1. It is placed just to the left of the primary in the classification formula.

Where whorls appear in

the thumbs following the whorl tracings sub secondary classification.
a. secondary
b. major division
c. key
d. final
2. From the same division above, what is the interpretation when the ridge of the left thumb
reaches fifteen (15)?
a. Small
b. Medium
c. Large
d. Inner
3. In the final division, ridge counting of loop is the usual process being done once it appears in the
little finger. If there is no loop pattern in that finger, a whorl pattern shall be ridge counted. How
will you treat a Plain or Central Pocket Loop for the purpose of getting its final classification?
a. Treated as an Ulnar Loop
b. Getting the least ridge count
c. By getting the ridge count of the top loop
d. It represents a dash
4. The delta must be located in from of the point of divergence of the two type lines which open
towards the Delta.
a. True
b. False
c. Possibly True
d. Possibly False
5. In ridge tracing, the reference is on
a. upper side or point of the extreme right delta
b. lower side or point of the extreme left delta
c. upper side or point of the moderate left delta
d. upper side or point of the moderate right delta
6. The following are the requisites of a loop except one,
a. It must have a core
b. It must have a complete circuit
c. It must have a delta
d. It must have a ridge count of at least one
7. What kind of a ridge resembles a dot, fragment or a period?
a. lake
b. island ridge
c. ending ridge
d. incipient ridge
8. Which is NOT true about accidental whorl?
a. It has a combination of two different patterns
 b. It has two deltas
c. The plain arch is not included in the combination
d. It is subject of ridge tracing in the Key Division
9. The bifurcation which does not remain open but whose legs after a long side by side for short
distance, come together to form a single ridge once more is referred to as…
a. Enclosure
b. Converging ridges
c. Island ridge
d. Closed ridges
10. PINS Cruz is examining a fingerprint pattern having a 2 delta and a core with few spiral
formations at the center but no complete circuiting ridge is cut. What type of pattern INS Cardo
is examining?
a. W
b. X
c. C
d. D
11. In the primary division, if the pattern appearing in finger number eight (8) is a loop, what is the
numerical value of that finger?
a. None
b. 8
c. 16
d. 2
12. The greater the number of points of similarities and dissimilarities of two persons compared, the
greater the probability for the conclusion to be correct. What is this Law called?
a. Law of Multiplicity of Evidence in Identification
b. Identification by Comparison and Exclusion
c. Law of Super Imposition
d. All of these
13. It is the approximate center of a fingerprint pattern usually found in loops and whorls.
a. Delta
b. Type line
c. Core
d. Bifurcation
14. Most of the time, a suspect will leave behind evidence known as latent print which are made up
of what substance?
a. Sweat and oil of the skin's surface
b. Furrows of the skin
c. Ridge formation
d. Ridges of the skin
15. When the innermost sufficient recurve contains no ending ridge or od rising as high as the
shoulder of the loop, the core is placed on the shoulder of the loop farther from the Delta.
a. True
 b. False
c. Partially True
d. Partially false
16. The distance between the nearest object and the object farthest from the camera that both
appear in focus.
a. Focal Length
b. Depth of Field
c. Lens Speed
d. Lens Hood
17. Light sensitivity of the film is also known as:
a. Film Speed
b. Film Grains
c. Film Emulsion
d. Film Contrast
18. A lens defect which is the inability to focus both horizontal and vertical plane at the same time
lines running different directions.
a. Chromatic Aberration
b. Astigmatism
c. Coma
d. Curvature of Field
19. It has a fast speed and is recommended for projection printing and enlarging.
a. Chloride Paper
b. Bromide Paper
c. Chloro-bromide Paper
d. Exposure Latitude
20. It refers to the inability to focus all the different colors of light on film at the same time.
a. Chromatic Aberration
b. Astigmatism
c. Coma
d. Curvature of field.
21. It is the remoteness or distance measured from the nearest to the farthest object in apparent
sharp focus when the lens set of focus is at a particular distance.
a. Focal Length
b. Angle of View
c. Depth of Field
d. Curvature of Field
22. It refers to silver halides which are light sensitive and impregnated in the emulsion exists as
small crystals and upon development are converted to pure silver granules.
a. Grain Size
b. Emulsion
c. Film
d. None of these
23. It is a Dissolving agent in the fixer solution.
a. Hypo/Sodium thiasulphate
b. Hydroquinone
c. Potassium Bromide
d. Sodium Chloride
24. This is sensitive to ultraviolet and blue light only.
a. Panchromatic
b. Orthochromatic
c. Infra-red
d. X-ray
25. What is the equivalent of ASA 25 in DIN Rating?
a. DIN 18
b. DIN 15
c. DIN 30
d. DIN 33
26. The light from the pinhole will form
a. A halo effect
b. A photographic emulsion
c. An inverted image
d. An emergent ray
27. This refers to the size of the metallic silver grains that formed after development of an exposed
film.
a. Spectral Sensitivity
b. Granularity
c. Emulsion Speed
d. Reversal Film
28. The smallest and the simplest type of camera. It is known as Instamatic camera or Point and
Shoot camera.
a. View finder camera
b. SLR
c. TLR
d. Press Type Camera
29. The lens opening also known as the relative aperture is the indicator for light transmitting
capability of the lens. Which lens opening will admit more light to pass through its medium?
a. F16
b. F5.6
c. F4
d. F2.8
30. Colors made by combining the primary colors are called:
a. Sub-Primary Colors
b. Secondary Colors
c. Tertiary Colors
 d. Elementary Colors
31. It is the branch of chemistry, which deals with the application of Is chemical principles in the
solution of problems that arise in connection with the administration of justice. It is chemistry
applied in the elucidation of legal problems.
a. Chemistry
b. Forensic toxicology
c. Forensic chemistry
d. Forensic chemistry and toxicology
32. __________________ was the first poison for which analytical test called Marsh Test was
developed.
a. Arsenic
b. Atropine
c. Acetic acid
d. Acetone
33. As the bullet’s velocity increases, the central hole of the glass becomes _____________,
cracking patterns become simpler, and the exit hole becomes wider than the entrance hole.
a. smaller
b. Bigger
c. Wider
d. Broader
34. This is a living organism, normally present in the seminal fluid consisting of a head, neck and tail.
a. Semen
a. Spermatozoa
b. Blood
c. Serum
35. Mr. X, a forensic chemist, after thorough examination on the physical evidence, the forensic
chemist submitted the technical report to the assigned investigator. At what stage of work of
forensic chemistry best fits the scenario above?
a. Collection or Reception of Evidence
b. Actual Examination of Specimen
c. communication of results of the Examinations
d. Court Appearance
36. In the scientific examination of physical evidence, those evidence collected from the crime scene
and brought to the crime laboratory are called questioned samples. Which of the following
example best describes a questioned sample?
a. A test bullet recovered from the firearm of the lead suspect
b. Standard signature from the complainant
c. Fired bullet embedded in the body of the corpse
d. Hair Sample from the nearest kin
37. There is prompt and marked disturbance of function or death within a short period of time. It is
due either by taking a strong poison in excessive single dose or several doses at short interval.
a. Acute poisoning
 b. Sub-acute poisoning
c. Chronic poisoning
d. Suicidal poisoning
38. This reagent turns blue-purple in the presence of LSD.
a. Zwikker’s Test
b. Marquis Test
c. Van Urk Test
d. Duquenois- Levine Test
39. It is a blood spatter resulting from a forceful impact between an object and wet blood, causing
the blood to break into smaller droplets.
a. Single Drop
b. Impact Spatter
c. Cast-Off Stain
d. Transfer Bloodstain
40. This type of bloodstain pattern result from the discharge of pressurized blood onto a target
surface, for instance the ejection of blood from a punctured artery.
a. Projected Bloodstain
b. Pool Stains
c. Transfer Bloodstain
d. Expiration stains
41. The following statements best show the importance of application of blood group data, EXCEPT?
a. Determining of whether a man accused of fathering a child out of wedlock
b. Determination of whether a child born a married woman could or could not have been
fathered by her legal spouse
c. Determination of whether a child who has been lost and later recovered after being lost
d. Determination of the blood type of an offender to consider as conclusive evidence once
presented to the court
42. Mr. A is married to Mrs. B. Mr. A has a blood group of Type A while his spouse has a blood group
of Type AB. The female spouse conceived a child and found out that the infant has a blood type
O. Is it correct to say that the married couple is NOT the biological parent of the child?
a. No, because blood type is not one of the basis of paternity
b. Yes, because the DNA of blood is conclusive in determining parentage
c. Yes, because it is impossible for a blood type A and type AB parent to conceive a blood
type O child.
d. No, because blood typing is only being considered for blood transfusion
43. What is the average volume of semen in a normal ejaculation of a man.
a. 1-2 ML
b. 2-5 ML
c. 6-10 ML
d. 7-8 ML
44. It pertains to the physical, geometric image created by blood contacting a surface or by a
surface contacting blood.
 a. Blood Spatter Analysis
b. Blood Spatter
c. Bloody Shit
d. Single Blood Spatter
45. Which of the following TEST is applied when forensic experts want to determine if the blood
being examined is of human or non-human?
a. Blood grouping
b. Confirmatory
c. Preliminary
d. Precipitin
46. It is the specialized outgrowth of the skin which occur everywhere on the human body except on
the palm of the hand and sole of the foot.
a. Mole
b. Dust
c. Hair
d. Booger
47. The word DNA stand for?
a. Deoxyribonuclues Acid
b. Deoxyrebonuclie Acid
c. Deoxyribonucleic Acid
d. Deoxydizebonuclei Acid
48. In order to identify burned victims, what is the TEST is available that can be performed by the
examiners?
a. Clinical Photography
b. Tissue examination
c. Forensic odontology
d. Fingerprinting
49. How long does alcohol last in blood?
a. Up to 24 to 48 hours
b. 3-5 days
c. 10 hours
d. up to 12 hours
50. It is the visible effect of bodily movement which is almost unconscious expression of fixed
muscular habits reacting from fixed mental impressions.
a. Handwriting
b. Writing
c. Typewriting
d. writing movement
51. The blotting out or shearing over the writing to make the original invisible.
a. Obliteration
b. Erasure
c. Addition
 d. Multiplication
52. This is usually used for the detection of counterfeited bills but can actually be used to detect
security features of qualified document.
a. Infra-red viewer
b. Ultra-violet lamp
c. Shadowgraph
d. Transmitted Light Gadget
53. In this examination, the document is viewed with the source of illumination behind it and the
light passing through the paper. It is used to determine the presence of erasures, matching of
serrations and some other types of alterations.
a. Microscopic Examination
b. Transmitted Light Examination
c. Oblique Light examination
d. Ultra-violet Examination
54. It is the crime of making, circulating or uttering false coins and banknotes.
a. Falsification
b. Forgery
c. Counterfeiting
d. Engraving
55. An erasure with the use of ink eradicators.
a. Mechanical erasure
b. Chemical erasure
c. Electronic erasure
d. All of the foregoing
56. Balance quality of movement of the harmonious recurrence of stress of impulse.
a. Line quality
b. Rhythm
c. Baseline
d. Writing pressure
57. Instruments whose origin are known and proven; which are used in comparison with a
questioned document.
a. Simulated documents
b. Falsified documents
c. Standard documents
d. Forged documents
58. The signature of the check issued by John Dy Chua is suspected to have been forged, and he
cannot remember if he issued the check or not. The signatures were exactly the same in size and
strokes compared to another issued check. If you are the examiner, what will be your
conclusion?
a. Forged, because no signatures are exactly the same in all details/aspect
b. Genuine, because Mr. Dy forgot when he issued the check
c. Genuine, because no one is allowed to his office when he is not around
 d. Genuine, because the two signatures are exactly the same
59. Document which contains some changes either as an addition or deletion.
a. Altered document
b. Disputed document
c. Obliterated document
d. Inserted document
60. What are abnormal or maladjustment in a typewriter which is reflected in its work and lead to
its identification?
a. Deficiency
b. Defects
c. Flaw
d. Weakness
61. What FONT has short cross-strokes that project from the top and bottom of the main stroke of a
letter?
a. Rebound
b. San-serif
c. Serif
d. Off its feet
62. What is the RATIO of height to width consistent in each letter?
a. Connecting
b. Size
c. Baseline
d. Line
63. What is retouching of defective portion of a writing stroke which is common defect in
questioned documents examination?
a. Patching
b. Shading
c. Altering
d. Retracing
64. This refers to additional unnecessary strokes to legibility of letterforms or writing.
a. Rubric
b. Embellishment
c. Tremor
d. A or B
65. Contemporary handwriting standards means that the age of the standards should be within?
a. 8 years from the date of the question document
b. 10 years prior to the date of the questioned
c. 5 years prior to the date of the questioned document
d. 15 years prior to the date of the questioned
66. What part or component of a polygraph machine that records the speed and force of the chest
when breathing while the subject is questioned?
a. Galvanometer
 b. Pneumograph
c. Cardiosphygmograph
d. Kymograph
67. What component in a polygraph machine that records graphically the movement of the heart
and radial pulse?
a. Pneumograph
b. Cardio-sphygmograph
c. Kymograph
d. Cardiometer
68. Is this muddy pair of rubber shoes yours? Is what type of question?
a. Irrelevant
b. Relevant
c. Conclusive
d. Control
69. "Did you ever hurt your wife?" is what type of question?
a. Conclusive
b. Irrelevant
c. Control
d. Relevant
70. It is an act of deceiving or misleading committed by a person usually accompanied by lying.
a. Admission
b. Lying
c. Deception
d. Confession
71. A test undertaken when the subject is not aware of the details of the offense for which he is
under scrutiny.
a. Guilt Complex Test
b. Silent Answer Test
c. Peak of Tension Test
d. Narrative
72. It is a tracing on the chart wherein the subject answered in the irrelevant question.
a. Normal Tracing
b. Normal Response
c. Specific Response
d. Response
73. It is any deviation from the normal tracing of the subject.
a. Normal Response
b. Specific Response
c. Polygrams
d. Response
74. It primarily controls the motor and sensory functions that occur at or above the threshold. A
a. Central Nervous System
 b. Autonomic Nervous System
c. Muscular System
d. Reproductive System
75. When a decreased in the cardiograph shows what indication?
a. Pulse rate is high
b. Blood pressure is low
c. Increase in muscle movement
d. Increased in sweat production
76. An examination wherein an informal interview of the subject is undertaken between 20 to 30
minutes.
a. Post-test Interrogation
b. Pre-test Interview
c. Actual Interrogation
d. Lie Detection Test
77. Test undertaken when both relevant and control questions are similar in degree and
consistency.
a. Guilt complex test
b. Silent answer test
c. Peak of tension test
d. None of the above
78. What is the normal rate of pulse beat of an adult subject in a polygraph test?
a. 60-65
b. 70-75
c. 6- 12
d. 13-15
79. It is a type of question in which it established the norms of the subject and it pertains to the
basic background of the subject. It only asks questions not related to the matter under
investigation.
a. Irrelevant Question
b. Relevant Question
c. Knowledge Question
d. Evidence-Connecting Question
80. Were you in the place of the Mr. Kenji on then of April 27, 20207" is an example of what
question?
a. Relevant question
b. Irrelevant question
c. Weak relevant question
d. Strong relevant question
81. It is conducted after the actual test designed to obtained confession or admission from the
subject.
a. Post-test Interview/interrogation
b. Actual Test
 c. Chart Probing
d. Investigation
82. It refers to the brief confrontation between the subject and the polygraph examiner done every
after taking each chart
a. Initial Interview
b. Pre- Test Interview
c. Chart Probing
d. Post- Test Interview
83. In the administration of truth serum, the drug given hypodermically to the subject is_________.
a. Shabu
b. Hyoscine Hydrobromide
c. Psychiatric Sodium Amytal
d. Morphine
84. The depth of entry of the bullet in the target.
a. Pull of Gravity
b. Air Resistance
c. Terminal Penetration
d. Terminal Accuracy
85. It refers to firearm whose projectile is a collection of lead pellets which varies in sizes with the
type of cartridge applied.
a. Single Action Firearm
b. double Action Firearm
c. Rifle
d. Shotgun
86. This instrument is use to measure the angle of twist in a rifled pistol and revolver.
a. Magnifying Glass
b. Gunsmith tools
c. Micrometer
d. Helixometer
87. A type of firearms designed to fire only one shot every loading.
a. Repeating Arms
b. Single Shot Firearms
c. Bolt Action Type
d. Machine Guns
88. It is the most powerful propellants.
a. Smokeless Powder
b. Black Powder
c. Face Powder
d. Grenade Powder
89. The first cartridge of a self-exploding type.
a. Pin-Fire cartridge
b. Rim-Fire Cartridge
 c. Center Fire Cartridge
d. All of these
90. The oldest propellant.
a. Black Powder
b. Pink powder
c. Yellow Green powder
d. Smokeless
91. It is equal to the height of the side of a land.
a. Depth of Grooves
b. Twist
c. Rifling
d. Land
92. The rifling inside the gun barrel may twist _________.
a. To the right only
b. To the left only
c. To the right & left
d. All of these
93. It refers to serrated grooves that are sometimes found rolled into the necks and bodied of the
cases at the location of the bases of the bullet to prevent the bullet from being pushed back or
loosened.
a. Neck
b. Base
c. Crimp
d. Cannelures
94. It refers to the mobility or the movement of the projectile once it leaves the muzzle and until it
reaches the target or fall in the ground.
a. Motion
b. Ballistics
c. Ballista
d. Trajectory
95. 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
96. It is the rearward movement of the firearm after explosion.
a. velocity of the bullet
b. recoil of the firearm
c. rotation of the bullet
d. inside the barrel energy generated
97. The following conditions are NOT attributed to external ballistics, EXCEPT:
a. Firing pin hitting the primer.
 b. Ignition of the priming mixture.
c. Energy generated at the muzzle point.
d. Rotation of the bullet inside the muzzle.
98. This refers to the helical grooves cut in the interior surface of the bore.
a. swaging
b. ogive
c. rifling
d. breaching
99. Firearms that have no rifling inside the gun barrel.
a. Smooth-Bore firearm
b. Rifled-bore firearm
c. Small Arms
d. Artillery
100. If the Shape if the base of the bullet is boat tailed, the shape of the nose is________.
a. Pointed
b. Round
c. Wad-type
d. Semi-wad