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  • 1. As defined under Section 1, Rule 128 of the Rules of Court, what is evidence?
A) The conclusion reached by the court after evaluating the facts
B) The testimony of witnesses given during the trial
C) As defined under Section 1, Rule 128 of the Rules of Court, what is evidence?
D) The means sanctioned by these Rules of ascertaining in a judicial proceeding the truth respecting a matter of fact
  • 2. The Rules on Evidence apply only to:
A) Quasi-judicial proceedings
B) Judicial proceedings
C) All types of cases and proceedings
D) Administrative cases
  • 3. Under Section 4, Rule 128, the Rules of Evidence do not apply to the following cases, EXCEPT:
A) Civil cases before regular courts
B) Land registration proceedings
C) Election cases
D) Naturalization cases
  • 4. In which of the following may the Rules of Evidence be applied only by analogy or in a suppletory character?
A) Criminal cases
B) All of the above
C) Civil cases
D) Insolvency proceedings
  • 5. Evidence is required when:
A) The court needs to resolve a question of law
B) The court needs to resolve a question of fact
C) There is no dispute between the parties
D) The facts are already admitted
  • 6. Evidence is NOT required in the following instances, EXCEPT:
A) Issues of fact raised in the pleadings
B) Facts judicially admitted by the adverse party
C) When the law presumes the truth of a fact
D) Matters of judicial notice
  • 7. Which of the following is TRUE regarding the Rules on Electronic Evidence?
A) It applies only to criminal cases
B) It applies to all civil actions, quasi-judicial and administrative cases
C) It does not apply to text messages or chat conversations
D) It replaces the Rules of Court in all proceedings
  • 8. It refers to telephone conversations, text messages, chatroom sessions, streaming audio, streaming video and other communications whose evidence is not recorded or retained:
A) Temporary evidence
B) Digital records
C) Ephemeral communications
D) Electronic evidence
  • 9. The Rules on Evidence shall be construed:
A) According to the personal discretion of the judge
B) In favor of the accused in all cases
C) Strictly to ensure compliance
D) Liberally to facilitate the attainment of justice
  • 10. Is there a vested right in the Rules on Evidence?
A) Yes, once the case has commenced
B) No, because the Supreme Court may change them pursuant to its constitutional power
C) Yes, because it is part of procedural due process
D) No, unless the parties agree otherwise
  • 11. In civil cases, the party with the burden of proof must establish their claim by:
A) Preponderance of evidence
B) Substantial evidence
C) Clear and convincing evidence
D) Proof beyond reasonable doubt
  • 12. In criminal cases, the guilt of the accused must be proven by:
A) Substantial evidence
B) Preponderance of evidence
C) Clear and convincing evidence
D) Proof beyond reasonable doubt
  • 13. An offer of compromise in a civil case is:
A) Not an admission of liability and not admissible against the offeror
B) Admissible as evidence against the offeror
C) An admission of liability
D) Admissible only if the other party accepts it
  • 14. An offer of compromise by the accused in a criminal case is an implied admission of guilt, EXCEPT:
A) In cases involving quasi-offenses or those allowed by law to be compromised
B) In cases involving murder
C) When the offended party agrees to the compromise
D) In cases punishable by reclusion perpetua
  • 15. The constitutional presumption of innocence applies in:
A) Quasi-judicial cases
B) All cases
C) Criminal cases only
D) Civil cases only
  • 16. In civil cases, evidence of the moral character of a party is admissible if:
A) It is pertinent to the issue of character involved in the case
B) It proves the party is telling the truth
C) It shows the party has bad moral character
D) It shows the party has good moral character
  • 17. In criminal cases, the prosecution may prove the bad moral character of the accused:
A) Only if it proves the accused committed the crime
B) Only with the consent of the accused
C) Only in rebuttal
D) At any time during the trial
  • 18. The concept of "confession" applies to:
A) Neither civil nor criminal cases
B) Both civil and criminal cases
C) Criminal cases
D) Civil cases
  • 19. The privileged communication rule on patient-physician relationship applies to:
A) Civil cases only
B) Neither civil nor criminal cases
C) Both civil and criminal cases
D) Criminal cases only
  • 20. The rule on admission by a conspirator applies to:
A) Criminal cases only
B) Both civil and criminal cases
C) Civil cases only
D) Neither civil nor criminal cases
  • 21. It is the conviction or persuasion of the mind resulting from a consideration of evidence:
A) Factum probans
B) Proof
C) Evidence
D) Factum probandum
  • 22. It is the medium or means used to establish the truth of a matter:
A) Evidence
B) Factum probandum
C) Verdict
D) Proof
  • 23. Factum probandum refers to:
A) The evidence presented in court
B) The facts or materials proving the proposition
C) The final conclusion of the court
D) The fact or proposition to be established
  • 24. Factum probans refers to:
A) The burden of proof
B) The fact or proposition to be established
C) The facts or materials evidencing the proposition to be established
D) The issue to be resolved
  • 25. Corpus delicti means:
A) The object used in the crime
B) The identity of the perpetrator
C) The dead body of the victim
D) The fact that a crime was committed
  • 26. Which of the following is NOT an element of corpus delicti?
A) The identity of the person who committed the act
B) The existence of a certain act or result forming the basis of the charge
C) All of these are elements
D) The existence of a criminal agency as the cause of the act or result
  • 27. In a theft case, which of the following is part of corpus delicti?
A) The identity of the thief
B) That the property was lost by the owner through felonious taking
C) The value of the stolen property
D) The recovery of the stolen property
  • 28. The rules on evidence may be waived. Which of the following is an example?
A) The court may dispense with the rules upon request of one party
B) Failure to object to hearsay evidence makes it admissible
C) The accused may waive his right to present evidence
D) Evidence obtained illegally becomes admissible if no objection is made
  • 29. When evidence is admissible, it means:
A) It is automatically credible
B) It was obtained legally
C) It proves the fact in issue beyond doubt
D) It is relevant and not excluded by law, the Constitution or the Rules
  • 30. For evidence to be admissible, it must be:
A) Credible and persuasive
B) Legal and truthful
C) Material and substantial
D) Relevant and competent
  • 31. Evidence is relevant if:
A) It was presented by a competent witness
B) It has a direct relationship to the fact in issue
C) It comes from a credible source
D) It is not excluded by any law
  • 32. Evidence is competent if:
A) It is not excluded by the Constitution, law or Rules
B) It is material to the case
C) It is credible8
D) It proves the fact in issue
  • 33. As a general rule, evidence on collateral matters is:
A) Not Allowed
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C) Allowed only if the judge permits it
D) Allowed only in criminal cases
  • 34. Evidence on collateral matters is allowed if:
A) It proves the witness is telling the truth
B) The parties agree
C) It is presented by a party with the burden of proof
D) It tends to establish the probability or improbability of the fact in issue
  • 35. Motive becomes important when:
A) The accused denies the charge
B) The victim is dead
C) The evidence of commission and identity is purely circumstantial
D) It is an element of the offense
  • 36. Admissibility of evidence refers to:
A) Whether it proves the fact in issue
B) Whether it is credible
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D) Whether it is entitled to be received and considered
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