A) July 1, 1932 B) January 1, 1932 C) January 1, 1933 D) January 1, 1930
A) Generally prospective but may be retroactive if favorable to the accused B) Retrospective C) Prospective D) Always retroactive
A) Every act is punishable B) There is no crime when there is no law punishing it C) Law excuses ignorance D) Criminal law is moral law
A) To provide civil remedies B) To compensate victims C) To enrich the state D) To protect society and maintain order
A) A quasi-crime B) A private crime C) A public crime D) A moral wrong
A) Spanish Penal Code B) American Common Law C) French Code Napoleon D) German Criminal Code
A) They are civil wrongs B) They offend administrative rules C) They are inherently wrong D) They are prohibited by law
A) They are immoral B) They are prohibited by law C) They are crimes against nature D) They are torts
A) The Revised Penal Code and special penal laws B) Local ordinances only C) Custom D) Civil Code
A) Doctrine of finality B) Rule of lenity C) Rule of equity D) Rule of conduct
A) It is an absolute defense B) Everyone is presumed to know the law C) It is a privilege D) Law is optional
A) Civil liability quasi-delicto B) Restitution only C) Civil contract D) Civil liability ex delicto
A) To all Filipinos abroad B) Only to foreigners C) Philippine criminal laws apply within its territory D) Only to land territory
A) Universality B) Extraterritoriality principle C) Nationality D) Global jurisdiction
A) Temporary application B) No effect C) Retroactive effect D) Prospective effect only
A) They apply only to acts committed after their effectivity B) They apply to foreigners only C) They are always retroactive D) They apply to all acts anytime
A) Revenge B) Prevention and reformation C) Compensation D) Intimidation only
A) Live or sojourn in Philippine territory B) Are foreigners only C) Are Filipinos only D) Are minors
A) A violation of ordinance B) A sin C) An act or omission punishable under the Revised Penal Code D) A civil wrong
A) Contract B) Dolo (intent) or culpa (fault) C) Necessity D) Agreement
A) Consent B) Freedom, intelligence, intent C) Force, coercion, mistake D) Negligence
A) Fraud B) Malice C) Premeditation D) Imprudence or negligence
A) Planning, execution, completion B) Partial, full, final C) Begun, ended, finished D) Attempted, frustrated, consummated
A) Frustrated felony B) Consummated C) Attempted D) Impossible
A) Consummated felony B) Attempted C) Frustrated D) Impossible
A) The result is achieved B) The act is lawful C) The act is accidental D) The act performed would be an offense but for its impossibility of accomplishment
A) Stealing your own property B) Killing an animal C) Shooting a corpse believing it alive D) Breaking a vase
A) The act is proven unlawful B) The accused is a first offender C) The victim dies D) There is motive
A) There is evidence of guilt B) The identity of the offender is in doubt C) The act is admitted D) The crime is heinous
A) Frustrated B) Impossible C) Consummated D) Attempted felony
A) There is motive B) It is immoral C) There is intent D) The law punishes carelessness resulting in injury
A) Mistake in the blow B) Impossible crime C) Accidental harm D) Mistake in identity
A) Mistake in blow B) Lack of intent C) Impossible crime D) Mistake in the identity of the victim
A) The act is lawful B) No crime committed C) Negligence D) The result is graver than intended
A) Exempt from criminal liability B) Aggravated C) Mitigated D) Liable
A) The fear is imaginary B) It is voluntary C) The fear is real and imminent D) It is lawful fear
A) The act was unlawful B) There was negligence C) The act was intentional D) The act was lawful and injury was purely accidental
A) Aggravating B) Mitigating circumstance C) Ordinary D) Exempting
A) The penalty B) The damages C) The motive D) The liability only
A) The gravity of crime B) The fine C) The penalty D) The number of victims
A) Mitigating B) Aggravating C) Justifying circumstance D) Exempting
A) Provocation and necessity B) Unlawful aggression and retaliation only C) Retaliation, anger, revenge D) Unlawful aggression, reasonable necessity, lack of sufficient provocation
A) Use of insulting words B) Verbal abuse C) Mere threat D) Actual or imminent attack giving rise to danger to life or limb
A) Spouse, ascendants, descendants, brothers, sisters, relatives by affinity within the same degree B) Strangers C) Friends D) Co-workers
A) There is no participation in the aggression and there is a lawful reason to defend B) The aggression is verbal C) The stranger requests D) It benefits the accused
A) The order is unjust B) The order is lawful and the subordinate had no duty to refuse C) The act is immoral D) The superior is a friend
A) He was merely drunk B) He was emotional C) He was partially insane D) The accused completely lost intelligence at the time of the act
A) The offender is under 15 years of age B) Under 20 years old C) Over 21 years old D) 18 years old
A) It is not habitual and not subsequent to the plan to commit crime B) It is voluntary C) It is habitual D) It is planned
A) It is done for revenge B) It is premeditated C) It is caused by greed D) It arises from lawful sentiments
A) Justifying B) Aggravating C) Exempting D) Mitigating
A) Aggravating B) Justifying C) Mitigating D) Exempting
A) Aggravating circumstance B) Mitigating C) Ordinary D) Exempting
A) Mitigating B) Special aggravating C) Aggravating circumstance D) Justifying
A) It occurs by chance B) It is accidental C) It is daytime D) It is purposely sought to facilitate the crime
A) Attacking a stranger B) Taking advantage of strength to weaken the defense of victim C) Being armed D) Acting alone
A) Killing in anger B) Torturing oneself C) Robbing in group D) Adding moral suffering to the victim
A) Surprise attack only B) Abuse of power only C) Motive of revenge D) Means, methods, or forms that insure execution without risk to the offender
A) The penalty remains in its medium period B) The penalty increases C) The crime is extinguished D) The penalty decreases
A) The nature and relationship of the parties B) The result only C) The motive only D) The method of attack
A) They are strangers B) None of the above C) The victim is an enemy D) The offended party is a relative of the offender and the law so provides
A) The crime is minor B) The act is accidental C) The offender abuses the respect due to the offended party D) The relationship is friendly
A) Ordinary mitigating B) Exempting C) Justifying D) A privileged mitigating circumstance
A) Exempting only B) Mitigating C) Punishable D) Not punishable
A) They argue only B) One suggests but others refuse C) Two or more persons agree and decide to commit a felony D) They merely discuss
A) Principals B) Accessories C) Witnesses D) Accomplices
A) An accomplice B) A principal C) An instigator D) An accessory
A) An accomplice B) An accessory C) A conspirator D) A principal
A) Directly induces another to commit the crime B) Merely assists C) Aids in concealment D) Provides information only
A) They are friends B) They are co-workers C) They are neighbors D) They are relatives of the principal (spouse, ascendant, descendant, sibling)
A) By direct participation, by inducement, by indispensable cooperation B) By order only C) By attempt only D) By negligence
A) Recommended by police B) Optional C) Desired by the victim D) Imposed by the court upon conviction
A) Primary and secondary B) Principal and accessory penalties C) Ordinary and special D) Major and minor
A) 12 years and 1 day to 20 years B) Life imprisonment C) 20 years and 1 day to 40 years D) 6 years to 12 years
A) 1 month to 6 months B) 30 days to 2 years C) 1 day to 30 days D) 6 months to 1 year
A) 6 years and 1 day to 12 years B) 1 day to 30 days C) 12 years and 1 day to 20 years D) 6 months and 1 day to 6 years
A) 6 years and 1 day to 12 years B) 20 years to 40 years C) 12 years and 1 day to 20 years D) 1 month to 6 years
A) 6 months to 6 years B) 20 years to 40 years C) 12 years and 1 day to 20 years D) 1 year to 10 years
A) Lighter than arresto mayor B) A penalty under special laws without fixed duration C) Always 30 years D) Same as reclusion perpetua
A) Optional B) Still enforced C) Applied to heinous crimes D) Abolished under present laws (R.A. 9346)
A) Principal penalty B) Special measure C) Ordinary penalty D) Accessory penalty
A) Aggravating B) Civil liability C) Mitigating D) Accessory penalty
A) The convict is foreign B) The convict is acquitted C) The convict cannot pay the fine D) The convict escapes
A) There is aggravation B) None above C) There is none mitigating D) There is a privileged mitigating circumstance
A) Imprisonment B) Suspension C) Hard labor D) Banishment from a place for a specified time
A) Loss of public office and right to vote or be voted for B) Suspension C) Civil interdiction only D) Temporary dismissal
A) Increase punishment B) Adjust punishment according to circumstances C) Make computation easier D) Shorten imprisonment
A) Reclusion perpetua B) Arresto menor or fine not exceeding ₱40,000 C) Prision correccional D) Life imprisonment
A) Light penalties B) Simple penalties C) Fines only D) Capital punishment or afflictive penalties
A) Correctional penalties B) Light penalties C) Civil penalties D) Accessory penalties
A) Probation only B) Bail C) Death, service of sentence, amnesty, absolute pardon, prescription, marriage (in cases provided by law) D) Parole only
A) Prescription B) Conditional pardon, commutation, parole, good conduct C) Death D) Amnesty
A) The President with concurrence of Congress B) The Supreme Court C) The Senate only D) The Secretary of Justice
A) The offended party B) Executive clemency granted by the President C) Congress D) The court
A) The offended party B) The President C) The court after conviction D) The prosecutor
A) Loss of right of the State to prosecute after lapse of time B) The case is closed C) Loss of evidence D) The crime is pardoned
A) Conviction is void B) Crime no longer punishable C) Loss of right to enforce sentence after lapse of time D) Death of offender
A) The convict dies B) The term ends C) The convict behaves well D) The conditions are violated
A) The evidence B) The punishment C) The crime D) Criminal liability
A) Pardon B) Probation C) Amnesty D) Payment, loss of thing, remission, prescription, or merger |