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(CDI 2) SPECIALIZED CRIME INVESTIGATION 1 WITH LEGAL MEDICINE
Contributed by: Ninge
  • 1. In a reported robbery case, as a rule, which of the following should be taken into account by investigators in the crime scene?
A) Fingerprints
B) Evidence of forced entry
C) Stolen goods
D) Modus operandi
  • 2. Which of the following is the MOST advanced way of sending reports?
A) Fax
B) Air
C) texting
D) E-Mail
  • 3. Can DNA be used to determine the time the suspect was at the crime scene?
A) Oftentimes
B) No
C) It depends
D) Yes
  • 4. During interview of a subject, is it advisable to hand-cuff him?
A) Seldom
B) It depends
C) No
D) Yes
  • 5. As the first officer to arrive at the crime scene, you have to identify and retain for interview the person who first notified the police because there you can get investigative
A) Information
B) Leads
C) Madus Operandi
D) Breakthrough
  • 6. When one says,
    "isolate the crime scene" or "preserve the
    wicke from wins
    scene", it simply means what?
A) Cordon the area
B) Sketch the area
C) Do not touch or move anything
D) Videotape the area
  • 7. In criminal investigation, when we say "corpus delicti" it
    pertains to the body of crime. In legal practice, corpus delicti means?
A) Wrongful act done
B) None of these
C) Proof that crime was committed
D) Body of the victim
  • 8. In making a written police report, in order to avoid misunderstanding or erroneous perception by the reader, the investigator should know the correct use of:
A) Techniques
B) Charity
C) Simplicity
D) Words
  • 9. Which of the following is the MOST important duty and obligation of police officers conducting investigation?
A) Arrest
B) Preserve crime scene
C) Suspect
D) Identify suspect
  • 10. If the suspected semen or blood is already dry, how do you collect it?
A) Place in the test tube
B) Transfer to a cotton cloth
C) Collect as is and pack it
D) Collect as is and pack it
  • 11. You can determine the registered owner of a motor vehicle from what agency goverment?
A) MMDA
B) DOTC
C) LTO
D) LTFRB
  • 12. In crimes against property, as police prober, your primary duty in the crime scene is to look for physical evidence that would link the suspect to the crime that includes bringing to the Police Station the recovered possible traces of evidences like?
A) Condom
B) Cigarette butts
C) Hamburger
D) Wine
  • 13. Instead of using the term, "dead body", you may use the word or words?
A) Passed
B) Corpse
C) Carcass
D) Dead
  • 14. In assessing the probative value of DNA evidence, caution has to be made on:
A) all of these
B) procedure followed in analyzing the samples
C) the police prober who collected and handled the samples
D) the possibility of contamination
  • 15. Immediately after reciting the constitutional rights of the accused/ confessant in the confession or statement itself, it is necessary to have it signed by whom?
A) Investigator and his superior
B) Chief of the unit
C) All witnesses present
D) confessant/statement giver
  • 16. Even minute objects gathered at the crime scene such as hairs, fibers, broken glass, etc. should be taken into account with those lound in the suspected vehicle for they are all:
A) object evidence
B) sketchable matters
C) vital prober's assets
D) first hand proof
  • 17. The suspect's failure to look at the interrogator "eye to eye" is an indication that the suspect is NOT:
A) Ready to confess
B) Telling the truth
C) Nervous
D) Evasive
  • 18. In the crime scene, who cordons and evaluate the safety and security issues therein?
A) SOCO
B) First Unit Responder
C) Beat patrol
D) The investigator
  • 19. rendering police reports, verbosity, redundancy, long-windedness and pomposity should be:
A) Avoided
B) Encouraged
C) Discouraged
D) Enhanced
  • 20. In tailing subject, 'never to pick up anything by the subject because it is one way of "testing for a tail" practice in order for you NOT to be prematurely:
A) Kick out
B) Burned out
C) Stake out
D) Targeted out
  • 21. A person ceases to grow taller after how many years?
A) 30
B) 35
C) 25
D) 23
  • 22. Examples of trace evidence are the following foot,shoe and:
A) tire impression
B) Tire blocks
C) Palm
D) Knee
  • 23. What is the reason why smoking, eating or drinking at the crime scene is strictly prohibited? In order to what;
A) ensure safety nets
B) prevent contamination
C) secure good results
D) avoid being infected with disease
  • 24. Which of the following is the best quality of a good
    interrogation?
A) dependability w/ self-esteem
B) maturity without self-control
C) competency w/ pride
D) friendly and ample experience
  • 25. If the suspected semen is wet on victim's clothing or mattress, collect it buy
A) moon drying it
B) sun drying it
C) None of these
D) Air drying it
  • 26. physical evidence like weapons, tools, fingerprints and foot impression that will link the perpetrator to the crime is what type of evidence?
A) Tracing
B) associative
C) Real
D) Expert
  • 27. while on duty as a desk officer, you received a report about a dead body found in your area of jurisdiction, what wil be your NEXT action? Call the:
A) Homicide section
B) general assignment section
C) theft and robbery section
D) murder section
  • 28. If there is consolidation of the criminal and civil actions; the said cases shall be tried and what?
A) considered judiciously
B) the evidence can be used in both cases
C) decided jointly
D) heard speedingly
  • 29. The articles and materials found in the crime scene or elsewhere that has solution of the crime are aptly called what kind of evidence?
A) documentary
B) physical
C) Testimonial
D) experimental
  • 30. Instead of using the word "incarcerate" or put in jail, you may use the term:
A) jail
B) Imprison
C) deprive
D) Arrest
  • 31. Instrumentation is valuable if the probers gathered sufficient;
A) leads
B) eyewitnesses
C) physical evidence
D) modus operandi
  • 32. The object evidence gathered by the police probers as well as of the doctors in violent deaths cases are necessary because the quantum of proof required for the conviction is?
A) preponderance of evidence
B) substantial evidence
C) proof beyond questions
D) proof beyond reasonable doubt
  • 33. Can blood stains on dark colored clothes be rendered visible with the use of infra-red photography
A) Yes
B) It depends
C) No
D) Never
  • 34. Like latent prints obtained in the crime scene, soils play a vital role in helping crime solution as it disproves:
A) allegations
B) concoction
C) accusations
D) Alibi
  • 35. In a shooting case where the vehicle's glass was fractured, if the fracture exhibits a regular pattern of radial or concentric fracture, it is possibly what?
A) A consequential affect
B) an accident's affect
C) fresh fracture
D) an old fracture
  • 36. The place where the crime occurred and the physical evidence may be found is called?
A) police venue
B) Prober's place
C) situs of criminal act
D) crime scene
  • 37. Instead of using the terms "proceed and utilize' you may substitute them of the words:
A) forward and hand
B) march and go
C) go and use
D) proceed and use
  • 38. If the accused is the father of the victim who has killed, but the child was born out of wedlock although they have been living together as husband and wite for more than titty
    (50) years, what woul be your charge in court?
A) Genocide
B) patricide
C) murder
D) parricide
  • 39. If the suspect is the steptather of the offended party, who, in setting the fire, saw to it that it would not spread and just to destroy a hut, the suspect is?
A) none of these
B) criminally liable
C) civilly liable
D) administratively liable
  • 40. The physical evidence which assists the probers in locating the suspect is called what evidence?
A) expert
B) associative
C) Tracing
D) Real
  • 41. In the movie-house, the surveillant shall note the various exits and shall sit:
A) parallel the object
B) seats nearest exit
C) beside the target
D) behind the subject
  • 42. The you are the officer who first arrived in the crime scene of a killing incident, what is your first action?
A) call an ambulance and photographer
B) call the nearest police station
C) determine if the suspects are still in the scene
D) cordon the area
  • 43. In DNA analysis, it takes two to tango which means even if we have several samples if there is no available data-base for comparison, there can be no:
A) questions
B) Source
C) Dancing
D) valid findings
  • 44. Normally, the beat patrol is the first person to know the existence of a crime and throne who protects the crime scene.
    What should be his first move if confronted with such a situation?
A) demonstrative
B) Best
C) associative
D) expert
  • 45. Which of the following is classified as a crime against persons under the Revised Penal Code?
A) Arson
B) Theft
C) Fraud
D) Murder
  • 46. What is the main distinction between murder and homicide under the Revised Penal Code?
A) The use of a weapon
B) The presence of aggravating circumstances
C) The intent to kill
D) The victim's age
  • 47. Which of the following defines infanticide?
A) The killing of a person above the age of 15
B) The killing of a pregnant woman
C) The killing of a newborn or child below 3 years of age
D) The killing of a fetus
  • 48. In the case of abortion, what must be proven to classify the crime as a legal abortion?
A) The doctor performed the abortion
B) The abortion is necessary for the mother's health
C) The fetus is viable
D) The woman's consent
  • 49. What is the primary factor that distinguishes physical injuries from more severe crimes like murder or homicide?
A) The extent of the injury
B) The victim's age
C) The type of injury
D) The intent of the perpetrator
  • 50. The primary objective of criminal investigation is to:
A) Punish suspects
B) Protect the court
C) Please the complainant
D) Discover the truth
  • 51. The Golden Rule of investigation states:
A) Allow media immediately
B) Always arrest first
C) Question witnesses later
D) Do not touch, move, or alter evidence unless necessary
  • 52. The backbone of criminal investigation is:
A) Communication
B) Patrol
C) Information gathering
D) Arrest
  • 53. A crime scene must first be:
A) Photographed
B) Released to the public
C) Secured and preserved
D) Cleaned
  • 54. The first responder's first duty is to:
A) Interview relatives
B) Call the media
C) Ensure safety and give first aid
D) Touch all evidence
  • 55. The principle “Every contact leaves a trace” refers to:
A) Miranda doctrine
B) Statutory rule
C) Chain of command
D) Locard’s Exchange Principle
  • 56. Physical evidence is considered the:
A) Silent witness to a crime
B) Least important
C) Last priority
D) Optional requirement
  • 57. Chain-of-custody ensures:
A) Police speed
B) Integrity of evidence
C) Witness comfort
D) Media satisfaction
  • 58. The investigatory step after receiving information:
A) Filing
B) Court hearing
C) Sketching
D) Proceeding to the crime scene
  • 59. Direct evidence refers to:
A) Opinions
B) Assumptions
C) Testimony proving a fact without inference
D) Hearsay
  • 60. Testimonial evidence includes:
A) Statements of witnesses
B) Weapons
C) Phones
D) Clothing
  • 61. Documented, photographed, and sketched evidence is considered:
A) Fictional
B) Insufficient
C) Forgotten
D) Properly recorded
  • 62. A police line-up is used to:
A) Test police skills
B) Punish the suspect
C) Entertain lawyers
D) Identify a suspect
  • 63. A crime scene sketch should include:
A) Drawing details only
B) Measurements and legend
C) Decorations
D) Emotional notes
  • 64. The 48-hour timeline rule applies to:
A) School notices
B) Detention of child
C) Filing a complaint after arrest
D) Media reports
  • 65. A spot report must be submitted
A) When ordered
B) Immediately after the incident
C) After one week
D) After investigation ends
  • 66. A follow-up investigation focuses on:
A) Gossip
B) Punishing the suspect
C) Developing additional leads
D) Closing the case early
  • 67. A case can be considered “solved” when:
A) People are satisfied
B) The offender is identified and charged
C) TV reports it
D) Gossip confirms it
  • 68. A modus operandi refers to:
A) Case folder
B) Arrest warrant
C) Scene sketch
D) Criminal’s method of operation
  • 69. Ocular inspection means:
A) Watching TV
B) Checking CCTV only
C) Walking through the crime scene
D) Court visit
  • 70. Legal medicine is the application of:
A) Medical knowledge to legal problems
B) Math to courts
C) Business to police
D) Botany to crime
  • 71. The medical doctor who examines a dead body is called:
A) Scientist
B) Police witness
C) Artist
D) Medico-legal officer
  • 72. The scientific study of death is:
A) Phlebotomy
B) Toxicology
C) Thanatology
D) Graphology
  • 73. The dead body becomes stiff due to:
A) Sweating
B) Sunlight
C) Hunger
D) Rigor mortis
  • 74. Rigor mortis usually starts:
A) 1–2 minutes
B) 2–4 hours after death
C) 1 week
D) 48 hours
  • 75. Postmortem lividity (livor mortis) indicates:
A) Sleep
B) Hunger
C) Settling of blood after death
D) Religion
  • 76. The cooling of the body after death is:
A) Circulation
B) Fever
C) Algor mortis
D) Respiration
  • 77. The most accurate sign of death:
A) No reaction
B) No heartbeat for 3 seconds
C) Cessation of brain activity
D) Skin dryness
  • 78. An autopsy is performed to:
A) Beautify the body
B) Make record only
C) Determine cause of death
D) Identify clothing
  • 79. A medico-legal autopsy is done:
A) At family request
B) For school project
C) For fun
D) When required by law
  • 80. The body farm is used to study:
A) Decomposition of bodies
B) Cooking
C) Weather
D) Romance
  • 81. The time between injury and death is called:
A) Agonal period
B) Death index
C) Mid-life
D) Pre-death schedule
  • 82. Poisoning cases fall under the study of:
A) Geology
B) Botany
C) Astrology
D) Toxicology
  • 83. The presence of petechial hemorrhage indicates:
A) Happiness
B) Dance
C) Possible strangulation
D) Hunger
  • 84. A laceration is caused by:
A) High-heat exposure
B) Sharp blade
C) Poison
D) Blunt force trauma
  • 85. An incised wound is caused by:
A) Fist
B) Stone
C) Hammer
D) Sharp-edged instrument
  • 86. Contusion means:
A) Bruise due to blunt force
B) Cut
C) Infection
D) Tattoo
  • 87. The medico-legal document describing injuries is:
A) Spot report
B) Complaint
C) Medical Certificate
D) Inventory
  • 88. Cause of death refers to:
A) Clothing
B) Religion
C) Medical reason leading to death
D) Occupation
  • 89. Manner of death may be:
A) Academic
B) Suicide, homicide, accident, natural
C) Satisfied
D) Healthy
  • 90. In sexual assault cases, the most crucial evidence is:
A) Furniture
B) Weapon
C) Biological/forensic samples
D) Shoes
  • 91. In robbery cases, investigators focus on:
A) Entry, exit, and stolen items
B) Weather
C) Witness status
D) Gossip
  • 92. Arson investigation requires:
A) Guesswork
B) Specialized knowledge of fire behavior
C) Ordinary police training
D) Simple inspection
  • 93. In drug cases, evidence must be:
A) Immediately inventoried and photographed
B) Kept in pocket
C) Destroyed
D) Hidden
  • 94. Human trafficking investigation prioritizes:
A) Celebrity testimony
B) Victim rescue and protection
C) Suspect comfort
D) Media presence
  • 95. In homicide cases, the most important document is:
A) Greeting letter
B) House bill
C) Autopsy report
D) Receipt
  • 96. Kidnapping cases focus on:
A) Food
B) Victim location and safe recovery
C) Weather
D) Entertainment
  • 97. A ballistician examines:
A) Firearms and ammunition
B) Blood
C) Poison
D) Soil
  • 98. Cybercrime investigation includes:
A) Terrain
B) Digital evidence and logs
C) Flowers
D) Chalkboards
  • 99. A complete investigation must end with:
A) Parties forgiving
B) Media interview
C) Online posting
D) Proper case filing and documentation
  • 100. The cooling of the body after death is:
A) Circulation
B) Respiration
C) Fever
D) Algor mortis
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