National Quiz Competition Series – Quiz 5 on Forensic Ballistics

1. Black powder consists of ___% of potassium nitrare.

2. James Forsythe discovered a shock-sensitive explosive called

3. A cartridge with its primer located in the center of the base of the case.

4. The pivoting mechanical part of a firearm that causes the firing pin to ignite the cartridge’s primer.

5. The cartridge is also called

6. The cartridge cases used in .22 rifles are

7. This type of primer doesn’t contain anvil, rather anvil is situated in the primer pocket of the case.

8. Cordite, a double base powder powder has

9. This type of projectile consists of spherical ball of heavy amalgam in the skin of soft metal. The space between ball and skin is filled with wax.

10. Gilding metal used for jacketing the bullet is made up of

11. In revolver, the nose of the bullet is

12. Sometimes to increase the probability of hitting the target , the cartridge is loaded with two bullets. This is called

13. In AK-47 rifles, which action mechanism is used ?

14. A shot fired so close to the target that no sight adjustment or arrangement is needed for effective aiming.

15. Nodular spheroids are a type of

16. The _________provides a single system capable of comparing both types of ballistic evidence found at crime scenes.

17. In case of 12 bore gun , the internal cross- sectional diameter of the barrel is

18. Ammunition means any artillery that can be used in combat or warfare. This is defined under

19. Muskets are example of

20. These type of unique guns have small portion at the muzzle end of the barrel rifled but the major portion of the barrel is smooth.