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Topic: Fingerprints 

Created by PRIYA SINGH CHOUHAN

Volunteer 

Shivi Forensics 

1. What is the most common type of fingerprint pattern?

   a) Whorl

   b) Loop

   c) Arch

   d) Composite

   Answer: b) Loop

 2. Which substance is most commonly used to develop latent fingerprints on non-porous surfaces?

   a) Ninhydrin

   b) Iodine

   c) Cyanoacrylate (Super Glue)

   d) Silver nitrate

  Answer: c) Cyanoacrylate (Super Glue)

3. Which of the following is NOT a type of ridge characteristic used in fingerprint identification?

   a) Bifurcation

   b) Ridge ending

   c) Delta

   d) Valley

   Answer: d) Valley

4. Who is known as the “father of fingerprinting”?

   a) Sir Edward Henry

   b) Alphonse Bertillon

   c) Sir Francis Galt

   d) Edmond Locard

   Answer: c) Sir Francis Galton

5. Which fingerprint pattern contains at least one ridge that makes a complete circuit?

   a) Arch

   b) Loop

   c) Whorl

   d) Composite

    Answer: c) Whorl

6. What is the primary reason why fingerprints are considered unique and reliable for identification?

   a) They are genetically inherited.

   b) They are easy to alter.

   c) No two individuals have the same fingerprint pattern.

   d) Fingerprint patterns are the same for identical twins.

    Answer: c) No two individuals have the same fingerprint pattern.

7. Which method of fingerprint analysis involves comparison of minutiae points?

   a) Ridge counting

   b) Loop classification

   c) Minutiae comparison

   d) Core analysis

    Answer: c) Minutiae comparison

8. What is the term for a fingerprint that is visible without the aid of additional substance?

   a) Latent print

   b) Patent print

   c) Plastic print

   d) Developed print

    Answer: b) Patent print

 9. Which fingerprint pattern is the least common?

   a) Loop

   b) Arch

   c) Whorl

   d) Tented arch

    Answer: b) Arch

 10. In the Henry Classification System, what do the numbers assigned to fingerprints represent?

   a) Ridge patterns

   b) Fingerprint arch types

   c) Fingerprint groupings

   d) Fingerprint uniqueness

   Answer: c) Fingerprint groupings

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