Question

In which century was fingerprinting first used?

(1 point)

1800s (nineteenth century)


1900s (twentieth century)


1700s (eighteenth century)


1600s (seventeenth century)

Answer 1

1800s (nineteenth century)

Fingerprinting began to be used for identification in the 1800s (e.g., William Herschel in India mid‑1800s; later developments by Henry Faulds and Francis Galton).