POWERMIND REVIEW CENTER 15.

It is a well settled rule that evidence will have no value in court in

FORENSIC CHEMISTRY AND TOXICOLOGY spite of the good report of the expert if the specimen cannot be
POST TEST identified by reason of improper labeling.
a. Standard for comparison
b. Labelling and Sealing
Directions: c. Maintenance of Individuality
a. Read the questions carefully and choose the best answer. d. Sufficiency of sample
b. Shade the corresponding letter on the answer sheet using 16. Is referred to as a highly complex mixture of cells, enzymes,
pencil. proteins, and inorganic substances.
c. Strictly, NO ERASURES! a. Blood c. Plasma
1. is a science that deals with the composition, b. Saliva d. Hair
structure and properties of substances and with the transformations 17. Blood is circulating tissue of the body and composed of
that they undergo. solid materials.
a. Toxicology c. Forensic a. 25% c. 45%
b. Chemistry d. Criminalistic b. 35% d. 55%
2. Relating to or dealing with the application of scientific knowledge 18. Red blood cells often termed as?
to legal problems is called . a. Thrombocytes c. Paracytes
a. Chemistry c. Criminalistic b. Leukocytes d. Erythrocytes
b. Forensic d. Toxicology 19. A glass fracture primarily resembles the spokes of a wheel where
3. The scientific study of poisons, their nature, properties, and effect. the radiating rod originates at a common point is called?
a. Toxicology c. Forensic a. Radial crack c. Glass crack
b. Chemistry d. Criminalistic b. Concentric crack d. Wheel crack
4. These are articles and materials which are found in connection with 20. What do you call to the process of deciphering erased serial
an investigation and which aid in establishing the identity of the numbers in metal or alloy properties?
perpetrator of the circumstances under which the crime was a. Patching c. Etching
committed. b. Erasing d. Grinding
a. Evidence c. Corpus Delicti 21. A highly poisonous gas that was used during WW I in 1914 by
b. Physical Evidence d. Locus Criminis Germans.
5. Which of the following is not under the scope of Forensic a. LPG c. Petroleum Gas
Chemistry? b. Mustard Gas d. Helium Gas
a. Include chemical properties 22. A test for blood which determines whether visible stains do or do
b. Analysis of evidence not contain blood. It is used to demonstrate the presence of blood.
c. Prosecution of criminals a. confirmatory test c. precipitin test
d. Examination of samples b. preliminary test d. blood grouping test
6. A type of witness wherein he is not allowed to express his opinion. 23. Determines whether blood stains really contains blood. Test that
He may testify to impressions of common experiments such as the positively identifies blood.
speed of a vehicle, whether a voice was that of a man, woman or a a. confirmatory test c. precipitin test
child. b. preliminary test d. blood grouping test
a. Expert witnesss c. Woman witnesss 24. Which of the following is NOT preliminary test for blood?
b. Child witness d. Ordinary witness a. confirmatory test c. Luminous test
7. A person skilled in some art, trade or science to the extent that he b. Guaiacum test d. Benzidine test
possesses information not within the common knowledge of man may 25. What color is the positive result of the Benzidine Test for blood?
be categorized as a. Red c. Blue
a. Expert witnesss c. Woman witnesss b. Yellow d. Pink
b. Child witness d. Ordinary witness 26. Is a viscid whitish fluid of the male reproductive track containing
8. Which among the following is NOT belong to the four stages of spermatozoa suspended in secretion of accessory glands.
work of Forensic Chemist? a. Spermatozoa c. Serum
a. court appearance b. Semen d. Fluid
b. give judgment in the court 27. Is considered as the most distinctive part of the hair.
c. examining specimen a. Tip c. Shaft
d. collection of samples b. Roots d. Medulla
9. These are known specimens to compare with the questioned 28. What do you call to the central canal of the hair that maybe empty
needed to aid in establishing a suspect’s relationships to the crime or may contain various sets of cells more or less pigmented and
under investigation. begins more and less near the root.
a. Specimen c. Standard Specimen a. Tip c. Shaft
b. Exemplar d. Regular Specimen b. Roots d. Medulla
10. The following are belong to the six golden rules of in the practice 29. The outermost covering of the hair. It is consists of one layer of
of forensic chemistry. non-nucleated polygonal cells, which overlaps like the scales on a
I. Go slowly fish.
II. Avoid complicated theories a. Cortex c. Medulla
III. Take note b. Cuticle d. Core
IV. Consult others 30. It is the natural chemical composition which gives color to the
V. Do not alter evidence hair.
a. all of them c. I, II, III and IV a. Melanin c. Glutathione
b. I, II and III d. III, IV and V b. Hair color d. Flavins
11. Which of the following is an example of biological sample? 31. Is the relationship between the diameter of the medulla and the
a. Solvent c. Striations diameter of the whole hair.
b. Arsenic d. Saliva a. Medulla
12. Explosives is an example of sample. b. Medullary index
a. chemical c. physical c. Shaft and medulla relation
b. biological d. mechanical d. None of these
13. The use of chemistry to support civil and criminal litigation. 32. Which of the following is NOT used in testing Textile Fibers?
a. Forensic c. Chemistry a. Burning test c. Microscopic test
b. Forensic Chemistry d. Criminalistic b. Fluorescence test d. None
14. An ethical act of a forensic investigator that enable him to be 33. Type of fiber characterized by multicellular filament, straight and
confident that in case of doubtful result, he/she can still have enough cylindrical, not twisted and flattened, tapering to a sharp point.
samples to repeat or to proceed to the succeeding examinations. a. Linen c. Cotton
a. Standard for comparison b. Silk d. Yarn
b. Labelling and Sealing 34. A supercooled liquid that possess high viscosity and rigidity. It is
c. Maintenance of Individuality a non-crystalline inorganic substance.
d. Sufficiency of sample a. Blood c. Glass
b. Semen d. Hair
35. Hair, blood stains, and saliva found at the crime scene is called b. Forensist d. Forensic Technician
as? 55. It refers to the process of duplicating the image of an evidence for
a. chemical sample c. physical sample its preservation.
b. biological sample d. mechanical sample a. Photograph c. Forensic Photography
36. Application of the study of blood, semen, saliva and other body b. Photography d. Printing
fluids to legal matters. 56. Used to establish identity, parentage, family relationships and
a. Forensic c. Forensic Serology appropriate matches.
b. Forensic Chemistry d. Forensic Toxicology a. Eugenics c. Bad Breeding
37. A device used to reliably determine if the substance really b. Good Breeding d. DNA Typing
contains blood or not. 57. DNA stands for?
a. Helixometer c. Stethoscope a. Deoxyribonoclueic Acid
b. Spectroscope d. Sphygmomanometer b. Deoxirebonucleic Acid
38. Chromosomes used to identify the gender of the fetus and liable b. Deoxyribonucleic Acid
for the biological inheritance. How many chromosomes are there in d. None of these
one gender? 58. The following are the characteristic of tools and techniques used
a. 23 c. 46 in Forensic Science. EXCEPT:
b. 36 d. 55 1. Sensitivity
39. Male chromosome: 2. Specificity
a. XX c. XYY 3. Longevity
b. XY d. XYZ 4. Rapidity
40. Female chromosome: a. 1 and 2 c. 3 and 4
a. XX c. XYY b. 2 only d. 3 only
b. XY d. XYZ 59. 20% of plasma are proteins that consists of albumin, globalines,
41. What should the forensic investigator would do in order to and fibrogen. The statement is .
preserve the seminal fluid previously recovered from the crime a. True c. Yes
scene? b. False d. No
a. Put in a plastic container 60. It has been called the circulating tissue of the body.
b. Dried the stain in open air a. Blood c. Poison
c. Put 10% solution of formalin b. Venom d. Heart
d. Swab by cotton 61. The most abundant cells in our blood: they are produced in the
42. This refers to the dead body of animals: bone marrow and contain a protein called hemoglobin.
a. Cadaver c. Wound a. White Blood Cell c. Plasma
b. Carcass d. Corpse b. Red Blood Cell d. Serum
43. In the examination of hair, what will be the presumption if the 62. The clotting factors that are carried in the plasma: they clot
investigator finds the medulla measuring less than 0.5? together in the process called coagulation to seal a wound and prevent
a. hair is belonged to human loss of blood.
b. hair is belonged to animal a. Plasma c. Platelets
c. hair is belonged to insect b. Serum d. White Blood Cell
d. hair is belonged to dogs 63. The one who developed blood typing: This classification also
44. Which of the following is NOT part of shaft? called the A-B-O system.
a. Medulla c. Roots a. Rhesus c. Democritus
b. Cortex d. Cuticle b. Karl Landsteiner d. James Marsh
45. He is a Spanish toxicologist, chemist, medical professor in France 64. According to Peter J. Adamo Theory, what blood type is being
and considered as the Father of Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology. depict when an individual has an ancestor that were hunters and
a. Pedro Solis c. Paulus Zacchias gatherers, hence they should have lots animal protein and
b. Mathieu Orfila d. Democritus carbohydrates.
46. An element of blood that destroy infectious agents called a. Blood Type A c. Blood Type O
pathogens. b. Blood Type B d. Blood Type AB
a. Erythrocytes c. Leukocytes 65. Test for blood that considered as “the most common test for
b. Thrombocytes d. Plasma blood:”
47. What year Karl Landsteiner developed the ABO system of blood a. Hemastix Test c. Benzidine Test
grouping? b. TMB d. Luminol Test
a. 1900 c. 1992 66. The pointed edges of a stain that radiate out from the spatter: it
b. 1991 c. 1993 can help determine the direction from which the blood travelled.
48. It is the secretion of the mouth that is important in digestion and a. Parent Drop c. Spatter
comprise of cells and secretions from the salivary and parotid glands. b. angle of impact d. Spines
a. Blood c. Saliva 67. Spermatozoa or Sperm Cell comes from the greek word “Sperma”
b. Semen d. Urine means?
49. In 1906, he wrote a paper on the use of hair in forensic a. seed c. something sown
investigation to determine identity. b. seedless d. sown
a. Dr. Paul Kirk c. Rudolph Virchow 68. Part of spermatozoa consists of mitochondria, located at the short
b. Hugo Marx d. Karl Marx neck which provides energy for the movement of tail.
50. A substance that retards the physiological action of an organs. a. Tail c. Middle Piece
a. Stimulant c. Tranquilizer b. Head d. Feet
b. Depressants d. Rugby 69. How many distinct parts do Spermatozoa have?
51. A branch of chemistry which deals with the application of a. 1 c. 3
chemical principles in the solution of problems that arise in b. 2 d.4
connection with the administration of justice. 70. Helps to give a yellowish color to semen and caused it to
a. Forensic c. Forensic Chemistry fluoresce under UV light.
b. Chemistry d. Forensic Toxicology a. Plasma c. Serum
52. Known to be the early civilization who used poisons for murder b. Flavins d. Melanin
and executions. 71. Typically has 1.5 ml to 3.5 ml is the normal quantity of seminal
a. Chinese, Filipino, Americans fluid in single ejaculation with a usual total number of
b. Greeks, Romans and Australians a. 300 to 359 million sperm cells
c. Romans. Australians and Egyptians b. 400 to 450 million sperm cells
d. Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians c. 400 to 500 million sperm cells
53. The first murder trial to show toxicological testimony in 1752 d. 500 to 550 million sperm cells
England. 72. A condition wherein males have no spermatozoa at all.
a. PP Vs Vera c. The De Lima Drug Case a. Aspermia c. Oligospermia
b. Blandy Murder Case d. People Vs Jennings b. Necrospermia d. Nospermia
54. The one who analyze evidence from the crime scene and derives a 73. Humans can produce 1 to 1.1 Liter of a saliva a day. The
conclusion based on test undertaken. statement is
a. Chemist c. Forensic Chemist a. True c. Maybe
b. False d. No b. wrong d. maybe wrong
74. The year wherein hair is first used as physical evidence. 96. He is considered as the father of Toxicology.
a. 1827 c. 1847 a. Mathiew Orfila c. Leone Lattes
b. 1837 d. 1857 b. Francis Galton d. Calvin Goddard
75. Become the first person to do an in-depth study of hair. 97. In every contact leave a trace. This principle is come from:
a. Dr Paul Kirk c. Hugo Marx a. Albert Osborn c. Edmond Locard
b. Rudolph Virchow d. Karl Marx b. Walter McCrone d. Dr. Hans Gross
76. A kind of hair that generally short: 98. Is a mean, sanctioned by the revised rules of court, of ascertaining
a. Real hair c. Public hair to a judicial proceeding the truth respecting a matter of fact.
b. Fuzz hair d. Fake hair a. Evidence c. Standard Specimen
77. Part of the hair that is being embedded in the skin: b. Physical Evidence d. Sample Specimen
a. Shaft c. Roots 99. The straw-yellow liquid formed when blood to which oxelate has
b. Cuticle d. Cortex been added to prevent clotting is allowed to strand.
78. When the medulla is very thick, it belongs to? a. Plasma c. White blood cell
a. Human hair c. Fuzz hair b. Red Blood Cells d. Blood Platelets
b. Animal hair d. Real hair 100. Also known as Erythrocytes.
79. Derived from the Latin word “Textilis” means? a. Plasma c. White blood cell
a. Wave c. to Weave b. Red Blood Cells d. Blood Platelets
b. Textile d. to make Fibers
80. It is a test used for textile fibers to determine whether fiber is
mineral, animal or vegetable tigers.
a. Chemical Analysis of Fibers c. Burning or Ignition Test
b. Fluorescence Test d. Microscopic Examination
81. The most reliable and best means of identifying fiber.
a. Chemical Analysis of Fibers c. Burning or Ignition Test
b. Fluorescence Test d. Microscopic Examination
82. Composition of Glass:
a. Silica, Carbon Dioxide, Phosphorus
b. Silica Boric Acid, Phosphorus pentoxide
c. Silica, Boric Oxide, Phosphorus Pentoxide
d. Sodium Thiopental, Pancuronium Bromide, Potassium Chloride
83. Under cause of fracture in glass, it exhibits a regular pattern of
radial/concentric fracture.
a. Due to natural means c. Fresh fracture
b. Due to mechanical means d. Old fracture
84. Deals with human diseases caused by, or associated with
abnormal exposure to chemical substances.
a. Toxicology c. Forensic Toxicology
b. Clinical Toxicology d. Chemistry
85. The study of the symptoms, mechanisms, treatments and
detection of poisoning.
a. Clinical Toxicology c. Forensic Toxicology
b. Forensic Chemistry d. Toxicology
86. A toxin that enters the body by being swallowed, inhaled or
absorbed through the skin.
a. Toxin c.Venom
b. Poison d.Toxicant
87. A toxin that enters the bloodstream through injection or an injury.
a. Biotoxins c. Venom
b. Exotoxin d. Hemotoxins
88. Pesticides are considered as?
a. Volatile Poison c. Metallic
b. Miscellaneous d. Non-Volatile Substances
89. At present, there are how many distinct laboratories in the
Philippines under Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology?
a. 3 c. 7
b. 5 d. 9
90. It is a process used to determine and identify the chemical
properties of an unknown substance.
a. Quantitative Examination
b. Qualitative Examination
c. The Known Examination
d. The Unknown Examination
91. For every 600 red blood cells, there are about how many platelets
and white cell?
a. 40 platelets and 1 cell
b. 1 platelets and 40 cells
c. 41 platelets and 2 cells
d. 1 platelets and 42 cells
92. Hair grows at the rate of mm per day.
a. 0.1 to 0.2 c. 0.3 to 0.4
b. 0.2 to 0.3 d. 0.3 to 0. 5
93. Kind of hair that is generally long and stiff:
a. Root c. Fuzz hair
b. Real hair d. Rebonded hair
94. A secondary fracture having the appearance of circles around the
point of impact connecting one radiating crack to the other, thus
forming triangular pieces of glasses.
a. Concentric Fracture c. Radial Fracture
b. Triangular Fracture d. Old Fracture
95. Red blood cells has DNA while the White Blood Cells has no
DNA in nucleus. The statement is?
a. correct c. maybe correct