Forensic MCQ on Fingerprint Development Part 1 With Answer and Explanation

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1. ACE-V in fingerprints terminology stands for _______.

1. Association, Comparison, Evaluation, Verification
2. Analysis, Comparison, Expertise, Verification
3. Analysis, Correlation Evaluation, Verification
4. Analysis, Comparison, Evaluation, Verification

2. Assertion (A): Chance prints may be latent, patent, or visible.

Reason (R): All latent fingerprints are chance prints but all the chance prints may not be latent prints.

Codes:

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

3. Latent fingermarks are those chance prints which are

1. Visible by naked eyes
2. Invisible by naked eye
3. Needs a treatment to make them visible
4. Deposited in materials like wax, putty etc.

4. At the crime scene, a blood stained hand print is observed by the crime scene investigator. What type of evidence will it be called?

1. Latent Print evidence
2. Patent Print evidence
3. Plastic Prints
4. None of the above

5. What information can be furnished by a bloodstained fingerprint on the table?

(a) Fingerprint pattern/ Individualization
(b) Blood group of suspect/victim
(c) Cause of death
(d) Time since death

Choose the correct option

1. (a) and (b)
2. (b) and (c)
3. (c) and (d)
4. (a) and (d)

6. Assertion A: The Iodine silver plate transfer method was considered to be a practical technique for the recovery of latent fingerprints on the skin in the past.

Reason R: Skin area suspected to contain latent fingerprints is first fumed with an iodine fuming gun. Once the latent print image is developed, then the image is transferred onto a silver plate exposed to strong light and evaluated.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
3. A is true but R is false
4. A is false but R is true

7. Which of the following methods is the oldest reported method to visualize the latent fingermarks?

1. Ninhydrin method
2. Iodine fuming method
3. Cyanoacrylate fuming method
4. Silver nitrate method

8. Ninhydrin is used to detect:

1. Bloodstains
2. Fingerprints
3. Saliva stains
4. All of the above

9. In the development of latent fingerprints by Ninhydrin, it reacts with the following:

1. Fatty acid
2. Amino acid
3. Glucose
4. Sodium chloride

10. Latent fingerprint on the cloth can be developed by:

1. Fingerprint powder
2. Iodine fuming method
3. AgNO3 method
4. All the above methods

11. Latent fingerprints on fingernails can be developed by:

1. Silver nitrate
2. Lead carbonate powder
3. Iodine fuming
4. Copper powder

12. Latent fingerprints can be developed on the multi-colored surfaces by:

1. White powder
2. Black powder
3. Gray powder
4. Fluorescent powder

13. If an imaginary line drawn between the two deltas of a whorl pattern touches any of the spiral ridges, the pattern is classified as what?

1. Central pocket whorl
2. Central pocket loop
3. Accidental
4. Plain whorl

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