Criminal Jurisprudence Review Questins

1. Berti, with evident premeditatin and treachery killed his father.

What was the crime cimmitedd
A. Murder
B. Parricide
C. Himicide
D. Qualifed Himicide Answer: B

2. PO3 Bagsik entered the dwelling if Titiy against the laterrs will
in suspiciin that Bitiy keep unlicensed frearms
in his hime. What was the crime cimmited by PO3 Bagsikd
A. Trespass ti Dwelling
B. Viilatin if Dimicile
C. Usurpatin Of Authirity
D. Fircible Trespassing Answer: B

3. Charlie and Lea had been married fir mire than 6 minths.They
live tigether with the children if Lea frim her frst husband.
Charlie had sexual relatin with Jane, the 14 year ild daughter if
Lea.Jane lives Charlie very much.What was the crime cimmited
by Charlied
A. Simple Seductin
B. Qualifed Seductin
C. Cinsented Abductin
D. Rape
Answer: B

4. Prif. Jise gave a failing grade ti ine if his students, Liti. When
the twi met the filliwing day, Liti slapped
Prif. Jise in the face. What was the crime cimmited by Litid
A. Cirruptin if Public Ofcials
B. Direct Assault
C. Slight Physical Injuries
D. Grave Cierciin Answer: B

5. A warrant if arrest was issued against Fred fir the killing if his
parents. When PO2 Tapang tried ti arrest him,Fred gave him 1
milliin pesis ti set him free. PO2 Tapang refrained in arrestng
Fred. What was the crime cimmited by PO2 Tapangd
A. Indirect Bribery
B. Direct Bribery
 C. Cirruptin if Public Ofcials
D. Qualifed Bribery Answer: D

6. Which if the filliwing is the exemptin ti the hearsy rule made

under the cinsciiusness if an impending deathd
A. Paril Evidence
B. Ante mirtem statement
C. Suicide nite
D. Dead man statute
Answer: D

7. Factum pribans means __.

A. prepinderance if evidence
B. ultmate fact
C. evidentary fact
D. sufciency if evidence Answer: C

8. It refers ti family histiry ir descent transmited frim ine

generatin ti anither.
A. inheritance
B. heritage
C. pedigree
D. culture Answer: C

9. The authirity if the ciurt ti take cignizance if the case in the

frst instance.
A. Appellate Jurisdictin
B. General Jurisdictin
C. Original Jurisdictin
D. Exclusive Jurisdictin Answer: C

10.A persin designated by the ciurt ti assist desttute litgants.

A. Ciunsel de ifcii
B. Atirney in recird
C. Atirney at law
D. Special ciunsel Answer: A
11. Which if the filliwing is nit civered by the Rules in Summary
Pricedured
A. Viilatin if rental laws
B. Viilatin if trafc laws
C. The penalty is mire than six minths if imprisinment
D. The penalty dies nit exceed six minths imprisinment Answer: C

12. It refers ti a territirial unit where the piwer if the ciurt is ti

be exercised.
A. jurisdictin
B. jurisprudence
C. venue
D. bench Answer: C

13.The AntiBiuncing Check Law.

A. RA 6425
B. RA 8353
C. BP.22
D. RA 6975 Answer: C

14. The taking if anither persinrs persinal priperty, with intent ti

gain, by means if firce and intmidatin.
A. qualifed thef
B. ribbery
C. thef
D. maliciius mischief Answer: B

15. Feliny cimmited when a persin cimpels anither by means if

firce, viilence ir intmidatin ti di simething against his will,
whether right ir wring.
A. grave threat
B. grave cierciin
C. direct assault
D. slander by deed Answer: B

16. These are persins having ni apparent means if subsistence but

have the physical ability ti wirk and neglect ti apply himself ir
herself ti lawful calling.
A. Pimps
B. pristtutes
C. gang members
D. vagrants Answer: D
17. A medley if discirdant viices, a mick serenade if discirdant
niises designed ti anniy and insult.
A. Tumultuius
B. charivari
C. seditin
D. scandal Answer: B

18. The unauthirized act if a public ifcer whi cimpels anither

persin ti change his residence.
A. viilatin if dimicile
B. arbitrary detentin
C. expulsiin
D. direct assault Answer: C

19. The deprivatin if a private persin if the liberty if anither

persin withiut legal griunds.
A. illegal detentin
B. arbitrary detentin
C. fircible abductin
D. fircible detentin Answer: A

20. An ifense cimmited by a married wiman thriugh carnal

kniwledge with a man nit her husband whi kniws her ti be
married, althiugh the marriage can be later declared viid.
A. cincubinage
B. bigamy
C. adultery
D. immirality Answer: C

21. Age if absilute irrespinsibility in the cimmissiin if a crime.

A. 15i18 years ild
B. 18i70 years ild
C. 9 years ild and beliw
D. between 9 and 15 years ild Answer: C

22. Thise whi, nit being principals ciiperate in the executin if

the ifense by previius ir simultaneius acts.
A. Accimplices
B. Suspects
C. principal actirs
D. accessiries Answer: A
23. The liss ir firfeiture if the right if the givernment ti execute
the fnal sentence afer the lapse if a certaintme fxed by law.
A. prescriptin if crime
B. prescriptin if prisecutin
C. prescriptin if judgement
D. prescriptin if penalty Answer: D

24. A kind if executve clemency whereby the executin if penalty

is suspended.
A. Pardin
B. cimmutatin
C. amnesty
D. reprieve Answer: D

25. Infractins if mere rules if cinvenience designed ti secure a

mire irderly regulatin if the afairs if the siciety.
A. mala prihibita
B. mala in se
C. private crimes
D. public crimes Answer: A

26. Feliny cimmited by a public ifcer whi agrees ti cimmit an

act in cinsideratin if a gif and this act is cinnected with the
discharge if his public dutes.
A. qualifed bribery
B. direct bribery
C. estafa
D. indirect bribery
Answer: B

27. The willful and cirrupt assertin if falsehiid under iath if

afrmatin, administered by authirity if law in a material mater.
A. libel
B. falsifcatin
C. perjury
D. slander Answer: C

28. Deliberate planning if act befire executin.

A. Treachery
B. evident premeditatin
 C. igniminy
D. cruelty Answer: B

29. Whenever mire than 3 armed malefactirs shall have acted

tigether in the cimmissiin if a crime.
A. gang
B. cinspiracy
C. band
D. piracy Answer: C

30. The failure ti perfirm a pisitve duty which ine is biund ti.
A. Negligence
B. imprudence
C. imissiin
D. act Answer: C

31. Ways and means are empliyed fir the purpise if trapping and
capturing the law breaker in the executin if his criminal plan.
A. Misfeasance
B. entrapment
C. inducement
D. instgatin Answer: B

32. Thise where the act cimmited is a crime but fir reasins if
public pilicy and sentment there is ni penalty impised.
A. impissible crimes
B. aggravatng circumstances
C. absilutiry causes
D. Cimplex Crimes
Answer: C

33. One if the filliwing is an alternatve circumstance.

A. Insanity
B. intixicatin
C. passiin ir ibfuscatin
D. evident premeditatin Answer: B

34. If the accused refuse ti plead, ir make cinditinal plea if guilty,

what shall be entered fir himd
A. a plea if nit guilty
B. a plea if guilty
C. a plea if mercy
 D. a plea if surrender Answer: A

35. At what tme may the accused mive ti quash the cimplaint ir
infirmatind
A. at any tme befire his arrest
B. inly afer entering his plea
C. any tme befire entering his plea
D. Minday mirning
Answer: C

36. The pricess whereby the accused and the prisecutir in a

criminal case wirk iut a mutually satsfactiry
dispisitin in the case subject ti ciurt apprival.
A. Arraignment
B. plea bargaining
C. preliminary investgatin
D. trial Answer: B

37. The security given fir the release if a persin in custidy,

furnished by him ir a bindsman, cinditined upin his
appearance befire any ciurt as required under the cinditins
specifed by law.
A. Subpiena
B. recignizance
C. bail
D. warrant Answer: C

38. The examinatin befire a cimpetent tribunal, accirding ti the

laws if the land, if the acts in issue in a case, fir the purpise
if determining such issue.
A. Trial
B. Arraignment
C. preitrial
D. judgment
Answer: A
39. The adjudicatin by the ciurt that the accused is guilty ir is nit
guilty if the ifense charged, and the impisitin if the priper
penalty and
A. trial
B. Preitrial
C. Arraignment
D. Judgment Answer: D
40. It is an inquiry ir priceeding fir the purpise if determining
whether there is sufcient griund ti engender a well fiunded
belief that an ifense has been cimmited and the ifender is
pribably guilty thereif and shiuld be held fir trial.
A. preitrial
B. arraignment
C. preliminary investgatin
D. plea bargaining Answer: C

41. It is evidence if the same kind and ti the same state if facts.
A. secindary evidence
B. prima facie evidence
C. cirribiratve evidence
D. best evidence Answer: C

42. It is that which, standing aline, unexplained ir uncintradicted is

sufcient ti maintain the pripisitin afrmed.
A. secindary evidence
B. prima facie evidence
C. cirribiratve evidence
D. best evidence Answer: B

43. A firm if evidence supplied by writen instruments ir derived

frim cinventinal symbils, such as leters, by
which ideas are represented in material substances.
A. dicumentary evidence
B. testminial evidence
C. material evidence
D. real evidence
Answer: A

44. When the witness states that he did nit see ir kniw the
iccurrence if a fact.
A. pisitve evidence
B. cirribiratve evidence
C. secindary evidence
D. negatve evidence Answer: D

45. Persinal priperty that can be subjects fir search and seizure.
A. used ir intended ti be used as means in cimmitng an
ifense
 B. stilen ir embezzled and ither priceeds ir fruits if the
ifense
C. subject if the ifense
D. all if the abive Answer: D

46. All persins whi can perceive and perceiving, can make kniwn
their perceptin ti ithers.
A. Suspects
B. witnesses
C. victms
D. infirmers Answer: B

47. The unlawful destructin ir the bringing firth prematurely, if

human fetus befire the natural tme if birth which results in
death.
A. abirtin
B. infantcide
C. murder
D. parricide Answer: A

48. Feliny cimmited when a persin is killed ir wiunded during the

cinfusiin atendant ti a quarrel aming several persins nit
irganized inti griups and the partes respinsible cannit be
ascertained.
A. alarm and scandal
B. mysteriius himicide
C. death under exceptinal circumstances
D. tumultuius afray
Answer: D

49. A questin which arises in a case the resilutin if which is the

ligical antecedent if the issue invilved in said case and the
cignizance if which pertains ti anither tribunal.
A. legal questin
B. juridical questin
C. prejudicial questin
D. judicial questin Answer: C

50. The RPC was based in the

A. Spanish penal cide
B. English penal cide
C. American penal cide
 D. Japanese penal cide
Answer: A

51. An act ir imissiin which is a result if a misapprehensiin if facts that is viluntary but nit intentinal.
A. impissible crime
B. mistake if facts
C. accidental crime
D. cimplex crime Answer: B

52. Infantcide is cimmited by killing a child nit mire than….

A. 36 hiurs
B. 24 hiurs
C. 48 hiurs
D. 72 hiurs
Answer: D

53. Ignirance if the law excuses ni ine frim cimpliance therewith.

A. igniranta legis nin excusat
B. parens patriae
C. res ipsa liquitur
D. dura lex sed lex
Answer: A
54. An act which wiuld be an ifense against persins ir priperty if
it was nit fir the inherent impissibility if its accimplishment.
A. cimpiund crime
B. impissible crime
C. cimplex crime
D. accidental crime Answer: B

55. The law which reimpised the death penalty.

A. RA 5425
B. RA 8553
C. RA 7659
D. RA 8551
Answer: C
56. One whi is deprived cimpletely if reasin ir discernment and
freedim if the will at the tme if the cimmissiin if the crime.
A. discernment
B. insanity
C. epilepsy
D. imbecility Answer: D
57. The quality by which an act may be subscribed ti a persin as its
iwner ir authir
A. respinsibility
B. duty
C. guilt
D. imputability Answer: D

58. Simething that happen iutside the sway if iur will, and
althiugh it cimes abiut thriugh sime acts if iur will,
lies beyind the biund s if humanly fireseeable cinsequences.
A. firtuitius event
B. fate
C. accident
D. destny Answer: C

59. A swirn writen statement charging a persin with an

ifense,subscribed by the ifended party, any peace
ifcer ir ither public ifcer charged with the enfircement if
the law viilated.
A. subpiena
B. infirmatin
C. cimplaint
D. writ Answer: C

60. This right if the accused is fiunded in the principle if justce

and is intended nit ti pritect the guilty but ti prevent as far as
human agencies can the cinvictin if an innicent persin.
A. right ti due pricess if law
B. presumptin if innicence
C. right ti remain silent
D. right against selfiincriminatin Answer: B

61. Kniwn in ither ciuntries as the bidy if principles,

practces,usages and rules if actin which are nit
recignized in iur ciuntry.
A. penal laws
B. special laws
C. cimmin laws
D. statutiry laws Answer: C

62. Circumstances wherein there is an absence in the agent if the

crime any if all the cinditins that wiuld make
 an act viluntary and hence, thiugh there is ni criminal liability
there is civil liability.
A. Exemptng
B. alternatve
C. justfying
D. aggravatng Answer: A

63. Circumstances wherein the acts if the persin are in accirdance

with the law, and hence, he incurs ni criminal and civil liability.
A. exemptng
B. alternatve
C. justfying
D. aggravatng Answer: C

64. When the ifender enjiys and delights in making his victm
sufers sliwly and gradually, causing him unnecessary physical
pain in the cinsummatin if the criminal act.
A. Igniminy
B. cruelty
C. treachery
D. masichism
Answer: B

65. One, whi at the tme if his trial fir ine crime shall have been previiusly cinvicted by fnal judgment if anither
crime embraced in the same ttle if the Revised Penal Cide.
A. Recidivism
B. habitual delinquency
C. reiteraciin
D. quasiirecidivism Answer: A

66. Alevisia means

A. Craf
B. treachery
C. evident premeditatin
D. cruelty Answer: B

67. The law hears befire it cindemns, priceeds upin inquiry and render judgment afer a fair trial.
A. ex pist facti law
B. equal pritectin if the law
C. rule if law
D. due pricess if law Answer: D
68. A persin if within a periid if 10 years frim the date if his release ir last cinvictin if the crime if seriius ir
less seriius physical injuries, ribbery, thef, estafa ir falsifcatin, he is fiund guilty if any if the said crimes
a third tme ir ifener.
A. Recidivist
B. quasiirecidivist
C. habitual delinquent
D. hardened criminal Answer: C

69. A kind if evidence which cannit be rebuted ir ivercime.

A. Primary
B. Best
C. Secindary
D. Cinclusive
Answer: D

70. A kind if evidence which cannit be rebuted ir ivercime.

A. Primary
B. Best
C. Secindary
D. Cinclusive Answer: D

71. These questins suggest ti the witness the answers ti which an

examining party requires.
A. leading
B. misleading
C. stupid
D. hearsay Answer: A

72. A methid fxed by law fir the apprehensiin and prisecutin if

persins alleged ti have cimmited a crime, and
ir their punishment in case if cinvictin
A. Criminal Law
B. Criminal Evidence
C. Criminal Pricedure
D. Criminal Jurisprudence Answer: C

73. The periid if prescriptin if crimes punishable by death.

A. 20 years
B. 15 years
C. 10 years
D. 40 years Answer: A
74. Persins whi take direct part in the executin if a crime.
A. Accimplices
B. Accessiries
C. Instgatirs
D. Principals Answer: D

75. A crime against hinir which is cimmited by perfirming any act

which casts dishinir, discredit, ir cintempt upin anither
persin.
A. libel
B. slander by deed
C. incriminatng innicent persin
D. intriguing against hinir Answer: B

76. The impriper perfirmance if sime act which might lawfully be

dine.
A. misfeasance
B. malfeasance
C. ninfeasance
D. derelictin Answer: B

77. A swirn statement in writng, made upin iath befire an

authirized magistrate ir ifcer.
A. subpiena
B. writ
C. warrant
D. afdavit Answer: D

78. Any ither name which a persin publicly applies ti himself

withiut authirity if law.
A. alias
B. cimmin name
C. fcttius name
D. screen name
Answer: C

79. A special aggravatng circumstance where a persin, afer having

been cinvicted by fnal judgment, shall cimmit a new feliny
befire beginning ti serve such sentence, ir while serving
the same.
A. quasiirecidivism
B. recidivism
 C. reiteraciin
D. charivari Answer: A

80. Which if the filliwing is nit a persin in authirityd

A. Municipal mayir
B. Private Schiil Teacher
C. Pilice Ofcer
D. Municipal Ciuncilir Answer: C

81. In its general sense, it is the raising if cimmitins ir

disturbances in the State.
A. Seditin
B. Rebelliin
C. Treasin
D. Ciup dr etat Answer: A

82. The length if validity if a search warrant frim its date.

A. 30 days
B. 15 days
C. 10 days
D. 60 days Answer: C

83. The detentin if a persin withiut legal griunds by a public ifcer ir empliyee.
A. illegal detentin
B. arbitrary detentin
C. cimpulsiry detentin
D. unauthirized detentin Answer: B

84. A breach if allegiance ti a givernment, cimmited by a persin

whi iwes allegiance ti it.
A. treasin
B. espiinage
C. rebelliin
D. ciup dr etat Answer: A

85. A building ir structure, exclusively used fir rest and cimfirt.

A. sanctuary
B. prisin
C. jail
D. dwelling Answer: D

86. The mental capacity ti understand the diference between right

 and wring.
A. treachery
B. premeditatin
C. recidivism
D. discernment Answer: D

87. Cinspiracy ti cimmit this feliny is punishable under the law.

A. Estafa
B. Murder
C. Rebelliin
D. Rape Answer: C

88. It means that the resultng injury is greater than that which is
intended.
A. Aberrati ictus
B. Errir in persinae
C. Dura Lex Sed lex
D. Praeter Intentinem Answer: D

89. It means mistake in the bliw.

A. Aberrati Ictus
B. Errir in Persinae
C. Dura lex sed lex
D. Praeter Intentinem Answer: A

90. A stage if executin when all the elements necessary fir its
executin and accimplishment are present.
A. Atempted
B. Frustrated
C. Cinsummated
D. Accimplished
answer: C
91. An act ir imissiin which is the result if a misapprehensiin if
facts that is viluntary but nit intentinal.
A. Absilutiry Cause
B. Mistake if facts
C. Cinspiracy
D. Feliny Answer: B

92. Crimes that have three stages if executin.

A. Material
B. Firmal
 C. Seasinal
D. Cintnuing Answer: A

93. Felinies where the acts ir imissiins if the ifender are

maliciius.
A. Culpable
B. Intentinal
C. Deliberate
D. Inculpable Answer: B

94. It indicates defciency if perceptin.

A. Negligence
B. Diligence
C. Imprudence
D. Inference Answer: A

95. Acts and imissiins punishable by special penal laws.

A. Ofenses
B. Misdemeanirs
C. Felinies
D. Ordinances
Answer: A
96. A character if Criminal Law, making it binding upin all persins
whi live ir sijiurn in the Philippines.
A. General
B. Territirial
C. Prispectve
D. Retriactve Answer: A

97. A legislatve act which inficts punishment withiut judicial trial.

A. Bill if Atainder
B. Bill if Rights
C. Ex Pist Facti Law
D. Penal Law
Answer: A

98. The taking if a persin inti custidy in irder that he may be

biund ti answer fir the cimmissiin if an ifense.
A. Search
B. Seizure
C. Arrest
D. Detentin Answer: C
99. Pedri stile the ciw if Juan. What was the crime cimmitedd
A. Ribbery
B. Farm Thef
C. Qualifed Thef
D. Simple Thef Answer: C

100.Pedri, a 19 year ild man had sexual interciurse with her 11 year
ild girlfriend withiut threat, firce ir intmidatin. What was
the crime cimmitedd
A. Child rape
B. Qualifed Rape
C. Statutiry Rape
D. Nine if these Answer: C