April 2023 Diagnostics Exam

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APRIL 2023 DIAGNOSTICS EXAM 

ANSWER KEY

CRIMINOLOGY 
A. Natural duties 

1. P/Supt. Luis Navarro went to Criminal Justice  College and punched Prof. Jack Robert in the stomach  after
berating the professor for scolding the police  official's son who is a Criminology student. P/Supt.  Navarro's act
should be condemned because it is an act 
A. of irregularity in the performance of duty B. of malfeasance 
C. of misconduct 
D. of incompetence 

2. An old woman approached PO2 Cardo Dalisay  asking the police officer to run after an unidentified  young
man who allegedly snatched her mobile phone.  PO2 Cardo Dalisay declined claiming that the man was 
already a block away from them and besides the police  officer alleged that he is rushing home for an urgent 
matter at home. The officer's refusal to help the old  woman is an example of 
A. nonfeasance 
B. malfeasance 
C. misconduct 
D. misfeasance 

3. Joan submits herself to humiliation, beatings,  and other forms of physical abuse, for sexual  excitement.
What of type paraphilia does he possess? A. Sadism 
`B. Sadomasochism 
C. Masochism 
D. Battered woman syndrome 

4. What is this ability to go on despite the  tremendous adversity? 


A. Endurance 
B. Patience 
C. Perseverance 
D. Prudence 

5. A Scottish woodcutter was accused of killing a  man he believed to be Prime Minister for thought that he 
was persecuted by the Tories and their leader, Robert  Peel, however turned out to be another person. The
court  believed he was so mentally deranged that it would be  inhuman to convict him since it was clear he
was  
not in control of his faculties. This case became known  as: 
A. the Irrational Mind Rule 
B. the M'naghten Rule 
C. the Durham Rule 
D. the Brawner Rule 

6. During Local and National elections, the  Commission on Election requires Ricardo "Cardo" Dalisay  not to
carry firearms and other form of explosives even  if he is a law enforcer unless he is on duty. If Cardo  shall be
caught in the said regulation he shall be facing  administrative case. What type of duty is the above 
mentioned? 
B. Positive duties 
C. Confirmative duties 
D. Negative duties 

7. It is one of the parts of literature reviews  that describes briefly the nature of the research problem  and
explains what led the researcher to investigate the  question. 
A. Conclusion 
B. Introduction 
C. Summary/synthesis 
D. Body 

8. This process submits that the criminal behavior  was due to the gap between the criminal and the 
community. For this reason the offender must be  assisted to strive hard to face the forces of the society  or
community which will join upon his release from  jail/prison. 
A. Rehabilitation 
B. Purpose of sentencing 
C. Isolation of prisoners 
D. Re-integration 

9. What social norm provides direction for  people in their dealings with one another, as a standard  against
which actions are evaluated, and as a  prescription or requirement that people act justly? 
A. Justice 
B. Conduct 
C. Ethics 
D. Commandment 

10. Ryan Benoit conducted his study without posing  any danger, embarrassment, hurt or any risk to his 
research respondents. What problem has been solved in  the case? 
A. A research problem must be ethical B. A research Problem must be feasible 
C. A research problem must be clear 
D. A research problem must be relevant 

11. Anton Guerrero has been bullied all through  his early years because he is an introvert person, but  smart
and intelligent wherein Anton excels in his  academic grades and skinny. This is the manifestation  of 
A. Mesomorphic 
B. Endomorphic 
C. Dysplastic 
D. Ectomorphic 

12. An anti-social behaviour of the youth is a  direct result of internal conflict and pre-occupation with  his own
emotion and mood. Therapy and counselling is  necessary to control this type of delinquency. 
A. Asocial 
B. Accidental 
C. Social 

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D. Neurotic 

13. The kind of family structure that could  influence a person to criminal behavior, characterized by  non-
satisfaction of one or both parent from the  relationship that may express feeling of frustration refers  to 
A. Anti-social Families 
B. Disturbed Families 
C. Disrupted Families 
D. Inadequate Families 

14. Act or omission which may not be punishable if  committed by an adult, but becomes unlawful when they 
are committed by a child or a person of tender year or one  who is in need of supervision or assistance. 
a. crime 
b. status offense 
c.delinquency 
d. felonies 

15. Which is not a qualification for the board examiners (the  Chairperson and its members) under RA 11131?
A. Must be a naturalized-born Filipino citizen and a  resident of the Philippines 
B. Must be of good moral character, good reputation and of  sound mind and body 
C. Not convicted by a court of competent jurisdictions of any  offense involving moral turpitude 
D. Must be a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Criminology,  and a holder of a Post-Graduate Degree in
Criminology or a  lawyer in any reputable school recognized by CHED. 

16. Those with any behavioral disorder, whether  functional or organic, which is of such a degree of  severity
as to require professional help or hospitalization. A. Mentally Retarded Children 
B. Mentally Ill Children 
C. Emotionally Handicapped Children 
D. Physically Handicapped Children 

17. What kind of crime victim does these people  who experience the harm intensely through media  publicity
as their source of information? 
A. Specific Crime Victim 
B. Tertiary Crime Victims 
C. Primary Crime Victim 
D. Secondary Crime Victim 

18. This is a modern, classical school-based  framework for explaining crime that includes the  traditional
formal deterrence aspects and other informal  factors that studies show consistently and strongly  influence
behavior. 
A. Rational Choice Theory 
B. Drift Theory 
C. Differential Association Theory 
D. Moffit's Development Theory 

19. P01 Victor Mangubat was born from a criminal  family and he was always looking for a pleasure in life  but
do not take any want risk and avoids pain. P01 Victor  Mangubat is a great representation of a 
_________________. 
A. Rational Calculator 
B. Atavistic 
C. Hedonist 
D. Criminaloid 

20. What type of research describes a condition  or a given state of affairs in terms of specified aspects  or
factors? 
A. Correlation research 
B. Research Framework 
C. Intervention research 
D. Descriptive research 

21. A manifestation of mental disorder through an  erroneous perception without an external object of 
stimulus. 
A. Mania 
B. Hallucination 
C. Illusion 
D. Delusion 

22. What type of killer runs on a certain group  of person as their end that they believe to unworthy  people
and also for excitement? 
A. Lust killer 
B. Mission oriented 
C. Thrill oriented 
D. Serial killer 

23. Julian Valerio a child who was frustrated in  this particular stage will tend to become optimistic. A. Oral
stage 
B. Anal stage 
C. Genital stage 
D. Latency stage 

24. A research that is to understand or explain a  prevailing situation or explain a relationship between  factors
which may have already been identified in  explanatory studies, and why the relationship exists. 
A. Exploratory Research 
B. Explanatory research 
C. Keen research 
D. Pure basic research 

25. What may include the presence of both  parents but who are irresponsible that children  experience
constant quarrel in the home? 
A. Reception and Study Center 
B. Shelter Care Institution 
C. Broken Home 
D. Detention Home 

26. This is characterized by cold, cruelty, social  insensitivity, disregard for danger, troublesome behavior, 
dislike of others, and attraction toward the unusual. A. Psychoneurosis 
B. Psychosomatic 
C. Psychoticism 
D. Psychosis 

27. One of the most obedient students in the  criminology is Alex, when he started to join civic  organization
and attending rallies he was influenced by  his group to misbehave to the point that class  disturbance occur
due to his behaviour. If you are the 

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dean of the school, what behavioural classification would  Alex have? 


A. Immoral 
B. Morally Wrong 
C. Amoral 
D. Violence 

28. The Mental Capacity of a child to understand  the difference between what is right or wrong and the 
consequences of his acts. 
A. Intent 
B. Knowledge 
C. Motive 
D. Discernment 

29. They generally commit the most serious  infractions, most often sent to a correctional institution  and most
often continuous in a pattern of semi  professional criminal behavior as adults. 
A. Gang delinquents 
B. Emotionally maladjusted deliquents 
C. Environmental deinquents 
D. Maladjusted delinquents 

30. Ricardo "Cardo" Dalisay is a volleyball team  captain that keeps the game on even if it is a 25-20  and
they're losing at the fourth set of game. The  situation is referring to: 
A. Denial 
B. Dissociation 
C. Avoidance 
D. Acting out 

31. What type of hostage-taker who is viewed as  psychopath with a cause.When caught, many of them 
rationalize their behavior by claiming to be revolutionaries  who are merely seeking social justice? 
A. Fanatic hostage-taker 
B. Psychopathic hostage-taker 
C. Criminal hostage-taker 
D. Terrorist hostage 

32. Marlon Aguilar is displaying an 01-4  behavior in which it could be explained and sometimes  it is not
conforming with the norms that indicating that  Marlon is somewhat confused. In what category of  abnormal
condition Marlon belongs? 
A. Long period of discomfort 
B. Impaired functioning 
C. Disruptive behavior 
D. Bizarre behavior 

33. A child who is vulnerable to and at the risk  of committing criminal offenses because of personal,  family
and social circumstances, which of this is an  exemption to the case? 
A. Being a street child 
B. Being out of school 
C. Being a member of a youth organization D. Being exploited economically 

34. What is This theory of TRAVIS HIRSCHI states  that members in society from bonds with other members 
in society or institution in society such as parents, pro 
social friends, churches, schools, teachers and sports  team? 
A. Social control Theory 
B. Self-Control theory 
C. Interactional Theory 
D. Self-derogationTheory 

35. This emphasizes that crime-ridden environs as  those in which residents are uninterested in community 
matters, therefore, the common sources of control in  terms of family, school or church are weak and mess 
up, what theory are we referring to? 
A. Social disorganization theory 
B. Social learning theory 
C. Developmental theory 
D. Cultural deviance theory 

36. Mr. Dexter resorted of committing a crime  because it is hard for him to achieve his material goals  as he is
in the group of a lower class while Mr.  Joshua comes to an easy reaching his material wants  for he is in the
upper class. What theory does this  represent? 
A. differential association theory 
B. cultural deviance theory 
C. social learning theory 
D. strain theory 

37. Gener Guinto a minor-has been found guilty  of an act committed without knowingly that the act 
committed is wrong. Now he must undergo  ______________. 
A. intervention program 
B. diversion 
C. diversion program 
D. counselling 

38. RENATO MOICANO has this serious mental and  emotional disorder that manifest a withdrawal from 
reality. He feels that he has this split personality. A. Psychosis 
B. Psychogenic 
C. Psychosomatic 
D. Psychoneurosis 

39. A serious mental and emotional disorder that  is a manifestation of withdrawal from reality. Some of 
examples are encephalitis, intoxication, cerebral  arteriosclerosis, senile brain disease, mania, dementia 
praecox, or split personality. 
A. Psychosomatic 
B. Psychoneurosis 
C. Psychosis 
D. Psychogenic 

40. This idea believes that becoming criminal is a  discovering occurrence in which potential felons master 
techniques that enables them to counterbalance  conventional values and drift back and forth between 
illegitimate and conventional behaviour. 
A. differential reinforcement theory 
B. neutralization theory 
C. containment theory 
D. differential association theory

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41. This is the inexclusable reverential of a  specific situation when there is no existing evil that are  totally out
of dimensions. 
A. Phobias 
B. Obsessive-compulsive 
C. Exposure 
D. Anxiety neurosis 

42. He founded Sociology and applied scientific  methods in the study of society, which to him passes  through
stages divided on the basis of how people try to  understand it, leading them to adopt a rational scientific 
understanding of the world. Comte called this the positive  stage and those who followed his writings were
called, 
a. August Comte 
b. Positivism 
c. Positivists 
d. Sociologists 

43. These are the rights of an accused that are derived  from special laws enacted by Congress. 
A. Constitutional rights 
B. Statutory rights 
C. Civil rights 
D. Natural rights 

44. It means any process or procedure used to resolve a  dispute or controversy, other than by adjudication of
a  presiding judge of a court or an officer of a government  agency, as defined under the law, in which a
neutral third  party participates to assist in the resolution of issues, which  includes arbitration, mediation,
conciliation, early neutral  evaluation, mini-trial, or any combination thereof. 
A. Alternative Dispute Resolution System B. Arbitration 
C. Arbitrator 
D. Award 

45. Jessa, a victim of rape, was able to identify her  assailant, a neighbor, before he dies on her way to the 
hospital where she was declared dead on arrival, this crime  is called, 
a. complex crime 
b. simple crime 
c) instant crime 
d) situational crime 

46. It will enhance a client's interpersonal relationship and  it will help him/her become more aware of his/her 
shortcomings/weaknesses. This will also help him/her  overcome painful experiences that drove him/her to
commit  a crime/ offense. 
A. Rehabilitation 
B. Counseling 
C. Restitution 
D. Community Work Service 

47. In defining the research problem, what is the important  thing for the researcher to present for the conduct
of the  study? 
A. Valid ID 
B. Certificate 
C. Valid justification 
D. Present relevant data 
48. A police officer’s frustration in the realization of his  ambition and goals in life both as an officer of the law, 
and as a private citizen, can push him to a life of crime, as  pointed out in this particular theory. 
a. Disorganization Theory 
b. Culture Conflict Theory 
C. Differential Association Theory 
d. Strain Theory 
49. What is the requirement under RA 11131 that an  applicant who failed five times whether consecutive or 
cumulative in the criminologist licensure examination, must  satisfactorily complete before such applicant will be
allowed  to take the criminologist licensure examination 
A. Integrated Review 
B. Remedial course 
C. Review course 
D. Refresher course 

50. Aggregation of cases of the disease grouped in place  and time that are suspected to be greater than the
number  expected, even though the expected number may not be  known. 
A. Outbreak 
B. Cluster 
D. Sporadic 
D. Pestilence 

51. What is board criminology resolution no. Series of  1987? 


A. Adapting the official seal for criminologist B. License criminologist logo 
C. Criminology logo seal 
D. PRC criminology logo 

52. 1. Statement no. 1: Criminology explains the etiology,  extent and nature of crime in society. 
Statement no. 2: Criminal justice refers to the agencies of  social control that handle criminal offenders. 
A. Statement no. 1 is true 
B. Statement no. 2 is false 
C. Statement no. 1 and 2 are true 
D. Statement no. 1 and 2 are false 

53. This theory argues that intelligence is largely  determined genetically; that ancestry determines IQ; and, 
that low intelligence as demonstrated b 
a. Nature Theory 
b. Psychological theory 
c. Strain Theory 
d. Labeling theory 

54. Kardo has no goal in life at all and never work for it  anyway. He just maintains whatever he is doing to
just  make a living. 
a. Conformity 
b. Innovation 
c. Ritualism 
d. Retreatism 
e. Rebellion 

55. He emphasized that a person is not born with the ability  to behave violently. 
a. Albert Bandura 
b. Albert Hoffman

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c. Albert Doderlein 
d. Nota 

56. Ms. RCBC, a 25-year-old mongoloid, was raped by  her addict neighbor, Mr. Go. How do you classify her as
a  victim? 
a. an adult 
b. an insane 
c. a child 
d. an adolescent 

57. Kardo’s parents wanted him to become a policeman  which he also dreams. To achieve this, he works hard
and  maintain his good standing in school to pass the board exam  someday. What adaptation does Kardo
applying? 
a. Conformity 
b. Innovation 
c. Ritualism 
d. Retreatism 
e. Rebellion 

58. A working child who is below eighteen but  over fifteen years old may be allowed to work between the 
hours of: 
a) six to eight o’clock pm 
b) seven to eight o’clock p 
c) six to ten o’clock pm 
d) seven to ten o’clock pm 

59. Human behavior is man’s response to the  interpretation of the from within the person or from  his
environment. 
a. stimulus 
b. action 
c. perception 
d. inclination 

60. Manny, angry at his girlfriend, boxed a nearby tree  manifests what particular defense mechanism? a.
repression 
b. sublimation 
c. displacement 
d. projection 

61. Marta Kaw, a B.S. Criminology student, after  tasting an unripe mango grimaced. This sensation is said to 
be: 
a. olfactory 
b. Auditory 
c. cutaneous 
d. gustatory 

62. This type of conflict occurs when there are  two desirable but mutually exclusive goals. 
a. avoidance-avoidance 
b. approach-approach 
c. approach-avoidance 
d. multiple 

63. This type of conflict when there are two  courses of action, each of which has both pleasant and 
unpleasant consequences. 
a. avoidance-avoidance 
b. approach-approach 
c. approach-avoidance 
d. multiple 

64. Carlo Bautista, a B.S. Criminology student in the  evening session, blames his poor performance in the 
preliminary examination to his professor rather than his  lack of preparation. This is an example of what type
of  defense mechanism? 
a. Reaction formation 
b. displacement 
c. Sublimation 
d. rationalization 

65. Ms. Ella, frustrated on her boyfriend when she saw  the latter kissing another girl, cries. This is an example
of  what defense mechanism? 
a. Regression 
b. suppression 
c. Repression 
d. displacement 

66. What type of defense mechanism is  manifested by Pining Garcia when he joined the  fraternity, Alpha Phi
Chupapi, because of low self esteem? 
a. Identification 
b. projection 
c. Fantasy 
d. regression 

67. Mr. Six Footer, an aspiring PNP applicant,  turned up applying into the Armed Forces of the  Philippines
when he failed in the initial height and  weight measurement stage because he was under  height. This is an
example of: 
a. Sublimation 
b. repression 
c. Substitution 
d. withdrawal 

68. The stage of advance planning, organization and  coordination and control in response to an anticipated 
future crisis occurrence is called 
a. Proactive Crisis Management 
b. Reactive Crisis Management 
c. Performance Stage 
d. Reaction Phase 

69. It is devoted and focused on curbing the  problem on delinquency through undertaking  preventive
programs, policies and activities. 
A. Philippine National Police 
B. Department of National Defense 
C. Local Government 
D. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology 
70. Who among the following shall primarily ensure  that the status, rights and interests of children are upheld 
in accordance with the Constitution and international  instruments on human rights? 
A. National Youth Commission 
B. Kabataan Partylist 
C. Commission on Human Rights 
D. Sangguniang Kabataan

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71. Who is the chairman of the Lupon  Tagapamayapa in the Barangay Level where there is a  diversion
program? 
A. Punong Barangay 
B. BCPC Chairman 
C. LSWDO 
D. PNP member 

72. This document is required by the Prosecutor’s  Office before it can entertain a complaint on a case  covered
by the Barangay Court. 
a. Certificate of Non-Settlement 
b. Certificate of Non-arbitration 
c. Certificate to file action 
d. complaint affidavit 

73. A negotiation between the defense counsel and  the prosecutor, aimed at reaching an agreement whereby 
the prosecutor uses discretion to obtain from the judge a  lighter sentence in exchange for the defendant’s
entering  a guilty plea. 
a. arraignment 
b. preliminary investigation 
c. pre-trial 
d. plea bargaining 

74. The “Anti Graft and Corrupt Practices Act”. a. R.A. 8294 
c. R.A. 1379 
b. R.A. 7080 
d. R.A. 3019 

75. During trial of a criminal case, it is the  prosecutor who directs the prosecution of the offense and  he/she
did it on the behalf of the state. Once a case is  elevated to the higher court such as Court of Appeals, who 
represents the State in the prosecution of the offense? 
a. Chief State Prosecutor 
b. Solicitor General 
c. National or provincial prosecutor 
d. Judge 
76. It is the authority of the court to try/hear  cases for the first time to the exclusion of other courts. a.
original jurisdiction 
b. exclusive jurisdiction 
c. appellate jurisdiction 
d. concurrent jurisdiction 

77. Mr. Agapito shows non-interest, lack of confidence  and skills to relate meaningfully, harmoniously and
fruitfully  with the members of community. Thus, she is suffering  from: 
A. Social Crisis 
B. Moral Crisis 
C. Motivational Crisis 
D. Emotional Crisis 

78. A student watches TV instead of studying, saying  that additional study wouldn’t do any good anyway. A.
Rationalization 
B. Sublimation 
C. Reaction Formation 
D. Denial of Reality 
79. Garry, a doctor, who because of frustrations  forgets all of his past and takes an unexpected trip to other 
country. He then, assumes a new identity. His name was  then changed to John and become fisherman. What
do you  call this Dissociative Disorder? 
A. Dissociative Amnesia 
B. Dissociative Dementia 
C. Dissociative Fugue 
D. Both A and C 

80. Modifying circumstances which are those act of  person is said to be in conformity with the jurisprudence
so  that such person is deemed not to have transgressed the  law in any form both criminal and civil liability. 
A. Exempting Circumstances 
B. Alternative Circumstances 
C. Mitigating Circumstances 
D. Justifying Circumstances 

81. What do you call the research that contributes to  knowledge by providing an in-depth personal experience
or  understanding of something using words? 
A. Experimental Research 
B. Correlational Research 
C. Qualitative Research 
D. Quantitative Research 

82. What do you call the honest policemen who are  ready to cover and conceal corrupt practices of the police 
department as part of camaraderie and the unwritten code  of silence? 
A. Meat eaters 
B. Grass eaters 
C. Rouges 
D. Straight Shooters 

83. Pat. Guarin is a law enforcement officer who has  initial contact with the CICL. Within how many hours
should  he turn over the CICL to the LSWDO? 
A. Not later than 8 hours after apprehension B. Not later than 12 hours after apprehension C.
Within 36 hours after arrest 
D. Within 24 hours after apprehension 

84. The theory in which reformation is based upon, on  the ground that the criminal is a sick person. 
A. Classical Theory 
B. Neo Classical School 
C. Sociological Theory 
D. Positivist Theory 

85. Are those crimes committed against individuals,  particularly against their chastity, but which do not
produce  danger or prejudice common to other members of society. A. Public crimes 
B. Felony 
C. Private crimes 
D. Infractions 

86. Justine is taking criminology course in Sutherland  University. His teacher always called him an idiot
because  he is very slow during class discussion, the former decided  to stop studying because he believe that
he has no potential  and maybe his teacher is right. This situation best describe  the theory of?

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A. Differential Association Theory 


B. Social Reaction Theory 
C. Imitation suggestion theory 
D. None of these 

87. Andrew, was a second year high school, is afraid  of being enclosed in a small space, room or closed
places.  This phobia is refers to____________. 
A. Claustrophobia 
B. Hematophobia 
C. Agoraphobia 
D. Acrophobia 

88. Marie submits herself to humiliation, beatings, and  other forms of physical abuse, for sexual excitement.
What  type of paraphilia does she possess? 
A. Masochism 
B. Martyr 
C. Sadism 
D. None of these 

89. It means a child Incapable of committing an  offense or crime_____. 


A. Doli Incapox 
B. Doli Incopax 
C. Doli Incapax 
D. Doli Inca Pas 

90. PNP Chief Reyes did not make his promise to  prevent crimes within 6 months. 
A. Humility 
B. Word of Honor 
C. Humble 
D. Boastful 
91. A personality disorder characterized by an inability  to form social relationships and can be classified as
“loners”. A. Paranoid Personality 
B. Schizoid Personality 
C. Dependent Personality 
D. Borderline Personality 

92. Dave, angry at his girlfriend, boxed a nearby tree  manifests what particular defense mechanism? a.
repression 
b. sublimation 
c. displacement 
d. projection 

93. This theory reflects the way people react to a  given situation based on the social influences they acquired 
from other people that practically determine their behaviors.  This theory likewise serves as the learning
process of 
delinquent behaviors and considered as one of the most  important theory in crime causation 
a) Social Disorganization theory 
b) Culture Conflict theory 
c) Differential Association Theory 
d) Social Reaction Theory 

94. Ace a 3 year old boy punched her sister Camille.  Both of them cried and their father Abon gives them 
chocolates. This best describes ______. 
a. Neutralization Theory 
b. Differential Reinforcement Theory 
c. Social Learning Theory 
d. Differential Association Theory 

95. “Manie sans delire” (madness without confusion)  This was the term used by Philippe Pinel describing the 
personality that is characterized by an inability to learn from  experience, lack of warmth, and no sense of guilt
better  known as: 
a. psychotic personality 
b. psychopathic personality 
c. neurotic behavior 
d. dementia praecox 

96. This theory views crime and delinquency as a  result of the frustration and anger people experience over 
their inability to achieve legitimate social and financial  success. 
a. strain theory 
b. psychological theories 
c. differential association theory 
d. labeling theory 

97. What is the speculation explains that both  conforming behavior and deviant behavior have two  reinforcing
elements, the internal control system and the  external control system? 
a. Containment Theory 
b. Conflict Theory 
c. Strain Theory 
d. Social Disorganization Theory 

98. It is the criminal justice model which looks at  individual person as naturally good and assumes that every 
person is presumed innocent until proven guilty. In this  model, the purpose of penalty is for reformation and 
rehabilitation and it is geared towards letting some guilty  person escape imprisonment than to convict an
innocent  person. 
a. Crime control model 
b. Adversarial 
c. due process model 
d. inquisitorial 

99. City and Municipal is the division of our  correctional institution which primarily in charge of those 
detention prisoner, awaiting for final judgment of their trial  and serving short sentences and under the Bureau
of Jail  Management and Penology. While it is true that even the  Provincials Jails like the City and Municipal
Jails are under  the DILG, it is subject to the control and supervision of the  __________? 
a. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology 
b. Department of Justice 
c. Provincial Government 
d. Bureau of Correction 

100. It regulates those actions that involve the rights  that exist between individuals and it is also concerned
with  the fair allocation of resources among diverse members of  a community: 
a. Fairness 
b. Regulatory justice 
c. Distributive justice 
d. Vindictive justice

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CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION 

1. The Chief BJMP is retiring by 2019. His successor  will assume office by the time the position will be vacant.
In  this instance, who will endorse the Director as the next Chief  BJMP? 
a) Secretary of the DILG 
b) Chairman of the Civil Service Commission c) President 
d) Secretary of DOJ 

2. Mark Dimaano is the third higher ranking officer in  command in the Bureau of Correction. What would be
his  position and title in the Bureau? 
a) Director General 
b) Deputy Director General 
c) Director 
d) Correction Chief Superintendent 

3. This refers to a victim-oriented approach to crime  that emphasizes restitution for victims. This intervention 
advocates reinstating the victim and creating constructive  roles for victims in the criminal justice process,
rather than  focus on the punishment of criminals. 
a) Restoration 
b) Reservation 
c) Reformation 
d) Retribution 
4. Jail Officer 2 Henry Sanchez was appointed by the  President as the Director of the Bureau of Corrections in
the  year 2016. What year would Director Sanchez mandate end  his position as the Chief of the BuCor? 
a) 2021 
b) 2022 
c) 2023 
d) 2020 

5. Mrs. Delila was given an executive clemency by  Chief Executive which changes her heavier sentence to a 
less serious one or a longer term to a shorter term. This  executive clemency refers to what? 
a)Amnesty 
b)Commutation 
c) Pardon 
d) Reprieve 

6. Instaneously upon the issuance of a probation  order by the court to the probationer, who among the 
following is accountable to inform the probationer the  penalty of such order and explain to him that failure to 
comply the conditions, he shall serve the penalty imposed? 
a) Director of Prison 
b) Probation Administrator 
c) Probation Officer 
d) Judge of the Trial Court 

7. During the reception of an inmate with his  documents before entering the jail or prison, the committing 
officer should check the body of the inmate for any birth  marks or tattoos and other body marks. What
category of  search should be conducted by the officer? 
a) Body Search 
b) Frisk Search 
c) Strip Search 
d) Rub Search 

8. Maryann Quijano is a dentist inside the  penitentiary. Based on the RA 10575, what type of  corrections
Officer does she belong? 
a) Admin’s Officer 
b) Reformation’s Officer 
c) Custodial Officer 
d) Engineering’s Officers 

9. All but one is the major rehabilitation program of  Probation… 


a) Volunteer Probation Aide Program 
b) Retributive Justice 
c) Therapeutic Community 
d) Restorative Justice 

10. Randolf Mendoza was convicted of a crime of  murder and was committed to San Ramon Prison and Penal 
Farm. If you are to classify Rodelio, what classification of  prisoner would he be? 
a) Provincial Prisoner 
b) Insular Prisoner 
c) Municipal Prisoner 
d) City Prisoner 

11. This punishment gives lesson to the offender by showing  to others what would happen to them if they
violate the law. a) Atonement 
b) Protection 
c) Deterrence 
d) Reformation 
12. The investigation report of a Probation officer shall  be submitted to the court not later than – 
a) 40 days from the recipient of the order 
b) 18 days from the recipient of the order 
c) 35 days from the recipient of the order 
d) 60 days from the recipient of the order 

13. Following category of prisoner shall not be  considered for conditional pardon EXCEPT: 
a) The petitioner is eligible for parole 
b) The petitioner had been sentenced to another prison  within 1 year from the date of his last recommitment
to the  jail. 
c) The prisoner is suffering from mental illness. d) At least (2) years of the minimum sentence is convicted  of
murder or parricide but not sentenced to reclusion  perpetua. 

14. Jail Officer Juaquin Delgado is aspiring to become  the Chief BJMP in the future. At least what rank should
the  said officer meet as the law requires and qualifies him to be  on the highest position as the Chief BJMP? 
a) Jail Senior Superintendent 
b) Jail Chief Superintendent 
c) Jail Superintendent 
d) Jail Director 

15. What is the punishment that should be provided  by the state whose sanction is violated, to afford the
society  or individual the opportunity of imposing upon the offender  suitable punishment as might is one
justification of  punishment called:

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a) Deterrence 
b) Incapacitation 
c) retribution 
d) Atonement 

16. Emilio Puchunkuy was convicted for multiple  crimes and his own conviction involves imprisonment so that 
he will be prevented from committing similar crimes. This  purpose his imprisonment is known as. 
a) Reformation 
b) Prevention 
c) Incapacitation 
d) Retribution 

17. Gael Harrison Makalintal who is sentenced to serve  a prison terms of over three (3) years is also known
as… a) National or Insular Prisoner 
b) City Prisoner 
c) Municipal Prisoner 
d) Detention Prisoner 

18. A central principle of the British Democratic Maxwell  Jones type of TC in which the residents can freely
express  their thoughts and emotions without any negative  repercussions. 
a. Permissiveness 
b. Democracy 
c. Communalism 
d. Reality testing 

19. The jail warden generally exercise supervision and  control over all personnel in the jail unit and the
inmates in  all matters related to the following EXCEPT ONE: ) Always upholds human rights and observes the
code of  conduct 
b) Endeavors to promote personal and professional growth  of subordinates 
c) Leads and enforces a high standard of discipline among  his personnel 
d) Acts as chairman of the inmate’s disciplinary  machinery 

20. What the Central Principle of the British Democratic  Maxwell Jones-type TC in which there is a face-to-
face  communication and free interaction to create a feeling of  sharing and belonging. 
a. Communalism 
b. Democracy 
c. Permissiveness 
d. Reality Testing 

21. What justification of punishment has been  emphasized when Mr. Ryan a prisoner stays for good at the 
correction institution whereby society in the future will be  save from harm by Mr. Ryan? 
a) Reformation 
b) Deterrence 
c) Protection 
d) retribution 

22. Under the rules, a parolee who violates provision  of parole should be recommitted the prison to serve
the__ a) Remaining unexpired portion of his maximum  sentence 
b) Remaining unexpired portion of his minimum sentence 
c) Quarter or 1/4 of the un served portion of his sentence d) All of the above 

23. Failure to report for work detail without sufficient  justification. 


a) Minor offenses 
b) Allowed in the jail 
c) Grave offenses 
d) Less grave offenses 

24. Mr. Arnold has been imprisoned for almost 5  years, until then he was not given a chance to avail the good 
conduct time allowance due to his negative performed in  the correctional institution. If given a chance and if
he will  display good behavior for three consecutive months, how  many days will be deducted from his
penalty? 
a) 23 days 
b) 25 days 
c) 69 days 
d) 75 days 

25. A behavior shaping tool characterized by a friendly  reminder given by a Superior member and a peer to a
young  member conducted in a private and formal manner. a. Talk to 
b. Pull up 
c. Deal with 
d. Haircut 

26. The ____ Program employs prisoners in various  product or good-producing tasks. 
A. Agricultural 
B. Industrial 
C. Operational 
D. Administrative 

27. The United Nation Standard Minimum Rules for  the Treatment of Prisoners (Nelson Mandela’s rules 
prescribes those penal facilities should not exceed ____  inmates. 
A. 1:500 
B. 1:700 
C. 1:800 
D. 1:1000 

28. Mr. Coco, was sentenced to imprisonment on  March 21, 2013. On March 25, 2013 the Judge who 
promulgated the decision died. What is the effect of the  Judge’s death to the service of Coco's sentence? 
A. His sentence will not be binding anymore 
B. He will have to serve his sentence 
C. His sentence will be suspended 
D. His sentenced will be reduced 

29. To be a ______, one must be at least a 1st class  inmate and has serve one year immediately preceding
the  completion of the period specified in the following  qualification: has served imprisonment with good
conduct  for at least 7 years in the case of life imprisonment. 
A. 1st class inmate 
B. 2nd class inmate 
C. 3rd class inmate 
D. Colonist

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30. Mr. Buboy, is a newly arrived inmate committed  for the first time. He is classified as _____ among the 
classification of inmates according to privileges. A. 1st class inmate 
B. 2nd Class inmate 
C. 3rd class inmate 
D. Colonist 
E. Jail Aide 

31. The jail medical Officer or the jail officer  designated nurse of the Health Unit will conduct a thorough 
physical examination on the newly committed inmate and  will note down significant bodily marks, scars,
tattoos and  lesions based on the medical certificate presented by the  committing officer. He or she must
ensure that his/her  findings are congruent to the medical certificate presented.  Any discrepancy shall warrant
further investigation by and  reporting of the same to the CHR. 
A. Social Case Study 
B. Medical Examination 
C. Dental Examination 
D. Psychological Examination 

32. It identifies the duties & responsibilities each member  is expected to carry out in order that the goals of
the  organization can be achieved. 
a. TC organizational structure 
b. TC job functions 
c. TC hierarchical structure 
d. TC functional structure 

33. The word Diversification means? 


A. Proper Integration of Prisoners 
B. Proper Segregation of Prisoners 
C. Proper Classification of Prisoners 
D. Proper Treatment of Prisoners 

34. Among the following factors, which would be best  determine the extent to which prison functions are 
subdivided: 
A. Operating system 
B. Adequacy of resources 
C. Inmates population and size of the prison jail D. Number of prison staff 

35. The primary “therapist” and “ teacher” is the , consisting  of peers and staff, who as role models of
successful personal  change, serve as a guides in the recovery process. a. Client himself 
b. Family itself 
c.Community itself 
d. Resident himself 

36. It focuses on free-will, self-determination, and the  search for meaning, often centering on the person
rather  than on the symptoms. The approach emphasizes the  client’s capacity to make rational choices and to
develop to  his/her maximum potential 
a. client- centered therapy 
b. existential therapy 
c. gestalt therapy 
d. cognitive approach 

37. Mr. Harold, 31 years old and passers of Civil  Service Professional Examination equivalent to 2nd level  
eligibility, if he wants to become Correction Officer I. As a  Personnel of the BUCOR is he qualified to become
Correction  Officer I? 
A. No, because he already reaches the maximum age B. Yes, because as long as he has eligibility 
C. Yes, because the maximum age is 40 
D. Yes, if he is MNSA or MBA 

38. MR. X IS A LAWYER APPLIED IN BJMP. WHAT IS  THE RANK? 


A. Jail Officer I 
B. Jail Inspector 
C. Jail Officer II 
D. Jail Senior Inspector 

39. Who is the 2nd in command in the BJMP according  to RA 9263? 


A. Deputy Chief for Administration 
B. Chief, Directorial Staff 
C. Deputy Chief for Operation 
D. Any of these 

40. Which of these authorizes the release of a  detainee who has undergone preventive imprisonment 
equivalent to the maximum imposable sentence for the  offense he is charged with? 
A. Batas Pambansa 85 
B. Republic Act 10159 
C. Republic Act 10592 
D. Republic Act 10575 

41. The following are the sub-colonies of Sablayan  Prison and Penal Farm. .  
A. Central B. Pasugui C. Pusog D. Yapang E. Panabo F. Kapalong G. Sta Lucia  H. Inagawan I. Montible J.
Central A. A-B-C-D 
B. A-B-G-H 
C. A-G-H-I 
D. Either of these 

42. It is considered as the highest income earner  among the Philippine Correctional Institution. A. Iwahig
Prison and Penal Farm 
B. San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm 
C. Davao Prison and Penal Farm 
D. Sablayan Prison and Farm 

43. One of the mandatory conditions attached to the  Parolee is to report at least once a month for those
residing  outside Metro Manila/ or NCR to report at least twice a  month for those who are residing in Metro
Manila or NCR. 
A. True 
B. Partially true 
C. False 
D. Partially False 

44. Mr. Jay is a PPO. His Parolee violated a condition  set forth in the Parole condition. To what office shall the 
former report violation? 
A. Parole and Probation Administration 
B. Bureau of Corrections 
C. Department of Justice 
D. Board of Pardons and Parole

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45. Those that have been once on Probation under the  Probation Law: 
A. Are qualified to apply for Probation 
B. Are disqualified to apply for Probation C. May be granted for another Probation 
D. Should be confined in Prison 

46. Mr. Garry was convicted of a crime that carries a  penalty of eight years and one day. As a Probation
Officer  will you recommend him for Probation? 
A. No. Because it exceed the maximum impossible  penalty 
B. No. Because no probation will be granted if there is no  PSI 
C. Yes. He can appeal for the imposable penalty as a law  provided 
D. Yes. Because it is the job of the Judge or trial court 

47. Who among the following convicted drug pushers  may place under probation? 
A. John, who is a first time offender and 20 years old B. Mathew, who is a first time offender and 25 years old
C. Teodulo, who is a third time offender and 21 years old D. Ramon, who is a second time offender and 21
years old. E. None 

48. Which among the following is NOT included in the  Therapeutic Community Beliefs? 
a. Belief in the Higher power 
b. Individual must take responsibility 
c. Inherent goodness of man 
d. No man is an island 

49. The following are some of the characteristics of  standard parameters for the residents in jail camp,
EXCEPT: a. Adequate space for sleeping and habitation that  
respects the individual’s personal space. b. Confidentiality is respected and practiced. 
c. Absence or minimal incidence of jail violence/disturbance. d. Respect the hierarchy and chain of command. 

50. How long was the duration of the pre-morning meeting? a. Fifteen minutes daily 
b. One hour daily 
c. Thirty minutes daily 
d. Two hours daily 

51. Mr. Emman, was sentenced in 2003 to a minimum  prison term of three years and one day. He applied for 
probation and he was granted probation in 2008. He was  included in a robbery and with a prison term of less
than  three years. If he applied for probation is he qualified? 
A. Yes. His prison term is less than six years 
B. No. His prison term is less than three years C. Yes. There is five years gap between his second offense  and
the first offense. 
D. No. He is second time offender, and probation  shall be given once. 

52. The Therapeutic Community (TC) Program represents  an effective, highly structured environment with
defined  boundaries, both_________ and___________. a. Social and emotional 
b. Moral and ethical 
c. Physical and environmental 
d. Spiritual and mental 

55. This TC Unwritten Philosophy means “a reward for  working hard is well deserved. We get what we put
into.” a. Compensation is valid 
b. b. Pride in quality 
c. Personal growth before vested interest 
d. To understand rather than be understood 

54. If Mr. Karl violated sec. 29, of PD 968. Violation of Confidential Nature of Probation Records, with a penalty
of  imprisonment ranging from six months and one day to six  years and a fine ranging from hundred to six
thousand pesos  shall be imposed upon any person who violates Section 17  hereof. Is he qualified for
Probation? 
A. Yes 
B. No 
C. Maybe 
D. Partially true 

55. A document serves as a basis for Court’s decision  to grant or deny the application for probation. A. Pre-
Sentence Investigation Report 
B. Post-Sentence Investigation Report 
C. Pre-Executive Clemency Investigation Report D. Pre-Parole Investigation Report 

56. In Probation, the Court may also require the  person placed under it to do the following except A. Pursue
vocational training program 
B. Refrain from finding a means of living C. Stop from visiting houses of ill repute 
D. Undergo medical, psychological and psychiatric  treatment 

57. The Court may grant Probation after conviction of  the Trial Court. The SC grant Probation in the
impeachment  case. 
A. Both sentence are correct 
B. The first sentence is correct and the second  sentence is wrong 
C. Both sentence are wrong 
D. True and False 

58. May a drug pusher avail probation? 


A. Yes. Because it allows pusher to enter plea to  lesser offense of possession of drug
paraphernalia  under section 12 of RA 9165 in a case involving of  shabu of not more than .99
grams of marijuana of  not more than 9.9 grams. 
B. No. Because it depreciate the seriousness of the offense. C. No. Because it is prohibited under RA 9165 to
avail  Probation. 
D. NOTA 

59. In consonance with the principle of presumption  of innocence, the 1987 Philippine Constitution recognizes 
and guarantees the right to bail or to be released on  recognizance as may be provided by law. In furtherance
of  this policy, the right of persons, except those charged with  crimes punishable by Death, Reclusion
Perpetua, or  ________, to be released on recognizance before conviction  by the RTC, irrespective of whether
the case was originally  filed in or appealed to it, upon compliance with the 

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requirements of this Act, is hereby affirmed, recognized and  guaranteed 


A. Life imprisonment 
B. Reclusion temporal 
C. Prision mayor 
D. Aresto menor 

60. The accused released on recognizance shall have  the following obligations. Except. 
A. To appear before the proper court whenever required by  the court or these Guidelines. 
B. To undergo drug test, and/or drug dependency  examination as may be required by the court. C. To allow
the probation officer to visit his home or his  place of work 
D. None of these 

61. The custodian shall have the following  qualifications. except 


A. A person of good repute and probity. 
B. A resident of the barangay where the accused resides. C. He must not be a relative of the accused within
the fourth  degree of consanguinity or affinity. 
D. He must belong to any of the following sectors and  institutions: church, academe, social welfare, health
sector,  cause-oriented groups, charitable organization/s engaged in  the rehabilitation of offenders duly
accredited by the local  social welfare and development officer 
E. He must be a public officer 
62. The grant of Release on Recognizance aims  (OBJECTIVE) the following except. 
A. Guarantee the appearance of the accused before any  court when so required; 
B. Prevent the undue incarceration of an accused who may  be released after trial unless proven guilty. 
C. Protect the people and the peace of the community which  may be disturbed upon the temporary release of
the  accused. 
D. None of these 

63. This is a temporary withholding of sentence  (REPRIEVE), before or after judgment; as where the judge  is
not satisfied with the verdict, or evidence is suspicious, or  indictment is insufficient, or sometimes if it be a
small felony  or any favorable circumstances appear in the criminal’s  character. 
A. Reprieve 
B. Executive Reprieve 
C. Judicial Reprieve 
D. Legislative Reprieve 

64. How many hours should the Court notify the Public  Prosecutor upon receipt of the motion on release on 
recognizance? 
A. Within 24 hours from its filing 
B. Within 10 days 
C. Upon conviction 
D. After conviction 

65. He is a convicted defendant whose application for  probation has been given due course by the court but
fails  to report to the probation officer or cannot be located within  a reasonable period of time. 
A. Disobedient Petitioner 
B. Uncooperative Petitioner 
C. Absconding Probationer 
D. Absconding Petitioner 

66. Mr. Lubino arrived at Sablayan Penal Colony as his  place of confinement. As for the protection of the said 
prison, they stripped out and search the body and the things  of the said prisoner. 
A. Operation Buy Bust 
B. Operation Greyhound 
C. Operation Bakal 
D. Operation shakedown 

67. Robert was convicted to a prison term of prision  correctional. Will he qualify for probation? 
A. No, his sentence is more than six (6) years and one (1)  day 
B. Yes, his sentence is less than six (6) years and one  (1) day 
C. No, his sentence is six (6) years and one (1) day D. Yes, his sentence is three (3) years and one (1)
day 

68. Under the rules, a parolee who violates provision  of parole should be recommitted to prison to serve the 
__________. 
A. Remaining unexpired portion of his minimum sentence B. Quarter or 1/4 of the unserved portion of his
sentence C. Remaining unexpired portion of his maximum  sentence 
D. All of these 

69. GUSION, a prisoner from Sablayan Prison and  Penal Farm who is serving his sentence up to 20 years.
How  many days be deducted in total if he already serves 6 years  based on the computation of RA 10592? 
A. 1,032 days 
B. 1,308 days 
C. 1,534 days 
D. 1,638 days 
70. Ms. X was convicted for the crime of infanticide.  After serving her sentence she committed again the
same  crime. Ms. X is a? 
A. Quasi-recidivist 
B. Recidivist 
C. Mentally retarded person 
D. Habitual delinquent 

71. These are considered as minor offenses of inmates  as stated in BJMP Manual Section 30, Except: A. Selling
or bartering with fellow inmate(s) those items not  classified as contraband; rendering personal service to 
fellow inmate(s); 
B. Untidy or dirty personal appearance; littering or failing to  maintain cleanliness and orderliness in his/her
quarters  and/or surroundings; making frivolous or groundless  complaints; taking the cudgels for or reporting
complaints  on behalf of other inmates; 
C. Failure to turn over any implement/article/s  issued after work detail 
D. Reporting late for inmate formation and inmate  headcount without justifiable reasons; and willful waste of 
food.

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72. Mr. Cruz was convicted of the crime of murder.  After 10 days from the promulgation of the sentence, he 
escaped from his place of confinement. He maybe A. liable for evasion of service of sentence 
B. considered as an escaped prisoner 
C. not liable for evasion of service of sentence D. All of these 

73. What is the place in some prisons, or a section in  prisons where criminals are placed awaiting execution?
A. Death row 
B. Garotine 
C. Execution room 
D. Galley room 

74. Jose Manalo, a new detainee, has been issued a  “Certification” of its preventive imprisonment because he 
refused to abide by the rules imposed upon convicted  prisoners. After 10 years, the court convicted him and
will  suffer an imprisonment of 20 years. How many is his  remaining sentence that he needs to serve
considering the  deduction of his preventive imprisonment? 
A. 20 years 
B. 12 years 
C. 11 years 
D. 10 years 

75. Pedro was a detainee for almost 48 months and  has never been involved in any trouble, no matter how 
minor. According to Article 97 of the RPC how many days  for each month will be deducted from his penalty? 
A. 8 days 
B. 10 days 
C. 5 days 
D. None 
76. Joshua Nicholas was sentenced to serve an  imprisonment of six months, how many years would be the 
duration of his probation? 
A. One year 
B. Two years 
C. Shall not exceed two years 
D. Shall not be more than six years 

77. When shall the prison record and carpeta of a  petitioner for executive clemency be forwarded to the
Board  of Pardon and Parole (BPP)? 
A. Within one (1) month from receipt of the BUCOR Director  of the request made by the BPP for the prison
record and  carpeta 
B. At least one (1) month before the expiration of the  minimum of the prisoner’s indeterminate
sentence C. Within three (3) months from receipt of the BUCOR  Director of the request of the BPP for prison
record and  carpeta 
D. Within five (5) months from receipt of the BUCOR  Director of the request of the BPP for prison record and 
carpeta 

78. Jerome was convicted with a penalty of 15 years  of imprisonment. One day, a powerful earthquake
destroyed  a prison where Jerome escaped and surrendered within 2  days after passing away of the calamity.
How many years  will still remain that he will need to serve? 
A. 5 years 
B. 6 years 
C. 9 years 
D. 12 years 

79. If a prisoner who is serving sentence is found in  possession of dangerous drugs, can he be considered a 
quasi-recidivist? 
A. Yes, because he committed another crime while serving  his sentence 
B. Yes, because it can be the start of illicit activities in prison C. No, because what he violated is not a
Felony D. A and B 

80. A parolee may work or travel abroad if he has no  pending criminal case in any court. Application for travel
and  work abroad shall be approved by the Administration and  confirmed by the _______. 
A. Administration 
B. Board of Pardon and Parole 
C. Regional Director 
D. Parole and Probation Officer 

81. For a convicted offender, probation is a form of: A. Treatment 


B. Punishment 
C. Incarceration 
D. Enjoyment 

82. During the pre-colonial times, the informal prison  system in the Philippines was 
A. Barbaric and institutionalized 
B. Trial by ordeal 
C. Tribal and community based 
D. Based on the Kalantiao Code 

83. As one of the conditions of Probation, how many  times in a month shall the probationer report to the 
probation officer? 
A. Once 
B. At least twice 
C. More than twice 
D. Four times 
84. The public will be protected if the offender has  been held in conditions where he cannot harm others 
especially the public. Punishment is effected by placing  offenders in prison so that society will be ensured
from  further criminal depredations of criminals. 
A. Deterrence 
B. Retribution 
C. Incapacitation & Protection 
D. Atonement 

85. The concept of probation, from the Latin word  “Probare” which means ___, and has the historical roots in 
the practice of judicial reprieve. 
A. To make back 
B. Parole D’ Honneur 
C. Testing period 
D. To test or to prove 

86. What portion of the sentence of a petitioner must  have been served to be eligible for the grant of
commutation  of sentence in case of definite sentence?

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A. At least one half of the maximum of his indeterminate  sentence 


B. At least one half of the minimum of his indeterminate  sentence 
C. At least one third of the minimum of his  indeterminate sentence 
D. At least Twenty years 

87. An order of the proper court allowing the  temporary release of an accused to his own recognizance or  to
a custodian subject to certain conditions 
A. Order of Recognizance 
B. Release on Recognizance 
C. Order of Arrest and Recommitment 
D. Bail 

88. Other form of torture similar to stocks which is v shaped yolk worn around the neck and where the 
outstretched arms of the convict were tied. 
A. Stocks 
B. Furca 
C. Guillotine 
D. Quartering 

89. The Panopticon is a type of prison building  designed by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham in 1785.  The
concept of the design was derived from the word  meaning of “Pan” and “Opticon”. “Opticon’ means: 
A. To allow an observer to observe 
B. Without the prisoner 
C. Avoids watching 
D. To walk in military manner 
90. It refers to prison which is used to confine slaves  where they were attached to workbenches and forced to
do  hard labor in the period of their imprisonment. A. Underground Cistern 
B. Sing – Sing Prison 
C. Ergastulum 
D. Alcatraz Prison 

91. Ace is 17 years old when he was convicted for the  crime of theft. Can he apply for probation under P.D.
968? A. No, because his crime is theft 
B. No, because he is entitled for parole 
C. No, because he is convicted of a crime 
D. No, because he is only 17 years old 

92. What is referred to as “hustling” inside the prison? A. Doing assigned prison assignment 
B. Reporting illegal activities 
C. Selling illegal commodities 
D. Befriending a prison guard 

93. Mr. Sherwin Dela Cruz was convicted for the crime  of Estafa with a penalty of 8 years of imprisonment and
he  decided to appeal his case to the Court of Appeals, the Court  of Appeals gave the same judgment but his
sentenced was  reduced to 6 years of imprisonment and afterwards he  decided to apply for probation, is he
qualified to apply for  probation? 
A. No, because he already chosen to appeal 
B. Yes, because his sentence is a light felony 
C. Yes, because the appellate court gave him a  probationable judgment 
D. No, because he is convicted of more than 6 years of  imprisonment 

94. Who has the power to grant/deny the application  for parole? 
A. Board of Pardons and Parole 
B. Chief Executive 
C. Parole and Probation Administration 
D. Court 

95. House bill 393 is otherwise known as: a. an act establishing parole system 
b. an act establishing pardoning system in the Philippines c. an act establishing probation in the
Philippines d. an act establishing probation and parole system 

96. Violates of the following special penal laws shall  disqualify an offender to avail of the benefits of
presidential  decree 968, EXCEPT? 
a. omnibus election code 
b. wage rationalization law 
c. robbery 
d. video gram law 

97. The power of the chief executive to grant pardon  is limited to the following, except? 
a. pardon cannot be extended to cases of impeachment b. no pardon, parole or suspension of sentence for
the  violation of a election law may be granted without favorable  recommendation of the comelec 
c. pardon is exercise only after conviction 
d. pardon is exercise during trial 

98. The following are disqualifications for parole to be  granted.  


I. Who escape from confinement or evaded sentence  II. Those who have pending criminal case  
III. Habitual delinquents  
IV. Suffering from any mental disorder  
V. Conviction is on appeal 
a. I, II, III and V 
b. II, III, IV and V 
c. I, II, III and IV 
d. I, II, III, IV and V 

99. Director of prisons has the responsibility to  forward the document to the board, ___________ before  the
expiration of prisoner’s minimum sentence. a. 15 days 
b. 30 days 
c. 45 days 
d. 60 days 

100. A parolee, upon release from prison through  parole shall immediately report to his/her supervising PPO 
immediately upon release there from within: 
a. 15 days 
b. 45 days 
c. at least once a month 
d. 72 hours 

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1. Which of the following should NOT be done by the fire  truck driver when crossing an intersection where
there is a  traffic control? 
A. Wait for the light to change 
B. See the traffic stop and heed 
C. Proceed only when it is safe 
D. Must do a full stop 

2. Circumstantial Evidence may produce conviction if the  following requisites are present. Which of the
following is  not included? 
A. When there are more than one circumstance present B. When the combination of all circumstances is such 
produce a conviction beyond reasonable doubt C. When the facts from which the inference are derived are 
proven 
D. When the quantum of substantiality of evidence  are proven 

3. A promise of hope, reward, favor and use of force or  intimidation, threat or fear, and other analogous acts
make  confession or admission _______, therefore_______. A. Voluntary, not admissible in court 
B. Involuntary, Inadmissible in court 
C. Involuntary, not admissible in court 
D. Voluntary, admissible in court 

4. What is the penalty imposed for possession of Dangerous  Drug Paraphernalia? 


A. 6 months rehabilitation 
B. 6 months and 1 day to 4 years and a fine of 50  thousand pesos 
C. 4 months and 1 day and a fine of 10 thousand pesos D. 6 years and 1 day to 12 years and a fine of 50 to
200  thousand pesos 

5. The heat energy derived from nuclear energy by the  splitting of atoms is known as: 
A. Radiation 
B. Ignition 
C. Fusion 
D. Fission 

6. What do you call an informant who is considered the  weakest link in the criminal chain of the gang. A.
Woman informant 
B. Mercenary informant 
C. False informant 
D. Frightened informant 

7. Prohibitive signs and restricted signs shall  have_______________. 


A. Green background with white and black symbols B. Red background with white symbol and black border C.
White background with black symbol and red  border 
D. Blue background and white symbol 

8. Elements of corpus delicti are?  


I. Cadaver of the dead victim or evidence of the stolen  property  
II. Additional evidence of a different character the same  point  
III. Proof of occurrence of a certain event  
IV. Person’s criminal responsibility of the acts 
A. I and II 
B. III and IV 
C. I and III 
D. I, III and IV 

9. What do you call an act which removes or neutralizes a  fire hazard? 


A. Distillation 
B. Allotment 
C. Ventilation 
D. Abatement 

10. It is the method of shadowing where the operatives are  stationed at a fixed place in assumption that the
subject  follows the same general route every day. 
A. Combined fixed/auto surveillance 
B. Fixed Surveillance 
C. ABC method 
D. Leap frog method 

11. When marking the specific evidence such as a revolver,  the same must marked on the; 
A. Separately on the frame, butt, cylinder, barrel and  stock 
B. The chamber facing the firing pin as soon as it is opened  for examination 
C. A and B is correct 
D. Either A and B is correct 

12. The court which has jurisdiction to hear and try drug  cases. 
A. Special Court designated by the SC among the  existing RTC 
B. Heinous Crimes Court designated by the SC among the  existing RTC 
C. Sandiganbayan 
D. Special Court designated by the SC 
13. In terms of organizational structure, what is the  similarity of organized crimes from the police or the
military? A. Bureaucratic 
B. Autocratic 
C. Democratic 
D. Patrimonial 

14. What is the suggested effective mixture of AFF with  water to produce a foam? 
A. 60% water to 40% foam 
B. 94% water to 6% foam 
C. 50% water to 50 foam 
D. 6% water to 94% foam 

15. Within what period should a police officer who has  arrested a person liable for the crime of murder by
virtue of  a warrant arrest turn over the arrested person to the judicial  authority? 
A. 12 hours 
B. 18 hours 
C. 36 hours 
D. None 

16. In the study of organized crime, a criminal group that is  non-ideological and possesses no political agenda
is always  motivated by__________. 
A. Control

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B. Profit 
C. Influence 
D. Power 

17. The appropriate term used to describe the vitiation of  freewill by threats and other methods of instilling
fear. A. Coercion 
B. Threats 
C. Intimidation 
D. Duress 

18. It is known as an illegal smuggling of alcoholic  beverages: 


A. Political graft 
B. Alcohol legging 
C. Butt legging 
D. Boot legging 

19. Hashish is known to be 8 to 10 times stronger than the  commercial trade marijuana because
____________. A. Fruiting top of the plant cannabis sativa 
B. Dried flower of marijuana 
C. It is concentrated resin extracted from marijuana D. It is finest and high-grade leaves of marijuana
plant 

20. If combustion gates propagated at supersonic speed, a  shock front develops ahead of it to produce what?
A. Explosion 
B. Conflagration 
C. Big Fire 
D. Detonation 
21. Criminal investigation is a responsibility of the first pillar  of the criminal justice system. Which among the
following is  not considered a function of criminal investigation? A. Identify, collect and preserve evidence 
B. Identify, locate and arrest the person who commits the  crime 
C. Prosecute and convict the criminal 
D. Bring the offender to justice 

22. What country is believed to be the origin of Mafia and  Cosa Nostra? 
A. Japan 
B. USA 
C. China 
D. Italy 

23. The type of search may be used when the area to be  searched is approximately circular or oval. In this
search,  the searchers gather at the center and simultaneously  proceed toward along a radii or spoke. 
A. Grid method 
B. Pie method 
C. Spiral method 
D. Zone search 

24. Which of the following is NOT a form of relevant and  material information taken from regular, cultivated
or  grapevine sources? 
A. Physical forms 
B. Written 
C. Sensory 
D. Material forms 
25. What is the name of the operation launched by US Navy  Seals that killed Osama Bin Laden? 
A. Operation Merdeka 
B. Operation Neptune Spear 
C. Operation Exodus 
D. Operation Geronimo 

26. Suppose you are investigating a crime with so many  suspects, which of the following can help you in
identifying  the specific suspect to the crime? 
A. Confession 
B. Associative evidence 
C. Motive 
D. Circumstantial evidence 

27. A person who is applying for Professional Driver’s license  is required to undergo Mandatory Drug Testing.
A. True 
B. Yes 
C. No 
D. False 

28. All of the following statements are false, except: A. R.A. 9165 did not remove the distinction between 
regulated and prohibited drugs 
B. R.A. 9165 defined regulated drugs as dangerous drugs C. R.A. 9165 differs dangerous drugs from prohibited
drugs D. R.A. 9165 gives a single definition of dangerous  drugs 

29. In case there are two (2) vehicles which approach an  intersection at approximately the same time, the 
vehicle_________ should give the right of way. A. coming from the right 
B. one which arrives first 
C. coming from the left 
D. coming from the center 
30. The Yakuza is known as the most influential Japanese  organization of criminals. This is organized into
families  which adopt a relationship called: 
A. Kapuki-nimu 
B. Imo-Yamakuto 
C. Oyabun-Kobun 
D. Bakuto 

31. A complainant executed this when he no longer wishes  to pursue a case against an accused or defendant
in a court  case. The complainant states that he/she didn’t really intend  to institute the case and he/she no
longer interested in  testifying or prosecuting. 
a. Affidavit of witness 
b. Affidavit of arrest 
c. Affidavit of desistance 
d. Affidavit of complaint 

32. This is a statement given under oath and penalty under  perjury. This states about facts and circumstances
about the  arrest, the information which led to the arrest and the  observation made before and after the
arrest. This is filled  out by the arresting officer. 
a. Affidavit of witness 
b. Affidavit of arrest 
c. Affidavit of desistance 
d. Affidavit of complaint

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c. pcos 

33. An affidavit which contains the following: the name of  the accused, the designation of the offense by the
statute,  the acts or omissions complained of as constituting the  offense, the name of the general offended
party, the  approximate time of the commission of the offense, and the  place wherein the offense was
committed. 
a. Affidavit of witness 
b. Affidavit of arrest 
c. Affidavit of desistance 
d. Affidavit of complaint 

34. This is a legal and binding document of written  testimony of a witness as a way for evidence to be 
presented to the court. It is usually filled out by a lawyer,  and then filed as part of the case. 
a. Affidavit of witness 
b. Affidavit of arrest 
c. Affidavit of desistance 
d. Affidavit of complaint 

35. Report writers are greatly expected to be in grammar  and all its governing rules 
a. well-groomed 
b. well informed 
c. well-versed 
d. well-mannered 

36. There are writers who write without: 


a. considering 
b. reconstructing 
c. thinking 
d. writing 
37. Beat Inspection Reports are also called Before Patrol  Reports. 
a. True 
b. False 
c. Yes 
d. No 

38. In counting of crime incidents, only consummated, and  not, statutory rapes shall be included. 
a. True 
b. False 
c. Maybe 
d. No 

39. Only consummated carnapping cases are to be  recorded. 


a. True 
b. False 
c. Maybe 
d. No 

40. is the study of the interactions between organisms and  their environment. 
a. environment 
b. ecology 
c. forestry 
d. demography 

41. The word economy came from greek word ? a. oikos 


b.eikos 
d. ikos 

42. means any matter found in the atmosphere other than  oxygen, nitrogen, water vapor, carbon dioxide, and
the inert  gases in their natural or normal concentrations, that is  detrimental to health or the environment,
which includes  but not limited to smoke, dust, soot, cinders, fly ash, solid  particles of any kind, gases, fumes,
chemical mists, steam  and radio-active substances; 
a. air pollutant 
b. air pollution 
c. pollution 
d. polluted 

43. Angel throws her unsegregated garbage on a damsite  because her house is near on a damsite. Basedon
the  Philippine Environmental Laws, what law did she violate? a. Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 
b. Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004 
c. Ecological Solid Waste Managemnt Act of 2000 d. Toxic Substance, Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control 
Act of 1990 

44. What are the 3 R’s to conserve natural resources? a. Reuse, Reduce, Recycle 
b. Reduce, Recycle, Reuse 
c. Reuse, Recycle, Reduce 
d. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle 

45. Mean any emissions and fumes which are beyond  internationally-accepted standards, including but not
limited  to World Health Organization (WHO) guideline values; a. "Poisonous and toxic fumes 
b. Pollution control device" 
c. "Pollution control technology" 
d. Standard of performance 
46. The part where the words “MEMORANDUM FOR” is used  if sends to a superior office or “MEMORANDUM
TO” if sends  to a subordinate. 
a. Letterhead 
b. Addressee 
c. Heading 
d. Attention 

47. The part of memorandum which contains the date,  subject, thru channels and addressee. 
a. Letterhead 
b. Addressee 
c. Heading 
d. Attention 

48. A man who suddenly casts sand upon the eyes of the  victim and then stabs him to death is liable for what
offense? A. Parricide 
B. Homicide 
C. Physical Injuries 
D. Murder 

49. He who kills an illegitimate grandfather or an illegitimate  grandson is not guilty of parricide, but of
homicide or  murder. 
A. The above statement is inadmissible 
B. The above statement is partly correct

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C. The above statement is true 


D. The above statement is erroneous 

50. Physical evidence which may identify the criminal by  means of clues or personal properties is known as: A.
Real evidence 
B. Associative Evidence 
C. Tracing Evidence 
D. Circumstantial Evidence 

51. Mr./Ms. Future Police Officer, as a general rule, can you  arrest a person without a warrant? 
A. Yes, if the person arrested has escaped from prison B. Yes, by means of in flagrante delicto/caught in the
act C. Both A & B 
D. No 

52. Drug addicts when under the influence of drugs are  menace to the community because they: 
A. Feel no restraint in committing crimes. B. Ruin their life/health 
C. Flagrantly immoral 
D. Are violently insane 

53. Terrorist group led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, whose aim  is to establish an Islamic state in the world. 
A. Abu Sayyaf 
B. ISIS 
C. Jemaah Islamiyah 
D. Al Qaeda 
54. Injection, inhalation, ingestion or other means of  dangerous drugs to the body by one person to another
is  __________. 
A. Administer 
B. Drug use 
C. Taking 
D. Addict 

55. The person who provides the investigation with  confidential information concerning a past crime or a 
projected/planned crime and does not wish to be known. A. Surveillant 
B. Confidential 
C. Informer 
D. Confederates 

56. When an accused directly acknowledges his guilt before  a court of law, it is referred to as? 
A. Extrajudicial Confession 
B. Judicial Confession 
C. Admission 
D. Confession 

57. What drugs are synthetic that stimulate the central  nervous system and are commonly referred to as
“uppers”? A. Amphetamines 
B. barbiturates 
C. Naptha 
D. Diazepam 

58. What enforcement action consists of taking a person  into custody for purpose of holding or detaining him
to  answer a charge of violation before a court? 
A. Traffic enforcement 
B. Traffic investigation 
C. Traffic patrol 
D. Traffic arrest 

59. B is less than three days old. He is a child of X by his  paramour Y. B is killed by X to prevent his discovery
by X’s  legitimate wife, Z. The crime committed by X is: A. homicide 
B. infanticide 
C. parricide 
D. murder 

60. It means "The Base', is a global militant Islamist  organization founded by Osama bin Laden and Other 
militants. 
A. Taliban 
B. Al-Qaeda 
C. Buko Haram 
D. Jemaah Islamiah 

61. What drugs produce sensations such as distortions of  time, space, sound, color and other bizarre effects?
A. opiates 
B. narcotics 
C. heroine 
D. hallucinogens 

62. The primary reason a finished sketch is made from a  rough sketch is for _____________. 
A. scale and proportion 
B. accuracy and clarity 
C. future use 
D. courtroom presentation 

63. A yellow or white line with a dotted white line do not  mean EXCEPT 
A. overtaking is extremely dangerous 
B. that you cannot overtake if the solid line is on your  side 
C. absolutely no overtaking 
D. overtaking is possible when other lane is clear of  oncoming vehicle 

64. These are motor vehicles owned by government offices  and are used for official purposes only. 
A. private 
B. public utility vehicles 
C. government 
D. diplomat 

65. Free flowing travel, stop time and acceleration or  deceleration are the elements of what we call? A. time of
travel 
B. vehicle travel time 
C. speed 
D. transportation 

66. It literally mean Islamic Congregation, It is a Southeast  Asian militant Islamist terrorist organization
dedicated to the  establishment of a Daulah Islamiyah (regional Islamic  caliphate) in Southeast Asia founded
by: 
A. Abu Bakar Bashir 
B. Abu Sayyaf 
C. Buko Haram 
D. Jemaah Islamiah

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67. Under the concept of three (3) stage negotiation,  negotiation must be performed through opening, 
bargaining, and ____. 
a. Negotiating 
b. Closing 
c. Goodbye Joe 
d. Containing 

68. This is a type of hostage-taker which is viewed as a  group of psychopaths with a cause, all under the
leadership  of one of the group. When caught in a criminal act, many of  them rationalize their behavior by
claiming to be  revolutionaries who are merely seeking social justice. This  hostage-taker is known as ___. 

a. Criminal Hostage-taker 
b. Fanatic Hostage-taker 
c. Psychotic Hostage-taker 
d. Terrorist Hostage-Taker 

69. Under the Eight Stage Negotiation Process if the hostage  negotiator tries to understand the hostage-taker
and the  negotiator also seek to hear and listen to the captor, what  is the process practiced by the hostage
negotiator? 
a. Preparing and Opening 
b. Opening and Arguing 
c. Signaling and Exploring 
d. Packaging and Sustaining 

70. The Dangerous Drug Board shall be composed of how  many members? 
A. twelve 
B. seventeen 
C. ten 
D. four 

71. What is the state arising from the repeated  administration of a drug on a periodic or on a continuing 
basis? 
A. Habituation 
B. Drug addiction 
C. Drug dependence 
D. Physical dependence 

72. What is street name for morphine? 


A. dust 
B. monkey 
C. lahar 
D. bata 

73. Considered to be one of the prime suppliers of Heroin in  Asia is the so called Golden Triangle where 80%
of illicit  drugs of the world originate. This lies on the borders of? a. Thailand-Laos-Burma 
b. Thailand-Laos-Myanmar 
c. Iran-Afghanistan-Pakistan 
d. Peru-Colombia-Bolivia 

74. Also known as Papaver Somniferum and considered as  the mother drugs of other narcotics substance: a.
Codaine 
b. Heroine 
c. Opium Poppy 
d. Morphine 
75. The form of physical dependence, severe craving for the  drug event to the point of interfering w/ the
person’s ability  to function normally: 
a. Tolerance 
b. Addiction 
c. Habituation 
d. Psychological Dependence 

76. Marijuana has been one of the most abuse hallucinogens  in the Philippines and its control becomes difficult
according  to some authorities due to the fact that: 
A. It is easy to smoke it secretly 
B. It is sellable in the market 
C. It is easy to cultivate 
D. It is in demand 

77. Drugs that is commonly used by athletes having the  properties of increasing stamina and/or energy. A.
Ecstasy 
B. Shabu 
C. MDMA 
D. Anabolic Steroid 

78. It is the removal of toxic substances from the body as a  result of abusing drugs: 
A. Cleansing process 
B. Aversion treatment 
C. Abstinence 
D. Detoxification 

79. What is the material which produces and liberates its  own oxygen when heated? 
A. radiation 
B. oxidizing agent 
C. conductor 
D. vapor 

80. The lowest section of an extension ladder is known as: A. heel 


B. bed ladder 
C. butt 
D. fly ladder 

81. Which of the following occur when a room is heated  enough that flame sweep over the entire surface? A.
oxidation 
B. back draft 
C. flash over 
D. combustion 

82. The term describes the transfer of heat through a gas  or vacuum in a similar way to that of light. 
A. ignition 
B. convection 
C. radiation 
D. conduction 

83. Most malicious fires are set by individuals secretly, it is  either set for revenge or self aggrandizing; or set
by  psychotic fire setter, or for sexual gratification. A. group fire setter 
B. arson for profit 
C .fire starter 
D. solitary fire setter

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nervous person,  

84. The primary course of action in case of a fire. A. pack up and flee 
B. run for your life 
C. call an ambulance 
D. raise the alarm 

85. What are the “right questions” to ask in arson  investigator interviewee in any fire investigation? A. Ask
hypothetical questions that would put interviewee at  ease 
B. Ask open- ended questions that would make him  relate in his own words what he saw 
C. Check at all times whether questions are easy to  comprehend 
D. Ask close- ended questions, as they are simple, direct  and answerable by yes or no 

86. Except, How can identification be made on a  decomposed cadaver and/or charred corpse? 
A. study his bones 
B. study his skull 
C. study his dentures 
D. study hair DNA strands 

87. What is that physical evidence which linked the suspect  to the crime scene or offense? 
A. Associative evidence 
B. Circumstantial evidence 
C. Tracing evidence 
D. Corpus delicti 

88. The process of identification by witness of the unknown  suspect mixed with innocent persons lined before
the  witness. 
A. Verbal description 
B. Physical show- up 
C. Physical line- up 
D. General Photographs 

89. These are information provided by the underworld  characters such as prisoners or ex- convicts. 
A. Regular 
B. Grapevines 
C. Cultivated 
D. Special 

90. The use of one or more electrical appliances or devices  which draw or consumes electrical current beyond
the  designed capacity of the existing electrical system. A. self- closing door 
B. overloading 
C. jumper 
D. oxidizing material 

91. There are three tools of the police investigator:  Information, interrogation and instrumentation. Of these 
three, information is deemed the most important simply  because it answers the question_______. 
A. “what is malicious” 
B. “why did it happen” 
C. was a weapon used” 
D. “who did it” 
where the investigators choosing propitious moments shout  out a pertinent question and appears as though
they  themselves are in rage? 
A. Pretense 
B. Bolt 
C. Bluff 
D. Jolt 

93. During a conflagration, the smoke emitted is grayish,  what does it indicate? 
A. presence of nitrate 
B. indicate humid substance 
C. loosely packed substance such as straw and hay D. presence of phosphorus 

94. Marijuana often called grass, Indian hemp or weed is a  crude drug made from cannabis sativa, a plant that
contains  a mind-altering ingredient. Which one is NOT an immediate  effect of marijuana? 
A. acute panic anxiety reaction- external fear of losing  control 
B. altered sense of time/ distortion 
C. impaired reflexes coordination and concentration D. moderate heart beat and pulse rate 

95. You are an investigator, investigating a suspected rape slaying case which was allegedly witnessed by a
certain  person who volunteered to identify and testify against the  perpetrator. What are the factors that you
should not  consider to determine the accuracy of his identification of  the suspect?  
a. His ability to observe and remember the distinct  appearance of the suspect 
b. The prevailing conditions of visibility and observation  when the crime was committed 
c. His state of mind when he witnessed the  commission of the crime 
d. The lapse of time between the criminal event and when  identification was made 
96. Person who by social or professional position possesses  or has access to information of continuing interest,
and who  willingly provides information to the police either in  response to a specific request or his own
initiative. 
a. Incidental informant 
b. Casual informant 
c. Automatic informant 
d. Recruited informant 

97. Under Republic Act 7438, when does the police’ custody  of suspect to a crime commence, hence the latter
is entitled  to be informed of his rights under the Miranda doctrine  which cannot be waived?  
a. At the time of custodial investigation 
b. During the actual questioning 
c. During the announcement that he is under arrest d. At the moment that he is invited for
questioning 

98. Application of all procedures for the search of missing  persons. 


a. Rogues gallery 
b. Tracing 
c. manhunt 
d. order of battle

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out what is illegible  

99. Principles in homicide investigation that should be borne  in mind are, mistakes of the homicide
investigator cannot  be corrected and the homicide investigator should not cross  the three bridges which he
burns behind him. Which of the  following is not one of this so called “Burned bridge”? 
a. When the dead person has been moved 
b. When the dead body has been embalmed 
c. When the dead body has been contaminated and  the chain of custody was not properly
accounted d. When the body is burned or cremated 

100. Which of the following is not an element of corpus  delicti? 


a. Proof of the occurrence of certain event 
b. Person’s criminal responsibility for the acts 
c. Additional evidence of a different character to the  same point 
d. Proper chain of custody 

FORENSIC SCIENCE 
1. Who among the following invented the hologram in 1948  which is the creation of unique photographic image
without the  use of a lens? 
A. Nicephore Niepce 
B. Alfred Steichen 
C. Theodore Jude 
D. Dennis Gabor 

2. What part of a camera with a central aperture which is  adjustable for its size in order to regulate the amount
of light  to enter the lens or optical system? 
A. Diaphragm 
B. Shutter 
C. Shutter speed dial 
D. Shutter release 

3. What refers to the small rectangular opening found on top  of the camera which allows the photographer to
compose and  frame the shot? 
A. Aperture 
B. View finder 
C. Shutter 
D. Image sensor 

4. Most of the time, a suspect will leave behind evidence  known as latent print which are made up of what
substance? A. Furrows of the skin 
B. Sweat and oil of the skin’s surface 
C. Ridge formation 
D. Ridges of the skin 

5. A police investigator must know that he can freeze a moving  object to help him visualize its position at any
given moment,  what kind of shutter will produce the image? 
A. Fast 
B. Normal 
C. Slow 
D. General 

6. Which of these refers to the art of determining the character  or disposition of person by analyzing his
handwriting? A. QD Examination 
B. Graphology 
C. Haplography 
D. Calligraphy 
or what has been effaced. 
A. Decipherment 
B. Collation 
C. Obliteration 
D. Comparison 

8. What was done, when one retouches or goes back over a  defective portion of a writing stroke? 
A. retracing 
B. shading 
C. pressuring 
D. patching 

9. What KIND of light is already existing in an indoor or outdoor   setting that is NOT caused by any illumination
supplied by the  photographer? 
A. Split 
B. Ambient 
C. Steady 
D. Short 

10. Which is not a process of developing using the ninhydrin  method? 


A. immersion 
B. spraying 
C. dusting 
D. brushing 

11. The first man noted for the used of the word “Polygraph” A. Thomas Jefferson 
B. Francis Galton 
C. G. Gallilleo 
D. Sir James Mackenzie 

12. If investigators mark new evidence, the whole series of  shots including all evidence shots, what MUST the
investigators  do? 
A. No need to re-shoot 
B. Re-shoot for new evidence 
C. Secure the area 
D. Collect all the evidence 

13. What type of a film has the longest range of sensitivity in  the electromagnetic spectrum called? 
A. orthochromatic film 
B. blue-sensitive film 
C. panchromatic film 
D. infra-red film 

14. What do you do with fingerprinting in case of temporary  disabilities?  


A. Delayed until wounded finger is cleaned up 
B. Done with care so that pressure shall not be felt C. Held back until injury is healed 
D. Taken three days after 

15. A lens defect which enables the lens to focus both  horizontal and vertical lines in a plane at the same time
A. Coma 
B. Astigmatism 
C. Distortion 
D. Chromatic aberration 

16. The determining factor of the size of an image as well as  the area of coverage of a given camera lens is
the? A. focal length 
B. hyper-focal distance 
C. Diaphragm opening 
D. Depth of field

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ectile with more than  

17. It is placed just to the left of the primary in the  classification formula. Where whorls appear in the thumbs 
following the whorl tracings sub secondary classification A. subsecondary 
B. major division 
C. key 
D. final 

18. The reducers or the developing agents. 


A. Elon, Hydroquinone 
B. sodium carbonate 
C. sodium sulfate 
D. potassium bromide 

19. The need for long and continuous washing in water of a  negative or finished print is to remove the
presence  of___________ because its presence will result to the early  fading. 
A. Sodium sulfite 
B. Potassium alum 
C. Acetic acid 
D. Hypo 

20. Error in the processing step like overdevelopment could be  remedied by the sued of a: 
A. reducer 
B. intensifier 
C. dye-toning 
D. stain remover 

21. The rearward reaction of the firearm in relation to the  forward movement of the bullet upon firing? 
A. Misfire 
B. recoil 
C. Hangfire 
D. ricochet 

22. The stillness or the steadiness of the bullet in flight?  A. key hole shot 
B. ricochet 
C. yaw 
D. gyroscopic action 

23. The actual pattern or curve path of the bullet in flight. A. curve 
B. trajectory 
C. gyroscopic action 
D. drop of bullet 

24. What is considered as the utmost used of photography in  police work? 
A. For identification 
B. For preservation 
C. For record purpose 
D. For court presentation 

25. It is the distance at which the gunner has the control of  shot. Where the bullet travel straight. 
A. Maximum range 
B. Accurate range 
C. Maximum effective range 
D. Effective range 

26. The size of the bullet grouping on the target? A. Terminal penetration 
B. Terminal energy 
C. Terminal accuracy 
D. Muzzle velocity 
one inch diameter? 
A. small arms 
B. machine gun 
C. artillery 
D. Cannon 

28. f 20 gauge is to .615”, 28 gauge is to .550” then for a 12- gauge shotgun has an equivalent diameter of: 
a. 775” or 10 Gauge 
b. 729” 
c. 670” or 16 Gauge 
d. 410” or .410 Gauge 

29. European made firearm are usually referred in millimeter in  determining calibers, when you talk of 9mm you
are referring  to? 
a. .38 caliber 
b. .22 caliber or .559 mm 
c. .45 caliber or 1.143 mm 
d. .30 caliber or 7.63 mm 

30. In document examination when referring to contemporary  documents this refers to______? 
A. Document which is more than 5 years before and after. B. Document which are not more than 5 years
before  and after 
C. Document which are more than 30 years 
D. Document which are not more than 20 years 

31. It refers to the group of muscles which is responsible for  the formation of the upward strokes. 
A. Flexor 
B. Cortex 
C. Lumbrical 
D. Extensor 

32. Stroke where the motion of the pen precedes the beginning  and continues beyond the end of a vanishing
point and are  found on free natural writing and as a rule are important  indication of genuineness. 
A. Hiatus 
B. Stem, Shank or Staff 
C. Flying start and finish 
D. Buckle knot 

33. Which of the following is the major concern when a  document is being questioned? 
A. Ownership 
B. Authenticity 
C. Quality of paper used 
D. Age 

34. In questioned documents, what kind of SIGNATURE is used  by a forger tried to reproduce without the
knowledge of the  owner of the signature for financial gain? 
A. Model 
B. Actual 
C. Real 
D. Evidential 

35. The following are the chemical examinations for semen,  except: 
a. Florence Test 
b. Barberio’s Test 
c. Kastle-Meyer Test 
d. Acid-phosphatase Test 

36. The word Polygraph was derived from what word? A. Poly and Graph

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B. Many writings chart 

C. Greek 
D. Latin 

37 These are mixtures of chemicals that burn very rapidly, but  sub sonically meaning that they “deflagrate.”
They consist  typically of fuel and an oxidizer. The black powder used in  fireworks is one example of this. 
a. high explosives 
b. low explosives 
c. bomb 
d. urea nitrate 

38. A Hindu book of science and health which is considered one  of the earliest references on detecting
deception. A. Ayur Vida 
B. Dharmasatra of Gautama 
C. Vasistra of Dharmasastra 
D. Legendary red book by Chaps 

39. The Raid polygraph differs from the Keeler’s in the following  respect except: 
A. An adjustable and portable chair is employed wherein metal  bellows are inserted in the chair arm rests. 
B. The chair seat is directly attached to recording bellows in the  machine to form closed pneumatic systems. 
C. Three additional recordings are made by this method D. There is no need of using corrugated rubber
tubing. 

40. Refers to any agent that neutralizes poison and its effects A. Emetics 
B.Antidotes 
C. Antibiotics 
D. Alkaloids 

41. The Raid polygraph differs from the Keeler’s in the following  respect except: 
A. An adjustable and portable chair is employed wherein metal  bellows are inserted in the chair arm rests. 
B. The chair seat is directly attached to recording bellows in the  machine to form closed pneumatic systems. 
C. Three additional recordings are made by this method D. There is no need of using corrugated rubber
tubing. 

42. Which of the following is true about Polygraph machine? A. It is a machine that can diagnose subject 
B. It is a lie detector machine 
C. It is capable of interpreting and drawing conclusion. D. It is a machine that detects physiological
responses. 

43. The polygraph machine should be _________ in relation to  the credibility and competence of the examiner?
A. Indirectly proportion 
B. Substitute to investigation 
C. Supplementary to investigation 
D. Directly proportion 

44. States that once contact is made between two surfaces a  transfer of materials will occur 
a. Bertillonage principle 
b. Galton’s details 
c. Gross principle 
d. Locard’s exchange principle 

45. The best way to conduct a thorough interview is for the  investigator to: 
A. allow himself sufficient time for adjustment 
B. permit the interviewee to give narrative statement C. be guided by a pre-arranged checklist 
D. Devote adequate time for an interviewee’s evaluation. 
46. An inhibition of a previous activity of an organism as a  result of stimulation. 
a. Response 
b. Reaction 
c. Stimuli 
d. Fear 

47. What usually set the tone or condition and creates the  atmosphere during the interrogation? 
A. interrogator’s behavior 
B. questioning style of the interrogator 
C. the type of crime involved 
D. the subject’s personal history 

48. What usually set the tone or condition and creates the  atmosphere during the interrogation? 
A. interrogator’s behavior 
B. questioning style of the interrogator 
C. the type of crime involved 
D. the subject’s personal history 

49. It refers to any outside force coming from the environment,  which could excite a receptor or any of his
organs. A. Stimulus 
B. Response “Reaction to stimulus” 
C. Reaction “Action in mental attitude” 
D. Emotion 

50. It refers to an emotional response to a specific danger  which appears to go beyond a person’s defensive
power. a. Response 
b. Deception 
c. Stimuli 
d. Fear 

51. An irrelevant question added before and after a relevant  question? 


A. Padding question 
B. Relevant Question 
C. Control or Comparison Question 
D. None of the above 

52. What is NOT included when an examiner needs to identify  a particular typewriter used in questioned
document? A. Relation of the characters and the vertical and horizontal  alignment 
b. Size and design 
c. Vertical position of the characters in relation to the line of  writing 
d. Brand and make 

53. The normal amount of semen per ejaculation of a normal  built person? 
A. 1.5 to 3.5 cc 
B. 2.5 to 3.5 cc 
C. 3.5 to 5.5 cc 
D. 3.5 to 4.5 cc 

54. What is known as the reproduction of an impression made  on soft surface by utilizing casting materials? 
A. dry fusion 
B. metallic aides 
C. moulage 
D. plaster of Paris 

55. After the capturing of image needed for investigations,  what is an important procedure the police
photographer must  do? 
a. To show to friends

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b. To document 
c. To keep 
d. To show to friends 

56. What kind of a solution is used in the restoration of serial  numbers? 


A. saturated solution of sodium bicarbonate 
B. colloidal magnesium 
C. etching solution 
D. borax solution 

57. What is the last stage in the toxicological examination? A. qualification 


B. multiplication 
C. quantification 
D. division 

58. Person who is qualified to conduct toxicological  examination? 


A. Physician 
B. medico-legal 
C. forensic examiner 
D. forensic pathologist 
59. It is a change of the color of the body after death when  blood accumulates in the dependent portion of the
body. A. Rigor mortis 
B. livor mortis 
C. algor mortis 
D. none of the above 

60. Molecular death is a kind of death where: 


a. there is loss of life of the individual cells of the body b. It is usually pronounced by the physician 
c. It occurs immediately after death 
d. There is a transient loss of vital functions of the body 

61. The elements of violent death are the following EXCEPT  one. 
A. That the victim at the time the injuries were inflicted was in  normal health 
B. That death may be expected from physical injuries C. That death ensued within a reasonable time 
D. That death ensued from a lingering illness 

62. The cuticle of the animal hair is: 


A. Rounded 
B. serrated 
C. oblong 
D. circular 

63. What is an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by  anticipation or awareness of danger when a subject
subjected  to polygraph examination? 
a. Fear 
b. Panic 
c. Irritation 
d. Nervousness 

64. What is a waxy substance derived from the body fat and is  caused by hydrolysis and hydrogenation of
adipose tissue? A. adipocere 
B. lipo 
C. saponification 
D. none of these 

65. Deaths due to injuries inflicted in the body by some forms  of outside force. 
A. violent death 
B. Euthanasia 
C. sudden death 
D. Post-mortem caloricity 

66. The following judicial executions were exercised in the  Philippines except. 
A. judicial hanging 
B. electrocution 
C. musketry 
D. lethal injection 

67. It is a complete and persistent cessation of vital reactions  such as respiration, circulation and almost all
brain functions. A. death 
B. somatic death 
C. apparent death 
D. molecular death 

68. Which of the following is a more conclusive sign of death– A. cessation of respiration 
B. cessation of heart function and circulation 
C. cooling of the body 
D. heating of the body 
69. A muscular change characterized by the softness of the  muscles and no longer responds to mechanical or
electrical  stimulus due to dissolution of protein. 
A. Primary flaccidity 
B. stage of secondary flaccidity 
C. Post mortem rigidity 
D. Putrefaction 
E. Decomposition 

70. Maggots are seen in dead bodies particularly in warm  countries within how many days from death. 
A. l day 
B. 2 days 
C. 3 days 
D. 4 days 

71. Stages in blood changes where blood goes to the  dependent portion of the body but not yet solidify. A. livor
mortis 
B. hypostatic lividity 
C. diffusion lividity 
D. cadaveric spasm 

72. An adult has only ____bones 


A. 200 
B. 202 
C. 204 
D. 206 

73. Dissolution of the natural continuity of any tissue of the  living body is called 
A. fracture 
B. wound 
C. dislocation 
D. contusion 

74. The science of projectiles and firearm. 


A. Ballistics 
B. Forensic Ballistics 
C. Modified Ballistics 
D. Applied Ballistics 

75. It is the measurement of the bore diameter from land to  land. 
A. Mean diameter 
B. Gauge 
C. Rifling

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D. Calibre 

76. It refers to the measure of the twisting of the lands and  grooves or one complete turn. 
A. lands and grooves 
B. Bullet twisting 
C. Bore diameter 
D. Pitch of rifling 

77. In gunshot wounds, when there is evident burning of  tissues and blackening of the skin, it may be
ascertained that  it is a near contact fire meaning that the distance of the body  to the gun is approximately. 
A. 6 inches 
B. 12 inches 
C. 18 inches 
D. 24 inches 

78. A form of ligature strangulation in which the force applied  to the neck is derived from the gravitational drag
of the weight  of the body? 
A. hanging 
B. strangulation by ligature 
C. smothering 
D. none of these 

79. A person who is considered dead if no rate of fall of body  temperature is about 
A. 10 to 15°F 
B. 20 to 25° F 
C. 15 to 20°F 
D. 25 to 30° F 

80. Period of time wherein the body would be completely  skeletonized under normal conditions in tropical
countries A. 1 month 
B. 3 months 
C. 6 months 
D. 12 months 

81. He stated in his book (anatomische kupfertafein nebst dazu  geharigen) that although the arrangement of
the skin ridges is  never duplicated in two persons, nevertheless, the similarities  are closer among some
individuals. Hence, the birth of the  principle of permanency of fingerprint patterns. 
a. Marcello malpighi 
b. Francis galton 
c. Johannes purkinje 
d. JCA Mayer 

82. A person who commits a crime would always leave traces  such as hairs, prints and other minute pieces of
evidentiary  materials which may be considered as an integral part in the  identification of the suspect. In case
he leaves "latent prints",  he can also be traced. These prints are made through the; 
a. ridges of the skin 
b. furrows of the skin 
c. perspiration on the opposite side of the volar skin d. perspiration on top of the finger 

83. The different test to determine peripheral circulation are  the following, except 
a. Magnus test 
b. Diaphanous test 
c. Icard’s test 
d. Winslow’s test 

84. The following officials of the Philippine Government are  authorized to conduct death investigation, except a.
Provincial and City Prosecutors 
b. Judges of the RTC, MTC 
c. Director of NBI 
d. Public Prosecutors 

85. The following statements are important in death  determination. Which is not valid? 
a. Civil personality of a natural person is extinguished  by death 
b. Civil property of a person is transmitted to the heirs, if not,  to the government 
c. The death of the partner is one of the causes of dissolution  of partnership agreement 
d. The criminal liability of a person is extinguished by death 

86. Post-mortem lividity maybe due to any of the following,  except: 


a. hypostasis 
b. autolysis 
c. diffusion 
d. suggillation 

87. The following statements are important in death  determination. Which is not valid? 
a. Civil personality of a natural person is extinguished  by death 
b. Civil property of a person is transmitted to the heirs, if not,  to the government 
c. The death of the partner is one of the causes of dissolution  of partnership agreement 
d. The criminal liability of a person is extinguished by death 

88. He pioneered in the making of a breech loading firearms  and founded the great firm Smith and Wesson. 
A. Horace Smith 
B. Samuel Colt 
C. Daniel Wesson 
D. John Browning 

89. It is the system used in the Philippines at present which is  handled by a medico-legal officer who is a
registered physician  duly qualified to practice medicine in the Philippines. a. medical jurisprudence 
b. medico- legal system 
c. medical evidence 
d. physical evidence 

90. A fixed point on a primer against which the priming mixture  is compressed and thereby detonated by action
of the firing  pin. 
A. Vent/Flash hole 
B. Paper disc 
C. Anvil 
D. Primer 

91. A type of asphyxia death associated with the failure of the  arterial blood to become normally saturated with
oxygen. a. anoxic death 
b. anemic anoxic death 
c. stagnant anoxic death 
d. histotoxic anoxic death 

92. It is any unusual pattern of sexual behavior including  habitual, preference and completing need for sexual 
gratification by any means except sexual intercourse which  results to bodily excitement 
a. virginity 
b. sexual intercourse 
c. prostitution 
d. sexual deviation

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93. Mr. Barton was caught stealing the personal belongings of  Mr. Rogers particularly a pale of paint. When Mr.
Barton fled  together with the stolen item, he did not noticed that there was  a hole in the pale that cause a
continues dropping of the paint.  These drops of paint are example of physical evidence which  can be
considered as… 
a. corpus delicti evidence 
b. associative evidence 
c. tracing evidence 
d. none of these 
94. A bullet covered with thick coating of a copper alloy to  prevent leading is known as: 
A. Plated bullet 
B. Jacketed bullet 
C. Metal cased bullet 
D. Metal point bullet 

95. If the number of gunshot wounds of entrance and exit  found in the body of the victim is even, the
presumption is that  no bullet is lodged in the body, but if the number of gunshot  wounds entrance and exit is
odd, the presumption is that one  or more bullets might have been lodged in the body. What  principle is this? 
a. presumption of similarity 
b. odd-even rule 
c. principle of infallibility 
d. numbering principle 

96. A victim of homicide was found lying on the floor at his own  apartment. On the deductive process of the
investigation, the  cause of the victim’s death is asphyxia by applying pressure to  the latter’s neck while the
assailant using his arms was on the  back of the victim. The statement best describes: 
a. strangulation 
b. burking 
c. throttling 
d. mugging 

97. What is the principle which states that when the court has   once laid down a principle of law as applied to a
certain state  of facts, it will adhere to and apply to all future cases where  the facts are substantially the same? 
a. jurisprudence 
b. stare decisis 
c. criminalistics 
d. forensic 

98. Classification of physical injury wherein the victim Boss  Watha is incapacitated for work or requires medical
attendance  for more than thirty (30) days. 
a. grave physical injury 
b. serious physical injury 
c. less serious physical injury 
d. slight physical injury 

99. What is the process of dissolution of tissues by the digestive  action of its enzymes and bacteria that result to
softening and  liquefaction of tissues are usually accompanied by the  liberation of foul odor smelling gases and
change of color of  tissues? 
a. putrefaction 
b. decomposition 
c. mummification 
d. maceration 

100. The following are the methods of approximating the  height of an individual except: 
a. The distance between tips of the middle finger of both hands  with the arms extended laterally and it will
approximately equal  to the height 
b. 2x the length of 1 arm + 12 inches from the clavicle and 1.5  inches from sternum is the height 
c. Approximately 8 times the size of the head equals the height  of the person 
d. 5x the length of the pelvic bone is the approximate  height of the person 

LAW ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 

1. Eugene Sakuragi joined the PNP in 1996. He was 29  years old then. What year can Eugene retire if he wants
to avail  the mandatory retirement? 
a. 2017 
b. 2031 
c. 2032 
d. 2023 

2. Dr. Dalisay is a Doctor of Philosophy; he opted to join the  Philippine National Police. What would be his initial
rank upon  entry?  
a. P / Captain 
b. P / Major 
c. P / Lieutenant 
d. none 

3. Which of the following is a Superior Officer? A. Personnel of the Police department who have oath and who 
possess the power to arrest. 
B. One having supervisory responsibilities, either  temporarily or permanently, over officers of
lower rank C. An officer who is in command of the department, a bureau, a division, an area or a district. 
D. An officer who has the more senior rank/ higher in a team  or group. 

4. Josie Rizal was born on June 12, 1986, she finished  a Bachelor’s degree in Tourism, She opted to join the
PNP on  June 12, 2006. Does Josie Rizal meet the upgraded general  qualification in age requirement as
stipulated in RA 8551? 
A. Yes, the law provides 
B. It depends on the amount of money she will give as entrance  fee 
C. No, as stipulated in our law 
D. No, she needs a backer like a Congressman, Mayor or even  the president 

5. The policing system during the Norman period which is  claimed as the forerunner of the word sheriff,
whereby England  is divided into fifty five (55) military districts, each headed by  a ruler in order to enhance
policing was… 
A. Magna Carta 
B. Tun Policing 
C. Shire Reeve System 
D. Frankpledge System 

6. A system applied by patrol division that has been proven  to be very effective patrol procedure. This is being
performed  by identifying a certain area subject to a high crime rate and  spends a greater part of their patrolling
time is referred to as; 
A. law enforcement 
B. preventive enforcement 
C. selective enforcement 
D. traffic enforcement 

7. It is the way individuals relate to objects, events and ideas  that may influence work or social relationships. 
a. Personalism

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b. Particularism 
c. Familialism 
d. Values orientation 

8. There are five factors that determine character or personality  traits, which is not included? 
a. Openness 
b. Conscientiousness 
c. Covetous 
d. Extraversion 
e. Nueroticism 
f. Agreeableness 
9. A type of characters which only becomes bad when it’s over  and turns a person to become unpredictable. 
a. Superstitious character 
b. Covetous character 
c. Self-realized character 
d. Anti-social character 

10. This is a negative Filipino trait and attitude where they tend  to push each other down to clear the way for
their own gain a. Fatalism 
b. Ningas cogon 
c. Procrastination 
d. Crab mentality 

11. This is a family group of people recognized by birth. a. Affinity 


b. Consanguinity 
c. Jus Soli 
d. Jus Sanguinis 

12. It is the ability to rely or place confidence to someone,  perform a job effectively and work harder for the
benefit of the  team. 
a. Honesty 
b. Integrity 
c. trust 
d. humility 

13. This leadership adopt a serve-first approach and growth  mindset to prioritize their organization, employees,
and  community above themselves. 
a. Democratic leadership 
b. Autocratic Leadership 
c. Laissez-faire Leadership 
d. Servant leadership 

14. This measure refers to the ability or set of skills needed  to make good decisions, based on normative
models of decision  making. 
a. Competence measures 
b. Style measures 
c. approach measures 
d. choice measures 

15. It consists of motivating others to perform various tasks  that will contribute to the accomplishment of goals
and  objectives. 
a. Planning 
b. Leading 
c. organizing 
d. controlling 

16. The following are functions of management in police  service, which is not included? 
a. empowerment and participative management styles b. intellectual challenges, stimulation, and
motivation c. Police managerial networks 
d. Police managerial skills and competencies 
e. None of them 

17. What is the other term for a foreigner? 


a. alien 
b. citizen 
c. subjects 
d, monarchs 

18. It is loyalty owed by a person to his state. 


a. patriotism 
b. devotion 
c. obedience 
d. allegiance 

19. Conducted in-person with the intended recipients of the  plan rather than an anonymous target population
of  beneficiaries. Techniques include in-person conversations with  a focus on mutual learning and field surveys. 
a. Incremental planning 
b. Transactive planning 
c. Advocacy planning 
d. Radical planning 

20. These outline the essential precepts regulating the PNP's  moral standards, attitude, and behavior. 
a. Fundamental doctrines 
b. Ethical doctrine 
c. Functional doctrines 
d. Primary doctrines 

21. The termination of employment and official relations of PNP  member who rendered less than 20 years of
active service in  the government. 
a. Retirement 
b. Separation 
c. Attrition 
d. Legal leave 

22. Aviation Security Group Strategic Plan against terrorist  attacks 


a. Oplan Salikop 
b. Oplan Jumbo 
c. LOI Pagpapala 
d. Oplan Bantay Dalampasigan 

23. This strategy's positive feature includes a higher sensitivity  to the unforeseen and unfavorable
consequences of the plan.  To what does this statement refer? 
A. incremental planning 
B. advocacy planning 
C. transactive planning 
D. radical planning 

24. What strategy is it if it contains a plan for your subordinates'  schedules as well as items and processes,
supposing you are  the Chief of Police of a particular city? 
A. operational plan 
B. contingency plan 
C. programmatic plan 
D. strategic plan 

25. These managers consider themselves to be infallible and  act as their employees' representatives while
making decisions.  They make decisions regarding both what must be done and  how to go about doing it 
a. Democratic 
b. Autocratic 
c. Bureaucratic 
d. Laissez-Faire

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26. This power demonstrates influence based on specialized  abilities or knowledge since it is predicated on the
idea that  wisdom comes through experience 
A. Informational Power 
B. Referent Power 
C. Influential Power 
D. Expert Power 

27. The separation of Church and State shall be inviolable.  Inviolable means_____ 
a. Prone to tarnish 
b. Never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored c. Indispensable 
d. Nota 

28. An officer who has the more senior rank/higher in a group  or team. 
a) Sworn Officer 
b) Commanding Officer 
c) Superior Officer 
d) Ranking Officer 

29. The police organization can be structured to attain  effective, efficient and economical police service.
Following are  the organic units that form part of the components, EXCEPT: A. Operational Unit 
B. Service Unit 
C. Auxiliary Unit 
D. Administrative Unit 

30. How many percent is added for every year of active service  rendered beyond 20 years? 
a. 5% 
b. 3% 
c.10% 
d. 2.5% 

31. The lowest administrative penalty 


a. reprimand 
b. restriction 
c. admonition 
d. forfeiture of pay 

32. Who was the first Secretary of National Defense? A. Teofilo Sison 
B. Artemio Ricarte 
C. Ramon Magsaysay 
D. Tomas Cabili 

33. The function of PCG, designed to help prevent or minimize  unnecessary loss of lives and properties at sea 
A. MARSAF 
B. MARSEC 
C. MARSAR 
D. MARLEN 
E. MAREP 

34. All except one uses a centralized system of policing. A. Israel 


B. France 
C. United States 
D. Philippines 

35. In Japan Police Force, it is the highest rank in the system,  the chief of metropolitan police department.? 
A. Commissioner General 
B. Superintendent General 
C. Chief Superintendent 
D. Corporal 
36. These are residential police box in Japan is usually staffed  by a single officer. It is typically located outside
of urban  districts in villages and is operated by one community officer,  who resides with his family in this police
facility.  
A. Sokoiya 
B. Chuzaisho 
C. Koban 
D. Kobun 

37. This system uses measurement of crime control efficiency  and effectiveness based on absence of crime or
low crime rate? A. continental policing 
B. modern policing 
C. modernization 
D. colonization 

38. Under the rules and function of Australian Federal Police,  the AFP falls under the portfolio of: 
A. Home Affairs Ministry 
B. Attorney-General 
C. Minister for Home Affairs 
D. Minister for Justice and Customs 

39. It is traditional in nature as it is based its crime control  efficiency to the number of arrest and people being
put to jail  for punishment. 

A. continental policing 
B. modern policing 
C. modernization 
D. colonization 

40. This is a package of transnational flows of people,  production, investment, information, ideas and authority.
A. Manufacturing 
B. Globalization 
C. Internationalization 
D. Transnational 

41. The Organization known simply as Interpol is the A. International Police Association 
B. Association of Chief of Police 
C. International Criminal Police Organization D. None of the Above 

42. Police officers in England were referred to as A. Public servants 


B. State servants 
C. law enforcers 
D. bobbies 

43. In the Philippine National Police, we use the word "trainees"  to refer to those newly recruited members. In
the Indonesian  Police, police trainees are called 
A. Kamara 
B. Kama 
C. Kamra 
D. Karma 

44. The importance of the firm or installation with reference to  the national economy security 
a. relative vulnerability 
b. relative necessity 
c. relative criticality 
d. relative security 
45. What security is involve in the protection of classified  papers from loss, damage and compromised through 
disclosures?

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A. Industria 
B. Warrant 
C. Document 
D. Physical 

46. These are barbed wires placed above the vertical fence in  order to increase physical protection of
establishments or  installations 
A. Top tower 
B. Top guard 
C. Cellar guard 
D. Tower guard house Guard Control Station 

47. Common weakness for a sentry dog when used as an  animal barrier. 
a. Ability to check identity 
b. Keen sense of smell and hearing 
c. Incorruptible 
d. Loyalty 

48. In security survey, who is NOT involved in crime  prevention, but creates a situation that defer crime? A.
Manager 
B. Investigator 
C. Surveyor 
D. Personnel 

49. Is a visual or audible signaling device, which initiates  conditions of associated circuits. 
a. Alarm 
b. Barrier 
c. Protective Alarm 
d. Annunciator 

50. Term given to the requirement that the dissemination of  classified matters be limited strictly to those
persons whose  official duties require knowledge thereof.  
a. Need to know 
c. Dissemination 
d. Classification 
d. Tagging 

51. It is an irresistible urge to steal items of trivial value.  a. The need or desire 
b. The criminal tendency 
c. The psychological need 
d. All of the above 

52. Practical test or exercise of plans or any activity to test its  validity, an operational readiness exercise 
a. Dry run 
b. Exercises 
c. Drill 
d. All of the above 

53. Type of code system so that security personnel or any  employee when forced by armed men intending to
enter an  installation can five alarm by the use of certain words. a. Duress Code 
b. Coded Code 
c. List Code 
d. Secret Code 

54. One of the operative functions of the police personnel  which is directly related to the study of the labor
supply of jobs,  which are composed of the demands for employees in the  organization to determine future
personnel requirement’s  which either to increase or decrease. 
a. Police recruitment 
b. police personnel planning 
c. police placement 
d. police compensation 

55. What type of PLAN is a series of preliminary decisions on  framework which in turn guides subsequent
decisions that  generate the nature and direction of an organization? A. Procedural 
B. Operational 
C. Strategic 
D. Police 

56. It is the formal process of choosing the organizational  mission and overall objective for both the short and
long term  as well as the divisional and individual objectives based on the  organizational objectives. 
a. Directing 
b. Planning 
c. Organizing 
d. Managerial decision-making 

57. What police plans refer to actions to be taken at designated  location and under specific circumstances? 
a. Management plans 
b. Operating plans 
c. Procedural plans 
d. Tactical plans 

58. They are concerned with the specific purpose and conclude  when an objective is accomplished or a problem
is solved.. A Standing Plan 
B. Functional Plan 
C. Time Specific Plan 
D. Procedural Plan 

59. Developed in anticipation of problems. Although not all  police problems are predictable, many are, and it is
possible for  a police department to prepare a response in advance. a. Reactive plans 
b. Proactive plans 
c. Visionary plans 
d. Operational plans 

60. In SWOT analysis, “W” means: STRENGTH, WEAKNESSES,  OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS 
A. Vulnerabilities 
B. Threats 
C. Intelligence 
D. Win 

61. A doctrine that provides guidance for specialized activities  of the PNP in the broad field of interest such as
personnel,  intelligence operation, logistics, planning etc. 
A. Operational 
B. Functional 
C. Ethical 
D. Fundamental 

62.It is a vantage spot adjacent to and either side of the control  point being used by a buddy foot control. 
a. Patrol standby points 
b. Control point 
c. Visibility point 
d. Choke point 

63. The most common method of mapping. 


a. Grid method 
b. Point method 
c. Zone method 
d. Nota

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64. The Three (3) criteria used to test the solution of a plan,  whether for the police or military are feasibility,
acceptability  and 
A. Suitability 
B. . Solvability 
C. Possibility 
D. Adaptability 

65. The principle describing explicitly the flow of authority  refers to; 
A. principle of balance 
B. principle of unity objective 
C. scalar principle 
D. unity of command 

66. PMaj Alday drafted a Patrol Plan which requires the  personnel to bring poncho (raincoat) especially during
rainy  days. This statement implies what?  
A. Flexibility 
B. Contingency 
C. Interoperability 
D. Documenting 

67. To prevent and control crimes is on of the PNP’s what? A. Mission 


B. Vision 
C. Principle 
D. Aspiration 

68. The CODE-P strategic plan of the PNP under the  administration of Gen. A. Purisima, being the Chief
PNP,states  that C in the acronym CODE is – 
A. Control 
B. Competence 
C. Coordination 
D. Crime prevention 

69. These are work programs of the top management unit  which related to the nature and extent of the
workload and the  availability of resources. 
A. Administrative plan 
B. Operational plan 
C. Tactical plan 
D. OPLAN 

70. What is becoming central to policing and crime reduction  in 21st century? 
A. Investigation 
B. Surveillance 
C. Crime mapping 
D. Patrol 

71. When the statistics show that snatching is rampant in the  university belt, if you are the Chief of Police, what
will be your  action? 
A. Investigate 
B. Observation 
C. More police visibility in the area 
D. Do mapping 

72. What can help law enforcement agency's process of  collecting and storing information in the data base? A.
Geographic System for Police 
B. Geographic Information System 
C. Geographic Manual for Police 
D. Geographical Police System 

73. It involves systematic analysis for identifying and analyzing  patterns and trends in crime and disorder 
a. Crime Analysis Mapping 
b. Thematic Crime Mapping 
c. Computer Mapping 
d. GIS 

74. A type of crime mapping which offers limited utility because  they are difficult to keep updated, keep
accurate, make easy  to read and can only display a limited amount of data – a. Mapping 
b. Computer Mapping 
c. Thematic Crime Mapping 
d. Manual Pin Mapping 

75. The GIS components are the following except: a Data Representation 
b. Data features/visualization 
c. Scale d. Querying 
d. NOTA 

76. A type of thematic map that represents each data a point  with a dot and are a great wat to measure
density. A. Heat maps 
b. Isoleth map 
c. Dot density map 
d. Graduated symbol maps 

77. __________ argues that patriotism can be compatible with  morality, as love for our country need not
override all other  moral considerations. 
a. Stephen Nathanson 
b. Leo Tolstoy 
c. Marcia Baron 
d. George Kateb 

78. __________ nationalism is a radical form of imperialism  that incorporates autonomous, patriotic sentiments
with a  belief in expansionism and in superiority or dominance. a. Ethnic 
b. Civic 
c. Expansionist 
d. State 

79. __________ to create a fair power-balanced multipolar  world. 


a. Patriotism 
b. Decentralization 
c. Marxism 
d. Humanism 
80. Nationalism may prevent people from learning new  languages. This statement is true? 
a. Yes 
b. No 
c. Maybe 
d. Uncertain 

81. __________ serve their country and seek to uplift it  intellectually, materially and morally. 
a. Patriotism 
b. Cosmopolitans 
c. Loyalty 
d. Nationalistic 

82. All of the following are members of the People’s Law  Enforcement Board, EXCEPT: 
A. Three (3) members chosen by the Peace and Order Council  from among the respected members of the
community B. A bar member chosen by the Integrated Bar of the  Philippines 
C. Any barangay captain of the city/municipality concerned  chosen by the association of barangay captains

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D. Any member of the Sangguniang Panglunsod 

83. This act shall be known as the “Flag and Heraldic Code of  the Philippines.” 
a. RA 8491 
b. RA 8184 
c. RA 8418 
d. RA 8814 

84. A leadership quality that ensures each subordinate is  accountable for their actions by praising them when
they  succeed and forcing them to admit their errors and cooperate  to get better when they fail. 
a. Commitment and Passion 
b. Good Communicator 
c. Accountability 
d. Creativity and Innovation 

85. “The state shall establish and maintain one police force,  which shall be national in scope and civilian in
character, to be  administered and controlled by the NAPOLCOM. The authority  of local executives over the
police units in their respective  jurisdiction shall be provided by the law 
a. Sec. 6, Art XVI in the 1987 Constitution b. Sec 3, ART X in the 1935 Constitution 
c. Sec 6, Art XI in the 1987 Co nstitution 
d. Sec 6, Art XVIII in the 1987 Constitution 

86. Which of the following strategies is not true?  A. patrol officers are assigned to the New Cops on the Block B.
foot patrol places the patrol officers to greater danger than  mobile patrol 
C. helicopter patrol is of no use in search and rescue  operation 
D. the PNP does employ foot patrol 

87. A global police communications system developed by  the INTERPOL to exchange crucial data quickly and
securely is  a cornerstone of effective international law enforcement. a. 24/7 Communication System 
b. I-24/7 
c. 1-7 INTERPOL System 
d. 24/7 NCB’s System 

88. 1. The advisable cruising speed in automobile patrol  ranges from: 


A. 20-25 mph 
B. 20-25 kph 
C. 60-80 kph 
D. 50 kph 

89. To determine a supervisor’s span of control, what has to  be taken into consideration? 
a. The number of superiors who gives him orders b. The number of superiors to whom he reports c. The
functions for which he assumes full responsibility d. The maximum number of subordinates that a 
superior can effectively supervise 

90. This type of plan is intended to guide PNP members  on routine and field operations and some special
operations A. Extra Departmental plan 
B. Tactical Plan 
C. Operational Plan 
D. Policy or procedural plan 

91. Barbed wire fences standard wire is twisted, double  strand, 12-gauge wire with 4 point barbs spaces in an
equal  part. Barbed wire fencing should not be less than ___ high  excluding the top guard.  
a. 8 feet 
b. 7 feet 
c. 9 feet 
d. 6 feet 

92. Nicy is planning to build his house in one of the  nicest subdivision in their town of Tagaytay City; he plans
to  have many forms of security so that no one has an access to  his property. If Nicy going to include the
quality of the building  exterior of his dream house this is considered as? 
a. First line of defense 
b. Second line of defense 
c. Third line of defense 
d. All of these 

93. A lock which is commonly installed in safe deposit  boxes and is deemed pick proof since it is operated by
utilizing  combinations of a dial.  
a. None 
b. Combination lock 
c. Card Operated Locks 
d. Disc Tumbler locks 

94. Which of the following is NOT a false key? a. picklock or similar tool. 
b. a duplicate key of the owner. 
c. a genuine key stolen from the owner. 
d. any key other than those intended by the owner. 

95. The Normal weight of a safe is at least:  


a. 500 lbs. 
b. 1000 lbs. 
c. 750 lbs. 
d. 600 lbs. 

96. PO1 to SPO4 shall be appointed by the regional  director for regional personnel and by the PNP Chief for 
national head quarters’ personnel and attested by the:  A. Commission of Appointment 
B. Civil Service Commission 
C. National Police Commission 
D. Professional Regulation Commission 

97. Security guard even not in duty can effect a warrantless  arrest as long it is accordance in Rules of Court  a.
True 
b. False 
c. Partially True 
d. Partially False 
98. (1) A country is under obligation to admit properly  documented foreigner. (2) Any person may be
extradited. a. Statement No.1 is correct 
b. Statement No. 2 is wrong 
c. Statement No. 1 is wrong but Statement No. 2 is  correct 
d. Both No.1 and 2 are wrong 

99. PNP members under the waiver program but are  dismissed for failure to comply with the requirements can
re apply to the PNP? 
A. Maybe Yes 
B. Absolutely Yes 
C. Maybe No 
D. Absolutely No 

100. The Chief PNP had been in the service for 36 years and  received a Base Pay of 25,000 pesos a month.
How much will  be his Longevity Pay? 
A. 5,000 pesos

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B. 7,500 pesos 
C. 10,000 pesos 
D. 12,500 pesos 

CRIMINAL LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE 

1. Under our existing criminal procedure, what automatically  enter a plea of not guilty if the accused refuse to
plea? a. prosecutor 
b. Court 
c. guardian 
d. defense lawyer 

2. The venue to hear criminal cases may be changed when the a. Prosecution and the accused agree 
b. Complainant opted to change it 
c. Trial court so ordered 
d. Supreme Court so ordered 

3. In criminal law, when one speak of capital offense, it  connotes that an offense wherein the imposable penalty
when  committed as charged is what? 
a. divisible 
b. indivisible 
c. prision mayor 
d. reclusion perpetua 

4. Under R.A. 7438, custodial investigation shall include the  practice of issuing an invitation to a person who is
investigated  in connection with an offense he is suspected to have  committed. This statement is:  
a. True 
b. False 
c. Partially true 
d. Partially false 

5. Right to appeal is a: 


a. Natural right 
b. Constitutional right 
c. Statutory right 
d. Civil right 
6. Can a person convicted of Bigamy still be prosecuted for  concubinage? 
a. No 
b. Yes 
c. Maybe 
d. It depends 

7. After all the passengers of Cebu Pacific aircraft have boarded  already and exterior doors were already closed;
a passenger  was shot or killed in the course of Hi- Jacking the airplane.  What crime was committed? 
a. Violation of Anti Hi-Jacking Law 
b. Murder as the Ani Hi-Jacking Law does not apply c. Piracy 
d. Qualified Piracy 

8. Matt goes to a sauna parlor and finds a descendant of 2  years old, and despite that, Matt had sexual
intercourse with  her, regardless of her reputation or age What crime  committed?  
a. qualified seduction 
b. seduction 
c. consented seduction 
d. no crime was committed 

9. This is one of the grounds on the motion to quash and  anchored on the question of authority of the court to
hear and  decide the case. What is this ground?  
A. lack of preliminary investigation 
B. lack of love 
C. lack of jurisdiction 
D. improper venue 

10. A, with intent to kill B, shot the latter but the gun would  not fire because A forgot to load his gun with
bullets. What  crime was committed by A under these circumstances? A.Attempted murder 
B.Frustrated murder 
C. No murder 
D.Impossible crime 

11. Under the Rules of Court, when is the party (prosecution or  defense) considered to have rested its case? 
A. after the prosecution has offered its exhibits. B. as may be ordered by the court. 
C. as may be agreed during pre-trial. 
D. after the court has ruled on the formal offer of  evidence. 

12. A Moro, with four wives who are all living him, kills by  poison the third wife married by him is answerable
for a. parricide 
b. murder 
c. homicide 
d. death under exceptional circumstances 

SITUATION: OSCAR is a police officer. HIPOLITO is the  offender. ERIKA is a victim. 

13. from the forgoing situation, suppose that HIPOLITO in the  commission of the crime of murder against
ERIKA ensured that  ERIKA cannot retaliate or cause harm against the former, what  is the applicable modifying
circumstances? 
A. Exempting 
B. Aggravating 
C. Alternative 
D. Mitigating 

14. from the forgoing situation , suppose that HIPOLITO used  the presence of 4 relatives to ensure that ERIKA
cannot  retaliate against HIPOLITO at the time he inflicted physical  injuries against ERIKA, what is the
applicable modifying  circumstances? 
A. Exempting 
B. Mitigating 
C. alternative 
D. Aggravating 

15. From the foregoing circumstances, suppose that ERIKA is  a woman. HIPOLITO took advantage of his
position as he is  also a police officer so that she was able to have carnal   knowledge against the will of ERIKA.
What is the applicable  modifying circumstances? 
A. Exempting 
B. Mitigating 
C. Aggravating 
D. Alternative 

16. Duterte with a revolver shot Roxas, missing him but the  bullet hit Binay who is Duterte'sfather. Duterte
committed the  crime of attempted homicide with parricide. What kind of a  complex crime is committed? 
A. Compound crime (Delito Compuesto) 
B. Complex crime proper (Delito Complejo) 
C. Complex crime 
D. Continuing Crime (Delito Continuado)

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17. Mirriam lends Poe the bolo, which was used by Poe in the  Murder of Leni, Mirriam is criminally liable as? 
A. principal 
B. Accomplice 
C. Accessory 
D. Conspirator 

18. A barangay chairman, without any legal except in strong  suspicion that the number one police character in
their area will  commit a crime, detained the high risk suspect for 10 hours. Is  there a crime committed? 
A. Illegal detention 
B. arbitrary detention 
C. Expulsion without legal ground 
D. none 

19. Maine give birth to a child and abandons the child in a  certain place to free herself of the obligation and
duty of  rearing and caring for the child because Alden left her. What  crime did the Maine commit? 
A. Simulation of births 
B. Abandoning a minor 
C. Infanticide 
D. Negligence 

20. An unlicensed firearm was confiscated by a Police Insp.  Cardo. Instead of turning over the firearm to the
property  custodian for the prosecution of the offender, Police Insp.  Cardo took the said the firearm. What crime
was committed? 

A. Malversation 
B. Qualified theft 
C. Anti-fencing law 
D. Incriminatory Machination 

21. In the crime of adultery, sexual intercourse need not be  proved by a direct evidence:  
a. False 
b. True 
c. Partially True 
d. Partially False 

22. Totoy demanded from the victim “tol pera pera lang to dahil  kailangan lang. The victim refused to part with
his earnings and  resisted. He even tried to get out of the taxicab but Totoy  pulled him back and stabbed him.
Randy, Rot-Rot and Jon-Jon  followed suit and stabbed the victim with their bladed weapons.  The victim was
able to flee from the vehicle without anything  being taken from him. The robbery in this case is: 
a. Attempted 
b. Frustrated 
c. Consummated 
d. None of the above 

23. A killed B by stabbing B in the heart which resulted to B’s  death. The witness is the wife of the victim, who
said that a  day prior to the killing. A threatened B. Is there a qualifying  circumstance in this case?  
a. Yes, evident premeditation 
b. Yes, treachery 
c. Yes, abuse of superior strength 
d. None 

24. In connection with the preceding number, what crime was  committed by A?  
a. Homicide 
b. Murder 
c. Parricide 
d. Infanticide 
25. Supposing Pedro was found on the street dead with 30 stab  wounds at the back. A witness said that he saw
Juan running  away carrying a bladed weapon. What crime was committed by  Juan?  
a. Homicide 
b. Murder 
c. Parricide 
d. Infanticide 

26. If a victim parts with his money, in a sense, voluntarily then  the crime is:  
a. Robbery 
b. Bribery 
c. Grave Coercion 
d. Grave Threats 

27. Concealment of dishonor in killing a 3-day old child is not a  mitigating circumstance in parricide.  
a. True 
b. False 
c. Partially True 
d. Partially False 

28. Suppose the expelled fetus could sustain life outside the  mother’s womb, the crime is:  
a. Abortion 
b. Infanticide 
c. Murder 
d. Parricide 

29. Kissing a girl in public and touching her breast without lewd  designs committed by a rejected suitor to cast
dishonor on the  girl, what crime was committed? 
a. slander 
b. slander by deed 
c. oral defamation 
d. all of these 

30. X went to the house of his fiancée of 17 years old, her  parents being absent, and waiting of that
opportunity, with a  renewal of his promise to marry her, he succeeded in having  sexual intercourse with her.
What crime was committed?  
a. seduction 
b. qualified seduction 
c. none of the above 
d. all of these 

31, If a girl, below 12 years old, agreed to the elopement, what  crime was committed? 
a. forcible abduction 
b. kidnapping 
c. illegal detention 
d. coercion 

32. A issued in favor of B for a debt he has incurred a month   or so ago. When the check was presented for
payment, it was  dishonored. What crime was committed? 
a. Estafa 
b. Violation of bouncing check law 
c. Theft 
d. All of these 

33. This is the willful and corrupt assertion of falsehood under  oath or affirmation, administered by authority of
law on a  material matter 
a. fraud 
b. persons in authority 
c. perjury 
d. story- telling

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34. In complex crime, how is the jurisdiction of court  determined?  


A. It is determined by the maximum and most serious  penalty imposable of an offense forming
part of the  complex crime. 
B. It is determined by the sum total of the penalty to be  imposed in an offense constituting a complex crime. C.
It is determined by the less serious penalty and shall be of  the imposable interpreted that would in favor the
accused. D. All of the above 

35. Cardo witnessed the commission of a crime but he refuses  to testify for fear of his life despite subpoena
being served on  him. Can the court punish him for contempt?  
A. Yes, requires his testimony 
B. No, since no person can be compelled to be a witness against  another 
C. Yes, since the court needs help in presenting their cases. D. No, since Cardo has a valid reason for not
testifying 

36. The filing of complaint with the Punong Barangay involving  cases covered by the Katarungan Pambarangay
Rules shall A. Not interrupt any prescriptive period 
B. Interrupt the prescriptive period for 90 days 
C. Interrupt the prescriptive period for 60 days D. Interrupt the exceeding 60 days 

37. Police Insp. Cardo saw 2 suspicious looking persons at  dawn; hence, he stopped them. They were carrying
bags.  When they were stopped, they ran and when apprehended, an  unlicensed revolver was found in the bag.
Is the search without  warrant valid or void? 
A. Yes, Valid as this is stop and frisk situation; 
B. Yes, Probable cause is present when they acted suspiciously C. Yes, they attempted to run when order to
stop, that they are  concealing something illegal 
D. All of above 
38. Any lawyer or members of the bar shall, at the request of  the person arrested or of another acting in his
behalf, have the  right to visit and confer privately with such person, in jail or  any other place of custody at  
A. Any hour of the working day only 
B. Any hour of the day or, in urgent cases, of the night C. Any hour of Saturdays and Sundays 
D. Any hour of the designated visiting day only 

39. The head of the office to whom the warrant of arrest was  delivered for execution shall cause the warrant to
be executed  within ten (10) days from its receipts. Within ten (10) days after  the expiration of the period, the
officer to whom it was assigned  for execution should ---_____. 
A. make a follow up investigation on the progress of the  execution of the warrant 
B. make a report to the judge who issued the warrant C. execute the warrant by himself 
D. apply to the court for another warrant 

40. Alden was arrested without warrant in room 206 of Hotel  California due to the report of the owner that the
room was  being used as a drug den Incidental that arrest, the arresting  officers conducted a warrantless search
in another room of the  hotel adjacent to Alden's room and the arresting officers  obtained pieces of evidence.
The evidence gathered are  considered admissible. This statement is correct 
A. True 
B. False 
C. Maybe 
D. It depends 
41. Every search conducted in a house, room, or premises must be made only in the presence of ----______. 

I. The lawful occupant thereof or any member of his family 

II. In their absence, in the presence of two witnesses of  sufficient age and discretion residing in the same
locality 

III. The judge or in absence the media 


A. I only 
B. II only 
C. II and I 
D. I, II, III 

42. A search warrant is issued purposely to search and seize  personal property, which are 
I. Subject of the offense 

II. Stolen or embezzled and other proceeds, or fruits of the  offense 

III. Used or intended to be used as the means of committing  an offense  


A. I and II 
B. II and III 
C. I and III 
D. I, II, III 

43. For the purpose of their presentation in evidence,  documents are either 
A. public or private 
B. affidavit or sworn statement 
C. handwritten or type written 
D. all of the above 

44. Original documents is one which: 


A. The contents are the subject of inquiry 
B. When the subject is in two or more copies are executed at  or about the same time, with identical contents 
C. When an entry is repeated in the regular course of business,  one being copied from another at or near the
time of the  transaction. 
D. all of the above 
45. While on trial the prosecution offered a photograph of a  Weapon (knife) used in the commission of a crime,
the defense  counsel objected that the photograph offered on the ground  that it was a secondary evidence thus
Best evidence rule must  be applied. 
A. The defense counsel was wrong the photograph presented  is a primary evidence the prosecution cannot
produce the  weapon as it was dangerous for the public. 
B. The defense counsel was wrong the photograph was offered  to prove that its was in facts the weapon used
and there place  to speak of the best evidence rule. 
C. The defense counsel was wrong the best evidence  rule applies only to documentary evidence. D.
All of the above 

46. . Maine was charged for the violation of BP 22 for issuing a  worthless check. During the trial a copy of the
check was  offered to prove the issuance of a worthless check. Then it was  objected on the grounds that it was
secondary evidence thus,  best evidence rule must be applied. 
A. The defense counsel was wrong the copy of a check is  regarded as original as it was issued by a public office.
B. The defense counsel was wrong the case gravamen  is the issuance of a worthless check and not
to its  contents.

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C. The defense counsel was right the subject of inquiry is on  its contents the prosecution must produce the
original. D. The defense counsel was right the original of the check must  be produce it is in fact a violation of BP
22. 

47. In the preceding scenario what if the copy of check was  offered to prove that it was Maine who issued the
said check  and it was issued with a certain amount. Then it was counsel   objected the offer on the grounds that
it was secondary  evidence thus, best evidence rule must be applied. 
A. The defense counsel was wrong the copy of a check is  regarded as original as it was issued by a public office.
B. The defense counsel was wrong the case gravamen is the  issuance of a worthless check and not to its
contents. C. The defense counsel was right the subject of inquiry  is on its contents, the prosecution
must produce the  original. 
D. The defense counsel was right the original of the check must  be produce it is in fact a violation of BP 22. 

48. During the trial the defense counsel wants to prove that  the check was in fact issued by Maine and
presented a witness.  The witness testified that he in fact saw that Maine signed the  Check then it was objected
on the grounds that the check itself  must be produced. 
A. The defense counsel was right the testimony is with regard  to the issuance of a worthless check and not to
its contents. B. The defense counsel was right the testimony was presented  to prove its contents the
prosecution must produce the original. C. The defense counsel was wrong Best evidence rule does not  apply to
testimonial evidence 
D. The defense counsel was wrong the objection was  misplaced on the grounds that the inquiry
involved the  execution of the check. 

49. Suppose that defense counsel wanted to prove that the  check was issued on a certain date and presented a
witness.  The witness testified that it was issued on December 8, 2017  then it was objected on the grounds that
the check itself must  be produced. 
A. The defense counsel was right the testimony is with regard  to the issuance of a worthless check and not to
its contents. B. The defense counsel was right the testimony was  presented to prove its contents,
the prosecution must  produce the original. 
C. The defense counsel was wrong Best evidence rule does not  apply to testimonial evidence 
D. The defense counsel was wrong the objection was misplaced  on the grounds that the inquiry involved the
execution of the  check. 

50. Suppose that the counsel again cannot produce the original  of the Check what other excuses may a counsel
invoke for not  presenting the Original Document? 
A. That the Check was under the control of the party whom the  evidence is offered, and the latter fails to
produce it after  noticing the said party. 
B. When the check is consisting of numerous accounts that the  check could not be examined without the great
loss of time and  the fact sought to be established from the numerous check is  only the general result of the
whole. 
C. That the check was a public record and it is in the custody  of a public officer or that the check was issued in
a public office D. All of the above 

51. It refers to evidence other than the original instrument or  documents itself. 
A. secondary evidence 
B. best evidence 
C. original evidence 
D. primary evidence 

52. A kind of evidence which shows that a best evidence existed  as to the proof of the fact is in question 
A. Real Evidence 
B. Secondary Evidence 
C. Best Evidence 
D. Res gestae 

53. Secondary evidence may prove it contents except A. recital of its contents in some authentic
document B. by the handwriting of the person 
C. by the testimony of the witness 
D. by a copy 

54. Is marital rape recognized in RA 8353? 


a. No 
b. Yes 
c. It depends 
d. False 

55. The offender in misprision of treason is a principal in such  crime. Thus, the penalty to be imposed is that of:
a. An accessory to the crime of treason 
b. An accomplice to the crime of treason 
c. A principal to the crime of treason 
d. A principal to the crime of misprision of treason 

56. Sedition may be committed by at least how many persons? a. 2 


b. 3 
c. 4 
d. 5 

57. If direct assault is committed and the APA suffers slight  physical injury, the proper charge should be: 
a. Direct Assault only 
b. Direct Assault with slight physical injuries 
c. Direct Assault and slight physical injuries 
d. Slight Physical Injuries 

58. A constructed a small house in a piece of land which he  believed to be a disposable public land he had been
occupying  the lot for over a year. One day, B came and claimed ownership  over the land. B proceeded in
dismantling the house of A. The  latter pleaded B to stop but his plea fell on deaf ears.  Thereupon, A pulled B to
prevent him from further dismantling  the house. In the process, B fell on the ground and suffered  physical
injuries. This best illustrates: 
a. Self-Defense 
b. Defense of Property Rights 
c. Doctrine of Self-Help 
d. All of the above 
59. This is a kind of aggravating circumstance which of  necessity accompany the commission of the crime,
therefore  not considered in increasing the penalty to be imposed. a. Generic 
b. Specific 
c. Inherent 
d. Special 

60. The mayor detained the offended party for three days  because to take him to the nearest MTC required a
journey for  three days by boat as there was no other means of  transportation. The distance which required a
journey for three  days was considered: 
a. an uncontrollable fear 
b. an irresistible force 
c. a lawful or insuperable cause

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d. an absolutory cause 
69. It is a circumstance which affects the act not the actor. 

61. Stages of execution do not apply to the following except: a. Offenses punished by special penal laws 
b. Formal crimes 
c. Crimes committed by mere agreement 
d. Material crimes 

62. Based on the classifications of felonies, rape, arson, theft  and robbery are classified as: 
a. Formal Felonies 
b. Material Felonies 
c. Crimes which do not admit of frustrated stage d. All of the above 

63. An ex post facto law is a law which describes the following  except: 
a. Makes criminal an act done before the passage of the law  and which was innocent when done, and punishes
such an act. b. Aggravates a crime, or makes it greater than it was when  committed 
c. Alters the legal rules of evidence, and authorizes conviction  upon less or different testimony than the law
required at the  time of the commission of an offense 
d. Inflicts punishment without judicial trial, its essence  being the substitution of legislative fiat for
a judicial  determination of guilt. 

64. Penal laws and those of public security and safety shall be  obligatory upon all who live or sojourn in the
Philippine  territory, subject to the principles of public international law  and to treaty stipulations 
a. Territorial 
b. General 
c. Prospective 
d. All of the above 

65. Man is essentially a moral creature with an absolute free  will to choose between good and evil thereby
placing more  stress upon the effect or result of the felonious act than upon  the man, the criminal himself.  
a. Classical Theory 
b. Positivist Theory 
c. Eclectic Theory 
d. Protective Theory 

66. If cooperation of the accused consists in performing an act  necessary in the execution of the crime
committed, he is a: a. Principal by inducement 
b. Principal by indispensable cooperation 
c. Accomplice 
d. Principal by direct participation 

67. If the cooperation is not indispensable, the offender is: a. An accessory 


b. An accomplice 
c. A principal by indispensable cooperation 
d. A principal by inducement 

68. Who are criminally liable for grave and less grave felonies? I. Principal 

II. Accomplice 

III. Accessory  
a. I and II 
b. I, II and III 
c. I only 
d. Any of the above 
a. Exempting circumstance 
b. Justifying circumstance 
c. Extenuating circumstance 
d. Alternative Circumstance 

70. For the act to be punishable in this act of falsification of  document, there must be a manifestation that some
prejudice  or damage to a third party had been caused or intended to be  caused. 
a. falsification of commercial document 
b. falsification of private document 
c. falsification of public document 
d. falsification of official document 

71. A grandson who kills his illegitimate grandfather is guilty of a. homicide 


b. parricide 
c. murder 
d. euthanasia 

Situation - A is convicted for homicide and was sentenced to  suffer an imprisonment from 14 years and 1 day to
17 years.  While serving his sentence he was alleged to escape from his  cell. 

72. If the offender is the custodian of the convicted person  what crime was committed?  

a. infidelity in the custody of prisoners 


b. evasion of service 
c. delivering prisoners from jail 
d. all of these 

73. If the offender is not the custodian at the time of the escape  of said prisoner. What crime was committed? 
a. evasion of service of sentence 
b. delivery of prisoner from jail 
c. no criminal liability 
d. all of these 

74. What is liability of the convicted prisoner serving his  sentence? 


a. evasion of service of sentence 
b. delivery of prisoner from jail 
c. no criminal liability 
d. all of these 

75. Any person who, by direct provision of the law, election of  appointment by competent authority, shall take
part in the  performance of public function in the government or in any of  its branches public duties shall be
deemed to be a 
a. private individual 
b. public officer 
c. none of these 
d. all of these 

76. It is committed by a public officer in charge of the collection   of taxes, licenses, fees and etc.by demanding
an amount  different or larger than that due by the government: failing to  issue a receipt as provided by
receiving payment objects  different from that provided by law  

a. illegal exaction 
b. estafa 
c. maturation 
d. none of these

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77. A who is the private complainant in a murder case pending  before a regional trial court, gave too the
presiding judge a  Christmas gift. Consisting of big basket of assorted goods and  fruits as well as expensive
imported wines, the judge accepted  the gift knowing it came from A. what crime or crimes  committed?  
a. direct bribery 
b. indirect bribery 
c. qualified bribery 
d. none of these 

78. A government casher did not bother to put public fund in  the public vault but just left in the drawer of his
table, which  has no lock. What crime was committed?  
a. technical malversation 
b. malversation 
c. no criminal liability 
d. all of the above 

79. A party to a case approached the court’s stenographer and  proposed the idea of altering the transcript of
stenographic  notes. The court stenographer agreed and he demanded  P3,000.00 even before the stenographer
could alter his notes.  What crime was committed?  
a. direct bribery 
b. qualified bribery 
c. indirect bribery 
d. all of these 

80. While manning the traffic lights at the intersection of  Espana and Washington St. Patrolman X ordered Y to
stop his  taxi, threatened to arrest him and confiscate his driver license  for allegedly over speeding and reckless
driving. Familiar with  the dirty ways of some traffic policeman, Y pulled out his wallet,  picked up his driver’s
license with the hidden P200.00 inside  the same and handed it to patrolman X thereafter, the  patrolman
returned to Y his license and allow him to go. What  crime did patrolman X commit? 
a. indirect bribery 
b. direct bribery 
c. robbery extortion 
d. corruption of public official 

Situation Under Art. 156 delivering prisoners from jail, it is  possible that three persons are involved. They are
stranger, the  custodian of the prisoner and the prisoner. In the case, there  are three crimes committed. 

81. If the offender is the custodian, the crime committed is  ________?  
a. Infidelity in the custody of the prisoners b. No criminal liability 
c. Evasion of service 
d. None of the above 
82. If the offender is stranger even if he is a public officer, the  crime committed is?  
a. evasion of service of sentence 
b. delivering prisoner form jail 
c. all of the above 
d. none of these 

83. If the prisoner who escaped is a convict, the crime  committed is?  
a. Infidelity in the custody of the prisoners 
b. Delivering prisoners from jail 
c. Evasion of service of sentence 
d. None of these 
84. However, if the prisoner is not a convict but a detention  prisoner, what is his criminal liability?  
a. No criminal liability 
b. Delivering prisoners from jail 
c. Evasion of service of sentence 
d. None of these 

85. But if the detention prisoner conspires with the one letting  his escape said is liable for _______ as principal
by  indispensable cooperation.  
a. No criminal liability 
b. Delivering prisoners from jail 
c. Evasion of service of sentence 
d. None of these 

86. This crime is committed by a public officer, whenever there  is pending before him matter in which a woman
is interested  of with respect thereto. He is required to submit a report to or  consult with a superior, and he
solicits or makes an indecent or  immoral advance upon said woman.  
a. acts of lasciviousness 
b. abuses against chastity 
c. coercion 
d. unjust vexation 

87. X is the head of a family. Living with them in the house is   a cousin of his wife, a virgin under 18 years old
but over 12  years. X had sexual intercourse with the cousin of her wife.  What crime was committed?  
a. seduction 
b. qualified seduction 
c. seduction with consent 
d. all of the above 

88. Under Art.122, Revived Penal Code, the crime of piracy is  committed by: 
a. Non-member of the complement of the vessel and  non- passenger of the vessel 
b. Crew members of the vessel 
c. All of the above 
d. None of these 

89. A, B, C and D murdered Pedro in the forest. E, who was an  innocent passerby in the forest, accidentally saw
what A, B, C  and D had done. A, B, C and D also saw E, and they pointed  their guns against E, and forced E to
burn the cadaver of Pedro.  Is E criminally liable as an accessory for burning the cadaver of  Pedro?  
a. No, he acted under the impulse of uncontrollable fear  of an equal or greater injury. 
b. No, he acted under the compulsion of irresistible force. c. Yes, he acted in conspiracy with the accused.
d. Yes, he had the opportunity to escape. 

90. A police officer testifying before the court is allowed to refer  to his/her memorandum respecting a matter of 

________.  
A. question of law 
B. fact recorded by his superior 
C. opinion of an expert 
D. fact he recorded a long time ago 

91. A is accused of a crime while B was the witness for the  prosecution. Before the trial begins, A and B got
married. Here,  
a. B is still qualified to testify against A 
b. B is no longer qualified to testify against A 
c. B is no longer qualified to testify against A because of the  marital disqualification rule

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d. B is no longer qualified to testify against A because  of the marital disqualification rule, unless A
gives his  consent 

92. In relation to the preceding question, assume that Attorney  X's stenographer or secretary, or anyone of his
employees in  his law office was able to overhear the confession made by Y  to Attorney X. May anyone of this
employee go to court where  the parricide case is pending and testify against Y regarding  the admission made
by Y to attorney X?  
a. No, because of the lawyer-client privilege 
b. Yes, so long as client Y, consents; if he does not, then no. c. As a general rule, no, unless Attorney X gives his
consent. d.No, as a general rule, unless both Attorney X and  client Y give their respective consents. 

93. What is the Rule in the Evaluation of evidence where the  evidence in a criminal case is evenly balanced so
that the  constitutional scale is tilted in favor of the accused?  A. Balancing Rule 
B. Equipoise Rule 
C. Presumption of innocence 
D. Exclusionary Rule 

94. Which of the following are public documents? 

1.The written Officials acts, or records of the official acts of the  sovereign authority, official bodies and
tribunals, and public  officers 

II. Documents executed by private persons and acknowledge  before a notary public  

III. Public records, Kept in the Philippines, of private documents  required by law to be entered therein  
A. I, II, III 
B. I, III 
C. I, II 
D. II, III 

95. In order to determine the veracity of the testimony of the  witness against him. The accused has the right
to______  

A. Testify on his own behalf 


B. Secure the presence of his witnesses in court C. Has the testimony of the witnesses against him D. Cross
examine and confront the witnesses against  him 

96. The legal officer who presides over the courtroom and  directs and controls the trial. A man of learning who
spends  tirelessly weary hours after midnight acquainting himself with  the great body of traditions and the
learning of the law:  
a. Clerk of Court 
b. Presiding Judge 
c. Stenographer 
d. Officer in charge 
97. was applying for a Philippine passport. She has been “Tago  ng Tago” in Japan for so long. B agreed to issue
a new passport  after having sexual intercourse with B in the latter’s house. Is  B criminally liable to our criminal
law?  
A. No, Japan criminal law is not applicable to him B. Yes, the crime committed is in relation to his official 
function 
C. No, the crime was committed in Japan 
D. None of these 
98. X is an accused in a criminal case for consummated murder.  X tried to settle the case with the family of the
offended party.  X's act of settling the case is ____.  
a. an offer of compromise and implied admission of  guilt 
b. an offer of compromise and is not an implied admission of  guilt 
c. a quasi-confession of guilt 
d. an offer to settle the case to buy peace 

99. The father of X admitted on television that his son is a   robber. This statement of the father against his son
is not  admissible against the son because of ___.  
a. res inter alios acta rule 
b. dying declarations 
c. res inter alios acta rule # 2 
d. common reputation 

100. A crime was committed in Makati, but the prosecutor filed  the case in Muntinlupa. Later, when the
prosecutor realized the  mistake, he filed the case in Makati and withdrew the  Muntinlupa case. The accused
objects on the ground that there  is double jeopardy. Is there double jeopardy?  
a. Yes, the case had already been filed before a court. b. No, if the Muntinlupa court had no jurisdiction,
the  accused was in no danger of being placed in jeopardy. c. Yes, since the case is already filed in court
and this is the  mistake of the prosecutor. 
d. No, because not all the elements of double jeopardy are  present.
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