FORENSIC SCIENCE RATIO

Prepared by:Prof. Caira Del Castillo, 6th Placer, Dec. 2022 CLE

1. He discovered the three families of fingerprint patterns.

a. Govard Bidloo
b. Dr. Marcelo Malpighi c. Pattern Area
c. J.C.A. Mayer d. Focal Points
d. Francis Galton
2. What classification system in fingerprint that assigns 9. What is the primary classification result if all patterns in
each finger according to the order of location starting with the right hand is whorls and in the left hand is loop
the right thumb as to number one (1) to the left little pattern.
finger as number ten (10)? a. 24/28
a. Henry b. 25/29
b. Edward c. 26/30
c. Stewart d. 32/32
d. Galton 10. In the classification, this is always shown in capital
3. It appears after the sub-secondary classification at the letters with the right hand over the left.
extreme right portion of the classification formula. a. Primary
a. Secondary Classification b. Secondary
b. Key Classification c. Key
c. Primary Classification d. Final
d. Final Classification 11. There are ________ families of finger print pattern.
4. This is the impressions at the bottom of the card that a. Two
are taken simultaneously without rolling, printing all of the b. Three
fingers of each hand at a forty-five degree angle and then c. Eight
the thumbs. d. Four
a. Rolled Impression 12. A Dogmatic Principle which postulates that the
b. Slapped Impression fingerprint cannot be forged.
c. Flat Impression a. Principle of individuality
d. B&C b. Principle of constancy/permanency
5. There are three (3) principles of Fingerprint science. c. Principle of infallibility
Which among the following is not included? d. All of these
a. Principle of Individuality 13. It refers to the appearance of extra fingers as
b. Principle of Infallibility anatomically known.
c. Principle of Permanency a. Brachydactyl
d. Principle of Uniqueness b. Anyklosis
6. What do you call the separating or spreading apart of c. Polydactylism
two ridges that were previously running side by side? d. Syncdactyl
a. Bifurcation 14. What fingers are rolled towards the body in taking a
b. Divergence rolled impression?
c. Convergence a. little finger
d. Recurving b. all finger except thumb
7. There are five (5) types of pattern in the Whorl Family. c. thumb finger
a. True d. both index finger
b. False 15. A smooth spreading apart of two ridges which have
c. Partially True been running parallel or nearly parallel.
d. Partially false a. Island
8. These are the innermost ridges running parallel or b. Dot
nearly parallel to each other which diverge and surround c. Divergence
or tend to surround the pattern area. d. Convergence
a. Bifurcation 16. It is the approximate center of a fingerprint pattern
b. Type Lines usually found in loops and whorls.
a. Delta

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b. Core c. Exposure
c. Type line d. View Finder
d. Bifurcation 27. He coined the word “Photography”.
17. The following are the requisites of a loop except one, a. Joseph Nicephore Niepce
a. It must have a core b. Thomas Wedgewood
b. It must have a complete circuit c. Sir John Herschel
c. It must have a delta d. Angelo Sala
d. It must have a ridge count of at least one 28. He discovered that white light is composed of different
18. In criminal investigation, this type of photographic colors.
view will tell the details of the crime. a. Robert Boyle
e. General View b. Isaac Newton
f. Mid range view c. Angelo Sala
g. Close up view d. Johann Heinrich Schulze
h. Nature view 29. It refers to the sensitivity of the film to light.
19. A black box sealed against light with a piece of film in a. Film Speed
one end and a hole in the other end to let certain amount b. Base
of light to get in and strike the chemically sensitized c. Film Graininess
material. d. Color Films
A. Film 30. It is a sheet of plastic (cellulose acetate) coated with
B. Cartoon emulsion containing light-sensitive silver halide salts with
C. Camera variable crystal size salt that determine the sensitivity,
D. Lens contrast and resolution of the film.
20. It is the process of reduction in which exposed silver a. Film
halides are reduced into metallic silver. b. Camera
a. Development c. Lens
b. Printing d. Shutter
c. Reduction 31. It is known as “hypo” and its purpose are to harden
d. Crop the gelatin emulsion on the film, and to dissolve out all the
22. An intermediate bath between the developer and the unexposed and the undeveloped silver halide in it.
fixer. It is usually a combination of water plus acetic acid a. Fixation
or just plain water. It function is to prevent the b. Fixing Bath
contamination of two chemicals. c. Stop Bath
a. Stop Bath d. Development
b. Fixation 32. It refers to the absence of all colors in the spectrum.
c. Development a. White
d. Reduction b. Rainbow
23. In__________, the sun is totally covered by thick c. Black
clouds. No shadows are cast due to the uniform d. Yellow
illumination of lights around the subjects in open space. 33. In a stake out surveillance photography, where the
a. Bright sunlight photographer cannot get close to the subject, what kind of
b. Hazy Sunlight lens must be used?
c. Cloudy Sunlight a. Normal
d. Dull Sunlight b. Telephoto
24. The combination of blue and green light will produce c. Wide-angle lens
what color? d. Zoom
a. Black 34. It holds the film in place at the back of the camera. It
b. Cyan is designed to hold the film flat so that the image
c. Magenta produced by the lens will be sharp over the whole picture
d. Yellow area.
25. The lens opening also known as the relative aperture is a. Focusing ring
the indicator for light transmitting capability of the lens. b. Film Case
Which lens opening will admit more light to pass through c. Film Holder
its medium? d. View Finder
a. F16
b. F5.6 35. Is the branch of chemistry, which deals with the
c. F4 application of chemical principles in the solution of
d. F2.8 problems that arise in connection with the administration
26. What contraption or device is used to block the path of of justice. It is chemistry applied in the elucidation of legal
light passing through the lens exposing the sensitized problems.
materials? a. Chemistry
a. Range Finder b. Forensic toxicology
b. Shutter c. Forensic chemistry

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d. Posology d. Filing the case in court.
36. It is a term used to denote an order in which items of 46. This reagent produces a blue flaky precipitate in the
evidence have been handled during the investigation of a presence of cocaine. The test is not reliable as many other
case. This also ensures the legal integrity of the evidences drugs and diluents respond in the same manner.
collected. a. Dillie Koppanyi test
a. Chain of Command b. Cobalt Thiocynate test
b. Chain of Custody c. Micro-crystalline Test:
c. Collecting, marking, tagging, and preserving d. Duquenois- Levine Test
evidence 47. There is prompt and marked disturbance of function or
d. Chain of Responsibility death within a short period of time. It is due either by
37. The word DNA stand for? taking a strong poison in excessive single dose or several
a. Deoxyribonuclues Acid doses at short interval.
b. Deoxyrebonuclie Acid a. Acute poisoning
c. Deoxyribonucleic Acid b. Sub-acute poisoning
d. Deoxydizebonuclei Acid c. Chronic poisoning
38. It has been called as the circulating tissue of the body. d. Suicidal poisoning
a. Plasma 48. It is the gas blown out of the lungs during respiration,
b. Semen product of complete combustion of carbon containing
c. Blood compounds, and the end result of fermentation and
d. Serum decomposition of organic matters.
39. This test is used to determine whether the stains a. Carbon Monoxide
contain blood or another substance. b. Carbon Dioxide
a. Preliminary test c. Hydrogen Sulfide
b. Confirmatory test d. Hydrogen Cyanide
c. Precipitin test 49. What is the scientific name of marijuana?
d. Barberios test a. Cannabis Sativa L
40. Precipitin test of the blood is conducted to: b. Papaver somniferum
a. Determine if the stain really contains blood c. Deoxyribonucleic Acid
b. Determine if stain at the scene is blood d. Methamphetamine
c. Determine if the blood stain is of human origin or 50. Gun powder nitrates will last up to ______ on the hand
not of a person who fired a gun.
d. Determine what group the blood stain belongs a. 36 hours
41. The test used to determine the presence of semen b. 72 hours
particularly in stained clothing. c. 12 hours
a. Florence Test d. 24 hours
b. Barberio’s Test 51. This is sometimes called the "silent killer", it is a
c. Acid phosphate Test colorless gas, insoluble in water and alcohol. When inhaled
d. UV Test it combines with hemoglobin to form carboxyhemoglobin.
42. What color of crystals is produced if the result in a. Carbon Monoxide
Barberio’s test is positive? (Dec. 2021 CLE) b. Carbon Dioxide
a. Blue c. Hydrogen Sulfide
b. Purple d. Hydrogen Cyanide
c. Yellow 52. A signature written by the forger in his own style of
d. Red handwriting without attempting to copy to form of the
43. This test produces purple color if positive, and used for genuine signature.
opium and its derivatives. a. Traced forgery
a. Cobalt Thiocynate test b. Disguised forgery
b. Marquis Test c. Simulated forgery
c. Van Urk Test d. Simple forgery
d. Duquenois- Levine Test 53. Combination of the basic design of letters and writing
44. It is the outer layer of the shaft. movement as taught in school.
a. Cuticle a. Letter form
b. cortex b. Line quality
c. Medulla c. Copy book form
d. None of the above d. System of writing
45. Below are the roles of the forensic chemist in the 54. It is the visible effect of bodily movement which is
scientific criminal investigation, except: almost unconscious expression of fixed muscular habits
a. Determining whether or not a place/ location is a reacting from fixed mental impressions.
clandestine laboratory. a. Handwriting
b. Examination of marked bills/ suspects during b. Writing
entrapment (extortion case) c. Typewriting
c. Taking paraffin test. d. writing movement

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55. Periodic increase in pressure of pen to the paper. document.
a. Shading a. Simulated documents
b. Pen emphasis b. Falsified documents
c. Pen lift c. Standard documents
d. Pen pressure d. Forged documents
56. Writing in which are for most part joined together. 65. A document which contains some changes either as an
a. Natural writing addition or deletion.
b. Disguised writing a. Altered document
c. Cursive writing b. Disputed document
d. System of writing c. Obliterated document
57. It refers to the assessment or altered, forged or d. Inserted document
suspected papers to determine if they are genuine or 66. It refers to any material which some issue has been
otherwise. raised or which is under scrutiny.
a. Estafa a. Disputed Document
b. Falsification of document b. Questioned Document
c. Forgery c. Holographic Document
d. Questioned document examination d. Reference Collection
58. A type of light examination in which the source of light 67. It refers to a signature or handwriting written by
is coming from one side hitting the surface of the individual upon request for the purpose ofcomparison with
paper/object at a very low angle. It is best used in other handwriting or for specimen purposes.
examination of indented writing as well as erasure. a. Post Litem Standards
a. direct light examination b. Requested Standards
b. oblique light examination c. Collected Standards
c. side light examination d. Exemplars
d. transmitted light examination 68. He is known Father of Questioned Document
59. Refers to the design of letters which are fundamental a. Albert S. Osborn
to a writing system. b. Dr. Hans Gross
a. Copy book form c. Matheiu Orfila
b. System of writing 69. An instrument that graphically measures an examinee's
c. Line quality inhalation and exhalation.
d. Writing movement a. Pneumography
60. This is usually used for the detection of counterfeited b. Galvanograph
bills but can actually be used to detect security features of c. Cardiosphymograph
qualified document. d. Kymograph
a. Infra-red viewer 70. He invented the Pneumograph component of the Lie
b. Ultra-violet lamp detector machine.
c. Shadowgraph a. Vittorio Benussi
d. Transmitted Light Gadget b. John Larson
61. In this examination, the document is viewed with the c. Cesare Lombroso
source of illumination behind it and the light passing d. William Marston
through the paper. It is used to determine the presence of 71. It is a tracing on the chart wherein the subject
erasures, matching of serrations and some other types of answered in the irrelevant question.
alterations. a. Normal Tracing
a. Microscopic Examination b. Normal Response
b. Transmitted Light Examination c. Specific Response
c. Oblique Light examination d. Response
d. Ultra-violet Examination 72. It is any deviation from the normal tracing of the
62. An examination with the illumination so controlled that subject.
it grazes or strikes the surface of the document from one a. Normal Response
side at a very low angle. b. Specific Response
a. Microscopic Examination c. Polygrams
b. Transmitted Light Examination d. Response
c. Oblique Light examination 73. When kymograph tracings show high, what it
63. A document executed without the intervention of a indicates?
notary or any competent public official by which some a. Increased sweat production
agreement or disposition is proved. b. Low pulse rate
a. Public document c. Increased movement of muscle
b. Official document d. Low blood pressure
c. Private documents 74. When a decreased in the cardiograph shows what
d. Commercial document indication?
64. Instruments whose origin are known and proven; a. Pulse rate is high
which are used in comparison with a questioned b. Blood pressure is low

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c. Decrease in muscle movement c. Chart Probing
d. Decrease in sweat production d. Investigation
75. When no increase or decrease in cardiograph tracings, 85. A part of the pneumograph component which was
what is the indication? attached to the body of the subject with the usual length
a. Pulse rate is high of 10 inches.
b. Increased sweat production a. beaded chain
c. Blood pressure is normal b. rubber convoluted tube
d. Increased muscle movement c. finger electrode plate
76. What part or component of a polygraph machine that d. blood pressure cuff
records the speed and force of the chest when breathing 86. It pulls the empty shell from the cylinder
while the subject is questioned? simultaneously.
a. Galvanometer a. Yoke
b. Pneumograph b. Firing Pin
c. Cardiosphygmograph c. Extractor
d. Kymograph d. Ejector
77. What component in a polygraph machine that records 87. A part of the mouth of the case that is turned in upon
graphically the movement of the heart and radial pulse? the bullet and holds the bullet in place.
a. Pneumograph a. Crimp
b. Cardio-sphygmograph b. Cannelure
c. Kymograph c. Neck
d. Cardiometer d. Base
78. It primarily controls the motor and sensory functions 88. It refers to a “Loaded Shell” for rifles, carbines,
that occur at or above the threshold. shotguns, revolvers and pistols from which a ball, bullet,
a. Central Nervous System shot or other missile may be fired by means of a gun
b. Autonomic Nervous System powder or other explosives.
c. Muscular System a. Bullet
d. Reproductive System b. Ammunition
79. An examination wherein an informal interview of the c. Primer
subject is undertaken between 20 to 30 minutes. d. Ball
a. Pre-test Interview 89. The two classification of firearm according to the
b. In test gunbarrel internal construction is the Rifled-bore firearm
c. Post-test Interrogation and the ___________.
d. Actual Interrogation a. Single Shot firearm
80. Which among the forgoing is not a part in the conduct b. Repeating Arms
of a polygraph examination? c. Smooth Bore Firearm
a. Pre-test Interview d. Repeating Arms
b. Instrumental Test 90. The depressed portion of the bore.
c. Post-Test Interview a. Groove
d. Psychological Test b. Land
81. It records the subject’s skin resistance to a small c. Rifling
amount of electricity. d. Base
a. Cardiosphygmograph 91. It refers to the attributes and movement of the bullet
b. Sphygmomanometer after it has left the gun muzzle.
c. Galvanograph a. Muzzle Energy
d. Kymograph b. Exterior Ballistics
82. A kind of lie wherein a person assumes another c. Interior Ballistic
identity to deceive others. d. Terminal Ballistic
a. Black lie 92. It initiates the path of the bullet.
b. White lie a. Barrel
c. Red lie b. Frame
d. Malicious lie c. Yoke
83. It refers to the composite records of pneumograph, d. Extractor
galvanograph, and cardiosphygmograph tracings recorded 93. A mechanism of the firearm responsible for the spent
from series of question. shell or ammunition to be withdrawn from the firing
a. Polygrams chamber.
b. Chart a. Extractor
c. Subject b. Ejector
d. A&B c. Breechblock
84. It is conducted after the actual test designed to d. Trigger
obtained confession or admission from the subject. 94. The diameter of the base of the cartridge case is the
a. Post-test Interview/interrogation same as the diameter of the body of the cartridge case or
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a. Rimmed type
b. Rimless type
c. Semi-Rimmed
d. Non-rimmed
95. It is the most simple form of modern cartridge and can
generally found in Cal. 22
a. Pin-Fire cartridge
b. Rim-Fire Cartridge
c. Center Fire Cartridge
d. All of these
96. The inner surface of the barrel that has a series of
parallel spiral grooves on the whole length is called_____.
a. Bore
b. Rifling
c. Twist
d. Hammer
97. It is a branch of ballistics that treats of the motion of a
projectile while still inside the firearm.
a. Interior ballistics
b. Terminal ballistics
c. Exterior ballistics
d. Forensic ballistics
98. It refers to firearm that propelled projectile more than
an inch in diameter.
a. Small Arms
b. Artillery
c. Smooth Bore Firearms
d. Machine Guns
99. It is a type of motion of a projectile wherein the action
of the bullet travelling passing through the rifled barrel is
either twisted to the left or to the right.
a. Direct Motion
b. Rotatory Motion
c. Translational Motion
d. Motion to Quash
100. It is the most powerful propellants.
a. Smokeless Powder
b. Black Powder
c. Face Powder
d. Grenade Powder

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