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