UKPSC Lab Assistant 2024: Lab Assistant, Forensic Science Laboratory (Group-C) Exam, General Knowledge, General Studies and Subject Related Knowledge ( Forensic Science)
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SECTION – A
(General Knowledge & General Studies)
1. What is full form of CPU ?
(a) Computer Processing Unit (b) Computer Principle Unit
(c) Central Processing Unit (d) Control Processing Unit
2. Who had established the ‘Ajivika’ Sect ?
(a) Purāna Kassap (b) Makhali Goshala (c) Ajita Kesakamblin (d) Ajeetnath
3. At which place Dadabhai Naoroji had formed ‘East India Association’ in 1866 ?
(a) Bombay (b) Poona (c) Paris (d) London
4. Which Parmar ruler studied at Mayo College, Ajmer ?
(a) Keerti Shah (b) Pradeep Shah (c) Lalit Shah (d) Pratap Shah
5. Which Chand dynasty ruler had established the collectorates namely ‘Nyowali’ and
‘Bishtawali’ ?
(a) Vimal Chand (b) Laxmi Chand
(c) Baj Bahadur Chand (d) Rudrachand
6. In which festival local deity ‘Deval’ is worshipped ?
(a) Chantol (b) Harela (c) Holi (d) Olgiya
7. A popular song sung by the shepherds is
(a) Chaiti Geet (b) Bajuband (c) Thadiya (d) Chhura
8. In which state of India Talcher coal-field is located ?
(a) Odisha (b) Bihar (c) West Bengal (d) Maharashtra
9. In which year caste census was conducted for the first time in India ?
(a) 1931 (b) 2001 (c) 1871 (d) 2021
10. Arrange the following water channels in terms of their volume/size in the ascending order ?
(a) Gad, River, Gadhera (b) Gad, Gadhera, River
(c) Gadhera, Gad, River (d) River, Gad, Gadhera
11. According to the census 2011 what is the sex-ratio among scheduled tribes in Uttarakhand ?
(a) 960 (b) 965 (c) 962 (d) 963
12. ‘Bharat’ Campaign is associated with –
(a) Agricultural infrastructure fund (b) Industrial infrastructure fund
(c) Export infrastructure fund (d) A section of Reserve Bank of India
13. What is the name of the Lander of Chandrayaan 3 ?
(a) Vikram (b) Ritu (c) Dhruv (d) Pragyaan
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(c) (d)
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3. 1866 ‘ ’ ?
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(a) (b) (c) (d)
7.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
8. - ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
9. ?
(a) 1931 (b) 2001 (c) 1871 (d) 2021
10. / :
(a) , , (b) , , (c) , , (d) , ,
11. 2011 ?
(a) 960 (b) 965 (c) 962 (d) 963
12. ‘ (BHARAT)’
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
13. -3 ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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14. In which article of the Indian Constitution it has been described that there shall be a Council
of Ministers with the Prime Minister as the head to aid and advice the President ?
(a) Article 74 (b) Article 75 (c) Article 77 (d) Article 78
15. Which one of the following amendments of the Constitution of India empowers the President
to send back any matter for the reconsideration of the Council of Ministers ?
(a) 39th (b) 40th (c) 42nd (d) 44th
16. At which one of the following places FIH men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 was organised ?
(a) Kolkata (b) Chandigarh (c) Bhubaneshwar (d) New Delhi
17. Tigmanshu Dhulia is associated with which one of the following ?
(a) Films (b) Sports (c) Social Work (d) Politics
18. Which department of State conducts the ‘Mukhyamantri Hunar Yojana’ ?
(a) Women Welfare Department (b) Social Welfare Department
(c) Minority Welfare Department (d) Revenue Department
19. Find odd one out :
(a) 315 (b) 325 (c) 711 (d) 423
20. Kilogram is related to Quintal in the same way as Paisa is related to :
(a) Rupee (b) Coin (c) Wealth (d) Money
21. A number consists of two digits whose sum is 11. If 27 is added to the number, then the
digits change their places. What is the number ?
(a) 47 (b) 65 (c) 83 (d) 92
22. The autotrophic mode of nutrition requires
(a) Carbon dioxide and water (b) Chlorophyll
(c) Sunlight (d) All of the above
23. Food cans are coated with tin and not with zinc because
(a) Zinc is less reactive than tin.
(b) Zinc has a higher melting point than tin.
(c) Zinc is more reactive than tin.
(d) Zinc is costlier than tin.
24. No matter how far you stand from mirror, your image appears erect, the mirror is likely to
be
(a) only plane (b) only concave
(c) only convex (d) either plane or convex
25. Disguised unemployment means :
(a) Large number of unemployed people.
(b) Non-availability of alternative employment.
(c) Decrease in the productivity of the workers.
(d) Zero marginal productivity of labours.
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14.
, , ?
(a) 74 (b) 75 (c) 77 (d) 78
15.
?
(a) 39 (b) 40 (c) 42 (d) 44
16. ... 2023 ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
17. ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
18. ‘ ’ ?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
19. :
(a) 315 (b) 325 (c) 711 (d) 423
20.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
21. , 11 27
?
(a) 47 (b) 65 (c) 83 (d) 92
22.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
23. ,
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
24. ,
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
25.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
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PART – B
(Subject Related Knowledge)
26. Sexual Asphyxia is seen in the case of which of the following acts ?
(a) Masochism (b) Voyeurism (c) Exhibitionism (d) Fetishism
27. Which of the following is a method of searches for the clues at indoor scene of crime ?
(a) Whorl method (b) Spiral method (c) Zero method (d) Sequence method
28. In an air crash case, the following method of survey is most useful –
(a) Wheel method (b) Spiral method (c) Zonal method (d) Strip method
29. First thing to be done by a crime scene investigator of crime scene is
(a) Restraining the suspected person.
(b) Primary examination of the scene.
(c) Collecting the primary evidence.
(d) Asking for medical assistance for the injured at the crime scene.
30. Krogman’s formula is related to which of the following ?
(a) Age determination (b) Sex determination
(c) Race determination (d) Stature determination
31. Cheiloscopy is study of which of the following ?
(a) Foot prints (b) Lip prints (c) Hair study (d) Ear prints
32. Which of the following is the name of fingerprints classification system in which fingerprints
are sorted by physiological characteristics ?
(a) Galton’s system (b) Fauld’s system
(c) Bertillon system (d) Henry system
33. _________ reacts with amino acids present in human perspiration giving rise to pink or
purple colour, subsequently detecting latent fingerprints.
(a) Silver nitrate (b) Ninhydrin (c) Iodine (d) Silver Iodide
34. Dactyloscopy is study of
(a) Lip prints (b) Foot prints (c) Fingerprints (d) All of these
35. The most common type of fingerprint is
(a) Whorl (b) Loop (c) Arch (d) Composite
36. Which of the following statement is incorrect ?
(a) Monozygotic twins have identical DNA.
(b) Monozygotic twins have identical fingerprints.
(c) Two fingers cannot have exactly the same fingerprints.
(d) Two or more persons may have similar DNA.
37. Which of the following may not be deduced from Gait Pattern ?
(a) Age of person (b) Gender of person
(c) Height of person (d) Character of person
38. The term ‘Birefringence’ is associated with which of the following microscopy ?
(a) Fluorescence (b) Polarizing (c) Stereoscopic (d) Compound
39. What is the role/significance of chain of custody ?
(a) To ensure that evidence is not altered.
(b) To ensure that documentation is proper.
(c) To ensure that evidence is not lost.
(d) All of the above
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26. ?
(a) - (b) - (c) - (d)
27. ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
28. –
(a) (b) (c) (d)
29. ,
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
30. ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
31. ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
32.
?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
33. _________
(a) (b) (c) (d)
34. (Dactyloscopy)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
35. –
(a) (b) (c) (d)
36. ?
(a) (Monozygotic) DNA
(b) (Monozygotic)
(c)
(d) DNA
37. ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
38. (Microscopy) (Birefringence) ?
(a) (Fluorescence) (b) (Polarizing)
(c) (Stereoscopic) (d) (Compound)
39. ?
(a) /
(b)
(c)
(d)
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40. The image in SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy) is formed by which of the following
actions of electron ?
(a) Sputtering (b) Back scattering (c) Transmittance (d) Penetration
41. Which of the following microscopes is ideal for the comparison of bullets ?
(a) Polarizing microscope (b) Comparison microscope
(c) Stereo microscope (d) Phase contrast microscope
42. Which of the following depicts correct base pair in DNA ?
(a) A – T (b) C – T (c) G – A (d) A – U
43. Which of the following samples is the second most commonly used for DNA analysis ?
(a) Saliva (b) Sweat (c) Semen (d) Blood
44. Which of the following body material is unsuitable for DNA fingerprinting ?
(a) Teeth with pulp (b) Bone with bone marrow
(c) Hair with roots (d) Blood with only RBC
45. While conducting luminol test, luminol reacts with hydrogen salt and forms _______.
(a) Cation (b) Di-anion (c) Anion (d) Zwitter ion
46. Lewis blood group system is based on which of the following gene ?
(a) LU (b) SLC41A1 (c) ACHE (d) FUT3
47. Which of the following is positive reaction for heme in Takayama test ?
(a) Blue feather shaped crystals (b) Brown rhombohedron shaped crystals
(c) Pink needle shaped crystals (d) Yellow hexagonal crystals
48. Test for vaginal cells collected for investigation of rape is called as
(a) Lugol’s iodine test (b) Acro-reaction test
(c) Preciptin test (d) Berberio’s test
49. Which of the following iso-enzyme is predominantly found in menstrual blood ?
(a) LDH 1 (b) LDH 2 (c) LDH 3 (d) LDH 4
50. P-30 is abundantly found in _________.
(a) Saliva (b) Blood (c) Urine (d) Semen
51. Which of the following follows the 3-R rule ?
(a) Tyre marks (b) Soil (c) Glass (d) Paint
52. The following form of paint sample is the most suitable clue in forensic paint analysis :
(a) Paint dust (b) Paint chip (c) Paint smear (d) Paint streak
53. The study of soil constitutes an independent branch of science known as
(a) Pedology (b) Environmental study
(c) Mineralogy (d) Palynology
54. During forensic examination of glass, the edge thickness can be measured by
(a) Tapeko meter (b) Micrometer (c) Spherometer (d) Spectrophotometer
55. A tyre track impression in the snow can be classified as
(a) Three dimensional marks (b) Indentation marks
(c) A positive impression marks (d) Both (a) and (b)
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40. ( ) (image) ?
(a) (Sputtering) (b) (Back scattering)
(c) (Transmittance) (d) (Penetration)
41. (microscope) (bullets) ?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
42. (DNA) (base-pair) ?
(a) A – T (b) C – T (c) G – A (d) A – U
43. (DNA)
?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
44. (DNA) ?
(a) (b)
(c) (d) RBC
45. (Luminol) ,
(a) (b) - (c) (d)
46. (Lewis blood group) (gene) ?
(a) LU (b) SLC41A1 (c) ACHE (d) FUT3
47. Takayama (heme) ?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
48.
(a) (b) -
(c) (d)
49. iso-enzyme ?
(a) 1 (LDH 1) (b) 2 (LDH 2)
(c) 3 (LDH 3) (d) 4 (LDH 4)
50. -30 (P-30) :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
51. 3-R ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
52. :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
53.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
54. ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
55. ?
(a) - (b)
(c) (d) (a) (b)
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56. Which of the following is an example of a vegetable fibre ?
(a) Jute (b) Polyester (c) Silk (d) Hair
57. In humans, cortex of hair is _________.
(a) Double the medulla (b) Same as medulla
(c) 4-10 times broader than the medulla (d) Thin in comparison to medulla
58. Scales are found on the surface of which of the following fibre ?
(a) Wool (b) Silk (c) Linen (d) Cotton
59. In which of the following phases the hair follicle decreases in size ?
(a) Anagen (b) Catagen (c) Telogen (d) Metagen
60. Which is the best method for collecting hair sample for analysis ?
(a) Combing (b) Pulling (c) Clipping (d) Cutting
61. Which of the following is not a constituent of Black powder ?
(a) 75% Potassium Nitrate (b) 10% Sulphur
(c) 15% Charcoal (d) 25% Nitrocellulose
62. Battery cup is associated with which of the following ?
(a) Pin fire cartridge (b) Rim fire cartridge
(c) Shotgun cartridge (d) None of these
63. Modified Griess Test is performed to detect which of the following residues ?
(a) Lead (b) Nitrite (c) Charcoal (d) Barium
64. Firearms are classified as smooth bore or rifled bore on the basis of which of the followings ?
(a) Barrel (b) Cartridge (c) Muzzle (d) Butt
65. Ricochet of bullet means _________.
(a) Tampered bullet (b) Unfired bullet
(c) Deflection of bullet (d) Blunting of bullet
66. The most commonly used firearm in India is
(a) 12 bore shotgun (b) 8 bore shotgun
(c) 6 bore shotgun (d) 4 bore shotgun
67. Which of the following is a primary explosive ?
(a) Dynamite (b) Mercury fulminate (c) RDX (d) ANFO
68. Semtex is a mixture of _________
(a) PETN and TNT (b) PETN and Ammonium nitrate
(c) PETN and RDX (d) PETN and Tetryl
69. C3H6N6O6 is a chemical formula of which explosive ?
(a) Tetryl (b) Mercury fulminate
(c) RDX (d) ANFO
70. Who invented Dynamite ?
(a) Robert Oppenheimer (b) Alfred Nobel
(c) Habber (d) Einstein
71. _________ is sometimes referred to as ‘super cooled’ liquid which has attained such a high
viscosity as to be considered as solid.
(a) Plastic (b) Glass (c) Rayon (d) Acrylic fibre
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56. (fibre) ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
57. , (Cortex)
(a) (b)
(c) 4-10 (d)
58. (Scales) ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
59. ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
60. ?
(a) (b) (c) (Clipping) (d)
61. ?
(a) 75% (b) 10%
(c) 15% (d) 25%
62. ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
63. (Test) ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
64. (smooth) (Rifled)
?
(a) (b) (c) / (d) /
65.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
66.
(a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 4
67. ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
68.
(a) PETN TNT (b) PETN
(c) PETN RDX () (d) PETN
69. C3H6N6O6 ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
70. ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
71. _________ ‘ ’
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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72. Contemporary standards of handwriting relate to
(a) standard writing of same individual. (b) standard writing of different individuals.
(c) standard writing of same period. (d) standard writing of different period.
73. Which of the followings may help read to charred document ?
(a) Silver nitrate solution (b) Silver iodide solution
(c) Silver chloride solution (d) None of the above
74. The direction of stroke of ball point pen lines can be determined by examining
(a) Gooping (b) Burr striations (c) Hiatus (d) Escapement
75. The type of forgery in which forger tries to imitate a genuine handwriting or signature
depending upon his skill, competency and practice –
(a) Simulated forgery (b) Trace forgery
(c) Forgery by memory (d) Forgery without model
76. Acetylation of Morphine is performed for the synthesis of _________.
(a) Heroin (b) Codeine (c) Papaverine (d) Thebaine
77. Ecgonine is an important active constituent of which of the following drugs ?
(a) Tobacco (b) Cannabis (c) Cocaine (d) Abrus precotorius
78. Which of the following chemicals is used to prepare reagent for Scott’s test performed for
cocaine ?
(a) 2% cobalt thiocyanate (b) 2% sodium iodide
(c) 2% silver nitrate (d) 2% potassium cyanate
79. Which of the followings is a spinal poison ?
(a) Cyanide (b) Curare (c) Aconite (d) Nux vomica
80. A combination of which of the following drugs is referred to as speedball ?
(a) Cocaine and Heroin (b) Cocaine and Morphine
(c) Morphine and Bhang (d) Ganja and Cocaine
81. Rohypnol, a date rape drug belongs to which of the following class ?
(a) Barbiturates (b) Benzodiazepines (c) Hallucinogens (d) Stimulants
82. Which of the followings is the best analytical method for the analysis of volatile poisons ?
(a) GC-MS (b) HPLC (c) AAS (d) ICP-MS
83. ‘Dry Ashing’ method is used for the extraction of the following poisons from viscera :
(a) Metallic poisons (b) Alcohol poisons
(c) Pesticide poisons (d) Vegetable poisons
84. Cherry Red Colouration of blood is due to poisoning by _________.
(a) Hydrogen sulphide (b) Methane
(c) Carbon monoxide (d) Carbon tetrachloride
85. The inadvertent omission in writing or copying of one or more adjacent and similar letters,
syllables, words or lines is _________.
(a) Haplography (b) Halography (c) Graphology (d) Graphnomics
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72. ?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
73. ?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
74. ?
(a) (b) (Burr) (c) (Hiatus) (d) (Escapement)
75. ,
–
(a) (b) (Trace)
(c) (d)
76.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
77. ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
78.
?
(a) 2% (b) 2%
(c) 2% (d) 2%
79. ( ) ?
(a) (b)
(c) (d) (Nux vomica)
80. ‘’ ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
81. , ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
82. ?
(a) - (GC-MS) (b) - (HPLC)
(c) (AAS) (d) - (ICP-MS)
83. (Dry Ashing)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
84. (Cherry)
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
85. , –
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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86. The first Fingerprint Bureau of the world was established at which of the following cities ?
(a) Shimla (b) Calcutta/Kolkata (c) Madras (d) Hyderabad
87. GEQD (Government Examiner of Questioned Documents) is not situated at the following
place :
(a) Kolkata (b) Hyderabad (c) Delhi (d) Shimla
88. Who is considered as the Father of Forensic Toxicology ?
(a) Mathieu Orfila (b) Francis Galton (c) Alphonse Bertillon (d) Leone Lattes
89. Which of the following phrases translates to “Body of the Crime” ?
(a) Absolute Damage (b) Direct Causation
(c) Corpus Delicti (d) Casper Dictum
90. Which of the following Sections of CrPC (Code of Criminal Procedure) has the provision
for holding inquest ?
(a) 171 (b) 172 (c) 173 (d) 174
91. Issuing false certificate is punishable under which Section of Indian Penal Code (IPC) ?
(a) 196 (b) 197 (c) 198 (d) 199
92. An Assistant Session Judge may pass sentence of imprisonment not exceeding
(a) 10 years (b) 7 years (c) 3 years (d) 1 year
93. Under which Section of Indian Penal Code (IPC), a hostile witness may be prosecuted for
perjury ?
(a) 191 (b) 192 (c) 193 (d) 194
94. Expert witness is legally defined in
(a) Section 320 IPC (b) Section 176 CrPC
(c) Section 45 IEA (d) Is no where defined in law
95. Which of the following techniques is most ideal for estimation of alcohol from blood ?
(a) HS-GC (b) HPLC (c) LC-MS (d) ICP-MS
96. The Examination of diatoms is of great value in which of the following cases ?
(a) Sexual assault (b) Drowning
(c) Hit and Run (d) Suicide by Hanging
97. The principle of Exchange was propounded by which among the following ?
(a) Arnould Locard (b) Sherlock Holmes
(c) Lawrence Farwell (d) Edmond Locard
98. Which of the following is not observed in polygraph test ?
(a) Heart rate (b) Blood pressure
(c) Electroencephalogram (EEG) (d) Respiratory rate
99. Capital punishment is given by all except
(a) Assistant session court (b) Supreme court
(c) High court (d) Additional district and Session court
100. How many central Forensic Science Laboratories are there in India ?
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
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86. ?
(a) (b) / (c) (d)
87. ( ) :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
88. ( ) ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
89. “ ” ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
90. ‘’ ?
(a) 171 (b) 172 (c) 173 (d) 174
91. (IPC) ?
(a) 196 (b) 197 (c) 198 (d) 199
92. –
(a) 10 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 1
93. (IPC) , (hostile)
?
(a) 191 (b) 192 (c) 193 (d) 194
94.
(a) 320 IPC (b) 176 CrPC
(c) 45 IEA (d)
95. ?
(a) - (b) (c) - (d) -
96. (Diatom) ?
(a) (b)
(c) ( ) (d)
97. ‘’ ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
98. ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
99. :
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
100. ?
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
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