RC MACAPINLAC REVIEW CENTER

Brgy. Paraiso, Tarlac City, Tarlac

PREPARED BY: MARK ALLEN V. FAUSTO, MCJE, RCRIM

MOCK BOARD EXAMINATION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Select the correct answer for each of the following questions.
Mark only one answer for each item by shading the letter of your choice on the
answer sheet. STRICTLY ERASURES ARE NOT ALLOWED (1pt each)

1. A body of government employees trained in methods of law and crime

prevention and detection and authorized to maintain the peace,
safety, and order of the community.
a. Policing c. Police Comparative
b. Comparative d. Police
2. It is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards
achieving a common goal.
a. Leadership c. Decision Making
b. Police Leadership d. Motivation
3. They considered as the weakest link in the security chain?
a. Personnel
b. security guards
c. Manager
d. assistant manager
4. How much is the minimum capitalization to start business like
security guard, watchmen, or detective agency.
a. Minimum capitalization of two million (2,000,000) with
minimum bank deposit of five hundred thousand (500,000) pesos
in order to start its business.
b. Minimum capitalization of one million (1,000,000) with
minimum bank deposit of five hundred thousand (500,000) pesos
in order to start its business.
c. Minimum capitalization of five hundred thousand (500,000)
with minimum bank deposit of one hundred thousand (100,000)
pesos in order to start its business.
d. Minimum capitalization of five million (5,000,000) with
minimum bank deposit of one million (1,000,000) pesos in order
to start its business.
5. It is a boss centered style of leadership that uses authority, fear
and coercion to influence people.
a. Democratic Style of Leadership
b. Free Reign Leadership
c. Autocratic Leadership Style
d. Situational Leadership Style
6. A _______ to operate is issued to the PSA once it is qualified of
having two hundred (200) or more license security guard in its
employ duly posted.
a. Regular License
b. Permit License
c. Temporary License
d. Duty License

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7. Crime fighting is the hallmark of this kind of style to police
management. This is largely a reactive approach to policing.
a. Crime Prevention Approach
b. Watchman Style
c. Service Style
d. Legalistic Style
8. Acts or conditions which result in a situation conducive to a
breach of the protection system and the subsequent loss or
compromise of defense information, secrets or damage to personnel,
property or facilitates.
a. Security Survey
b. Security Investigation
c. Security Inspection
d. Security Hazards
9. He defined leadership as “A leader is one who knows the way, goes
the way, and shows the way.”
a. M. Chemers c. John C. Maxwell
b. Peter Drucker d. Warren Bennis
10. According to him, Leadership is shifting of own vision to
higher sights, the raising of man’s performance to higher
standards, the building of man’s personality beyond its normal
limitations.
a. Peter Drucker c. John C. Maxwell
b. Peter Drucker d. Warren Bennis
11. The following are the factors of leadership except one;
a. follower
b. power
c. communication
d. situation
12. It pertains to the use our judgement to decide the best course
of action and the leadership style needed for each situation. What
we in one situation will not always work in another.
a. situation c. communication
b. leader d. follower
13. It is a style of leadership where in it permits quick decision
– making, as only one person decides for the whole group and keeps
each decision to himself until he feels it is needed to be shared
with the rest of the group.
a. Democratic style
b. Laissez Faire Style
c. Autocratic style
d. Free style
14. It pertains to the suppression of the desire of potential
criminals to commit crimes
a. Crime Prevention
b. Crime Suppression
c. Theory of Police Omnipresence
d. Low Profile Theory
15. Most major metropolitan areas in India such as Mumbai, Kolkata
and Chennai were headed by __________________ in the states.
a. Police General
b. Commissioner of Police

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 c. Police Director
d. Internal General
16. It is the policing system where all male residents were
required to guard the town to preserve peace and order, protect
the life and property of the people and suppress other factors
affecting peace and order:
a. royal judge
b. tun policing system
c. frankpledge policing system
d. hue and cry
17. It refers to any person association, partnership, firm or
private corporation, who contracts, recruits, trains, furnishes or
post any security guard, to do its functional or solicit individual
business firms, or private, public or government-owned or
controlled corporations to engage his/it’s service or those of
his/it’s security guards, for hire commission or compensation
a. Security Guard
b. Company Security Agency
c. Public Security Agency
d. Private Security Agency
18. It is functional groups within a section where further
specialization is needed.
a. Bureau c. Section
b. Division d. Unit
19. How many years is the validity of the License to Operate of
a security agency?
a. 1 year
b. 3 years
c. 2 years
d. 5 years
20. The process of selecting goals and determining how to achieve
them
a. Organizing
b. Planning
c. Decision making
d. Staffing
21. The DILG Act of 1990:
a. Republic Act 7659
b. Republic Act 6975
c. Republic Act 9675
d. Republic Act 8551
22. Which of the following is not a commissioned officer?
a. Police Lieutenant
b. Police Colonel
c. PNP Chief
d. Police Major
23. It is described as a willingness to sacrifice personal desires
for the betterment of the community.
a. Civility
b. Respect and Knowledge of Laws
c. Police Commitment
d. Police Discretion

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24. In this kind of leadership, leader works with teams to
identify needed change, creating a vision to guide the change
through inspiration, and executing the change in tandem with
committed members of a group.
a. Transformational leadership style
b. Transactional Leadership Style
c. Democratic Style of Leadership
d. Free Reign Leadership
25. It is a form of patrol that best used for mountains and grass
parks
a. Motorcycle Patrol
b. Aircraft Patrol
c. Maritime Patrol
d. Horse Patrol
26. In what year that the Manila Police District introduced the
bicycle patrol?
a. 1936 c. 1938
b. 1937 d. 1939
27. It manages highly public police operations, such as guarding
senior government officials and dignitaries.
a. Crime Combating and Investigation Division
b. Internal Stability Division
c. Community Relations Division
d. Visible Policing Division
28. It is the central receiving entity for any citizen’s complaint
against PNP members.
a. NAPOLCOM c. PLEB
b. PNP d. IAS
29. It is a style of leadership where in the decisions of the
leader are not unilateral as with the autocrat because they arise
from consultation with the group member and participation by them.
a. Democratic style
b. Laissez Faire Style
c. Autocratic style
d. Free style
30. Regular license is renewable every how many years?
a. 1 year
b. 3 years
c. 2 years
d. 5 years
31. It is a form of patrol that best used for rescue operations.
a. Motorcycle Patrol
b. Aircraft Patrol
c. Maritime Patrol
d. Horse Patrol
32. It is a style of leadership where in the coordination and
decision making time-consuming and lacking in overall direction.
a. Democratic style
b. Laissez Faire Style
c. Autocratic style
d. Free style
33. He is the first chief of Police of Manila

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 a. Captain George Curry
b. Col. Antonio Torres
c. Col. Lamberto Javalera
d. Captain Rafael Crame
34. It is the process involved in ensuring strict compliance,
proper obedience of laws and related studies.
a. Organization
b. Police Organization
c. Law Enforcement Administration
d. Law Enforcement Agency
35. Which of the following laws established the Police
Organization under the DILG?
a. R.A. 5487 d. R.A. 6975
b. R.A. 8551
c. R.A. 1174
36. It is considered as the best breed of dog for canine patrol.
a. Labrador Retriever c. Boxer
b. WOLVES d. German Shepherd
37. The first Chief of Police of Manila Police Department who was
appointed by Taft Commission on August 7, 1901.
a. Capt. George Curry
b. Capt. George Bush
c. Capt. William Taft
d. Brig – Gen. Henry T. Allen
38. Col. Lamberto T. Javalera is considered as the first Filipino
Chief of Police of Manila, he appointed by the President
____________________.
a. Manuel Roxas
b. Ferdinand Marcos
c. Manuel Quezon
d. Ramon Magsaysay
39. It is the policing system where the suspect was required to
place his hands over boiling water or perform any other act which
may hurt him. If he was hurt, the society considered him guilty;
otherwise, he was not considered guilty:
a. tun policing system
b. frankpledge policing system
c. hue and cry
d. trial by ordeal
40. It focuses on particular variables related to the environment
that might determine which particular style of leadership is best
suited for the situation.
a. Trait Theory
b. Contingency Theory
c. Situational Theory
d. Behavioral Theory
41. The following are steps in decision making except one;
a. Gather irrelevant information
b. Identify the decision
c. Gather relevant information
d. Weigh the evidence

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42. It refers to actions which are concerned with coordinating
and managing an organization or organization’s work.
a. administration
b. Management
c. Decision Making
d. Organization
43. Can a Filipino high school graduate qualified to be a security
guard?
a. Yes
b. MAYBE
c. No
d. None of the above
44. The first private security formally established.
a. Special Watchman Agency
b. Jimenez Security Agency
c. Both a and b
d. None of the Above
45. It is the vertical hierarchy of organization and the unbroken
chain of command from top to bottom must be observed:
a. unity of objectives
b. scalar principle
c. span of control
d. next in rank rule
46. It is considered as the first line of defense.
a. Doors
b. Barriers
c. Cabinets
d. Faults
47. The following are the basic functions of administration
except one;
a. Planning
b. Organizing
c. Directing
d. Staffing
48. It is defined as a group of persons working together for a
common goal or objectives.
a. Organization
b. Police Organization
c. Law Enforcement Administration
d. Law Enforcement Agency
49. It is the policing system where every male over twelve (12)
years old join nine of his neighbors to form a tythingmen to perform
police works. Anyone who failed to join and perform this duty was
severely fined:
a. royal judge
b. tun policing system
c. frankpledge policing system
d. hue and cry
50. It require an understanding and expertise of a particular
form of operation, particularly one involving methods, processes,
procedures, or techniques.
a. Super Skill

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 b. Conceptual Skill
c. Human Skill
d. Technical Skill
51. It is pertains to an organization responsible for enforcing
the laws, especially referring to the so called Police
Organization.
a. Law Enforcement Officer
b. Law Enforcement
c. Law Enforcement Agency
d. Law
52. it is a form of patrol that easily maneuverable in heavily
congested areas.
a. Motorcycle Patrol
b. Aircraft Patrol
c. Maritime Patrol
d. Horse Patrol
53. It refers to the roles that involve coordination and
interaction with employees.
a. Decision Making
b. Informational
c. Interpersonal
d. intrapersonal
54. He organized a group of paid nonuniformed citizens who were
responsible for investigating crimes and prosecuting offenders.
a. Henry Fielding c. John Fielding
b. Robert Peel d. Patrick Colquhoun
55. This is the highest level in the organizational hierarchy,
which includes Board of Directors and Chief Executives.
a. Top level management
b. Middle Level Management
c. Lower-Level Management
d. Level Management
56. The strength of any department [police organization] often
comes from strength of its what?
a. Police Patrol
b. Police Organization
c. Police Leadership
d. Police Supervision
57. It is the name used for individual religious police.
a. Mutawa c. Miwata
b. Musudan d. Tumawa
58. It includes departmental and division heads and managers who
are responsible for implementing and controlling plans and
strategies which are formulated by the top executives.
a. Top level management
b. Middle Level Management
c. Lower-Level Management
d. Level Management
59. It encompasses formulating policies, establishing targets,
scheduling actions and so forth.
a. Planning
b. Organizing

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 c. Staffing
d. coordination
60. It is the members of a police organization must be motivated
by a common thing in accomplishing a common mission:
a. unity of objectives
b. scalar principle
c. span of control
d. next in rank rule
61. In levels of policing in the United States of America, most
of law enforcement duties at the federal level is under what
department?
a. Department of Justice
b. Department of Interior and Local Government
c. Federal Bureau of Investigation
d. Department of National Defense
62. PADPAO means ______?
a. Philippines Association of Detective and Protective Agency
Operations
b. Philippines Association of Detective and Protection Agency
Operatives
c. Philippines Association for Detection and Protection Agency
Operation
d. None of the above
63. The National Police Agency supervises and controls the police
activities of how many Prefectural Police Departments and the Tokyo
Metropolitan Department.
a. 44 c. 46
b. 45 d. 47
64. 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)
inhabitants.
c. one (1) policeman for every five hundred (500) inhabitants.
d. one (1) policeman for every one thousand (1,000)
inhabitants.
65. This is known as the weakest link in the security chain.
a. Information Security
b. Personnel Security
c. Physical Security
d. Documentary Security
66. It pertains to the elimination of the opportunity of criminals
to perform acts against the law.
a. Crime Prevention
b. Crime Suppression
c. Theory of Police Omnipresence
d. Low Profile Theory
67. Graduates of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA)
are automatically appointed to the rank of:
a. Police Colonel
b. Police Lieutenant

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 c. Police Executive Master Sergeant
d. Police Captain
68. This is a grant made by the government to inventor, conveying
or securing to him the exclusive right to make, use or sell his
invention for term years.
a. Trade Secret
b. Government Secret
c. Patents
d. None of the above
69. 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
70. He advocated the concepts of administrative efficiency sought
to centralize the authority within police departments and to
"rationalize the procedures of command control.
a. Henry Fielding
b. Robert Peel
c. Patrick Colquhoun
d. August Vollmer
71. According to him specialization promotes efficiency of the
workforce and increases productivity.
a. Robert Peel
b. August Vollmer
c. John Fielding
d. Henry Fayol
72. It connotes a managerial philosophy whereby planning decision
making, and day-to-day operations are conducted without regard to
the environment.
a. Closed System Theory
b. Home Rule Theory
c. Open System Theory
d. Continental Theory
73. What is the age qualification for new applicant and SG’s in
supervisory position?
a. Not less than 20 of age nor more than 50 years old
b. Not less than 18 of age nor more than 50 years old
c. Not less than 20 of age nor more than 30 years old
d. Not less than 18 of age nor more than 40 years old
74. It refers to the fact that a police work with very little
direct supervision once they are in the field and often have to
make choices about which course of action (if any) is to be pursued.
a. Police Discretion
b. Police Accountability
c. Doctrine of Policing by Consent
d. Police Power
75. It is commonly understood as 'the normative inclination among
police to resist temptations to abuse the rights and privileges of
their occupation.
a. Professionalism

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 b. Police Initiative
c. Police Integrity
d. Police Character
76. It is capable of opening a series of locks.
a. Change key
b. Sub Master Key
c. Master Key
d. Grand Master Key
77. It implies that police officers should always have the desire
for new knowledge.
a. Thirst of New Knowledge
b. Service Mentality
c. Humility
d. Controlled Temper
78. A regular license to operate is issued to any private security
agency having:
a. 200 guards or more but not exceeding 500.
b. 100 guards or more but not exceeding 1,000.
c. 200 guards or more but not exceeding 1,000
d. 150 guards or more but not exceeding 1,000.
79. It was pertains to an organization responsible for enforcing
the laws.
a. Organization
b. Police Organization
c. Law Enforcement Administration
d. Law Enforcement Agency
80. All but one are the primarily line operation in police
organization
a. patrol
b. records
c. investigation
d. traffic
81. The first chief of Philippine Constabulary
a. Capt. George Curry
b. Capt. Alfredo Lim
c. Capt. William Taft
d. Brig – Gen. Henry T. Allen
82. It is a group of trained personnel in the field of public
safety administration engaged in the achievement of goals and
objectives that promotes the maintenance of peace and order.
a. Organization
b. Police Organization
c. Law Enforcement Administration
d. Law Enforcement Agency
83. It was defined as a low police visibility increases the
opportunity to apprehend criminals.
a. Crime Prevention
b. Crime Suppression
c. Theory of Police Omnipresence
d. Low Profile Theory
84. It is the oldest form of patrol and considered as the most
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 a. Foot Patrol c. Bicycle Patrol
b. Automobile Patrol d. Motorcycle Patrol
85. it was brought about by the need to saturate areas not
accessible by automobile and too large to be patrolled easily on
foot.
a. Foot Patrol c. Bicycle Patrol
b. Automobile Patrol d. None of the above
86. According to him, the accompanying power or authority gives
the management the right to give orders to the subordinates.
a. Robert Peel
b. August Vollmer
c. John Fielding
d. Henry Fayol
87. It refers to the rapid growth of cities and the proclivity of
criminals to use the automobiles to their own advantage made it
necessary for the police to adopt the automobile as its dominant
means of patrol.
a. Foot Patrol c. Bicycle Patrol
b. Automobile Patrol d. Motorcycle Patrol
88. It is the principal police and security authority of the
People's Republic of China (PRC).
a. Chinese Administrative Service
b. China Police Service
c. Ministry of Public Security
d. Ministry of Internal Security
89. Waiver system in the PNP will apply, if:
a. recruitment falls on summer
b. qualified applicants falls below quota
c. ordered by the president
d. NONE OF THEM
90. It means that an individual employee should receive orders
from one manager and that the employee is answerable to that
manager.
a. Delegation of Authority
b. Unity of Discretion
c. Unity of Command
d. Command responsibility
91. It is a small neighborhood police station found in Japan.
a. Kempei c. Koban
b. Kempeitai d. Unit
92. A police officer is doing very satisfactory work on a rather
simple or repetitive assignment. Test show him to be above average
in intelligence. A position to which he could properly be assigned
requiring exercise of some judgement and initiative is vacant. When
he was informed of the vacancy, he shows no particular desire or
enthusiasm for the change. In the interest of good management, it
would be best to-
a. give him trial on the vacancy
b. look for someone else to fill the vacancy
c. talk to his wife or family
d. none of the foregoing

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93. North Korean uniformed civil police officers are primarily
unarmed _________ officers.
a. patrol
b. traffic
c. police
d. investigation
94. It is the appointing authority must prioritize the selection
of next in rank in filing up a vacant position:
a. unity of objectives
b. scalar principle
c. span of control
d. next in rank rule
95. The general rule is that, compulsory retirement for officer
and non-officer shall be upon the attainment of-
a. 60 years of age c. 65 years of age
b. 56 years of age d. 50 years of age
96. He states that there should be a clear line in the area of
authority (from top to bottom and all managers at all levels).
a. Robert Peel
b. August Vollmer
c. John Fielding
d. Henry Fayol
97. The chain link fence must be constructed how many feet
excluding top guard?
a. 5 c. 7
b. 6 d. 8
98. No regular license shall be granted to any private security
agency unless it has minimum of _____?
a. (200) licensed private security personnel under its employ
b. (50) licensed private security personnel under its employ
c. (100) licensed private security personnel under its employ
d. (150) licensed private security personnel under its employ
99. It was defined as a high police visibility discourages
criminals.
a. Crime Prevention
b. Crime Suppression
c. Theory of Police Omnipresence
d. Low Profile Theory
100. In this kind of leadership, leader works with teams to
identify needed change, creating a vision to guide the change
through inspiration, and executing the change in tandem with
committed members of a group.
a. Transformational leadership style
b. Transactional Leadership Style
c. Democratic Style of Leadership
d. Free Reign Leadership

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