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FIBALLI 1
Contributed by: Datu Totong
  • 1. It refers to the properties and attributes of the projectile while still inside the gun.
A) Forensic Ballistics
B) Terminal Ballistics
C) Interior Ballistics
D) Exterior Ballistics
  • 2. It covers from the time; the firearm is loaded with the cartridge, the explosion and the movement of the bullet from the breech to the muzzle of the gun.
A) Interior Ballistics
B) Exterior Ballistics
C) Terminal Ballistics
D) Forensic Ballistics
  • 3. It refers to the attributes and movements of the bullet after it has left the gun muzzle, which includes the condition of the bullets' movement and flight up to the target.
A) Forensic Ballistics
B) Exterior Ballistics
C) Interior Ballistics
D) Terminal Ballistics
  • 4. The knocking power of a particular
    powder load of the cartridges which makes a devastating lesion, caused by the bullet.
A) Interior Ballistics
B) Terminal Ballistics
C) Exterior Ballistics
D) Forensic Ballistics
  • 5. It refers to the effects of the impact of the projectile on the target
A) Forensic Ballistics
B) Exterior Ballistics
C) Interior Ballistics
D) Terminal Ballistics
  • 6. It refers to the investigation and identification of firearms by means of ammunition fired through them.
A) Exterior Ballistics
B) Forensic Ballistics
C) Terminal Ballistics
D) Interior Ballistics
  • 7. This is the real branch of the science which the police use as their guide in field investigations.
A) Interior Ballistics
B) Forensic Ballistics
C) Terminal Ballistics
D) Exterior Ballistics
  • 8. it includes making of a ballistics report and presentation of the result of the examination conducted before the court.
A) Field investigations
B) Forensic examinations
C) Legal proceeding
D) Technical examinations
  • 9. These are conducted by first responders when they investigate a case wherein firearms have been us
A) Technical examinations
B) Forensic examinations
C) Legal proceeding
D) Field investigations
  • 10. The ballistics exhibits are conducted by the firearms examiners in the ballistics laboratory to determine the value of firearms exhibits in the solution of the case.
A) Field investigation
B) Technical examinations
C) Legal proceeding
D) Forensic examinations
  • 11. The primer should explode, the firing pin should hit such. This is due to the theory of friction wherein there is a resistance to motion created by the firing pin.
A) Energy generated
B) Pressure developed
C) Ignition of the priming mixture
D) Firing pin hitting the primer
E) Combustion of the gunpowder
  • 12. The priming mixture is made up of very sensitive material that is commonly located in the center portion of the cartridge case.
A) Ignition of the priming mixture
B) Pressure developed
C) Energy generated
D) Combustion of the gunpowder
E) Firing pin hitting the primer
  • 13. The primer is crushed and ignited, the flash passes through the vent towards the gunpowder that provides the combustion of gunpowder.
A) Pressure developed
B) Firing pin hitting the primer
C) Energy generated
D) Ignition of the priming mixture
E) Combustion of the gunpowder
  • 14. In order to ignite the priming mixture, it must be live and potent and must be devoid of any moisture.
A) Combustion of the gunpowder
B) Recoil of the gun
C) Pressure developed
D) Ignition of the priming mixture
  • 15. refers to the fatal equivalent of a bullet compared to a pound that is dropped from a certain height.
A) Velocity of the bullet in the gun
B) Combustion of the gunpowder
C) Pressure developed
D) Energy generated
E) Ignition of the priming mixture
  • 16. The heated gas created by the burning powder charge is developed, a tremendous pressure is produced in the chamber of the firearm.
A) Energy generated
B) Pressure developed
C) Velocity of the bullet in the gun
D) Combustion of the gunpowder
  • 17. The forward movement of the bullet after the explosion results in the backward movement of the cartridge case.
A) Velocity of the bullet in the gun
B) Recoil of the gun
C) Engraving of the cylindrical surface of the bullet
D) Rotation of the bullet in the barrel
  • 18. The gun is due to Newton's third law of motion (law of interaction) which states that every action is always equal and opposite reaction
A) Combustion of the gunpowder
B) Recoil of the gun
C) Engraving of the cylindrical surface of the bullet
D) Rotation of the bullet in the barrel
  • 19. The gun is affected by several things such as tightness with which the firearm is held, height of the bore above the center of the stock line of wrist for pistols, shape and design of the butt plate or the pistol's grip, weight of the firearm and the physical and mental condition of the shooter.
A) Velocity of the bullet in the gun
B) Rotation of the bullet in the barrel
C) Engraving of the cylindrical surface of the bullet
D) Recoil of the gun
  • 20. The bullet will travel the bore of the barrel depending on the powder load of the cartridges, since it is the powder load that will propel the bullet in the bore of the barrel of the firearm.
A) Velocity of the bullet in the gun
B) Engraving of the cylindrical surface of the bullet
C) Muzzle Flash
D) Recoil of the gun
E) Rotation of the bullet in the barrel
  • 21. It is the visible light of a muzzle blast, which expels high-temperature, high-pressure
    gases from the muzzle of a firearm.
A) Muzzle Energy
B) Muzzle Blast
C) Muzzle Flash
  • 22. The combustion products of the gunpowder cause the blast and flash, and any remaining unburned powder, mixing with the ambient air.
A) Muzzle Blast
B) Muzzle Energy
C) Muzzle Flash
  • 23. it is energy generated at the muzzle point, whenever the cartridge explodes from a firearm.
A) Muzzle Flash
B) Muzzle Blast
C) Muzzle Energy
  • 24. it is the noise created at the muzzle point due to the sudden escape of the expanding gas coming in contact with the surrounding atmosphere.
A) Muzzle Blast
B) Muzzle Flash
C) Muzzle Energy
  • 25. Due to this sound at the muzzle end of the
    gun, a silencer was invented to minimize the sound, which the criminal took advantage of to conceal the crime.
A) Muzzle Energy
B) Muzzle Flash
C) Muzzle Blast
  • 26. When the heated gas drives the bullet by tremendous pressure towards the muzzle end, the bullet will rotate following the riflings inside the gun barrel
A) Velocity of the bullet in the gun
B) Rotation of the bullet in the barrel
C) Recoil of the gun
D) Engraving of the cylindrical surface of the bullet
  • 27. If the firearm does not have riflings inside the barrel, the bullet (shot) would move forward without rotating inside the bore of the barrel until the bullet left the gun muzzle.
A) Recoil of the gun
B) Engraving of the cylindrical surface of the bullet
C) Rotation of the bullet in the barrel
D) Velocity of the bullet in the gun
  • 28. The riflings starting from the breech end up to themuzzle end of the barrel will engrave in the body of the bullet, depending on the number of lands and grooves as part of the class characteristics of the firearm.
A) Rotation of the bullet in the barrel
B) Engraving of the cylindrical surface of the bullet
C) Muzzle Flash
D) Velocity of the bullet in the gun
E) Recoil of the gun
  • 29. it is the actual curve path of the bullet during its flight from the gun muzzle to the target
A) Velocity
B) Air resistance
C) Pull of gravity
D) Trajectory
E) Range
  • 30. it is the rate of speed per unit of time.
A) Velocity
B) Trajectory
C) Pull of gravity
D) Range
E) Air resistance
  • 31. There are three stages of trajectory namely;
A) parabola-like flight
B) vertical drop
C) straight horizontal line
D) All of these
E) None of these
  • 32. straight distance from the muzzle to the target.
A) Range
B) Velocity
C) Air resistance
D) Pull of gravity
E) Trajectory
  • 33. The ___________ is based upon the intrinsic accuracy of the firearm and ammunition, size of the target, marksmanship ability of the shooter, the ability to discern the target, knowledge of the ballistics characteristics of the ammunition, and the level of power needed to be delivered to the target.
A) Air resistance
B) Range
C) Trajectory
D) Velocity
  • 34. the distance within which when the bullet was fired it is still capable of inflicting fatal injury.
A) Maximum range
B) Accurate range
C) Zero range
D) Effective range
E) Minimum range
  • 35. it is the farthest distance that a projectile can be propelled from a firearm.
A) Minimum range
B) Zero range
C) Effective range
D) Maximum range
E) Accurate range
  • 36. It is the distance within a shooter that has control of his shots.
A) Minimum range
B) Zero range
C) Maximum range
D) Accurate Range
E) Effective range
  • 37. this is the farthest distance at which the line of sight and the bullet's path intersect.
A) Effective range
B) Maximum range
C) Zero range
D) Accurate range
E) Minimum range
  • 38. resistance encountered by the bullet during its flight which reduces its speed.
A) Pull of gravity
B) Aerodynamic drag
C) Penetration
  • 39. There are three parts of drag bullet, namely:
A) Base drag
B) Bow resistance
C) None of these
D) All of these
E) Skin friction
  • 40. due to the under-pressure and disturbance of the air behind the base.
A) Base drag
B) Skin friction
C) Bow resistance
  • 41. caused by the friction of air moving along the middle portion of the body
A) Base drag
B) Skin friction
C) Bow resistance
  • 42. due to air pressure at the head of the projectile.
A) Skin friction
B) Bow resistance
C) Base drag
  • 43. the depth of entry on the target based on the power and velocity of the bullet.
A) Aerodynamic drag
B) Penetration
C) Pull of gravity
  • 44. downward reaction of the bullet towards the center of the earth, due to its weight. The
    pull of gravity will apply only, starting from the parabola, then to the maximum range and to the final vertical drop.
A) Air resistance
B) Pull of gravity
C) Penetration
D) Aerodynamic drag
  • 45. However, in the effective range, the bullet could withstand the pull of gravity due to its
    velocity and gyroscopic stability.
A) Pull of gravity
B) Aerodynamic drag
C) Penetration
D) Air resistance
  • 46. grouping on the target. it is the size of the bullet
A) Terminal velocity
B) Terminal penetration
C) Terminal energy
D) Striking accuracy
E) Terminal accuracy
  • 47. it is the speed of the bullet upon striking the target.
A) Terminal accuracy
B) Terminal penetration
C) Terminal velocity
D) Terminal energy
  • 48. it is the depth of entry of the bullet in the target.
A) Terminal penetration
B) Terminal accuracy
C) Terminal velocity
D) Terminal energy
  • 49. it is the energy of the projectile when it strikes the target.
A) Terminal energy
B) Terminal velocity
C) Terminal penetration
D) Terminal accuracy
  • 50. This referred to the fatal equivalent of a bullet when it struck the victim.
A) Terminal velocity
B) Striking energy
C) Terminal accuracy
D) Terminal penetration
  • 51. the power of the bullet that resulted in the instantaneous death of the victim.
A) Power rangers
B) Shocking power
C) Stopping power
  • 52. the power of the bullet that puts the victim out of action instantly.
A) Power rangers
B) Shocking power
C) Stopping power
  • 53. One famous and controlling criminal case decided by the Supreme Court, recognizing the testimony of a _____________________ was the case of the Pp vs Timbol bros et al. The case fully established the relevance of this branch in police science in criminal identification and investigation
A) Forensic Examinations
B) Forensic Firearm Expert
C) Forensic Ballistics
  • 54. Significant cases of VIP assassinations that extensively required the application of ballistics and firearms identification of an United States
    .
A) Martin Luther King Jr.
B) None of these
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Sen. Robert Kennedy
E) All of these
  • 55. John F. Kennedy
A) April 4, 1968
B) November 22, 1963
C) June 5, 1968
  • 56. Martin Luther King Jr.
A) November 22, 1963
B) June 5, 1968
C) April 4, 1968
  • 57. Sen. Robert Kennedy
A) April 4, 1968
B) November 22, 1963
C) June 5, 1968
  • 58. Significant cases of VIP assassinations that extensively required the application of ballistics and firearms identification on the Philippines
A) All of these
B) Etong Case
C) Atty. Segundo Sotto, Jr. y Gonzalo
D) None of these
E) Sen. Benigno "Ninoy" S. Aquino Jr
  • 59. ___________________ is one among the major fields of criminalistics that can help
    criminal investigators in the identity of fired bullets fired from guns.
A) Firearms identification
B) Personal Identification
  • 60. Etong Case on what year?
A) April 2009
B) August 21, 1983
C) January 18, 2016
  • 61. Atty. Segundo Sotto, Jr. y Gonzalo
A) January 18, 2016
B) April 2009
C) August 21, 1983
  • 62. Sen. Benigno "Ninoy" S. Aquino Jr.
A) August 21, 1983
B) April 2009
C) January 18, 2016
  • 63. Who ______________________ was convicted with the crime of murder through the fired bullet
    recovered at the crime scene and the firearms confiscated from the suspect.
A) Zaldy Co
B) Zaldy Gonzalo
C) Zaldy Salahuddin
  • 64. the study of shotgun ammunition including its characteristics spread and trailing.
A) Gunshot wound
B) Wound ballistics
C) Shot ballistics
D) Chilled shots
  • 65. bore constriction is reduced by one-half mm.
A) Modified choke
B) Improved choke
C) Quarter choke
D) Half choke
  • 66. bore constriction is reduced by ½ mm.
A) Modified choke
B) Quarter choke
C) Full choke
D) Improved choke
E) Half choke
  • 67. it will deliver about 60 percent.
A) Full choke
B) Half choke
C) Quarter choke
D) Modified choke
E) Improved choke
  • 68. bore constriction is reduced by about 1/10 mm or about 50 percent of shots.
A) Quarter choke
B) Choke
C) Full choke
D) Half choke
E) Improved choke
  • 69. A full choke 12-gauge gun will kill ducks that
    are about 60 to 65 yards (55 to 59 meters) away.
A) Modified choke
B) Half choke
C) Full choke
D) Quarter choke
E) Improved choke
  • 70. bore constriction is reduced by one mm. If a barrel will put 70 percent of its shot charge in
    a 30-inch (76-centimeter) circle at 40 yards (37 meters).
A) Quarter choke
B) Choke
C) Modified choke
D) Half choke
E) Full choke
  • 71. The bore of the gun is sometimes constricted near the muzzle end. That is, the diameter near the muzzle end is slightly smaller than the diameter of the bore of the rest of the barrel.
A) Choke
B) Half choke
C) Full choke
  • 72. The amount of spread in the shot is controlled by the _________.
A) Half choke
B) Chilled shot
C) Choke
D) Full choke
  • 73. the diameter of a barrel of a shotgun is the same throughout the bore.
A) Modified choke
B) Full choke
C) Choke
D) Half choke
E) Improved choke
  • 74. shotgun pellets made from lead especially hardened by the addition of a slight amount of
    antimony.
A) Chilled shot
B) Gunshot
C) Ballistic shot
D) shotgun pellets
  • 75. It refers to the study of the effects of a projectile on a target and the conditions that affect it.
A) Wound ballistics
B) Penetrating wound
C) Gunshot wounds
  • 76. The bullet that was propelled from the gun as well as the flame from the heated expanded gases in short-range fire is the one that produces injury.
A) Penetrating wound
B) Wound ballistics
C) Transfixing wound
D) GSW
  • 77. it is an open wound produced by the penetration of a bullet slug within the tissues
    of the body.
A) Penetrating wound
B) Wound ballistics
C) Gunshot wound
D) Transfixing wound
  • 78. Their presence not only permits the identification of the firearms injury but they also permit a fairly reliable guess of the firearm.
A) Foreign Materials
B) Dirt Ring
C) Contusion
D) Pink Coloration
  • 79. caused by the impact of the projectile (reddish-dark to bluish-black - varies somewhat with the age of the injury).
A) Dirt Ring
B) Foreign Materials
C) Contusion
D) Pink Coloration
  • 80. caused by absorbed carbon monoxide in the skin and flesh.
A) Contusion
B) Foreign Materials
C) Pink Coloration
D) Dirt Ring
  • 81. It takes the form of a belt around the wound. It is uniform in thickness.
A) Foreign Materials
B) Pink Coloration
C) Dirt Ring
D) Contusion
  • 82. deposited by some projectile (which carry greases on them) around the wound.
A) Contusion
B) Pink Coloration
C) Dirt Ring
D) Foreign Materials
  • 83. The existence of this indicates the entrance side of a firearm injury & does not indicate the range.
A) Dirt Ring
B) Contusion
C) Pink Coloration
D) Foreign Materials
  • 84. The injury implies that the object does not pass through.
A) Penetrating Wound
B) Perforating Wound
C) Transfixing Wound
  • 85. It only has an entrance wound; therefore, the bullet can be found inside the body and is a source of firearm identification.
A) Penetrating Wound
B) Perforating Wound
C) Transfixing Wound
  • 86. The wound has an entrance and exit.
A) Gunshot wound
B) Penetrating Wound
C) Transfixing Wound
  • 87. an injury in which an object enters the body or a structure and passes all the way through.
A) Gunshot wound
B) Penetrating Wound
C) Perforating Wound
  • 88. Three Basic Kinds of GSW Distinguished by the Proximity of the Weapon
A) All of these
B) None of these
C) Close discharge
D) Distance Discharge
E) Contact
  • 89. over 2 ft. or 3 ft.
A) Contact
B) Distance Discharge
C) Close discharge
  • 90. gun muzzle pressed against, or within an inch or two, of the body.
A) Contact
B) Distance Discharge
C) Close discharge
  • 91. 6 inches to 2 ft.
A) Close discharge
B) Contact
C) Distance Discharge
  • 92. The higher the caliber of the wounding bullet, the greater the size of the wound of entrance, hence, greater destruction to the tissues.
A) Direction of fire
B) Part of the body involved
C) Caliber of the weapon
D) Shape and composition of the missile
  • 93. The higher the power the weapon is more destructive to the tissues of the body.
A) Part of the body involved
B) Caliber of the weapon
C) Kind of weapon
D) Shape and composition of the missile
E) Direction of fire
  • 94. The conical-shaped free end of the bullet slug has more penetrating power but less tissue destruction, while the bullet slug with a hemispherical free end has less penetrating but more destruction to the tissues.
A) Kind of weapon
B) Shape and composition of the missile
C) Caliber of the weapon
D) Part of the body involved
  • 95. A right angle approach of the bullet to the body will produce a round shape wound of entrance in short distance fire, while in acute angle of approach, the bullet will produce an oval shape wound of entrance with contusion collar widest on the side of the acute angle of approach and a tendency for the bullet to deflect to another direction upon hitting the target.
A) Direction of fire
B) Range of fire
C) Part of the body involved
D) Caliber of the weapon
E) Shape and composition of the missile
  • 96. When the bullet hits the soft tissues of the body; the bullet penetrates and usually without any change in direction, however upon hitting the bones and other hard body structures the bullet may fracture the bones causing further injury or may deflect to another direction.
A) Direction of fire
B) Part of the body involved
C) Range of fire
D) Caliber of the weapon
  • 97. However, in long range fire, the characteristic effect of the bullet alone will produce the injury. It may include:
A) All of these
B) Muzzle Pattern
C) Blackening
D) Tattooing (Peppering)
E) Scorching
  • 98. caused by the flame or hot gases not by the hot projectiles as is commonly believed.
A) Blackening
B) Tattooing (Peppering)
C) Muzzle Pattern
D) Scorching
  • 99. It is also known as burning or charring.
A) Blackening
B) Scorching
C) Tattooing (Peppering)
D) Muzzle Pattern
  • 100. caused by the deposition of smoke particles by all types of powders at close ranges.
A) Muzzle Pattern
B) Blackening
C) Tattooing (Peppering)
D) Scorching
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