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Instructor: Yan-Yan Baladec

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HIGHER ED - PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES: 2ND TERM-CN:7151-FORSCI2

Midterm Exam - ForSci2

INSTRUCTIONS: 

Answer Intelligently.

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QUESTION 1

What is the fingerprint pattern where the ridges enter on

one side of the impression and flow or tend to flow out
the other with a rise or wave in the center.


A
Loop
Loop


B
Arch
Arch


C
Whorl
Whorl


D
none above
none above

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 QUESTION 2

A type of Arch which rises vertically to appear like a tent or tent

pole.


A
Plain Arch
Plain Arch


B
Pointed Arch
Pointed Arch


C
Tented Arch
Tented Arch


D
Tent Arch
Tent Arch

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QUESTION 3

Whorls are divided into how many distinct groups?



A
2
2


B
3
 3


C
4
4


D
6
6

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QUESTION 4

What is the basis for the determination of the primary

classification of fingerprints?


A
the presence or absence of arch patterns                           
the presence or absence of arch patterns                           


B
the presence or absence of loop patterns
the presence or absence of loop patterns


C
the presence or absence of whorl patterns
the presence or absence of whorl patterns


D
the presence or absence of minutiae
the presence or absence of minutiae

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 QUESTION 5

The three basic family types of fingerprint pattern are:



A
whorls, accidentals and loops.
whorls, accidentals and loops.


B
whorls, arches and accidentals.
whorls, arches and accidentals.


C
arches, loops and rings.
arches, loops and rings.


D
loops, arches and whorls
loops, arches and whorls

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QUESTION 6

Which of the following is not one of the features that must be

present in order for a fingerprint pattern to be classified as a loop
pattern?


A
A ridge ending.
A ridge ending.


B
 A single delta.
A single delta.


C
 A core.
 A core.


D
A minimum ridge count of one.
A minimum ridge count of one.

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QUESTION 7

A type of fingerprint pattern in which the slope or

downward flow of the innermost sufficient recurve is
towards the thumb of radius bone of the hand of origin.


A
Ulnar Loop
Ulnar Loop


B
Ulna Loop
Ulna Loop


C
Radius Loop
Radius Loop


D
Radial Loop
Radial Loop
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QUESTION 8

A type of Loop in which the slope or downward flow of

the innermost sufficient recurve is towards the little
finger or Ulna  bone of the hand.


A
Ulnar Loop
Ulnar Loop


B
Ulna Loop
Ulna Loop


C
Radius Loop
Radius Loop


D
Radial Loop
Radial Loop

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QUESTION 9

The forking or dividing of one ridge to two or more branches.



A
Delta
Delta


B
 Core
Core


C
Typelines
Typelines


D
Bifurcation
Bifurcation

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QUESTION 10

The point on a ridge at or in front of and nearest the

center of the divergence of the type lines.


A
Delta
Delta


B
Core
Core


C
Typelines
Typelines


D
Bifurcation
Bifurcation
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QUESTION 11

The following are considerations used for the

identification of a loop except one:


A
Delta    
Delta    


B
Core     
Core     


C
a sufficient recurve
a sufficient recurve


D
a tracing between 2 deltas
a tracing between 2 deltas

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QUESTION 12

Two lines that run parallel or nearly parallel, diverge and

surround  the pattern area.


A
Delta
Delta

 B
Core
Core


C
Typelines
Typelines


D
Bifurcation
Bifurcation

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QUESTION 13

A part of the whorl or loop in which appear the cores, deltas and
ridges.


A
Friction ridge
Friction ridge


B
Pattern area
Pattern area


C
Typelines
Typelines


D
Bifurcation
 Bifurcation

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QUESTION 14

A fingerprint pattern in which the ridges form a sequence

of spirals around core axes.


A
Arch
Arch


B
Loop
Loop


C
Whorl
Whorl


D
none above
none above

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QUESTION 15

A fingerprint pattern which one or more ridges enter on

either side of the impression by a recurve, and terminate
on the same side where the ridge has entered. 


A
Arch
Arch


B
Loop
Loop


C
Whorl
Whorl


D
none above
none above

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QUESTION 16

What classification is involved if you need to obtain the ridge

count of the right and left index, middle and ring fingers which is
then translated into I and O?


A
Key classification
Key classification


B
major division
major division


C
primary classification
primary classification

 D
secondary classification
secondary classification


E
subsecondary classification
subsecondary classification


F
Final classification
Final classification

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QUESTION 17

What classification  is involved if you need to obtain the ridge

count of the first loop appearing on the sets of patterns excluding
the little fingers of both hands?


A
Key classification
Key classification


B
major division
major division


C
primary classification
primary classification


D
 secondary classification
secondary classification


E
subsecondary classification
subsecondary classification


F
Final classification
Final classification

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QUESTION 18

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
Whorl Tracing
Whorl Tracing


B
Whorl Counting
Whorl Counting


C
Ridge Counting
Ridge Counting


D
Ridge Tracing
Ridge Tracing
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QUESTION 19

A combination of two or more different types of fingerprint

patterns such as loop and whorl, a loop and a central pocket loop,
or any combination of two different loops and a whorl type
pattern .


A
Plain Whorl
Plain Whorl


B
Double Loop Whorl
Double Loop Whorl


C
Central Pocket Loop Whorl
Central Pocket Loop Whorl


D
Accidental Whorl
Accidental Whorl

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QUESTION 20

What finger is involved in the final classification?



A
Thumb
Thumb

 B
Index
Index


C
Midlle
Midlle


D
Little
Little

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QUESTION 21

In primary classification, all Whorl patterns has  numerical

values assigned to each of the ten finger.


A
True
True


B
False
False


C
Maybe
Maybe


D
Not sure
 Not sure

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QUESTION 22

The key, no matter where found, is always placed to the extreme

left of the denominator of the classification formula.


A
True
True


B
False
False


C
Maybe
Maybe


D
Not sure
Not sure

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QUESTION 23

What classification is involved if you need to obtain the ridge

count of the loop of the right little finger?


A
Key classification
Key classification


B
major division
major division


C
primary classification
primary classification


D
secondary classification
secondary classification


E
subsecondary classification
subsecondary classification


F
Final classification
Final classification

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QUESTION 24

In primary classification, if whorl appears in the 2nd

finger or right index it has a value of ?


A
16
16


B
 8
8


C
4
4


D
2
2


E
1
1

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QUESTION 25

 In primary classification, if whorl appears in the 3rd

finger and 4th finger it has a value of ?


A
16
16


B
8
8


C
4
4

 D
2
2


E
1
1

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QUESTION 26

In primary classification, if whorl appears in the 9th finger

and 10th finger it has a value of ?


A
16
16


B
8
8


C
4
4


D
2
2


E
1
1
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QUESTION 27

 In primary classification, the whorl value of fingers

2,4,6,8 and 10 are placed in the?


A
Numerator
Numerator


B
Denominator
Denominator


C
Horizontal axis
Horizontal axis


D
Vertical axis
Vertical axis


E
none above
none above

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QUESTION 28

What classification is placed at the extreme left of the numerator

which involved the ridge count of the first loop appearing in the
fingerprint card no mattter where found except on the little
finger?


A
Key classification
Key classification


B
major division
major division


C
primary classification
primary classification


D
secondary classification
secondary classification


E
subsecondary classification
subsecondary classification


F
Final classification
Final classification

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QUESTION 29

When a group of fingerprints becomes so large that it is

cumbersome and unwieldy, even though fully extended,
it can be subdivided further  which is brought up into
the classification formula directly above the
subsecondary, and for which the symbols S, M and L are
 used.

(Bonus) "Secondary Subsecondary Classification"



A
Key classification
Key classification


B
major division
major division


C
primary classification
primary classification


D
secondary classification
secondary classification


E
subsecondary classification
subsecondary classification


F
second sub secondary classification
second sub secondary classification


G
Final classification
Final classification
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QUESTION 30

This classification is placed just to the left of the

primary in the classification formula. Where whorls
appear in the thumbs it reflects the whorl tracings as I,M
or O. Where loops appear in the thumbs, however, a
table is used to translate the ridge counts into the small,
medium, or large groups, designated by the letters S, M,
L.


A
Key classification
Key classification


B
major division
major division


C
primary classification
primary classification


D
secondary classification
secondary classification


E
subsecondary classification
subsecondary classification


F
 Final classification
Final classification

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QUESTION 31

This classification is placed on the classification line

just to the right of the secondary. Ridge counts are
translated into small and large, represented by symbols
I and O. The whorl tracings are brought up as I, M, or O
denoting inner, meeting or outer ridge tracings of the
whorl types. Only six fingers may be involved in this
classification—fingers numbers 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9.


A
Key classification
Key classification


B
major division
major division


C
primary classification
primary classification


D
secondary classification
secondary classification


E
subsecondary classification
subsecondary classification


F
Final classification
Final classification

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QUESTION 32

In secondary classification, patterns or prints found in

the INDEX finger is designated by a symbol or letter
which is?


A
Capital letter
Capital letter


B
small letter
small letter


C
Dash (-)
Dash (-)


D
W
W

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QUESTION 33

In fingerprint classification all prints are designated by a

symbol, what patter has a designation of diagonal slant
to right or left ( / or \ ).


A
Arch
Arch


B
Tented arch
Tented arch


C
Radial Loop
Radial Loop


D
Ulnar Loop
Ulnar Loop

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QUESTION 34

In primary classification, if whorls appears in ten finger, it

will have a classification of-


A
32/32
32/32


B
1/1
1/1


C
 0/0
0/0


D
31/31
31/31

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QUESTION 35

In fingerprint, what are considered as FOCAL POINTS?



A
Typelines and pattern area
Typelines and pattern area


B
Delta and Core
Delta and Core


C
Divergence and Bifurcation
Divergence and Bifurcation


D
None of the Above
None of the Above

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QUESTION 36

In primary classification, if no whorls appears in ten

finger, it will have a classification of-

 A
32/32
32/32


B
1/1
1/1


C
0/0
0/0


D
31/31
31/31

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QUESTION 37

The delta may not be located at a bifurcation which does

not open toward the core.

A
true
true


B
false
false


C
 maybe
maybe


D
not sure
not sure

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QUESTION 38

When there is a choice between a bifurcation and

another type of delta, the bifurcation is selected.


A
true
true


B
false
false


C
maybe
maybe


D
not sure
not sure

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QUESTION 39
 When there are two or more possible deltas which
conform to the definition (2 or more bifurcation), the one
nearest the core is chosen.


A
true
true


B
false
false


C
maybe
maybe


D
not sure
not sure

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QUESTION 40

When the innermost sufficient recurve contains no

ending ridge or rod rising as high as the shoulders of
the loop, the core is placed on the shoulder of the loop
farther from the delta.


A
true
true

 B
false
false


C
maybe
maybe


D
not sure
not sure

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QUESTION 41

When the innermost sufficient recurve contains an

uneven number of rods rising as high as the shoulders,
the core is placed upon the end of the center rod.


A
true
true


B
false
false


C
maybe
maybe


D
 not sure
not sure

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QUESTION 42

When the innermost sufficient recurve contains an even

number of rods rising as high as the shoulders, the core
is placed upon the end of the farther one of the two
innermost center rods.


A
true
true


B
false
false


C
maybe
maybe


D
not sure
not sure

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QUESTION 43

In Loop ridge counting, the intervening ridge between

delta and core is counted including the delta and core.

 A
true
true


B
false
false


C
maybe
maybe


D
not sure
not sure

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QUESTION 44

In whorl tracing,  if there are three or more ridges inside or

above the right delta, the tracing is an-


A
Inner
Inner


B
Outer
Outer


C
Meeting
Meeting


D
not sure
not sure

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QUESTION 45

In whorl tracing, if there are one or two ridges outside the right
delta, or if the tracing stops on the right delta itself, the tracing
is-


A
Inner
Inner


B
Outer
Outer


C
Meeting
Meeting


D
not sure
not sure

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QUESTION 46

Identify the fingerprint pattern.

 1 Plain Arch 

2 Tented Arch 

3 Plain Whorl 

4 Double Loop Whorl 

5 Loop 

6 Accidental Whorl 

7 Central Pocket Loop 

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QUESTION 47
Give the correct fingerprint Classification. Upload the pic
of your  Final
Answer. 

                                  

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