to propel a projectile by means of compressed air or strong firing.
a. air rifle c. Springfield armory
b. carbine d. musket

103. What type of a firearm contains rifling (land and grooves) only a few inch from the muzzle point?
a. smooth bore b. zip gun c. rifled bore d. paradox

104. What type of a firearm is fed by chamber?

a. single shot F/A b. slid action c. bolt action d. repeating arms

105. A type of a firearm which propels a number of lead pellets in one charge to a smooth bore barrel.
a. rifle b. shotgun c. machine gun d. musket

106. What type of a firearm is commonly used by cavalry (riding a horse).

a. carbine b. revolver c. pistol d. rifle

107. Generally applied to all home made gun just as the one used by juvenile delinquent in United States.
a. zip gun b. grease gun c. freakish gun d. air gun

108. Known as the smallest pistol in the world.

a. Colibre b. cal 22 c. senorita d. Kolibre

109. What is the steel block that closed the rear of the bore against the force of the charge.
a. breech face b. hammer c. breechblock d. chamber

110. What initiates the combustion of the gun powder in a shell.

a. bullet b. primer c. trigger d. flash hole

111. Type of primer consisting of two flash hole or vent.

a. Berdan b. Boxer c. battery d. None

112. A metallic or non-metallic cylindrical ball propel from a firearm.

a. bullet b. slug c. projectile d. all of these

113. The importance of individual marks-left on a bullet by a gun barrel is that it is useful in directly identifying the:

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a. bullet which caused the fatal wound

b. person who fired the particular firearm
c. gun from which a bullet was fired
d. possible direction of shot

114. The pitch of rifling (rate of twist) in the barrel of a firearm is called as:
a. land c. groove
b. one complete revolution of bullet d. range

115. What instrument is used in measuring the pitch of rifling of a firearm?

a. calipher b. helixometer c. tortion Entrance d. chronograph

116. Is the rate of spped of the bullet per unit time, expressed in ft/sec.
a. penetration b. velocity c. muzzle blast d. trajectory

117. When the “draws” of the revolver is completed, the index finger should?
a. touch the outside of the trigger guard
b. grasp the stock
c. be straighten along the barrel
d. be inside the trigger guard

118. What type of a firearm has six lands and grooved with right twist?
a. Smith and Wesson c. Browning
b. Colt d. Webley

119. What is the secret of good shooting form?

a. relaxed and natural position
b. keeping the thumb along the hammer
c. proper sighting of the target
d. firing slowly and carefully

120. Is the mechanism of a firearm which grasp the rim of the cartridge case and withdraw it from the chamber.
a. extractor b. lock c. ejector d. extractor rod

121. Is a magnified photograph of a small object obtained by attaching a camera to the ocular of a compound
microscope.
a. microphotograph c. macrophotograph
b. photomicrography d. photomicrography

122. A type of a bullet made in order to inflict greater damage used by India (expanding bullet).
a. Dum – Dum b. Armor piercing c. inciendiary d. explosive

123. A type of a bullet designed to be fired at night which emits a bright flame at its base and usually colored red-lip.
a. armor piercing b. inciendiary c. tracer d. explosive

124. A type of cartridge with a rim diameter smaller than the body.
a. rimmed type b. belted type c. rebated type d. rimless type

125. A type of a cartridge which the printing mixture is located at the cavity rim (usually flat base).
a. rim-fire b. pin fire c. center fire d. belted

126. Is the helical groove mark found inside the bore of the barrel designed to impart rotation motion of the bullet .
a. lands b. grooves c. rifling d. pitch of rifling

127. Is the stillness or the steadiness of the bullet in flight (straight travel in flight).
a. key hole shot b. ricochet c. yaw d. gyroscopic action

128. Is the size of the bullet grouping on a target.

a. terminal accuracy c. terminal penetration
b. terminal energy d. terminal velocity

129. The barrel of a 17 gauge shotgun has an actual bore diameter of _____ inch?

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a. .5.50 b. .516 c. .729 d. .615

130. European made firearm are usually referred in millimetre in determining calibres, when you talk of 2mm you are
referring to?
a. .38 cal b. .257 cal c. .45 cal d. .30 cal

131. The basis in shell identification is ______?

a. firing pin marks c. firing pin and/or breech face marks
b. breech face marks d. extractor and ejector marks

132. Individual marks found at the interior portion of the bullet due to poor alignment of the cylinder with bore of the
firearm.
a. skid marks b. shaving marks c. stripping marks d. slippage marks

133. In case that cartridge case are found at the crime scene of firing it only means that _____ firearm was used.
a. single shot b. automatic c. bold action d. double action

134. Is the bouncing of the bullet caused by hitting a hard object.

a. ricochet b. yaw c. key hole shot d. back shot

135. What is that condition in firing at which the cartridge took several seconds before it discharge upon firing (delayed
in the discharged of the cartridge).
a. mis-fire b. backfire c. hang fire d. back shot

136. Fired cartridge case/shell are usually mark at the _____?

a. outside near open mouth c. side or body of the shell
b. inside near open mouth d. any of the above

137. Fired bullet found at the crime scene of the crime are usually marked at the ______?
a. Ogive c. Base e. none of the above
b. Nose d. all of the above

138. What is the best way of picking a suspected firearm at the crime scene?
a. picking it through the handle
b. picking it through the barrel
c. inserting a handkerchief or string straw at the trigger guard
d. inserting a rod at the barrel

139. Is that part of the cartridge case which is characterized by a cylindrical groove mark around its body which serves
to prevent the bullet from being push down to the shell.
a. crimp b. neck c. cannelure d. shoulder

140. Is the part of the primer against which the primer is pressed when firing.
a. flash hole b. anvil c. paper disc d. primer pocket

141. Firearms includes muskets, carbine, shotgun etc. as mention in ______ of the Revised Administrative Code.
a. sec. 788 b. sec. 787 c. sec. 878 d. sec. 877

142. The word photography was coined by ______?

a. John F. W. Herschel c. Henry Fox Talbot
b. Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre d. Leonardo Da Venci

143. How many photographic rays are there?

a. three b. five c. four d. nine

144. What photographic rays has the longest wavelength?

a. infrared b. visible rays c. ultra-violet d. x-rays

145. What kind of diaphragm opening should a photographic used in order to get a wider depth of field?
a. wider b. smaller c. shorter d. longer

146. Specifically, the camera is needed in photography to ______.

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a. record the image

b. exclude all unwanted and unnecessary lights
c. makes the image visible
d. makes the image permanent

147. The need for long and continuous washing in water of a negative or finished print is to remove the presence of
______ because its presence will result to the early fading.
a. Sodium sulfite c. Acetic acid
b. Potassium slum d. Hypo

148. Error in the processing step like overdevelopment could be reminded by the sued of a:
a. reducer b. intensifier c. bleacher d. stain remover

149. To readily determine the degree of magnification of a subject in a photographic ______ should be place beside
the subject.
a. Ruler b. Scale bed c. Rangefinder d. Gray-scale

150. Sidelight photographic is usually done to show ______ in a questioned document.

a. Stamped out writing c. Watermarks
b. Faded writing d. Erasures

151. What problem is usually encountered by a photographer in using a flash unit?

a. neutral density c. synchronization
b. prospective d. parallax

152. What is the usual time of fixing of a negative or a photograph?

a. five to six minutes c. one to one and half minutes
b. ten to fifteen twelve d. twenty to thirty minutes

153. The part of enlarger that will assure the even illumination of the negative when enlarging is the:
a. Lamp house b. Bellows c. Condenser d. Focusing sped

154. A filter used in photographing fingerprints on a shiny or highly polished surfaced because it reduces or eliminates
glare is known as:
a. Neutral density b. Polarizing c. Color d. Contrast filter

155. What type of a camera is ideal to police photography?

a. view finder type c. single lens reflex (SLR)
b. . twin lens reflex (TLR) d. press/view camera

156. What color will be produced by the combination of a red and blue color?
a. magenta b. yellow c. cyan d. green

157. What type of a lens is used in a simplest and cheapest type of a camera?
a. rapid rectilinear lens c. meniscus lens
b. anastigmatic lens d. achromatic lens
e. apochromatic lens

158. What lens has a variable focal length?

a. wide angle lens c. telephoto lens
b. normal focus lens d. zoom lens

159. A type of a lens that would make an object to be exaggeratedly closes to the photographer and is ideal in stake
out surveillance photography.
a. short focus lens c. telephoto lens
b. normal focus lens d. wide angle lens

160. Is a type of an artificial light which makes sympathetic inks visible?

a. ultra-violet b. transparent light c. infrared d. oblique light

161. What determine the amount of light a flash unit will yield at a given distance?
a. luminescence b. wattage c. guide number d. light meter

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162. What is the range of distance from the nearest object to the farthest object that is sharp when the lens is set or
focused at a particular distance?
a. focal length b. depth of field c. hyperfocal distance d. focusing

163. What is that process of eliminating unwanted portion of a negative during enlarging process?
a. dodging b. vignetting c. burning-in d. cropping

164. What type of a film has the longest range of sensitivity in the electromagnetic spectrum called?
a. orthochromatic film c. blue-sensitive film
b. panchromatic film d. infrared film

165. Why must the taking of photographs from an unusual camera position in crime photography be avoided?
a. it distorts the focus c. it distorts the magnification
b. it distorts the perspective d. it distorts the texture

166. In photographing the scene of the crime, what view should be used in order to show the best feature of the nature
of the crime scene?
a. medium b. general c. close-up d. extreme close-up

167. What is the function of the boric acid and acetic acids in the fixer?
a. as preservative b. as neutralizer c. as hardener d. as dissolving agent

168. If the basic exposure for a given film in bright sunlight is 1/125, f11, the exposure setting at dull sunlight would
be?
a. 1/125 f4 b. 1/125 f5.6 c. 1/125 f8 d. 1/125 f16

169. Assuming all conditions will be the same, which film gives the finest of grains?
a. ASA 1000 b. ASA 100 c. ASA 200 d. ASA 400

170. How many parts does a camera generally have, with all other parts treated as accessories?
a. five b. four c. six d. three

171. Laser light is also referred to as ______?

a. ultra-violet b. coherent c. visible d. heat

172. In Police Photography, what is the ideal weight for enlarging paper?
a. double weight b. single weight c. medium weight d. triple weight

173. When one uses a Photographic filter in taking a photograph, he is actually ______ light rays or color from the light
to reach the film.
a. adding b. multiplying c. subtracting d. dividing

174. A convex lens is capable of?

a. reducing the object c. enlarging the object
b. making the object appear hairy d. reducing the size of the picture

175. The chemical that will dissolve all the unexposed and undeveloped silver halides after development is the?
a. acetic acid b. sodium sulfate c. hypo d. potassium alum

176. The determining factor of the size of an image as well as the area of coverage of a given camera lens is the?
a. focal length c. diaphragm opening
b. hyper-focal length d. depth of field

177. What emulsion speed indicator is express in an arithmetic form?

a. ISO b. DIN c. ASA d. GNP

178. What is considered as the utmost used of photography in police work?

a. for identification c. for preservation
b. for record purpose d. for court presentation

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179. A type of lightning conditions at which object in open space cast a transparent shadow (bluish) cause by thin
clouds covering the sun.
a. hazy light b. dull light c. bright sunlight d. none

180. What photo paper is ideal to be used in a normal exposed film?

a. #1 b. #3 c. #2 d. #4

181. What photo paper is according to its chemical content is best suited for police photography?
a. Chloride paper b. Bromide paper c. Chloro-bromide d. Iodide paper

182. Is a lens defect which enables the lens to focus both horizontal and vertical lines in a plane at the same time.
a. Coma b. Astigmatism c. Distortion d. Chromatic aberration

183. Is the reducers or the developing agents.

a. Elon Hydroquinone c. Sodium sulfate
b. Sodium carbonate d. Lithographic process

184. A document completely written and signed by one person is known as ________.
a. Halographic document c. Questioned document
b. Lithographic process d. all of the above

185. Philippine Paper bills are printed in what process?

a. Letter process b. Intaglio process c. Off-set process d. Lithographic process

186. A traced forgery of signature is not really a writing but a?

a. Retouching b. Patching c. Drawing d. Tremor of fraud

187. Stroke where the motion of the pen precedes the beginning and continues beyond the end of a vanishing point
and are found on free natural writing and as rule are important indicator of genuineness.
a. Ending stroke c. Terminal stroke
b. Flying start and finish d. Pen movement

188. A sign of forgery in guided hand signature is:

a. Good pen control c. Uneven alignment
b. Disconnected stroked d. Polyethylene coated paper

189. Paper which has been treated in such a way as to minimize the change of a successful forgery by erasure
whether mechanical or chemical being carried out on any document of which it forms the basis called.
a. Chemical paper c. Tested paper
b. Safety paper d. Polyethylene coated paper

190. Forged signature made by free hand movement and constant practice is called:
a. Traced forgery b. Simple forgery c. Simulated forgery d. Spurious signature

191. A modern pen nib which contains a reservoir of ink in a specially designed back or chamber is described as (used
to prevent forgery).
a. ball point pen b. fountain pen c. pencil d. fiber pen

192. What is the indelible ink whose marking substance is composed of mixture of aniline ink and graphite?
a. stencil b. printers ink c. nut gall ink d. copy pencil

193. What was done, when one retouches or goes back over a defective portion of a writing stroke?
a. retracing b. pressuring c. patching d. shading

194. What type of forgery is made when the writer’s exerts no effort to effect resemblance or facsimile between the
forged and the genuine signature?
a. simple b. traced c. simulated d. spurious

195. A type of forgery which involves fraudulent signature executed by actually following the outline of a genuine
signature with a writing instrument?
a. carbon outline process c. lasered
b. indented process d. traced

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196. An autopsy report is an example of what kind of evidence?

a. documentary b. testimonial c. experimental d. object/real

197. What is the interruption in a stroke, caused by sudden removal of the writing instrument from the paper surface?
a. tremor b. pen lifting c. retouching d. hiatus

198. What is that introductory up and down stroke found in almost all capital letters.
a. hitch b. humps c. beared d. buckle knot

199. What is the first step in the procurement of typewriting exemplars?

a. procurement of the suspected typewriter
b. acquisition of typewriting exemplars
c. study of the questioned typewriting
d. preparation of exemplars

200. Strokes which goes back over another writing strokes and which is slightly to occur due to lack of movement
control.
a. retouching b. shading c. retracing d. Patching

FORENSIC PHOTOGRAPHY
1. Talbot patents the calotype process, later called.
A. Canotype B. Calotype process
C. Talotype D. Cyanotype
2. He perfected the use of albumen to hold light sensitive compounds on a glass plate to make negatives on an
absolutely smooth and transparent material.
A. Herschel B. William H. Fox
C. Abel Niepce D. F.S Archer
3. Art or science that deals with the study of principles of photography, the p reparation of the photographic evidence
and its application to police work.
A. Police photography B. Forensic photography
C. Photography D. Photograph
4. Birth year of photography.
A. 1939 B. 1839
C. 1393 D. 1893
5. Camera obscura was designed by ____________ with accurate scale and perspective.
A. Leonardo Di Vinci B. Leonardo Dy Vince
C. Leonardo Vinci D. Leonardo Da Vinci

6. Discovers methods of developing paper-negative images that greatly reduces the exposure required in the camera.
A. Talbot B. Daguerre
C. Herschel D. Niepce
7. Publishes a method of using callodion in place of alhumin for negative on glass.
A. Herschel B. Niepce
C. Archer D. Balan quart – Evvard
8. Patents the colotype process, later called the talotype.
A. Herschel B. Talbot
C. Niepce D. Daguerre
9. Photography was not discovered by one man. It was the consequences of the observations made by chemist,
physicist and scientist.
A. False B. True
C. Maybe D. It depends
10. The first application of photography in law enforcement was limited to ________.
A. Identification B. Police photography

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C. Preservation of Evidence D. Personal Identification

11. It is a chemical and mechanical product of photography.
A. Photograph B. Image
C. Picture D. Print
12. It enables the law enforcement investigator to record the visible and in many cases, the invisible evidence found at
the crime scene.
A. Photography B. Police photography
C. Photographic Evidence D. Photograph
13. In 1839, he introduced the basis of modern photography.
A. William H. Talbot B. William F. Fox Talbot
C. William H. Fox Talbot D. William Fox Talbot
14. The chemicals with light sensitivity was discovered in 1725 and used for development are.
A. Silver nitrate and silver chloride solution
B. Silver nitrate and gallic acid solution
C. Solution of hypo sulfite soda
D. Silver nitrate and hydroquinane
15. Father of modern photography.
A. WilliaM Fox Talbot B. Hans Gross
C. John F.H Hershel D. J.C. Mayer
16. Developed sensitized material is known as?
A. Film B. Negative
C. Photograph D. Picture
17. The wave length of the visible spectrum is form?
A. 400 to 700 milimmicrons B. 200 to 400 milimmictrons
C. 186, 000 miles per second D. 700 to 800 millimicrons
18. The average speed of light is?
A. 180,000 miles per second B. 186,000 miles per minute
C. 186,000 miles per hour D. 186,000 miles per second
19. The appearance of the original will come out and such result is known as the?
A. Film B. Negative
C. Photograph D. Picture
20. The right of the visible light is called?
A. Infrared Region B. Ultra violet region
C. Wave length D. Frequency

21. In 1871, England, he invest the first truly practical dry plate negative process using gelatin in place of collodion to
bind silver halides to glass plate.
A. Richard Leach Maddox B. Edward James Muybridge
C. Docus Da Havron D. Roscoe and Bunsen
22. He invents the roll holder for used with studio and field. (View) cameras.
A. Richard Leach Maddox B. Leon Warnerke
C. Sir William Abbey D. H.W Vogel
23. In 1888, he manufactured the celluloids-base sheet film.
A. Sir William Abbey B. H.W Vogel
C. John Carbutt D. FreidrichDeckel
24. He introduced paraloid “one stop photography” w/a self-processing black and white that yield a positive print by the
diffusion transfer reversal method.
A. Edwin H. Land B. Edwin Sutherland
C. Isaac Newton D. Friedrich Deckel
25. In 1666, he proved that the light men see as white is a mixture of all color of the spectrum.
A. Edwin H. Land B. Friedrich Deckel
C. Isaac Newton D. M. Lumere
26. Are light having wave lengths 30 to 400?
A. Ultraviolet light B. Visible light
C. X-ray D. Infrared light
27. Are light having wave length 10 to 30?
A. Ultraviolet light B. Visible light
C. X-ray D. Infrared light
28. This is express with logarithmic value?

A. ASA B. DIN
C. ISO D. Both A and B

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29. This is expressed with arithmetical value.

A. ASA B. DIN
C. ISO D. Both A and B
30. Objects in open space cast no shadow but objects at far distance are clearly visible.
A. Bright sunlight B. Hazy sunlight
C. Cloudy Dull D. Cloudy Bright
31. It is a gas lamp burning carbon disulphide vapor in oxygen or is nitric oxide.
A. Fluorescent lamp B. Flash bulb
C. Photo flood lamp D. Ultraviolent lamp
32. Its wave length ranges from 700-800 mill microns.
A. Ultraviolent length B. X-rays
C. Ultraviolent lamp D. Infrared light
33. The changes in direction of light are conclusive whenever light process from one medium to another. This is known
as the phenomenon of refraction.
A. reflection B. Diffraction
C. Transparent D. Refraction
34. It is a lighting condition where object in open space cost a deep and uniform or distinct shadow.
A. Bright sunlight B. Hazy sunlight
C. Dull sunlight D. Cloudy dull
35. It is also known as reflecturized light or spot light.
A. Flash bulbs B. Electronic flash
C. Infrared lamp D. Photo flood lamp

36. This film is sensitive to all colors, except red.

A. Orthochromatic film B. Panchromatic film
C. Chromatic film D. Apochromatic film
37. Refers to the range of illumination or the light allowed to affect the sentized material at a given time.
A. Exposure B. Aperture
C. Shutter D. Shutter speed
38. This type of camera will eliminate parallax error.
A. SLR B. TLR
C. View finder type D. View or press camera

39. There are three classes of panchromatic film, except.

A. Process panchromatic film B. Color film
C. Fine grain panchromatic film D. High speed panchromatic film
40. It is a special type of film which is sensitive to infrared radiation.
A. Infrared film B. X-ray film
C. Blue sensitive film D. Color film
41. It a light tight box.
A. Lens B. Shutter
C. Camera D. Film advancer
42. Blue is a part of the primary color of light and have a milli-microns of ________?
A. 500n to 600 B. 400 to 500
C. 600 to 700 D. 700 to 800
43. This type of camera will eliminate the parallax error and it will work well with all lenses.
A. Twin reflex type B. View or press camera type
C. View finder type D. Single lens reflex type
44. This is attack to the shutter to prevent accidental movement of the camera during the exposure period.
A. Cable release B. Flash unit
C. Light meter D. Extinction meter
45. It is a triple leg device.
A. Cable release B. Tripod
C. Light meter D. Extinction Meter
46. A transparent medium which transmit and absorbs different wave length of lights.
A. Filters B. Tripods
C. Extinction meter D. Cable release
47. The most important control on a camera.
A. Focusing control B. Focus
C. Scale bed D. Lens hold

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48. A device use in determining the intensity of light that strike the subject and affect the film.
A. Light meter B. Tripods
C. Scale bed D. Lens hold
49. This can be used in holding the camera when the camera is bulky or when using a shutter speed lower than 125/s.
A. Extension tube B. Camera grip
C. Lens hood D. Tripod
50. The most dependable device that will measures the brightness of light.
A. Exposure meter B. Light meter
C. Photo electric meter D. Extinction meter

FORENSIC FINGERPRINT

1. It is the lower or the inner layer of the skin that must not be destructed for it could possibly create a permanent
injury that may result to the lost of the ridges. What is that canal like structure found between the ridges?
A. Dermis b. Epidermis
c. furrows d. Delta
2. It is the very center point of the pattern area and one of the very important focal points of a certain pattern
especially for loops. What is the point that is also known as outer terminus?
a. core b. ridge end
c. delta d. short ridge
3. What type of pattern in which it could be found on the lower box of the fingerprint card having a delta and core with
a recurving ridge flowing towards the no. 6 finger?
a. Ulnar loop b. Radial loop
c. Loop d. arches
4. Patterns posses all the characteristics needed on the investigation that may be bring a light on a certain case. What
kind of sweat gland that can be found underneath these patterns?
a. Sebaceous gland b. Eccrine gland
c. Epecrine gland d. Apocrine gland
5. An examiner is classifying a kind of pattern having a set of ridges flowing from the left side towards the right side of
the pattern area. If you are the examiner, which of the following ridges be chosen as the delta.
a. A bifurcation b. A short ridge
c. An island d. none
6. What is that pattern in which it could be found on the upper box of the fingerprint card with its recurving ridges
tending to flow towards the no. 5 finger?
a. \ b. / c. W d. X
7. Fingerprint number 2 refers to:
a. Left delta b. Left index c. Right index d. Right middle
8. It is the first traced in ancient China hundreds year ago.
a. Nehemiah Grew b. T’ang Dynasty c. Marcelo Malphigi d. JC Mayer
9. A very story island, of basically equal length and width.
a. Converging ridge b. Ridge hook c. ridge bridge d. None of these
10. A point where ridge terminate or end.
a. Ridge Bridge b. Ridge Ending c. Dot d. Non of these
11. It is found in the public mammary and anal areas.
a. Sebaceous glands b. Eccrine gland
c. Apocrine glands d. ridges
12. Where is not belong to the Group.
a. Sebaceous glands b. Eccrine glands
c. apocrine glands d. None of these
13. Are Tiny Elevation get hill like structures?
a. Ridges b. Furrows c. Epidermis d. Dermis
14. Are the Depressions or canal like found between ridges.
a.Papillary b. Furrows c. Ridges d. Dermis

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15. It is the one of Arches that belongs to an arch family.

a. tented b. Ulnar c. Radial d. Plain

16. The upper or the outer layer of the skin.

a. Epidermis b. Dermis c. Ulnar d. Radial

17. It is innermost ridges that start parallel, diverge, surround.

a. Epidermis b. Dermis c. Radial d. Types lines.

18. Chiroscopy is the science of fingerprint of palm print identification while this other science deals with footwear identification.
a. Footprint c. Cheiloscopy
b. Poroscopy d. podoscopy
19. These are narrow and often fragmented ridges that may appear in between normal friction ridges.
c. Dissociated ridge c. incipient friction ridge
d. Island friction d. fragmentary ridge

20. Points often missed in rolling impression

a. Bifurcation c. Delta
b. Dot d. Core
21. Fingerprint pattern in which two or different type of pattern are represented.
a. Accidental loop c. Double loop
b. Central pocket loop d. whorl
22. The easiest means of discovering latent fingerprint is to view the area:
a. Obliquely c. Directly
b. About half an inch distance d. About one inch distance
23. First judicial decision within Philippine Jurisprudence relying on the science of fingerprinting.
a. People of the Philippines vs. Medina, 59 Phil. 330
b. People of the Philippines vs. Ponferada, 54 Phil. 68
c. People of the Philippines vs. Arseni, 34 Phil. 750
d. People of the Philippines vs. Pacana, 47 Phil. 48
24. Minimum identical characteristic detail to justify the identity between two points.
a. 9 b.15 c. 12 d. 8
25. Impressions which are taken simultaneously on the fingerprint card referred to as.
a. Rolled impressions c. Fragmentary impressions
b. Plain impressions d. Visible impressions
26.Who is the Father of Dactyloscopy?
a. Johannes Evangelist Purkinje b Marcelo Malpighi
c. Dr. Edmond Locard d.William James Herchel
27. Who was the first person convicted in the Philippines?
a. Rojas Francisco b. Juan Vucetich
c. Harry Jackson d. Medina
28. Who is the father of Poroscopy?
a. Henry Fauld b. Edmond Locard
c. Francis Galton d. Marcelo Malpighi
29. Who is the first Conviction in Fingerprint?
A . Medina b. Harry Jackson
c. Rojas d. Juan Vucetich
30. .If the Fingerprint is reliable and credible in term of personal identification. What is present?
a. Principle of Infallibility b. Principle of Permanency
c. Principle of Individuality d. None of these
31. Study of ridge edge, reproduction of some smooth surface of the hand form by ridge.
a. Podoscopy b. Edeoscopy
c. Cheiloscopy d. none of these
32. An art of personal identification through body measurement?
a.Cheiloscopy b. Dactyloscopy
c. Anthropometry d. Cheiloscopy
33. If the pattern is hard or cannot identify. It would be consider as?
a. Accidental Whorl b. Tented Arch
c. Plain Arch d. Ulnar Loop
34. What is the first priority in identifying a delta?
a. Convergence b. Short Ridge

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c. Bifurcation d. Dot
35.If the type line is cut; what particular line to be follow?
a. The inner line b. The outer line
c. all of the above d. none of the above
36. It is a very short Island, equal in length and width.
a. Ridge Bridge b. Fragmentary Ridge
c. Dot d. Appendage
37. Knowledge of fingerprint’s unique nature doesn’t appear to have surfaced the European countries until a lecture
given by a British doctor who was a fellow of the royal society. Who is that person that published the treatise entitled
“De ExtremoTactosOrgano”?
a. Nehemia Grew b. Johannes Purkinje
c. Francis Galton d. Marcelo Malphigi
38. An anthropologist who published a study of fingerprint science that included the system of classification to
facilitate the collected fingerprints.
a. Nehemia Grew b. Johannes Purkinje
c. Francis Galton d. Marcelo Malphigi

39. The illegitimate mother of the two murdered children whom she was accused because of the latent prints that has
been found on the scene of the crime. Who is that person that person, in which without his participation the case will
not be solve?
a. Francisca Rojas b. Francis Galton
c. Juan Vucetich d. Edward Henry
40.It is the study of the ridge characteristics for the purpose of positive identification mostly on the pores and edges of
the ridges?
a. Poroscopy b. Edgoescopy c. Ridgeology d. none of these
41. The person who estimated according to his theory that there was one to four chance of any two adult persons
having the same height.
a. Qeutelet b. Quetelet c. Qeutelete d. Queteleit
42. There are number of criminals who tried to deface their fingerprint just to evade in their crimes. Some burn it with
the use of acid hoping their prints will be erased. Who is that person first convicted with fingerprint edvidence?
a. Dellinger b. Rojas c. Scarface d. Pitt
43. Which of the following is not true about fingerprint?
a. method of identification b. can be found on the terminal part of the hand
c. can be forged d. carried from birth to grave
44. Each and every patterns are always surrounded by two innermost ridges that start parallel, diverge and surround
the pattern area. These ridges are the Type lines that are always continuous. The statement is:
a. true b. false c. partly true d. partly false
45. These kind of ridge characteristic is sometimes being misinterpreted as a bifurcation because of its close
resemblance to it. This ridge is known as:
a. trifurcation b. enclosure c.dot d. converging ridge
46. On the inside part of a pattern, there are so many ridges present that would help the investigators in identifying a
certain pattern especially in dealing with a loop patterns. One of these characteristic is sometimes known as the
railway tie.
a. ridge hook b. ridge ending c. appendage d. bridge
47. Patterns posses all the characteristics needed on the investigation that may be bring a light on a certain case.
What kind of sweat gland that can be found underneath these patterns?
a. Sebaceous gland b. Eccrine gland c. Epecrine gland d. Apocrine gland
48. Which of the following ridge characteristics will be highly prioritized as delta?
a. A short ridge over an island at its center point
b. A bifurcation leading towards the outside direction of the pattern farther with the core
c. A ridge ending that have reached the very shoulder of the ridges
d. None of these
49. It is the principles that are no two fingerprints that exactly alike.
a. Principle of permanency b. Principle of Individuality
c. Principle of Infallibility d. none of the above

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50. This is the configuration and details of individual ridges remain constant and unchanging.
a. Principle of individuality b. Principle of Infallibility
c. Principle of Permanency d. None of the above

LEGAL MEDICINE
1. It is a branch of medicine that deals with application of medical knowledge for the purpose of law and administration
of justice.
a.Legal Medicine c. Forensic
b. Medical Jurisprudence d.none of the above
2.It is the system used in the Philippines at present which is handled by a medico-legal officer who is a registered
physician duly qualified to practice medicine in the Philippines.
a. Medical Jurisprudence c. Medico- Legal System
b. Medical Evidence d.Physical Evidence
3. A proof of fact or facts from which, taken either singly or collectively maybe informed as necessary of probable
consequence.
a. Expert Evidence b.Circumstantial Evidence
c.CorpusDelicti Evidence d.Competent Evidence
4.The following are not medical certification or report except….
a. Death Certificate b. Physical examination report
c. Birth certificate d. Autopsy
5. It is a form of evidence taken orally or in writing the answers to questions profounded by the counsel and presiding
officer of the court.
a. Testimonial Evidence b. Documentary Evidence
c. Physical Evidence d. Direct Evidence
6. It is that evidence which suffixes for the proof of a particular fact until contradicted by other evidences.
a. Prima Facie Evidence b. Relevant Evidence
c. Training Evidence d. Associate Evidence
7.An evidence which refers to the direction to prove a fact in issue as determine by the rules of substantive law.
a. Expert Evidence b. Direct Evidence
c. Material Evidence d. Description
8. In what year that the Department of Legal Medicine and Ethics of the University of the Philippines was created
under Dr. Sixtodelos Angeles as the chief.
a. 1985 b.1919
c. 1920 d.1945
9. In what year the first medical textbook printed including pertinent instruction related to medico- legal practice and
included in pre curriculum of college of medicine University of Sto. Tomas.
a.1858 b. 1895
c.1919 d. 1904
10. It is a rule of conduct, just and obligatory laid by legitimate powers for common observance and benefit.
a. Forensic b. Law
c.Legal Medicine d.Medico-Legal System
11. A written evidence presented to the court by the expect witness about the subject matter in dispute.
a.Experimental Evidence b.Documentary Evidence
c. Expert Evidence d. Relevant Evidence
12.The body of the crime or actual commission of the crime.
a. Relevant Evidence b.photography and audio
c. physical Evidence d. Corpus Delicti
13. Who was the first Medico legal officer?
a. Plato b. Imhotep
c. Aristotle d. Socrates
Mr. TiborAntog was found dead in his room. He was sitting in a racking chair with a gunshot wound in his head. A
document was found in a crime scene and it filled with blood stain. A latent fingerprint was also found in the document.
The wife insisted that he had committed a suicide.
14. Based on the facts above, the document found in the room is what type of evidence?
a. documentary b. object
c. tracing d. it depends
15. Who can examine and conduct autopsy of the body of Mr. Antog?
a. Medical practitioner b. Medical Student
c. Physician d. Coroner

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16. Can you consider the blood stained document as a part of corpus delicti?
a. Yes b. No
c. Partly yes d. Partly No
17. Any evidence which proves the fact in dispute without the aid of any inference or presumption.
a. Direct evidence b. Prima facie evidence
c. Material Evidence d. Competent evidence
18. This one the method of preserving evidence where by the used of rough drawing of the scene or object.
a. Deposition b. Photography
c. Sketching d. Description
19. The application of medical and other basic sciences in crime detection and investigation is referring to?
a. Criminalistics b. Forensic
c.Law d. all of the above
20. Any physician who testifies in court in his professional capacity can be considered a practitioner of legal medicine.
This statement is?
a. True b. False
c. It depends d. undecided.

QUESTIONED DOCUMENTS
1. What is referred to an interruption in strokes caused by removing the pen from the paper?
a. pen lift b. spacing c. hiatus d. ratio
2. Which is NOT related to the group?
a. circular b. oblong c. angular d. rectangular
3. What is referred to the letters entirely written between the lines?
a. low b. high c. short d. tall
4. It is the relation between the tall and the short letters. What is referred to this?
a. short b. tall c. ratio d. proportion
5. What is referred to the shape and design of individual letters?
a. slant b. form c. slope d. rhythm

6. The angle or inclination of the axis of letters from the baseline is called what?
a. slant b. form c. slope d. a and c

7. It functions as the extension of the hand in writing. What is referred to this?

a. ballpen b. pencil c. sign pen d. writing instrument

8. When you wrote, the letters are capitalized, what is referred to your style of writing?
a. handwriting b. script writing c. cursive writing d. block style

9. What is referred to the main portion of the letter which remains when the upper and lower projection, upstrokes and
terminal strokes and diacritics are removed?
a. body b. diacritics c. eyelet d. connection

10. What is referred to the lower part of the letter which rests on the baseline?
a. hump b. foot c. arc d. spur

FORENSIC BALLISTICS

1. You are an investigator assigned in a particular case of shooting incident. You recovered a loaded shell, it is
otherwise known as what?
a. Bullet b. ammunition c. primer d. gun powder

2. What is the science that deals with the study of the motion of the projectile?
a. Science b. motion c. projectile d. ballistics

3. Which is not related to the group?

a. Loaded shell b. single unit c. single cartridge d. single round

4. What is the other term of the bullet that passes to the barrel of the firearm?

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a. Ballistics b. motion c. projectile d. science

5. You are a ballistician, you recovered a cartridge which the diameter of the rim is greater than the diameter of the
body of the cartridge case, what is referred to this?
a. Rimmed type b. semi-rimmed type c. rimless type d. rebated type

6. You are a ballistician, the diameter of the rim of the cartridge you recovered is smaller than the body of the cartridge
case, what is referred to this?
a. Rimmed type b. semi-rimmed type c. rimless type d. rebated type

7. A type of cartridge that the pin extends radially through the bead of the cartridge case into the primer, what is
referred to this?
a. Percussion b. pin-fire cartridge c. center- fire cartridge d. rim-fire cartridge

8. What is meant by the ignition of a propellant charge by mechanical blow against the primer?
a. Percussion b. pin-fire cartridge c. center-fire cartridge d. rim-fire cartridge

9. The priming mixture is placed in the cavity formed in the rim of the head of the cartridge case, what is referred to
this?
a. Percussion b. rim-fired cartridge c. pin-fire cartridge d. center-fire cartridge

10. What is referred to the projectile propelled through the barrel of the firearm by means of the expansive force of
gases coming from burning gunpowder?
a. Bullet b. cartridge case c. gunpowder d. primer

11. All are one. except?

a. Firing pin hitting the primer b. Combustion of the gunpowder
c. Ignition of the primer d. Penetration

12. What is referred to the depth of entry of the bullet in the target?
a. Terminal velocity b. Terminal accuracy
c. terminal penetration d. terminal energy

13. It involves all reactions that take place while the bullet is still in the gun. Which is referred to this statement?
a. Terminal ballistics b. Forensic ballistics
c. Exterior ballistics d. Interior ballistics

14. What is referred to the tubular metallic container for the gunpowder?
a. Cartridge case b. shell c. casing d. all them

15. Refers to the investigation and identification of firearms by means of ammunitions fired through them. Which is
referred to this description?
a. Forensic ballistics b. Interior ballistics
c. Exterior ballistics d. Terminal ballistic

16. When ignited by the primer flash, it is converted to heated gas under high pressure and propels the bullet or shots
charge through the barrel and to the target. What is referred to this?
a. Gunpowder b. propellant c. powder charge d. all of them

17. What is refers to the metal cup containing the highly sensitive priming mixture of chemical compound which when
hit by the firing pin would ignite?
a. Bullet B. primer c. rim d. case

18. Which among the choices is the type of commercial bullets commonly used today?
a. Lead bullets and jacketed bullets
b. Lead bullets and wax bullets
c. Jacketed billets and tracer bullets
d. Incendiary bullets and jacketed bullets

19. What is refers to a bullet made from paraffin usually used for short range indoor target shooting?
a. Dum-dum bullets b.wad bullets c. wax bullets d. tracer bullets

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20. It is made of lead or alloys of this metal-lead, tin and antimony-which is slightly harder than pure lead. What is
referred to this?
a. Jacketed bullets b. lead bullets c.wad bullets d. wax bullets

21. Certain compounds detonated by a blow could used to ignite the charge in a firearm, forming the basis for all later
percussion and a cartridge development. Who is the father of the percussion ignition?
a. John Forsyth b. Alexander Forsyth c. Alexander john Forsyt d. Alexander John Forsyth

22. Firearms that does not contain rifling or perfectly smooth from end to end. What is referred to this?
a. Smooth-bore firearms b. rifled-arms c. pistols d. revolver

23. Who is the father of modern ballistics?

a. John M. Browning b. Col. Calvin H. Goddard M.D c. Samuel Colt d. John T. Thompson

24. Interior ballistics is the branch of ballistic concerning the movement of the projectile while it is in the barrel of the
gun. How many second that the projectile will stay inside the barrel?
a. 0.10 sec b. 0.01 sec c. 0.001 sec d. 0.010 sec

25. The rifling of the firearm is located inside the barrel, it consist of what?
a. Raised portion b. depressed portion c. lands portion d. lands and grooves

26. It is the distance advance by the rifling in one complete turn or the distance traveled by the bullet in one complete
turn. What is referred to this?
a. Rifling distance b. pitch of rifling c. rifling measure d. none of these

27. Which of the following is not an example an individual characteristic that can be found inside the barrel of a
particular firearm?
a. Mutilation b. tear c. erosion d. none of these

28. As an investigator of a shooting incident. What particular instrument you will used in order to determine the caliber
of the recovered bullet on the scene of the crime?
a. Onoscope b. taper gauge c. chronograph d. calipers

29. It is a sharp pointed, flat base bullet with a gliding metal jacket. What is referred to this?
a. Armor piecing bullet b. tracer bullet c. dum-dum bullet d. none of these

30. A bullet made from paraffin and other wax preparation, usually used for a short range. What is that bullet that can
prevent the melting of the base when fired in a higher velocity?
a. Projectile b. gas check bullet c. wax bullet d. tracer bullet

31. It is derived from the greek word ballo or ballien which means to throw. What is that gigantic bow or catapult that
hurls stones in killing the enemies?
a. Ballistics b. forensic ballistics c. ballista d. ballista

32. Inside the barrel, while the projectile is in the rotary movement, there are marks that will be engraved in what
particular part of the projectile. What is referred to that?
a. Ogive b. base c. cylindrical surface d. nose

33. What is the downward movement of the projectile while it is in trajectory flight?
a. Pull of gravity b. horizontal drop c. drop d. vertical drop?

34. All are one, except?

a. Hammer b. frame c. slide d. extractor rod

35. Grooves width may be equal to, less than or greater than the width of the lands. The statement is definitely…
a. True b. false c. perhaps d. either

36. This is consisting of a brass head, with which is fixed a stout paper tube which constitutes the walls of the case.
What is referred to this?
a. Cartridge case b. shotgun cartridge c. shotgun case d. buck shots

37. What is the term use to describe a complete unfired unit consisting of a bullet, primer and gunpowder?

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a. Center-fire cartridge b. cartridge case c. shotgun cartridge d. none of these

38. All of the following are the process under interior ballistics, except?
a. Muzzle energy b. velocity of the projectile c. pressure developed d. expansion of gases

39. It is consist of jet black and other shiny grains. What is referred to a bullet that is made of paraffin and usually use
for short range indoor target shooting?
a. Tracer bullet b. wax bullet c. dum-dum bullet d. black bullet

40. It is the rearward movement of the firearm after the explosion of the ammunition inside the firearm.
a. Ricochet b. backstop c. recoil d. trajectory

41. The diameter of the rim is slightly greater than the diameter of the body of the cartridge case. What is referred to
this?
a. Rimmed type b. slightly rimmed type c. semi-rimmed type d. rebated type

42. A cylindrical bullet design having a sharp shouldered nose intended to our target clearly to facilitate easy and
accurate. What is referred to this?
a. Wax bullet b. tracer bullet c. incendiary bullet d. wad cutter bullet

43. PO1 Juan Dela Cruz fired a rifle that emits a bright red flame bullet. What kind of bullet did PO1 Dela Cruz have
used?
a. Incendiary bullet b. wax bullet c. tracer bullet d. none of these

44. “ No two barrels are microscopically identical as the surfaces of their bores, all possess individual characteristics
markings of their own” The statement is…
a. True b. false c. partly true d. partly false

45. All except one, are the examples of class characteristics that can be found on each firearm?
a. Pitch of rifling b. number of lands marks c. caliber d. number of grooves

46. If projectiles will pass through a worn-out barrel. What possible marks will be found in the cylindrical surface of the
projectile?
a. Shaving marks b. skid marks c. slippage marks d. none of these

47. The projectile after passing through the barrel of the firearm, it normally acquires markings. What is that marking in
which the bullet remained in its stationary position?
a. Slippage mark b. skid mark c. shaving mark d. none of these

POLYGRAPHY
1. He detected deception with a pneumograph, an instrument that graphically measures the inhalation and
exhalation.
a. Vittorio Benussi c. Cesare Lombroso
b. Harold Butt d. Angelo Mosso

2. How many beats per minute is the natural pulse rate of normal individual and average individual.
a. None of these c. 70-80 beats
b. 72-82 beats d. 72-80 beats

3. He was the first to use the term psychogalvanic skin reflex.

a. Vittorio Benussi c. Veraguth
b. Harold Butt d. Leonard Keeler

4. He recorded respiratory curves with the use of pnuemograph components.

a. Vittorio Benussi c. Leonard Keeler
b. Harold Butt d. Sigmund Freud

5. The deviation from normal tracing of the subject in the relevant question.
a. Positive response c. Normal response

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b. Specific response d. Reaction

6. Which of the following causes physiological changes in the body of the subject?
a. Peak of tension test c. Relevant question
b. The fear of retaliation d. Irrelevant question

7. Detected deception in criminal suspects with the use of hydrosphymograph.

a. Veraguth c. John Larson
b. Cesare Lombroso d. Vittorio Benusse

8. The scientific detection of deception.

a. Polygraphy c. Toxicology
b. Dactyloscopy d. Chemistry

9. Etymologically speaking, the polygraph literally means

a. Lie detection c. Many writings
b. Deception in graph d. None of these

10. The primary purpose of pre – test interview.

a. Prepare subject for polygraph test c. Obtain confession
b. Make the subject calm d. Explain the polygraph test procedures
11. A component of the polygraph instrument which is a motor that drives or pulls the chart paper under the recording
pen simultaneously at the rate of 6 or 12 inches per minute.
a. Cardiosphymograph c. galvanograph
b. Pneumograph d. Kymograph

12. The component records the skin resistance of the subject to a very small amount of electricity.
a. Cardiosphymograph c. kymograph
b. Galvanograph d. Pnuemograph

13. The ideal polygraph examination room must have following except one :
a. Well ventilated c. with decoration
b. Well lighted d. Soundproof

14. These are questions which have no bearing to the case under investigation.
a. Relevant question c. Sky question
b. Guilt complex d. Irrelevant question

15. This is consist of two 10 inches – convoluted tubes fastened around the subject chest and abdomen.
a. Galvanograph c. Pneumograph
b. Cardiosphymograph d. Kymograph

16. One of the largest organs of the body weighing about 1300 g. (3 Lb) made up of about 1000 billion neurons.
a. The spinal cord c. The brain
b. The brain man d. The main brain

17. Primarily concerned with activities that conserve and restore body energy :
a. Parasympathetic nervous system c. Somatic nervous system
b. Parallel nervous system d. Nervous system

18. Consists of nerve cells that convey information from the CNS to muscles and glands :
a. Afferent c. Somatic
b. Efferent d. Autonomic

19. APA means :

a. Association of Polygraph American c. American Polygraph Association
b. Association of Polygraph Americian d. American Power Association

20. This are not the qualification of polygraph examiner except :

a. Must have training c. Must have a college degree
b. Must be 21 yrs. Old d. Must have masteral degree
21. If polygraph examinee believes that error has been made, there are several actions that may be taken including :

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a. Request a second examination c. All of these

b. File a complaint with state licensing board d. None of these

22. He was considered as the father of the modern polygraphy.

a. Cesare Lombroso c. Luigi Galvani
b. CesareBeccaria d. William Moulton Marston

23. First one to introduced hypnotism as a method of detecting deception :

a. Allen Bell c. Edwin Sutherland
b. Anton Mesmer d. Francis Galton

24. These are the types of Non-Verbal Clues except :

a. None of these c. Emblems
b. Manipulators d. All of these

25. This is a lie often used to exaggerate things for the hope of obtaining some advantage :
a. Lie of Omission c. Lie of Exaggeration
b. Direct Denial d. Lie of Fabrication

26. Poly which means” many” and graph means?

a. Writings c. Deception
b. Paintings d. None of these

27. _________ refers to the scientific method of detecting deception with the used of the polygraph instrument.
a. Polygraphy c. Dactyloscopy
b. Photography d. Deception

28. An extremely high pulse rate may prevent subjected respond, this maybe cause of :
a. Extreme sensitivity to the reveal c. Guilt complex
b. Fear of the test d. None of these

29. All but one are not the part of Polygraph Machine :
a. Foam Pen Hold – Down c. Subject Connections
b. Program Pacer d. None of these

30. A pneumatic connection for hand pump used to inflate subject cuff :
a. Cuff c. Pump
b. Pneumo 1 d. Pneumo 2

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