1. Hairs are principally composed of Keratins, that are interlinked to form stable fibrils and pigment composed of

Hemoglobin

Rhodopsin

Melanin

All of the above

2. The Semtex explosive consists of

RDX PETN

RDX TNT

RDX Tetryl

RDX HMX

3. Propellants used in small arms are treated with methyl/ethyl centralite to

change their burning characteristics

to serve as stabiliser

to reduce flash

to make them non-hygroscopic

4. Which of these types of human hair do not have sebaceous glands

Terminal

Lanugo

Vellus

None of the above

5. When a lead bullet passes through glass, which of the following phenomena is more appropriate

Radial and concentric fractures occur.

Radial/concentric and cone fractures occur.

Radial/concentric/cone fractures/lead splash occurs.

Radial/concentric/cone fractures/lead splash/backward and forward flow of glass particles occur.

6. Which one of these is not true for stutter bands in DNA analysis

It refers to the consistent observation of a minor band, one repeat unit smaller

These are observed as "Shadow bands".

The occurrence of these is much reduced for shorter repeat units.

They are mostly seen/observed in amelogenin locus.

7. Which of the following is a hepatotoxic poison

Alcohol

Atropine

Morphine

Amphetamine

8. At a scene of fire, the debris containing accelerants should be packed in (give most appropriate answer)

Paper Bags

Large plastic bags

Large glass bottles

Unused paint cans which can be made airtight

9. Inside human body a small amount of cocaine undergoes N-demethylation in liver to form

Benzoylecgonine

Ecgonine methyl ester

Norcocaine

Dopamine

10. The book titled 'Evidential Documents' is authored by which of the following

J.V.P. Conway

Ordway Hilton

A.S. Osborn

David Ellen

11. Which of the following tests is a very useful microcrystal test for distinguishing among the three amphetamines

Gold Chloride Test

Sodium Carbonate Test

Lead iodide Test

Wagner's Test

12. Glass evidence is considered

individual evidence

class evidence

sometimes individual, sometimes class depending on the circumstances

not very good evidence because it's everywhere

13. Davidson's body is seen in

Neutrophils

RBCs

Platelets

Buccal mucosa

14. Punishment for repeat rape offenders is prescribed under

S. 375 IPC

S. 376 IPC

S. 377 IPC

S. 164 CrPC

15. HV1 and HV2 are

Types of viruses

STR types

Regions of mtDNA

Restriction enzymes

16. Dr. Edmond Locard was a

American criminalist

French criminalist

Irish criminalist

Swedish criminalist

17. A firearm is in half-cock position. This position helps in

Easy pull of trigger

increasing the trigger pull

Making the firearm liable for accidental discharge

Additional safety against accidental firing

18. Hydrogen peroxide is used in all the following chemical tests for the determination of blood sample except

Teichmann's

Ortho toluidine

Benzedine

Phenolphthalein

19. The problem of anachronism while collecting standards of comparison can be overcome by which of the following

by collecting request writings

by collecting request writing by dictation

by collecting admitted writings

by collecting request writings by copying

20.

Assertion FTIR methods are faster than dispersive instruments and hence specially useful in situations that require fast repetitive scanning.

Reason FTIR provides increased energy through put. Codes

Both and are correct

is correct but incorrect

Both and are incorrect

is incorrect but is correct

21. Alternate light source can be used at the crime scene to search which of the following

latent prints

stains of the body fluids

examination of obliterated writings

all of the above

22. Assertion Gratings can be made with materials like aluminium which are not affected by moisture.

Reason Grating monochromators can be used over wide wavelength ranges. Codes

Both and are correct

is correct but incorrect

Both and are incorrect

is incorrect but is correct

23. Immediate restraint of the mentally ill person is done under which law

S. 81 IPC

S. 23 Mental Health Act, 1987

S. 23 Indian Lunacy Act, 1912

S. 30 Prisoners Act, 1900

24. Isotopes are defined as

Species of same element having same atomic number but different atomic mass

Species of same element having different atomic number but same atomic mass

Species of same element having different atomic number and different atomic mass

Species of same element having different charge

25. Match the following

List I(Type of asphyxia) List II (Method/Mechanism)
Burking Seed getting inside Trachea
Cafe' coronary Pushing of cloth in mouth
Gagging Traumatic asphyxia smothering
Choking Sudden death due to impaction of food in windpipe

Codes











26. When a bullet ricochets from a frangible surface, the ricochet mark has the point of maximum depth

Near the point of impact

Near the point of exit

At its middle

May be anywhere

27. Jaffe test for urine sample is a reaction between
Creatinine and picric acid

Urea and ammonium hydroxide

Urea and picric acid

Creatinine and ammonium hydroxide

28. The percentage of cooking gas forming explosive mixture with air is

12





2
29. Rimmed cartridges were replaced by rimless cartridges, because

Rimmed cartridges were not able to withstand the pressures developed.

There was problem of extraction of rimmed cartridges.

Rimmed cartridges got interlocked in magazines and there was problem of their chambering.

Manufacture of rimmed cartridges was costly.

30. Assertion Luminol reacts with H2O2 to locate blood sample.

Reason Because H2O2 is catalyzed by heme, though heme does not take part in the reaction. Codes

Both and are correct

Both and are incorrect

is correct and is incorrect

is incorrect and is correct

31. The temperature at which a liquid gives off sufficient vapors to form an ignitable mixture at its surface is called its

Boiling point

Vapor point

Flash point

Gas point

32. When a pistol bullet at muzzle velocity of about 1250 ft/sec penetrates thin sheet of steel, about .028 in thick, the diameter of entrance hole is

Larger than caliber of bullet

Smaller than caliber of bullet

Equal to caliber of bullet

Smaller than or equal to caliber of bullet

33. With the application of newer IEF methods for PGM analysis, the phenotype number has increased from 3 to .







15

34. Fenvalerate, bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, dichlorovinyl are example of

Organo chloro pesticides

Organo phosphorous pesticides

Carbamates

Pyrethroid

35. A material incorporated into a polymer to increase its flexibility or workability is called

Latex

Plasticizer

Drier

Binder

36. Ossification of bones helps in which of the following

Estimation of age

Estimation of sex

Estimation of race

All of the above

37. Harris lines are

Opaque lines in cornea

Mineralizations of teeth

Lines of arrested growth in bones

wrinkling in forehead seen in ageing individuals

38. Matiegka's formula is used for

Calculating range of firearm

Calculating the surface area of burns

Calculating the height of fall

Calculating the skeletal weight from stature

39. Printing or Publishing the name of a victim of rape

Punishable U/S 228 A IPC

Punishable U/S 228 A CrPC

Punishable U/S 166 A IPC

Not punishable

40.

Assertion The amelogenin locus is used to determine the gender of an individual.

Reason There is a DNA sequence length variation of the two genders. Codes

Both and are incorrect

is correct but is incorrect

Both and are correct

is incorrect and is correct

41. Assertion Finger print minutiae are ridge characteristics found on the dermal ridges.

Reason They are called minutiae because of their small size. Codes

Both and are correct

is correct but is incorrect

is incorrect and is correct

Both and are incorrect

42. The most commonly used staining technique contains picroindi gocarmine and Nuclear Fast Red dyes. It is colloquially referred to as

Christmas tree stain

Prostate -specific antigen

P -Dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde indicator

Periodic Acid Schiff reagent

43. Intersecting writing strokes with folds in the paper may indicate which of the following

absolute age of writing stroke

relative age of writing stroke with fold

relative age of paper

absolute age of paper

44. Which of these is the stage during which hair root is growing continuously

Catagen phase

Anagen phase

Telogen phase

Metaphase

45. Which of the following is used as a radiation source in XRF spectrophotometry

Hallow Cathode Lamp

Collidge Tube

Deuterium Lamp

Nichrome Wire

46. The forensic definition of soil is

A mixture of mineral grains and decayed organic matter

A mixture of mineral grains, organic matter and any other material mixed with the sample

Decayed organic matter only

Anything that looks like dirt

47. A phenomenon in which a gas or vapour comes in contact with an adsorbent, certain amount of it get adsorbed on it, is known as

Langmuir phenomenon

Leduce phenomenon

Piobert's phenomenon

Pascal's phenomenon

48. All are correct about Feulgen reaction except

It detects Y-Chromosome

X-chromosome is seen as bright yellow spot

Acriflavin shiff reagent is used

Can be used in dental pulp.

49. Crompton scattering results in

Interference with the resulting signal

Increase in peak intensity

increase in signal to noise ratio

High resolution

50. Match the following

List I (Age of wound)List II (Vasoactive amine/Enzyme)
10 minutes Histamine
30 minutes Alkaline phosphatase
1 hour Calpains, Cathepsins
8 hours A.T.Pase, Esterase

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51. The bullets loaded in high velocity rifle cartridges fired from AK-47 rifle and 5.56 mm Insas rifle have

Steel cores

No steel cores

Bullet of AK-47 rifle cartridge has steel core but the bullet of 5.56 cartridge does not

Bullet of 5.56 mm cartridge has steel core but the bullet of AK-47 rifle does not

52. Assertion DNA typing of feces has not proven very successful.

Reason Because large amount of bacteria and digestive enzymes degrade DNA. Codes

Both and are correct

is correct and is incorrect

Both and are incorrect

is incorrect and is correct

53. Apart from its local anesthetic activity lidocaine is also used as

Antiarrhythmic drug

Antiepileptic drug

Immuno Suppressant drug

Analgesic drug

54. Parotid gland produces

Amylase

Proteinase

Lactase

Cholenesterase

55. The ethanol saliva blood ratio equilibrates at about min. after cessation of drinking under normal condition.

10

30

60

90

56. A lady was found dead at a crime scene with a revolver in her hand. In order to decide whether she had committed suicide or it is a case of homicide, gun -shot residue may be lifted by taking hand swabs with nitric acid. The swabs are taken by

Cotton with the help of glass rods, dried and sealed in glass tubes.

Cotton with the help of glass rods, dried and sealed in cellophane envelopes.

Cotton with the help of plastic rods, dried and sealed in glass tubes.

Cotton with the help of plastic rods, dried and sealed in cellophane envelopes.

57. If an evidence at the crime scene is contaminated, investigator must do which of the following

decontaminate the evidence

must record this fact

destroy the evidence

bring the fact to the notice of superior

58. Assertion Infrared spectroscopy is valuable tool in determining the generic groups to which fibers belong.

Reason It is also useful in separating fibers within generic groups on the basis of differences in copolymer composition. Codes

and both are correct

is correct but is incorrect

and both are incorrect

is incorrect but is correct

59. Assertion The tool marks are individualistic.

Reason As no tools even of the same make and batch, made one after the other will have identical surfaces. Codes

Both and are correct

is correct but is incorrect

is incorrect but is correct

Both and are incorrect

60. Inside human body cyanide attaches to cytochrome C oxidase as it has a high affinity for

Fe3+ ions

Na+ ions

Ca2+ ions

Mg+ ions

61. Assertion Incised looking lacerated wound is caused by a sharp weapon.

Reason Incised looking lacerations are caused when skin is sandwitched between weapon and bone. Codes

Both and are correct

Both and are wrong

Only is correct and is wrong

Only is correct and is wrong

62. Changes in pubic symphysis helps in which of the following

Sex determination

Age determination

Race determination

Stature determination

63. Blood spatter is helpful in determining the origin of blood. From an elliptical blood drop found at scene of crime, its angle of fall is given by

sin-1 a/b

cos-1 a/b

sec-1 a/b

tan-1 a/b Where is width and is length of elliptical stain.

64. Alpha-amylases in humans is found in

Only saliva

Both saliva and pancreas

Only pancreas

Both saliva and heart

65. Assertion While investigating a digital crime scene, items like laptop, pendrives available at the scene should be seized.

Reason Login and Passwords etc. may be asked from the laptop owner present at the scene. Codes

Both and are correct

Both and are incorrect

is correct but is incorrect

is correct but is incorrect

66. Assertion Forensic tests for saliva relied primarily on detection of beta-amylase.

Reason It is present in humans. Codes

Both and are correct

is correct and is incorrect

Both and are incorrect

is incorrect and is correct

67. 'Sticky Side Powder' is used to develop latent Fingerprints on which of the following surfaces

adhesive tapes

paper

wood

metal

68. The energy of photon is directly proportional to its

Incident angle

Reflection angle

Frequency

Absorption

69. Ridge ending can also be said as which of the following

Galton's detail

Ridge characteristics

Ridge detail

All of the above

70. In Neutron Activation analysis the activation means

making the nucleus unstable

making nucleus more stable

making nucleus fuse into daughter nuclei

none of the above

71. Nobbing Fractures are typically seen in

Fall over a door knob

Boxers' skull

Battered baby syndrome

Runner's metatarsals

72. Apart from Beer's law, another limiting law in chemistry is

Michelson law

Debye-Huckel law

Planks law

Maxwell law

73. Which of the following are true statements

Greenish discoloration of the right iliac fossa is the earliest putrefactive change Rigor mortis first starts in skeletal muscles
Honeycomb liver is seen in Putrefaction
Post mortem staining in hanging is seen in face

Codes

Only and are correct

Only and are correct

Only and are correct

Only is correct

74. Cuticle, a portion of hair consists of scales of different types. One of the types is spinous or petal like are not found in

Cats

Humans

Seal

Rats

75. Assertion Forged writings are always inferior than the genuine writings.

Reason No writer can have better penmanship than himself. Codes

Both and are correct

is correct but is incorrect

is correct but is incorrect

Both and are incorrect