Shakshat Virtual Lab

Identification of finger print patterns

1) What is Dermatoglyphics?

is the study of the ridge patterns of the skin of the fingers, palms, toes and soles

is the study of the hairs and sebaceous (oil) glands

is the study of palmar and planter

none of above

2) How to calculate Pattern Intensity Index on the basis of frequency distribution?

Whorls x 100/loops

Arches x 100/Whorls

2 x Whorls + Loops/n

2xwhorls x 100/loops

3) In which type of population arches appears in very small numbers?

Caucasoid

Mongoloid

Negroid

None of above

4) What is the percentage of whorls in Caucasoid?

30 to 40

40 to 50

10 to 20

20 to 30

5) Who classified the various finger patterns into four main types?

Henry

Galton

Schmidt

W H River

6) Dermatoglyphic traits are not modified by environmental factors.

True

false

7) The __________ are more concerned in establishing variations in respect of traits among different human populations.

Anthropologist

Archeologist

Dermatologist

Geographical Statistician

8) In which era finger patterns were used for personal identification?

New age

Pagan

Christian era

Prehistoric era

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