FORENSIC BALLISTICS

EASY – BLACK QUESTIONS

1. A type of primer with two vents or flash holes.
A. Bordan primer B. Berdan Primer
C. Battery Primer D. Boxer Primer
2. Fired Cartridge case/shell are usually mark at the _________?
A. At the base B. Side or body of the shell
C. At the rim D. Any of these
3. Is that part of a firearm which houses all the other parts.
A. Housing B. frame
C. casing D. Chamber
4. It is the measurement of the bore diameter from land to land.
A. Calibre B. Mean diameter
C. Gauge D. Rifling
5. It is the science of mobility of the projectile.
A. Forensic Ballistics B. Applied Physics
C. Ballistics D. Applied Science
6. The caliber of the smoothbore firearm case measure by?
A. Gauge B. Caliber
C. Lands of grooves D. None of these
7. The pattern or curved path of the bullet in flight.
A. Yaw B. Range
C. Velocity D. Trajectory
8. What initiates the combustion of the gunpowder in a shell?
A. Bullet B. Trigger
C. Primer D. Flash Hole
9. What instrument is used in obtaining test bullet?
A. Caliper B. Bullet Comparison Microscope
C. Bullet Recovery Box D. Water Tank
10. What type of a firearm is commonly used by cavalry?
A. Carbine B. Pistol
C. Revolver D. Rifle

11. It is a branch of ballistics that treats of the motion of a

projectile while still inside the firearm.
A. interior ballistics B. terminal ballistics
C. exterior ballistics D. forensic ballistics
12. It refers to the size of the bullet groupings on the target.
A. terminal penetration B. terminal velocity
C. terminal energy D. terminal accuracy
13. Which refers to the size of the bullet grouping on the target?
A. Penetration B. Terminal penetration
C. Terminal ballistics D. Terminal accuracy
14. A metal rod or plate that strikes the cartridge primer to detonate
the powder.
A. Spring B. Trigger guard
C. Hammer D. Revolver
15. A device that fits over the muzzle of the barrel to muffle the
sound of a gunshot. Most work by baffling the escape of gases.
A. Buffer B. Silencer
C. Magazine D. Hanger
16. A hand gun in which a rotating cylinder successively places
cartridge into position for firing is known as?
A. Pistol B. Revolver
C. Rifle D. Machinegun
17. A type of a bullet designed to be fired at night which emits a
bright flame at its base and usually colored red-tip.
A. armor piercing B. tracer bullet
C. incendiary bullet D. explosive
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18. A type of a firearm which propels a number of lead pellets in one
charge to a smooth bore barrel.
A. Rifle B. Machinegun
C. Shotgun D. Musket
19. Generally applied to all homemade gun, just as the one used by
juvenile delinquent in United States.
A. zip gun B. freakish gun
C. grease gun D. paltik
20. In the story of crime, with the use of firearm, the energy coming
from the muzzle point is called?
A. Armor-piercing B. Velocity
C. Lead bullet D. Muzzle energy

21. Is a complete unfired unit consisting of bullet, primer, gun powder

and shell:
A. Ammunition B. Shotgun Cartridge
C. Cartridge D. Missile
22. Is that branch of ballistics which treats the motion of the
projectile while it is in its flight?
A. Interior B. Terminal
C. Exterior D. Forensic
23. Is the rate of speed of the bullet per unit of time, expressed in
ft/sec?
A. Muzzle Energy B. Muzzle Blast
C. Velocity D. Trajectory
24. It is the distance at which the gunner has the control of shot
where the bullet travel straight.
A. Maximum Range B. Maximum Effective Range
C. Accurate Range D. Effective Range
25. It refers to the characteristics of a firearm which are
determinable even before the manufacture of the firearm?
A. Class Characteristics B. Individual Characteristics
C. Repetitive mark D. accidental mark
26. That mechanism in a firearm by which the cartridge case or shell is
withdrawn from the chamber.
A. Extractor B. Chamber
C. Firing pin D. Barrel
27. The mechanism of a firearm which withdraws the empty shells from
the chamber?
A. Ejector B. Extractor
C. Firing pin D. Extractor pin
28. The moment the bullet leaves the muzzle of the gun. What kind of
ballistic?
A. Interior Ballistics B. Exterior Ballistics
C. Terminal Ballistics D. Ballistics
29. The part of the mechanism of a firearm that withdraws the shell or
cartridge from the chamber.
A. Extractor B. Ejector
C. Striker D. Trigger
30. The science dealing with the motion of a projectile and the
conditions governing that motion.
A. Ballistics B. Forensic Ballistics
C. Terminal Ballistics D. External Ballistics

31. The study of the effect of the impact of a projectile on the

target.
A. Terminal Ballistics B. Internal Ballistics
C. External Ballistics D. Forensic Ballistics
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32. This is the actual curved path of the bullet during its flight from
the gun muzzle and target.
A. Air Resistance B. Velocity
C. Trajectory D. Pull of Gravity
33. This refers to the deflection of the bullet from its normal path
after striking a resistant surface.
A. Misfire B. Mushroom
C. Ricochet D. Key hole shot
34. This refers to the helical grooves cut in the interior surface of
the bore.
A. swaging B. ogive
C. rifling D. breaching
35. What do you call the type of instrument used in measuring pitch
of rifling firearms?
A. Pinometer B. Helixometer
C. Thermometer D. Caliper
36. What instrument is used in measuring the pitch of rifling of a
firearm?
A. Calipher B. Tortion Balance
C. Helixometer D. Chronograph
37. What occurs when a cartridge fails to explode on time or delayed
in firing?
A. Knocking Power B. Hang fire
C. Recoil D. None of these
38. What type of a firearm propels a projectile with more than one inch
diameter?
A. Small Arms B. Artillery
C. Mortar D. Cannon
39. Which of the following test is used to determine whether a person
fired a gun?
A. Luminescence B. Duquinois Levine test
C. Takayama’s test D. Paraffin test
40. The term ballistics was actually derived from the Greek word
“ballein or ballo”, which means
A. to kick B. to punch
C. to throw D. to explode

41. It is the sound created at the muzzle end of the gun barrel after
explosion.
A. muzzle energy B. range
C. trajectory D. muzzle blast
42. The greatest distance a projectile can travel when fired at the
optimum angle of elevation of the barrel.
A. maximum range B. maximum effective range
C. minimum range D. minimum effective range
43. The Morse cartridge in 1858 marked the beginning of the rapid
development of the
A. pin-fire cartridge B. center-fire cartridge
C. rimfire cartridge D. none of these
44. It refers to one complete unfired unit consisting of a bullet,
primer, cartridge case, and gunpowder
A. projectile B. cartridge
C. firearm D. slug
45. Characteristics which are determinable only after the manufacture
of the firearm.
A. class characteristics B. forensic characteristics
C. rifling characteristics D. Individual characteristics
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46. The most important single process in a barrel manufacture from the
standpoint of the identification expert is:
A. reaming operation B. rifling operation
C. lapping operation D. drilling operation
47. The curved path of a bullet is mainly caused by several factors.
What do you call the manner of curving of the bullet?
A. Trajectory B. Drift
c. Terminal Ballistic D. All of these
48. The motion responsible for the bouncing of the bullet in different
direction after hitting a much harder object known as ricochet.
A. direct motion B. rotary motion
C. translational motion D. ricochet motion
49. What should be the classification of a shell when the diameter of
the rim is larger than the diameter of the shell’s body?
A. Bottleneck type B. Rimless case
C. Rebated type D. Rimmed case
50. Handguns that can be fired several times by means of cartridge
stored in the handle are called.
A. Pistols B. Revolver
C. Self-loading pistol D. Automatic Weapon
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MODERATE - BLUE QUESTIONS
1. The chemical eating away of the bore of a firearm due to rusting of
the action of salts deposited from the gunpowder is:
A. pressure B. corrosion
C. erosion D. decomposition
2. It refers to the measure of the twisting of the lands and grooves or
one complete turn.
A. Pitch of rifling B. Bore diameter
C. Lands and grooves D. Bullet twisting
3. Spiral grooves in the bore designed to give a spin to the projectile
for greater accuracy and carrying power.
A. Rifling B. Caliber
C. Gauge D. Bore
4. Father of percussion ignition.
A. Alexander John Forsyth B. Roger Bacon
C. Bethold Schwartz D. Veillie
5. He is known as the Father of Ballistics.
A. Hans Gross B. Charles Waite
C. Albert Osborne D. Calvin Goddard
6. A fired bullet with six lands and grooves twisted to the right is
fired from the barrel of a firearm with identical class characteristics
as that of:
A. Browning B. Colt
C. Smith and Wesson D. Steyr
7. He gave his name to a whole class of firearms; he is also the
manufacturer of the Pocket Pistol.
A. John M. Browning B. Samuel Colt
C. Col. Calvin H. Goddard D. Henry Derringer
8. He invented a submachine gun in the 1950’s which was used by the
Israeli Army during its Sinai campaign in 1956.
A. Alexander John Forsyth B. Uziel Gal
C. Major Patrick Ferguson D. John C. Garand
9. Are small grooves, channels or ridges on the surface of the bullet
due to the tool marks or other irregularities in the interior surface
of the bore?
A. Land marks B. Groove marks
C. Striation D. Accidental marks
10. A shaving marks on a bullet is due to:
A. Oversized barrel
B. Poor alignment of the cylinder to the bore of the barrel
C. Oily barrel
D. Delayed combustion

11. Consist of a wooden box, 12 “x”12”x 96, with a hinged to cover

and with one end open. This long box is filled with ordinary cotton
and separated into sections by cardboard petitions use in ballistics.
A. Firing point box B. Bullet recovery box
C. Slug collection box D. All of these
12. How is the serial number of a firearm or engine number of vehicle
restored?
A. By polishing stamped serial number
B. By cleaning obliterated surface
C. By removing the zone of strain
D. By applying etching reagent
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13. In gunshot wounds, when there is evident burning of tissues and
blackening of the skin, it may be ascertained that it is a near contact
fire meaning that the distance of the body to the gun is approximately.
A. 6 inches B. 18 inches
C. 12 inches D. 24 inches
14. One important characteristic of the gunshot exit wound is?
A. That the edge is averted
B. That the size is bigger than the missile
C. That the edge is inverted
D. That the shape is round or oval
15. The importance of individual marks left on a bullet by a gun barrel
is that it is useful in directly identifying the:
A. Bullet which caused the fatal wound
B. Person who fired the particular firearm
C. Gun from which a bullet was fired
D. Possible direction of shot
16. What is the best way of picking a suspected firearm at the crime
scene?
A. Picking it through the handle
B. Picking it through the barrel
C. Inserting a handkerchief or string straw at the trigger guard
D. Inserting a rod at the barrel
17. What makes a bullet spin? Without spin, a bullet would not
stay pointed forward in flight, but would tumble over and over.
The spinning motion increases the accuracy of a bullet.
A. Bore B. Gunpowder
C. Rifling D. Shell
18. It is the rearward movement of the firearm after explosion.
A. velocity of the bullet
B. recoil of the firearm
C. rotation of the bullet
D. inside the barrel energy generated
19. The following are the advantages of using cartridges, except
A. greatly speeded the loading of weapons
B. avoided waste of powder from spillage
C. soldiers carry with them a bag of powder and the ball bullets
to battles every time
D. provided a uniform charge from shot to shot
20. To determine whether or not a particular gun has been fired, a
bullet requires a comparison with one that has been test fired from the
suspect weapon. His expertise established the comparison microscope as
the indispensable tool of the modern firearm examiner, he was:
A. Leon Lambert B. Calvin H Goddard
C. Albert Osborn D. Oliver Winchester

21. Center fire cartridges were invented on 1858 that have been used
until the modern days. But only one name marked its rapid development.
The statement is referring to what cartridge?
A. paper cartridge B. browning cartridge
C. self exploding cartridge D. morse cartridge
22. Smokeless powders were first invented by Pual Vieille making its
way to become the very first satisfactory smokeless powder. It was
first release in what place:
A. Italy B. France
C. England D. Rome
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23. He patented the very first practical revolver in which the cylinder
will rotate if the hammer is cocked known as the single action
mechanism. The statement is referring to Samuel Colt but that mechanism
was put into used because of the percussion system by:
A. Samuel Colt B. Hiram Maxim
C. Flobert D. Alexander John Forsyth
24. The very first self-exploding cartridges were invented on 1836 and
it was called as the pin-fire cartridge which came into realization
through the invention of:
A. Le Faucheux B. Hiram Maxim
C. Flobert D. Alexander John Forsyth
25. According to the diameter of the base or rim of the cartridge
cases, which is common to revolver and shot gun cartridges?
A. Diameter is greater than the body
B. presence of extracting grooves
C. Diameter of rim is equal to the body
D. Made of brass case
26. When a shot is fired on an automatic pistol by a criminal, the
fired shell-
A. Remains within the chamber
B. In most cases will be found at the scene of firing
C. Is rarely found at the crime scene
D. Is usually disposed by the perpetrator
27. The rearward movement termed as recoil of the firearm is a natural
phenomenon because of the expansion and explosion which was put into
used by ____ to create a fully automatic mechanism of the firearm.
A. John M. Browning B. Tyler Henry
C. Hiram Maxim d. Horace Smith
28. The term muzzle velocity refers most accurately to the
A. Acceleration of the projectile in flight
B. Rate of expansion of the grooves in the muzzle
C. Average speed of the bullet in flight
D. Speed at which the bullet leaves the muzzle
29. It is termed as the stability of the bullet in flight particularly
in the parabola, which was credited to the construction of the rifling.
A. velocity B. stability in flight
C. gyroscopic action d. parabolic like flight
30. It is the most prominent American maker of repeating firearms since
1850.
A. Volcanic repeating arms company
B. Browning firearms company
C. Winchester repeating arms company
D. All of these
31. These are devices that are not really designed to become a weapon
but because of its mechanism that is the same as those in the firearm
they are already considered as miscellaneous guns.
A. tool B. zip guns
C. traps D. cane guns
32. What is refers to the metal cup containing the highly sensitive
priming mixture of chemical compound which when hit by the firing pin
would ignite?
A. Bullet B. primer
C. Cartridge D. case
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DIFFICULT – RED QUESTIONS
1. Chemical rearrangement of molecules into gas instead of solids
to cause the high explosives to exert full power of shock. The
speed varies in different explosive but in some it is as high as 7000
yards in a second. This refers to
A. Energy B. Gas
C. Detonation D. Gun powder
2. During the past year many crimes of violence have been committed in
the city with imported starter’s pistols, which have been converted
into dangerous weapons. Concerning this situation, it would be most
correct to state that generally.
A. The conversions consisted of a replacement of the original
solid cylinder with a cylinder
B. The conversions were not performed by licensed gunsmiths and
gun dealers.
C. The retail sale of these weapons at a very low price is made
possible because of a low import duty.
D. These weapons have a manufacturer’s serial number and may be easily
traced.
3. This valuable instrument is specially designed to permit the
firearms examiner to determine the similarity and dissimilarity between
two fired bullets or two fired shells, by simultaneously observing
their magnified image in a single microscopic field.
A. Magnetic field device B. Compound microscope
C. Bullet comparison microscope D. Photographic microscope
4. A field of forensic ballistics that includes the expert examination
of firearms, bullets and shells that would determine whether or not a
particular bullet is fired from a particular firearm, and whether or
not a particular shell is loaded and ejected from the same firearm; it
is conducted in a forensic laboratory.
A. field investigation B. technical examination
C. legal proceedings D. none of the above
5. It is an early muzzle-loaded firearm used in the 15th to 17th
centuries. Like its successor, the musket, it is a smoothbore firearm,
but it is lighter and easier to carry. It is a forerunner of the rifle
and other long-arm firearms.
A. arquebus B. musket
C. blunderbuss D. rifle
6. A shooting incident was happened wherein five people were found dead
on the scene of the crime. During the incident, it was found out that
the firearm involve uses a pistol size ammunition but having contains a
shoulder stock because it was fired in a distance. The scene was filled
by cartridge cases but there was only one empty magazine recovered. If
you are the investigator, what type of firearm was used?
A. machine gun B. sub machine gun
C. automatic firearm D. none of these
7. The FP-45 also known as the liberator was put into service use by
the American troops during the World War 2 against the insurgents. It
sometimes known as the Woolworth gun that could effectively in an 8
yards range. What is the official ammunition of the Liberator?
A. .38 caliber B. .45 caliber
C. .44 caliber D. 5.56 mm
8. Pistols were slowly developed throughout the time form simple to a
more sophisticated firearm. According to history, it was believed the
word pistol was taken from the Italian word Pistoia which literally
means:
A. small gun B. coin
C. city D. hand gun
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9. PINS Jack Uy was task to examine whether the questioned bullet was
fired from the suspected firearm and prepare her deductions for court
testimony. The situation was part of what branch of ballistics?
A. firearms Identification B. technical examination
C. legal proceeding D. forensic ballistics
10. Technically speaking, the term ammunition refers to a group of
cartridges or to a single unit or single cartridge.
A. the entire primer assembly consisting of primer cup, priming
mixture, and the anvil
B. a complete unfired unit consisting of a bullet, cartridge case,
gunpowder and primer
C. an entire cartridge case, including extracting groove, shell
head, and the crimp
D. the bullet consisting of the nose, the body and the base