USST COLLEGES

College of Criminology

MOCK BOARD EXAMINATION

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark
only the answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your
choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil
no. 1 only.

MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. Which of the words below is NOT related to the others?
A. Regnum C. Enmity
B. Rancour D. Bitterness

2. What is the world’s oldest cultivated plant as a source of a prohibited drug?

A. Marijuana C. Opium
B. Coca bush D. Peyote

3. The existence of accomplice presupposes the existence of:

A. Principal by indispensable cooperation
B. Principal by direct participation
C. Principal by induction
D. Any of these

4. Which indicator in the investigation of terrorism gives focus to the terrorist

preparation involving other crimes?
A. Adjunct criminal activities
B. Social behaviors
C. Tangible evidence
D. Pre-incident

5. In the Philippines, which of the following agencies must be accountable for an

effective driver control program?
A. Courts B. LTO
C. Police D. All of These

6. What kind of personal property can be subject of search or seizure?

A. Fruits of the offense or those used or intended to be used as the means
of committing an offense
B. Subject of the offense
C. Stolen or embezzled property
D. all of these

7. “Mental Invalid” in the context of drug abuse means ______________.

A. Distorted sensory perception
B. Mental deterioration due to drug use
C. Loss of contact with reality
D. Loss of will power to quit from drug use

8. What kind of patrol is one moving on a specified road between two points
usually on one city or a section of a highway?
A. Linear Traffic Observation
B. Visible Traffic Observation
C. Conspicuous Traffic observation
D. Arial Traffic Observation

9. What kind of photograph can be utilized for investigating obliterated and/or

altered writing to determine if two different inks where used on the same document?
A. X-ray B. Ultra-violet

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 C. Infra-red D. Any of these

10. What is an excellent way of filing accident reports in rural areas?

A. By numerical route designation
B. Primary and secondary filing
C. By street designation
D. None of these

11. Before attacking a fire in a closed building, it is necessary to determine whether

ventilating is necessary and if so, the method of ventilating. Which is of least value in
making such a decision?
A. Observing density of smoke through windows
B. Observing the points at which smoke may be oozing out from the
building
C. Feeling walls and roofs for hot spots
D. Observing the color of the smoke

12. If a person devotes considerable time and effort in obtaining the drug, thinking
and discussing about it and using it to meet his problems and to escape from reality,
he is _________.
A. Socially dependent on drugs
B. mentally dependent on drugs
C. Psychologically dependent on drugs
D. Physically dependent on drugs

13. What kind of writing primarily aims to inform readers?

A. Exhibition C. Argument
B. Exposition D. Narrative

14. Rigor Mortis is first observed in the jaws and neck, and moves to the head front
direction. While it starts at the same time, within how many hours can it be said to
have been completed?
A. 6 to 8 C. 8 to 12
B. 12 to 24 D. 6 to 12

15. What public storm signal is raised when there is a very intense typhoon
affecting the locality with very strong winds of more than 185 kph. and may be
expected in at least 12 hours?
A. 4 C. 3
B. 1 D. 2

16. What is usually contained in a traffic report form?

A. Fatal, personal and property damage
B. Fatal, personal injury
C. Time, location, participants
D. Time, location, participants and severity

17. Which of the words below is NOT related to the others?

A. Transmute C. Transient
B. Alter D. Metamorphose

18. What is the antidote for amphetamine poisoning?

A. Argot C. Morphine
B. Barbiturate drugs D. Chloral hydrate

19. Who built in 1885 the first vehicle propelled by a high speed internal
combustion engine?
A. Walter Ladd C. Henry Ford
B. Joseph Cugnot D. German Daimler

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20. __________ is an international big business enterprise being run by big-time
transnational criminal syndicates who oftentimes enjoy the protection of state
authorities.
A. Illegal drug trading C. Carnapping
B. Kidnapping D. Trafficking

21. What is the constant temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid is
equal to the atmospheric pressure?
A. Kindling temperature C. Fire Point
B. Boiling point D. Flash point

22. What is that “questioning initiated by law enforcement offices after a person has
been taken into custody?
A. Detention C. Criminal interrogation
B. Custodial investigation D. interview

23. How can you ensure a systematic procedure by which you are able to say that
another similar article could NOT have been substituted?
A. Collection and identification
B. Protection and Prevention
C. Transmission and Disposition
D. All of These

24. Which of the sciences below is particularly important to apply as aid in

detecting culprits of crimes involving physical violence? Its use is associated mainly
with physical evidences.
A. Biology C. Criminalistics
B. Physics D. Pathology

25. The issue of confidentiality of police reports hinges on the reason that
__________.
A. The suspect may be identified and assisted by friends to hide in a far
place
B. The victim might be put to bad light and may drop the case
C. On-going investigation may be compromised if the police report is open
to the public
D. The investigator might free superior over his associates.

26. When is a child presumed to have been abandoned?

A. Failure to provide care and support of the child for no valid reason at
all
B. Upon failure to report to the law enforcement agency or the DSWD within
48 hours
C. Upon failure to provide care and support of a child at least for 6
continuous months
D. Any of these

27. What moves rapidly by convection and can spread laterally along the ceiling?
A. Heat C. Smoke
B. Fire D. Temperature

28. Which of the words below in NOT related to the others?

A. Animate C. Light
B. Kindle D. Ken

29. Our oaths of offices demand that we should not be swayed popular, fanciful or
fashionable but by what is right and __________.
A. Well C. Fair
B. Moral D. Fundamental

30. How do you handle interview of suspicious types?

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 A. Transforms him into an ideal witness
B. Employ physical influence
C. His fears must first be allayed
D. Lead subject to relevant matters

31. If proof is the outcome of evidence, what is evidence?

A. Measurement of guilt C. Instrument of proof
B. Means of social control D. All of these

32. The amateur criminal usually commits crimes because of __________.

A. High capability C. Exceptional opportunity
B. Incessant desire D. Any of these

33. What kind of gas exists solely in the gaseous state under pressure and at
normal temperature inside its containers?
A. cyrogenic gas C. liquified gas
B. compressed gas D. nuclear gas

34. What drugs are capable of provoking changes of self-awareness and emotion?
A. Narcotics C. Stimulants
B. Depressants D. Hallucinogens

35. Which of the words below is NOT related to the others?

A. Irksome C. Winsome
B. Boring D. Tedious

36. Which of the words below is NOT related to the others?

A. Pimp C. Pomp
B. Magnificence D. Grandeur

37. What is contained in the “details” section of the report?

A. Narration of the investigation steps by paragraphs
B. Establishing relationship of the details uncovered by the phase of
investigation being reported
C. Narrative account of the investigation
D. All of These

38. Senator De Castro’s smashing victory in the election means that he has
retained his seat in the Senate. This is __________.
A. Opinion C. Guess
B. Event D. Fact

39. As a basic guide to investigators, he should look upon the evidences as serving
to establish __________.
A. Identification of the guilty person
C. Method of operation of the perpetrator
D. The corpus delicti
D. Any of these

40. As a general rule, the warrant is directed to be served in __________.

A. Any time of day or night C. Any time
B. Daytime D. Anytime of the day

41. What type of roadway provides access from a local street and a major traffic
generating areas?
A. Major arteries C. Thruways
B. Collecting D. Expressway

42. Which of the following are crimes reported according to “arrests” made by the
police rather than crimes reported to the police?
A. Victimless Crimes C. Non-Index Crimes

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43. When do you post a “close case” stamp on a criminal case report?
A. Upon failure to establish a corpus delicti
B. Facts are incomplete
C. Upon death of the subject
D. Upon completion of investigation

44. Who among the following scientific aiders in crime detection can inform the
investigator as to the death of a person?
A. Fingerprint Expert C. Medical Examiner
B. Ballistician D. Disclosure Interview

45. Which refers to an inquiry or proceeding conducted by duly trained members of

a multidisciplinary team to determine whether child abuse was committed?
A. Custodial Interrogation C. Police Interrogation
B. Police Interview D. Disclosure Interview

46. What is the modern procedure for coping with streets and highway traffic by
improving road efficiency?
A. Traffic Engineering C. Traffic Education
B. Traffic Management D. Traffic Direction

47. What is the key to gaining an inside informant from a terrorist group?
A. Knowledge of frustration within the organization
B. Knowledge of the person
C. Knowledge of the person and organization
D. Knowledge of the organization

48. What is that state arising from repeated administration of a drug on a periodic
or on a continuing basis?
A. Habituation C. Drug dependence
B. Drug Addiction D. Physical dependence

49. In crime scene photography, the crime photographer should be interested only
in __________.
A. taking the picture of relatives
B. portraying the facts of the case
C. taking the view only
D. taking good photographs

50. Which of the words below is NOT related to the others?

A. Reinstate C. fortify
B. Augment D. reinforce

51. What privilege can be availed of only once by first offenders for penalties of
imprisonment not exceeding six (6) years?
A. Parole C. Probation
B. Psychological services D. Home life services

52. “Dovetail” means __________

A. Join C. End abruptly
B. To agitate D. Taper

53. Which of the following is an investigative deficiency in evidence collection?

A. Inadequate sampling
B. Clue materials usually found in the presence of a foreign substance
C. Sub-standard samples
D. Any of these

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54. Aware of the common modus operandi of arson cases in our midst, which of the
following facilities should you check?
A. Electric Switch System C. Gift-Wrapped Packages
B. Telephones D. All of These

55. When taking a photograph with the purpose of showing a view that a witness
might have seen the camera, position would normally be __________.
A. in its normal position
B. at eyes level
C. parallel to the subject matter
D. overhead

56. Which of the word below is NOT related to the others?

A. minions C. conflict
B. militate D. oppose

57. What should the firefighter do when ventilating a peaked roof?

A. make opening at right angles to ridge pole
B. make openings parallel to ridge pole in windward side of roof
C. rip off roof covering on lee side and cut sheathing
D. make opening on windward side of the roof peak

58. What classification would solvents, paints and gasoline which are examples of
substances that are sniffed to obtain intoxication fall?
A. depressants C. energizers
B. inhalants D. tranquilizers

59. What is the measure of the degree of thermal agitation of molecules?

A. Ignition point C. Temperature
B. Flash point D. Boiling point

60. What kind of evidence links the suspect to the crime scene or offense?
A. Associative C. Physical
B. Tracing evidence D. Corpus Delicti

61. Which of the words below is NOT related to the others?

A. Sting C. Accumulate
B. Hoard D. Stock

62. To cut a hole in a concrete floor for a cellar type, the cutting operation should
start __________.
A. At the thickest point of the concrete flooring
B. In the center of the concrete flooring between the floor beams
C. Close to the floor beams
D. Close to the wall

63. When there is a collision between a train and a bus, which unit of the police
takes charge?
A. Homicide Division
B. Traffic Investigation Unit
C. General Investigation Unit
D. Traffic Management Group

64. What is a material that easily yields oxygen in quantities sufficient to stimulate
or support combustion?
A. smoke C. carbon
B. oxidizing material D. ember

65. What is the most difficult challenge for an investigator regarding informants?
A. Tapping outside source
B. Convincing an insider to “spill the beans”

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D. Convincing a peripheral informant to act as witness

66. One who undergoes preventive imprisonment is known as _____:

A. Parole C. Detention Prisoner
B. Probationer D. Any of These

67. What hair has very narrow medulla?

A. Animal hair C. Human hair
B. Silk D. Synthetic hair

68. What is that process of separating light from common colors?

A. Configuration C. Dispersion
B. Refraction index D. None of these

69. In crime scene physical investigation, what is the interest of the police
investigator in relation to the criminal or suspect?
A. Scene reconstruction
B. Extent of influence of the victim as reflected by the physical evidence
C. Pattern of actions or modus operandi
D. Traces from the scene imparted on the criminal/suspect

70. Which of the words below is NOT related to others?

A. Frisk C. Jeopardize
B. Risk D. Endanger
71. If a ball-point pen is used to write a document that is being questioned, dictated
standards to be obtained must be taken in which of the following manner?
A. The whole dictated writing must be done also in ball- point pen
B. Two sets of 10 sufficient standards must be taken. One set using
ball-point pen and the other set using fountain pen
C. One half of the dictated writing should be done using a ball-point
pen and the other half in fountain pen
D. Two sets of 10 sufficient standards must be taken. One set in ball-
point pen and the other is pencil

72. The cause of the majority of fire death is __________.

A. Infection C. Shock
B. Burns D. Asphyxiation

73. What is that geographical portrayal of the accident history of a location for a
certain period?
A. Spot Maps C. Police Accident Report
B. Accident Summary Sheets D. Collision Diagram

74. As a rule, it would not be sufficient for police officers just to recite Section 12,
Article III of the Constitution. He must also be duty bound to __________.
A. Explain the effect of some rights in practical terms
B. Tell the person of the rights to which he is detained
C. Communicate what the person under interrogation may or may not do
D. NONE of them

75. Human rights are inalienable, indivisible, interdependent and __________.

A. Independent C. Imprescriptible
B. Inherent D. All of These

76. Which of the words is NOT related to the others?

A. Habitat C. Hackneyed
B. Adobe D. Domicile

77. “Machiavellian” means __________.

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B. Crafty D. Weird

78. As a criminologist/responders to terrorism, how could you protect yourself and

the public by isolating terrorist?
A. Note down specific danger
B. Free the captured victim right away
C. Collect and share threat information
D. Downplay potential threats

79. What is the disposition under which a defendant, after conviction and sentence
is released, subject to conditions imposed by the court?
A. Pardon C. Parole
B. Executive clemency D. Probation

80. Street level pushing/peddling is a problem addressed by which of the following

police operational strategy?
A. Demand Reduction
B. Community-Oriented Policing System
C. Supply Reduction
D. All of These

81. Anti-Sexual Harassment Act is also known as __________.

A. R.A. 6975 C. R.A. 7877
B. R.A. 7610 D. P.D. 603

82. Any person under investigation shall have the right to __________.
A. Remain Silent B. Informed of Right to remain silent
C. Right to Counsel D. All of these

83. What is the situation in which the capacity to sustain livelihood and life is
threatened primarily by political factors and in particular by high levels of violence?
A. Complex Emergency C. Terrorism
B. Natural Calamity D. Man-made Disaster

84. It is the street name for morphine?

A. Crystal C. Lahar
B. Monkey D. Bato

85. The first important step to take in combating trafficking in women from the
human rights perspective would be:
A. Raise the public officials’ understanding
B. All of these
C. When public officials awareness, understanding has been raised and
their commitment to uphold and protect women rights
D. Raise the public officials’ awareness

86. Which of the following drawing is made primarily for courtroom presentation?
A. Rough Sketch B. Rough Draft
C. Finished Drawing C. All of These

87. A power operated traffic control/device by which traffic is warned or directed to

take some specific action is called ______:
A. object markings C. traffic light signal
B. reflectorized markings D. club markings

88. Can a child below 15 years of age be employed?

A. It depends whether he has a working permit
B. Yes, provided that employer endure protection, health, safety and name
of the child

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D. NONE of these

89. What are the symptoms of the use of amphetamines?

A. excitement, alertness and wakefulness
B. sensation of distorted time, space, sound, color
C. loss of appetite, anxiety and irritability
D. false perceptions of objects and experiences

90. __________ is the thing that has actually happened is true.

A. Opinion C. Fact
B. Guess D. Reality

91. There are two types of standards to be obtained in the investigation of

Questioned Documents: one is collected and the other is __________.
A. Photographed B. Dictated

C. Replicated D. NONE of these

92. Which of the words below is NOT related to the others?

A. Shackle C. Boggle
B. Haggle D. Bargain

93. Galton, one of the fingerprint pioneers, scientifically estimated that the
possibility of the prints of just two fingers being identical to each other was __________.
A. 70 billion to 1 C. 64 billion to 1
B. 50 billion to 1 D. 100 billion to 1

94. In a combustion process, which event comes first?

A. Fire Point B. Ignition Temperature
C. Flash Point D. None of These

95. How is “probable cause” determined before a search warrant order?

A. By the judge after examination under oath
B. By affirmation of the complainant and witnesses he may
produce
C. Personally, by the judge
D. All of these

96. What is the act of injecting or that means of introducing the dangerous drug
into the physiological system of the body?
A. Consumption C. Use
B. Administration D. Abuse

97. What is called of that threat of using illegal physical methods to induce a
suspect to make admission or confession?
A. “Third Degree” B. Coercion
D. Duress D. All of these

98. “Molten” means __________.

A. Glowing C. Adjective
B. Milky D. Liquefied by Heat
99. “This”, “That”, “There”, “Those” are examples of what kind of pronouns?
A. Preposition C. Adjectives
B. Demonstrative D. Interjection
100. What kind of police reporting includes offense, offender and victim data?
A. National crime information system
B. Incident-based
C. National crime victimization survey
D. National Uniform Crime Reporting System

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