CRIME DETECTION AND INVESTIGATION

NAME: ________________________________________________ SCORE: ____________________

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Encircle the letter of your
choice. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED.

1. What group of drugs is used medically as pain-killers?

A. Opiates C. Shabu
B. Track D. Coke

2. What is the general rule for the movement of vehicular traffic in the Philippines?
A. “Watch out” C. “Keep to the right”
B. “Keep to the left” D. “Full stop”

3. More advantageous because it permits immediate changes of men and less likely to be recognized.
A. One-man shadow C. Two-man shadow
B. Three-man shadow D. ABC method

4. In the examination of the scene of vehicular accident, which of the following evidence will show how
the accident happened?
A. Point of impact B. The driver is under the influence of liquor
C. Hole on the line pavement D. Vehicle has break failure

5. Fires fueled by substances such as gasoline, grease, oil, or other volatile fluids are classified as what
type of fire?
A. Class A C. Class C
B. Class B D. Class D

6. This is defined as the positive and direct acknowledgment of guilt by a person regarding the event in
relation to the commission of a particular crime.
A. Admission C. Plea of guilty
B. Confession D. Sworn statement

7. A declaration made under consciousness of an impending death.

A. Part of res gestae C. Confession
B. Dying declaration D. Admission

8. Made by investigator at the crime scene. No scale, proportion ignored and everything is approximate.
A. Sketch C. Draft
B. Rough sketch D. Finished sketch

9. Principles of science applied to law enforcement.

A. Instrumentation C. Forensics
B. Legal medicine D. Criminology

10. This sketch shows the crime scene with its nearest physical surroundings.
A. Finished sketch C. Sketch of details
B. Sketch of locality D. Sketch of grounds

11. Such articles and evidences which assist the investigator in locating the suspect.
A. Physical evidences C. Material evidences
B. Associative evidences D. Tracing evidences

12. After finding sufficient and strong evidence against the suspect, what will be the police investigator
do if the suspect denies allegation against him?
A. Inquest the case C. Use third degree
B. Release the suspect D. Look for additional evidence

13. Among the following, which is NOT an element of murder?

 A .Treachery C. Evident premeditation
B. Voluntary surrender D. Taking advantage of superior strength

14. ____ is the most recent popular scientific tool in the identification of person.
A. Fingerprint identification C. Deoxyribonucleic acid
B. Denture analysis D. Serology

15. Which of the following is considered as the most effective fixed installation for controlling fire which
will discharge water into incipient fire from heads located near the ceiling?
A. Fire hydrant C. Standpipe
B. Automatic water sprinkler D. Fire extinguisher

16. What type of license has a validity of three years and can be used for driving as a means of
livelihood?
A. Business License C. Commercial License
B. Entrepreneur License D. Professional License

17. What is the most important objective of the Bureau of Fire Protection?
A. Firefighting C. Fire education
B. Fire prevention D. Fire control and confinement

18. What mechanisms transfer heat from one body to another?

A. Confection, reflection, and refraction B. Reflection, conduction, and radiation
C. Refraction, reflection, and convection D. Conduction, convection, and radiation

19. Willful and malicious burning of a building constitutes the crime of ___.
A. Damage to property C. Arson
B. Malicious mischief D. Fire crime

20. This is ordinarily made at the time and scene of the arrest. To discover weapons or evidences and
determine the identity of the suspects.
A. Preliminary search of a person C. Wall search
B. Standing search D. Floor search

21. Evidence which offers least resistance to decomposition.

A. Blood C. Hair
B. Saliva D. Semen

22. If amphetamines are known as “uppers”, what drugs are known as “downers”?
A. Hallucinogens C. Barbiturates
B. Solvents D. Cocaine

23. What is the law, which requires the mandatory compliance by motorists of private and public
vehicles to use seat belt devices, and requires vehicles manufacturers to install seat belt devices in all
their manufactured vehicles?
A. RA 4136 C. RA 6539
B. RA 8750 D. RA 9344

24. Method employed by the police to deprive the liberty by a person taken into custody.
A. Protective custody C. Detaining for questioning
B. Police restraint D. All of the foregoing

25. What is the oldest cultivated plant as source of a prohibited drug?

A. Marijuana C. Peyote
B. Opium D. Coca bush

26. A laboratory test used to determine whether a blood sample is of animal or human origin.
A. Precipitin test C. Paraffin test
 B. Chromatography D. Spectrophotometry

27. Movies, pictures, writings, and other expressions that are intended to arouse sexual incitement and
have no artistic merit or redeeming social value are referred to as:
A. Photography C. Indecent exposure
B. Pornography D. Voyeurism

28. Special crime investigation is more concerned on ____.

A. Associative evidence C. Tracing evidence
B. Testimonial evidence D. Physical evidence

29. Instrumental detection of deception.

A. Ballistic test C. Fingerprint test
B. Polygraph testing D. Questioned document test

30. What kind of sketch is made by the sketcher or investigator at the crime scene?
A. Complicated C. Finished
B. Rough D. Smooth

31. Interrogation fitted for subjects who are willing to talk.

A. Narrative type C. Interrogation type
B. Question and answer type D. Stern type

32. The marks left on the road surface left by metal parts of the vehicle and may serve as a clue in traffic
investigation is referred to as:
A. Scuff marks C. Scratches and gouges
B. Skid marks D. Flat tire marks

33. A police activity directed towards the identification and apprehension of alleged criminals and the
accumulation, preservation, and presentation of evidence regarding their alleged crimes.
A. Police patrol C. Police intelligence
B. Fingerprinting D. Criminal investigation

34. Object usually utilized in marking hard objects.

A. Stylus C. Pen
B. Ink D. Chalk

35. A type of report which is done on the need basis. It may be done every hour, every six hours, and
every eight hours depending on the situation.
A. Patrol report C. Situation report
B. Progress report D. Formal report

36. It is the Philippine law which defines and penalizes the government’s Anti-Graft and Corrupt
Practices Act.
A. RA 3016 C. RA 3020
B. RA 3019 D. RA 3017

37. When the subject is in prone position what type of search should be implemented?
A. Kneeling search C. Floor search
B. Standing search D. Wall search

38. Necessary to determine the appearance of the crime scene as well as the objects, what naturally
occurred and what were the circumstances of the crime.
A. Crime scene C. Physical reconstruction
B. Mental reconstruction D. Reconstruction of the crime

39. Most common type of shadowing.

A. One-man shadow C. Two-man shadow
 B. Three-man shadow D. Rough shadow

40. Systematic search for facts admissible in court to establish the truth of a criminal case is done.
A. Crime scene C. Modus operandi
B. Sketch D Search warrant

41. What drug is known as the “assassins of the youth”?

A. Heroin C. Cocaine
B. Marijuana D. Shabu

42. What is generally considered to be the final step in the police investigation process?
A. Inquest of the suspect C. Conviction of the accused
B. Testifying in court D. Arrest of the suspect

43. Tool of criminal investigation.

A. Crime management C. Instrumentation
B. Criminal propaganda D. Modus operandi

44. The Philippine law that amended Republic Act 6425 known as the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972.
A. RA 9160 C. RA 9208
B. RA 6975 D. RA 9165

45. Which of these statements is TRUE?

A. Radiation is heat transfer through combustion
B. Radiation is heat transfer through solid materials
C. Radiation is heat transfer through air motion
D. Radiation is heat transfer by electromagnetic waves

46. What is the best evidentiary specimen that ca be used in DNA analysis?
A. Semen C. Saliva
B. Urine D. Blood

47. ____ is a surprise invasion of a building or area and considered as a small-scale attack of a limited
territory.
A. Crisis C. Raid
B. Battle D. Search & Seizure

48. A police report should have an introduction, a body and a conclusion. When the investigator on-case
makes recommendations for further action or a statement that the case requires no further action, such
recommendation or statement should be included where?
A. In the conclusion C. In the body
B. In the introduction D. In the synopsis

49. The right to proceed ahead of other vehicles.

A. Emergency C. Right of way
B. Hit and run D. Suicide truck

50. When an offense has been committed and the peace officer has probable cause to believe based on
personal knowledge of facts or circumstances that the person to be arrested has committed it describes
what kind of lawful warrantless arrest?
A. The so-called “In-flagrante Delicto arrest C. Escapee arrest
B. Hot pursuit arrest D. Bench warrant arrest