Examination of Handwriting And Signature MCQ Part 1: Questioned Documents MCQs Ex-1.4

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1. Following may affect the handwriting except

1. Parkinsonism
2. Senile dementia
3. Encephalitis
4. Common cold

2. The handwriting written with connected strokes is known as:

1. Lettered writing
2. Cursive writing
3. Disconnected writing
4. Graphic writing

3. Which of the following statements is not true?

1. The handwriting of an individual remains unaffected by advancing age
2. The handwriting is affected by space available for writing and may show variations
3. Alcohol consumption may cause variations in one’s handwriting
4. Handwriting of an individual shows natural variations

4. A child learns writing through a set of model writing alphabets. Which of the following is the correct term for this model writing?

1. Copybook form
2. Master pattern of writing
3. Model signature
4. Script writing

5. The handwriting may change with:

1. Humidity
2. Place
3. Temperature
4. Neurological disease

6. Ambidextrous writer is a writer who can write with equal ease and skill with:

1. Right hand only
2. Left hand only
3. Both the hands
4. Holding pen in mouth

7. Contemporary standards of handwriting relate to :

1. Standard writing of different period
2. Standard writing of same period
3. Standard writing of different individual
4. Standard writing of same individual

8. Assertion (A): Changes in writing written on a digital pad may be usually of superficial nature and there is no effect on individual writing characteristics.

Reason(R): Digital pad, as an environment to write, is different than that of paper, the conventional medium of writing.

1. Both (A) and (R) are incorrect
2. Both (A) and (R) are correct
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (A) is false but (R) is true

9. Assertion (A): Tremors in writing strokes may indicate possible forgery of signatures.

Reason (R): Tremors due to age or illness are generally repeated at regular intervals while tremors of forgery are at irregular intervals.

1. (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect
2. Both (A) and (R) are incorrect
3. (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct
4. Both (A) and (R) are correct

10. Which type of writing movement in an unskilled writer’s handwriting is present prominently?

1. Whole arm movement
2. Wrist movement
3. Finger movement
4. Forearm movement

11. Handwriting with finger movements may be characterized by:

1. Restricted lateral freedom
2. Frequent Pen lifts
3. Size of the writing
4. All of the above

12. Graphology can be defined as the examination of handwriting for the purpose of determining ________.

1. Gender of the writer
2. Stature of the writer
3. Age of the writer
4. Personality of the writer

13. Given below are two statements

Statement I: In the writing of a single signature, one writer may actually make fifty distinct movements impulses, while another writer in producing the same letter with same number of pen-lifts may make only twenty-five distinct motions.
Statement-II: this difference make a distinction into writing more fundamental than many divergences inform.

In the light of the above statement choose the correct answer from the option given below

1. Both statement (I) and statement (II) are true
2. Both statement (I) and statement (II) are false
3. Statement (I) is true but statement (II) is false
4. Statement (I) is false but statement (II) is true

14. A stroke that rises above the height of the body of the letter formation is known as

1. Apex
2. Arcade
3. Ascender
4. Bowl

15. Which of them describes the line quality defects in the handwriting of age and ill persons

A. Tumors show unusual and erotic departure of the line from its intended course and then abrupt recovery
B. Pen lifts present at the wrong places
C. Movements beyond the control of the writer particularly in a downward stroke
D. Delicate, unnecessary and careful retouchings
E. Inequality in the movement at any place in the writing strokes that is, strong and vigorous stroke combined with hesitating strokes

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A and B only
2. A and C only
3. A and D only
4. C and E only

16. Statement l: The design of letters may be an eye‐catching feature, however, the characteristics of execution of writing are the corner stones of accurate identification
Statement ll: Identification rests not alone on a similar combination of identifying attributes, but also on a coexistent lack of basic divergencies between the questioned and standard writing.

1. Both statement l and statement ll are true
2. Both statement l and statement ll are false
3. Statement l is true but statement ll is false
4. Statement l is false but statement ll is true

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