CRIMINALISTICS SET ONE

CRIMINOLOGISTS Licensure Examination

Second Day - 8:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

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CRIMINALISTICS                                       SET ONE

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.    There is freehand invitation and is considered as the most   skilful class of forgery

1. simulated or copied forgery
2. simple forgery
3. traced forgery
4. carbon tracing

A

2.    Condensed and compact set of authentic specimen which is adequate and proper, should contain a cross section of the material from known sources.

1. disguised document  
2. questioned document
3. standard document
4. requested document

C

3.    Specimens of hand writing or of typescript which is of known origin.

1. Letters
2. Samples
3. Exemplars
4. Documents

C

4.    A document which is being questioned because of its origin, its contents or the circumstances or the stories of its production.

1. disputed document
2. standard document
3. requested document
4. questioned document

D

5.    The art of beautiful writing is known as

1. Drafting
2. Calligraphy
3. Art appreciation
4. Gothic

B

6.    Any written instrument by which a right or obligation is established.

1. Certificate
2. Subpoena
3. Warrant
4. Document

D

7.    A type of fingerprint pattern in which the slope or downward flow of the innermost sufficient recurve is towards the thumb of radius bone of the hand of origin.

1. ulnar loop
2. tented arch
3. accidental whorl
4. radial loop

D

8.    The forking or dividing of one line to two or more branches.

1. Ridge
2. Island
3. Delta
4. Bifurcation

D

9.    The point on a ridge at or in front of and nearest the center  of the divergence of the type lines.

1. Divergence
2. Island
3. Delta
4. Bifurcation

C

10.  The following are considerations used for the identification of a loop except one:

1. Delta
2. Core
3. a sufficient recurve
4. a ridge count across a looping bridge

B

11.  The process of recording fingerprint through the use of fingerprint ink.

1. Pathology
2. Fingerprinting
3. Dactyloscopy
4. Printing press

B

12.  The fingerprint method of identification.

1. Pathology
2. Fingerprinting
3. Dactyloscopy
4. Printing press

C

13.  Two lines that run parallel or nearly parallel, diverge and surround the pattern area.

1. Ridges
2. Delta
3. Type line
4. Bifurcation

C

14.  A part of the whorl or loop in which appear the cores, deltas and ridges.

1. type line
2. bifurcation
3. pattern area
4. furrow

C

15.  Fingerprints left on various surfaces at the crime scene which are not clearly visible.

1. plane impressions
2. visible fingerprints
3. rolled impressions
4. latent fingerprints

D

16.  The impressions left by the patterns of ridges and depressions on various surfaces.

1. kiss marks
2. finger rolls
3. thumb marks
4. fingerprints

D

17.  Which among the following is not considered as a basic fingerprint pattern?

1. Arch
2. Accidental
3. Loop
4. Whorl

B

18.  The minimum identical characteristics to justify the identity between two points.

1. Eighteen
2. Fifteen
3. Twelve
4. Nine

D

19.  A fingerprint pattern in which the ridges form a sequence of spirals around core axes.

1. whorl
2. double loop
3. central pocket loop
4. accidental

A

20.  A fingerprint pattern which one or more ridges enter on either side of the impression by a recurve, and terminate on the same side where the ridge has entered.

1. Loop
2. radial loop
3. ulnar loop
4. tented arch

C

21.  A person allowed who gives his/her opinion or conclusion on a given scientific evidence is considered

1. interrogator
2. expert witness
3. prosecutor
4. judge

B

22.  The application of scientific knowledge and techniques in the detection of crime and apprehension of criminals.

1. Law Enforcement Administration
2. Forensic Administration
3. Criminal Psychology
4. Criminalistics

D

23.  Lens that is characterized by a thicker center and thinner sides.

1. concave lens
2. convex lens
3. negative lens
4. positive lens

A

24.  The normal developing time of a paper or film.

1. 30-60 minutes
2. 20-30  minutes
3. 5-10 minutes
4. 1- 2 minutes   

C

25.  This part of a camera is used to allow light to enter through the lens for a predetermined time interval.

1. holder of sensitised material
2. view finder
3. shutter
4. view finder

C

26.  A lens with a focal length of less than the diagonal of its negative material.

1. telephoto lens
2. long lens
3. normal lens
4. wide angle lens

D

27.  Chemical used as an accelerator in a developer solution.

1. Potassium Bromide
2. Sodium Carbonate
3. Sodium Sulfite
4. Hydroquinone

B

28.  A part of a camera used in focusing the light from the subject

1. view finder
2. lens
3. shutter
4. light tight box

B

29.  A component of the polygraph instrument which records the breathing of the subject.

1. Cardiosphygmograph
2. Pneumograph
3. Galvanograph
4. Kymograph

B

30.  A component of the polygraph instrument which records the blood pressure and the pulse rate of the subject.

1. Cardiosphygmograph
2. Pneumograph
3. Galvanograph
4. Kymograph

A

31.  A component of the polygraph instrument which is a motor that drives or pulls the chart paper under the recording pen simultaneously at the rate of 6 or 12 inches per minute.

1. Cardiosphygmograph
2. Pneumograph
3. Galvanograph
4. Kymograph

D

32.  The following are specific rules to be followed in the formulation of the questions in a polygraph test except one.

1. Questions must be clear and phrased in a language the subject can easily understand.
2. Questions must be answerable by yes or no.
3. Questions must be as short as possible.
4. Questions must all be in the form of accusations

D

33.  In “ polygraph examination”, the term “ examination” means a detection of

1. Forgery
2. Emotion
3. the mind
4. deception

D

34.  It refers to an emotional response to a specific danger, which appears to go beyond a person’s defensive power.

1. Fear
2. Stimuli
3. Response
4. Reaction

A

35.  The primary purpose of pre-test interview.

1. Prepare subject for polygraph test
2. Obtain confession
3. Make the subject calm
4. Explain the polygraph test procedures

A

36.  The deviation from normal tracing of the subject in the relevant question.

1. positive response
2. specific response
3. normal response
4. reaction

A

37.  The study of the effect of the impact of a projectile on the target.

1. Terminal Ballistics
2. Internal Ballistics
3. External Ballistics
4. Forensic Ballistics

A

38.  The unstable rotating motion of the bullet is called

1. Trajectory
2. Yaw
3. Velocity
4. Gyroscopic action

B

39.  The part of the mechanism of a firearm that withdraws the shell or cartridge from the chamber.

1. Extractor
2. Ejector
3. Striker
4. Trigger

B

40.  The pattern or curved path of the bullet in flight.

1. Yaw
2. Range
3. Velocity
4. Trajectory

D

41.  This refers to the deflection of the bullet from its normal path after striking a resistant surface.

1. Misfire
2. Mushroom
3. Ricochet
4. Key hole shot

C

42.  A type of primer with two vents or flash holes.

1. Bordan primer
2. Berdan Primer
3. Baterry Primer
4. Boxer Primer

D

43.  This refers to the helical grooves cut in the interior surface of the bore.

1. swaging
2. ogive
3. rifling
4. breaching

D

44.  It refers to the unstable rotating motion of the bullet.

1. Trajectory
2. Yaw
3. Velocity
4. Gyproscopic action

B

45.  It is the measurement of the bore diameter from land to land.

1. Calibre
2. Mean diameter
3. Gauge               
4. Rifling

A

46.  He is known as the Father of Ballistics.

1. Hans Gross
2. Charles Waite
3. Albert Osborne
4. Calvin Goddard

D

47.  A document in which some issues have been raised or is under scrutiny.

1. Void Document
2. Illegal Document
3. Forged Document
4. Questioned Document

D

48.  The following are characteristics of   forgery  except one:

1. Presence of Natural Variation
2. Multiple Pen Lifts
3. Show bad quality  of ink lines
4. Patchwork Appearance

A

49.  Standards which are prepared upon the request of the investigator and for the purpose of comparison with the questioned document.

1. relative standards
2. collected standards
3. extended standards
4. requested standards

D

50.  Any stroke which goes back over another writing stroke.

1. natural variation
2. rhythm
3. retracing
4. shading

C

51.  The name of a person written by him/her in a document as a sign of acknowledgement.

1. Opinion
2. Document
3. Signature
4. Handwriting

C

52.  A kind of document  which is executed by a private person without the intervention of a notary public, or of competent public official, by which some disposition of agreement is proved.

1. commercial document
2. official document
3. public document
4. private document

D

53.  An instrument that can be legally used in comparison with a questioned document, its origin is known and can be proven.

1. simulated document
2. forged document
3. standard document
4. compared document

C

54.  The process of making out what is illegible or what has been effaced.

1. Comparison
2. Collation
3. Obliteration
4. Decipherment

D

55.  A document which contains some changes either as an addition or deletion.

1. inserted document
2. altered document
3. disputed document
4. obliterated document

B

56.  A kind of erasure by using a rubber eraser, sharp knife, razor blade or picking instrument.

1. mechanical erasure
2. electronic erasure
3. magnetic erasure
4. chemical erasure

A

57.  It is the periodic increase in pressure, characterized by widening of the ink stroke.

1. Shading
2. pen lift
3. pen emphasis
4. pen pressure

D

58.  A kind of document executed by a person in authority and by private parties but notarised by competent officials.

1. private document
2. commercial document
3. public document
4. official document

C

59.  The detection and identification of poisons.

1. Bacteriology
2. Posology
3. Toxicology
4. Chemistry

C

60.  The specimen that is preferably used in the determination of abused drugs in the body.

1. blood
2. saliva
3. body fluid
4. urine

D

61.  A forensic chemist is tasked  to examine the chemical nature and composition of the following except one:

1. Fingerprint
2. Explosives
3. Blood
4. Body fluids

A

62.  Who qualifies a forensic chemist as expert?

1. defense  lawyer
2. judge
3. prosecutor
4. the chemist himself/herself

B

63.  Methamphetamine hydrochloride is commonly known as 

1. Coke
2. LSD
3. Heroin
4. “shabu”

D

64.  An area surrounding the place where the crime occurred.

1. crime scene
2. police line
3. area of operation
4. area of responsibility

A

65.  The body of the crime.

1. Evidence
2. body of the victim
3. criminology
4. corpus delicti

D

66.  One of the following is a derivative of the opium poppy.

1. Demerol
2. Caffeine
3. Morphine
4. nicotine

C

67.  Number restoration is necessary in determining whether there is tampering of serial number in

1. Typewriter
2. Firearm
3. Prisoners
4. Bank notes

B

68.  In forensic examination, a tip of the hair is examined to determine if it was

1. Bend
2. Folded
3. Stretched
4. Cut

D

69.  All of the following are accurate tests for the presence of alcohol in the human body except one:

1. Saliva test
2. Harger Breath Test
3. Fecal test
4. Blood test

C

70.  The application of chemical principles and processes in the examination of evidence.

1. Forensic Medicine
2. Forensic Evidence
3. Criminalistics
4. Forensic Chemistry

D

71.  Volatile poisons may be isolated by means of this process.

1. Dialysis
2. Dilution
3. Distillation
4. Extraction C

72.  The process in reproducing physical evidence by plaster moulds.

1. Casting
2. Cementing
3. Moulage
4. Sticking

C

73.  The test used to determine the presence of semen particularly in stained clothing.

1. Florence Test
2. Barberio’s Test
3. Microscopic Test
4. Ultra-Violet Test

A

74.  The test used to determine the presence of blood in stained material.

1. Florence Test
2. Barberio’s Test
3. Takayama Test
4. Phenolphtalein  Test

C

75.  It is the major component of a glass.

1. Lime
2. Soda
3. Silica
4. Gel

C

76.  Poisons which produce stupor and less feeling.

1. Narcotics
2. Irritants
3. Depressants
4. Stimulants

A

77.  A supercooled liquid which possess high viscosity and rigidity.

1. dry ice
2. cartridge case
3. gel
4. glass

D

78.  The study and identification of body fluids.

1. Pharmacology
2. Serology
3. Posology
4. Immunology

B

79.  The test to determine whether blood is of human origin or not.

1. Blood typing
2. Precipitin Test
3. Confirmatory Test
4. Preliminary Test

B

80.  The circulating tissue of the body.

1. Blood
2. Cells
3. Muscles
4. Liver

A

81.  The complete, continuous, persistent cessation of respiration, circulation and almost all brain function of an organism.

1. Apparent death
2. Molecular death
3. Cellular Death
4. Somatic death

D

82.  The approximate time for the completion of one case for DNA Testing.

1. minimum of eight weeks
2. minimum of six weeks
3. minimum of four weeks
4. minimum of two weeks

C

83.  DNA stands for

1. Deonatural Acid
2. Deoxyribonucleic  Acid
3. Denaturalized  Acid
4. Deoxy Nucleic Acid

B

84.  The Geneticist from Great Britain who pioneered DNE testing and fingerprinting.

1. Alec Jeffries
2. Lowell C. Van Berkom
3. William  Reynolds
4. Henry Van Dyke

A

85.  The cause of death of a person who immediately died because of lack of oxygen for around 3 to five minutes.

1. Stroke
2. Asphyxia
3. Stupor
4. Exhaustion

B

86.  The most serious burn involving skin, nerves, muscles and bones, causing death due to loss of fluids and electrolytes in the body and massive infection.

1. First Degree Burn
2. Second Degree Burn
3. Third Degree Burn
4. Sunburn

C

87.  A discoloration of the body after death when the blood tends to pool in the blood vessels of the most dependent portions of the body and starts 20 to 30 minutes after death and is completed by 12 hours.

1. livor mortis
2. primary flaccidity
3. maceration
4. rigor mortis

A

88.  A wound which if inflicted in the body so serious that it will endanger one’s life.

1. mortal wound
2. trauma
3. coup injury
4. superficial wound

A

89.  A wound produced by a blunt instrument such as club and stone.

1. incised wound
2. hack wound
3. lacerated wound
4. punctured wound

C

90.  A displacement of the articular surface of the bone without external wounds.

1. Hematoma
2. Fracture
3. Sprain
4. Dislocation

D

91.  A condition of exposure to cold temperature of certain parts of the body which produces mechanical disruption of cell structure characterized by cold stiffening and diminished body.

1. immersion foot
2. trench foot
3. frostbite
4. gangrene

C

92.  A condition of women who have had one or more sexual experience but not had conceived a child.

1. virgo-intacts
2. demi-virginity
3. moral virginity
4. physical virginity

A

93.  Fixed discoloration of the blood clothed inside the blood vessels or has diffused to different parts of the body.

1. hypostatic lividity
2. diffusion lividity
3. hyper lividity
4. rigor mortis

B

94.  Things used by a person in the commission of a crime, or objects left in a crime scene which are the subjects of criminalistics.

1. testimonial evidence
2. hearsay evidence
3. circumstantial evidence
4. physical evidence

D

95.  The science dealing with the motion of a projectile and the conditions governing that motion.

1. Ballistics
2. Forensic Ballistics
3. Terminal Ballistics
4. External Ballistics

A

96.  The application of medical knowledge in the solution of crimes.

1. Forensic Science
2. Forensic Chemistry
3. Forensic Ballistics
4. Forensic Medicine

D

97.  The science or art of obtaining images in scientific materials by the action of electro magnetic radiation rays.

1. Polygraphy
2. Dactyloscopy
3. Photography
4. Chemistry

C

98.  Instrument used in the measurement of temperature.

1. Endometer
2. Barometer
3. Thermometer
4. ananometer

C

99.  The scientific detection of deception.

1. Polygraphy
2. Dactyloscopy
3. Toxycology
4. Chemistry

A

100.The test conducted to determine the presence of gunpowder residue in the hands of a suspect.

1. diphenylamine test
2. ultra violet test
3. paraffin test
4. Simon’s Test

C

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