Criminalistics Review Questions 1

1. There is freehand invitation and is considered as the most  skilful 

    class of forgery
          A.    simulated or copied forgery
          B.    simple forgery
          C.    traced forgery
          D.    carbon tracing                                   

2. Condensed and compact set of authentic specimen which is 

    adequate and proper, should contain a cross section 
    of the material from known sources.  
          A.    disguised document    
          B.    questioned document
          C.    standard document
          D.    requested document                         
   
3. Specimens of hand writing or of typescript which is of known  
    origin.
          A.    Letters
          B.    Samples
          C.    Exemplars
          D.    Documents                                        

4. A document which is being questioned because of its origin, its   

    contents or the circumstances or the stories of its production.  
          A.    disputed document
          B.    standard document
          C.    requested document
          D.    questioned document                      

5. The art of beautiful writing is known as

          A.    Drafting
          B.    Calligraphy
          C.    Art appreciation
          D.    Gothic                                               

6. Any written instrument by which a right or obligation is 

    established.
          A.    Certificate
          B.    Subpoena
          C.    Warrant
          D.    Document                                         
        
7. A type of fingerprint pattern in which the slope or downward 
      flow  of the innermost sufficient recurve is towards the 
      thumb of radius   bone of the hand of origin.
          A.    ulnar loop 
          B.    tented arch
          C.    accidental whorl
          D.    radial loop                                         

8. The forking or dividing of one line to two or more branches.

          A.    Ridge
          B.    Island
          C.    Delta
          D.    Bifurcation                                       

9. The point on a ridge at or in front of and nearest the center  of 

    the divergence of the type lines.
          A.    Divergence
          B.    Island
          C.    Delta
          D.    Bifurcation                                        
 
10.The following are considerations used for the identification  
      of a  loop except one:
          A.    Delta
          B.    Core
          C.    a sufficient recurve
          D.    a ridge count across a looping bridge     
  
11.The process of recording fingerprint through the use of 
      fingerprint ink.  
          A.    Pathology
          B.    Fingerprinting
          C.    Dactyloscopy
          D.    Printing press                                  

12.The fingerprint method of identification.

          A.    Pathology
          B.    Fingerprinting
          C.    Dactyloscopy
          D.    Printing press                                    

13.Two lines that run parallel or nearly parallel, diverge and 

     surround  the pattern area.  
          A.    Ridges
          B.    Delta
          C.    Type line
          D.    Bifurcation                                        

14.A part of the whorl or loop in which appear the cores, deltas
     and ridges.
          A.    type line
          B.    bifurcation
          C.    pattern area
          D.    furrow                                               

15.Fingerprints left on various surfaces at the crime scene which are 

    not clearly visible. 
          A.    plane impressions
          B.    visible fingerprints
          C.    rolled impressions
          D.    latent fingerprints                           

16.The impressions left by the patterns of ridges and depressions on

     various surfaces.   
          A.    kiss marks
          B.    finger rolls 
          C.    thumb marks
          D.    fingerprints                                      
 
17.Which among the following is not considered as a basic fingerprint     pattern?  
          A.    Arch
          B.    Accidental
          C.    Loop
          D.    Whorl                                               

18.The minimum identical characteristics to justify the identity 

     between two points.   
          A.    Eighteen
          B.    Fifteen
          C.    Twelve
          D.    Nine                                                 

19.A fingerprint pattern in which the ridges form a sequence of 

    spirals around core axes.
          A.    whorl
          B.    double loop
          C.    central pocket loop
          D.    accidental                                          

20.A fingerprint pattern which one or more ridges enter on either side 
    of the impression by a recurve, and terminate on the same side 
    where the ridge has entered.   
          A.    Loop
          B.    radial loop
          C.    ulnar loop
          D.    tented arch                                       

21.A person allowed who gives his/her opinion or conclusion on a 

    given scientific evidence is considered
          A.    interrogator
          B.    expert witness
          C.    prosecutor
          D.    judge                                                

22.The application of scientific knowledge and techniques in the   

     detection of crime and apprehension of criminals.  
          A.    Law Enforcement Administration
          B.    Forensic Administration
          C.    Criminal Psychology
          D.    Criminalistics                                     
 
23.Lens that is characterized by a thicker center and thinner sides.
          A.    concave lens
          B.    convex lens
          C.    negative lens
          D.    positive lens                                    

24.The normal developing time of a paper or film.

          A.    30-60 minutes
          B.    20-30  minutes
          C.    5-10 minutes
          D.    1- 2 minutes                                    

25.This part of a camera is used to allow light to enter  the lens for 
     a  predetermined time interval.
          A.    holder of sensitized material
          B.    view finder
          C.    shutter
          D.    view finder                                        

26.A lens with a focal length of less than the diagonal of its negative 
    material.
          A.    telephoto lens
          B.    long lens 
          C.    normal lens
          D.    wide angle lens                                 

27.Chemical used as an accelerator in a developer solution.

          A.    Potassium Bromide
          B.    Sodium Carbonate    
          C.    Sodium Sulfite
          D.    Hydroquinone                                  

28.A part of a camera used in focusing the light from the subject
          A.    view finder
          B.    lens
          C.    shutter
          D.    light tight box                              

29.A component of the polygraph instrument which records the  

    breathing of the subject.
          A.    Cardiosphygmograph
          B.    Pneumograph
          C.    Galvanograph
          D.    Kymograph                                     

30.A component of the polygraph instrument which records the 

    blood  pressure and the pulse rate of the subject.
          A.    Cardiosphygmograph
          B.    Pneumograph
          C.    Galvanograph
          D.    Kymograph                                      
  
31.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.    Cardiosphygmograph
          B.    Pneumograph
          C.    Galvanograph
          D.    Kymograph                                      

32.The following are specific rules to be followed in the formulation of 

     the questions in a polygraph test except one.
          A.    Questions must be clear and phrased in a language the  
                 subject can easily understand.              
          B.    Questions must be answerable by yes or no. 
          C.    Questions must be as short as possible.
          D.    Questions must all be in the form of accusations 
                                                                          
33. In “ polygraph examination”, the term “ examination” means a   
     detection of
          A.    Forgery
          B.    Emotion
          C.    the mind
          D.    deception                                         

34. It refers to an emotional response to a specific danger, which    

     appears to go beyond a person’s defensive power.
          A.    Fear
          B.    Stimuli
          C.    Response
          D.    Reaction                                         
 
35. The primary purpose of pre-test interview.
          A.    Prepare subject for polygraph test
          B.    Obtain confession
          C.    Make the subject calm
          D.    Explain the polygraph test procedures   
  
36. The deviation from normal tracing of the subject in the relevant   
     question.
          A.    positive response
          B.    specific response
          C.    normal response
          D.    reaction                                           
 
37. The study of the effect of the impact of a projectile on the 
     target.    
          A.    Terminal Ballistics
          B.    Internal Ballistics
          C.    External Ballistics
          D.    Forensic Ballistics                              
 
38. The unstable rotating motion of the bullet is called
          A.    Trajectory
          B.    Yaw
          C.    Velocity
          D.    Gyroscopic action                              
 
39. The part of the mechanism of a firearm that withdraws the shell  
      or cartridge from the chamber.
          A.    Extractor
          B.    Ejector
          C.    Striker
          D.    Trigger                                            

40. The pattern or curved path of the bullet in flight.

          A.    Yaw
          B.    Range
          C.    Velocity
          D.    Trajectory                                       

41. This refers to the deflection of the bullet from its normal path 
      after striking a resistant surface.
          A.    Misfire
          B.    Mushroom
          C.    Ricochet
          D.    Key hole shot                                 

42. A type of primer with two vents or flash holes.

          A.    Bordan primer
          B.    Berdan Primer
          C.    Baterry Primer
          D.    Boxer Primer                                    

43. This refers to the helical grooves cut in the interior surface of 
      the   bore.
          A.    swaging  
          B.    ogive
          C.    rifling
          D.    breaching                                        

44. It refers to the unstable rotating motion of the bullet.

          A.    Trajectory
          B.    Yaw
          C.    Velocity
          D.    Gyproscopic action                          

45. It is the measurement of the bore diameter from land to land.

          A.    Calibre
          B.    Mean diameter
          C.    Gauge                
          D.    Rifling                                            

46. He is known as the Father of Ballistics.

          A.    Hans Gross
          B.    Charles Waite
          C.    Albert Osborne
          D.    Calvin Goddard                              

47. A document in which some issues have been raised or is under 

     scrutiny.
          A.    Void Document
          B.    Illegal Document
          C.    Forged Document
          D.    Questioned Document                 

48. The following are characteristics of   forgery  except one:

          A.    Presence of Natural Variation
          B.    Multiple Pen Lifts
          C.    Show bad quality  of ink lines
          D.    Patchwork Appearance                 

49. Standards which are prepared upon the request of the 

     investigator and for the purpose of comparison with the 
     questioned document.   
          A.    relative standards
          B.    collected standards
          C.    extended standards
          D.    requested standards                   
      
50. Any stroke which goes back over another writing stroke.
          A.    natural variation
          B.    rhythm
          C.    retracing
          A.    shading                                        
 
51. The name of a person written by him/her in a document as a sign 
      of acknowledgement.
          A.    Opinion
          B.    Document
          C.    Signature
          D.    Handwriting                                      

52. A kind of document  which is executed by a private person 

      without the intervention of a notary public, or of 
      competent public   official, by which some disposition of 
      agreement is proved.
          A.    commercial document
          B.    official document
          C.    public document
          D.    private document                            

53. An instrument that can be legally used in comparison with a 

     questioned document, its origin is known and can be proven.   
          A.    simulated document
          B.    forged document
          C.    standard document
          D.    compared document                        
 
54. The process of making out what is illegible or what has been    
     effaced.  
          A.    Comparison
          B.    Collation
          C.    Obliteration
          D.    Decipherment                                  
 
55. A document which contains some changes either as an
     addition or deletion.   
          A.    inserted document
          B.    altered document
          C.    disputed document
          D.    obliterated document                       

56. A kind of erasure by using a rubber eraser, sharp knife, razor   

     blade or picking instrument.
          A.    mechanical erasure
          B.    electronic erasure
          C.    magnetic erasure
          D.    chemical erasure                              

57. It is the periodic increase in pressure, characterized by 

      widening of the ink stroke.
          A.    Shading
          B.    pen lift
          C.    pen emphasis
          D.    pen pressure                                    

58. A kind of document executed by a person in authority and by   

     private parties but notarized by competent officials.
          A.    private document 
          B.    commercial document
          C.    public document
          D.    official document                             
 
59. The detection and identification of poisons.
          A.    Bacteriology
          B.    Posology
          C.    Toxicology
          D.    Chemistry                                          

60. The specimen that is preferably used in the determination of 

      abused drugs in the body.
          A.    blood 
          B.    saliva
          C.    body fluid
          D.    urine                                                 

61. A forensic chemist is tasked  to examine the chemical nature

      and composition of the following except one:  
          A.    Fingerprint
          B.    Explosives
          C.    Blood
          D.    Body fluids                                       

62. Who qualifies a forensic chemist as expert?

          A.    defense  lawyer    
          B.    judge
          C.    prosecutor
          D.    the chemist himself/herself              

63. Methamphetamine hydrochloride is commonly known as  

          A.    Coke
          B.    LSD
          C.    Heroin
          D.    “shabu”                                            

64. An area surrounding the place where the crime occurred. 

          A.    crime scene
          B.    police line
          C.    area of operation
          D.    area of responsibility                       
 
65. The body of the crime.
          A.    Evidence
          B.    body of the victim
          C.    criminology
          D.    corpus delicti                                    
 
66. One of the following is a derivative of the opium poppy.
          A.    Demerol
          B.    Caffeine
          C.    Morphine
          D.    nicotine                                            
 
67. Number restoration is necessary in determining whether there is 
     tampering of serial number in  
          A.    Typewriter
          B.    Firearm
          C.    Prisoners
          D.    Bank notes                                       

68. In forensic examination, a tip of the hair is examined to 

     determine  if it was
          A.    Bend
          B.    Folded
          C.    Stretched
          D.    Cut                                                   
 
69. All of the following are accurate tests for the presence of alcohol      
      in the human body except one:  
          A.    Saliva test
          B.    Harger Breath Test
          C.    Fecal test
          D.    Blood test                                        

70. The application of chemical principles and processes in the    

     examination of evidence.
          A.    Forensic Medicine
          B.    Forensic Evidence
          C.    Criminalistics
          D.    Forensic Chemistry                          
 
71. Volatile poisons may be isolated by means of this process.
          A.    Dialysis
          B.    Dilution
          C.    Distillation
          D.    Extraction                                        
 
72. The process in reproducing physical evidence by plaster moulds.
          A.    Casting
          B.    Cementing
          C.    Moulage
          D.    Sticking                                            

73. The test used to determine the presence of semen particularly 

      in  stained clothing.
          A.    Florence Test
          B.    Barberio’s Test
          C.    Microscopic Test
          D.    Ultra-Violet Test                               
 
74. The test used to determine the presence of blood in stained 
     material.
          A.    Florence Test
          B.    Barberio’s Test
          C.    Takayama Test
          D.    Phenolphtalein  Test                        
   
75. It is the major component of a glass.
          A.    Lime
          B.    Soda
          C.    Silica
          D.    Gel                                                   
                   
76. Poisons which produce stupor and less feeling.
          A.    Narcotics
          B.    Irritants
          C.    Depressants
          D.    Stimulants                                        

77. A supercooled liquid which possess high viscosity and rigidity.

          A.    dry ice
          B.    cartridge case
          C.    gel
          D.    glass                                                
  
78. The study and identification of body fluids.
          A.    Pharmacology
          B.    Serology
          C.    Posology
          D.    Immunology                                     

79. The test to determine whether blood is of human origin or not.

          A.    Blood typing
          B.    Precipitin Test
          C.    Confirmatory Test
          D.    Preliminary Test                               
80. The circulating tissue of the body.
          A.    Blood
          B.    Cells
          C.    Muscles
          D.    Liver                                                

81. The complete, continuous, persistent cessation of respiration, 

      circulation and almost all brain function of an organism.  
          A.    Apparent death
          B.    Molecular death
          C.    Cellular Death
          D.    Somatic death                                  

82. The approximate time for the completion of one case for DNA   
      Testing.  
          A.    minimum of eight weeks
          B.    minimum of six weeks
          C.    minimum of four weeks
          D.    minimum of two weeks                     

83. DNA stands for

          A.    Deonatural Acid
          B.    Deoxyribonucleic  Acid
          C.    Denaturalized  Acid
          D.    Deoxy Nucleic Acid                           

84. The Geneticist from Great Britain who pioneered DNA testing and   
        fingerprinting. 
          A.    Alec Jeffries
          B.    Lowell C. Van Berkom
          C.    William  Reynolds
          D.    Henry Van Dyke                               

85. The cause of death of a person who immediately died because of 
      lack of oxygen for around 3 to five minutes.
          A.    Stroke
          B.    Asphyxia
          C.    Stupor
          D.    Exhaustion                                       

86. The most serious burn involving skin, nerves, muscles and bones, 
      causing death due to loss of fluids and electrolytes in 
      the body and massive infection.   
          A.    First Degree Burn
          B.    Second Degree Burn
          C.    Third Degree Burn
          D.    Sunburn                                           

87. A discoloration of the body after death when the blood tends 
     to  pool in the blood vessels of the most  dependent portions
     of the body and starts 20 to 30 minutes after death and is  
     completed by 12 hours.
          A.    livor mortis
          B.    primary flaccidity
          C.    maceration
          D.    rigor mortis                                       

88. A wound which if inflicted in the body so serious that it will   

     endanger one’s life. 
          A.    mortal wound
          B.    trauma
          C.    coup injury
          D.    superficial wound                            

89. A wound produced by a blunt instrument such as club and stone.

          A.    incised wound
          B.    hack wound
          C.    lacerated wound
          D.    punctured wound                            
 
90. A displacement of the articular surface of the bone without  
     external wounds. 
          A.    Hematoma
          B.    Fracture
          C.    Sprain
          D.    Dislocation                                       

91. A condition of exposure to cold temperature of certain parts of   

     the body which produces mechanical disruption of cell structure 
     characterized by cold stiffening and diminished body.    
          A.    immersion foot
          B.    trench foot
          C.    frostbite
          D.    gangrene                                         

92. A condition of women who have had one or more sexual 

     experience but not had conceived a child.
          A.    virgo-intacts
          B.    demi-virginity
          C.    moral virginity
          D.    physical virginity                              

93. Fixed discoloration of the blood clothed inside the blood vessels 
     or  has diffused to different parts of the body. 
          A.    hypostatic lividity
          B.    diffusion lividity
          C.    hyper lividity
          D.    rigor mortis                                       
    
94. Things used by a person in the commission of a crime, or objects 
     left in a crime scene which are the subjects of criminalistics.  
          A.    testimonial evidence
          B.    hearsay evidence
          C.    circumstantial evidence
          D.    physical evidence                             

95. The science dealing with the motion of a projectile and the 
     conditions governing that motion.   
          A.    Ballistics
          B.    Forensic Ballistics
          C.    Terminal Ballistics
          D.    External Ballistics                             
96. The application of medical knowledge in the solution of crimes.
          A.    Forensic Science
          B.    Forensic Chemistry
          C.    Forensic Ballistics
          D.    Forensic Medicine                            

97. The science or art of obtaining images in scientific materials by 

     the  action of electro magnetic radiation rays.
          A.    Polygraphy
          B.    Dactyloscopy
          C.    Photography
          D.    Chemistry                                         
     
98. Instrument used in the measurement of temperature.
          A.    Endometer
          B.    Barometer
          C.    Thermometer
          D.    ananometer                                     
  
99. The scientific detection of deception.
          A.    Polygraphy
          B.    Dactyloscopy
          C.    Toxicology
          D.    Chemistry                                         
 
100. The test conducted to determine the presence of gunpowder
       residue in the hands of a suspect.      
          A.    diphenylamine test
          B.    ultra violet test
          C.    paraffin test
          D.    Simon’s Test    
                                  
Answers: Criminalistics Review Questions
1.    A 26.   A 51.   C
2.    C 27.   B 52.   D
3.    C 28.   B 53.   C
4.    D 29.   B 54.   D
5.    B 30.   A 55.   B
6.    D 31.   D 56.   A
7.    D 32.   D 57.   D
8.    D 33.   D 58.   C
9.    C 34.   A 59.   C
10.   B 35.   A 60.   D  
11.   B 36.   A
12.   C 37.   A
13.   C 38.   B
14.   C 39.   B
15.   D 40.   D
16.   D 41.   C
17.   B 42.   D
18.   D 43.   D
19.   A 44.   B
20.   C 45.   A
21.   B 46.   D
22.   D 47.   D
23.   A 48.   A
24.   C 49.   D
25.   C 50.   C
Criminalistics Review Questions 2
1. The following are types of medical evidence, except:
          A.    Photographic evidence
          B.    Experimental evidence
          C.    Testimonial evidence
          D.    Autoptic evidence                             

2. The art of identification by comparison of fingerprint is called:

          A.    Dactylography
          B.    All of the these
          C.    Dactyloscopy
          D.    Palmistry                                           

3. Some scientific methods of identification are the following, except:

          A.    Fingerprinting
          B.    Handwriting
          C.    Dental identification
          D.    Identification by close friends and relatives 

4. The greater the number of points of similarities and dissimilarities of 

    two persons compared, the greater the probability for the 
    conclusion to be correct is found in the
          A.    Law of Municipality of Evidence in Identification    
          B.    All of the these
          C.    Identification by Comparison and Exclusion
          D.    Law of Super Imposition                    

5. In the strict sense of the word, Forensic Medicine means

          A.    application of medicine to legal cases
          B.    application of medical science to elucidate legal problems
          C.    knowledge of law in relation to practice of medicine
          D.    none of the above
          E.    all of the above                                  

6. The different test to determine peripheral circulation are the 

    following, except  
          A.    Magnus test
          B.    Diaphanous test
          C.    I card’s test
          D.    Winslow’s test                                  
    
7. The following officials of the Philippine Government are authorized to 
    conduct death investigation, except -
          A.    Public Prosecutor
          B.    Judges of the regional trial court
          C.    Director PNP
          D.    SOCO team                                       
   
8. The following statements are important in death determination. 
    Which is not valid?. 
          A.    Civil personality of a natural person is extinguished by 
                 death
          B.    Civil property of a person is transmitted to the heirs, if 
                 not, to  the government       
         C.    The death of the partner is one of the causes of 
                dissolution of partnership agreement              
         D.    The criminal liability of a person is extinguished by death  
                                                                           
9. The following are kinds of death, which one is not?
          A.    Somatic or Clinical Death
          B.    State of Suspended Animation
          C.    Cellular or Molecular Death
          D.    Regulated Death                              

10. Of the following kinds of death, which one is relevant to Organ 

     Transportation?
          A.    Somatic or clinical Death
          B.    State of Suspended Animation
          C.    Molecular Death
          D.    Cellular Death                                 

11. To find out the truth is an essential requirement for the 

      administration of Justice. Which of the following is the commonly 
      used method of deception detection?
          A.    Lie detection method
          B.    Hypnotism
          C.    Use of drugs
          D.    Confession                                        
 
12. In molecular or cellular death, death of individual cells is with in
          A.    3-6 minutes
          B.    3-6 hours
          C.    20-30 minutes
          D.    20-30 hours                                     
  
13. Post-mortem lividity has the following mechanisms:
          A.    Hypostatic pressure
          B.    Diffusion
          C.    Gravitational pressure
          D.    All of the above                            

14. Hanging is asphyxia due to the constriction of the neck as a result 

     of suspension in which the weight of the body pulls upon the 
     ligature.What differentiates it from strangulation by a ligature 
     therefore is:  
          A.    The factor of suspension
          B.    Hanging raises a presumption of suicide
          C.    Strangulation is usually homicidal
          D.    All of the above 
          E.    None of the above                         

15. Distinctions between ante-mortem from post-mortem clot are the 

     following. Which one is not valid?
          A.    Ante-mortem clot is firm in consistency
          B.    Clot is homogenous in construction so it cannot be 
                 stripped into layers           
          C.    Clot with varied colors
          D.    Surface of the blood vessels are raw after the clots are 
                  removed                                       
                                                     
16. Post-mortem lividity maybe due to any of the following, except:
          A.    Hypostasis        
          B.    Autolysis
          C.    Diffusion
          D.    Suggillation                                        
    
17. Comprehensive study of dead body, performed by a trained 
      Physician, to determine the cause of death:
          A.    Autopsy
          B.    Biophsis
          C.    Dissection    
          D.    Physicians                                        

18. Articles and materials found in the crime scene:

          A.    Physical evidence
          B.    Associative evidence
          C.    Evidence
          D.    Tracing evidence                                

19. Circumscribed extravation of blood or subcutaneous tissue or 

      underneath the mucous membrane.
          A.    Contusion
          B.    Petechia
          C.    Abrasion
          D.    All of them                                         

20. Among the following, which has the greatest value in scientific 
      examination/identification?
          A.    Dental examination
          B.    Fingerprinting
          C.    Photography
          D.    Pictures Parle                                   

21. One is a condition that can approximate the time of death.

          A.    Cadaver    
          B.    Magnus test
          C.    Rigor mortis
          D.    None of these                              

22. The means sanctioned by the law, of ascertaining the judicial 

      power/proceeding, the truth respecting the matter of fact.
          A.    Polygraph 
          B.    Evidence
          C.    Lie detector
          D.    All of these                                       
 
23. Determination of individuality of a person or thing:
          A.    Description    
          B.    Perception
          C.    Identification
          D.    All of these                                       
         
24. Types of fingerprint patters, except:
         A.    Arches
         B.    Ordinary
         C.    Loop
         D.    Whorl                                             

25. It is any unusual pattern of sexual behavior including habitual, 

      preference and completing need for sexual gratification by any 
      means except sexual intercourse which results to bodily  
      excitement
          A.    Virginity
          B.    Sexual intercourse
          C.    Prostitution
          D.    Sexual deviation                               

26. An open wound produced by a sharp-pointed instrument and is 

      characterized by a small opening of the wound.
          A.    Gunshot wound
          B.    Stab wound
          C.    Shrapnel wound
          D.    Punctured wound                              Answer: D

27. A physical injury wherein the offended victim is incapacitated for 

      work or requires medical assistance for 10 days or more but not 
          A.    Slight physical injury    
          B.    Mutilation
          C.    Serious physical injury
          D.    less serious physical injury                Answer: D
 
28. It is the type of burn due to gamma rays and which is difficult to 
      remedy:
          A.    Thermal burn    
          B.    Electric burn
          C.    Chemical burn
          D.    Radiation burn                                  Answer: D
29. The metal tube through which the bullet is fired is called
          A.    Bore
          B.    Barrel
          C.    Baretta
          D.    Bromet                                              Answer: B
                     
30. The old form of gunpowder invented over a thousand years ago 
     and consisting of nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur.
          A.    Chinese Powder
          B.    Black Powder
          C.    Gray Powder
          D.    All of these                                        Answer: B

31. The inside of the barrel is generally termed as

          A.    Bore
          B.    Barrel
          C.    Rifling
          D.    Primer                                                Answer: A

32. The portion of the gun which is held or shouldered is called

          A.    Buckle
          B.    Buttstock
          C.    Handle
          D.    End joint                                            Answer: B
 
33. In a gun, the portion of the "action" that holds the cartridge ready 
      for firing is called
          A.    Gas tube
          B.    Chamber
          C.    Double-action
          D.    Trigger                                               Answer: B

34. A metal rod or plate that strikes the cartridge primer to detonate 
     the powder.   
          A.    Spring
          B.    Trigger guard
          C.    Hammer
          D.    Revolver                                            Answer: C

35. This is a device for storing cartridges in a repeating firearm for 

      loading into the chamber. Also referred to as a "clip".
          A.    Clipper
          B.    Holder
          C.    Pin or pinhead
          D.    None of these                                   Answer: D
36. A device that fits over the muzzle of the barrel to muffle the 
     sound of a gunshot. Most work by baffling the escape of gases.  
          A.    Buffer
          B.    Silencer
          C.    Magazine
          D.    Hanger                                              Answer: B

37. Under the management of Lt. Darby during the American 

     occupation in the Philippines, a modern and complete fingerprint 
     file has been established for the Philippine commonwealth. In 1937, 
     the first Filipino fingerprint technician employed by the Phil. 
     Constabulary was        
          A.    Mr. Generoso Reyes
          B.    Mr. Amado Delos Santos
          C.    Mr. Calixto Solis
          D.    None of these                                    Answer: A

38. The first leading judicial decision in the Philippine jurisprudence on 
     the  science of fingerprinting was the case of
          A.    People vs Medina
          B.    People vs Pineda
          C.    People vs Amador
          D.    People vs. Rosas                               Answer: A

39. What is the intermediate and the thickest layer of the hair and is 
      composed of elongated, spindle-shaped fibrils which cohere? They 
      contain pigment granules in varying proportion depending on the 
      type of hair.
          A.    Medulla
          B.    Cortex
          C.    Core
          D.    Cuticle                                               Answer: B

40. Who was the noted British Examiner of questioned documents said 
      that an intelligent police investigator can detect almost 75% of all 
      forgeries by careful inspection of a document with simple 
      magnifiers and measuring tools?
          A.    Dr. Arthur Stoll
          B.    Dr. Aristotle Curt
          C.    Dr. William Harrison
          D.    Dr. Benjamin Jones                            Answer: C

41. In police photography studies, what are called the thin, gelatinous, 
      light-sensitive coatings on film that react chemically to capture 
      the color and shadings of a scene?
          A.    Films
          B.    Emulsions
          C.    Chemical Coatings
          D.    None of these                                   Answer: B

42. A medium that divert or absorb light, but does not allow lights to 
     pass though, they absorb most of the light while reflecting some of
     it is called
          A.    Opaque object
          B.    Convection
          C.    Visible light
          D.    Prisms                                                Answer: A

43. In the practice of polygraphy, what do you call questions 

     unrelated to the matter under investigation but are of similar 
     nature although less serious as compared to those relevant 
     questions under investigation?
          A.    Irrelevant questions
          B.    Relevant questions
          C.    Control questions
          D.    Interrogative questions                    Answer: C

44. What test is given if a subject of interrogation is not yet informed 

     of the details of the offense for which he is being interrogated by 
     the investigation, or by other persons or from other sources like 
     the print media?
          A.    Peak of Tension test
          B.    Control test
          C.    IQ Test
          D.    Guilt Complex Test                             Answer: A
   
45. In fingerprinting, the space between shoulders of a loop, free of 
     any appendage, and a butting at right angle.    
          A.    Complete curve
          B.    Sufficient Recurve
          C.    Straight arrow
          D.    Core                                                  Answer: B

46. The term use to refer to a single recurving ridge enclosing one or 
      more rods or bars of a fingerprint.
          A.    None of these
          B.    Envelope
          C.    Furrows
          D.    Bifurcation                                         Answer: B
   
47. These are depressions or canals between the ridges of a 
      fingerprint which maybe compared with the low area in a tire 
      tread.    
          A.    None of these
          B.    Envelope
          C.    Furrows
          D.    Bifurcation                                         Answer: C
 
48. In the study of questioned documents, what do you call the 
     quality of paper that does not allow light to pass through or which 
     prevents dark objects from being seen through the paper?
          A.    Opacity
          B.    Watermarks
          C.    Skid marks
          D.    Invisibility                                          Answer: A

49. What is the oldest ink material known?

          A.    Ball point pen ink
          B.    Chinese Ink 
          C.    Aniline Ink
          D.    White Ink                                           Answer: B

50. It is the art of extracting and working on metals by the application 

     of chemical and physical knowledge.
          A.    Cryptography
          B.    Metallurgy
          C.    Casting
          D.    Matalisky                                           Answer: B

51. The branch of geology that deals with the systematic 

      classification and identification of rocks, rock forming minerals and 
      soil.Also includes study of dust, dirt, safe insulation, ceramics and 
      other such materials, both natural and artificial.
          A.    Petrography
          B.    Serology
          C.    Anthropology
          D.    Ecology                                              Answer: A

52. In a fire, the presence of reddish brown smoke indicates 

          A.    Nitrocellulose
          B.    Sulfuric acid
          C.    Nitric acid
          D.    All of these                                       Answer: D

53. The bending of light around an object gives rise to the 

     phenomenon called
          A.    attraction
          B.    diffraction
          C.    light curve 
          D.    light fingerprint                                 Answer: B

54. Under the law of reflection, The angle of reflection depends upon 
     the angle of the light striking the material, which is referred to as 
     the 
          A.    angle of incidence
          B.    angle of biometry
          C.    angle of light
          D.    none of these                                    Answer: A
 
55. In ballistics, what is the pressure generated within the chamber 
      erroneously called breeched pressure?
          A.    Chamber Pressure
          B.    Barrel Pressure
          C.    Gunpowder
          D.    None of these                                   Answer: A

56. The ratio of the weight of the powder charge to the weight of the 
      projectile is called 
          A.    Power to speed ratio
          B.    Charge weight to bullet weight ratio
          C.    Firing pin stroke ratio
          D.    All of these                                        Answer: B
 
57. Chemical rearrangement of molecules into gas instead of solids to 
     cause the high explosives to exert full power of shock. The speed 
     varies in different explosive but in some it is as high as 7000 yards 
     in a second. This refers to
          A.    Energy
          B.    Gas
          C.    Detonation
          D.    Gun powder                                      Answer: C

58. What occurs when a cartridge fails to explode on time or delayed 

     in firing?
          A.    Knocking Power 
          B.    Hang fire
          C.    Recoil
          D.    None of these                                   Answer: B

59. In China, fingerprint is called ___. It was valued for purposes of 
      identification since time immemorial as found on a Chinese clay 
      seal made not later than the 3rd Century B.C.    
          A.    Hua Chi
          B.    Mah Whang
          C.    Wong Cho
          D.    Tiang Hin                                           Answer: A

60. Who has given the fame title as “Father of Dactyloscopy”?

          A.    Johannes Purkinje
          B.    Leonard Keeler
          C.    Charles Darwin
          D.    Sir Francis Galton                               Answer: A

61. In Hoogly, district of Bengal, India, he used fingerprints to prevent 

      fraudulent collection of army pay account and for identification of 
      other documents. He was known as the Father of Chiroscopy.
          A.    William Herschel
          B.    Francis Galton
          C.    Gilbert Thompson
          D.    Alphonse Bertillon                              Answer: A

62. A noted British anthropologist who began observation which led to 
      the publication in 1882 of his book “Fingerprints.”  That 
      established the individuality of classifying fingerprint patterns.
          A.    Francis Galton
          B.    Gilbert Thompson
          C.    Wayne Kate
          D.    Alphonse Bertillon                              Answer: A

63. The notorious gangster and a police character, who attempted to 
      erase his fingerprints by burning them with acid but as time went 
      by the ridges were again restored to their “natural” feature.  
          A.    John Fielding
          B.    Johanes Curie
          C.    John Dellinger
          D.    Billy the Kid                                        Answer: C

64. What is the science of palm print identification?

          A.    Chiroscopy
          B.    Poroscopy
          C.    Podoscopy
          D.    Astrology                                          Answer: B

65. A single ridge which splits into two ridges forming a “Y” shape 
      formation or structure is commonly known as
          A.    Diverging ridges
          B.    Bifurcating ridges
          C.    Loop
          D.    Delta                                                 Answer: B
  
66. Symbolized by letter W in the fingerprint classification. It is a 
     fingerprint pattern which there are two deltas and in which at 
     least one ridge makes a turn through one complete circuit.
          A.    Plain whorl
          B.    Central pocket loop whorl
          C.    Accidental loop
          D.    Ulnar loop                                          Answer: A

67. Father of Criminalistics.

          A.    Dr. Hans Gross
          B.    Dr. Cesare Lombroso
          C.    Dr. John Reid
          D.    Dr. John Larson                                 Answer: A
  
68. Which evidence offers least resistance to decomposition?
          A.    Semen
          B.    Urine
          C.    Hair
          D.    Blood                                                  Answer: C

69. One in which the facts appearing therein may not be true, and are 
     contested either in whole or part with respect to its authenticity,
     identity, or origin.
          A.    Questioned document
          B.    Illegal document
          C.    Falsified document
          D.    Disputed facts                                   Answer: A

70. Are condensed and  compact  set  of authentic specimens which, 
     if adequate and proper, should contain  a  cross  section  of  the 
     material from a known source for questioned document 
     examination.
          A.    Basis products
          B.    Standards 
          C.    Handwriting
          D.    Signatures                                         Answer: B
 
71. A term used by some document examiners and attorneys to 
      characterize known material.  
          A.    Basis
          B.    Exemplar
          C.    Xerox copies
          D.    Reproduced                                       Answer: B
  
72. When a document is issued and notarized by a notary  public or 
     competent public official with solemnities required  by law, it is 
     called
          A.    Official document
          B.    Public document
          C.    Commercial document
          D.    Private Document                              Answer: B
 
73. What is known as the blotting out or shearing over the writing to 
      make the original invisible to as an addition?
          A.    Obliteration
          B.    Obscuration
          C.    Forged
          D.    None of these                                   Answer: A
 
74. In legal language, it refers to the document examiner's conclusion. 
     In Court, he may not only express it but demonstrates the 
     reasons for arriving at his conclusion. 
          A.    Remarks
          B.    Testimony
          C.    Opinion
          D.    Reasoning                                         Answer: C
 
75. In this kind of document examination, the document is viewed with 
     the source of illumination behind it and the light passing through 
     the paper.Documents are subjected to this type of examination to 
     determine the presence of erasures, matching of serrations and 
     some other types of alterations.
          A.    Microscopic examination
          B.    Ultra violet examination
          C.    Photographic examination
          D.    Transmitted light examination           Answer: D

76. Ultraviolet radiation is invisible and occurs in the wave lengths just 

     below the visible blue-violet end of the spectrum (rainbow). These 
     visible rays react on some substances so that visible light is 
     reflected, a phenomenon known as 
          A.    Prism
          B.    Fluorescence
          C.    Infrared
          D.    Radiation                                           Answer: B
     
77. It is the result of a very complicated series of facts, being used as 
     whole, combination of certain forms of visible mental and muscular 
     habits acquired by long, continued painstaking effort.Some 
     defined it as “visible speech.”
          A.    Typewriting
          B.    Money Bills
          C.    Handwriting
          D.    All of these                                        Answer: C
 
78. In document examination, what is the relation of parts of the 
     whole of writing or line of individual letters in words to the 
     baseline?
          A.    Proportion
          B.    Alignment
          C.    Lining
          D.    Letter forms                                       Answer: B
  
79. Any property or mark which distinguishes and in document 
      examination commonly called to as the identifying details si called
          A.    Standard
          B.    Characteristics
          C.    Attribute
          D.    Form                                                  Answer: B
 
80. The act of setting two or more items side by side to weigh their 
      identifying qualities; it refers not only a visual but also the mental  
      act in which the element of one item are related to the 
      counterparts of the other.
          A.    Collation
          B.    Analysis
          C.    Comparison
          D.    Recording                                          Answer: C

81. In the study handwriting, the movement of the pen toward the 
      writer is called
          A.    Downstroke
          B.    Backstroke
          C.    Sidestroke
          D.    None of these                                   Answer: A

82. It is a signature, signed at a particular time  and place, under 

     particular conditions, while the signer was at particular age, in a 
     particular physical and mental condition, using particular 
     implements, and with a particular reason and purpose for recording 
     his name.
          A.    Fraudulent Signature
          B.    Freehand forged signature
          C.    Guided Signature
          D.    Evidential Signature                           Answer: D

83. It is the crime of making, circulating or uttering false coins and 

     banknotes.  Literally, it means to make a copy of; or imitate; to 
     make a spurious semblance of, as money or stamps, with the
     intent to deceive or defraud.
          A.    Counterfeiting
          B.    Falsification
          C.    Forgery
          D.    Fake money bills                                Answer: A

84. A fluid or viscous marking material used for writing or printing.

          A.    Pen
          B.    Ink
          C.    Coal
          D.    Chalk                                                 Answer: B

85. In 1884, who was this insurance agent in New York who patented 
      the first practical fountain pen containing its own ink reservoir
          A.    Lewis Waterman 
          B.    John Loud
          C.    Peter Reynolds
          D.    Henry Ball                                          Answer: A
   
86. What do you calle the type of instrument used in measuring pitch 
     of rifling firearms
          A.    Pinometer
          B.    Helixometer
          C.    Thermometer
          D.    Caliper                                               Answer: B
 
87. This valuable instrument is specially designed to permit the 
      firearms examiner to determine the similarity and dissimilarity 
      between two fired bullets or two fired shells, by simultaneously 
      observing their magnified image in a single microscopic field.
          A.    Magnetic field device
          B.    Compound microscope
          C.    Bullet comparison microscope
          D.    Photographic microscope                   Answer:C
    
88. Consist of a wooden box, 12 “x”12”x 96, with a hinged to cover 
     and with one end open. This long box is filled with ordinary cotton 
     and separated into sections by cardboard petitions use in 
     ballistics.
          A.    Firing point box
          B.    Bullet recovery box
          C.    Slug collection box
          D.    All of these                                        Answer: B

89. Photographic films maybe classified according to their forms and 

      types. What are the films that are sensitive to radiation?
          A.    Chrome Films
          B.    X-Ray Films
          C.    B&W Films
          D.    Colored Films                                     Answer: B

90. Which film is suitable for general use in the preparation of black 
     and white photography because it produces the most natural 
     recording of colors?
          A.    Panchromatic film
          B.    Chrome Films
          C.    X-Ray Films
          D.    Color Films                                         Answer: A
      
91. One film maybe rated ISO – 100, and another film ISO- 200. This 
     means that the 200 films are twice as fast (twice more sensitive 
     to light) than the ISO-100 film. This statement is
          A.    true
          B.    false
          C.    partly true
          D.    partly false                                        Answer: A

92. Among the following speed of film, which has the fastest speed?
          A.    ISO – 25 
          B.    ISO – 100 to ISO – 200 
          C.    ISO – 400 
          D.    ISO – 1000 and up                            Answer: D
   
93. Chromatic aberration is the failure of different colored light rays to 
      focus after passing through a lens, focusing of light of different 
      colors at different points resulting in a blurred image.
          A.    Astigmatism
          B.    Bended light
          C.    Chromatic aberration
          D.    Pragmatic rays                                   Answer: C
 
94. What is the defect in which the light coming from an off-axis 
     object point is spread along the direction of the optic axis? If the 
     object is a vertical line, the cross section of the refracted beam at      successively greater distances
from the lens is an ellipse that 
     collapses first into a horizontal line, spreads out again, and later 
     becomes a vertical line.    
          A.    Astigmatism
          B.    Bended light
          C.    Chromatic aberration
          D.    Pragmatic rays                                  Answer: A
95. Depth of field is the range in front of and behind a sharply focused 
      subject in which details also look sharp in the final photographic
      image. 
          A.    Focus
          B.    Depth of field
          C.    Camera trick
          D.    Aperture                                            Answer: B

96. In photography, what determines how effectively a moving object 

      can be stopped, that is, how sharply it can be reproduced without 
      blurring, or streaking in the final image?
          A.    Focus
          B.    Shutter speed
          C.    Aperture
          D.    Lens                                                  Answer: B

97. What makes a bullet spin? Without spin, a bullet would not stay 
      pointed forward in flight, but would tumble over and over. The 
      spinning motion increases the accuracy of a bullet. 
          A.    Bore
          B.    Gunpowder
          C.    Rifling
          D.    Shell                                                   Answer: C

98. What component of the polygraph machine records the changes in 
      the breathing of the subject?
          A.    Pneumograph
          B.    Cardiograph
          C.    Galvanograph
          D.    Kymograph                                         Answer: A

99. In fingerprinting, it refers to the process of counting the 

     intervening ridges that touch or cross an imaginary line drawn 
     between the core and the delta.
          A.    Ridge counting
          B.    Ridge tracing
          C.    Delta tracing
          D.    All of these                                         Answer: A

100.For many years the most commonly used preliminary test for blood 
          A.    Plasma count
          B.    Serum test
          C.    Benzidine test 
          D.    Barberio’s test                                     Answer: C
 
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1.   B 26.   D
2.   C 27.   B
3.   D 28.   D
4.   A 29.   B
5.   B 30.   B
6.   C
7.   B
8.   B
9.   D
10.  A
11.  A
12.  A
13.  D
14.  E
15.  C
16.  B
17.  A
18.  A
19.  A
20.  B
21.  C
22.  B
23.  C
24.  B
25.  D