Crime Detection Review Questions

1. An extra judicial confession obtained from a suspect is admissible 51.The primary course of action in case of a fire.
    in a court of law if it was made in the presence of a counsel         A.   pack up and flee
    of his own choice and must be in         B.   run for your life
        A.    the presence of  a  fiscal            C.   call an ambulance
        B.    the presence of a police investigator         D.   raise the alarm                             Answer: D
        C.    writing
        D.    front of a judge                          52.The main product of the combustion of carbon.  It is not
    poisonous but is an asphyxia which lowers the proportion of
2. Fiscals and Prosecutors  are under the control and supervision     oxygen available for breathing.
    of the           A.   carbon oxide
        A.National Bureau of Investigation         B.   carbon monoxide
        B. Department of the Interior and Local Government         C.   carbon paper
        C. Supreme Court         D.   carbon dioxide                              Answer: D
        D.Department of Justice                   
53.A normal product of combustion, and is poisonous, especially
3.The questioning of a person in a formal and systematic way and is     when the air supply to the fire is restricted.
  most often used to question criminal suspects to determine their         A.    carbon oxide
  probable guilt or innocence.           B.    carbon monoxide
        A.    Inquiry         C.    carbon paper
        B.    Interview         D.    carbon dioxide                             Answer: B
        C.    polygraph examination
        D.    interrogation                             54.The fire resisting property of structural elements and the
    behavior of a building material in a fire, it is used to predict
4.A form of investigation in which the investigator assume a     how long it will resist the effect of a fire before it fails.
   different and unofficial identity.         A.    fire resistance
        A.   Tailing         B.    fire duration
        B.   Casing         C.    fire proof
        C.   Espionage         D.    fire strength                               Answer: A
        D. Undercover work                         
55.A type of fire that is the result of the combustion of certain
5.A type of surveillance in which extreme precautions and actions     metals in finely divided forms; magnesium, potassium, zinc, etc….
   are taken in not losing the subject.         A.    class A
        A.    loose tail         B.    class B
        B.    casing         C.    class C
        C.    pony tail         D.    class D                                         Answer: D
        D.    close tail                                     
56.A type of fire which results from burning of wood, paper,
6.A type of shadowing employed when a general impression of the     textiles, and other carbonaceous materials.Extinguishment of
   subject’s habits and associates is required.     this fire is by quenching and cooling.
        A.   loose tail         A.    class A
        B.   casing         B.    class B
        C.   pony tail         C.    class C
        D. close tail                                              D.    class D                                         Answer: A

7.A surveillance activity for the purpose of waiting the anticipated 57.The following are components of fire except one:
   arrival of a suspect or observing his actions from a fixed location.         A.    Gas
        A.   Casing         B.    Fuel
        B.   Tailing         C.    Oxygen
        C.   Stake out         D.    Heat                                            Answer: A
        D.   Espionage                                  
58.It is observed in structural fires and can be an indicator of
8.An examination of an individual’s person, houses, or effects or a     the fire travel and point of origin.
  building, or premises with the purpose of discovering contraband's         A.    Charring
  or personal properties connected in a crime.         B.    Alligatoring
        A.   Search         C.    V pattern
        B.   Raid         D.    Pour pattern                               Answer: A
        C.   Investigation
        D.   Seizure                                       59.A pattern or network of fine, irregular lines in glass and wood.
        A.    Crazing
9.A kind of evidence that tends to prove additional evidence of a         B.    Spalling
   different character to the same point.         C.    Light bulbs
        A.    Corroborative evidence         D.    Charring                                      Answer: A
        B.    Circumstantial evidence
        C.    Direct evidence 60.A tool employed by an arsonist to delay the start of the fire
        D.    Real evidence                                  and allow him to establish an alibi.
        A.    Accelerants
10.The process of bringing together in a logical manner all evidence         B.    delaying tactic
     collected during the investigation and present it to the         C.    timing device
     prosecutor.         D.    stopper                                       Answer: C
        A.    case preparation
        B.    order maintenance 61.It can be readily identified by their distinctive odors, and the
        C.    crime prevention     most common examples are gasoline, turpentine and kerosene.
        D.    public service                                    A.    Accelerants
        B.    Trailers
11.Ways and means are resorted for the purpose of trapping and         C.    timing device
     capturing the law breaker during the execution of a criminal act.         D.    Stopper                                      Answer: A
        A.    Instigation
        B.    Inducement 62.This catalytic combustion device is the most common means
        C.    Buy bust operation     employed to detect flammable vapors.
        D.    Entrapment                                       A.    Accelerant
        B.    Sniffer
12.A special qualification for an undercover agent.         C.    timing device
        A.    excellent built         D.    stopper                                       Answer: B
        B.    excellent eyesight
        C.    excellent looks 63.The irresistible impulse or compulsion to start a fire and
        D.    excellent memory                         experience gratification and satisfaction from it.
        A.    fire starter syndrome
13.The discreet observation of places, persons and vehicles for the         B.    pyrotechnic disease
   purpose of obtaining information concerning the identities or         C.    pyromania
   activities of suspects.         D.    pyrophobia                                  
        A.    close observation                                                    Answer: C                          
        B.    espionage
        C.    tailing 64.It is known as the “Fire Code of the Philippines.”
        D.    surveillance                                      A.    PD 1108
        B.    PD 1017
14. The questioning of a person by law enforcement officers after           C.    PD 1081
      that person has been taken into custody.         D.    PD 1185                                      Answer: D
        A.    preliminary investigation
        B.    interrogation 65.Any material or mixture consisting of a fuel and oxidizer used
        C.    custodial investigation       to set off explosives.
        D.    cross examination                             A.    blasting agent
        B.    blasting cap
15.As a general rule, a warrant of arrest can be served at         C.    gun powder
        A.   day time                        D.    explosive primer                          Answer: A
        B.   night time
        C.   any day and at any time of the day or night 66.These are description of materials or compounds that are
        D.   weekdays                                          easily set on fire except one:
        A.    Combustible
16.Measures through which police seek to detect crimes, or         B.    Corrosive
    attempts to be present when they are committed, through the         C.    Flammable
    use of the undercover agents, electronic devices for wiretapping         D.    Inflammable                                Answer: B
    or bugging, and stakeouts.
        A.    preventive measures 67.Any material having a flash point at or above 37.80 degree
        B.    countermeasures      Celsius or 100 degree Fahrenheit.
        C.    pro-active measures         A.    combustible liquid
        D.    tape measures                                  B.    flammable liquid
        C.    inflammable liquid
17.A police activity directed toward the identification and         D.    corrosive liquid                           Answer: A
    apprehension of alleged criminals and the accumulation,
    preservation, and presentation of evidence regarding their 68.Any liquid that causes fire when in contact with organic matter.
    alleged crimes.         A.    combustible liquid
        A. police patrol         B.    flammable liquid
        B. police intelligence         C.    inflammable liquid
        C. Criminal procedure         D.    corrosive liquid                           Answer: A
        D. Criminal investigation               
69.An extremely hot luminous bridge formed by the passage of an
18.An extension or continuation of the preliminary investigation.      electric current across the space between two conductors.
         A. initial investigation            A.    electrical arc
        B.custodial investigation         B.    damper
        C.secondary investigation         C.    duct system
        D.follow-up investigation                            D.    ember                                         Answer: A

19.To obtain admission and confession of guilt is the primary purpose 70.The active principle of burning, characterized by the heat
     of      and light combustion.
        A. Interview         A.    explosion   
        B. Surveillance         B.    arson
        C. Investigation         C.    combustion
        D.Interrogation                                           D.    fire                                             Answer: D

20.Such facts and circumstances that would lead a reasonably 71.A type of fire, of flammable liquid and gasses.
    discreet and prudent man to believe that an offense has been         A.    class A
    committed and that the object sought in connection with the          B.    Class B
    offense are in the place sought to be searched.         C.    Class C
        A. prima facie evidence         D.    Class D                                       Answer: B
        B. probable cause
        C. prejudicial question 72.A mass movement in a fluid, an example a liquid or a gas where
        D.res ipsa loquitur                                    fluid at one temperature and density moves under the influence
     of gravity at different temperatures.
21.A search warrant shall be valid for _____ days from its date.         A.    Conduction
    Thereafter, it shall be void.         B.    Convection
        A.    10         C.    Radiation
        B.    15         D.    Combustion                                 Answer: B
        C.    30
        D.    45                                             73.The temperature at which a liquid is transformed or converted to 
      vapor.
22.It means that a specific crime was committed at a specified time,         A.    burning point
    date and place, and that the person named in his report         B.    melting point
    committed the crime.         C.    freezing point
        A.    corpus delicti         D.    boiling point                                Answer: B
        B.    sufficiency of evidence
        C.    stare decisis 74.The first action taken by a traffic unit to escape from a
        D.    parens patriae                               collision course or to avoid hazard.
        A.    point of no return
23.Police seek to prevent crime by being present in places where         B.    point of no escape
    crimes might be committed and by alerting citizens to refrain from         C.    start of evasive action
    practices that make them or their property vulnerable.         D.    final position                                Answer: C
        A.    opportunity denial
        B.    order maintenance 75.The movement of vehicles, and pedestrians in a road or highway.
        C.    criminal investigation         A.    Traffic
        D.    police intelligence                                B.    Flight
        C.    Trip
24.A statement of the suspect directly acknowledging his guilt.         D.    Journey                                      Answer: A
        A.    Admission
        B.    Confession 76.A method of locating a spot in the area by measurements from
        C.    Deposition     two or more reference points.
        D.    Accusation                                          A.    traffic report
        B.    spot report
25.It may be a direct acknowledgement of the truth of the guilty         C .    triangulation
    fact as charge or of some essential part of the commission of the         D.    accident investigation                 Answer: C
    criminal act itself. 
        A.    Admission 77.The force that tends to pull all objects to the center of the
        B.    Confession      earth.
        C.    Deposition         A.    Inertia
        D.    Accusation                                          B.    Friction
        C.    Energy
26.It may be a self-incriminatory statement by the subject falling         D.    Gravity                                       Answer: D
    short of an acknowledgement of guilt.  
        A.    Admission 78.Any motor vehicle accident that results in no death, but only
        B.    Confession     injuries to one or more persons.
        C.    Deposition         A.    Fatal
        D.    Accusation                                           B.    Chronic
        C.    Non fatal
27.The simplest type of interview which concerns with the gathering         D.    Injurious                                     Answer: B
     of information regarding the personal circumstances of a
     person who is the subject of investigation. 79.The “Traffic and Land Transportation Code of the Philippines”
        A.    background interview         A.    RA 7160
        B.    personal interview         B.    RA 8551
        C.    intimate interview         C.    RA 6425
        D.    pre-game interview                          D.    RA 4136                                      Answer: D

28.It means method of operation. 80.An occurrence in a sequence of events, which usually produces
        A.    corpus delicti     unintended injury, death or property damage.
        B.    parens patriae         A.    traffic incidents
        C.    stare decisis         B.    traffic accidents
        D.    modus operandi                                C.    traffic hazards
        D.    traffic events                              Answer: B
29.It is one which induces the criminal to act and need not be
    shown in order to obtain conviction. 81.Any motor vehicle accident occurring on a traffic way.
        A.    Intent         A.   non motor vehicle traffic accident
        B.    Motive         B.   non motor vehicle non-traffic  accident
        C.    Opportunity         C.   motor vehicle non-traffic accident
        D.    Inducement                                        D.   motor vehicle traffic accident      Answer: D

30.The three tools in criminal investigation, whereby their 82.An order wherein a violator is commanded to appear in court,
    application varies in proportion on their necessity to establish      but without detaining him.
    the guilt of the accused in a criminal case.         A.   traffic citation
        A.    information, interrogation, instrumentation         B.   traffic request
        B.    detection, apprehension, conviction    ‘         C.   traffic warrant
        C.    inquiry, observation, conclusion         D.   D. traffic violation                         Answer: A
        D.    magnifying glass, pencil, tape measure    
83.The first accidental touching of an object collision course
31.The simple questioning of a person who is cooperating in the      or otherwise avoid a hazard.
    investigation.         A.    primary contact
        A.    Interview         B.    secondary  contact
        B.    Inquiry         C.    disengagement
        C.    Interrogation         D.    initial contact                               Answer: D
        D.    Instrumentation                        
84.The following are the three E’s of Traffic Management and
32.It involves a number of persons who might have handled      Operation except one:
    evidence     between the time of the commission of the alleged         A.   Engineering
    offense and the disposition of the case, should be kept to         B.   Education
    a minimum.         C.  Enforcement
        A.chain of command         D.  Evaluation                                     Answer: D
        B.chain of custody
        C.evidence tracking 85.The “Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.”
        D.tracing evidence                                  A.    RA 9870
        B.    RA 9165
33.A kind of evidence which may link the suspect to the crime scene         C.    RA 1017
    or offense. Examples are fingerprints, impressions, blood etc.         D.    RA 6195                                       Answer: B
        A.   physical evidence
        B.   associative evidence 86.Drugs that produce perceptual alteration, varying emotional
        C.   tracing evidence     change, thought disruption and ego distortion. They are called
        D.   factual evidence                             psychedelics.
        A.    Tranquillizers
34.Articles and materials which are found in connection with an         B.    Hallucinogens
    investigation and which help in establishing the identity of the         C.    Stimulants
    perpetrator or the circumstances under which the crime was          D.    Depressants                                Answer: B
    committed or which in general, assist in the prosecution of the
     criminal. 87.Drugs which produce insensibility, stupor, melancholy or
        A.   physical evidence     dullness of the mind with delusions.
        B.   documentary evidence         A.    Stimulants
        C.   tracing evidence         B.    Narcotics
        D.   testimonial evidence                           C.    Depressants
        D.    Hallucinogens                               Answer: B
35.The following are different techniques in interrogation except 
      one: 88.The practice or profession of having sexual intercourse for
        A.   sympathetic approach     money or profit.
        B.   emotional appeal         A.    Gynecology
        C.   financial assistance         B.    Prostitution
        D.   friendliness                                          C.    White Slavery
        D.    Sex Trade                                    Answer: B
36.This may be applicable to a crime scene which is approximately  
    circular or oval.  The searchers gather at the center and proceed 89.The scientific name of Indian hemp plant.
    outward along radii or spokes.         A.    cannabis sativa L
        A.   strip method         B.    Papaver somniforum
        B.   wheel method         C.    deoxyribonucleic acid
        C.   spiral method         D.    methamphetamine HCl                 Answer: A
        D.   zone method                            
90.The original components of heroin and morphine.
37.The area to be searched is divided into quadrants and each         A.    Codeine
    searcher is assigned to one quadrant.         B.    Caffeine
        A.   strip method         C.    Opium
        B.   wheel method         D.    Methamphetamine                        Answer: C
        C.   spiral method
        D.   zone method                            91.An inter department agency that enforce and carry out the law
    against illegal drugs.
38.The searchers follow each other in the path of a crime scene         A.    Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency
    beginning in the outside and circling around a central point.         B.    Bureau of Foods and Drugs
        A. strip method         C.    Dangerous Drug Board
        B. wheel method         D.    Food and Drug Administration     Answer: A
        C.spiral method
        D.zone method                                      92.A harmful conduct or habit, the indulgence of which leads to
    depravity, wickedness and corruption of the mind and body.
39.A kind of gathering information whereby a subject is being         A.    Vice
     followed.         B.    Abuse
        A.    Convoy         C.    Addiction
        B.    Caravan         D.    Virtue                                          Answer: A
        C.    Tailing
        D.    Surveillance                           93.The most common form of stimulant.
        A.    Heroin
40.Another term for tailing.         B.    Codeine
        A.Impersonating         C.    Morphine
        B.Backing         D.    Shabu                                          Answer: D
        C.Supporting
        D.Shadowing                                 94.It is chemically known as methamphetamine hydro chloride.
        A.    Heroin
41.A person who gives necessary information to the investigator.         B.    Codeine
    He may give the information openly and even offer to be a         C.    Morphine
    witness or he may inform the investigator surreptitiously and         D.    None of these                              Answer: D
    request to remain anonymous.
        A.   Witness 95.A derivative of opium which is used a cough reliever.
        B.   Expert witness         A.    Codeine
        C.   Hostile witness         B.    Heroin
        D.   Informant                                        C.    Morphine
        D.    Caffeine                                       Answer: A
42.The use of an equipment or tool to listen and record discreetly
    conversations of other people. 96.Any part of the plant of the papaver somniferum, including the 
        A.   Bugging      seeds.
        B.   Dubbing         A.    opium poppy
        C.   Mimicking         B.    marijuana
        D. Tapping                                               C.    caffeine components
        D.    codeine                                       Answer: A
43.The questioning of persons not suspected of being involved in a
    crime,but who knows about the crime or individuals involved in it. 97.Another term for psychological drug addiction.
        A.   Interrogation         A.    drug habituation
        B.   rumor mongering         B.    drug net consciousness
        C.   interview         C.    drug pushing
        D. inquiry                                                 D.    drug dependence                        Answer: D

44.An objective of criminal investigation. 98.Commercially produced drugs that can be legally sold or
        A.    determine the motive     dispensed only by a physician’s order.
        B.    identify criminals         A.    illegal drugs
        C.    rehabilitate criminals         B.    prohibited drugs
        D.    prevent crimes                                 C.    regulated drugs
45.A term used to describe a transition which occur in the         D.    prescription drugs                         Answer: D
    development of a fire, when, for example, most of all the
    combustible surfaces within a room are heated above their 99.Any chemical substance that by virtue of its chemical nature
    ignition temperature at the same time.     alters the structure and functioning of living organism.
        A.    Intensity         A.    Alcohol
        B.    Ignition         B.    Poison
        C.    Flash over         C.    Drug
        D.    Starter                                           D.    Vice                                               Answer: C
46.A term of the start of the combustion, its detailed process of
    a solid is very complicated, since the proportion of different 100.It is, in most cases, the initial step for obtaining information
    flammable vapors varies from one material to another and        to determine the origin and cause of fire.
    contact with oxygen must take place before combustion can         A.    Evidence collection
    begin.         B.    laboratory examination of evidence
        A.    Intensity         C.    interview witnesses
        B.    Ignition         D.    interrogation of suspects               Answer: C
        C.    Flash over
        D.    Starter                                    
47.The term describes the transfer of heat through a gas or vacuum
    in a similar way to that of light.
        A.    Ignition
        B.    Convection
        C.    Radiation
        D.    Conduction                          
48.The transfer of heat within a solid material from hotter to
    cooler parts.
        A.    Ignition
        B.    Convection
        C.    Radiation
        D.    Conduction                         
49.The greatest concern of the firemen at the fire/crime scene is to
        A.    interview witnesses
        B.    view the site of the crime
        C.    preserve the fire/crime scene
        D.    opportunity in the fire/crime scene 
50.Most malicious fires are set by individuals secretly; it is
    either set for revenge or self aggrandizing; or set by psychotic
    fire setter, or for sexual gratification.
        A.    group fire setter
        B.    arson for profit
        C.    fire starter
        D.    solitary fire setter                 
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CRIME DETENTION

1.   C
2.   D 26.   A
3.   D 27.   A
4.   D 28.   D
5.   D 29.   B
6.   A 30.   A
7.   C 31.   A
8.   A 32.   A
9.   A 33.   C
10. A 34.   A
11. D 35.   C
12. D 36.   B
13. D 37.   D
14. B 38.   C
15. C 39.   C
16. C 40.   B
17. D 41.   D
18. D 42.   A
19. D 43.   C
20. B 44.   B
21. A 45.   C
22. A 46.   B
23. A 47.   C
24. B 48.   D
25. B 49.   C
50.   D