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41. What type of pattern is that which could be found on the lower
box of the fingerprint card having a delta and core with a recurving
ridge flowing towards the no. 6 finger?
A. Ulnar loop B. Radial loop
C. Loop D. arches
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
42. Which of the following best describes a loop pattern?
A. presence of 1 sufficient recurving ridge
B. has a bifurcation as the delta
C. 1 core at the point of divergence
D. all of these
43. All BUT one, are the elements of a whorl pattern?
A. Usually possessing a circular formation at the center
B. Several patterns may be present
C. It may bear 2 or more deltas
D. none of these
44. These kind of ridge characteristic is sometimes being
misinterpreted as a bifurcation because of its close resemblance. This
ridge is known as:
A. trifurcation B. enclosure
C. island D. converging ridge
45. What is that portion of the fingerprint bounded by the type lines
where the characteristics needed for interpretation/classification is
found?
A. Loops B. Ridges
C. Double lines D. Pattern area
46. The right and left little fingers are used exclusively for the
Final Classification. However, they are also considered in what
classification?
A. Primary B. Sub-secondary
C. Secondary D. Final
47. These are tiny portions or is a hill-like structure found on the
epidermis of friction skin containing sweat, with pores appearing as
black likes in a fingerprint impression.
A. Imaginary lines B. Black lines
C. Furrows D. Ridges
48. The principle in fingerprint study that states that fingerprint
cannot be forged. Fingerprint is a reliable and a positive means of
identification.
A. principle of infallibility B. principle of permanency
C. principle of individuality D. principle of constancy
49. 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
50. 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
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
MODERATE - BLUE QUESTIONS
1. Who is that Geologist in New Mexico who adopted the first individual
use of fingerprint on August 8, 1882 by using his own thumb prints as
protection to prevent tampering with the pay order he issued?
A. Alberto Reyes B. Samuel Clemens
C. Gilbert Thompson D. Henry De Forest
2. Argentine Police officials began the first fingerprint files based
on Galton patterns. He developed his own system of classifying prints
which was officially adopted in Argentina.
A. Gilbert Thompson B. Sir Francis Galton
C. Juan Vucetich D. Sir Edward Richard Henry
3. In ridge counting a plain whorl or central pocket loop whorl in the
little finger it is derived by:
A. Treating it as ulnar loop
B. Getting the ridge count of the top loop
C. Getting the least ridge count
D. Getting the delta opposite each hand
4. The Chief Magistrate of the Hooghly District in India, first used
fingerprints on contracts with the natives. He is also known as father
of Chiroscopy.
A. JCA Mayer B. John Evangelist Purkinje
C. Herman Welcker D. Sir William James Herschel
5. Who discovered the two main layer of the friction skin (Epidermis
and Dermis) and to whom one of the thin layer of the friction skin was
named.
A. Herman Welcker B. Marcelo Malpighe
C. Nehemiah Grews D. Dr. Henry Faulds
6. If the same digits of both hands are missing, the impressions are
held to be .
A. Plain whorl on meeting
B. Dependents on ridges tracing
C. Loops
D. dependents on the classification of the print of the finger
7. Under the management of Lt. Darby during the American occupation 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
8. A person committing a crime would always leave something behind and
may be considered as an integral part in the identification of the
suspect especially if it is a “Latent Print”. This prints are made
through the;
A. Ridge of the skin B. Furrows of the skin
C. Ridge formation D. Perspiration on top of the finger
9. Fingerprints help to positively identify people because of the
principle that:
A. its pattern reveals racial origin
B. they are available in most places
C. no two persons have identical fingerprints
D. it can be lifted at the crime scene
10. What type of a pattern consists of two or more deltas, one or more
ridge forming a complete circuitry and when an imaginary line is drawn
from left delta to right delta it touches or cross the circuiting
ridge/s considered as the most common type of whorl?
A. Plain Whorl B. Central Pocket Loop Whorl
C. Double Loop Whorl D. Accidental Whorl
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
11. What system of identification used earlier than the fingerprint
system, and is made by measuring various bony structure of human body
developed by Alphonse Bertillion?
A. Portrait Parle B. Tattoo
C. Anthropometry D. Photography
12. What fingerprint pattern have slope or downward flow of the
innermost sufficient recurve towards the thumb of the radius bone of
the hand of origin.
A. ulnar loop B. tented arch
C. accidental whorl D. radial loop
13. Who was that 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 “natural” feature.
A. Al Capone B. OJ Simpson
C. John Dellinger D. Billy the Kid
14. Who is that fingerprint pioneer who introduced the fingerprint
classifications that dominated in allmost all English speaking
countries of the world?
A. Sir Francis Galton B. Professor Johannese E. Purkinje
C. Sir Edward Richard Henry D. Dr. Henry Faulds
15. What basic principle is involved in personal Identification which
states that the greater the number of similarity or difference the
greater the probability for the identity or non identity to be
conclusive?
A. Law of individuality B. Law of multiplicity of evidence
C. Law of infallibility D. Law of constancy
16. Symbolized by letter W in the fingerprint classification, this
fingerprint pattern have two deltas 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
17. 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
18. 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
19. Knowledge of fingerprint’s unique nature did not surface in the
European countries until a lecture was given by a British doctor, who
was a fellow of the royal society. Who is that person that published
the treatise entitled “De Extremo Tactos Organo”?
A. Nehemia Grew B. Johannes Purkinje
C. Francis Galton D. Marcelo Malphigi
20. Who is that anthropologist who published a study of fingerprint
science that included the system of classification to facilitate the
collected fingerprints?
A. Nehemia Grew B. Johannes Purkinje
C. Francis Galton D. Marcelo Malphigi
21. The illegitimate mother of the two murdered children whom she was
accused because of the latent prints that has been found on the scene
of the crime. Who is that person that person, in which without his
participation the case will not be solve?
A. Francisca Rojas B. Francis Galton
C. Juan Vucetich D. Edward Henry
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
22. Fingerprint Identification is now one of the most indispensable
tools of investigation because of its use in identifying the
perpetrators. Classifying the person’s fingerprints is a work of the
art of:
A. Edward B. Galton
C. Richard D. Henry
23. The ridges of the skin is part of the dermal surface that is why
sometimes it is called as the dermal ridges and it will not be forged.
The statement best describes:
A. the principle of individuality B. principle of permanency
C. principle of infallibility D. none of these
24. There are number of criminals who tried to deface their fingerprint
just to evade in their crimes. Some burn it with the use of acid hoping
their prints will be erased. Who is that person famously known as
Philips?
A. Dellinger B. Roscoe
C. Scarface D. Pitt
25. Which of the following is true about fingerprinting?
A. method of identification
B. can be found on the terminal part of the hand
C. cannot be disguised
D. carried from birth to grave
26. This is the most remarkable event happened on 1964 according to the
history of the study of fingerprinting.
A. computerization of Scotland yard
B. creation of the FBI identification division
C. the Belper Committee in England was established
D. The International association for Criminal Identification was
established
27. Which of the following is not true about Accidental whorl?
A. Two deltas are present
B. Two loop patterns are present having separate shoulders
C. combination of two whorls and a loop
D. may posses two or more cores
28. Patterns posses all the characteristics needed on the investigation
that may be bring light on a certain case. What kind of sweat gland
that can be found underneath these patterns?
A. Sebaceous gland B. Eccrine gland
C. Epecrine gland D. Apocrine gland
29. Which of the following ridge characteristics will be highly
prioritized as delta?
A. A short ridge over an island at its divergence point.
B. A bifurcation leading towards the outside direction of the
pattern farther with the core
C. A ridge ending that have reached the very shoulder of the
ridges
D. None of these
30. It is the very center point of the pattern area and one of the very
important focal points of a certain pattern especially for loops. What
is that core of the pattern having a terminal point?
A. core B. ridge end
C. delta D. short ridge