PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION PRACTICE TEST
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION PRACTICE TEST
correct. What
1. Four blocks after finger number 3 is ___.
is this Law called?
a. Right little finger
A. Law of Multiplicity of Evidence in
b. Left middle finger
Identification
c. Left thumb
B. Identification by Comparison and
d. Left index Finger
Exclusion
2. If all fingers are amputated or missing
C. Law of Super Imposition
since birth, the
D. All of these
classification will be___.
7. On the night of August 2, 2010, a certain
a. W 32 M WWW/ W 32 M WWW
burglary
b. M 32 M WWW/ M 32 M WWW
happened on the store of a Japanese
c. M 32 W WWW/ M 32 W WWW Merchant. On
d. M 32 W MMM/ M 32 W MMM the scene of the crime, laying the dead body
of the
3. The word “forensic” came from the Latin
word victim stained by his own blood and the
presence of
“forum” which literally means?
several evidence found including the
A. Market place fingerprints of
c. place of discussion the three unidentified persons. If you are one
B. Public of
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d. Exactly identical in all respects
49. The inner layer of the skin is known as
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prevent forgery. This is the first known use of
in case of
fingerprints in the United States.
a. Bertillon
formula
b. Possession of estrogen
c. Possession of ovaries
46. . If the individual has a bandage or cast
of a d. Possession of progesterone
finger, thumb or hand, place the notation, 52. What ridge divides itself into two or more
“Cannot be Printed” or CP in the appropriate branches that meet to form the original
figure?
finger block.
a. Island Ridge
a. True
b. Lake Ridge
b. False
c. Eyelet
c. Partially True
d. All of the foregoing
d. Partially false
53. It refers to the process of charting the
47. If the Ridge count of the Ring finger is 16, ridge
what
that originates from the lower side of the left
is the symbol for purposes of the Sub-
Secondary delta toward the right delta to see where it
a. I a. Ridge counting
b. O b. Ridge Tracing
c. M c. Ridge ending
d. L d. Short Ridge
54. There are two ways to identify people: A. Mr. Generoso Reyes
one by
B. Lucila Lalu
comparison and the other is by ____________
C. Mr. Augustin Patricio
a. Ordinary means
D. None of these
b. Scientific means
59. The core and delta are essential ridges to
c. Exclusion be
d. Deduction used as a basis in the counting of ridges
once
55. What shall be the complete classification
an imaginary line was drawn in between. It is
formula if the right fingers are all radial loop,
all also termed as what?
with the ridge count of 10, and the left A. Inner Terminus
fingers
B. Outer Terminus
are all amputated.
C. Focal Point
a. 10 1 OII rR3r 10 10 M III RRR 10
D. Pattern Area
b. 10 S 1 rR3r 10 M M MMM 10
60. The bifurcation which does not remain
c. 10 S 1 OII rR3r 10 S 1 OII rR3R 10 open but
d. 10 S 1 rR3r OII 10 10 S 1 rR3r OII 10 whose legs after a long side by side for short
56. This is the most remarkable event distance, come together to form a single
happened on ridge
1964 according to the history of the study of once more is referred to as…
fingerprinting. A. Enclosure
A. computerization of Scotland yard B. Converging ridges
B. creation of the FBI identification division C. Island ridge
C. the Belper Committee in England was D. Closed ridges
established 61. Mr. A applies for a job, and as a
requirement he
D. The International association for Criminal
was advised to present his NBI Clearance. On
Identification was established
the way to the office of the NBI, he was
57. It is the application of various sciences to
apprehensive that he will not be
answer questions relating to examination
accommodated
and
by the personnel because of his two excess
comparison of biological evidence and
scientific fingers in his right hand. The appearance of
his
evidences.
extra fingers is anatomically known as_____.
A. Criminalistics
A. Polydactylism
B. Forensic Chemistry
B. Extra ordinary fingers
C. Forensic Science
C. Excess Finger
D. Evidence Examination
D. Deformities
58. Under the management of Lt. Darby
during the 46. If the individual has a bandage or cast of
a
American occupation in the Philippines, a
finger, thumb or hand, place the notation,
modern and complete fingerprint file has
been “Cannot be Printed” or CP in the appropriate
established for the Philippine commonwealth. finger block.
In
a. True
1937. Who is the first Filipino fingerprint
b. False
technician employed by the Phil.
c. Partially True
Constabulary?
d. Partially false d. All of the foregoing
47. If the Ridge count of the Ring finger is 16, 53. It refers to the process of charting the
what ridge
is the symbol for purposes of the Sub- that originates from the lower side of the left
Secondary
delta toward the right delta to see where it
Classification?
flows in relation to the right delta.
a. I
a. Ridge counting
b. O
b. Ridge Tracing
c. M
c. Ridge ending
d. L
d. Short Ridge
48. Complete this adage, “The neighboring
54. There are two ways to identify people:
fingers
one by
of the same person have never been found
comparison and the other is by ____________
to
a. Ordinary means
be________________.”
b. Scientific means
a. Similar in all respects
c. Exclusion
b. Different in some respects
d. Deduction
c. Different in every respects
55. What shall be the complete classification
d. Exactly identical in all respects
formula if the right fingers are all radial loop,
49. The inner layer of the skin is known as
all
a. Dermis
with the ridge count of 10, and the left
b. Epidermis fingers
c. Scarf are all amputated.
d. Pores a. 10 1 OII rR3r 10 10 M III RRR 10
50. He used his own thumb print on a b. 10 S 1 rR3r 10 M M MMM 10
document to
c. 10 S 1 OII rR3r 10 S 1 OII rR3R 10
prevent forgery. This is the first known use of
d. 10 S 1 rR3r OII 10 10 S 1 rR3r OII 10
fingerprints in the United States.
56. This is the most remarkable event
a. Bertillon happened on
b. Francis Galton 1964 according to the history of the study of
c. Thompson fingerprinting.
d. Bidloo A. computerization of Scotland yard
51. Conclusive evidence that the subject B. creation of the FBI identification division
person is a
C. the Belper Committee in England was
female.
established
a. Possession of vagina
D. The International association for Criminal
b. Possession of estrogen
Identification was established
c. Possession of ovaries
57. It is the application of various sciences to
d. Possession of progesterone
answer questions relating to examination
52. What ridge divides itself into two or more and
branches that meet to form the original comparison of biological evidence and
figure? scientific
a. Island Ridge evidences.
b. Lake Ridge A. Criminalistics
c. Eyelet B. Forensic Chemistry
C. Forensic Science B. Extra ordinary fingers
D. Evidence Examination C. Excess Finger
58. Under the management of Lt. Darby D. Deformities
during the
62. It is considered as simplest and
American occupation in the Philippines, a traditional
modern and complete fingerprint file has method in developing prints in the scene of
been the
established for the Philippine commonwealth. crime.
In
A. Fuming Method
1937. Who is the first Filipino fingerprint
B. Laser Ion Argon
technician employed by the Phil.
C. Rolling Method
Constabulary?
D. Dusting Method
A. Mr. Generoso Reyes
63. A 32 over 32 would indicate all _________
B. Lucila Lalu
patterns in primary classification.
C. Mr. Augustin Patricio
A. whorl
D. None of these
B. loop
59. The core and delta are essential ridges to
be C. tented arch
used as a basis in the counting of ridges D. radial
once
64. A kind of fingerprint which is found on
an imaginary line was drawn in between. It is soft and
also termed as what? sticky objects such as wax and tape?
A. Inner Terminus A. Visible print
B. Outer Terminus B. Semi-visible print
C. Focal Point C. Invisible print
D. Pattern Area D. All of these
60. The bifurcation which does not remain 65. Fingerprints left on various surfaces at
open but the crime
whose legs after a long side by side for short scene which are not clearly visible.
distance, come together to form a single A. Plane impressions
ridge
B. Visible fingerprints
once more is referred to as…
C. Rolled impressions
A. Enclosure
D. Latent fingerprints
B. Converging ridges
66. In an accidental whorl type of pattern,
C. Island ridge
what pattern is not included in the
D. Closed ridges
combination?
61. Mr. A applies for a job, and as a
requirement he A. Ulnar Loop
fingers in his right hand. The appearance of (called pores) in an inked finger impression?
his A. sweat pores
extra fingers is anatomically known as_____. B. furrows
A. Polydactylism C. ridges
D. sweat duct a. 100 yards
68. What are the depressed portions or canal b. 16-17 yards
structure of the friction skin found between c. 25 yards
ridges? d. 10-13 yards
A. Pores B. Indentions 75. A system of Identification best used in
case of
C. Furrows D. Duct
burned body.
69. Located along the undersides of the
fingers, a. Fingerprint
palms, toes, and soles appear corrugated b. Skeletal Identification
skin
c. Odontology
structure known to the biologist as
d. Photography
A. friction skin examiner B. handprints
76. The first conviction in the Philippine Case
C. fingerprints D. volar skin which
70. In 1905, the Stratton brothers was gives recognition to the science of
convicted fingerprint?
after they were charged of murdering Farrow a. People Vs. Medina
couple. This accomplishment was a work of? b. Miranda Vs. Arizona
A. Henry B. Vecetich c. People Vs. Jennings
C. Faulds D. Herschel d. West Case
71. Which of the following best describes a 77. Known as the Father of Modern
loop Fingerprint,
pattern? whose system of classification was spread in
A. presence of 1 sufficient almost all English speaking country.
recurving ridge a. Juan Vucetich
B. has a bifurcation as the delta b. Sir Edward Richard Henry
C. 1 core at the point of divergence c. Francis Galton
D. all of these d. William Herschel
72. The right and left little fingers are used 78. A new Mexico Geologist who adopted the
first
exclusively for the Final Classification.
However, individual use of fingerprints in August 8,
1882,
they are also considered in what
classification? by using his own thumb mark as a protection
to
A. Primary
prevent tampering with the pay order he
B. Sub-secondary
issued.
C. Secondary
a. Sgt John Kenneth Ferrier
D. Final
b. Capt James Parke
73. Fingerprints of two persons can be
c. Gilbert Thompson
similar. Can
d. Dr. Henry P. De Forest
DNA profile of two persons can be identical?
79. In China, fingerprint is called ___. It was
A. Yes
valued
B. No
for purposes of identification since time
C. Probably
immemorial as found on a Chinese clay seal
D. Possibly
made not later than the 3rd Century B.C.
74. Is the distance of recognition in broad
a. Hua Chi
daylight
b. Mah Whang
of a person who is almost a stranger.
c. Wong Cho b. The one away from the core should be
d. Tiang Hin counted
80. What fingerprint pattern does not have c. The one which does not open towards the
ridge
core is counted
count?
d. The one towards the core should be
a. Whorls counted
b. Arches 86. It is an impression made or placed in the
c. Radial loops fingerprint card taken individually by rolling
the
d. Ulnar loop
ten fingers of the subject, 180 degrees from
81. Can latent footprints be seen by naked
the
eye?
tip to the second joint and from one side of
A. No
the
B. Yes, at all times
nail to the other.
C. Yes but not at all times
a. Plain impression
D. Once in a while
b. Rolled impression
82. What pattern type has the ridges that
c. Latent impression
enter on
d. All of these
one side of the pattern and flow to the other
87. What prints are plain finger impressions
side with a rise in the center?
left in
a. Loop
the stomach surfaces unconsciously by a
b. Tented arch person
85. What is the rule where there are two or B. Done with care so that pressure shall not
more be
21. Laser light is also referred to as 26. ___ is a mechanical result of photography.
_________? a. camera
a. ultraviolet b. picture
b. coherent c. photograph
c. visible . film
22. A photographic process of making gives rise to the phenomenon called ___. This
enlarge
phenomenon is responsible for the partial
image with the aid of microscope
illumination of object parts not directly in the
a. Macrophotography path
c. Photomicrography a. detraction
d. Pornography b. refraction
53. What is the type of shotgun bore in which some cases including the date, trade name,
the bore and batch
identification in a document and serves as an A. The writer is using his fingers in writing
acknowledgement of the document signed. B. The has intentionally slowing his writing
speed to
A. Evidential Signature
disguise it
B. Model Signature
C. The writer has a very fine handwriting
C. Signature
D. All of these
D. Fingerprint
19. . It is the stroke which goes back over the
15. A genuine signature used to prepare an
previous writing strokes.
imitated or traced forgery is known as
A. Retracing
A. Evidential Signature
B. Retouching
B. Forged Signature
C. Patching
C. Model signature
D. Shading
D. Repeated Signature
20. . It refers to any form of changes either
16. A signature in a check is suspected to by
have
addition or deletion to the original document
been forged. The signatory does not which is
remember
not a content of its original preparatio
A. Erasure used for examination of documents that
would show
B. Alteration
three dimensional enlargements?
C. Mechanical Erasure
A. stereoscopic microscope
D. Chemical Erasure
B. infrared gadget
21. Is a light examination in which the source
of C. ultraviolet light
illumination strikes the surface of the paper D. Electrostatic Detection Apparatus
from the
27. A type of abnormality/defects in
back or at the bottom, usually designed in typewriter
identification
that can easily be corrected by simply
of water markings? cleaning the
A. Direct Light machine or replacing the ribbon?
B. Side Light A. temporary defect
C. Oblique Light B. clogged type face
D. Transmitted Light C. permanent defect
22. It is a type of mal-alignment wherein a D. actual breakage
character is printed above or below its 28. The visible record of the written strokes
correct position.
resulting from a combination of various
A. Horizontal Mal-alignment factors
B. Vertical Mal-alignment associated to the motion of the pen? Is the
overall
C. Twisted Letters
quality of the strokes?
D. Off-its-Feet
A. Obliteration
23. It is a type of conventional typewriter in
which B. writing habits
the characters is 12 inch horizontal. C. line quality
A. Pica (10) D. significant writing habits
B. Elite E. Decipherment “Process of making out”
C. Typewriter 29. The author of a typewritten document
can be
D. Betamax
identified through
24. A document completely written and
signed by A. his peculiar style of indention, grammar
one person is known as____________. composition, and paragraphing
A. Holograpic document B. individual characteristics of the typewriter
machine
B. Questioned document
C. design and style of the typewriter’s
C. Standard document
character
D. None of the above
D. brand and model of the typewriter
25. What was done, when one retouches or
30. It is the identifying of similarities and
goes
dissimilarities, determination of likelihood of
back over a defective portion of a writing
stroke? A. occurrence, and weighing down of the
significance of
retracing
each factor.
B. Pen pressure
A. Analysis
C. patching
B. Comparison
D. Pen shading
C. Evaluation
26. It is one of the most expensive
instruments D. All of these
31. Paleography came from the Greek word examiner in America and regarded as the
Father of
‘palaios’ which means ____.
QDE?
A. Art writing
A. Wilson Harrison
B. Writing
B. Alfred Dreyfus
C. To write
C. Albert Osborn
D. Old writing
D. Abe Michon
32. Which of the following is considered the
38. The legal classification of documents are
earliest material as to paper?
the
A. Vellum
following, except –
B. Vegetable fiber
A. Official document.
C. Papyrus
B. Questioned document.
D. Parchment
C. Commercial and private document.
33. Paleographers study writings found on
D. Public document
ancient
39. Any instrument executed in accordance
documents made of papyrus, parchment,
with
vellum, &
the mercantile law that contains disposition
wax-tablets. From what material is papyrus
of trade
made of?
rights and obligations is classified as –
A. Calf skin
A. Public document
B. Sheep skin
B. Commercial document
C. Reed grass/Sedge
C. Notarized document
D. Goatskin
D. Official document
34. What ancient writing material was made
of 40. “The document examiner must decide
within
goatskin or sheep skin?
the limits of science” best means _____.
A. Papyrus
a. The examiner must conduct examination
B. Parchment
immediately
C. Vellum
b. The examiner must decide based from the
D. Venom
findings
35. Which of these is the oldest ink that was
c. The examiner must examine all specimens
developed?
d. The examiner must do fair examination
A. Gallotanic ink
41. In typewriting probe the condition of a
B. Logwood ink
type
C. Indian ink
face printing heavier on one side is:
D. Nigrosine
A. Irregular print
36. Who is regarded as the Grandfather of
C. Off its feet
Modern
B. Guided face print
Graphology?
D. None of these
A. Aristotle
42. 118. Which of these terms is used to
B. Albert Osborn
describe
C. Jean Michon
a line, sentence or paragraph that is inserted
D. Camillo Baldi in
d. 4 a. Relevant questions
pertinent
although less serious as compared to those
relevant
test and
irrelevant questioned asked in a planned
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a. General question test
Post b. Peak of tension test
75. Death occurs when there is deep the vital function of the body on the account
irreversible coma, of disease
83. The muscles are relaxed and capable of of gravity. It begins to accumulate in the
contracting most dependent
when stimulated. The pupils are dilated, the portion of the body.
sphincters
a. Rigor Mortis
are relaxed, and there is incontinence of
b. Livor Mortis
urination and
c. Algor Mortis
defecation.
d. None of this
a. Stage of Primary Flaccidity/Period of
Muscular 87. The blood merely gravitated into the
most dependent
Irritability
portion of the body but still inside the blood
b. Stage of Post Mortem Rigidity or Cadaveric
vessels and
Rigidity or
still fluid in form.
Rigor Mortis
a. Hypostatic Lividity
c. Stage of Secondary Flaccidity/Secondary
Relaxation b. Diffusion Lividity
d. Stage of Caloricity c. Caloricity
84. The muscles become flaccid, and no d. None of this
longer capable
88. This appears during the later stage of its
of responding to mechanical and chemical formation
stimulus and
when blood has coagulated inside the blood
the reaction become alkaline. vessels or
a. Stage of Primary Flaccidity/Period of has diffused into the tissues of the body.
Muscular
a. Hypostatic Lividity
Irritability
b. Diffusion Lividity
b. Stage of Post Mortem Rigidity or Cadaveric
c. Caloricity
Rigidity or
d. None of this
Rigor Mortis
89. It is the breaking down of the complex
c. Stage of Secondary Flaccidity/Secondary
proteins into
Relaxation
simpler components associated with the foul
d. Stage of Caloricity smelling
85. The whole body becomes rigid due to the gases and accompanied by the change of
contraction color.
of the muscles. This develops three to six a. Caloricity
hours after
b. Lividity
c. Putrefaction
d. None of these prolonged interval which permitted the
development of
90. The dehydration of the whole body which
results in serious sequel which actually causes death.
the shivering and preservation of the body. a. Mechanism of Death
a. Putrefaction b. Manner of Death
b. Caloricity c. Immediate Cause of Death
c. Mummification d. Secondary Cause of Death
d. Maceration 96. It refers to the physiological
derangement or
91. This s a condition wherein the fatty
tissues of the biochemical disturbance incompatible with
life which is
body are transformed to soft brownish white
substance initiated by the cause to death.
known as adipocere. a. Mechanism of Death
a. Saponification b. Manner of Death
b. Mummification c. Cause of Death
c. Maceration d. None of the above
d. Caloricity 97. It is the explanation as to how the cause
of death
92. This is the softening of the tissues when
in a fluid came into being or how the cause of death
arose.
medium is the absence of putrefactive
microorganism a. Mechanism of Death
which is frequently observed in the death of b. Manner of Death
fetus or
c. Cause of Death
utero.
d. None of the above
a. Maceration
98. The fatality is caused solely by disease.
b. Saponification
a. Natural Death
c. Mummification
b. Violent Death
d. Caloricity
c. Unnatural death
93. An injury, disease or the combination of
d. None of the above
both injury
99. Death due to injury of any sort such as
and disease responsible for initiating the
gunshot
trend or
wound, stab, fracture, traumatic shock, etc.
physiological disturbance, brief or prolonged,
which a. Natural Death
produce the fatal termination. b. Violent Death
c c. Unnatural death
94. This applies to cases when trauma or d. B or C
disease kill
100. The so-called Sudden Infant Death
quickly that there is no opportunity for Syndrome.
sequel or
a. CRIB Death
complication to develop.
b. SUND
a. Mechanism of Death
c. Bangungot
b. Manner of Death
d. None of these
c. Immediate Cause of Death
d. Secondary Cause of Death
95. The injury or disease was survived for a
sufficiently
established.
A. Certificate
B. Subpoena
C. Warrant
D. Document
1. There is freehand invitation and is 8. The forking or dividing of one line to two
considered as the most skilful or more branches.
class of forgery A. Ridge
A. simulated or copied forgery B. Island
B. simple forgery C. Delta
C. traced forgery D. Bifurcation
D. carbon
tracing
9. The point on a ridge at or in front of and
2. Condensed and compact set of authentic nearest the center of
specimen which is the divergence of the type lines.
adequate and proper, should contain a A. Divergence
cross section B. Island
of the material from known sources. C. Delta
A. disguised document D. Bifurcation
B. questioned document
C. standard document
D. requested 10.The following are considerations used for
document the identification
of a loop except one:
3. Specimens of hand writing or of typescript A. Delta
which is of known B. Core
origin. C. a sufficient recurve
A. Letters D. a ridge count across a looping
B. Samples bridge
C. Exemplars
D. 11.The process of recording fingerprint
Documents through the use of
fingerprint ink.
4. A document which is being questioned A. Pathology
because of its origin, its B. Fingerprinting
contents or the circumstances or the C. Dactyloscopy
stories of its production. D. Printing press
A. disputed document
B. standard document 12.The fingerprint method of identification.
C. requested document A. Pathology
D. questioned B. Fingerprinting
document C. Dactyloscopy
D. Printing press
5. The art of beautiful writing is known as
A. Drafting
B. Calligraphy 13.Two lines that run parallel or nearly
C. Art appreciation parallel, diverge and
D. Gothic surround the pattern area.
A. Ridges
B. Delta
6. Any written instrument by which a right or C. Type line
obligation is D. Bifurcation
given scientific evidence is considered
A. interrogator
14.A part of the whorl or loop in which B. expert witness
appear the cores, deltas C. prosecutor
and ridges. D. judge
A. type line
B. bifurcation
C. pattern area 22.The application of scientific knowledge
D. furrow and techniques in the
detection of crime and apprehension of
criminals.
15.Fingerprints left on various surfaces at the A. Law Enforcement Administration
crime scene which are B. Forensic Administration
not clearly visible. C. Criminal Psychology
A. plane impressions D. Criminalistics
B. visible fingerprints
C. rolled impressions
D. latent fingerprints 23.Lens that is characterized by a thicker
center and thinner sides.
16.The impressions left by the patterns of A. concave lens
ridges and depressions on B. convex lens
various surfaces. C. negative lens
A. kiss marks D. positive lens
B. finger rolls
C. thumb marks
D. fingerprints 24.The normal developing time of a paper or
film.
A. 30-60 minutes
17.Which among the following is not B. 20-30 minutes
considered as a basic fingerprint pattern? C. 5-10 minutes
A. Arch D. 1- 2 minutes
B. Accidental
C. Loop
D. Whorl 25.This part of a camera is used to allow light
to enter the lens for
a predetermined time interval.
18.The minimum identical characteristics to A. holder of sensitized material
justify the identity B. view finder
between two points. C. shutter
A. Eighteen D. view finder
B. Fifteen
C. Twelve
D. Nine 26.A lens with a focal length of less than the
diagonal of its negative
material.
19.A fingerprint pattern in which the ridges A. telephoto lens
form a sequence of B. long lens
spirals around core axes. C. normal lens
A. whorl D. wide angle lens
B. double loop
C. central pocket loop
D. accidental 27.Chemical used as an accelerator in a
developer solution.
A. Potassium Bromide
20.A fingerprint pattern which one or more B. Sodium Carbonate
ridges enter on either side C. Sodium Sulfite
of the impression by a recurve, and D. Hydroquinone
terminate on the same side
where the ridge has entered.
A. Loop 28.A part of a camera used in focusing the
B. radial loop light from the subject
C. ulnar loop A. view finder
D. tented arch B. lens
C. shutter
D. light tight box
21.A person allowed who gives his/her
opinion or conclusion on a 29.A component of the polygraph instrument
which records the B. Obtain confession
breathing of the subject. C. Make the subject calm
A. Cardiosphygmograph D. Explain the polygraph test
B. Pneumograph procedures
C. Galvanograph
D. Kymograph 36. The deviation from normal tracing of the
subject in the relevant
30.A component of the polygraph instrument question.
which records the A. positive response
blood pressure and the pulse rate of the B. specific response
subject. C. normal response
A. Cardiosphygmograph D. reaction
B. Pneumograph
C. Galvanograph
D. Kymograph 37. The study of the effect of the impact of a
projectile on the
target.
31.A component of the polygraph instrument A. Terminal Ballistics
which is a motor that B. Internal Ballistics
drives or pulls the chart paper under the C. External Ballistics
recording pen D. Forensic Ballistics
45. It is the measurement of the bore 53. An instrument that can be legally used in
diameter from land to land. comparison with a
A. Calibre questioned document, its origin is known
B. Mean diameter and can be proven.
C. Gauge A. simulated document
D. Rifling B. forged document
C. standard document
46. He is known as the Father of Ballistics. D. compared document
A. Hans Gross
B. Charles Waite
C. Albert Osborne 54. The process of making out what is
D. Calvin Goddard illegible or what has been
effaced.
47. A document in which some issues have A. Comparison
been raised or is under B. Collation
scrutiny. C. Obliteration
A. Void Document D. Decipherment
B. Illegal Document
C. Forged Document
D. Questioned Document 55. A document which contains some
changes either as an
48. The following are characteristics of addition or deletion.
forgery except one: A. inserted document
A. Presence of Natural Variation B. altered document
B. Multiple Pen Lifts C. disputed document
C. Show bad quality of ink lines D. obliterated document
D. Patchwork Appearance
49. Standards which are prepared upon the 56. A kind of erasure by using a rubber
request of the eraser, sharp knife, razor
investigator and for the purpose of blade or picking instrument.
comparison with the A. mechanical erasure
questioned document. B. electronic erasure
A. relative standards C. magnetic erasure
B. collected standards D. chemical erasure
C. extended standards
D. requested standards
57. It is the periodic increase in pressure,
50. Any stroke which goes back over another characterized by
writing stroke. widening of the ink stroke.
A. natural variation A. Shading
B. rhythm B. pen lift
C. retracing C. pen emphasis
A. shading D. pen pressure
60. The specimen that is preferably used in 68. In forensic examination, a tip of the hair
the determination of is examined to
abused drugs in the body. determine if it was
A. blood A. Bend
B. saliva B. Folded
C. body fluid C. Stretched
D. urine D. Cut
Answer: D
61. A forensic chemist is tasked to examine 69. All of the following are accurate tests for
the chemical nature the presence of alcohol
and composition of the following except in the human body except one:
one: A. Saliva test
A. Fingerprint B. Harger Breath Test
B. Explosives C. Fecal test
C. Blood D. Blood test
D. Body fluids Answer: C
Answer: A
70. The application of chemical principles
62. Who qualifies a forensic chemist as and processes in the
expert? examination of evidence.
A. defense lawyer A. Forensic Medicine
B. judge B. Forensic Evidence
C. prosecutor C. Criminalistics
D. the chemist D. Forensic
himself/herself Answer: B Chemistry Answer: D
64. An area surrounding the place where the 72. The process in reproducing physical
crime occurred. evidence by plaster moulds.
A. crime scene A. Casting
B. police line B. Cementing
C. area of operation C. Moulage
D. area of D. Sticking
responsibility Answer: A Answer: C
65. The body of the crime. 73. The test used to determine the presence
A. Evidence of semen particularly
B. body of the victim in stained clothing.
C. criminology A. Florence Test
D. corpus B. Barberio’s Test
delicti Answer: D C. Microscopic Test
D. Ultra-Violet Test
66. One of the following is a derivative of the Answer: A
opium poppy.
A. Demerol 74. The test used to determine the presence
B. Caffeine of blood in stained
C. Morphine material.
D. nicotine A. Florence Test
Answer: C B. Barberio’s Test
C. Takayama Test
67. Number restoration is necessary in D. Phenolphtalein Test
Answer: C A. Deonatural Acid
B. Deoxyribonucleic Acid
75. It is the major component of a glass. C. Denaturalized Acid
A. Lime D. Deoxy Nucleic Acid
B. Soda Answer: B
C. Silica
D. Gel 84. The Geneticist from Great Britain who
Answer: C pioneered DNA testing and
fingerprinting.
76. Poisons which produce stupor and less A. Alec Jeffries
feeling. B. Lowell C. Van Berkom
A. Narcotics C. William Reynolds
B. Irritants D. Henry Van Dyke
C. Depressants Answer: A
D. Stimulants
Answer: A 85. The cause of death of a person who
immediately died because of
77. A supercooled liquid which possess high lack of oxygen for around 3 to five
viscosity and rigidity. minutes.
A. dry ice A. Stroke
B. cartridge case B. Asphyxia
C. gel C. Stupor
D. glass D. Exhaustion
Answer: D Answer: B
78. The study and identification of body 86. The most serious burn involving skin,
fluids. nerves, muscles and bones,
A. Pharmacology
B. Serology
causing death due to loss of fluids and
C. Posology
electrolytes in
D. Immunology
the body and massive infection.
Answer: B
A. First Degree Burn
B. Second Degree Burn
79. The test to determine whether blood is of
C. Third Degree Burn
human origin or not.
D. Sunburn
A. Blood typing
Answer: C
B. Precipitin Test
C. Confirmatory Test
87. A discoloration of the body after death
D. Preliminary Test
when the blood tends
Answer: B
to pool in the blood vessels of the most
dependent portions
80. The circulating tissue of the body.
of the body and starts 20 to 30 minutes
A. Blood
after death and is
B. Cells
completed by 12 hours.
C. Muscles
A. livor mortis
D. Liver
B. primary flaccidity
Answer: A
C. maceration
D. rigor
81. The complete, continuous, persistent
mortis Answer: A
cessation of respiration, circulation and
almost all brain function of an organism.
88. A wound which if inflicted in the body so
A. Apparent death
serious that it will
B. Molecular death
endanger one’s life.
C. Cellular Death
A. mortal wound
D. Somatic death
B. trauma
Answer: D
C. coup injury
D. superficial wound
82. The approximate time for the completion
Answer: A
of one case for DNA
Testing.
89. A wound produced by a blunt instrument
A. minimum of eight weeks
such as club and stone.
B. minimum of six weeks
A. incised wound
C. minimum of four weeks
B. hack wound
D. minimum of two weeks
C. lacerated wound
Answer: C
D. punctured wound
Answer: C
83. DNA stands for
90. A displacement of the articular surface of 97. The science or art of obtaining images in
the bone without scientific materials by
external wounds. the action of electro magnetic radiation
A. Hematoma rays.
B. Fracture A. Polygraphy
C. Sprain B. Dactyloscopy
D. Dislocation C. Photography
Answer: D D. Chemistry
Answer: C
91. A condition of exposure to cold
temperature of certain parts of 98. Instrument used in the measurement of
the body which produces mechanical temperature.
disruption of cell structure A. Endometer
characterized by cold stiffening and B. Barometer
diminished body. C. Thermometer
A. immersion foot D. ananometer
B. trench foot Answer: C
C. frostbite
D. gangrene 99. The scientific detection of deception.
Answer: C A. Polygraphy
B. Dactyloscopy
92. A condition of women who have had one C. Toxicology
or more sexual D. Chemistry
experience but not had conceived a child. Answer: A
A. virgo-intacts
B. demi-virginity 100. The test conducted to determine the
C. moral virginity presence of gunpowder
D. physical virginity residue in the hands of a suspect.
Answer: A A. diphenylamine test
B. ultra violet test
93. Fixed discoloration of the blood clothed C. paraffin test
inside the blood vessels D. Simon’s Test
or has diffused to different parts of the Answer: C
body.
A. hypostatic lividity
B. diffusion lividity Answers: Criminalistics Review
C. hyper lividity Questions
D. rigor mortis
Answer: B 1. A 26. A
2. C 27. B
94. Things used by a person in the 3. C 28. B
commission of a crime, or objects 4. D 29. B
left in a crime scene which are the 5. B 30. A
subjects of criminalistics. 6. D 31. D
A. testimonial evidence 7. D 32. D
B. hearsay evidence 8. D 33. D
C. circumstantial evidence 9. C 34. A
D. physical evidence 10. B 35. A
Answer: D 11. B 36. A
12. C 37. A
95. The science dealing with the motion of a 13. C 38. B
projectile and the 14. C 39. B
conditions governing that motion. 15. D 40. D
A. Ballistics 16. D 41. C
B. Forensic Ballistics 17. B 42. D
C. Terminal Ballistics 18. D 43. D
D. External Ballistics 19. A 44. B
Answer: A 20. C 45. A
21. B 46. D
96. The application of medical knowledge in 22. D 47. D
the solution of crimes. 23. A 48. A
A. Forensic Science 24. C 49. D
B. Forensic Chemistry 25. C 50. C
C. Forensic Ballistics
D. Forensic Medicine 1. The science of mechanics that deals with
Answer: D the flight, behavior and
effects of projectiles.
A. Ballistics . D. Terminal ballistic
B. Forensic Ballistics
C. Ballistic missile 7. The study of the projectiles behavior when
it leaves the barrel and
D. Ballistic Fingerprinting
the pressure behind the projectile is
equalized.
2. It involves the analysis of bullet impacts to
A. Internal Ballistics
determine information of
B. Transition Ballistics .
use to a court or other part of the legal
system. C. External Ballistics
A. Ballistics D. Terminal Ballistics
B. Forensic Ballistics .
C. Ballistic missile 8. It is also called a round.
D. Ballistic Fingerprinting A. Bullet
B. Shell
3. It involves analysing firearm, ammunition, C. Primer
and tool mark evidence in
D. Cartridge .
order to establish whether a certain
firearm or tool was used in the
9. Employed a burning wick on a spring that
commission of crime.
was locked back and
A. Ballistics
released into a pan of powder upon pulling
B. Forensic Ballistics a trigger.
C. Ballistic Missile A. Matchlock .
D. Ballistic Fingerprinting . B. Wheellock
C. Flintlock
4. It is a missile guided only during the D. Percussion
relative brief initial powered phase
of flight whose course is subsequently
10.Consists of a hammer that was locked and
governed by the laws of
when released, struck a
classical mechanics.
cup containing a volatile primer that
A. Ballistics ignited on impact sending a flame
B. Forensic Ballistics through a small tube into the barrel
chamber.
C. Ballistic Missile .
A. Matchlock
D. Ballistic Fingerprinting
B. Wheellock
C. Flintlock
5. The study of the processes originally
accelerating the projectile. D. Percussion .
A. Internal Ballistic . Answers: Forensic Ballistics
B. Transition Ballistic 1. A
C. External Ballistic 2. B
D. Terminal Ballistic 3. D
4. C
6. The study of the passage of the projectile 5. A
through a medium.
6. C
A. Internal Ballistic
7. B
B. Transition Ballistic
8. D
C. External Ballistic .
9. A
10. D