NAPOLCOM Exams (General Information) – Page 1

#0. It is a surprise invasion of a building, a small-scale attack of limited territory:
A Arrest
B Search
C Raids
D Casing
Answer: Raids
#1. Excessive use of force by policemen is popularly referred to as:
A Police Enforcement Electives
B High-Risk Encounters
C Police Bodily Harm
D Police Brutality
Answer: Police Brutality
#2. Which of the following defines Miranda Doctrine?
A The suspect is presumed guilty until proven innocent.
B The suspect is not allowed to talk unless he has sought legal advice.
C The suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
D The suspect has the burden of proving himself innocent.
Answer: The suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
#3. Under provisions of Section 2, Article III of 1987 Philippine Constitution known as Bill of Rights, the authority to issue a warrant of arrest and search warrant lies on the:
A Investigator
B Solicitor General
C Judge
D Chief of Police
Answer: Judge
#4. If the accused cannot afford services of a counsel of his choice, the one who provides is the:
A Police
B Parents/Guardian
C Prosecutor
D Witness
Answer: Prosecutor
#5. Which of the statements below is not included in the Bill of Rights?
A No person shall be imprisoned for debt for non-payment of a poll tax.
B No person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense without due process of law
C No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor shall all are person be denied the equal protection of laws.
D No persons shall be appointed as police officer or member of the PNP unless he is a Filipino citizen, not more than 30 years of age, and of sound mind and body
Answer: No persons shall be appointed as police officer or member of the PNP unless he is a Filipino citizen, not more than 30 years of age, and of sound mind and body
#6. Legally, the term “Criminal” refers to one who:
A Commits an act injurious to the public.
B engages in act inimical to national security.
C is convicted by a competent court.
D lives in the world of crime.
Answer: is convicted by a competent court.
#7. The imposition of Death Penalty shall be automatically reviewed by the:
A Metropolitan Trial Court
B Court of Appeals
C President of the Philippines
D Supreme Court
Answer: President of the Philippines
#8. A police officer may invoke a legitimate self-defense when:
A He is disarming a criminal.
B He is frisking a criminal suspect.
C He is arresting a wanted criminal.
D A suspect plans to escape from police custody.
Answer: He is arresting a wanted criminal.
#9. The renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy is one of the principles declares in the:
A Law creating the National Security Council.
B Law creating the Peace and Order Councils.
C Law establishing the Katarungang Pambarangay System.
D Law creating the PNP.
Answer: Law establishing the Katarungang Pambarangay System.
#10. One of the principles declared under the Philippine Constitution is that civilian authority is:
A at par with the military.
B subservient to the military.
C more influential than the church
D at all times, supreme over the military.
Answer: at all times, supreme over the military.
#11. Enumerated below are primary functions of the police, except:
A criminal investigation.
B execution of court orders and search warrant.
C traffic enforcement and regulation
D vice control
Answer: vice control
#12. The following are commissions in the Philippine Bureaucracy. Which one of them is NOT an independent constitutional commission?
A Commission on Human Rights
B Commission on Higher Education
C Civil Service Commission
D Commission on Elections
Answer: Commission on Higher Education
#13. Which of the phrases below does NOT describe the Philippine National Police?
A Partisan in politics
B Civilian in character
C Community and service oriented
D National in scope
Answer: Partisan in politics
#14. Which of the following is NOT a political subdivision?
A Municipality
B Barangay
C Region
D Province
Answer: Region
#15. Under the Declaration of the Principles and State Policies of the 1987 Constitution, the Philippines is deemed a:
A communist state.
B democratic and republican state
C republican and socialist state.
D democratic state.
Answer: democratic and republican state
#16. Under the 1987 Constitution, a percentage of the total number of representatives shall be allocated to party list representatives. Such percentage shall NOT exceed:
A 15%
B 50%
C 20%
D 25%
Answer: 20%
#17. The Philippine National Police is under what Department?
A Department of Justice
B Department of the Interior and Local Government
C Department of National Defense
D Department of Budget and management
Answer: Department of the Interior and Local Government
#18. The forerunner of the Philippine National Police is the:
A Philippine Constabulary.
B Philippine Constabulary-Integrated National Police.
C Police Commission.
D Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Answer: Police Commission.
#19. Which of the following is NOT a bureau under the Department of the Interior and Local Government?
A Bureau of Fire Protection
B Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
C Local Government Academy
D Philippine Public Safety College
Answer: Local Government Academy