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1.

The court is mandated to take judicial notice of the fact that:


a. On 05 February 1945, the seat of the Philippine Republic had
been transferred to Baguio City.
b. Real estate is usually declared for taxation purposes by the
owners thereof with an assessed value much lower than their
actual market value.
c. There is a crisis in the pre-need industry.
d. Before reaching a station, buses slow down and the conductor
announces the name of the station.
2.

What is NOT considered an original of a document:


a. An entry repeated in the course of business, one being
copied from another at or near the time of the transaction.
b. A carbon copy of an application form
c. A document executed in triplicate at or about the same time
with identical contents.
d. None of the above

3.

All except one of the following is hearsay:


a. An affidavit of a witness to the execution of a document who
was not presented as a witness in the trial.
b. The testimony of the owner of a building founded on the
record prepared according to the verbal statements of his
employees.
c. The testimony of a complainant regarding text messages he
received from a respondent.
d. The testimony of a police inspector that he was told by
others that there were several gambling houses in a town
among them the defendants.

4.

All except
confessions:

one

of

the

following

is

true

with

respect

to

a. It is a categorical acknowledgment of guilt.


b. It must always be express, never implied.
c. It may be made by third persons and, in certain cases, are
admissible against a party.
d. It may be made only by the party himself and, in some
instances, are admissible against his co-accused.
5.

What is NOT allowed to happen in enforcing a foreign judgment in


the Philippines?
a. The court with which the action to enforce the foreign
judgment is filed takes judicial notice of the foreign
judgment.
b. The party who files the action presents a certified true
copy of the judgment by the clerk of the court of the
foreign tribunal that rendered it.
c. The party who files the action presents a certification from
the Philippine diplomatic representative in the said foreign
country that the person who issued the copy is the legal
custodian thereof.
d. All of the above

6.

The police sought A for questioning in connection with the


killing of the deceased. He was seen wearing a bloodstained shirt.
During his interrogation, A was not assisted by counsel.
He
admitted his guilt and showed the knife he used to commit the crime.
What piece of evidence is admissible?
a. The bloodstained shirt
b. The knife he used to commit the crime

c. His extra-judicial confession


d. None of the above
7.

Z was charged with robbery with rape. He took the stand on his
own behalf and testified on the alleged robbery.
On what matters
may the prosecution cross examine the accused?
a.
b.
c.
d.

8.

Only matters touched upon by Z in his direct testimony.


Matters involving the alleged rape.
Matters involving Z and other relevant matters.
All of the above

Which of the following is NOT a public document?


a. The written official acts, or records of the official acts
of the sovereign authority, official bodies and tribunals,
and public officers.
b. Documents acknowledged before a notary public
c. Public records, kept in the Philippines, of private
documents required by law to be entered therein
d. Last wills and testaments

9.

What is NOT a requisite in order for the Dead Mans Statute to be


applicable?
a. The witness is a party or an assignor of a party
b. The action is against an executor or an administrator of an
estate
c. The testimony should refer to any matter of fact which
occurred after the death of the deceased.
d. The subject matter of the action is a claim or demand
against the estate of a deceased person.

10. Which of the following matters need to be proven by the parties


to an action?
a. Facts which are admitted or which are not denied in the
answer, provided they have been insufficiently alleged.
b. Those which are the subject of an agreed statement of facts
between the parties.
c. Facts which are not subject to judicial notice.
d. Those admitted by any party.
11.

An adverse partys witness may NOT be impeached by:


a. evidence that in the community where he resides, his general reputation for truth,
honesty or integrity is bad.
b. a prior inconsistent statement
c. particular instances of immoral or wrongful acts, or improper or unlawful conduct
that the witness may have committed.
d. Evidence of a prior conviction of an offense which may be proved by eliciting an
admission from the witness or by a record of his conviction.

12.

Who may NOT be excluded from the proceedings of a case?


a.
b.
c.
d.

13.

Parties to the action or the accused in a criminal case


Expert witnesses
Rebuttal witnesses
All of the above

Which of the following statements is correct?


a. It is the duty of the judge to rest his findings of facts and his judgment only and
strictly upon the evidence offered by the parties at the trial.
b. It is the duty of a party to select the competent from the incompetent in offering
testimony and he cannot impose this duty upon the trial court.
c. It is discretionary upon the trial court to reject the entire evidence or receive
evidence those parts which are admissible and reject the other parts.

d. All of the above


14.

Which statement refers to corpus delicti?


a.
b.
c.
d.

15.

It is the body or substance of the crime.


It is the fact that a crime has actually been committed.
It is the actual commission by someone of the particular crime charged.
All of the above

Which of the following is NOT a requisite for the admissibility of a dying declaration?
a. The declaration relates to the facts or circumstances pertaining to the fatal injury
or death.
b. The declarant is dead.
c. The declaration is made in connection with a startling occurrence.
d. The declarant would have been competent to testify had he survived.

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