RALPH REVIN N.

MALOON
BLACK 1 BS-CRIM 2
FORENSIC 1-PERSONAL
IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES

TRINIDAD MUNICIPAL COLLEGE

FINAL EXAMINATION IN FORENSIC 1

INSTRUCTION: CHOOSE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER. STRICTLY NO ERASURES.

1. Itisamethodofdevelopingprintswhichisdonebyusingchemicalfumessuchasiodineandammonium fumes.

a. Lasermethod b.Fumingmethod c.Ninhydrinmethod d. Silver nitratemethod

2. It is a method of developing prints which is done by spraying a 5 percent solution of silver nitrate to the
surface of thepaper.

a. Lasermethod b.Fumingmethod c. Ninhydrinmethod d. Silver nitratemethod

3. It is a method of developing prints which is considered as one of the best method used in developing prints in
paper.

a. Lasermethod b.Fumingmethod c. Ninhydrinmethod d. Silver nitratemethod

4. Itisamodernmethodofdevelopingprintswhichisamodernmethodoftracinganddevelopingprints.

a. Laser method b.Fumingmethod c.Ninhydrinmethod d. Silver nitratemethod

5. Theyareprintstakenfromadeceasedperson.

a. Antemortemfingerprints c. coldfingerprints

b. Post mortemfingerprints d. mortem fingerprints

6. Theridgesenterfromonesideofthefinger,riseinthecenterforminganarchandthenexittheothersideof
thefinger.

a. Loop
b.arch c.Whorl d. accidentalwhorl
7. Itisthepointatwhicharidgeterminate.

a. Core b.delta c.Island

d. ridgeending
8. Ridgeswhicharesignificantlyshorterthantheaverageridgelengthonthefingerprint.

a. Delta b.spur c.Dot

d. bridge
9. Theridgesenterfromonesideofafingerformacurveandthenexitonthesameside.

a. Accidentalwhorl b.arch c.Loop

d. whorl
10. When is fingerprint ridgesformed?

a. 1stto2ndmonthofthefetaldevelopment c.3rdto4thmonthoffetaldevelopment

b. 2ndto3rdmonthofthefetaldevelopment d.4thto5thmonthoffetaldevelopment

11. Itistheprocessofautomaticallymatchingoneofmanyunknownfingerprintsagainstadatabaseofknown and

unknownprints.

a. Minutiae b.Exemplar c.AFIS d. Electricrecording

12. Itisabasicfundamentaloffingerprintswhichsaysthatfingerprintneverchanged.

a. Individuality bstatic c.Permanence

d. variable
13. Itisabasicfundamentaloffingerprintwhichsaysthatnotwofingerprintsarealike.

a.
Individuality b.static c.Permanence d.variable
14. Itreferstothefeetandtoes.

a. Palmar b.exemplar 15. Itrefersto

c.Plantar fingersan
dpalms.
d. latent
 a. Palmar b.exemplar c.Plantar d.latent

16. Itisanimpressionleftbythefrictionridgesofahumanfinger.

a. Dermatoglyphics b. friction ridge c. Latentprint d.fingerprint

17. Hedescribestheridgesandporesofthehandsandfeet.

a. Nehemiah Grewb.JohannesPurkinje c.MarcelloMalpighi d. HermanWelcker

18. HeisaprofessorattheUniversityofBologna,Italy,knownforhisdiscoveryoftheepidermisanddermislayer.
Hewrotethebookentitled“DeExternoTactusOrgano”.

a. Nehemiah Grewb.JohannesPurkinje c. MarcelloMalpighi d. HermanWelcker

19. HeisaprofessorattheUniversityofBreslau,Germany.Heestablishedacertainroleforclassificationandbe
abletoidentify9typesofpatternalthoughneverassociatedtoidentification.

a. Nehemiah Grewb.JohannesPurkinje c.MarcelloMalpighi d. HermanWelcker

20. Hetookhisownfingerprintstwicewithalapseofforty-oneyearsandshowedthattheridgesformation
remains thesame.

a. Nehemiah Grewb.JohannesPurkinje c. MarcelloMalpighi d. HermanWelcker

21. HewasknowntobethefatherofPoroscopy.

a. Dr.HenryFaulds c. Dr. EdmondLocard

b. Dr. EdmondLucard d. Dr. William Herschel

22. HewasanEnglishmanandfirstfingerprintinstructorattheSt.LouisPoliceDepartment,Missouri.

a. Mary K.Holland c. Sgt KinnethPerrier

b. SgtKennethPerrier d.Capt.JamesI.Parke

23. Damagetotheepidermisalonedoesnotresulttopermanentridgedestruction,whiledamagetothedermis
willresulttopermanentridgedestruction.

a. True b.Itdepends c.False d.Maybe

24. Itisthesciencewhichdealswiththestudyoftheporesfoundonthepapillaryorfrictionridgesoftheskinfor the

purpose ofidentification.

a. Chiroscopy b.Dactyloscopy c.Poroscopy d.Podoscopy

25. Itisabasicdogmaticprincipleoffingerprintidentificationwhichstatethat“notwofingerprintsareexactly
alikeunlesstakenfromthesamefinger”.

a. Multiplicity b. Infallibility c.Individuality d.Permanency

26. The first leading judicial decision in the Philippine Jurisprudence in the science of fingerprinting decided by
the Supreme Court dated December 20,1933.

a. PPVS.Coral b. PPVS.Jennings c.PPVS.Medina d. PP VS.MFPikolo

27. Heisthefirsttoadvocatetheuseoffingerprintsassubstituteforsignaturefromamongindiannativeto
avoidimpersonation.

a.
WilliamHerschel c. Francis Galton
a. HenryFaulds
d. Edward Richard Henry

28. AsurgeonatTsukijiHospital,Tokyo,Japan,whoclaimedthatlatentprintswouldprovidepositive
identification of offenders onceapprehended.

a. WilliamHerschel c. FrancisGalton

b. HenryFaulds d. Edward Richard Henry

29. HeisageologistinNewMexico,adoptedthefirstindividualuseoffingerprintinaugust8,1882asa
 protectiontopreventtamperingwiththepayorder. a.

GilbertThompson c. Samuel Langhorne Clemens

b. IsaiahWestTabor d. Dr Henry P DeForest

30. Itisthesciencewhichdealswiththestudyofskinpattern.

a. Dactyloscopy b.Dactylomancy c.Dactylography d.Dermatoglyphics

31. Itisthepracticalapplicationofthescienceoffingerprints.

a. Dactyloscopy b.Dactylomancy c.Dactylography d.Dermatoglyphics

32. Itisthesciencewhichdealswiththestudyofthefootprints.

a. Phalange b.Podoscopy
c.Chiroscopy d.Poroscopy
33. Itisthescientificstudyofthearrangementofthesweatpores.

a. Phalange b.Podoscopy c.Chiroscopy

d.Poroscopy
34. Itistheskeletalfingercoveredwithfrictionskin.Itismadeupofthreebones.

a. Phalange b.Podoscopy c.Chiroscopy d.Poroscopy

35. Theyarefingerprintimpressiontakenindividuallybyrollingeachfingerfromonesidetotheothersideand
fromthetiptotheendofthefirstjoint.

a.
Rolledimpression c. centerimpression
b. Plainimpression
d. medianimpression

36. Theyareimpressionmadebysimultaneouslypressingthefingertothecarduseasareferenceto
classification.

a. Rolledimpression c. centerimpression

b. Plainimpression d. median impression

37. Itisarubbermaderollerdesignedtospreadthefingerprintinktotheslab.

a. Inkslab b.fingerprintink c. Inkroller d. fingerprintcard

38. Itisaspecialformofinkdesignedfortakingfingerprintimpressionsometimessubmittedwithaprinter’sink.

a. Inkslab b.fingerprintink c.Inkroller d. fingerprintcard

39. Itisamethodofdevelopingprintswhichisconsideredasthesimplestandtraditionalmethodsusedin
developingprintsatthesceneofthecrime.

a. Dusting methodb.fumingmethod c.Rollingmethod d. silver nitratemethod

40. It is a method of developing prints which is basically used in developing prints in paper done by simply rolling
the paper with powder spreading in itssurface.

a. Dustingmethodb.fumingmethod c. Rollingmethod d. silver nitratemethod

41. The Filipino who top the first comprehensive examination in fingerprint which was initiated by New York
Police Dept. andFBI.

a. GenerosoReyes c. IsabelaBernales

b. PatricioAgustin d. Marcelo Bonifacio

42. Fatheroffingerprintpatterswhosaidthatthereisapossibilityfortwoprintstobethesameitis
1:63,000,000,000.

a.
FrancisBacon c. Francis Galton
a. J.C.A.Mayer
d. Herman Welcker

43. ThepersonwhousedthesystemofidentificationwhichwasacceptedbySpanishcountries.
 a. JuanVucetich c. HenryFaulds

b. Sir EdwardRichardHenry d. WilliamHerschel

44. Isthelawwhichstatesthatthegreaterthenumberofthesimilarityordifferencesthemoreprobabilityforthe
conclusion to becorrect.

a. Law ofInfallibility c.LawofMultiplicityofEvidence

b. LawofPermanency d. Law ofBarcelity

45. ThewordDactyloscopywasderivedfromwhatword?

a. Greekword b.Frenchword c. Latinword d. Englishword

46. Isthescienceoffingerprintstudy,whichdealswiththeinterpretationofone’spersonality?

a. Dactyloscopy c.Dactylomancy

b. Dactylography d.Dactylo-analysis

47. Isanimpressiondesignedbytheridgesontheinsideofthelastjointofthefingersandthumbonsome
smoothsurfacewiththeaidofsweetorink?

a. Dactyloscopy c.Dactyloanalysis

b. Latentprints d.Fingerprint

48. Whichofthefollowingservestheimportanceofporoscopy?

a. Fordeterminationofwhethertheprintsbelongtoayoungoradultperson.

b. For identification ofperson

c. Fordeterminationofwhethertheprintswastakenduringthelifetimeofafterdeathofaperson.

d. B and Conly
49. Isthatpartsofthefrictionskinwhichifdamagewillconstituteapermanentscar.

a. Epidermis b. StratusCorneum c.Dermis

d. Stratum muscosum
50. Considered to be the father ofPoroscopy.

a.FrancisGalton b.MarcelloMalpighi c. JohnHerschel

d. EdmondLocard
51. Isthescientificstudyofthetinyopeningacrosstheridges?

a. Podoscopy b.Poroscopy c.Chiroscopy d.Edgeoscopy

52. Uptowhatdeepacutorinjurywillconstituteapermanentscarinanormalfrictionskin?

a. Less than1cm c. Less than 1mm

b. More than 1cm d. More than 1mm

53. ConsideredtobeoneofthemostnotoriouscriminalinU.Swhoattempttodestroyhisfrictionskinwiththe use of

corrosiveacid.

a. JohnDerenger c. JohnDillinger

b. RobertJamesPitts d. RobertJoworski

54. Arethestripsofskinwithoutcolouringpigmentandwithouthairfoundonthepalmofthehandandsolesof thefeet?

a. Epidermalskin b.Papillaryskin c.Friction d.AllOfthese

55. Istheouterlayeroftheepidermislayerwhichcoverstheskin?

a. Epidermis b. Stratumcorneum c.Stratumsangum d. Stratummusocum

56. Isthescientificstudyoftheprintsofthepalmofthehands?
 a. Podoscopy b.Chiroscopy c.Poroscopy d.Chairoscopy

57. Isthatappearsastinyblacklinewithwhitedots(calledpores)inaninkedfingerimpression?

a. Sweatpores b.Furrows c.Ridges d. Sweatduct

58. Whatarethedepressedportionsorcanalstructureofthefrictionskin(foundbetweenridges)?

a. Pores b.Indentions c.Furrows

d. Duct
59. How many standards fingerprint patterns are there?(types)

a.Three c.Two d. Nine (Galton and Henrysystem)

b.Eight
60. That part of the friction skin between the epidermis and dermis layer which responsible for the ridge
formation.

a. Generatinglayer b. DermalPapillae c.Sweatglands d. DermisPapillary

61. Thepersonwhoattempttodestroyhisfingerprintthroughsurgery.Alsoknownasthemanwithoutfingerprint.

a. JohnAugustus c. Robert JamesPitt

b. JohnDillinger(U.S.PublicEnemyno.1) d. RoscoePitt

62. Duringwhatstageofthefetuslifetheridgesstartstodevelop?

a. 5thto 6thmonthbeforebirth c. 7thto 8thmonths

b. 3rdto 4thmonths d. 3rdto 4thmonths before birth

63. Istheprincipleinthestudyoffingerprintwhichstatesthatfingerprintisreliableandpositivemeansof
identification?

a. Principle ofindividuality c.Principleofinfallibility

b. Principle ofconstancy(unchangeable) d. Principle ofpermanency

64. Whatpatterntypehastheridgesthatenterononesideofthepatternandflowtotheothersidewitharisein
thecenter?

a. Loop c. Tentedarch

b. PlainArch d. Exceptionalarch

65. In order for a pattern to be considered as loop itshouldhave ridgecount.

a. 1 c.2
b. At least1 d.3

66. Whattypeofapatternhastwodeltasinwhichatleastoneridgesmakesaturnthroughonecompletecircuit?

a. Arch c.Loop

b. Accidentalwhorl d.whorl

67. Whattypesofapatternpossessesanangle,anuptrust,ortwoofthethreebasiccharacteristicsoftheloop?

a. Plainarch c. Central Pocketloop

b. Tentedarch d. accidental whorl

68. Whatisthetypeofapatterninwhichtheloopingorslantingridgesflowstowardsthelittlefinger?

a. Loop c. Ulnarloop

b. Radialloop d. Tentedarch

69. Thediagonalsign/means .

a. Righthandulnar c. left handulnar

 b. Left handulnar d.none

70. Whattypeofapatternconsistingoftworemoredeltas,oneormoreridgeformingacompletecircuitryand when

an imaginary line is drawn from left delta to right delta it touches or cross the circuiting ridge/s
consideredasthemostcommontypeofwhorl?
a. Plainwhorl c. central pocket whorl

a. Doubleloopwhorl d. accidentalwhorl

71. Inanaccidentalwhorltypeofpattern,whatpatternisnotincludedinthecombination?

a. Ulnarloop c. tentedarch
b. Plainwhorl d. plain arch

72. Thecoreanddeltaarealsotermedas ?

a. Innerterminus (core) c. outer terminus(delta)

b. Focalpoint d. pattern area

73. Apointalongaridgeformation,whichisfoundinfrontornearthecenterofthedivergingtypelines.

a. Core c. islandridge

b. Delta d.converging

74. Whatistherulewheretherearetwoormorepossiblebifurcationdeltaswhichconformtothedefinitionof delta?

a.Theonenearestthecoreshouldbechosen

a. Theoneawayfromthecoreshouldbecounted

c. The one which does not open towards the core is counted

d. The one towards the core should be counted

75. Whenaridgebifurcates,sendingtworidgesacrosstheimaginaryline,howisitcounted?

a. One c.three
b.Two d. six

76. Whatkindofaridgeresemblesadotfragmentoraperiod?

a. Lake c. endingridge

b. Islandridge/dot d. incipient ridge

77. Whatridgedividesitselfintoordividesitselfintoormorebranchesthatmeetstoformtheoriginalfigure?
a.Bifurcation c. island ridge

a. Lakeridge d.convergence

78. Whattypeofaridgeisthatwhichcurvesbacktothedirectionfromwhichitstarted?

a. Diverging c. Recurvingridge

b. Convergingridge d.bifurcation

79. Isapointalongtherecurvingridgeinwhichtheridgecurvesinward?

a. Sufficientrecurve c.appendage

b. Obstructionridge d. shoulder ofloop

80. Theabruptendofaridge.

a. Ridgeending c. ridge bifurcation

 a. Independentridge d.island

81. Aridgethatcommences,travelsashortdistanceandthenends.

a. Ridgeending c. shortridge

b. Spur d.delta

82. Asinglesmallridgeinsideashortridgeorridgeendingthatisnotconnectedtoallotherridges.

a. Delta c. shortridge

b. Spur d. island

83. Asingleridgethatbifurcatesandreunitesshortlyafterwardstocontinueasasingleridge.
a.Cross-over c. independent ridge

b.Ridgeenclosure d.island

84. Abifurcationwithshortridgebranchingoffalongerridge.

a. Core c.spur

b. Independentridge d.delta

85. Ashortridgethatrunsbetweentwoparallelridges.

a.Bridge c. ridge enclosure

b.Shortridge d.ridgebifurcation

86. A Y shaped ridgemeeting.

a.Delta c. core

b.Cross-over d.spur

87. A U turn in the ridgepattern.

a. Delta c.core

b. Cross-over d.spur

88. Itisanelectronicdeviceusedtocaptureadigitalimageofthefingerprintpattern.

a. Fingerprint c. fingerprintsensor

b. Fingerprintidentification d. electronicrecording

89. Short ridge is also knownas?

a. Spur c.bridge

b. Island d. independentridge

90. Ridgesfromcircularlyaroundacentralpointonthefinger.

a. Radialloop c.arch

b. Loop d.whorl

91. Hetookprintsofhisownpalmtwicewiththelapseofforty-oneyearsjusttoprovethatprintsdonotchange,
exceptforsomescratchesduetooldage.

a.
HermanWelcker c. MarceloMalpighi
b. J.C.A.Mayer
d. Johannes E.Purkinje

92. ThepersonwhousedfingerprintsinreplacementforsignaturetoavoidimpersonationamongIndiannative.

a. WilliamHerschel c. Dr. HenryFaulds

b. Dr.FrancisGalton d. Sir EdwardHenry

93. Ispersonconsideredtobethefatherofmodernfingerprint.Hissystemofclassificationwasacceptedin
almost all English speakingcountry.

a.
SirEdwardRichardHenry c. JuanVucetich
b. AlphonseBertillon
d. Dr. HansGross

94. Makesapublicationofareportdescribingtheridgesandporesofthehandandfeetwhichwasreadbefore the

Royal Society ofLondon.

a.
NehemiahGrew c. G.Bidloo
b. Hintze
d. Albinus

95. Asystemofidentificationbestusedincaseofburnedbody.

a. Fingerprint c. Skeletalidentification

b.Odontology d. Photography

96. ThefollowingarecharacteristicsofmanwhichcaneasilybechangedEXCEPT?

a. Hairgrowth c. BodyOrnamentation

b.Speech d. Clothing

97. Isthedistanceofrecognitioninbroaddaylightofapersonwhoisalmostastranger?

a. 100yrds c. 16-17yrds

b. 25yrds d. 10-13yrds

98. ThefirstconvictioninthePhilippinecasewhichgivesrecognitiontothescienceoffingerprint?

a. People vs.Medina c. People vs. Jennings(U.S.)

b. Mirandavs.Arizona d. WestCase

99. AnewMexicoGeologistwhoadoptedthefirstindividualuseoffingerprintsinAugust8,1882,byusinghis
ownthumbmarkasaprotectiontopreventtamperingwiththepayorderheissued.

a. Sgt John KennethPerrier c. GilbertThompson

b. Capt.JamesParke d. Dr. Henry P. DeFores

100. Heisknowntobethefatherofpersonalidentificationhavingdevisedthefirstscientificmethodof
personalidentification.

a. JohnDelliger c. CesareLombroso

b. John F. W.Herschel d. AlphonseBertillon