General Firearms History And Development Part 1: Forensic Ballistic MCQs Ex 1.14

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1. Arrange the various forms of firearms in chronological order:

(i) Wheel lock  (ii) Match lock (iii) Percussion lock (iv)  Flint lock

1. (i),(iii), (iv) and (ii)
2. (ii), (i), (iv), and (iii)
3. (ii), (iii), (iv) and (i)
4. (iv), (ii), (i) and (iii)

2. 12 bore cartridges are fired from

1. Rifle
2. Pistol
3. Shotgun
4. Revolver

3. Zip guns are

1. Shotguns
2. Rifled arms
3. Pistol
4. Improvised Guns

4. The firearms made by blacksmiths by not adhering to any particular specifications or standard material are known as

1. Shotguns
2. Katta
3. Zip guns
4. Both (2) and (3)

5. The Indian Arms Act was enforced in

1. 1955
2. 1959
3. 1961
4. 1964

6. Arrange the following firearms in increasing chronological order:

(i) AK 47 (ii) Match lock gun (iii) Percussion lock gun (iv) Flint lock gun

Code:

1. (ii), (iv), (iii), and (i) are correct
2. (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) are correct
3. (ii), (i), (iii), and (iv) are correct
4. (iv), (ii), (iii), and (i) are correct

7. Arrange the following firearms in ascending chronological order of their occurrence :

(i) Matchlock guns (ii) Flintlock musket (iii) Revolver (iv) Assault rifle

1. i, ii, iv, iii
2. ii, iv, iii, i
3. iv, ii, i, iii
4. i, ii, iii, iv

8. The following terms are related to the manufacturing of firearms, except

1. Luger
2. Macy
3. Smith and Weisen
4. Colt

9. “Arquebus”, “Hacquebut” is the example of which kinds of firearms :

1. Wheel lock
2. Match lock
3. Serpentine
4. Pistallo

10. Snap lock is following weapon

1. Match Lock
2. Flint Lock MuzzleLoader
3. Percussion Lock
4. Wheel Lock

11. True cylinder in firearm refers to:

1. Constriction of the barrel in rifled arms to the muzzle end.
2. Constriction of the barrel in shotguns to the muzzle end.
3. No constriction of the barrel to the muzzle end in shotguns.
4. No constriction of the barrel to the muzzle end in riffled arms.

12. An AK-47 rifle can fire:

1. Only fully automatic
2. Only semi-automatic
3. Both semi and fully automatic
4. Neither semi nor fully automatic

13. The modern percussion lock firearms are the result of initial discoveries made by

1. Remington 
2. Smith & Wesson
3. James Forsythe 
4. Webley & Scott

14. 0.2 mm pistol cartridge is a type of________ cartridge.

1. Pin Fire
2. Centre Fire
3. RimFire
4. None of these

15. Assertion (A): The country‐made weapons are more or less useless when fired from a long distance.
Reason (R): The velocity loss of the standard ammunition, when fired from the country‐made firearms, are drastic due to incomplete combustion, escape of gases, and wastage of energy

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

16. The following are the parts of a rifle

(i) Bolt (ii) Extractor (iii) Smooth Barrel (iv) Ejector

1. (iii) and (iv) are correct
2. (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
3. (iii), (ii) and (iv) are correct
4. (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct

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