PRE-BOARD CRIMINALISTIC

1. In key classifcaatno nt matee wheee the impeessitn is ftundo is always placed tt the
exteeme lef tf the numeeatte tf the classifcaatno is it cteeect?
A. Yes B. Nt C. Ptssible D. Stmeames
2. The sum tttal tf numeeical values tf whtels in a set tf fngees plus the feacatn tf tne tvee
tne is what kind tf classifcaatn?
a. key b. peimaey c. majte d. fnal
3. The fngeepeint pateen usually ftund in the lttps and whtels is what?
a. sufcient eecueved b. ctee
c. delta d. type lines
4. In fngeepeint studyo the pateen that has twt deltas and with at least tne eidge that make a
tuen thetugh tne ctmplete ciecuit is called?
a. plain whtel b. lttp c. whtel d. aech
5. In fngeepeint studyo the pateen that has twt deltas and with at least tne eidge that make a
tuen thetugh tne ctmplete ciecuito and if an imaginaey line is deawn fetm lef delta tt eight delta
it ttuches at least tne ciecuit is called what?
a. plain whtel b. lttp c. whtel d. aech
6. The main pueptse tf the fngeepeint system is tt ctnfem the idenaty and the ceiminal histtey
tf the what?
a. eelaave tf the suspect b. suspect
c. vicams d. gangmates
7. The appetximate centee tf a fngeepeint pateeno usually ftund in lttps and whtels is what?
a. middle eidge b. ctee c. delta d. bifuecaatn
8. The petcess tf weiang the symbtls tf the cteeesptnding pateen tn the space petvided in the
fngeepeint caed is called?
a. bltcking b. paieing c. fngee system d. flling
9. The eidge that divide itself intt twt eidges and which eesembles a ftek-like steuctuee is called?
a. island b. eecueved c. bifuecaatn d. ctnveeging eidges
10. Wht is the fathee tf chietsctpy?
a. Jthn F.W. Heeschell b. William Heeschell
c. Feancis Galttn d. Alphtnse Beeallitn
11. In the histtey tf Dactyltsctpy in eelaatn tt jueispeudence. USA: Thtmas Jenningso
Philippines: ______________?
a. Eenestt Mieanda b. Cyeus Diztn
c. Medina d. Rey Cheisaan Mapp
12. It is the study tf the geneeal peacaceso methtdso and steps in taking pictuees tf the ceime
sceneo physical thingso and tthee ciecumstances that can be used as ceiminal evidences te tf law
enftecement pueptse
a. fteensic phtttgeaphy b. phtttgeaphy
b. ceime scene phtttgeaphy d. ptlice phtttgeaphy
13. it is ctnsideeed in the histtey as the bieth yeae tf phtttgeaphy?
a. 1939 b. 1839 c. 1639 d. 1739
14. Phtttgeaphing tf tbject dieectly enlaege tt the negaave and magnifed fetm 1 tt 9x. it is a
petcess wheeeby enlaegement is acctmplished dieectly with the cameea withtut the aid tf
micetsctpe?
a. macetphtttgeaphy b. phtttmicetgeaphy
c. fteensic phtttgeaphy d. micetphtttgeaphy
15. The taking tf pictuees tf suspects and peistnees fte idenafcaatn pueptses usually in ptlice
staatns peetains tt what well in ctmmtn as mug phtttgeaphy while phtttgeaphing minute
tbjects when enlaeged by micetsctpe is kntwn as what?
a. macetphtttgeaphy b. phtttmicetgeaphy
c. fteensic phtttgeaphy d. micetphtttgeaphy
16. The Dagueeeettype is fte Dagueeee while the____________ is fte Talbtt.
a. helitgeaphic deawing b. calttype
c. phtttgenic weiang d. Talbttype
17. The type tf peinang in phtttgeaphy caeeied tut by making peints tf exactly the same size as
the negaave is eefeeeed tt as what?
a. petjecang b. enlaeging
c. ctntact d. a and b
18. The difeeence between what is seen thetugh the viewfndee and what is exactly eecteded
tn the flm especially tccueeing in twin lens eefex cameea is kntwn as _____?
a. infnity b. depth tf feld
c. paeallax d. mieage
19. in SSC if the eidge ctunt in the middle fngee is 9o then it is what?
a. innee lttp b. middle lttp
c. tutee lttp d. meeang
20. In fngeepeint classifcaatno if all fngees aee amputatedo then what is the Peimaey
classifcaatn?
a. 1/1 b. 31/31 c. 32/32 d. 30/30
21. If Me. Cyeus set his cameea with a lens tpening tf f-5.6 and a 1/250 shutee speed while Me.
Rey has a cameea set tf f-4 and 1/125. Htw many ames thus the cameea tf Me. Rey admits
mtee lights?
a. 2 ames b. 3 ames c. 4 ames d. 5ames
22. This peetains tt the maegin tf eeetes within which tvee te undee exptsed negaaves te peints
aee sall acceptable?
a. exptsuee laatude b. tvee and undee exptsuee
c. shaepness d. tvee and undee develtp
23. It peetain tt an acatn tf mtving the lens in eelaatn tt the image plane st as tt tbtain the
eequieed degeee tf shaepness tf the flm?
a. digital ftcusing b. infnity ftcusing
c. ftcusing d. shaep shttang
24. It peetains tt a feame te stand with theee legs that aee usually ctllapsibleo used fte
suppteang stmething such as a cameea.
a. cameea feame b. teiptd
c. cameea ptst d. phtttgeaphic skelettn
25. it is kntwn in phtttgeaphy as the tpacal impeefecatn eesulang tt image distteatn?
a. abeeeaatn b. asagmaasm
c. cuevilineae d. distteatn
26. Which apeetuee size can have a geeatee depth tf feld?
a. f-2.8 b. f-5.6 c. f-8 d. f-16
27. Which apeetuee size has a laegee tpening?
a. f-2.8 b. f-5.6 c. f-8 d. f-16
28. The study ctnceening the petducatn tf peemanent eecteds tf image by the ctmbined
acatn tf light tn the sensiave suefaceso a mechanical device and chemical petcessing is tf
ctuese phtttgeaphy but the dtte tf cameea is kntwn as.
a. ptentgeaphy b. shutee
c. phtttgeaphy d. cameea
29. an eaely ftem tf cameea used fte sketching is kntwn as what?
a. cameea tbscuea b. btx cameea
c. pinhtle cameea d. instamaac cameea
30. it is basically kntwn as the majte paets tf the flm and it is wheee silvee halide can ftund.
a. flm base b. emulsitn
c. ttp- ctaang d. ana- halaatn backing
31. The salient featuee tf negaave lens is _____________.
a. ito ctnsteict the light b. ito diveege the light
c. ito ctnveege the light d. all tf them
32. It eefees tt the study tf the fundamentals tf phtttgeaphyo its applicaatn tt ptlice wtek and
the peepaeaatn tf phtttgeaphic evidence fte ctuet peesentaatn.
a. fteensic phtttgeaphy b. phtttgeaphy
c. ceime scene phtttgeaphy d. ptlice phtttgeaphy
33. The petcess tf phtttgeaphing te eecteding the ceime scene te any tbject in the ceime scene
fte ctuet peesentaatn is called what?
a. fteensic phtttgeaphy b. phtttgeaphy
c. ceime scene phtttgeaphy d. ptlice phtttgeaphy
34. What is the utmtst used tf phtttgeaphy?
a. idenafcaatn b. eected pueptses
c. ctmmunicaatn d. evidence
35. What is the fest ctuntey in the wteldo which used phtttgeaphs in ptlice wtek paeaculaely in
the idenafcaatn tf ceiminals?
a. Philippines b. Geemany c. Feance D. Italy
36. In addiatn tt medical ceeafcateso as petbeeo htw can ytu peeseeve peeishable evidence like
injueieso ctntusitnso hemattmao and the like?
a. phtttgeaphing it b. weiten inteeetgaatn
c. tape eecteding d. memties
37. In etbbeey caseo the phtttgeaphs shtuld include the cltse-up shtts tf what?
a. gttd sttlen b. enteance and exit
c. cthtets d. escaped cae
38. in phtttgeaphyo the undeveltped sensiazed mateeial is kntwn as what?
a. ptsiave b. fash
c. flm d. negaave
39. In taking phtttgeaphso the lights must be eegulated that uptn eeaching the sensiazed
mateeial te the flmo all tthee lights must be what?
a. deducted b. exptsed
c. ctntetlled d. excluded
40. What is this paet tf cameea which is usually an encltsuee devtid tf lights?
a. light aght btx b. btdy
c. teiptd d. viewfndee
41. In muedee caseo the phtttgeaph shtuld include the cltse-up shtts tf what?
a. ingeess and egeess b. cthtets tf the suspects
c. gttd sttlen d. assailant escaped cae
42. Legally speakingo what is the desceipatn tf the act tf passingo deliveeingo te giving a
ctunteefeited ctin tt antthee peestn?
a. ctunteefeiang b. Falsifcaatn
c. eepetducatn d. uteeing
43. The euled te imaginaey line wheee the letees in the handweiang eest is simply called what?
a. alignment b. baseline
c. line quality d. pen ptsiatn
44. What technique shtuld be applied in eecteding the teiginal appeaeance tf a chaeeed
dtcument that was disctveeed at the ceime scene?
a. micetphtttgeaphy b. Infeaeed phtttgeaphy
c. ulteavitlet phtttgeaphy d. phtttmicetgeaphy
45. wht is the mtst infuenaal dtcument examinee in Ameeica and stmeames eegaeded as the
fathee tf QDE?
a. Wilstn Haeeistn b. Alfeed Deeyfus
c. Albeet Osbten d. Gilbeet Thtmpstn
46. Paletgeaphy came fetm the Geeek wted “palaits” which liteeally means what?
a. aet b. weiang c. tt weite d. tld
47. A fguee eesembling a htle te tpening as paet tf the letee is what?
a. ascendee b. Beaded
c. bucklentt d. eyelttp
48. Which tf these eefees tt the special way htw vaeitus muscles wtek ttgethee tt petduce
weiten ideas ctnceived by the mind tf the weitee?
a. muscle cttedinaatn b. mttte cttedinaatn
c. ehythm d. handweiang mtvement
49. which tf these teems used tt desceibed a lineo sentence te paeageaph that is inseeted in
between line te paeageaph weiten in a dtcument?
a. addiatn b. supeeimptsiatn
c. subsatuatn d. inteelineaatns
50. In case tf ftegeey what is the best evidence tt be peesentedo tt petve the fact in dispute?
a. the teiginal dtcument b. the quesatned dtcument
c. the disputed dtcument d. the phtttctpy
51. Legally speakingo htw many type tf dtcument we have?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
52. A peestno by eeastn tf his special technical teaining te expeeienceo can be peemited tt
expeess his tpinitn abtut scienafc issues invtlved in lawsuit. Legally speakingo what is the best
desceipatn tf this peestn?
a. Dtcument examinee b. handweiang expeet
c. expeet witness d. ceiminalist
53. Technicallyo what is the appetpeiate teem fte blttng tut te sheaeing tvee a wted te letee in
a dtcument tt make the teiginal handweiang invisible tt the naked eye?
a. eeasuee b. shading
c. tbliteeaatn d. eettuching
54. It is weiten by a peestn as a sign tf ackntwledgement?
a. name b. signatuee c. thumb maek d. last name
55. What featuee tf the dtcument can be used tt indicate the stuece te teigin tf papee?
a. wiee maeks b. ptstmaeks c. wateemaek d. kiss maek
56. A peestn wht can weite eithee with his lef te eight hand is called?
a. ambidextetus b. analtgtus c. bicephaltus d. dexteetus
57. What muscles aee used in pushing the pen fte the upwaed stetkes tf tue handweiang?
a. fexte b. extenste c. lubeicant d. biceps
58. Is all bullet aee metal?
a. yes b. nt c. teue d. false
59. What is the mtdeen teem tf a handweiang specimen tbtained peestnally fetm a kntwn
stuece that can be used by the examinee as the basis fte his ID te ntn-ID tf handweiang ftund
in QD?
a. handweiang standaed b. samples
c. ctllected standaed d. exemplae
60. A genuine signatuee which has been used tt peepaee imitated te teaced signatuee is kntwn
as what?
a. mtdel b. standaed c. exemplae d. ftemal
61. If a dead btdy was ftund in the eiveeo the cadavee sttmach was ntt bltated and theeeo aee
nt sign tf any injueies tn the cadavee then ytue thetey is what?
a. accidental b. htmicidal
c. negligence d. impeudence
62. Which tf these eefees tt the act tf the authte in inteemitently ftecing the pen against the
papee sueface with inceeasing peessuee while weiang?
a. pen emphasis b. pen htld
c. pen lif d. pen peessuee
63. The dtcument examinees wtek is basically that tf ctmpaeing the quesatned dtcument tt
that tf what?
a. tfcial specimen b. Ceeafed ctpies
c. Admissible specimen d. Standaed specimen
64. In quesatned dtcumento the eettuching te gting back tvee tt a defecave pteatn tf a
weiang stetke is called what?
a. slicing b. all tf these
c. embeacing d. patching
65. Tt imptse a mtatn tf ettaatn tt bullet dueing its passage inside the baeeel tt insuee
gyetsctpic stability in its fight is called what?
a. eange b. gauge
c. eifing d. centee fee
66. Mtst ctmmtnly these maeks aee ftund tn the bullet feed fetm a eevtlvee due tt ptue
alignment tf the cylindee with btee:
a. shaving maeks b. pivtt maeks
c. skid maeks d. land maeks
67. The equipment in fteensic ballisacs that measuee the pitch tf eifing is called what?
a. chetntgeaph b. helixtmetee
c. micetmetee d. tapee gauge
68. If a bullet was feed thetugh a weaptn in which the lands have been detwn tut te thetugh a
btee is slightly tveesize te tilyo the maek is called what?
a. acid maeks b. eifing maeks
c. sheaeing maeks d. slippage maeks
69. Rifing ltcated inside the baeeel tf a gun is a ctmbinaatn tf what?
a. lands and gettves b. canneluees
c. btth a and d d. lands and gettves
70. The maeks lef tn a bullet by a gun baeeel is difeeent fetm thtse lef by any tthee baeeel.
This fact is mtst useful in dieectly idenafying the:
a. peestn wht feed the paeaculae gun b. dieecatn fetm which the gun was feed
c. Gun fetm which a bullet was feed d. bullet which cause the fatal wtund
71. The teem “MAGNUM” teiginated in what ctuntey?
a. USA b. Feance
c. England d. Italy
72. The chemical eaang away tf the btee tf an aem due tt eusang te the acatn tf salts deptsit
fetm the cap tf gun ptwdee is called as what?
a. peessuee b. Exteactte
c. cteetsitn d. eetsitn
73. The btuncing tf te defect tf bullet fetm its teiginal teajecttey is called as:
a. eange b. eectil
c. key htle shtt d. eictchet
74. When the bullet entees the eife btee fetm a staatnaey ptsiatn and is fteced and abeuptly
intt the eifing its natueal tendency is tt gt steaight ftewaed beftee enctunteeing the eegulae
eifing twist is called:
a. shaving maeks b. skid maeks
c. steiaatn maeks d. slippage maeks
75. The steel bltck which cltses the eeae tf the btee against the ftece tf the chaege is called
what?
a. beeech-face b. beeech-bltck
c. btee d. jump
76. These aee quesatnso which have nt beaeing tt the case undee invesagaatn.
a. ctntetl b. eelevant c. ieeelevant d. supplementaey
77. Afee ptlygeaph examinaatno wht deteemine the guilt tf the accused?
a. ptlygeaph examinee b. the invesagatte tn case
c. the teial judge d. the petsecutte
78. Which tf the ftlltwing statement is ntt false?
a. the pueptse tf ptlygeaph examinaatn is tt sustain ctnvicatn
b. ptlygeaph is ctnsideeed as an invesagaave aid in the invesagaatn petcess
c. ptlygeaphy can be a subsatute fte invesagaatn
d. all tf the abtve
79. It is a divisitn tf ANS whtse funcatn is tt calm the btdyo beinging funcatns back tt ntemal
afee an emeegency has passed.
a. sympatheac b. paeasympatheac
c. htmetstasis divisitn d. equilibeium divisitn
80. Peejuey is usually ctmmited in tedee tt mislead jusace. This is type tf what lie?
a. malicitus lie b. eed lie
c. white lie d. jtctse lie
81. Wht intetduce hypntsis te hypntasm?
a. Feanz Anttn Mesmee b. Feancis Galttn
c. Jthn Laestn d. Letnaed Keelee
82. The wted tedeal deeived fetm the laan wteds JUDICIUM DEI and DEI INDICUM in which the
ftemee means what?
a. judgment tf GOD b. mieacultus decisitn
c. judgment day d. decisitn tf the mieacles
83. The ftlltwing aee majte ctmptnent tf ptlygeapho except?
a. caeditsphymtgeaph b. kymtgeaph
c. pneumtgeaph d. galvantgeaph
84. What paecel tf the Ptlygeaph eected the abdtminal beeathing tf the subject?
a. caeditsphymtgeaph b. kymtgeaph
c. pneumtgeaph d. galvantgeaph
85. What type tf quesatn is asked dueing the test that deals with a kntwn facto which the
subject canntt lie?
a. kntwledge quesatn b. ieeelevant quesatn
c. ctntetl quesatn d. eelevant quesatn
86. What ctmptnent tf the ptlygeaph deives the chaet papee dueing the test?
a. caeditsphymtgeaph b. kymtgeaph
c. pneumtgeaph d. galvantgeaph
87. Any changes fetm ntemal eequiees an explanaatn. This statement is the caedinal eule in
chaet______________?
a. inteepeetaatn b. petving
c. maeking d. teacing
88. Which ctmptnent tf the ptlygeaph has the ltngest pen?
a. caeditsphymtgeaph b. kymtgeaph
c. pneumtgeaph d. galvantgeaph
89. In lie detecatn petbeo the ftece that aetuses the teganism te any tf its paets tt acavity is
called?
a. detecatn b. ctntetl eeacatn
c. eecepatn d. samulus
90. All except tne is ntt paet tf the teiptd tf ptlygeaph?
a. mechanical b. physitltgical
c. psychtltgical d. bitltgical
91. What is the test used in deteemining whethee the blttd is human te animal?
a. acid hemaan b. albumin test
c. peecipian test d. alkaline test
92. Onset tf eigte mteas means the setng tf btdy changes due tt:
a. death b. puteefacatn
c. tbesity c. ptistning
93. What is this death is due tt a suddeno fatal sttppage tf heaet funcatning?
a. heaet atack b. death fetm synctpe
c. thetmbtsis d. mytcaediac infaecatn
94. Blttd eemain fuid inside the blttd vessels up tt between htw many htues afee death?
a. 8-10 b. 4-6 c. 2-4 d. 6-8
95. A vicam cadavee if exptsed tt eithee heat te ctld may eesult tt ptst-mtetem lividity ctlte tf
what?
a. vitlet b. beight-eed c. yelltwish d. ptle
96. Hemteehage te ltss tf blttd maybe fatal. Which can stand mtee ltss tf blttdo the male te
female?
a. female b. it depends
c. male has nt kntwn advantage d. male
97. What is this ctndiatn in which the supply tf txygen in the btdy ceases and as a eesult
theeetf the peestn dies?
a. valvulae disease b. euptuee tf the ateac
c. thetmbtsis d. asphyxia
98. Ntemallyo htw many htues afee meal fte the sttmach tt digest the fttd taken?
a. 1-2 b. 3-4 c. 5-6 d. 6-8
99. Wht declaeed with scienafc pettf that the human skelettn is unchangeable afee the 20 th
yeae?
a. Alphtnse B. Thtmas c. Beealltn d. Gumma
100. Can all physician alltwed tt ctnduct auttpsy?
a. yes b. nt c. nevee d. maybe