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Board Exam Questions For Criminologist Criminal Sociology Ethics and Human Relations
Board Exam Questions For Criminologist Criminal Sociology Ethics and Human Relations
a. Sleeping on duty
2. The general rule is that a member of the PNP cannot draw his firearms,
except for-
a. Thinking
b. Intuition
c. Perceiving
d. Memory Ans. B
a. Code of ethics
a. Implement law
a. Assassination
b. Bombing
c. Sabotage
d. Prostitution Ans. D
a. Anthropologist
b. Alienist
c. Autophobia
d. Biometry Ans. A
a. Absolutely correct
b. Absolutely wrong
c. Maybe correct
12. What disciplinary measure, do you think, will most likely produce
discontentment and grievance?
a. Unusual strictness
b. Inconsistent administration
c. Severity of punishment
13. This theory believes that punishment should fit the criminal and not
the crime committed.
a. Positivist theory
b. Neo-classical theory
c. Classical theory
a. Demonological
b. Classical
c. Italian
d. Neo-classical Ans. A
a. Special Law
b. Constitution
a. Slavery
b. Banishment
c. Transportation
a. Born criminals
b. Insane criminals
c. Criminaloids
21. It is defined as the wise use of one’s judgment, common sense and
personal experience in deciding.
a. Discretion
b. Decision making
c. Problem solving
a. Be courteous
c. Do not volunteer
a. Gun
b. Uniform
c. Whistle
24. It is defined as the sum total of dealings between the police and the
people it serves and whose goodwill and cooperation it craves for the
greatest possible efficiency in the service.
a. Public Relations
b. Human Relations
25. Which of the following is the most important function of good public
relation officers of a police station?
26. The term “police” can be defined in two ways. This definition refers to
the creation of the police under the Constitution forming a part of the
executive department in charge in the apprehension of offenders and to
execute the law.
a. As to agency
b. As to behavior
c. As to individual
d. As to organization Ans. D
27. The form of child abuse that can range from habitual humiliation of
the child to withholding life-sustaining nurturing refers to –
a. Mental abuse
b. Emotional abuse
c. Physical abuse
a. Alphonse Bertillon
b. Charles Darwin
c. Cesar Lombroso
a. Id
b. Ego
c. Superego
30. The theory which states that police officers who know the wrongdoing
of another police officer will not take action against them or provide
information against them to investigators.
a. Code of ethical standards
b. Code of Secrecy
a. Cessare Beccaria
b. Cesare Lombroso
c. Charles Goring
32. Under this ethical standard, the PNP member shall take legitimate
means to achieve goals despite of internal and external difficulties.
a. Perseverance
b. Humility
c. Orderliness
d. Integrity Ans. A
b. Maltreatment of offenders
a. Monophobia
b. Megalomania
c. Autophobia
d. Kleptomania Ans. A
a. Home
b. Religion
c. School
a. Neglected homes
b. Police inefficiency
38. Police officer shall treat official business as such, and shall no impart
the same to anyone except those for whom it is intended, or as by his
superior officer, or as required by law. This Phrase describes-
a. Confession
b. Confidential information
c. criminal investigation
39. Which of the following should not released to the press by the police
officer?
a. Length of investigation
b. Juveniles age
c. Juveniles name
a. There is no victim
41. A person who commits crime due to less physical stamina or self
control.
a. Criminaloids
b. Criminal by passion
c. Insane criminal
42. The center stage of Police Officers actions wherein his spectators are
the citizens he has sworn to serve with utmost dedication is the –
a. Court
b. Community
c. Police station
a. Police
b. Prosecution
c. Correctional institutions
d. Community Ans. C
a. 2, 3, and 4
b. 1, 2, and 3
c. 2, 3, and 4
d. 1, 3 and 4 Ans. D
45. All PNP members must have the moral courage to sacrifice self
interest in keeping with the time honored principle of _____________.
a. Delicadeza
b. Pakikisama
c. Balikatan
a. A child
b. An adolescent
c. Senile
a. Etiology of crime
b. Criminalist
c. Criminology
48. Republic Act No. 8551 provides for the reorganization of the Philippine
National Police. Which of the following is NOT a guiding policy in the
preparation of reorganization plan?
a. Enhancement of community and service orientation to the police
49. They are atavists according to Lombroso because they have inherited
their criminal tendencies.
a. Born criminals
b. Criminal by Passion
c. Insane criminals
d. Criminaloids Ans. A
b. Crime situation
c. Extent of crime
a. Compensation
52. The Neo-classical theory believes that children and lunatics should not
be regarded as criminal and punished because –
53. Ms Judith was under underweight when she was issued a temporary
appointment. What will happen to her if she does not gain the required
weight after six (6) months from her appointment?
a. Punish children
55. A police officer must wear his uniform securely buttoned at all times
because –
56. This political violence is used to promote political goals and employs
kidnapping, assassination and bombing to draw repressive response from
government trying to defense themselves.
a. Insurgency
b. Sabotage
c. Espionage
d. Terrorism Ans. D
57. Strict code of conduct that governs the behavior of mafia members
b. Omerta
c. Code of ethics
58. There are _____ justices that composed the Supreme Court including
the chief justice.
a. 15
b. 12
c. 20
d. 24 Ans. A
a. Congressman
b. Mayor
c. Barangay Captain
d. Councilors Ans. C
a. Summer
b. Winter
c. Night time
61. It is term as the relationship between the victim and the offender.
a. Penal couple
b. Brotherhood
c. Married couple
a. Plaintiff
b. Defendant
c. Police investigator
64. This process see to it that no person will be deprived of life, liberty, or
property without notice of charges, legal counsel, a hearing, and an
opportunity to confront accusers.
a. Plea bargaining
b. Booking
c. Bail
65. Republic Act No. 6975 did not amend its provision on the ____________
power of city executives in spite of lobbying to have them in congress, the
power still remains with the National Police Commission.
b. Appointing
c. Promoting
d. Dismissing Ans. A
66. Compulsory retirement from police service entitles one to be
promoted one rank higher from the rank he last held, for purpose of?
a. Monthly retirement
b. Retirement pay
c. Salary adjustment
a. Delusion
b. Amnesia
c. Phobia
a. Police Director
b. Police Superintendent
70. If Metro Manila accounts for 26% of the national total crime volume of
84, 875, How many crimes were reported to the police?
a. 22, 868
b. 22, 068
c. 20, 250
a. Exhibitionism
b. Transvertism
c. Voyeurism
d. Fetishism Ans. C
72. This is an ethical standard that requires all PNP members to follow
logical procedures in accomplishing their duties in order to minimize
waste of time, money and efforts.
a. Morality
b. Justice
c. Humility
d. Orderliness Ans. D
d. a policeman usually has to act before he has the chance to think Ans. C
74. Who said that crime is normal and part of nature society?
a. Jeremy Bentham
b. Charles Goring
c. Cesare Beccaria
a. Implied malice
b. Deliberation
c. Premeditation
76. An offender who committed an act of violence, more than nine years
of age but less than 18 at the time of the commission of the crime, is
classified as,
a. Juvenile Offender
b. Adult Offender
c. Habitual Offender
77. Under the PNP Reform Bill known as the RA 8551, thee police ranks
are maintained. What is the equivalent military rank of a Police Chief
Superintendent?
a. Colonel
b. Lt. Colonel
c. Major General
a. Mesomorph
b. Endomorph
c. Ectomorph
d. Chronomorph Ans. B
b. Phobia
c. Regression
d. Frustration Ans. C
80. Police officers trained on how to deal with people in a warm and
friendly manner are more skilled in handling ____________works.
a. Media relation
b. International relation
c. Press relation
a. 1433
b. 1444
c. 1434
d. 1435 Ans. A
a. 1465.2
b. 1203.5
c. 1230.6
d. 1302.6 Ans. D
a. Broken home
b. Family disintegration
c. Family migration
d. None of the above Ans. A
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 4
d. 1 and 3 Ans. C
85. Where war or internal conflict is present, children found in those areas
are referred to as,
a. Children of war
b. Affected children
c. Victims of situation
86. The security preservation of the state is assumed by the PNP in the
national level, and the AFP in the external level. However, the AFP can
take over primary responsibilities over internal or national security when
the situation calls for them, as Given below, EXCEPT,
a. There is a need for the employment of bigger tactical forces and use of
higher caliber armaments
b. To be strict on attendance
a. Psychoanalytic approach
b. Neurobiological approach
c. Cognitive approach
90. What will happen to the sentence rendered by the court to a boy of 10
who raped a girl of his age?
a. Mitigated
b. Suspended
c. Serve
d. Commuted Ans. B
91. A child deserted by his parents or guardians for six continuous months
is classified as,
a. Neglected
b. Dependent
c. Abandoned
d. Abused Ans. C
a. Environment
b. Physical constitution of man
c. Given population
b. All human behaviors are motivated, that drives gives direction and
sustain action
95. When may age, height, weight, and educational requirements among
police applicants be waived?
97. A process in court pillar of our criminal justice system where the
accused is brought before the court and appraised of the formal charges
and informed of his constitutional rights. What is this process?
a. Plea bargaining
b. Custodial investigation
c. Arraignment
a. Overtime pay
b. Individual discretion
a. Cesare Lombroso
b. Jeremy Bentham
c. Sigmund Freud
a. Criminal Demography
b. Criminal Epidemiology
c. Criminal Ecology
101. It is the smallest unit of society composed of people who share a way
of life, a definite location and has some continuity.
a. Society
b. Population
c. Family
d. Associations Ans. C
102. The Chief PNP exercises ________ since he has lawful authority over
his subordinates by virtue of his rank, position and assignment.
a. Order
b. Administration
c. Control
d. Command Ans. D
a. Take no action
d. Confer immediately with other police officers on the best action to take
Ans. C
104. The command and direction of the Chief PNP may be delegated to
___________ officials with respect to the units under their respective
command.
a. Subordinate
b. Next-in-rank
c. Qualified
d. Efficient Ans. B
105. Who among the following can be considered an applicant to the PNP?
106. The __________ is still considered as the most basic institution which
has control over the behavior of young persons.
a. Family
b. School
c. Church
108. All PNP members should try to create a positive image of the police
in the eyes of the public in line with its _________ building program.
a. People’s awareness
b. Human relations
c. Image building
d. Educational Ans. C
a. 1:1000
b. 1:750
c. 1:900
d. 1:500 Ans. D
b. Probation
c. Parole
a. 5
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2 Ans. B
113. This theory states that the crime and delinquency results when an
individual’s bond to society is weak or broken.
a. Social learning
b. Social structure
c. Social process
b. Labeling theory
c. Nature theory
d. Strain theory Ans. B
a. Proportionate
b. Ethical
c. Effective
d. Legitimate Ans. D
a. Cesare Beccaria
b. Cesare Lombroso
c. Cesar Montano
117. They play an important role by bringing criminal events to the police.
a. Media
b. Judges
c. Jail guards
d. Janitor Ans. A
a. Need recognition
b. Need aggression
c. Need difference
119. Presidential Decree 603 deals with _________ offender, whose age is
less than nine but under 18 at the time of the commission of an offense.
a. Habitual
b. Professional
c. Minor
d. Adult Ans. C
a. Command of word
b. Victimless crime
c. Physical crime
a. Camaraderie
b. Social awareness
c. Responsiveness
d. Effectiveness Ans. B
123. There is a trend in criminal activities which was studied that as one
grows older, there is also a decline in criminal activities. This is known as,
a. Aging-out phenomenon
b. Age-line curve
c. Parkinson’s law
d. Age-crime relationship Ans. A
124. There are four inspection and audit authorities that conducts agency
check on the PNP. They are; The NAPOLCOM, Civil Service Commission,
Commission on Audit, and
A. NBI
b. IAS, PNP
c. DOJ
125. Appeals from the decision given by the Chief, PNP regarding a case,
are filed with the,
a. Camaraderie
b. Stockholm syndrome
c. Successful negotiation
d. Sympathy Ans. B
127. The law that provides care and treatment of youthful offenders from
apprehension to the termination of the case is,
a. RA 7610
b. PD 603
c. PD 6975
d. RA 6425 Ans.B
b. Discretion
c. Arraignment
129. The PNP belongs to one of the most inspected and audited agencies
of the government where audit and inspection are handled by the
following authorities; NAPOLCOM, Civil Service Commission, Internal
Affairs Service, PNP and,
a. Department of Justice
c. Commission on Audit
130. This theory states that obedience to the norms of lower-class culture
places people in conflict with norms of the dominant culture.
a. Theory of anomie
b. Strain theory
a. Classical
b. Sociological
c. Labeling
d. Strain Ans. D
b. 1,2,3, and 4
c. 1,3,4, and 5
133. Presidential Decree Number 9344, the most recent bill that deals
with youthful offenders whose age is fifteen and below, is also known as,
135. Moral aspect of personality that judges our personality and is also
known as the conscience.
a. Id
b. Ego
c. Super ego
a. Charles Goring
b. William Sheldon
c. Charles Darwin
d. Edwin Sutherland Ans. B
137. Girls see her mother as rival for her father’s attention is termed as –
a. Oedipus Complex
b. Electra
c. Mental retardation
138. Which deals with selective law enforcement for specific problem in
the area?
a. Tactical patrol
c. Police patrol
b. Horse patrol
a. Career criminals
c. Informants
b. Terrorist
a. Bellman System
c. Neighborhood Watch
d. Either A or C Ans. C
141. What is a civil wrong which the court seeks a remedy in the form of
damages to be paid?
a. Gift
b. Tort
c. Crime
142. A crime discovered after the perpetrator has left the scene?
a. Hot crimes
b. Cold crimes
c. Crime Scene
d. Either A or B Ans. B
a. Pilferage
b. Accusation
c. Indictment
d. Inducement Ans. B
a. Infamous crime
b. Famous crime
c. Crime
d. Offense Ans. A
a. Watchman
b. Rattle Snake
c. Rattle watch
b. Territory
c. Turf
d. Either B or C Ans. C
a. Decision – making
b. Vision
c. Discretion
a. Restorative justice
b. Distributive justice
c. Social justice
a. Egoism
b. Explication
c. Atonement
d. Explanation Ans. C
150. Which term is used for police officers who passively accept and take
advantage of opportunities of corruption?
a. Meat eaters
b. Grass eaters
c. Opportunists