CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION

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1. What is the action of the court in case a probationer violated his/her probation
conditions?
a. Court revokes probation and probationer goes to prison
b. Court directs probationer to re-apply for probation
c. Court releases the probationer to the community
d. Court orders the continuation of probation
2. Security involves safety measures to maintain the orderliness and discipline with the jail
or prison. The following are the aims of institutional security; except one,
a. Change the inmate’s behavior
b. Prevention of escapes
c. Control of contraband
d. Maintenance of good order
3. It is the act of entrusting for confinement or an offender to a jail by competent court or
authority for investigation, trial and or service of sentence.
a. Commitment
b. Detention
c. Imprisonment
d. Recognizance
4. It is composed of guards trained on proper handling and use of firearms who shall be
ready to fire when the lives of the guards are peril on others of the Officer-in-Command.
a. First group of anti-riot team
b. Second group of anti-riot team
c. Third group of anti-riot team
d. Fourth group of anti-riot team
5. What is the law abolishing death penalty?
a. RA 8177
b. RA 6127
c. RA 9346
d. RA 9263
6. What is referred to as “hustling” inside the prison?
a. Befriending a prison guard
b. Selling illegal commodities
c. Doing assigned prison assignment
d. Reporting illegal activities
7. Which of the following statement is true?
a. A parole may be authorize by the Parole and Probation Officer to travel outside his
operational jurisdiction for a period of more than 30 days
b. Outside travel for a cumulative duration of more than 30 days within period of one
year shall be considered transfer to residence
c. It is not mandatory for the parole to comply with the term and conditions appearing in
this document
d. A parolee cannot transfer to a residence other than that indicated in the release
document without the prior written approval of the board of Pardon and Parole
8. It is an Act of the professionalization of the Bureau of Fire Protection and the Bureau of
Jail management and Penology (BJMP), amending certain provisions of the Republic Act
No. 6975, providing funds therefore and for other purposes.
a. RA 9346
b. RA 9263
c. RA 8177
d. RA 6127
9. It involves supervision of prisoners to ensure punctual and orderly movement from one
place work program or assignment to other.
a. Custody
b. Penal management
c. Control
d. Prison security
10. These are programs conducive to change behavior in morale by training prisoners for a
useful occupation.
a. Work program
b. Prison education
c. Training service
d. Recreational program
11. In law, the penalty imposed for offenders must be certain. This means that .
a. The guilty one must be the one to be punished, no proxy
b. No one must escape its effect
c. It must be equal for all person
d. The consequences must be in accordance with law
12. Armando is 17 years old when he was convicted for the crime of theft. Can he apply for
probation under PD 968?
a. No, because he is entitled for parole
b. No, because his crime is theft
c. No, because he is only 17 years old
d. No, because he is convicted of a crime
13. The officially stated number of inmates or residents that a correctional facility is designed
to house, exclusive of extra-ordinary arrangement to accommodate overcrowded
conditions.
a. Jail capacity
b. Penal capacity
c. Inmate’s capacity
 d. Institutional capacity
14. When a jailbreak, escape or riot is in progress or has just been perpetrated in the jail,
what should the office at the control centers immediately do?
a. Sound the alarm
b. Notify the nearest police precinct
c. Locked prisoners in their respective cells
d. Call the warden or the director
15. It is a justification of penalty where the detention of an accused in prison or in jail has the
purpose of protecting the community from crimes, the accused is considered likely to
commit if he or she is set free pending from trial.
a. Incapacitation
b. Preventive imprisonment
c. Detention imprisonment
d. Sentenced imprisonment
16. It is the process by which a new inmate absorbs the customs of the prison society and
learns to adapt to the environment.
a. Prisonization
b. Safekeeping
c. Special time allowance
d. Utilitarianism
17. It is the required release of an inmate’s from incarceration upon the expiration of a
certain time period as stipulated by a determinate sentencing law or parole guidelines.
a. Required release
b. Necessary release
c. Legal release
d. Mandatory release
18. When a jailbreak, escape or riot is in progress or has just been perpetrated in the jail, the
officer at the control center shall immediately.
a. Sound the alarm
b. Locked prisoners in their respective cells
c. Notify the nearest police precinct
d. Call the warden or the director
19. Which of the following is one of the other factors considered in the grant of conditional
pardon?
a. Good conduct shown
b. Discipline of the prisoner
c. Old age provided that he was not yet 60 years old at the time of his commitment to
prison
d. Length of time spent in prison
20. What is the first reception procedure that should be conducted by the Jail Desk Officer?
a. Determine the authenticity of the commitment order
b. Determine the legality of the arrest
c. Determine the identity of the person bringing the inmate
d. Determine the presence of arrest report
21. How many days shall the court resolve petition for probation?
 a. 10
b. 45
c. 15
d. 30
22. How many times can probation be granted?
a. Twice
b. Once
c. Thrice
d. Unlimited
23. PSIR shall be conducted by the probation officer within how many days?
a. 15
b. 30
c. 60
d. 120
24. Efren Macatol was admitted to the Reception and Diagnostic Center for him to undergo
Physical Examination, Orientation of Prison Rules and being interviewed by a counselor
or social worker that is conducted in private was placed under quarantine foe how many
days?
a. 5 days
b. 10 days
c. 15 days
d. 20 days
25. The process of determining the needs and requirements of prisoners for assigning them to
programs according to their existing resources is called:
a. Classification
b. Quarantine
c. Diversification
d. Quality control
26. A Satellite unit of the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) that houses minimum security risk
prisoners.
a. Camp Sampaguita
b. Camp Bukang Liwayway
c. Camp Abelon
d. Camp Abubakar
27. A place of confinement for prisons awaiting trial or court action and where the convicted
offenders serve short sentences or penalty of imprisonment is known as:
a. Jail
b. Lock-up
c. Penitentiary
d. Detention Cells
28. Which among the following is not one of the stages of Irish System
a. A new prisoner was classified as second grade
b. Solitary confinement of prisoners for 9 mos.. receiving reduce diet and monotony
work that gradually progressing to a better treatment toward the end of the first stage.
c. Assignment to public works in association with other convicts.
 d. Sending to a place witch was a sort of preparation for release, where the prisoner
worked without custodial supervision and exposing him to ordinary temptations of
freedom
29. What is the type of Jails under the supervision of the BJMP?
a. Lock up Jails
b. Provincial and sub-Provincial Jails
c. City and Municipal Jails
d. Insular Jails
30. Who is tasked with the gathering and collecting of information and other data of every
prisoner into a case study to determine the work assignment, the type supervision and
degree of custody and restriction under which an offender must live in jail?
a. Classification Board
b. Board of Custody
c. Diagnostic Board
d. Treatment Board
31. The National Bilibid Prison was first constructed at the Manila before it was transferred
to Muntinlupa City today the former Penal Colony in Manila was diverted into a:
a. Many Haligue Sate
b. Manila City Jail
c. Boys Town
d. None of these
32. This branch of service also conducts psychiatric and psychological examination.
a. Work and Education Therapy Services
b. Socio-Cultural Services
c. Guidance and Counseling Services
d. Medical and Health Services
33. This is a harsh code that provides the same punishment for both citizens and the slaves as
it incorporates primitive concepts. It is said that the Greeks were the first society to allow
any citizen to prosecute the offender in the name of the injured party.
a. Code of Draco
b. The Burgunian Code
c. Justinian Code
d. Code of King Hammurabi
34. Regarding disciplinary, what is his scope and authority of the Warden as to the
investigation, giving decision and imposing punishment on the offenses being
complained by the inmates?
a. Minor Offense only
b. Minor and Less Grave Offense
c. Less and Grave Offense
d. Minor, Less Grave and Grave Offense
35. How do inmates know that they have letters?
a. An inmate-trustee delivers the letters to addressees
b. A list of mails for inmates is posted
c. Inmates with letters are called to the Jail Warden’s office
d. A jail guard delivers the letters personally
36. A three working platoon shifts responsible for overall security of the jail compound
including gates, guard posts and towers. They are also responsible for the admitting and
releasing unit.
a. Escort Section
b. Subpoena Section
c. Security Platoon
d. Security Group
37. Which of the following is not an administrative function exercised by the executive
branch of the government.
a. Probation
b. Pardon
c. Parole
d. Commutation
38. How many hour/s daily shall be allocated to the inmates on their physical exercise in the
open air?
a. One hour
b. Two hours
c. Three hours
d. 30 minutes
39. Each jail shall have work program for giving inmates compensation for their labor. The
following are the way of giving compensation EXCEPT one;
a. Regular
b. Ordinary
c. Seasonal
d. Contractual

40. Pardon is granted by the Chief Executive. Which among the following statement is true?
a. Extinguishes criminal liability of offender
b. Does not extinguish civil liability of offender
c. May be given before the prosecution of the offense
d. All of the above
41. Who is the chairman of the disciplinary borad?
a. Assistant Warden
b. Warden
c. Desk Officer
d. Chief, Security Officer
42. Visits of the immediate family or of reputable and duly acknowledged friends of inmates
are, under supervision, allowed on regular intervals. Who shall determine and prescribe
the date and manner on how visitation services can be facilitated?
a. Chief, BJMP
b. Warden
c. BJMP manual
d. Classification Board
43. What is the case where the Supreme Court laid down the doctrine that the absolute
pardon removes all that is left to the consequences of conviction, and that it is absolute in
so far it restores the pardonee to full civil and political rights?
a. Cristobal vs. Labrador
b. Fernandez vs. Aquino
c. People vs. Galit
d. People vs, Achong
44. It is a unit of the prison or a section of the RDC where the prisoner is given thorough
physical examination including blood test, x-rays, vaccination and immunity.
a. Medical Unit
b. Laboratory Unit
c. Quarantine Unit
d. Examination Unit
45. The Reception and Diagnostic Center is a place where new prisoners undergo diagnostic
examination, study and observation for the purpose of determining the programs of
treatment and training best to their needs and the institution to which they should be
transferred. Where does the said center located?
a. Camp Bukang Liwayway
b. Camp Sampaguita
c. NBP- main Building
d. San Ramon Penal Colony
46. Who is the chairman of the Board of Pardon and Parole?
a. President
b. Secretary of the DOJ
c. Chief, PNP
d. Secretary of the DILG
47. After release from the jail or prison, when does the parole present himself the parole and
probation officer?
a. At least one (1) month release
b. Within three (3) month from release
c. At least three (3) weeks from release
d. Within 45 days from the issuance of release document
48. A convict is in a if he is placed inside one (1) cell alone and without anybody to
talk to or be seen with.
a. Individual confinement
b. Capital punishment
c. Corporal punishment
d. Solitary confinement
49. If the outgoing or incoming mail has contraband or harmful information, such as matter
shall be registered as violations of regulations. Where should it be brought for
adjudication?
a. Warden
b. Disciplinary Board
c. Regional Director
d. Jail Desk Officer
50. It is being made by a social worker as basis for the inmate’s classification and proper
segregation.
a. Social case report
b. Social case record
c. Social case study
d. Social case order
51. If the warden is taken as the hostage, for all intents and purposes, he ceases to exercise
authority and the next in command or the officer present shall assume
the command.
a. Veteran
b. Assistant
c. Most senior
d. Custodian
52. Amnesty is an act of sovereign power granting oblivion for fast offense. What is the
meaning of the word “Oblivion”?
a. To abolish
b. To forgive
c. To forget
d. To set aside
53. Jose Rivera, a new detainee, has been issued a “Certification” of its preventive
imprisonment because he refused to abide by the rules imposed upon convicted prisoners.
After 10 years, the court convicted him and will suffer an imprisonment of 20 years. How
many is his remaining sentence that he needs to serve considering the deduction of his
preventive imprisonment?
a. 10 years
b. 11 years
c. 12 years
d. 13 years
54. Assuming that Wally signs an “Agreement” for its preventive imprisonment because he
agrees to abide by the same disciplinary rules upon convicted prisoners. How many years
will still remain that he will need to serve?
a. 9 years
b. 10 years
c. 11 years
d. 12 years
55. Who has the disciplinary power over minor, less grave and grave offenses?
a. Disciplinary Board
b. Warden
c. Regional Director
d. None of the above
56. When can some prisoners have disciplinary authority over their co- inmates?
a. When they show “macho” image
b. When they are of senior age over those to be supervised
c. When they are of good behavior, more technically skilled and properly trained
d. When their length of actual prison stay is longer than the others
57. What is the minimum rank of a city jail warden?
a. Inspector
b. Senior inspector
c. Chief inspector
d. Superintendent
58. He is the Superintendent of the penal colony at Norfolk Island in Australia (1840) to
introduce the “Mark System”.
a. Walter Crofton
b. Alexander Maconochie
c. Manuel Montesimos
d. Domets of France
59. It is an administrative group of a jail takes charge of the preparation of the daily menu,
prepares and cooks.
a. Personnel Management Branch
b. Records and Statistics Branch
c. Property and Supply Branch
d. Mess Service Branch
60. It provides a system of sound custody, security and control of inmates and their
movements and also responsible to enforce a prison or jail discipline.
a. General Service Branch
b. Mittimus Computing Branch
c. Security Groups
d. Platoon Groups
61. It refers to reprieve, commutation of sentence, absolute pardon, and conditional pardon
with or without parole conditions.
a. Presidential privilege
b. Constitutional rights
c. Executive clemency
d. Executive privileges
62. It is a prisoner who is nearly to leave the institution, awaiting transfer, those in
disciplinary status, and those who are chronologically ill with mental disabilities.
a. Unassignable
b. Undetainable
c. Untrainable
d. Uncontrollable
63. Mostly tribal traditions, customs and practices influences laws during the pre-Spanish
Philippines. Who wrote the code of maragtas?
a. Datu Puti
b. Datu Sumakwel
c. Datu Dinatuli
d. Datu Hammurabi
64. What is the executive clemency that requires the concurrence of congress?
a. Amnesty
b. Reprieve
c. Pardon
 d. Commutation
65. What act will the court do in case of violation of the condition of probation?
a. The court may file a case of misdemeanor against the probationer
b. The court may release the probationer
c. The court may revoke the probation
d. The court may order the filing of bail by the probationer
66. Which of the following is an open correctional institution known to be best and “prison
without walls”?
a. Sablayan Penal Colony
b. Iwahig Penal Colony
c. San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm
d. Davao Penal Farm
67. It is an Institution for the imprisonment (incarceration) of person convicted of
major/serious crimes.
a. Jail
b. Correctional Institution
c. Penal Colony
d. Prison
68. Among the different common law practices, it is considered as the earliest device for
softening brutal severity of punishment?
a. Benefit of the Clergy
b. Penance
c. Recognizance
d. Reprieve
69. It is an offender who is committed to the jail or prison in order to serve their sentence
after final conviction by a competent court.
a. Sentenced prisoner
b. Convicted prisoner
c. Detention prisoner
d. Maximum prisoner
70. Is Mario qualified for probation if his prison term is arresto mayor?
a. Yes, his sentence is less than 6 years and 1 day
b. No, his sentence is 12 years
c. No, his sentence is 8 years
d. Yes, his sentence is 6 months
71. When does the code of kalantiao written that is considered as the most extensive and
severe law that prescribes harsh punishment
a. 1431
b. 1432
c. 1433
d. 1434
72. A kind of prisoner that maybe allowed work outside the fence or walls of the penal
institution, but under guards or escorts.
a. Detention prisoner
b. Maximum security prisoner
 c. Medium security prisoner
d. Minimum security prisoner
73. It refers to the quasi-judicial body which was created under Act. No. 4103, otherwise
known as the Indeterminate Sentence Law or the Parole Law, that grants parole to any
prisoner who is qualified to enjoy its benefit.
a. Parole and Probation Administration
b. Parole and Probation Officer
c. Board of Pardon and Parole
d. Bureau of Correction
74. Benefits of clergy, judicial reprieve and commutation offered offenders a degree of
protection from the enactment of .
a. Harsh Sentences
b. Soft Sentences
c. Criminal Liabilities
d. Code of Hammurabi\
75. Iwahig Penal Colony and Farm is the best, finest and largest penal colony in the
Philippines. Where is the said penal colony located?
a. Davao
b. Palawan
c. Occidental Mindoro
d. Leyte
76. How many will be deducted to an offender who surrenders from escaping because of
calamity immediately 48 hours after the pronouncement of the passing away of calamity.
a. 1/5 reduction of sentence
b. ½ reduction of sentence
c. 2/5 reduction of sentence
d. 2/6 reduction of sentence
77. It is the imprisonment of a convicted offender may serve an equivalent monetary value
per day subject to certain rules for failure to pay a fine and if ordered to do so by the
judgment.
a. Preventive imprisonment
b. Subsidiary imprisonment
c. Restorative imprisonment
d. Fine and imprisonment
78. It is a general classification of prisoners consisting of those undergoing investigation,
awaiting or undergoing trail and awaiting final judgment.
a. Lock-up prisoner
b. Sentenced prisoner
c. Convicted Prisoner
d. Detention Prisoner
79. In 1936, the city of Manila exchanges its Muntinlupa property with Bureau of Prisons
originally intended as a site for boys training City Jail, famous as the .
a. Manila City Jail
b. Mayhalique State
c. Alcatraz prison
 d. Muntinlupa State Prison
80. Which is considered the forerunner of parole?
a. Mark system
b. Solitary system
c. Benefits of a clergy
d. Congregate system
81. It is a step in the admission of inmate that involves the frisking of the prisoner and
searching his personal things where weapons and other items classified contraband are
confiscated and deposited to the property custodian.
a. Seizure
b. Operation Greyhound
c. Pat and frisk
d. Searching
82. It is the process or result of formal training in school or classrooms intended to shape the
mind and attitude of prisoners towards good upon their release. It is also known as the
cornerstone of rehabilitation.
a. Work program
b. Prison education
c. Training services
d. Recreational program
83. When does punishment have a deterrent effect?
a. Punishment reduces the capacity of an individual to commit crime
b. Punishment is serious compared with the nature of offense
c. Punishment disgraces the offender before the public
d. Punishment serves as an example to the public
84. It is a security facility, common to police stations, used for temporary confinement of an
individual held for investigation.
a. Detention jail
b. Lock-up jail
c. Prison
d. Solitary prison
85. The BJMP operates and maintains Regional Offices in each of the administrative regions
of the country, headed by a Regional Director for Jail Management and Penology. What
is the rank of a Regional Director?
a. Chief inspector
b. Superintendent
c. Senior superintendent
d. Chief superintendent
86. The power of the Chief Executive to grant pardon is limited to the following, except;
a. Pardon cannot be extended to cases of impeachment
b. No pardon, parole or suspension of sentence for the violation of any election law may
be granted without favorable recommendation of Commission of Elections
c. Pardon is exercised only after conviction
d. Pardon is administered by the court
87. In strip-searching of inmate, this should be made as a list of all the personal that has been
seized and this will be shown by the inmate upon release in order for him to get his
personal property.
a. Personal property receipt
b. Certification of ownership
c. Prisoner’s property receipt
d. Certification of custody
88. The Jail Physician or the Local Health Officer shall immediately conduct a thorough
medical examination of the inmate. When it is not possible for the Jail Physician to be in
attendance during the admission of the inmate, who will observe the mental alertness,
overall appearance of rashes or scratches or others identifying marks of the individual?
a. Any nurse personnel
b. Medico legal officer
c. Jail Warden
d. Receiving Officer
89. John has been sentenced by the court for life imprisonment, can he apply for parole?
a. Yes because his penalty is an indeterminate sentence
b. Yes because his penalty is just a light offense
c. No because his penalty is not an indeterminate sentence
d. No because his penalty does not have a maximum period of one year
90. It consist of information concerning the inmate’s name and alias, if any, weight, height
and body marks or tattoos, if any, nationality and, if a naturalized Filipino, his previous
nationality; previous occupation/profession; prior criminal convictions; and previous
place of residence.
a. Prison record
b. Carpeta
c. Prison logbook
d. Prison file
91. In determining the fitness of a prisoner for release on conditional pardon, the following
points shall be considered as guides, except;
a. The political, organizational or religious affiliation of the prisoner should be
disregarded
b. Due regard should be given the attitude of the people in the community from which
he was sentenced
c. The background of the prisoner before he was committed to prison – social, economic
d. Financial capacity of the prisoner
92. While waiting for the decision of the court on the application for probation, the offender
a. Must be confined in jail
b. Maybe released on bail
c. Maybe released on recognizance
d. Any of these
93. What correctional goal is referred to when the offender is rendered physically unable to
commit a crime in the future?
a. Deterrence
b. Incapacitation
 c. Rehabilitation
d. Retribution
94. Detainee is presumed innocent and shall be treated as such. If possible, he shall be
segregated from convicted prisoners. What is the preventive Imprisonment Law?
a. R.A. 6125
b. R.A. 4133
c. P.D. 968
d. P.D. 6713
95. This is an act of clemency which changes a heavier sentence to a less serious one or a
longer term to a shorter term
a. Reprieve
b. Pardon
c. Commutation
d. Amnesty
96. What correctional goal is referred to when the offender is rendered physically unable to
commit a crime in the future?
a. Deterrence c. Rehabilitation
b. Incapacitation d. Retribution
97. The power of the Chief Executive to grant pardon is limited to the following except;
a. Pardon cannot be extended to cases of impeachment
b. No pardon, parole or suspension of sentence for the violation of any election law
may be granted without favorable recommendation of the Commission of
Elections
c. Pardon is administered by the court
d. Pardon is exercised only after conviction
98. Alvin has a sentence of 6 months, he had already served the minimum of his sentence. Is
he qualified to apply for Parole?
a. Yes, because his penalty is an indeterminate sentence
b. Yes, because his penalty is just a light offense
c. No, because his penalty is not an indeterminate sentence
d. No, because his penalty does not have a maximum period of one year
99. Where is the first State where the first practical demonstration of probation, the first use
of the term as a court service and the enactment of the first probation law occurred?
a. Canada
b. MexICO
c. USA
d. Massachusetts
100. It is the conditional release after the prisoner has served part of his sentence for
the purpose of gradually reintroducing him to to free life under the guidance and
supervision of an authorized officer.
a. Parole
b. Probation
c. Pardon
d. Amnesty