PERIODICAL EXAMINATION

Police Organization and Administration with Police Planning

Name:_________________________________ Course & year Level: ____________

Date: ______________ Score: ______________

Multiple Choices: Below are questions accompanied with different options. Select and
encircle the letter that best fit the correct answer. Each number is worth 2 points.

1. A system of apprehending a criminal whereby a complainant goes to the middle of

the street and shouts to call all males to assemble. The victim reports his complaint
to the assembly and gives the whereabouts of the perpetrator. All male residents
would then proceed to locate and apprehend the culprit.

a. Justice of the Peace

b. Tithing method
c. Hue and Cry
d. The Magna Carta

2. In ancient mode of policing, it was a private individual hired to catch fugitives who
skipped their court appearances and hence forfeited their bail. Usually they were
hired by bail bondsmen.

a. Thief takers
b. Bounty hunters
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above

3. In history, he was known as the Blind Beak because of his capacity to recognize
3,000 different criminals by the sound of their voice.

a. Henry Fielding
b. John Fielding
c. Robert Peel
d. Richard Mayne
4. Which of the following is not included on the terms which refer to police officers
during the time of Sir Robert Peel?

a. Bobbies
b. Blue devils
c. Peelers
d. Beats

5. Known as the father of modern policing. He established the Metropolitan Police

Force for London based at Scotland Yard.

a. Sir Henry Fielding

b. Sir Robert Peel
c. Sir John Fieldind
d. Sir Richard Mayne

6. A law that created POLCOM or Police Commission under the office of the
executive.

a. Republic Act 379

b. Republic Act 6975
c. Republic Act 8551
d. Republic Act 4864

7. Juan goes to Siaton Police Station to report an incident about his cat that is missing.
He wants it to be recorded by PO2 Raly, the desk officer. Is the incident worth to be
recorded?

a. Yes
b. No
c. It depends
d. It can be yes or no

8. This Act is known as the "Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization
Act of 1998"

a. Republic Act 6975

b. Republic Act 6795
c. Republic Act 8551
d. Presidential Decree 765

9. A law that created the Philippine National Police under the department of Interior
and local Government;
 a. R.A. 8551
b. P.D. 765
c. E.O. 379
d. R.A. 6975

10. Commissioned officer starts from the rank of;

a. Chief of police
b. Superintendent
c. Inspector
d. Senior police inspector

11. It is the minimum age required in applying for the rank Police Officer 1.
a. 21 years old
b. 18 years old
c. 20 years old
d. 23 years old

12. These are ranks that are appointed by the PNP Regional Director for regional
personnel or by the Chief of the PNP of the National Headquarters personnel
attested by the Civil Service Commission.

a. PO1 to SPO4
b. Inspector to Superintendent
c. Sr. Superintendent to Deputy Director General
d. Director General

13. This generally referred to as a person who practices his profession in criminology.
He has the degree in Criminology, passed the examination for Criminologists and is
registered as such by the Board.

a. Criminalist
b. Criminologist
c. Victimologists
d. Criminology student

14. These are the two persons who refuted that criminology is not a science but it has
hope of becoming a science.

a. Raffaele Garofalo and Paul Topinard

b. Edwin Sutherland and Donald Cressey
c. Alphonse Bertillon and Cesare Beccaria
d. Cesare Lombroso and Paul Topinard

15. He is known as the father of Criminology.

a. Raffaele Garofalo
b. Cesare Lombroso
c. Paul Topinard
d. Edwin Sutherland

16. . A person who is charged with the duty of carrying on the objectives of criminal
investigation, e.g., to identify and locate the guilty and provide evidences of his guilt.

a. Criminal Investigation
b. Criminal Investigator
c. Criminal Interrogation
d. Criminal Interview

17. In refusing to be a criminal, the public:

a. Maintains good citizenship

b. Builds strong family ties
c. Strives for good quality of life
d. All of the above

18. The following are ways on How to regain and maintain the trust and confidence of
the community; except?

a. The police should be people oriented to recognize the divergence of people and yet
capable of working together with them for the common good.
b. The police should request the community to assist in identifying the mischievous
police personnel in order to have an immediate disciplinary action.
c. Conduct in depth study and to initiate the immediate assignment of police to every
barangay.
d. To bear the side arm during tour of duty so that they can immediately respond to
any situation.

19. Upon arrest, PO2 Tar Tarkos was been attacked by Pagundol Tol (the suspect)
when he was about to mention the Miranda rights. Since PO2 Tar Takos is a Mixed
Martial Artist, he simply gave Pagundol Tol a one blow punch that leads him to be
unconscious. Do you consider the action of the arresting officer as justifiable under
the law?

a. No, the act of PO2 Tar Tarkos could only be justifiable if the suspect was bringing
with him a firearm.
b. No, unnecessary force could only be used in a self defense circumstance.
c. Yes, force can be used as long as to effect arrest.
d. Yes, since Pagundol Tol made an actual attack to the person in authority, PO2 Tar
Tarkos` use of force is justifiable.
20. The doing either through ignorance, inattention or malice, of that which the police
officer had no legal right to do at all, as where he acts without any authority
whatsoever or exceeds, ignores or abuses his powers. It is a performance of an act
which ought not to be done.

a. Incompetence
b. Dishonesty
c. Misconduct or malfeasance
d. Neglect of duty

21. An old woman approached PO3 Gomez asking the police officer to run after an
unidentified young man who allegedly snatched her mobile phone. PO3 Gomez
declined claiming that the man was already a block away from them and besides the
police officer said that he is running home for an urgent matter. The officer`s
refusal to help the old woman is an example of;

a. Nonfeasance
b. Malfeasance
c. Misfeasance
d. Misconduct

22. Is the manifest lack of adequate ability and fitness for the satisfactory performance
of police duties. It is also known as irregularities in the performance of duty.

a. Dishonesty
b. Oppression
c. Disloyalty
d. Incompetency

23. Perjury is an example of:

a. Nonfeasance
b. Malfeasance
c. Misfeasance
d. None of the above

24. Aggressively reprimanding a citizen who visit at the police station is an example of:
a. Nonfeasance
b. Malfeasance
c. Misfeasance
d. None of the above
25. Improper searching and arresting individuals are example of:
a. Nonfeasance
b. Malfeasance
c. Misfeasance
d. None of the above

26. Refusing to render assistance to a person who needs intervention from the police
department is an example of:
a. Nonfeasance
b. Malfeasance
c. Misfeasance
d. None of the above

27. He is known as the dean of modern criminology and proponent of Differential

Associations theory which assumed that society contains a variety of values and
behavior. He was also the person who refuted stating that criminology is not a
science but has hope of becoming a science.

a. Dr. Cesare Lombroso

b. Charles Goring
c. Raffaele Garofalo
d. Edwin H. Sutherland

28. The person who rejected the doctrine of free will and attempted to formulate a
sociological definition of crime that would designate those acts which can be
repressed by punishment. He was also the person who coined the term criminology.

a. Paul Topinard
b. Charles Darwin
c. Dr. Cesare Lombroso
d. Raffaele Garofalo

29. According to Abrahamsen the formula of crime is:

a. C= T +S (R)
b. C=T+R/S
c. C=T+R
d. C=T+S+R

30. A law that created the Board of Criminologists.

a. Republic Act 8551
b. Republic Act 6975
c. Republic Act 6506
d. Republic Act 4864
31. What is the law that created the Integrated National Police making the Philippine
Constabulary as its nucleus?
a. Republic Act 765
b. Republic Act 6975
c. Republic Act 8551
d. Republic Act 175

32. It is an art which deals with the identity and location of the offender and provides
evidence of his guilt through criminal proceedings. It also refers to the collection of
methods by which crimes are studied and criminals are arrested.
a. Criminology
b. Criminallistics
c. Criminal investigation
d. Criminalist

33. The act of moving out in an area by authorized and trained personnel or group for
the purpose of observation, inspection, and security. It is a form of police service
that directly attempts to eliminate the desire and opportunity to commit crime on
the part of the individual. It is derived from the French word “patroulier’ which
means to travel by foot.

a. Criminal investigation
b. Vice control
c. Patrol
d. Criminology

34. It refers to the fixed point or location to which an officer is assigned for duty, such
as designated desk office, crosswalk or an intersection for traffic duty or spot or
location for general duty.

a. Sector
b. Post
c. District
d. Bureau
35. An area assigned for patrol purposes whether foot or motorized.
a. Beat
b. Sector
c. District
d. Route

36. It is known as the largest organic unit within a large department.

 a. Division
b. Bureau
c. Section
d. Units

37. It is known as the functional unit within the particular division necessary for
specialization.
a. Division
b. Section
c. Unit
d. Bureau

38. Patrol is under what function of the PNP?

a. Staff
b. Line
c. Auxiliary
d. Admin

39. This involves upon the concept of keeping the members of the society informed so
that they will appreciate and understand the complexity of police work and the
services rendered by the men in uniform.

a. Public information program

b. Public relation program
c. Civic action program
d. Mass communication program

40. It is focused on building a good image for the police organization through actual
performance without inefficiency and corruption. Its objective is to gain public
support and win citizens cooperation to accomplish police tasks.

a. Civic action program

b. Public relation program
c. Mass communication program
d. Public information program

41. This endeavor attempts to impart to the members of the community that police
officers are their friends and the partners as well as their defenders.
a. Civic action program
b. Mass communication program
c. Public information program
 d. Public relation program

42. This refers to the anti social act or behavior which differs from the normal model
set of laws and parameters, culture, custom which the society in broad spectrum
does not conform. This may also refer to those acts considered as deviant by the
society that are usually committed by minors.
a. Crimes
b. Bad acts
c. Vices
d. Juvenile delinquency

43. This refers to the line or chain of supervisors from top to bottom. It is the system
which purpose is to ensure that orders, directives, and other information are
channeled downward and upward through an organizational structure in a timely
and uniformed fashion.
a. Span of control
b. Delegation of authority
c. Chain of custody
d. Chain of command

44. It is the process of transferring or passing ones power to another officer.

a. Delegation of authority
b. Span of control
c. Chain of command
d. Supervision

45. It is the supervisory agency of the professionalization of the Philippine National

Police Agency.
a. DILG
b. NAPOLCOM
c. President
d. Local Executive

46. On the average nationwide, the manning levels of the PNP shall be approximately in
accordance with the police-to-population ratio of one policeman for every how many
persons?
a. 200
b. 300
c. 400
d. 500
47. Non commissioned officers commences from the rank of:
 a. Inspector
b. Senior Police Officer 1
c. Senior Police Officer 2
d. Police Officer 1

48. NAPOLCOM is attached to what department of the government?

a. DILG
b. Department of Foreign Affairs
c. Department of Defense
d. Department for Policy and Program Coordination

49. It is one of the services of the NAPOLCOM which shall undertake criminological
researches and studies, formulate a national crime prevention plan, develop a crime
prevention and information program and provide editorial direction for all
criminology research and crime prevention publications.

a. Planning and research service

b. Legal affairs service
c. Inspection, monitoring, and investigation service
d. Crime prevention and coordination service

50. Which of the following is not part of the duties and functions of the police officer?
a. Enforce all laws and ordinances
b. Maintain peace and order in the community
c. Investigate and prevent crimes
d. Approve building and electric plans

51. The PNP is headed by a chief, with a rank of:

a. Deputy Director General
b. Director General
c. Director
d. PNP Chief

52. The heads of the regional offices in the country with the rank of___ shall assume the
office as Regional Director.

a. Superintendent
b. Senior Superintendent
c. Chief Superintendent
d. Chief Inspector
 53. PNP provincial directors must be of what rank?
a. Superintendent
b. Chief superintendent
c. Senior superintendent
d. Inspector

54. The municipal/city police station shall be headed by a chief of what rank?
a. Inspector
b. Senior inspector
c. Chief inspector
d. Superintendent

55. Director General is appointed by whom?

a. Regional Director
b. President
c. Congress
d. Senate

“The distance between studying and passing is the same distance between your knees and the
ground”

Sir Cueno, 2014