Machine-translated by Google. Questions are authored in English.
Top

MH SET 2024: 7 April, Paper II, Forensic Science

  • Date: 7 April 2024
  • Paper code: APR-39224
  • Series: A
  • Language: Bilingual
  • 20 pages
MH SET 2024 question paper, 7 April 2024, Paper II, Forensic Science, page 1 of 20
Page 1 of 20
Text of page 1
Test Booklet Code & Serial No.
                                                                                                                      A
                                                    FORENSIC SCIENCE
Signature and Name of Invigilator                                             Seat No.
1. (Signature) .........................................                                               (In figures as in Admit Card)
      (Name) ................................................                 Seat No. ..............................................................
2. (Signature) .........................................                                                (In words)

      (Name) ................................................                 OMR Sheet No.

APR - 39224                                                                                                (To be filled by the Candidate)
Time Allowed : 2 Hours]                                                                                [Maximum Marks : 200
Number of Pages in this Booklet : 20                                                    Number of Questions in this Booklet : 100
                      Instructions for the Candidates
1.         Write your Seat No. and OMR Sheet No. in the space provided             1.
           on the top of this page.
2.         This paper consists of 100 objective type questions. Each question
           will carry two marks. All questions of Paper II will be compulsory.     2.
3.         At the commencement of examination, the question booklet
           will be given to the student. In the first 5 minutes, you are           3.
           requested to open the booklet and compulsorily examine it as
           follows :
           (i)      To have access to the Question Booklet, tear off the
                    paper seal on the edge of this cover page. Do not accept                (i)
                    a booklet without sticker-seal or open booklet.
           (ii)     Tally the number of pages and number of questions in
                    the booklet with the information printed on the cover                   (ii)
                    page. Faulty booklets due to missing pages/questions
                    or questions repeated or not in serial order or any
                    other discrepancy should not be accepted and correct
                    booklet should be obtained from the invigilator within
                    the period of 5 minutes. Afterwards, neither the Question
                    Booklet will be replaced nor any extra time will be
                    given. The same may please be noted.
           (iii)    After this verification is over, the OMR Sheet Number
                                                                                            (iii)
                    should be entered on this Test Booklet.
4.         Each question has four alternative responses marked (A), (B),
           (C) and (D). You have to darken the circle as indicated below on        4.                       (A), (B), (C)   (D)
           the correct response against each item.
           Example : where (C) is the correct response.

                              A        B                 D                                           (C)
5.         Your responses to the items are to be indicated in the OMR                                       A        B              D
           Sheet given inside the Booklet only. If you mark at any place
           other than in the circle in the OMR Sheet, it will not be evaluated.    5.
6.         Read instructions given inside carefully.
7.         Rough Work is to be done at the end of this booklet.                    6.
8.         If you write your Name, Seat Number, Phone Number or put                7.
           any mark on any part of the OMR Sheet, except for the space
                                                                                   8.
           allotted for the relevant entries, which may disclose your
           identity, or use abusive language or employ any other unfair
           means, you will render yourself liable to disqualification.
9.         You have to return original OMR Sheet to the invigilator at the
           end of the examination compulsorily and must not carry it with          9.
           you outside the Examination Hall. You are, however, allowed
           to carry the Test Booklet and duplicate copy of OMR Sheet on
           conclusion of examination.
                                                                                   10.
10.        Use only Blue/Black Ball point pen.
                                                                                   11.
11.        Use of any calculator or log table, etc., is prohibited.
12.        There is no negative marking for incorrect answers.                     12.
MH SET 2024 question paper, 7 April 2024, Paper II, Forensic Science, page 2 of 20
Page 2 of 20
Text of page 2
APR - 39224/II—A




2
MH SET 2024 question paper, 7 April 2024, Paper II, Forensic Science, page 3 of 20
Page 3 of 20
Text of page 3
APR - 39224/II—A



                            Forensic Science
                                   Paper II


Time Allowed : 120 Minutes]                                     [Maximum Marks : 200
Note : This paper contains Hundred (100) multiple choice questions. Each question
        carrying Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.

1.   The distance travelled by the             2.   Match the following :

                                                                      List I
     Firearm discharge in chronological
                                                    (a) Pneumograph
     order is :                                     (b) Sphygmograph
                                                    (c)   Plethysmograph
     (A) Charring, Blackening, Burning
                                                    (d) Galvanograph

         and Tattooing                                             List II
                                                    (i)   Blood pressure
     (B) Burning, Charring, Blackening              (ii) Blood pulse volume
                                                    (iii) Sweat conductivity
         and Tattooing
                                                    (iv) Respiration changes

     (C) Blackening, Charring, Tattooing            Codes :
                                                          (a)   (b)     (c)    (d)
         and Burning
                                                    (A) (iv) (i)        (ii) (iii)
                                                    (B) (iv) (i)        (iii) (ii)
     (D) Tattooing, Charring, Blackening
                                                    (C) (i)     (iii) (ii) (iv)
         and Burning                                (D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)

                                           3                                         [P.T.O.
MH SET 2024 question paper, 7 April 2024, Paper II, Forensic Science, page 4 of 20
Page 4 of 20
Text of page 4
APR - 39224/II—A

3.   In Forensic Gait Analysis, which of       6.   Why is a scale included in forensic
     the following are the temporal
     parameters ?                                   photographs ?
     (i)   Step or stride width                     (A) To add visual interest to the
     (ii) Foot angle
                                                        photo
     (iii) Step time
     (iv) Stance duration                           (B) To indicate the time the photo
     (v) Swing/stance ratio                             was taken
     (vi) Gait line
                                                    (C) To enhance the composition of
     Codes :
     (A) (i), (ii), (vi)                                the image
     (B) (i), (v), (vi)                             (D) To show the size of objects in
     (C) (iii), (iv), (v)
                                                        the photo
     (D) (ii), (iv), (vi)
4.   What is the full form of “SICAR” ?        7.   Which of the following are criminal
     (A) Shoeprint Imaging Capture                  courts ?
         and Recovery
     (B) Shoeprint Imaging Capture                  (a) Executive magistrate court
         and Retrieval
                                                    (b) Judicial magistrate of first class
     (C) Shoeprint Image Capture and
         Retrieval                                      court
     (D) Shoeprint Image Capture and
                                                    (c) Metropolitan magistrate court
          Recovery
5.   Venous blood collected as a                    (d) Munsif court
     reference blood sample should be
     collected in :                                 Choose the correct answer from the
     (A) Pink-topped vacutainer EDTA                options given below :
         tubes
     (B) Purple-topped      vacutainer              (A) (a), (b) and (c) only
         EDTA tubes
                                                    (B) (a), (c) and (d) only
     (C) Green-topped vacutainer EDTA
         tubes                                      (C) (a), (b) and (d) only
     (D) Yellow-topped      vacutainer
         EDTA tubes                                 (D) (b), (c) and (d) only

                                           4
MH SET 2024 question paper, 7 April 2024, Paper II, Forensic Science, page 5 of 20
Page 5 of 20
Text of page 5
APR - 39224/II—A

8.   Match the following :                        10. The footprint section under CID,
                        List I                        Government of Bengal was first
                                                      established in :
     (a) Article 14 (Constitution of India)
                                                      (A) 1920
     (b) Article 15 (Constitution of India)
                                                      (B) 1915
     (c) Article 16 (Constitution of India)
     (d) Article 17 (Constitution of India)           (C) 1910

                    List II                           (D) 1905

     (i)   Prohibition of discrimination          11. Which of the following are size
           on grounds of religion, race,              exclusion methods ?
           caste, sex                                 (a) Gel adsorption
     (ii) Equality before law
                                                      (b) Gel filtration
     (iii) Abolition of untouchability
                                                      (c)   Gel diffusion
     (iv) Equality of opportunity in
                                                      (d) Gel permeation
          matters of public employment
                                                      Choose the correct answer from the
     Codes :
                                                      options given below :
           (a)   (b)      (c)    (d)
                                                      (A) (a) and (b) only
     (A) (i)     (ii)     (iii) (iv)
                                                      (B) (a) and (c) only
     (B) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
                                                      (C) (c) and (d) only
     (C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
                                                      (D) (b) and (d) only
     (D) (ii) (i)         (iv) (iii)
                                                  12. Which of the following chromato-
9.   The first forensic science laboratory
     in Maharashtra was established in                graphic mobile phase has the
     Mumbai in the year :                             highest refractive index ?

     (A) 1952                                         (A) Water

     (B) 1958                                         (B) Ethanol

     (C) 1962                                         (C) Chloroform
     (D) 1968                                         (D) Toluene

                                              5                                   [P.T.O.
MH SET 2024 question paper, 7 April 2024, Paper II, Forensic Science, page 6 of 20
Page 6 of 20
Text of page 6
APR - 39224/II—A

13. Which of the following gases are         16. Which of the following elements
    used as carrier gas in GLC ?                 have greater sensitivity in fast-
                                                 neutron activation analysis than
    (a) Hydrogen
                                                 that of the thermal neutron ?
    (b) Acetylene
                                                 (a) Cl
    (c) Nitrogen
                                                 (b) Ni
    (d) Nitrous oxide
                                                 (c) O
    Choose the correct answer from the
                                                 (d) Si
    options given below :
                                                 Choose the correct answer from the
    (A) (a) and (c) only
                                                 options given below :
    (B) (a) and (b) only
                                                 (A) (a) and (b) only
    (C) (c) and (d) only                         (B) (b) and (d) only
    (D) (b) and (d) only                         (C) (c) and (d) only
14. Performance of mass analyser is              (D) (a) and (c) only
    measured in terms of its :
                                             17. ICP is used to analyse samples in
    (A) Separation coefficient                   which of the following states ?
    (B) Retardation factor                       (A) Solids
    (C) Retention factor                         (B) Liquids
    (D) Resolving power                          (C) Gases
15. Silicon drifted detector is which            (D) Solids and liquids both
    of the following types of X-ray          18. Mercury Cadmium Telluride (MCT)
    transducer ?                                 detectors are used in :
    (A) Ionization chambers                      (A) FTIR spectrometry
    (B) Geiger tube                              (B) AAS
    (C) Semiconductor transducer                 (C) GC-MS
    (D) Scintillation tube                       (D) LC-MS
                                         6
MH SET 2024 question paper, 7 April 2024, Paper II, Forensic Science, page 7 of 20
Page 7 of 20
Text of page 7
APR - 39224/II—A

19. Bertrand lens is commonly a part         21. Which of the following is used to
    of the following microscope :                preserve DNA at room temperature ?

    (a) Stereomicroscope                         (A) FTA Card

    (b) Comparison microscope                    (B) Chelex
                                                 (C) DNAIQ
    (c) Polarising microscope
                                                 (D) Whatman’s paper
    (d) Fluorescence microscope
                                             22. In an individual lacking spermatozoa
    Choose the correct answer from the
                                                 in the seminal stains, which test is
    options given below :                        most suitable for its identification
    (A) (a), (b) and (c) only                    among the following ?

    (B) (a), (b) and (d) only                    (A) Seminal acid phosphatase test

    (C) (a), (c) and (d) only                    (B) Choline test
                                                 (C) Semen specific test
    (D) (b), (c) and (d) only
                                                 (D) Barberio’s test
20. The commonly used light source in
    a fluorescence microscope is :           23. Among the following which is more
                                                 suitable to determine the species
    (a) Xenon arc lamp                           origin of blood stains ?
    (b) Mercury arc lamp                         (A) Precipitin tube technique
    (c) Ruby laser                               (B) Crose-over electrophoresis
    (d) Diode laser                              (C) Latex agglutinins
    Choose the correct answer from the           (D) Anti-globulin consumption test
    options given below :                    24. The scientific name of Chiru is :
    (A) (a) and (b) only                         (A) Antilope cervicapra
    (B) (b) and (c) only                         (B) Pantholops hodgsonii

    (C) (c) and (d) only                         (C) Capra aegagrus

    (D) (d) and (a) only                         (D) Vulpes bengalensis

                                         7                                    [P.T.O.
MH SET 2024 question paper, 7 April 2024, Paper II, Forensic Science, page 8 of 20
Page 8 of 20
Text of page 8
APR - 39224/II—A

25. Which part of the spermatozoa of           28. The luminal reagent test with blood
    human-being has the DNA ?                      gives luminescence of which colour ?

    (A) Acrosome                                    (A) Bright blue to yellow green

    (B) Midpiece                                    (B) Bright green to white
                                                    (C) Bright orange to black
    (C) Tail
                                                    (D) Bright violet to greyish
    (D) End part of tail
                                               29. Which of the following is part of an
26. Brentamine Fast Blue-B is used to
                                                   amplification process ?
    test :
                                                    (a) Addition of primers to ends of
    (A) Seminal stains                                  DNA strands
    (B) Vaginal stains                              (b) Denaturation
    (C) Saliva stains                               (c) Addition of individual nucleotide
    (D) Urine stains                                (d) Southern blotting

27. Which of the following is a red cell            Choose the correct answer from the
    blood group system ?                            options given below :

    (a) HLA                                         (A) (a), (b) and (c) only
                                                    (B) (a), (b) and (d) only
    (b) ABO
                                                    (C) (a), (c) and (d) only
    (c) Kell
                                                    (D) (b), (c) and (d) only
    (d) Duffy
                                               30. In older times, guaiacum test was
    Choose the correct answer from the             used for the preliminary identification
    options given below :                          of :
    (A) (a), (b) and (c) only                       (A) Saliva
    (B) (a), (b) and (d) only                       (B) Blood

    (C) (b), (c) and (d) only                       (C) Semen

    (D) (a), (c) and (d) only                       (D) Urine

                                           8
MH SET 2024 question paper, 7 April 2024, Paper II, Forensic Science, page 9 of 20
Page 9 of 20
Text of page 9
APR - 39224/II—A

31. Van Urk test is used as a preliminary         35. Which of the following is an example
    test for which of the following drugs ?           of systemic poison ?

    (A) Opium                                         (A) DDT

    (B) MDMA                                          (B) Hg

    (C) GHB                                           (C) Carbolic acid

    (D) LSD                                           (D) As

32. Pure anthracene exhibit the fluore-           36. Which of the following is stupefying

    scence of which colour ?                          poison ?

    (A) Green                                         (A) Copper sulphate

                                                      (B) Oleander
    (B) Blue
                                                      (C) Dhatura
    (C) Yellow
                                                      (D) Croton
    (D) Orange
                                                  37. Who is known as the father of
33. Chalcosis lentis is observed in the
                                                      Modern Toxicology ?
    chronic poisoning of :
                                                      (A) Mathieu Joseph Bonaventure
    (A) Copper
                                                           Orfila
    (B) Arsenic
                                                      (B) Calvin Goddard
    (C) Cadmium
                                                      (C) E. Locard
    (D) Barium
                                                      (D) Hans Gross
34. Congress grass is :
                                                  38. Cannabis is an example of :
    (A) Dermal irritant                               (A) Hallucinogens
    (B) GIT irritant                                  (B) Sedatives
    (C) General irritant                              (C) Hypnotics
    (D) Sedatives                                     (D) Stimulants
                                              9                                    [P.T.O.
MH SET 2024 question paper, 7 April 2024, Paper II, Forensic Science, page 10 of 20
Page 10 of 20
Text of page 10
APR - 39224/II—A

39. All the three countries constitute the        42. Which of the following tests is used
     golden triangle :                                to detect the presence of Nitrates in
     (a) Thailand                                     Gunshot Residue ?
     (b) Myanmar                                      (A) Harrison-Gilroy test
     (c) Laos
                                                      (B) Scott test
     (d) China
                                                      (C) Dithiooxamide test
     Choose the correct answer from the
     options given below :                            (D) Modified Griess test

     (A) (a), (b) and (c) only                    43. A projectile designed to disintegrate

     (B) (a), (c) and (d) only                        upon impact with a hard surface in
                                                      order to minimize ricochet is referred
     (C) (b), (c) and (d) only
                                                      to as :
     (D) (a), (b) and (d) only
                                                      (A) Incendiary bullet
40. Scott’s test is used for the detection
     of :                                             (B) Matchlock bullet
     (A) Morphine                                     (C) Jacketed bullet
     (B) Cocaine
                                                      (D) Frangible bullet
     (C) Codeine
                                                  44. What is the full form of BDAS in
     (D) Heroine
                                                      relation to ballistics ?
41. In which of the following weapons,
                                                      (A) Ballistic Data Acquiring System
     iron pyrite was used as ignitor ?

     (A) Percussion lock gun                          (B) Ballistic Data Analysing System

     (B) Flint lock gun                               (C) Ballistic Data Acquisition System

     (C) Wheel lock gun                               (D) Ballistic Data Advancement
     (D) Match lock gun                                    System

                                             10
MH SET 2024 question paper, 7 April 2024, Paper II, Forensic Science, page 11 of 20
Page 11 of 20
Text of page 11
APR - 39224/II—A

45. Which of the following methods will           48. Which of the following is the result
                                                      of flame and hot gases and not by
    most effectively remove all the
                                                      the hot projectiles as is commonly
    recoverable traces of the original
                                                      believed ?
    serial number on an engine ?
                                                      (A) Blackening
    (A) Over-stamping                                 (B) Tattooing

    (B) Filing                                        (C) Scorching

    (C) Welding                                       (D) Pink coloration
                                                  49. The formula for ballistic coefficient
    (D) Peening
                                                      is :
46. Magic bullet phenomenon is said to
                                                               w
    be related to which of the following ?            (A) C
                                                               id

    (A) James Garfield assassination                            w
                                                      (B) C
                                                               id2
    (B) Lee       Harvey         Oswald
        assassination                                           w
                                                      (C) C     2
                                                               i d
    (C) William McKinley assassination
                                                               id 2
    (D) John F. Kennedy assassination                 (D) C
                                                                w
47. A bullet fired from a gun is not              50. In which of the following primer cap
    released, it is ejected out with the              types, anvil is part of the cartridge
    subsequent shot. It is known as :                 case in the form of a small pag in
                                                      the primer pocket ?
    (A) Dumdum bullet
                                                      (A) Berdan Primer
    (B) Richochet bullet
                                                      (B) Boxer Primer
    (C) Tandem bullet                                 (C) Battery Cup Primer
    (D) Rocketing bullet                              (D) Wheel Lock Primer

                                             11                                     [P.T.O.
MH SET 2024 question paper, 7 April 2024, Paper II, Forensic Science, page 12 of 20
Page 12 of 20
Text of page 12
APR - 39224/II—A

51. A secretive visual documentation              55. Which of the following            are
    of objects of importance to an                    o-Nitration compounds ?
    investigation is known as :                        (a) Nitrocellulose
                                                       (b) Nitroglycerine
     (A) 3D photography
                                                       (c) PETN
     (B) High speed photography
                                                       (d) TNT
     (C) Aerial photography                            Choose the correct answer from the
     (D) Surveillance photography                      options given below :
                                                       (A) (a), (b) and (c) only
52. If you are shooting a photo and want
    to get a greater depth of field in the             (B) (a), (c) and (d) only
    image, you would shoot at :                        (C) (b), (c) and (d) only
                                                       (D) (a), (b) and (d) only
     (A) F2.8
                                                  56. Which dye is used in Kerosene ?
     (B) F16
                                                       (A) Dialkyl amino anthroquinone
     (C) F7.1                                              dye
     (D) F4                                            (B) Phenyl azo 2-naphthol
                                                       (C) Green dye
53. Cyclotol is the combination of :
                                                       (D) Methylene blue
     (A) PETN + TNT
                                                  57. The primary high explosives which
     (B) RDX + TNT                                    is used in percussion cup of cartridge
                                                      is :
     (C) PETN + RDX
                                                       (A) Lead azide
     (D) Black powder + Nitrocellulose                 (B) TNT
54. The phenomenon that occurs when                    (C) PETN
    all the combustible fuels simul-                   (D) RDX
    taneously ignites, engulfing the
                                                  58. What is the purpose of using tripod
    entire structure in flames is known               in Forensic Photography ?
    as :
                                                       (A) To capture candid moments
     (A) Backdraft fire                                (B) To create motion blur
     (B) Pyrolysis                                     (C) To experiment with different
                                                           angles
     (C) Flashover
                                                       (D) To add stability and reduce
     (D) Detonation                                        camera shake
                                             12
MH SET 2024 question paper, 7 April 2024, Paper II, Forensic Science, page 13 of 20
Page 13 of 20
Text of page 13
APR - 39224/II—A

59. The most commonly used explosive           62. An infected computer, which acts as
    in booster is :
                                                   a slave after attack through botnet
    (A) Pentolite
                                                   is better known as :
    (B) Dynamite
    (C) ANFO                                       (A) Zombie

    (D) Petrol                                     (B) Serf
60. In a spot test, Diphenylamine
                                                   (C) Vassal
    develops the following colour when
    reacted with TATP :                            (D) Thrall
    (A) Green
                                               63. Unix systems maintain up to which
    (B) Red
                                                   of the following date-time stamps ?
    (C) Orange
    (D) Blue                                       (A) Four

61. Which of the following are examples            (B) Three
    of red-coloured inorganic household
    paint pigments ?                               (C) Two

    (a) BON maroon                                 (D) One
    (b) Brominated anthanthrone
                                               64. Black Berry was first introduced in
    (c) Cadmium mercury
                                                   1999 by which of the following
    (d) Cadmium selenide
                                                   companies ?
    Choose the correct answer from the
    options given below :                          (A) Research in Motion (RIM)
    (A) (a) and (b) only
                                                   (B) Open Handset Alliance
    (B) (b) and (c) only
                                                   (C) International Business Machine
    (C) (a) and (d) only
    (D) (c) and (d) only                           (D) High Tech Computer Corporation

                                          13                                   [P.T.O.
MH SET 2024 question paper, 7 April 2024, Paper II, Forensic Science, page 14 of 20
Page 14 of 20
Text of page 14
APR - 39224/II—A

65. Which of the following ASTM                68. Which of the following constituent
    guidelines are for examination of              of borosilicate glass exists in the
    portland cement clinker ?
                                                   highest percentage ?
    (a) ASTM C 114-18
    (b) ASTM C 1356-07                             (A) SiO2
    (c) ASTM C 1365-18                             (B) B2O 3
    (d) ASTM C 1872-1892
                                                   (C) Al2O 3
    Choose the correct answer from the
    options given below :                          (D) CaO
    (A) (a) and (b) only                       69. The larger valve of frustule of a
    (B) (b) and (c) only                           diatom is known as :
    (C) (c) and (d) only
                                                   (A) Hypertheca
    (D) (a) and (d) only
66. Among the following, select which              (B) Hypotheca
    is a regenerated fibre ?
                                                   (C) Epitheca
    (A) Rayon
    (B) Sericin                                    (D) Cingalum
    (C) Nylon                                  70. Pollen grains having only colpi is
    (D) Second growth milk                         known as :
67. Abnormal situations of hair growth
    where excessive growth of hair take            (A) Porate
    place are :                                    (B) Colpate
    (a) Hirsutism
                                                   (C) Colporate
    (b) Alopecia
    (c) Hypertrichosis                             (D) Colpitute
    (d) Hypotrichosis                          71. Solemate is the database related to :
    Choose the correct answer from the
    options given below :                          (A) Shoe impression
    (A) (a) and (b) only                           (B) Handwriting
    (B) (b) and (c) only
                                                   (C) Bullet
    (C) (a) and (c) only
    (D) (c) and (d) only                           (D) Cartridge cases

                                          14
MH SET 2024 question paper, 7 April 2024, Paper II, Forensic Science, page 15 of 20
Page 15 of 20
Text of page 15
APR - 39224/II—A

72. On a tyre, the following marks               75. Among      the    following    which

    were present : P 195/75 R 14. "14"               constitutes      the    fundamental
                                                     principles of fingerprints ?
    indicates :
                                                     (a) Fingerprint is an individual
    (A) Aspect ratio
                                                           characteristics
    (B) Rim diameter
                                                     (b) No two fingers have identical
    (C) Section width                                      ridge characteristics

    (D) Turning radius                               (c)   Fingerprints are permanent in
                                                           nature
73. Which of the following lifters is
                                                     (d) Fingerprint characteristics follow
    commonly chosen when a latent
                                                           Mendel’s law of inheritance
    impression is on a irregularly shaped
                                                     Choose the correct answer from the
    surface like doorknob ?
                                                     options given below :
    (A) Lifting sheets
                                                     (A) (a), (b) and (c)
    (B) Rubber-gelatin lifters                       (B) (a), (b) and (d)

    (C) Transparent tape lifters                     (C) (b), (c) and (d)

    (D) Hinge lifters                                (D) (a), (c) and (d)

74. Volar pads are transient swellings           76. Local binary pattern extracts which
                                                     of the following features from the
    of which of the following tissue ?
                                                     face image ?
    (A) Squamous
                                                     (A) Colour
    (B) Mesenchyme
                                                     (B) Shape
    (C) Ganglion                                     (C) Texture

    (D) Autorhythmic                                 (D) Anthropometric landmarks

                                            15                                      [P.T.O.
MH SET 2024 question paper, 7 April 2024, Paper II, Forensic Science, page 16 of 20
Page 16 of 20
Text of page 16
APR - 39224/II—A

77. A low-resolution fingerprint image           81. Inkjet printer works on the principle
    (say 250 dpi) can be more suitable               of :
    for observing which of the following
    features ?                                       (A) Osmosis
    (A) Singular points                              (B) Newton effect
    (B) Ridge characteristics
                                                     (C) Coulomb effect
    (C) Edges of the ridges
                                                     (D) Piezoelectric effect
    (D) Sweat pores
                                                 82. ESDA stands for :
78. A vocal mode in which the vocal
    folds vibrate at such a low frequency            (A) Electronic Static Detection
    that the individual vibrations can be
                                                            Appliance
    heard is better known as :
    (A) Creaky voice                                 (B) Electrostatic            Detection
                                                            Apparatus
    (B) Continuant
    (C) Cognate                                      (C) Electric System for Detection of

    (D) Sibilants                                           Alteration

79. English lax vowels appear in which               (D) Electronic System for Detection
    of the following words ?                                of Alteration
    (A) Sit
                                                 83. Handwriting characteristics which is
    (B) Soot                                         the combination of writing speed,
    (C) Sir                                          skill,    freedom      of   movement,
    (D) Soy                                          execution rhythm and pen pressure
80. Computerized speech laboratory is                is better known as :
    used for the examination of :
                                                     (A) Master pattern
    (A) Audio
                                                     (B) Copybook form
    (B) Video
    (C) Image                                        (C) Line quality

    (D) Document                                     (D) Kerning

                                            16
MH SET 2024 question paper, 7 April 2024, Paper II, Forensic Science, page 17 of 20
Page 17 of 20
Text of page 17
APR - 39224/II—A

84. Which of the following often involves        86. The other name for invisible ink
                                                     is :
    writing on media other than paper,
                                                     (A) Illegible ink
    such as walls, locker doors or
                                                     (B) Sympathetic ink
    mirrors ?
                                                     (C) Hidden ink
    (A) Cacography
                                                     (D) Concealed ink
    (B) Graffiti
                                                 87. Statement I : Simplification of
    (C) Hieroglyphics                                letter forms is an indication of fast
                                                     writing.
    (D) Arcograph
                                                     Statement II : Writing speed affects
85. Bank notes are printed at which of               the appearance of the writing.
    the following places ?                           (A) Both        Statement-I        and
                                                            Statement-II are true
    (a) Nashik, Maharashtra
                                                     (B) Statement-I       is   true,   but
    (b) Guntur, Andhra Pradesh                              Statement-II is false

    (c) Salboni, West Bengal                         (C) Statement-I       is   false   but
                                                            Statement-II is true
    (d) Dewas, Madhya Pradesh
                                                     (D) Both        Statement-I        and
    Choose the correct answer from the                      Statement-II are false
    options given below :                        88. Which of the following can be said
                                                     as interlineation ?
    (A) (a), (b) and (c) only
                                                     (A) Writing between two paras
    (B) (a), (b) and (d) only
                                                     (B) Writing between two lines
    (C) (a), (c) and (d) only
                                                     (C) Writing between two words
    (D) (b), (c) and (d) only                        (D) Writing between two letters

                                            17                                       [P.T.O.
MH SET 2024 question paper, 7 April 2024, Paper II, Forensic Science, page 18 of 20
Page 18 of 20
Text of page 18
APR - 39224/II—A

89. Which of the following are used as          93. Common ways for the collection of
    time tags ?                                     maggots are :
    (a) Rare earth metal
                                                    (a) Boiling water followed by 70%
    (b) Optical whitener                                alcohol
    (c) Fluorescent tags
                                                    (b) Line in a bottle
    (d) Alcohol
                                                    (c) Boiling water followed by ether
    Choose the correct answer from the
    options given below :                           (d) Boiling water followed by
    (A) (a), (b) and (c) only                           acetone

    (B) (b), (c) and (d) only                       Choose the correct answer from the
                                                    options given below :
    (C) (c), (d) and (a) only
    (D) (a), (b) and (d) only                       (A) (a) and (b) only
90. ‘India Ink’ was invented in which of            (B) (b) and (c) only
    the following countries ?
                                                    (C) (c) and (d) only
    (A) Egypt
                                                    (D) (d) and (a) only
    (B) Syria
                                                94. Teeth of dead body are used in
    (C) China
                                                    Gustafson’s method for the
    (D) India
                                                    determination of :
91. Which of the following autopsy
    utilizes radiological techniques ?              (A) Race

    (A) Laparoscopic autopsy                        (B) Age
    (B) Endoscopic autopsy                          (C) Stature
    (C) Virtopsy                                    (D) Sex
    (D) Toxopsy                                 95. The ossification centre in upper end
92. Basic unit of a muscle is known                 of fibula appears at the age of :
    as :
                                                    (A) 16 years
    (A) Epimere
                                                    (B) 10 years
    (B) Myomere
    (C) Uromere                                     (C) 4 years

    (D) Sarcomere                                   (D) Birth

                                           18
MH SET 2024 question paper, 7 April 2024, Paper II, Forensic Science, page 19 of 20
Page 19 of 20
Text of page 19
APR - 39224/II—A

96. In rape case of a virgin, hymen tears        99. Match the following :
    are commonly found in which of the
                                                     Characteristic of Abrasion
    following position ?
                                                     (a) Bright red scab
    (A) 2 o’clock
    (B) 11 o’clock                                   (b) Scab is dark brown color

    (C) 6 o’clock                                    (c)   Scab dries and falls off

    (D) 3 o’clock                                    (d) Reddish brown scab

97. Which of the following is a super-                      Age of Abrasion
    added tooth ?                                    (i)   1 day
    (A) Incisors
                                                     (ii) > 7 days
    (B) Molars
                                                     (iii) 2-3 days
    (C) Premolars
                                                     (iv) 4-7 days
    (D) Canines
                                                     Choose the correct answer from the
98. Statement I : Serrated occlusal
                                                     options given below :
    surfaces of tooth are found in
    carpenters, cobblers and women who                     (a)   (b)    (c)   (d)
    open bobby pins with their teeth.                (A) (i)     (iv) (ii) (iii)
    Statement II : These people often                (B) (i)     (iv) (iii) (ii)
    use their teeth to hold nails and
    pins.                                            (C) (i)     (ii)   (iii) (iv)

    (A) Both Statement I            and              (D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
        Statement II are true                    100. Diatoms in bone marrow are seen
    (B) Statement I is true but                      in death due to :
        Statement II is false
                                                     (A) Strangulation
    (C) Statement I is false but
                                                     (B) Drowning
        Statement II is true
                                                     (C) Electrocution
    (D) Both Statement I            and
        Statement II are false                       (D) Asphyxia

                                            19                                        [P.T.O.
MH SET 2024 question paper, 7 April 2024, Paper II, Forensic Science, page 20 of 20
Page 20 of 20
Text of page 20
APR - 39224/II—A

ROUGH WORK




    20
Page 1 of 20

Source: Savitribai Phule Pune University. Question paper published by Savitribai Phule Pune University.