Police Organization & Administration with Planning
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for
each item by shading the space corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet
provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED.
1. The regular daily formation of policemen assigned in patrol and traffic operations where the shift or
watch supervisor conducts inspection, checks attendance, and gives briefing, instructions and
assignment, is known in the police service as ____.
A. Roll-call training
C. Drill formation
B. Attendance Seminar
D. Morning inspection
2. A management principle holding that a subordinate should report to only one supervisor.
A. Supervision
C. Span of control
B. Unity of command
D. Direction
3. It refers to the capability of a police commander to establish strategic and tactical alliances with
the different sectors of the community including churches, schools, local government units and civic
organizations in pursuit of peace and order.
A. Community relation
C. Resourcefulness
B. Inter-operability
D. Liaisoning
4. Also known as the Jail Bureau.
A. Bureau of Corrections
C. Bureau of Jail Management and
Penology
B. Bureau of Prisons
D. PNP Jails
5. Who among the following is the ex-officio chairperson of the National Police Commission?
A. President
C. Secretary, DILG
B. Vice President
D. Chief, PNP
6. One of the powers vested upon the mayors by RA 6975 is to choose the chief of police from five (5)
eligibles recommended by the ____.
A. Regional Director
C. Provincial Director
B. Chief, PNP
D. NAPOLCOM
7. It is the primary job of this government agency to promptly respond and suppress “Conflagration”.
A. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
C. Local Government
B. Bureau of Fire Protection
D. Volunteer Fire Brigade
8. The Local Government Executive authorized by law to take responsibility over the anti-illegal
gambling operations in their respective jurisdiction.
A. Mayor
C. Governor
B. Congressman
D. Barangay
Captain
9. The highest rank in the hierarchy of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology is:
A. Fire Director
C. BJMP Chief
B. Fire Director General
D. Fire Chief
Superintendent
10. The head or highest official in a City/Municipal Fire Station is known as ____.
A. Fire Marshall
C. Fire Chief
B. Fire Warden
D. Fire Commander
11. The law that governed the local police forces prior PC/INP merging.
A. RA 6975
C. RA 8551
B. RA 4864
D. PD 1184
12. He is the chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Philippine Public Safety College.
A. SILG
C. BJMP Chief
B. PNP Chief
D. BFP Chief
13. Which is NOT a training institute under the Philippine Public Safety College?
A. Philippine National Police Academy
C. PhilippineMilitary Academy
B. National Police College
D. National Forensic Science Training Institute
14. He leads a manageable number of police personnel who are assigned to perform a specific job like
patrol, traffic, investigation, and other functions, and tasked to take responsibility of seeing that they
perform their respective duties.
A. Police Subordinate
C. PoliceSuperior
B. Rank and File
D. Police
Supervisor
15. This is a requirement for every line officer where he can write down all important data pertaining
to arrest made by him and other information that may help him in making report and in testifying in
court. This is regularly inspected by his police supervisor.
A. Police Diary
C. Logbook
B. Blotter
D. Official Notebook
16. It is said that police personnel work twenty-four hours a day which means that even if they are on
off-duty they can be summoned when there are emergencies. In a police department where members
regularly work for eight-hour duty, how many shifts or watches are in effect?
A. One
C. Three
B. Two
D. Four
17. The highest position title in the Bureau of Fire Protection is what?
A. Fire Chief
C. Fire Director
B. Fire Marshall
D. Fire Warden
18. Which among the following is NOT under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology?
A. District Jail
C. City Jail
B. Provincial Jail
D. Municipal Jail
19. A police station should have a ____ plan which includes every step that has been outlined and
officially adopted as the standard method of action to be followed by members of the police
organization.
A. Tactical plan
C. Procedural plan
B. Management plan
D. Operational plan
20. 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
21. All police stations in the National Capital Region are headed by a Chief of Police who in accordance
with the law should hold the rank of ____.
A. Chief Superintendent
C.
Superintendent
B. Senior Superintendent
D. Chief Inspector
22. Plans can be changed to meet future requirements which were not considered during the planning
stages. This indicates _____ in planning.
A. Responsiveness
C. Flexibility
B. Efficiency
D. Effectiveness
23. In the planning process, the skill involved in knowing what should be done first refers to:
A. Forecasting
C. Documenting
B. Monitoring
D. Prioritizing
24. Which among the following is INCORRECT?
A. The highest rank in the PNP is Director General
B. There are three deputy chief, PNP who hold the rank of Police Deputy Director General
C. The Command Group is composed of the four top officials of the PNP
D. The PNP is a directorial type of organization
25. It is referred to as turning point of event which needs to be addressed promptly.
A. Unusual occurrence
C. Emergency
B. Crisis
D. Contingency
26. It is likewise known as plan “B”, Back-up plan or Worst-case-scenario plan.
A. Tactical plan
C. Urgent plan
B. Contingency plan
D. Operation plan
27. Refers to plans whose timelines are usually between one (1) to three (3) years.
A. Strategic plan
C. Medium-term plan
B. Tactical plan
D. Management plan
28. Which among the following is considered to be the employer of the members of the PNP?
A. Local government
C. National government
B. DILG
D. NAPOLCOM
29. This plan answers the question, “How do we get there?”
A. Strategic plan
C. Medium-term plan
B. Tactical plan
D. Procedural plan
30. The operations plan and budget is an example of what PNP plans?
A. Strategic
C. Tactical
B. Medium-term
D. Procedural
31. What is that category of tactical plans which is developed as a result of crisis?
A. Reactive plan
C.
Miscellaneous plan
B. Proactive plan
D. Administrative plan
32. Those who are charged with the actual fulfillment of the agency’s mission are _____ personnel.
A. Staff
C. Supervision
B. Management
D. Line
33. Often called the primary management function.
A. Planning
C. Organizing
B. Budgeting
D. Delegating
34. ____ Plans are developed in anticipation of problems.
A. Proactive
C. Intelligence
B. Reactive
D. Long-term
35. The government agency tasked by law to administer and control the Philippine National Police.
A. DILG
C. NAPOLCOM
B. Civil Service Commission
D. Local government units
36. A type of plans used to guide line officers in routine and field operations, and in some special
operations.
A. Procedural
C. Contingency
B. Functional
D. Reactive
37. The military rank of Major General is the equivalent of what PNP rank?
A. Police Director General
C. Police Director
B. Police Deputy Director General
D. Police Chief
Superintendent
38. In police operations, when a specific situation goes wrong, what kind of plan should be executed?
A. Procedural
C. Contingency
B. Tactical
D. Operational
39. The founder of professional policing.
A. Robert Peel
C. O.W. Wilson
B. J. Edgar Hoover
D. Henry Fielding
40. The only government agency in the Philippines which is authorized to issue firearm licenses,
licenses for security guards as well as permit to operate security agencies.
A. Armed Forces of the Philippines
C. National Bureau of
Investigation
B. Philippine National Police
D. National Police
Commission
41. Supplies procurement plan and personnel recruitment plan are example of:
A. Operational plan
C. Administrative plan
B. Intelligence plan
D. Forecast plan
42. As an external disciplinary authority in the PNP the peoples Law Enforcement Boards are
empowered to investigate and decide citizen’s complaints against PNP members. These boards are
created by ____.
A. National Police Commission
C. City/municipal mayors
B. Sangguniang Panglungsod/Bayan
D. PNP
43. In criminal investigation before taking the sworn statement of a suspect, the investigator should
inform the former of:
A. The name of complainant and witnesses
B. His constitutional rights
C. The evidence collected against him
D. His identity as officer on case
44. A plan of every local government (Provinces and towns) to address any crisis that may occur in
their respective jurisdiction is known as:
A. Fire plan
C. Defense plan
B. Multi-purpose plan
D. Integrated Area/Community Public Safety
Plan
45. The number of persons one individual can effectively supervise best describes the organizational
principle of ____.
A. supervision
C. Unity of command
B. Span of control
D. Leadership
46. Includes motivating subordinates, guiding others, selecting the most efficient communication
channels, and resolving conflicts best described ____ as a management function.
A. Controlling
C. Directing
B. Leading
D. Delegating
47. A plan of coping upon an attack against buildings equipped with alarm system is an example of:
A. Extra-departmental plan
C. Management plan
B. Procedural plan
D. Tactical plan
48. A police station should have a ____ plan which includes every step that has been outlined and
officially adopted as the standard method of action to be followed by members of the police
organization.
A. Tactical plan
C. Procedural plan
B. Management plan
D. Operational plan
49. A plan with a time horizon of 5 to 10 years is called:
A. Annual plan
C. Strategic plan
B. Long-term plan
D. Mid-term plan
50. The National Police Commission is attached to the Department of the Interior and Local
Government for ____.
A. Administrative control
C. Operational supervision
B. Administration and control
D. Policy and program
coordination
51. The ex-officio member of the National Police Commission is the ____.
A. Secretary, DILG
C. NBI Director
B. Chief, PNP
D. AFP Chief
52. _____ plan relates to the problems of equipping, staffing and preparing the police station to do the
job rather than the actual operation of the organization.
A. Management plan
C. Tactical plan
B. Procedural plan
D. Operational plan
53. All are summary dismissal authority over administrative cases against uniformed PNP personnel
EXCEPT:
A. PLEB
C. Chief, PNP
B. PNP Regional director
D. IAS
54. 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 organization.
A. Progress plan
C. Procedural plan
B. Operational plan
D. tactical plan
55. The PNP Directorate tasked to address the peculiar problems affecting the peace and security of
adjacent areas or regions with common culture and situation specifically on insurgency and terrorism.
A. Directorate for Operations
B. Directorate for Integrated Police Operations
C. Directorate for Intelligence
D. Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management
56. What operational support unit of the PNP determines if a person is qualified to possess firearm,
processes applications for firearms and issues licenses to qualified individuals?
A. Criminal Investigation and Detection Group C. Intelligence Group
B. Logistics Service
D. Civil Security Group
57. He exercises the power to revoke, for cause, licenses issued to security guards.
A. Chief, PNP
C. Secretary, DILG
B. Undersecretary for Peace and Order
D. Chairman, NAPOLCOM
58. What operational support unit of the PNP conducts identification and evaluation of physical
evidence related to crimes, with emphasis on their medical, chemical, biological and physical nature.
A. Health service
C. Crime
laboratory
B. PNP General hospital
D. CIDG
59. The early English police system which adopted the so-called “Tithings”.
A. Frankpledge system
C. Metropolitan Constabulary
of London
B. Parish constable system
D. Bow street runners
60. It is the premier educational 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)
61. The Provincial Governor shall choose the Provincial Director from a list of ____ eligibles
recommended by the Regional Director.
A. Six (6)
C. Five (5)
B. Three (3)
D. Four (4)
62. Which one of the following is least often considered a staff function?
A. Recruitment
C. Training
B. Juvenile division
D. Planning
63. The ex-officio chairman of the National Police Commission is the ____.
A. Chief, PNP
C. NAPOLCOM
Executive Officer
B. DILG Secretary
D. Vice Chairman
64. The law that established the Philippine National Police under a Reorganized Department of the
Interior and Local Government.
A. RA 6975
C. RA 8551
B. RA 6795
D. RA 8515
65. There are how many Police Districts in the National Capital Regional Police Office?
A. Three
C. Five
B. Four
D. Six
66. Under Republic Act 8551, it is provided that the PNP should be strengthened and evolved into a
highly efficient and competent police force that is ____ and fully accountable in the performance of
its functions.
A. Business-oriented
C. Military-oriented
B. Mission-oriented
D. Community and
service-oriented
67. The law that established the Philippine Constabulary/Integrated National Police as the National
Police of the Philippines. It was issued by President Ferdinand Marcos in 1975 during the Martial Law
regime.
A. RA 6975
C. RA 8551
B. PD 765
D. Act 175
68. The Chief, PNP, his two deputies and the Chief, Directorial Staff composed the so-called:
A. Internal Affairs Service
C. Lateral Entry Board
B. Command Group
D. Promotion Board
69. The PNP Internal Affairs Service which is tasked to ensure the operational readiness of the different
PNP units and personnel through the conduct of scheduled and unannounced inspections and audit, and
to investigate infractions of rules and regulations, is headed by ____.
A. Director General
C. Director
B. Inspector General
D. Auditor General
70. The rank-and-file of the PNP is composed mainly of low-ranked personnel. What is the lowest
commissioned rank in the PNP organization?
A. Police Officer 1
C. Senior Police Officer
1
B. Police Inspector
D. Police Chief
Superintendent
71. He coined the most familiar acronym “POSDCORB” which explains the functions of management.
A. Richard Sylvester
C. Joan Urwich
B. Luther Gulick
D. Douglas McGregor
72. Police personnel performing field duties like patrol, traffic, investigation, intelligence, etc. belong
to what unit of the police agency?
A. Staff units
C. Line units
B. Auxiliary units
D. Administrative units
73. A member of the Police Force who works at an organizational level where personal oversight of
tasks assigned to small group is assumed in order to assure satisfactory performance.
A. Police supervisor
C. Police manager
B. Police investigator
D. Police leader
74. The law that governed the local police forces prior PC/INP merging.
A. RA 6975
C. RA 8551
B. RA 4864
D. PD 1184
75. The management of people and things is being done primarily to:
A. Make them organized and nice to see
B. Attain the organizational objectives
C. Effect change for the better
D. Implement policies and regulations
76. Rural police established in 1836 through a Royal decree from Spain
A. Guardrilleros
C. Guardia civil
B. Local police
D. Carabineros de seguridad
publica
77. The term “Police” originated from the Greek word:
A. Politeia
C. Polizia
B. Polis
D. Policia
78. The President of the Philippine when the PNP was established.
A. Joseph Estrada
C. Ferdinand Marcos
B. Corazon Aquino
D. Fidel Ramos
79. The early version of mounted riflemen in the history of Philippine policing.
A. Guardia civil
C. Guardrilleros
B. Local police
D. Carabineros de Seguridad
Publica
80. The Insular Constabulary was organized in 1901 during the American Occupation by virtue of:
A. Act No. 255
C. Act No. 157
B. RA 4864
D. Act No. 175
81. Director General in the PNP is a ____ rank.
A. 5-star
C. 4-star
B. 3-star
D. 2-star
82. General policing in the Philippines is the primary task of what agency?
A. National Bureau of Investigation
C. Philippine National Police
B. National Police Commission
D. Armed Forces of
the Philippines
83. The highest non-commissioned rank in the PNP.
A. Police Officer 3
C. Senior Police Officer 4
B. Senior Police Officer 3
D. Police Officer 4
84. How many rank of Director General is authorized in the PNP?
A. 1
C. 3
B. 2
D. 4
85. The police system established by the English parliament thru the initiative of Robert Peel.
A. Bow street runners
C. Metropolitan Constabulary for London
B. Frankpledge system
D. Parish constable system
86. Republic Act 6975 is known as:
A. The PNP Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998
B. The Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990
C. The Police Act of 1966
D. The Merging of the Philippine Constabulary and the Integrated National Police
87. The Philippine National Police as described by the 1986 Philippine Constitution should be ____.
A. Directorial type
C. Operationally under the DILG
B. Line and Staff Organization
D. National in Scope and Civilian in
Character
88. The highest official or head of a highly urbanized city police station like Olongapo,
Angeles, Cebu and Bacolod, is called a ____.
A. Chief of Police
C. City Director
B. City Commander
D. CityMarshall
89. The equivalent PNP rank of a Second Lieutenant in the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
A. Police Inspector
C. Senior Police Officer
4
B. Police Senior Inspector
D. Police Officer 3
90. The right vested upon a superior officer to give orders and the power to exact obedience from
subordinate officers.
A. Command
C. Authority
B. Supremacy
D. Police power
91. He chooses the PNP Provincial Director in a province from a list of three (3) eligibles recommended
by the Regional Director.
A. Governor
C. Congressman
B. DILG Regional Director
D. NAPOLCOM Regional
Director
92. The PNP National Support Unit that is primarily responsible in enforcing the Anti-Carnapping Law of
the country.
A. Highway Patrol Group
C. Special Action Force
B. Criminal Investigation and Detection Group D. Intelligence Group
93. ____ is the primary operating arms of the police station responsible for the general maintenance of
peace and order.
A. SWAT
C. Police Precincts
B. Intelligence units
D. Traffic units
94. The American police system rooted from ____.
A. France
C. Egypt
B. England
D.Philippines
95. The personal staff of the Chief, PNP responsible for the annual audit and inspection of the
different field units and personnel. It has also the power to investigate police anomalies.
A. Chief of Staff
C. Legal Officer
B. Command Executive Senior Police Officer
D. Inspector General
96. In policing or patrolling, the elimination of the opportunity of future offenders to commit crimes is
the definition of:
A. Criminal etiology
C. Crime Suppression
B. Patrol Deployment
D. Crime Prevention
97. The merging of the Philippine Constabulary and the Integrated National Police or PC/INP became
effective pursuant to:
A. PD 421
C. PD 531
B. PD 641
D. PD 765
98. Direction that is provided on a one-on-one basis is called _____.
A. Administration
C. Management
B. Supervision
D. Organization
99. When a group of people interact to achieve stated purposes, this is most nearly ____.
A. Management
C. Control
B. Delegation
D. Organization
100. The President of the Philippines when the Philippine Constabulary and the INP were merged to
serve as the national police of the country.
A. Joseph Estrada
C. Ferdinand Marcos
B. Corazon Aquino
D. Fidel Ramos