INSTRUCTION: 

Select the correct answer for each of the following questions.  Mark only one
answer for each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer
sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.    What legal doctrine was established in the case Mapp vs. Ohio?

A.  Archipelagic Doctrine
B.  Fruit of the Poisonous Tree Doctrine
C.  Miranda Doctrine           
D.  Eclectics Doctrine
E.  None of these
2.    The testimony of witnesses reduced in writing while under oath is generally called
A.  Admission
B.  Declaration
C.  Information
D.  Deposition
3.    Human sources of information who voluntarily provide facts to the detectives are generally
known as
A.  Informers
B.  Suspects
C.  Informants
D.  Respondents
4.    Proof beyond reasonable doubt is the weight and sufficiency of evidence needed to convict the
defendant in
A.  administrative cases
B.  civil cases
C.  criminal cases
D.  all of the above
5.    The stage of criminal interview purposely done to clarify information already gathered or to
gather additional facts about the case is the:
A.  initial interview
B.  follow-up interview
C.  concluding interview
D.  preliminary interview
6.    The prosecutor is the proper authority to subscribe in the
A.  Affidavit
B.  Complaint
C.  Joint affidavit
D.  Information
7.    Any person arrested, detained or under custodial investigation shall at all times be assisted by
A.  Prosecutor
B.  police officer
C.  counsel
D.  complaint
8.    Remuneration gain is the main motive of
A.  Informants
B.  Criminals
C.  Informers
D.  Witnesses
9.    As established by our Supreme Court through the case People vs. Galit, the first step in arresting
an offender is
A.  show the warrant of arrest
B.  inform the nature and cause of accusation
C.  identify yourself as a law enforcer
D.  give the Miranda warning
10.  Planned and coordinated legal search conducted to locate physical evidences at the locus
criminis refers to

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 A.  Crime scene search
B.  Intelligence
C.  Instrumentation
D.  Covert operation
11.  A self-incriminatory statement not tantamount to acknowledgement of criminal guilt is called
A.  Complaint
B.  Admission
C.  Confession
D.  Deposition
12.  The fundamentals responsibility of the officer in charge of protecting the crime scene is 
A.  interrogating the witnesses
B.  engaging in the search for traces left by the search for traces left by the criminal
C.  removal  of evidence which may prone important to the case
D.  preserving the site of the crime in the same physical condition as it was left by the
perpetrator                                      
13.  Which of the following is NOT among the rules to be observed in questioning a suspect?
A.  simplicity of the question
B.  one question at a time
C.  accepted applied answer
D.  saving faces          
14.  One of the following is an art, which deal with the identity and location of the offender and
provides evidence of his guilt through criminal proceedings.
A.  information
B.  interrogation
C.  instrumentation
D.  criminal investigation
15.  The declaration made under a consciousness of an impending death is called
A.  Res gestae  
B.  Declaration against interest
C.  Dying declaration
D.  all of these          
16.  A police officer testifying to the fact that he observed the defendant assault the victim is
presenting to the court ____ evidence.
A.  circumstantial evidence
B.  direct evidence
C.  artificial evidence
D.  real evidence          
17.  A standard arrow to designate the north must be indicating to facilitate proper orientation. This
is known as 
A.  map      
B.  wind whirl       
C.  compass direction
D.  window      
18.  The profession and scientific discipline directed to the recognition, identification,
individualization and evaluation of physical science by application of natural sciences in matters
of law and science.
A.  chemist   
B.  scientist   
C.  toxicologist   
D.  criminalistics               
19.  The number of person who handle the evidence from the scene of the crime and between the
times of the commission of the crime up to the final disposition of the case.
A.  time of disposition   
B.  chain of custody 
C.  time of custody
D.  time of disposal                
20.  A technique useful in investigation with the application of instrumental detection of deception is
called

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B.  questioned document test
C.  fingerprint testing 
D.  polygraph testing       
21.  The warrant of arrest is good only for
A.  10 days
B.  15 days
C.  20 days
D.  none of these
22.  The effectiveness of this tool in investigation depends on the craft, logic, and psychological
insight of the initiator in interpreting the information relevant to the case is called
A.  instrumentation
B.  information
C.  interrogation
D.  interview
23.  The systematic classification of the fundamentals or basic factors of a criminal method is called
A.  corpus delicti
B.  modus operandi
C.  methodology
D.  all of the above
24.  It is a type of reconstruction of crime wherein collected information is analyzed carefully thereby
developing a theory of the crime.
A.  deductive reasoning
B.  physical reconstruction
C.  inductive reasoning
D.  mental reconstruction
25.  The defense of the suspect that he was present in a place other than the crime scene during the
estimated time when the crime was committed is called
A.  Defense
B.  Allegation
C.  Alibi
D.  Statement
26.  These are hints that suggest lines of investigative actions and information that is valuable in
expanding the universe of suspects, identifying prime suspects and finding the guilty person.
This is called
A.  Information
B.  Investigative leads
C.  Corpus delicti
D.  Modus operandi
27.  Complaint document is filed by the
A.  Police to the prosecutor's office
B.  Offended party directly to the court
C.  Fiscal against the offended party
D.  Prosecutor directly to the court
28.  That  type  of reasoning used in reconstruction of  the  crime whereby  the detective assumes a
theory based  on  collected information is regarded as
A.  deduction approach
B.  logical reasoning
C.  inductive approach
D.  positive approach
29.  The  lawful  act  of restraining a person  believed  to  have committed  a crime and placing him
under custody  is  termed as
A.  Imprisonment
B.  Restraint
C.  Arrest
D.  Detention
30.  The use of scientific instruments, methods and processes while detecting and investigating
crimes is technically called

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 A.  Criminal Justice
B.  Forensic Science
C.  Criminalistics 
D.  Instrumentation
31.  Preponderance of evidence is the weight and sufficiency of evidence needed to convict a person
in
A.  Murder cases
B.  Civil cases
C.  Criminal cases
D.  None of these
32.  The two forms of arrest are arrest by actual restraint and
A.  By forcible surrender
B.  By detention
C.  By voluntary submission
D.  By virtue of a warrant
33.  In portrait parle method the witness provides a vivid physical appearance of the offender.
Portrait parle means
A.  Oral discussion
B.  Verbal description
C.  Photographic files
D.  Facial appearance
34.  The application of the same or substantially the same pattern, plan, system of a particular
offender in committing a crime is known as
A.  Premeditation
B.  plan
C.  modus operandi
D.  all of the above
35.  The method employed by peace officers to  trap and catch malefactor in inflagrante delicto is
known as
A.  modus operandi
B.  “buy-bust”
C.  Entrapment
D.  Instigation
36.  An effort made to determine what actually occurred and what the circumstances of a crime were
is called
A.  physical construction
B.  crime scene investigation
C.  mental reconstruction    
D.  crime reconstruction
37.  Which of the following is under the Field Laboratory Work of the SOCO?
A.  Macro-etching
B.  DNA examination
C.  Casting
D.  DNA typing
38.  “Releases the crime scene to the officer on case” is the function of
A.  evidence custodian
B.  team leader
C.  sketcher
D.  technician
39.  “The xerox copy signed by Rose” is an example of
A.  document evidence
B.  direct evidence
C.  secondary evidence
D.  positive evidence
40.  Evidence which the law does not allow to be contradicted is known as
A.  competent evidence
B.  conclusive evidence
C.  expert evidence

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41.  An interrogation technique where to police officers are employed, a relentless investigator and a
king-hearted man is called
A.  shifting the blame
B.  mutt and jeff
C.  tom and jerry
D.  none of the above
42.  What law enumerated and provided definition of the different felonies in the Philippines?
A.  RA 8177
B.  RA 6975
C.  RA 8353
D.  None of these
43.  The following are authorized to issue a valid search warrant, except:
A.  Appellate Judge
B.  Presiding Judge of MCTC
C.  Chief Prosecutor
D.  RTC Judge
44.  Which of the following detective system prioritized on information that are bought?
A.  American System
B.  English System
C.  French System
D.  All of these
45.  In crime reconstruction, gathering information first then developing a theory on how the crime
was committed is one approach, otherwise known as:
A.  Deductive reasoning
B.  Inductive reasoning
C.  Productive reasoning
D.  Pragmatic reasoning
46.  The branch of medicine, which deal with the application of medical knowledge to the purpose of
law and in the Administration of justice.
A.  Nursing
B.  Medico Legal
C.  Legal
D.  None of these
47.  It pertains to law, arising out of, it also refer anything conformable to the law.
A.  Legal
B.  Rule
C.  Sanction
D.  All of these
48.  One of the following denotes things belonging to the court of law or use in court or legal
proceeding or something fitted for legal or legal argumentation.
A.  Jurisdiction
B.  Jurisprudence
C.  Law or Legal
D.  None of these
49.  The legal maxim which means “both drivers displayed negligence”
A.  Res Ipsa Loquitor
B.  Pare Delicto
C.  Inflagrante Delicto
D.  Locus criminis
50.  Which of the following is useful in the investigation of hit and run accidents?
A.  Motor vehicle registers
B.  Employees of the body fender shops
C.  Records of accidents and stolen vehicles
D.  all of the above

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51.  When 6 pedestrians who witnessed an automobile accident all tell identical stories, the
investigating officer might reasonably  suspect that:
A.  the story which they tell is true since they all agree so perfect
B.  the delay between the time of the accident and the witnesses time together to discuss and
compare their observations
C.  all of the witnesses are close friends with similar physical abilities opinions, educational and the
like
D.  all of the witnesses are dishonest
52.  The police must arrived at the scene of the crime as quickly as possible because:
A.  he is the source of the most productive evidence
B.  the principals are there or may still be present
C.  some physical evidence may deteriorate
D.  all of the above
53.  The traffic sign that is triangular in shape and have a red colored border is known as:
A.  information sign
B.  instruction sign
C.  direction sign
D.  caution sign
54.  The systematic examination of all the facts relating to condition, actions and physical features
associated with motor collision or accident is called:
A.  traffic engineering
B.  reckless driving
C.  traffic accident investigation
D.  hit and run investigation
55.  An event in the road which characterizes the manner of occurrence of a motor vehicle traffic
accident is
A.  Accident
B.  key event
C.  chain of accident
D.  all of these 
56.  The delay resulting from traffic congestion affect not only the time of travel but also the
productivity of individual is part of what we call
A.  traffic engineering
B.  traffic environment
C.  traffic economy
D.  traffic congestion
57.  The traffic enforcement action that does not contemplate possible assessment of penalty by the
court
A.  traffic arrest
B.  traffic citation
C.  traffic warning
D.  traffic violation        
58.  In accordance with Sec. 6 of PD 1613, which of the following circumstances does not constitute a
prima facie evidence of arson?
A.  The property was insured substantially more than its actual value at the time of the issuance of
the policy.
B.  Substantial amounts of flammable substances were stored within the building not necessary in
the business.
C.  Doors and windows that were normally kept open in the course of business were found closed
during the fire.
D.  The fire started in more than one part of the building or establishment.
59.  After a fire in which arson is suspected, you may be able to trace the fire to its origin because __.
A.  the alligator pattern of charring is not as light absorbent of the surrounding areas
B.  the checks of the charring process will be larger then the surrounding areas
C.  the pattern of charring at the point of origin is smaller and deeper than the rest of the areas

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60.  One of the following situations is a good indication of an accidental fire.
A.  Smell of ammonia
B.  Fire of several origin
C.  Intense heat
D.  Fire of only one origin
61.  The purpose of closing the doors and windows during fire is to __.
A.  stop the fire
B.  confine the fire
C.  slow the spread of fire
D.  spread the accelerants
62.  The purpose of opening the doors and windows of adjacent rooms in a burning building is to __.
A.  extinguish the fire
B.  supply the oxygen in the area
C.  prevent back draft
D.  serve as entrance of firemen
63.  An arsonist may rearrange materials or furniture in a room prior to setting it on fire in order to
__.
A.  mislead the investigators
B.  camouflage the odor of accelerants
C.  provide a quick burning situation
D.  all of the above
64.  If the fire is set by rationale motive, the important point to establish is ___.
A.  intensity of fire
B.  size of fire
C.  rapidity of spread
D.  origin of fire
65.  The “eyes and ears” of the investigators in fire investigation are the
A.  By standers
B.  Arsonists
C.  Victims
D.  Firemen
66.  The fire that started in almost all corners of the building at the same time is called __.
A.  separate burning    
B.  simultaneous burning
C.  non-related burning
D.  related burning
67.  A building which is unsafe in case of fire because it lacks adequate fire exit is said to be a __.
A.  Fire hazard
B.  Fire trap
C.  Fire resistive
D.  Fire unsafe
68.  In cases where a structure is completely burned to the ground, the position of doors and
windows during the fire whether opened or closed may be ascertained by __.
A.  consulting the original structure blueprint on file
B.  interviewing spectators
C.  collecting broken pieces of window glasses
D.  locating the hardware used in the construction of such doors
69.  Using electrical appliances, which draws electrical current beyond the designed capacity of the
electrical circuit, is known as __.
A.  Over using
B.  Over loading
C.  Over plugging
D.  Over capacity
70.  The introduction of drugs into the deeper layer of the skin by means of special electric current is
known as:
A.  Topical method
B.  Injection method

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D.  Oral method
71.  When too much drug is taken into the physiological system of the human body, there maybe an
over extension of its effect which is commonly called:
A.  Overdose
B.  Allergic reaction
C.  Side effect
D.  Idiosyncracy
72.  When two drugs are taken together, or with in a few hours of each other, they may interact with:
A.  good effects   
B.  bad effects
C.  unexpected results
D.  no effects
73.  The actual action of a particular drug depend on the basis of:
A.  it’s chemical component
B.  person’s tolerance
C.  body absorption
D.  food and water intake
74.  Which of the following is considered as the world’s oldest cultivated plant as a source of
prohibited drug?
A.  Marijuana
B.  Coca Bush
C.  Opium Poppy
D.  Peyote Cactus
75.  The opium poppy plant is scientifically known as:
A.  Cannabis Sativa
B.  Hashis
C.  Erythroxylon coca
D.  None of these
76.  The word hashis is derived from the name Hasan/Hashasin, a Muslim leader. Hashis refers to:
A.  male marijuana plant
B.  female marijuana plant
C.  the marijuana resin
D.  marijuana leaves
77.  Opium use in China was stemmed out from India and became widespread in the 19th Century.
From Middle East, the plant was cultivated in India, Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan which is
known as the:
A.  City of Dope
B.  Golden Crescent
C.  Green triangle
D.  Golden triangle
78.  Among the following was the German pharmacist who discovered the morphine drug.
A.  Allan Heithfield
B.  Troy Mcweigh   
C.  Freidrich Serturner
D.  Alder Wright
79.  What do you call the incident where vast numbers of American soldiers were addicted on the
morphine drug during the American Civil War?
A.  Morpheum Illness
B.  Soldier’s Disease phenomenon
C.  American Addiction
D.  Dreamer’s syndrome
80.  What is the chemical name of the Heroin drug?
A.  Amphetamine Sulfate
B.  Diacetylmorphine
C.  Acetonyl Dioxide
D.  Methamphetamine Hydrochloride

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81.  Which of the following law was enacted to provide for the registration of collection, and the
imposition of fixed and special taxes upon all persons who engage in illegal drug production?
A.  R.A. 953
B.  PD 44
C.  R.A 7659
D.  R.A. 6425
82.  The cause of majority of fire deaths is:
A.  Shock          
B.  Burn
C.  Falling materials
D.  Asphyxiation
83.  One of the following is a fire resistant item.
A.  Asbestos
B.  Borax
C.  Phosphate of ammonia
D.  Sulfur

84.  Uncontrollable impulse to incendiarism is commonly known as

A.  Kleptomania
B.  Pedophilia
C.  Manic depressive
D.  Arson
85.  Normally, fire feeds in all directions, but the least likely path a fire will follow is
A.  Upward         
B.  Sideward
C.  Downward
D.  Outward laterally
86.  What part of the investigation report that gives a brief summary of the major investigative steps
accomplished?
A.  Details
B.  Synopsis
C.  Undeveloped
D.  Conclusions
87.  He was a buckle maker then a brothel operator; a master criminal who became London’s most
effective criminal investigator. He was the most famous thief catcher in 1720s.
A.  Henry Fielding
B.  Jonathan Wild
C.  John Fielding
D.  Chales Dickens
88.  The America’s most famous private investigator and founder of Criminal Investigation in USA. He
established the practice of handwriting examination in American courts and promoted a plan to
centralize criminal identification records.
A.  Henry Fielding
B.  Jonathan Wild
C.  John Fielding
D.  Allan Pinkerton
89.  In this method, the three searchers follow each other along the path of a spiral, beginning on the
outside and spiraling in toward the center.
A.  Skip method search
B.  Round the clock method of search
C.  Quadrant search
D.  None of these
90.  A fire started from the basement of the building. After 30 minutes, the whole building has turned
into ashes. Which among the following is responsible for the spread of fire in the building?
A.  Heat
B.  Smoke
C.  Flame
D.  Combustion products 

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91.  These are used by fire setters in spreading the fire throughout the building
A.  Plants   
B.  Accelerants
C.  Trailers
D.  Gasoline
92.  The sudden ignition of accumulated radical gases produced when there is incomplete
combustion of fuel
A.  Backdraft
B.  Flashfire
C.  Flashover
D.  Biteback
93.  A flow which would be obtained if there is a continuous flow of vehicle and are given a one
hundred percent green time is called:
A.  Saturation flow
B.  Traffic flow
C.  Acceleration flow
D.  Smooth flow
94.  A signal system is created when two or more signals on any traffic route is coordinated with a
fixed time relationship among the several intervals known as:
A.  Signal system
B.  Traffic system
C.  Traffic lights
D.  Traffic signals
95.  The time within which the traffic indicates of any particular traffic signal face does not change:
A.  Interval
B.  Cycle
C.  Phase          
D.  Timing
96.  The total time required for the complete sequence of the phase is known as:
A.  Cycle                    
B.  Cycle length
C.  Timing
D.  Interval
97.  the objective of traffic signal time apportionment to secure movement with safety through an
intersection with a minimum delay is called:
A.  Timing
B.  Cycle length
C.  Phase
D.  Interval
98.  A portion of a signal cycle during which an assignment of right of way is made to given traffic
management:
A.  Offset
B.  Traffic phase
C.  Signal cycle
D.  Cycle split
99.  The number of times allocated to each phase of traffic light is called:
A.  Split
B.  Cycle time
C.  Cycle split
D.  Traffic phase
100.On a highway, a yellow or white line with a dotted white line means that
A.  you cannot overtake if the solid is in your side
B.  absolutely no overtaking
C.  overtaking allowed
D.  keep right

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