Name: Caryl Joy G. Laurente (DEC.

2, 2024)
Year & Course: 3rd YEAR BS CRIMINOLOGY
Course: CDI 3

FINAL PROJECT (MCQ)

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Is a special study of modern techniques in the investigation of serious and specific crimes including
murder, homicide, rape, abortion, robbery, arson kidnapping, blackmail, car napping and criminal
negligence.

A. Criminal Investigation ✓

B. Investigation

C. Special Crime Investigation

D. Investigate

2. Criminal Investigation is the collection of facts to accomplish three-fold aim, EXCEPT;

A. To identify the suspect

B. To apprehend the suspect ✓

C. To locate the suspect

D. To provide evidence of his guilt

3. Brigands, also known as Highway Robbers, are a group of________ armed persons forming a
band of robbers for the purpose of committing robbery in the highway, or kidnapping persons for
the purpose of extortion or to obtain ransom or for any other purpose to be attained by means of
force and violence.”

A. more than two

B. more than three ✓

C. least two

D. at least tree

4. Crimes that are directed to a person’s belongings, intellectual properties and money. It includes
many common crimes relating to theft or destruction of someone else’s property.”

A. Robbery

B. Theft

C. Crimes against property ✓

D. Crimes against Person

5. Allan, an employee of fireworks factory in Calamba, Laguna has been intensely reprimanded by his
supervisor for being a habitual late- comer. With grudge to the company and his employer, he set
fire in such factory and the same has been burned. In this case, there is________.

A. Arson of small value

B. Simple Arson

C. Destructive Arson ✓

D. Consummated Arson

6. William already placed gasoline-soaked rags beside the wall of Happy Ending Spa but was caught
by Kurt before he could strike the match to burn the bullding. William committed arson at what
stage?”

A. Consummated

B. Belated

C. Frustrated

D. Attempted ✓

7. Casual conversation with a victim or witness who may have relevant knowledge to a crime under
investigation.”

A. Interview ✓

B. Interrogation

C. Deposition

D. Custodial Investigation

8. A formal and systematic way of questioning a person and is often used to criminal suspects to
determine their probable guilt and innocence.

A. Interview

B. Interrogation ✓

C. Information

D. Persuasion

9. The similarities of interview and interrogation is apparently shown in_________.

A. Investigator’s control of the place

B. Good questioning technique✓

C. The purpose of questioning

D. Careful questioning of the investigator

10. It refers to the express or implied statement tending to support the suspect’s involvement in the
crime, but insufficient by itself to prove guilt

A. admission ✓

B. Confession

C. extra-judicial confession

D. All of these

11. Refers to the questions that allow the suspect to reply with longer, more detailed responses and
lack direction from the Interviewer.”

A. Closed Question

B. Open-ended Questions ✓

C. Force Choice Question

D. Multiple Question

12. Refers to the questions that require more definite and distinct answers. Examples include, “What
time was that?, “Who else was present?, “What is his address?

A. Closed Questions ✓

B. Open-ended Questions

C. Force Choice Question

D. Multiple Question

13. Refers to the questions that greatly restrict the possible answers to those that you have
determined. The question may be “Was it a rifle or a handgun?” When the weapon may have been
a shotgun."

A. Closed Questions

B. Open-ended Questions

C. Force Choice Question ✓

D. Multiple Questions

14. An extra- judicial confession obtained from a suspect is admissible in a court of law if it was made
with the presence of a counsel of his own choice and must be in a;

A. The presence of a fiscal

B. The presence of a police investigator
C. Writing ✓
D. Front of a judge

15. A statement of suspect directly acknowledging his guilt.

 A. Confession ✓

B. Deposition

C. Admission

D. Accusation

16. The following are components of fire except;

A. Gas ✓

B. Fuel

C. Oxygen

D. Heat

17. It is known as the “Fire Code of the Philippines”.

A. P.D. 9451

B. P.D. 9415

C. P.D. 9145

D. P.D. 9514✓

18. It is a doctrine which permits the warrantless seizure of items if the items are discovered
inadvertently apparent as evidence of crime.

A. Search and Seizure

B. Search Warrant

C. Plainview Doctrine ✓

D. Blameless Doctrine

19. Section 12, Article III (Bill of Rights) of the 1987 Constitution, provides that any person under
investigation for the commission of an offense shall have the right to be informed of his right(1)
__________ and to have competent and(2)__________ preferably of his own choice. If the person
cannot afford the services of counsel, he must be provided with one. These rights(3)__________
except in writing and in the presence of counsel”.

1. What is your answer in the first blank question?

A. To remain silence

B. To remain silent ✓

C. To talk

D. To express opinion

2. What is your answer in the second blank question?

E. Independent Counsel ✓

F. Exclusive Counsel

G. Dependent Counsel

H. Counsel
20. It is a law enforcement authorities or investigating officers
Who collects forensic evidence from the crime scene.

A. Instrumentation

B. SOCO ✓

C. search

D. search warrant

21. This refers to a person who is a member of the SOCO team that takes lead during an investigation.

A. team leader ✓

B. evidence custodian

C. crime scene

D. reconstruction

22. It is a formal inquiry or systematic study. The action of

Investigating something or someone; formal or systematic
Examination or research.

A. investigation ✓

B. investigator

C. interrogation

D. interview

23. This is a place where crime took place.

A. Team leader

B. Evidence custodian

C. crime scene ✓

D. reconstruction

24. Human sources of information who voluntarily provide facts to the detectives are generally known
as

A. Informers

B. Suspects

C. Informants ✓

D. Respondents

25. In Exclusionary Rules on Evidence, evidence obtained in

Violation of any of these is inadmissible, except one.

A. Rights against unreasonable search and seizure

B. Right to privacy and communication and correspondence

 C. In-custodial investigation rights and right against self-incrimination

D. Right to counsel ✓

26. In this process, written confession of the accused is used as

A script in describing events of the crime. This strengthens the
Prosecutor’s case and serves to convince the judge that the
Accused was not maltreated nor affected by sinister psychological
Influence.
A. Mental reconstruction

B. Reconstruction

C. Crime reenactment ✓

D. Physical reconstruction

27. It is the term used by authorities in securing an area where

Crime occurred.
A. Arrest

B. Bail

C. Cordon ✓

D. Detainee

28. It is the Anti- Fencing Law of 1974.

A. 1612 ✓

B. 1261

C. 1611

D. 1613

29. This refers to the identification of evidence.

A. Crime scene investigation

B. Recognition of evidence ✓

C. Documentation of evidence

D. Collection of evidence

30. This is the act of documenting every piece of evidence found

In the crime scene. Observing proper labelling of physical evidence by means of sketching, taking
of photographs or video recording.

A. Crime scene investigation

B. Recognition of evidence

C. Documentation of evidence ✓
 D. Collection of evidence

31. Is the act of looking for a person or a thing.

A. Instrumentation

B. SOCO

C. Search ✓

D. Search warrant

32. SOCO means?

A. Scene of the Crime Operation ✓

B. Scene of the Criminal Operating

C. Scene of the Crime Operative

D. None of the above

33. Is the legal act of confiscating.

A. Custodial investigation

B. Homicide

C. Murder

D. Seizure ✓

34. Interrogation refers to the tools or means by which

Investigators attempt to explain everything that transcribed in the
Crime scene.
A. True

B. False ✓

C. Yes

D. No

35. This is known as the Anti-Plunder Act:

A. RA 7080 ✓

B. RA 7610

C. RA 10054

D. RA 3019

36. Which of the following is not a crime against persons?

A. Physical injury

B. Abduction ✓
 C. Mutilation

D. Parricide

37. Known as an Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009.

A. RA 9775 ✓

B. RA 9194

C. RA 8484

D. RA 9995

38. Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and other Crimes
against Humanity.

A. RA 9208

B. RA 9262

C. RA 8049

D. RA 9851✓

39. Complaint document is filed by the

A. Police to the prosecutor’s office✓

B. Offended party directly to the court

C. Fiscal against the offended party

D. Prosecutor directly to the court

40. What law enumerated and provided definition of the different felonies in the Philippines?

A. RA 8177

B. RA 6975

C. RA 8353

D. None of these ✓

41. An interrogation technique where to police officers are employed, a relentless investigator and a
king- hearted man is called

A. shifting the blame

B. mutt and Jeff ✓

C. tom and jerry

D. none of the above

42. In crime reconstruction, gathering information first then developing a theory on how the crime was
committed is one approach, otherwise known as:
 A. Deductive reasoning

B. Inductive reasoning✓

C. Productive reasoning

D. Pragmatic reasoning

43. It pertains to law, arising out of, it also refer anything conformable to the law.

A. Legal ✓

B. Rule

C. Sanction

D. All of these

44. In accordance with Sec. 6 of PD 1613, which of the following circumstances does not constitute a
prima facie evidence of arson?

A. The property was insured substantially more than its actual value at the time of the issuance
of the policy.

B. Substantial amounts of flammable substances were stored within the building not necessary
in the business

C. Doors and windows that were normally kept open in the course of business were found
closed during the fire. ✓

D. The fire started in more than one part of the building or establishment.

45. One of the following situations is a good indication of an accidental fire.

A. Smell of ammonia

B. Fire of several origin

C. Intense heat

D. Fire of only one origin ✓

46. An arsonist may rearrange materials or furniture in a room prior to setting it on fire in order to

A. mislead the investigators

B. camouflage the odor of accelerants

C. provide a quick burning situation

D. all of the above ✓

47. If the fire is set by rationale motive, the important point to establish is

A. intensity of fire

B. size of fire
 C. rapidity of spread

D. origin of fire✓

48. The fire that started in almost all comers of the building at the same time is called

A. separate burning

B. simultaneous burning ✓

C. non-related burning

D. related burning

49. The “eyes and ears” of the investigators in fire investigation are the

A. By standers

B. Arsonists

C. Victims

D. Firemen✓

50. A building which is unsafe in case of fire because it lacks adequate fire exit is said to be a.

A. Fire hazard ✓

B. Fire trap

C. Fire resistive

D. Fire unsafe

51. Mechanical device strategically located in an installation or

Street where fire hose is connected so that water with pressure
Will be available to extinguish fire.

A. Fire hose box

B. Hose reel

C. Fire truck

D. Fire hydrant ✓

52. A relation between the interviewer and the interviewee is called.

A. Interview

B. Knowledge of Human Behavior

C. Common Interest

D. Rapport✓

53. A quality of a good interviewer that helps him to determine the personality and intelligence of his
subjects;
 A. Knowledge of Human Behavior✓

B. Conversational tone

C. Common Interest

D. Humility

54. It is a form or technique in the conduct of interview upon willing and cooperative witnesses, where
they are given the full opportunity to narrate their accounts without intervention, interruption and
interference from the interviewer.

A. Cognitive interview defined ✓

B. Acting qualities

C. Interview

D. Fear of Reprisal

55. A reason why witnesses refuse to talk and testify because it will deprive them the time to earn for
their living especially during the ordeal of testifying during the trial.

A. Fear of Reprisal

B. Great inconvenience ✓

C. Hatred against the police

D. Hatred against the officials

56. One of the reason why witnesses refuse to talk and testify because they are shy and they shun
publicity.

A. Fear of Reprisal

B. Fear of Publicity

C. Avoidance of Public ✓

D. Family Restrictions

57. This is done by preliminary or explanatory questions to clear the atmosphere, promote a
conductive ground for cordiality, respect and trust for each other.

A. Preparation

B. Warming up ✓

C. Approach

D. Cognitive interview

58. A reluctant type of witnesses. Most of them are found among the uneducated and of low level
intelligence.

A. Know- nothing type ✓

B. Suspicious type
 C. Disinterested type

D. Deceitful type

59. A type of witness that is uncooperative and indifferent subject.

A. Know- nothing Type

B. Disinterested type ✓

C. Suspicious type

D. Deceitful type

60. These are witnesses who are prone to exaggerate, adding irrelevant or new matters to their
narrations.

A. Suspicious Type

B. The Drunken Type

C. Disinterested type

D. Talkative Type✓

61. A shy type of witnesses.

A. Suspicious Type

B. Deceitful type

C. Disinterested type

D. Timid witnesses ✓

62. A type of witnesses that is difficult to deal with

A. Know- nothing Type

B. Suspicious Type

C. Refusal to talk witnesses ✓

D. Deceitful type

63. An informant that doesn’t want to identify as the source of information.

A. Informant

B. Anonymous informant

C. Confidential informant✓

D. Rival- elimination informant

64. A type of informant that has a purpose of eliminating his rival or gang due to competition or other
motives such as revenge.

A. Informant
 B. Anonymous informant

C. Confidential informant

D. Rival- elimination informant ✓

65. A kind of informant that moves around the centers of criminals or syndicate and delights in
surprising the police about bits information.

A. Mercenary Informant

B. Self-aggrandizing informant ✓

C. Double- crosser informant

D. Frightened Informant

66. An informant that sales information

A. Mercenary Informant✓

B. Self- aggrandizing informant

C. Double- crosser informant

D. Frightened Informant

67. A type of informant that uses his seeming desire to divulge information as an excuse to talk to the
police in order to get more information from them more than he gives.

A. Mercenary informant

B. Self-aggrandizing informant

C. Double- crosser informant ✓

D. Frightened informant

68. The motive of informant is for self- aggrandizement by gaining favorable attention and importance
by the police.

A. Vanity✓

B. Fear

C. Civic mindedness

D. Repentance

69. A person who provides information to the police on a regular basis. They are either paid regularly
or in case-to-case basis, or none at all.

A. Informant

B. Informer✓
70. It is a source of information from telephone, cell phones, radio telecommunications and other
means of communication.

A. Government records

B. Private records

C. Intercepted messages ✓

D. Fire busting

71. This confession is made by the suspect during custodial investigation and is made outside of the
court.
A. Extra-judicial confession✓

B. Judicial confession

72. The plea of guilt maybe during the arraignment or any stage of the proceedings where the
accused changes his plea from not guilty to guilty.

A. Extra- judicial confession

B. Judicial confession ✓

73. This is a technique where the investigator, combining his skills of acting
And a psychologist, addresses the suspect with an emotional appeal to confess.

A. Sympathetic approach

B. Friendliness

C. Emotional approach ✓

D. Tricks and bluffs

74. The investigator, in his preliminary or probing questions, must dig into the past trouble, plight and
unfortunate events in the life of a suspect.

A. Sympathetic approach ✓

B. Friendliness

C. Emotional approach

D. Tricks and bluffs

75. The investigator displays a stern personality towards the suspect.

A. Stern approach ✓

B. Indifference

C. Jolting

D. Pretense of Physical evidence

76. In the questioning process, the investigator selects the right moment to shout a pertinent questions
in an apparent righteous outrage.

A. Opportunity to lie
 B. Indifference

C. Jolting ✓

D. Pretense of physical evidence

77. It is the use of reasons, which is acceptable to the subject that leads to the commission of crime.

A. Projection

B. Indifference

C. Rationalization ✓

D. Minimization

78. It is the process of putting the blame to other persons, not to the suspect.

A. Projection ✓

B. Indifference

C. Realization

D. Minimization

79. In the context of a criminal investigation, what does the term “Modus Operandi” refer to?

A. The suspect’s motive for the crime

B. The specific method or pattern used by the suspect. ✓

C. The location where the crime was committed.

D. The victim’s criminal history.

80. An investigator should not use the services of a undercover agent during an investigation.

A. True

B. Correct

C. False ✓

D. Incorrect

81. Person who by social or professional position possesses or has access to information of
continuing interest, and who willingly provides information to the police either in response to a
specific request or his own initiative.

A. Incidental informant

B. Automatic informant ✓

C. Casual informant
 D. Recruited informant

82. The cardinal questions necessary in criminal investigation:

A. The five W’s

B. The five W’s and One How ✓

C. Who is the criminal offender

D. Who is the victim

83. Authority of a person he exercised over his subordinates.

A. Chain of command

B. Responsibility

C. Command responsibility ✓

D. Command

84. Before the investigation starts, the suspect request to have counsel of his own but he could not
afford to have one, the best thing investigator should do is?

A. Stop the interrogation until a lawyer is produced ✓

B. Continue the investigation with a promise that the counsel will be present when he signs the
statement

C. Stop the interrogation and release the suspect

D. All of these

85. The surprised invasion of a building or are or an attack of a limited territory on a small scale ?

A. Arrest

B. Raid ✓

C. Demolition

D. Search and seizure

86. It is a sworn statement charging a person with an offense and signed by the offended party.

A. Warrant

B. Complaint✓

C. Endorsement

D. Court order

87. It refers to the application of psychological theory to the analysis and reconstruction of the forensic
Evidence that relates to the suspect’s crime scene, victim and behavior.
 A. Criminal investigation

B. Criminal profiling ✓

C. Crime scene reconstruction

D. None of these

88. A criminal investigator who discreetly listening to the conversation of the subjects while the former
Seated on a table near the former’s table is applying:

A. Eavesdropping ✓

B. Discreet listening

C. Bugging

D. Wire tapping

89. It serves as the foundation for the case, which includes the information about the 5 wives and 1
husband.

A. Preliminary Investigation ✓

B. Preliminary Examination

C. Basis

D. In-depth investigation

90. All but one govern Criminal investigation as an art :

A. Intuition

B. Chance or luck

C. Rigid rules✓

D. None of these

91. If the purpose of the informer in giving information to the police is merely to gain pecuniary
material, then his motive is______.

A. Remuneration ✓

B. Repentance of sin

C. Vanity

D. Revenge

92. This are the properties which are subject of the offense.
A. search and seizure

B. properties subject to seizure ✓

C. Section 1. Statement of Policy

D. RA 7438
93. What is the most common motive in burning cars?

A. Household grabbles

B. Political ideology

C. Financial difficulties ✓

D. Concealment of fire

94. The most common motive of arson is

A. Jealousy

B. Spite

C. Profit ✓

D. Revenge

95. According to Article 332 of the RPC, No criminal liability of the immediate family of the offended
party, from the commission of the crime of, except;

A. Swindling

B. Theft

C. Robbery✓

D. malicious mischief

96. Below are the crimes against property except;

a. Trespass to dwelling✓

b. Occupation of real property

c. Usurpation

d. Robbery

97. If by reason of or on the occasion of the arson death results, the Penalty of shall be imposed.

A. Reclusion Perpetua in its maximum period

B. Reclusion Perpetua to death✓

C. Reclusion Perpetual

98. In the crime of Estafa, Juridical Possession of the property is important to establish. Juridical
Possession means?
A. The right of the transferee over the property received
B. To exercise dominion or control over tangible property.
C. The right to own the property received

D. All of the above

99. Phil sees Alex collect money from an outdoor ATM machine. He follows Alex until they reach an
area where nobody else on the sidewalk. Phil pulls out a knife and demands that Alex hand over
his wallet. What crime has been committed by Phil?

A. Robbery with force upon things

B. Robbery with Intent to gain

C. Robbery✓

D. Theft

Phil follows Vern after he collects money from the ATM.

100. He picks Vern’s wallet from his back pocket without Vern noticing. What crime has been
committed?

A. Theft✓

B. Qualified Theft

C. Robbery

D. Estafa