1. A type C jail has a population of:

a. 21 to 99 offenders

b. 120 offenders 

c. 20 or less offenders

d. 150 offenders

ans . c done

2. Known as the “prison without walls”

a. Iwahig Penal Colony

b. Davao Penal Colony

c. San Ramon Penal Colony

d. Sablayan Penal Colony

ans.a

3. Prisoner’s Homestead in Davao Penal Colony:

a. Tagumpay Settlement

b. Tanaw Settlement

c. Tanging Settlement 

d. Tanglaw Settlement

ans. b done

4. These are all Iwahig sub-colonies, EXCEPT:

a. Sta Lucia 

c. Inagawan

b. Central 

d. Montible

ans.a done

5. These are known as Davao sub-penal Colony:

a. Panabo and Montible 
b. Panabo and Kapalong

c. Kapalong and Central

d. Montible and kapalong

b done

6. The First Penal Institution in 1847:

a. Iwahig Penal Colony

b. San Ramon Prison and Penal farm (Ramon Blanco)

c. Old Bilibid Prison

d. Davao Penal Colony

c done

7. The Leyte Regional Prison was established in Abuyog City on_____through the orders issued
under the Martial Law:

a. Jan. 21, 1932

b. September 27, 2954

c. November 16, 1904

d. Jan, 16, 1973

e. November 27, 1929

8. The code of Hammurabi was known to be the oldest codified law,however there are some
archeologists who believed that there is acodification which nearly one hundred years earlier
than the code ofHammurabi. That is _______?

a. Code of kalantiao 

b. Roman Code

c. Sumerian Code

d. Code of Hittites

9 . It is the principle which can be viewed from most of the provisions of the Code of Hammurabi
especially as regards to the imposition of punishments of either death or mutilation.
a. principle of the eye to eye

b. Drakon code 

c. Lex taliones principle

d. Solon Code

10. He is the great contributor to the reform of criminal law andcorrection system of the 18th

century and published the book “on Crimes

and Punishment in 1764.

a. Alexander Macanochie 

b. Dr. S.G. Howe of Boston

c. Cesare Beccaria

d. John Howard

11. He was the Governor of Norkfolk Island, a penal colony in the east of Australia and initiated
the famous “mark system”.

a. Domets

b. Zebulon Broackway

c. Sir Walter Crofton 

d. Alexander Maconochie

12. This is the period of “The Golden Age of Penology”.

a. 1870 – 1880

b. 1850 – 1860 

c. 19th century

d. 1860 – 1870

a
13. This was the period when concepts of liberalism, nationality,equality and individualism
dominated social and political thinking in the18th century in England.

a. Age of Reform

c. Age of Discernment 

b. Age of Rehabilitation

d. Age of Reason

14. Who said that punishment should not be more secure than necessary to deter crime
because excessive punishment is unjustified?

a. Jeremy Bentham

b. Charles Goring

c. Rafaelli Garofalo 

d. Cesare Lombroso

15. He introduced the Irish System and was appointed as the Director ofthe Irish Prison System
in 1854:

a. Captain James Cook

b. Sir Walter Crofton

b. Sir Walter Crofton

d. Zebulon Brockway (Superintendent of Elmira Reformatory)

16. This institution was located in Rome designed for incorrigible youths under 20 years of age.
Each doors have an inscription on top which reads, “it is insufficient to retain the wicked by
punishment unless you render them virtuously by corrective discipline”. At night they pray
and sleep on separate cells for repentance but at day time work in a large central half isolation
solitary work in the cells.

a. Former palace of Bridewell 

b. Sir Walter Crofton

c. Hospicio de San Jose

d. House for poor and idle people.

17. The following are considered instruments of restraints which are not considered forms of
punishment but simply to control prisoners and prevent them from further commission of
offenses, EXCEPT:

a. Whipping rod

b. Handcuff 

c. straight jacket

d. leg irons

18. Considered to be the most brutal period for punishing criminals being the merged of the old
and new system.

a. 16th century

b. 18th century

c. 17th century 

d. 19th century

19. This was the most popular method of corporal punishment duringthe 18th century:

a. flogging

b. barbaric killing 

c. galleys

d. stoning to death

20. Is an old Ship also known as the “floating Hell” used or converted into prison.

a. Hulk

b. Titanic

c. Gallows

d. Galley 
a

21. The following are Jails in the Philippines, EXCEPT:

a. City jail 

b. Regional Jail

c. Provincial Jail

d. District Jail 

e. Municipal jail

22. Considered to be the forerunner of modern penology:

a. Elmira Reformatory

b. Singsing prison

c. Welfareville 

d. BJMP

23. She opened Borstal Institution near Rochedi, Kent England, which was considered as the
best reform institutions for young offenders:

a. Sir Thomas Fowell Burton 

b. Sir James Mckintosh

c. Queen Elizabeth

d. Sir Evelyn Ruggles Brise

24. Jeremy Bentham, philosopher of the classical school further developed the ________ which
improves the Free will theory.

a. Lex taliones 

b. Greatest happiness theory

c. free will

d. the evolution of man
d

25. A security facility for the temporary detention of persons held for investigation or awaiting
preliminary hearing: usually the period of detention does not exceed forty – eight (48) hours.

a. ordinary jail 

b. lock up jail

c. workhouse

d. penal farm

26. An outside travel of parolee for a period of not more than 30 days isapproved by:

a. BPP 

b. CPPO

c. PPO concerned

d. Regional Director

27. The rank to be qualified for promotion to the position of chief, BJMP shall be at least:

a. Senior Superintendent

b. Superintendent 

c. Chief Superintendent

d. Director

 28. There are already two Correctional Institutes for Women in the Philippines. One is located
in Mandaluyong City and one in:

a. Mindoro

b. Davao

c. Sablayan 

d. Leyte
b

29. He suggested the idea and envisioned the Iwahig Penal Colony to be an institution for
incorrigible offenders:

a. Edward Savage 

b. Ferdinand Marcos

c. Gov. Forbes

d. Gov. Luke E. Wright

30. Withdrawal of a sentence for an interval of time, whereby the execution is suspended, either
before or after the judgment.

a. Recognizance 

b. Reprieve

c. Probation

d. Parole

31. Refers to the person who applies for parole/probation:

a. Petitioner

b. Probationer

d. Parolee 

c. Pardonee

32. One whose application for parole has been granted:

a. Pardonee

b. Probationer 

c. Petitioner

d. Parolee

d
33. Shall mean a person whose application has been approved and now under supervision by
Probation and Parole Administration:

a. Client

b. Parolee 

c. Pardonee

d. Probationer

34. Shall refer Discharge on Parole” issued by the Board to the parolee, and also issued by the
President of the Philippines to a pardonee upon the Board’s recommendation:

a. Parolee 

b. Final discharge 

c. Release Document

d. Release Order

35. This was 1st established in 1910 under the American regime. Every Provinces were
mandated by the American colonizers to establish their own provincial jails to be under the
supervision and control of:

a. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)

b. Bureau of Prison

c. Provincial Jail System

d. City jails

36. The BJMP was created as one of the tri-bureau under the Department of Interior and Local
Government pursuant to:

a. R.A. 8551

a. R.A. 8551

c. R.A. 9708

d. R.A. 6975
d

37. An English explorer who circumnavigated the world and gave theidea of establishing a penal
colony in the area which he had colonized.

a. Captain Arthur Philip

c. Captain James Cook 

b. Captain James Philip 

d. Captain Alexander Macanochie

38. The concept of establishing a penal colony became a reality on:

a. 1786

b.1768

c. 1787

d. 1877

39. He Established the first penal colony is Australia?

a. Captain James Philip 

b. Captain Arthur Philip

c. Captain James Cook

d. Captain Alexander Macanochie

40. This is the ruling principle in the Irish Prison System?

a. Aggregate work

b. Solitary confinement 

c. Dual functions

d. Individualized treatment

d
41. If Parolee violated any of his parole conditions, a warrant of arrest will be issued by the
Board and :

a. Serve more than his sentence

b. Serve the original sentence

c. Serve the remaining sentence

d. Serve minimum sentence

42. This group composes the initial wave of anti-riot assault contingent whose main objective
shall be to disperse the rioters and get their leaders and shall be armed with wicker shield,
protective headgears, gas masks and night sticks or batons, when these are available.

a. 3rd

b. 2 nd

c. 1 st

d. 4th

ans. c

43. This group composes of trained guards on proper handling and use of firearms who shall be
ready to fire when the lives of the guards are in peril on orders of the Officer-in-command.

a. 1 st

b. 4th

c. 2nd

d. 3rd

ans.d

44. In 1934, this position was created to supervised Correctional Institute for Women:

a. Female Superintendent

b. Superintendent 

c. Chief Superintendent

d. Wardress

ans.a
45. Maximum security prisoners are confined in the;

a. NBP main building

b. Camp Sampaguita

c. Camp Bukang liwayway

d. None of these

ans.a

46. The head of prison may establish this group whenever the frequency of requests for
interview reach a volume hat warrants limitations. It is composed of not more than 2
representatives from the national news services, the television and radio networks and outlets;
and the newsmagazines and newspapers. All news materials generated by them shall be made
available to media without right of first publication or broadcast.

a. media group 

b. press pool

c. news team

d. news update team

ans.b

48. Parolee and Pardonee are supervised by:

a. Board of Pardons and Parole

b. Bureau of Correction

c. Parole and Probation Administration

d. Judge

ans.c

49. It is an executive clemency that cannot be questioned by the court?

a. Executive Prerogatives

b. Pardoning power

c. Good conduct time allowance

d. Amnesty

ans.d
50. Application for parole/pardon shall be applied and process by:

a. Probation and Parole Administration

b. Board of Pardons and Parole

c. Judge who sentence the prisoner

d. Director of Prison

ans.b

51. Statutory shortening of the sentence of a prison by reason of good behavior.

a. Parole

b. Reprieved

c. Good conduct time allowance

d. Commutation of sentence

ans.c

52. Prison Superintendent is obliged to inform the immediate kin of the prisoner if inmate:

a. become behaviorally dangerous

b. Seriously ill

c. Escape from prison 

d. making good

ans.b

53. Instrument of restraint shall be applied only:

a. To prevent escape of way to court

b. For serious infraction of rules

c. For killing co-inmate

d. Behaviorally uncooperative

ans.a

54. Prisoners from the RDC are transferred to the operating institution for:

a. Diagnosis 
b. Execution of Treatment program

c. Reclassification

d. Treatment planning

ans.b

55. The merging of supervision of parolee, pardonee and probationer is mandated by:

a. P.D. 968 

b. P.D. 603

c. E.O. 292

d. P.D. 1081

ans.c

56. A minimum and maximum amount of time to be served in prison is referred to as:

a. determinate sentence 

b. corporal sentence

c. indeterminate sentence

d. capital punishment

ans.c

57. This is the report that shall be submitted to the court should a parolee or pardonee violated
any of his parole conditions.

a. Summary report 

b. Infraction Report

c. Violation Report

d. Post Sentence Investigation Report 

ans.d

58. This prisoner is one who is sentenced to a prison term of six (6) months and one day to
three (3) years.

a. municipal prisoner 

b. City prisoner
c. Provincial prisoner

d. Insular prisoner

ans.c

59. In larger jails, services may be provided by this person who shall keep the keys to the
woman’s quarters and should be available anytime:

a. resident matron

b. key master 

c. trusted inmate

d. resident mayor

ans.a

60. This shall refer to the “Discharge of Parole” issued by the Board to a parolee and to the
document issued by the President of the Philippines to a pardonee upon the Board’s
recommendation.

a. Final Release and Discharge

c. Release Document

b. Release Record 

d. Final Discharge

ans.a

61. This is a type of prisoner who is sentenced to a prison term of one (1) day to three (3) years.

a. municipal prisoner

b. Provincial prisoner 

c. Insular prisoner

d. City prisoner

ans.d

62. The BJMP is one of the tri-bureau under the DILG. It was created pursuant to:

a. Sec. 58 R.A 6975

b. Sec. 1, R.A. 9263

c. Sec. 60, R.A. 6975 

d. Sec. 50, R.A. 9263

ans.c

63. The following are considered Command Group of BJMP, Except:

a. Chief, BJMP 

b. Deputy Chief, BJMP

c. Operations Divisions

d. Chief of Staff

ans.c

64. That branch of administration of criminal justice charged with the responsibility for the
custody, supervision and rehabilitation of convicted offenders?

a. Correction

b. Criminology 

c. Penology

d. Criminal justice

ans.a

 65. Is that branch of criminology which deals with the treatment, management and
administration of inmates?

a. Criminology

b. Criminal justice 

c. Penology

d. Correction

ans.c

3. It refers to the suffering that is inflicted by the state for the transgression of the law.

a.Punishment 

c. Sanction

b.Penalty
d. Liability

ans.b

4. Is that Bureau under the Department of Justice which is in charge ofadministrative

supervision of National Prison?

a. Bureau of Correction

b. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology

c. Board of Pardon and Parole

d. Probation and Parole Administration

ans.a

5. Is the theory of penalty which states that the States punishes the criminalto serve as example
to others and discourage others from committingcrimes?

a. Prevention 

c. Self-Defense

b. Reformation

d. Exemplarity

 e.Justice

ans.d

6. The Prison system in the Philippines where pattered from:

a.England Prison system

c. U.S. Federal Prison System

 b. Japan Prison System 

d. French Prison System

ans.c

7. It is the concept of application of penalty which states that penalty shallbe proportional to the
gravity or seriousness of the crime committed?

a. Judicial and legal 

c. Personal

b. Commensurate
d. Equal

e. Definite

ans.b

8. The law that classified prisoners?

a. P.D. 29

c. P.D. 26

b. B.P. 29 

d. B.P. 269

ans.a

9.An institution for confinement of convicted offenders sentenced to morethan three (3) years.

a. Jail 

c. City Jail

b.Provincial Jail

d. Prison

ans.d

10. The word prison was derived from the Greco-Roman word____?

a. Prisinto

c. Presidio

 b. Precidio 

d. Prisidio

ans.c

11. The word Jail was derived from the Spanish word ____?

a. Jaula 

c. Caula

b. a and c

d. Gaol (French)
ans.b

12. Which of the following is considered to be the purpose of confinement ofa person to prison:

a. All of these

b. To segregate him from the society.

c. To rehabilitate him so that upon his return to society he shall be aresponsible and law-abiding
citizen.

d. None of these

ans.a

13. The basic principles of admission, custody and treatment of inmates are:

a. Seek to promote discipline, reformation and safe custody ofinmates.

b. Impartial application of the rules to inmates regardless of race, sexlanguage and religion.

c. Enforced the rules with firmness but tempered with understanding.

d. All of these

ans. d

14. The following are National prisoner?

a. One sentenced by the court to serve a maximum term ofimprisonment of more than three (3)
years or to a fine of more thanone thousand pesos (P1,000.00);

b. Regardless of length of the sentence imposed by court, onesentenced for violation of custom
law and other laws within the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Customs or enforceable by it,
orviolation of immigration and elections laws;

c. One sentenced to serve two or more prison sentences in theaggregate exceeding three (3)
years period, whether or not he hasappealed;

d. Person committed to the Bureau by a court or competent authorityfor safekeeping or similar

purpose.

e. All of these

ans.e

15. A person who is confined in prison pending preliminary investigation, trialor appeal; or upon
legal ground issued by competent authority?

a. Prisoner
c. Detainee

 b. Convict 

d. Respondent

ans.c

16. Refers to the one in charge of the prison.

a. Warden 

c. Director

b.Superintendent

d. Wardress

ans.b

17. This is a warrant issued by court bearing its seal and signed by the judgedirecting the
prison/jail authorities to receive inmates for custody orservice of sentence imposed therein.

a. Mittimus

c. Search warrant

b. Commitment order 

d. Warrant of Arrest

ans.a

18. This refers to the institutional record of an inmate which consists of his mittimus/commitment
order, the prosecutor’s information and the decision of the trial court, including that of the
appellate court, if any:

a. Carpeta

c. prison record

b. prison statistics 

d. inmate document 

e. prison jacket

ans.a

19. Act No. 4103 (December 5, 1933) is otherwise known as:

a. Parole and Probation Administration Law

b. Law on Parole

c. Indeterminate Sentence Law

d. Law on Correction

ans.c

20. This is also known as “youth camps” and are being maintained by BuCor where youth
offenders may serve their sentence in lieu of confinement ina prison.

a. Agricultural and forestry camps

c. forest and sea camps

b. social & behavioral camps 

d. Biological & recreational camps

ans.a

21. Refers to the information concerning an inmate’s personal circumstances, the offense he
committed, the sentence imposed, the criminal casenumbers in the trial and appellate courts,
the date he commencedservice of his sentence, the date he was received for confinement,
theplace of confinement, the date of expiration of his sentence, the numberof previous
convictions, if any and his behavior or conduct while in prison.

a. Carpeta

 c. Prison record

b. Prison statistics 

d. Inmate document 

e. Prison jacket

ans.c

22. Whenever on appeal, the sentence of an inmate is reduced to amaximum term of

imprisonment of less than three (3) years or to a fine thatdoes not exceed one thousand pesos
(1,000), the inmate shall be transfer to:

a. To the custody of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology forservice of sentenced.

b. To the Provincial Government concerned for service of sentenced.

c. To the municipal jail for service of sentenced.

d. a and b
ans.a

23. It shall be responsible for receive, study and classification of inmates anddetainees
committed to the Bureau?

a. Reception and Diagnostic Center (RDC)

b. Classification Board

c. Disciplinary Board

d. Board of Discipline

ans.a

24. Inmate shall be placed at the RDC for a period of?

a. Not more than 5 days

b. Note more than 55 days

c. Not more than 60 days

d. Not more than 30 days

ans.c

25. What are documents to be presented upon admission of an inmate to theprison?

a. Mittimus/Commitment order

b. Information and court decision in the case

c. Certification of detention, if any

d. Certification that the case of the inmate is not on appeal.

e. All of these

ans.e

26. Registration book shall be keep for the recording of all commitmentswhich shall contain
information on the ff:

a. Name of the inmate

b. Reason for commitment and the authority therefor.

c. Sentenced.

d. Date and hour of admission

e. Date and hour of discharge or transfer and basis therefor.

f. All of these

ans.e

27. This the process of assigning, grouping of inmates according to theirsentences, gender,
age, nationality, health, criminal records and others:

a. commitment 

c. diagnostic

b. reception

d. classification

ans.d

28. Upon admission to the RDC, the inmate shall be subjected to frisking forpossible___?

a. Jewelry

c. Contraband

b. Money 

d. Bladed weapon

ans.c

29. The Classification Board shall consist of?

a. The Superintendent as the Chairman

b. The chief of RDC as the vice chairman

c. Medical officer, Chief Education Section, Chief of Agro-industriesSection as members

d. Chief Overseer as Secretary

e. All of them

ans.e

30. A type of prisoners which includes those who requires high degree ofcontrol and supervision
such as but not limited to death sentenced,recidivist, habitual delinquent and escapes,
sentenced for more than 20years, with pending cases and criminally insane or severe
personality oremotional disorders.

a. Maximum security
c. Minimum security

b. Medium security 

d. Colonist

ans.a

31. The prisoner who was first time brought to the RDC shall be considered?

a. Maximum security

 c. Minimum security

b. Medium security 

d. Colonis

ans.a

32. The “Walk Away Prisoner” as dubbed by the institution is the ___?

a. Maximum security

c. Minimum security

b. Medium security 

d. Colonist

ans.c

33. The following prisoner shall be classified under minimum security:

a. Those with severe physical handicap as certified by the chiefmedical officer of prison.

b. Those who are 65 y./o and above, without pending case andwhose conviction is not on
appeal.

c. Those who have served one-half of their minimum sentence or one-third of their maximum
sentence, excluding GCTA

d. Those who have six months more to serve before the expiration oftheir maximum sentence.

e. All of these

ans.e

34. The medium security prisoners includes the following, EXCEPT.

a. Those whose sentence is less than 20 years imprisonment or thoseremanded inmates.

b. Those who are eighteen years of age and below regardless of thecase and sentence.

c. Those two or more records of escape but served eight (8) yearssince they were recommitted.
Or with one record of escape butserve five (5) years.

d. First offender sentenced to life imprisonment after service of five (5)years in the maximum
security prison or less upon recommendationof the Superintendent.

e. Those who were detained in the city and provincial jail.

ans.e

35. The color of the uniform of inmates under the maximum security prison is ___?

a. Tangerine

b. blue 

c. brown 

d. gray 

e. yellow

ans.a

36. Those who cannot be trusted in less secured areas and whose conduct orbehavior require
minimum supervision.

a. Maximum security 

c. Minimum security

b. Medium security

d. Colonist

ans. b

37. One who has either been previously committed for three or more times assentence inmate,
except those imprisoned for non-payment of fine andthose who had been reduced from a higher
class.?

a. Third Class

c. Second Class

b. First Class 

d. Colonist
ans.a

38. To be a ____________, one must be at least a 1st class inmate and hasserve one (1) year
immediately preceding the completion of the periodspecified in the following qualification: has
served imprisonment withGood conduct for atleast 7 years in the case of life imprisonment.

a. 1st class inmate 

c. 2nd class inmate

b. 3rd class inmate

d. colonist

ans.d

 39. The following are privileges given to a colonist, EXCEPT.

a. Additional 5 days GCTA for each calendar month aside from theregular GCTA.

b. Automatic reduction of life imprisonment to 30 years.

c. To wear civilian clothes on such special occasions as may bedesignated by the

Superintendent.

d. An award of 7 hectares of land as homestead.

e. To have his wife and children live with him subject to the approvalof the Director.

ans.d

40. Inmates shall be served three (3) meals a day and Breakfast shall be servenot more than
_____ after the previous day’s dinner.

a. 12 hours 

c. 6 hours

b.14 hours

d. 10 

ans.b

41. The confinement of an inmate may be transferred to an AFP stockageprovided the inmate is
certified as minimum security risk and is does NOTfall in any of the following, EXCEPT.

a. Inmate serving life sentence or death.

b. Those who have previous record of escape / recidivist.

c. Those serving for a crime involving moral turpitude.

d. Inmate who is more than 50 years old or who can no longer performmanual work.

e. None of these

ans.e

42. Prisoners may be transfer from National prison to the provincial prison orvice versa upon
direction of _______?

a. Director of prison 

c. Superintendent

b.President of the Philippines

 d. BBP

ans.b

43. Superintendent may authorize prisoner to be taken out of prison in thefollowing instances,
EXCEPT:

a. To appear in court or other government agency as directed bycompetent authority.

b. For medical examination/treatment or hospitalization in an outsideclinic or hospital.

c. To view the remains of a deceased relative.

d. To transfer to provincial jail

ans.d

44. Movement of inmate for medical or hospitalization outside and viewingof remains of
deceased relative shall be with approval from:

a. Director

c. Secretary of Justice

b. Administrator 

d. Chairman

ans.a

45. A minimum or medium security prisoner who wanted to view a deceasedrelative shall file an
application for such purpose within how many daysbefore the enjoyment of said privilege?

a. 2 days
c. 3 days

b. 1 day 

d. 4 days

ans.a

46. Prisoners at the NBP or CIW who applies for viewing of the remains of thedeceased relative
shall be recommended by the superintendent thereofand the director to ________ for final
action at least one (1) working daybefore the privilege is to be enjoyed.

a. President

c. Secretary of Justice

b. Administrator 

d. Chairman

ans.c

47. The duration of viewing shall be for a period of three (3) hours, providedthat the place is
within the radius of __________ by road. If more than suchdistance, privilege may be extended
if the inmate can leave and returnto his place of confinement during the daylight hours.

a. 20 km 

c. 40 km

b. 30 km

d. 50 km

ans.b

48. A person (detainee) who is under preventive imprisonment may or maynot abide by the
rules imposed on finally convicted inmates. If said persondid agree to such rules, upon finally
conviction he/she shall be entitled forfull deduction of the period of his preventive imprisonment.
If said persondid not expressed in writing his conformity with the rules he will only beentitled to a
deduction of _______ of the time during which he hasundergone preventive imprisonment.

a. 1/5 

c. 2/3

b. 3/4

d. 4/5

ans.d
 49. This law authorizes the release of a detained offender who hasundergone preventive
imprisonment to the maximum imposable penaltyfor the offense charged:

a. BP. 26

b. BP 85

c. E.O. 70 

d. E.O. 80

ans.b

50. Inmates of such age shall be excused from mandatory labor.

a. 50 years old 

c. over 50 years old

b. 60 years old

d. over 60 years old

ans.d

51. This program employs prisoners in various product or good producingtasks:

a. Agricultural

c. Industrial

b. Operational 

d. Administrative

ans.c

52. Inmate who has been six months permanently assigned to work in prisonmay receive
compensation credits at rate prescribed by the director. Thesame shall be credit to his trust fund
and he may utilize ____ of saidearnings for purchased of his needs.

a. 1/2

c. 1/3

b. 1/4 

d. 1/5

ans.a

53. Who may grant Good-Conduct Time Allowance?

a. The superintendent

c. The director

b. The President 

d. The Secretary

ans.c

54. Inmates who have served with good conduct or behavior during the thirdto fifth years shall
be entitled with deductions from the period of hissentence of how many days?

a. 5 days 

c. 10 days

b. 8 days

d. 15 days

ans. b

55. An inmate who give himself up voluntarily to the authorities within forty-eight (48) hours
following the issuance of a proclamation announcing thepassing away of a calamity may be
given special time allowance forloyalty amounting to _______ of the period of his sentence.

a. 1/5

c. 1/2

b. 1/3 

d. ¼

ans. a

56. Inmate shall have the right to communicate or correspond with persons ororganization
subject to censorship. He shall be advised to collect said mailcorrespondence within ______
after it was received in prison.

a. 24 hours

c. 2 days

b. 3 days 

d. 12 hours

ans.a
57. Inmates who demonstrated good behavior shall earn one telephone callto an authorized
individual every ___ days and shall be granted only within5 minutes and the inmate shall identify
himself as an inmate.

a. 60 days

c. 90 days

b. 30 days 

d. 50 days

ans.c

58. Shall mean fiction, nonfiction, poetry, music and lyrics, drawing andcartoons, and other
writings of a similar nature made or written by inmatesduring his free time or non-work time.

a. Art work

c. Manuscript

b. Literature 

d. Literary works

ans.c

59. This is the process wherein prison officials try to convert inmates and beaffiliated into their
religion:

a. conversion

c. Proselytizing

 b. New convert 

d. indoctrination

ans.c

60. The least punishment for any infraction of the rules/regulation of thePenitentiary is :

a. Reprimand

b. Cancellation of recreation, education, entertainment and visitingprivilege.

c. Deprivation of GCTA for a specific period.

d. Change of security status to the next higher category.

ans.a
61. Confinement in a disciplinary cell as a punishment for breach of disciplineshall for a period
of:

a. One to two months depending on the gravity of the offense

b. 7 days

c. One month

d. Two months

ans.a

62. Request for interview of the inmate by media shall be given tosuperintendent within how
many days?

a. Two days

c. Three days

 b. Five days 

d. Four 

ans.c

 63.bInterview of inmates who are below 18 years of age may not be grantedwithout consent
from?

a.bThe Director 

c. Superintendent

b. Parents or guardian

d. Secretar

ans. b

64. Infant born inside the prison may be allowed to stay with the mother for aperiod of ____?

a. Six month 

c. 3 years

b. 12 months

d. 2 years

ans.b

65. Inmate may be released from prison on the following grounds, EXCEPT:
a. Upon the expiration of his sentence

b. By order of the court or of competent authority

c. After being granted parole, pardon or amnesty

d. Upon grants of probation

e. None of these

ans.e

66. Release of prisoner may be authorized by the following, EXCEPT.

a. The Supreme Court or lower courts, in case of acquittal or grant ofbail.

b. The President of the Philippines, in the exercise of executiveclemency or amnesty.

c. The Board of Pardons and Parole, in parole cases.

d. Director of Prison, upon expiration of the sentence of the inmate.

e. None of these

ans.e

67. The director of Prison shall not order or allow an inmate to leave prison on ____ days before
and ___ days after an election except for valid or legalreasons.

a. 60 days and 30 days

c. 30 days and 40 days

b. 30 to 40 days 

d. 50 days and 40 days

ans.a

68. This was created to provide preparatory rehabilitation activities in aresidential setting or pre-
release place for prisoners. It is a 24 hoursresidential agreement that is geared towards
preparing the client tobecome emotionally, socially and economically ready for family
andcommunity life.

a. Separation and placement center

b. Halfway house

c. Pre-release house

d. Detention cell
ans.b

69. In executive clemency and parole cases, the director shall forward thecarpeta and prison
record of an inmate to the Board within the followingperiod.

a. For commutation of sentence – at least one (1) month before the expiration of 1/3 of the
minimum period of the inmate’sindeterminate sentence and in special cases, at least one
monthbefore the periods specified by the Board.

b. For conditional Pardon –  at least one month before the expiration of 1/2 of the minimum
period of the inmate’s indeterminate sentence

c. For parole –  at least one month before the expiration date of hisminimum sentence.

d. All of these

ans.d

70. It is said to be the forerunner of the word Parole?

a. “Parole d’ honeur”

c. “Word of Honor”

b. Recognizance 

d. ROR

ans.a

71. Is an act of sovereign power granting a general pardon for past offenseand is rarely
exercised n favor of a single individual and is usually grantedto certain classes of persons
usually political offenders, who are subject totrial but not yet convicted.

a. Pardon 

c. Parole

b. Commutation

d. Amnesty

ans.d

 72. It is an executive clemency which wipes the guilt of the convictedperson. It is an act

of grace proceeding from the power entrusted withthe execution of the laws which exempts the
individual on whom it isbestowed from the punishment the law inflicts for the crime he
hascommitted.

a. Pardon
 c. Parole

b. Commutation 

d. Amnesty

74. This shall refer to the conditional release of an offender from penal or correctional institution
after he has served 1/3 term of his prison sentenceunder the conditioned custody of the state
and under conditions thatpermit his reincarceration if he violates a condition for his release.

a. conditional pardon

c. parole

b. commutation of sentence 

d. amnesty

140. Booklets of rules and regulations shall be given to the prisonerafter___:

a. Serving his sentence

b. Frisking

c. Orientation period

d. Election period

ans.c

141. Community correction institution is an:

a. Institutional

b. Alternative to traditional prison

c. Community service

d. Deviation from the usual process

142. The prevailant issues as correctional problem are:

a. Idleness c. sexual deviant

b. Congestion in jail

d. all of the above

ans.d

143. The chemical that will puts the death sentence convict to deepsleep in the lethal injection
is:

a.  Sodium thiopenthotal

b. Pancuromium bromide

c. Potassium chloride (last injected)

d. Sodium thiosulfate

ans.a

144. Death penalty was abolished in:

a. 1987

b. 1994 (death penalty was restored)

c. 1976

d. 2010 (Death penalty was suspended)

ans.a

145. The most humane system of death execution is:

a. Electrocution

c. Lethal Injection

b. Hanging 

d. Firing Squad

ans.c

Part II. Probation

1. The P.D. 968 otherwise known as the Probation law of 1976 was approvedon:

a. July 24, 1976

c. January 3, 1978
b. June 24, 1976 

d. June 4, 1976

ans.a

2. The following are the purposes of Probation law, EXCEPT:

a. Promote the correction and rehabilitation of an offender byproviding him with individualized
treatment.

b. Provide an opportunity for the reformation of a penitent offenderwhich might be less probable
if he were to serve a prison sentence.

c. Prevent the commission of offenses.

d. None of these

ans.d

3. It is a form of privilege granted by court to a convicted offender withoutservice of sentenced

subject to certain condition.

a. Pardon 

c. conditional pardon

b. Probation

d. Parole

ans.b

4. Refers to a person convicted for an offense who apply for probation withthe court.

a. Petitioner

c. Probationer

b. Client 

d. Probation officer

ans.a

5. Application for probation shall be made within how many days from thedate of the
promulgation of judgment:

a. 10 days

b. 15 days
c. 30 days 

d. 45 days

ans.b

6. An application of probation has the following effect:

a. Suspend the execution of sentence.

b. Will be deemed to be a waiver to apply for appeal.

c. It shall be applied with the trial court.

d. a and b only

e. a and c only

ans.d