A) January 1, 1933 B) January 1, 1932 C) January 1, 1930 D) July 1, 1932
A) Generally prospective but may be retroactive if favorable to the accused B) Prospective C) Retrospective D) Always retroactive
A) Every act is punishable B) There is no crime when there is no law punishing it C) Law excuses ignorance D) Criminal law is moral law
A) To compensate victims B) To protect society and maintain order C) To provide civil remedies D) To enrich the state
A) A moral wrong B) A public crime C) A quasi-crime D) A private crime
A) French Code Napoleon B) American Common Law C) German Criminal Code D) Spanish Penal Code
A) They are inherently wrong B) They are civil wrongs C) They offend administrative rules D) They are prohibited by law
A) They are torts B) They are crimes against nature C) They are prohibited by law D) They are immoral
A) The Revised Penal Code and special penal laws B) Local ordinances only C) Custom D) Civil Code
A) Doctrine of finality B) Rule of lenity C) Rule of conduct D) Rule of equity
A) It is a privilege B) Law is optional C) It is an absolute defense D) Everyone is presumed to know the law
A) Civil contract B) Civil liability quasi-delicto C) Restitution only D) Civil liability ex delicto
A) Only to land territory B) To all Filipinos abroad C) Only to foreigners D) Philippine criminal laws apply within its territory
A) Extraterritoriality principle B) Global jurisdiction C) Universality D) Nationality
A) No effect B) Prospective effect only C) Retroactive effect D) Temporary application
A) They apply to all acts anytime B) They apply to foreigners only C) They are always retroactive D) They apply only to acts committed after their effectivity
A) Compensation B) Prevention and reformation C) Intimidation only D) Revenge
A) Are foreigners only B) Live or sojourn in Philippine territory C) Are minors D) Are Filipinos only
A) An act or omission punishable under the Revised Penal Code B) A civil wrong C) A sin D) A violation of ordinance
A) Dolo (intent) or culpa (fault) B) Agreement C) Contract D) Necessity
A) Force, coercion, mistake B) Freedom, intelligence, intent C) Negligence D) Consent
A) Fraud B) Malice C) Premeditation D) Imprudence or negligence
A) Begun, ended, finished B) Planning, execution, completion C) Attempted, frustrated, consummated D) Partial, full, final
A) Attempted B) Impossible C) Frustrated felony D) Consummated
A) Attempted B) Consummated felony C) Impossible D) Frustrated
A) The result is achieved B) The act performed would be an offense but for its impossibility of accomplishment C) The act is lawful D) The act is accidental
A) Stealing your own property B) Shooting a corpse believing it alive C) Breaking a vase D) Killing an animal
A) The victim dies B) The act is proven unlawful C) The accused is a first offender D) There is motive
A) The identity of the offender is in doubt B) There is evidence of guilt C) The act is admitted D) The crime is heinous
A) Impossible B) Attempted felony C) Frustrated D) Consummated
A) There is intent B) There is motive C) The law punishes carelessness resulting in injury D) It is immoral
A) Impossible crime B) Mistake in the blow C) Accidental harm D) Mistake in identity
A) Mistake in the identity of the victim B) Impossible crime C) Lack of intent D) Mistake in blow
A) Negligence B) The result is graver than intended C) The act is lawful D) No crime committed
A) Aggravated B) Liable C) Mitigated D) Exempt from criminal liability
A) The fear is real and imminent B) It is lawful fear C) The fear is imaginary D) It is voluntary
A) The act was lawful and injury was purely accidental B) There was negligence C) The act was intentional D) The act was unlawful
A) Exempting B) Mitigating circumstance C) Ordinary D) Aggravating
A) The penalty B) The motive C) The damages D) The liability only
A) The gravity of crime B) The number of victims C) The fine D) The penalty
A) Aggravating B) Exempting C) Justifying circumstance D) Mitigating
A) Unlawful aggression, reasonable necessity, lack of sufficient provocation B) Retaliation, anger, revenge C) Provocation and necessity D) Unlawful aggression and retaliation only
A) Use of insulting words B) Verbal abuse C) Mere threat D) Actual or imminent attack giving rise to danger to life or limb
A) Co-workers B) Spouse, ascendants, descendants, brothers, sisters, relatives by affinity within the same degree C) Strangers D) Friends
A) The aggression is verbal B) It benefits the accused C) There is no participation in the aggression and there is a lawful reason to defend D) The stranger requests
A) The order is lawful and the subordinate had no duty to refuse B) The order is unjust C) The superior is a friend D) The act is immoral
A) The accused completely lost intelligence at the time of the act B) He was merely drunk C) He was partially insane D) He was emotional
A) 18 years old B) Over 21 years old C) The offender is under 15 years of age D) Under 20 years old
A) It is not habitual and not subsequent to the plan to commit crime B) It is voluntary C) It is habitual D) It is planned
A) It is premeditated B) It is caused by greed C) It is done for revenge D) It arises from lawful sentiments
A) Exempting B) Justifying C) Mitigating D) Aggravating
A) Aggravating B) Mitigating C) Exempting D) Justifying
A) Ordinary B) Mitigating C) Aggravating circumstance D) Exempting
A) Special aggravating B) Mitigating C) Aggravating circumstance D) Justifying
A) It is accidental B) It is daytime C) It occurs by chance D) It is purposely sought to facilitate the crime
A) Taking advantage of strength to weaken the defense of victim B) Acting alone C) Being armed D) Attacking a stranger
A) Killing in anger B) Robbing in group C) Torturing oneself D) Adding moral suffering to the victim
A) Motive of revenge B) Surprise attack only C) Means, methods, or forms that insure execution without risk to the offender D) Abuse of power only
A) The crime is extinguished B) The penalty increases C) The penalty remains in its medium period D) The penalty decreases
A) The result only B) The motive only C) The nature and relationship of the parties D) The method of attack
A) The victim is an enemy B) The offended party is a relative of the offender and the law so provides C) None of the above D) They are strangers
A) The relationship is friendly B) The act is accidental C) The offender abuses the respect due to the offended party D) The crime is minor
A) Ordinary mitigating B) Exempting C) A privileged mitigating circumstance D) Justifying
A) Mitigating B) Exempting only C) Punishable D) Not punishable
A) Two or more persons agree and decide to commit a felony B) One suggests but others refuse C) They merely discuss D) They argue only
A) Accessories B) Accomplices C) Witnesses D) Principals
A) An instigator B) A principal C) An accomplice D) An accessory
A) An accomplice B) An accessory C) A conspirator D) A principal
A) Merely assists B) Aids in concealment C) Directly induces another to commit the crime D) Provides information only
A) They are relatives of the principal (spouse, ascendant, descendant, sibling) B) They are co-workers C) They are neighbors D) They are friends
A) By negligence B) By attempt only C) By order only D) By direct participation, by inducement, by indispensable cooperation
A) Recommended by police B) Desired by the victim C) Optional D) Imposed by the court upon conviction
A) Primary and secondary B) Principal and accessory penalties C) Major and minor D) Ordinary and special
A) 20 years and 1 day to 40 years B) 6 years to 12 years C) 12 years and 1 day to 20 years D) Life imprisonment
A) 1 day to 30 days B) 1 month to 6 months C) 6 months to 1 year D) 30 days to 2 years
A) 6 years and 1 day to 12 years B) 12 years and 1 day to 20 years C) 1 day to 30 days D) 6 months and 1 day to 6 years
A) 12 years and 1 day to 20 years B) 20 years to 40 years C) 6 years and 1 day to 12 years D) 1 month to 6 years
A) 12 years and 1 day to 20 years B) 1 year to 10 years C) 6 months to 6 years D) 20 years to 40 years
A) Always 30 years B) Same as reclusion perpetua C) A penalty under special laws without fixed duration D) Lighter than arresto mayor
A) Applied to heinous crimes B) Abolished under present laws (R.A. 9346) C) Optional D) Still enforced
A) Ordinary penalty B) Special measure C) Accessory penalty D) Principal penalty
A) Mitigating B) Civil liability C) Accessory penalty D) Aggravating
A) The convict is foreign B) The convict cannot pay the fine C) The convict is acquitted D) The convict escapes
A) None above B) There is aggravation C) There is a privileged mitigating circumstance D) There is none mitigating
A) Banishment from a place for a specified time B) Hard labor C) Suspension D) Imprisonment
A) Civil interdiction only B) Suspension C) Loss of public office and right to vote or be voted for D) Temporary dismissal
A) Increase punishment B) Make computation easier C) Shorten imprisonment D) Adjust punishment according to circumstances
A) Prision correccional B) Reclusion perpetua C) Life imprisonment D) Arresto menor or fine not exceeding ₱40,000
A) Light penalties B) Simple penalties C) Fines only D) Capital punishment or afflictive penalties
A) Light penalties B) Correctional penalties C) Accessory penalties D) Civil penalties
A) Bail B) Parole only C) Probation only D) Death, service of sentence, amnesty, absolute pardon, prescription, marriage (in cases provided by law)
A) Conditional pardon, commutation, parole, good conduct B) Prescription C) Amnesty D) Death
A) The Supreme Court B) The Secretary of Justice C) The President with concurrence of Congress D) The Senate only
A) Congress B) The offended party C) Executive clemency granted by the President D) The court
A) The offended party B) The President C) The court after conviction D) The prosecutor
A) Loss of right of the State to prosecute after lapse of time B) The crime is pardoned C) The case is closed D) Loss of evidence
A) Death of offender B) Loss of right to enforce sentence after lapse of time C) Crime no longer punishable D) Conviction is void
A) The convict dies B) The conditions are violated C) The term ends D) The convict behaves well
A) The crime B) The evidence C) The punishment D) Criminal liability
A) Amnesty B) Pardon C) Probation D) Payment, loss of thing, remission, prescription, or merger |