IAI Latent Print Certification Test
UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the historical significance of the Kejimkujik Lake carving? - CORRECT
ANSWER - First documented depiction of ridges and creases
What is the historical significance of the L'ille Gavr'inis stone carvings? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Carvings of friction ridge formations that some attribute to observations of
impressions
a) Why were fingerprints used as trademarks in clay? - CORRECT ANSWER - Identify
authors of cuneiform manuscripts and prove genuineness
What is the historical significance of of Chinese clay finger seals? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Stamps with a name or symbol on one side and a fingerprint on the other used
to show authorship and prevent tampering of documents
What is the historical significance of Chinese handprints? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Traces or stamps of the right hand onto documents to ensure their genuineness
What is the historical significance of Chinese Deed of Hand marks? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Traces of either just flexion creases or the hand with flexion creases to
identify individuals
What is the historical significance of notches on tablets to the use of fingerprints? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a. Cut into the sides of tablets so they could later be lined up and matched to
ensure genuineness
b. "the same as that of the fingerprints of the present time"
, What time in history was the comparison of notches on tablets used? - CORRECT
ANSWER - T'ang Dynasty (619-906 AD)
How did fingerprints relate to Thomas Bewick? - CORRECT ANSWER - Created wood
engravings of his fingerprints which he published in his books
What contributions did Sir William J. Herschel make to fingerprint science? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a. Recorded handprints on contracts (1858) which was the first official use of
friction ridge skin by a European
b. Used friction skin for individualization in criminal courts, prisons, registration of deeds, and
payment of pensions (1877)
c. Wrote a letter explaining permanence and uniqueness of ridges (1877)
What did Sir William J. Herschel claim to be first in? - CORRECT ANSWER - Discovery
of individuality of friction ridge skin
What was the name of the journal Sir William J. Herschel published his letter in? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 'Nature'
What were the contents of Sir William J. Herschel's published letter? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a. He used prints on the Indian Ocean during 1877
b. Claimed the Chinese caught on to the practice
c. Claimed that "Tip Sahib" was a formality for the illiterate
What year did Sir William J. Hershcel publish his letter? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1894
What experiments did Sir William J. Hershcel do on friction ridge prints? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a. Permanence of ridge formations
b. Printed himself multiple times across the years to see if the ridges would change
UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the historical significance of the Kejimkujik Lake carving? - CORRECT
ANSWER - First documented depiction of ridges and creases
What is the historical significance of the L'ille Gavr'inis stone carvings? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Carvings of friction ridge formations that some attribute to observations of
impressions
a) Why were fingerprints used as trademarks in clay? - CORRECT ANSWER - Identify
authors of cuneiform manuscripts and prove genuineness
What is the historical significance of of Chinese clay finger seals? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Stamps with a name or symbol on one side and a fingerprint on the other used
to show authorship and prevent tampering of documents
What is the historical significance of Chinese handprints? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Traces or stamps of the right hand onto documents to ensure their genuineness
What is the historical significance of Chinese Deed of Hand marks? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Traces of either just flexion creases or the hand with flexion creases to
identify individuals
What is the historical significance of notches on tablets to the use of fingerprints? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a. Cut into the sides of tablets so they could later be lined up and matched to
ensure genuineness
b. "the same as that of the fingerprints of the present time"
, What time in history was the comparison of notches on tablets used? - CORRECT
ANSWER - T'ang Dynasty (619-906 AD)
How did fingerprints relate to Thomas Bewick? - CORRECT ANSWER - Created wood
engravings of his fingerprints which he published in his books
What contributions did Sir William J. Herschel make to fingerprint science? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a. Recorded handprints on contracts (1858) which was the first official use of
friction ridge skin by a European
b. Used friction skin for individualization in criminal courts, prisons, registration of deeds, and
payment of pensions (1877)
c. Wrote a letter explaining permanence and uniqueness of ridges (1877)
What did Sir William J. Herschel claim to be first in? - CORRECT ANSWER - Discovery
of individuality of friction ridge skin
What was the name of the journal Sir William J. Herschel published his letter in? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 'Nature'
What were the contents of Sir William J. Herschel's published letter? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a. He used prints on the Indian Ocean during 1877
b. Claimed the Chinese caught on to the practice
c. Claimed that "Tip Sahib" was a formality for the illiterate
What year did Sir William J. Hershcel publish his letter? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1894
What experiments did Sir William J. Hershcel do on friction ridge prints? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a. Permanence of ridge formations
b. Printed himself multiple times across the years to see if the ridges would change
