IAI LATENT PRINT CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (2025) ALREADY GRADED
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Most Common # of deltas to find in the interdigital area - (ANSWER)4
What does NCIC stand for? - (ANSWER)National Crime Information Center
The first American fingerprint lecturer was... - (ANSWER)Mary Holland
The core of a loop is placed upon or within ___________. - (ANSWER)The
innermost sufficient recurve.
The study of the effects of disease and genetic aberrations on the friction ridges is
referred to as.... - (ANSWER)Dermatoglyphic
When encountering friction ridge clusters the anatomical aspects of the digital in
the cluster assist with.... - (ANSWER)Digit Determination
During the identification process level 1 detail may contain - (ANSWER)Value to
Exclude
The # of original FBI records when the FBI ID division was established in 1924 -
(ANSWER)810,000
, SPR forms what color deposits. - (ANSWER)Grey
SPR is comprised of what fine particals - (ANSWER)Molybdenum Disulphide
A professor at the university of Bologna Italy, this person published the results of
his examination of friction ridge skin with the newly invented microscope. -
(ANSWER)Marcello Malphighi
Type lines may be defined as the two innermost ridges which start parallel,
diverge and surround or tend to surround ______________. - (ANSWER)The
pattern area.
This is a latent print development technique that employs finely powdered lead to
visually record latent print images. - (ANSWER)X-Ray
Satisfactory cleaning solution for ninhydrin and silver nitrate stains. -
(ANSWER)Bleach
More latent prints are lost because of ___________ and in sufficient brushing
than any other causes. - (ANSWER)Excessive powder
Physical developer reacts with components of sebaceous sweat to form what
colored deposits. - (ANSWER)Grey - Silver
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (2025) ALREADY GRADED
A+
Most Common # of deltas to find in the interdigital area - (ANSWER)4
What does NCIC stand for? - (ANSWER)National Crime Information Center
The first American fingerprint lecturer was... - (ANSWER)Mary Holland
The core of a loop is placed upon or within ___________. - (ANSWER)The
innermost sufficient recurve.
The study of the effects of disease and genetic aberrations on the friction ridges is
referred to as.... - (ANSWER)Dermatoglyphic
When encountering friction ridge clusters the anatomical aspects of the digital in
the cluster assist with.... - (ANSWER)Digit Determination
During the identification process level 1 detail may contain - (ANSWER)Value to
Exclude
The # of original FBI records when the FBI ID division was established in 1924 -
(ANSWER)810,000
, SPR forms what color deposits. - (ANSWER)Grey
SPR is comprised of what fine particals - (ANSWER)Molybdenum Disulphide
A professor at the university of Bologna Italy, this person published the results of
his examination of friction ridge skin with the newly invented microscope. -
(ANSWER)Marcello Malphighi
Type lines may be defined as the two innermost ridges which start parallel,
diverge and surround or tend to surround ______________. - (ANSWER)The
pattern area.
This is a latent print development technique that employs finely powdered lead to
visually record latent print images. - (ANSWER)X-Ray
Satisfactory cleaning solution for ninhydrin and silver nitrate stains. -
(ANSWER)Bleach
More latent prints are lost because of ___________ and in sufficient brushing
than any other causes. - (ANSWER)Excessive powder
Physical developer reacts with components of sebaceous sweat to form what
colored deposits. - (ANSWER)Grey - Silver
