General Awareness: Forensic Quiz

1. Which one of these is NOT a class characteristic of a fingerprint?

a) Whorl
b) Tented Arch
c) Loop
d) Bifurcation

The correct answer is d) Bifurcation

2. Forensic Science is the Science pertaining to what?

a) Fingerprints
b) Murder
c) Law
d) Medicine

The correct answer is c) Law

3. True / False: Fingerprint evidence is infallible.

a) True
b) False

The correct answer is b) False

4. SOCO stands for?

a) Special Officers to Catch Offenders
b) Services of Criminal Offences
c) Scene of Crime Officer
d) Special Officer in Criminal Offences

The correct answer is c) Scene of Crime Officer

5. True / False: DNA is stored in the white blood cell component of blood.

a) True
b) False

The correct answer is a) True

6. Which one of these is NOT a presumptive test for blood?

a) O-Tol
b) Hemastix / Sangur Strips
c) Acid Phosphatase
d) Luminol

The correct answer is c) Acid Phosphatase

7. True / False: Value of soil as evidence resides with its prevalence at crime scenes and its transferability between the scene and the criminal.

a) True
b) False

The correct answer is a) True

8. True / False: The order of examination of fingerprints is: Analysis, Comparison, Verification, Evaluation.

a) True
b) False

The correct answer is b) False

9. What is the name of the light source that is commonly used in Forensic Investigation?

a) PoliLight
b) PoliLuminescence
c) LaserLight
d) LaserLumination

The correct answer is a) PoliLight