GEMINI CRIMINOLOGY ONLINE REVIEW AND TRAINING CENTER

P E N E T E E A P
Dr. MANUEL V JAUDIAN, LLB. PhD
ETEEAP DIRECTOR

CRIME DETECTION AND INVESTIGATION

NAME: ___________________________________________
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions.

1. The primary job of an investigator is to determine whether a crime has been committed in order to
determine such, he must have knowledge of the so-called __________ cardinal questions of
investigation.
A. six C. four
B. three D. two

2. The correct choice of word selecting the exact precise objective words to convey a meaning.
A. exclamation point C. vocabulary
B. punctuation D. diction

3. Kind of dismissal whereby the description and characteristics maybe vague that the identification is
difficult.
A. professional criminal C. ordinary criminal
B. known fugitives D. unknown fugitives

4. An informant who gives information to the police investigator and his purpose of informing the
police is to eliminate a competition.
A. rival-elimination informant
B. mercenary informant
C. self aggrandizing informant
D. anonymous informant

5. A public officer or employee when NOT being authorized by judicial order shall enter a dwelling
against the will of the owner thereof.
A. legal entry C. violation of domicile
B. illegal entry D. trespassing

6. Any act that would remove or naturalized a fire hazard.

A. allotment C. combustion
B. distillation D. abatement

7. It is the investigator’s responsibility to insure that every precaution is exercised to preserve physical
evidence in the state in which it was recovered until it is released to the evidence custodian.
A. tagging evidence C. evaluation evidence
B. preservation of evidence D. releasing of evidence

8. A number representing the resistance to sliding of two surfaces in contact is known as:
A. coefficient of friction C. traffic jams
 B. attribute D. contact damage

9. Is a sworn written statement charging a person with an offense subscribed by the offended party,
any peace officer or other employee of the government or governmental institution in charge of the
enforcement of the law violated?
A. deposition C. police blotter
B. complaint D. information

10. Any event that results in unintended injury or property damage attribute directly or indirectly to the
action of motor vehicle.
A. motor transportation way
B. motor vehicle accident
C. non-motor vehicle traffic accident
D. motor vehicle non-traffic accident

11. Evidence is admissible when it is relevant to the issue and is NOT excluded by the rules.
A. real evidence C. admissibility of evidence
B. secondary evidence D. relevancy of evidence

12. According to law enforcement authorities, particularly the NARCOM, “marijuana” drug is difficult to
control here because of:
A. the plant can be easily be cultivated
B. can easily be smuggled from the outside countries
C. can easily be smoked surreptitiously countries
D. the big demand

13. A technique useful in investigation is the instrumental detection of deception is what test:
A. ballistics test
B. fingerprinting test
C. questioned document test
D. polygraph testing

14. It is coordinating machinery in the operation of the criminal justice system.

A. Department of Justice C. Peace and Order Council
B. Court D. Municipal Government

15. The fundamental responsibility of the officer in charge of protecting the crime scene is:
A. interrogating the witness
B. engaging in the search for traces left by the criminals
C. removal of evidence which may be important to the case
D. preserving the site of the crime in the same physical conditions as it was left by the
perpetrator

16. All lines, patterns, words, colors or other gadgets EXCEPT signs set into the surface or applied upon
or attached to the pavement or curbing officially place for the purpose of regulating traffic is:
A. warning signs C. traffic management
B. traffic engineering D. pavement marking

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17. The main reason why both traffic officers and signal lights are used on some intersection is that:
A. motorists are discouraged from jumping signals
B. traffic can be kept moving at a faster rate
C. greater safety to pedestrians and motorists is affected
D. an officer can stop and start traffic as necessity demands

18. The burning of low-grade heavy oils or resinous or tarry materials with sufficient air forms lamp
black commonly known as:
A. black bone C. soot
B. used petroleum D. black iron

19. Principal alkaloid of opium constituting as much as 20% of opium.

A. morphine C. codeine
B. heroin D. hashish

20. The authority of the court to take cognizance of a case in the first instance is known as:
A. Original jurisdiction C. Appellate jurisdiction
B. General jurisdiction D. Delegated jurisdiction

21. A person undergoing criminal investigation enjoys his three constitutional rights.
A. the right to oppose whatever the accusation on him
B. the right to plead guilty and not guilty
C. the right to oppose whatever accusation on him base on his constitutional rights
D. the right to remain silent, the right to counsel, and the right to be informed of the nature
of the accusation

22. Any private person who shall enter the dwelling of another against the latter’s will.
A. none of these C. light threats
B. trespass to dwelling D. usurpation

23. “A” stabbed “B”. “A” brought “B” to a hospital for medical treatment. Had it NOT been the timely
medical attendance, “B” would have died. The crime committed is:
A. physical injury C. attempted felony
B. consummated felony D. delegated jurisdiction

24. Which DOES NOT belong to the type of detainee?

A. undergoing investigation
B. awaiting or undergoing trial
C. awaiting final judgment
D. for safe keeping

25. Which of the following types of accidents is most decreased by the installation of traffic light?
A. cross traffic accident
B. misunderstanding between motorist and traffic orders
C. accidents of confusion
D. accidents of decision of right of way

26. Which it is not excluded by the law as tending to prove a fact in issue?
A. material evidence C. relevant evidence

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 B. direct evidence D. competent evidence

27. Macho.
A. assertive C. heroic
B. angry D. stubborn
28. The use of one or more electrical appliances or devices which draw or consume electrical current
beyond the designed capacity of the existing electrical system.
A. self-closing door C. jumper
B. overloading D. oxidizing material

29. When people are considered as source of information, the experienced officer:
A. recognizes that persons from all walks of life represent potential investigative resources
B. develops his contacts only with law abiding citizens
C. restricts his efforts to members of the department
D. concentrates all his efforts to acquire informants only from criminal types

30. The method of determining and finding the best way to remedy the specific cause or causes of the
complaint or grievance refers to ______.
A. investigation procedure C. cross examination
B. grievance procedure D. criminal procedure

31. The adjudication by the court that the defendant is guilty or is NOT guilty of the offense charged and
the imposition of the penalty provided by law on the defendant who pleads or is found guilty
thereof.
A. judgment C. confession
B. information D. admission

32. A type of informant reveals information usually of no consequences.

A. mercenary informant C. false informant
B. frightened informant D. double crosses informant

33. One of the following is exempted from paying 0.01% of the assessed value of a building.
A. single family dwellings C. department store
B. hospitals D. schools

34. A clandestine operation in a police parlance means:

A. covert intelligence C. surveillance
B. secret activity D. overt intelligence

35. Which of the following is NOT among the rules to be observed in questioning?
A. simplicity of question C. one question at a time
B. accept implied answer D. saving face

36. It is an offense which, under the law existing at the time of its commission and the time of the
application to be admitted to bail, may be punished to death.
A. minor offense C. light offense
B. capital offense D. serious offense

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37. Any motor vehicle accident that result in injuries other than fatal to one or more persons.
A. non-fatal injury accident
B. traffic law enforcement
C. fatal accident
D. property damage accident

38. A written order of the court or any other competent authority consigning an offender to a jail or
prison for confinement is termed as:
A. mittimus C. contraband
B. instrument of restraint D. commitment order

39. A word of group of words which expresses a complete thought.

A. adverb C. subject
B. verb D. shabu

40. The following members of the pillars of the criminal justice system must effectively work; the law
enforcers, the prosecutors, the judges, the penologist and the ___________.
A. drug dependents C. citizenry
B. merchants of death D. band of addicts

41. Is an art that deals with identity and location of the offender and provides evidence of his guilt
through criminal proceedings?
A. information C. interrogation
B. instrumentation D. criminal investigation

42. Special crime investigation is more concerned on.

A. testimonial evidence C. tracing evidence
B. associative evidence D. physical evidence

43. An enclosed vertical space of passage that extends from floor to floor, as well as from base to the
top of the building.
A. sprinkler system C. vertical shaft
B. flash point D. standpipe system

44. A drug from the leaves of coca, a South American shrub. It is a central nervous system stimulant.
What it is?
A. opiates C. cocaine
B. shabu D. marijuana

45. The dependent minor who wants to avail of treatment of rehabilitation must have a sworn petition
of:
A. by parents, guardian or relative
B. by the President of the Philippines
C. all of these
D. by the addicts

46. When the investigator finds a tool at the crime scene, he should first of all.
A. pick it up for examination taking care not to jar it

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 B. compare the cutting edge of the toll with impressions to determine if this was the tool
used in the crime
C. immediately collect it and always send it to the crime laboratory for scientific examination
D. wait until the crime scene has been sketched or photograph and measurements taken
before he collects evidence

47. It is an evaluated material of every description, including those derived from observation, reports,
rumors, imagery, and other sources from which intelligence is derived.
A. intelligence C. police intelligence
B. military intelligence D. information

48. Fiscal relate to:

A. finance C. human values
B. materialism D. force

49. The declaration made under a consciousness of an impending death.

A. rest gestae
B. dying declaration
C. declaration against interest
D. all of these

50. The purpose of bail is:

A. to protect the accused rights under the fourth amendment
B. to keep the accused in jail until trial
C. to punish the accused for the crime
D. to release the accused until trial

51. Amphetamine is representative of good class of stimulant known as:

A. stick C. reefer
B. knock-out drops D. pop pills

52. A wall designed to prevent the spread of fire, having a fire resistance rating or not less than four
hours with sufficient structural stability to remain standing even if construction on either side
collapses under fire conditions.
A. firewood C. post wall
B. firewall D. firetrap

53. A police officer testifying to the fact that he observed the defendant assault the victim is
representing to the court __________.
A. circumstantial evidence C. direct evidence
B. artificial evidence D. real evidence

54. Prohibitive signs and restrictive signs shall have:

A. blue background and white symbols
B. a red background with white symbols and black border
C. white background with black symbols and red border
D. green background with white and black symbol

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55. The __________ shall be conducted as pre-requisite to grant permits and/or licenses by local
government or other government agencies.
A. fire safety inspection C. fire protection assembly
B. fire alerting system D. fire service

56. Developed in the case of WEEKS vs. U.S. in 1914, it works to exclude any evidence against an
individual which was seized in violation of the person’s constitutional rights.
A. Hamurabi Law C. Laurel’s Law
B. Miranda Rule D. Exclusionary Law

57. The place of trial for a criminal action is called.

A. territory C. jurisdiction
B. action D. venue

58. Every motor vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine shall be equipped with a
__________ and said motor vehicle passes through a street of any city, municipality or populated
barrio.
A. wiper C. muffler
B. light D. windshield

59. Investigator must be patient to obtain accurate and complete information, especially with
uncooperative subjects.
A. logical mind C. perseverance
B. power of self control D. windshield

60. The Golden Triangle where 80% of illicit drugs of the world originate is located specifically in:
A. Burma-Vietnam-Thailand Borders
B. Thailand-Burma-Laos Borders
C. Laos-Thailand-China Borders
D. Thailand-Burma-China Borders

61. Intervention of the offended party in the criminal action is NOT allowed in the following instances,
EXCEPT:
A. when he has not waived the civil action
B. when he has filed the civil action ahead of the criminal action
C. when he has expressly reserved the right to institute the civil action separately
D. when he was waived the civil action

62. Is one in which all the ingredients of the offense are committed in one place.
A. local action C. transitory crime
B. local crimes D. transitory action

63. It is an individual who openly or secretly obtained or assists in obtaining information for intelligence
and counter-intelligence purposes in exchange for some recompense, monetary or otherwise.
A. witnesses C. information
B. informants D. voluntary

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64. Marijuana often called grass, reel or weed is a crude drug made from Cannabis Saliva L., a plant that
contains and mind altering effect unto the person using it. What is the most common manifestation
of the used of marijuana?
A. altered sense of time/disorientation
B. acute panic anxiety reaction and concentration
C. impaired reflexes coordination and concentration
D. moderate hear beat and pulse rate

65. Articles and materials which are found in connection with the investigation and which aid in
establishing the identity of the perpetrator or the circumstances under which crime was committed
or which in general assist in the prosecution of the criminal offenses is called:
A. material or physical evidence
B. corpus delicti
C. associative evidence
D. tracing evidence

66. A traffic police officer stationed along route of parade has been ordered by his superior to allow no
cars to cross the route. While the parade is in progress, an ambulance driver on an emergency
attempts to drive his ambulance across the route while the parade is passing. Under these
circumstances the traffic police officer should.
A. ask the driver to wait until the traffic police officer his superior and obtain a decision
B. stop the parade long enough to permit the ambulance cross the street
C. hold up the ambulance in accordance with the superior’s order
D. direct the ambulance driver to the shortest detour which will add at least ten minutes to
run

67. May cause fires from the heat accumulated from the rolling, sliding or friction in machinery or
between two hard surfaces, at least one which is usually a metal is called:
A. static electricity C. overheating of machinery
B. friction heat D. heat from arching

68. A finely powdered substance which, when mixed with air in the proper proportion and ignited will
cause and explosion.
A. fire lane C. fire trap
B. dust D. fire alarm

69. The active principle of burning, characterized by the heat, fuel and ignition.
A. fire C. fire alarm
B. electricity D. finishes

70. Passageway from building to another or through or around a wall in approximately the same floor
level.
A. smelting C. fulminate
B. vestibule D. horizontal exit

71. Heat transferred by direct contact from one body to another is known as:
A. nuclear fission C. convection
B. conduction D. radiation

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72. Subside.
A. decrease C. descend upon
B. undermine D. to yield

73. Uses his seeming desire to give information as an excuse to talk to the police in order to get more
information from them than he gives.
A. double crosser informant
B. self aggrandizing informants
C. false informants
D. mercenary informants

74. The ________ supervises the enforcement of the law on prohibited and regulated drugs.
A. DDB C. BJMP
B. PACC D. PNP

75. The place in Thailand-Burma-Laos Borders where opium is cultivated and processed is known as:
A. Drug Triangle C. Silver Curtain
B. Golden Triangle D. Pyramid of Asia

76. Assume a dead body has been discovered on the street and being the only police officer around,
you have been called upon by a passerby to proceed to the scene. Upon arriving at the scene,
several onlookers are gathered. As a rule, it is essential that a police officer should refrain from
expressing his opinion as the probable cause of death because:
A. your opinion may influence the investigator assigned to the case
B. no useful purpose will be served
C. the killer may overhear your conclusion
D. you do not know the cause of the death

77. A famous drug syndicate that must be stopped is:

A. The Red Triangle C. The CVOs
B. Triple “A” D. All of the above

78. The first action taken by a traffic unit to escape from a collision course or otherwise avoid a hazard.
A. start of evasive action
B. final position
C. point of no escape
D. point of possible perception

79. Are drugs which produce intensity, stupor, melancholy or dullness of mind with delusions?
A. stimulant C. depressant
B. narcotics D. hallucinogens

80. An informant who gives information to the police investigator and his purpose of informing the
police is to eliminate a competition.
A. rival-elimination informant
B. mercenary informant
C. self aggrandizing informant
D. anonymous informant

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81. A number representing the resistance to sliding of two surfaces in contact is known as:
A. coefficient of friction C. traffic jams
B. attribute D. contact damage

82. Recuse.
A. recur C. repeat
B. to withdraw D. rest

83. The theory which asserts that man exhibits a constant variation of life energy and mood state.
A. traffic citation C. traffic lights
B. biorhythm D. traffic island

84. A declaration made under a consciousness of an impending death.

A. parts of resgestae
B. statements
C. dying declaration
D. against personal interest

85. The primary job of an investigator is to determine whether a crime has been committed in order to
determine such, he must have knowledge of the so-called __________ cardinal questions of
investigation.
A. six C. four
B. three D. two

86. The correct choice of word selecting the exact precise objective words to convey a meaning.
A. exclamation point C. vocabulary
B. punctuation D. diction

87. Instrument used to open and close a fire hydrant.

A. hydrant key C. key board
B. kilowatts D. bunch of key

88. Descriptive of any materials which by its nature or as a result of its reaction with other elements
produces a rapid drop in temperature of the immediate surroundings.
A. oxidizing material C. curtain board
B. dust D. cryogenic

89. A chemical substance which affects a persons in such a way as to bring physiological, psychological,
emotional or behavioral change.
A. alcohol C. marijuana
B. drug D. coca leaf

90. For offenses falling under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Trial Courts and Municipal Circuit Trial
Courts, prosecution is instituted.
A. by filling a complaint with the Regional Trial Court
B. by filling a complaint directly with the court
C. by filling a complaint with the Chief of Police
D. by filling a complaint with the fiscal for preliminary investigation

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91. A standard arrow to designate the North must be indicated to facilitate proper orientation.
A. map C. compass direction
B. wind whirl D. window

92. Drugs that produce perceptual alteration, varying emotional change, ego distortion and thought
disruption.
A. stimulants C. tranquilizers
B. depressant D. hallucinogen

93. With respect to minor traffic violations, the traffic police officer should be guided foremost by the
consideration that __________.
A. some traffic violations are intended
B. the aim is to discourage violations
C. some traffic violations are caused by negligence
D. violations must be punished

94. The profession and scientific discipline directed to the recognition, identification, individualization
and evaluation of physical evidence by application of natural sciences in matters of law and science.
A. Chemist C. Toxicologist
B. Scientist D. Criminalistics

95. The number of person who handle the evidence from the scene of the crime and between the time
of the commission of the crime up to the final disposition of the case.
A. time of disposition C. chain of custody
B. time of custody D. time of disposal

96. Bilious.
A. wealthy C. bad tempered
B. puffed out D. dreary

97. Any event that results in unintended injury or property damage attribute directly or indirectly to the
action of motor vehicle.
A. motor transportation way
B. motor vehicle accident
C. non-motor vehicle traffic accident
D. motor vehicle non-traffic accident

98. A technique useful in investigation is the instrumental detection of deception is what test:
A. ballistics test
B. fingerprinting test
C. questioned document test
D. polygraph testing

99. A warrant issued by a court bearing its seal and the signature of the judge, directing the jail or
prison authorities to receive offenders for custody or service of sentenced imposed therein.
A. affidavit C. letter of invitation
B. subpoena D. mittimus

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100. “A” wanted to kill “C”, the former pointed his gun to the latter. As “A” pressed the trigger, the gun
jammed and “C” managed to escape. This is example of:
A. frustrated felony
B. consummated felony
C. attempted felony
D. consummated and frustrated felony

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