1.

It deals with the identity, location and arrest of a person who commits a crime and simultaneously identify, collect, preserve and evaluate
evidence for the purpose of bringing criminal offender to justice.
a. Investigation c. Investigative process
b. Criminal investigation d. Criminal inquest
2. After identifying, collecting and preserving information gathered about the crime, the investigator shall _______________ such information to
determine whether it can stand prosecution and trial.
a. Recognize c. Preserve
b. Collect d. Evaluate
3. Which of the following is not one of the form of information the investigator obtained from regular, cultivated or grapevine sources?
a. Sensory c. Concrete
b. Written d. Physical forms
4. Through this tool of criminal investigation tangible things maybe used to detect crimes, identify the criminals, facilitate, and assist the investigator
in its task in achieving the objectives of criminal investigation.
a. Information c. Instrumentation
b. Criminalistics d. Interview/Interrogation
5. Which phase of criminal Investigation that the investigator apprised the person of his right under Republic Act 7438?
a. During the identification of criminal offender
b. During the arrest, detention and interrogation of the offender
c. During the gathering of evidence to prove the guilt of criminal offender
d. During police line-up
6. What specific offence has been committed? Who committed it? When it was committed? Where it was committed? Why it was committed? And
how it was committed? This are called_______________________ of criminal investigation.
a. Cardinal Points c. Golden Rule
b. Three Is d. Bridges burn
7. One of the stages of criminal investigation is the identification of criminals, which can be done in any or a combination of the following, except:
a. By confession or admission by the criminal
b. By corpus delicti
c. By circumstantial evidence
d. By eyewitness
8. Coerced and uncounselled statements are considered involuntary or forced confession which are usually an:
a. Judicial c. Prosecutorial
b. Extra judicial d. Admission
9. After apprising him of his rights under Republic Act 7438, Lauro Galit who was invited and interrogated for the crime of murder executed an extra-
judicial confession acknowledging his guilt to the crime charged. What is the effect of such confession to his case?
a. It can be used as evidence against him
b. He will be convicted for the crime of murder
c. He waived his rights to prove his innocence
d. His case will prosper
10. Which of the following is not an element of corpus delicti?
a. Proof of the occurrence of certain event
b. Persons criminal responsibility for the acts
c. Additional evidence of a different character to the same point
d. Proper chain of custody
11. An act or declaration made in the presence and within the hearing or observation of a party who does or says nothing, when the act or
declaration naturally calls for action if comment is not true.
a. Admission by Silence c. Admission
b. Res inter alios acta d. Negative pregnant
12. In this process, written confession of the accused is used as a script in describing events of the crime. This strengthens the prosecutors case
and serves to convince the judge that the accused was not maltreated nor affected by sinister psychological influence.
a. Mental reconstruction c. Reconstruction
b. Crime reenactment d. Physical reconstruction
13. Statement no. 1. Confession is a voluntary statement, either oral or written, made by a person charged with the commission of a crime which he
admits participation in, or commission of, the criminal act. It cannot be implied, it should be direct and positive acknowledgment of guilt. Statement
no. 2 Admission is a statement by the accused regarding facts pertinent to the crime. It tends, in connection with the proof of other facts, to prove the
suspects guilt. It can be implied.
a. Statement No. 1 is true while statement no. 2 is false
b. Statement No. 1 is false while statement no. 2 is true
c. Statements No. 1 and 2 are both true
d. Statements No. 1 and 2 are both false
14. Which of the following need not be present in order to prove the guilt of the accused by means of confession or admission?
a. Confession must be supported by corroborative evidence
b. Corpus delicti must be established separately
c. Confession must be voluntarily and freely given
d. Confession must be ratified by the judge or the fiscal
15. Assume that you are an investigator who investigates a murder case perpetrated by an unknown suspect. A person in the name of Ruel, a call
center agent, saw the crime and he is willing to identify the suspect. Which of the following methods will you not utilize to establish the identity of
the suspect?
a. Verbal Description (Portrait Parle) and Rogues Gallery (Photographic Files)
b. General Photographs and Cartographic Sketch (Artists Assistance) [Composite Artist]
c. Police Line-up
d. Systematic interview that may lead to the identity of a known criminals
16. 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
17. Circumstantial Evidence is an evidence that indirectly proves a fact in issue through an inference which fact-finder draws from the evidence
presented. It is sufficient to produce the conviction of the accused if:
a. There are more than one circumstances present
b. The facts from which the inferences derived are proven
c. The combination of all the circumstances is such as to produce a conviction beyond reasonable doubt
All of the above
18. You are an investigator who investigates an alleged robbery with homicide case perpetrated by an unknown suspects. Since there are no
witnesses to the crime the following may give you a hint to identify the suspect, except one.
a. Motive and opportunity
b. Declaration and acts indicative of guilt, preparation for a commission of crime and possession of fruits of a crime of the perpetrator
c. Modus Operandi, associative evidence and criminal potentiality
d. Knowledge, skills, tools or facilities that could easily be adopted to criminal use by the suspect
19. 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 c. Automatic informant
b. Casual informant d. Recruited informant
20. Covert observation of a person, place, or things by human or technical means to acquire information.
a. Surveillance c. Mobile
b. Stationary surveillance d. Technical
21. In this method of shadowing, operatives are station at a fixed point assuming that subject followed the same general route each day.
a. ABC Method c. Combined Foot- Auto Surveillance
b. Leap Frog Method d. None of the above
22. Sometimes called roping. An investigation technique whereby the operative conceals his true identity and adopts an assumed role to obtain
information or accomplish a specific mission.
a. Undercover assignment c. Work assignment and social assignment
b. Dwelling assignment d. Personal contact assignment
23. You are an investigator tasked to investigate a suspected murder case which the there is no known suspect, no witnesses nor any other circumstantial evidence, except
physical evidence. Where can you get these pieces of evidence that may lead you to the identity of the suspect?
a. The Crime Scene c. The Suspect
b. The Victim d. All of the above
24. You were an investigator who tries to reconstruct the crime scene. What are the components of the crime scene situation which you would
analyzed?
a. Suspect arrival at the scene and place of entry
b. Movement of suspect from point of entry and his contact with the victim
c. Place of exit
d. All of the above
25. What is the type of reasoning whereby the collected information is analyzed carefully to develop a theory of the crime.
a. Inductive c. Systematic
b. Deductive d. Logical
26. Statement no. 1. In the reconstruction of a crime, the investigator rational theory of the crime may begins with deductive logic and later on inductive logic; Statement no.
2. A rational theory of crime is more than a learned guess, but less than a certainty, but have very high order of probability.
a. Statement no. 1 is true while statement no. 2 is false
b. Statement no. 1 is false while statement no. 2 is true
c. Statements no. 1 and 2 are both true
d. Statements no. 1 and 2 are both false
27. Statement no. 1. In Physical of reconstruction, the physical appearance of the crime scene is reconstructed from the description, of the witnesses and the indication of
the physical evidence. Statement no. 2. In mental reconstruction after physical reconstruction, conclusions are made about the consistency of the accounts of the various
witnesses. No assumption is made without supporting evidence.
a. Statement no. 1 is correct
b. Statement no. 2 is incorrect
c. Statements no. 1 and 2 are both correct
d. Statements no. 1 and 2 are both incorrect
28. After reconstructing the crime scene, the following are the minimal requirements to be observed by the investigator to insure admissibility of photographs in court.
a. The object which is represented should not be immaterial or irrelevant
b. The photograph should not unduly incite prejudice and sympathy
c. The photograph should be free from distortion
d. All of the above
29. Why does the dead body of the victim of violence needs to be photographed after its removal from the crime scene?
a. To have a set of view showing the relationship of the body with the surrounding
b. To identify the victim and have close-up picture of the wounds
c. To provide reserve picture in case of loss or damage
d. All of the above
30. Photographs to be taken at the scene of the crime
a. Over-All and environments photograph
b. Photographs of articles of evidence and photographs of the deceased
c. Photographs of the scene of the crime operatives showing their identity
d. Special techniques photograph of the body after removal
31. It supplements photographs of the crime scene and considered to be the simplest and the most effective way of showing actual measurements and of identifying
significant items of evidence in their location at the scene.
a. Crime scene sketch c. Finished sketch
b. Rough sketch d. Direction sketch
32. In searching for physical evidence at the crime scene, the following types of search could be used depending upon locale, number of personnel
available, type of object sought and speed desired, except:
a. Strip and double strip or grid search
b. Zone search
c. Rectangular and circular search
d. Spiral and wheel search
33. Which of the following must be done to maintain the physical integrity of evidence?
a. Evidence must be photographed and packaged
b. Evidence must be properly documented
c. Maintain its chain of custody
d. Identify, tag and seal the evidence
34. Which of the following must be done to maintain the legal integrity of evidence?
a.Evidenced must be properly documented
b. Maintain its chain of custody
c. Identify, tag and seal the evidence
d. Photographed and packaged the evidence
35. The methodology involving the systematic searching, handling, distribution and accountability of all evidence found at the crime scene, including
the documentation of every article of evidence from the point of initial discovery at the scene, to its collection and transport to the point of
examination, its temporary storage and its final disposal is referred to us.
a. Corpus delicti c. Blotter
b. Necropsy report d. Chain of custody
36. To prove the chain of custody of evidence the following must be demonstrated except:
a. The evidence must be free from alteration, contamination and switching
b. The evidence offered is the same evidence found at the scene
c. There is no opportunity to replace or improperly alter the evidence
d. Any change in the condition of the evidence can be explained
37. Which of the following is not one of the questioning techniques that should be utilized in interrogation?
a. Chronological c. Going backward
b. General to specific d. Going upward
38. In questioning a witness, an ideal type of written statement is:
a. Narrative type because it is easier and will be short
b. Question and answer because it provides details of acts
c. Combination of the two
d. Your convenient type
39. Jessie was invited by the NBI operatives to answer questions pertinent to the murder case investigated. After the questioning at the NBI
Headquarters however, he was held for further questioning and considered him a suspect already. Persons who can visit him are as follows, except:
a. Lovers, friends and countrymen
b. Immediate member of his family
c. Any medical doctor, priest or religious minister
d. Personnel of the C.H.R.
40. Republic Act No. 7438 defines immediate members of the family are as follows, except:
a. Spouse, fianc/fiance, parents, child, brother or sister
b. Grandparents, grandson/daughter, great granddaughter/grandson
c. Uncle, aunt, guardian, ward
d. Relatives, intimate friends and best friends
41. What are the Golden Rules in homicide investigation?
a. Never touch, alter and change the position of anything until identified, measured and photographed
b. If article has been move it can never be restored again to its original position
c. A and B are true
d. All of the above
42. The interview of a witness can be described by the acronym IRONIC, which stands for:
a. Inquiry, Recognition, Organization, Novelty, Identity, Continuity
b. Identity, Rapport, Omnipresent, Narration, Inquiry, Conclusion
c. Identity, Recognition, Opening statement, Narration, Inquiry, Conclusion
d. Identity, Rapport, Opening statement, Narration, Inquiry, Conclusion
43. Which one is not a means of recording crime a scene?
a. By photographs c. By sketches
b. By notes d. Surveying
44. Application of all procedures for the search of missing persons.
a. Rogues gallery c. manhunt
b. Tracing d. order of battle
45. Physical evidence are contaminated, altered of shape, damaged or lost because of:
a. Improper packaging
b. Corruption of investigator
c. Non-maintenance of chain of custody
d. A and C are true
46. Statement No. 1-The systematic procedure for verbal description of a person after a short period of visual observation is termed Portrait Parle;
Statement No. 2-Description of police characters which a witness may refer and that is kept by police unit for purpose of references is Rogues
Gallery
a. Statement No. 1 is correct while statement No. 2 is incorrect
b. Statement No. 2 is correct while statement 1 is incorrect
c. Statement No.1 and 2 are both correct
d. Statement No.1 and 2 are both incorrect
47. Statement no. 1-Tagging of physical evidence aside from the marking should be made immediately after receipt by the evidence custodian;
Statement no. 2- Marking or labeling of physical evidence should be made at the crime scene upon collection.
a. Statement No. 1 is correct
b. Statement No. 2 is incorrect
c. Statement No.1 and 2 are both correct
d. Statement No.1 and 2 are both incorrect
48. 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 c. During the announcement that he is under arrest
b. During the actual questioning d. At the moment that he is invited for questioning
49. What is the principal psychological factor that contributes to a successful interrogation?
a. Privacy
b. Rapport between the interrogator and the subject
c. Legality
d. It should be done in the interrogation room with one way mirror
50. Statement no. 1- In spiral method of search, the searchers gather at the center and proceed outward along radius or spokes. Statement no. 2-
In wheel method, the searchers follow each other along the path of a spiral, beginning on the outside and spiraling in toward the center.
a. Statement No. 1 is correct
b. Statement No. 2 is incorrect
c. Statements No.1 and 2 are both correct
d. Statements No.1 and 2 are both incorrect
51. Eavesdropping the crime scene means:
a. Extent the estimate of the scene
b. Search physical evidence at the scene
c. Playing the role of a curious spectator and mix with the crowd to listen to their conversation
d. None of the above
52. Criminal investigative activities virtually deals with:
a. Recognition and collection of facts which may be sensory, documentary and physical forms
b. Preservation and evaluation of information gathered from the regular, cultivated and grapevine sources
c. Persons and things
d. A and B only
53.Crimesinvolving destruction oflife,except:
a.Mutilation seriousphysicalinjuriesand rape
b.Duel,abortion andinfanticide
c. Homicide andmurder
d.Parricide
54. Vincent kiled his adoptorafter the rendition ofjudgment of the petition foradoption. Whatwasthe crime committed byVincent?
a.Parricide c. Homicide
b.Murder d.None of the above
55. Principlesin 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
56. Considered to be the beginning of any homicide investigation is:
a. Process of establishing the accurate cause of death
b. Process of determining who is responsible for the death
c Process of determining how the victim was killed
d. Process of determining when the victim was killed
57. In a case of dead person, when autopsy should be performed?
a. Death has been caused by violence
b. At once when there is the slightest reason to suspect the probability of homicide.
c. Upon the request of the dead persons family
d. In all cases involving death
58. Which of the following is the primary role of the investigator upon arrival at the homicide scene?
a. Verification of death
b. Identification of the person who is responsible for the death
c. Call a physician for the proper declaration of death
d. All of the above
59. Legally, when does death considered to have occurred?
a. Respiratory system is no longer performing within the body
b. Cardiac activity is no longer performing within the body
c. Central nervous system activity is no longer performing within the body
d. All of the above
60. You were a police officer responded in a violent crime just recently occurred. How would you determine signs of death?
a. By detecting signs of breathing and respiratory movement
b. By hearing heart sounds
c. By applying pressure in the fingernails of a person
d. Any of the above
61. Uses of physical evidence, except:
a. Determine the cause of crime
b. Reconstruct the crime
c. Identify the participants
d. Confirm or discredit an alibi
62. In order to introduce physical evidence in trial, three important factors may be considered, except:
a. The article must be properly identified
b. Continuity or chain of custody
c. Legality of the procurement
d. Competency must be proved, that the evidence is material and relevant
63. Evidence of violence characterized by the removal of the superficial epithelial layer of the skin brought about by the friction against a hard rough surface.
a. Contusion c. Patterned wound
b. Abrasions d. Hematoma
64. You are a police officer responding to a crime which there is a dying person. You will obtain dying declaration from him. Which of the following is not one of your duties in
regard to dying declaration?
a. Observe the victim as to whether he is manifesting a feeling of his impending death
b. Observe carefully the mental condition of the victim and jot down immediately his statements
c. Attempt to save the life of the victim
d. Avoid leading questions and produce the statement.
65. Statement no. 1-Admissibility of dying declaration is not dependent on their being made in any particular form. Statement no. 2- Dying declaration has no definite
form required and need not be under oath.
a. Statement no. 1 is true
b. Statement no. 2 is false
c. Statements no. 1 and 2 are both true
d. Statements no. 1 and 2 are both false
66. Before the dead body is removed from the crime scene, the investigator must be sure that the following had already been performed.
1. Crime scene search, sketch and photograph taken.
2. Possible witnesses are identified, leads taken into considerations and relative position of the body was determined.
3. Notes are properly taken cared, evidence are identified, collected and preserved.
4. Close coordination between the medico-legal officer, the prosecutor and the homicide investigator was established.
a. 1 and 4 c. 2 and 3
b. 1, 2 and 3 d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
67. Rape by sexual assault, except::
a. Inserting penis into another persons mouth
b. Inserting penis into another persons anal orifice
c. Inserting penis while the woman is sleeping
d Inserting any instrument or object, into the genital or anal orifice of another person.
68. Post-mortem change that is characterized by the discoloration of the body after death.
A. livor mortis C. algor mortis
B. rigor mortis D. all of the above
69. What injury would a person sustain if hit in the head with a hard object?
A. lacerated wound C. hematoma
B. incised wound D. abrasions
70. This is the Anti-sexual Harassment Act of 1995:
A. RA 8049 C. RA 8505
B. RA 7877 D. RA 6235
71. Which of the following body system coincide the stopping of a mental organ function of a person to medically dead?
A. cardiac C. central nervous
B. respiratory D. digestive

72. Identification of a dead body through examination of the teeth:

A. Forensic pathology C. Forensic odontology
B. Forensic chemistry D. Forensic medicine
73. This is known as the Anti-Plunder Act:
A. RA 7080 C. RA 7610
B. RA 10054 D. RA 3019
74. Which of the following is not a crime against persons?
A. Physical injury C. Abduction
B. Mutilation D. Parricide
75. This is known as the Anti-Hazing Law:
A. RA 8049 C. RA 3553
B. RA 4200 D. RA 7877
76. The notion, which declares that human behavior tends to repeat itself, can serve as basis of the investigator in determining:
A. Criminal behavior C. Nature of the crime
B. Modus operandi D. Criminal intent
77. This is the first that an investigator must do upon his arrival at the scene of the crime:
A. Secure the crime scene C. Interview of witness
B. Taking a picture D. Attend to emergency
78. It refers to the forcible expulsion of a fetus from the mothers womb:
A. Infanticide C. Abortion
B. Parricide D. Murder
79. In this case, a price, reward or promise has been considered to kill the victim:
A. Homicide C. Infanticide
B. Parricide D. Murder
80. It is one of the oldest methods of suspect identification:
A. Cartographic sketch C. Rouges gallery
B. Composite D. Police lineup
81. You are Criminologist-Police Commissioned Officer who leads the execution of a valid search warrant. Who must be present when a valid
search warrant is conducted on a domicile?
A. The house owner
B. Any member of the house owners family
C. Two witnesses residing in the same community
D. All of the above
82. Which of the following is not one of the acts of committing violation of domicile?
A. Searching domicile without witness
B. Search warrants maliciously obtained and abuse in the service of search warrant
C. Search of the domicile without warrant
D. Entering a dwelling against the will of the owner, searching documents, papers and effects without the previous consent of the owner or
refusing to leave having surreptitiously entered a dwelling when required by the owner
83. Senior Police Officer III Judean and Police Officer II Castro arrested and detained Pedro Yengco without warrant for the crime of theft. When
brought to the inquest prosecutor, the latter issued release order for further investigation. What crime if any do the dou commits?
A. Arbitrary detention
B. Delaying release
C. Delay in the delivery of detained persons to the proper judicial authorities
D. Illegal detention
84. Any person who killed his father, mother or child, whether legitimate or illegitimate, or any of his ascendants, or his spouse, is guilty of what
crime?
a. Homicide c. Parricide
b. Murder d. Any of the choices
85. A and B are husband and wife, while working as security guard of Landbank, A felt sick one night and decided to go home around midnight and
saw B having sexual intercourse with a neighbor C. A grabbed C and hacked the latter to death. As Criminologist-Investigator what crime if any
would you charged against A?
a. Homicide c. Parricide
b. Murder d. None because A is exempted from criminal liability
86. In attempted or frustrated homicide, the offender must have tthe intent to kill the victim. If there is no intent to kill, the offender is liable for-
a. Physical injury c. Serious physical injury
b. Homicide d. Consummated physical injury
87. Under RA 8294 the use of unlicensed firearm in the commission of a crime is not considered as a separate crime but shall be appreciated as a-
a. Mere alternative circumstance c. Qualifying circumstance
b. Mere aggravating circumstance d. Generic aggravating circumstance
88. X a male, takes Y another male, to a motel and there, through threat and intimidation succeeds in inserting his penis into the anus of Y. What
crime, if any does X commit?
a. Sexual assault c. Acts of lasciviousness
b. Rape d. None
89. Known as Anti Fencing Law of 1979.
a. PD 1612 c. BP 22
b. RA 3019 d. PD 532
90. In what order would the steps be done by the investigator upon the finding of an evidential cigarette butt?
1. making sketch
2. photographing
3. recording
A. 2, 1 and 3 C. 2, 3 and 1
B. 3, 2 and 1 D. 1, 2 and 3
91. What is the first action of an investigator upon arriving at a homicide scene?
A. Bring the dying victim in the hospital
B. Crime scene search
C. Witness interviewing
D. Identification of witness
92. In the course of investigating the house where a stabbing took place, police find what to be bloodstains on the front door. Since the unknown
perpetrator and the victim who may die were both cut their identities need to be established through the bloodstains. How will the police collect the
stains?
A. Moisten a piece of clean cotton with a saline solution and rub gently
B. Remove the door and submit it to the crime lab
C. Scrap the stain into white paper using a clean razor blade
D. Blot the stain with a clean tissue soaked in alcohol
93. Majority of the mistakes committed relative to evidence, take place:
1. during periods of transportation
2. in the collection of samples
3. a contaminated sampling
4. the wrong type material
A. 1 and 2 C. 2 and 4
B. 3 and 4 D. 2 and 3
94. Once the crime scene has been thoroughly documented and locations of evidence was noted, the collection process begins and will usually
starts with:
A. point of exit C. fragile evidence
B. large objects D. removal of cadaver
95. What is the final phase of crime scene investigation?
A. preliminary survey C. documentation of scene
B. collection of evidence D. release of crime scene
96. How can plaster cast and photograph be marked for identification?
A. Affixing a seal on the front C. No mark at all
B. Marking at the back D. Tagging
97. Which among the five human senses is considered the most objective?
A. Hearing C. Tasting
B. Smelling D. Seeing
98. How can identification be made on a decomposed cadaver?
A. study his bones C. study his dentures
B. study his skull D. all of these
99. Known as an Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009.
a. RA 9775 c. RA 9194
b. RA 8484 d. RA 9995
100. Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and other Crimes against Humanity.
a. RA 9208 c. RA 9262
b. RA 9851 d. RA 8049