MOCK BOARD COURSE

Diagnostic Exam

1. Under the law, a search warrant shall be valid for how many days?
a. 15 days from its date c. 10 days after its date
b. 10 days from its date d. 5 days after its date

2. It is a law which: a) makes criminal an act done before the passage of the law or which aggravates a
crime or makes it greater than it was, when committed.
a. Ex post facto law c. Amnesty
b. Bill of attainder d. Treason

3. A legislative act which inflicts punishment without trial.

a. Ex post facto law c. Treason
b. Bill of attainder d. Amnesty

4. Pardon by the offended party, as a general rule, does not extinguish the criminal liability of the
offender, except:
a. Private offenses and before the institution of the criminal action
b. Public crime or crimes against the State
c. Private crime or crimes against the State
d. Private offenses and after the institution of the criminal action

5. In the execution of destierro, the convict shall not be permitted to enter the place designated in the
sentence nor within the radius specified:
a. Not be more than 250 and not less than 25kms from the place designated.
b. Not be more than 350 and not less than 50kms.
c. Not be more than 300 and not less than 30kms.
d. Not be more than 325 and not less than 40kms.

6. Those who directly forces another to commit a crime are also categorized as:
a. Principal by direct participation c. Principal by indispensable cooperation
b. Principal by inducement d. Principal by indirect cooperation

7. Light offenses prescribed in:

a. 2 months c. 6 months
b. 3 months d. 4 months

8. The forfeiture or loss of the right of the State to prosecute the offender or file criminal action after the
lapse of a certain period of time.
a. Prescription of Penalty c. Combination of A & B
b. Prescription of crime d. None of the above

9. Loss or forfeiture of the State to execute the sentence following his conviction after the lapse of certain
period of time.
a. Prescription of crime c. Combination of A & B
 b. Prescription of penalty d. None of the above

10. This felony is a breach of allegiance, which is the obligation of fidelity and obedience a citizen, owes
to the government or sovereign in return for the protection he enjoys and receives

A. Aid and comfort C. Misprision of treason

B. Treason D. Adherence to the enemy

11. When a public officer deprives a person of his liberty without any legal ground, such officer may be
held answerable for:

A. Illegal Detention C. Arbitrary Detention

B. Expulsion D. Kidnapping

12 When a person attacks, employs force, seriously intimidates or seriously resists a person in authority
or his agent while engaged in the performance of official duties or on the occasion of said performance,
he can be charged with:
A. Resistance C. Direct Assault

B. Indirect Assault D. Sedition

13. A public officer who agrees to commit a criminal offense in connection with the exercise of the powers
of his office in consideration of a price, reward, promise or gift is indictable for:

A. Estafa C. Direct Bribery

B. Moonlighting D. Indirect Bribery

14. In this crime, a public officer who has under his custody or charge a prisoner-serving sentence by
final judgment or detention prisoner and such officer connives with or consents to the escape of such
prisoner.

A. Jailbreak C. Infidelity in the custody of prisoner

B. Evasion of service of sentence D. Dereliction of duty

15. A convict who escapes while serving his sentence by final judgment is committing another crime
called:

A. Infidelity in the custody of prisoner C. Evasion of service of sentence

B. Jailbreak D. Discarte

16. A father who intentionally kills his son who is only less than three (3) days old is guilty of the crime of:

A. Murder C. Infanticide

B. Parricide D. Homicide

17. A grandson who kills his illegitimate grandfather is guilty of:

A. Homicide C. Murder

B. Parricide D. Euthanasia
18. The examination before a competent court or tribunal, according to the laws of the land, of the facts in
issue for the purpose of determining such issue.
a. Pre- Trial b. Arraignment c. Trial d. New Trial

19. An order in writing issued in the name of the People of the Philippines, signed by a judge and directed
to a peace officer commanding him to search for personal property described therein and bring it before
the court.
a. Search Warrant c. Sequestration Order
b. Warrant of Arrest d. Search Order

20. In the hierarchy of evidentiary values, which one should be rated at the highest level?
c. Clear and convincing evidence
d. Proof beyond reasonable doubt
e. Preponderance of evidence
f. Substantial evidence

21. It is a kind of evidence having any value in reason as tending to prove any matter provable in
action.

a. Relevant evidence c. Competent evidence

b. Material evidence d. Direct evidence

22. The function of management which covers hiring, firing, and training
A. Staffing B. Directing
C. Planning D. Organizing

23. There should be one manager and one plan for a group of activities that have the same objective.

A. Unity of command B. Unity of direction

C. Division of work D. Chain of command

24. It is the vintage type of patrol and still plays an important role in the development of officers today.
A. Automobile patrol B. Foot patrol
C. Motorcycle patrol D. Bicycle patrol

25. Police visibility in strategic and crime prone areas projects _____ thus, an effective crime
prevention strategy.
A. Police discretion B. Police omnipresence
C. Police authority D. Police Effectiveness

26. This kind of intelligence covers the activity devoted in destroying the effectiveness of hostile foreign
activities and to the protection of information against espionage, subversion and sabotage.
A. Line intelligence B. Counter intelligence
C. Police intelligence D. Public safety intelligence

27. It exercises control and supervision over the PNP units during elections.
A. President B. DILG
C. AFP D. COMELEC

28. It exercises supervision and control over the provincial jails.

A. BJMP B. Bureau of Prisons
C. DILG D. Provincial Government

29. Which of the following agency administers the PNP Entrance and Promotional Examinations?
A. Civil Service Commission
B. Commission on Appointment
 C. National Police Commission
D. Professional Regulations Commission

30. It is the science of mobility of the projectile.

A. Forensic Ballistics B. Internal Ballistics
C. Ballistics D. External Ballistics

31. It is a branch of ballistics that treats of the motion of a projectile while still inside the firearm.
A. interior ballistics B. terminal ballistics
C. exterior ballistics D. forensic ballistics

32. A hand gun in which a rotating cylinder successively places cartridge into position for firing is known
as?
A. Pistol B. Revolver
C. Rifle D. Machinegun

33. A part of the whorl or loop in which the cores, deltas and ridges are located.
A. type line B. bifurcation
C. pattern area D. furrow

34. The forking or dividing of one line to two or more branches.

A. ridge B. island
C. delta D. bifurcation

35. The principle in fingerprint study that states that fingerprint cannot be forged. Fingerprint is a reliable
and a positive means of identification.
A. principle of infallibility B. principle of permanency
C. principle of individuality D. principle of constancy

36. This is the positive result of the process of photography.

A. Photograph B. Film
C. Cellulose D. Negative Film

37. In crime scene photography, what view tends to show the extent damage on the subject?
A. General View B. Medium View
C. Close-up shot D. Extreme Close-up shot

38. A document in which some issues have been raised or is under scrutiny.
A. Void Document B. Illegal Document
C. Forged Document D. Questioned Document

39. State of not knowing sex life and have not experienced sexual intercourse:
A. Physical virginity B. Demi-virginity
C. Moral virginity D. Virgo-intacta

40. It deals with the identity, location and arrest of a person who commits a crime and simultaneously
identify, collect, preserve and evaluate evidence for the purpose of bringing criminal offender to justice.
a. Investigation c. Investigative process
b. Criminal investigation d. Criminal inquest

41. Covert observation of a person, place, or things by human or technical means to acquire information.
a. Surveillance c. Cybercrime Investigation
b. Patrol d. Technical Investigation
42. Identification of a dead body through examination of the teeth:
A. Forensic pathology C. Forensic odontology
B. Forensic chemistry D. Forensic medicine

43. Absence of a complaining victim in the typology of crime is classified as public order crime or?
A. Crimes against person B. Victimless crime
C. Physical crime D. Public scandal

44. A state of normlessness as proposed by Durkheim that describes France during its trying times.
A. Strain Theory B. Anomie
C. Labeling Theory D. DAT

45. It is the study of the formation of the skull in relation to the behavior of the criminal.
A. Phrenology B. Criminology
C. Etiology of crimes D. Entomology

46. The following are the classifications of criminals by Cesare Lombroso except one…
A. Born Criminals B. Criminal by Passion
C. Psuedo Criminals D. Deficient Criminals

47. This type of physique has relatively predominant muscles, bones and motor organs of the body.
A. Viscerotonic B. Mesomorphic
C. Endomorphic D. Ectomorphic

48. After granting the probation, the probationer must present himself to the probation officer within;
A. 24 hours B. 32 hours
C. 48 hours D. 72 hours

49. Executive clemency extended to convicted and persons who have not yet been tried by the court is
A. Amnesty B. Commutation
C. Pardon D. Reprieved

50. It is an institution intended to detain or house political offenders.

A. Iwahig Penal farm B. Sablayan Prison Farm
C. Davao Penal Farm D. San Ramon Prison and Penal farm