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  • 1. As defined under Section 1, Rule 128 of the Rules of Court, what is evidence?
A) The means sanctioned by these Rules of ascertaining in a judicial proceeding the truth respecting a matter of fact
B) As defined under Section 1, Rule 128 of the Rules of Court, what is evidence?
C) The testimony of witnesses given during the trial
D) The conclusion reached by the court after evaluating the facts
  • 2. The Rules on Evidence apply only to:
A) Judicial proceedings
B) Quasi-judicial proceedings
C) All types of cases and proceedings
D) Administrative cases
  • 3. Under Section 4, Rule 128, the Rules of Evidence do not apply to the following cases, EXCEPT:
A) Naturalization cases
B) Civil cases before regular courts
C) Land registration proceedings
D) Election cases
  • 4. In which of the following may the Rules of Evidence be applied only by analogy or in a suppletory character?
A) Criminal cases
B) Civil cases
C) Insolvency proceedings
D) All of the above
  • 5. Evidence is required when:
A) There is no dispute between the parties
B) The court needs to resolve a question of law
C) The facts are already admitted
D) The court needs to resolve a question of fact
  • 6. Evidence is NOT required in the following instances, EXCEPT:
A) Facts judicially admitted by the adverse party
B) Matters of judicial notice
C) Issues of fact raised in the pleadings
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 applies only to criminal cases
B) It replaces the Rules of Court in all proceedings
C) It does not apply to text messages or chat conversations
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) Digital records
B) Temporary evidence
C) Electronic evidence
D) Ephemeral communications
  • 9. The Rules on Evidence shall be construed:
A) In favor of the accused in all cases
B) Strictly to ensure compliance
C) Liberally to facilitate the attainment of justice
D) According to the personal discretion of the judge
  • 10. Is there a vested right in the Rules on Evidence?
A) Yes, because it is part of procedural due process
B) No, unless the parties agree otherwise
C) Yes, once the case has commenced
D) No, because the Supreme Court may change them pursuant to its constitutional power
  • 11. In civil cases, the party with the burden of proof must establish their claim by:
A) Substantial evidence
B) Clear and convincing evidence
C) Proof beyond reasonable doubt
D) Preponderance of evidence
  • 12. In criminal cases, the guilt of the accused must be proven by:
A) Substantial evidence
B) Preponderance of evidence
C) Proof beyond reasonable doubt
D) Clear and convincing evidence
  • 13. An offer of compromise in a civil case is:
A) An admission of liability
B) Admissible only if the other party accepts it
C) Not an admission of liability and not admissible against the offeror
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) In cases punishable by reclusion perpetua
D) When the offended party agrees to the compromise
  • 15. The constitutional presumption of innocence applies in:
A) Quasi-judicial cases
B) Civil cases only
C) Criminal cases only
D) All cases
  • 16. In civil cases, evidence of the moral character of a party is admissible if:
A) It proves the party is telling the truth
B) It shows the party has bad moral character
C) It is pertinent to the issue of character involved in the case
D) It shows the party has good moral character
  • 17. In criminal cases, the prosecution may prove the bad moral character of the accused:
A) Only with the consent of the accused
B) At any time during the trial
C) Only if it proves the accused committed the crime
D) Only in rebuttal
  • 18. The concept of "confession" applies to:
A) Both civil and criminal cases
B) Criminal cases
C) Neither civil nor criminal cases
D) Civil cases
  • 19. The privileged communication rule on patient-physician relationship applies to:
A) Neither civil nor criminal cases
B) Criminal cases only
C) Both civil and criminal cases
D) Civil cases only
  • 20. The rule on admission by a conspirator applies to:
A) Both civil and criminal cases
B) Civil cases only
C) Criminal cases only
D) Neither civil nor criminal cases
  • 21. It is the conviction or persuasion of the mind resulting from a consideration of evidence:
A) Proof
B) Factum probandum
C) Evidence
D) Factum probans
  • 22. It is the medium or means used to establish the truth of a matter:
A) Evidence
B) Verdict
C) Factum probandum
D) Proof
  • 23. Factum probandum refers to:
A) The evidence presented in court
B) The facts or materials proving the proposition
C) The fact or proposition to be established
D) The final conclusion of the court
  • 24. Factum probans refers to:
A) The facts or materials evidencing the proposition to be established
B) The issue to be resolved
C) The burden of proof
D) The fact or proposition to be established
  • 25. Corpus delicti means:
A) The identity of the perpetrator
B) The dead body of the victim
C) The object used in the crime
D) The fact that a crime was committed
  • 26. Which of the following is NOT an element of corpus delicti?
A) The existence of a certain act or result forming the basis of the charge
B) All of these are elements
C) The identity of the person who committed the act
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 identity of the thief
C) That the property was lost by the owner through felonious taking
D) The value of the stolen property
  • 28. The rules on evidence may be waived. Which of the following is an example?
A) Evidence obtained illegally becomes admissible if no objection is made
B) The court may dispense with the rules upon request of one party
C) Failure to object to hearsay evidence makes it admissible
D) The accused may waive his right to present evidence
  • 29. When evidence is admissible, it means:
A) It proves the fact in issue beyond doubt
B) It is relevant and not excluded by law, the Constitution or the Rules
C) It is automatically credible
D) It was obtained legally
  • 30. For evidence to be admissible, it must be:
A) Legal and truthful
B) Relevant and competent
C) Credible and persuasive
D) Material and substantial
  • 31. Evidence is relevant if:
A) It comes from a credible source
B) It was presented by a competent witness
C) It has a direct relationship to the fact in issue
D) It is not excluded by any law
  • 32. Evidence is competent if:
A) It is credible8
B) It is material to the case
C) It proves the fact in issue
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) allowed
C) Allowed only in criminal cases
D) Not Allowed
  • 34. Evidence on collateral matters is allowed if:
A) The parties agree
B) It tends to establish the probability or improbability of the fact in issue
C) It proves the witness is telling the truth
D) It is presented by a party with the burden of proof
  • 35. Motive becomes important when:
A) The evidence of commission and identity is purely circumstantial
B) The victim is dead
C) The accused denies the charge
D) It is an element of the offense
  • 36. Admissibility of evidence refers to:
A) Whether it is credible
B) Whether it is entitled to be received and considered
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D) Whether it proves the fact in issue
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