Questioned Documents MCQ's [Part-2]

Questioned Documents MCQ's

Q1.Who is known to be the father of the questioned document?

A) Frank Elder

B) Albert S. Osborn

C) Burrard

D) Michael J Allen

Answer: Albert S. Osborn

Explanation: Albert S. Osborn is considered the father of science of questioned document.He was the first president of the American Society Of Questioned Document Examiner (ASQDE).In 1910,Osborn authored the book “Questioned Document” which is considered the first book in the field of forensic document analysis.

Q2. Which of the following terms is used to describe a document with word pictures?

A) Phonograph

B) Phoenicians

C) Petroglyphs

D) Ideograph

 Answer: Ideograph

 Explanation: Ideograph is a term used to describe a document with word pictures, a graphic character that indicates the sound used to say it as “chinese” character is an ideogram.

Q3. Which type of writing movement in an unshielded writer's handwriting is present prominently?

A) Forearm movement

B) Whole arm movement

C) Finger movement

D) Wrist Movement

Answer: Whole arm movement

Explanation: The writing movement in handwriting can be divided into different movement of hands which involve forearm movement,wrist movement and finger movements.Whole arm movement is the action of entire arm without resting.This class of writing movement produce longer and embellished, strikes and it is generally employed in forming capital letters of large size,in black board writing and in very large writing written by artist on sign board.

Q4. The direction of stroke of ball point pen lines can be determined by examining?

A) Escapement

B) Burr striations

C) Hiatus

D) Gooping

Answer: Burr striations

Explanation: Determination of direction of ball point pen motion from the orientation of the burr striation.Burr striation are blank spots in the ink on the paper,usually the result of a clogged hole in the ball.

Q5. The author of the book untitled “suspect document” is:

A) Osborn and Osborn

B) Ordway Hilton

C) Wilson R.Harrison

D) RA.Huber

Answer: Wilson R. Harrison

Q6. Which of them describe the line quality defects in the handwriting of age and ill persons.

A) Tumors shows unusual and erotic departure of the line from its intended course and then abrupt recovery

B) Pen lifts present at the wrong places

C) Movements beyond the control of the writer particularly in a downward stroke

D) Delicate,unnecessary and careful retouching

E) Inequality in the movement at any place in the writing stroke is ,strong and vigorous stroke combined with hesitating strokes.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A) A and B only

B) A and C only

C) A and D only

D) C and E only

Answer: A and C only

Q7. A stroke that rises above the height of the body of the letter formation is known as:

A) Apex

B) Arcade

C) Ascender

D) Bovel

Answer: Ascender

Explanation: Ascender is a part of a lowercase letter that arises above the main body of the letter.These letters are used in typography and handwriting examination.These miniscule letters in a Latin derived alphabet that extends above the mean line of a font.

Q8. Which of the following character scripts are written from right to left?

A) Arabian

B) Hebrew

C) Cyprus

D) Both A and B

Answer: Both A and B

Explanation: Including Arabic and Hebrew,there is Kashmiri,Pashto,Persian,Uighur,Sorani Kurdish,Punjabi,Sindhi and Urdu languages which are widespread R2L writing systems in modern times.

Q9. The design of letters which are fundamental to a writing system:

A) Majuscule

B) Exemplar

C) Copybook form

D) Cursive writing

Answer: Copybook form

Explanation: It is the basic form and design of letters which is fundamental to the writing system.Also known as a particular manual of writing instruction that provides model letter design for the student to copy.

Q10. Kromekote paper method is used in the following:

A) Determining the sequence of intersecting strokes

B) Deciphering invisible writings

C) Deciphering erased writings

D) Deciphering indented writings

Answer: Determining the sequence of intersecting strokes

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