Q A Forensic Photography 11

FORENSIC PHOTOGRAPHY
Q&A
1. It is an art or science which deals with the

reproduction of images through the action of
light upon sensitized materials, with the aid of
a camera and its accessories, and the
chemical processes involved therein.
a. photography
b. photograph
c. police photography
d. forensic photography
ANS. A
2. Is an art or science which deals with the

study of the principles of photography, the
preparation of photographic evidence and
its application to police work
a. photography
b. photograph
ANS. C
3. It is an art or science of photographically

documenting a crime scene and evidence
for laboratory examination and analysis for
purposes of court trial.
a. photography
b. photograph
ANS. D
4. The word photography is a derivative of

two Greek words _____________.
a. phos (light) and graphy (write)
b. phos (light) and graphy (paper)
c. phos (light) and graphia (paper)
d. phos (light) and graphia (write)
ANS. D
5. He introduced a printing paper coated with

albumen to achieve a glossy surface
a. Louise Jacques Mande Daguerre
b. Joseph Nicephore Niepce
c. Abel Niepce de Saint-Victor
d. Louise Desirie Blanquart-Evard
ANS. D
6. He introduced a process of negatives an

glass using albumen (egg white) as binding
medium
ANS. C
7. Made a public demonstration in Paris on

daguerreotype
ANS. A
8. When a photographed was developed, the

objects in open space cast a deep and uniform
shadow, what was the lighting condition when
the shot was taken?
a. Bright
b. Dull
c. Hazy
d. Cloudy
ANS. A
9. Refers to the presence of all colors

a.
b.
c.
d.
White light
Gray light
Rainbow
Black
ANS. A
10. Devices which allow the photographer to

watch the object he is photographing. It is
usually made up of small lens and mirrors
a.
b.
c.
d.
Range finder
View finder
Tripod
Shutter
ANS. B
11. Lighting condition when objects in open

space casts no shadow
a. Bright
b. Dull
c. Hazy
d. Cloudy
ANS. B
12. Lens corrected for astigmatism

a.
b.
c.
d.
Aprochomat lens
Anastigmat lens
Achromatic lens
Rapid rectilinear lens
ANS. B
13. A camera used for surveillance must have

a lens with focal length that is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Wide angle lens

Normal lens
Telephoto lens
Narrow angle lens
ANS. C
14. When a material does not allow light to

pass its medium it is said to be:
a. Transparent
b. Translucent
c. Opaque
d. All of these
ANS. C
15. To separate colors, this homogenous

medium absorbs and transmits light rays
passing through it
a. Filter
c. Developer
b. Stop bath
d. Fixer
ANS. A
16. Its primary use in photography is focusing

the light to the subject
a.
b.
c.
d.
Light tight box

Shutter
Lens
View finder
ANS. C
17. Its primary function is to prevent the

contamination of two chemical solutions in
chemical processing in photography
a.
b.
c.
d.
Development
Stop bath
Fixation
Bleaching
ANS. B
18. It is a magnified picture of a small object

produced by connecting the lens of a camera
with the ocular of a compound microscope
a. Microphotograph
b. Photomicrograph
c. Photomacrograph
d. Macrophotograph
ANS. B
19. Basic film exposure with an ASA rating of

100 at bright sunlight with normal subject
a. 1/30 f-8
b. 1/125 f-11
c. 1/160 f-4
d. 1/250 f-8
ANS. B
20. In police photography, to obtain a general

view of the scene we use a camera at what
particular level?
a. Elevated
b. Eye level
c. Birds eye view

d. Worms eye view
ANS. B
21. He introduced a polaroid camera

a. Frederick Scott Archer
b. Edwin H. Land
c. Joseph Nicephore Niepce
d. Rudolph Russ
ANS. B
22. The year when LASER was invented making

possible holograms (three dimensional
pictures).
a. 1959
b. 1960
c. 1961
d. 1962
ANS. B
23. Who coined the term photography?

a. James Maxwell
b. Edwin H. Land
c. John F. Herschel
d. Joseph Niepce
ANS. C
24. Photograph of the crime scene is necessary

to preserve the following except:
a. time
b. space
c. event
d. nature of evidence
ANS. A
25. What comes after f/4?

a.
b.
c.
d.
f/5.6
f/8
f/11
f/16
ANS. A
26. Cyan is one of the secondary colors of light

in the wheel color which is the combination of:
a. Yellow and blue
b. Blue and red
c. Green and red

d. Blue and green
ANS. D
27. A device used to hold firmly the camera in

place during exposure period
a. camera holder
b. tripod
c. handgrip
d. cable release
ANS. B
Handgrip part of the camera
Cable Release to avoid the camera
shake
28. Which lens opening admits more light to

pass through its medium?
a. f/16
b. f/5.6
c. f/4
d. f/2.8
ANS. D
29.If the photographer uses the aperture f/2.8

a. The depth of field of the subject is
shallow.
b. The depth of field of the subject will be
closer.
c. The depth of field of the subject will be
more wider.
d. The exposure is decreased.
ANS. A
30. Technically, the mechanical and chemical

result of photography is _____________.
a. subject
b. picture
c. image
d. photograph
ANS. D
31. Which of the following photographic rays

will correspond to the wave length of 400-700
nanometer?
a. Infra-red rays
c. Ultra-violet rays
b. X-rays
d. Visible rays
ANS. D
32. For a film with an ASA rating of 200, the

exposure setting at bright sunlight of a normal
subject is:
a. 1/250 f- 12
b. 1/60 f-8
c. 1/30 f-5.6
d. 1/125 f-16
ANS. D
33. A problem usually encountered by

photographer when he use flash unit
a. Double image
c. Parallax
b. Keystoning effect d. Synchronization
ANS. D
34. Generally, a lens has one focal length.

However, there is a lens with variable focal
length and it is known as:
a. Normal lens
b. Macro lens
c. Zoom lens
d. Telephoto lens
ANS. C
35. In the examination of fibers, hairs or

sometimes bullets or shells, there is a need to
use a microscope. The process of taking
pictures through the microscope is known as:
a. Thermography
b. Photomacrography
c. Micrography
d. Photomicrography
ANS. D
36. It is a filter used in photographing latent

fingerprints on a shinny of highly polished surface
to reduce glare or reflection
a.
b.
c.
d.
Contrast filter
Correction filter
Neutral density filter
Polarizing filter
ANS. D
37. The main difference between taking an

ordinary photograph with that of infra-red
photography lies in the three Fs. The first two
are the film and the filter. The third F is the:
a. Film of view
c. Framing
b. Focal
d. Focusing
ANS. D
38. A camera lens that is capable of taking

photographs for extreme close-up without the
use of close-up attachment is called:
a. Zoom lens
b. Telephoto lens
c. Wide angle lens

d. Macro lens
ANS. D
39. The speed of light in empty space where

atoms do not delay its travel is:
a. 299, 792 mi/s
b. 186, 282 mi/s
c. 226, 000 mi/s
d. 300, 000 mi/s
ANS. B
40. SLR uses one lens which is used for viewing

and ______________.
a. imaging
b. taking and recording
c. reflecting
d. bending
ANS. B
41.What do you call that type of rangefinder in

which image of a straight line in the object
appears to be cut into halves and separated
from each other when the lens is not in focus?
a. coincidence type
b. split-image type
c. range finder type
d. image type
ANS. B
42. All lights are visible, but what light in which

eyes cannot see are referred to as _______.
a. red light
b. wavelength
c. radiation
d. white light
ANS. C
43. The angle of view and size of the image

that a lens will produce is determined by its
______.
a. focal length
b. lens opening
c. distance
d. hyperfocal distance
ANS. A
44. In night surveillance, what ISO film rating is

recommended?
a. 100
b. 200
c. 300
d. higher than 300
ANS. D
45. The light falling upon a subject from a

source is called incident light and when the
incident light strikes a surface, deflection
and bouncing back of light is done
a. refraction
b. reflection
c. diffraction
d. absorption
ANS. B
46. When the prism breaks its light in its

different wavelength producing the colors
of the ___________.
a. primary colors
b. secondary colors
c. rainbow colors
d. red, blue, and green colors
ANS. C
47. This type of camera will eliminate parallax

error and will work well with all lenses, but
difficult to focus under dim conditions
a. View finder type
b. Single lens reflex type
c. Twin lens reflex type
d. View or press camera type
ANS. B
48. A light sensitive material placed inside the

camera
a. Filter
b. Paper
c. Negative
d. Film
ANS. B
49. It refers to the taking photographs of

arrested persons for identification purposes
a.
b.
c.
d.
Rogues gallery
Line-up
Booking
Mugging
ANS. D
50. Refers to the product of illumination and

time
a. Exposure
c. Sensitized material
b. Development d. Photograph
ANS. A

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FORENSIC PHOTOGRAPHY

1. It is an art or science which deals with the

2. Is an art or science which deals with the

3. It is an art or science of photographically

4. The word photography is a derivative of

5. He introduced a printing paper coated with

6. He introduced a process of negatives an

7. Made a public demonstration in Paris on

8. When a photographed was developed, the

9. Refers to the presence of all colors

10. Devices which allow the photographer to

11. Lighting condition when objects in open

12. Lens corrected for astigmatism

13. A camera used for surveillance must have

Wide angle lens

14. When a material does not allow light to

15. To separate colors, this homogenous

16. Its primary use in photography is focusing

Light tight box

17. Its primary function is to prevent the

18. It is a magnified picture of a small object

19. Basic film exposure with an ASA rating of

20. In police photography, to obtain a general

c. Birds eye view

21. He introduced a polaroid camera

22. The year when LASER was invented making

23. Who coined the term photography?

24. Photograph of the crime scene is necessary

25. What comes after f/4?

26. Cyan is one of the secondary colors of light

c. Green and red

27. A device used to hold firmly the camera in

28. Which lens opening admits more light to

29.If the photographer uses the aperture f/2.8

30. Technically, the mechanical and chemical

31. Which of the following photographic rays

32. For a film with an ASA rating of 200, the

33. A problem usually encountered by

34. Generally, a lens has one focal length.

35. In the examination of fibers, hairs or

36. It is a filter used in photographing latent

37. The main difference between taking an

38. A camera lens that is capable of taking

c. Wide angle lens

39. The speed of light in empty space where

40. SLR uses one lens which is used for viewing

41.What do you call that type of rangefinder in

42. All lights are visible, but what light in which

43. The angle of view and size of the image

44. In night surveillance, what ISO film rating is

45. The light falling upon a subject from a

46. When the prism breaks its light in its

47. This type of camera will eliminate parallax

48. A light sensitive material placed inside the