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REVIEW QUESTIONS

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, DETECTION & PREVENTION

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer in each of the following
questions. Mark only one answer on each item by a putting a
circle corresponding to the letter of your choice.

1. It is an activity that collects facts to accomplish the

three fold aims, i.e., to identify, to locate the guilty party,
and to provide evidence for his guilt.
A. investigation B. crime investigation
C. crime scene search D. criminal investigation

2. It is asking question to person who is believed to possess

knowledge that is of official interest to the investigator, and
who is cooperative in the conduct of investigation.
A. investigation B. interview
C. intelligence D. information

3. It is the skillful questioning of persons who are

uncooperative in the conduct of investigation or those who are
reluctant to divulge information in his possession which is
pertinent in the conduct of investigation.
A. interrogation B. questioning
C. all of these D. examination

4. It is the scientific examination of minute details of

physical evidence, application of laboratory equipment and
methods of forensic science in the detection of crime.
A. forensic science B. criminalistics
C. instrumentation D. police science

5. It is the branch of forensic science which concerned with

the recording, scientific examination, and interpretation of the
minute details to be found in physical evidence.
A. criminalistics B. forensic science
C. instrumentation D. police science

6. It is a self-incriminatory statement by the subject falling

short of an acknowledgement of guilt. It is an acknowledgment of
a fact or circumstance from which guilt may be inferred.
A. confession B. acknowledgment
C. admission D. self-incrimination

7. It is the testimony of a witness reduced to writing under

oath or affirmation, before a person empowered to administer
oaths, in answer to interrogatories and cross interrogations
submitted by the party desiring the information, and the
opposite party.
A. testimony B. deposition
C. affidavit D. statement

8. It is the place where the essential ingredients of the

criminal act took place, and this also includes the setting of
the crime and also the adjoining places of entry and exit of
both offender and victim.
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A. place of crime B. locale of crime

C. all of these D. crime scene

9. In this type of crime scene search, one searcher is

assigned to each subdivision of a quadrant. Depending on the
size of the area, it is divided into quadrants and then each
quadrant is cut into another set of quadrants.
A. strip method B. spiral method
C. zone method D. wheel method

10. It is the most universally used and most adaptable method

of crime scene recording, and it is applicable in all types of
crimes.
A. sketching B. note taking
C. all of these D. photography

11. Historically, the use of maps, models and sketches preceded

the practice of __________ the crime scene, and it has become an
indispensable tool of the criminal investigator.
A. note taking B. sketching
C. video-recording D. photographing

12. It is made by the investigator at the crime scene. It needs

not to be drawn to scale, but the proportions should be
approximated and the appropriate measurement of dimension shown.
A. projection sketch B. final sketch
C. rough sketch D. all of these

13. This type of sketch of the crime scene of a room is like

drawing of a cardboard box whose edges have been cut and the
sides flattened, and it is also called, exploded sketch.
A. crime scene sketch B. cross-projection sketch
C. draft sketch D. plain sketch

14. It may be defined as an articles and material which are

found in connection with an investigation and which is
establishing the identity of perpetrator or the circumstances
which the crime was committed, or assist in the discovery of
facts.
A. physical evidence B. clue materials
C. minute objects D. minute details

15. This kind of evidence links the suspect to the crime scene
or the offense, i.e., safe lining found in a suspect’s shoe or
the broken headlight glass found at the scene of hit-and-run.
A. material evidence B. circumstantial evidence
C. direct evidence D. associative evidence

16. This refers to the number of persons who handle the

physical evidence between the time of commission of the alleged
offense and the ultimate disposition of the case should be kept
to a minimum.
A. protecting evidence B. chain of custody
C. evidence preservation D. securing evidence

17. This refers to the offender’s pattern of committing a

crime.
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A. modus operandi B. motive & intent

C. profiling D. characteristics

18. It is a file of photograph of arrested individuals which

usually includes full-face and mug shots along with detailed
physical description of subject persons.
A. roques gallery B. modus-operandi file
C. fingerprint file D. index card file

19. It is an investigative practice of placing the suspect

within a group of people for the purpose of being viewed by
eyewitnesses.
A. police line-up B. identification parade
C. all of these D. none of these

20. The following are the elements of the crime of homicide,

EXCEPT:
A. the accused killed a person without any justifying
circumstances
B. the accused had the intention to kill which is
presumed
C. the killing was not attended by any qualifying
circumstances
D. the killing of the persons is neither parricide,
murder nor infanticide

21. It is entitled as an “Act Defining Certain Rights of a

Person Under Custodial Investigation, Prescribing Penalties for
the Violators Thereof, and for Other Purposes.”
A. RA 9262 B. RA 7438
C. RA 7659 D. RA 8553

22. It is hearsay evidence, and it is also known as an ante-

mortem statement.
A. allegations of facts B. hearsay testimony
C. dying declaration D. material evidence

23. It is the unlawful killing of any person.

A. homicide B. murder
C. parricide D. infanticide

24. As provided in the Revised Penal Code, robbery is divided

into two different classifications, one is robbery by the use of
force upon things, and the other classification is:
A. robbery with violence, or intimidation of person
B. taking of personal property belonging to another
C. with intent to gain and to possess the property
D. pre-conceived plans and unexpected opportunity

25. Evidence that can link the perpetrator to the crime scene
or victim is of two kinds, the first is evidence taken
deliberately or accidentally from the crime scene, and the
second is:
A. tracing evidence that lead to the identity of suspect
B. physical evidence brought to and left at the crime
scene
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C. circumstantial evidence to prove the commission of the

crime
D. associative evidence found at the crime scene

26. It is otherwise known as the “The Anti-Rape Law of 1997.”

A. RA 7659 B. RA 8353
C. RA 9262 D. RA 8294

27. In bringing the rape victim at the hospital, the procedure

will accomplish two primary objectives in treating the victim,
one is to treat the victim with physical injury, and the other
is:
A. to be immediately interviewed by the investigator
B. to collect evidence of investigative significance
C. to provide emergency medical attention
D. to undergo professional psychological counseling

28. During the conduct of special crime investigation, it

becomes a widely used tool in determining the success of
criminal investigation.
A. proximity factors B. probability factors
C. propinquity factors D. solvability factors

29. It is the taking, with intent to gain, of a motor vehicle

belonging to another, without the latter’s consent, or by means
of violence against or intimidation of persons, or by using
force upon things.
A. carnapping B. motor vehicle theft
C. all of these D. joy riding

30. It is the taking of personal property belonging to another,

and with intent to gain, by means of violence against, or
intimidation of any person, or using force upon things.
A. robbery B. theft
C. brigandage D. hijacking

31. It is a criminal act more particularly described as the

unlawful taking and carrying away of a person by force or fraud
and against his or her will for purpose of extorting ransom.
A. kidnapping B. abduction
C. hostage taking D. illegal detention

32. It is money, price, or consideration paid or demanded for

redemption of a captured person or persons, a payment that
releases from captivity.
A. ransom B. financial consideration
C. monetary consideration D. none of these

33. It shall mean any act of canvassing, enlisting,

contracting, transporting, procuring workers, and promising or
advertising for employment abroad, whether for profit or not.
A. employment agencies B. illegal agencies
C. illegal recruiters D. illegal recruitment

34. It is the investigation of cases that are unique, and often

require special training to fully understand their broad
significance.
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A. robbery & theft investigation

B. rape& sex crimes investigation
C. homicide & murder investigation
D. special crime investigation

35. It is otherwise known as the “Anti-Wire Tapping Law.”

A. RA 4200 B. RA 4002
C. RA 2004 D. RA 4020

36. It is defined as the procedure for collecting, recording,

organizing and preserving all various information gathered in an
investigation.
A. investigation B. trial preparation
C. case screening D. case management

37. In administrative case designations as considerations in

case management, it means that all available leads has been
exhausted but the case has not been brought to a conclusion and
investigative efforts may resume.
A. follow-up investigation B. suspended investigation
C. initial investigation D. none of these

38. It is a term used to describe the confiscation of assets,

by the state, which are either, i.e., the proceeds of crime or
the instrumentalities of crime, and more recently, terrorism.
A. sequestration B. escheating
C. asset forfeiture D. all of these

39. This is an “Act Defining and Penalizing the Crime of

Plunder.”
A. R.A. No. 7080 B. R.A. No. 7008
C. R.A. No. 8770 D. R.A. No. 7800

40. This is an “Act Defining the Crime of Money Laundering,

Providing Penalties Therefore, and for Other Purposes.”
A. R.A. No. 9610 B. R.A. No. 9160
C. R.A. No. 9106 D. R.A. No. 9061

41. It involves gathering and preparing the raw material for a

court or hearing, and can include evidence gathering, forensic
investigation, private investigations, evidence analysis, and
preparing witness testimony.
A. case management B. court preparation
C. trial preparation D. case preparation

42. These are properties for which ownership itself is a crime,

e.g., illegal drugs, smuggled goods, and any other properties
subject of the offense.
A. contraband B. prohibited articles
B. illegal items D. assets & net worth

43. These crimes are often referred to as “__________,” because

victims are unlikely to report the crime to the police or law
enforcement agencies, e.g., gambling, prostitution, and
dangerous drugs.
A. violation of penal code B. violation of special laws
C. crimes against person D. victimless crimes
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44. It is the observation of the intelligence collection

agencies of its activities by the opposition for purposes of
determining whether they are under surveillance, casing or any
other forms of collection of information.
A. technical surveillance B. counter-surveillance
C. moving surveillance D. counter-intelligence

45. It is a type of information or intelligence that

contributes directly to the achievement of an immediate law
enforcement objective, such as arrest and prosecution, and it is
used to short term needs.
A. tactical intelligence B. line intelligence
C. police intelligence D. counter-intelligence

46. It is the heart of intelligence that uses the methods of

social science research, and central to this approach is the
formulation of hypothesis from the information collected,
analyzed, evaluated and tested.
A. intelligence operatives B. undercover agents
C. intelligence analysts D. operational analysts

47. It is often used in normal conversation where the subject

is encouraged to speak, and once talking, he or she listens
enthusiastically, and stimulating the subject to continue what
he or she is saying.
A. elicitation B. deduction
C. compartmentation D. evaluation

48. This is an act or an instance of following up, as to

further an end or review new developments of an investigation
earlier conducted, or it is a process of digging up the
preliminary investigation earlier conducted.
A. follow-up investigation B. continuing investigation
C. concluding investigation D. any of these

49. It is unlike the investigation of other types of crime in

that it is proactive instead of reactive; and the law
enforcement does not anymore simply respond to the scene after
the crime has been committed.
A. special crime investigation
B. investigation of organized crime
C. miscellaneous field investigation
D. crimes against person investigation

50. It is characterized as a “structured group of three or more

persons existing for a period of time and acting in concert with
the aim of committing one or more serious crimes or offenses.
A. organized crime B. syndicated crime
C. notorious criminal D. transnational crime

51. This Act shall be known as the "Revised Fire Code of the
Philippines of 2008."
A. R.A. No. 9145 B. R.A. No. 9541
C. R.A. No. 9415 D. R.A. No. 9514

52. Any act that would remove or neutralize a fire hazard.

A. controlling B. abatement
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C. fire fighting D. preventing

53. Passageway from one building to another or through or

around a wall in approximately the same floor level.
A. vertical exit B. diagonal exit
C. emergency exit D. horizontal exit

54. A piece of metal or an electrical conductor used to bypass

a safety device in an electrical system.
A. overloading B. octopus connection
C. jumper D. all of these

55. The use of one or more electrical appliances or devices

which draw or consume electrical current beyond the designed
capacity of the existing electrical system of structures.
A. electrical failure B. overloading
C. load capacity D. short-circuiting

56. An integrated network of hydraulically designed piping

installed in a building, structure or area with outlets arranged
in a systematic pattern which automatically discharges water
when activated by heat or combustion products from a fire.
A. sprinkler system B. wet pipe system
C. stand pipe system D. dry pipe system

57. A system of vertical pipes in a building to which fire

hoses can be attached on each floor, including a system by which
water is made available to the outlets as needed.
A. fire control system B. fire hoses and boxes
C. standpipe system D. fire pipe system

58. An enclosed vertical space of passage that extends from

floor to floor, as well as from the base to the top of the
building.
A. diagonal shaft B. vertical shaft
C. circular shaft D. horizontal shaft

59. A passage hall or antechamber between the outer doors and

the interior parts of a house or building.
A. abatement B. shaft
C. vestibule D. jumper

60. It is a heat and light from rapid combination of oxygen and

other materials, or simply means the active principle of burning
characterized by fuel, heat and oxygen.
A. light B. flame
C. smoke D. fire

61. This is done with the use of water, and the temperature of
the substance is lowered below the burning point because without
the heat the fuel no longer has the conditions required to
produce oxygen to sustain fire.
A. cooling B. quenching
C. all of these D. none of these
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62. It is the first step of the operation to search for the

origin of fire, especially when there are no witnesses that spot
the specific risks and the possible casualties.
A. reconnaisance B. surveillance
C. all of these D. casing of fire

63. It is either the venting, or containment—isolation, actions

by on-scene firefighters, used to take control from the outset
of a fires burning regime, in an effort to gain tactical
advantage during interior structural firefighting.
A. positive ventilation B. isolation of fire
C. tactical ventilation D. pressure ventilation

64. It is defined as the malicious, willful, intentional and

felonious destructions of property by fire, and this is the
study of the causes of the subject of fire investigation.
A. destruction B. arson
C. explosion D. fire

65. The term describes the transfer of heat within a solid

material from hotter to cooler parts, due this different
materials conduct heat at the different rate.
A. radiation B. convection
C. none of these D. conduction

66. It presupposes an understanding of the motivation behind the

behavior of motorist, commuters, and pedestrians.
A. traffic education B. traffic engineering
C. traffic management D. traffic enforcement

67. This is otherwise known as “The Land Transportation Code of

the Philippines, as Amended”.
A. R.A. No. 4361 B. R.A. No. 4136
C. R.A. No. 4631 D. R.A. No. 4163

68. It is a condition on road networks that occurs as use

increases, and is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip
times, and increased vehicular queueing.
A. traffic clogging B. traffic problem
C. traffic congestion D. traffic accident

69. It is that phase which deals with the planning of streets,

roads, highways, and the movement of traffic units thereon in
terms of safer, convenient, and economic transportation of
persons and goods.
A. traffic supervision B. traffic engineering
C. traffic control D. traffic direction

70. This is a traffic engineering phraseology for forecasting

future traffic demand on target year for road design. Its
indicator is dictated by development of land use, industry,
economy, and population component.
A. channelization B. road & street design
C. filtering D. geometric design

71. It is that occurrence in a sequence of events which usually

produces unintended injury, death, or property damage.
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A. reckless imprudence B. traffic accident

C. negligence D. vehicular accident

72. It is the crowning jewel of traffic management, an abstract

architect of social life, and an unyielding master of man’s
destiny on the roadways.
A. traffic environment B. traffic information
C. traffic economy D. traffic education

73. It is an action taken by the police and other authorized

agencies which induce voluntary compliance and compel adherence
to traffic laws and ordinances by regulating the use of movement
of motor vehicles along the highways for the purpose of creating
a deterrent to all potential violators.
A. traffic arrest B. traffic apprehension
C. traffic citation D. traffic enforcement

74. It is wholly a traffic law enforcer’s responsibility and

entails in looking for the defects in the behavior of motorist,
pedestrians, vehicles, equipment, and roadway condition.
A. prosecution B. apprehension
C. penalization D. detection

75. It is every device which is self propelled and every vehicle

which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead
trolley wires, but not operated upon rails.
A. conveyances B. motorcycle
C. motor vehicle D. mobility

76. It is any inherent characteristics of a traffic-way, a

vehicle, or a person making a trip on a traffic-way that affects
the probability of traffic accidents.
A. attributes B. character
C. traits D. profile

77. It is an accidental and usually violent contact between two

objects which are approaching each other because of the movement
of one or both of the motor vehicle involved in an accident.
A. impact B. collision
C. contact D. accident

78. It is the scientific process of investigating, analyzing,

and drawing conclusions about the causes and events during a
vehicle collision.
A. accident reconstruction
B. hit & run investigation
C. traffic accident investigation
D. on-the-scene traffic investigation

79. These are marks left on the road by tires that are not free
to rotate usually because brakes are applied strongly enough to
lock wheels.
A. skip-skid B. skid-marks
C. scuff marks D. yaw marks

80. It is a term commonly applied to any traffic accident in

which a driver fails to comply with any of the laws regarding
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stopping, giving aid, and revealing his identity after the

accident.
A. reconstruction B. hit & run
C. traffic investigation D. on-scene investigation

81. It is refers to any act of introducing any dangerous drugs

into the body of any person, with or without his knowledge by
injecting, ingestion or other means or of committing any act of
indispensable assistance to a person in taking a dangerous drug
to himself or herself.
A. administer B. taking
C. using D. introducing

82. It is a cluster of characteristic reaction and behavior of

varying intensity, depending on the amount of drug taken and
length of time used which ensue upon abrupt cessation of drug
upon the body has physical dependence.
A. rehabilitation of abuser B. treatment of abuser
C. withdrawal symptoms D. diagnosis of abuser

83. It is the process that refers to all methods and techniques

utilized to help an individual to overcome some impairment.
A. rehabilitation B. treatment
C. withdrawal symptoms D. diagnosis of abuser

84. It is a necessary tool employed in building-up relevant

evidence which is vital in the development of a drug case.
A. illicit drug investigation
B. drug pushing investigation
C. illegal trade investigation
D. drug trafficking investigation

85. It is a state of psychic or physical dependence or both on

a drug arising in a person following administration of drug on a
periodic or continuous basis.
A. drug dependence B. physical dependence
C. drug dependant D. psychological dependence

86. These are drugs capable of provoking sensation, thinking,

self-awareness and emotion.
A. stimulants B. hallucinogens
C. narcotics D. depressants

87. It is any chemical substance that by virtue of its chemical

nature alters the structure and functioning of living organism.
A. drug B. alcohol
C. substance D. chemicals

88. It is any immoral conduct or habit, the indulgence of which

leads to depravity wickedness and corruption.
A. addiction B. vice
C. alcoholism D. gambling

89. Means any part of the plant of the species papaver

somniferum L, including the seeds thereof.
A. opium poppy B. opium seeds
C. opium leaves D. opium straw
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90. It is learning process that influences an individual

emotionally, intellectually, and socially and may result in the
modification of attitudes that influence behavior.
A. drug seminar B. drug symposium
C. drug education D. all of these

91. It is an Act Instituting the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs

Act of 2002, Providing Funds, and for Other Purposes.
A. RA 9165 B. RA 1956
C. RA 9156 D. RA 1965

92. Any organized group of two (2) or more persons forming or

joining together with the intention of committing any offense
prescribed by RA 9165.
A. drug syndicate B. syndicated crime group
C. drug traffickers D. organized crime group

93. An analytical test using a device, tool or equipment with a

different chemical or physical principle that is more specific.
A. confirmatory test B. screening test
C. drug test D. non of the above

94. Any person who knowingly and willfully consents the

unlawful acts provided by RA 9165.
A. protector B. coddler
C. protector or coddler D. all of these

95. This is any person who pays for, raises or supplies money
for, or underwrites any of the illegal activities prescribed by
R.A. No. 9165.
A. employee B. caretaker
C. financier D. lookout

96. This is otherwise known as the “Dangerous Drug Act of

1972.”
A. R.A. No. 6425 B. R.A. No. 4225
C. R.A. No. 6452 D. R.A. No. 2564

97. This is often the most useful evidence of all. Not only do
they help find the vehicles, by giving a clue to a particular
make and model of the motor vehicle, and they may be used to
connect a suspected motor vehicle to the accident.
A. broken parts of the motor vehicle
B. collect debris, objects and other specimen
c. collect the testimony of witnesses
D. collect all the related facts of the accident

98. Any condition or act which increases or may cause an

increase in the probability of the occurrence of fire, or which
may obstruct, delay, hinder or interfere with fire fighting
operations and the safeguarding of life and property.
A. fire trap B. fire hazard
C. fire danger D. fire door

99. It shall be known as the “Fire Code of the Philippines.“

A. PD 1185 B. PD 1613
C. PD 1174 D. RA 3815
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100. The fundamental responsibility of the officer-in-charge of

protecting the crime scene is:
A. interrogating the witness, the victims and the
suspects
B. engaging in the search for traces left by the
criminals
C. removal of evidence which may be important
investigated
D. preserving the site of the crime in the same physical
conditions as it was left by the perpetrator

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