Criminology Exams (Crim Ciminalistic) – Page 1

#0. A type of fingerprint pattern in which the slope or downward flow of the innermost sufficient recurve is towards the thumb of radius bone of the hand of origin.
A subpoena
B radial loop
C warrant
D certificate
Answer: radial loop
#1. There is freehand invitation and is considered as the most skilful class of forgery.
A simulated or copied forgery
B traced forgery
C simple forgery
D carbon tracing
Answer: simulated or copied forgery
#2. Condensed and compact set of authentic specimen which is adequate and proper, should contain a cross section of the material from known sources.
A questioned document
B disguised document
C standard document
D requested document
Answer: standard document
#3. Specimens of hand writing or of typescript which is of known origin.
A documents
B samples
C letters
D exemplars
Answer: exemplars
#4. A document which is being questioned because of its origin, its contents or the circumstances or the stories of its production.
A disputed document
B questioned document
C standard document
D requested document
Answer: questioned document
#5. The art of beautiful writing.
A art appreciation
B drafting
C calligraphy
D gothic
Answer: calligraphy
#6. Any written instrument by which a right or obligation is established.
A certificate
B warrant
C subpoena
D document
Answer: document
#7. The forking or dividing of one line to two or more branches.
A bifurcation
B island
C delta
D ridge
Answer: bifurcation
#8. The point on a ridge at or in front of and nearest the center of the divergence of the type lines.
A divergence
B island
C bifurcation
D delta
Answer: delta
#9. The following are considerations used for the identification of a loop except one:
A a delta
B a sufficient recurve
C a core
D a ridge count across a looping bridge
Answer: a core
#10. The process of recording fingerprint through the use of fingerprint ink.
A pathology
B dactyloscopy
C fingerprinting
D printing press
Answer: fingerprinting
#11. Two lines that run parallel or nearly parallel, diverge and surround the pattern area.
A bifurcation
B delta
C type line
D ridges
Answer: type line
#12. A part of the whorl or loop in which appear the cores, deltas and ridges.
A forrow
B bifurcation
C type line
D pattern area
Answer: pattern area
#13. Fingerprints left on various surfaces at the crime scene which are not clearly visible.
A visible fingerprints
B latent fingerprints
C rolled impressions
D plane impressions
Answer: latent fingerprints
#14. The impressions left by the patterns of ridges and depressions on various surfaces.
A kiss marks
B fingerprints
C finger rolls
D thumb marks
Answer: fingerprints
#15. Which among the following is not considered as a basic fingerprint pattern?
A accidental
B whorl
C loop
D arch
Answer: accidental
#16. The minimum identical characteristics to justify the identity between two points.
A twelve
B eighteen
C fifteen
D nine
Answer: nine
#17. A fingerprint pattern in which the ridges form a sequence of spirals around core axes.
A accidental
B double loop
C whorl
D central pocket loop
Answer: whorl
#18. A fingerprint pattern which one or more ridges enter on either side of the impression by a recurve, and terminate on the same side where the ridge has entered.
A ulnar loop
B loop
C radial loop
D tented arch
Answer: ulnar loop
#19. A person allowed to give an opinion or conclusion on a given scientific evidence.
A interrogator
B expert witness
C prosecutor
D judge
Answer: expert witness