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A member of the PNP while on duty, whether in uniform or not should avoid
unpleasant habits which affect not only himself as an individual member, but also the
whole organization where he belongs.
a. Sleeping on duty
b. Intoxication and use of prohibited drugs
c. Partisan police activities
d. All of the foregoing
2. The general rule is that a member of the PNP cannot draw his firearms, except for-
a. Necessary apprehension of criminals
b. Necessary target practice
c. Necessary inspection or lawful use
d. All of the foregoing
6. This involves functions of the police to ensure compliance by regulatory means with
public safety and security.
a. Implement law
b. Enforce traffic and crowd laws
c. Arrest and investigate criminals
d. Regulate non-criminal conduct
9. Assume that you are a police officer and you found out that you have unjustly
reprimanded police officer Juan de la Cruz. The best procedure to follow is-
a. Justify the reprimand
b. Talk to him and admit your mistakes
c. Make no apology but tolerate his behavior
d. Ignore the matter
10. This is a term applied for a specialist in the study of disorders, sometimes
interchangeably used with psychiatrist.
a. Anthropologist
b. Alienist
c. Autophobia
d. Biometry
11. Inconsistent and wise use of discretion, base on professional policing competence,
will do much to preserve good relationship and retain the confidence of the public. This
statement is __________.
a. Absolutely correct
b. Absolutely wrong
c. Maybe correct
d. Neither correct or wrong
12. What disciplinary measure, do you think, will most likely produce discontentment
and grievance?
a. Unusual strictness
b. Inconsistent administration
c. Severity of punishment
d. Impersonal attitude
13. This theory believes that punishment should fit the criminal and not the crime
committed.
a. Positivist theory
b. Neo-classical theory
c. Classical theory
d. Differential Association Theory
14. A police officer in uniform is prohibited from carrying any package or bundle unless
it is needed in the performance of his duty. The likelihood, the said officer will be
misinterpreted to ______.
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a. Have accepted favors
b. Be a comprador for his wife
c. A trim appearance while in uniform is important
d. All of the forgoing
15.Before the development of scientist theorist, this theory involved believing that
criminal behavior is caused by the possession of evil spirits.
a. Demonological
b. Classical
c. Italian
d. Neo-classical
16. A statue enacted by Congress, penal in character, which is not amendment to the
Revise Penal Code such as Republic Acts, Presidential Decrees and Memorandum
Circulars.
a. Special Law
b. Constitution
c. Revised Penal Code
d. Common Law
17. It is a kind of early form of punishment where prisoners are shipped or moved from
one place to another for the purpose of cheap labor.
a. Slavery
b. Banishment
c. Transportation
d. Penal colony
19. Which agency is responsible for the custody and rehabilitation of youthful offenders?
a. Boards of Pardons and Parole
b. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
c. Department of Social Welfare and Development
d. Bureau of Corrections
20. Are those who commit crime due to abnormalities or psychological disorders.
They should be exempted from criminal liability.
a. Born criminals
b. Insane criminals
c. Criminaloids
d. Criminal by passion
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21. It is defined as the wise use of one’s judgment, common sense and personal
experience in deciding.
a. Discretion
b. Decision making
c. Problem solving
d. None of the above
128. It is the unwritten authority given to police officers to make decision, using one’s
own judgment based on justice and fairness.
a. Negotiation
b. Discretion
c. Arraignment
d. Plea bargaining
22. A police officer on witness stand is not called upon to express his view about the
case, nor to tell what he heard others say about it, nor to make a speech. Of the following,
the most accurate statement of this situation is that –
a. Be courteous
b. To tell the truth and nothing but the truth
c. Do not volunteer
d. None of the above
25. Which of the following is the most important function of good public relation
officers of a police station?
a. Training of police members
b. Generating community awareness and support
c. Recruiting qualified applicant
d. Planning and special projects
26. The term “police” can be defined in two ways. This definition refers to the creation of
the police under the Constitution forming a part of the executive department in charge in
the apprehension of offenders and to execute the law.
a. As to agency
b. As to behavior
c. As to individual
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d. As to organization
27. The form of child abuse that can range from habitual humiliation of the child to
withholding life-sustaining nurturing refers to –
a. Mental abuse
b. Emotional abuse
c. Physical abuse
d. Economic abuse
29. Dominated by Pleasure principle, through which the individual is pressed for
immediate gratification of his or her desires.
a. Id
b. Ego
c. Superego
d. None of the above
30. The theory which states that police officers who know the wrongdoing of another
police officer will not take action against them or provide information against them to
investigators.
a. Code of ethical standards
b. Code of Secrecy
c. Blue wall of silence
d. None of the above
33. It means more than reporting to work on time. It involves as well as every detail of
the policeman’s daily activity.
a. Protection of the underdog
b. Maltreatment of offenders
c. Punctuality to calls, requirements of duty, etc.
d. Due process of law
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35. A police officer is forbidden to engage in idle conversation while on duty.
Specifically this prohibition refers to-
a. Gossip and idle talk
b. Communication outside organization
c. Vexing of humiliating other
d. All of the foregoing
36. It is a strategic position to prevent crime and delinquency. It receives him when he is
young, observes, supervises, and teaches him for many hours each week during some of
his most impressionable years.
a. Home
b. Religion
c. School
d. Police agency
38. Police officer shall treat official business as such, and shall no impart the same to
anyone except those for whom it is intended, or as by his superior officer, or as
required by law. This Phrase describes-
a. Confession
b. Confidential information
c. criminal investigation
d. Secrecy discipline
39. Which of the following should not released to the press by the police officer?
a. Length of investigation
b. Juveniles age
c. Juveniles name
d. Type of crime committed
41. A person who commits crime due to less physical stamina or self control.
a. Criminaloids
b. Criminal by passion
c. Insane criminal
d. Born criminal
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43. It is considered as the weakest pillar in the Philippine Criminal Justice System
because they fail to reform offenders and prevent them from returning to criminal life.
a. Police
b. Prosecution
c. Correctional institutions
d. Community
45. All PNP members must have the moral courage to sacrifice self interest in keeping
with the time honored principle of _____________.
a. Delicadeza
b. Pakikisama
c. Balikatan
d. None of the above
47. May be defined as a study and investigation of crime and criminals and is
concerned with the application of knowledge regarding crime to social programs of crime
prevention and control.
a. Etiology of crime
b. Criminalist
c. Criminology
d. Criminal process
48. Republic Act No. 8551 provides for the reorganization of the Philippine National
Police. Which of the following is NOT a guiding policy in the preparation of
reorganization plan?
a. Enhancement of community and service orientation to the police
b. Maintenance of a civilian and national police force
c. Attainment of efficiency and effectiveness
d. Adaptation of military command structures
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49. They are atavists according to Lombroso because they have inherited their criminal
tendencies.
a. Born criminals
b. Criminal by Passion
c. Insane criminals
d. Criminaloids
52. The Neo-classical theory believes that children and lunatics should not be regarded as
criminal and punished because –
a. They are special people
b. They cannot calculate pleasure and pain
c. They cannot complain
d. They are under age
53. Ms Judith was under underweight when she was issued a temporary appointment.
What will happen to her if she does not gain the required weight after six (6) months
from her appointment?
a. She will be charge for violation of recruitment policy
b. She will be put under probation
c. She will be dismissed from one service
d. She will be reassigned
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d. None of the above
56. This political violence is used to promote political goals and employs kidnapping,
assassination and bombing to draw repressive response from government trying to
defense themselves.
a. Insurgency
b. Sabotage
c. Espionage
d. Terrorism
57. Strict code of conduct that governs the behavior of mafia members
a. Code and cipher
b. Omerta
c. Code of ethics
d. None of the above
58. There are _____ justices that composed the Supreme Court including the chief
justice.
a. 15
b. 12
c. 20
d. 24
59. Who has the peace-keeping responsibility and to act as auxiliaries of the law?
a. Congressman
b. Mayor
c. Barangay Captain
d. Councilors
61. It is term as the relationship between the victim and the offender.
a. Penal couple
b. Brotherhood
c. Married couple
d. None of the above
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d. Republic Act No. 8369
64. This process see to it that no person will be deprived of life, liberty, or property
without notice of charges, legal counsel, a hearing, and an opportunity to confront
accusers.
a. Plea bargaining
b. Booking
c. Bail
d. Due process
65. Republic Act No. 6975 did not amend its provision on the ____________ power of
city executives in spite of lobbying to have them in congress, the power still remains with
the National Police Commission.
a. Hire and fire
b. Appointing
c. Promoting
d. Dismissing
66. Compulsory retirement from police service entitles one to be promoted one rank
higher from the rank he last held, for purpose of?
a. Monthly retirement
b. Retirement pay
c. Salary adjustment
d. Longevity pay
67. When a person was subjected to some shocking experiences leaving him with painful
memories, repressed and can no longer be recalled, he is suffering from this disorder,
a. Delusion
b. Amnesia
c. Phobia
d. Dementia praecox
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b. Defective character is related to deviant behavior
c. Mass media has an influence on delinquent behavior
d. Loyalty to gang compels the members to conform
70. If Metro Manila accounts for 26% of the national total crime volume of 84, 875,
How many crimes were reported to the police?
a. 22, 868
b. 22, 068
c. 20, 250
d. 32, 644
71. Sexual deviation is attained in this deviant behavior by watching nude man or
woman.
a. Exhibitionism
b. Transvertism
c. Voyeurism
d. Fetishism
72. This is an ethical standard that requires all PNP members to follow logical procedures
in accomplishing their duties in order to minimize waste of time, money and efforts.
a. Morality
b. Justice
c. Humility
d. Orderliness
73. The mental attitude of every policemen is of vital importance in police works
because,
a. police works calls for executive abilities
b. police job requires the ability to make vital calculation
c. a police officer must keep calm in order to think clearly in an emergency and
critical situations
d. a policeman usually has to act before he has the chance to think
74. Who said that crime is normal and part of nature society?
a. Jeremy Bentham
b. Charles Goring
c. Cesare Beccaria
d. Cesare Lombroso
75. There is ___________ if the killing was considered beforehand and that it was
motivated by more than simple desire to engage in an act of violence.
a. Implied malice
b. Deliberation
c. Premeditation
d. Express malice
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76. An offender who committed an act of violence, more than nine years of age but less
than 18 at the time of the commission of the crime, is classified as,
a. Juvenile Offender
b. Adult Offender
c. Habitual Offender
d. Professional criminal
77. Under the PNP Reform Bill known as the RA 8551, thee police ranks are maintained.
What is the equivalent military rank of a Police Chief Superintendent?
a. Colonel
b. Lt. Colonel
c. Major General
d. Brigadier General
78. The body of an _________ person is short, fat, and small-boned. He is easy-going
and a very comfortable person.
a. Mesomorph
b. Endomorph
c. Ectomorph
d. Chronomorph
79. A behavior pattern where an individual return to a state of form adjustment and
attempt to experience them again in memory.
a. Anger
b. Phobia
c. Regression
d. Frustration
80. Police officers trained on how to deal with people in a warm and friendly manner are
more skilled in handling ____________works.
a. Media relation
b. International relation
c. Press relation
d. Public relation
82. With a population of 195,000 and a volume crime of 2,540, in Municipality A, What
is its crime rate?
a. 1465.2
b. 1203.5
c. 1230.6
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d. 1302.6
83. How do you classify a family or home condition where death, or separation, or
desertion occurred?
a. Broken home
b. Family disintegration
c. Family migration
d. None of the above
85. Where war or internal conflict is present, children found in those areas are referred to
as,
a. Children of war
b. Affected children
c. Victims of situation
d. Zones of peace
86. The security preservation of the state is assumed by the PNP in the national level, and
the AFP in the external level. However, the AFP can take over primary responsibilities
over internal or national security when the situation calls for them, as
Given below, EXCEPT,
a. There is a need for the employment of bigger tactical forces and use of higher caliber
armaments
b. Insurgents have penetrated much of the community
c. Index crimes are mostly committed
d. These are serious threats to national security and great disturbance of peace and order
87. The most important supervisory principle in any office in order to improve the morale
of the staff is;
a. To be fair and just
b. To be strict on attendance
c. To be kind and respectful
d. To be more forgiving
88. It is a contemporary approach that relates behavior to events taking place inside the
body, specifically the brain and the nervous system.
a. Psychoanalytic approach
b. Neurobiological approach
c. Cognitive approach
d. Phenomenological approach
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90. What will happen to the sentence rendered by the court to a boy of 10 who raped a
girl of his age?
a. Mitigated
b. Suspended
c. Serve
d. Commuted
91. A child deserted by his parents or guardians for six continuous months is classified
as,
a. Neglected
b. Dependent
c. Abandoned
d. Abused
92. Criminal physical anthropology refers to the study of the relationship of crime to the
______.
a. Environment
b. Physical constitution of man
c. Given population
d. Spatial distribution of crime in a given area
95. When may age, height, weight, and educational requirements among police applicants
be waived?
a. Only when the PNP has declared an annual quota
b. Only when the applicant has a recommendation from the mayor
c. Only when the number of qualified applicants falls below the minimum annual
quota
d. Only when all applicants have submitted their applications
96. In a given jurisdiction, who exercises control and supervision of anti gambling
operations?
a. Police Provincial Director
b. Local Chief executives
c. Police Regional Directors
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d. Chief of Police
98. Policemen reports on a three (3) working shifts. However, they sometimes extend
working hours due to,
a. Overtime pay
b. Individual discretion
c. need for more policemen
d. Inadequate manpower
102. The Chief PNP exercises ________ since he has lawful authority over his
subordinates by virtue of his rank, position and assignment.
a. Order
b. Administration
c. Control
d. Command
103. Unusual emergencies that happens and absence of superior officers leaves the
policeman to handle the situation properly, the best procedure to follow is?
a. Take no action
b. Confer with any other superior
c. Act according to one’s judgment
d. Confer immediately with other police officers on the best action to take
104. The command and direction of the Chief PNP may be delegated to ___________
officials with respect to the units under their respective command.
a. Subordinate
b. Next-in-rank
c. Qualified
d. Efficient
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d. Heredity is the talent transferred through the genes from parents to siblings
108. All PNP members should try to create a positive image of the police in the eyes of
the public in line with its _________ building program.
a. People’s awareness
b. Human relations
c. Image building
d. Educational
110. When the incarcerated convicted offender undergoes rehabilitation inside jails, they
are undergoing?
a. Institutional treatment
b. Probation
c. Parole
d. Community-based treatment
113. This theory states that the crime and delinquency results when an individual’s bond
to society is weak or broken.
a. Social learning
b. Social structure
c. Social process
d. Social control
114. This theory states that intelligence is largely determined genetically; that ancestry
determines IQ; and that low IQ is linked to behavior, including criminal behavior.
a. Cultural deviance theory
b. Labeling theory
c. Nature theory
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d. Strain theory
115. Excessive use of force or police brutality by some members of the PNP is a violation
of human rights and police ethical standards. It is mandated that all PNP members shall
exercise proper and ___________ use of authority in the performance of duty.
a. Proportionate
b. Ethical
c. Effective
d. Legitimate
117. They play an important role by bringing criminal events to the police.
a. Media
b. Judges
c. Jail guards
d. Janitor
119. Presidential Decree 603 deals with _________ offender, whose age is less than nine
but under 18 at the time of the commission of an offense.
a. Habitual
b. Professional
c. Minor
d. Adult
120. The best measure for the competence of police officer is ?
a. Command of word
b. High level of education
c. Ability to make good reports
d. High morale
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a. Crimes against person
b. Victimless crime
c. Physical crime
d. Public scandal
122. When PNP members and their families involved themselves in religious, social, and
civic activities in the community, it enhances ___________ which will work well for the
image of the police.
a. Camaraderie
b. Social awareness
c. Responsiveness
d. Effectiveness
123. There is a trend in criminal activities which was studied that as one grows older,
there is also a decline in criminal activities. This is known as,
a. Aging-out phenomenon
b. Age-line curve
c. Parkinson’s law
d. Age-crime relationship
124. There are four inspection and audit authorities that conducts agency check on the
PNP. They are; The NAPOLCOM, Civil Service Commission, Commission on Audit,
and
A. NBI
b. IAS,PNP
c. DOJ
d. Presidential Management Staff
125. Appeals from the decision given by the Chief, PNP regarding a case, are filed with
the,
a. PNP Summary Disciplinary Board
b. Peoples Law Enforcement Board
c. NAPOLCOM National Appellate Board
d. NAPOLCOM Regional Appellate Board
127. The law that provides care and treatment of youthful offenders from apprehension
to the termination of the case is,
a. RA 7610
b. PD 603
c. PD 6975
d. RA 6425
129. The PNP belongs to one of the most inspected and audited agencies of the
government where audit and inspection are handled by the following authorities;
NAPOLCOM, Civil Service Commission, Internal Affairs Service, PNP and,
a. Department of Justice
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b. National Bureau of Investigation
c. Commission on Audit
d. Presidential Management staff
130. This theory states that obedience to the norms of lower-class culture places people in
conflict with norms of the dominant culture.
a. Theory of anomie
b. Strain theory
c. Differential association theory
d. Culture conflict theory
131. This theory considers delinquent behavior as result of people’s frustration and anger
over their inability to achieved legitimate social and financial success.
a. Classical
b. Sociological
c. Labeling
d. Strain
133. Presidential Decree Number 9344, the most recent bill that deals with youthful
offenders whose age is fifteen and below, is also known as,
a. Comprehensive Juvenile Justice System
b. Juvenile Justice Welfare System
c. Juvenile Justice Welfare Code
d. Comprehensive Justice System
135. Moral aspect of personality that judges our personality and is also known as the
conscience.
a. Id
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b. Ego
c. Super ego
d. All of the foregoing
136. He developed the study of body build and criminal behavior or Somatotype
School, which held that manifest distinct physiques that makes them susceptible to
particular types of delinquent behavior.
a. Charles Goring
b. William Sheldon
c. Charles Darwin
d. Edwin Sutherland
137. Girls see her mother as rival for her father’s attention is termed as –
a. Oedipus Complex
b. Electra
c. Mental retardation
d. None of the above
139. Which deals with selective law enforcement for specific problem in the area?
a. Tactical patrol c. Police patrol
b. Horse patrol d. Beat patrol
141. Which is a program that is devised by the National Sheriff’s Association which
incorporates the ancient notion of frankpledge?
a. Bellman System c. Neighborhood Watch
b. Citizen Volunteer Program d. Either A or C
142. What is a civil wrong which the court seeks a remedy in the form of damages to
be paid?
a. Gift c. Crime
b. Tort d. None of the above
143. A crime discovered after the perpetrator has left the scene?
a. Hot crimes c. Crime Scene
b. Cold crimes d. Either A or B
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a. Infamous crime c. Crime
b. Famous crime d. Offense
146. Which is referred to as the group of citizen’s patrolling at night and armed with
rattle to call for help?
a. Watchman c. Rattle watch
b. Rattle Snake d. Bellman Patrol
148. What is the component of justice that is concerned with the allocation of the
goods and burdens of society?
a. Restorative justice c. Social justice
b. Distributive justice d. Any of the above
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