CRIMINOLOGIST – SET B
INSTRUCTIONS:
Analyze the questions very well.
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. who’s the father of Dactyloscopy and professor of Anatomy, Theology and
Physiology at the University of Breslau, Prussia in 1823 that described the
different patterns of the fingers and classified them into nine groups?
a. Johannes Purkenjie c. Alphonse Bertillion
b. Henry Faulds d. Edmund Locard
2. The first conviction based on fingerprints last December 20, 1933 and the leading
judicial decision in Philippine Jurisprudence is People versus:
a. Sapiro c. Alonzo
b. Dela Cruz d. Medina
3. Who was the first Filipino Fingerprint Technician employed at the Philippine
Constabulary?
a. Tomas Medina c. Ricardo David
b. Generoso Reyes d. Dominador Santos
4. What refers to an epidermal hairless skin found on the ventral or lower surface of
the hands and feet covered with minute ridges and furrows and without pigment
or coloring matters?
a. Furrows c. Friction Skin
b. Ridge d. Dermal Papillae
5. What branch of science deals with the scientific study of the palm of the hand
which can be a means of identification?
a. Podoscopy c. Chiroscopy
b. Poroscopy d. Dactyloscopy
6. What type of loop is characterized in which the downward slope or the slanting
ridges run towards the direction of the thumb?
a. Radial c. Central Pocket
b. Ulnar d. Double
7. What do you call the inner layer of the skin containing blood vessels, various
glands and nerves where the dermal papillae can be found?
a. Epidermis c. Corneum
b. Dermis d. Mucosum
8. It is an impression made or placed in the fingerprint card taken individually by
rolling the ten fingers of subject, 180 degrees from the tip to the second joint and
from one side of the nail to the other, nail to nail.
a. Plain c. Rolled
b. Flat d. Complex
9. What is kind of ridge formation that curves back in the direction from which it
started?
a. Looping c. Eyelet
b. Converging d. Bifurcation
10. Who coined the word PHOTOGRAPHY?
a. Talbot c. Daguerre
b. Petzval d. Niepce
11. What is the first practical photographic process given to the world?
a. Polariod c. Calbotype
b. Talbotyoe d. Daguerreotype
12. Who advocated the electromagnetic theory of light?
a. Maxwell c. Aristotle
b. Einstein d. Huygens
13. Who invented the first truly practical dry plate negative process, using gelatin in
place of collodion to bind silver halides to glass plates?
a. Vogel c. Madox
b. Dancer d. Huygens
14. What is the process of obtaining photographic magnification of minute objects by
using a camera attached to a compound microscope?
a. Microscopy c. Photomacrography
b. Macroscopy d. Photomicrography
15. It is the distance between the nearest object to a camera and the object between
them.
a. Wavelength c. Focal length
b. Crest d. Depth of field
16. A system of identification best used in case of burned body called:
a. Photography c. Forensic odontology
b. Fingerprint d. Skeletal identification
17. He is known to be the father of personal identification having devised the first
scientific method of personal identification. Also known as the father of Mug-shot
photography.
a. Alphonse Bertillion c. John F.W. Herschel
b. Cesare Lombroso d. John Dellinger
18. A system of classification used in the Philippines called:
a. Vucetich system c. Galton system
b. Henry system d. Henry-Galton w/ FBI
modification
19. The Filipino who top the first comprehensive examination in fingerprint which
was initiated by New York Police Dept and FBI.
a. Patricio Agustin c. Generoso Reyes
b. Marcelo Bonifacio d. Isabela Bernales
20. This refers to the actual path of the bullet during its flight from the gun muzzle to
the target called:
a. Trajectory c. Boulevard
b. Way d. Avenue
21. The branch of ballistics which treats of the motion of the projectile while it is still
inside the gun barrel?
a. Forensic ballistic c. Terminal ballistic
b. External ballistic d. Internal ballistic
22. It is a type of firearms that propel projectiles which is more than one inch in
diameter.
a. Yoke c. Artillery
b. Small d. Hand Arm
23. Who started in 1855 the production of a single shot rifle that was adopted by
Winchester?
a. Gatling c. Derringer
b. Colt d. Browning
24. It is a part of firearm that initiates the path of the bullet.
a. Yoke c. Muzzle
b. Bolt d. Barrel
25. It is a short barrel handgun designed to fire a single projectile through a rifle-bore
for every press of the trigger.
a. Pistol c. Caliber 22
b. Musket d. Revolver
26. Pioneered in the making of a breech loading firearms and founded the great firm
Smith and Wesson.
a. Samuel Colt c. John Browning
b. Horace Smith d. Daniel Wesson
27. It is the speed of the bullet per unit of time expressed in feet per second:
a. Velocity c. Pressure
b. Trajectory d. Air resistance
28. The terms muzzle velocity refers most accurately to the:
a. Rate of expansion of the grooves in the muzzle
b. Speed at which the bullets leaves the barrel
c. Acceleration of the projectile in flight
d. Average speed of the bullet in flight
29. A shaving marks on a bullet is due to:
a. Oily barrel c. poor alignment of the cylinder
b. Oversized barrel d. delayed combustion
30. The basis of cartridge case identification as to have been discharged to a
particular firearm is”
a. Firing pin marks and breech c. Extractor & ejector mark face
marks
b. Lands and grooves marking d. Magazine and chambers
marks
31. A revolver to be tested and used in evidence should be picked up by:
a. Inserting a wire or straw through the trigger guard
b. Inserting a rod or a bar at the bore of the fire arm
c. Grasping the handle with a handkerchief
d. Grasping the barrel with a clean cloth
32. The caliber of a bullet is measured through?
a. Using a caliper c. Measuring the base diameter
b. Using a micrometer d. Two opposite lands
33. An optical instrument used or designed to make simultaneous comparison of two
specimens/
a. Shadowgraph c. Comparison microscope
b. Chronograph d. Micrometer
34. The importance of individual marks on a bullet by a gun barrel is that it is useful
in directly identifying the:
a. Possible direction of shot left
b. Gun from which a bullet was fired
c. Bullet which caused the fatal wound
d. Person who fired the particular firearm
35. Is a heart specialist who described in two British journals the polygraph machine
as Ink Polygraph?
a. Dr. Hans Gross c. William Mouiton Marston
b. Sir James Makenzie d. Leonarde Keeler
36. The person who made the first suggestion for using the Psycho Galvanic reaction
for detecting deception and we stated that galvanic skin phenomenon is under
the influence of exciting mental impressions and the will has no effect upon it:
a. Harold Burtt c. Victorio Bennussi
b. Sticker d. Varaguth
37. What was added in the Larson’s polygraph machine by Leonarde Keeler:
a. Pneumograph c. Cardiosphymograph
b. Kymograph d. Galvanograph
38. Is an ancient method of detecting deception practice in Bengal, India where
accused to prove his innocent would touch his tongue to an extremely hot metal:
a. Ordeal of balance c. Ordeal of heat and fire
b. Boiling water ordeal d. Red hot iron ordeal
39. Which of the following notions about polygraph, machine is wrong (fancies)?
a. It flashes a light c. It has a dial indicator
b. It rings a bell d. All of the above
40. Which of the following is one among the major components of the polygraph?
a. Blood pressure cuff c. Cardiospymograph
b. Kymograph d. Sphygmomanograph
41. Is the part of the galvanograph component which converts electrical to
mechanical current:
a. Sensitivity knob c. Resonance control
b. Amplifier unit d. Finger electrode assembly
42. Is that part of the galvanograph component which was attached to the body of
the subject with the length of ten inches?
a. Blood pressure cuff c. Finger electrode assembly
b. Beaded chain d. Rubber convulated tube
43. Is the sum total of the dissimulation which the child acquires from his
surroundings once he learned to go out and socialized with his neighborhood.
a. Education c. Personality
b. Heredity d. Environment
44. Is the normal rate of pulse beat of an adult subject in polygraph test?
a. 70-75 b. 60-65 c. 6-12 d. 13-
15
45. The investigator should avoid asking witnesses long complicated questions
because this will:
a. Renders difficulty in obtaining the facts for conviction
b. Enable him to ascertain the purpose of the interviewer
c. Give the witness a chance to formulate desired answer
d. Embraces him and cause him to answer he does not know
46. In the schematic outline on the isolation and identification of some common
poisons, the specimen should first be:
a. Distilled with or without stem c. mixed with chemical antidotes
b. Ether-extracted d. Alkaline solution
47. It is the biological test for blood?
a. Precipitin test c. Microscopic test
b. Benzedrine Test d. Stereoscopic test
48. Which of the following substance is most likely to be used in committing murder?
a. Belladonna c. Strychnine
b. Alcohol d. Antimony
49. To confirm the presence of blood we look for?
a. White cloudy precipitate c. Salmon pink,
haemochromogen
b. White crystalline d. Dark brown rhomboid crystal
50. The first Chief of the Medico-legal Division of the Bureau of Investigation
a. Paulus Zacchias c. Dr. Enrique V. delos Santos
b. Antistius d. Dr. Sixto delos Angeles
51. The following are signs of death EXCEPT:
a. Cooling of the body c. Cessation of respiration
b. Heating of the body d. Cessation of heart function &
circulation
52. What is known as the reproduction of an impression made on soft surface by
utilizing casting materials?
a. Moulage c. Metallic aides
b. Dry fusion d. Plaster of paris
53. Molecular death is a kind of death where:
a. It occurs immediately after death
b. It is usually pronounced by the physician
c. There is a transient loss of vital functions of the body
d. There is loss of life of the individual cells of the body
54. The following judicial executions were exercised in the Philippines except:
a. Musketry c. Electrocution
b. Lethal injection d. Judicial hanging
55. The sum total of all reaction of tissues or organs for which the activities of the
living cells are necessary:
a. Inflammation c. Physical reaction
b. Vital reaction d. Chemical reaction
56. If post-mortem rigidly would suggest approximate time of death, Cadaveric
spasm will suggest ________?
a. Age of the victim c. Duration of death
b. Cause of death d. None of the above
57. The word forensic as used in conjunction with the word ballistic means?
a. Market place c. Public discussion
b. Legal d. Forum
58. It refers to the motion of the projectile once it enters a rifled barrel of the gun:
a. Twist c. Rotatory
b. Direct d. Translational
59. It is the stillness or steadiness of the bullet in its flight until it finally reaches the
target?
a. Ricochet c. Gyroscopic action
b. Rifling d. Trajectory
60. The branches of ballistics which treats of the effect of the projectile on impact on
the target?
a. Terminal Ballistic c. Forensic Ballistic
b. Internal Ballistic d. External Ballistic
61. A type of weapon in which the mechanism is so arranged that it can fired
continuously will trigger is press?
a. Single shots c. Breech action weapon
b. Automatic weapon d. repeating arms
62. A type of shotgun based on interior barrel construction which has a reducing bore
diameter to limit the spread of pallets called:
a. Smooth bore c. Choke type
b. Paradox d. Cylinder type
63. In the United States, crimes are committed by juvenile using a homemade
firearm known as:
a. Flare gun c. Matchlock
b. Zip gun d. Freakish Gun
64. The mechanism of firearm which withdraws the empty shells from the chamber?
a. Firing pin c. Extractor pin
b. Extractor d. Ejector
65. What is the final step in making a photograph in which the image on the negative
is transferred to the photographic paper by the action of light with the aid of the
printer?
a. Printmaking c. chemical processing
b. Fixing d. Stop bathing
66. What type of photographic paper is used in enlarging or projecting printing?
a. Oxide c. Bromide
b. Nitride d. Chloride
67. Who invented the Zoopraxiscope to project continuous movement from
photographic images?
a. Petzval c. Muybridge
b. Maxwell d. Daguerre
68. It is considered as the most popular photo shop in the history of photography:
a. Kodak c. Daguerreotype
b. Polariod d. Fuji
69. Who advocated the wave theory of light?
a. Newton c. Maxwell
b. Aristotle d. Einstein
70. What is the source of all colors in the visible spectrum?
a. Ultraviolet c. Golden yellow
b. White d. Infrared
71. What kind of ridge formation that curves back in the direction from which it
started?
a. Looping c. Bifurcation
b. Converging d. Eyelet
72. Which of the following refers to a ridge which looks like a period, dot or a
fragment?
a. Island c. Enclosure
b. Rod d. Lake
73. One of the cardinal rule in taking fingerprints of the subject is that fingers must
be:
a. Oily c. Moisen
b. Healthy d. Dry
74. What is the tiny elevation or hill structure found on the epidermis layer of the skin
containing sweat pores?
a. Ridge c. Dermal papillae
b. Friction Skin d. Furrows
75. Who was the first American Instructress of Dactyloscopy?
a. Clara del Valle c. Bernadette Fuentabella
b. Asa Darby d. Mary Holland
76. Who topped the first government examination in fingerprints given in 1937?
a. Thomas Dugan c. John Ferrier
b. Agustin Patricio d. Flaviano Guerrero
77. In China, fingerprint is called:
a. Wung Shu c. Ching Hua
b. Tsek Chai d. Hua Chi
78. Who devised a system of classifying and filling of fingerprint cards and was used
in most Spanish and Latin countries?
a. Juan Vucetich c. Edward Henry
b. Francis Galton d. Marcelo Malphigi
79. Who are considered as the first users of fingerprints as part of their rituals?
a. Chinese c. Romans
b. British d. Americans
80. What is the first US leading case conviction which was based on fingerprints
decided last December 21, 1911?
a. People vs. Parke c. People vs. Medina
b. People vs. Clements d. People vs. Jennings
81. Who is considered as the father of modern ballistics?
a. John Browning c. Harace Smith
b. Daniel Wesson d. Calvin Goddard
82. It is tubular metallic or non-metallic container which holds together the bullet,
gunpowder and primer called:
a. Breech case c. Cartridge case
b. Bolt case d. Ammo case
83. What branch of ballistic focuses on the effects of the impact of the projectile on
the target?
a. Terminal c. exterior
b. Interior d. Forensic
84. It is a discipline of forensic science which has, as its primary concern to
determine if a tool mark was produced by a particular tool.
a. Personal identification c. Tool mark identification
b. Firearm identification d. Cartridge identification
85. This valuable instrument is specially designed to permit the firearms examiner to
determine the similarity and dissimilarity between fired bullets or to fire cartridge
cases by simultaneously observing their magnified image.
a. Telescope c. Stereoscope
b. Onoscope d. Microscope
86. What is regarded as the world’s first self-loading rifle?
a. Garand c. Machine gun
b. Carbine d. Armalite
87. Those types of bullet which contain highly charged explosive.
a. Tracer c. Fragmentary
b. Armor piercing d. Explosive
88. What branch of ballistic deals with the attributes and movements of the bullets
after it has left the gun muzzle?
a. Interior c. terminal
b. Exterior d. Forensic
89. What type of firearm does not contain rifling from end to end?
a. Scuff bore c. Smooth bore
b. Rough bore d. rifled bore
90. Type of primer consisting of two flash hole or vent.
a. Boxer c. Battery
b. Berdan d. none of the above
91. The identification of two impressions can be established primarily through:
a. Formation of the two terminus
b. Unexplained similarity of ridges
c. Formation of different types of pattern
d. Similarity of ridge characteristics in their relative positions
92. Considered to be the Father of Poroscopy. Known for his principle In every crime
scene there leaves traces, traces that would lead to the identity of its author.
a. Edmond Locard c. Francis Galton
b. John Herschel d. Marcelo Malpighe
93. Is the outer layer of the epidermis layer which covers the skin?
a. Stratum Sangum c. Stratum Corneum
b. Epidermis d. Stratum Musocum
94. The person who attempt to destroy his fingerprint through surgery. Also known
as the man without fingerprints?
a. Roscoe Pitts c. John Dillenger
b. John Augustus d. Robert James Pitts
95. What pattern type has the ridges that enter on one side of the pattern and flow to
the other side with a rise in the center?
a. Plain arc c. Tented arc
b. Loop d. Exceptional arc
96. Which of the following are the basic ridge characteristics?
a. Short ridge, ending ridge, ridge dot
b. Ridge dot, short ridge and bifurcation
c. Island ridge, bifurcation and short ridge
d. Ridge dot, ending ridge and bifurcation
97. How many standard fingerprints pattern are there? (types)
a. Two c. Three
b. Eight d. Nine
98. Is the term applied to a person whose fingers are more than the usual number in
both hands?
a. Polydactyl c. Deformities
b. Bidactyl d. Polyfinger
99. Before classifying any given fingerprint card it is necessary to check first the
rolled prints to determine proper placement of the print using ______ as the
guide.
a. The record c. The plain impression
b. The hand of the subject d. The ink slab
100. Makes a publication of a report describing the ridges and pores of the
hand and feet which was read before the Royal Society of London.
a. Hintze c. Nehemiah Grew
b. G. Bidloo d. Albinus
