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ABRA VALLEY COLLEGES

BANGUED, ABRA

COLLEGE OF CRIMINOLOGY

PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
(FINAL EXAMINATION)

DIRECTIONS: WRITE THE LETTER OF YOUR ANSWER IN YOUR TEST BOOKLET; NO ERASURES
ALLOWED.

C. Bifurcation ridge
1) ___________ is a ridge that CURVES D. Converging ridge
back in the direction from which it started
7) To locate a delta, we must first find the
A. Diverging ridge ____________.
B. Recurving ridge
C. Bifurcation ridge A. Pattern area
D. Converging ridge B. Core
C. Type lines
D. Fingerprint
2) Describe this kind of ridge.
8) _________ is that part which lies within
the area surrounded by the type lines.
A. Converging ridge
B. Recurving ridge A. Fingerprint
C. Diverging ridge B. Pattern area
D. Bifurcation ridge C. Type lines
D. Core

3) When a type line bifurcates, the ______

branch of the bifurcation is considered as 9) ________ are angular, pointed and
the continuation of the type line. abrupt.
A. Inner
B. Left side A. Recurving ridge
C. Right side B. Converging ridge
D. Outer C. Diverging ridge
D. Bifurcation ridge
4) A point on the first ridge formation at or
directly in front of divergence of the type 10) What is the basic boundaries of most
lines. finger prints?

A. Core A. Pattern area

B. Spur B. Type lines
C. Delta C. Core
D. Both A and B D. Fingerprint

5) Ridges that are running side by side 11) ____________ is that part of a finger print
suddenly separating, one going one way in which are found the cores, deltas, and
and the other going another way. other ridges pertaining to a particular
pattern type.
A. Recurving ridge
B. Bifurcation ridge A. Type lines
C. Diverging ridge B. Pattern area
D. Converging ridge C. Core
D. Fingerprint
6) One ridge which forks or splits into two
ridges. 12) Within the pattern area of loop and whorl
type finger prints, are fixed or focal points
A. Recurving ridge known ____________.
B. Diverging ridge
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A. Delta
B. Core 20) Three major groups of patterns, except:
C. Spur
D. Both A and B A. Loop
B. Arch
C. Whorl
13) Whenever there is a choice between a D. Delta
bifurcation and some other ridge formation
as the location of the delta, the bifurcation
is always taken as the delta. 21) A point on the first ridge formation at or
A. True directly in front of divergence of the type
B. False lines.
A. Delta
14) The heart of the fingerprint pattern B. Core
C. Spur
A. Core D. Both A and B
B. Spur
C. Delta 22) What is the center or heart of fingerprint
D. Both A and B pattern?
A. Delta
B. Core
15) Describe this kind of ridge. C. Bifurcation
D. Loops

A. Recurving ridge 23) ___________ is a ridge that CURVES

B. Diverging ridge back in the direction from which it started
C. Bifurcation ridge E. Recurving ridge
D. Converging ridge F. Diverging ridge
G. Bifurcation ridge
H. Converging ridge
16) In the pure Henry system of finger print
classification and filing we are concerned 24) When we say that the core is the center or
with core formations only in __________ heart of a pattern, we mean that it is the
type patterns. exact central point of a fingerprint.
A. True
A. Arch B. False
B. Loop
C. Whorl 25) When a type line bifurcates, the ______
D. Loop and whorl branch of the bifurcation is considered as
the continuation of the type line.
17) an old Greek word, and is the fourth letter A. Inner
of the Greek alphabet. B. Outer
A. Alpha C. Left side
B. Omega D. Right side
C. Delta
D. Bravo 26) A point on the first ridge formation at or
directly in front of divergence of the type
18) The exact position of delta in finger print lines.
patterns are dependent upon the ridge A. Delta
formation between or in front of what are B. Core
known as type lines. C. Spur
A. True D. Both A and B
B. False
27) A loop pattern may have one single
recurving ridge in the center, called
19) Describe this kind of a_____
ridge. A. Appendage
B. Staple
C. Bridge
A. Converging ridge D. None of the above
B. Recurving ridge
C. Diverging ridge
D. Bifurcation ridge
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28) Ridges that are running side by side other ridges pertaining to a particular
suddenly separating, one going one way pattern type.
and the other going another way.
A. Recurving ridge A. Pattern area
B. Diverging ridge B. Type lines
C. Bifurcation ridge C. Core
D. Converging ridge D. Fingerprint

29) If an odd number of rods appear within the 37) Within the pattern area of loop and whorl
center most recurving ridge, the top of the type finger prints, are fixed or focal points
center one is the core known__________.
A. True A. Delta
B. False B. Core
C. Spur
D. Both A and B
30) One ridge which forks or splits into two
ridges.
38) Whenever there is a choice between a
A. Recurving ridge bifurcation and some other ridge formation
B. Diverging ridge as the location of the delta, the bifurcation
C. Bifurcation ridge is always taken as the delta.
D. Converging ridge A. True
B. False
31) What do you call the two positions on a
recurving ridge? 39) The heart of the fingerprint pattern
A. Shoulder
B. Legs A. Delta
C. Head B. Core
D. Elbow C. Spur
D. Both A and B

32) To locate a delta, we must first find the 40) In the pure Henry system of finger print
____________. classification and filing we are concerned
A. Pattern area with core formations only in __________
B. Type lines type patterns.
C. Core A. Loop
D. Fingerprint B. Whorl
C. Arch
33) _________ is that part which lies within D. Loop and whorl
the area surrounded by the type lines.
41) an old Greek word, and is the fourth letter
A. Pattern area of the Greek alphabet.
B. Type lines A. Alpha
C. Core B. Omega
D. Fingerprint C. Delta
D. Bravo

34) ________ are angular, pointed and 42) In patterns in which there is only a single
abrupt. recurving ridge, the core is at the shoulder
A. Recurving ridge on the ______________
B. Diverging ridge A. nearer side of the loop from the
C. Bifurcation ridge delta
D. Converging ridge B. farther side of the loop from the
delta.
35) What is the basic boundaries of most C. Both are correct depending of the
finger prints? finger
A. Pattern area D. Both are wrong
B. Type lines
C. Core 43) In determining the core of a loop pattern
D. Fingerprint which shows one or more rods within the
central loop, only those rods which rise up
36) ____________ is that part of a finger print to or above the shoulders of the loop are
in which are found the cores, deltas, and taken as core
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A. True B. False
B. False
45) Three major groups of patterns, except:
44) The exact position of delta in finger print A. Loop
patterns are dependent upon the ridge B. Arch
formation between or in front of what are C. Whorl
known as type lines. D. Delta
A. True

Prepared by: Noted By: Noted By:

Clarito G. Lopez Jr. Eustaquio Bueno MACrim Dr. Norma V. Viernes
Instructor Dean VPAA