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Name: _____________________________ Score: ___________

DIRECTION: Read each item carefully and choose the BEST answer in each item. Encircle the letter of
your choice. STRICTLY NO ERASURE IS ALLOWED.
1. Which one does not belong to the group?

a. Teamwork b. Commitment

c. Integrity . d.Respect for human rights

2. When jail personnel promote and protects the right of an inmate, he is

a. Teamwork b. Commitment

c. Integrityd. Respect for human rights

3. One of the objectives of the Jail Bureau is to professionalize jail services. This means that

a. Every jail personnel must respect every inmate

b. Jail services must be improved and better for the welfare of the inmates

c. Jail warden should possess the required eligibility

d. BJMP must be open for public access

4. Which one is created to oversee the implementation of jail services of all district, city and municipal
jails?

a. Provincial Jail Administrator’s office b. District Jail

c. City Jail d. Municipal Jail

5. Which one below is the head of the BJMP?

a. Chief b. Warden

c. Chief of Jail d. Regional Jail Warden

6. Created within large cities or a group of clustered municipalities

a. Provincial Jail Administrator’s office b. District Jail

c. City Jail d. Municipal Jail

7. Which one is the highest position in BJMP?

a. Chief b. Warden

c. Chief of Jail d. Regional Jail Warden

8. Which one below shall have the rank of at least Chief Inspector?

a. Provincial Jail Warden b. District Jail Warden

c. City Jail Warden d. Municipal Jail Warden

9. In city jails with an inmate population of one thousand (1,000) or more, what shall be the rank of the City
Jail Warden?
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a. Superintendent b. Chief Superintendent

c. Chief Inspector d. Inspector

10. Which one below has the lowest rank?

a. Provincial Jail Warden b. District Jail Warden

c. City Jail Warden d. Municipal Jail Warden

11. Which one is the Jail Bureau?

a. Bureau of Corrections b. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology

c. Bureau of Penology d. Bureau of Pardons and Parole

12. The Jail Bureau is under the

a. Department of Interior and Local Government

b. Department of National Defense

c. Department of Justice

d. Department of Prisons

13. When a government official is charged with graft and corruption, where shall the case be filed?

a. Supreme Court b. Regional Trial Court

c. Sandiganbayan d. Congress

14. What is that court which has a jurisdiction like the Municipal Trial Court but it comprises two or more
municipalities?

a. Municipal Trial Court b. Municipal Trial Court in Cities

c. Municipal Circuit Trial Court d. Metropolitan Trial Court

15. When an inmate is still undergoing investigation, he is known as

a. Inmate b. Detainee

c. Prisoner d. Any of these

16. Which one does not belong to the group?

a. Insular b. Provincial

c. Chief d. City

17. When a prisoner is sentenced to serve for reclusion perpetua, he is

a. An insular prisoner b. A city prisoner

c. A municipal prisoner d. A provincial prisoner

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18. Prisoners who are sentenced to serve for three years and one day are known as

a. An insular prisoner b. A city prisoner

c. A municipal prisoner d. A provincial prisoner

19. Which one is not one of the detainees?

a. Undergoing investigation b. Awaiting or undergoing trial

c. High risk d. Awaiting final judgment

20. When a detainee is awaiting final judgment, it means

a. That trial is going on b. That trials are done

c. Investigation is still going on d. Preliminary trial is going on

21. Which one below is not classified as High Profile inmates?

a. Political offenders b. Snatchers

c. Robbers d. Murderers

22. Which one does not belong to the group?

a. High risk b. High profile

c. Ordinary d. Maximum

23. Which commitment requirement is to determine if the inmate has a skin disease?

a. Medical certificate b. Commitment order

c. Complaint d. Police Booking sheet

24. Before a person shall be admitted to jail, which one must be first verified?

a. Physical condition b. Arrest report

c. Identity of the person d. Cash and valuables

25. What must be given to the inmate in return of the valuables turned over to the Property Custodian?

a. Medical certificate b. Official receipt

c. Arrest report d. Complaint

26. How are newly admitted inmates verified as to their identity?

a. Warrant of arrest b. Strip-search

c. Photograph and fingerprinted d. Commitment order

27. Which one is not an example of contraband?

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a. Guns b. Ammos

c. Drugs d. Cash

28. Preventive imprisonment shall be deducted to the

a. Final sentence b. Final arrest

c. Complaint d. Commitment order

29. What is that confinement in jail as provided in Article 29 of the Revised Penal Code?

a. Final sentence b. Preventive imprisonment

c. Final verdict d. Detention

30. Punishable acts during imprisonment are classified into the following, except

a. Minor offenses b. Major offenses

c. Less grave offenses d. Grave offenses

31. Which one does not belong to the group?

a. Female b. Alcoholics

c. Alien d. Maximum

32. Supervision on the security of inmates shall be

a. 24/7 b. 8 hours a day

c. 12 hours a day d. Daily

33. Who is task to inspect mails and security devices in jails?

a. Warden b. Chief

c. Custodial force d. Security force

34. What is that order of the court or any other competent authority consigning an offender to a jail
or prison for confinement?

a. Commitment order b. Mittimus

c. Instrument of restraint d. Safekeeping

35. A place of confinement of offenders under investigation, awaiting or undergoing trial, or serving
sentence

a. Jail b. Prison

c. Penal colony d. Rehabilitation

36. What is that warrant issued by the court bearing its seals and signature of the judge, directing the jail
or prison authorities to receive offenders for custody or service of sentence imposed therein?

a. Commitment order b. Mittimus

c. Instrument of restraint d. Safekeeping

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37. When a person is under custody temporarily for his own protection, safety, or care, he is under

a. Commitment order b. Mittimus

c. Instrument of restraint d. Safekeeping

38. It was known as the Bureau of Prisons before

a. Bureau of Corrections b. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology

c. Bureau of Penology d. Bureau of Pardons and Parole

39. Who appointed the Director of Prisons as stated in the Prison Law?

a. Chief Executive of the Philippines b. President of the Philippines

c. Commission on Appointments d. Both a & b

40. BJMP is to DILG, while BuCor is to

a. Supreme Court b. Department of National Defense

c. Department of Justice d. Department of Prisons

41. All of the following are the rehabilitation programs of the Bureau of Corrections, except

a. Moral education b. Industry and agricultural training

c. Production of food commodities d. Teaching profession

42. The largest among the seven correctional institutions and penal farms in the Philippines

a. Bilibid Prison b. National Bilibid Prison

c. New Bilibid Prison d. Manila City Jail

43. Which one was not true with Bilibid Prison?

a. First prison in the Philippines

b. Became the central place of confinement for Filipino prisoners by virtue of the Royal Decree of the
Spanish crown

c. It was located at Muntinlupa City

d. Its location is still use by Manila as the City Jail

44. Offers High school and College courses for prisoners which started in 1956

a. New Bilibid Prison b. Davao Prison and Penal Farm

c. Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm d.San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm

45. Became the prison institution for Filipino reformists and enemies of Spanish government

a. New Bilibid Prison b. Davao Prison and Penal Farm

c. Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm d. San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm

46. Which one does not belong to the group?

a. Sta. Luisa b. Bukang Liwayway

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c. Inagawan d. Montible

47. Which penal institution below was established last in the Philippines?

a. New Bilibid Prison b. San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm

c. Davao Prison and Penal Farm d. Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm

48. The penal institution which is located in Mandaluyong City

a. Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm b. Correctional Institution for Women

c. Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm d. San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm

49. Which one is the first step in the admission of new inmates?

a. RDC b. Physical examination

c. Orientation of rules d. Interview

50. When an inmate is a recidivist, what is his security classification?

a. Maximum b. Medium

c. Minimum d. Detainee

51. GCTA can also be granted to a detainee provided

a. He displays good behavior during preventive imprisonment

b He offers into writing to perform such works as may be assigned to him

c. he pays the fine impose to him by the court

d. he undergoes preventive imprisonment

52. For purposes of computation of GCTA, a month shall be computed as

a. 20 days b. 30 days

c. 31 days d. 15 days

53. Inmates shall have the Right to Communicate. However, all letters sent or received shall be subjected to
censorship. This means that

a. All correspondence shall be opened

b. All letters shall be read by the Director

c. All correspondence shall be read by the Penal Superintendent

d. All letters shall be read by the Penal Superintendent

54. It involves community-based approach to corrections

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a. Institutional Corrections

b. Non-Institutional Corrections

c. Community approach Corrections

d. Both a & b

55. One of the advantages of Non-Institutional Corrections is that family members need not be victims also
for the imprisonment of a member… this means that

a. Though the offender has been convicted, he can still go home to his family and attend
to their needs

b. The offender can still provide the needs of his family especially in supporting them with their financial
aspects

c. The offender can now work harder in order to provide the basic needs of his family

d. The offender can still serve his sentence even if he is not confined in prison

56. What is that unique and indigenous way of setting disputes in the Philippines?

a. Purok Chairman b. Katarungang Pambarangay

c. Municipal Trial Court d. School Guidance office

57. The smallest political unit level

a. Village b. Purok

c. Family d. Captain

58. Which one is an advantage of Village Justice?

a. It enables both the victim and the offender the opportunity to pay each other’s obligation

b. It enables both parties to settle amicably their disputes

c. It enables the barangay captain to earn more funding

d. It is a way of minimizing the job of the police

59. Which office is involved in the granting of timely release of prisoners and the effective supervision of
released prisoners?

a. Katarungang Pambarangay b. Bureau of Corrections

c. Board of Pardons and Parole d. Probation and Parole Administration

60. Which one does not belong to the group?

a. Probation b. Pardon

c. Parole d. Amnesty

61. The suspension of sentence of a convict after serving the minimum term of indeterminate penalty,
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a. Amnesty b. Parole

c. Executive clemency d. Probation

62. It is a safety valve to save the skin of those wrongly accused and condemned under the guise of justice

a. Probation b. Pardon

c. Parole d. Amnesty

63. Which one is not prohibited by the Constitution?

a. Cruel and degrading punishment b. Death penalty

c. Imposition of fines d. Inhumane punishment

64. Which one is a grave penalty?

a. Death b. Prision correccional

c. Arresto menor d. Arresto mayor

65. Which one does not belongs to the group?

a. Branding b. Use of stocks

c. Pillory d. mutilation

66. A probationer shall be under the supervision of

a. Probation and Parole Administration b. Board of Pardons and Parole

c. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology d. Lupong Tagapamayapa

67. When we speak of Act No. 4103, we know about

a. Indeterminate Sentence b. Indeterminate Sentence Law

c. Administrative Code of 1987 d. The Rules on Parole

68. It amended the Rules on Parole

a. EO 292 Section 22 b. Indeterminate Sentence Law

c. Administrative Code of 1987 d. PD 603

69. It refers to the information concerning an inmate’s personal circumstances, the offense he committed, the
sentence imposed, the criminal case number in the trial and appellate courts…

a. Mittimus b. Prison Record

c. Information d. Carpeta

70. Who is the officer-in-charge of every national prison and penal farm?

a. Prison Director b. Prison Superintendent

c. Penal Superintendent d. Director

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71. One who is sentenced to a prison term of three years and one day to death;

a. City Prisoner b. Provincial Prisoner

c. Municipal Prisoner d. Insular Prisoner

72. one who is sentenced to a prison term of six months and one day to three years;

a. City Prisoner b. Provincial Prisoner

c. Municipal Prisoner d. Insular Prisoner

73. one who is sentenced to a prison term of one day to three years;

a. City Prisoner b. Provincial Prisoner

c. Municipal Prisoner d. Insular Prisoner

74. one who is sentenced to a prison term of one day to six months.

a. City Prisoner b. Provincial Prisoner

c. Municipal Prisoner d. Insular Prisoner