APPENDIX “A”-MOCK BOARD EXAMINATION

CRIMINALISTICS
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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer in each of the following
questions. Mark only one answer on each item by a putting a circle
corresponding to the letter of your choice.

1. It is refers to the scientific study of fingerprints as a means

of identification, and this was derived from two Greek words, i.e.,
“dactyl,” which means “finger” and “skopien,” meaning “to study” or
“to examine.”
A. poroscopy B. dactyloscopy
C. fingerprinting D. none of these

2. It is refers to the practical application of fingerprints—the

making of identification, comparison and classification, especially,
such an impression made in ink and used as a means of identification.
A. dactylography B. fingerprinting
C. dactyloscopy D. all of these

3. In 1897, he proposed a modified classification system which was

adopted by Scotland Yard, and which is still the basis for taking
fingerprints in most English speaking countries.
A. Sir Francis Galton B. Sir Henry Faulds
C. Sir Govald Bildloo D. Sir Edward Henry

4. He is an English scientist who write and a book entitled Finger

Prints in which was laid out a classification method of fingerprints.
A. Juan Vucetich B. Bonifacio Malphegi
C. Sir Francis Galton D. Johan Mayer

5. He identified the thief and murderer of Scheffer in 1902, who had

previously been arrested and his fingerprints filed some months
before, from the fingerprints found on a fractured glass showcase,
after a theft in a dentist's apartment where the dentist's employee
was found dead.
A. Francisco Roxas B. Alphonse Bertillon
C. J. Edgar Hoover D. Francis Galton

6. It is the procedure of taking inked impressions of a person's

fingerprints for the purpose of identification.
A. dactylography B. personal identification
C. dactylospcopy D. fingerprinting

7. It is that part of a loop or whorl in which appear the cores,

deltas, and ridges with which are the concerns in classifying, and it
is the only part of the impression given consideration in
interpretation and classification of fingerprints.
A. fingerprint pattern B. plain impressions
C. pattern area D. tip of the fingers

8. It is found in about 5% of fingerprint patterns, and ordinarily,

there is no delta in an arch pattern but where there a delta no re-
curving ridge must intervene between the core and delta points
A. plain arch B. tented arc
C. all of these D. arch

9. It is seen in about 23% to 35% of fingerprint patterns, and this

is any fingerprint pattern which contains two or more deltas will be a
whorl pattern, and there exists a re-curve preceding each delta.
A. whorl B. plain whorl
C. central pocket whorl D. accidental whorl
10. It is of course, desirable to have a definite sequence or order
of filing the prints within the sub-divided groups.
A. secondary B. final classification
C. primary D. major classification

11. It is obtained by counting the ridges of the first loop appearing

on the fingerprint card—beginning with the right thumb, exclusive of
the little fingers which are never considered for the key as they are
reserved for the final.
A. primary B. final
C. secondary D. key

12. Is the term used to define common micro features in fingerprints,

and common minutiae points are the intersection of bifurcations,
ending points of islands and the center point of the sweat glands.
A. core B. delta
C. none of these D. minutiae point

13. For the purpose of obtaining the primary classification,

__________ are assigned to each of the ten-finger spaces. Wherever a
whorl appears, it assumes the values of the space in which it is
found.
A. numerator B. numerical values
C. constant value D. denominator

14. It occurs in about 60% to 70% of the fingerprint patterns,

wherein one or more of the ridges enters on either side, re-curves,
crosses the line running from the delta to the core and terminates in
the direction of the side where the ridges entered, and it has one
delta, one core, and has a ridge count.
A. radial loop B. ulnar loop
C. plain loop D. loop

15. For the purpose of obtaining this, the numerical values are
assigned to each of the ten-finger spaces. Wherever a whorl appears,
it assumes the values of the space in which it is found, and then add
the given value of 1/1.
A. final classification
B. primary classification
C. key classification
D. major classification

16. It is species of proof, or probative matter, legally

presented at the trial of an issue by the act of the parties, and
through the medium of witnesses, records, documents, concrete
objects, etc. for the purpose of inducing belief in the minds of
the court as their contention.
A. medical evidence B. forensic medicine
C. real evidence D. physical evidence

17. It is placed just to the left of the primary in the

classification formula, and where whorl appears tracings just as the
secondary does.
A. major division B. final classification
C. key classification D. primary division

18. These are the canal-like impressions or a depression found

between the ridges, and which may be compare with the low area in a
tire thread.
A. furrows B. island
C. epidermis D. shoulder
19. Fingers numbers 1 and 2 are whorl, but fingers number 3 and 4 are
loop, fingers number 5 and 6 are arch, fingers number 7 is arch, but
finger 8 is whorl, and fingers number 9 and 10 are whorl. What is the
primary classification?
A. 19/18 B. 16/16
C. 18/19 D. 17/17

20. These are tiny elevation or hill like structures found on the
epidermis layer of the skin containing sweat pores, and it appears as
black lines with tiny white dots called pores in an inked impression.
A. ridges B. furrows
B. bifurcation D. divergence

21. How many parts does a camera generally have, with all other parts
treated as accessories?
A. four B. six
C. five D. seven

22. LASER is also referred to as:

A. Ultra–violet light B. Coherent Light
C. Infra–red light D. Visible light

23. In police photography, what is the ideal weight for enlarging an

image?
A. Double weight B. Medium weight
C. Single weight D. Triple weight

24. It suggests an enclosure or devoid of light, opens and closes on

a predetermined time during exposure and allows only the light coming
from the lens to reach the film.
A. Lens B. Shutter
C. Body D. Lens opening

25. Its function is to focus the light coming from the subject. It is
chiefly responsible for the sharpness of the image formed through
which light passes during exposure.
A. Lens B. Aperture
C. Shutter D. View finder

26. It is the distance measured from the optical center of the lens
to the film plane when the lens is focused at infinity position.
A. Depth of field B. Focal length
C. Normal lens D. Hyper-focal distance

27. The light gathering power of the lens is expressed in the f–

number system. In police photography it is also called as:
A. Relative aperture B. Normal lens
C. Depth of field D. Hyper-focal lens

28. It is the nearest distance at which lens is focused with a given

diaphragm opening to give the maximum depth of field.
A. Normal lens B. Relative aperture
C. Depth of field D. Telephoto lens

29. It is a mechanism that measures the angle of the convergence of

light coming from a subject as seen from two apertures.
A. Range finder B. View finder
C. Split image D. Normal view

30. It is a homogeneous medium which absorbs and transmits different

light rays passing through it.
A. Split image B. Filter
C. Lens D. Shutter
31. It is the process of reduction where exposed silver halides are
reduced to metallic silver. There is a separate developer for film (D-
76) and another for paper (D-72) Dektol.
A. Fixation B. Development
C. Stop bath D. Fixer

32. What color is given off by sodium salt during the flame test?
A. Red B. Blue
C. Pink D. Yellow

33. If a basic exposure for a given film under bright sunlight is

1/125 f16, what would be the exposure setting at dull sunlight?
A. 1/125 f 4 B. 1/125 f8
C. 1/125 f 5.6 D. 1/125 f16

34. Assuming all conditions will be the same, which film gives the
finest of grains?
A. ASA 1600 B. ASA 200
C. ASA 100 D. ASA 400

35. It holds the negative flat and leveled, fitted between the light
housing assembly and the lens of the enlarger.
A. Bellows B. Easel
C. Head assembly D. Negative carrier

36. Mr. Manzue is an official photographer of CSI, when he preserved

the crime scene, he found out that most of pictures developed was
cracked and distorted, what kind of defect experienced of Mr.Manzue?
A. Split Type
B. Coincidence Image
C. Shadowing
D. Out of Focus

37. Which camera type is ideal for use in police photography because
of its versatility and interchangeable ability of lenses?
A. Press type
B. Single lens reflex type
C. Rangefinder type
D. Box type

38. It is a means of determining the field of view of the camera or

the extent of the coverage of the lens, and usually this is un-
extendable?
A. Release Cable B. Button Flush
C. View Finder D. Focusing Mechanism

39. What is that kind of film with the longest range of sensitivity
in the electromagnetic spectrum?
A. Panchromatic B. Blue–sensitive
C. Infra–red film D. Orthochromatic

40. Why should the taking of photographs from an unusual camera

position in crime photography be avoided?
A. it distorts the focus
B. it distorts the magnification
C. it distorts perspective
D. it distorts texture

41. He is a forensic expert and ballistic pioneer, who first used the
comparison microscope in 1927 to analyze bullets recovered in a murder
case of Allessandro Berrardelli.
A. Alfred Krupp B. Benjamin Robins
C. Calvin Goddard D. Smith & Wesson
42. It allows for the capturing of digital images of fired bullets
and cartridge casings which are then analyzed to provide the examiner
with a list of possible “hints” for examination using a comparison
microscope.
A. Integrated Ballistics Identification System
B. Advance Ballistics Analysis System
C. Three Dimensional Rendering Output
D. all of these

43. It is a branch of the science of criminal law in which are

studied the technical questions arising during the investigation of
crimes involving the use, of firearms and ammunition.
A. forensic ballistics
B. firearms fingerprinting
C. firearms examination
D. firearms analysis

44. It is the speed in a given direction, and gives both the speed
and direction of the bullet’s motion, and in order for it to be
constant, a bullet must have a constant speed and motion in a constant
direction.
A. travel B. gravity
C. distance D. velocity

45. These are marks produced by the random imperfections or

irregularities of tool surface of the firearms, and these random
imperfections or irregularities are produced incidental to manufacture
and/or caused by use, corrosion, or damage.
A. individual characteristics
B. group characteristics
C. manufacturing characteristics
D. separate characteristics

46. Firearms are an instrument used for the propulsion of projection

by means of the expansive force of gases coming from burning
gunpowder. It is a weapon that launches projectile(s) at high velocity
through confined burning of a propellant. This burning process is also
technically known as:
A. deflagration
B. fragmentation
C. conflagration
D. dissolution

47. It should be noted that not all firearms leave consistent

reproducible marks, and eighty percent of the different types and
calibers of firearms produced a "__________" on the bullets and
cartridge cases that pass through them.
A. firearms fingerprint
B. mechanical fingerprint
C. tool-marks fingerprint
D. ballistics fingerprint

48. The primary factors affecting the aerodynamics of a bullet in

flight are the bullet's shape and the rotation imparted by the rifling
of the gun barrel, while the __________ stabilize the bullet
gyroscopically as well as aerodynamically.
A. rotational force
B. cylindrical force
C. twisting force
D. circular force
49. Bullets must have a surface which will form the seal without
causing excessive friction; and therefore bullets must be produced to
a high standard, as __________ can affect firing accuracy.
A. base imperfections
B. diameter imperfections
C. surface imperfections
D. length imperfections

50. The functioning of cartridge case are basically the same whether
it is fired in revolvers, pistols, rifles, shotguns or machine guns,
as follows, EXCEPT:
A. it holds the bullet, gunpowder and primer assembled into one
unit
B. it serves as a waterproof container for the gunpowder
C. It prevents the escape of the gases to the rear as the
sidewalls are forced against the wall or an object
D. it is the key component of a metallic center-fire cartridge

51. The cup contains a highly sensitive mixture of chemical compound,

which when struck by the firing pin would detonated to ignite, and
such action is called “__________.”
A. percussion B. incursion
C. incineration D. expulsion

52. The crimp is that part of the mouth of a cartridge case that
turned in upon the bullet. It works two ways, and that is, it aids in
holding the bullet in place, and the other is:
A. it offers resistance to the movement of the bullet out of
the neck which affects the burning of gunpowder
B. it is the so-called straight cases which involve only a
slight taper, it is not
C. it is very long and sloping, making them difficult to
reliably headspace on the shoulder.
D. it is inherently stable walls and are unaffected by changes
in temperature

53. Generally, there is little hope of finding adequate quantities of

barium and antimony to associate an individual with a weapon after how
many hours of normal hand activities.
A. one (1) day B. four (4) days
C. three (3) hours D. two (2) days

54. This refers to the firearms, bullets, cartridge shell, victim’s

clothing, gunpowder residue, and any object or articles found at the
crime scene, victim or offender, relatively with the crimes committed
with use of firearms.
A. ballistics exhibits
B. forensics exhibits
C. physical evidence
D. firearms exhibits

55. In the collection of ballistics exhibits, considerations must be

given to the articles which are consisting of the following: any
physical object which may tend to show, indicate or nor, a crime was
committed, and __________.
A. anything which may connect some particular person with the
crime or crime scene
B. like the fired bullets, the shells should be also be marked
by the investigator
C. the suspected firearms, besides noting down its pertinent
features should be also marked
D. it is also a must for the investigator to observe the
marking of ballistics exhibits
56. Which of the following is one of the major sections of the
polygraph?
A. Cardiospymograph B. Kymograph
C. Galvanograph D. Pheumograph

57. What is the normal heart rate among adult males?

A. 90-95 beats/minute B. 70-75 beats/minute
C. 50-55 beats/minute D. 90-110 beats/minute

58. What do you call the corrugated rubber bellows which are fastened
to the abdomen of the subject?
A. Pheumograph tubes B. Cardiospymograph tubes
C. Corrugated tubes D. Rubber tubes

59. When the subject enters the polygraph room, what kind of greeting
must be received from the examiner?
A. Warm B. Arrogant
C. Cordial but firm D. Sarcastic

60. What is attached to the cardio spymograph section?

A. Hand cuff B. Barometer
C. Blood pressure cuff D. Pushing cuff

61. What kind of questions should be formulated for purposes of

polygraph examination?
A. those that call for positive response
B. those that will elaborate the subject matter
C. those that narrate a story
D. those that are answerable by yes or no

62. What process is greatly aided by the polygraph test?

A. for conviction of subject in court
B. for further investigation by the police
C. for detection of all suspects
D. for testimony by police in the court

63. After the warm up with the interviewee, the investigator is ready
to obtain the knowledge his subject may possess. How does he begin?
A. by asking the interviewee simple questions which gradually
become difficult
B. by asking questions designed to give yes or no responses
C. by asking about the subject’s background and personal life
D. by allowing the interviewee to give a complete
uninterrupted account of event/situation

64. What is the most important factor in the lie detection process?
A. the environment B. the lie detector
C. the examiner D. the subject

65. What is the best sitting position for the investigator while
conducting the investigation?
A. seated in front of the subject who is also seated
B. seated behind a desk while the subject is seated opposite
him
C. seated at an elevation and at a slight angle from the
subject
D. seated close to the subject with no intervening furniture

66. What instrument was devised in 1945 for recording muscular

activity along with changes in blood pressure, pulse, respiration and
GSR?
A. Ink polygraph B. Keeler polygraph
 C. Reid polygraph D. Larson polygraph

67. What test is done where the examiner asks the subject a series of
relevant questions regarding the crime and a series of irrelevant
questions in plan and order?
A. peak of tension test
B. small well test
C. general question test
D. over description test

68. How should the detainee be treated prior to being subjected to a

lie detection test?
A. be treated normally
B. be given food or drink water one hour prior to the test
C. should not be allowed to speak to anyone except the examiner
D. should have been awake for at least two hours

69. What is the most important factor in the lie detection process?
A. the environment B. the subject
C. the examiner D. the machine

70. A neutral questions posed during polygraph examination is one

that is:
A. is designed to motivate a response
B. is designed to observe a nervous or tense reaction
C. is given for the subject’s relaxation
D. is irrelevant to the issue of the case

71. It is committed by any person who, with intent to defraud, signs

the name of another person or of a fictitious person knowing that he
or she has no authority to do so or falsely alters, forges or
counterfeits any check, draft, bill for the payment of money or
property.
A. simple forgery B. forgery
C. traced forgery D. simulated forgery

72. This is a type of forgery wherein the forger is confronted with

the absence of a model signature, attempts to produce a facsimile of
the genuine signature of the one being forged.
A. traced forgery B. simple forgery
C. none of the above D. simulated forgery

73. This is a type of forgery wherein the forger could not avail of a
genuine signature to use as a model before attempting to forge a
signature, thus, he merely relies from his memory in replicating the
genuine signature.
A. simulated forgery B. simple forgery
C. traced forgery D. Carbon dating

74. These sharp pointed beginning stroke which can be made when the
writing instruments is in motion before it touches the paper.
A. Blunt Initial Strokes
B. Flying Initial Strokes
c. Blunt terminal Strokes
d. Flying terminal Strokes

75. In analyzing questioned documents, which of the following is

least likely to be successful?
A. establishment of the age of the ink used
B. determination of make and age of typewriter
C. restitution of erased or eradicated writing
D. identifying the peculiarity of an individual
76. What exemplar obtained from official records, personal affair or
any other documents may be used in the examination of documents?
A. collected standard B. prepared standard
C. requested standard D. dictated standard

77. It is any property or mark known to be the identifying details of

the suspect which is distinguishable in document examination.
A. writing habits
B. individual characteristics
C. class characteristics
D. natural variations

78. Materials compiled and organized by the document examiner to

assist him in answering special questions?
A. Sample B. Standards
C. Reference collection D. Exemplars
79. It is a forged signature where no attempt was done to make a copy
or facsimile of the genuine signature of the person purporting to sign
the document.
A. simple forgery B. simulated forgery
C. traced forgery D. falsification

80. It is the act of intermittently forcing the pen against the

paper surface.
A. pen pressure B. pen lift
C. pen emphasis D. pen stop

81. It is any peculiarity of typewriting caused by actual damage on

the type-face or to the type face-metal.
A. mal-alignment B. type-face defects
C. type defects D. clogged defects

82. The letters and characters are designed to print at a certain

fixed angle to the base line of the typewriter, but they become warped
so that they lean to the right or left of the slant.
A. twisted letters B. tilted characters
C. mal-alignment D. off-its-feet

83. These are sets of materials which have been written on the
machine consisting of day-to-day questions in the course of business
or private affairs.
A. requested standard B. collected standard
C. prepared standard D. dictated standard

84. Handwriting samples of the same writer may vary somewhat

according to the conditions under which the writing was done. In
which of the following classes of writers are such variations in
genuine writing likely to occur?
A. Men writers
B. Women writers
C. Practiced writers
D. Semi-illiterate writers

85. It is the act or process of making a close and critical study of

any material necessary to discover the facts about them.
A. observation B. evaluation
C. examination D. investigation

86. It is the branch of medicine that deals with the application of

medical knowledge to the purpose of the law and in the administration
of justice.
A. surgical medicine
 B. obstetrics & genecology
C. medical autopsies
D. forensic medicine

87. The role of the teeth in human identification is necessary

important because of the following reasons, EXCEPT:
A. the possibility of two persons to have the same dentition
is quite remote
B. the importance of dental characteristics as a means of
identification
C. ante-mortem records are reliable comparative or
exclusionary mode of identification
D. the human teeth is infallible, reliable and permanent

88. It is the rise of temperature of the body after death, due to

rapid and early putrefactive changes or some internal changes, and
usually observed in the first two hours of death.
A. anti-mortem caloricy
B. anti-mortem lividity
C. post-mortem caloricity
D. post-mortem lividity

89. After death, the body loses slowly its temperature by evaporation
of by conduction to the surrounding atmosphere, and it is one of the
prominent signs and indications of death.
A. livor mortis B. algor mortis
C. instantenous rigor D. rigor mortis

90. The loss of tone of blood vessels cause the blood to be under the
influence of gravity, capillaries may be distended with blood that
will coalesce with one another until the whole area becomes dull-red
or purplish in color and this is known as:
A. livor mortis B. algor mortis
C. instantenous rigor D. rigor mortis

91. Three to six hours after death, the muscles gradually stiffen,
and it usually starts at the muscles of the neck and lower jaw and
spread downwards to the chest, abdomen, arm, and lower limbs, and this
is considered as natural phenomenon, and termed as:
A. all of these B. rigor mortis
C. livor mortis D. algor mortis

92. This is due to extreme nervous system injury to the chest, and
this also to the fact that the last voluntary contraction of the
muscle during life does not stop after death.
A. lividity B. putrefaction
C. flaccidity D. cadaveric spasm

93. It is the breaking down of complex protein into simpler

components associated with the evolution of foul smelling gases and
accompanied by the change of color of the body.
A. none of these B. putrefaction
C. flaccidity of muscle D. decomposition

94. It is a comprehensive study of a dead body, performed by a

trained physician employing recognized dissection procedure and
techniques, and it includes removal of tissues for further
examination.
A. medical examination B. autopsy
C. autopsy examination D. all of these

96. It is the general term applied to all forms of violent death

which results primarily from the interference with the process of
respiration or the condition in which the supply of oxygen to the
blood or to the tissue or both has been reduced below normal level.
A. asphyxia B. comatose
C. anoxemia D. heart failure

96. It is a physical injury located not at the site, nor opposite the
site of the application of force but in some areas offering the least
resistance to the force applied.
A. physical injury B. contre-coup injury
C. loss of functions D. minoris resistencia

97. This is produced by a sharp-edged-cutting or sharp-linear edge of

the instrument, like a knife, razor, metal sheet, etc.
A. chopped wound B. incised wound
C. shacked wound D. lacerated wound

98. In entomology of the cadaver, the mere facts that there are
maggots in the cadaver, one can conclude that death has occurred for
more than how many hours.
A. twelve hours B. twenty-four hours
C. twenty hours D. fourteen hours

99. The presence of live flea recovered from the clothing of the
victim, it is conclusive that the body has been in water for a period
less than how many hours.
A. three to six hours B. thirty-four hours
C. none of these D. twenty-four hours

100. It is the application and study of insect and other arthropod

biology to criminal matters, and is primarily associated with death
investigations.
A. forensic entomology B. entomology of victim
C. forensic insectology D. entolomogy of cadaver

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