CRIMINALISTICS SET 1

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one
answer for each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the
answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 1 only.

MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1. The configuration and details of individual ridges remains the same and unchanging till after
the final decomposition of the body. This principle in fingerprint identification is referred to
as -
A. Constancy
B. Individuality
C. Permanency
D. A and C

2. What is the identification of persons through examination and comparison of fingerprint?

A. Dactylography
B. Dactyloscopy
C. Fingerprint Identification
D. Personal Identification

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

A. Looping Ridge
B. Returning Ridge
C. Reurving ridge
D. Converging Ridge

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

5. On a fingerprint card, it causes the black or darkened line resembling the formation of the
ridges.
A. Furrows
B. Creases
C. None of these
D. Friction ridges

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

7. The space between shoulders of a loop, free of any appendage, and a butting at right angle
is called -
A. Sufficient recurve
B. Appendage
C. Delta
D. Tri-radial Point
8. A short ridge at the top or summit of a recurve usually at right angle is referred to as -
A. Staple
B. Appendage
C. Envelope
D. Spike

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

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

11. Which of these refers to that point at which the recurving ridge definitely turns or curves?
A. Sufficient recurve
B. Shoulder
C. Creases
D. Up thrust

12. Which of these statements is incorrect regarding the location of the core?
A. None of these
B. It is placed upon or within the innermost sufficient recurve.
C. When the innermost sufficient recurve contains ending ridges or rod rising as high as
the shoulder of the loop further from the delta, the core will be the tip of the ending
ridges nearer to the delta.
D. When the innermost sufficient recurve contains an uneven number of rods rising as
high as the shoulders, the core is placed upon the end of the center rod whether it
touches the looping ridge or not.

13. The following are true concerning the location of delta, except -
A. The delta may be located at a bifurcation which does open towards the core.
B. When there is a choice between a bifurcation and another type of delta, equally
close to the point of divergence, the bifurcation is selected.
C. When there is a series of bifurcation opening towards the core at the point of
divergence of two type lines, the bifurcation nearest to the core is chosen as the
delta.
D. If the ridge enters the pattern area from the point below the divergent type lines.
The delta must be located at the end farther to the core.

14. It is one type of fingerprint patterns in which the ridges run its direction to the thumb.
A. Loop
B. Radial loop
C. Ulnar Loop
D. Plain Loop

15. The following are the requirements of a pattern before it can be considered as a loop,
except -
A. None of these
B. It must have a core
C. It must have a delta
 D. It must have a recurving ridge that passes between the core and the delta

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

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

18. Which is not a plain arch?

A. None of these
B. One or several ridges in the center of the form an up thrust
C. The ridge or ridges in the center formed a well-defined angle
D. The pattern may have two or three or four essential requisites of a loop pattern

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

A. Double Loop
B. Central Pocket
C. Accidental
D. Plain Whorl

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

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

22. These are impressions which are visible grossly but made visible by the addition of some
substances.
A. Visible prints
B. Plastic impressions
C. Latent prints
D. Plastic prints

23. It is the identifying and distinguishing of fingerprint pattern according to their design and
formation.
A. Fingerprint analysis
B. Dactylography
C. Dactyloscopy
D. Personal Identification
24. It means the fingerprint cards are grouped according to the classification formula and the
classification of the extension used in the bureau.
A. Filing
B. Pockets
C. Classification formula
D. None of these

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

26. It is the ridge count on the loop appearing in the right little finger.
A. Final
B. Key
C. Major
D. Primary

27. Which of these represents the ridge count of the right first loop appearing in a set of prints,
beginning with the thumb of the right hand but excluding the little finger?
A. Primary
B. Final
C. Major
D. Key

28. It refers to the operation of having successfully made identification by finding a duplicate
record on file.
A. Catch
B. Ident
C. Hit
D. A and or B

29. It is used to develop latent prints which may be in blood.

A. Tetramethyl benzidine
B. Ninhvdrin
C. Cyanoa
D. Iodine fumecrylate

30. Which of the following discharges pistol cartridges?

A. Revolver
B. Sub-machine guns
C. assault rifles
D. Repeating arms

31. What part of the firearm causes impressed marks on the base of the cartridge case due to
recoil?
A. Bolt
B. Firing pin
C. Breech face
D. Striker

32. What would be the best firearm to be used to subdue a felon with murderous frenzy?
A. Cal. 45 Pistol
B. M1Cal.30Garand
C. M16 Rifle
 D. Magnum .357 Revolver

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

34. What is the common core of bullets?

A. alloy
B. steel
C. lead
D. tin

35. When a shot is fired on an automatic pistol by a criminal the fired shell -
A. remains within the chamber
B. in most cases will be found at the scene of firing C is rarely found at the crime scene
C. is usually disposed by the perpetrator
D. all of these apply

36. What makes firearms identification possible?

A. the comprehensive technical, scientific, and legal training of the ballistician
B. the transfer of individual characteristics from a firearm to the ammunition
components passing through it
C. the availability of state of the art forensic ballistics equipment and examination
devices
D. the collection of firearms related evidence such as fired bullets, fired cartridge cases,
wadding of shotguns, and testimony of witnesses

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

38. Pistol is significantly distinguished from revolver by its –

A. Barrel
B. Hammer
C. Frame
D. Slide assembly

39. A conventional firearm is simply a mechanical device. What operating mechanism of the
gun loads, fires, and ejects a cartridge?
A. Action
B. Breech
C. Extractor and Ejector
D. Trigger mechanism

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

41. The term ammunition evolved from the Latin word "munire" which means to -
A. Load
 B. Fire
C. Roll
D. Provide

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

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

44. Pistol cartridge is significantly distinguished from revolver cartridge because of the latter's -
A. Barrel
B. Extracting groove
C. Frame
D. Rim

45. For most repeating and semi-autonomic firearms, what specific part is used to feed
cartridges into the chamber and close the rear of the barrel during the actual firing of the
cartridge?
A. Burt
B. Bolt
C. Breech
D. Magazine

46. What firearm is loaded by manual manipulation of the breechblock is usually capable of
single-shot firing?
A. Bolt-action type
B. Lever-action type
C. Repeating firearms
D. Slide-action type

47. What prevents the pellets fired from shotguns to immediately separate upon leaving the
barrel?
A. Choke
B. Muzzle
C. Rifling
D. Yoke

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

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

50. If you recovered a straight-rimless case at the crime scene, the first idea that comes to mind
is that the shell was fired from -
A. an assault rifle
B. double-action revolver
C. pistol
D. submachine gun

51. What should be the classification of a shell when the diameter of the rim is larger than the
diameter of the shell's body?
A. Bottleneck type
B. Rebated type
C. Rimless case
D. Rimmed case

52. What specific part of the shell of revolver cartridge limits the travel of the cartridge through
the chamber?
A. Cannelure
B. Primer
C. Rim
D. Extracting groove

53. What is the principal ingredient of single-based propellants for modern small arms?
A. Centralite
B. Nitrocellulose
C. Nitroglycerine
D. Nitro-guanidine

54. At the crime scene, you recovered a rim-fire cartridge case with a straight body, as a smart
detective you are certain that it was ejected from -
A. pistol
B. rifle
C. revolver
D. submachine gun

55. The term rifling can be understood as -

A. One stage of gun barrel making process
B. land and grooves spiraling along the bore surface
C. part of firearm which imparts gyroscopic action to the bullet
D. All of these

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

57. According to the diameter of the base or rim of the cartridge case, which is common to
revolver and shot gun cartridges?
A. diameter is greater than the body
B. diameter of rim is equal to the body
C. made of brass case
D. presence of extracting grooves
58. When the diameter of the rim is equal to the diameter of the cartridge case, the cartridge is
classified as what?
A. Rimmed cartridge
B. Rebated type
C. Semi-rimmed type
D. Rimless cartridge

59. The front side of the bolt is called -

A. breech end
B. striker
C. breech face
D. A and C

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

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

62. The device for storing cartridges in repeating and auto loading firearms for easy feeding of
the chamber is called –
A. chamber
B. magazines
C. forearm in case of shotguns
D. All of these

63. Which of the following refers to the accumulation of gunpowder residue or dirt in the
interior surface of gun barrel caused by solid products when a cartridge is fired?
A. corrosion
B. erosion
C. fouling
D. stinking

64. What prevents the escape of gases towards the rear of the chamber?
A. shell
B. cartridge
C. cylinder
D. breechblock

65. Which is automatically ejected from auto-loading firearms during the firing process?
A. shell
B. cartridge case
C. cartridge
D. A and B

66. The part of the bullet which refers to the radius of curve between the bearing surface and
the point usually stated with respect to the caliber.
A. ogive
B. nose or tip
 C. bearing surface
D. meplat

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

A. full wad cutters
B. slugs
C. semi-wad cutters
D. round nose

68. Generally, subsonic bullets have -

A. rounded fronts or nose
B. flat nose
C. pointed nose
D. conical nose

69. These are often used by quick draw shooters for their own safety.
A. rubber bullets
B. lead bullets
C. wax bullets
D. none of these

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

A. cartouche
B. charta
C. papyri
D. carta

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

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

73. Before test firing, the ballistician usually marks first the cartridges for test firing. In marking
such cartridges, the following, but one, are the ideal parts of the cartridge to be marked:
A. Base of the bullets
B. Body of the shells
C. Ogive of the bullets
D. Nose or tip of the bullets

74. A ballistician, after comparing the evidence bullets and standard bullets, he was only able to
clearly establish that the evidence bullets were fired from the same type and make of
firearms from which the standard bullets were fired. His conclusion is called -
A. Identification
B. No conclusion
C. Exclusion
D. Negative identification
75. Photography is the production of visible images by using the action of light on a sensitized
material. Literally, photography means -
A. To draw with light
B. To record with light
C. To record with a box
D. Art of recording

76. A man whose name is most associated with the first successful photographs as a Frenchman
was -
A. John W. Herschel
B. William Henry Talbot
C. Joseph Nicephore Niepce
D. Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre

77. Which of these records light?

A. Camera
B. Photographic paper
C. Lens
D. Film

78. It is the art of photographing minute objects when magnified by means of the microscope
and enlarge from l0x up.
A. Photomacrography
B. Microphotgraphy
C. Macrophotography
D. Photomacrography

79. Which of the following can photograph or record unseen objects?

A. X- ray photography
B. Infrared photography
C. Ultra-violet photography
D. Night time photography

80. The four major factors involved in photography are the following, except -
A. Light
B. Camera
C. Chemicals
D. Processing

81. Photography is a study concerning the production of permanent records of images by the
combined action of light on sensitive surfaces, a mechanical device and -
A. chemical processing
B. printing
C. photographic paper
D. developing chemicals

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

A. Picture
B. Photo gallery
C. Photograph
D. Picture and photographs

83. The visual effect of light on the film after development varies with the quantity or quality of
light that reached the emulsion of the film. Too great amount of light will produce -
A. a transparent or white shade after development
B. an opaque or black shade after development
 C. good quality of recorded images
D. inferior quality of recorded images

84. The amount of light reaching the film is dependent upon several factors like, except -
A. None of these
B. Lens opening used
C. Shutter speed used
D. Lighting condition

85. The energy wave produced by the oscillation or acceleration of an electric charge is called -
A. Wavelength
B. Electro-magnetic spectrum
C. Frequency
D. Visible spectrum

86. When two crests meet, the crests of two waves have combined to form a high crest, the
phenomenon is called -
A. Reinforcement
B. Fortify
C. Annulment of Waves
D. None of these

87. The bending of light around an object gives rise to the phenomenon called -
A. Diffraction
B. Refraction
C. Wavelength
D. Reflection

88. What is the condition that occurs whenever an object changes the direction of a light wave
but does not allow the wave to pass through it?
A. Refraction
B. Diffraction
C. Reflection
D. Transmission

89. What is not true about refraction?

A. It is the bending of light rays when passing obliquely from one medium to another
such as air through a substance of different density is refracted or bent
B. It is a phenomenon occurring when waves of light diverge/separate as they pass the
edge of opaque material or through a small hole
C. With greater density of medium, refraction is towards the normal
D. When light hits a transparent medium at a perpendicular angle, there is no
refraction

90. How many percent of light passes through transparent objects?

A. 100%
B. 95%
C. 90%
D. 85%

91. When direct sunlight is obscured by the clouds, the classification of light according to
density is called -
A. Bright sunlight
B. Hazy sunlight
C. Cloudy sunlight
D. Dull sunlight
92. What is the type of chemical flash lamp can be used by all shutter speed provided the
synchronizer level is on?
A. F-lamp
B. S-lamp
C. M-lamp
D. FP-lamp
93. It can be used in photographing questioned documents suspected of being falsified or
forged and can be used to detect overwritten, erased, or hidden writings in a document.
A. Ultraviolet rays
B. Infrared rays
C. X-rays
D. Gamma rays
94. In a camera, which one controls the amount of light that reaches the film?
A. Shutter
B. Photographer
C. Aperture
D. A and or C only
95. Pinhole camera is a camera of simple design and construction, usually home-made
consisting of a box having a small aperture. The small aperture at one end functions as -
A. a lens
B. and opening
C. a view finder
D. an eyepiece
96. To enable the photographer gather light to be recorded, in box camera, the pinhole is
replaced by a -
A. Shutter
B. Film holder
C. Lens
D. Viewfinder
97. Which of the following types of camera is the cheapest and simplest to use?
A. Press Camera
B. Studio Camera
C. View Camera
D. Graphic Camera

98. What are the usual shutters for Single Reflex Cameras?
A. Focal Plane Shutters
B. Leaf Shutters
C. Leather Shutters
D. A and B

99. Construction of these cameras is similar to the view camera but is used primarily for
portraiture, copy work, small photography, and the indoor photography.
A. View Camera
B. Press Camera
C. Graphic Camera
D. Studio Camera

100. In modern cameras, which of the following focuses rays of light that is reflected by or
diverging from the subject unto the film?
A. Aperture
B. Shutter
C. Lens
D. Focusing Ring

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