Comprehensive Formative Exam in Crime Detection and Investigation
Comprehensive Formative Exam in Crime Detection and Investigation
Comprehensive Formative Exam in Crime Detection and Investigation
A. eavesdropping
B. bugging
C. discreet listening
D. wiretapping
2. The word investigation is taken from the Latin word “investigare” which means
to:
A. determine
B. prove
C. solve
D. trace
3. The person who popularized the employment of “a thief to catch a thief” was:
B. Charles Dickens
C. Thomas Byrnes
D. Jonathan Wild
B. essential elements of the crime or the fact of the proof of the actual commission of
the crime itself.
A. Intuition
B. Chance or luck
C. Felicity of Inspiration
D. Rigid Rules
A. Deductive approach
B. Logical reasoning
C. Positive approach
D. Inductive approach
7. Physical evidence which identify the criminal by means of clues, personal properties
or the characteristics pattern of procedure deduced from the arrangement of objects at
the crime scene is referred to as:
A. Circumstantial evidence
B. Associative evidence
C. Modus operandi
D. Corpus Delicti
A. Remuneration
B. Revenge
C. Repentance of sins
D. Vanity
9. Which of these is a statement of the suspect directly acknowledging his criminal
guilt?
A. Admission
B. Acknowledgement
C. Confession
D. Deposition
10. The New York Chief of Detectives who introduce the Modus Operandi system
in the field of Criminal Investigation was:
A. Thomas Byrnes
11. The official inquiries made by the police on the facts and circumstance
surrounding the death of a person that is expected to be unlawful is referred to as
A. official investigation
B. death investigation
C. murder investigation
D. homicide investigation
12. The annual crime prevention week is celebrated every 1st week of
_______________.
A. August
B. April
C. July
D. September
13. The following are the three fold aim of criminal investigation, except.
D. To administer justice
14. The process of letting or allowing a witness to select the primary suspect from a
group of chosen individuals which resembles the description of the suspects.
A. Field Identification
B. Police Line-up
C. Cartography
A. Modus operandi
C. Cartography
D. Surveillance
16. The earliest concept of organized crime came from which among the following?
18. Which among the following is considered as the Essential Chemical in the drug
Shabu?
a. Ephedrine
b. Hydrochloric Acid
c. Propanon
d. Sodium Carbonate
a. Cali Cartel
b. Medellin Cartel
c. Sinaloa Cartel
d. Matamoros Cartel
20. Who among the following groups is considered as the one who controls the Golden
Triangle?
a. Japanese Yakuza
b. Chinese Triad
c. Koumintang
21. This is the stage in the process of money laundering wherein the money launderer
introduces the proceeds of the crime to the financial institution.
a. Integration
b. Layering
c. Placement
d. Insertion
e. Circulation
22. As one of the contents of the provisions of the proposed Bangsamoro Organic Law is
the creation of its own military wing which is known as the BIAF, what does it stands
for?
23. What is the primary illicit drug product of the Golden Triangle?
a. Cocaine c. Heroin
b. Opium d. Codeine
24. The word terrorism came from the Latin word “Terrere” which means to__?
a. Coerce
b. Warn
c. Frighten
d. Torture
25. What type of reasoning is used in reconstruction of the crime whereby the detective
develops the conclusion first before the actual inspection of the crime scene and
examining the individual pieces of evidence left in the area?
A. Deductive approach
B. Logical reasoning
C. Positive approach
D. Inductive approach
26. The premise that minute pieces of evidence are left to be recovered in the crime
scene as a result of physical contact between two objects refers to:
b. Tripartite Ruling
c. Locard’s Principle
a. Hallucination c. Illusion
b. Delusion d. Delirium
28. As a crime prober, what is your first concern if you are the first to arrive at the crime
scene?
a. Call ambulance
b. Call morgue
d. Save life
29. There are three “I”s of criminal investigation. The most important of these is:
A. Interrogation
B. Information
C. Investigation
D. Instrumentation
30. Which of the following is a correct chronological stage of interview?
31. POI Garcia portrays a bad guy while POII Flores portrays a good guy every time
they conduct interrogation. What technique are they applying?
b. Question barrage
c. Extenuation
32. After completion of the crime scene search, an effort must be made to determine
from the appearance of the place and its objects what actually occurred. This is known
as
B. Crime reconstruction
C. Crime evaluation
A. Change
B. Contaminate
C. Cover
D. Color
35. The process by which evidence is handled, transferred, and accounted for from the
time of discovery until the final disposition of the case refers to
A. Intelligence Cycle
B. Criminal Investigation
C. Chain of Custody
D. Evidence Cycle
36. The method of identifying criminals by proving other facts or circumstances from
which either alone or together with other facts, the identity of the perpetrator can be
inferred is known as
A. Physical evidence
B. Confession
C. Tracing identification
D. Circumstantial Evidence
37. Human sources of information who voluntarily provide facts to the detectives are
considered as:
A. Informers
B. Suspects
C. Informants
D. Respondents
38. Listening and recording the conversation of your subject by means of a concealed
listening device is an example of:
A. Wiretapping
B. Bugging
C. Covert listening
D. Eavesdropping
39. Which among the countries in the ASEAN region that PDEA has bilateral drug law
enforcement cooperation agreement with?
a. Myanmar
b. Thailand
c. Singapore
d. Laos
e. Vietnam
40. This civilization is considered as the first major road builders in the ancient world.
a. Romans
b. Egyptians
c. Chinese
d. Greeks
41. The current law that penalizes the crime of arson.
A. P.D 1096
B. P.D 1611
C. P.D 1612
D. P.D 1613
42. Who introduced the first organized identification system based on body
measurements in 1882?
A. Alphonse Bertillion
C. Robert Peel
D. Alec Jeffrey
A. Prision Mayor
D. Prision Correcional
44. The stage in fire-fighting process wherein methods are employed so as to prevent
poisonous gases to displace as well as to address the problem of instantaneous
explosion when firefighters enter the scene and eradicate the fire for good.
A. Cover Exposure
B. Overhauling
C. Ventilation
D. Extinguishment
45. The chemical breakdown of matter as a result of the action of heat refers to___:
A. Free Radicals
B. Pyrolysis
C. Flash Point
D. Fire Point
46. Which among the following laws paved the way for the creation of a solo
government agency which is responsible for the prevention and suppression of fires as
well as enforcement of laws relating to fire safety and response?
A. R.A 9514
B. R.A 9263
C. R.A 6975
D. P.D 1185
47. When the fire is confined to the original materials of ignition, we pertain to ___phase
of fire:
A. Free Burning
B. Incipient
C. Initial
D. Hot Smoldering
48. Inspecting the door first by using the back portion (dorsal) of the hands and
breaking the adjacent window before making entry in the burning building as a way of
displacing toxic gases best describes___:
a. Mechanical Ventilation
b. Horizontal Ventilation
c. Vertical Ventilation
d. Forced Ventilation
49. Backdraft occurs during the ____phase of fire:
A. Incipient
B. Free Burning
C. Hot Smoldering
D. Decaying
50. Attacking the Fuel side of the Fire Tetrahedron as a way of fire extinguishment
refers to__:
A. Smothering
B. Inhibition
C. Starvation
D. Cooling
51. Attacking the heat side of the fire tetrahedron best reflects what type of fire
extinguishment methods?
A. Cooling
B. Chain breaking
C. Starvation
D. Blanketing
52. Most arson cases are proved by__________________ evidence rather than that direct
evidence.
a. testimonial evidence
b. associative evidence
c. circumstantial evidence
d. physical evidence
53. A French Chemist who proved that burning is the result of the rapid union of
oxygen with other substances.
a. Napoleon Bonaparte
b. Antoine Lavoisier
c. Thomas Edison
d. Benjamin Franklin
54. The case which made fingerprint identification superior than anthropometry.
A. Enderby case
B. Orlando case
C. West case
D. James case
55. The doctrine which states that if the evidence in a criminal case is evenly balanced,
the scale of justice should tilt in favor of the accused.
B. Exclusionary rule
C. Equipose rule
A. French
B. English
C. German
D. Philippine
57. The lawful act of restraining a person believed to have committed a crime and
placing him under custody is termed as
A. Imprisonment
B. detention
C. restraint
D. all of these
A. Custodial investigation
B. Interrogation
C. Interview
D. Cross Examination
60. The use of scientific instruments, methods and processes while detecting and
investigating crimes is technically called
A. Criminal Justice
B. Criminalistics
C. Forensic Science
D. Instrumentation
61. What is the most common and popular method of searching a crime scene?
A. Grid
B. Line
C. Ray
D. Link
A. Intuition
B. Chance or luck
C. Rigid Rules
D. Felicity or Inspiration
63. The person who used Deoxyrebonucleic Acid (DNA) to solve a crime regarding a
murder incident. where DNA was the first used to acquit an innocent suspect.
A. Alphonse Bertillion
C. Robert Peel
D. Alec Jeffrey
64. The person who divided his agents into four classes which he organize and describe
as the common spies, Double spies, spies of consequences and person who are spies
against their will. He is The Father of Organized Military Espionage.
A. Alphonse Bertillion
C. Robert Peel
D. Alec Jeffrey
65. Which of these is a statement of the suspect directly acknowledging his criminal
guilt?
A. Admission
B. Acknowledgement
C. Confession
D. Deposition
66. The official inquiries made by the police on the facts and circumstance surrounding
the death of a person that is expected to be unlawful is referred to as
A. official investigation
B. death investigation
C. murder investigation
D. homicide investigation
A. RNA
B. Genes
C. Nucleus
D. DNA
68. The reconnaissance or surveillance of a building place or area to determine its
suitability for intelligence use or its vulnerability in operations.
A . Investigation
B. Surveillance
C. Casing
D. Patrolling
b. Dying declaration
d. Spontaneous Exclamation
70. This is applicable in oval or circular crime scene wherein the searchers gather at the
middle and proceed outward along spokes or radius.
a. Wheel method
b. Spiral Method
c. Strip Method
d. Zone Method
a. Instrumentation
b. Forensics
c. Legal medicine
d. Criminology
72. The physical act of conveying of persons, goods and things from one place to
another is referred to as
A. transportation
B. traffic
C. traffic management
74. In ancient times, what is the first mode of transportation utilized by man?
A. animal power
B. wind power
C. by foot
D. wheeled carriage
A. Eastern Asia
B. Europe
C. Western Asia
D. America
76. A term used in referring a narrow portion of the roadway due to traffic congestion
or where “build up” usually occurs is
A. gridlock
B. congestion
C. traffic jam
D. bottleneck
77. The application of the processes of planning, organizing, directing and controlling to
traffic affairs is referred to as.
A. traffic administration
B. traffic management.
C. traffic operation
D. traffic supervision
78. The portion on the traffic way which is either of the edges of the road or highway is
called:
A. Shoulder
B. Sidewalk
C. Curbstone
D. Pavement
C. Seatbelt Law
D. Anti-Carnapping Act
80. The best way to put an identity mark to a biological evidence is to__it.
a. Tag
b. Mark
c. Sign
d. Label
81. The study of biorhythm is considered an important aspect of traffic safety because
an individual can avoid accident.
82. Which among the following is considered as the purest form of marijuana?
a. Ganjab
b. Kief
c. Fruiting Tops
d. Hashish
83. Post-mortem change that is characterized by the discoloration of the body after
death.
A. RA 7080 C. RA 7610
B. RA 10054 D. RA 3019
B. Mutilation D. Parricide
86. The notion, which declares that human behavior tends to repeat itself, can serve as
basis of the investigator in determining:
88. This is a type of evidence which is a product of the perception of the major senses of
a witness, disseminated to the police investigator forms part of___:
a. Physical Evidence
b. Documentary Evidence
c. Testimonial Evidence
d. Circumstantial Evidence
89. The right to proceed ahead over any other vehicle or pedestrian.
a. Right of way
b. Biorhythm
d. State of Necessity
90. Which of the following is not one of the means of the taking methamphetamine
hydrochloride?
B. Inhalation D. Oral
91. Which among the following is not previously included in the original geographic
representation of the elements of fire?
a. Oxygen
b. Heat
d. Fuel
92. Which among the following laws contains the latest provisions governing the
mandate of state to prevent and suppress fires as well as the enforcement of fire safety
standards required by pertinent laws?
a. P.D 1185
b. R.A 9514
c. R.A 9415
d. P.D 1096
93. What is minimum amount of oxygen percentage needed in order to start a fire?
a. 16%
b. 15%
c. 14%
d. 21%
a. Fuel
b. Heat
c. Oxygen
a. Coolers
b. Cryogenic Gas
c. Freon Gas
d. Compressed Gas
96. The method of heat transfer without an intervening medium was conceptualized
by:
a. Antoine Lavoisier
b. Isaac Newton
c. Richard Newsham
d. Max Planck
97. Which among the following laws paved the way for the creation of a government
agency which is responsible for the prevention and suppression of fires as well as
enforcement of laws relating to fire safety and response?
a. R.A 9514
b. R.A 9263
c. R.A 6975
d. P.D 1185
98. A bluish flame as a classification of flame is defined as_________:
99. The minimum temperature needed for a heated fuel to start a combustion, this
physical property of fire refers to_____:
a. Flash Point
b. Fire Point
c. Kindling Temperature
d. Combustion Temperature
a. Above 37.8 C
b. Below 37.8 C
c. Above 37.9 C
1. 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.
2. 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
3. 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:
b. Zone search
4. The interview of a witness can be described by the acronym IRONIC, which stands
for:
b. Abrasions d. Hematoma
7. Once the crime scene has been thoroughly documented and locations of evidence was
noted, the collection process begins and will usually starts with:
c. Right to counsel
d. Right to be visited
9. The essence of this crime is the taking and transporting of a person against his will
from one place to another.
a. Kidnapping c. Abduction
B. Motor vehicle traffic accident D. Non motor vehicle none traffic accident
b. DILG d. PNP
13. Conceptualized in the 1920's and had its initial headquarters in Vienna. This
organization was established to promote international criminal police cooperation.
a. International Police
16. Known as G-7 Nations, they were mandated to devise international standards and
policies to combat money laundering. Which of the following is not one of them?
b. Japan
a. Sicilian and American Mafia Families; Russian Mafiya; Yakuza; Triads; Colombian
Cartels; and Mexican Federation.
c. Red Army; Shining Path; Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia; People’s Irish
Republican Army; Al Qaeda; and ISIS
18. Facility used for the illegal manufacture of dangerous drugs is called:
19. 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:
21. The Golden Triangle produces how many percent of opium in the world?
a. 60% c. 80%
b. 70% d. 90%
d. In the US, when Al Capone ran Chicago with blood and guns
23. An offense whose inception, prevention and/or direct or indirect effects involved
more than one country.
24. It warn road users of the danger that lies ahead of the road and its nature.
A. DILG-engineering C. DPWH-engineering
27. Vincent killed his now legally declared father after the rendition of judgment of the
petition for adoption. What was the crime committed by Vincent?
a. Parricide c. Homicide
28. You are a police officer who wants to determine whether a driver is authorized to
drive. What is the evidence that you will ask him to show to prove that he is allowed by
the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to operate a vehicle on public highways?
b. Caporegime d. Soldati
30. The etymological concept of the word Mafia is believed to be originated from:
b. the practice of the criminals to seal a black handprint at the scene of the crime
31. The following are examples of property that if subjected to willful and malicious
burning, are classified as Destructive Arson except:
A. Any building where evidence is kept for use in any legislative, judicial,
administrative or other official proceeding.
D. Any archive, museum, whether public or private, or any edifice devoted to culture,
education or social services
32. The point of the origin of fire (fingerprint of the fire) starts to become visible during
the ____phase of fire:
a. Free Burning
c. Incipient
d. Initial
33. The type of sketch that is ideally used in Arson cases
b. Ground Sketch
c. Neighborhood Sketch
d. Exploded View
34. The recognition for the professionalization of the fire service is realized in what law?
a. R.A 9262
b. R.A 6975
c. R.A 9263
d. R.A 4864
a. crazing b. spalling
c. alligatoring d. charring
a. Trailer
b. Streamer
c. Plant
d. Accelerant
37. It is the generalized descriptive term referring to the various methods used by the
fire service to stop, extinguish and control destructive fire for eventual prevention of
loss of life and property.
a. Fire Control
b. Fire Safety
c. Fire Protection
38. It involves the examination of building, structure or facility for defects, deficiencies
or violation on fire safety and protection requirements
39. Are those that release or give off energy (heat) thus they produced substances with
less energy than the reactants, this chemical property of fire is known as ___:
a. Endothermic Reaction
b. Exothermic Reaction
c. Oxidation
d. Specific Gravity
40. This legislation in the United States outlawed all alcoholic beverages, which in turn
became as one of the main illegal businesses by organized crime syndicates in the US.
a. Harrison Act
b. Prohibition Act
c. Volstead Act
d. Merrimen Act
e. Kaufmann Act
41. Famous test conducted in order to determine whether or not the suspect is under the
influence of alcohol by instructing him to stand for at least one (1) minute, heels
together and with eyes closed. If the body will sway, then he is drunk.
a. Walker’s test
c. Florence test
d. Romberg’s test
42. From which heads among the following government agencies has the ex-officio
capacity to be the chairman in the AMLAC?
a. BSP
b. DOJ
c. IC
d. SEC
43. What is the statutory policy of the government for the introduction of the anti-
money laundering laws in the country?
a. To cut off the profits of the criminals therefore a viable strategy to cripple the
operations of the organized crime networks.
c. The pertinent laws were legislated in order to insulate the Philippines to be a money
laundering site for criminals as well as to protect the integrity of financial institutions of
the country.
e. The country recognizes that such proceeds derived from illegal activity undermines
the integrity of financial institutions in the country.
44. The use of certain mechanisms in order, mostly in the form of complicated financial
transactions to cover the tracks of the ill-gotten wealth of an organized crime group
refers to what step in the money laundering?
a. Placement c. Integration
b. Layering d. Immersion
45. Crime as a business exists because there is connivance between the political
authorities and the organized crime syndicates, at the heart of its existence is
corruption, in which the criminal families and crime corporations could buy the law
enforcement authorities. This statement refers to what model of organized crime?
c. Enterprise Model
a. Recognition
b. Collection
c. Preservation
d. Evaluation
e. Presentation
47. The willingness to use violence as a maintain to eliminate potential enemies and
position itself as a sole key player in the crime business refers to what attribute of an
organized crime group?
b. Strict Discipline
c. Monopolistic
d. Exclusivity
48. Which among the following strategic geographic locations in illegal drug trade,
situated in South America that is considered as the largest producer of cocaine?
a. Golden Triangle
b. Golden Crescent
c. Silver Triangle
d. Mexican Triangle
49. The chronological arrangement of the color of the traffic lights from the top.
50. Friction mark on a pavement made by a tire, which is both rotating and slipping at
the same time is called:
52. What is the general rule for the movement of vehicular traffic in the Philippines?
53. A type of Drugs according to pharmacological classification which often relives pain
and induces sleep.
A. Hallucinogens C. Stimulants
B. Sedatives/Depressant D. Narcotics
54. Also known as Papaver Somniferum and considered as the mother drugs of other
narcotics substance.
A. Codeine C. Morphine
B. Heroin D. Opium
55. Which of the following is the commonly known as the “poorman’s cocaine”.
A. Amphethamine C. Methamphetamine
B. Ecstasy D. Shabu
56. Samples of the seized dangerous drugs shall be destroyed_________ after the
promulgation of judgment.
a. 2 days c. 24 hours
b. 1 day d. 48 hours
57. The law updating the provisions of guidelines with regards to the chain of custody
for drug-related evidence___:
a. R.A 10046
b. R.A 10460
c. R.A 10640
d. R.A 10064
58. RA 9165 was enacted on June 7, 2002 and took effect on July 4, 2002.
a. Two c. Three
b. Five d. Four
a. 9
b. 10
c. 11
d. 12
61. Jim Paredes sets fire on the house of her neighbor, subsequently pretends to
discover it, and turn in the alarm to call the immediate attention of the fireman in the
area. She is then a/an:
62. Whether or not the evidence is at par with the actual events that the two parties are
contesting in the case and to be determined by the court falls under:
a. Admissibility of evidence
b. Relevancy of evidence
c. Competency of evidence
63. Kinds of drug that excite the central nervous system, increasing alertness, decreasing
fatigue and delaying sleep.
A. Narcotic C. Shabu
B. Hallucinogen D. Stimulant
64. What is the name of the operation launched by US Navy Seals that killed Osama Bin
Laden?
65. All of the foregoing are the statements that conform to the Philippine perspective of
terrorism except:
D. The mens rea is to compel the authorities to succumb to a demand beyond the
purview of the law
66. The term used to describe an offense which is a subject of the crime of money
laundering__:
75. In order to introduce physical evidence in trial, three important factors may be
considered, except:
79. 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.
b. Tools d. Backbone
a. RA 9775 c. RA 9194
b. RA 8484 d. RA 9995
82. What among the following paraphernalia/activities listed are used by the money
launderer in the layering phase of the money laundering process?
V. Loan Transfers
83. In 2000 the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
extended the legal definition of money laundering to include all serious crimes. This
is known as:
84. Drugs that affects sensation, thinking and self-awareness and emotion:
A. Hallucinogens C. Stimulants
B. Sedatives/Depressant D. Narcotics
85. Removal of toxic substances from the body as a result of abusing drugs:
a. Lebanon c. Kuwait
b. Iraq d. Afghanistan
87. After the filing of the criminal case, the courts conducts ocular inspection of seized
drugs within how many hours?
a. 48 c. 72
b. 24` d. 36
88. Gasoline, lighter fluids, kerosene, and turpentine as an incendiary materials fall as
examples of ____:
a. Trailers
b. Accelerants
c. Streamers
d. Plants
89. The following are acts that constitute drug trafficking, according to Comprehensive
Drug Act of 2002, except:
C. Ignore both the police officer and traffic light and cross the intersection
D. Ignore the police officer and stop only when second signal is made
91. An enforcement action which the violator is commanded to appear in court without
detaining him.
92. The Yakuza is organized into families which adopts a relationship known as:
a. Oyabun-Kobun c. Yubitsume
b. Kabuki-mono d. Bakuto
94. Member of the organized criminal group difficult assignments involving the use of
violence in a rational manner.
A. Hallucinogens C. Stimulants
B. Sedatives/Depressant D. Narcotics
96. White crystalline powder with very bitter numbering taste and said to be one of the
strongest derivatives of Opium poppy.
A. Morphine C. Codeine
B. Heroin D. Cocaine
97. The a repository file used by the police to help in identifying criminals through the
pictures of known criminals which will be shown and subject for examination by the
witness.
A. Portrait Parle
C. Cartography
98. This general classification of fuels is characterized by loose fit molecular structure
and they tend to take the shape and volume of their containers.
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gaseous
D. Plasma
99. A fire which bears the appearance of a black smoke with deep red flame
presupposes that the material involved is a____:
a. Physical Integrity
b. Probative Value
c. Admissibility of Evidence