Criminal Profiling and Lie Detection: Method and Application (UGC-NET Unit I)
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Questions
30
Duration
30 min
Faculty-reviewed
0
Updated
17 May 2026
About this mock
UGC-NET Forensic Science Unit I drill on criminal profiling and the three Indian lie-detection tools: polygraph, narco-analysis, and brain electrical activation profile. Medium-band questions test method selection, admissibility judgment under Selvi v. State of Karnataka (2010), and case-application across investigative scenarios. Calibrated for NET Paper II candidates working through profiling, victimology, deception detection, and the boundary between investigative aid and trial evidence.
Sources & references
Questions in this mock are written and verified against the following sources. Citations are recorded per question and shown in the explanation after submission.
- cited in 4 questions
Selvi v. State of Karnataka, (2010) 7 SCC 263
Operative paragraphs read with Section 27 Indian Evidence Act / Section 23 BSA 2023
- cited in 3 questions
National Research Council, The Polygraph and Lie Detection
National Academies Press, 2003, Chapter 2: Validity of the CQT
- cited in 2 questions
Douglas, Burgess, Burgess and Ressler, Crime Classification Manual
Wiley, 3rd Edition, Chapter 1: Profile as Investigative Aid
- cited in 2 questions
National Human Rights Commission, Guidelines on Narco-Analysis
NHRC, India, 2000 (reaffirmed 2010), Team Composition Annexure
- cited in 1 question
Ressler, Burgess and Douglas, Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives
Lexington Books, Chapter 7: The Organised-Disorganised Continuum
- cited in 1 question
National Human Rights Commission, Guidelines for Administration of Polygraph, Narco-Analysis and BEAP
NHRC, India, 12 November 1999 (reaffirmed 2010)
- cited in 1 question
Directorate of Forensic Science Services, Annual Review
Ministry of Home Affairs, Forensic Psychology Division Casework Summary
- cited in 1 question
Mukundan, Brain Electrical Oscillation Signature Profiling
NIMHANS Department of Clinical Psychology, BEAP Technical Manual
- cited in 1 question
Goodman and Gilman, Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics
13th Edition, Chapter 19: Hypnotics and Sedatives
- cited in 1 question
Raskin and Honts, Handbook of Polygraph Testing
Academic Press, Chapter 1: The Comparison Question Technique
- cited in 1 question
Jasper, The Ten-Twenty Electrode System of the International Federation
Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 1958
- cited in 1 question
National Crime Records Bureau, Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems Project Documentation
Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
- cited in 1 question
Lykken, A Tremor in the Blood: Uses and Abuses of the Lie Detector
Plenum Press, Chapter 9: The Guilty Knowledge Test
- cited in 1 question
Rossmo, Geographic Profiling
CRC Press, Chapter 5: Distance-Decay and Awareness Space
- cited in 1 question
Turvey, Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis
Academic Press, 5th Edition, Chapter 6: Victimology
- cited in 1 question
Directorate of Forensic Science Services, Annual Report
Ministry of Home Affairs, BEAP Service Locations
- cited in 1 question
Directorate of Forensic Science Services, Narco-Analysis Standard Operating Procedure
Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
- cited in 1 question
Luck, An Introduction to the Event-Related Potential Technique
MIT Press, 2nd Edition, Chapter 3: The P300 Component
- cited in 1 question
American Polygraph Association, Standards of Practice 2015
Section 3.2: Required Physiological Channels
- cited in 1 question
Farwell, Brain Fingerprinting Laboratories Technical Note
Cognitive Neurodynamics, 2012, MERMER Component Description
- cited in 1 question
Constitution of India, Article 20
Part III, Fundamental Rights, Right Against Self-Incrimination
- cited in 1 question
Boucsein, Electrodermal Activity
Springer, 2nd Edition, Chapter 1: Principles of Electrodermal Recording
- cited in 1 question
Farwell, Brain Fingerprinting MERMER Technical Description
Cognitive Neurodynamics, Volume 6, Issue 2
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What does the Criminal Profiling and Lie Detection: Method and Application (UGC-NET Unit I) mock cover?+
UGC-NET Forensic Science Unit I drill on criminal profiling and the three Indian lie-detection tools: polygraph, narco-analysis, and brain electrical activation profile. Medium-band questions test method selection, admissibility judgment under Selvi v. State of Karnataka (2010), and case-application across investigative scenarios. Calibrated for NET Paper II candidates working through profiling, victimology, deception detection, and the boundary between investigative aid and trial evidence.
How many questions and how long is the test?+
30 multiple-choice questions, 30 minutes total. Difficulty: medium. Tier: Premium.
Who is this mock for?+
Forensic science students and aspirants who want timed, exam-style practice with explanations and verified source citations on NET. Useful for postgraduate entrance preparation and for BSc / MSc forensic students testing their recall under time.
Are the questions reviewed?+
Each question carries a verified source citation. Faculty review for individual questions is in progress.
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