PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION

CRIMINALISTICS

A. arch
1. It is considered to be one of the most infallible B. accidental whorl
means of Identification. C. loop
A. DNA fingerprinting D. whorl
B. Dactyloscopy
C. Fingerprint Identification 9. What type of a pattern consisting of two or
D. Photography more deltas, one or more ridge forming a
complete circuitry and when an imaginary line
2. The first conviction in the Philippine Case is drawn from left delta to right delta it
which gives recognition to the science of touches or cross the circuiting ridge/s
fingerprint? considered as the most common type of
A. People Vs. Medina whorl.
B. People Vs. Jennings A. plain whorl
C. Miranda Vs. Arizona B. central pocket loop whorl
D. West Case C. double loop whorl
D. accidental whorl
3. He is known as the Father of Modern
Fingerprint, whose system of classification 10. What is the rule where there are two or more
was spread in almost all English-speaking possible bifurcation deltas which conform to
country. the definition of delta?
A. Sir Edwardo Richard Henry A. the one nearest the core should be
B. Sir Edward Rechard Henry chosen
C. Sir Edward Richard Hinry B. the one away from the core should be
D. Sir Edward Richard Henry counted
C. the one which does not open towards the core
4. A person known for being the USA public is counted
enemy number one, who attempts to destroy D. the one towards the core should be counted
his friction by applying a corrosive acid?
A. Jhon Dillinger 11. A type of pattern in which the course is traced
B. John Dellinger the line flow below the right delta and there
C. Johnny Dillinger are three intervening ridge.
D. John Dillinger A. meeting whorl
B. inner whorl
5. The scientific study of the prints of the soles C. outer whorl
of the feet? D. central pocket loop whorl
A. Poroscopy
B. Chiroscopy 12. What fingers are rolled away from the body in
C. Podoscopy taking a rolled impression?
D. Dactyloscopy A. both little finger
B. all finger except thumb
C. both thumb finger
6. How deep the cut in order to be produced D. both index finger
permanent scar?
A. more than 1 cm
B. more than 1mm 13. The classification in the classification formula
C. 1m which is always represented by numerical
D. 1dm value depending upon a whorl pattern
appearing in each finger?
7. What pattern type has the ridges that enter A. primary division
on one side of the pattern and flow to the B. key division
other side with a rise in the center? C. final division
A. loop D. Major division
B. plain arch
C. tented arch
D. exceptional arch
14. What division in the classification formula is
derived from both little finger and is place at
the extreme right of the classification
8. What type of a pattern has two deltas in which formula?
at least one ridges makes a turn through one A. key
complete circuit? B. final

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C. major 24. It is considered as the “Forerunner of Modern
D. secondary Camera” which was first invented by the Iraqi
scientist Ibn al Haytham.
15. What method of developing latent prints in A. Daguerreotypes
paper is best to be used being easy to apply B. Camera Obscura
and less destructive to the paper. C. Calotype
A. iodine fuming D. Talotype
B. silver nitrate method
C. ninhydrin method 25. It is characterized as the bending of light.
D. dusting method A. reflection
B. dispersion
16. In assigning a number value to whorl pattern, C. refraction
what finger should be given a value of 2 when D. defraction
a whorl pattern appears therein:
A. left little finger and right thumb 26. The combination of blue and green color of
B. left index and left middle light which produced what secondary color of
C. right thumb and left little finger light?
D. left ring and right A. Magenta
B. Yellow
17. In order for a pattern to be considered as loop C. Cyan
it should have ________ ridge count. D. Orange
A. 1
B. At least 1 27. What color will be produced by the
C. 2 combination of a magenta and yellow color?
D. 3 A. red
B. cyan
18. It refers to all fingerprints left at the crime C. yellow
scene and usually left accidentally or D. Green
unconsciously.
A. Chance Impressions 28. What photographic rays have the longest
B. Latent Prints wavelength?
C. Smudge Prints A. infrared
D. Fragmentary Prints B. visible rays
C. ultraviolet
19. What should be the ridge tracing D. x-rays
interpretation if the tracing ridge of the whorl
goes above the right delta and there are three 29. A lens defect which enables the lens to focus
(3) or more intervening ridges between the both horizontal and vertical lines in a plane at
right delta and the tracing ridge? the same time
A. Coma
A. Outer Whorl B. Astigmatism
B. Inner Whorl C. Distortion
C. Meeting Whorl D. Chromatic aberration
D. Accidental Whorl
30. Objects that allow sufficient visible light to
20. In an accidental whorl type of pattern, what pass through them that the object on the
pattern is not included in the combination? other side may be clearly seen.
A. Ulnar Loop A. Transparent
B. Plain Whorl B. Translucent
C. Tented Arch C. Opaque
D. Plain Arch D. Filter

21. What is the finger appearing five (5) blocks 31. What type a lens systems consist of concave
towards finger number seven (7)? and convex lenses. Both lenses together focus
A. Finger No. 1 the colors red and blue to one focal point,
B. Finger No. 2 eliminating the distracting color fringes that
C. Finger No. 3 occur with simple lenses. Fine structures in
D. Finger No. 4 the specimen are depicted in sharp focus and
with high contrast.
22. If all the fingers in the right hand are whorl
pattern while in the left hand are loop pattern, a. rapid rectilinear lens
what will be the primary classification? b. meniscus lens
A. 25/29 c. anastigmat lens
B. 24/28 d. achromatic lens
C. 25/1
D. 32/32 32. What is the range of distance from the
nearest object to the farthest object that is
23. What are the three patterns involved in the sharp when the lens is set or focused at a
secondary classification (small-lettered particular distance?
group)? A. focal length
A. Plain Whorl, Plain Arch, Ulnar Loop B. hyper-focal distance
B. Plain Arch, Tented Arch, Radial Loop C. depth of field
C. Accidental Whorl, Central Pocket Loop, D. Focusing
Double Loop Whorl
D. None of these

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 33. It is a type of film according to spherical 43. It is the science of mobility of the projectile.
sensitivity wherein the film is sensitive to UV A. forensic ballistics
light up to the green light only. B. ballistics
A. Blue-Sensitivity Film C. applied physics
B. Orthochromatic Film D. applied science
C. Panchromatic Film
D. Infra-red Film 44. A branch of ballistics which treats of the
motion of the projectile while it is in its flight?
34. This film is sensitive to all colors, except red. A. Interior
A. Orthochromatic Film B. terminal
B. Panchromatic Film C. exterior
C. Chromatic Film D. forensic
D. Apochromatic Film
45. The following conditions are not attributed to
35. It is the condition of the sunlight where object external ballistics, Except:
in an open space cast a transparent or bluish A. Firing pin hitting the primer
shadow? B. Ignition of the priming misture
A. Bright light C. Energy generated at the muzzle point
B. Dull sunlight D. Rotation of the bullet inside the muzzle
C. Hazy sunlight
D. None of these 46. The stillness or the steadiness of the bullet in
flight?
36. What is that process of eliminating unwanted A. key hole shot
portions of a negative during enlarging B. ricochet
process? C. yaw
A. dodging D. gyroscopic action
B. vignetting
C. burning-in 47. The FP-45 (Liberator gun or Woolworth gun)
D. Cropping was put into service use by American troops
during WWII against insurgent, it could
37. It is the process of taking a magnified effectively in an 8 yards range. The Liberator
photograph of small object obtained by gun use what caliber of ammunition?
attaching an extended tube lens to a camera. a. Caliber .50
A. Photomicrography b. Caliber .38
B. Microphotography c. Caliber .357
C. Photomacrography d. Caliber .45
D. Photomacrograph
48. The most important single processing a barrel
38. A magnified photograph of small object manufacture from the standpoint of the
obtained by attaching a camera to the ocular identification expert.
of a compound microscope. a. Drilling
a. Photomicrography b. Reaming
b. Microphotograph c. Rifling
c. Photomicrograph d. Lapping
d. Photomacrograph
49. It refers to the total failure of the cartridge to
39. A substance present in the emulsion surface explode?
of the film or photo paper which is sensitive A. Hang fire
to light. B. Misfire
A. silver nitrate C. Delay
B. silver halides D. None of the above
C. silver chloride
D. silver bromide 50. It refers to the action of a bullet that tumbles
and strikes the target with the side of a bullet?
40. Refers to the range of illumination or the light A. Misfire
allowed to affect the sensitized material at a B. Mushroom
given time. C. Richochet
A. Exposure D. Key hole shot
B. Aperture
C. Shutter 51. The mechanism of a firearm which withdraws
D. Shutter speed the empty shells from the chamber?
A. Ejector
41. It is a type of lens which characterized that is B. Firing pin
thicker at the center and thinner at the side. C. Extractor
A. Convex Lens D. Extractor pin
B. Positive Lens
C. Converging Lens 52. The Father of Percussion Ignition.
D. All of the above A. Alexander Jhon Forsyth
B. Alexander John Forsythe
42. In crime scene photography, what view tends C. Alexander John Forsyth
to show the extent damage on the subject? D. Alexander Johnny Forsyth
A. General View
B. Medium View 53. Black powder basically composed of:
C. Close-up shot A. 75% potassium chlorate, 15% charcoal and
D. Extreme Close-up shot 10% sulfur.

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B. 75% potassium nitrate, 15% charcoal 63. An irregularity in strokes characterized by
and 10% sulfur. shaky or wavering stroke which is perfectly
C. 75% potassium chlorate, 10 % charcoal and apparent even without magnification?
15 % sulfur. A. tremor
D. 75% potassium nitrate, 10% charcoal and B. tremor of old age
15% sulfur., C. tremor of illiteracy
D. tremor of fraud
54. A type of primer with two vents or flash holes.
A. Bordan primer 64. What was done, when one retouches or goes
B. Berdan primer back over a defective portion of a writing
C. Battery primer stroke?
D. Boxer Primer A. retracing
B. Pen pressure
55. What type of a firearm is commonly used by C. patching
cavalry? D. Pen shading
A. Carbine
B. Pistol 65. Strokes which goes back over another writing
C. Revolver strokes and which is slightly to occur due to
D. Rifle lack of movement control.
A. retouching
56. It serves as the focal points of all document B. Pen shading
examination and it is where the document C. retracing
examiner relies as to the determination of the D. Blunt
appropriate examination and the extent of the
problem involved.
A. Questioned document 66. What is that interruption in a stroke, caused
B. Standard document by sudden removal of the writing instrument
C. Private document from the paper surface?
D. Commercial document A. Pen emphasis
B. pen lift
57. Refers to the study of one’s handwriting in C. Pen scope
attempting to determine one’s personality. D. Pen hold
A. Agraphia
B. Chromatography 67. Forged signature made by free hand
C. graphology movement and constant practice is called:
D. handwriting identification A. Traced forgery
B. Simple forgery
58. He is known Father of Questioned Document C. Simulated forgery
A. Albert S. Osborn D. spurious signature
B. Alberto S. Osborn
C. Albert S. Osborne 68. A type of forgery which involves fraudulent
D. Albert S. Osboorn signature executed by actually following the
outline of a genuine signature with a writing
59. In document examination when referring to instrument?
contemporary documents this refers A. carbon outline process
to______? B. indention process
A. Document which is more than 5 years before C. Projection or transmitted light process
and after. D. traced
B. Document which are not more than 5
years before and after 69. An illegible form of a writing which is
C. Document which are more than 30 years characterized by partially visible depression
D. Document which are not more than 20 years appearing underneath the original writing.
A. invisible writing
60. It refers to properties or marks, elements or B. indented writing
qualities which serve to distinguish. Known as C. Charred document
the basis of identification. D. contact writing
A. Characteristics
B. class characteristics 70. A type of abnormality/defects in typewriter
C. individual characteristics that can easily be corrected by simply
D. sample cleaning the machine or replacing the ribbon?
A. temporary defect
61. If John Loud is known for ball-point pen, who B. clogged type face
is for the fountain pen? C. permanent defect
A. Lewis Watterboy D. actual breakage
B. Lewis Waterman
C. Lewiss Watterman 71. Mr. Cardo, a Chief of the Intelligence Division
D. Lewis Watterman of PNP, will sign a “Confidential” file as an
approval regarding the operation against the
62. A modern pen nib which contains a reservoir notorious drug syndicate in their locality.
of ink in a specially designed back or chamber What class of signature does Mr. Cardo
is described as. executed?
A. fountain pen A. Formal or Complete
B. pencil B. Informal or Cursory
C. fiber pen C. Careless Scribble
D. ball point pen D. Forgery

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 72. In document examination, what is the relation
of parts of the whole of writing or line of
individual letters in words to the baseline? 82. Tracings found at the top most portion of the
A. Proportion polygraph chart.
B. Alignment A. Pneumograph
C. Lining B. Galvanograph
D. Letter forms C. Cardiosphygmograph
73. Refers to properties or marks, elements or D. Kymograph
qualities which serve to distinguish. Known as
the basis of identification. 83. Prior to the examination the subject should
A. Characteristics have at least ________ hours of sleep.
B. Individual Characteristics A. 5 hours
C. Class Characteristics B. 12 hours
D. Sample C. 2 hours
D. 3 hours
74. It is a type of characteristics which is
commonly found in the specimen writing of 84. This is the most difficult type of lie that a
other persons. subject use in an interview
A. Gross Characteristics A. Lie of Omission
B. Individual Characteristics B. Lie of fabrication
C. Class Characteristics C. Lie of exaggeration
D. A and C D. Lie of minimization

75. Receipt is an example of what document? 85. The stage in the conduct of the polygraph
A. Public Document test, which is designed to prepare or condition
B. Private Document the subject for the actual test.
C. Official Document A. Initial Interview
D. Commercial Document B. Pre-test Interview
C. Instrumentation
76. The person who devises an instrument that D. Post-test Interview/Interrogation
can record changes of blood pressure, pulse
beat and respiration simultaneously which he 86. “Do you suspect anyone of shooting John
called the “Bread board Lie Detector”. Jones?” this is an example of the “S” question
A. John A. Larson that composed the SKY. In John Reid`s
B. John E. Larson technique, this manner of questioning is also
C. Jhon A. Larson used and known by John Reid as
D. Jhon E. Larson ____________.
A. Weak relevant sacrifice question
77. An ancient method of detecting deception B. Weak relevant knowledge question
practice in Bengal, India was accused to prove C. Weak relevant evidence-connecting question
his innocent would touch his tongue to an D. Strong relevant question
extremely hot metal.
A. boiling water ordeal 87. “Is your mother`s name Madam Inutz?” is
B. red hot iron ordeal what kind of question?
C. Donkey’s tail ordeal A. Relevant
D. Trial by combat B. Irrelevant
C. Control
78. A part of the pneumograph component which D. General question
was attached to the body of the subject with
the usual length of 10 inches. 88. “Were you in the place of Mr. Cardo on the
A. beaded chain night of December 5, 2021? Is an example of
B. rubber convoluted tube what question?
C. finger electrode plate A. Relevant question
D. blood pressure cuff B. Irrelevant question
C. Weak relevant question
79. An attachment of the cardiosphygmograph D. Strong relevant question
which placed above the brachial artery.
A. arm cuff 89. It is more specific in nature and is based upon
B. infant cuff another experience or wrong doing which will
C. Wrist cuff enhance the opportunity for responsiveness.
D. hand cuff It covers up to the present time.
A. Secondary control question
80. Which of the following is fastened on the B. Primary control question
chest or abdomen of the subject in polygraph C. Control question
examination? D. Sacrifice question
A. Galvanograph
B. Pnuemograph 90. “Regarding the Stolen iPhone 13 Pro Max, do
C. Cardiosphygmograph you intend truthfully to answer each question
D. Sets of electrodes about that?” Is an example of what kind of
question?
81. What should be the mark placed on a chart A. Strong relevant
paper at the start of the test? B. Weak relevant
A. X/60/1.5 A C. Control question
B. X/50/2.5 A D. Sacrifice question
C. XX/60/1.5 A
D. XXX/60/2.5 A

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 91. The breaking down of the complex proteins
into simpler component associated with the
evolution of foul-smelling gases and
accompanied by the change of color of the
body.
A. putrefaction
B. auto digestion
C. maceration
D. saponification

92. Stage of muscular change, which occurs 3-6

hours after death characteristics by stiffening
of the muscles.
A. livor mortis
B. secondary flaccidity
C. algor mortis
D. post-mortem rigidity

93. Stages in blood changes where blood goes to

the dependent portion of the body but not yet
solidify.
A. livor mortis
B. hypostatic lividity
C. diffusion lividity
D. cadaveric spasm

94. Which portion of the body develops rigor

mortis first?
A. Head
B. Chest
C. Arms
D. Legs

95. Circumscribed extravation of blood or

subcutaneous tissue or underneath the
musous membrane.
A. Contusion
B. Petechia
C. Abrasion
D. All of them

96. In the Philippines decomposition is early and

the average time is ___________.
A. 3 to 6 hours
B. 12 to 18 hours
C. 24 to 48 hours
D. 48 to 72 hours

97. Aling Marites passes out during the party but

recovers after being taken to the hospital by
a friend. This is ______.
A. Somatic or Clinical Death
B. Molecular or Cellular Death
C. Apparent Death or State of Suspended
Animation
D. Death

98. The test used to determine the presence of

blood in stained material.
A. Florence Test
B. Barberio`s Test
C. Takayama Test
D. Phenolphtalein Test

99. How many hours does the stomach

completely digest a light meal?
A. 3-4 hours -medium/average
B. 1 hour
C. 4-6 hours -heavy
D. 1-2 hours

100. Where does the blowfly lay its eggs?

A. Canal
B. Manure
C. Water
D. Rotten flesh

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