Question Bank For 49 All India Duty Meet
By Sarada Avadhanam

1. The novelist who presaged modern methods of criminalistics
a. Arthur Conan Doyle
b. Sherlock Holmes
c. Hans Gross
d. Locard

2. Father of forensic toxicology
a. Galton
b. Hans Gross
c. Locard
d. Orfilia

3. First definitive study of finger prints was attempted by
a. Galton
b. Lattes
c. Osborn
d. Locard

4. A systematic procedure of taking series of body measurements
a. Biometrics
b. Craniometry
c. Anthropometry
d. Symmetry

5. Guidelines for determining the judicial admissibility of scientific examination results
a. Daubert case
b. Manohar case
c. Billa Ranga case
d. None of the above

6. The testimony of an expert witness incorporates her personal opinion relating to a matter she has either studied or examined [ True /False]

7. The following isn’t a transient evidence
a. Odor
b. Temperature
c. Imprints
d. Body fluids

8. Identifying a single source of the evidence ______________________

9. Failure analysis of structures and building is done in ___________________

10. Finished sketch is drawn
a. To satisfy the court
b. For aesthetic appearance
c. None of the above

11. Charred debris recovered from scene of fire must be sealed in
a. Airtight container
b. Porous container
c. Any container
d. None of the above

12. To comprehend the evidentiary value of a comparison
a. Probative value has to be taken
b. Probability has to be taken
c. Both (a) and (b) are irrelevant

13. Physical evidence serves
a. To exonerate a person from suspicion
b. Book the culprit
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above

14. The nicks and irregularities caused by wear in tyre tread
a. Are class characteristics
b. Form identical patterns on front and rear tyres mounted on the same side
c. Reveal the make model and year of the car
d. Are individual characteristics

15. Automobile head lights use
a. Soda lime glass
b. Tempered glass
c. Pyrex glass
d. None of the above

16. Show heating and cooling the glass constitutes_________________ [annealing]

17. The nature of a projectile can be deduced with accuracy from the size and shape of hole in a glass, [true /false]

18. A symmetrical crater shaped hole in a glass indicates
a. Low velocity projectile
b. A high velocity projectile
c. Stone
d. None of the above

19. Radial cracks form a right angle
a. On the reverse side of the force
b. Same side of the force
c. On both sides
d. None

20. Most labs rely on __________________ technique to compare soil samples.

21. The hole made by a shot with a high velocity leaves cracking/flaking of the glass [ flaking]

22. If a glass pane is cracked by heat the edges will have / will not have conchoidal striations [ will not have]

23. When a glass is exposed to sudden burst of heat and energy, the glass pieces will fall on the same side/ opposite side as the source of heat. [ same side]

24. Stereoscopic microscope uses
a. One objective lens and one ocular lens
b. Two objective lenses
c. Two ocular lenses
d. None of the above [ b]

25. The resolving power of an objective lens is measured by
a. Shutter speed
b. Numerical aperture
c. Focal length
d. None of the above [b]

26. Electron microscope has higher power of magnification than optical microscope because
a. The human eye is more sensitive to electrons than light rays
b. The electron beam displaces electrons in the specimen
c. The electron beam is not subject to refraction
d. The electron beam operates at shorter wave length than light does

27. A technique with high ability to resolve complex mixtures in minutes
a. Thin layer chromatography
b. Paper chromatography
c. Gas chromatography
d. None of the above

28. Organic explosives are separated by
a. QC
b. HPLC
c. TLC
d. Electro phoresis [b]

29. For solid physical evidence insoluble in most solvents the favourable technique of analysis
a. QC
b. HPLC
c. TLC
d. Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography [D]

30. Best technique for separating and identifying biochemical mixtures
a. QC
b. HPLC
c. Electrophoresis
d. Spectrophotometry [c]

31. Expand LASER
a. [LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY THE SIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION]

32. Light used to zap microscopic holes in a diamond
a. IR
b. UV
c. Laser
d. X rays [c]

33. In the electromagnetic spectrum the waves having highest wavelength
a. IR
b. UV
c. X Rays
d. Radio waves [d]

34. A non destructive method for identifying trace elements
a. NAA
b. Spectrophotometry
c. Spectrograph
d. None of the above [a]

35. X Ray diffraction can be applied to the study of
a. Solids
b. Crystalline material
c. Amorphous powders
d. Elastics substances [b]

36. A microscope which incorporates two independent objective lenses into a single binocular unit
a. Compound microscope
b. Comparison microscope
c. Stereo microscope
d. Polarizing microscope [b]

37. For examination of big and bulky evidence the best suited microscope
a. Comparison microscope
b. Stereo microscope
c. Compound microscope
d. None of the above [b]

38. The instrument best suited to identify shooter
a. SEM
b. Polarized microscope
c. Comparison microscope
d. None of the above [a]

39. Any organic material can be studies by X Ray diffraction [true/false] [false]

40. A technique that gives elemental analysis at subnanogram level is
a. NAA
b. SEM
c. Spectrophotometry
d. Laser technique [a]

41. The presentation of negative in court is __________________________
a. [a proof of unaltered photograph]

42. Artistic ability is more important than accuracy in sketching a crime scene [true/ false] [false]

43. The best method of sketch to show a bullet hole in wall
a. Coordinates method
b. Triangulation method
c. Cross projection method
d. Cannot be shown [c]

44. Crime scene photographs
a. Should be prepared in conjunction with notes and sketches
b. Should be as gory as possible in order to impress a jury / judge
c. Should be restricted to corpus delicti
d. Are generally not admissible in court of law [a]

45. IO put their mark on an item of evidence so that
a. They can later claim it as souvenir
b. The evidence custodian will know who collected it
c. They can later identify it in court
d. Crime lab technicians will know whom to ask about it [c]

46. Lenses having focal length longer than normal are ________________
a. [ tele photo lenses]

47. Lenses having shorter than normal focal length are called ______________
a. [wide angle lens]

48. A film which is in close approach to human eye sensitivity is
a. Monochromatic
b. Ortho chromatic
c. Pan chromatic
d. Infrared [c]

49. Fluorescence is valuable preliminary test
a. Because it is quick and easy
b. Simple
c. Accurate
d. Used for exclusion [ a & d]

50. The organic part of soil is called
a. Humus
b. Feldspar
c. Calcite
d. Pitchblende [a]