FACT 2018_Section-A_Part-1_Previous Year Question Paper

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Q 1. In which city of India, the first Central Forensic Science laboratory of MHA, Government of India was established?

A.      Chandigarh

B.      Hyderabad

C.      Calcutta

D.     New Delhi

ANSWER:- C

EXPLANATION

CFSL​	Establishment year​
Kolkata​	1957​
Hyderabad​	1967​
New Delhi​	1968​
Chandigarh​	1961​ (In 1933, at Lahore shifted to Chandigarh in 1961)​
Pune​	2011​
Bhopal​
Guwahati (Kamrup)​

 Q 2. Which of the following illumination is the best for striated tool marks?

A.      Oblique illumination

B.      Normal illumination

C.      Axial illumination

D.     Parallel illumination

ANSWER:- A

EXPLANATION

Oblique illumination:- light is projected on the object from sideways, slanting angle to visualize features with higher contrast as compared to when viewed with brightfield illumination.

 Q 3.  In which year, did Sir C.V. Raman get Nobel Prize?

A.      1928

B.      1929

C.      1930

D.     1931

ANSWER:- C

EXPLANATION

For his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the effect named after him.

 Q 4.  Which one of the following is India’s highest peacetime military decoration award for valor, courageous action, or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield?

A.      Gallantry Award

B.      Shaurya Chakra Award

C.      Kirti Chakra Award

D.     Ashoka Chakra Award

ANSWER:- D

EXPLANATION

Gallantry Award:- Gallantry Awards have been instituted by the Government of India to honor the acts of bravery and sacrifice of the officers/personnel of the Armed Forces, other lawfully constituted forces, and civilians. These gallantry awards are announced twice a year - first on the occasion of Republic Day and then on the occasion of Independence Day.

 Gallantry Awards are classified into two Categories

• Gallantry in the Face of Enemy
• Gallantry Other than in the Face of Enemy

First Category of Gallantry Awards	Second Category of Gallantry Awards
Param Vir Chakra	Ashok Chakra
Mahavir Chakra	Kirti Chakra
Vir Chakra	Shaurya Chakra

 Q 5.  Corpus delecti means:

A.      Body of crime

B.      Corporal punishment for dereliction of duty

C.      Detection of chemical compounds

D.     Exhumation of corpse

ANSWER:- A

  Q 6.  The first G.E.Q.D. Office in India was started at which place?

A.      Shimla

B.      Kolkata

C.      Hyderabad

D.     Delhi

ANSWER:-A\

EXPLANATIONLANATION

GEQD Shimla - 1906

GEQD Kolkata - 1964

GEQD Hyderabad - 1969

 Q 7.  If an object is immersed in a liquid of higher density then:

A.      The object will float

B.      The object will sink

C.      The object will suspend

D.     The object will shrink

ANSWER:- A

 Q 8.  Amongst given options, sound travels at the fastest speed in:

A.      Vacuum

B.      Air

C.      Water

D.     Steel

ANSWER:- D

EXPLANATION

SPEED OF SOUND

Solids> liquids>gas

Sound cannot travel in a vacuum as there is no material medium.

 Q 9.  Which one of the following principles of forensic science was established by Mr. Edmund Locard?

A.      Every object has individuality

B.      Contact exchanges traces

C.      Everything changes with the passage of time

D.     Only the likes can be compared

 ANSWER:-B

 Q 10.  Splashes of blood on striking a surface obliquely would appear as:

A.      Exclamation mark

B.      Round Exclamation mark

C.      Round with prickly edges

D.     Round with satellite drops

 ANSWER:- A

 Q 11.  The component NOT related to the compound microscope is:

A.      Fine adjustment

B.      Electron gun

C.      Binocular eyepiece

D.     Condenser lens

ANSWER:- B

Q 12. In the microscopic examination, the ocular lens of 10X and objective lens of 20X would give magnification:

A.      30 times

B.      20 times

C.      200 times

D.     2000 times

 ANSWER:- C

Q 13.  The last step to be taken before releasing the crime scene should be:

A.      Thorough cleaning of the crime scene

B.      Sketching the crime scene

C.      Final survey

D.     Photographing the crime scene

ANSWER:- C

 Q 14.  She had a hairbreadth escape from the road accident. Which word relates to this sentence:

A.      Lucky

B.      Easy

C.      Narrow

D.     Quick

 ANSWER:- C

 Q 15.  The next number in the series 4,6,9,13,……is

A.      15

B.      12

C.      18

D.     17

ANSWER:- C

 Q 16.  Next number in the series 3,6,8,16,18,……is

A.      28

B.      36

C.      54

D.     34

ANSWER:- B

   Q 17.  If the sum of two numbers is 32 and their difference is 16, the smaller number would be

A.      6

B.      8

C.      16

D.     18

ANSWER:- B

 Q 18.  J. S. Verma commission was appointed as a consequence of

A.      Naina Sahni murder case

B.      Shivani Bhatnagar Murder case

C.      Nirbhaya Case

D.     Jessica Lal case

ANSWER:- C

 Q 19.  In which year the first Laboratory of Govt. Examiner of Questioned Documents was set up in India:-

A.      1904

B.      1914

C.      1924

D.     1934

ANSWER:- A

EXPLANATION

British Government of Bengal created the post of Government Handwriting Expert of Bengal. Mr. CR Hardless was appointed to this post in 1904.

This set-up was shifted to Shimla in the year 1906.

Q 20.  A Document Expert notified as Assistant Chemical Examiner can also give evidence under:-

A.      Section 293 of CrPC

B.      Section 47 of IEA

C.      Section 73 of IEA

D.     Section 45 of IEA

ANSWER:- A

EXPLANATION

Section 45 in The Indian Evidence Act, 1872:- Opinions of experts

Section 47 in The Indian Evidence Act, 1872:- Opinion as to handwriting, when relevant

Section 73 in The Indian Evidence Act, 1872:- Comparison of signature, writing, or seal with others admitted or proved

Q 21. The relative age of a signature can be ascertained by:-

A.      Examination of the color of ink used in writing a signature

B.      By examination of specimen collected by IO on a day

C.      By examination of the standard signature in chronological order and comparing with the disputed signature

D.     Examination of the size of the paper used

ANSWER:- C

Q 22.  The colour of the Indian Diplomatic Passport is:-

A.      Yellow colour

B.      Maroon colour

C.      White colour

D.     Blue colour

 ANSWER:- B

Regular passport	Diplomatic/Official Passport	ECR(Emigration Check Required) Holders
Cover is navy blue	Cover is maroon	Cover is orange
This is for regular travel	Only issued to people holding diplomatic status	This is provided to the ECR holder
Leisure or business-related trips	Other high profile government officials are likely to be issued this passport

 Q 23. Currency Note Press, India Security Press, Security Paper Mill organizations are under the direct administrative control of:

A.      Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Ltd.

B.      Ministry of Finance

C.      Reserve Bank of India Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Ltd.

D.     Ministry of Home Affairs

ANSWER:- A

Q 24.  Close up photography is required in case of:

A.      Disguised writings

B.      Forged signature

C.      Indented writings

D.     Secret writings

ANSWER:- B

Q 25.  According to the Simon New Comb Theory:-

A.      The probability of concurrence of all the events is equal to the continued product of the probability of each event

B.      The probability of concurrence of all the events is equal to the sum of the probability of each event

C.      The probability of concurrence of all the events is equal to the continued product of the probability and divided by probability of single event

D.     The probability of concurrence of all the events is equal to the four times of the probability of single event.

ANSWER:- A

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