​FORENSIC SCIENCE

FORENSIC SCIENCE

FORENSIC SCIENCE SYLLABUS

(These syllabus may change from time to time. Please check with the relevant Public Service Commission websites for any changes in the syllabus)

Unit—I
Forensic Science : Definitions, History and Development
Crime Scene Management and Investigation; Collection, Preservation, Packing and Forwarding of Physical and Trace evidences for analysis
Legal and Court Procedure pertaining to Expert Testimony

Unit—Il
Microscopy : Polarising, Comparison, Stereoscopic, Fluorescent and Electron Microscopes
Spectrophotometry : U. V. , Visible, IR atomic absorption
Neutron Activation Analysis
X-rays, NMR
Chromatographic techniques : TLC, GLC, GCMS, HPLC
Electrophoresis : High and Low voltage electrophoresis, Gel- electrophoresis and Immunoelectrophoresis

Unit—IIl
Fresh blood—Grouping and typing of fresh blood samples including enzyme types
Analysis of stains of blood and allied body fluids for their groups and enzyme tests
Cases of disputed paternity and maternity problems DNA profiling

Unit—IV
Analysis of illicit liquor including methyl and ethyl alcohol and alcohol in body fluids and breathe
Analysis of petroleum products
Chemical examination and Physiology/ Pharmacology of— Insecticides and Pesticides
Psychotropic Drugs : Sedatives, stimulants, opiates and drugs of abuse Extraction, Isolation and Identification of Poisons from viscera, tissues and body fluids

Unit—V
Classification of fire arms, ammunition and their compositions
Comparison and Identification of Cartridges. Bullets and Fire arms
Country made fire arms, Velocity, Penetration, Dispersion, Recochet, Accidental Discharge, Determination of Range
Bombs and Explosives : Composition, Ignition, Combustion and Detonation
Examination of country made bombs, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)

Unit—VI
Identification of hair, determination of species origin, sex, site and individual identification from hair
Classification and Identification of fibres
Examination and identification of Saliva, Urine, Faecal matter and Milk Examination and Identification of Semen stains including the species origin and individual characteristics

Unit—VII
Physical analysis of the following
Soil, Glass, Paints, Laquers, Cement, Inks, Paper, Tool marks, Tyre
Marks, Shoe Prints, Forensic examination of vehicles in cases of accident

Unit—VIll
Identification of individuals from bodily features
Examination and identification of deceased from Skeletal remains
Identification and individualisation from foot prints Identification and individualisation from teeth

Unit—IX
Preliminary examination of documents
Identification of hand-writing, signatures and detection of forgeries
Anonymous and disguised writings
Reproduction of documents through photographic and mechanical means and their examination
Physical and chemical erasures, obliterations, additions, alterations, indentations, secret writings and charred documents
Inks, papers and their scientific examinations including instrumental analysis
Age of documents
Examination of typescripts, printed matter including currency notes and lottery tickets and mechanical impressions
History, classification, search, lifting and examination of fingerprints
Development of latent fingerprints by various methods
Single digit classification and examination of chance prints Crime records and computerisation of fingerprints

Unit—X
Medicolegal aspects of wounds
Post-mortem Examination and PM changes
Asphyxial Death
Sexual offences
Infanticide
Forensic psychiatry and lye detection

FORENSIC SCIENCE MCQs

1. Dying declaration is to be preferably recorded by
(A) Doctor
(B) Police
(C) Magistrate
(D) Jury Member
Ans: C

2. Murder cases are tried in the following courts
(A) Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court
(B) 1st Class Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court
(C) Sessions Court
(D) High Court
Ans: C

3. Police inquest is conducted under section
(A) 174 CrPC
(B) 174 IPC
(C) 176 CrPC
(D) 176 IPC
Ans: A

4. Assertion (A): Blood stains on cloth should be collected after drying in shade under room heater.
Reason (R): It causes disintegration of blood stains.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(D) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
Ans: D

5. Preservation of footprint on snow can be done by
(A) Plaster of Paris Cast
(B) Sulphur Casting
(C) Tracing
(D) Wax Casting
Ans: B

6. Light that has all its waves pulsating in unison is called
(A) Maser
(B) Laser
(C) Monochromatic light
(D) Polychromatic light
Ans: B

7. Hollow Cathode Lamp (HCL) is used in the following:
(A) Atomic Absorption Spectrometer
(B) Atomic Emission Spectrometer
(C) Infra Red Spectrometer
(D) X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer
Ans: A

8. Deviations from Beer’s Law fall into which categories?
(A) Real
(B) Instrumental
(C) Chemical
(D) All of the above
Ans: D

9. One of the following is not the component of Kastle-Meyer Test
(A) Phenolphthalein
(B) Glacial Acetic Acid
(C) Zinc dust
(D) Potassium Hydroxide
Ans: B

10. Confirmation of menstrual blood stain is done by the following method:
(A) Isoenzyme marker
(B) Fibrin Degradation Product (FDP)
(C) Protein Marker
(D) Restriction enzymes
Ans: B