FORENSIC 4 QUESTION DOCUMENTS
  • 1. ‎The branch of forensic science dealing with disputed handwriting and documents is called:
A) Questioned Document Examination
B) Criminalistics
C) Forensic Chemistry
D) Latent Print Examination
E) Ballistics
  • 2. A questioned document refers to:
A) Any document whose authenticity is in doubt
B) Any document from a court
C) Any paper with a signature
D) Any printed material
E) Any official document
  • 3. The primary purpose of handwriting examination is:
A) Analyze ink composition
B) Identify typewriters
C) Establish authorship
D) Detect tampering
E) Restore charred papers
  • 4. The father of questioned document examination is:
A) Albert Osborn
B) Alphonse Bertillon
C) Calvin Goddard
D) Sherwood Dodge
E) Hans Gross
  • 5. “Document” in QDE refers to:
A) Any fixed form of recorded message
B) Only machine-typed pages
C) Only printed books
D) Only digital files
E) Only handwritten materials
  • 6. A genuine signature is called:
A) Forged signature
B) Standard signature
C) Simulated signature
D) Traced signature
E) Model signature
  • 7. The most reliable standard for comparison is:
A) Block writing
B) Simulated writing
C) Traced writing
D) Request writing
E) Collected writing
  • 8. The normal variation in handwriting is known as:
A) Pauses
B) Natural variation
C) Hesitation
D) Stimulation
E) Intentional variation
  • 9. A forged signature made by copying the genuine one through sight imitation is:
A) Impressed
B) Genuine
C) Freehand/Simulated
D) Disguised
E) Traced
  • 10. The study of altered writings and erasures is called:
A) Paper analysis
B) Chromatography
C) Document restoration
D) Alteration examination
E) Erasure reconstruction
  • 11. Which is NOT a type of forgery?
A) Freehand
B) Tracing
C) Lifted signature
D) Simulation
E) Genuine signature
  • 12. The common lighting used to detect erasures:
A) Infrared
B) Halogen
C) Fluorescent
D) Ultraviolet
E) Sodium light
  • 13. Indented writings are examined using a:
A) Stereomicroscope
B) Video comparison microscope
C) VSC
D) ESDA
E) TLC plate
  • 14. The study of inks is known as:
A) Chromatography
B) Ink analysis
C) Chemigraphy
D) Pigmentology
E) Toxicology
  • 15. Typewriting comparison focuses on:
A) Typeface wear
B) All of the above
C) Impact characteristics
D) Printer alignment
E) Ribbon defects
  • 16. A disguised handwriting is one that is:
A) Photocopied
B) Traced
C) Forced to match another person
D) Written unnaturally to hide identity
E) Simulated
  • 17. Which is a class characteristic in handwriting?
A) Skill level
B) Tremors
C) Unique loops
D) General slant
E) Pen pressure
  • 18. Which is an individual characteristic?
A) Copybook style
B) School writing pattern
C) Cultural writing habit
D) Letter formation unique to writer
E) Block letter structure
  • 19. The most important principle in QDE:
A) Paper fibers tell identity
B) All inks are different
C) Handwriting changes daily
D) No two persons write alike
E) All printers leave marks
  • 20. The natural rhythm of writing refers to:
A) Fluency and speed
B) Tremors
C) Spacing
D) Pressure pattern
E) Shading
  • 21. The up-strokes and down-strokes of handwriting are called:
A) Moves
B) Strokes
C) Dashes
D) Patterns
E) Lines
  • 22. Letter height ratio refers to:
A) Margin alignment
B) Handwriting fluidity
C) Proportion of tall and short letters
D) Movement speed
E) Pen pressure
  • 23. A tremor in handwriting may indicate:
A) Natural variation
B) Confidence
C) Skill
D) Speed
E) Forgery
  • 24. A signature written faster than usual suggests:
A) Disguise
B) Simulation
C) Tracing
D) Natural writing
E) Hesitation
  • 25. Hesitation marks indicate:
A) Lack of confidence
B) Genuine writing
C) Fluency
D) Natural movement
E) Speed
  • 26. Pen pressure is best seen under:
A) UV light
B) LED
C) Transmitted light
D) Oblique light
E) Infrared
  • 27. The “alignment” refers to:
A) Stroke sequence
B) Size of letters
C) Direction of pen
D) Slant
E) Baseline pattern
  • 28. A traced signature normally shows:
A) Lack of pen lifts
B) Tremors
C) Natural curves
D) Uniform pressure
E) Smooth lines
  • 29. A freehand simulation shows:
A) Spontaneous movement
B) Exact copy of genuine
C) Deep indentations
D) Unnatural slow strokes
E) No variation
  • 30. Copybook pattern refers to:
A) Personal signature
B) Variation patterns
C) School-taught writing system
D) Individual style
E) Pen handling technique
  • 31. A heavy pen pressure creates:
A) Deep grooves
B) No traces
C) Shallow indentations
D) Light strokes
E) Broken lines
  • 32. Slant refers to:
A) Writing rhythm
B) Pressure direction
C) Signature size
D) Letter inclination
E) Ink strokes
  • 33. Poor line quality is a sign of:
A) Natural writing
B) Forgery
C) Practice
D) Skill
E) Fast movement
  • 34. A person attempting disguise will usually:
A) Modify letter forms
B) Use same pattern
C) Write naturally
D) Speed up writing
E) Add shading
  • 35. Line quality is influenced by:
A) Rhythm
B) Speed
C) Skill level
D) All of the above
E) Pen pressure
  • 36. A patching or retracing indicates:
A) Natural formation
B) Speed
C) Confidence
D) Rhythm
E) Correction of letter shape
  • 37. The spacing between letters is known as:
A) Density
B) Alignment
C) Inter-letter spacing
D) Leading
E) Margin
  • 38. Baseline drift is usually seen in:
A) Mechanical writing
B) Printed material
C) Nervous writers
D) Skilled writers
E) Traced signatures
  • 39. A disguised signature often becomes:
A) Fluent
B) Well-formed
C) Slower and inconsistent
D) More consistent
E) More natural
  • 40. Over-connection of letters indicates:
A) Tracing
B) Slow writing
C) Fast, natural flow
D) Simulation
E) Hesitation
  • 41. Hooked strokes are common in:
A) Block letters
B) Natural writing
C) Forged writing
D) Printed writing
E) Signatures only
  • 42. An uplifted pen at unnatural points often indicates:
A) Genuine writing
B) Skill
C) Forgery
D) Speed
E) Natural rhythm
  • 43. Which is an indicator of simulation?
A) Smooth lines
B) Natural variation
C) Fast strokes
D) Confidence
E) Tremors
  • 44. The ending stroke is important to determine:
A) Authenticity
B) Slant
C) Rhythm
D) All of the above
E) Pen lift
  • 45. Patch strokes usually result from:
A) Confidence
B) Tracing
C) Fluency
D) Speed
E) Natural variation
  • 46. Connecting strokes between letters show:
A) All of the above
B) Rhythm
C) Natural writing
D) Forgery
E) Skill
  • 47. A forged signature usually lacks:
A) Rhythm
B) Fluency
C) Variation
D) Speed
E) All of the above
  • 48. A high degree of consistency suggests:
A) Tremors
B) Natural writing
C) Disguise
D) Simulation
E) Forgery
  • 49. A nervous forger may produce:
A) None
B) Fast movements
C) Broken lines
D) Rhythmic strokes
E) Smooth curves
  • 50. The beginning stroke helps identify:
A) Rhythm
B) Speed
C) Direction of movement
D) Pen pressure
E) All of the above
  • 51. Ink comparison is commonly done using:
A) All of the above
B) VSC
C) Spectroscopy
D) ESDA
E) Chromatography
  • 52. TLC stands for:
A) Transparent Light Comparison
B) Thin Light Chromatics
C) Thin Layer Chromatography
D) Time Layer Coordination
E) Time-Linked Chromatics
  • 53. Chemical erasures involve:
A) Using blades
B) Addition of strokes
C) Use of solvents
D) Photocopying
E) Scratching
  • 54. Pencil erasures usually show:
A) No trace
B) Light exposure
C) Ink smudges
D) None
E) Fiber damage
  • 55. Addition of strokes to numbers is called:
A) Erasure
B) Alteration
C) Obliteration
D) Simulation
E) Overwriting
  • 56. Infrared light is used to:
A) Reveal invisible ink
B) Differentiate inks
C) Enhance erasures
D) Reduce glare
E) Detect watermarks
  • 57. A charred document is best restored using:
A) Heat
B) Chemicals
C) Infrared imaging
D) UV
E) Water
  • 58. Watermarks can be seen using:
A) LED
B) Transmitted light
C) Infrared
D) Oblique light
E) UV light
  • 59. An obliteration covers:
A) Existing writing
B) Part of text
C) Stamp
D) Signature
E) Paper fibers
  • 60. Rubbing out writing manually is called:
A) Forgery
B) Alteration
C) Mechanical erasure
D) Disguise
E) Chemical erasure
  • 61. Paper fibers become disturbed mainly from:
A) Erasure
B) Printing
C) None
D) Wetting
E) Folding
  • 62. Ink bleaching indicates:
A) Water exposure
B) Genuine
C) Printer defect
D) Paper age
E) Altered document
  • 63. Infrared luminescence is used to:
A) Date paper
B) Highlight obliterations
C) Compare printers
D) Detect pencil marks
E) Separate inks
  • 64. Fluorescence occurs when a material:
A) Emits light after UV exposure
B) Absorbs IR
C) Absorbs heat
D) Changes texture
E) Reflects red light
  • 65. Indented writing is caused by:
A) Soft pen tip
B) Acid ink
C) Slow writing
D) Hard pressure
E) Smooth paper
  • 66. A document altered by adding words is a case of:
A) Simulation
B) Erasure
C) Tracing
D) Obliteration
E) Addition
  • 67. Photocopy forgeries are hard to detect because:
A) Ink blends well
B) Copies are clearer
C) Details are identical
D) Paper does not change
E) Toner cannot be separated
  • 68. Cut-and-paste documents show:
A) Smooth edges
B) Mismatched fiber patterns
C) Same pressure
D) Perfect alignment
E) Same ink
  • 69. Raised or elevated writing is examined best using:
A) UV
B) VSC
C) Transmitted light
D) Oblique light
E) Infrared
  • 70. Carbon paper writing shows:
A) Colorless indentations
B) Black impressions
C) Ink patches
D) Fiber cuts
E) Gleaming lines
  • 71. Document dating can be done through:
A) Chemical composition
B) Paper analysis
C) Ink aging
D) Watermark study
E) All of the above
  • 72. Which indicates alteration in text alignment?
A) Fluency
B) Clear strokes
C) Smooth margins
D) Inconsistent spacing
E) Natural rhythm
  • 73. Removal of ink by scraping is:
A) Mechanical erasure
B) Chemical erasure
C) Disguise
D) Obliteration
E) Addition
  • 74. The most common tool for ink analysis:
A) TLC
B) Microscope
C) ESDA
D) X-ray
E) VSC
  • 75. A laser printer leaves marks called:
A) Toner tracks
B) Mechanical defects
C) Ink pools
D) Drum scratches
E) Fiber blots
  • 76. Typewriter comparison relies on:
A) Wear marks
B) Ribbon characteristics
C) Alignment defects
D) All of the above
E) Impact impressions
  • 77. A photocopied signature is:
A) Digitally forged
B) A reproduction
C) Pressure-based
D) Genuine
E) Ink-based
  • 78. Inkjet printers deposit ink by:
A) Heat and spray
B) Pressure
C) Impact
D) Friction
E) Toner fusion
  • 79. Laser printers use:
A) Liquid ink
B) Toner
C) Grease
D) Dye ink
E) Pigment
  • 80. Inkjet prints show:
A) Grooves
B) Scratch marks
C) Powdery texture
D) Dot patterns
E) Fiber cuts
  • 81. Identification of printer model is based on:
A) Toner uniformity
B) Printing pattern
C) All of the above
D) Type defects
E) Drum marks
  • 82. Document security features include:
A) All of the above
B) Security threads
C) Holograms
D) UV fibers
E) Watermarks
  • 83. Digital signature differs from handwritten signature because:
A) Uses pen pressure
B) Uses strokes
C) Uses biometric data
D) Uses ink
E) Uses cryptographic keys
  • 84. Which is a sign of cut-and-paste forgery?
A) Pixel mismatches
B) Same margins
C) Even alignment
D) Smooth text edges
E) Identical fonts
  • 85. Microprinting on IDs is checked using:
A) Heat source
B) UV lamp
C) VSC
D) Infrared
E) Magnification
  • 86. Security paper contains:
A) Watermarks
B) Security fibers
C) Dyes
D) Silk threads
E) All of the above
  • 87. Toner fusion marks appear in:
A) Photocopies
B) Laser printers
C) Inkjet printers
D) Handwritten documents
E) Typewriters
  • 88. To identify the origin of printed documents, examiners use:
A) Signature strokes
B) Obliteration study
C) Pen pressure
D) Paper fiber tests
E) Printing defect patterns
  • 89. The pattern of dots in printed material is called:
A) Pixel map
B) Dot matrix
C) Halftone pattern
D) Screen texture
E) Raster pattern
  • 90. Photocopier defects appear as:
A) Ink pools
B) Bright paper
C) Smooth tones
D) Repeated voids/lines
E) None
  • 91. Laser printers use a rotating component called:
A) Drum
B) Roller
C) Cartridge
D) Plate
E) Spindle
  • 92. Fax documents often show:
A) Black streaks
B) Toner cracks
C) High resolution
D) High color accuracy
E) Ink blobs
  • 93. PDF manipulation is detected by:
A) Watermarking
B) Printing test
C) Signature card
D) Metadata analysis
E) Passwords
  • 94. Printer tracking dots are used to:
A) Produce colors
B) Align text
C) Identify printer model
D) Encrypt data
E) Date documents
  • 95. A forged digital document may show:
A) Alignment consistency
B) Layer mismatches
C) Perfect gradients
D) Smooth resolution
E) High clarity
  • 96. A scanned document lacks:
A) Pixel noise
B) Fiber impressions
C) Ink texture
D) Toner particles
E) All of the above
  • 97. A low-resolution print shows:
A) Sharp curves
B) No pixelation
C) Blocky edges
D) Smooth lines
E) Clean circles
  • 98. Inconsistency in font type may indicate:
A) Computer reset
B) None
C) Genuine writing
D) Document alteration
E) Paper defect
  • 99. Digital tampering in images is detected with:
A) Histogram analysis
B) Pen pressure
C) Paper fiber checks
D) Margin consistency
E) Watermarks
  • 100. The most comprehensive tool for modern document examination is:
A) Video Spectral Comparator (VSC)
B) ESDA
C) Microscope
D) UV lamp
E) TLC plate
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