Physical Evidence Analysis

Physical Evidence Analysis

Physical Evidence Analysis Quiz Crafted By-

Silki Setia

Team Member

Sherlock Institute of Forensic Science India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi


Introduction to Physical Evidence Analysis 

Physical evidences are any objects that can establish that a crime has been committed or can establish a link between a suspect and the victim of the crime with each other and with the scene of crime. As all the crime scenes are unique in nature so almost anything can be treated as physical evidence depending upon the type of crime and the circumstances under which the crime was committed. It may not be possible to enlist a type of objects to be recovered as physical evidences in a particular type of case. Several different types of physical evidences like pieces of glass, paint, soil, semen, saliva, hair, nail clippings, finger and foot prints are very commonly found at a crime scenes related to different types of cases. However, the weight given to each piece of evidence is ultimately decided by the jury. After recognizing the physical evidences at the scene needs to be collected and packaged properly. While handling the evidence care must be exercised to avoid contamination as for as possible.

Let's look at the questions and their answer. 


Ques 1. The CSI incharge divides the crime scene into sectors and each team member takes one sectors

a) GridSearch

b) Parallel Search

c) Zone Search

d) Spiral Search

Answer-c) Zone Search

Ques 2.Trace Evidences includes

a) Gun-Shot Residue (GSR)

b) Point Residue

c) Illicit drugs

d) All of these

Answer-d)All of these

Ques 3.When something like a baseball bat contacts a blood source and then swings back which type of blood spatter pattern form

a) Cast-off Pattern

b) Tear-Drop Pattern

c) High-Energy Pattern

d) None of These

Answer-a) Cast-off Pattern

Ques 4.Cyanoacrylate (Super Glue) Fuming method is used for

a) Documents

b) Fingerprints

c) Firearms

d) Footprints

Answer-b) Fingerprints

Ques 5.Which of them are porous Surfaces

a) Glass

b) Plastic

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) None of These

Answer-d)  None of These

Ques 6.A footwear impression in mud is an example of

a) two-  dimensional

b) three- dimensional

c) four - dimensional

d) None of these

Answer-b)  three- dimensional

Ques 7.Which of them have higher density

a) Paraffins

b) olefins

c) Aromatics

d) Cycloparaffins

Answer-c)  Aromatics

Ques 8.Test for identification of inorganic ions

a) Capillary Electrophoresis

b) Wet Test

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) None of These

Answer-c) Both (a) and (b)

Ques 9.The instruments used by police officer in the case of alcohol includes

a) Alcometer

b) Intoxilyser

c) Intoximeter

d) All of These

Answer-d) All of These

Ques 10.For the detection of volatile poison which of the test is used

a) Fujiwara Test

b) Reinsch’s Test

c) Gutzeit Test

d) All of These

Answer-a) Fujiwara Test

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