FORENSIC BALLISTICS

Q and A
1. These bullets when fired emit bright red
flame from their base, thereby showing
the gunner the path as well as the striking
point of the bullet.

a. jacketed bullet
b. armor –piercing
c. semi-wad cutter bullet
d. tracer bullet
2. In the campaigns against the fanatical
natives of the north-west frontier of India
at the close of the last century of English
Army, they invented a kind of bullet
which were called DUM-DUM or otherwise
called expanding bullets, they are:

a. boat tail bullet b.

incendiary bullet
c. soft point and hollow point bullet
d. sharp pointed military bullet
3. The caliber of the firearms can be
determined by the bore diameter
measured from:

a Rifling
b. Two opposite grooves
c. Two opposite lands
d. Lands and grooves
4. The breech end of the chamber of the
firearm is sealed by a solid flat block of
metal against which the barrel comes
into position when the weapon is closed
for firing, this is known as:

a. Extractor
b. Breech face
c. Head space
d. Breechblock
5. The firearm that propel projectiles more
than one inch in diameter is called:

a. Machine gun
b. Musket
c. Artillery
d. Small arms
6. A Smith & Wesson type of firearm has a
class characteristics of:

a. four lands, four groves right twist

b. six lands, six grooves left twist
c. seven lands, seven grooves right twist

d. five lands, five grooves right twist

7. To impart a motion of rotation to a bullet
during its passage inside the barrel and
to insure gyroscopic stability in its flight is
the purpose of:

a range
b. gauge
c. rifling
d. caliber
8. Most commonly these marks are found
on bullets fired from a Revolver due to a
poor alignment of the cylinder with the
bore:

a. shaving marks
b. skid marks
c. pivot marks
d. landmarks
9. The invention of gunpowder is credited
to:

a. James Forsythe
b. Philip O. Gravelle
c. Van Amberg
d. Berthold Schwartz
10. The equipment in Forensic Ballistics that
measures the pitch of rifling is :

a. Chronograph
b. Helixometer
c. Micrometer
d. Taper gauge
11. A magnified photograph of a small object
produced by connecting a camera with
the ocular of a compound microscope is:

a. Photo macrograph
b. Microphotograph
c. Photomicrograph
d. Photography
12. A center-fire cartridge case whose rim
diameter is smaller than the diameter of
the body of the case:

a. rimmed cartridge
b. rebated cartridge
c. tapered cartridge
d. rimless cartridge
13. If a bullet is fired through a weapon in
which the lands have been worn down or
through a bore that is slightly oversize or
oily, the mark caused is called:

a. skid marks
b. slippage marks
c. rifling marks
d. shearing marks
14. When two specimens are compared under
the comparison microscope at the same
direction, the same level, the same
magnification and the same image:

a. Positively match
b. Pseudo match
c. Juxtaposition
d. Drag marks
15. In the United States, crimes are
committed by juveniles using home-
made weapons generally referred to as:

a. Freakish device
b. Zip guns
c. Matchlock
d. Flare guns
16. A lead fired bullet is usually fired from:

a. Revolver
b. Pistol
c. Rifle
d. Pistol & Revolver
17. A 12 gauge shotgun has an equivalent
diameter of :

a. .730”
b. .728”
c. .729”
d. .724”
18. A complete unfired unit of ammunition
inserted into the chamber of firearm
ready for firing is referred to as:

a. Bullet
b. Shell
c. Primer
d. Cartridge
19. Rifling located inside the barrel of a gun
is a combination of:

a. Pitch
b. Twist
c. Lands & grooves
d. Cannelures
20. Class characteristics are determinable
even______the manufacture of the
firearm

a. during
b. after
c. before
d. never
21. The caliber is determined with the aid of

a. combined microscope
b. micrometer
c. macrometer
d. shadowgraph
22. An investigator who recovered a fired
bullet from the crime scene will request
the firearm examiner to determine:

a. owner of the firearm

b. model of the firearm
c. caliber and type of the firearm
d. manufacture
23. The science which deals with the motion
of the projectiles at the time it leaves the
muzzle of the gun to the time it hits the
target is known as:

a. terminal ballistics
b. interior ballistics
c. exterior ballistics
d. forensic ballistics
24. The science dealing with the effect of
the impact of the projectile on target is
called:

a. exterior ballistics
b. interior ballistic
c. anterior ballistics
d. terminal ballistic
25. The science dealing with the motion of
projectile from the time the firer
squeezes the trigger up to the time it
reaches the muzzle of the barrel is
called:

a. posterior ballistics
b. interior ballistics
c. exterior ballistics
d. terminal ballistics
26. The marks left on a bullet by a gun
barrel are different from those left by
any other gun barrel. This fact is most
useful in directly identifying the:

a. person who fired the particular gun

b. direction from which a shot was fired
c. gun from which a bullet was fired
d. bullet which caused the fatal wound
27. Cannelures are valuable in firearm
identification because they help the expert
determine the:

a. weapon
b. type of gun that fired the particular bullet
c. manufacturer of the weapon
d. manufacturer of the bullet
28. A patrolman should fire his pistol:

a. at no time
b. primarily to stop a quarrel
c. to impress upon citizen the need for
respect
d. only as a last resort
29. What is the correct technique of
picking up firearm at the scene of the
crime?

a. holding the barrel

b. holding the gun on the grip
c. inserting something in the bore to pick
it up
d. placing handkerchief on the trigger
guard
30. This involves the preservation,
identification, extraction, and documentation
of computer evidence stored as data or
magnetically encoded information (IBIS and
NIBIN).

a. computer analysis
b. computer forensics
c. computer technology
d. data base system
31.Refers to metallic or non-metallic objects
propelled from firearms

a. projectiles
b. slug
c. bullets
d. all of the above
32. The term muzzle velocity refers most
accurately to the:

a. acceleration of the projectile in flight

b. average speed of the bullet in flight
c. rate of expansion of the grooves in
the muzzle
d. speed at which the bullet leaves the
barrel
33. Discharged bullet are initialed at:

a. on base or nose
b. left side
c. right side
d. the end of the bullet
34. Discharged shell are initialed at:

a. inside or outside of a case near open end

b. where firing pin strikes
c. on any part of the shell
d. none of the above
35. Rifling in the bore of small arms is
designed to :

a. increase the speed of the bullet

b. decrease the amount of recoil
c. mark the bullet for purposes of
identification
d. prevent the bullet from turning
over in the air
36. The caliber of the gun is:

a. its barrel length

b. the circumference of its barrel
c. the size of the ammunition used
d. diameter of the bore
37. A homicide was committed by a shotgun,
all parts of the exploded shell have been
recovered by the investigator of the
crime. In order to identify the shell with
the gun that fired, the laboratory should
be given:

a. the cap, the wads and the pellets

b. the cap and the wads
c. the cap and the pellets
d. the shot shell only
38.One of the earliest recorded uses of
firearms in warfare was

a. attack on Seville, Spain in 1247

b. cannonball attack in Constantinople in
1217
c. ambuscade of Cesar in Russia in 1129
d. none of the above
39. Paraffin test is used to :

a. detect whether a witness is telling the

truth.
b. discover whether the deceased person
was poisoned.
c. estimate the approximate time of
death of the deceased
d. determine whether a suspect has fired
a gun recently
40. The term double action with reference to
revolver means most nearly that:

a. the revolver has both safety and

automatic firing action.
b. pressure upon the trigger both cocks and
released the hammer.
c. the revolver can fire with or without
automatic shell ejection.
d. the shell of a fired shot is ejected and
fresh cartridge is pulled from the
magazine at the same time.
41. The pitch or rate of twist in the rifling of
a Pistol or Rifled barrel is :

a. land
b. groove
c. velocity
d. one complete revolution inside the
bore
42.Identifying marks or imprints are not
left on a shell by the :

a. Firing pin
b. ejector
c. extractor
d. hammer
43. The mechanism of a firearm that
withdraws the shell or cartridge case from
the chamber is called the :

a. ejector
b. trigger
c. striker
d. extractor
44. A revolver to be tested and used as
evidence should be picked up by:

a. inserting a pencil or ballpen in the

barrel.
b. placing a piece of wire or string
through the trigger guard.
c. grasping the handle with the
handkerchief.
d. grasping the barrel with clean cloth.
45. The part of a .45 caliber semi-automatic
pistol found at the scene of the crime is
normally not individually marked for
identification on the:

a. frame
b. ejector
c. slide
d. barrel
46. The first law in the Philippines
prohibiting sale, manufacture, illegal
possession and disposition of firearms and
explosives.

a. Act No. 2711

b. Presidential Decree 1866
c. Republic Act No. 8294
d. Republic Act No. 482
47. The maximum distance from the muzzle
at which a firearm discharge will usually
produce detectable powder pattern on a
target is about:

a. 6 to 10 inches
b. 6 to 10 feet
c. 6 to 10 yards
d. 6 to 10 meters
48. When a shot is fired from an automatic
pistol by a criminal:

a. the empty shell remains within the

chamber.
b. the empty shell in most cases will be
found at the scene of firing.
c. the shell is rarely found at the crime
scene.
d. the shell is usually disposed by the
perpetrator.
49. When the “draws” of the revolver is
completed, the index finger should :

a. grasp the stock

b. be straight along the barrel
c. touch the outside of the trigger guard
d. be inside of the trigger guard
50. A member of the police force may
properly used his pistol:

a. to disperse a disorder group of people

b. to subdue a maniac
c. to prevent the escape of a felon
d. to stop a man suspected of having
committed a crime
51.Rifle, pistol, and revolver ammunitions
are called cartridges. Shotgun
ammunition is called
a. shell
b. pellets
c. shotshell
d. all of the above
52. The term “MAGNUM” originated in :

a. United States
b. France
c. England
d. Italy
53. The chemical eating away of the bore of
an arm due to rusting or the action of
salts deposited from the cap or
gunpowder is:

a. Pressure
b. erosion
c. Corrosion
d. Priming Composition
54. The mechanical wear and tear of the
bore of an arm due to sliding friction
when the bullet passes through it:

a. corrosion
b. fouling
c. Erosion
d. Potassium Nitrate
55. When the mechanism is so arranged that
it will fire continuously while the trigger
is depressed

a. Double action
b. Single action
c. Automatic
d. power
56. The distance that the rifling advances to
make one complete turn inside the gun
barrel is called:

a. Gauge
b. velocity
c. Pitch of rifling
d. Velocity
57. Weapon in which pressure upon the
trigger releases the hammer that was
manually cocked:

a. Double action
b. Repeating arms
c. Single action
d. automatic
58. Weapon in which pressure upon the
trigger both cocks and releases the
hammer:

a. single action
b. automatic
c. semi-automatic
d. double action
59. When a barrel of a game guns are
almost invariably bored with slight
constriction near the muzzle end then it
is known as:

a. Shotgun
b. Choke
c. Gauge
d. paradox
60. The only sure method of determining the
velocity is by the use of :

a. Micrometer
b. Taper Gauge
c. Caliber
d. Chronograph
61.One of the most important single case in
Firearms Identification History was that
involving two men who were supposed
to have killed their employer and his
housekeeper in upper New York State:

a. Castelo Case
b. Timbol Case
c. The Stielow Case
d. Castaneda Case
62.On February 14, 1929 a crime occurred in
Chicago that changed the course of
Firearm Identification. Six men were
murdered in cold blood in a garage; this
event was called by the press as
a. St. valentine’s day massacre
b. Al Capone’s furry
c. holiday’s massacre
d. none of the above
63. He is doctor of medicine in Medical corps
in the first world war who had
transferred to the ordinance corps and
considered the Father of modern
Ballistics:

a. Lieutenant Van Amberg

b. Capt. Edward C. Crossman
c. Col. Calvin Goddard
d. Philip O Gravelle
64. The most important single process in
barrel manufacture from the standpoint
of the identification expert is:

a. reaming operation
b. rifling operation
c. boring operation
d. grinding or machining
65. The mechanism in a firearm which
causes empty shells or cartridge cases to
be thrown from the gun is called:

a. extractor
b. ejector
c. hammer
d. trigger
66. This process of combustion results in the
solid powder being converted into gas
rapidly, and at a high temperature, and it
is the expansion of these gases which
causes the explosive force which propels
the bullet or shot charge along the
barrel. This force is known as:

a. energy
b. pressure
c. velocity
d. high intensity
67. A type of firearm having six lands, six
grooves with right hand twist is :

a. Smith & Wesson

b. Browning
c. Colt type
d. Webley type
68. An instrument used for the propulsion of
projectile by the expansive force of
gases coming from burning powder:

a. shotgun
b. Firearm
c. rifle
d. Pistols and revolvers
69. A knurled ring or serrated grooves
around the body of the bullet which
contains lubricant in order to minimize
friction during the passage of the bullet
inside the bore is:

a. jacket
b. Ring
c. cannelure
d. plated bullet
70. The bouncing off or deflection of a bullet
from its original trajectory is:

a. range
b. drift
c. key hole shot
d. ricochet
71. Occurs when a cartridge fails to explode
on time or there is delayed in explosion
due to faulty functioning of the primer or
faulty ignition of the propellant:

a. misfire
b. recoil
c. hang-fire
d. Mintis fire
72. A type of bullet that contains a mixture,
such as phosphorus or other material,
that can be set on fire upon impact is
called:

a. boat tail bullet

b. tracer bullet
c. incendiary bullet
d. Armor piercing
73. A short barreled rifle, with its barrel not
longer than 22.

a. rifles
b. pistols
c. carbine
d. muskets
74. A type of weapon designed to propel
projectile by means of compressed air is :

a. Pump shotgun
b. shotgun
c. carbine
d. Air rifle
75. Identification of firearm can be done
through its
a. fired bullet
b. fired shell
c. fired slug
d. fired cartridge case
e. all of the above
f. a and b only
76. The class characteristics of a 9 mm
Browning Pistol is :

a. 5 lands, 5 grooves, right hand twist

b. 4 lands, 4 grooves, right hand twist
c. 6 lands, 6 grooves, right hand twist
d. 7 lands, 7 grooves, right hand twist
77. The metal from which the barrel is made
is carefully selected for its

a. alloy structure
b. alkali structure
c. chemical structure
d. metallurgical structure
78. How many lead pellets does a 12 gauge
00 buck shot shotgun cartridges
contains:

a. 12 gauge
b. 24 pellets
c. 6 pellets
d. 9 pellets
79. Here is a case, when two specimens are
examined under the comparison
microscopic and was erroneously drawn a
conclusion and actually no identity
exist, /this matching is called:

a. photomicrograph
b. pseudomatch
c. microphotograph
d. striagraph
80. When the bullet enters the rifled bore
from a stationary position and is forced
abruptly into the rifling, its natural
tendency is to go straight forward before
encountering the regular rifling twist, the
mark caused is called:

a. shaving marks
b. skidmarks
c. individual characteristics
d. slippage marks
81. Those characteristics which are determinable
only after the manufacture of the firearm.
They are characteristics whose existence is
beyond the control of men and which have
random distribution. Their existence in a
firearm is brought about through the failure of
the tool in its normal operation through wear
and tear, abuse, mutilation, corrosion, erosion
and other fortuitous causes.

a. Personal characteristics
b. Class characteristics
c. Riflings
d. individual characteristics
82. The unit of bore measurement applied to
shotgun

a. millimeters
b. gauge
c. inch
d. diameter
e. all of the above
83. Firearms which propel projectile of less
than one inch in diameter are generally
classified as:

a. artillery
b. small arms
c. Cannons
d. handguns
84. The actual pattern or curved path
traveled by a bullet in flight is :

a. velocity
b. Trajectory
c. Penetration
d. range
85. It is the study of firearms Identification
by means of the ammunition fired from
them:

a. Ballistics
b. Forensic Ballistics
c. Terminal ballistics
d. Interior ballistics
86. That part of a firearm controlled by the
trigger causing the firing pin to strike
the primer which causes the firing of the
gun.

a. slide
b. disconnector
c. ejection part
d. hammer
87. What do you call the metal located
inside an armor-piercing bullet

a. lead core
b. jacket material
c. tungsten
d. wad
88. What is the type of bullet intended for
target purposes?

a. hollow point bullet

b. tracer bullet
c. wad cutter bullet
d. polygonal bullet
89. Do not mark or label the physical
evidence with letter X because

a. it is a universal letter
b. it is everybody’s letter
c. it is an artificial letter
d. all of these
90. In case of a gun, the marking is on

a. barrel
b. frame
c. cylinder
d. slide
e. all of the above
91. Velocity of the bullet is being measured
in

a. foot pound
b. lbs. / sq. inch
c. feet per second
d. millimeter
92. How many types of problem are there in
Forensic Ballistics?

a. 8
b. 7
c. 6
d. 5
93. What is that part in a cartridge case
where the flame coming from the
priming compound passes?

a. shell head
b. vent
c. primer pocket
d. anvil
94. What is the most powerful handgun in
the world?

a. magnum 357
b. magnum .44
c. magnum .50
d. magnum .41
95. In case of destroyed or mutilated bullet,
the marking should be made on

a. base
b. primer
c. body
d. cylinder
e. nose
f. ogive
96. The markings on the physical evidence
must include the

a. initial of the recovering officer

b. date of recovery
c. crime committed
d. chain of possession
e. all of the above
97. So that physical evidence such as shell,
bullet or firearm can be identified during
the trial of a case, they must be

a. properly marked
b. photographed and marked
c. initially marked
d. all of the above
98. Great care should be applied in collecting
evidence from the crime scene. Be sure that as
an investigator do not “MAC” the evidence.
MAC means

a. Mutilate the evidence

b. alter the evidence
c. contaminate the evidence
d. destroy the evidence
e. a, b, c only
f. all of the above
99. What is the effective range of Armalite
M-16 military rifle?
 
a. 200 m
b. 300 m
c. 400 m
d. 500 m
100. The sound created at the muzzle of
the firearm after explosion is
called.

a. Deflagration
b. muzzle blast
c. bang
d. explosion
101. The first law in the Philippines
prohibiting sale, manufacture, illegal
possession and disposition of firearms and
explosives.
 
a. Act No. 2711
b. Presidential Decree 1866
c. Republic Act No. 8294
d. Republic Act No. 482
102. It is sometimes known as the king of
battle. It was derived from a French word
which means to equip.

a. artillery
b. cannon
c. firearm
d. gun
103. Last February 11, 2006 at 5:30 p.m.,
Saturday, Vice President of the United States of
America Dick Cheney accidentally shot Austin
Lawyer Harry Whittington. He was using what
kind of a weapon?

a. Armalite AR-17 – Semi – Automatic Shotgun

12 - Gauge
b. Perazzi – Double – Barreled shotgun 28 -
Gauge
c. Remington M1900 – Single Barreled Shotgun
16-Gauge
d. Vandalia – Single Shot Shotgun 12 - Gauge
104. The flame that is produced at the rear
of the barrel of a gun after firing
process.

A. friction
B. heat
C. flareback
D. muzzle blast
105. These are patterns of tiny orange
brown lesions on the skin made by a
reaction of powder during shooting.

a. abrasion
b. contusion
c. soot
d. tattooing
106. They are credited for the invention of
gunpowder:

a. Americans
b. Arabs
c. Chinese
d. Europeans
107. Auxiliary parts of a firearm are parts
that must be removed first before
disassembly of a firearm except:

a. barrel bushing
b. front sight
c. recoil plug
d. slide stop pin
108. A rifle, pistol and revolver ammunition
is called cartridge. Shotgun ammunition is
called:

a. pellet
b. shell
c. shot shell
d. all of the above
109. He introduced the first test for gunshot
residues in 1933 on the hands which were
called dermal nitrate test or paraffin test.

a. Benjamin Robins
b. John Inglis
c. Kijiru Nambu
d. Tomas “Teodoro” Gonzales
110. He is credited with the conception of
the term Forensic Ballistics, though he
later admitted to be an inadequate name
for the science.

a. Alexander Lacassagne
b. Benjamin Robins
c. Calvin Goddard
d. Hiram Stevens Berdan
111. The second smallest commonly used
shotgun, with a barrel just larger than half an
inch in diameter. This was the kind of shotgun
used by U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney in
accidentally shooting Austin lawyer Harry
Whittington last February 11, 2006 at the
Armstrong Ranch, Texas.

a. 10-gauge
b. 12-gauge
c. 18-gauge
d. 28-gauge
112. What type of firearm is designed to
propel projectile by means of compressed
air?

a. air rifle
b. carbine
c. musket
d. cannon
113. What is the type of firearm that is
manually fed at the chamber?

a. automatic type
b. bolt action type
c. single shot type
d. slide action type
114. It is the most popular and traditional mode
of removing gunpowder residues:

a. swabbing cotton moistened with 5% nitric

acid
b. spraying hands with sodium
rhodizonate
c. washing hands with vinegar
d. washing both hands with hot water
115. He was the inventor of comparison
microscope where two bullets could be laid
adjacent to one another for comparative
examinations.

a. Alexander Forsyth
b. Alfred Bernhard Nobel
c. Charles Waite
d. Rudolf Christian Bottger
116. It is a part of the firearm assembly that
contains the internal parts of a gun.

a. cylinder
b. chamber
c. frame
d. yoke
117. The test procedures which define the
position of a shooter based on the location
of spent cartridge cases or shot shell
casings in crime scene reconstruction.
 
a. ejection pattern testing
b. function test
c. full-auto conversion test
d. silencer testing
118. He was an Italian mathematician who
claimed that no part of the path of the
projectile could be a straight line and the
greater the velocity of the projectile the
flatter its path.

a. Ascanio Sobrero
b. Berthold Schwartz
c. Galileo Galilei
d. Niccolo Tartaglia
119. A firearm with a smooth bore barrel
and muzzle loading military shoulder arm
designed to fire or discharge a single
round lead ball projectile.

a. musket
b. rifle
c. shoulder arm
d. shotgun
120. If a firearm was found in a crime scene
appear to be loaded with ammunition. It is
best to transport said firearm to the crime
laboratory as it is, with the exception that
a tag be secured to the weapon labelled
as:
a. evidence firearm
b. danger: loaded weapon
c. for laboratory examination
d. warning: firearm evidence
121. It is a tubular metal or paper rolled
used as a container of a bullet, primer and
gunpowder:

a. ammunition
b. bullet
c. cartridge case or empty shell
d. primer
122. One of the following is not an element
to establish liability for illegal possession
of firearm (People v. Ancheta, CR –
03548, August 29, 1989).

a. firearm is carried outside of residence

b. lack of authority to carry a firearm
c. no legal right to carry a firearm
d. possession of a firearm
123. The movement of a bullet out of the
cartridge case due to the recoil of the
firearm and the inertia of the bullet is
called:

a. burnishing
b. explosion
c. popping
d. ricochet
124. The most vital information in eliminating
suicide cases of gunshot wound:

a. distance or range
b. kind of gun
c. kind of person
d. location of the gunshot wound
125. What is the integrated ballistic
identification system (IBIS) software
programme developed for cartridge case
identification?

a. bulletproof
b. brasscatcher
c. drugfire
d. national integrated ballistic information
network (NIBIN)
126. What is the integrated ballistic
identification system (IBIS) Software
programme developed for bullet
identification?

a. brasscatcher
b. bulletproof
c. drugfire
d. national integrated ballistic information
network (NIBIN)
127. He is an English alchemist credited in
the invention of gunpowder.

a. Alfred Bernhard Nobel

b. Berthold Schwartz
c. Christian Friedrich Schonbein
d. Roger Bacon
128. This refers to a Roman war machine
originally referred to as dart – thrower.

a. ballista
b. catapult
c. onager or gastraphetes
d. trebuchet
129. It is otherwise known as guncotton in
the world of explosives.

a. blackpowder
b. ballistites
c. nitroglycerine
d. nitrocellulose
130. He is the famous American firearm
designer and inventor of Armalite M-16
rifle.

a. Eugene Stoner
b. John Moses Browning
c. Samuel Colt
d. Uziel Gal
131. What is the test used to determine the
presence of gunpowder in clothing
especially colored one’s?

a. Dermal nitrate test

b. Griess test
c. Harrison – Gilroy test
d. Naphthalene test
132. What is the cycle rate of fire of
Armalite M-16 military rifle?

a. 300 rounds per minute

b. 400 rounds per minute
c. 500 rounds per minute
d. 600 rounds per minute
133. The accumulation of lead in the bore of
a firearm from the passage of lead shot or
bullet is called:

a. coppering
b. metal fouling
c. lead accumulation
d. none of the above
134. The earliest known firearm invented in
the world?

a. cannon
b. musket
c. flintlock
d. matchlock
135. It is a kind of gunpowder that is a
mixture of sulphur, charcoal and
potassium or sodium nitrate.

a. black powder
b. nitrocellulose
c. nitroglycerine
d. propellant
136. One of the following is not a
synonymous term of a shotgun firearm:

a. riot gun
b. repeating gun
c. scatter gun
d. trench gun
137. Refers to the metal tube of any firearm
through which the bullet passes or travels:

a. barrel
b. bore
c. grip
d. muzzle
138. It is the main body of the gun that
connects the other parts.
 
a. barrel
b. frame
c. grip
d. muzzle
139. Auxiliary parts of a firearm are parts
that must be removed first before
disassembly of a firearm except:

a. barrel bushing
b. front sight
c. recoil plug
d. slide stop pin
140. This refers to a single cartridge.

a. ammunition
b. cartridge
c. round
d. all of the above
141. He was the one who championed the
development of a legitimate bullet
comparison.

a. Benjamin Robins
b. Calvin Goddard
c. Charles Waite
d. Jean Samuel Pauly
142. The best equipment to be used in
order to determine if the bullet is still
inside the body of the victim.

a. infra-red
b. personal examination of the wound
c. ultra violet rays
d. x-ray
143. In injuries caused by the use of the
firearm where there is no gunshot wound
exit, the best explanation that maybe offered
is:
a. The bullet is still inside the body of the
victim
b. The bullet has exited from one of the
normal external orifices
c. The bullet might have undergone a
process of disintegration while inside the
body.
d. The bullet did not hit the target.
144. In firearm identification, extractor mark
is usually found in what part of the
cartridge case?

a. base
b. extracting groove
c. land
d. primer cup
145. He is credited of inventing the first
successful metallic cartridge in 1867.

a. Augustus Demondion
b. Patrick Perguson
c. Paul Mauser
d. Wilhelm Breneke
146. This is a kind of test which determines
the amount of force needed to discharge a
firearm.

a. accidental discharge test

b. full-auto conversion test
c. function test
d. trigger pull test
147. It is firing of a firearm aimed at a
person, without, however the intention to
kill that person but to frighten the
offended party. This is punished under the
Revised Penal Code under article 254.
 
a. accidental firing
b. discharge of firearm
c. illegal discharge of firearm
d. indiscriminate firing
148. A high-powered firearms usually have a
muzzle velocity of about:

a. 800 feet per second

b. 1,400 feet per second
c. 2,500 feet per second
d. 5,000 feet per second
149. This is the side of the bullet that is in
contact with the inner surface of the
barrel.
 
a. core
b. ogive
c. periphery
d. tail
150. The caliber of a firearm express in
millimeter belongs to:

a. American system
b. English system
c. European system
d. French system
151. A division of forensic ballistics that
refers to the work of the police
investigator in the field of crime science.

a. field investigation
b. legal proceeding
c. scene of the crime operation (SOCO)
d. technical examination
152. What was the recent statutory law on
firearms and explosives amending P.D.
1866 which was approved on June 6,
1997?

a. Act No. 2711

b. R.A. 482
c. R.A. 8294
d. R.A. 1728
153. Unlicensed firearm no longer simply
means a firearm without a license duly
issued by lawful authority. It also means:

a. a firearm purchase illegally

b. a firearm used in a crime
c. firearm with expired license
d. no permit to carry firearm outside
residence
154. The part of the gun that was the basis
for its name Revolver:
 
a. barrel
b. chamber
c. cylinder
d. trigger
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