Criminalistics

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 E. Infallibility

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

A. Dactylography B. Dactyloscopy C. Fingerprint Identification
D. Personal Identification E. All of these

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

A. Looping Ridge B. Returning Ridge C. Recurving Ridge
D. Converging Ridge E. Rotating Ridge

4. It refers to the three 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 E. Fork

5. On a fingerprint card, it causes the black or dar4kened line resembling the formation of the
ridges.
A. Furrows B. Creases C. None of these
D. Fingerprint E. 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 E. Epidermis

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 E. Envelope

8. A short ridge at the top or summit of a recurve usually at rig ht angle is referred to as-
A. Staple B. Appendage C. Envelope
D. Spike E. Short ridge

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

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

11. Which of these refers to that point at which the recurving ridge indefinitely turns or curve?
A. Sufficient recurve B. Shoulder C. Creases
D. Upthrust E. Furrows

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.
E. When the innermost sufficient recurve contains an even number of rods rising as high
as the shoulders, the core is placed upon the end of the further one of the two center rods, the two
rods being treated as though they were connected by a recurving ridge.

13. The following are true concerning the location of the delta, except-
A. The delta maybe located at a bifurcation which does open toward 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. The delta may not be located in the middle of the ridge running between the type lines
toward the cores but at a nearer end only. The location of the delta depends entirely upon the
point of origin of the ridge between the type lines toward the core.
E. 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 E. All of these

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
E. It must have a ridge count of a minimum of at least one (1)

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. Lateral Pocket Loop Whorl E. 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 E. Complex Pattern

18. Which is not a plain arch?

A. None of these
B. One or se3veral 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
E. It forms a loop pattern but has no ridge count

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

A. Double loop B. Accidental C. Central Pocket
D. Plain Whorl E. None of these

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 E. Chance 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 E. A and B

22. These are impressions which are visible grossly but made visible by the addition of some sub-
stances.
A. Visible Prints B. Plastic Impressions C. Latent prints
D. Plastic prints E. None of these

23. It is the identifying and distinguishing of fingerprint pattern according to their design and for-
mation.
A. Fingerprint analysis B. Dactylography C. Dacty-
loscopy
D. Personal Identification E. All of these

24. It means the fingerprint cards are grouped according to the classification formula and the clas-
sification of the extension used in the bureau.
A. Filing B. Pockets C. Classification formula
D. None of these E. Reference line

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 E. Major

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

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

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

A. Tetramethyl benzidine B. Ninhydrin C. Cyanoa
D. Iodine fumecrylate [Link] Nitrate

30. Which of the following discharges pistol cartridges?

A. Revolver B. Sub-machine guns C. Assault rifles
D. Repeating arms E. None of these

31. What part of the firearm causes impressed marks on the base of the cartridge case due to re-
coil?
A. Bolt B. Firing pin C. Breechface D. Striker E .All
of these

32. What would be the best firearm to be used to subdue a felon with murderous frenzy?
A. Cal. 45 Pistol B. M1 Cal. 30 Garand C. M16 Rifle
D. Magnum .357 Revolver E. All of these

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
E. To prevent adherence of lead on the barrel’s rifling

34. What is the common core of bullets?

A. alloyB. steel C. lead D. tin E. All of these

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
D. is usually disposed by the perpetrator
E. 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
E. All of these
37. During firing, what is struck by the firing pin after pressing the trigger?
A. Hammer B. Primer C. Base of shell
D. Striker E. Trigger
38. Pistol is significantly distinguished from revolver by its-
A. Barrel B. Hammer C. Frame
D. Rotating cylinder E. 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 E. None of these
40. Regarding the parts of small arms’ cartridge, which among these is also called percussion?
A. Crimp B. Primer C. Rim
D. Shell E. Striker
41. The term ammunition evolved from the Latin word “munire” which means to-
A. Load B. Fire C. Roll
D. None of these E. 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 E. C and D

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 E. Intentional marks

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

45. For most repeating and semi-automatic 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. Butt B. Bolt C. Breech D. Magazine E. None of these

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

D. Slide-action type E. None of these

47. What prevents the pellets fired from shotguns to immediately separate upon leaving the bar-
rel?
A. Choke B. Muzzle C. Rifling D. YokeE. None of these

48. In term of English caliber system, what is the bore diameter of the popular M16 A2 assault ri-
fle?
A. 5.56 m B. 7.62 mm C. Cal. .22 D. Cal . . 25 E. Cal . . 30

49. Talking about ammunition, which of these refers to the initiator of the combustion of propel-
lant?
A. Crimp B. Rim C. Percussion D. Shell E. Firing pin

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 E. any of these
51. What should be the classification of a shell when the diameter of the rim is larger than the di-
ameter of the shell’s body?
A. Bottleneck type B. Rebated type C. Rimless case
D. Rimmed case E. Semi-rimmed

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 E. None of these

53. What is the principal ingredient in single-based propellants for modern small arms?
A. Centralite B. Nitrocellulose c. Nitroglycerine
D. Nitro-guanidine E. None of these

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

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. the spiraling helical lands and grooves inside the barrel
E. 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. Submachine gun C. Revolver
D. Pistol E. A and B

57. According to the diameter of the base or rim of the cartridge case, which is common to re-
volver 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
E. All of these

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. Belted cartridge
D. Semi-rimmed type E. Rimless cartridge

59. The front side of the bolt is called-

A. breech end B. striker C. breech face
D. A and C E. None of these

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
E. All of these

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 w/ shortened barrels and no stock.
A. sawed-off B. shortened arms C. short-bar-
reled
D. small arms E. carbine

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. firearm in case of short guns
D. All of these E .Box type

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

64. What prevents the escape of gases towards the rear of the chamber?
A. shell B. cartridge C. cylinder
D. breechblock E. none of these

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

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 E. cone

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

A. full wadcutters B. slugs C. semi-wadcutters
D. round nose E. All of these

[Link], subsonic bullets have-

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

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 E. drill ammo

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

A. cartouch B. charta C. papyri D. carta E. all of these

71. All but one, are true about individual characteristics in firearms.
A. Marks produce 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 for-
mer
E. The random imperfections of the firearm surfaces are unique

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. 1,2,3,4 E. 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 E. None of these

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. Exclusion C. No conclusion
D. Negative identification E. None of these

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 E. All of these

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 E. William Abney

77. Which of these records light?

A. Camera B. Photographic paper C. SLR
D. Silver halide E. Film

78. It is the art of photographing minute objects when magnified by means of the microscope and
enlarge from 10x up.
A. Photomacrography B. Microphotography C. Macrophotography
D. Photomacrography E. C and or D

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

A. X-ray photography B. Infrared photography C. Ultra-violet photog-
raphy
D. Night time photography E. Flash photography

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

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

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

A. Picture B. Photo gallery C. Photograph
D. Picture and photographs E. All of these

83. The visual effect of light on the film after development varies with the quantity or quality of
light that reach 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
E. shallow 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 E. Filter used

[Link] 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 E. Photon-electromagnetic radiation

86. When two crests meet, the crests of two waves have combined to form a high crest, the phe-
nomenon is called-
A. Reinforcement B. Fortify C. Integration
D. Annulment of Waves E. 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 E. Absorption

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

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. With lesser density of medium at an oblique angle, refraction is away from the normal
E. When light hits a transparent medium at a perpendicular angle, there is no reflection

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

A. 100% B. 95% C. 90%D. 85% E. 80%

[Link] 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 E. Medium sunlight

92. What is the type of chemical flash lamp can be used by all shutter speed provided the syn-
chronizer level is on?
a. F-lamp B. S-lamp C. M-lamp
D. FP-lamp E. N-lamp

93. It can be used in photographing questioned documents suspected of being falsified or forged
and can be used to direct overwritten, erased, or hidden writings in a document.
A. Ultraviolet rays B. Infrared rays C. X-rays
D. Gamma rays E. Spectral 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 E. All of these

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 fu7nctions as-
A. a lens B. and opening C. a viewfinder
D. An eyepiece E. a shutter

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 E. Aperture

97. Which of the following types of camera is the cheapest and simplest to use?
A. Press Camera B. Studio Camera C. View Cam-
era
D. Graphic Camera E. Roll Film 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 E. Window Shutters

99. Constructions of these cameras is similar to the view camera but is used primarily for portrai-
ture, copy work, small photography, and the indoor photography.
A .View Camera B. Press Camera C. Graphic
Camera
D. Studio Camera E. Polaroid Camera

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

CRIMINOLOGISTS Licensure Examination

Second Day - 8:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
=================================================================

REVIEW QUESTIONS IN
CRIMINALISTICS SET TWO

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 following are types of medical evidence, except:

A. Photographic evidence
B. Experimental evidence
C. Testimonial evidence
D. Autoptic evidence

2. The art of identification by comparison of fingerprint is

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

3. Some scientific methods of identification are the following,

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

4. The greater the number of points of similarities and dissim-

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

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

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

6. The different test to determine peripheral circulation are

the following, except
A. Magnus test
B. Diaphanous test
C. I card’s test
D. Winslow’s test

7. The following officials of the Philippine Government are au-

thorized to conduct death investigation, except -
A. Public Prosecutor
B. Judges of the regional trial court
C. Director PNP
D. SOCO team

8. The following statements are important in death determina-

tion. Which is not valid?
A. Civil personality of a natural person is extinguished
by death
B. Civil property of a person is transmitted to the
heirs, if not, to the government
C. The death of the partner is one of the causes of dis-
solution of partnership agreement
D. The criminal liability of a person is extinguished by
death

9. The following are kinds of death, which one is not?

A. Somatic or Clinical Death
B. State of Suspended Animation
C. Cellular or Molecular Death
D. Regulated Death

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

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

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

administration of Justice. Which of the following is the
commonly used method of deception detection?
A. Lie detection method
B. Hypnotism
C. Use of drugs
D. Confession

12. In molecular or cellular death, death of individual cells is

with in
A. 3-6 minutes
B. 3-6 hours
C. 20-30 minutes
D. 20-30 hours

13. Post-mortem lividity has the following mechanisms:

A. Hypostatic pressure
B. Diffusion
C. Gravitational pressure
D. All of the above
14. Hanging is asphyxia due to the constriction of the neck as a
result of suspension in which the weight of the body pulls
upon the ligature. What differentiates it from strangulation
by a ligature therefore is:
A. The factor of suspension
B. Hanging raises a presumption of suicide
C. Strangulation is usually homicidal
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

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

the following. Which one is not valid?
A. Ante-mortem clot is firm in consistency
B. Clot is homogenous in construction so it cannot be
stripped into layers
C. Clot with varied colors
D. Surface of the blood vessels are raw after the clots
are removed

16. Post-mortem lividity maybe due to any of the following, ex-

cept:
A. Hypostasis
B. Autolysis
C. Diffusion
D. Suggillation

17. Comprehensive study of dead body, performed by a trained

Physician, to determine the cause of death:
A. Autopsy
B. Biophsis
C. Dissection
D. Physicians

18. Articles and materials found in the crime scene:

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

19. Circumscribed extravation of blood or subcutaneous tissue or

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

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

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

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

22. The means sanctioned by the law, of ascertaining the judi-

cial power/proceeding, the truth respecting the matter of
fact.
A. Polygraph
B. Evidence
C. Lie detector
D. All of these

23. Determination of individuality of a person or thing:

A. Description
B. Perception
C. Identification
D. All of these

24. Types of fingerprint patters, except:

A. Arches
B. Ordinary
C. Loop
D. Whorl

25. It is any unusual pattern of sexual behavior including ha-

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

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

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

27. A physical injury wherein the offended victim is incapaci-

tated for work or requires medical assistance for 10 days or
more but not more than 30 days.
A. Slight physical injury
B. Mutilation
C. Serious physical injury
D. less serious physical injury

28. It is the type of burn due to gamma rays and which is diffi-
cult to remedy:
A. Thermal burn
B. Electric burn
C. Chemical burn
D. Radiation burn

29. The metal tube through which the bullet is fired is called
A. Bore
B. Barrel
C. Baretta
D. Bromet

30. The old form of gunpowder invented over a thousand years ago
and consisting of nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur.
A. Chinese Powder
B. Black Powder
C. Gray Powder
D. All of these

31. The inside of the barrel is generally termed as

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

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

A. Buckle
B. Buttstock
C. Handle
D. End joint

33. In a gun, the portion of the "action" that holds the car-
tridge ready for firing is called
A. Gas tube
B. Chamber
C. Double-action
D. Trigger

34. A metal rod or plate that strikes the cartridge primer to

detonate the powder.
A. Spring
B. Trigger guard
C. Hammer
D. Revolver

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

firearm for loading into the chamber. Also referred to as a
"clip".
A. Clipper
B. Holder
C. Pin or pinhead
D. None of these

36. A device that fits over the muzzle of the barrel to muffle
the sound of a gunshot. Most work by baffling the escape of
gases.
A. Buffer
B. Silencer
C. Magazine
D. Hanger

37. Under the management of Lt. Darby during the American occu-
pation in the Philippines, a modern and complete fingerprint
file has been established for the Philippine commonwealth.
In 1937, the first Filipino fingerprint technician employed
by the Phil. Constabulary was
A. Mr. Generoso Reyes
B. Mr. Amado Delos Santos
C. Mr. Calixto Solis
D. None of these

38. The first leading judicial decision in the Philippine ju-

risprudence on the science of fingerprinting was the case of
A. People vs Medina
B. People vs Pineda
C. People vs Amador
D. People vs. Rosas
39. What is the intermediate and the thickest layer of the hair
and is composed of elongated, spindle-shaped fibrils which
cohere? They contain pigment granules in varying proportion
depending on the type of hair.
A. Medulla
B. Cortex
C. Core
D. Cuticle

40. Who was the noted British Examiner of questioned documents

said that an intelligent police investigator can detect al-
most 75% of all forgeries by careful inspection of a docu-
ment with simple magnifiers and measuring tools?
A. Dr. Arthur Stoll
B. Dr. Aristotle Curt
C. Dr. William Harrison
D. Dr. Benjamin Jones

41. In police photography studies, what are called the thin,

gelatinous, light-sensitive coatings on film that react
chemically to capture the color and shadings of a scene?
A. Films
B. Emulsions
C. Chemical Coatings
D. None of these

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

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

unrelated to the matter under investigation but are of simi-
lar nature although less serious as compared to those rele-
vant questions under investigation?
A. Irrelevant questions
B. Relevant questions
C. Control questions
D. Interrogative questions

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

informed of the details of the offense for which he is being
interrogated by the investigation, or by other persons or
from other sources like the print media?
A. Peak of Tension test
B. Control test
C. IQ Test
D. Guilt Complex Test

45. In fingerprinting, the space between shoulders of a loop,

free of any appendage, and a butting at right angle.
A. Complete curve
B. Sufficient Recurve
C. Straight arrow
D. Core

46. The term use to refer to a single recurving ridge enclosing

one or more rods or bars of a fingerprint.
A. None of these
B. Envelope
C. Furrows
D. Bifurcation

47. These are depressions or canals between the ridges of a fin-

gerprint which maybe compared with the low area in a tire
tread.
A. None of these
B. Envelope
C. Furrows
D. Bifurcation

48. In the study of questioned documents, what do you call the

quality of paper that does not allow light to pass through
or which prevents dark objects from being seen through the
paper?
A. Opacity
B. Watermarks
C. Skid marks
D. Invisibility

49. What is the oldest ink material known?

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

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

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

51. The branch of geology that deals with the systematic classi-
fication and identification of rocks, rock forming minerals
and soil. Also includes study of dust, dirt, safe insula-
tion, ceramics and other such materials, both natural and
artificial.
A. Petrography
B. Serology
C. Anthropology
D. Ecology

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

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

53. The bending of light around an object gives rise to the phe-
nomenon called
A. attraction
B. diffraction
C. light curve
D. light fingerprint

54. Under the law of reflection, The angle of reflection depends

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

56. The ratio of the weight of the powder charge to the weight
of the projectile is called
A. Power to speed ratio
B. Charge weight to bullet weight ratio
C. Firing pin stroke ratio
D. All of these

57. Chemical rearrangement of molecules into gas instead of

solids to cause the high explosives to exert full power of
shock. The speed varies in different explosive but in some
it is as high as 7000 yards in a second. This refers to
A. Energy
B. Gas
C. Detonation
D. Gun powder

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

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

59. In China, fingerprint is called ___. It was valued for pur-

poses of identification since time immemorial as found on a
Chinese clay seal made not later than the 3rd Century B.C.
A. Hua Chi
B. Mah Whang
C. Wong Cho
D. Tiang Hin

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

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

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

to prevent fraudulent collection of army pay account and for
identification of other documents. He was known as the Fa-
ther of Chiroscopy.
A. William Herschel
B. Francis Galton
C. Gilbert Thompson
D. Alphose Bertillon

62. A noted British anthropologist who began observation which

led to the publication in 1882 of his book “Fingerprints.”
That established the individuality of classifying finger-
print patterns.
A. Francis Galton
B. Gilbert Thompson
C. Wayne Kate
D. Alphonse Bertillon
63. The notorious gangster and a police character, who attempted
to erase his fingerprints by burning them with acid but as
time went by the ridges were again restored to their “natu-
ral” feature.
A. John Feilding
B. Johanes Curie
C. John Dellinger
D. Billy the Kid

64. What is the science of palm print identification?

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

65. A single ridge which splits into two ridges forming a “Y”
shape formation or structure is commonly known as
A. Diverging ridges
B. Bifurcating ridges
C. Loop
D. Delta

66. Symbolized by letter W in the fingerprint classification. It

is a fingerprint pattern which there are two deltas and in
which at least one ridge makes a turn through one complete
circuit.
A. Plain whorl
B. Central pocket loop whorl
C. Accidental loop
D. Ulnar loop

67. Father of Criminalistics.

A. Dr. Hans Gross
B. Dr. Cesare Lombroso
C. Dr. John Reid
D. Dr. John Larson

68. Which evidence offers least resistance to decomposition?

A. Semen
B. Urine
C. Hair
D. Blood

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

70. Are condensed and compact set of authentic specimens

which, if adequate and proper, should contain a cross
section of the material from a known source for ques-
tioned document examination.
A. Basis products
B. Standards
C. Handwriting
D. Signatures

71. A term used by some document examiners and attorneys to

characterize known material.
A. Basis
B. Exemplar
C. Xerox copies
D. Reproduced

72. When a document is issued and notarized by a notary public

or competent public official with solemnities required by
law, it is called
A. Official document
B. Public document
C. Commercial document
D. Private Document

73. What is known as the blotting out or shearing over the writ-
ing to make the original invisible to as an addition?
A. Obliteration
B. Obscuration
C. Forged
D. None of these

74. In legal language, it refers to the document examiner's con-

clusion. In Court, he may not only express it but demon-
strates the reasons for arriving at his conclusion.
A. Remarks
B. Testimony
C. Opinion
D. Reasoning

75. In this kind of document examination, the document is viewed

with the source of illumination behind it and the
light passing through the paper. Documents are subjected to
this type of examination to determine the presence of era-
sures, matching of serrations and some other types of alter-
ations.
A. Microscopic examination
B. Ultra violet examination
C. Photographic examination
D. Transmitted light examination

76. Ultraviolet radiation is invisible and occurs in the wave

lengths just below the visible blue-violet end of the spec-
trum (rainbow). These visible rays react on some sub-
stances so that visible light is reflected, a phenomenon
known as
A. Prism
B. Fluorescence
C. Infrared
D. Radiation

77. It is the result of a very complicated series of facts, be-

ing used as whole, combination of certain forms of visible
mental and muscular habits acquired by long, continued
painstaking effort. Some defined it as “visible speech.”
A. Typewriting
B. Money Bills
C. Handwriting
D. All of these

78. In document examination, what is the relation of parts of

the whole of writing or line of individual letters in words
to the baseline?
A. Proportion
B. Alignment
C. Lining
D. Letter forms

79. Any property or mark which distinguishes and in document ex-

amination commonly called to as the identifying details si
called
A. Standard
B. Characteristics
C. Attribute
D. Form

80. The act of setting two or more items side by side to weigh
their identifying qualities; it refers not only a visual but
also the mental act in which the element of one item are
related to the counterparts of the other.
A. Collation
B. Analysis
C. Comparison
D. Recording

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

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

under particular conditions, while the signer was at partic-
ular age, in a particular physical and mental condition, us-
ing particular implements, and with a particular reason and
purpose for recording his name.
A. Fraudulent Signature
B. Freehand forged signature
C. Guided Signature
D. Evidential Signature

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

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

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

printing.
A. Pen
B. Ink
C. Coal
D. Chalk

85. In 1884, who was this insurance agent in New York who
patented the first practical fountain pen containing its own
ink reservoir
A. Lewis Waterman
B. John Loud
C. Peter Reynolds
D. Henry Ball

86. What do you calle the type of instrument used in measuring

pitch of rifling firearms?
A. Pinometer
B. Helixometer
C. Thermometer
D. Caliper

87. This valuable instrument is specially designed to permit the

firearms examiner to determine the similarity and dissimi-
larity between two fired bullets or two fired shells, by si-
multaneously observing their magnified image in a single mi-
croscopic field.
A. Magnetic field device
B. Compound microscope
C. Bullet comparison microscope
D. Photographic microscope

88. Consist of a wooden box, 12 “x”12”x 96, with a hinged to

cover and with one end open. This long box is filled with
ordinary cotton and separated into sections by cardboard pe-
titions use in ballistics.
A. Firing point box
B. Bullet recovery box
C. Slug collection box
D. All of these

89. Photographic films maybe classified according to their forms

and types. What are the films that are sensitive to radia-
tion?
A. Chrome Films
B. X-Ray Films
C. B&W Films
D. Colored Films

90. Which film is suitable for general use in the preparation of

black and white photography because it produces the most
natural recording of colors?
A. Panchromatic film
B. Chrome Films
C. X-Ray Films
D. Color Films

91. One film maybe rated ISO – 100, and another film ISO- 200.
This means that the 200 films are twice as fast (twice more
sensitive to light) than the ISO-100 film. This statement is
A. true
B. false
C. partly true
D. partly false

92. Among the following speed of film, which has the fastest
speed?
A. ISO – 25
B. ISO – 100 to ISO – 200
C. ISO – 400
D. ISO – 1000 and up

93. Chromatic aberration is the failure of different colored

light rays to focus after passing through a lens, focusing
of light of different colors at different points resulting
in a blurred image.
A. Astigmatism
B. Bended light
C. Chromatic aberration
D. Pragmatic rays
94. What is the defect in which the light coming from an off-
axis object point is spread along the direction of the optic
axis? If the object is a vertical line, the cross section of
the refracted beam at successively greater distances from
the lens is an ellipse that collapses first into a horizon-
tal line, spreads out again, and later becomes a vertical
line
A. Astigmatism
B. Bended light
C. Chromatic aberration
D. Pragmatic rays

95. Depth of field is the range in front of and behind a sharply

focused subject in which details also look sharp in the fi-
nal photographic image.
A. Focus
B. Depth of field
C. Camera trick
D. Aperture

96. In photography, what determines how effectively a moving ob-

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

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

98. What component of the polygraph machine records the changes

in the breathing of the subject?
A. Pneumograph
B. Cardiograph
C. Galvanograph
D. Kymograph

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

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

[Link] many years the most commonly used preliminary test for
blood is the
A. Plasma count
B. Serum test
C. Benzidine test
D. Barberio’s test

Criminalistics
Set Two
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. C
7. B
8. B
9. D
10. A
11. A
12. A
13. D
14. E
15. C
16. B
17. A
18. A
19. A
20. B
21. C
22. B
23. C
24. B
25. D
26. D
27. D
28. D
29. B
30. B
31. A
32. B
33. B
34. C
35. D
36. B
37. A
38. A
39. B
40. C
41. B
42. A
43. C
44. A
45. B
46. B
47. C
48. A
49. B
50. B
51. A
52. D
53. B
54. A
55. A
56. B
57. C
58. B
59. A
60. A
61. A
62. A
63. C
64. B
65. B
66. A
67. A
68. C
69. A
70. B
71. B
72. B
73. A
74. C
75. D
76. B
77. C
78. B
79. B
80. C
81. A
82. D
83. A
84. B
85. A
86. B
87. C
88. B
89. B
90. A
91. A
92. D
93. C
94. A
95. B
96. B
97. C
98. A
99. A
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