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COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Criminalistics Review Questions 7. The following officials of the Philippine
1. The following are types of medical Government are authorized to 
evidence, except: conduct death investigation, except -
A. Photographic evidence A. Public Prosecutor
B. Experimental evidence B. Judges of the regional trial court
C. Testimonial evidence C. Director PNP
D. Autoptic evidence D. SOCO team
2. The art of identification by comparison of 8. The following statements are important in
fingerprint is called: death determination. Which 
A. Dactylography is not valid?. 
B. All of the these A. Civil personality of a natural person is
C. Dactyloscopy extinguished by death
D. Palmistry B. Civil property of a person is transmitted to
3. Some scientific methods of identification the heirs, if not, to 
are the following, except: the government
A. Fingerprinting C. The death of the partner is one of the
B. Handwriting causes of dissolution of 
C. Dental identification partnership agreement
D. Identification by close friends and relatives D. The criminal liability of a person is
4. The greater the number of points of extinguished by death 
similarities and dissimilarities of  9. The following are kinds of death, which one
two persons compared, the greater the is not?
probability for the conclusion  A. Somatic or Clinical Death
to be correct is found in the B. State of Suspended Animation
A. Law of Municipality of Evidence in C. Cellular or Molecular Death
Identification  D. Regulated Death
B. All of the these 10. Of the following kinds of death, which one
C. Identification by Comparison and Exclusion is relevant to Organ 
D. Law of Super Imposition Transportation?
5. In the strict sense of the word, Forensic A. Somatic or clinical Death
Medicine means B. State of Suspended Animation
A. application of medicine to legal cases C. Molecular Death
B. application of medical science to elucidate D. Cellular Death Answer: A
legal problems 11. To find out the truth is an essential
C. knowledge of law in relation to practice of requirement for the administration 
medicine of Justice. Which of the following is the
D. none of the above commonly used method of 
E. all of the above deception detection?
6. The different test to determine peripheral A. Lie detection method
circulation are the following,  B. Hypnotism
except C. Use of drugs
A. Magnus test D. Confession
B. Diaphanous test 12. In molecular or cellular death, death of
C. I card’s test individual cells is with in
D. Winslow’s test A. 3-6 minutes
B. 3-6 hours
C. 20-30 minutes B. Petechia
D. 20-30 hours C. Abrasion
13. Post-mortem lividity has the following D. All of them
mechanisms: 20. Among the following, which has the
A. Hypostatic pressure greatest value in scientific 
B. Diffusion examination/identification?
C. Gravitational pressure A. Dental examination
D. All of the above B. Fingerprinting
14. Hanging is asphyxia due to the C. Photography
constriction of the neck as a result of  D. Pictures Parle
suspension in which the weight of the body 21. One is a condition that can approximate
pulls upon the ligature.  the time of death.
What differentiates it from strangulation by a A. Cadaver 
ligature therefore is: B. Magnus test
A. The factor of suspension C. Rigor mortis
B. Hanging raises a presumption of suicide D. None of these
C. Strangulation is usually homicidal 22. The means sanctioned by the law, of
D. All of the above  ascertaining the judicial 
E. None of the above power/proceeding, the truth respecting the
15. Distinctions between ante-mortem from matter of fact.
post-mortem clot are the  A. Polygraph 
following. Which one is not valid? B. Evidence
A. Ante-mortem clot is firm in consistency C. Lie detector
B. Clot is homogenous in construction so it D. All of these
cannot be stripped  23. Determination of individuality of a person
into layers or thing:
C. Clot with varied colors A. Description 
D. Surface of the blood vessels are raw after B. Perception
the clots are  C. Identification
removed D. All of these
16. Post-mortem lividity maybe due to any of 24. Types of fingerprint patters, except:
the following, except: A. Arches
A. Hypostasis  B. Ordinary
B. Autolysis C. Loop
C. Diffusion D. Whorl
D. Suggillation 25. It is any unusual pattern of sexual
17. Comprehensive study of dead body, behavior including habitual, 
performed by a trained  preference and completing need for sexual
Physician, to determine the cause of death: gratification by any 
A. Autopsy means except sexual intercourse which
B. Biophsis results to bodily excitement
C. Dissection  A. Virginity
D. Physicians B. Sexual intercourse
18. Articles and materials found in the crime C. Prostitution
scene: D. Sexual deviation
A. Physical evidence 26. An open wound produced by a sharp-
B. Associative evidence pointed instrument and is 
C. Evidence characterized by a small opening of the
D. Tracing evidence 19. Circumscribed wound.
extravation of blood or subcutaneous tissue A. Gunshot wound
or  B. Stab wound
underneath the mucous membrane. C. Shrapnel wound
A. Contusion D. Punctured wound
27. A physical injury wherein the offended 35. This is a device for storing cartridges in a
victim is incapacitated for  repeating firearm for 
work or requires medical assistance for 10 loading into the chamber. Also referred to as a
days or more but not more  "clip".
than 30 days. A. Clipper
A. Slight physical injury  B. Holder
B. Mutilation C. Pin or pinhead
C. Serious physical injury D. None of these
28. It is the type of burn due to gamma rays 36. A device that fits over the muzzle of the
and which is difficult to  barrel to muffle the sound 
remedy: of a gunshot. Most work by baffling the
A. Thermal burn  escape of gases.
B. Electric burn A. Buffer
C. Chemical burn B. Silencer
D. Radiation burn C. Magazine
29. The metal tube through which the bullet is D. Hanger
fired is called 37. Under the management of Lt. Darby
A. Bore during the American occupation 
B. Barrel in the Philippines, a modern and complete
C. Baretta fingerprint file has been 
D. Bromet established for the Philippine commonwealth.
30. The old form of gunpowder invented over In 1937, the first 
a thousand years ago and  Filipino fingerprint technician employed by the
consisting of nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur. Phil. Constabulary was 
A. Chinese Powder A. Mr. Generoso Reyes
B. Black Powder B. Mr. Amado Delos Santos
C. Gray Powder C. Mr. Calixto Solis
D. All of these D. None of these
31. The inside of the barrel is generally 38. The first leading judicial decision in the
termed as Philippine jurisprudence on the
A. Bore science of fingerprinting was the case of
B. Barrel A. People vs Medina
C. Rifling B. People vs Pineda
D. Primer C. People vs Amador
32. The portion of the gun which is held or D. People vs. Rosas
shouldered is called 39. What is the intermediate and the thickest
A. Buckle layer of the hair and is 
B. Buttstock composed of elongated, spindle-shaped fibrils
C. Handle which cohere? They 
33. In a gun, the portion of the "action" that contain pigment granules in varying proportion
holds the cartridge ready  depending on the 
for firing is called type of hair.
A. Gas tube A. Medulla
B. Chamber B. Cortex
C. Double-action C. Core
D. Trigger D. Cuticle
34. A metal rod or plate that strikes the 40. Who was the noted British Examiner of
cartridge primer to detonate the  questioned documents said 
powder. that an intelligent police investigator can
A. Spring detect almost 75% of all 
B. Trigger guard forgeries by careful inspection of a document
C. Hammer with simple magnifiers 
D. Revolver and measuring tools?
A. Dr. Arthur Stoll A. None of these
B. Dr. Aristotle Curt B. Envelope
C. Dr. William Harrison C. Furrows
41. In police photography studies, what are D. Bifurcation
called the thin, gelatinous,  47. These are depressions or canals between
light-sensitive coatings on film that react the ridges of a fingerprint 
chemically to capture the  which maybe compared with the low area in a
color and shadings of a scene? tire tread.
A. Films A. None of these
B. Emulsions B. Envelope
C. Chemical Coatings C. Furrows
D. None of these D. Bifurcation
42. A medium that divert or absorb light, but 48. In the study of questioned documents,
does not allow lights to pass  what do you call the quality 
though, they absorb most of the light while of paper that does not allow light to pass
reflecting some of through or which prevents 
it is called dark objects from being seen through the
A. Opaque object paper?
B. Convection A. Opacity
C. Visible light B. Watermarks
D. Prisms C. Skid marks
43. In the practice of polygraphy, what do you D. Invisibility
call questions unrelated  49. What is the oldest ink material known?
to the matter under investigation but are of A. Ball point pen ink
similar nature although  B. Chinese Ink 
less serious as compared to those relevant C. Aniline Ink
questions under  D. White Ink
investigation? 50. It is the art of extracting and working on
A. Irrelevant questions metals by the application of 
B. Relevant questions chemical and physical knowledge.
C. Control questions A. Cryptography
D. Interrogative questions B. Metallurgy
44. What test is given if a subject of C. Casting
interrogation is not yet informed of  D. Matalisky
the details of the offense for which he is being 51. The branch of geology that deals with the
interrogated by the  systematic classification 
investigation, or by other persons or from and identification of rocks, rock forming
other sources like the print  minerals and soil. Also 
media? includes study of dust, dirt, safe insulation,
A. Peak of Tension test ceramics and other such 
B. Control test materials, both natural and artificial.
C. IQ Test A. Petrography
D. Guilt Complex Test B. Serology
45. In fingerprinting, the space between C. Anthropology
shoulders of a loop, free of any  D. Ecology
appendage, and a butting at right angle. 52. In a fire, the presence of reddish brown
A. Complete curve smoke indicates 
B. Sufficient Recurve A. Nitrocellulose
C. Straight arrow B. Sulfuric acid
D. Core C. Nitric acid
46. The term use to refer to a single recurving D. All of these
ridge enclosing one or  53. The bending of light around an object
more rods or bars of a fingerprint. gives rise to the phenomenon 
called C. Wong Cho
A. attraction D. Tiang Hin
B. diffraction 60. Who has given the fame title as “Father of
C. light curve  Dactyloscopy”?
D. light fingerprint A. Johannes Purkinje
54. Under the law of reflection, The angle of B. Leonard Keeler
reflection depends upon the  C. Charles Darwin
angle of the light striking the material, which is D. Sir Francis Galton
referred to as the  61. In Hoogly, district of Bengal, India, he
A. angle of incidence used fingerprints to prevent 
B. angle of biometry fraudulent collection of army pay account and
C. angle of light for identification of 
D. none of these other documents. He was known as the
55. In ballistics, what is the pressure Father of Chiroscopy.
generated within the chamber  A. William Herschel
erroneously called breeched pressure? B. Francis Galton
A. Chamber Pressure C. Gilbert Thompson
B. Barrel Pressure D. Alphonse Bertillon
C. Gunpowder 62. A noted British anthropologist who began
D. None of these observation which led to 
56. The ratio of the weight of the powder the publication in 1882 of his book
charge to the weight of the  “Fingerprints.” That established 
projectile is called  the individuality of classifying fingerprint
A. Power to speed ratio patterns.
B. Charge weight to bullet weight ratio A. Francis Galton
C. Firing pin stroke ratio B. Gilbert Thompson
D. All of these C. Wayne Kate
57. Chemical rearrangement of molecules into D. Alphonse Bertillon
gas instead of solids to  63. The notorious gangster and a police
cause the high explosives to exert full power character, who attempted to 
of shock. The speed  erase his fingerprints by burning them with
varies in different explosive but in some it is acid but as time went by 
as high as 7000 yards in  the ridges were again restored to their
a second. This refers to “natural” feature. 
A. Energy A. John Fielding
B. Gas B. Johanes Curie
C. Detonation C. John Dellinger
D. Gun powder D. Billy the Kid
58. What occurs when a cartridge fails to 64. What is the science of palm print
explode on time or delayed in  identification?
firing? A. Chiroscopy
A. Knocking Power  B. Poroscopy
B. Hang fire C. Podoscopy
C. Recoil D. Astrology
D. None of these 65. A single ridge which splits into two ridges
59. In China, fingerprint is called ___. It was forming a “Y” shape 
valued for purposes of  formation or structure is commonly known as
identification since time immemorial as found A. Diverging ridges
on a Chinese clay seal  B. Bifurcating ridges
made not later than the 3rd Century B.C. C. Loop
A. Hua Chi D. Delta
B. Mah Whang 66. Symbolized by letter W in the fingerprint
classification. It is a 
fingerprint pattern which there are two deltas 73. What is known as the blotting out or
and in which at least  shearing over the writing to 
one ridge makes a turn through one complete make the original invisible to as an addition?
circuit. A. Obliteration
A. Plain whorl B. Obscuration
B. Central pocket loop whorl C. Forged
C. Accidental loop D. None of these
D. Ulnar loop 74. In legal language, it refers to the
67. Father of Criminalistics. document examiner's conclu¬sion. In 
A. Dr. Hans Gross Court, he may not only express it but
B. Dr. Cesare Lombroso demonstrates the reasons for 
C. Dr. John Reid arriving at his conclusion. 
D. Dr. John Larson A. Remarks
68. Which evidence offers least resistance to B. Testimony
decomposition? C. Opinion
A. Semen D. Reasoning
B. Urine 75. In this kind of document examination, the
C. Hair document is viewed with 
D. Blood Answer: C the source of illumination behind it and the
69. One in which the facts appearing therein light passing through the 
may not be true, and are  paper. Documents are subjected to this type
contested either in whole or part with respect of examination to 
to its authen¬ticity, determine the presence of erasures, matching
identity, or origin. of serrations and 
A. Questioned document some other types of alterations.
B. Illegal document A. Microscopic examination
C. Falsified document B. Ultra violet examination
D. Disputed facts C. Photographic examination
70. Are condensed and compact set of D. Transmitted light examination
authentic specimens which, if  76. Ultraviolet radiation is invisible and occurs
adequate and proper, should contain a cross in the wave lengths just 
section of the  below the visible blue-violet end of the
material from a known source for questioned spectrum (rainbow). These 
document examination. visible rays react on some substances so that
A. Basis products visible light is reflected, 
B. Standards  a phenomenon known as 
C. Handwriting A. Prism
D. Signatures B. Fluorescence
71. A term used by some document C. Infrared
examiners and attorneys to  D. Radiation
characterize known material.  77. It is the result of a very complicated series
A. Basis of facts, being used as 
B. Exemplar whole, combination of certain forms of visible
C. Xerox copies mental and muscular 
D. Reproduced habits acquired by long, continued painstaking
72. When a document is issued and notarized effort. Some defined 
by a notary public or  it as “visible speech.”
competent public official with solemnities A. Typewriting
required by law, it is called B. Money Bills
A. Official document C. Handwriting
B. Public document D. All of these
C. Commercial document 78. In document examination, what is the
D. Private Document relation of parts of the whole 
of writing or line of individual letters in words C. Forgery
to the baseline? D. Fake money bills
A. Proportion 84. A fluid or viscous marking material used
B. Alignment for writing or printing.
C. Lining A. Pen
D. Letter forms B. Ink
79. Any property or mark which distinguishes C. Coal
and in document  D. Chalk
examination commonly called to as the 85. In 1884, who was this insurance agent in
iden¬tifying details si called New York who patent¬ed 
A. Standard the first practical fountain pen containing its
B. Characteristics own ink reservoir
C. Attribute A. Lewis Waterman 
D. Form B. John Loud
80. The act of setting two or more items side C. Peter Reynolds
by side to weigh their  D. Henry Ball
identifying qualities; it refers not only a visual 86. What do you calle the type of instrument
but also the mental act  used in measuring pitch of 
in which the element of one item are related to rifling firearms?
the counterparts of  A. Pinometer
the other. B. Helixometer
A. Collation C. Thermometer
B. Analysis D. Caliper
C. Comparison 87. This valuable instrument is specially
D. Recording designed to permit the firearms 
81. In the study handwriting, the movement of examiner to determine the similarity and
the pen toward the  dissimilarity between two 
writer is called fired bullets or two fired shells, by
A. Downstroke simultaneously observing their 
B. Backstroke magnified image in a single microscopic field.
C. Sidestroke A. Magnetic field device
D. None of these B. Compound microscope
82. It is a signature, signed at a particular time C. Bullet comparison microscope
and place, under  D. Photographic microscope
particular conditions, while the signer was at 88. Consist of a wooden box, 12 “x”12”x 96,
particular age, in a  with a hinged to cover and 
particular physical and mental condition, using with one end open. This long box is filled with
particular implements,  ordinary cotton and 
and with a particular reason and purpose for separated into sections by cardboard petitions
recording his name. use in ballistics.
A. Fraudulent Signature A. Firing point box
B. Freehand forged signature B. Bullet recovery box
C. Guided Signature C. Slug collection box
D. Evidential Signature D. All of these
83. It is the crime of making, circulating or 89. Photographic films maybe classified
uttering false coins and  according to their forms and 
banknotes. Literally, it means to make a copy types. What are the films that are sensitive to
of; or imitate; to make  radiation?
a spurious semblance of, as money or A. Chrome Films
stamps, with the intent to  B. X-Ray Films
deceive or defraud.  C. B&W Films
A. Counterfeiting D. Colored Films
B. Falsification
90. Which film is suitable for general use in A. Focus
the preparation of black and  B. Depth of field
white photography because it produces the C. Camera trick
most natural recording of  D. Aperture
colors? 96. In photography, what determines how
A. Panchromatic film effectively a moving object 
B. Chrome Films can be stopped, that is, how sharply it can be
C. X-Ray Films reproduced without 
D. Color Films blurring, or streaking in the final image?
91. One film maybe rated ISO – 100, and A. Focus
another film ISO- 200. This  B. Shutter speed
means that the 200 films are twice as fast C. Aperture
(twice more sensitive to  D. Lens
light) than the ISO-100 film. This statement is 97. What makes a bullet spin? Without spin, a
A. true bullet would not stay 
B. false pointed forward in flight, but would tumble
C. partly true over and over. The 
D. partly false spinning motion increases the accuracy of a
92. Among the following speed of film, which bullet. 
has the fastest speed? A. Bore
A. ISO – 25  B. Gunpowder
B. ISO – 100 to ISO – 200  C. Rifling
C. ISO – 400  D. Shell
D. ISO – 1000 and up 98. What component of the polygraph
93. Chromatic aberration is the failure of machine records the changes in 
different colored light rays to  the breathing of the subject?
focus after passing through a lens, focusing of A. Pneumograph
light of different  B. Cardiograph
colors at different points resulting in a blurred C. Galvanograph
image. D. Kymograph
A. Astigmatism 99. In fingerprinting, it refers to the process of
B. Bended light counting the intervening 
C. Chromatic aberration ridges that touch or cross an imaginary line
D. Pragmatic rays Answer: C drawn between the core 
94. What is the defect in which the light and the delta.
coming from an off-axis object  A. Ridge counting
point is spread along the direction of the optic B. Ridge tracing
axis? If the object is a  C. Delta tracing
vertical line, the cross section of the refracted D. All of these
beam at successively  100.For many years the most commonly used
greater distances from the lens is an ellipse preliminary test for blood is 
that collapses first into a  A. Plasma count
horizontal line, spreads out again, and later B. Serum test
becomes a vertical line C. Benzidine test 
A. Astigmatism D. Barberio’s test
B. Bended light 1. It refers to a group of cartridges or to a single unit
C. Chromatic aberration or singe cartridge- a complete unfired unit
D. Pragmatic rays consisting of a bullet, cartridge case, gunpowder
95. Depth of field is the range in front of and and primer. The term may also refers to a “single
behind a sharply focused  round”
subject in which details also look sharp in the a. Ammunition
final photographic b. Cartridge
image.  c. Shell
 d. Handgun priming mixture is contained or located in a
1. refers to one complete unfired unit consisting cavity inside and around the rim of the
of a bullet, primer, cartridge case, and cartridge which is a very sensitive area
gunpowder a. Pin-fire cartridges
a. Ammunition b. Rim-fire cartridges
b. Cartridge c. Center-fire Cartridges
c. Shell d. Cartridges
d. Handgun 8. It used in most modern firearms. In this
2. the projectile propelled from the cartridge modern ammunition the firing pin blow of the
case through the barrel of the firearm by cartridge is on the primer cup located at he
means of the expansive force of gases center of the shell head or base. The
coming from burning gunpowder resulting flame passes through the “vent” or
a. Bullet “flash hole” situated between the priming
b. Cartridge Case mixture and the gunpowder and this ignites
c. Gunpowder the powder charge
d. Primer a. Pin-fire cartridges
3. the tubular metallic container for the b. Rim-fire cartridges
gunpowder sometimes called “shell” or c. Center-fire Cartridges
“casing” d. Cartridges
a. Bullet 9. Those made of lead or alloys of lead, tin,
b. Cartridge Case and antimony, which are slightly harder than
c. Gunpowder pure lead.
d. Primer a. Lead bullets
4. the powder charge which when ignited by b. Jacketed bullets
the primer flash, is converted to heated gas c. Solid lid
under high pressure and propels the bullet or d. Solid Hollow point
shot charge through the barrell and out into 10. Those made of a core of lead covered by a
the target sometimes called “propellant” or jacket of harder materials such as gilding
powder charge metal, a copper alloy
a. Bullet a. Lead bullets
b. Cartridge Case b. Jacketed bullets
c. Gunpowder c. Solid lid
d. Primer d. Solid Hollow point
5. the metal cup containing the highly sensitive 11. Jacketed bullet approximately has how many
priming mixture of chemical compound, percentage of copper?
which when hit or struck by the firing pin a. 90%
would ignite. Such action is called b. 70%
“percussion”. c. 60%
a. Bullet d. 40%
b. Cartridge Case 12. Jacketed bullet approximately has how many
c. Gunpowder percentage of zinc?
d. Primer a. 90%
6. No longer used (obsolete). Made by b. 70%
Monsieur Le Facheux of Paris in 1836, c. 60%
a. Pin-fire cartridges d. 10%
b. Rim-fire cartridges 13. these are bullets that have soft lead cores
c. Center-fire Cartridges inside a jacket and are used against
d. Cartridges personnel only
7. used in caliber . 22 pistols, revolvers and a. Ball bullets
rifles. The cartridge is struck by the hammer b. Armor-piercing bullets
or firing pin on the rim of the case . The c. Tracer bullets
 d. Incendiary Bullets c. providing solid support for primer anvils,
14. they have hardened steel cores and are fire without which the latter could not be fire
at vehicles and other armored targets in a. Rim
general b. Primer
a. Ball bullets c. Vent or Flash Hole
b. Armor-piercing bullets d. The Head and Body
c. Tracer bullets 20. it is the hole in the web or bottom of the
d. Incendiary Bullets primer pocket through which the primer
15. these are bullets that contain a chemical “flash” provides ignition to the powder
compound at the base usually similar to charge; it is the “opening” or “canal” that
barium nitrates, which catches fire when the connects the priming mixture with the gun
bullet is projected. The flash of smoke from powder
this burning permits the flight of the bullet to a. Rim
be seen, especially at night time b. Primer
a. Ball bullets c. Vent or Flash Hole
b. Armor-piercing bullets d. The Head and Body
c. Tracer bullets 21. the constitute the “cork” that plugs the
d. Incendiary Bullets breech of the barrel against the escape of
16. Bullets that contain a mixture that can be set the gas
on fire upon impact. They are used on a. Rim
combustible targets like gasoline depot, b. Primer
aircrafts, etc c. Vent or Flash Hole
a. Ball bullets d. The Head and Body
b. Armor-piercing bullets 22. It applied to the part of the cartridge case
c. Tracer bullets that is occupied by the bullet; in bottle necks,
d. Incendiary Bullets the neck is apparent, but in straight cases
17. these are bullets that contain a high charge and the tapering cases, it is not
of explosives. Because of their small size, it a. Rim
is difficult to make a fuse that will work b. Primer
reliably in small arms ammunition . For those c. Vent or Flash Hole
reason the use of high explosive bullets are d. Neck
usually limited to 20 millimeter and above 23. the serrated grooves that are sometimes
a. Ball bullets found rolled into the necks and bodies of the
b. Armor-piercing bullets cases at the location of the bases of the
c. Tracer bullets bullet to prevent the bullet from being
d. Explosive/Fragmentary Bullets pushed back or loosened
18. The projecting rims of rimmed and semi- a. Cannelures
rimmed cases serve the purpose of limiting b. Crimp
the forward movement of cartridges into the c. Base
chambers and this, preventing them from d. Shoulder
reducing the forward energy of the bullet and 24. that part of the mouth of a case that is
consequently its power turned in upon the bullet. It works two ways:
a. Rim a) it aids in holding the bullet in place; and b)
b. Primer it offers resistance to the movement of the
c. Vent or Flash Hole bullet out of the neck which affects the
d. The Head and Body burning of the gunpowder.
19. it performs three (3) functions, namely; a . a. Cannelures
holding primers securely in its central b. Crimp
position c. Base
b. providing a means to prevent the escape d. Shoulder
of gas to the rear of the cartridge
25. the bottom portion of the case which holds d. Rimmed Type
the primer that contains the priming mixture 32. used in super 38’s; these are designed
the shell head that contains the headstamp, specifically to fit in the mechanism of the
caliber and year of manufacture super 38’s the rims are only slightly larger
a. Cannelures than the body and has cannelures for
b. Crimp extraction and ejection
c. Base a. Rebated Type
d. Shoulder b. Rimless Type
26. that portion that supports the neck c. Semi-rimmed type
a. Cannelures d. Rimmed Type
b. Crimp 33. used in .45 cal. pistols., Thompson
c. Base submachine guns, grease gun, etc,; the rim
d. Shoulder is at level with the body of the cartridge; it
27. the circular groove near the base of the also has cannelure
cases or shell designed for the automatic a. Rebated Type
withdrawal of the case after each firing. b. Rimless Type
a. Cannelures c. Semi-rimmed type
b. Crimp d. Rimmed Type
c. Base 34. the diameter of the rim is smaller than the
d. Extracting Groove diameter of the body of the cartridge cases;
28. these are cartridges commonly used for e.g. caliber 8mm x 59
small caliber handguns such as pistols and a. Rebated Type
revolvers; rim-fire cartridges are all straight b. Rimless Type
cases c. Semi-rimmed type
a. Bottleneck d. Rimmed Type
b. Tapered 35. there is protruding metal around the body of
c. Straight the cartridge case near the rim; e.g. caliber
d. Elongated 338 magnum
29. the rarest of the cartridges; it is now being a. Rebated Type
used in the so- called “Magnum Jet” b. Rimless Type
cartridge caliber .22 being used in carbines c. Semi-rimmed type
a. Bottleneck d. Belted Type
b. Tapered 36. simply contain more priming compound and
c. Straight give a longer and hotter flame than standard
d. Elongated primers
30. most modern rifle cartridge cases are of a. Magnum Primers
bottleneck types; these case forms provide b. Berdan Primers
the greatest powder capacity commensurate c. Boxer Primers
with overall case length d. Primer cap
a. Bottleneck 37. It is one kind of cartridge primer than has an
b. Tapered anvil which is part of cartridge itself.
c. Straight a. Magnum Primers
d. Elongated b. Berdan Primers
31. used in cal.38 and .357 revolvers; these c. Boxer Primers
cartridges has the rims protruding at the d. Primer cap
base of the cartridge case to prevent them 38. are similar to Berdan primers with one major
from ejecting from the revolver chamber change the location of the anvil.
together with the bullet during firing a. Magnum Primers
a. Rebated Type b. Berdan Primers
b. Rimless Type c. Boxer Primers
c. Semi-rimmed type d. Primer cap
39. the container of the priming mixture: this is d. Fuel
made of brass, gilding metal or copper, 45. Potassium chlorate how many percentage in
depending upon the kind mercuric primers
a. Primer Cup a. 45%
b. Primer b. 23%
c. Disc c. 32%
d. Priming Mixture d. 54%
40. the highly sensitive chemical mixture 46. Antimony sulphide how many percentage in
contained in the primer cup; this chemical mercuric primers
varies in composition depending upon the a. 45%
manufacturer b. 23%
a. Primer Cup c. 32%
b. Primer d. 54%
c. Disc 47. Fulminate of mercury how many percentage
d. Priming Mixture in mercuric primers
41. a small piece of paper or tin foil which is a. 45%
pressed over the priming mixture; its b. 23%
purpose is to c. 32%
a. Primer Cup d. 54%
b. Primer 48. is a finely-ground, pressed and granulated
c. Disc mechanical mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and
d. Priming Mixture potassium nitrate or sodium nitrate
42. Potassium chlorate also known as a. Blackpowder
a. initiator and fuel b. Primer
b. element and fuel c. Priming mixture
c. initiator d. Sulfur
d. Fuel 49. Gunpowder is also known as
43. Antimony sulphide also known as a. Powder charge
a. initiator and fuel b. Propellant
b. element and fuel c. Priming mixture
c. initiator d. Disc
d. Fuel 50. The standard ingredients of a black powder
44. Fulminate of mercury also known as in potassium nitrate
a. initiator and fuel a. 75%
b. element and fuel b. 10%
c. initiator

c. 23%