COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
Police Photography
1. The word Photography was coined by _____?a. John F. W.
Herschelc. Henry Fox Talbotb. Louis Jacques Mande Daguerred.
Leonardo Da Venci2. It is an electromagnetic energy which travels
with the speed of 186, 000 miles per second?a. lightb. energyc.
raysd. radiation3. It refers to the unit of light wavelength
expressed in millionth part of a millimeter.a. millimicronc.
nanometerb. angstromd. a and c4. Light travels in a form of a wave
according to wave theory Huygens. What is that unit of light
wavelength which is express in ten millionth part of a
millimeter.a. Millimicronc. Nanometerb. Angstromd. Mollimeter5. Is
the action of light when passing a transparent object.a. Absorbedc.
reflectedb. transmittedd. refracted6. Is the condition of the
sunlight where object in an open space cast a transparent or bluish
shadow. a. bright lightc. dull sunlightb. hazy sunlight d. none of
these7. It is the bouncing of light once it hits a certain object,
which is the one recorded in photography.a. Absorbedc. reflectedb.
transmittedd. refracted (bending of light)8. These things occur
when light falls in any material, EXCEPTa. light is transmittedc.
light is reflectedb. light is absorbedd. light is produced9. Laser
light is also referred to as _________?a. ultra-violet b. coherent
c. visible d. heat10. Light in which there wavelength are either
too short or too long to excite the retina of the human eye?a.
visible c. invisibleb. natural d. artificial or man-made11. How
many photographic rays are there?a. three b. five c. four d.
nine12. What photographic rays have the longest wavelength?a.
infra-red b. visible rays c. ultra-violet d. x-rays13. An
artificial light source which contains in its tube certain powders
capable of illuminating with some support from small amount of
electricity. It is commonly used in the house or commercial
establishment.a. Incandescent lampc. fluorescence lampb. photo
flood lampd. flash bulb
14. It refers to a short duration artificial light commonly
attached to a camera?a. Incandescent lampc. fluorescence lampb.
photo flood lampd. flash bulb15. it is an artificial light best
used in deciphering obliterated and charred document. It has the
wavelength of 700- 1000 millimicron?a. infra-red b. visible rays c.
ultra-violet d. x-rays16. Image are formed with light action in
three ways, Except?a. pin hole methodc. lens methodb. shadow
methodd. shadowing17. Sidelight photography is usually done to show
________in a questioned document.a. Stamped out writingc.
Watermarksb. Faded writingd. Erasures18. What problem is usually
encountered by a photographer in using a flash unit?a. neutral
density c. synchronizationb prospective d. parallax19. What color
will be produced by the combination of a red and blue color?a.
magentac. yellow (Green and Red) b. cyan (Blue and Green) d.
green20. Is a type of an artificial light which makes sympathetic
inks visible (also in contact writing and erasure)?a. ultra-violet
c. infra-redb. transparent light d. oblique light21. What determine
the amount of light a flash unit will yield at a given distance?a.
luminescence c. guide numberb. wattage d. light meter (determines
the amount of reflected light)22. In Photographing the scene of the
crime, what view should be used in order to show the best feature
of the nature of the crime scene?a. medium c. close-up (detail of
the crime scene)b. general (over-all view)d. extreme close-up
(details of physical evidence) 23. What lens system of the camera
reflects the light passing the lens and mirror making the image
possible to be view from the viewfinder.a. pentaprismc. condenserb.
shutterd. filter24. Is that part of the camera which controls the
passage of light reaching the sensitized material? It compared to
the eyelid of the human eye.a. lensc. shutterb. lens openingd. film
plane25. Is that part of the camera which provides a means of
determining the extent of the area coverage of a given lens.a.
lensc. view fingerb. shutterd. pentaprism
26. Is a camera accessory designed to fix the camera focus and
avoid its unusual movement during the process of photographing?a.
cable releasec. standb. tripodd. camera strap27. Is that part of
the camera which controls the degree of sharpness of an object.a.
lens openingc. focusingb. shutterd. condenser28. It is a gas lamp
burning carbon disulphide vapor in oxygen or in nitric oxide which
is used in examination of counterfeit money, semen, fibers and
produces a light rays with 30 to 400 millimicron.a. infra-red b.
visible rays c. ultra-violet d. x-rays29. Refers to the image
forming device of the camera, which was discover by Daniel
Barbaro.a. lens c. condenserb. shutterd. pentaprism30.
Specifically, the camera is needed in photography to_________.a.
record the image c. makes the image visibleb. Exclude all unwanted
and unnecessary lights d. makes the image permanent31. To readily
determine the degree of magnification of a subject in a photograph
________ should be place beside the subject.a. Rulerc.
rangefinderb. Scale bedd. Gray-scale32. What type of a camera is
ideal to police photography?a. view finder typec. single lens
reflex (SLR)b. twin lens reflex (TLR)d. press/view camera33. Why
must the taking of photographs from an unusual camera position in
crime photography be avoided?a. it distorts the focus c. it
distorts the magnificationb. it distorts the perspective d. it
distorts the texture34. How many parts does a camera generally
have, with all other parts treated as accessories?a. five b. four
c. six d. three35. What is considered as the utmost used of
photography in police work?a. for identification (first used )c.
for preservationb. for record purpose d. for court presentation36.
What kind of diaphragm opening should a photographer used in order
to get a wider depth of field?a. wider b. smaller c. shorter d.
longer37. What type of a lens is used in a simplest and cheapest
type of a camera?a. rapid rectillinear lens (corrected of
distortion)b. anastigmat lens (corrected of astigmatism)c. meniscus
lensd. achromatic lens (corrected of chromatic aberration)e.
Apochromatic lens (corrected of both astigmatism and chromatic
aberration)38. What lens has a variable focal length?a. wide angle
lens c. telephotolensb. normal focus lens d. zoom lens
39. A type of a lens that would make an object to be
exaggeratedly closes to the photographer and is ideal in stake out
surveillance photography.a. short focus lens or wide angle lens
(for short distance yet wide coverage size of object is reduced)
(less than 35 mm less)b. telephoto lens or long focus (for long
distance, narrow area coverage, object is enlarged)c. normal focus
lens (based on normal eye vision more than 35 mm but not more than
70 mm)d. none40. What is the range of distance from the nearest
object to the farthest object that is sharp when the lens is set or
focused at a particular distance?a. focal length c. depth of
fieldb. hyperfocal distanced. focusing (Control the degree of
sharpness)41. It is the nearest distance between the nearest object
and the optic center of the lens which will give the maximum depth
of field?a. focal length c. depth of fieldb. hyperfocal distanced.
focusing42. A convex lens is capable of?a. reducing the object c.
enlarging the objectb. making the object appear hairy d. reducing
the size of the picture43. Lens which is characterized as thinner
at center and thicker at the sides, which reduces the size of the
object?a. convex lensc. concave lensb. converging lensd. diverging
lense. c and d only44. It is a lens defect which enables the lens
to focus both horizontal and vertical lines in a plane at the same
time.a. Coma c. Distortionb. Astigmatism d. Chromatic aberration45.
The determining factor of the size of an image as well as the area
of coverage of a given camera lens is the?a. focal lengthc.
Diaphragm openingb. hyper-focal distance d. Depth of field46. If
the basic exposure for a given film in bright sunlight is l/125,
f11, the exposure setting at dull sunlight would be?a. 1/125 f4 c.
1/125 f8 (hazy)b. 1/125 f5.6 d. 1/125 f1647. The lens opening also
known as the relative aperture is the indicator for light
transmitting capability of the lens. Which of the following lens
opening will admit more light to pass through its medium?a. F-4b. F
5.6c. F-8d. F-1148. How much light will the combination of 1/124,
F-4 will accept compare to 1/250, f- 5.6?a. Twob. threec. Fourd.
Equal49. Taking photograph at night will not be a problem using
________.a. fast shutterb. slow shutterc. Moderated. B-shutter
50. Shutter speed controls the time exposure of a given film.
Which of the following shutter speed would help the photographer
freeze a moving object?a. fast shutterb. slow shutter c. Moderated.
B-shutter51. It is the range through which the image place and the
emulsion surface of the film can be moved on the edge can be moved
backward and forwards with respect to the camera lensa. Follow
shotc. medium shotb. depth of focusd. lens opening52. The part of
enlarger that will assure the even illumination of the negative
when enlarging is the:a. Lamp housec. Condenserb. Bellowsd.
Focusing speed53. A filter used in photographing fingerprints on a
shiny or highly polished surfaced because it reduces or eliminates
glare is known as:a. Neutral densityc. Colorb. Polarizingd.
Contrast filter54. What type of a film has the longest range of
sensitivity in the electromagnetic spectrum called?a.
orthochromatic film c. blue-sensitive filmb. panchromatic film d.
infra-red film55. Assuming all conditions will be the same, which
film gives the finest of grains?a. ASA 1600 b. ASA 100 c. ASA 200d.
ASA 40056. Which of the following film is the fastest (more
sensitive)?a. ASA 1600 b. ASA 100 c. ASA 200d. ASA 40057. In Police
Photography, what is the ideal weight for enlarging paper?a. double
weight c. medium weightb. single weight d. triple weight58. What
emulsion speed indicator is express in an arithmetic form?a. ISO b.
DIN c. ASAd. GNP59. What photo paper is ideal to be used in a
normal exposed film?a. # 1 b. # 3 c. # 2 d. # 460. What photo paper
according to contrast is best use in over exposed film?a. # 1 b. #
3 c. # 2 d. # 461. What photo paper according to its chemical
content is best suited for police photography?a. Chloride paper c.
Chloro-bromideb. Bromide paper d. Iodide paper62. A colored film
has in its emulsion surface three layer of color emulsion. What are
these colors (in sequence)a. Blue, Red and Greenc. Red, Green and
Blueb. Blue, Green and Redd. Green, Blue and Red63. Emulsion speed
of film can be expressed in either logarithmic or arithmetic. Which
of the following DIN rating will give the finest of grains?a. Din
21b. Din 24c. Din 27d. Din 3064. Lights are classified as either
visible or invisible. What type of a film has the ability to record
all the colors of the visible light spectrum?a. orthochromatic film
c. blue-sensitive filmb. panchromatic film d. infra-red film
65. Is that part of the sensitized material which contains the
substances sensitive to light and appears as the glossy portion?a.
Emulsionc. baseb. anti-halation backingd. gelatin66. Is that
substance present in the emulsion surface of the sensitized
material which is actually sensitive to light.a. silver chloridec.
silver bromideb. silver chloro-bromided. silver halides67. Is that
portion of the sensitized material designed to absorbs excess
light, thus preventing further reflexes and blurredness of image.a.
Emulsionc. baseb. anti halation backingd. gelatin68. Film can
either be negative type of reversal type. Which suffex or prefix
indicates the black and white film?a. Panc. Orthob. colord. chrome
e. a and c only69. Which prefix indicates a reversal type of
colored film?a. colorc. panb. orthod. chrome70. Ultra-violet light
differs from infra-red light in 3 Fs which stands for Film, filter
and _____?a. focal distancec. focusb. focal lengthd. fixer71. What
is the usual time of fixing of a negative or a photograph?a. five
to six minutesc. one to one and half minutesb. ten to fifteen
twelve d. twenty to thirty minutes72. It the time of developing in
using D-76 solution?a. five to six minutesc. one to one and half
minutes (Dektol)b. ten to fifteen twelve d. twenty to thirty
minutes73.The need for long and continuous washing in water of a
negative or finished print is to remove the presence of___________
because its presence will result to the early fading.a. Sodium
sulfitec. Acetic acidb. Potassium alumd. Hypo74. Error in the
processing step like overdevelopment could be remedied by the sued
of a:a. reducerb. intensifierc. Bleacherd. stain remover75. What is
that process of eliminating unwanted portions of a negative during
enlarging process?a. dodging b. vignettingc. burning-ind.
cropping76. What is the functions of the boric acid and acetic
acids in the fixer?a. as preservative c. as hardenerb. as
neutralizer d. as dissolving agent77. When one uses a Photographic
filter in taking a photograph, he is actually __________light rays
or color from the light to reach the film.a. adding b. multiplying
c. subtracting d. dividing
78. The chemical that will dissolve all the unexposed and
undeveloped silver halides after development is the?a. acetic acid
b. sodium sulfate c. hypo d. potassium alum79. Is the reducers or
the developing agents.a. Elon, Hydroquinone c. sodium sulfateb.
sodium carbonate d. potassium bromide80. It serves as the hardener
solution. a. Sodium sulfitec. Acetic acid b. Potassium alumd.
Hypo81. What is that process of omitting an object from the
negative during enlarging process?a. dodging b. vignetting c.
burning-in d. cropping82. Is the gradual fading of image towards
the side through a skillful adjustment of dodging board?a. dodging
b. vignetting c. burning-in d. cropping83. Additional exposure to a
desired portion of the negative?a. dodging b. vignetting c.
burning-in d. cropping84. Is the stage in the developing process
where the image becomes permanent?a. developerc. stop bathb. acid
fixerd. none of these85. Is the stage in the developing process
where the image is formed?a. developerc. stop bathb. acid fixerd.
none of these
