Personal Identification Techniques Quiz

What is the determination of the individuality of a person or thing called?

• Classification

• Recognition

• Identification

• Verification

Which method of identification is based on the comparison of ante-mortem and post-mortem records?

• By Observation

• By Analysis

• By Exclusion

• By Comparison

What is the principle that states no two fingerprints are exactly alike?

• Principle of Uniqueness

• Principle of Individuality

• Principle of Infallibility

• Principle of Constancy

Which of the following is a characteristic that may not easily be changed?

• Clothing

• Speech

• Hair

• Frequent Place of Visit

What is the first known method of identification that is not reliable?

• Facial Recognition

• Tattoo Marks

• Fingerprinting

• Dactyloscopy

Which of the following is considered the hardest substance of the human body?

• Enamel of the teeth

• Bone

• Cartilage

• Skin

What is the term for the study of the pore structure for identification?

• Dermatoglyphics

• Poroscopy

• Chiroscopy

• Dactyloscopy

Which gait is characterized by a swaying movement due to knock-knee?

• Paretic Gait

• Cow's Gait

• Spastic Gait

• Ataxic Gait

What is the process of tracing the ridges intervening between the tracing ridge and the delta called?

• Ridge Counting

• Ridge Evaluation

• Ridge Tracing

• Ridge Analysis

In the classification line, which comes first?

• Sub-Secondary

• Final

• Primary

• Secondary