1. The usual size of the fingerprint card is _________ inches?

A.10” x10” B. 8”x8” C. 12”x12” D. 6”x6”

2. In fingerprint work, is the term used to specialized study of the sweat gland opening on the
papillary ridges as a means of identification?
A. Chiroscopy B. Podoscopy C. Dactyloscopy D. Poroscopy

3. When a loop pattern has an even number of bars (2 bars) inside the looping ridge, which of
these will be selected as core?
A. The one that is nearest to the delta C. Either a and b
B. The one that is farthest from the delta D. Neither a and b only

4. Before the classification of fingerprints, the first thing to do is:

A. Blocking of the fingerprint.
B. Wipe the hand of the subject.
C. Check whether the rolled impressions were put in their proper places
D. Clean the ink slab.

5. In blocking of the fingerprints, all whorls will be written W unless it is located in the:
A. Little finger B. Ring finger C. Middle finger D. Index finger

6. It is a single ridge that divides itself into two branches:

A. Bifurcation B. Dot C. Island D. Convergence

7. In taking the fingerprints of the subject, which fingers are rolled away from the body?
A. All fingers except two thumbs C. Fingers from left hand only

B. Both thumbs only D. Both thumbs and other fingers

8. It is the basic principle involved in personal identification which states that the greater the
number of similarity or difference, the greater the probability for the identity or non-identity to be
conclusive.
A. Law of Individuality C. Law of Infallibility  
B. Law of Multiplicity of Evidence D. Law of Constancy

9. How was primary division computed?

A. By counting the ridges on the little fingers
B. By getting the ridge count of the first loop
C. By Summation of numerical values assigned to loops
D. Summation of numerical values assigned to whorl patterns

10. It is said that the fingerprints of a person will be carried from womb to tomb. What principle
greatly described the phrase?
A. the principle of individuality C. principle of infallibility
B. principle of permanency D. all of these
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1. The science of the morality of human acts is known as

a. Discernment b. Morality c. Ethics d. Values

2. It refers to the principles of what is right and wrong in behavior.

a. Ethics b. Discernment c. Values d. Morality

3. What ability does a child, a mentally-ill person, and an old person, doesn’t possess which
makes them exempted from criminal liability.
a. Discernment b. Ethics c. Values d. Morality

4. Anti-Graft and Corruption Practices Act

a. R.A. 3019 b. R.A. 6975 c. R.A. 8551 d. R.A. 7080

5. Prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance are the four cardinal virtues which are necessary
that  inclines the person to act in a way that harmonizes with his nature. These are introduced
by an Italian Dominican friar by the name of
a. St. Thomas Square c. St. Thomas
b. St. Thomas Aquino d. St. Thomas Aquinas

6. During a routine patrol, PO2 Ping Guerrero saw a man stealing money from an old woman’s
purse. In the course of the event, PO2 Guerrero successfully foiled the attempted theft and as
she was arresting the suspect, she forgot to say the Miranda doctrine to the suspect, thus
making all statements, confession, or admission gathered from him are inadmissible in court as
evidence. What canon of Police Ethics is the situation referring to?
a. Primordial Police Responsibility
b. Limitation of Police Authority
c. Knowledge of the Law and other Responsibilities
d. Use of Proper Means to Obtain Proper Ends

7. In connection with the previous question, the necessity to tell the Miranda Doctrine is stated
in R.A. 6975 also known as the rights of the person arrested, apprehended, or in custodial
investigation.
a. True b. False c. Yes d. No 

8. Police officers are not exempted from obeying the laws they are enforcing. The statement is
referring to what canon of police ethics?
a. Primordial Police Responsibility
b. Limitation of Police Authority
c. Knowledge of the Law and other Responsibilities
d. Use of Proper Means to Obtain Proper Ends

9. PO3 Chino Paco Sia, an investigator is having trouble with a certain case he is handling due
to the lack of witnesses to help him investigate such cases. Pieces of physical evidence
contaminated due to improper observance of the Chain of custody by his comrades, but this
doesn’t stop him in pursuing the progress of the case and still has the firmness despite all the
obstacles stalling him. What virtue does PO3 Sia possess?
a. Prudence b. Justice c. Fortitude d. Temperance
10. In connection with the previous question, what particular kind of fortitude does PO3 Sia
have?
a. Patience b. Perseverance c. Endurance d. Fortitude

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1. The science of the morality of human acts is known as

a. Discernment b. Morality c. Ethics d. Values

2. It refers to the principles of what is right and wrong in behavior.

a. Ethics b. Discernment c. Values d. Morality

3. What ability does a child, a mentally-ill person, and an old person, doesn’t possess which
makes them exempted from criminal liability.
a. Discernment b. Ethics c. Values d. Morality

4. Anti-Graft and Corruption Practices Act

a. R.A. 3019 b. R.A. 6975 c. R.A. 8551 d. R.A. 7080

5. Prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance are the four cardinal virtues which are necessary
that  inclines the person to act in a way that harmonizes with his nature. These are introduced
by an Italian Dominican friar by the name of
a. St. Thomas Square c. St. Thomas
b. St. Thomas Aquino d. St. Thomas Aquinas

6. During a routine patrol, PO2 Ping Guerrero saw a man stealing money from an old woman’s
purse. In the course of the event, PO2 Guerrero successfully foiled the attempted theft and as
she was arresting the suspect, she forgot to say the Miranda doctrine to the suspect, thus
making all statements, confession, or admission gathered from him are inadmissible in court as
evidence. What canon of Police Ethics is the situation referring to?
a. Primordial Police Responsibility
b. Limitation of Police Authority
c. Knowledge of the Law and other Responsibilities
d. Use of Proper Means to Obtain Proper Ends

7. In connection with the previous question, the necessity to tell the Miranda Doctrine is stated
in R.A. 6975 also known as the rights of the person arrested, apprehended, or in custodial
investigation.
a. True b. False c. Yes d. No 

8. Police officers are not exempted from obeying the laws they are enforcing. The statement is
referring to what canon of police ethics?
a. Primordial Police Responsibility
b. Limitation of Police Authority
c. Knowledge of the Law and other Responsibilities
d. Use of Proper Means to Obtain Proper Ends
9. PO3 Chino Paco Sia, an investigator is having trouble with a certain case he is handling due
to the lack of witnesses to help him investigate such cases. Pieces of physical evidence
contaminated due to improper observance of the Chain of custody by his comrades, but this
doesn’t stop him in pursuing the progress of the case and still has the firmness despite all the
obstacles stalling him. What virtue does PO3 Sia possess?
a. Prudence b. Justice c. Fortitude d. Temperance

10. In connection with the previous question, what particular kind of fortitude does PO3 Sia
have?
a. Patience b. Perseverance c. Endurance d. Fortitude

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1. Which of the following statement best describes the importance of photography in terms of its
capability in recording minute details of an evidence found at the crime scene?
A. The widespread use of photography in police work helps for the preservation of the initial
condition of the crime scene as well as the evidence collected.
B. Photography is highly accepted in the legal parlance due to its significance in conveying
information and messages, thus making it a standard procedure in presenting evidence
during the court proceedings.
C. The development of state-of-the-art magnification tools and equipment in the crime
laboratory as applied in  photographic works enable a laboratory examiner to discover
the extent result of the evidence being carefully examined under these contemporary
devices. 
D. The application of different views by the crime scene photographers will allow the
investigator to identify the nature of the crime that has been committed including the location
of the crime scene and the individual photograph of the evidence found.

2. Are lights in which their wavelengths are either too short or too long to excite the retina of the
human eye?
A. Sunlight B. Invisible light C. Visible light   D. Artificial light

3. What is considered as the utmost use of photography in police work? 

A. For identification      C. For record purpose
B. For preservation D. For court presentation

4. In taking photographs it is important to know the various views necessary for recording. What is
that part of the camera that provides means of determining better perspective?
A. Shutter  B. Viewfinder C Battery D. Lens

5. The first application of photography in police work?

A. Crime prevention C. Surveillance work       
B. Identification files D. Crime scene investigation

6. Is a triple leg device which can be used in holding a bulky camera or when using a slower shutter
speed?
A. Camera Grip C. Bipod
B. Extension tube D. Tripod
7. Camera has a variety of classifications depending upon its application. What is the type of
camera, which has the ability to produce an instant photograph upon exposure?
A. Fixed focus camera C. Polaroid camera
B. Variable focus D. Miniature camera

8.  How would the photographer adjust or set shutter speed of his camera if his objective is to freeze
the action of moving objects?
A. Medium B. Slow C. Fast D. Normal

9. The combination of green and red produces what color?

A. Blue B. Yellow C. Magenta D. Orange

10. Isaac Newton discovered the so-called different spectrum of light after a white light accidentally  
hits a glass prism which then creates different colors of light through the dispersed action of light. In
our contemporary society, people realized that the use of this different spectrum is of great
importance in the daily activities of mankind as it aids in the examination of different documentary
disputes and falsification. Which of these light examinations will detect the original writing in an
obliterated and charred document? 
  A. Oblique Light C. Infra-Red Light
B. Transmitted Light   D. Ultraviolet Light

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1. Referred to as armed physical forces charged with the preservation of peace and order,
prevention and detection of crime, and the execution of laws.
a. Military c. Police
b. National Bureau of Investigation d. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency

2. Among the following, which agency is NOT created by virtue R.A. 6975?
a. PPSC c. PNP
b. NAPOLCOM d. PDEA

3. Which of the following statements best describes the Old Police concept:
a. The police Detention Facility is full of suspected criminals;
b. The police are aggressive in their anti-criminality campaign;
c. The police are loaded with court duties.
d. All of the above

4. Who is First Filipino Chief of the Philippine Constabulary?

a. Gen. Howard Taft c. Brig. Gen. Rafael T. Crame

b. Col. Antonio Torres d. None of the above

5. The following are NOT the appropriate eligibility for Police Officer 1, EXCEPT: 
a. Under Graduates pursuant to R.A. 9165
b. Aspiring Criminologists pursuant to R.A. 6506
c. Bar and PRC Board passers pursuant to R.A. 1080
d. Holder of a Master’s Degree pursuant to CHED Memorandum Order
 6. The Head of the Philippine National Police (PNP) shall have the rank of:
a. Chief, PNP b. Four-Star General c. Chief of Staff d. Police
General

7. This refers to those police officers whose ranks range from P/LT to PG.
a. Commissioned officers c. sworn officers
b. non-commissioned officers d. arresting officer

8. This means the task of providing competent men to do the job and choosing the right men for
the right job.
a. Controlling b. Staffing c. Directing d. Organizing

9. An agency attached to the DILG for policy coordination and shall exercise administrative
control and operational supervision over the Philippine National Police.
a. NAPOLCOM b. PPSC c. BJMP d. PNPA

10. They are exempted to undergo the PNP Field Training Program, taking into consideration
that their 
four-year course includes academic subjects on core police functions such as patrol, traffic and
criminal  
investigation, and on-the-job training in urban and rural areas. 
a. Graduates of PCCR c. Holders of Master’s Degree

b. Graduates of PNPA d. Any criminology graduate

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1. This refers to company estimate or statement of relative likeness or unlikeness analogy,

correspondence, contrast, example, metaphor, parable, relation resemblance.
A. Police B. Comparative C. International   D. System

2. The right of a person or group to prohibit an act or legislation.

A.  Power B.  Authority C.  Veto D. 
Jurisdiction

3. Aside from the promotion of international peace and security and human rights, the UN also
provides following technical assistance EXCEPT:
A. Technical assistance for elections
B. Improvement of judicial structure and draft constitutions
C. Assistance for the development of Nuclear Weapons
D. Training of human rights officials

4. A color coded system which serves to alert police of suspected terrorist, dangerous criminals,
missing persons or weapons threat.
 A. INTERPOL Alert System C. INTERPOL Message System

B. INTERPOL Notice System D. None of the above

5. The procurement for financial or material gain of illegal entrants to a state of which that
person is neither a citizen nor a permanent resident.
A. Illegal entry of persons C. Illegal Immigrants
B. People smuggling D. Refugee

6. The Organization known simply as Interpol is the

A. International Police Association    C. International Criminal Police
Organization
B. Association of Chief of Police   D. None of the Above    

7. Coined in 1942 and officially founded in 1945 when the charter of the United Nations was
drafted at the UN conference of international organization in San Francisco, California.
A.  United Nations     C.  INTERPOL
B.  League of Nations     D.  None of the above  

8. Also known as “The Hague”, this branch handles judicial matters of the UN.
A.  Security Council C.  Secretary General
B.  International Court of Justice D.  UN Judicial Court

9. This is the only country in Southeast Asia that has never been taken over by a European
power.
A.  China B.  Baghdad C.  Singapore D.  Thailand

10. A transnational crime which involves the abuse and exploitation of human beings for
financial gain.
A. Trafficking of human beings C. Trafficking in person

B. Trafficking of women D. People smuggling

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1. This entails the protection of documents, classified papers and industrial and manufacturing
activities from loss, access by unauthorized persons, damage, theft and compromise through
improper storage and procedures.
a. Security c. Communication Security
b. Document Security d. Industrial Security 

2. It is a process of determining the loyalty, honesty, integrity, reputation, among others of a

particular applicant or employee.
a. Physical Barrier c. Criteria
b. Security Guard Force d. Personnel Security
3. This refers to any structure or physical device capable of restricting, deterring, delaying any illegal
access to an installation.
a. Barrier c. Perimeter Barrier

b. Physical Barrier d. None of the Above  

4. This is a medium or structure which defines the physical limits of an installation or area to restrict
or impede access thereto.
a. Barrier c. Perimeter Barrier

b. Physical Barrier d. None of the Above   

5. This involves the protection resulting from the application of various measures which safeguards a
hotel guest and their personnel effect, hotel properties and functions in hotel properties and
functions in hotel restaurants, bars and clubs.
a. Document Security c. Hotel Security
b. Security d. None of the Above  

6. This refers to an additional overhang of barbed wire, placed on vertical perimeter fences facing
upward and outward at 45 degrees’ angle
a. Tower guard b. Top guard c. Overhang d. Hangover

7. The device that is designed to provide illumination to areas that need to be protected refers to:
a. Protective lightning c. Protective lighting
b. Alarm d. Illuminator

8. The measures taken to promote the awareness of personnel on the existing security measures of
an installation refers to:
a. Security survey c. Security education
b. Security inspection d. Security campaign

9. Shall include the act of providing or rendering services to watch an establishment whether public
or private, building, compound/ area or property, to conduct access control/ denial in any form
whether physically, manually or scientifically by electronic monitoring systems, for the purpose of
securing such are/ property and at the same time ensuring the safety and protection of persons
within such areas, to maintain peace and order within such areas, to conduct private security training
and/or to conduct investigation.
a. Private Security Services c. Security
b. Security Survey d. None of the above

10. The code uttered by some security personnel when he is forced by armed men to enter the
installation which gives alarm to other personnel of the installation refers to:
a. Duress code b. Pass code c. Activation code d. Alarm code

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1. This shall mean the art and process which deals with the identification and location of
a person who is suspected of committing a crime, apprehension, and providing evidence
to to prove the guild in court proceedings.
a. Investigation c. Criminal Investigation
b. Criminal Investigator d. Custodial Investigation

2. Investigators P/LT Bihasa and P/SSG Dela Cara proceed slowly at the same place
along the path parallel to one side of the rectangle.  At the end of the rectangle they turn
and proceed back along a new lane but parallel to the first move.  What method of
search did they conduct?
a. Wheel method b. Spiral method c. Strip method d. Zone method

3. In investigation, their presence in the cadaver would indicate that death has occurred
more than 72 hours hence useful in approximating the time of death?
A. Butterflies B. Bees C. Maggots D. Earthworms

4. Under Republic act 8551, the Crime Laboratory was established consisting of
technical people tasked with processing and collection of physical evidence at the crime
scene known as :
a. Logistics of the crime operation (LOCO) c. Scene of the Gang operation
(SOGO)
b. Scene of the crime operatives (SOCO) d. None of these

5. The following are included in the objectives of Crime Investigation, EXCEPT

a. Identification of the guilty party c. Providing evidence for the guilt of the
suspect
b. Arrest of the suspect d. Prosecuting the guilty party

6. Any person who, not falling within the provisions of Article 246, shall kill another
without the attendance of any of the circumstances enumerated under Article 248 will be
liable for what kind?
a. Parricide b. Infanticide c. Murder d. Homicide

7. P/EMS Kamat A. Yan, an investigator who has an uncanny way of determining the
identity of a guilty party, he is always being asked for help when it comes to
investigation. At what particular cardinal point of investigation is SPO1 Yan good at?
a. What b. Who c. Why d. How

8. In R.A. 8353, Carnal knowledge refers to what?

a. Knowledge of sex b. Forcible sex
c. Sexual knowledge d. Sexual Penetration

9. This kind of wound is produced by sharp edged and sharp pointed instruments.
a. Incised wound b. Lacerated wound c. Stabbed wound d. Puncture wound

10. Any person, with intent to gain, shall take any personal property belonging to
another, by means of violence or intimidation of any person, or using force upon
anything shall be guilty of what crime?
a. Parricide b. Infanticide c. Theft d. Robbery
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1. The agency of the government that provides the president and NSC intelligence reports
essential to national security is___.
      A. Director for Intelligence
      B. Joint AFP and PNP Intelligence Committee (JAPIC)
      C. National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA)
   D. Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces (ISAF)

2. Considered as the “ Cardinal Points “ to be considered in the course of investigation.

a. 5 W’s and I’H c. 4 W’s and I H
b. 6 W’s and 2 H’s d. I W and 5 H’s

3. The characteristic way the criminal commits a crime.

a. Modus Operandi c. Style
b. Planning d. All of these

4. Assisting lawyer to the person under custodial investigation must be…

a. Competent lawyer of the suspect’s choice
b. Choice of the investigator
c. Choice of his kin
d. All of these

5. The duty of P/SSG Juan Dela Cruz requires him to assume a different and unofficial identity
in order to obtain information.
a. Shadower b. Patroller c. Undercover d. All of these

6. Summary of the habits, peculiarities of behaviour characterizing the operational procedure

employed by certain criminals.
a. Criminal procedure c. Modus operandi
b. Planning d. None of these

7. An institution that develops a future police investigator in the field of crime detection and
investigation.
a. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)
b. Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)
c. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)
d. National Forensic Science Training Institute (FSTI)

8. The process of presenting the case of an arrested person for warrantless arrest before the
prosecutor for proper disposition.
a. Conference b. Case filling c. Press Release d. Inquest
Proceeding

9. The second line of defense in the PNP where in the event a crime is committed and the
defense composed of investigators will take over follow-up the case and arrest the criminal.
 a. Crime Prevention c. Crime Investigation
b. Crime Location d. Crime Coordination

10. The investigator is criminally liable if he conducted custodial investigation on a suspect

without assistance of counsel.
a. Yes b. No c. True d. False

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