This section will contain MCQs from Chapter 1 part 1: Introduction from Richard Saferstein’s book titled Criminalistics and Forensic Science.  All the MCQs are personally made by the authors of forensicmcq.com.

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1. Forensic science is the application of science to _____ law(s).

  1. Criminal law only
  2. Civil law only
  3. Both criminal and civil law
  4. None of the above

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2. Which is the largest forensic science organization in the world?

  1. AAFS
  2. AFIS
  3. CBI
  4. ASFS

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3. As per the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), how many sections of professions practicing in Forensic Science?

  1. Eight
  2. Nine
  3. Ten
  4. Eleven

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4. Which of the following list of professions is not exclusive to the AAFS list?

  1. Fingerprint examination
  2. Firearm and toolmarks
  3. Photography
  4. All of the above

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5. Which of the following statement define the term “CSI effect”?

  1. Nausea and dizziness by crime scene investigators on their first visit.
  2. Unrealistic expectations of forensic science for solving a case.
  3. Why crime happens in a certain condition
  4. Crime scene investigators influences in solving the case.

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6. Who authored the very first forensic science novel based on the Sherlock Holmes character?

  1. Sir Arthur Holmes Doyle
  2. Sir Arthur Brown Doyle
  3. Sir Arthur Walker Doyle
  4. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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7. Which was the first Sherlock Holmes-based novel published?

  1. A Valueless Stain in Scarlet
  2. A Study in Scarlet
  3. A Holmes in Scarlet
  4. Finding truth: The Holmes in Scarlet

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8. When was the first Sherlock Holmes novel was published?

  1. 1887
  2. 1888
  3. 1889
  4. 1901

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9. Who is considered the father of forensic toxicology?

  1. Mathieu Orfila
  2. Francis Galton
  3. Alponse Bertillon
  4. Leone Lattes

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10. Who was known to be the first to use any scientific system of personal identification?

  1. Francis Galton
  2. Alphonse Bertillon
  3. Albert S. Osborn
  4. Edmond Locard

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11. Who was the first to study fingerprints for personal identification?

  1. Francis Galton
  2. Alphonse Bertillon
  3. Albert S. Osborn
  4. Edmond Locard

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12. When Galton’s book “Finger Prints” was first published?

  1. 1857
  2. 1882
  3. 1887
  4. 1892

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13. Who is also known as the father of criminal identification?

  1. Francis Galton
  2. Alphonse Bertillon
  3. Albert S. Osborn
  4. Edmond Locard

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14. Who discovered blood grouping can be used for individual identification?

  1. Carl Lattes
  2. Leone Lattes
  3. Gregor Lattes
  4. Antonie Van Lattes

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15. In 1915, who deduced a simpler procedure for the determination of blood group using a dried bloodstain?

  1. Leone Lattes
  2. Rachel Carson
  3. Charles Darwin
  4. Robert Hooke

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16. _____________, a US Army colonel who introduced bullet comparison using a comparison microscope?

  1. Albert S. Osborn
  2. Hans Gross
  3. Calvin Goddard
  4. Edmond Locard

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17. Who is credited for the acceptance of documents as scientific evidence by courts?

  1. Hans Gross
  2. Calvin Goddard
  3. Edmond Locard
  4. Albert S. Osborn

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19. When the Osborn book, “Questioned Documents” was published?

  1. 1900
  2. 1901
  3. 1910
  4. 1911

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20. The fundamental principles of document examination were given by:

  1. Hans Gross
  2. Walter C. Mccrone
  3. Edmond Locard
  4. Albert S. Osborn

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