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 Physical Sciences FACT Plus

Option shown in green color with a tick icon is the correct answer.

Section : Aptitude in Forensic Sciences
Q.1The person Stas in Stas-Otto methods is
Ans1. Benzamine Servais Stas
2. Mike Servais Stas
3. Jean Servais Stas
4. Mathew Servais Stas
Q.2The headquarter of International Organization for Standardization is situated in
Ans1. Washington
2. Geneva
3. Sydney
4. England
Q.3Which of the following techniques is best known for studying Gunshot residue
Ans1. ATR-FTIR
2. SEM-EDX
3. NMR
4. GC-MS
Q.4Find the missing term: 6, 23, 40, ??, 74
Ans1. 47
2. 67
3. 17
4. 57
Q.5According to the Beer-lambert Law, on which of the following does absorbance not depend
Ans1. Colour of the solution
2. Distance that the light has travelled through the sample
3. Extinction coefficient of the sample
4. Solution concentration
Q.6Which of the following deals with study of insects
Ans1. Ornithology
2. Entomology
3. Cytogenetic
4. Anthropology
Q.7CDTI stands for
Ans1. Central Document Training Institute
2. Centre Document Training Institute
3. Centre Detective Training Institute
4. Central Detective Training Institute
Q.8What is the position of earth in our solar system
Ans1. Second
2. Fourth
3. First
4. Third
Q.9CFSL Delhi comes under which of the followings
Ans1. DFSS
2. DST
3. CBI
4. DRDO
Q.10Ramesh while going to his drives 4 km in South, then moves to left again drives 3 km. how far he is from his starting point
Ans1. 4
2. 6
3. 3
4. 5
Q.11Thin layer chromatography is a type of
Ans1. Partition chromatography
2. Ion exchange
3. Adsorption Chromatography
4. Absorption Chromatography
Q.12Statistic is
Ans1. Normally distributed
2. Population characteristic
3. Unknown
4. Sample characteristic
Q.13What is the full form of PDF file
Ans1. Printed document Format
2. Public Document Format
3. Published Document Format
4. Portable Document Format
Q.14Who is known as father of Questioned Document Examination
Ans1. Albert S. Osborn
2. Alec s. Osborn
3. Allen S. Osborn
4. Arthur S. Osborn
Q.154R rule of glass fracture relates to
Ans1. Concentric fracture
2. Rib mark
3. Hackle Mark
4. Radial fracture
Q.16NCRB stands for
Ans1. National Criminal Records Bureau
2. New Criminal Records Bureau
3. News Crime Records Bureau
4. National Crime Records Bureau
Q.17Identification system based on Anthropometry is known as
Ans1. Criminalistics
2. Edgeoscopy
3. Diatomology
4. Bertillonage
Q.18Which of the followings is not associated with the formal recognition of competence of a conformity assessment body by NABL
Ans1. International recognition
2. Robust Quality Management System
3. Timely promotion of the employees
4. Time and money efficient
Q.19Section 45 in the Indian Evidence Act 1872 defines
Ans1. Opinions of Judge
2. Opinions of Police Personal
3. Opinions of eye witness
4. Opinions of expert
Q.20SARS-CoV-2 stands for
Ans1. Severe ailment respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
2. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
3. Severe aquatic respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
4. Severe amount respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Q.21Pick the odd one out
Ans1. K
2. I
3. J
4. L
Q.22If 20% of an electricity bill is deducted, then Rs. 100 is still to be paid. How much was the original bill
Ans1. 75
2. 150
3. 125
4. 25
Q.23“A” meets “B” on high roads, shows a gun and demands “B”s bag. “B” in consequence, surrenders his bag. Here “A” has committed
Ans1. Extortion
2. Dacoity
3. Robbery
4. Theft
Q.24Choose the word which is different from the rest
Ans1. Cottage
2. Palace
3. House
4. School
Q.25Which of the followings doesn’t include fire triangle
Ans1. Fuel
2. Heat
3. Smoke
4. Oxygen
Q.26The study of Hair is known as
Ans1. Pathology
2. Phytology
3. Histology
4. Trichology
Q.27What is the “ Fear of Darkness” called
Ans1. Ophidiophobia
2. Ablutophobia
3. Nyctophobia
4. Arachnop
Q.28Proportion turns percentage when multiplied by
Ans1. 100
2. 1/100
3. 1/10
4. 10
Q.29The most repeated value in a data set is called
Ans1. Range
2. Mode
3. Median
4. Mean
Q.30The “Spiral” search pattern at scene of crime is used
Ans1. By starting at the most outward point and circling in
2. By starting at the most inward point and searching back and forth until the outer edges are reached
3. By starting at the most inward point and slowly walking in increasing circles.
4. By spinning around a bunch of times and using an “ Oblong” technique
Q.31ILAC operates in accordance with
Ans1. ISO/IEC 17011
2. ISO/IEC 17013
3. ISO/IEC 17014
4. ISO/IEC 17012
Q.32When in UN day celebrated
Ans1. October 21
2. June 24
3. October 24
4. June 21
Q.33Select correct word
Ans1. Desiccator
2. Dessicator
3. Dessiccator
4. Desicator
Q.34The square of the standard deviation is called
Ans1. Mode
2. 2nd quartile
3. Harmonic mean
4. Variance
Q.35Medullary index in animal hair is
Ans1. None of these
2. Less than 0.3
3. More than 0.3
4. Exactly 0.3
Q.36Forensic photography of bite marks should be done using
Ans1. ABFO scale
2. FBI scale
3. CBI scale
4. FSL scale
Q.37Who was the first Indian women Golfer to qualify for Tokyo Olympic 2020
Ans1. Sonam Malik
2. Pooja Rani
3. Aditi Ashok
4. P.V. Sindhu
Q.38The number of times each value appears is called the value’s
Ans1. Range
2. Standard Deviation
3. Frequency
4. Mode
Q.39Forensic expert during crime scene visit should not be
Ans1. Confidential
2. Babbling
3. Skilled
4. Ethical
Q.40Which of the following CFSLs was established in year 1967
Ans1. Pune
2. Bhopal
3. Hyderabad
4. Guwahati
Q.41ABFO stands for
Ans1. American Bureau of Forensic Orthopedics
2. American Bureau of Forensic Odontologists
3. American Bureau of Forensic Odontology
4. American Board of Forensic Odontology
Q.42BIOS in computer science means
Ans1. Basic Input Output System
2. Board Input Output System
3. Binary Input Output System
4. Broad Input Output System
Q.43On which of the following does the critical value for a Chi-square statistic rely
Ans1. The sum of the frequencies
2. The row totals
3. The number of variables
4. The degrees of freedom
Q.44Who are the beneficiaries of OROP scheme
Ans1. Sportspersons
2. Teachers
3. Bureaucrats
4. Armed forces Veterans
Q.45We were not alone in the room. He sat _____ me. There were others there ___________ us.
Ans1. Next, between
2. Be, besides
3. With, besides
4. Besides, beside
Q.46The Information Technology Act (also known as ITA) was enacted in
Ans1. 2000
2. 2001
3. 2002
4. 2003
Q.47When a dead body is found at the scene, the most immediate concern is
Ans1. Identifying the victim
2. Preserving and securing the crime scene
3. Interviewing family members
4. Collection of evidences
Q.48AFIS stands for
Ans1. Automatic Fingerprint Identification System
2. Algorithm Fingerprint Identification System
3. Actual Fingerprint Identification System
4. Automated Fingerprint Identification System
Q.49Which scope of accreditation of NABL is not applicable in the Forensic Science Laboratories
Ans1. Chemistry
2. Toxicology
3. Medicine
4. Biology
Q.50Ridge characteristics in fingerprint are called as
Ans1. Ridge Tracing
2. Forensic Details
3. Ridge counting
4. Galton’s Details
Section : Forensic Physical Sciences
Q.51Which types of cable are used when installing video surveillance components?
Ans1. RG-6 and RG-58
2. RG-59 and RG-58
3. RG-59 and RG-6
4. RG-8 and RG-59
Q.52Etchant prescribed for steel surface is
Ans1. Gold
2. Nitric acid
3. Copper
4. Iron
Q.53The function of the “color burst” is to:
Ans1. All of these
2. To synchronize the color demodulation line by line
3. Detect the presence of a color video signal
4. Regenerate the color sub-carrier
Q.54What is PEP?
Ans1. Positive expanding point
2. Positive elevating point
3. Possible expanding point
4. Possible elevating point
Q.55Ballooning effect test is a characteristic of
Ans1. Cotton fiber
2. Nylon fiber
3. Manila fiber
4. Coir fiber
Q.56Statement A: Whilst was more stable than mercury fulminate.
Statement B: Whilst was non-corrosive in nature.
Ans1. Both are false.
2. Statement A is true and statement B is false.
3. Statement B is true and statement A is false.
4. Both are true.
Q.57What are the three types of cone cells?
a. S- cells
b. M cells
c. L- cells
d. N- cells
Ans1. both (c) and (d)
2. both (a) and (b)
3. (a), (b), and (c)
4. (a), (c) and (d)
Q.58Hampi denomination is present in which Indian currency-
Ans1. 10
2. 50
3. 200
4. 2000
Q.59In atomic emission spectroscopy the emission due to the electronic transition of
Ans1. Singlet ground state to singlet exited state
2. Singlet ground state to triplet exited state
3. singlet exited state to singlet ground state
4. Triplet exited state to singlet ground state.
Q.60For a particular vibrational mode to appear in the Raman spectrum, what must change
Ans1. Frequency of radiation
2. Intensity of radiations
3. Molecule’s shape
4. Molecule polarizability
Q.61Which of the following statements is incorrect about the hierarchal clustering?
Ans1. All of these
2. In general, the splits and merges both are determined in a greedy manner
3. The hierarchal type of clustering is also known as the HCA
4. The choice of an appropriate metric can influence the shape of the cluster
Q.62In the context of the Bayesian approach to the evaluation of evidence, three levels of proposition may be recognized. These are
Ans1. scene, activity and offence.
2. source, activity and offence
3. source, accused and offence
4. source, activity and offender
Q.63After bomb scene debris has been examined microscopically, the next step is to
Ans1. Examine explosive using AAS
2. Rinse the recovered debris with acetone to separate the debris from explosive material
3. Utilize H1-NMR to fingerprint the explosive residue
4. Identify the detonating material with SEM-EDX
Q.64Which one of these statistics is unaffected by outliers?
Ans1. Mean
2. Range
3. Interquartile range
4. Standard deviation
Q.65Backscattered electron imaging is used to examine the
Ans1. Specimen size
2. Topography
3. Surface morphology
4. Elemental state
Q.66Which of the following is correct?
Ans1. Prior odds x likelihood ratio = posterior odds
2. Posterior odds x likelihood ratio = prior odds
3. Prior odds + likelihood ratio = posterior odds
4. Prior odds - likelihood ratio = posterior odds
Q.67What is the first step in the accident study?
Ans1. Accident investigation
2. Accident reconstruction
3. Accident data collection
4. Accident data analysis
Q.68In atomic absorption spectroscopy the most strongly absorbed light is called as
Ans1. Resonance line
2. Stokes line
3. Base line
4. Anti-stokes line
Q.69The spacing between characters in case of pica is?
Ans1. 255 mm per 100 characters
2. 256 mm per 100 characters
3. 257 mm per 100 characters
4. 254 mm per 100 characters
Q.70Electron microscope was invented by
Ans1. Wilkinson in 1985
2. Taylor in 1965
3. Ruska in 1931
4. Mayer in 1883
Q.71Which of the following optical properties are used to compare the fiber:
a. Sign of elongation
b. Pleochroism
c. Birefringence
d. Isotropic refractive index
Ans1. a and b
2. a and d
3. a, b and c
4. a, b, c and d
Q.72Auger electron spectroscopy can be used for surface chemical analysis in a way similar to which of the following?
Ans1. ESCA
2. AES
3. ICP-AES
4. Ion spectroscopy
Q.73Identify the most important features we look for in a CCTV DVR?
a. Number of cameras supported, i.e. number of video inputs.
b. Recording at how many frames per second (fps).
c. Circuit board with software burned into its processor chip.
d. Network connection / remote viewing capability
e. The control circuit is found on the camera lens
Ans1. (a), (b), and (d)
2. Both (a) and (b)
3. (a), (c) and (d)
4. (a), (b), (c) and (d)
Q.74Puppe’s Rule’ helps in determination of:
Ans1. Identity of fire arm
2. Nature of injury caused by fire arm
3. Range of fire arm
4. Sequence in which shots were fired
Q.75Imagine a case in which police recovered 125 tablets of suspected illicit drugs. To which of the following categories does this data belong?
Ans1. Continuous
2. Qualitative
3. Nominal
4. Discrete quantitative
Q.76Which of the following cannot be conserved during Raman scattering?
Ans1. Momentum
2. Kinetic energy
3. Electronic energy
4. Total energy
Q.77ASSERTION – Changing the vocal tracts and changing its resonance frequency.
REASON - when the person produce vowel so the shape of the vocal tract produce different resonance.
Ans1. Both are true but R is better explanation than A
2. Both are true but R is not better explanation than A
3. Both A and R false
4. A false and R true
Q.78Who gave the procedure for the classification of Handwriting on the basis of pressure, form, speed, spacing, size and slant?
Ans1. Livingston
2. Harvey
3. Quirke
4. T.L. Smith
Q.79Which of the following is not a Video enhancement technique?
Ans1. Demultiplexing
2. Interlacing
3. Compression
4. Masking
Q.80Mull technique is used for the sampling of
Ans1. Gel
2. Gases
3. Liquids
4. Solids
Q.81The NMR spectroscopy is useful for the detection of
Ans1. Geometrical isomers
2. Aromaticity
3. Hydrogen bonding
4. All of these
Q.82The nigrosine dyes are present in?
Ans1. Dyestuff inks
2. Logwood inks
3. Iron Tannate inks
4. Ball pen inks
Q.83NMR spectra are observed in the …………region
Ans1. IR
2. Radio frequency
3. Microwave
4. X-ray
Q.84Sulphocyanic acid fuming technique for the restoration of document by fuming was developed by?
Ans1. Albert S. Osborn
2. Henry
3. M.E.O. Neill
4. Foster
Q.85What TAPPI stands for
Ans1. The Association of Police Protection Inc.
2. Technical Association of the Pulp & Paper Industry
3. Technical Association of Power Point Imaging
4. The Association of Pulp & Paper Industry
Q.86Which has the potential to add further compression to a file, re-wrapping or transcoding?
Ans1. Time conversion tool
2. Staircasing
3. GOP=5
4. Transcoding
Q.87Which part of human ear converts sound vibrations into electrical signals
Ans1. Tympanic membrane
2. Hammer
3. Cochlea
4. Stirrup
Q.88Logwood ink is extracted from which tree?
Ans1. Pyrus calleryana
2. Acer negundo
3. Acer ginnala
4. Haematoxylon campechianum
Q.89Which one of the following is not a reason for slightly unstable condition of bullet after leaving the barrel:
Ans1. Nutation
2. Momentum
3. Yaw
4. All of them are the reasons.
Q.90Potassium ferrocyanide is used for the decipherment of secret writing comprising of?
Ans1. Copper, zinc, iron
2. Copper, aluminum, zinc
3. Iron, silver, copper
4. Zinc, silver, iron
Q.91Statement A: The critical angle for a given bullet type/target medium is velocity dependent.
Statement B: Bullets will invariably lose their gyroscopic stability and tumble after ricocheting.
Ans1. Statement B is true and statement A is false.
2. Both are false.
3. Statement A is true and statement B is false.
4. Both are true.
Q.92The particle size of toner used in printer for 600 DPI lies in the range of…………
Ans1. 1-3 µm
2. 4-6 µm
3. 2-4 µm
4. 8-10 µm
Q.93The database designed for collection, restoration and comparing of tool images is
Ans1. NIST
2. AFTE
3. NBTRD
4. TRAX
Q.94The flameless ignition temperature of Pyrodex is?
Ans1. 400º C
2. 500º C
3. 200º C
4. 300º C
Q.95Photon detectors for IR are made of semiconducting material such as
Ans1. Lithium niobate
2. Triglycine sulphate
3. Indium antimonide
4. Barium titanate
Q.96Which is considered to be the poorest type of movement in handwriting-?
Ans1. Wrist movement
2. Full arm movement
3. Thumb movement
4. Finger movement
Q.97Who first used the term Nanotechnology
Ans1. Eric Drexler
2. Sumio Lizima
3. Professor Norio Taniguchi
4. Richard Feynman
Q.98_______ is a mineral fibre.
Ans1. Angora
2. Mohair
3. Asbestos
4. Nylon
Q.99The typical trigger pull of Military rifle is
Ans1. 15 – 18 lbs
2. 4 – 7 lbs
3. 12 – 15 lbs
4. 9 – 12 lbs
Q.100What ratio decides the efficiency of Nano substances?
Ans1. Weight/Volume ratio
2. Surface area/Volume ratio
3. Volume/Weight ratio
4. Pressure/Volume ratio
Q.101The reaction between Fe(II) and ferrozine is catalyzed by :
Ans1. Short-wave UV light
2. Long-wave UV light
3. Short-wave X-rays
4. Long-wave X-rays
Q.102What is TTI?
Ans1. Tangential terminal identifier
2. Transferring terminal identifier
3. Transmitting terminal identifier
4. Tangential transferring identifier
Q.103Ammunition is defined under which section of IPC-
Ans1. Section 2-1[a] IPC
2. Section 2-1[b] IPC
3. Section 7[b] IPC
4. Section 7[a] IPC
Q.104Compton effect is
Ans1. In which the energy of a photon is reduced and that of an electron is increased
2. In which the energy of an electron is reduced and that of photon is increased
3. In which the energy of a photon and electron is decreased.
4. In which the energy of a photon and electron is neither increased nor decreased
Q.105Polarisability decreases as
Ans1. Both b and c
2. Length of bond decreases
3. Electron density decreases
4. Electron density increases
Q.106The composition of Lesmok is?
Ans1. 75 percent black powder and 25 percent gun cotton
2. 80 percent black powder and 20 percent gun cotton
3. 70 percent black powder and 30 percent gun cotton
4. 85 percent black powder and 15 percent gun cotton
Q.107Nuclear magnetic resonance which arises from
Ans1. None of these
2. Transition between the nuclear spin energy level of a molecule arising from the interaction of the unsymmetrical charge distribution in nuclei with the magnetic field.
3. Transition induces between the electro spin energy levels of a molecule in an applied magnetic field.
4. Transition between the nuclear spin energy level of a molecule in the applied magnetic field.
Q.108What is the most prominent characteristic of wrist writing?
Ans1. Non-alignment
2. Connecting strokes
3. Tapering terminals
4. Blunt terminals
Q.109What is the average of the vocal tract in a man?
Ans1. 17mm
2. 30mm
3. 10mm
4. 25mm
Q.110The melting point of Vicara fiber is
Ans1. 288-300 ˚C
2. 265-275 ˚C
3. 245- 260˚C
4. 192-210 ˚C
Q.111Typewritten material can be erased using?
Ans1. Petroleum ether
2. Propanol
3. Ethanol
4. Ethyl Acetate
Q.112Which of the following scientists who invented the digital image sensor and were awarded the Nobel Prize in 2009?
Ans1. Williard S. Boyle and George E. Smith
2. Atella and Dawon kahng
3. Nasir Ahmed
4. David Teter
Q.113The weaver choke reduces the recoil upto-
Ans1. 6-10 percent
2. 2-3 percent
3. 2-7 percent
4. 8-13 percent
Q.114The effect ‘squash’ is related with which of the following printing methods?
Ans1. Lithography
2. Letterpress
3. Photogravure
4. Gravure
Q.115The smallest picture element is called a:
Ans1. Dot
2. None of these
3. Pic
4. Pixel
Q.116Standard Consistency of the cement sample can be measured using
Ans1. Gauge Trowel
2. XRD
3. Vicat Apparatus
4. SEM
Q.117HMM is a statistical method of characterizing the ______.
Ans1. Spectral properties of frames
2. Classical pattern classifier     
3. None of these
4. Random probability distribution     
Q.118Viscose Filters used in XRD may eliminate
Ans1. Kβ
2. Kα1
3. Kα2
4. All of these
Q.119Which of the following is a non-parametric test-
Ans1. T-test
2. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test
3. Pearson Coefficient of Correlation
4. One-way ANOVA
Q.120Tire marks made by a rotating or yawning vehicle are
Ans1. Yaw Marks
2. Skid Marks
3. Scrub Marks
4. Scuff Marks