FACT and FACT Plus Exam 20 March 2022
Exam Name FACT and FACT Plus Exam 20 March 2022
Test Date 20/03/2022
Test Time : 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Subject Forensic Psychology FACT Plus

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Section : Aptitude in Forensic Sciences
Q.1Who defined crime as the intentional Act in violation of the criminal law committed without any defense or excuse and penalized by the state
Ans1. Howard Becker
2. Lombroso
3. Paul Tappan
4. Edwin Sutherland
Q.2The court which can conduct a trial for murder cases is:
Ans1. Session Court
2. High Court
3. Supreme Court
4. Chief Judicial Magistrate
Q.3Children first demonstrate a rudimentary understanding of syntax during the _____ stage.
Ans1. Two-word
2. One-word
3. Three-word
4. Babbling
Q.4Theory of Pain and Pleasure was propounded by -------
Ans1. Bentham
2. Plato
3. Aristotle
4. Sutherland
Q.5Psychology is said to be the scientific study of _____ and ______.
Ans1. Mental illness, Mental health
2. Behavior, mental processes
3. None of these
4. Physical states, mental states
Q.6According to Differential Association Theory………… leads to crimes.
Ans1. Social changes.
2. Psychological exchanges
3. Social interactions
4. Social conflicts
Q.7By which of the following case, Article 21 and Article 20 (3) came into effect?
Ans1. Lily Thomas vs Union of India
2. Selvi vs State of Karnataka
3. AP Gopalan vs State of Madras
4. Vishaka and State of Rajasthan
Q.8Which blood cell contains DNA?
Ans1. None of these
2. Platelets
3. White Blood Cells
4. Red Blood Cells
Q.9Who discovered that all mental process is not accompanied by mental imagery?
Ans1. Willhelm Wundt
2. J. B. Watson
3. Oswald Kulpe
4. E. B. Titchner
Q.10The level of toxicity of Datura plant on the basis of increasing level is
Ans1. Leaf, Root, Fruit, Seeds
2. Seeds, Leaf, Root, Fruit
3. Fruit, Root, Seeds, Leaf
4. Root, Seeds, Fruit, Leaf
Q.11Which is the correct order of ‘Products’ given by Guilford
Ans1. Units, Classes, Systems, Relations, Transformations, Implications
2. Units, Classes, Systems, Relations, Implications, Transformations
3. Units, Relations, Classes, Systems, Implications, Transformations
4. Units, Classes, Relations, Systems, Transformations, Implications
Q.12In case of carbon monoxide poisoning which preservative is recommended for the preservation of blood samples
Ans1. No preservative
2. Sodium Chloride
3. Sodium Carbonate
4. Sodium Fluoride
Q.13If REASON is coded as 5 and GOVERNMENT as 9, then what is the code for ACCIDENT?
Ans1. 7
2. 9
3. 8
4. 6
Q.14______ is to nature as ______ is to nurture.
Ans1. Stavros, Pliny
2. Aristotle, Plato
3. Pliny, Archimedes
4. Plato, Aristotle
Q.15In _________ method of study in psychology, passive study and analysis of human behaviour is usually done.
Ans1. Introspection Method
2. Observational Method
3. Experimental Method
4. Genetic Method
Q.16Derringers are single shot pistols, which possess
Ans1. Single barrel
2. Multiple barrels
3. Choke in the barrel
4. Magazine
Q.17AAS is mostly employed in:
Ans1. Poisoning cases
2. Lost and Found
3. Hit and Run
4. All of these
Q.18Which part of the brain is responsible for skilled movements
Ans1. Thalamus
2. Cerebellum
3. Prefrontal cortex
4. Pons
Q.19Free sulphuric acid is rarely found in stomach contents in acid poisoning cases because
Ans1. May be neutralised by alkalies given as antidotes
2. May combine chemically with the tissue with which it comes in contact
3. It may be vomited out
4. All these
Q.20How many equivalent protons does TMS have?
Ans1. 11
2. 10
3. 12
4. 13
Q.21Safe : Secure :: Protect : ?
Ans1. Conserve
2. Sure
3. Guard
4. Lock
Q.22What type of plate is used in thin layer chromatography?
Ans1. Silica gel
2. None of these
3. Silicone gel surface
4. Filter paper
Q.23The following method is used for determining the age of an ink by tracking the degradation of certain dyes.
Ans1. High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
2. Thin layer chromatography (TLC)
3. Laser desorption mass spectrometry (LDMS)
4. Gas chromatography (GC)
Q.24Out of the following, who has not explained intelligence as having more than one component at higher order level
Ans1. Guilford
2. Cattell
3. Jensen
4. Thurston
Q.25Cross examination of the prosecution witness is done by-
Ans1. Judge
2. None of these
3. Defence counsel
4. Public Prosecutor
Q.26Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, … What number should come next?
Ans1. 20
2. 22
3. 23
4. 26
Q.27Which school of criminology propounded the Theory of Free will?
Ans1. None of these
2. Classical school
3. Neo-Classical school
4. Positivist school
Q.28A psychologist exploring the impact of a new drug on activity in the brain is working on the ______ level of explanation.
Ans1. Upper
2. All of these
3. Middle
4. Lower
Q.29Which guidelines matches Codes of Ethics for interpreting physical evidence?
Ans1. No excessive testing
2. Don’t state conclusions beyond your area of expertise
3. Inform colleagues about new methodologies
4. Appropriately define your area of expertise
Q.30Neutral probes in Brain Electrical Oscillation Signature profiling are used to detect
Ans1. Familiar knowledge
2. Experiential knowledge
3. Semantic processing
4. Remembrance
Q.31Which spray is used on crime scenes to detect invisible blood stains on the surface.
Ans1. Fluorescent dye
2. Luminol
3. Fluorescent biomarkers
4. None of these
Q.32How to preserve question documents in the lab
Ans1. Keep them in soft chamber
2. Keep it in hard folder without folding
3. Keep them in a non humid chamber
4. Keep them by folding in envelop
Q.33What are the challenges that can be seen in Hypnotic Memory Retrieval?
Ans1. All of these
2. Memory Hardening and Suggestibility
3. Faking
4. Confabulation
Q.34What should be done when we open evidence in the lab?
Ans1. Examine the evidence
2. Check and mark the evidence
3. Store the evidence
4. Mark the evidence
Q.35Melt : Liquid :: Freeze :
Ans1. Ice
2. Push
3. Condense
4. Solid
Q.36UV-Spectrophotometry is mainly used for:
Ans1. Qualitative analysis
2. None of these
3. Selective analysis
4. Quantitative analysis
Q.37The role of unconscious in creative thinking is known as the process of
Ans1. Incubation
2. Illumination
3. Verification
4. Inoculation
Q.38Which country among the following does not award death penalty to offenders?
Ans1. China
2. Russia
3. Australia
4. United Kingdom
Q.39A Provisional theory to explain observed facts is known as _________.
Ans1. Event
2. Hypothesis
3. Theory
4. Construct
Q.40Preservation of footprint on snow can be done by
Ans1. Sulphur Casting
2. Wax Casting
3. Plaster of Paris Cast
4. Tracing
Q.41The process of identifying personality traits, behavioral tendencies, geographical location, and demographic or biographical descriptors of an offender (or offenders) based on crime scene characteristics called
Ans1. Criminal profiling
2. Profiling
3. Assessment
4. Inspection
Q.42IPC is:
Ans1. None of these
2. Both (a) & (b)
3. Code for punishment
4. Procedure for investigation
Q.43This type of victim culpability suggests that an irresponsible act by a victim was taken advantage of by an offender.
Ans1. Victim culpability
2. Victim precipitation
3. Victim provocation
4. Victim facilitation
Q.44Prepared TLC plates are activated at a temperature of
Ans1. 110° C
2. 100° C
3. 120° C
4. 130° C
Q.45______ is to nature as ______ is to nurture.
Ans1. Inaccuracy, accuracy
2. Environment, genes
3. Biology, experience
4. Conscious, unconscious
Q.46The ray which is not deflected by electric or magnetic field is:
Ans1. Alpha-ray
2. Beta-ray
3. X-ray
4. Gamma-ray
Q.47Thursday In a family, there are husband-wife, two sons and two daughters. All the ladies were invited to a dinner. Both sons went out to play. Husband did not return from office. Who was at home?
Ans1. Only wife was at home
2. Only sons were at home
3. Nobody was at home
4. All ladies were at home
Q.48______ is the belief that the mind is fundamentally different from the body.
Ans1. mindism
2. specialism
3. centralism
4. dualism
Q.49All of the following are required methods of documenting a crime scene, except-
Ans1. Voice recording
2. Videography
3. Photography
4. Sketching
Q.50How to collect blood samples from crime scene?
Ans1. In any container
2. with cotton swab and preserving it by drying and collecting
3. In glass container with anticoagulant
4. In steel container
Section : Forensic Psychology
Q.51Which of the following disease affects handwriting?
Ans1. Thalassemia
2. Chronic Malaria
3. Parkinsonism
4. Chronic Leukaemia
Q.52Selection of an executive officer is an example of:
Ans1. Public Opinion
2. General Election
3. None of these
4. Functional Committee
Q.53Which of the following phrase includes imagining how other people see you, judge you, and how you feel about the perceived judgements?
Ans1. Anticipatory socialization
2. Role-taking
3. Moral developments
4. Looking glass-self
Q.54Which of the following is recommended for drug-involved juvenile offenders?
Ans1. case cost-benefit analysis
2. confrontive family therapy
3. social skills training
4. posttreatment supports such as self-help groups, relapse prevention, and aftercare
Q.55Who is the father of psychodynamic theory?
Ans1. Charles Darwin
2. Willhelm Wundt
3. Sigmund Freud
4. William James
Q.56Which of the following is NOT an important issue relating to goal-setting theory?
Ans1. Goal specificity
2. Equity among workers
3. Feedback
4. Defining the go
Q.57Who defined crime as the intentional Act in violation of the criminal law committed without any defense or excuse and penalized by the state
Ans1. Paul Tappan
2. Howard Becker
3. Edwin Sutherland
4. Lombroso
Q.58In the Vishakha’s case, the Supreme Court has laid down the guidelines related to
Ans1. Sexual harassment of women
2. Crimes against minorities
3. Crimes against children
4. Crimes against communities
Q.59The Indian Arms Act was enforced in
Ans1. 1959
2. 1964
3. 1955
4. 1961
Q.60The direction of a wound can be ascertained from which of the following injuries:
Ans1. Chop wound
2. Laceration
3. Incised wound
4. Contusion
Q.61The chromosome pattern in Turner’s syndrome is
Ans1. XXY
2. XYY
3. XO
4. XXX
Q.62which is not the measurement in polygraph?
Ans1. Galvanograph
2. Solograph
3. Sphygmograph
4. Pneumnograph
Q.63Which one is the most suitable statement for Charismatic leadership?
Ans1. An authoritarian leader.
2. A leader of family based political party.
3. A situational leader.
4. A leader of cadre based political party.
Q.64Three mountains task was used by Piaget to study ______ in children.
Ans1. Reversibility
2. Egocentrism
3. Centration
4. Conservation
Q.65Whenever daughter performs well in her studies she receives a chocolate from parents but her brother is given a chocolate only when he gets the highest marks in the class. This is a paradigm of :
Ans1. Positive and negative reinforcement.
2. Continuous and secondary reinforcement.
3. Primary and secondary reinforcement.
4. Continuous and partial reinforcement.
Q.66Attitude includes:
Ans1. Cognitive and affective processes.
2. All of these
3. Affective and behavioral processes.
4. Cognitive and behavioral processes.
Q.67A theory named as “Gestalt theory” emphasized:
Ans1. Environmental stimuli
2. The atoms of though
3. A flow of consciousness
4. Our tendency to see pattern
Q.68Chemical etching is a method for restoration of erased marks on
Ans1. Leather
2. Metal
3. Plastic
4. Wood
Q.69Arrange the following firearms in the proper chronological order:
(i).Flint lock
(ii). Wheel lock
(iii). Match lock
(iv). Percussion cap lock
Ans1. (iv) (ii)(i) (iii)
2. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
3. (i)(ii) (iii) (iv)
4. (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
Q.70The following method is used for determining the age of an ink by tracking the degradation of certain dyes.
Ans1. High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
2. Gas chromatography (GC)
3. Thin layer chromatography (TLC)
4. Laser desorption mass spectrometry (LDMS)
Q.71Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
Ans1. Ensilo Femi – Positive school
2. Power-control theory – John Hagan
3. Differential opportunity structure – E.H. Sutherland
4. Drift theory – Gresham Syres
Q.72Which one defines prejudice accurately
Ans1. A truth about gender based discrimination.
2. An acquired belief about a community.
3. An accurate knowledge about race/caste.
4. A pattern of stereotype thought and behavior for someone.
Q.73Delusion is disorder of __________
Ans1. Vision
2. Emotion
3. Thought
4. Attention
Q.74Démence Précoce was poluplarized by____________
Ans1. Carl Jung
2. Sigmund Freud
3. Alfred Binet
4. Emil Kraepelin
Q.75One of the goals of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 was to:
Ans1. put more funds into reactive as opposed to proactive youth programs
2. remove juveniles from adult jails and lock-up facilities
3. increase the punishment for status offenses
4. decrease the focus on runaway youth
Q.76Which technique is used in analysis of DNA?
Ans1. None of these
2. Gel electrophoresis
3. Polymerase chain reaction
4. Gas chromatography
Q.77Perception without an object is ____________
Ans1. Hallucination
2. Delusion
3. Insight
4. Mood
Q.782D-PAGE is a combination of
Ans1. None of these
2. IEF
3. Both (a) and (b)
4. SDS-PAGE
Q.79In what year was the first National Crime Survey conducted?
Ans1. 1957
2. 1992
3. 1981
4. 1966
Q.80The term “taking cognizance” under the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 means-
Ans1. An administrative action to decide if criminal trial is required
2. Completing preliminary requirements for starting a Criminal trial
3. Taking notice of the matter judicially
4. Starting a trial
Q.81The human ear can generally hear sounds ranging from
Ans1. 1000 – 5000 Hz
2. 20 – 1000 Hz
3. 20 – 2000 Hz
4. 10 – 2000 Hz
Q.82Rarest of rare crime principle was established in the case of ---
Ans1. Mithu V. State of Punjab
2. Vishakha V. State of Rajasthan
3. D.K.Basu V. State of West Bengal
4. Bachan Singh V. State of Punjab
Q.83The following is the most acceptable method for revealing indented writing:
Ans1. Intense lighting
2. Oblique lighting
3. ESDA
4. Rubbing with a pencil lead
Q.84For an intelligence test, while computing item-remainder correlations for item analysis, we compute
Ans1. Tetrachoric correlation
2. Phi-coefficient
3. Spearman rho
4. Point-biserial correlation
Q.85Confirmation of menstrual blood stain is done by the following method:
Ans1. Fibrin Degradation Product (FDP)
2. Protein Marker
3. Restriction enzymes
4. Isoenzyme marker
Q.86Under the provisions of section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 the Magistrate cannot-
Ans1. Conduct the inquiry himself
2. Use judicial discretion
3. Ask a person who is not a police officer to conduct an investigation
4. Ask the police officer to conduct an investigation
Q.87Which of the following is not scored for ‘Determinants’ in Rorschach Ink Blot Test :
Ans1. Inanimate Movement
2. Human Movement
3. Form (Negative)
4. Space
Q.88“Poor impulse control and explosive outburst” are characteristics of which personality disorder?
Ans1. Histrionic
2. Borderline
3. Schizoid
4. Dysthymic
Q.89The junction between two neurons communicate is called
Ans1. Synapse
2. Nucleus
3. Cell
4. Neurotransmitter
Q.90What is the first step in processing a crime scene
Ans1. Securing the perimeter
2. Sketching
3. Photography
4. Collecting Evidence
Q.91When a forensic scientist provided information in a criminal trial, the facts he or she presents are based on:
Ans1. Educated guesses
2. Eyewitness accounts
3. Circumstantial evidence
4. Scientific Investigation
Q.92Which kind of evidence can be linked to a single person?
Ans1. Individual evidence
2. Class evidence
3. Conditional evidence
4. Circumstantial evidence
Q.93When defendants enters a plea of guilty but maintain their innocence, this plea is referred to as
Ans1. Nolo contendere
2. Nolo mala
3. Nolo prosequi
4. Nolo prohibita
Q.94The bore of the 12 bore gun is
Ans1. 0.729″
2. 0.727″
3. 0.731″
4. 0.723″
Q.95HMX contains
Ans1. Cyclotetra Methylene Tetranitramine
2. Nitro-Glycerine
3. Ammonium Nitrate
4. Cyclo-Trimethylene Tri-nitrate
Q.9663. What do you mean by information processing?
Ans1. The study of the relation between physical stimulation and subjective experience.
2. The process of organising and interpreting sensation into meaningful experiences.
3. A presumed mode of attention that concerns the non-temporal information processing demands of a task and its activation shortens temporal awareness.
4. The number of cycles completed within one second.
Q.97What are the challenges that can be seen in Hypnotic Memory Retrieval?
Ans1. Confabulation
2. Faking
3. Memory Hardening and Suggestibility
4. All of these
Q.98The criminal responsibility of a mentally ill person is stated under the following section of Indian law?
Ans1. IPC 80
2. CrPC 80
3. IPC 84
4. CrPC 84
Q.99Which of the following is not a standard physiological measure of sleep?
Ans1. Electrooculogram
2. Electromyogram
3. Electroencephalogram
4. Electrocardiogram
Q.100Which is the primary chemical component found in Cannabis?
Ans1. Codeine
2. Caffeine
3. Nicotine
4. Delta 9-THC
Q.101Which of the following cannot be determined from a person’s shoe impressions?
Ans1. Activities of the wearer
2. Surface the person walks on
3. Body Weight
4. Age
Q.102Which of the following could be used to plead diminished responsibility
Ans1. Gender
2. Age
3. Mental imparment
4. Both A & B
Q.103Which component of Polygraph are considered more informative by Forensic Psychophysiologists?
Ans1. Cardiosphygmograph
2. Pneumo graph
3. All these
4. Galvano graph
Q.104Which of the following part of the brain sends signals "alert" to the higher centers in response to incoming messages?
Ans1. Reticular formation
2. Limbic system
3. Hippocampus
4. Amygdala
Q.105“Psychologists seek to promote accuracy, honesty, and truthfulness in the science, teaching, and practice of psychology.” Is best known as which of the following ethical principle?
Ans1. Integrity
2. Justice
3. Fidelity and Responsibility
4. Confidentiality
Q.106A man borrows money and forgets to pay it back because paying back is painful. This is an example of :
Ans1. Regressia
2. Reaction Formation
3. Rationalization
4. Repression
Q.107Which of the following is within the Scope of criminology?
Ans1. The process of breaching law
2. Reaction of the society towards law breakers
3. The process of making law
4. All these
Q.108One of a group of muscles that act together to achieve a specific movement of joint is called-
Ans1. Contender
2. Antagonist
3. Motor pool
4. Agonist
Q.109The name ‘Keeler’ is associated with:
Ans1. Spectrograph
2. Monograph
3. Polygraph
4. Chromatograph
Q.110Choose the right sequence of endocrine system.
Ans1. Hypothalamus → Adenocorticotrophic hormone → Gonads → Androgens.
2. Hypothalamus → Cortico releasing hormone → Pancreas → Insulin.
3. Pituitary gland → Adenocorticotrophic hormone → Adrenal gland → Epinephrine.
4. Thyroid gland → Cortico releasing hormone → Hypothalamus → Thyroxin.
Q.111In Ramamurthy vs. State of Karnataka the Supreme Court of India has given direction for.
Ans1. Juvenile justice reforms
2. Judicial reforms
3. Police reforms
4. Prison reforms
Q.112Which one of the following statements is true?
Ans1. The ‘Global Five’ factors are derived from Eysenck Personality Profiler, latest edition
2. The ‘Global Five’ factors in personality refer to the second-order factors of 16 PF, latest edition.
3. The ‘Global Five’ factors refer to the factors assessed by the NEO-Five Factor Inventory, latest edition.
4. The ‘Global Five’ factors refer to the factors assessed by Goldberg’s bipolar adjectives.
Q.113First edition of DSM was published in __________
Ans1. 1896
2. 1952
3. 1926
4. 1999
Q.114Halocaust is considered as ……….?
Ans1. International crime
2. Cyber crime
3. Crime against Humanity
4. Crime against property
Q.115One of the following is not the component of Kastle-Meyer Test
Ans1. Potassium Hydroxide
2. Zinc dust
3. Phenolphthalein
4. Glacial Acetic Acid
Q.116In Maslow’s hierarchy needs which of the following pair of needs is ranked as” lower order needs”?
Ans1. Social and esteem needs
2. Physiological and safety needs
3. Physiological and social need
4. Self actualization and safety needs
Q.117The term “tabula rasa” highlights the importance of ______ in shaping behaviour.
Ans1. genes
2. nature
3. predestination
4. experience
Q.118This was the focus of victimological research in the 1940s.
Ans1. Victim blaming
2. Effects of crime on the victim.
3. Victim and criminal justice system interaction.
4. Victim recovery
Q.119Under which law in India, probation to offenders cannot be granted?
Ans1. Motor Vehicle Act
2. J.J. Act
3. N.D.P.S. Act
4. Indian Penal Code
Q.120Hollow Cathode Lamp (HCL) is used in the following:
Ans1. Infra Red Spectrometer
2. Atomic Emission Spectrometer
3. Atomic Absorption Spectrometer
4. X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer