MAHA SET 2015 Question Paper 3 Forensic Science

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Forensic Science
Paper III
Time Allowed : 2½ Hours] [Maximum Marks : 150

Note : This paper contains Seventy Five (75) multiple choice questions, each

carrying Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.

1. The yellow needle shaped crystals 3. Dacron is the trade name of :

produced in barberios test for (A) Polyethylene Tetraphthalate

seminal fluid examination are (PET)

because of : (B) Dimethylene Tetraphthalate

(A) Choline Iodide (PCDT)

(B) Choline Asperase (C) Nylon 6, 6

(D) Nylon 6
(C) Spermine Picrate

4. Potassium ferricyanide is used for
(D) Acid Phosphatase
detection of which component of
2. Fluroglucein test for jute gives :
urine ?

(A) Blue color
(A) Urea

(B) Brick red color (B) Creatinine

(C) Pink color (C) THG

(D) Pale yellow color (D) Ammonia

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5. Which chemical is not responsible 7. Thymol phthalein test is used to

for oxidation of disulphide bonds in detect the presence of :

hair ?
(A) Brick material

(A) Hydrogen peroxide
(B) Cement

(B) Mercapto ethanol
(C) Dyes

(C) Thioglycollic acid
(D) Pigments
(D) Sodium hydroxide
8. The spacing in between the striations
6. For comparison purpose, the
crossed by a tool having thin cutting
difference in refractive index
edge changes with :
reference and questioned glass must

(A) Nature of teeth on tool
exceed :

(A) 0.02 (B) Angle of tilt

(B) 0.002 (C) Angle of progression

(C) 0.0002 (D) Relative hardness of tool and

(D) 0.00002 surface

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9. When tyre impressions are found at 11. The frequency of Carabeli’s cusp is

crime scene, it is possible for the higher among :

forensic examiner to determine :
(A) Mongoloids
(A) The speed at which the vehicle
(B) Caucasoids
was moving

(C) Nigroids
(B) The style and/or manufacturer

of the tyre (D) Mongoloids as well as Nigroids

(C) The wear and mileage on the
12. An accessory cusp that is found on
tyre
the anterior side of the buccal

(D) The make and model of the
surface of mandible molar, more
car
often on first molar and rarely on
10. Release and re-application of brakes
second and third molar, is called a :
is responsible for creation of :
(A) Carabeli’s cusp
(A) Impending skid marks

(B) Protostylid
(B) Gap skid marks

(C) Bounce skid marks (C) Enamel pearl

(D) Scuff marks (D) Hypocone

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13. The most commonly found 15. The sex of an unknown human

pelvis can be better found out from
congenitally missing teeth are :
which of the following parameters ?
(A) Third molar and lateral incisors
(A) Sub-pubic angle and width and

depth of greater sciatic notch
(B) First molar and canines
(B) Length of ilium
(C) Canines and second molar
(C) Size of obturator foramen

(D) Central incisor and second (D) Thickness of sacrum

pre-molar 16. What is FORDISC ?

(A) It is a government agency that
14. Which of the following parameters
gives money to forensic
can be used to determine age from anthropologists

skull of an infant of less than two (B) A special school for forensic

anthropology
years of age ?
(C) An acronym for Forensic
(A) Closure of sagittal suture Odontological Research,

Department of Intensive
(B) Emergence of permanent teeth
Skeletal Collection

(C) Closure of frontanelles (D) It is a computer program used

to perform metric analyses on
(D) Closure of basilar suture
contemporary skeletal remains

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17. The divergence in signature which 19. Two approaches utilized for

encounters infrequently is better
latent print identification and

known as :
individualization are :

(A) Spurious signature
(A) Systems engineering and

(B) Accidental variation
human problem solving

(C) Receipt signature
techniques

(D) Natural variation
(B) Human problem solving
18. In case of “Dye Sublimation”
techniques and data reduction
printing technology, the type of ink
techniques
used is :

(C) Data processing and data
(A) Liquid ink

reduction
(B) Resinous ink

(C) Dry toner (D) Human agronomics and system

engineering
(D) Liquid toner

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20. Assertion (A) : 21. For developing latent print on

The initial identification of the latent mirror, it is most suitable to use :

print is made by comparing it with (A) Black powder

the inked print using 2X or 3X (B) Gray powder

magnifiers
(C) Manganese dioxide powder

Reason (R) :
(D) A mixture of carbon and ferric

The magnification results into more oxide powder

clarity to the fingerprint for
22. The fingerprint pattern may be

comparison
impaired permanently in case of :

(A) (A) is true but (R) is false (A) Scabies

(B) (A) is false but (R) is true (B) Scalds

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true (C) Eczema

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false (D) Leprosy

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23. Average number of ridge 25. Which was the original fingerprint

characteristics found in a fingerprint system adopted by Scotland Yard in

is : 1901 that converted ridge patterns

(A) 225 on all ten fingers into a series of

(B) 150 letters and numbers arranged in the

form of fractions ?
(C) 310

(D) 65 (A) Bertillon system

24. Latent prints developed with which (B) William Herschel system

of the following methods may be (C) Galton system

further enhanced by staining with
(D) Henry system
either Gentian Violet or Coumarin
26. The credit for developing edgeoscopy
540 laser dye or Rhodamine 6G
goes to :
dye ?

(A) Francis Galton
(A) Ninhydrin

(B) Rene Forgeot
(B) Iodine fuming

(C) Alkyl-2-cyanoacrylate method (C) Salil K. Chatterjee

(D) Osmic acid fuming method (D) Richard Henry

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28. Postmortem lividity helps in the
27. Which of the following is not correct

determination of the following,
regarding diatoms ?
except :

(A) Diatoms are aquatic uni-
(A) Cause of death

cellular plants (B) Time of death

(C) Motive of death
(B) Diatoms have an extra

(D) Position of dead body
cellular part composed of

29. The change from fetal haemoglobin
magnesium
to adult haemoglobin is helpful in

(C) Acid digestion technique is used assessing :

to extract diatom (A) Period of survival of a new born

infant after birth, particularly
(D) Presence of diatom in the bone
in the first six months

marrow is an indication of
(B) Age of an adult

antemortem aspiration of
(C) Age of a juvenile

water (D) Age of an adolescent

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30. The large averted and irregular 32. The alleged impact of lunar cycle on

sized of wound is suggestive of : human criminal behaviour is :

(A) Entry wound of gun
(A) Lunar effect

(B) Exit wound of gun
(B) Transylvania effect

(C) Stab wound
(C) Hauling effect

(D) Lacerated wound by blunt
(D) Cosmo effect
object
33. In case of an attack by a wild
31. In which of the following asphyxial
animal results in which kind of
death, there is no pressure over the
wound ?
neck structure :

(A) Lacerated
(A) Hanging

(B) Bruise
(B) Throttling

(C) Gun-shot
(C) Ligature strangulation

(D) Blunt
(D) Gagging

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34. Polygraph doesn’t detect : 36. Tsuchihashi’s classification is

(A) Blood pressure
associated with :

(B) P-300
(A) Podography
(C) Respiration

(B) Cheiloscopy
(D) GSR

35. The term “document” is defined (C) Dactylography

under :
(D) Ear print

(A) Section-3 of Indian Evidence
37. Inventor of MAGNA brush used for
Act, 1872

fingerprint development was :
(B) Section-6 of Indian Evidence

Act, 1872 (A) Marcello Malphigi

(C) Section-3 of Indian Penal Code,
(B) Henry Faulds
1860

(C) James Marsh
(D) Section-6 of Indian Penal Code,

1860 (D) Herbert L. McDonnell

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38. Section 376 of IPC 1860 was 40. Which of the following is the correct

ammended in which of the following sequence for examination of
years ?
Forensic evidence ?
(A) 2010
(A) Recognition, Identification,
(B) 2011

Individualization and
(C) 2012

Reconstruction
(D) 2013

39. Assertion (A) : (B) Recognition, Individualization,

It is always easy to differentiate Identification and
between class and individual
Reconstruction
characteristics

Reason (R) : (C) Identification, Recognition,

Class characteristics are common to Individualization and

a particular group
Reconstruction

(A) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) Individualization, Recognition,
(B) (A) is false but (R) is true
Identification and
(C) Both (A) and (R) is true
Reconstruction
(D) Both (A) and (R) is false

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41. The first forensic science laboratory 43. Head space GC is used for the

was established in India in which analysis of :

of the following years ?
(A) Paint

(A) 1931
(B) Blood Alcohol

(B) 1941
(C) Benzodizepine
(C) 1951
(D) Morphine
(D) 1961
44. Total reflection X-ray fluorescence is
42. A non-destructive instrumental
a relatively new technique designed
method for determining crystalline
for :
structure of chemical compound

is : (A) Surface analysis of semi-

conductor
(A) X-ray diffraction

(B) Emission spectrography (B) Surface analysis of glass

(C) Pyrolysis gas chromatography (C) Surface analysis of plastic

(D) IR-spectroscopy (D) Depth analysis of glass

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45. The Beer Lambert’s law gives a 47. Stereomicroscope can be best

linear correlation with positive described as :

gradient between :
(A) Two comparison microscopes

(A) Wavelength and absorbance aligned with a comparison

(B) Molar extinction coefficient and bridge

concentration
(B) Two compound microscopes

(C) Molar extinction coefficient and aligned so that each of them can

absorbance
see a slightly different part of

(D) Absorbance and concentration an object

46. FID, ECD and NPD are detectors (C) A compound microscope with

commonly used in :
two separate stage and one

(A) GC ocular

(B) HPLC
(D) A compound microscope with

(C) HPTLC two eyepiece and a camera

(D) CE mount

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48. In SEM, secondary electrons : 49. Which of the following microscopes

has the highest resolution ?
(A) strike the object releasing other

electron (A) SEM

(B) TEM
(B) strike the object and then reflect

from the surface (C) Stereomicroscope

(D) Fluorescence microscope
(C) are emitted when a beam of

primary electrons strike the 50. Wavelength range of vacuum UV

object radiation is :

(A) 210-290 nm
(D) are emitted by the nucleus of

the various elements when the (B) 250-400 nm

object is struck by a beam of (C) 400-600 nm

X-ray (D) 100-200 nm

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51. Flavouring and coloring agents in 53. Assertion (A) :

alcohol are collectively called as : Derivatives of phosphoric acid

having insecticidal activity are safe
(A) Kick enhancing agent
for mammals

(B) Additives
Reason (R) :

(C) Congenerics
The replacement of one of the

(D) Fillers oxygen atoms by sulphur in the

derivatives of phosphoric acid
52. The blue color of PDS Kerosene is
decreases the toxicity of compound
due to the presence of :
related to mammals

(A) Rhodamine-B
(A) (A) is true but (R) is false

(B) Fast Blue-B
(B) (A) is false but (R) is true

(C) Di-alkyl amino anthraquinone (C) Both (A) and (R) are true

(D) Phenyl azo-2-naphthol (D) Both (A) and (R) are false

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54. “Crack” is abused through : 56. Which of the following is not

classified as hallucinogen ?
(A) Snorting

(A) Marijuana
(B) Oral ingestion

(B) Methadone
(C) Injection

(C) Psilocybin
(D) Inhalation

(D) LSD
55. Metallic poisons obtained after dry

57. Person who hide banned drugs into
ashing method are analyzed using :
their body for the purpose of

(A) Gel chromatography
smuggling is known as :

(B) Ion chromatography
(A) Drug Tourist

(C) Gas chromatography
(B) Back Packers

(D) Miceller electrokinetic capillary (C) Stuffers

chromatography
(D) Middle man

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58. Which of the following is not an 60. Heat of conversion of explosive into

alkaloid of opium ? gases is of the order of :

(A) Codeine (A) Milli-sec.

(B) Narcotine (B) Micro-sec.

(C) Morphine (C) Nano-sec.

(D) Ecgonine (D) Pico-sec.

59. Which of the following is known as 61. Which of the following is a liquid

“Date Rape Drug” ? explosive ?

(A) Heroin (A) PETN

(B) Cocaine (B) RDX

(C) Charas (C) TATP

(D) Flunitrazepam (D) HMX

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62. In a 7.62 × 39 mm cartridge, the two 63. When alcohol is burnt, the flame is

figures represents : of :

(A) Calibre of the firearm from (A) Red color

which it is fired and the length
(B) Yellow/Orange color

of the cartridge
(C) Blue color

(B) Calibre of the firearm from
(D) Pale yellow color

which it is fired and length of
64. Secret writing written by which of
the cartridge case
the following can not be deciphered
(C) Calibre of the firearm from
using heat treatment ?
which it is fired and length of
(A) Lemon juice
the bullet loaded in cartridge

(B) Saliva
(D) Calibre and length of the

(C) Onion juice
chamber of the firearm from

which it is fired (D) Pineapple juice

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66. The amplification curve produced by
65. “FACTS” in case of fingerprint

PCR is :
examination stands for :
(A) Linear

(A) Fingerprint analysis and
(B) Parabola

criminal tracing system (C) S-shaped

(D) Inverted
(B) Fingerprint assessment and

67. The temperature required for

criminal tracing system
denaturation of DNA in PCR

(C) Fingerprint analysis and is :

(A) 75ºC
criminal tracking system

(B) 95ºC

(D) Fingerprint analysis and
(C) 4ºC

criminal transfer system
(D) 60ºC

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68. The negative controls in 70. Which is not a step in Southern

blotting procedure ?
amplification contains all PCR

(A) Ligation of DNA into vector
components, except :

(B) Separation of DNA fragments
(A) Template
on a gel
(B) Polymerase
(C) Transfer of DNA fragments to

(C) Magnesium a nitrocellulose membrane

(D) dNTPs (D) Hybridization of the membrane

with a labelled probe
69. The role of magnesium in PCR

71. Didioxy DNA sequence exclusively
is :

depends on one of the following :
(A) To inhibit DNA degradation
(A) Termination

(B) Required by DNA polymerase
(B) ATP

(C) Required for annealing
(C) Plasmid vector

(D) Required for denaturation step (D) Vector primer

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72. Polymerase chain reaction is
74. Which of the following components
considered revolutionary technology
of human blood can be used to
because of all of the following,

except : determine sex ?

(A) It enables an unlimited
(A) Erythrocytes
production of DNA fragments

in-vitro
(B) Thrombocytes
(B) It is highly sensitive technology
(C) Leucocytes
(C) Its experimental protocol is

simple
(D) Haemoglobin

(D) It enables the direct production
75. The agglutinins for M and N
of synthetic gene that did not

exist before antigens :

73. Which of the following is not a
(A) Always occur in human blood
primary blood group ?

(A) Kell (B) Seldom occur in human blood

(B) Lewis
(C) Occur in human saliva only
(C) Auberger

(D) Lutheram (D) Occur in human bile only

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