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