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1.
Hair and fiber evidence gathered must not be intermingled because they are very susceptible to..
damage
breaking
burning
cross contamination
2.
A German monk who was credited along with Roger Bacon, an English monk, with the invention of gunpowder.
Berthold Schwartz
Sir Sydney Smith
Eugene Stoner
Mauser
3.
The most essential factors to be observed in blood grouping.
precipitin
color reaction
agglutination
all of them
4.
A design where the breech mechanism is cycled by an external lever generally below the receiver.
single shot firearms
slide action type
repeating arms
lever action type
5.
It has been found out that some individuals secretions such as semen, saliva, urine and vaginal fluids corresponds to their blood groups and therefore may be used as specimen for the detection of blood type.
True
False
6.
The polygraph technique and procedure have a very strong psychological effect upon a guilty suspect in inducing him to...
tell the truth
to mislead the authority
to lie
confess
7.
This is a type of explosion which is caused by expansion of gas producing high pressure beyond the capacity of the container.
chemical
smokeless
mechanical
atomic
8.
Braille system consists of arrangement of dots which represents letters, number and punctuation mark of the alphabet. Braille symbol is called braille cell that consists or represents…
4 dots
5 dots
6 dots
7 dots
9.
A Latin word which means marketplace.
balla
ballo
ballista
forensic
10.
Polygraph examination result is opinionated because of the following instances, except...
no standard instrument used
the examiner is incompetent
no standard method of questioning
the examiner is competent
11.
This test is so easy and not so confusing that even an ordinary policeman nor detective on field could perform it at the crime scene.
preliminary test
chemical test
Laboratory test
confirmatory
12.
Short wave and long wave lamp is a lamp used in this photography.
ultra-violet photography
photomicrography
infrared photography
photomacrography
13.
The amount of standards writing, specifically signature that constitute adequate samples.
1-5 signature
5-10 signature
10-15 signature
10-20 signature
14.
A type of powder used in the ammunition of small firearms and known to be the first invented. It consists of a mixture of carbon, sulfur and potassium nitrate.
atomic gunpowder
trinitrotoluene
smokeless powder
blackpowder
15.
Bruises, wounds, contusion, laceration & the like must be basis & individually in a..
ultraviolet film
colored film
infra-red film
panchromatic film
16.
A firearm with Caliber .30 is equivalent to
11 mm
9 mm
7.65 mm
7.63 mm
17.
Bullet and cartridge comparison can be viewed well through...
photomacrography
photomicrography
ultraviolet photography
infrared photo
18.
Refers to other writings by an individual taken upon the request of the investigator for purposes of comparing them with his other handwritings.
collected exemplar
post litem motan exemplar
requested exemplar
none of them
19.
A finger electrode is a component of....
cardiograph
galvanograph
pneumograph
keymograph
20.
Mechanical adjustment must be represented in chart marking by....
MA
no sign
arrow
M
21.
A class of handwriting standards of person written in the course of his daily activity.
Requested Standards
Post Liten Motan Standards
Collected Standards
None of them
22.
There are phenomenon that may occurs when light falls on an object. What is the resultant phenomenon when light hits an opaque object?
Absorption
Reflection
Refraction
Mirage
23.
38 Caliber is equivalent to
11 mm
9 mm
7.65 mm
7.63 mm
24.
This is used when the nature of the crime or offense is complex and information gathered by the polygraph examiner are considered sufficient and enough..
card test
peak of tension test
number test
general question test
25.
Listed below are the indications of disguised writing, which is not?
Abnormally large writing
Ornamental or flourishing connections
Alteration in slant.
Printed forms instead of cursive forms
26.
A mechanical mixture of charcoal, sulfur and salt peter.
smokeless powder
explosive
black powder
primer
27.
These are questions that refer to fictitious crime in which the subject may believe that he is under equal suspicion.
spot responder
knowledge question
control questions
guilt complex question
28.
The ridge count of the loop in the right little (5) finger. If finger #5 is not a loop, use the left little (10) finger. What is this classification?
primary
key
major
final
29.
The identical twins that put a doubt to Bertillon System of identification adopted in the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas in 1903. Their Bertillon measurements were close enough to identify them as the same person.
John and Johnson Howard
Will and William West
James and Jake Watson
Romeo and Romulo Vicar
30.
"Bullet Wipe" around the margin of a bullet hole:
is a close-proximity discharge phenomena
is composed of soot, bullet metal, primer residue and on occasion - bullet lubricants
occurs only after the bore of the gun has been fouled by a previous shot
is only detectable by infrared photography and is not useful as evidence
31.
Each polygraph test must not last for more than minutes.
four
ten
fifteen
twenty
32.
Polygraph examination results can be considered as pure results of scientific application & not opinionated.
True
False
33.
The delta may not be located in the middle of a ridge running between the type lines toward the core. The location of the delta in this case depends entirely upon the point of origin of the ridge running between the type lines toward the core. If the ridge enters the pattern area from a point ABOVE the divergence of the type lines, the DELTA is located on
end nearer the core
nearer end
center of the ridge
at the centermost point of the divergence of the type lines
34.
The outer layer of the skin.
epidermis
dermis
ridges
furrows
35.
There was no other substitute for a darkroom, except a darkroom.
True
False
36.
A Greek work which means to throw.
boulette
ballo
ballista
forensic
37.
The blood is compose of certain chemical substance called antigens located in the surface of this cells.
white blood cells
platelets
red blood cells
all of them
38.
The forking or dividing of one line into two or more branches.
Divergence
Type Lines
Pattern Area
Bifurcation
39.
An example of this fibers are glass wool and asbestos.
mineral fibers
synthetic fibers
animal fibers
vegetable fibers
40.
These are questions, which do not relate to the matter under investigation, and deal with a known fact about which the subject cannot lie.
immaterial question
relevant question
weak question
irrelevant question
41.
The first known practical photograph.
Black & white photo
Daguerreotype Photo
Calotype Photography
Colored photo
42.
A means of ignition of a propellant charge by a mechanical blow against the primer or percussion cap.
pin-fire cartridge
center-fire cartridge
rim-fire cartridge
percussion
43.
He maintained that handwriting is unique self-expressive phenomenon, like walking style or facial expression.
Louis Braille
Ludwig Klages
Jules Crepieux-Jamin
Abbe Hypolite Michon
44.
This part of the hair is the basis of the forensic examiner in determining whether a hair is of human or animal.
cortex
cuticle
medulla
roots
45.
A cylindrical bullet design having a sharp shouldered nose intended to cut target paper clearly to facilitate easy and accurate scoring.
incendiary bullets
gas check bullets
dum-dum bullets
wad cutter bullet
46.
A cartridge giving a muzzle velocity of less than 1850 ft/sec.
low power
high intensity
high power
medium power
47.
These questions have direct bearing to the crime or case on issue under consideration to include some secondary element like guilty knowledge or partial involvement.
knowledge question
spot responder
relevant question
weak relevant question
48.
This is one of the most important features in the examination of papers. It is a distinctive mark or design placed in a paper at the time of its manufacture that serve for its identification.
loading composition
watermarks
gelatin composition
casein
49.
The patterns to which numerical values are assigned in deriving the "primary" in the extension of the Henry System of fingerprint classification used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation are the whorl-type patterns, which occur in about 30 percent of all fingerprints. It is that type of pattern in which at least two deltas are present with a recurve in front in each.
twinned loop
loop
arch
whorl
50.
In determining the competency as to who are the most competent in identifying a particular photographs in court is always lying on the hands of the police photographer or the person who took the photographs.
True
False
51.
That if the graphs and examiner's opinion are offered as evidence, the opposing party shall have the right to the examiner in any of the aspects deem pertinent in the case on issue as to relevancy, materiality and accuracy of the presented evidence.
remain silent
cross-examine
objection
all of them
52.
The number of ridges intervening between the delta and the core.
converging ridges
intervening ridges
ridge trace
ridge count
53.
A French word which means a small ball..
ballista
ballo
boulder
boulette
54.
A bullet made from paraffin usually used for short range indoor target shooting.
wax bullet
wad cutter bullet
dum-dum bullet
lead bullet
55.
It is the system of studying the frozen graphic structures, which have generated in the brain and placed on paper in a printed or cursive style.
Handwriting comparison
Handwriting standards
Graphology.
Handwriting Analysis
56.
Abdominal pattern is found in the tracing of...
cardiograph
galvanograph
keymograph
pneumograph
57.
Ten minutes is enough or more than enough to develop a film completely without drying for black and white..
True
False
58.
A light that has a wavelength of more than 700 millimicrons.
Ultra Violet Light
X-rays
Visible Light
Infrared Light
59.
The island formed in front of the diverging sides of the banks where the stream empties at its mouth corresponds to the fingerprints, which is the first obstruction of any nature at the point of divergence of the type lines in front of or nearest the center of the divergence.
core
delta
shoulder of the recurve
spike
60.
The limitation and possibility of error in the technique used in administering polygraph test may be used as issue in the cross-examination of the polygraph examiner.
True
False
61.
The admissibility of the result of the polygraph test is subject to the discretion of the....
defendants counsel
trial judge
prosecutor
supreme court
62.
The term crime scene refers to the immediate site only of the crime.
True
False
63.
The innermost layer of the epidermis where new cells are created.
sebaceous layer
generating layer
subcutaneous layer
papillae
64.
Rape, assault, and murder are not an example of legal terminology.
True
False
65.
As a rule, questions must be simple and direct in polygraph examination.
True
False
66.
Of the following, one is not among the purpose of between-chart-proving.
to maintain a gentle psychological pressure
to elicit the cause or origin of a flat or unemotional chart
to avoid clarifying confusion or misunderstanding of any questions created on the mind of the subject
to convince skeptical subjects who may be testing the machine and the competency of the examiner
67.
Base on the inheritance for the ABO system as standard basis for disputed parentage, if the blood of husband and wife are both "O" the possible offspring are __________.
Type A
Type B
Type AB
Type O
68.
Sickness, emotional condition, drug addiction, muscular fatigue and forgery.
Qualities of stroke
Classes of standards
Characteristics of faulty coordination
Causes of faulty coordination
69.
When collecting known samples from the victim or suspects, police investigators must gather a large quantity of hair. The minimum hairs or fabrics to be collected is..
5 strands
12 strands
15 strands
50 strands
70.
The essential explanation for fingerprints having supplanted other methods of establishing the identities of criminals reluctant to admit previous arrests.
Fingerprints offer an infallible means of identification
Fingerprints are unique
Fingerprints are permanent
Fingerprints cannot lie
71.
This photography may be utilized for flash photography in almost no visible light. Night photography can be photograph using this special technique using blackout flash lamps.
Photomicrography
Infra-red photo
Photomacrography
Ultra-violet photo
72.
The perpetrator who would naturally be in possession of such unpublicized knowledge will usually exhibit a rise in the tracing up to that particular question followed by a decline thereafter when this test is applied.
card test
peak of tension test
number test
general question test
73.
A quality of strokes that refers to a movement whether it is extended or limited in its range with respect to both vertical and horizontal dimensions
pressure
expansion
coordination
speed
74.
Gruesome pictures simply means..
beautiful witness
colorful picture
pictures with accurate angles
horrifying pictures
75.
This is photographing or recording of objects on a scale larger than the normal or actual size of an object. This sometimes use in photographing the general location of the crime.
ultraviolet photo
photomacrography
infrared photo
All of them
76.
The first test that a criminal investigator or criminalistics expert must performed at the crime scene where the blood is found and believe to be necessary in the solution of the crime being investigated.
confirmatory
blood grouping
chemical test
preliminary test
77.
The first, second and other series of questions for polygraph test must be different in order that the subject may be caught unaware of the test to be given.
True
False
78.
The police photographer must always establish the____ of the things being photographed to the crime being investigated.
identity
quality
relation
evidence
79.
The presence of sperm proves that the stain is made of semen. However, there are instances where some condition lead to non-detection semen. The condition where semen does not have sperm cells is known as _________
oligospermia
aspermia
impotent
all of them
80.
The following are indications of Speed Writing, which is not?
Smooth, unbroken and rounded forms
Wavering forms and broken lines
Frequent signs or tendencies to the right
Wide writing & rising line
81.
No two samples of writing prepared by anyone are identical in every detail because man or human is not a machine that can produce similar detail of writing in all aspects.
writing comparison
disguised writing
writing standards
writing variations
82.
This are designed specifically to produce an emotional response attempting deception.
relevant question
knowledge question
irrelevant question
control question
83.
These are specimens or standards written under normal condition but cannot be used for comparison.
near illiterate writing
signature of the careless or erratic writer
disguised signature or writing
signature of physically impaired writer
84.
Graphology believes that handwriting are composed of three zones. Which of the following list below represents middle zones?
Sphere of the imagination, mind, spirit and intellect
Sphere of the everyday concerns and social interaction
Sphere of the unconscious, instinctive drives and memory
All of them
85.
The double rows of peg-like formations that covered the dermis.
sebaceous layer
generating layer
subcutaneous layer
papillae
86.
This chemical is useful in almost all laboratory tests for blood..
ammonium chloride
saline solution
chloride
sodium peroxide
87.
A gun barrel with very wide lands will have
narrow grooves
half as many grooves
very wide grooves
very deep grooves
88.
Which of the following lists below do not refers to standards?
Knows
exemplars
know
specimens
89.
A firearm requiring a separate pull of the trigger for each shot fired, and which uses the energy of discharge to perform a portion of the operating or firing cycle.
submachine gun type
semiautomatic type
automatic action type
machine gun type
90.
A 12 gauge indicates that
the bore diameter is capable of releasing 12 pellets in a single shot
the bore diameter is equal to the lead ball weighing 1/12 of a pound
the bore diameter will fit 1/12 pound lead ball
the bore diameter can fit to a 12 inch pellets
91.
The elevated areas of friction skin
epidermis
dermis
ridges
furrows
92.
The points at which the recurving ridge definitely turns inward or curves.
points of divergence
shoulders
pattern area
focal points
93.
The extraordinary visual memories of police officers - camera eyes and photography were not the answer to the criminal identification. This is because
Observation through personal appearance is subject to personal perception of the observer
Photographs may be ruined.
Officers may fail to refer to his memories or photographs on file.
Personal appearances change.
94.
This is the study of handwriting and its evaluation of personality facets and character traits through slant, pressure, etc...
Braille
Forgery
Graphology
All of them
95.
As a rule, the admissibility of the photographs is anchored on the fact that the person who took said photographs must be presented in court to identify his work. This version must be followed, and no one is exempted to this rule.
True
False
96.
The first person to discover that a silver chloride solution placed in a camera obscura can capture an object when exposed to light. Object that has been captured was said to be the first recorded photographic image.
Daguerre
Talbot
Archer
Niepce photograph on a close-up
97.
The core is placed upon or within the innermost
pattern area
meeting ridges forming an angle
ridges that run parallel
sufficient recurve
98.
The genuineness of any disputed writing may be proven by any of the following, except...
acknowledgement of the alleged writer that he wrote it;
to find out whether the document is genuine or forgery
statement of the witness who saw the writing and is able to identify it
by opinion of the persons who are familiar with the writer or opinion of expert
99.
This is the liquid portion of the blood.
red blood cells
plasma
platelets
white blood cells
100.
The only part of the finger impression with which we are concerned in regard to interpretation and classification. It is present in all patterns, of course, but in many arches and tented arches it is impossible to define. It is that part of a loop or whorl in which appear the cores, deltas, and ridges with which we are concerned in classifying.
Divergence
Type Lines
Pattern Area
Bifurcation
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