Crime Detection and Investigation Review Questions 1 (CDI)
Crime Detection and Investigation Review Questions (CDI)
1. The use of one or more electrical appliances or devices that draw or consume electrical current beyond the designed capacity of the existing electrical system
A. self-closing door
B. jumper
C. overloading
D. oxidizing material
Answer: C
2. An enclosed vertical space of passage that extends from floor to floor, as well as from the base to the top of the building, is called
A. sprinkle evidence
B. vertical shaft
C. flash point
D. standpipe system
Answer: B
3. A wall designated to prevent the spread of fire has a fire-resistance rating of not less than four hours with sufficient structural stability to remain standing even if construction on either side collapses under the fire conditions.
A. Wood rack
B. Firewall
C. Post wall
D. Firetrap
Answer: B
4. Any act that would remove or neutralize a fire hazard.
A. Allotment
B. Combustion
C. Distillation
D. Abatement
Answer: D
5. The ____ shall be conducted as a pre-requisite to grant permits and/or licenses by local governments or other government agencies.
A. Fire safety inspection
B. Fire protection assembly
C. Fire alerting system
D. Fire service
Answer: A
6. What is an instance that may cause fires from the heat accumulated from the rolling, sliding, or friction in machinery or between two hard surfaces, at least one of which is usually a metal?
A. static electricity
B. overheating of the machine
C. friction heat
D. heat from arching
Answer: C
7. The minimum temperature at which a liquid forms a vapor above its surface in sufficient concentration to ignite.
A. Ignition temperature
B. Kindling temperature
C. Fire point
D. Flash point
Answer: D
8. It is a process by which heat is transferred by the movement of a heated fluid, such as air or water.
A. Convection
B. Conduction
C. Radiation
D. Electrolysis
Answer: A
9. Known as the “Fire Code of the Philippines”.
A. RA 6975
B. RA 9514
C. RA 9263
D. PD 1613
Answer: B
10. A product of combustion that occurs when combustible materials and oxidizing agents react to heat.
A. Fire
B. Smoke
C. Fire Gases
D. Flame
Answer: A
11. Means employed to avoid the occurrence of fire.
A. Fire Suppression
B. Fire Inspection
C. Fire Control
D. Fire Prevention
Answer: Fire Prevention
12. The ratio of the weight of a solid or liquid substance to the weight of an equal volume of water.
A. Specific Gravity
B. Vapor Pressure
C. Vapor density
D. Vapor Pressure
Answer: Specific Gravity
13. The weight of a volume of pure gas is composed of the volume of dry air at the same temperature and pressure.
A. Specific Gravity
B. Vapor Pressure
C. Vapor density
D. None of the above
Answer: Vapor density
14. The force exerted by the molecules on the surface of a liquid.
A. Specific Gravity
B. Vapor Pressure
C. Vapor density
D. Temperature
Answer: Vapor pressure
15. One of the kinds of oxidation is the same as actual burning. It is the rapid oxidation accompanied by heat and light.
A. Combustion
B. Boiling point
C. Flames
D. Flash point
Answer: Combustion
16. Heat is measured by its
A. heat wave
B. temperature
C. ignition
D. flash point
Answer: Temperature
17. Of the three things essential before a fire can occur, which one of the following is not included?
A. Fuel
B. Oxygen
C. Wind
D. Initial source of heat
Answer: Wind
18. Whether it be liquid, solid, or gas, it is the minimum temperature the substance must be heated to sustain combustion.
A. Flash point
B. Burning point
C. Ignition Temperature
D. Temperature
Answer: Ignition temperature
19. It is poisonous and is a normal product of combustion, especially when the air supply to the fire is restricted.
A. Carbon monoxide
B. Smoke
C. Carbon Dioxide
D. Gas
Answer: Carbon monoxide
20. It is a form of energy caused by the random movement of molecules.
A. Oxygen
B. Fuel
C. Heat
D. Chemical reaction
Answer: Heat
21. During the combustion process, it is drawn from the atmospheric air to completely oxidize the fuel.
A. Flame
B. Oxygen
C. Heat
D. Ignition
Answer: Oxygen
22. Fires involving energized electrical equipment or those that start in live electrical wires, equipment, electrical appliances, and telephone switchboards.
A. Class "A" Fires
B. Class "B" Fires
C. Class "C" Fires
D. Class "D" Fires
Answer: Class "C" Fires
23. Described as a self-sustaining chemical reaction yielding energy or products that cause further reactions of the same kind.
A. Fire
B. Combustion
C. Oxidation
D. Chemical reaction
Answer: Combustion
24. The process of combining a substance with oxygen (usually air) in the presence of heat.
A. Fire
B. Combustion
C. Oxidation
D. Chemical reaction
Answer: Oxidation
25. A series of reactions that occur in sequence, with the result of each individual reaction being added to the rest. Also called a chain reaction.
A. Fire
B. Combustion
C. Oxidation
D. Chemical reaction
Answer: Chemical reaction
26. A rapid, self-sustaining oxidation process accompanied by the evolution of heat and light in varying intensities, or is a chemical reaction in which a substance combines with oxygen, heat is released, and the form of the substance is destroyed.
A. Fire
B. Combustion
C. Oxidation
D. Chemical reaction
Answer: Fire
27. In a criminal investigation, before taking the sworn statement of a suspect, the investigator should inform the suspect of?
A. The name of the complainant
B. His constitutional rights
C. The evidence collected against him
D. His identity as an officer in the case
Answer: His Constitutional rights
28. He is credited with creating the first crime laboratory in the US.
A. Alexander Lacassagne
B. Arthur Conan Doyle
C. Hans Gross
D. August Vollmer
Answer: August Vollmer
29. He is the first Filipino fingerprint technician employed by the Philippine Constabulary.
A. Generoso Reyes
B. Lucila Lalu
C. Augustin Patricio
D. Tanggol
Answer: Generoso Reyes
30. It is known as the Fire Code of the Philippines.
A. RA. 9514
B. PD. 1185
C. RA. 9512
D. PD. 1613
Answer: A
31. It refers to the chemical process whereby fire consumes the most solid part of the fuel:
a. Combustion
b. Backdraft
c. Pyrolysis
d. Propagation
Answer: C
32. What is the color of a luminous flame?
a. Reddish-orange
b. Light Blue
c. Blue
d. Bright Yellow
Answer: D
33. It is the composition of oxygen in air under normal conditions.
a. 15%
b. 21%
c. 19%
d. 32%
Answer: B
34. What is the most important element of fire?
a. Heat
b. Oxygen
c. Fuel
d. None of these
Answer: B
35. It is an art that deals with the identity and location of the offender and proves his guilt in a criminal proceeding.
a. Investigation
b. Criminal Investigation
c. Probing
d. Criminal Detection
Answer: B
36. The following are the duties of the criminal investigator, except.
a. Establish that, in fact, a crime was committed under the law.
b. Identify and apprehend the suspect.
c. To establish the credibility of the organization.
d. To assist the state in prosecuting the party charged with the offense.
Answer: C
37. An eyewitness may aid the investigator in solving the crime and may identify the following, except?
a. Any deformities
b. Face
c. Attitude
d. Gait
Answer: C
38. This is not part of the phases of criminal investigation
a. Preliminary Investigation
b. Follow-up Investigation
c. Progress Investigation
d. Final Investigation
Answer: C
39. This refers to the act of making a situation, action, or offense seem less serious or more forgivable by providing reasons or factors that reduce its negative impact оr significance.
a. Extenuation
b. Shifting the blame
c. Sympathetic Approach
d. Kindness
Answer: A
40. Father of the Modern Policing System?
a. Sir Robert Peel
b. John Fielding
c. Hans Gross
d. Eugene Francois Vidocq
Answer: A
41. He is attributed with the establishment of LA SÜRETÉ, which means "security" or "safety".
a. Sir Robert Peel
b. John Fielding
c. Hans Gross
d. Eugene Francois Vidocq
Answer: D
42. He was a former criminal who first introduced the idea of a thief-taker.
a. Francis Turkey
b. Henry Fielding
c. Jonathan Wild
d. Eugene Francois Vidocq
Answer: C
43. He is regarded as America's Founder of Criminal Investigation.
a. Allan Pinkerton
b. Edgar J. Hoover
c. Insp. Thomas Byrnes
d. Edmond Locard
Answer: A
44. He is considered the Father of the Modern Policing System in the US.
a. Sir Robert Peel
b. John Fielding
c. Hans Gross
d. August Vollmer
Answer: D
45. What is extravasation or effusion of blood in a newly formed cavity underneath the skin?
A. Hematoma
B. Contusion
C. Abrasions
D. Petechiae
Answer: A
46. A wound that is produced by a sharp-edged instrument like a knife and a bolo?
A. Lacerated wound
B. Punctured wound
C. Incised wound
D. Defense wound
Answer: C
47. It refers to a condition of a woman who permits any form of sexual liberties as long as they abstains from rupturing the hymen by the sexual act.
A. Demi-Virginity
B. Virgo Intacta
C. Moral Virginity
D. Physical Virginity
Answer: A
48. This is the instantaneous rigidity of the muscles that occurs at the moment of death due to extreme nervous tension.
A. Cadaveric spasm
B. Algor mortis
C. Rigor mortis
D. Cold stiffening
Answer: A
49. It is the complete, persistent, and continuous cessation of vital functions of the brain, heart, and lungs that maintain life and health.
A. Somatic Death
B. Molecular Death
C. Apparent Death
D. State of suspended animation
Answer: A
50. A word or group of words that expresses a complete thought.
A. adverb
B. verb
C. subject
D. sentence
Answer: D
51. Drugs that are categorized as uppers or speed can give the following symptoms of abuse, except:
A. dilation of pupils
B. sudden burst of laughter
C. increasingly inactive
D. wakefulness
Answer: B
52. The burning of a small quantity of the suspected substance and determining whether the odor or smell is similar to burnt banana leaves or has a sweetish odor is a field test that can reveal the drug ___.
A. Marijuana
B. Opium
C. Coca leaves
D. Peyote Cactus
Answer: A
53. The drug that is obtained from the alkaloid of the leaves of the Erythroxylon coca and the other species of Erythroxylon Linne, or by synthesis from ecgonine and its derivatives, is called:
A. Heroin
B. Sodium Carbonate
C. Codeine
D. Cocaine
Answer: D
54. “Bennies” and “dexies” are for amphetamines; “red devils” and “double trouble" are for ___.
A. Demerol
B. Sulfates
C. Barbiturates
D. Deliriants
Answer: C
55. What kind of drug examination is made during the initial investigation conducted by the first responding officers?
A. Field Testing
B. Laboratory Analysis
C. Color Reaction Testing
D. all of these
Answer: A
56. The Duquenois-Levine test is for marijuana; Symone’s test is for:
A. Shabu
B. Cocaine
C. Opium derivatives
D. Amphetamine
Answer: A
57. The presence of drug paraphernalia at the drug scene in the form of a syringe and needle, tourniquet, spoon, or bottle top “cookies” and tinfoil packet reveals that the drugs being administered are:
A. tablet drugs
B. capsule drugs
C. liquid drugs
D. marijuana leaves
Answer: C
58. The body sign, in narcotic death investigation, of bluish discoloration of the face and or fingernails due to insufficient oxygenation of the blood caused by the increase in carbon dioxide in the body is called:
A. Petechial hemorrhage
B. Cyanosis
C. Asphyxia
D. Hematoma
Answer: B
59. What is called the “visual evidence” in drug-related cases?
A. Needle marks/tracks
B. Asphyxiation
C. Skin diseases
D. Internal body signs
Answer: A
60. What kind of alcohol is used in alcoholic drinks?
A. Methyl Alcohol
B. Ethyl Alcohol
C. Brewery
D. Ethylene
Answer: B
61. Intoxication, when considered under the law, is considered
A. Alternative Circumstance
B. Maladaptive Behavior
C. Delinquent act
D. Anti-social Behavior
Answer: A
62. In substance abuse, what is the scientific name of the tobacco plant?
A. Nicotino Tabakumo
B. Nicotiana Tabacum
C. Nikotiano Tabaku
D. Tabaku Nicotino
Answer: B
53. What is the addictive substance or chemical contained in tobacco cigarettes?
A. Tar
B. Carbon Monoxide
C. Carbon Dioxide
D. Nicotine
Answer: D
64. A certain intersection, for several reasons, has more traffic accidents than any other part of the area. The Police unit assignment to the area should.
A. Park near the intersection, in plain view, and wait for violators.
B. Park your motorcycle at the center of the intersection to caution motorists
C. Park near the intersection, more or less hidden from view
D. Cruise all the assigned areas, but give extra attention to the intersection
Answer: D
65. Every device that is self-propelled and every vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails.
A. Skating
B. Bicycle
C. Tricycle
D. Motor vehicles
Answer: D
66. Hypothetical means
A. Temporary
B. Exaggerated
C. Provable
D. Assumed
Answer: D
67. A public officer or employee, when NOT being authorized by judicial order, shall enter a dwelling against the will of the owner thereof, and is committing:
A. Legal entry
B. Violation of domicile
C. Illegal entry
D. Abatement
Answer: B
68. Any act that would remove or naturalize a fire hazard.
A. Allotment
B. Combustion
C. Distillation
D. Abatement
Answer: D
69. It is the investigator's responsibility to ensure that every precaution is exercised to preserve physical evidence in the state in which it was recovered/obtained until it is released to the evidence custodian.
A. Tagging of evidence
B. Evaluation of evidence
C. Preservation of evidence
D. Releasing evidence
Answer: C
70. Trial is allowed only after arraignment, and the accused may waive his right to appear at the trial except when his presence is required for purposes of identification. This is the principle of trial in __.
A. Substitution
B. Absentia
C. Re-assignment
D. Ordeal
Answer: B
71. From among the following, which is correct?
A. RA 6975, Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, which took effect on June 7, 2002
B. RA 9165, Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, which took effect on July 4, 2002
C. RA 6975, Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, took effect on March 2, 1972
D. RA 6425, Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, which took effect on July 4, 2002
Answer: B
72. What is the term used to describe the intoxicating effect of a drug in the lingo of the drug users?
A. Stoned
B. Rush
C. High
D. Trip
Answer: A
73. The drug heroin was chemically synthesized from
A. Morphine
B. Opium Juice
C. Codeine
D. Coca paste
Answer: A
74. What group of countries was the first important drug traffic route organized from drug discovery up to marketing?
A. Peru-Uruguay-Panama-Columbia
B. The Golden Triangle
C. Middle East-Europe-U.S
D. The Golden Crescent
Answer: C
75. What part of the globe is the principal source of all forms of cocaine?
A. South East Asia
B. South America
C. Middle East
D. South West Asia
Answer: B
76. The Golden Triangle is for the Chinese Triad, and Colombia and Peru are for:
A. La Cosa Nostra
B. Cammora
C. Medellin Cartel
D. YAKUZA
Answer: C
77. The drug addict who shows many “tracks” from an injection of hypodermic needles is mostly addicted to:
A. liquid amphetamine
B. heroin
C. shabu
D. freebase cocaine
Answer: A
78. Are those crimes committed against individuals, particularly against their chastity, but which do not produce danger or prejudice common to other members of society?
A. Private crimes
B. Public crimes
C. Felony
D. Infractions
Answer: A
79. Are those acts and omissions committed not only by means of deceit but also by means of fault, and are punishable by law?
A. Justifying circumstances
B. Felonies
C. Exempting circumstances
D. Attempted felony
Answer: B
80. Is committed whenever the offender commences the commission of a crime directly by overt acts but does not perform all the acts of execution which should produce the felony as a consequence by reason of some cause or accident other than his own spontaneous desistance.
A. Frustrated felony
B. Attempted felony
C. Consummated felony
D. Felony
Answer: B
81. Derived from the name Hasan or Hashasin, the Muslim cult leader who fed his disciples a preparation made from the resin of the female hemp plant as a reward for their successful activities in assassinations.
A. Opium
B. Hashis
C. Marijuana
D. Heroin
Answer: B
82. The drug addict or user generally acquires the drug habit because of being:
A. powerless and less self-control
B. emotionally unstable
C. socially maladjusted
D. all of these
Answer: D
83. In knowing the history of drug taking of a person, the best information is taken from:
A. trained psychologist
B. doctors or physicians
C. laboratory results
D. patient himself
Answer: D
84. When a drug-dependent person develops changes in the normal functioning of the brain that can be manifested in undesirable conditions, he suffers from mental invalidity. Mental invalid in the context of drug abuse means:
A. mental deterioration due to drug addiction
B. loss of willpower to quit drug use
C. loss of contact with reality
D. distortion of sensory perception
Answer: A
85. A drug abuser, because of his use of unsterilized paraphernalia, tends to develop low resistance and becomes susceptible to various infections, such as:
A. stomach cancer
B. headaches and body pains
C. communicable diseases
D. loss of appetite
Answer: C
86. Any private person who shall enter the dwelling of another against the will of the latter.
A. usurpation
B. trespassing on a dwelling
C. light threats
D. none of these
Answer: B
87. Which of the following types of accidents is most decreased by the installation of a traffic light?
A. Cross-traffic accidents
B. Misunderstanding between motorists and traffic officers
C. Accidents of confusion
D. Accidents of the decision of right of way
Answer: D
88. Is that which is not excluded by the law as tending to prove a fact in issue
A. material evidence
B. relevant evidence
C. direct evidence
D. competent evidence
Answer: B
89. The use of one or more electrical appliances or devices that draw or consume electrical current beyond the designed capacity of the existing electrical system.
A. self-closing door
B. jumper
C. overloading
D. oxidizing material
Answer: C
90. The method of determining and finding the best way to remedy the specific cause or causes of the complaint or grievance refers to _____.
A. investigation procedure
B. cross-examination
C. grievance procedure
D. criminal procedure
Answer: A
91. When people are considered as sources of information, the experienced police officer.
A. recognizes that persons from all walks of life represent potential investigative resources
B. develops his contacts only with law-abiding citizens
C. restricts his efforts to members of the departments
D. concentrates all his efforts on acquiring informants only from criminal types
Answer: A
92. A cannabis cigarette.
A. sticks
B. knocks–out drops
C. reefer
D. pop pills
Answer: C
93. All lines, patterns, words, colors, or other gadgets EXCEPT signs set into the surface or applied upon or attached to the pavement or curbing officially placed to regulate traffic is called _____.
A. warning signs
B. traffic management
C. traffic engineering
D. pavement marking
Answer: D
94. The main reason why both traffic officers and signal lights are used in some intersections is that
A. motorists are discouraged from “jumping signals”
B. Traffic can be kept moving at a faster rate
C. greater safety for pedestrians and motorists is effected
D. An officer can stop and start as necessity demands
Answer: D
95. The main reason why both traffic officers and signal lights are used on some intersections is that
A. motorists are discouraged from “jumping signals”
B. Traffic can be kept moving at a faster rate
C. greater safety for pedestrians and motorists is effected
D. An officer can stop and start as necessity demands
Answer: D
96. The fundamental responsibility of the officer in charge of protecting the crime scene is to:
A. interrogate the witnesses
B. engage in the search for traces left by the criminal
C. removal of evidence which may prove important to the case
D. preserving the site of the crime in the same physical condition as it was left by the perpetrator
Answer: D
97. An instance that may cause fires from the heat accumulated from the rolling, sliding, or friction in machinery or between two hard surfaces, at least one of which is usually a metal, is called.
A. static electricity
B. overheating of the machine
C. friction heat
D. heat from arching
Answer: C
98. Method of heat transfer by direct contact.
A. nuclear fission
B. conduction
C. convection
D. Radiation
Answer: B
99. The desire to give information as an excuse to talk to the police to get more information from them than he gives. A. double crosser informants
B. false informants
C. self-aggrandizing
D. mercenary informants
Answer: A
100. Assume that a dead body has been discovered on the street, and being the only police officer around, you have been called upon by passersby to proceed to the scene. Upon arriving at the scene, several onlookers are gathered. As a rule, a police officer must refrain from expressing his opinion as to the probable cause of death because.
A. His opinion may influence the investigator assigned to the case
B. No useful purpose will be served
C. The killer may overrule your conclusion
D. He does not know the cause of the death
Answer: A
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