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