LEA SAMPLE BOARD QUESTIONS

SET 1

1. He exercise the power to revoke, for cause, licenses issued to the security guards.
A. Chief PNP
B. Secretary, DILG
C. Undersecretary for Peace and Order
D. Chairman, NAPOLCOM

2. In Counter intelligence, surveillance is categorized according to intensity and sensitivity. When

there is intermittent observation, varying in occasion, then this surveillance is called:
A. loose B. open
C. discreet D. close

3. The amount and nature of demands of the police service are not the same on all three (3)
shift. It is therefore necessary to make available maximum manpower at the time the police
service is of greatest demand. This is organization by:
A. clientele B. time
C. purpose D. process

4. The PNP has a program which ensures the deployment of policemen in busy and crime prone
areas. This is called
A. patrol deployment program
B. roving patrol program
C. patrol and visibility program
D. police visibility program

5. Planning is a formal process of choosing the following, EXCEPT

A. purpose for which the organization performs
B. an organizational mission and overall objectives for both the short and long run
C. strategies to achieve the objectives
D. divisional, departmental and individual objective based on organizational objective

6. All regional appointments of commissioned officers commence with the rank of:
A. Senior Police Officer I
B. Police Officer III
C. Inspector
D. Senior Inspector

7. In busy and thickly populated Commercial Street like those in Divisoria, police patrol is very
necessary. Since three are several types of patrol, which of the following will you recommend?
A. Horse patrol B. Foot patrol
C. Mobile patrol D. Helicopter patrol
8. It is the product resulting from the collection evaluation analysis integration and
interpretation of criminal activity and which is immediately or potentially significant to police
planning.
A. Investigation B. Information
C. Data D. Intelligence

9. These are work programs of line division which related to the nature and extend of the
workload and the availability of resource.
A. administrative plan B. strategic plan
B. operational plan D. tactical plan

10. It is the premier institution for the police, fire, and jail personnel.
A. Philippine Military Academy (PMA)
B. Development Academy of the Philippines
C. Philippine College of Criminology (PCCR)
D. Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC)

11. A crew which is assigned to a mobile car usually consists of ____________________.

A. a driver and intelligence agent
B. a driver and traffic man
C. a driver and a recorder
D. a driver, recorder and supervisor

12. Police Officer must develop the _________________ of recording the facts as they are
learned and as the evidence is obtained:
A. obligation B. habit
B. perspective D. Duty

13. An industrial complex must established its first line of physical defense. It must have;
A. the building itself
B. communication barrier
C. perimeter barriers
D. window barriers

14. All the following are members of the Peoples Law Enforcement Board (PLEB), EXCEPT:
A. Three (3) members chosen by the Peace and Order Council from among the
respected members of the community.
B. Any Barangay Captain of the City/Municipality concerned chosen by the Association
of Barangay Captains.
C. Any members of the Sanguniang Panlungsod/Pambayan
D. A bar member chosen by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)
15. It is the circumspect inspection of a place to determine its suitability for particular
operational purposes.
A. Inspection B. Survey
C. Surveillance D. Casing

16. In the Civil Service System, merit and fitness are the primary consideration in the ________.
A. two-party system
B. promotional system
C. evaluation system
D. tools system

17. The minimum age requirement for Security Manager or Operator of a security agency is :
A. 40 yrs old B. 25 yrs old
C. 30 yrs old D. 35 yrs old

18. Which of these statements is CORRECT?

A. Conduction is heat transfer through combustion
B. Conduction is heat transfer through solid materials
C Conduction is heat transfer through air motion
D. Conduction is heat transfer through electromagnetic waves

19. In the de-briefing, the intelligence agent is asked to discuss which of the following:
A. his education profile and schools attended
B. his personal circumstances such as his age, religion, affiliation, address, etc.
C. his political inclination and/or party affiliation
D. his observations and experiences in the intelligence function

20. Private security Agencies has to be registered with the ______________.

A. Security and Exchange Commission
B. Department of Interior and Local Government
C. NAPOLCOM
D. National Bureau of Investigation

21. It is natural and man-made structure or physical device which is capable of restricting,
determining or delaying illegal access to an installation.
A. fence B. barrier
C. wall D. hazard

22. A single uninterrupted line of authority-often represented by boxes lines of organizational

chart should run in order by rank from top command to the level of the organization.
A. organizational control
B. scalar chain
C. administrative control
D. span of control
23. It provides means and ways by which all persons and employees are trained to make them
security conscious and disciplined.
A. security check
B. security investigation
C. security education
D. security promotion

24. What form of intelligence is involved when information is obtained of the person against
whom the information or document may be used, or the information is clandestinely acquired?
A. Covert B. Active
C. Overt D. Underground

25. The provincial governors shall choose the provincial Director from a list of ______ eligible
recommended by the PNP Director, preferable from the same province, city, or municipality.
A. six (6) B. five (5)
C. Three (3) D. four (4)

26. Which of the following is the most important characteristics of a good operational plan?
A. only one officer is reasonable for his execution
B. need for on-the-operation modification and amplification is minimized
C. present objectives and allocation of resources but not the methodology
D. all the details of the plans are properly identified and evaluated and such details are
known by the implementers.

27. Your fire station received a call that the Department Store “A” is burning. Considering the
huge facility and merchandise of said department store, there is a need to?
A. Study the problem in advance and formulate method of attack
B. Wait for further information about progress of incident
C. Proceed to the area and start putting off the fire
D. Organize the committee to direct fire fighting

28. Republic Act No. 6975 provides that on the average nationwide, the manning levels of the
PNP shall be approximately in accordance with a police to population ratio of;
A. one (1) policeman for every seven hundred (700) inhabitants
B. one (1) policeman for every one thousand five hundred (1500) inhabitants
C. one (1) policeman for every five hundred (500) inhabitants
D. one (1) policeman for every one thousand (1000) inhabitants

29. In disaster control operation, there is a need to establish a ______________ where

telephone or other means of communication shall ensure public lines of communication.
A. Command post B. Field room
C. Operation center D. Safe house

30. Registration of security agency must be done at the ________________?

A. Security and Exchange Commission
B. NAPOLCOM
C. Department of National Defense
D. PNP Criminal Investigation Group
31. Bicycle patrol has the combined advantage of ______________ since they can be operated
very quietly and without attracting attention.
A. Reduced speed and greater area of coverage
B. Mobility and wide area coverage
C. Shorter time travel
D. Mobility and stealth

32. The budget is ___________ in terms of expenditure requirements.

A. Tactical plan B. Work plan
C. Financial plan D. Control plan

33. The term used for the object of surveillance is subject while the investigator conducting the
surveillance is:
A. Rabbit B. Decoy
C. Surveillant C. Target

34. It is the police function which serves as the Backbone of the police service. In all types of
police situations, there is a specific unit assigned to undertake this function in view of its
importance.
A. vice control
B. Traffic enforcement
C. criminal investigation
D. patrol

35. Two or more persons forming an organization must identify first the reason for establishing
such organizations. They must identify the organizations ________________.
A. Strategy B. Vision
C. Objective D. Mission

36. Which of the following strategies is FALSE?

A. patrol officers are assigned to the New Cops on the Block
B. foot patrol places the patrol officers to greater danger than mobile patrol
C. helicopter patrol is of no use in search and rescue operation
D. the PNP does employ foot patrol

37. It is the weakest link in the security chain.

A. Managers B. Personnel
C. Barriers D. Inspections

38. It is the protection of high ranking officials from harm, kidnapping, and similar acts.
A. Asset protection B. Physical security
C. Document security D. VIP security

39. Designed to outline a series of related operations to accomplice a common objective

normally within a given period of time.
A. Contingency plan B. Supporting plan
C. Strategic plan D. Campaign plan
40. Which of the following best reflects the first step, logically and to some extent
chronologically, in planning the budget for an operating unit of the police agency?
A. forecast of workload
B. find out how much money was given last
C. establish a priority for each task or activity

41. Which of the statement is TRUE?

A. In a small police station, the need for a full time Records officer is justifiable.
B. As police stations increases its size, routine Desk officer is not able to hand them all.
C. Police records are not that important in police administration.
D. In large Departments, the Desk officer devote full time exclusively to record task.

42. A police station should have _______________ plan which includes every step that has been
outlined and officially adopted as the standard method of action to be followed by the members
of the police organization.
A. tactical plan B. management plan
C. procedural plan D. operational plan

43. Which of the following is considered as the most important factor in formulating an effective
patrol strategy?
A. training of station commander
B. adequacy of resources of police station
C. rank of the patrol commander
D. salary rates of police personnel

44. Who among the following have summary disciplinary powers over errant police members?
A. District Director B. Chief of Police
C. Provincial Director D. Chief, PNP

45. Direction that is provided on a one-on-one basis is called?

A. Administration B. Supervision
C. Management D. Organization

46. You are the Patrol Supervisor for morning shift, you don’t have enough men to cover all the
patrol beats. Which of the following will you implement?
A. Assign roving patrol with no foot patrol
B. Assign mobile patrol only in strategic place
C. Maintain your patrolmen in the station and just wait for calls for police assistance
D. Assign foot patrol in congested and busy patrol beats but assign a roving mobile
patrol to cover beats which are not covered by foot patrol.

47. _________________ plan relates to the problem of equipping, staffing and preparing the
police station to do job rather than the actual operation of the organization.
A. Tactical plan B. Management plan
C. Procedural plan D. Operational plan
48. It is the importance of the firm or installation in relation to national security.
A. Relative necessity
B. Relative vulnerability
C. Relative security
D. Relative critically

49. In undertaking a long range program directly toward simplification of the police records, the
first step should be a study of:
A. mechanic in which the current systems operate
B. utilization of existing record system
C. administrative structure of the organization
D. record system of similar organization

50. These procedure relates to the assignment and method of performance of police task away
from headquarters.
A. Field procedures
B. Staff procedure
C. Headquarters procedure
D. System procedure

51. The father of military espionage was;

A. Akbar
B. Genghis Khan
C. Alexander the great
D. Fredrick the great

52. Intelligence is under what type of police function?

A. Primary
B. Auxiliary
C. Administrative
D. Secondary

53. If a high winds has an extinguishing effect on the fire, the most probable extinguishing
method is?
A. Smothering B. fuel removal
C. Cooling D. Allusion

54. Listed below are all types of patrol, EXCEPT

A. Horse patrol B. T.V patrol
C. Foot patrol D. Motorcycle patrol

55. Upon arrival at his assigned beat, the patrol officer must immediately report to the
________.
A. Desk officer
B. Commander
C. Unit supervisor
D. Supervisor
56. Which of the following is the most common reason why an informer gives information to the
police?
A. wants to be known to the police
B. monetary reward
C. as good citizen
D. revenge

57. In surveillance, the following are done to hide the appearance of the surveillance vehicle
EXCEPT.

A. changing license plate of surveillance vehicle

B. putting on and removing hats, coats and sunglasses
C. change of setting arrangement within the surveillance vehicle
D. keep the cars behind the subjects car

58. It is the entrustment of a particular workload to some other person within the organization.
A. Budgeting
B. Delegation
C. Inspection
D. Evaluation

59. Police personnel may be effectively distributed according to any of the following
classification, EXCEPT
A. by time B. by function
C. by area D. by gender

60. Fredrick the Great is known as the;

A. Father of Military Espionage
B. Intelligence Father
C. Great Intelligence Father
D. Father of Criminology

61. Protective lightning, perimeter barriers and _______________ systems are known in
industrial security as physical security.
A. Relieving B. Reporting
C. Accounting D. Guarding

62. What administrative support unit conducts investigation and evaluation of physical
evidences related to crimes, with emphasis on their medical, chemical, biological and physical
nature.
A. Logistics Service
B. Crime Laboratory
C. Communication and Electronics Service
D. Finance Center
63. Those who are charged with actual fulfillments of agency’s mission are__________
personnel.
A. Staff B. Management
C. Supervision D. Line

64. Which of the following is contained in the heading of an intelligence report?

A. reporting unit
B. conclusion
C. signature of the Director
D. assessment of the operation

65. Licenses of private security guards are processed and issued by the;
A. Philippine National Police
B. National Police Commission
C. Department of Interior and Local Government
D. Security and Exchange Commission

66. When the subject identifies or obtains knowledge that the investigator is conducting
surveillance on him, the latter is,
A. cut out B. burnt out
C. sold out D. get out

67. A fire hydrant should be carefully opened when in use in order to -

A. prevent water runner
B. to ensure that the drip valve is all the way closed
C. close the coupling
D. reduce vibration of the hydrant

68. Small alleys like those in the squatter’s area of Tondo can be best penetrated by the police
through;
A. foot patrol B. highway patrol
C. mobile Patrol D. helicopter pa

69. Some of the instruction in foot surveillance are the following, EXCEPT
A. stop quickly, look behind
B. drop paper, never mind what happens to the paper
C. window shop, watch reflections
D. retraces steps

70. On many occasions, the bulk of the most information comes from?
A. business world
B. an underworld
C. news clippings
D. communications media
71. Highly qualified police applicants such as engineers, nurses, and graduates of forensic
science enter the police service as officers through;
A. regular promotion B. lateral entry
C. commissionship D. attrition

72. The first step a dispatcher must take when a felony-in-progress call has been received
through telephone or by direct alarm signal is to?
A. assign an investigator to investigate the witness
B. clear the air for emergency broadcast
C. call the investigators to report to crime scene
D. send augmentation force

73. The number of subordinates that can be supervised directly by one person tends to:
A. increase as the physical distance between supervisor and subordinate as well as the
individual subordinate increases
B. decrease with an increase in the knowledge and experience of the subordinate
C. decrease as the duties of subordinates increase in difficulty and complexity
D. increase as the level of supervision progresses for the first-line supervisory level and
management level.

74. Police Inspector Juan Dela Cruz is the Chief of Police of a municipality. He wants his
subordinates be drawn closer to the people in the different barangays. He should adopt which
of the following projects?
A. COPS on the Block
B. Oplan Bakal
C. Oplan Sandugo
D. Oplan Pagbabago

75. A plan with a time horizon of 5 to 10 years is called;

A. annual plan B. long-term plan
C. strategic plan D. Midterm plan

76. What should be undertaken by a security officer before he can prepare a comprehensive
security program for his industrial plan?
A. security conference
B. security survey
C. security check
D. security education

77. This patrol method utilizes disguise, deception and lying in wait rather than upon high-
visibility patrol techniques.
A. low-visibility patrol
B. directed deterrent patrol
C. decoy patrol
D. high visibility
78. It enforces all traffic laws and regulations to ensure the safety of motorists and pedestrians
and attain an orderly traffic.
A. Civil relation unit
B. Traffic operation center
C. Traffic management command
D. Aviation security command

79. A method of collecting information wherein the investigator merely uses his different
senses.
A. Observation B. Research
C. Casing D. Interrogation

80. In cutting a roof to ventilate, the firefighter should avoid ____________________.

A. cutting a very large hole
B. cutting several small holes
C. cutting roof boards near the beams
D. making openings near the fire

81. Plans can be change to meet future requirements which were not considered during the
planning stages. This indicates ________________ in planning.
A. Responsiveness B. Efficiency
C. Flexibility D. Effectiveness

82. In stationary surveillance, the following must be observed, EXCEPT

A. never meet subject face to face
B. avoid eye contact
C. recognized fellow agent
D. if burnt out, drop subject

83. Pedro is a thief who is eyeing at the handbag of Maria. PO1 Santos Reyes is standing a few
meters from Maria. The thief’s desire to steal is not diminished by the presence of the policed
officer but the ________________ for successful theft is.
A. Ambition B. Intention
C. Feeling D. Opportunity

84. In intelligence evaluation, the evaluation rating of A-4 means;

A. completely reliable source - Doubtfully true information
B. Usually reliable source – Probably true information
C. fairly reliable source - Probably true information
D. Usually reliable source – Probably true information

85. In case of special anti-crime squad, it should be used during normal times to intensify patrol
in crime prone areas and it be restricted to ____________ and be given missions to accomplish.
A. an area corresponding to two (2) beats
B. any area in the barangay
C. specific areas
D. general patrol area
86. It includes every procedure that has been outlined and officially adopted as the standard
method of action to be followed by members of the police organizations.
A. tactical plan B. management plan
C. procedural plan D. operational plan

87. A peace and Order Council is organized in every city/municipality by virtue of;
A. Executive Order 386
B. Executive Order 1012
C. Executive Order 309
D. Presidential Degree 118

88. Graduates of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) are automatically appointed to
the rank of?
A. Senior Superintendent
B. Senior Police Officer 1
C. Inspector
D. Superintendent

89. PNP in-service training programs are under the responsibility of the;
A. PNP Directorate for Plans
B. PNP Directorate for Human Resource and Doctrine Development
C. PNP Directorate for Personnel and Records Management
D. PNP Directorate for Comptrollership

90. A plan for coping up an attack against building equipped with alarm system is an example of?
A. extra-departmental plan
B. procedural plan
C. management plan
D. tactical plan

91. The random and unpredictable character of patrol, cultivation of feeling of police
omnipresence, high hazard areas, adequacy of the number of man to meet the need, likelihood
of criminal apprehension, and safety of control officers determine:
A. patrol coverage and deployment
B. degree of police-community relations
C. type of weapon to be used
D. deployment of intelligence agent

92. Before the objective of a plan can be formulated, the following must be recognized:
A. what resources are necessary to carry out the plan
B. who will implement the plan
C. when will be it implemented
D. the need to plan

93. One way of extending the power of observation is to get information from persons within
the vicinity. In police work, this is called:
 A. Data gathering
B. Interrogation
C. Field inquiry
D. Interview

94. The presence of a uniformed patrol officer and observant of the persons and things around,
deters the desire and destroys the _________________ for one to commit crime.
A. Opportunity
B. Need
C. Intention
D. Ambition

95. Dogs have an acute sense of ____________ thus, their utilization in tracking down lost
persons or illegal drugs.
A. Smell B. Eating
C. Hearing D. Drinking

96. Which of these statements is TRUE?

A. Radiation is heat transfer through combustion
B. Radiation is heat transfer through solid materials
C. Radiation is heat transfer through air motion
D. Radiation is heat transfer through electromagnetic waves

97. Which cause the greatest number of fires?

A. spontaneous ignition
B. electrical wiring
C. leaking gas pipes
D. smoking and matches

98. Intelligence on ______________ makes heavy usage of geographic information because law
enforcement officials must know exact location to interdict the flow of drugs.
A. Logistics
B. Narcotics Trafficking
C. Human Cargo Trafficking
D. Economic Resources

99. Which of the following is the most ideally suited in evacuation and search-and-rescue
duties?
A. Motorcycle B. Patrol car
C. Helicopter D. Bicycle

100. A method of collection of information wherein the investigator tails the person or vehicle.
A. Investigation
B. Casing
C. Undercover Operation
D. surveillance

101. It is the LOWEST medal given to a PNP officer.

 A. Medalya ng mabuting asal
B. Medalya ng papuri
C. Medalya ng karunungan
D. Medalya ng kasanayan

102. What is the new concept, police strategy which integrates the police and the community
interests into a working relationship so as to produce the desired organizational objectives of
peacemaking?
A. Preventive Patrol
B. Community Relation
C. Team Policing
D. Directed Patrol

103. A person, thing or situation which possesses a high potential for criminal attack or for
creating a clamor for police service is considered as:
A. Patrol hazards B. Patrol effort
C. Police discretion D. None of these

104. Disguise or secret observation of places, persons or vehicles for purpose of obtaining
information.
A. Evaluation B. Surveillance
C. Elicitation D. Infiltration

105. It requires the use of flashing light and siren and may violate traffic laws.
A. Roll call
B. Exit call
C. Emergency call
D. None of the above

106. It is the combination of analyzed data to form a logical picture.

A. Integration B. Infiltration
C. Elicitation D. Deception

107. The information is obtained through direct communication in which the other party is
unaware of the specific purpose of the conversation.
A. Integration B. Infiltration
C. Elicitation D. Deception

108. It is conducted when the subject is moving from one place to another.
A. Casing B. Lost
C. Made D. Shadowing

109. It is the total number of police officers assigned in patrol duties.

A. Mandatory strength
 B. Effective strength
C. Physical strength
D. None of the foregoing

110. It is natural and man-made structure or physical device which is capable of restricting,
determining or delaying illegal access to an installation.
A. fence B. barrier
C. wall D. hazard

111. It provides means and ways by which all persons and employees are trained to make them
security conscious and disciplined.
A. security check
B. security investigation
C. security education
D. security promotion

112. In disaster control operation, there is a need to establish a ______________ where

telephone or other means of communication shall ensure public lines of communication.
A. Command post B. Field room
C. Operation center D. Safe house

113. MOSSAD is for Israel, CIA is for what?

A. Philippines
B. Great Britain
C. Russia
D. USA

114. Protective lightning, perimeter barriers and _______________ systems are known in
industrial security as physical security.
A. Relieving B. Reporting
C. Accounting D. Guarding

115. What should be undertaken by a security officer before he can prepare a comprehensive
security program for his industrial plan?
A. security conference
B. security survey
C. security check
D. security education

116. Plans can be change to meet future requirements which were not considered during the
planning stages. This indicates ________________ in planning.
A. Responsiveness B. Efficiency
C. Flexibility D. Effectiveness

117. PO IV Ram Edgar is assigned to collect available information concerning the activities of
Blue Sagittarius Group. He is in what unit of the police?
A. Criminal investigation
 B. Patrol
C. Intelligence
D. Women’s Desk

118. If the information or documents are produced openly without regard as to whether the
subject of the investigation becomes knowledgeable of the purpose/s for which it is being
gathered.
A. Overt operation B. Covert operation
C. Evaluation D. Interpretation

119. It is the type of intelligence activity which deals with defending of the organization against
its criminal activities.
A. Counter intelligence
B. Military intelligence
C. Military information
D. Strategic intelligence

120. In intelligence, what is meant by C.B.I?

A. Complete Background Investigation
B. Complete Background Investigator
C. Complete Back draft Investigation
D. Competent Background Investigator

121. A uniformed PNP personnel who is permanently disabled in his performance of his duties
can receive ______ of basic salary retirement.
A. 70% B. 80%
C. 90% D. 60%