Law Enforcement Administration Review Questions

Law Enforcement Administration Review Questions
1. The amount and nature of the demands of the police service
A.Clientele
B.Purpose
C.Time
D. Process Answer: C
2. The PNP has a program which ensures the deployment of
policemen in busy and crime prone areas. This is called
A. patrol deployment program
B. roving patrol program
C. patrol and visibility program
D. police patrol program Answer: C
3. All regional appointments of commissioned officers commence

with the rank of:
A. Senior Police Officer I
B. Inspector
C. Police Officer III
D. Senior Inspector Answer: B
4. In busy and thickly populated commercial streets like those

in Divisoria, police patrol is very necessary. Since there
are several types of patrol, which of the following will you
recommend:
A. Horse patrol
B. Mobile patrol
C. Foot patrol
D. Helicopter patrol Answer: C
5. It is the product resulting from the collection, evaluation,

analysis, and interpretation of all available information which
concerns one or more aspects of criminal activity and which is
immediately or potentially significant to police planning.
A. Investigation
B. Information
C. Data
D. intelligence Answer: D
6. These are work programs of line divisions which related to
the nature and extent of the workload and the availability
of resources.
A. administrative plan
B. operational plan
C. strategic plan
D. tactical plan Answer: B
7. It is the premier educational institution for the police,
fire and jail personnel.
A. Philippine Military Academy
B. Development Academy of the Philippines
C. Philippine College of Criminology
D. Philippine Public Safety College Answer: D
8. A crew which is assigned to a mobile car usually consist of

A. a driver and intelligence agent
B. a driver and traffic man
C. a driver and a recorder
D. a driver, recorder and supervisor Answer: D
9. An industrial complex must establish its first line of

physical defense. It must have
A. the building itself
B. perimeter barriers
C. communication barriers
D. window barriers Answer:B
10. All of the following are members of the People’s Law

Enforcement Board (PLEB), EXCEPT:
A. Three (3) members chosen by the Peace and Order
Council from among the respected members of the
community.
B. Any barangay Captain of the city/municipality
concerned chosen by the association of the
Barangay Captains.
C. Any member of the Sangguniang
Panglungsod/Pambayan
D. A bar member chosen by the Integrated bar of the
Philippines (IBP) Answer: D

11. It is the circumspect inspection of a place to determine its
suitability for a particular operational purpose.
A. Inspection
B. Surveillance
C. Survey
D. Casing Answer: C
12. In the civil service system, merit and fitness are the primary
considerations in the
A. two-party system
B. evaluation system
C. promotional system
D. spoils system Answer: C
13. In the de-briefing, the intelligence agent is asked to discuss
which of the following:
A. his educational profile and schools attended
B. his personal circumstances such as his age, religious
affiliation, address, etc.
C. his political inclination and/or party affiliation
D. his observations and experiences in the intelligence
Answer: D
14. It is a natural or man-made structure or physical device which

is capable of restricting, determine, or delaying illegal access to
an installation.
A. alarm
B. wall
C. barrier
D. hazard Answer: C
15. What form of intelligence is involved when information is

obtained without the knowledge of the person against whom
the information or documents may be used, or if the
information is clandestinely acquired?
A. covert
B. overt
C. active
D. underground Answer: A
16. The provincial Governor shall choose the provincial Director

from a list of ___________ eligible recommended by the
Regional Director, preferable from the same province, city,
municipality.
A. three (3)
B. five (5)
C. four (4)
D. Two (2) Answer: A
17. Republic Act 6975 provides that on the average nationwide,

the manning levels of the PNP shall be approximately in
accordance with a police-to-population ratio of:
A. one (1) policeman for every seven hundred (700)
inhabitants.
B. one (1) policeman for every one thousand five hundred
(1,500) C.inhabitants.
C. one (1) policeman for every five hundred (500)
inhabitants.
D. one (1) policeman for every one thousand (1,000)
inhabitants. Answer: C
18. In disaster control operations, there is a need to establish a
______where telephones or any means of communication
shall
A.ensure open lines of communication.
B.command post
C.operations center
D.field room Answer:B
19. Registration of a security agency must be done at the______.

A.Securities and Exchange Commission
B.National Police Commission
C.Department of National Defense
D.PNP Criminal Investigation Group Answer:D
20. The cheapest form of police patrol.

A. Bicycle Patrol
B. Foot Patrol
C. Motorcycle Patrol
D. Helicopter Patrol Answer: B
21. The budget is a _________________ in terms of expenditure
requirements.
A.tactical plan
B.financial plan
C.work plan
D.control plan Answer: B
22. The term used for the object of surveillance is a subject while
the investigator conducting the surveillance is:
A.rabbit
B.surveillant
C.traffic enforcement
D.patrol Answer: A
23. It is a police function which serves as the backbone of the

police service. In all types of police stations, there is a specific
unit assigned to undertake this function in view of its
importance.
A.vice control
B.criminal investigation
C.traffic management
D.patrol Answer: D
24. It is the weakest link in security chain.

A.managers
B.Barriers
C.Personnel
D.inspections Answer:
25. Which of the following is considered as the most important

factor in formulating an effective patrol strategy?
A.training of station commander
B.adequacy of resources of the police station
C.rank of the patrol commander
D.salary rates of police personnel Answer: B
26. Who among the following have summary disciplinary powers

over errant police members?
A.District Director
B.Provincial Director
C.Chief of Police
D.Chief, PNP Answer: D
27. You are the Patrol Supervisor for the morning shift. You don’t
have enough men to cover all the patrol beats. Which of the
following will you implement?
A. assign roving mobile patrol with no foot patrol
B. assign mobile patrols only in strategic places
C. maintain your patrolmen at the station and just wait
for calls for police assistance
D. assign foot patrol in congested and busy patrol beats
but assign a roving mobile patrol to cover beats which
are not covered by foot patrol Answer: B

28. The father of organized military espionage was:
A. Akbar
B. Alexander the Great
C. Genghis Khan
D. Frederick the Great Answer: D
29. Which of the following is the most common reason why informer
can give information to the police?
A.wants to be known to the policeman
B.monetary reward
C.as a good citizen
D.revenge Answer: B
30. To improve delegation, the following must be done, EXCEPT:

A. establish objectives and standards
B. count the number of supervisor
C. require completed work
D. define authority and responsibility Answer: C
31. What administrative support unit conducts identification and
evaluation of physical evidences related to crimes, with
emphasis on their medical, chemical, biological and physical
nature.
A. Logistics Service
B. Crime Laboratory
C. Communication and Electronic service
D. Finance Center Answer: B
32. Those who are charged with the actual fulfillment of the
agency’s mission are ________.
A. staff
B. supervision
C. management
D. line Answer: D
33. When the subject identifies or obtains knowledge that the

investigation is conducting surveillance on him, the latter is:
A. cut out
B. sold out
C. burnt out
D. get out Answer: C
34. Small alley like those in the squatters area of Tondo can be
best penetrated by the police through:
A. foot patrol
B. mobile patrol
C. highway patrol
D. helicopter patrol Answer: A
35. Some of the instructions in foot surveillance are the following,

EXCEPT
A. stop quickly, look behind
B. drop paper, never mind what happens to the paper
C. window shop, watch reflection
D. retrace steps Answer: B
36. On many occasions, the bulk of the most valuable information

comes from:
A. business world
B. newspaper clippings
C. an underworld informant
D. communications media Answer: B
37. Highly qualified police applicants such as engineers, nurses and

graduates of forensic sciences can enter the police service as
officers through:
A. regular promotion
B. commissionship
C. lateral entry
D. attrition Answer: C
38. Police Inspector Juan Dela Cruz is the Chief of Police of a

municipality. He wants his subordinates to be drawn closer to
the people in the different barangays. He should adopt which
of the following projects?
A. COPS on the blocks
B. Oplan Bakal
C. Oplan Sandugo
D. Complan Pagbabago Answer: A
39. What should be undertaken by a Security Officer before he can

prepare a comprehensive security program for his industrial
plan?
A. security conference
B. security check
C. security survey
D. security education Answer: C
40. This patrol method utilizes disguise, deception and lying in wait
rather than upon high-visibility patrol techniques.
A. low-visibility patrol
B. directed deterrent patrol
C. decoy patrol
D. high-visibility patrol Answer: A
41. It enforces all traffic laws and regulations to ensure the safety
of motorists and pedestrians and attain an orderly traffic.
A. Civil Relations Unit
B. Traffic Operations Center
C. Traffic Management Command
D. Aviation Security Command Answer: C
42. A method of collecting information wherein the investigator

merely uses his different senses.
A. observation
B. casing
C. research
D. interrogation Answer: A
43. In stationary surveillance, the following must be observed,

EXCEPT
A. never meet subject face to face
B. avoid eye contact
C. recognize fellow agent
D. if burnt out, drop subject Answer: C
44. Pedro is a thief who is eying at the handbag of Maria. PO1

Santos Reyes is standing a few meters from Maria.The thief’s
desire to steal is not diminished by the presence of the police
officer but the _______________ for successful theft is.
A. ambition
B. feeling
C. intention
D. opportunity Answer: A
45. Graduates of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) are

automatically appointed to the rank of:
A. Senior Superintendent
B. Inspector
C. Senior Police Officer 1
D. Superintendent Answer: C
46. PNP in-service training programs are under the responsibility of
the:
A. PNP Directorate for Plans
B. PNP Directorate for Human Resource and Doctrine
Development
C. PNP Directorate for Personnel and Records
Management
D. PNP Directorate for Comptrollership Answer: C
47. One way of extending the power of police observation is to get

information from persons within the vicinity.In the police work,
this is called:
A. data gathering
B. field inquiry
C. interrogation
D. interview Answer: B
48. Dogs have an acute sense of _______________ thus, their

utilization in tracking down lost persons or illegal drugs.
A. smell
B. hearing
C. eating
D. drinking Answer: A
49. Intelligence on _________________ makes heavy use of
geographic information because law enforcement officials must
know exact locations to interdict the flow of drugs.
A. Logistics
B. Human Cargo Trafficking
C. Narcotics Trafficking
D. Economic resources Answer: C
50. Which of the following is most ideally suited to evacuation and

search-and-rescue duties?
A. motorcycle
B. helicopter
C. patrol car
D. bicycle Answer: B
51. A method of collection of information wherein the investigator

tails or follows the person or vehicle.
A. research
B. undercover operation
C. casing
D. surveillance Answer: C
52. This is a person who does detective work for hire, reward or
commission, other than members of the AFP, BJMP, provincial
guards, PNP or any law enforcement agency of the
government.
A. Secret Agent
B. “Tiktik”
C. Private detective
D. Undercover Answer: C

53. The uprightness in character, soundness of moral principles,
honesty and freedom from moral delinquencies is referred to as
A. integrity
B. loyalty
C. discretion
D. moral Answer: A

54. Going east while foot patrolling and turning right after reaching
the end of your beat and turning right after reaching the other
end of the road and again turning right until you completed
the cycle by reaching back to your origin of patrolling.What
patrol pattern have you applied?
A. clockwise
B. straightway
C. counter clockwise
D. free-wheeling Answer: A

55. Which theory of patrol state that police visibility increases the
opportunity to apprehend criminals by soothing them and letting
them believe that their crimes will not be detected?
A. low profile theory
B. high visibility
C. theory of omnipresence
D. team policing Answer: A
56. Without air force capability, patrol operation that covers large
park areas, grassy fields or wooded areas requires the use of
A. bike patrol
B. horse patrol
C. marine patrol
D. helicopter patrol Answer: B
57. Which of the following refers to the long range planning?

A. Intermediate
B. Strategic
C. Medium
D. short Answer: B
58. The operational plan which is designed to met everyday or

year round needs is called
A. meeting unusual needs
B. extra office
C. regular operating programs
D. special operating programs Answer: C
59. Which of the following is the oldest type of patrol?

A. horse
B. foot
C. canine
D. police Answer: B
60. The act of expelling a squatter by the legal process is called:

A. demolition
B. squadron
C. eviction
D. tear down Answer: C
61. Which of the following is not a commissioned officer?

A. Inspector
B. senior superintendent
C. asst. chief
D. chief superintend Answer: C
62. Which of the following words has the same meaning as the
word credibility?
A. ability
B. capacity
C. believability
D. vulnerability Answer: C

63. Which of the following best defines the word self-reliant?
A. observation
B. crime prevention
C. called for service
D. criminal apprehension Answer: C
64. All but one are the primarily line operation in police organization
A. patrol
B. records
C. investigation
D. traffic Answer: C
65. Criminals can hear the sound of the helicopter coming and so
element of surprise is lost which is one of the ________
of air patrol:
A. advantages
B. features
C. disadvantages
D. import Answer: C
66. What is the patrol used to locate prowlers, burglars hiding in
large buildings or stores, and the control of unruly crowds and
riots?
A. foot
B. horse
C. bicycle
D. dog . Answer: D
67. Which of the following laws established the Police Organization

under the DILG?
A. R.A. 5487
B. R.A. 8551
C. R.A. 1174
D. R.A. 6975 Answer: D
68. Who is the most important officer in the police organization?

A. investigator
B. patrol officer
C. traffic officer
D. The Chief of Police Answer: B
69. Which of the following is the oldest warning device?

A. trumpet
B. horn
C. radio
D. siren Answer: A
70. What type of cover uses actual or true background?

A. artificial
B. multiple cover
C. natural
D. cover within a cover Answer: C
71. What is the principle of organization suggesting that

communication should ordinarily go upward and downward
through establish channels in the hierarchy?
A. Chain of Command
B. Span of Control
C. Unity of Command
D. Delegation of Authority Answer: A

72. What is the optional retirement for officers and new officers of
the police service?
A. 15 years
B. 25 years
C. 30 years
D. 20 years Answer: D
73. Governors and mayors, upon having been elected and having
qualified as such,are automatically deputized as representatives
of the
A. NAPOLCOM
B. DND
C. PLEB
D. none of these Answer: A
74. It is constitutionally and legally mandated to administer and

control the Philippine National Police.
A. DILG
B. DND
C. NAPOLCOM
D. DFA Answer: C
75. It is the central receiving entity for any citizen’s complaint
against the members and officers of the PNP.
A. DILG
B. NAPOLCOM
C. PLEB
D. IAS Answer: C
76. When we say that a commander is directly responsible for any

act or omission of his subordinates in relation to the
performance of their official duties, we are referring to:
A. chain of command
B. delegation of responsibility
C. Command responsibility
D. span of control Answer: C
77. A police strategy which aims to directly involve members of the

community in the maintenance of peace and order by police
officers.
A. Integrated Police System
B. Comparative Police System
C. Police Visibility
D. Community Oriented Policing System (COPS)
Answer: D
78. No person in an organization can do all the tasks necessary for
accomplishing group objective. Also, no one should exercise all
the authority for making decisions.This refers to
A. chain of command
B. command responsibility
C. unity of command
D. delegation of authority Answer: D
79. Under RA 6975, a police officer is entitled to a longevity pay

equivalent to how many percent (%) of his monthly basic salary
for every five years of service, to be reckoned from the date of
his original appointment in the police, fire, jail or other allied
services?
A. 2 percent
B. 5 percent
C. 10 percent
D. 15 percent Answer: C
80. This term refers to the period when a police officer is actively
engaged in the performance of his duty.
A. off duty
B. off limits
C. on call
D. on duty Answer: D
81. The act of temporarily denying an officer the privilege of

performing his police duties in consequence of an offense and
violation of rules and regulations.
A. dismissal
B. restriction
C. suspension
D. reprimand Answer: C
82. The credential extended by the Civil Service

Commission/National Police Commission for the purpose of
conferring status for permanent appointment in the police
service.
A. police credibility
B. police visibility
C. Criminology Board Examination
D. police patrol examination
E. police eligibility Answer: E
83. In the history of our police force, who was the first Director
General of the Philippine National Police (PNP)?
A. Gen. Cesar Nazareno
B. Gen. Raul Imperial
C. Gen. Umberto Rodriquez
D. Gen. Recaredo Sarmiento Answer: A
84. The premier educational institution for the training, human

resource development and continuing education of all the
personnel of BJMP, BFP and PNP.
A. PNPA
B. PCCR
C. PNTC
D. PPSC Answer: D
85. Under the law,the city/municipal jail warden should have a rank
of __.
A. Inspector
B. Chef Inspector
C. Senior Inspector
D. Superintendent Answer: C
86. The required rank for the Chief of Jail Bureau.

A. Chief Superintendent
B. Director General
C. Director
D. Deputy Director General Answer: C
87. It exercise supervision and control over the provincial jails.

A. BJMP
B. Bureau of Prisons
C. Department of Justice
D. Provincial Government Answer: D
88. The required rank for the head of the Fire Bureau.
A. Chief Superintendent
B. Director General
C. Director
D. Deputy Director General Answer: C
89. It exercise supervision and control over all city and municipal
jails.
A. BJMP
B. Bureau of Prisons
C. Department of Justice
D. Local Government Answer: A
90. The annual reservation percentage quota for women in the

PNP
A. 25%
B. 5%
C. 10%
D. 20% Answer: C
91. Which of the following administers and attends to cases

involving crimes against chastity?
A. CIDG
B. DSWD
C. Women’s Desk
D. Homicide Division Answer: C
92. They are automatically deputized as NAPOLCOM

representatives to exercise supervision and control over PNP
units.
A. Chief of Police
B. Judges
C. Local Government Executives
D. Fiscals Answer: C
93. They have the authority to recommend to the Provincial

Director the transfer, reassignment of PNP members outside
of their town residences.
A. Regional Directors
B. Priests
C. Chiefs of Police
D. Mayors Answer: D
94. The head of a local peace and order council is the __.
A. judge
B. chief of police
C. mayor
D. governor Answer: C
95. The utilization of units or elements, of the PNP for the

purpose of protection of lives and properties, enforcement of
laws and maintenance of peace and order.
A. employment
B. deployment
C. assignment
D. designation Answer: A
96. The orderly and organized physical movement of elements or

units of the PNP.
A. employment
B. deployment
C. assignment
D. designation Answer: B
97. One of the following exercises control and supervision over the
PNP units during elections.
A. NBI
B. Ombusdman
C. COMELEC
D. DILG Answer: C
98. The number of eligible for which the Regional Director may
recommend for Provincial Director to the governor is __.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 5
D. 4 Answer: B
99. Who is the current Chief of the PNP?

A. Nicanor Bartome
B. Nicanor Bartomeo
C. Nick Bartolome
D. Nicanor Bartolome Answer: C
100. The current PNP deputy director General for Administration is
A. Arturo Cacdac Jr.
B. Emilito Sarmiento
C. Rommel Heredia
D. Alexander Roldan Answer: A
101. Registration of a security agency as a corporation must be

processed at what particular government agency.
A. PNP SAGSD
B. NAPOLCOM
C. DND
D. SEC Answer: D
102. Minimum age requirement for security manager or operator of

a security agency.
A. 25 years old
B. 30 years old
C. 35 years old
D. 40 years old Answer: A
103. He exercises the power to revoke for cause licenses issued to
security guards.
A. Chief PNP
B. DILG Usec
C. NAPOLCOM chairman
D. DILG Secretary Answer: A
104. Refers to a natural or man made structure which is capable of

delaying illegal access to facility.
A. Wall
B. Fence
C. Barriers
D. Beach fronts Answer: C
105. It refers to means and ways that personnel and employees

making them security conscious.
A. Security Promotion
B. Security Education
C. Security Investigation
D. Security Seminar Answer: B
106. Industrial management must establish the first line of physical

defense,it refers to
A. Perimeter barriers
B. The building itself
C. Door,Locks,Window barriers
D. Entry points where security guards are located Answer: A
107. Physical security is a system of barriers placed between the

potential intruder and the object matter to be protected.As
criminologists,this is simply a denial of
A. Opportunity to commit the offense
B. Opportunity to the object of protection
C. Access to the object of protection
D. Criminal instinct to surface in the potential offender Answer: C
108. Weakest link in the security chain.

A. Security Guards
B. Manager
C. Barriers
D. Personnel Answer: D
109. Perimeter barriers,protective lighting and ______ system are

known in industrial security as physical security.
A. Guarding
B. Reporting
C. Relieving
D. Accounting Answer: A
110. This is an additional outward inclined fixed structure usually

barbed wires placed above a vertical fence to increase
physical protection from intruders of a certain area,this is
known as
A. Cellar Guard
B. Tower Guard
C. Top Guard
D. Top Tower Answer: C
111. The exterior and interior parallel area near the perimeter
barrier of an industrial compound to afford better observation
and patrol movement is known as
A. Protective zone
B. Clear zone
C. Twilight zone
D. Patrol lane zone Answer: B
112. Protective guarding in a compound can be done by the use of

electronic hardware,human guards and even animals.In
England,an owner to protect his compound used this and they
are not only effective but also the cheapest to maintain.This
man is using
A. Doberman
B. Tame Tigers
C. Geese
D. Duck Answer: C
113. The government agency that issues licenses for private and
government security guard is
A. PNP SOSIA
B. Mayors office
C. PNP FEO
D. PNP SAGSD Answer: D
114. If access is limited only to unauthorized personnel,this

particular place is referred to as
A. Compromise area
B. Restricted area
C. Danger area
D. Exclusive area Answer: B
115. First measure undertaking before a comprehensive security

program for an industrial plan could be developed.
A. Security education
B. Security check
C. Security survey
D. Security Inspection Answer: C
116. A security of a plant or industrial firm is also known by other

terms except
A. Robbery evaluation
B. Vulnerability
C. Risk Assessment
D. Security Audit Answer: B
117. Today there are 3 categories of security guards belonging to

the blue army.
A. Government security guards
B. Company guards
C. Agency guards
D. Body guards Answer: D
118. Whether to put up its own security guard organic to the firm
or hire contractual agency guards have their individual merits
and disadvantages.To determine which type of guarding
system an industrial firm will require management must consult
A. A security consultant not connected to or owning a
security agency
B. A military intelligence officer
C. A police officer
D. A security agency owner Answer: A
119. As a security officer,you can not prevent nor protect natural

hazards like storm,earthquakes,floods and the like.In order to
reduce the disastrous effects of these natural hazards you
will
A. Call PAGASA and inquire when the next storm is coming
B. Alert your guards when hazards occur
C. Not take any concern of such hazards
D. Prepare a disaster or emergency plan
for these hazards for the firm Answer: D
120. Practical exercise or test of a plan or activity to determine its

effectiveness is called
A. Sham drill
B. Fire drill
C. Dry run
D. Evacuation plan Answer: C
121. The main reason for a personnel security investigation is

A. To weed out undesirable employees
B. To check loyalty of employees to the organization
C. To determine the character and reputation of certain
employees secretly tagged as risks.
D. Preclude assignment to sensitive positions for those
who are security risks. Answer: D
122. In an industrial firm there is a need for document security.As
security officer,you can advice management on this aspect
although this is not totally your assigned work.Document
security is not a protection of vital records from
A. Authorized handlers
B. Theft or loss
C. Compromise or destruction
D. Unauthorized access Answer: A
123. As a security chief of an industrial firm,inventory shows that

pilferage is rampant in the warehouses.What will be your
choice of action
A. To resign if you have failed your job
B. Deploy intelligence men in pilferage prone areas to
catch the culprit
C. Prepare your protective plans and confer with
management for their immediate implementation
D. Tighten checking at exists of vehicles of the
compound/complex
Answer: B
124. There are many types of electronic and electric protective

devices available for security buildings,storehouses and
compounds.One of the ff: is true
A. Electronics/electrical devices provide total protection
for the place to be safeguarded
B. Types of alarms needed can best be given by the
dealers of said devices
C. Each building or compound requires particular
electronic/electrical protective devices
D. Electronic/electrical devices eliminate human guards
Answer: C
125. The management of keys used in plant office or business

organization to prevent unauthorized access is referred to as
A. Security key control
B. Lock control
C. key control
D. Key management Answer: C
126. It is defined as system of barriers placed between the matters

protected and the potential intruder
A. Computer security
B. Personnel security
C. Document security
D. Physical security Answer: D
127. This type of alarm system utilizes a station located outside

the compound
A. Auxiliary system
B. Proprietary system
C. Central alarm system
D. Local alarm system Answer: C
128. It is installed as part of the building which holds up to 10,000

cubic meters of essential items.At least 12 ft. in height with
enough ventilation and fire proof of at least one hour.
A. Protective cabinet
B. File room
C. Vault
D. Safe Answer: B
129. It is the susceptibility of a plant or establishment to

damage,loss or disruption of operations due to various
hazards.
A. Risk analysis
B. Risk assessment
C. Relative vulnerability
D. Relative criticality Answer: C
130. It refers to the importance of the establishment with

reference to the national economy and security.
A. Risk analysis
B. Relative vulnerability
C. Risk assessment
D. Relative criticality Answer: D
131. The association of all licensed security agencies operators

A. POAPAD
B. PADPAO
C. PODPAO
D. PAOPAD Answer: B
132.Who among below can own or operate security agency?

A. A Filipino citizen
B. Anyone provided he knows the job
C. An alien but living in the Philippines
D. All of them Answer: A
133. A licensed issued to operate security agency or company

forces.
A. Business license
B. License to engage in business
C. License to operate
D. All of them Answer: C
134. R.A. No. 5487 governs the operation of

A. Private detective
B. Company security
C. Private security forces/agencies
D. All of them Answer: D
135. A fact-finding prove to determine a plant adequacy and

deficiency all aspects of security with the corresponding
recommendation.
A. Security audit
B. Security survey
C. Security inquiry
D. Security operations Answer: B
136. Barrier which includes but not limited to wall,fences,grill etc.

A. Structural barriers
B. Man made barriers
C. Physical barriers
D. Natural barriers Answer: B
137. One who steals due to his inability to resist the unexpected
opportunity and has little fear of detection.
A. Systematic
B. Outsider
C. Casual
D. Insider Answer: C
138. A barrier which includes but not limited to mountains, cliffs,

ravines, cliffs, etc.
A. Energy
B. Human
C. Natural
D. Animals Answer: C
139. Issued by the security guard for personnel to be admitted to

the company.
A. Duress code
B. Pass system
C. ID
D. Access list Answer: B
140. In a close-in security formations, a one man security covers

A. 360 degrees
B. 180 degrees
C. 45 degrees
D. 90 degrees Answer: A

141. A mechanical device of supplying water which can be manual
or motor driven.
A. Stand pipe
B. Fire extinguisher
C. Fire hydrant
D. Fire pump Answer: A
142.Intrusion alarm devices are designed to ______ and not

prevent criminals from trespassing and should be used normally
as an independent adjunct and not a replacement of the
human guard forces.
A. Detect
B. Deterred
C. Provide
D. Impeded Answer: A
143. An authenticated list of personnel given to security allowing

entry to compound or installation or part thereof.
A. Pass system
B. ID
C. Access list
D. Duress code Answer: C
144. The act or condition affecting the safe operation of the

facility caused by human action,accidental or intentional.It
includes sabotage,espionage,pilferage and
theft,disloyalty,disaffection and subversive activities.
A. Electronic hazard
B. natural hazard
C. Artificial hazard
D. Human hazard Answer: D
145. Example of the Security Communication system.

A. Telephone
B. Paging system
C. Radio
146. The revised rules and regulations governing the organization

and operation of private detective and private security
agencies and company security forces throughout the
country.
A. Private security law
B. International law
C. Private law
D. Security law Answer: A
147. A metallic container used for the safekeeping of documents

or small items in an office or installation.
A. Steel cabinet
B. Drawer
C. Basket
D. Safe Answer: D
148. A heavily constructed fire and burglar resistant container

usually a part of the building structure used to keep and
protect cash,document and negotiable instruments.
A. Basket
B. Vault
C. Steel cabinet
D. Concrete coffin Answer: B
149. Steal or plastic pipes located in the building from the lowest
to the top floor with water under pressure for use in case of
fire.
A. Lowering pipe
B. Wet pipe
C. Top pipe
D. Stand pipe Answer: D
150. Who among below are exempted from pre-licensing training?

A. AFP and PNP retirees
B. Graduate of ROTC basic or advance
C. AFP and PNP veterans
D. All of the above Answer: D
151. Tenure of security personnel is based on

A. Can be extended by the client
B. The service contract between the agency and the
client
C. Labor only contracting between the agency and the
guard
D. Tenure provided by the labor code Answer: B
152. Before private security agencies render security services to

its clients,there must be a contract that must bind them,it is
called
A. Contract service
B. Service contract
C. Security contract
D. Security service contract Answer: D
153. Which below is a qualification for the operator or manager of

security agency.
A. Commissioned officer of AFP or PNP,inactive or retirees
B. At least 25 years of age
C. Filipino citizen
154. A security force maintained and operated by any private

company for its own security requirements only.
A. Insular security force
B. Company security force
C. Government security unit
D. Private security unit Answer: B
155. A person who offers or renders personal services to watch or
secure a residence or business establishment or both is
A. Watchman
B. Security guard
C. B only
D. B and A Answer: D
156. Include all the security measures designed to prevent

unsuitable individuals or persons of doubtful loyalty to the
government from gaining access to classified matter or to any
security facility and to prevent appointment or retention as
employees of such individuals.
A. Security personnel
B. Employee security
C. Personnel security
D. Both A and C Answer: C
157. It is an inquiry into the character,reputation,discretion and

loyalty of individual in order to determine a persons suitability
to be given security clearance.
A. BI
B. LAC
C. NAC
D. PSI Answer: D
158. Consist of the investigation of the background of an individual

but limited only to some of the circumstances of his personal
life which are deemed pertinent to the investigation.
A. PSI
B. PBI
C. CBI
D. BI Answer: B
159. A thorough and complete investigation of all or some of the

circumstances or aspect of a persons life is conducted.
A. PSI
B. PBI
C. CBI
D. BI Answer: D
160. Among the following,which is the least expensive and least

secure personnel control identification system?
A. Multiple pass system
B. Group pass and badge system
C. Spot magnetized identification pass
D. Single pass or badge system Answer: D
161. Factors considered in background investigation except:
A. Integrity
B. Character
C. Personal prestige
D. Loyalty Answer: C
162. Motives that cause people to be disloyal

A. Character
B. Revenge
C. Moral
D. Reputation Answer: B
163. Weakness that makes people susceptible to pressure

A. Jealousy
B. Weakness of character
C. Close relative in foreign land
164. A security unit maintained and operated by any government

entity.
D. Private security agency Answer: C
165. Cosnsist of the investigation of the background of a person

particularly all the circumstances of his personal life
A. PSI
B. PBI
C. CBI
D. BI Answer: C
166. Any person,association,partnership,firm or private

corporation,who contracts recruits,trains,furnishes or post
any security guards to do its functions.
D. Private security agency Answer: D
167. Shall be responsible to the detachment commander as far as

his shift is concerned.
A. Officer in charge
B. Shift in charge
C. Security guard on duty
D. Assistant detachment commander Answer: B
168. Before a security guard can practice his profession,he shall

possess a valid security license,What is this license?
A. Firearm license
B. License to operate
C. Drivers license
D. Security guard license Answer: D
169. How many firearms issued for every two guards employed by
the security agency is allowed by law?
A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1 Answer: D
170. Firearms of security agency should be covered with firearms

license issued by the PNP through its Firearm Explosive
Division under the civil security group renewable every
A. 4 years
B. 3 years
C. 2 years
D. 1 year Answer: D
171. The aspect of security which involves the application of

security measures For the protection and safeguarding of
classified information
A. Top secret
B. Information security
C. Personnel security
D. Documents security Answer: D
172. Refers to assigned information by one of the four classification

categories
A. Reclassify
B. Classified
C. Declassify
D. Security clearance Answer: B
173. Refers to the administrative determination that an individual is

eligible for access to classified matter.
A. Reclassify
B. Classified
C. Declassify
D. Security clearance Answer: D
174. Means loss of security which results from an unauthorized
persons obtaining knowledge of classified matter.
A. Vulnerability
B. Criticality
C. probability
D. Compromise Answer: D
175. These are information and material,the unauthorized disclosure

of which would cause exceptional grave damage to the
nation,politically,economically or from a security aspect,this
category is reserved for the nations closest secret and is to
be used with great reserve.
A. Restricted matters
B. Secret matters
C. Confidential matters
D. Top secret matters Answer: D
176. These information and material,the authorized disclosure of

which would endanger national security,cause serious injury to
the interest or prestige of the nation or of any governmental
activity or would be of great advantage to a foreign nation.
B. Secret matters
D. Top secret matters Answer: B
177. These information and material,the unauthorized disclosure of

which while not endangering the national security would be
prejudicial to the interest or prestige of the nation or any
government activity or would cause administrative
embarrassment or unwarranted injury to an individual or
would be of the advantage to a foreign nation.
B. Secret matters
D. Top secret matters Answer: C
178. It is information that in some special way relates to the status

or activities of the possessor and over which the possessor
asserts ownership.
A. Transmission security
B. Trade secret
C. Patents
D. Proprietary information Answer: D
179. It maybe a formula for a chemical compound,a process of

manufacturing,treating or preserving materials,a pattern for
machine or device or a list of customers.
B. Trade secret
C. Patents
D. Proprietary information Answer: B
180. It is the protection resulting from the application of various

measures which prevent or delay the enemy or unauthorized
persons in gaining information through communication.
B. Cryptographic security
C. Communication security
D. All of the above Answer: C
181. That component of communication security which results from

the provisions of technically sound crypto system and their
proper use.
B. Cryptographic security
C. Communication security
D. All of the above Answer: B
182. A system which uses words as the smallest element.

A. Transposition system
B. Code
C. Concealment
D. Cipher Answer: B
183. A system that manipulate 1,2 or 3 characters at a time.

A. Transposition system
B. Code
C. Concealment
D. Cipher Answer: D
184. It is the potential damage or loss of an asset.

A. Adversary
B. Risk
C. Security hazard
D. Criticality Answer: B
185. It is the impact of a loss as measured in financial terms.

A. Adversary
B. Risk
C. Security hazard
D. Criticality Answer: D
186. Eliminating or removing the risk totally from the
business,government or industrial environment for which the
risk manager has responsibility.
A. Risk self-assumption
B. Risk spreading
C. Risk avoidance
D. Risk avoidance Answer: C
187. It is an act of spying.

A. Saboteur
B. Espionage
C. pilferer
D. Sabotage Answer: B
188. It is one of the most annoying and common human hazards

which security has to deal with.
A. Casual pilferage
B. Systematic pilferage
C. Pilferage
D. None of the above Answer: C
189. One who steals with pre conceived plans and takes always
any or all types of items or supplies for economic gain.
A. Casual pilferage
B. Systematic pilferage
C. Pilferage
D. None of the above Answer: B
190. What date is the Republic Act No. 5487 or the private security
agency law passed?
A. June 13, 1999
B. June 13, 1969
C. June 7, 2009
D. June 31, 1969 Answer: B
191. A natural hazards or acts of god.

A. Calamity
B. Phenomenon
C. Disaster
D. Force majeure Answer: D
192. A restricted area where visitors are limited in movement and

are usually escorted.
A. Exclusive area
B. Limited area
C. Restricted area
D. Protected area Answer: B
193. A structure placed above a vertical fence to increase

protection from intruder.
A. Guard house
B. Clear zone
C. Tower guard
D. Top guard Answer: D
194.A conference similar to entrance conference,this is only done

after the completion of security survey.
A. Entrance conference
B. Briefing
C. Debriefing
D. Exit conference Answer: D
195. It is the lost that would be sustained if a given target or

combination of target where totally removed,destroyed or
both.
A. Risk reduction
B. Probable maximum loss
C. Risk transfer
D. Possible maximum loss Answer: D
196. Refers to the amount of loss a target would be likely to

sustain through theft and robbery.
A. Risk reduction
B. Probable maximum loss
C. Risk transfer
D. Possible maximum loss Answer: B
197. A term used in England for lock pickers,safe crackers and

penetrators of restricted rooms or area.
A. Superman
B. Peterpan
C. Batman
D. Peterman Answer: D

198. The badge or pass coded for authorization to enter specific

areas is issued to an employee who keeps it in his possession
until his authorization terminates.
A. Pass system
B. Pass exchange system
C. Single pass system
D. Multi pass system Answer: C
199. Company owned alarm system with a unit in the nearest police
station so that in case of need, direct call is possible.
A. Auxiliary alarm
C. Local alarm system
D. Central station station system Answer: A
200. The system consists of ringing up a visual or audible alarm

system near the object to be protected.
A. Auxiliary alarm
C. Local alarm system
D. Central station system Answer: C

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3. All regional appointments of commissioned officers commence

4. In busy and thickly populated commercial streets like those

5. It is the product resulting from the collection, evaluation,

8. A crew which is assigned to a mobile car usually consist of

9. An industrial complex must establish its first line of

10. All of the following are members of the People’s Law

14. It is a natural or man-made structure or physical device which

15. What form of intelligence is involved when information is

16. The provincial Governor shall choose the provincial Director

17. Republic Act 6975 provides that on the average nationwide,

19. Registration of a security agency must be done at the______.

20. The cheapest form of police patrol.

23. It is a police function which serves as the backbone of the

24. It is the weakest link in security chain.

25. Which of the following is considered as the most important

26. Who among the following have summary disciplinary powers

30. To improve delegation, the following must be done, EXCEPT:

33. When the subject identifies or obtains knowledge that the

35. Some of the instructions in foot surveillance are the following,

36. On many occasions, the bulk of the most valuable information

37. Highly qualified police applicants such as engineers, nurses and

38. Police Inspector Juan Dela Cruz is the Chief of Police of a

39. What should be undertaken by a Security Officer before he can

42. A method of collecting information wherein the investigator

43. In stationary surveillance, the following must be observed,

44. Pedro is a thief who is eying at the handbag of Maria. PO1

45. Graduates of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) are

47. One way of extending the power of police observation is to get

48. Dogs have an acute sense of _______________ thus, their

50. Which of the following is most ideally suited to evacuation and

51. A method of collection of information wherein the investigator

57. Which of the following refers to the long range planning?

58. The operational plan which is designed to met everyday or

59. Which of the following is the oldest type of patrol?

60. The act of expelling a squatter by the legal process is called:

61. Which of the following is not a commissioned officer?

67. Which of the following laws established the Police Organization

68. Who is the most important officer in the police organization?

69. Which of the following is the oldest warning device?

70. What type of cover uses actual or true background?

71. What is the principle of organization suggesting that

74. It is constitutionally and legally mandated to administer and

76. When we say that a commander is directly responsible for any

77. A police strategy which aims to directly involve members of the

79. Under RA 6975, a police officer is entitled to a longevity pay

81. The act of temporarily denying an officer the privilege of

82. The credential extended by the Civil Service

84. The premier educational institution for the training, human

86. The required rank for the Chief of Jail Bureau.

87. It exercise supervision and control over the provincial jails.

90. The annual reservation percentage quota for women in the

91. Which of the following administers and attends to cases

92. They are automatically deputized as NAPOLCOM

93. They have the authority to recommend to the Provincial

95. The utilization of units or elements, of the PNP for the

96. The orderly and organized physical movement of elements or

99. Who is the current Chief of the PNP?

101. Registration of a security agency as a corporation must be

102. Minimum age requirement for security manager or operator of

104. Refers to a natural or man made structure which is capable of

105. It refers to means and ways that personnel and employees

106. Industrial management must establish the first line of physical

107. Physical security is a system of barriers placed between the