PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION ON

CRIME DETECTION AND INVESTIGATION

DECEMBER 2022 CLE

1. The drug heroin was a chemically synthesized of 9. “Bennies” and “dexies” are for amphetamines; “red
A. Morphine devils” and “double trouble are for .
B. Opium Juice A. Demerol
C. Codeine B. Sulfates
D. Coca paste C. Barbiturates
D. Deliriants
2. The drug addict who shows many “tracks” from
injection of hypodermic needles is mostly addicted to: 10. What opium preparation is combined with camphor to
a. liquid amphetamine produce a household remedy for diarrhea and abdominal pain?
b. heroin a. Tincture of opium
c. shabu b. Raw opium
d. freebase cocaine c. Paregoric
d. Granulated opium
3. A drug abuser, because of his use of unsterilized
paraphernalia, tends to develop low resistance and becomes 11. Which of the following is a drug known in the
susceptible to various infections such as: street as “angel dust”
A. stomach cancer a. Mescaline
B. head aches and body pains b. Diethyltryptamine
C. communicable diseases c. Phencyclidine
D. loss of appetite d. Psilocybin

4. When an investigator finds a tool at the crime scene, 12. A certain intersection, for several reasons, has more
he should first of all: traffic accidents than any other part in the area. The Police unit
a. pick it up for closer examine taking care not to jar it. assignment to the area should.
b. Compare the cutting edge of the tool with the A. Park near the intersection, in plain view, and wait for
impressions to determine if this was the tool used in the crime. violators.
c. immediately collect it and always send it to the crime B. Park your motorcycle at the center of intersection to
laboratory for scientific examination caution motorist
d. wait until the crime scene has been sketched or C. Park near the intersection, more or less hidden from
photographed and measurements taken before he view
collects the evidence D. Cruise all the assigned area but give extra
attention to the intersection
5. The presence of the symptom of alcohol intoxication
without smell of alcoholic breath is a sign that the suspected 13. The fundamental responsibility of the officer in charge
person is under the influence of: of protecting the crime scene is to:
A. Amphetamine drug a. interrogate the witnesses
B. Barbiturates b. engage in the search for traces left by the search for
C. Hallucinogens traces left by the criminal
D. Narcotics c. remove of evidence which may prove importance to the
case
6. When people are considered as source of information, d. preserving the site of the crime in the same
the experienced police officer physical condition as it was left by the perpetrator
a. recognizes that persons from all walks of life
represent potential investigative resources 14. The main reason why both traffic officers and signal
b. develops his contracts only with law abiding citizens lights are used on some intersection is that
c. restricts his efforts to members of the departments a. motorist are discourage from “jumping signals”
d. concentrates all his efforts to acquire informants only b. traffic can be kept moving at a faster rate
from criminal types c. greater safety to pedestrians and motorist is effected
d. an officer can stop and start as necessity
7. Any motor vehicle accident that result in injuries other demands
than fatal to one or more persons.
A. non-fatal injury accident 15. A traffic police officer stationed the route of a parade
B. fatal accident has been ordered by his superior to allow no cars to cross the
C. traffic law enforcer route. While the parade is in progress, an ambulance driver on an
D. property damage accident emergency run attempts to drive his ambulance across the route
while the parade is passing. Under these circumstances the traffic
8. The burning of a small quantity of the suspected police officer should.
substance and determining the odor or smell having similar to A. ask the driver to wait until the traffic police officer
burnt banana leaves or has a sweetish odor is a field test that can contact his superior and obtains decisions
reveal the drug . B. stop the parade long enough to permit the
a. Marijuana ambulance to cross the street
b. Opium C. hold up the ambulance in accordance with the
c. Coca leaves superior’s order
d. Peyote Cactus D. direct the ambulance driver to the shortest detour
which will add at least then minutes to run

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 B. Direct Assault with Homicide
16. An instance that may cause fires from the heat C. Direct Assault and Murder
accumulated from the rolling, sliding or friction in machinery or D. Direct Assault and Homicide
between two hard surfaces, at least one of which is usually a
metal is called. 25. Suppose Tano was only injured which required medical
a. static electricity attendance for not more than 10 days. What crime did Willy
b. overheating of machine commit?
c. friction heat a. Direct Assault with Slight Physical Injury
d. heat from arching B. Direct Assault with Less Serious Physical Injury
C. Direct Assault and Slight Physical Injury
17. In arresting the traffic violator or when it involved arrest D. Direct Assault
due to traffic violation, the following procedures are followed
except: 26. There are two robbers who broke into a house and
a. bring the suspended person before the court carried away some valuables. After they left such house these two
b. detention of the arrested person may take place robbers decided to cut or divide the loot already so that they can
c. arrest can be effected even without a warrant go of them . So while they are dividing the loot the other robber
d. impose the probable penalty that might be noticed that the one doing the division is trying to cheat him and
imposed so he immediately boxed him. Now this robber who was boxed
then pulled out his gun and fired at the other one killing the latter.
18. This may be applicable to a crime scene which is What crime is committed?
approximately circular or oval. The searchers gather at the center A. Robbery and Murder
and proceed outward along radii or spokes. B. Murder
a. strip method C. Robbery w/ Homicide
b. wheel method D. Homicide
c. spiral method
d. zone method 27. Rape is committed under any of the following
circumstance, EXCEPT:
19. Most malicious fires are set by individuals secretly; it is A. through the use of force, threat or intimidation
either set for revenge or self-aggrandizing; or set by psychotic fire B. when the offended party is deprived of reasons or
setter, or for sexual gratification. otherwise unconscious
A. group fire setter C. by means of fraudulent machinations or grave abuse of
B. arson for profit authority
C. fire starter D. it is an exclusive offense committed by man to a
D. solitary fire setter woman

20. Articles and materials, which are found in connection 28. What kind of wound is produced by a sharp edged and
with an investigation and which aid in establishing the identity of sharp pointed instrument?
the perpetrator or the circumstances under which the crime was a. Lacerated wound
committed. b. Punctured wound
a. Transfer evidence c. incised wound
b. Transient evidence d. stab wound
c. Physical evidence
d. Associative evidence 29. Post-mortem change that is characterized by the
discoloration of the body after death
21. A 2-year old child was killed by his illegitimate father A. Livor mortis
because the latter is afraid that his real wife would discover that B. Rigor mortis
it was a result of his philandering. What crime did the father C. Pallor mortis
commit? D. Algor mortis
A. Infanticide
b. Parricide 30. Marijuana plant is scientifically known as:
c. Homicide a. Hashish
d. Murder b. Hashasan
c. Cannabis Sativa
22. What crime is committed by a person who kills his d. Papaver Somniferum
legitimate brother on the occasion of a public calamity?
a. Parricide 31. The fuel is comprised of normal combustible materials
b. Homicide such as wood, paper, fibers, draperies and trash. It requires
c. Murder saturation by water or water fog
d. Death Caused in a Tumultuous Affray A. CLASS A FIRE
B. CLASS C FIRE
23. Andres is a barista of SB Coffee. He received payment C. CLASS K FIRE
of 1K from a customer which he pocketed instead of crediting it D. CLASS B FIRE
to the account of the company. The transaction was evidenced by
a transaction receipt. What crime did Andres commit? 32. In this method, the area to be searched is divided into
A. Theft quadrant and each searcher is assigned in each quadrant.
B. Estafa A. Zone method
C. Qualified Theft B. Strip method
D. Robbery C. Spiral method
D. Wheel method
24. Because of the approaching town fiesta in Calamba City, a
dance was held in Barangay Pansol. Tano, a Barangay Chairman 33. A burned body found was subjected to autopsy;
was delivering a speech when one of the guests Willy went to the however examination of lungs and blood showed no abnormal
center of the dance floor making obscene dance movements, quantity of carbon monoxide or dioxide, what will be your
brandishing a knife and challenging everyone present to a fight. interpretation under such circumstances?
Tano told him not to disturb the occasion. When Tano turned his A. The person died because of the burning
back, he was stabbed by Willy at the back. Tano fell to the ground B. The person died of asphyxia
and died. What crime did Willy commit? C. The person was killed before it was burned
A. Direct Assault with Murder D. The person died not of fire but because of suffocation

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 under the kinds death because the person is still a live although
34. The interview of a witness can be described by the seems that muscles that there are no signs of life.
acronym IRONIC, which stands for: a. Somatic or clinical Death
a. Inquiry, Recognition, Organization, Novelty, Identity, b. Molecular Death or Cellular Death
Continuity c. Apparent Death
b. Identity, Rapport, Omnipresent, Narration, Inquiry, d. Death
Conclusion
c. Identity, Recognition, Opening statement, Narration, 43. It is the stage of muscular change upon death
Inquiry, Conclusion characterized the relaxation of muscles and loss of their natural
d. Identity, Rapport, Opening statement, tone so the jaw or head drops down, the thorax collapses and the
Narration, Inquiry, Conclusion limbs becomes flaccid and the splinters relax.
a. stage of primary flaccidity
35. Which of the following is considered as the lifeblood of b. stage of post mortem rigidity
investigation, without which the investigation will die out? The c. Post mortem lividity or livor mortis
other tools revolve around in this area. d. none of the above
a. Instrumentation
b. information 44. The whole body becomes rigid due to contraction of the
c. interview muscles. This developed 3- 4 hours after death.
d. interrogation a. stage of primary flaccidity
b. stage of post mortem rigidity
36. Which of these is a statement of the suspect directly c. Post mortem lividity or livor mortis
acknowledging his criminal guilt? d. none of the above
A. Admission
B. Acknowledgement 45. These are separate claims that are numbered as
C. Confession mandated by law;
D. Deposition a. Commencement
b. Individual averments
37. Principles in homicide investigation that should be c. Attestation
borne in mind are, mistakes of the homicide investigator cannot d. Statement of truth
be corrected and the homicide investigator should not cross the
three bridges which he burns behind him. Which of the following 46. The part of affidavit which this identifies the affiant.
is not one of this so called “Burned bridge”? a. Commencement
a. When the dead person has been moved b. Individual averments
b. When the dead body has been embalmed c. Attestation
c. When the dead body has been contaminated and d. Statement of truth
the chain of custody was not properly account
d. When the body is burned or cremated 47. A complainant executed this when he no longer wishes
to pursue a case against an accused or defendant in a court case.
38. With treachery, taking advantage of superior strength, The complainant states that he/she didn’t really intend to institute
with the aid of armed men, or employing means to weaken the the case and he/she no longer interested in testifying or
defense or of means or persons to insure or afford impunity are prosecuting.
some of the elements of the crime of Murder. As such, are all a. Affidavit of witness
these circumstances necessary to be present during the b. Affidavit of arrest
commission of the crime, for the killing to be considered a c. Affidavit of desistance
consumated murder? d. Affidavit of complaint
a. Murder
b. Homicide 48. This is a statement given under oath and penalty under
c. No perjury. This states about facts and circumstances about the
d. Definitely yes arrest, the information which led to the arrest and the observation
made before and after the arrest. This is filled out by the arresting
39. This is a confession done outside the court wherein the officer.
accused made the statement which is not of his own free will or a. Affidavit of witness
influenced by other person or given as a result of force or b. Affidavit of arrest
intimidation. c. Affidavit of desistance
a. confession d. Affidavit of complaint
b. admission
c. extra judicial confession 49. An affidavit which contains the following: the name of
d. involuntary extra judicial the accused, the designation of the offense by the statute, the
acts or omissions complained of as constituting the offense, the
40. It is a complete,continuous and persistent cessation of name of the general offended party, the approximate time of the
respiration,circulation and almost all brain functions of an commission of the offense, and the place wherein the offense was
organism. committed.
a. Somatic or clinical Death a. Affidavit of witness
b. Molecular Death or Cellular Death b. Affidavit of arrest
c. Apparent Death c. Affidavit of desistance
d. Death d. Affidavit of complaint

41. It is the cessation of life of the individual cells in the 50. This is a legal and binding document of written
body which occurs one at a time after somatic death. Nerve and testimony of a witness as a way for evidence to be presented to
brain cells die earlier about 5 minutes after somatic death. the court. It is usually filled out by a lawyer, and then filed as part
a. Somatic or clinical Death of the case.
b. Molecular Death or Cellular Death a. Affidavit of witness
c. Apparent Death b. Affidavit of arrest
d. Death c. Affidavit of desistance
d. Affidavit of complaint
42. It is a state of temporary cessation of vital activities of
the body. This condition is not actually death although classified 51. The part of memorandum which contains the date,
subject, thru channels and addressee.

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a. Letterhead Provincial, and District Offices. These orders usually deal with
b. Addressee suspects like personal conduct requiring compliance.
c. Heading a. Office orders
d. Attention b. Office circular
c. Memorandum circular
52. The part where the words “MEMORANDUM FOR” is d. Circulars
used if sends to a superior office or “MEMORANDUM TO” if sends
to a subordinate. 62. These are directives signed by the Chief Directorial Staff
a. Letterhead for the appointment, transfer, promotion, reduction, relief from
b. Addressee duty, separation and leave of absence of personnel.
c. Heading a. Office orders
d. Attention b. Office circular
c. Special orders
53. This is mainly for faster dissemination, the d. Special operating procedure
memorandum may be addressed to a specific individual or head
of a unit, or by the use of an office symbol. 63. This is about instructions to be followed on a routinary
a. Letterhead basis concerning regular procedures, the chief of the director
b. Addressee directs this.
c. Heading a. Office orders
d. Attention b. Office circular
c. Special orders
54. This is placed below the subject indicating when the d. Special operating procedure
memorandum is written.
a. Subject
b. Date 64. This refers to the verified, confirmed, evaluated, and
c. Body analyzed reports. These are the end products of the investigation,
d. Complimentary ending and the submission of reports done by the investigator.
a. Record
55. This is written two spaces below the sender and two b. Report
spaces to the right colon. It contains no more than ten words. c. Memorandum
a. Subject d. SOP
b. Date
c. Body 65. Are those who target data that is valuable on its face
d. Complimentary ending (e.g., trade secrets and proprietary data) or directed at data (e.g.,
credit card data) which may be used to further other criminal
56. This is the originator’s name found 5 spaces below the activity.
last paragraph of the body of the message. a. Criminal hacker
a. Subject b. Cyber criminal
b. Date c. Cyber fraud
c. Body d. Cyber squatting
d. Complimentary ending
66. What is short for malicious software (is software
57. This is the message of the memorandum. it is double- designed to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive
spaced when the message is less that nine lines. informatioon, or gain unauthorized access to computer systems)?
a. Subject a. Malware
b. Date b. Moleculeware
c. Body c. Maliso昀琀
d. Complimentary ending d. Malairsoftware

58. Also termed as MC in government offices, these have 67. Refers to conducting military operations according to
subjects that explain or classify rules for subordinates to comply. information-related principles. It means disrupting or destroying
a. Office orders information and communications systems. It means trying to
b. Office circular know everything about an adversary while keeping the adversary
c. Memorandum circular from knowing much about oneself. It means turning the “balance
d. Circulars of information and knowledge "in one’s favor, especially if the
balance of forces is not.
59. These are administrative instructions requiring a. Cybercrime
compliance from personnel or office dealing with subjects like b. Cyber war
delegation of authority, appointment or assignment of personnel. c. Cybercontrabands
a. Office orders d. Cyber fraud
b. Office circulars
c. Memorandum circular 68. Are those groups comprised of criminally minded
d. Circulars individuals who have used the Internet to communicate,
collaborate, and facilitate cybercrime
60. Generally, these are issuances coming from a. Organized criminals
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to the PNP, b. Cyber organized criminals
these are administrative instructions that are directive, advisory, c. Cyber-criminal organizations
and delegation of authority, and instructions or regulations to be d. Computer criminals
implemented.
a. Office orders 69. It is the use or the implicit threat of use of technological
b. Office circular means to cause harm to the physical being, reputation, or
c. Memorandum circular property of an individual, organization, or company as a me an to
d. Circulars obtain the consensual exchange of property from that individual,
organization,
61. These are administrative instructions that are regularly or company
and mandatory. This order is mainly for the regulation of a. Cybersecurity
administrative matters in the National Headquarters, Regional, b. Cybersex
c. Cybercriminals

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d. Cyberextortion c. 100 days
d. 120 days
70. The internet is simply known as ---- 80. Who is the chairman of inter-agency technical advisory
a. NAT council
b. NET a. SILG
c. NOT b. SENR
d. NFT c. SND
d. STI
71. authentication is ---
a. Modification 81. IT means any combination of two or more chemical
b. Insertion substances if the combination does not occur in nature and is not,
c. Hard to assure identity of user on a remote system in whole or in part, the result of a chemical reaction, if none of
d. None of the above the chemical substances comprising the combination is a new
chemical substance and if the combination could have been
72. it is a software are programs that are installed onto your manufactured for commercial purposes without a chemical
computer and can scan and remove known reaction at the time the chemical substances comprising the
viruses which you may have contracted. combination were combined. This shall include nonbiodegradable
a. Firmware mixtures
b. Advair a. chemical compound
c. Keylogger b. chemical mixture
d. Anti-virus c. mixture
d. chemical substance
73. To protect yourself from computer hacker, you should
turn on a 82. means the mechanical or chemical transformation of
a. Script substances into new products whether work is performed by
b. Firewall power-driven machines or by hand, whether it is done in a factory
c. VLC or in the worker’s home, and whether the products are sold at
d. Anti-virus wholesale or retail.
a. manufacture
74. Firewalls are used to protect against ----- b. chemical diversion
a. Data driven attacks c. importation
b. Fire attacks d. structured
c. Virus attacks
d. Unauthorized access 83. The representative from the non-governmental
organization shall be appointed by the President for a term of ?
75. Which of the following is not an Anti-virus software a.2 years
a. AVG b. 3 years
b. Avast c. 4 years
c. Code red d. 5 years
d. McAfree
84. this Act shall be known as the “Toxic Substances and
76. what are the 3 R’s to conserve natural resources? Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990.”
a. Reuse, Reduce, Recycle a. ra 6969
b. Reduce, Recycle, Reuse b.RA 9696
c. Reuse, Recycle, Reduce c.RA 6996
d. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle d. RA 6869

77. Mr pugi purchased a secondhand motor vehicle, after 85. means any matter found in the atmosphere other than
the purchase he decided to go on a Baguio road trip with his oxygen, nitrogen, water vapor, carbon dioxide, and the inert
girlfriend Mocha Chino. While in the road of delikado his vehicle gases in their natural or normal concentrations, that is detrimental
starts producing black smoke without his knowledge. Is MR. PUGI to health or the environment, which includes but not limited to
liable of any environmental crime? smoke, dust, soot, cinders, fly ash, solid particles of any kind,
a. Yes gases, fumes, chemical mists, steam and radio-active substances;
b. No a. air pollutant
c. Maybe b. air pollution
d. Partially No c. pollution
d. polluted
78. Angel throws her unsegregated garbage on a damsite
because her house is near on a damsite. Basedon the Philippine 86. means any air contaminant, pollutant, gas stream or
Environmental Laws, what law did she violate? unwanted sound from a known source which is passed into the
a. Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 atmosphere;
b. Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004 a. green house gases
c. Ecological Solid Waste Managemnt Act of 2000 b. emission
d. Toxic Substance, Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of c. eco profile
1990 d. eco gas

79. Action by the Secretary of Environment and Natural 87. mean any emissions and fumes which are beyond
Resources of his Duly Authorized Representative. — The Secretary internationally-accepted standards, including but not limited to
of Environment and Natural Resources or his duly authorized World Health Organization (WHO) guideline values;
representative shall, within _______ from the date of filing of the a. "Poisonous and toxic fumes
notice of manufacture, processing or importation of a chemical b. Pollution control device"
substance or mixture, decide whether or not to regulate or c. "Pollution control technology"
prohibit its importation, manufacture, processing, sale, d. Standard of performance
distribution, use or disposal. The Secretary may, for justifiable
reasons, extend the ninety-day pre-manufacture period within a 88. The word economy came from greek word ?
reasonable time. a. oikos
a. 80 days b.eikos
b. 90 days c. pcos

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d. ikos A. Hydrogen Sulfide
89. is the study of the interactions between organisms and B. Carbon Dioxide
their environment. C. Carbon Monoxide
a. environment D. Hydrogen Dioxide
b. ecology
c. forestry
d. demography

90. It shall refer to waste generated from planting or

harvesting of crops, trimming or pruning of plants and wastes or
run-off materials from farms or fields;
a. bulky waste
b. agricultural waste
c. composting
d. collection

91. Report writers are greatly expected to be in grammar

and all its governing rules
a. well-groomed
b. well informed
c. well-versed
d. well-mannered

92. There are writers who write without:

a. considering
b. reconstructing
c. thinking
d. writing

93. Beat Inspection Reports are also called Before Patrol

Reports.
a. True
b. False
c. Yes
d. No

94. In counting of crime incidents, only consummated, and

not, statutory rapes shall be included.
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
d. No

95. Only consummated carnapping cases are to be

recorded.
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
d. No

96. Occurs when entrance of air through the nose and

mouth is blocked or severely restricted.
A. Chocking
B. Hanging
C. Smothering
D. Strangulation

97. A type of Asphyxia brought about by the failure of

circulation.
A. Histotoxic Anoxic Death
B. Stagnant Anoxic Death
C. Anemic Anoxic Death
D. Anoxic Death

98. The center core of a strand of the hair, which form the
bulk of the fiber.
A. Medulla
B. Cortex
C. Cuticle
D. Shalf

99. To confirm the presence of blood we look for?

A. White Crystalline
B. Salmon Pink, Haemochromogen
C. Dark Brown Rhomboid Crystal
D. White Cloudy Precipitate

100. A poisonous gas which smells like a rotten egg?

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