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