Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) on Forensic Science
1- The forensic science is,
(A) The application of technology and scientific knowledge to analyze crime scene evidence.
(B) Proper scientific techniques to understand a crime scene.
(C) The process by which a crime was committed.
(D) The science studying the origins and background of crime scene investigation.
2- The anthropometry is,
(A) The scientific study of the measurements and proportions of the human body.
(B) The scientific study of proportions of the human body.
(C) The study of the human health.
(D) None of the above
3- Plasma membrane proteins on a cell will transport
(A) molecules through the cell membrane
(B) oxygen into the cell
(C) carbon dioxide into the cell
(D) All of the above
4- The house of genetic Material is its,
(A) Nucleus
(B) Mitochondria
(C) Nucleolus
(D) Golgi body
5- The non-membranous cell structure is,
(A) Chloroplast
(B) Mitochondria
(C) Ribosome
(D) Nucleus
6- CODIS stands for
(A) Combined DNA Information System
(B) Combined DNA Information Site
(C) Combined DNA Information Source
(D) Combined DNA Index System
7- In an autopsy, a tissue sample is collected for DNA testing
(A) Blood
(B) Liver
(C) Spleen
(D) Gut
8- Dactylograpy is
(A) Study of DNA profiling
(B) Study of DNA finger-printing
(C) Most specific and sensitive for identification
(D) Both (B) and (C)
9- Dogs hair used for forensic investigation relies on
(A) STRs
(B) VNTRs
(C) RAPDs
(D) AFLPs
10- Forensic epidemiology helps to resolve issues related to
(A) Murder
(B) Bioterrorism
(C) Chemical warfare
(D) Both (B) and (C)
11- The first massive DNA sequencing method commercialized and used
(A) E.coil cloning technique
(B) Pyro sequencing technique
(C) Cryptic cloning technique
(D) Yeast cloning technique
12- The marker used, in most commercially available kits, for DNA sex determinations in Forensics
(A) Troponin gene
(B) Amelogenin gene
(C) α globulin gene
(D) Actin gene
13- Which of the following, externally visible characteristics, be predicted and used in crime detection, based on DNA evidence
(A) Black hair color
(B) Red hair color
(C) Blue iris color
(D) Both (B) and (C)
14- Individuals with red hair express an increase in
(A) Eumelanin
(B) Pheomelanin
(C) Gamma melanin
(D) Acromelanin
15- Common cell types recovered from scenes of crime used for DNA phenotyping
(A) RBC
(B) WBC
(C) Epithelial cells
(D) Both (B) and (C)
ANSWERS:
1-(A), 2-(A), 3-(D), 4-(A), 5-(C), 6-(D), 7-(C), 8-(D), 9-(A), 10-(B), 11-(B), 12-(B), 13-(D), 14-(B), 15-(D)