CRIMINALISTICS

By
MELCON S. LAPIÑA
 Q1
A type of virginity in which a woman has
awareness and had sexual indulgence but the
hymen is considered intact?
a. Virgo intact
b. Moral virginity
c. Demi-virginity
d. Physical virginity

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 Q2
In a paraffin test, the blue reaction with Lung’s
reagent would mean the presence of
a. Sulfide
b. Carbon
c. Nitrate
d. Nitrite

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 Q3
What causes the pink of blood and tissue of a
gunshot wound of entry?
a. Carbon monoxide
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Cellulose nitrite
d. Hydrogen sulfide

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 Q4
The following are the types mechanical asphyxia
EXCEPT one:
a. Strangulation
b. Smothering
c. Crushing
d. Cyanide poisoning

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 Q5
The following are the changes of the body noted
24 hours after death, EXCEPT one
a. Cooling
b. Rigor mortis
c. Hypostasis
d. Putrefaction

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 Q6
Is a pathological classification of death which is
characterized by increasing dyspnea.
a. Coma
b. Syncope
c. Asphyxia
d. Somatic

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 Q7
When is there poisoning?
a. When the substance was introduced into the
body
b. When the poison combines with the food
c. When the substance is absorbed by the body and
act chemically
d. When the substance is introduced to the body
and absorbed

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 Q8
In which instance can you get more evidence of
poisoning?
a. When the victim survived
b. When the suspect was arrested
c. When the victim died
d. When the victim is aware of poisoning

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 Q9
Rigor mortis is very essential in determining the
approximate time of death for it starts at about
3 to 6 hours and completes at
a. 36 hrs
b. 12 hrs
c. 24 hrs
d. 48 hrs

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 Q10
What type of instrument will cause an incised
wound?
a. Blunt
b. Sharp edged
c. Sharp pointed
d. Dull

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 Q11
Death characterized by death of individual cells
which occur one at a time usually at the onset
of rigor mortis.
a. Somatic death
b. Molecular death
c. Suspended animation
d. Apparent death

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 Q12
The stage of body after death at which the
muscle starts to stiffen or harden and usually
start at 3 to 6 hours after death.
a. Primary flaccidity
b. Secondary flaccidity
c. Post mortem rigidity
d. Cadaveric spasm

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 Q13
This is a form of asphyxia death whereby the
constrict force applied in the neck is the hand.
a. Throttling
b. Mugging
c. Gagging
d. None of these

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 Q14
It is produced by compression of the neck by
means of a tie which is tightened by a force
other than the weight of the body.
a. Strangulation by ligature
b. Throttling
c. Hanging
d. Gagging

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 Q15
EXCEPT one, the following are the characteristics
of cadaveric spasm.
a. A natural phenomenon that occurred after
death.
b. Appears immediately after death
c. Involves only a group of muscles
d. Develops at the moment of death

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 Q16
The presence of the cadaver would indicate that
the death has occurred more than 24 hours,
hence are useful to approximate the time of
death.
a. Flies
b. Bees
c. Earthworm
d. Butterflies

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 Q17
Transient loss of consciousness with temporary
cessation of vital function of the body.
a. Death
b. State of suspended animation
c. Coma
d. Somatic death

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 Q18
An injury or disease which survived for a prolonged
interval which allow the development of
complications which becomes the cause of death.
a. Proximate cause of death or secondary cause of
death
b. Immediate or primary cause of death
c. Cardio-respiratory arrest
d. Natural death

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 Q19
When a person was stabbed by an ice-pick, what
would be exhibited?
a. Punctured wound
b. Lacerated wound
c. Hack wound
d. Incised wound

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 Q20
In gunshot wounds, when there is a burning of
tissue and blackening of the skin, it may be
ascertained that it is near contact fire, meaning
that the distance of the body to the firing is
approximately?
a. 6 inches
b. 18 inches
c. 12 inches
d. 24 inches

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 Q21
An alkaloid derived from morphine. It is like a
white or brown crystalline powder taken
orally, through inhaling, injecting or smoking.
a. Heroin
b. Amphetamine
c. Cocaine
d. Opium

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 Q22
Which one is not included in the name of
Marijuana?
a. Mary Jane
b. Flower
c. Dope
d. Brownies

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 Q23
A preliminary test in blood in 1 to 300,000
dilutions is:
a. Benzidine
b. Phenolphthalein
c. Guaiacum
d. Leucomalachite

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 Q24
Types of drugs that relieve pain and often induce
sleep.
a. Narcotics
b. Stimulants
c. Sedatives
d. Neurotics

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 Q25
Mercury fulminate is an example of what
explosive?
a. Low
b. Primary
c. High
d. None

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 Q26
Gunpowder residue may be determined by:
a. Takayama test
b. Diphenylamine test
c. Paraffin test
d. Florence test

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 Q26
Gunpowder residue may be determined by:
a. Takayama test
b. Diphenylamine test
c. Paraffin test
d. Florence test

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 Q27
What is known as the reproduction of an
impression made on soft surface by utilizing
casting materials?
a. Dry fusion
b. Metallic aides
c. Moulage
d. Plaster of paris

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 Q28
The type of defects in typewriting that can easily
be corrected by simply cleaning the machine
or replacing the ribbon?
a. Temporary defect
b. Clogged typeface
c. Permanent defect
d. Clean up defect

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 Q29
The type of light examination best used in
deciphering an obliterated writing and charred
document.
a. Ultra-violet light
b. X-ray
c. Transmitted light
d. Infra-red light

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 Q30
As a rule, it is easier to determine whether or not a
signature is forgery, but it is very difficult on the other
hand to establish who committed the forgery
because:
a. The forger may be a left handed
b. Imitation is one of the most effective means to
disguise one’s handwriting
c. It might be a traced forgery
d. There might be no sufficient standard available

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 Q31
What is that indelible ink whose marking
substance is composed of a mixture of aniline
ink and graphite?
a. Stencil
b. Printer’s ink
c. Nut gall ink
d. Copy pencil

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 Q32
Type of forgery when the writer exerts no effort
to effect resemblance or facsimile between
the forged and the genuine signatures.
a. Simple
b. Traced
c. Simulated
d. Spurious

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 Q33
Which of the following is the main purpose of
having metallic jacket on bullets?
a. To prevent bullet damage while inside the
weapon
b. To control expansion once the bullet hits the
target
c. To keep the bullet intact when it hits the target
d. To prevent adherence of lead on the barrel’s
rifling

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 Q34
Stroke where the motion of the pen precedes the
beginning and continues beyond the end of a
vanishing point and are found on free natural
writing and as a rule are important indication of
genuineness.
a. Ending stroke
b. Flying start and finish
c. Terminal stroke
d. Pen movement

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 Q35
In counterfeiting of coins, uttering means –
a. To speak about certain things
b. To pass counterfeited coins
c. The making or reproduction of coins without
authority
d. To take off part of the metal by filing it or by
substituting it for an inferior metal

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 Q36
Lens defect which renders lens unable to focus
both horizontal and vertical lines in a plane at
the same time.
a. Coma
b. Astigmatism
c. Distortion
d. Chromatic aberration

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 Q37
What photo paper according to its chemical
content is best suited for police photography?
a. Chloride paper
b. Bromide paper
c. Iodide paper
d. Chloro-bromide paper

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 Q38
The suspect forged the signature of the victim by
creating what looks like a signature out of the
name of the latter. The signature produced by
the former is called –
a. Forged signature
b. Simple forgery
c. Spurious signature
d. Imitated signature

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 Q39
When one uses a photographic filter in taking a
photograph, he is actually ___ light rays or color
from the light to reach the film.
a. Adding
b. Multiplying
c. Subtracting
d. Dividing

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 Q40
Assuming all conditions will be the same, which
film gives the finest grains?
a. ASA 1000
b. ASA 100
c. ASA 200
d. ASA 400

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 Q41
A type of artificial light which makes
sympathetic ink visible?
a. Ultra violet light
b. Transparent light
c. Infrared light
d. Oblique light

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 Q42
What kind of diaphragm opening should a
photographer use in order to get greater
depth of field?
a. Wider
b. Smaller
c. Shorter
d. Longer

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 Q43
A filter used in photographing fingerprints on a
shiny or highly polished surfaces because it
reduces or eliminates glare is known as
a. Neutral density filter
b. Polarizing filter
c. Color filter
d. Contrast filter

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 Q44
The part of the enlarger that will assure the even
illumination of the negative when enlarging is
the
a. Lamp house
b. Bellows
c. Condenser
d. Focusing speed

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 Q 45
Suffocation is defined as –
a. The sudden release of potential energy producing
localized increase in pressure
b. Injuries that are produced from sudden increase or
sudden decrease in atmospheric pressure
c. Death due to exclusion of air from the lungs by closure
of air openings of obstruction of air passages.
d. All forms of violent death which results primarily from
the interference of respiration giving rise to decreased
supply of oxygen.

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 Q46
The chemical that will dissolve the unexposed
and undeveloped silver halides after
development is
a. Acetic acid
b. Sodium sulfate
c. Hypo
d. Potassium alum

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 Q47
Which of the following correctly describes mayhem?
a. It is the unintentional production of wounds on
oneself.
b. It is the unintentional production of wounds due to
instinctive reaction
c. It is the intentional deprivation of a person any part
of the body not needed for reproduction
d. It is the intentional deprivation of a person, totally
or partially, of some organs for reproduction.

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 Q48
What determines the amount of light a flash
unit will yield at a given distance?
a. Luminescence
b. Light meter
c. Wattage
d. Guide number

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 Q49
In photographing the scene of the crime, what
view is to be used in order to show the best
feature of the nature of the crime scene?
a. Medium
b. General
c. Close-up
d. Extreme close-up

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 Q50
What is considered as the utmost use of
photography in police work?
a. For identification
b. For preservation
c. For court presentation
d. For record purposes

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 Q51
To readily determine the degree of
magnification of a subject in a photograph
______________ should be placed inside the
subject
a. Ruler
b. Scale
c. Rangefinder
d. Gray-scale

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 Q52
Pistol cartridge is significantly distinguished from
revolver cartridge because of the latter’s –
a. Barrel
b. Extracting groove
c. Frame
d. Rim

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 Q53
That part of the cartridge case which is
characterized by cylindrical groove mark
around its body, which serves to prevent the
bullet from being pushed down to the shell.
a. Crimp
b. Neck
c. Cannelure
d. Shoulder

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 Q54
What is the best way of picking a suspected
firearm at the crime scene?
a. Picking it through the hurdle
b. Picking it through the barrel
c. Inserting handkerchief in the trigger guard
d. Inserting a rod at the barrel

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 Q55
Placed on the designated spaces on the fingerprint
card with the ten squares or blocks. For correct
and accurate fingerprint classification, this must
be taken to show focal points (Core and Delta) for
accurate ridge tracing and ridge counting.
a. Plain Impression
b. Ridge Counting
c. Rolled Impression
d. Ridge Tracing

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 Q56
When the bullet first starts forward without turning,
that before the bullet can begin to turn, it moves
forward a small distance and this makes the front
of the groove in the bullet wider than the rear
part. This more pronounced in revolver.
a. Rifling
b. Skid
c. Slippage
d. Fouling

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 Q57
The following is primary used of photography in
police work, EXCEPT:
a. Means of identification
b. Method of discovering, recording and
preserving evidence
c. For training and public relations medium for
police programs
d. Means of determining cause of death

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 Q58
Colored photography started at what country?
a. US
b. France
c. Europe
d. Japan

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 Q59
Any stroke, which goes back over another
writing stroke, is called:
a. Retouching
b. Retracing
c. Pen lift
d. Shading

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 Q60
He used a standard a blood pressure cuff, or
sphygmomanometer to take measurements of
systolic blood pressure during interrogation.
a. W.M. Marston
b. L. Keeler
c. J.A. Larson
d. W.Darrow

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 Q61
Post – mortem lividity is the accumulation of
blood in the most dependent portion of the
body giving a dull what particular color?
a. Yellow
b. Violet
c. Red or purplish color
d. Pile

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 Q62
Hypostatic lividity occurs how many hours after
death due to the cessation of circulation?
a. 12 hours
b. 24 hours
c. 6 – 8 hours
d. 72 hours

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 Q63
How many hours a person may not allowed
smoking prior to his or her polygraph
examination?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8

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 Q64
The development of breast in female usually
commence at:
a. 8 – 10
b. 12 – 13
c. 15 – 17
d. 18 – 21

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 Q65
The general rule in taking photograph is that the
photographer must ensure that his camera
must be:
a. Held tilted
b. Held at eye level
c. Equipped with tripod
d. Held at knee level

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 Q66
It is an art or science in the application of
principle of photography, preparation of
photographic evidences and application to
police work.
a. Photography
b. Police Photography
c. Forensic Photography
d. Photos

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 Q67
These are three groups of question placed as
one by Backster and they are intended to
verify the previous charts and detect indirect
participation or guilty knowledge.
a. knowledge question
b. sacrifice question
c. symptomatic question
d. SKY question

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 Q68
A drop of blood which falls from a moving object or
person is elongated and the splashes are found to
be concentrated around one end of the stain. As
a general rule, the splashes and the extension of
the drop of blood indicates….
a. direction of movement
b. route
c. fresh blood
d. dried stain

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 Q69
A forensic chemist analyzed the stain in the
nightgown to be semen. However, no
spermatozoa was found. What test was used by
the chemist to confirm the presence of the
semen
a. Microscopic examination
b. Barberio Test
c. Florence Test
d. Ultra-violet light

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 Q70
Kind of ink is wherein the use of chemical
bleaches is ineffective.
a. Carbon
b. Logwood
c. Nigrosine
d. Gallotanic

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 Q71
To determine definitely that the stain is blood,
what test should be performed?
a. Barberio’s Test
b. Florence Test
c. Phenolphthalein Test
d. Takayama Test

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 Q72
The rate of growth of scalp hair per day.
a. 0.3 to 0.5 mm
b. 3 to 5 mm
c. .003 to .005 mm
d. 30 to 50 mm

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 Q73
Helps give semen its characteristic color when
viewed under UV light.
a. flavins
b. plasma
c. serum
d. hemoglobin

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 Q74
A diffusion of heat through a fluid by means of
the flow of the hotter parts of the fluid to the
colder parts.
a. conduction
b. convection
c. radiation
d. spontaneous combustion

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 Q75
What is the ideal height of table used in the
inking of fingers?
a. 25"
b. 39"
c. 52"
d. 60"

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 Q76
A woman who murdered her two sons and cut her
own throat in an attempt to place blame on
another. Her bloody print was left on a door
post, proving her identity as the murderer.
a. Francis Rojas
b. Shirley McKie
c. Margaret Thatcher
d. Deborah Kane

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 Q77
What is the size of the enlarged photograph of
fingerprint exhibit?
a. 8" x 10"
b. 8" x 8"
c. 10" x 10"
d. 8.5" x 11"

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 Q78
Which of the following rules does NOT apply to
identification?
a. There is no rigid rule in the procedure of identification
of persons
b. In cases of mass disaster, identification has to be done
the shortest possible time
c. The interval between death and identification does
not matter in establishing identity
d. The value of different points in identification varies in
the formulation of conclusion.

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 Q79
Why can some tampered serial numbers be
restored by the use of etching solution?
a. due to difference in the microstructure,
b. due to differences in microstructure,
c. due to the concentration of the etching
solution,
d. due to the stamping of the serial number

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 Q80
The point along a ridge formation, which is
found in front or near the center of the
diverging type lines.
a. Core
b. Delta
c. Island ridge
d. Convergence

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 Q81
Is a short horizontal ridge found inside a recurving
ridge which has a spoiled inner line of flow from
the inner delta to the center of the pattern? This
is also in the second type of central pocket loop.
a. Bar
b. Appendage
c. Upthrust
d. Obstruction

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 Q82
A ridge so thin or fine compared to the other
regular ridge which is not included as a ridge
count even if it has been across the imaginary
line?
a. Ending ridge
b. Intervening ridge
c. Incipient ridge
d. Enclosure

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 Q83
Is the division of in the classification formula
which is always represented by numerical
value depending upon a whorl type pattern
appearing in each finger?
a. Primary
b. Key
c. Final
d. Major

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 Q84
What fingers are rolled away from the body in
taking a rolled impression?
a. Both little fingers
b. Both thumbs
c. All fingers except thumbs
d. All of these

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 Q85
In assigning a number value to whorl pattern,
what fingers should be given a value of 4
when a whorl pattern appears therein:
a. Left little finger and right thumb
b. Right thumb and left little finger
c. Right little finger and left thumb
d. Left thumb and right thumb

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 Q86
The person who devised an instrument that can record
changes of blood pressure, pulse beat and respiration
simultaneously which he called the “Bread Board Lie
Detector.”
a. Cesare Lombroso
b. John A. Larson
c. Sir Jame MacKenzie
d. Leonarde Keeler

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 Q87
The identification of two impressions can be
established through
a. Formation of different kinds of pattern
b. Formation of two terminus
c. Unexplained similarity of ridges
d. Similarity of ridge characteristics in their
relative positions

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 Q88
The person who was accredited as successful
inventor of gunpowder.
a. Horace Smith
b. Berthold Schwartz
c. Alexander John Forsyth
d. Col. Calvin H. Goddard

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 Q89
Known as the smallest pistol in the world
a. Kolibre
b. Caliber .22
c. Seniorita
d. Derringer

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 Q90
Type of primer consisting of two flash hole or
vent.
a. Berdan
b. Boxer
c. Magnum
d. Battry

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 Q91
How many kinds are loops and whorls in the
Henry System?
a. 4
b. 6
c. 2
d. 3

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 Q92
What are the questions pertaining to the issue
under investigation which must be ambiguous,
unequivocal and understandable to the
subject?
a. Irrelevant questions
b. Control questions
c. General questions
d. Relevant questions

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 Q93
What is located opposite the camera lens?
a. Film holder
b. Aperture
c. Shutter
d. Mirror

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 Q94
What is the simplest form of camera?
a. Box camera
b. Laser camera
c. Digital camera
d. SLR camera

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 Q95
Is a waiver needed in photographing a rape
suspect?
a. Yes
b. It depends
c. Sometimes
d. No

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 Q96
A writing motion that uses the elbow as pivot.
a. Finger movement
b. Forearm movement
c. wrist movement
d. whole arm movement

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 Q97
The question “Before the death of Bubby Dacer,
are you the one who killed Kumander Lawin?”
is a __________
a. Primary control question
b. Secondary control question
c. Primary relevant question
d. Secondary relevant question

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 98
What kind of handwriting stroke commences in
a dark and thick shade and ends in a fading
fashion?
a. retracing
b. bulbous blunt
c. vanishing finish
d. pen lift

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 Q99
Why are pistols and revolvers the common
preference of use in crimes?
a. Easy to use
b. Easy to fire
c. easy to conceal
d. easy to maintain

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 Q100
The components of polygraph are galvanograph,
kymograph, cardiograph and
a. Pneumograph
b. Polygraph
c. Psychograph
d. Sphygmograph

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 Q1
A type of virginity in which a woman has
awareness and had sexual indulgence but the
hymen is considered intact?
a. Virgo intact
b. Moral virginity
c. Demi-virginity
d. Physical virginity

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 Q2
In a paraffin test, the blue reaction with Lung’s
reagent would mean the presence of
a. Sulfide
b. Carbon
c. Nitrate
d. Nitrite

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 Q3
What causes the pink of blood and tissue of a
gunshot wound of entry?
a. Carbon monoxide
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Cellulose nitrite
d. Hydrogen sulfide

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 Q4
The following are the types mechanical asphyxia
EXCEPT one:
a. Strangulation
b. Smothering
c. Crushing
d. Cyanide poisoning

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 Q5
The following are the changes of the body noted
24 hours after death, EXCEPT one
a. Cooling
b. Rigor mortis
c. Hypostasis
d. Putrefaction

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 Q6
Is a pathological classification of death which is
characterized by increasing dyspnea.
a. Coma
b. Syncope
c. Asphyxia
d. Somatic

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 Q7
When is there poisoning?
a. When the substance was introduced into the
body
b. When the poison combines with the food
c. When the substance is absorbed by the body
and act chemically
d. When the substance is introduced to the body
and absorbed

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 Q8
In which instance can you get more evidence of
poisoning?
a. When the victim survived
b. When the suspect was arrested
c. When the victim died
d. When the victim is aware of poisoning

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 Q9
Rigor mortis is very essential in determining the
approximate time of death for it starts at about
3 to 6 hours and completes at
a. 36 hrs
b. 12 hrs
c. 24 hrs
d. 48 hrs

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 Q10
What type of instrument will cause an incised
wound?
a. Blunt
b. Sharp edged
c. Sharp pointed
d. Dull

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 Q11
Death characterized by death of individual cells
which occur one at a time usually at the onset
of rigor mortis.
a. Somatic death
b. Molecular death
c. Suspended animation
d. Apparent death

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 Q12
The stage of body after death at which the
muscle starts to stiffen or harden and usually
start at 3 to 6 hours after death.
a. Primary flaccidity
b. Secondary flaccidity
c. Post mortem rigidity
d. Cadaveric spasm

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 Q13
This is a form of asphyxia death whereby the
constrict force applied in the neck is the hand.
a. Throttling
b. Mugging
c. Gagging
d. None of these

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 Classification of Asphyxia
• Hanging – suspension of body by a ligature which
encircles neck and constricting force is weight of
body.
• Strangulation –
– By ligature: compression of neck by means of
ligature which is tightened by a force not by
weight of body.
– Manual strangulation/throttling: constricting
force applied in neck is hand.

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 Classification of Asphyxia
• Strangulation – Special Forms
– Palmar Strangulation: palm of hand is pressed in
front of neck without employing fingers.
– Garroting: metal collar or bowstring placed around
neck & tightened at back.
– Mugging (Strange-Hold): assailant standing at back &
forearm is applied in front of neck.
– Compression of neck with stick: victim forced to
place his back behind post. Piece of stick placed in
front of neck

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 Classification of Asphyxia
• Suffocation – exclusion of air from lungs by
closure of air openings or obstruction of air
passageway from external openings to air
sacs.
– Smothering: closing of external respiratory
orifices, either by hand or by other means.
• Overlaying: accidental smothering of
children

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 Classification of Asphyxia
– Smothering
• Accidental smothering of epileptic:
• Gagging: application of materials
(handkerchief, cloth, etc.) to prevent air
access.
• Plastic bag suffocation

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 Classification of Asphyxia
• Suffocation
– Choking: impaction of foreign body in
respiratory passage.
• Submersion/Drowning
• Compression Asphyxia (Traumatic/Crush
Asphyxia): free exchange of air in lungs is
prevented by immobility of chest & abdomen
due to external pressure or crush injury.

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 Classification of Asphyxia
• Compression Asphyxia (Traumatic/Crush
Asphyxia):
- Burking: kneeling/sitting on chest of victim;
hands close nostrils & mouth of victim.
- By crucifixion: difficulty of chest movement

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 Q14
It is produced by compression of the neck by
means of a tie which is tightened by a force
other than the weight of the body.
a. Strangulation by ligature
b. Throttling
c. Hanging
d. Gagging

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 Q15
EXCEPT one, the following are the characteristics
of cadaveric spasm.
a. A natural phenomenon that occurred after
death.
b. Appears immediately after death
c. Involves only a group of muscles
d. Develops at the moment of death

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 Q16
The presence of the cadaver would indicate that
the death has occurred more than 24 hours,
hence are useful to approximate the time of
death.
a. Flies
b. Bees
c. Earthworm
d. Butterflies

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 Q17
Transient loss of consciousness with temporary
cessation of vital function of the body.
a. Death
b. State of suspended animation
c. Coma
d. Somatic death

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 Q18
An injury or disease which survived for a prolonged
interval which allow the development of
complications which becomes the cause of death.
a. Proximate cause of death or secondary cause of
death
b. Immediate or primary cause of death
c. Cardio-respiratory arrest
d. Natural death

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 Q19
When a person was stabbed by an ice-pick, what
would be exhibited?
a. Punctured wound
b. Lacerated wound
c. Hack wound
d. Incised wound

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 Q20
In gunshot wounds, when there is a burning of
tissue and blackening of the skin, it may be
ascertained that it is near contact fire, meaning
that the distance of the body to the firing is
approximately?
a. 6 inches
b. 18 inches
c. 12 inches
d. 24 inches

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 Q21
An alkaloid derived from morphine. It is like a
white or brown crystalline powder taken
orally, through inhaling, injecting or smoking.
a. Heroin
b. Amphetamine
c. Cocaine
d. Opium

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 Q22
Which one is not included in the name of
Marijuana?
a. Mary Jane
b. Flower
c. Dope
d. Brownies

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 Q23
A preliminary test in blood in 1 to 300,000
dilutions is:
a. Benzidine
b. Phenolphthalein
c. Guaiacum
d. Leucomalachite

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 Q24
Types of drugs that relieve pain and often induce
sleep.
a. Narcotics
b. Stimulants
c. Sedatives
d. Neurotics

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 Q25
Mercury fulminate is an example of what
explosive?
a. Low
b. Primary
c. High
d. None

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 Q26
Gunpowder residue may be determined by:
a. Takayama test
b. Diphenylamine test
c. Paraffin test
d. Florence test

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 Q27
What is known as the reproduction of an
impression made on soft surface by utilizing
casting materials?
a. Dry fusion
b. Metallic aides
c. Moulage
d. Plaster of paris

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 Q28
The type of defects in typewriting that can easily
be corrected by simply cleaning the machine
or replacing the ribbon?
a. Temporary defect
b. Clogged typeface
c. Permanent defect
d. Clean up defect

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 Q29
The type of light examination best used in
deciphering an obliterated writing and charred
document.
a. Ultra-violet light
b. X-ray
c. Transmitted light
d. Infra-red light

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 Q30
As a rule, it is easier to determine whether or not a
signature is forgery, but it is very difficult on the other
hand to establish who committed the forgery
because:
a. The forger may be a left handed
b. Imitation is one of the most effective means to
disguise one’s handwriting
c. It might be a traced forgery
d. There might be no sufficient standard available

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 Q31
What is that indelible ink whose marking
substance is composed of a mixture of aniline
ink and graphite?
a. Stencil
b. Printer’s ink
c. Nut gall ink
d. Copy pencil

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 Q32
Type of forgery when the writer exerts no effort
to effect resemblance or facsimile between
the forged and the genuine signatures.
a. Simple
b. Traced
c. Simulated
d. Spurious

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 Q33
Which of the following is the main purpose of
having metallic jacket on bullets?
a. To prevent bullet damage while inside the
weapon
b. To control expansion once the bullet hits the
target
c. To keep the bullet intact when it hits the target
d. To prevent adherence of lead on the barrel’s
rifling

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 Q34
Stroke where the motion of the pen precedes the
beginning and continues beyond the end of a
vanishing point and are found on free natural
writing and as a rule are important indication of
genuineness.
a. Ending stroke
b. Flying start and finish
c. Terminal stroke
d. Pen movement

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 Q35
In counterfeiting of coins, uttering means –
a. To speak about certain things
b. To pass counterfeited coins
c. The making or reproduction of coins without
authority
d. To take off part of the metal by filing it or by
substituting it for an inferior metal

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 Q36
Lens defect which renders lens unable to focus
both horizontal and vertical lines in a plane at
the same time.
a. Coma
b. Astigmatism
c. Distortion
d. Chromatic aberration

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 Q37
What photo paper according to its chemical
content is best suited for police photography?
a. Chloride paper
b. Bromide paper
c. Iodide paper
d. Chloro-bromide paper

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 Q38
The suspect forged the signature of the victim by
creating what looks like a signature out of the
name of the latter. The signature produced by
the former is called –
a. Forged signature
b. Simple forgery
c. Spurious signature
d. Imitated signature

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 Q39
When one uses a photographic filter in taking a
photograph, he is actually ___ light rays or color
from the light to reach the film.
a. Adding
b. Multiplying
c. Subtracting
d. Dividing

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 Q40
Assuming all conditions will be the same, which
film gives the finest grains?
a. ASA 1000
b. ASA 100
c. ASA 200
d. ASA 400

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 Q41
A type of artificial light which makes
sympathetic ink visible?
a. Ultra violet light
b. Transparent light
c. Infrared light
d. Oblique light

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 Q42
What kind of diaphragm opening should a
photographer use in order to get greater
depth of field?
a. Wider
b. Smaller
c. Shorter
d. Longer

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 Q43
A filter used in photographing fingerprints on a
shiny or highly polished surfaces because it
reduces or eliminates glare is known as
a. Neutral density filter
b. Polarizing filter
c. Color filter
d. Contrast filter

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 Q44
The part of the enlarger that will assure the even
illumination of the negative when enlarging is
the
a. Lamp house
b. Bellows
c. Condenser
d. Focusing speed

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 Q45
Suffocation is defined as –
a. The sudden release of potential energy producing
localized increase in pressure
b. Injuries that are produced from sudden increase or
sudden decrease in atmospheric pressure
c. Death due to exclusion of air from the lungs by
closure of air openings of obstruction of air passages.
d. All forms of violent death which results primarily from
the interference of respiration giving rise to decreased
supply of oxygen.

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 Q46
The chemical that will dissolve the unexposed
and undeveloped silver halides after
development is
a. Acetic acid
b. Sodium sulfate
c. Hypo
d. Potassium alum

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 Q47
Which of the following correctly describes mayhem?
a. It is the unintentional production of wounds on
oneself.
b. It is the unintentional production of wounds due to
instinctive reaction
c. It is the intentional deprivation of a person any
part of the body not needed for reproduction
d. It is the intentional deprivation of a person, totally
or partially, of some organs for reproduction.

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 Q48
What determines the amount of light a flash
unit will yield at a given distance?
a. Luminescence
b. Light meter
c. Wattage
d. Guide number

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 Q49
In photographing the scene of the crime, what
view is to be used in order to show the best
feature of the nature of the crime scene?
a. Medium
b. General
c. Close-up
d. Extreme close-up

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 Q50
What is considered as the utmost use of
photography in police work?
a. For identification
b. For preservation
c. For court presentation
d. For record purposes

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 Q51
To readily determine the degree of
magnification of a subject in a photograph
______________ should be placed inside the
subject
a. Ruler
b. Scale
c. Rangefinder
d. Gray-scale

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 Q52
Pistol cartridge is significantly distinguished from
revolver cartridge because of the latter’s –
a. Barrel
b. Extracting groove
c. Frame
d. Rim

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 Q53
That part of the cartridge case which is
characterized by cylindrical groove mark
around its body, which serves to prevent the
bullet from being pushed down to the shell.
a. Crimp
b. Neck
c. Cannelure
d. Shoulder

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 Q54
What is the best way of picking a suspected
firearm at the crime scene?
a. Picking it through the hurdle
b. Picking it through the barrel
c. Inserting handkerchief in the trigger guard
d. Inserting a rod at the barrel

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 Q55
Placed on the designated spaces on the fingerprint
card with the ten squares or blocks. For correct
and accurate fingerprint classification, this must
be taken to show focal points (Core and Delta) for
accurate ridge tracing and ridge counting.
a. Plain Impression
b. Ridge Counting
c. Rolled Impression
d. Ridge Tracing

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 Q56
When the bullet first starts forward without turning,
that before the bullet can begin to turn, it moves
forward a small distance and this makes the front
of the groove in the bullet wider than the rear
part. This more pronounced in revolver.
a. Rifling
b. Skid
c. Slippage
d. Fouling

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 Q57
The following is primary used of photography in
police work, EXCEPT:
a. Means of identification
b. Method of discovering, recording and
preserving evidence
c. For training and public relations medium for
police programs
d. Means of determining cause of death

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 Q58
Colored photography started at what country?
a. US
b. France
c. Europe
d. Japan

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 Q59
Any stroke, which goes back over another
writing stroke, is called:
a. Retouching
b. Retracing
c. Pen lift
d. Shading

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 Q60
He used a standard a blood pressure cuff, or
sphygmomanometer to take measurements of
systolic blood pressure during interrogation.
a. W.M. Marston
b. L. Keeler
c. J.A. Larson
d. W.Darrow

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 Q61
Post – mortem lividity is the accumulation of
blood in the most dependent portion of the
body giving a dull what particular color?
a. Yellow
b. Violet
c. Red or purplish color
d. Pile

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 Q62
Hypostatic lividity occurs how many hours after
death due to the cessation of circulation?
a. 12 hours
b. 24 hours
c. 6 – 8 hours
d. 72 hours

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 Q63
How many hours a person may not allowed
smoking prior to his or her polygraph
examination?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8

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 Q64
The development of breast in female usually
commence at:
a. 8 – 10
b. 12 – 13
c. 15 – 17
d. 18 – 21

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 Q65
The general rule in taking photograph is that the
photographer must ensure that his camera
must be:
a. Held tilted
b. Held at eye level
c. Equipped with tripod
d. Held at knee level

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 Q66
It is an art or science in the application of
principle of photography, preparation of
photographic evidences and application to
police work.
a. Photography
b. Police Photography
c. Forensic Photography
d. Photos

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 Q67
These are three groups of question placed as
one by Backster and they are intended to
verify the previous charts and detect indirect
participation or guilty knowledge.
a. knowledge question
b. sacrifice question
c. symptomatic question
d. SKY question

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 Q68
A drop of blood which falls from a moving object or
person is elongated and the splashes are found to
be concentrated around one end of the stain. As
a general rule, the splashes and the extension of
the drop of blood indicates….
a. direction of movement
b. route
c. fresh blood
d. dried stain

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 Q69
A forensic chemist analyzed the stain in the
nightgown to be semen. However, no
spermatozoa was found. What test was used by
the chemist to confirm the presence of the
semen
a. Microscopic examination
b. Barberio Test
c. Florence Test
d. Ultra-violet light

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 Q70
Kind of ink is wherein the use of chemical
bleaches is ineffective.
a. Carbon
b. Logwood
c. Nigrosine
d. Gallotanic

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 Q71
To determine definitely that the stain is blood,
what test should be performed?
a. Barberio’s Test
b. Florence Test
c. Phenolphthalein Test
d. Takayama Test

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 Q72
The rate of growth of scalp hair per day.
a. 0.3 to 0.5 mm
b. 3 to 5 mm
c. .003 to .005 mm
d. 30 to 50 mm

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 Q73
Helps give semen its characteristic color when
viewed under UV light.
a. flavins
b. plasma
c. serum
d. hemoglobin

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 Q74
A diffusion of heat through a fluid by means of
the flow of the hotter parts of the fluid to the
colder parts.
a. conduction
b. convection
c. radiation
d. spontaneous combustion

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 Q75
What is the ideal height of table used in the
inking of fingers?
a. 25"
b. 39"
c. 52"
d. 60"

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 Q76
A woman who murdered her two sons and cut her
own throat in an attempt to place blame on
another. Her bloody print was left on a door
post, proving her identity as the murderer.
a. Francis Rojas
b. Shirley McKie
c. Margaret Thatcher
d. Deborah Kane

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 Q77
What is the size of the enlarged photograph of
fingerprint exhibit?
a. 8" x 10"
b. 8" x 8"
c. 10" x 10"
d. 8.5" x 11"

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 Q78
Which of the following rules does NOT apply to
identification?
a. There is no rigid rule in the procedure of identification
of persons
b. In cases of mass disaster, identification has to be done
the shortest possible time
c. The interval between death and identification does
not matter in establishing identity
d. The value of different points in identification varies in
the formulation of conclusion.

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 Q79
Why can some tampered serial numbers be
restored by the use of etching solution?
a. due to difference in the microstructure,
b. due to differences in microstructure,
c. due to the concentration of the etching
solution,
d. due to the stamping of the serial number

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 Q80
The point along a ridge formation, which is
found in front or near the center of the
diverging type lines.
a. Core
b. Delta
c. Island ridge
d. Convergence

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 Q81
Is a short horizontal ridge found inside a recurving
ridge which has a spoiled inner line of flow from
the inner delta to the center of the pattern? This
is also in the second type of central pocket loop.
a. Bar
b. Appendage
c. Upthrust
d. Obstruction

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 Q82
A ridge so thin or fine compared to the other
regular ridge which is not included as a ridge
count even if it has been across the imaginary
line?
a. Ending ridge
b. Intervening ridge
c. Incipient ridge
d. Enclosure

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 Q83
Is the division of in the classification formula
which is always represented by numerical
value depending upon a whorl type pattern
appearing in each finger?
a. Primary
b. Key
c. Final
d. Major

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 Q84
What fingers are rolled away from the body in
taking a rolled impression?
a. Both little fingers
b. Both thumbs
c. All fingers except thumbs
d. All of these

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 Q85
In assigning a number value to whorl pattern,
what fingers should be given a value of 4
when a whorl pattern appears therein:
a. Left little finger and right thumb
b. Right thumb and left little finger
c. Right little finger and left thumb
d. Left thumb and right thumb

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 Q86
The person who devised an instrument that can record
changes of blood pressure, pulse beat and respiration
simultaneously which he called the “Bread Board Lie
Detector.”
a. Cesare Lombroso
b. John A. Larson
c. Sir Jame MacKenzie
d. Leonarde Keeler

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 Q87
The identification of two impressions can be
established through
a. Formation of different kinds of pattern
b. Formation of two terminus
c. Unexplained similarity of ridges
d. Similarity of ridge characteristics in their
relative positions

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 Q88
The person who was accredited as successful
inventor of gunpowder.
a. Horace Smith
b. Berthold Schwartz
c. Alexander John Forsyth
d. Col. Calvin H. Goddard

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 Q89
Known as the smallest pistol in the world
a. Kolibre
b. Caliber .22
c. Seniorita
d. Derringer

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 Q90
Type of primer consisting of two flash hole or
vent.
a. Berdan
b. Boxer
c. Magnum
d. Battry

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 Q91
How many kinds are loops and whorls in the
Henry System?
a. 4
b. 6
c. 2
d. 3

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 Q92
What are the questions pertaining to the issue
under investigation which must be ambiguous,
unequivocal and understandable to the
subject?
a. Irrelevant questions
b. Control questions
c. General questions
d. Relevant questions

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 Q93
What is located opposite the camera lens?
a. Film holder
b. Aperture
c. Shutter
d. Mirror

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 Q94
What is the simplest form of camera?
a. Box camera
b. Laser camera
c. Digital camera
d. SLR camera

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 Q95
Is a waiver needed in photographing a rape
suspect?
a. Yes
b. It depends
c. Sometimes
d. No

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 Q96
A writing motion that uses the elbow as pivot.
a. Finger movement
b. Forearm movement
c. wrist movement
d. whole arm movement

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 Q97
The question “Before the death of Bubby Dacer,
are you the one who killed Kumander Lawin?”
is a __________
a. Primary control question
b. Secondary control question
c. Primary relevant question
d. Secondary relevant question

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 98
What kind of handwriting stroke commences in
a dark and thick shade and ends in a fading
fashion?
a. retracing
b. bulbous blunt
c. vanishing finish
d. pen lift

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 Q99
Why are pistols and revolvers the common
preference of use in crimes?
a. Easy to use
b. Easy to fire
c. easy to conceal
d. easy to maintain

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 Q100
The components of polygraph are galvanograph,
kymograph, cardiograph and
a. Pneumograph
b. Polygraph
c. Psychograph
d. Sphygmograph

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