1. ROMEO D.

ERESE III Answer: D

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Compared with C, it is the correct answer because of the phrase
on a given point in time.

REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE

6. Limited resources plus unlimited needs and wants has resulted to
Lecturer: Ruel A. Grafil the problem of scarcity. The following are basic economic
questions that would answer scarcity except
a. What shall be produced?
b. What will be the cost of production?
1. Aside from price, the following are other factors that influence an c. How shall goods be produced?
individuals demand except d. For whom shall output be produced?
a. Taste and preferences
b. Price of complimentary products Answer: B
c. Number of firms The Cost of Production is not included in the four basic
d. Expectation of future prices economic questions.

Answer: C
Number of firms is not a factor of demand, it is a factor of
supply. 7. Which of the following are complimentary goods?
a. Car and gasoline
2. Which among the following does not describe Macroeconomics? b. Coffee and tea
a. Study of the forces that determine the level of income and c. Pencil and ball pen
employment in a society d. Jeepney and bus
b. It gives us the big picture of a society or what economists
call aggregate performance. Answer: A
c. It seeks to provide an understanding of a market economy Complimentary good is a good or service that is used in conjunction with
and, in particular, the role of prices in such an economy. another good or service.
d. It focuses on the origins of economic scarcity, the problem
of economic development, and how household and business 8. The value of what is given up in exchange of other good or service
firms make economic decisions a. Trade-off
b. Opportunity cost
Answer: C c. Economic benefit
Letter C is about microeconomics. d. Social cost

3. What does the maxim There is no such thing as free lunch Answer: B
means? When making economic decisions, you have to give up
a. You have to pay every time you have lunch. something (Opportunity Cost) in order to gain something which you think is
b. All good and service has a price. more important than the latter.
c. Nobody can have a free lunch anywhere.
d. All our actions and decisions has a price that we need to pay.
9. If the price of the banana is below the equilibrium price, then
Answer: B which of the following will likely happen?
All goods and services has market value. a. There will be a surplus of banana and the price will
decrease.
b. There will be a surplus in banana, and the price will increase.
4. This idea explains that self-interest based voluntary exchanges in c. There will be shortage in banana, and the price will
the market can make everyone better off even if those decisions decrease.
were not intended to accomplish that result. d. There will be a shortage in banana, and the price will
a. Invisible hand argument increase.
b. Laissez faire policy
c. The rule of the nature Answer: D
d. Homo economicus Whenever there is a shortage of any good or service, price
usually increases.
Answer: A
Invisible hand argument is the basic foundation of capitalism 10. Consumers buy more of a product at relatively low prices than at
taught by Adam Smith relatively high prices.
a. Law of supply
5. What is demand? b. Substitution effect
a. It is a market expression of the cumulative willingness of all c. Law of demand
household to buy different amount of goods and service at d. Income effect
different prices
b. It is the market expression of the cumulative ability of all Answer: C
household to buy different amount of goods and services at The Law of Demand states that, when the price is high, demand decreases
different prices. but if the price is low, demand increases.
c. It is a market expression of the cumulative willingness and
ability of all household to buy different amount of goods and
services at different prices.
d. It is a market expression of the cumulative willingness and 11. Writing system of the early Egyptian
ability of all household to buy different amount of goods and a. Cuneiform
services at different prices on a given point in time. b. Heiroglyphics
c. Kanji
 d. Alphabet a. Francesco Petrarch
b. Michaelangelo
Answer: B c. Leonardo da Vinci
Heiroglyphics is the system of writing of early Egypt. d. Raphael

12. It is one of the earliest schools of philosophy that developed in Answer: B

China. Its highest virtue is to remain simple and childlike. The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and
a. Confucianism 1512, is a cornerstone work of Renaissance art.
b. Buddhism
c. Taoism
d. Shintoism
19. According to him, the ruler, in order to succeed must be cunning,
Answer: C ruthless and if necessary, be dishonest in order to gain and
This philosophy is based from the book Tao Te Ching written maintain his power. He believed that might makes right and
by Lao tse. the end justifies the means.
a. Dante Alighiere
13. What is not true about the Caste system in India? b. Niccolo Machiavelli
a. The highest rank were the Brahmans or priests. c. Desiderius Erasmus
b. People can marry outside of their caste. d. Boccaccio
c. Achievements or wealth could not help a person elevate his
rank. Answer: B
d. Untouchables is the lowliest in the group. "Machiavellianism" is a widely used negative term to characterize
unscrupulous politicians of the sort Machiavelli described in The Prince. The
Answer: B book itself gained enormous notoriety and wide readership because the
People cannot marry outside of their own caste or social group. author seemed to be endorsing behavior often deemed as evil and immoral.

14. Which region was referred to as the seat of civilization? 20. After World War II, USA and USSR rivaled for world supremacy. A
a. Europe cold war existed between these two superpowers. Cold War is
b. Africa characterized by the following except:
c. Asia a. Fierce fighting
d. America b. War of nerves
c. Constant maneuvering
Answer: C d. Arms race
Almost all ancient civilizations in the world started in Asia.
Answer: A
15. A city-state in the early Greece where democracy originated
a. Corinth Cold War is a state of political hostility between
b. Thebes countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other
c. Sparta measures short of open warfare, in particular.
d. Athens
21. President of the Constitutional Commission which drafted the
1987 Constitution of the Phlippines.
Answer: D a. Ambrosio B. Padilla
Athens was the first one to implement democracy in the b. Napoleon G. Rama
government. c. Ahmad D. Alonto
d. Cecilia Munoz Palma
16. Reformation was the movement which worked for changes or
reform in the Christian Church. This movement was initiated by Answer: D
a. Wycliff When Aquino created the 1986 Constitutional Commission to draft the new
b. Protestants Constitution, she appointed Muoz-Palma as one of its members. The
c. Catholic church Commission would later elect her as its president.
d. Martin Luther
22. Amendments in the 1987 Constitution can be made through a
Answer: D constitutional convention.
Luther started by criticizing the relatively recent practice of a. Yes
selling indulgences, but the debate widened until it touched on many of the b. No
doctrines and devotional practices of the Catholic Church. c. Maybe
d. None of the above
17. Julius Ceasar faced a critical decision in his career when he said
the die is cast. The decision had to do with.
A. Invasion of Gaul
B. Crossing the Rubicon Answer: A
C. Assume the consulship Amendments can be made by Congress, Constitutional Convention or
D. Conquest of Egypt by Peoples Initiative.

Answer: B 23. Despite strong protestations from Mang Jose, the government
The idiom "Crossing the Rubicon" means to pass a point of no return, and took away his private property for public use upon payment to
refers to Julius Caesar's army's crossing of the river in 49 BC, which was him or just compensation. What power of the state was
considered an act of insurrection. implemented in the particular case?
a. Police power
18. A renaissance genius who excelled as a sculptor and painter and b. Power of eminent domain
was commissioned by Pope Julius II to paint the ceiling of the c. Power of taxation
Sistine Chapel of the Vatican. d. Absolute power of the state
 Answer: B 29. How many terms can a Philippine senator be elected in office?
Power of eminent domain is the right of the government to a. One
take private property for a public purpose, usually with just b. Two
compensation of the owner. c. Three
d. Six years
24. Constitutional right which the law enforces to private individuals e.
for the purposes of security, happiness and enjoyment.
a. Civil rights Answer: B
b. Political roghts A senator cannot be elected more than two terms. Each term has
c. Social and economic right six years.
d. Rights of the accused

Answer: A
Examples of civil rights are freedom of speech, press, and assembly; 30. An enrolled bill may become a law after a lapse of
freedom from involuntary servitude; and the right to equality in public places. a. 30 days
b. 40 days
25. The United States is one of the few countries in the world that c. 60 days
follows the Jus Soli doctrine which means Place of Birth while the d. 90 days
rest of the countries follow the Jus Sanguinie principle which
means blood relationship. What then is the citizenship of a child Answer: A
born to Filipino parents in the United States? An enrolled bill is the final copy of a bill or joint resolution which has
a. Natural born citizen passed both Houses of Congress in identical form.
b. Naturalized citizen
c. Stateless citizen 31. Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, The
d. Dual citizen archipelagic State has sovereign rights in its Exclusive Economic
Zone to explore, manage and exploit all the natural resources
Answer: D living and non-living in the waters, the sea bed and subsoil. How
The child is both Filipino citizen (jus sanguinie) and American many Nautical Miles from its baselines can an archipelagic state
citizen (jus soli). considered a territory part of its EEZ?
a. 100 Nautical Miles
b. 150 Nautical Miles
c. 200 Nautical Miles
d. 300 Nautical Miles

Answer: C
Exclusive economic zones (EEZs)extend from the edge of the territorial sea
out to 200 nautical miles (370 kilometres; 230 miles) from the baseline.
Within this area, the coastal nation has sole exploitation rights over all
natural resources.

32. Aside from the Chief Justice, how many Associate Justices shall be
26. The Constitutional Commissions which shall be independent from the composition of the Supreme Court?
the three branches of government are the following, except: a. 16
a. Commission on Appointments b. 14
b. Civil Service Commission c. 12
c. Commission on Elections d. 10
d. Commission on Audit
Answer: B
Answer: A Article VIII, Section 4 of the 1987 Constitution mandates that the SUPREME
The Commission on Appointments is composed of senators and COURT shall be composed of the Chief Justice and 14 Associated Justices.
congressmen.
33. This is the name given by the Spaniards to our ountry when they
27. It is the department which has the authority to make laws and to arrived in the islands of Samar on March 17, 1521
alter or repeal them a. Archipelago of San Lazarus
a. Administrative department b. Ladrones Islands
b. Executive department c. Felipinas
c. Legislative department d. Santisimo Nombre de Jesus
d. Judicial department

Answer: C Answer: A
The Legislature is the only department that can make, alter or . On March 17, 1521, the expedition of Magellan brought him to a group of
repeal any law. islands which they called Archipelago of St. Lazaruz

28. Which is not an element of the State? 34. When did Miguel Lopez de Legaszpi established Manila as the
a. Language capital of the Philippines
b. Territory a. June 24, 1571
c. Sovereignty b. July 24, 1871
d. Government c. August 24, 1571
d. August 24, 1871
Answer: A
The four elements of a state are territory, people, government and Answer: A
sovereignty.
 In June 24,1571, Legazpi established Manila as the capital of the and they were supervised for a ten-year period by an American
Philippines. High Commissioner
a. Republican Government
35. The event that implicated the the three Filipino priests Burgos, b. Commonwealth Government
Gomez and Zamora which resulted to their execution was the: c. Civil Government
a. Dagohoy revolt d. Federal Government
b. Cavite Mutiny
c. Cry of Pugadlawin Answer: B
d. Discovery of Katipunan The Commonwealth of the Philippines was the administrative body that
governed the Philippines from 1935 to 1946, aside from a period of exile in
Answer: B the Second World War from 1942 to 1945 when Japan occupied the country.
The so-called Cavite Mutiny of workers in the arsenal of the
naval shipyard over pay reduction owing to increased taxation produced a
willing witness to implicate the three priests, who were summarily tried and 41. The biggest and most populated island in the Philippine
sentenced to death by garrote on February 17, 1872. Archipelago
a. Cebu
36. Which of the following were the famous triumvirate of the b. Leyte
Propaganda Movement? c. Luzon
a. Jose Rizal, Juan Luna, Marcelo delPilar d. Negros
b. Jose Rizal, Graciano Lopez Jaena, Gregorio delPilar e. Mindanao
c. Jose Rizal, Marcelo del Pilar, Graciano Lopez Jaena
d. Jose Rizal, Juan Luna, Graciano Lopez Jaena Answer: C
Luzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost
Answer: C region of the archipelago, and is also the name of one of the three primary
Prominent members of the Propaganda Movement included Jos Rizal, island groups in the country.
author of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, Graciano Lpez Jaena,
publisher of La Solidaridad, the movement's principal organ, and Marcelo H. 42. This continent is the largest and it covers almost 33% of the
del Pilar. earths surface. It is considered as the most diverse continent and
home for earliest civilization and major religions of the world.
37. As per the agreement in the Pact of Biac-na-Bato, Emilio a. Africa
Aguinaldo and other leaders of the revolutionary government b. Asia
were to go into exile in: c. North America
a. Guam d. South America
b. Hongkong
c. Singapore Answer: B
d. Dapitan Asia is the Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in
the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total
surface area and comprises 30% of its land area.

Answer: B 43. In what part of the world can you find the longest and largest
Aguinaldo and his fellow revolutionaries were given amnesty and coral reef which is also known as the Great Barrier Reef?
monetary indemnity by the Spanish Government, in return for which the a. Africa
revolutionary government would go into exile in Hong Kong. Aguinaldo had b. Australia
designs to use the money to purchase firearms and return to the archipelago. c. Europe
d. Antartica
38. The Thomasite who taught in Philippine schools in the early part
of American colonization were: Answer: B
a. Trained American teachers The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the world's largest coral reef system
b. American soldiers composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over
c. American government officials 2,300 kilometres over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres.
d. American protestant ministers
44. The opening of the Suez Canal connects the trading route
Answer: A between these two bodies of water
The Thomasites was originally a group of about five a. Atlantic Ocean and pacific Ocean
hundred American teachers sent by the U.S. government to the Philippines in b. Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico
August 1901 who arrived on the USAT Thomas. c. Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal
d. Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
39. The first Filipino appointed by the Americans as Chief Justice of e. South China Sea and Philippine Sea
the Supreme Court
a. Jose Abad Santos
b. Cayetano Arellano
c. Gregorio Araneta
d. Sergio Osmea Answer: D
The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the
Answer: B Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened in November 1869 after 10
Cayetano L. Arellano was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the years of construction, it allows ships to travel between Europe and
Philippines under the American Civil Government. He was Chief Justice from eastern Asia without navigating around Africa.
1901 until his retirement on April 12, 1920, making him the longest serving
Chief Justice. 45. This is the known Peninsula in Europe that occupied by Norway,
Sweden, Denmark also included is Iceland and Finland.
40. The Americans promised to train Filipinos for self-government. a. Apennines
This was realized with the establishment of this government b. Balkan
where all the officials both elected and appointed were Filipinos c. Iberia
 d. Jutland b. Creating a province that will lead to the proclamation of Jose
e. Scandinavian Rizal to be the National Hero
c. Creating a province to provide equal rights to people living
Answer: E near Morong and Manila
The Scandinavian Peninsula is a geographic region in northern Europe, d. Creating a province to be named after Jose Rizal in honor of
consisting of Norway, Sweden and part of northern Finland. his martyrdom.

46. According to Rizal himself he took the term Noli Me Tangere, Answer: D
which means Touch Me Not from the Bible. From what Gospel The coversion of tha name Morong into Rizal province is in honor of the
was Noli Me Tangere taken? martyrdom of Jose Rizal.
a. St. Luke (24:12)
b. St. Luke (24:44)
c. St. John (20:17)
d. St. John (20:15) 1. Among the ancient Filipinos the Visayan were the most
tattooed people, compelling the early Spanish writer to call
Answer: C them:
John 20:17 is a verse in the Gospel of John in the New Testament. It contains A. Kalumbigas
Jesus' response to Mary Magdalene right after he confronts her just outside B. Pintados
his tomb after his resurrection. According to the longer ending of Mark's C. Bigay-kaya
Gospel (Mark 16:9) Mary Magdalene is the first person to whom Jesus shows D. Himyat
himself alive after his resurrection.
2. The public announcer of the barangay to announce the promulgation
47. In his poem, The Intimate Alliance Between Religion and Good of the new rules and regulations.
Education, Rizal Showed the importance of religion in education. A. Trial by Ordeal
Which of these ia a valid main topic for the poem? B. Judicial
a. Education without God is not true education C. Umalohokan
b. Religion without education is not a true religion D. Succession
c. Education without God is allowable
d. Religion without education is allowable 3. The practice of having surnames was started during Spanish regime
through the order of
Answer: A A. Governor Gen. Claveria
Rizal shared his thought about the importance of education to enlighten the B. Governor Gen. Polavieja
nation which was useful to gain societal freedom for every nation. C. Governor Gen. Dela Torre
D. Governor Gen. Juadrones

4. Northeast Luzon, the longest river in the country originates from the
mountains of Quirino and Nueva Viscaya and drains the whole Cagayan
Valley existing through the town of Aparri and Cagayan.
A. Agno river
B. Abra river
C. Pampanga river
D. Rio Grande de Cagayan
48. Rizal met a kind Protestant German pastor in Germany who
befriended him. He stayed at his vicarage and learned German 5. The culture of the Ilocanos can easily be felt through their ants dance
language. This is where he finished his first novel. Where was known as:
Noli Village located in honor of the novel Noli Me Tangere? A. Balitaw
a. Wilhemfeld B. Dandansoy
b. Berlin C. Mahinhin
c. Heidelberg D. Kinnotan
d. Leipzig
6. The process by which a person learns the requirements of the culture by
Answer: C which he or she is surrounded , and acquires the values and behaviours
At Heidelberg, the 25-year-old Rizal, completed in 1887 his eye that are appropriate or necessary in that culture
specialization under the renowned professor, Otto Becker. A.Assimilation
B. Enculturation
49. El Filibusterismo is the sequel of Noli Me Tangere and like the first C.Cultural relativism
book it was written in Spanish. To whom did he dedicate this D.Acculturation
second novel?
a. To his beloved parents 7. It is characterized by shared experience and mutual responsibility
b. the suffering Filipino people A. Gessellschaft
c. To the executed Filipino priests Gomburza B. Gemeinchaft
d. To his love, Leonor Rivera C. Enculturation
D. Acculturation
Answer: C
GomBurZas execution had a profound effect on many Filipinos; Jos Rizal, 8. It features the exchange of goods ,money and services
the national hero, would dedicate his novel El filibusterismo to their memory. A.Gessellschaft
B. Gemeinchaft
50. On June 11, 1901, the Second Philippine Commission approved C. Enculturation
Act No. 137 which organized the politico-military district of D. Acculturation
Morong into the province of Rizal. This was done due to which of
the following reasons? 9. One of the advantages of Presidential system of government:
a. Creating a province that lead the people of Morong to be A. The principle of the separation of powers and checks and balances is
united after the independence from Spain. observed
B. Unity of authority
C. It cuts cost and redundancy in lawmaking 20. . The form of government established by Aguinaldo was changed from
D. It promotes strong political party dictatorial to
A. Democratic
10. Giving abuloy to a bereaved family, an act of hospitality and the B. Socialist
bayanihan spirit prove which Filipino trait? C. Republic
A. Adaptability D. Revolutionary
B.Religiosity
C. Hard work and perseverance 21. Which order of governments correctly applies during the American
D. Pakikipagkapwa Tao Regime?
A. Civil, Military, Commonwealth
11. The first Filipino who effectively repelled Spanish aggressor B. Military, Civil, Commonwealth
A. Humabon C. Civil, Commonwealth, Military
B. Sulayman D. Military, Commonwealth, Civil
C. Lapu-Lapu
D. Lakandula 22. Which of the following describes the Battle of Manila Bay between the
American and Spanish naval base?
12. . In 1565 Legaspi concluded a blood compact with the Chief of Bohol A. The American ships outnumbered those of the Spaniards
named B. The Spaniards readily won the battle over the Americans
A. Rajah Tupas C. It was a mock naval battle the Spaniards and the Americans
B. Rajah Sulayman D. The American won the Battle with great difficulty
C. Sikatuna 23. The American promise of granting Independence to the Filipinos after a
D. Lakandula transition period was contained in the following legislation except:
A. Jones Law
13. The emergence of Filipino nationalism came as the culmination of a long B. Hare-Hawes Cutting Law
process in motion by Spanish misrule hastened by political and economic C. Philippine Bill of 1902
development. Which of the following does not belong to the contributing D. Tidings Mcduffie Law
factors of Filipino nationalism?
A. Personal Grievances 24. A law passed on May 1939 which punished Filipinos who allowed
B. Secularization Controversy themselves to be used as front by alien businessman and investors:
C. Racial Prejudice A. Immigration Law
D. Rise of the Middle Class B. Economic Protection Law
C. Indigenous Protection Law
14. . Acted as the Supreme Court and as advisory to the governor-general D. Anti-Dummy Law
A. Residencia
B. Visita 25. Agreement between the U.S and the Philippines wherein the the
C. Encomienda former would withdraw and surrender all rights and possessions,
D. Royal Audencia supervision, jurisdiction, control or sovereignty over the Philippines
A. Treaty of General Relations
15. The university official who was empowered to remove, suspend or B. Treaty of Sovereignty
impose penalties upon errant officials C. Treaty of Withdrawal of Authority
A. Visitador general D. Treaty of Surrender
B. Governor-general
C. Gobernadorcillo 26. In the Death March prisoners were forced to march Bataan to this
D. Corregidor place.
A. Sta. Maria, Bulacan
16. 16. The most devastating typhoon in 2009 Pacific typhoon season with a B. Imus, Cavite
damage of Ps. 1.09 Billion and 747 fatalities C. Lipa, Batangas
A. Reming D. San Fernando, Pampanga
B. Milenyo
C. Ondoy 27. Known as the Expanded Senior Citizen ACT 2010
D.Habagat A. 1081
B. 1425
17. The propaganda movement was example of the Filipinos expression of C. 9994
nationalism, however most people today doubt the nationalistic intention of D. 7610
the Propaganda due to its non-advocacy of
A. Assimilation of the Philippines by Spain 28. The date when the Japanese forces attacked and bombed Pearl Harbor
B. Reform in the administration of the Spaniards in Hawaii.
C. Generation of the Philippines from Spain A. July 25, 1941
D. Annexation of the Philippines B. January 23, 1942
C. December 8, 1941
18. What event in history followed when the Katipunan movement was D. December 7,1941
discovered?
A. Cry of Pugad Lawin 29. The date when the American dropped the first atomic bombed in
B. Treaty of Paris 1898 Hiroshima, Japan.
C. Execution of Rizal A. August 9, 1945
D. Capture of Aguinaldo B. August 6, 1945
C. August 14, 1945
19. The fundamental objectives of Katipunan are D. August 20, 1945
A. Political, economic and civic
B. Political, civic and moral 30. Which order of presidents correctly applies to Philippine history?
C. Socio, political and civic I. Carlos P. Garcia III. Manuel Roxas
D. Military, Commonwealth, Civic II. Diosdado Macapagal IV. Ferdinand Marcos
A. III, I ,II, IV 40. Rizal based the characters in Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusteresmo on
B. IV, II, I, III the people in his life. To whom did he patterened the character of Paulita
C. I, II, III, IV Gomez, Isaganis true love, who later married Juanito Pelaez?
D. IV, III, II, I A. To his mother , Teodora A lonzo
B. To his eldest sister, Saturnina
31. The complex set of relationships with the agricultural sector between C. To his love, Leonor Rivera
tenure, structure, production structure and the structure of supporting D. To the Japanese girl, O-Sei-San
services.
A. Land reform 41. Maternity leaves are extended to women. What legal provision extends
B. Agrarian structure this?
C. Comprehensive Agrarian Land Reform Law A.Article XIV Education
D. Agrarian reforms measures B. Article XIII Sec 14 Women
C. Article XII Bill of Rights
32. The earliest mode of economic life in human history according to Karl D. Article XIII Role and Rights of Peoples Organizatio
Marx
A. Enlightened self interest 42. Foreign students in Philippine International Schools are required courses
B. Reciprocity in Philippine culture and languages. This makes possible:
C. Primitive communism A. Comparison of cultural differences
D. Agricultural B. Racial prejudices among foreigners
C. International understanding
33. The employees of ABC Corporation want to associate,pool their savings D. Promotion of nationalism
and use the fund as soon as possible to grant loans to members and
capitalized and operate the canteen of ABC Corp. What type of cooperative 43. Which of the following statements defines ethics?
will they organize and register? A. The study of being general
A. Service Cooperative B. The science of correct thinking
B. Consumer Cooperative C. The study of the nature of human knowledge
C. Producers Cooperative D. The study of rightness or wrongness of human action
D. Credit Cooperative
44. Which type of justice implies the duty of one individual to give another
34. If you keep seeing your ways doing things as the right way, you what he is due?
tend to have the attitude called: A. Social justice
A. Cultural relativism B. International justice
B. Ethical relativism C. Commutative justice
C. Ethnocentricism D. Distributive justice
D. Xenophobia
45. . In moral life, responsibility depends on ones knowingly and freely
35. One type of positive economics that collects and presents data that can doing an act. In which of the following situations would you attribute
describe the phenomena. responsibility?
A. Descriptive economics A. A person unknowingly passes counterfeit money
B. Economic theory B. An insane person strikes someones head with a hammer
C. Growth C. A four year old fires a loaded gun killing his own father
D. Stability D. A nurse administers a medicine despite strong doubts about it

36. In economics, _________ is a rise in a general level of prices of goods 46. In the Philippine government ,the earliest and smallest service of
and services in an economy over a period of time. governance is the:
A. Inflation A. Barrio
B. Mercantilism B. Poblacion
C.Depression C. Barangay
D. Free trade D. Municipality

37. The first commercial bank in the Philippines and the Far East 47. Democracy refers to the involvement of all the citizens in the control of
A. Allied Bank government, while an oligarchy relegates control of government to:
B. China Bank A. The mother country
C. BDO B. An autocrat
D. Banco Islas de Filipinas C. A religious group
D. A select few
38. On time that Rizal returned in the Philippines , his novel, Noli Me
Tangere had already caused disputes especially among the friars. Who is 48. Philippine economy indices are closely related to the rise and fall of the:
the Augustinian friar who published an eight- series handout to attack to A. London Pounds
attack Noli Me Tangere? B. German Mark
A. Padre Jose Rodriguez C. US Dollars
B. Padre Antonio Obach D. Japanese Yen
C. Padre Jose Bech
D. Padre Federico Faura 49. A child discovered a new formula for decreasing the population of ants.
She submitted the research to a teacher who claimed the research as hers.
39. El Filibusterismo is the sequel of Noli Me Tangere and like the first The teacher violated:
book it was written in Spanish . To whom did he dedicate this second A. Right to choose
novel? B. Human right
A. To his beloved parents C. Right to intellectual property
B. To the suffering Filipino people D. Right to live within ones means
C. To the executed Filipino priest GOMBURZA
D. To his love, Leonora Rivera 50. Conducting PRC examinations abroad to OFC in different countries are
perceived as a:
A. Service to earn dollars 60. After World II, the United States paid this amount to the Philippine
B. Propaganda of government government , through the Philippine War Damage Commission, for war
C. A pleasure trip for PRC officers damages and rehabilitation.
D. Service to overseas workers A.$620 M
B. $120 M
51. 51. Jose Rizal was very much travelled man. He wrote his novels when C. $250 M
he was abroad. Where did Rizal write his novels? D. None of the above
A. Zurich
B. Heidelberg 61. An accused person is granted several rights. Which of the following is
C. Paris provided for in the Constitution?
D. Berlin A. He is entitled to a speedy disposition of his case
B. He has the right against double jeopardy
52. He was the founder and first editor of La Solidaridad in Barcelona, C. He is presumed innocent until the contrary is proved.
Spain and was considered the greatest orator of the Filipino colony in D. All of the above
Spain?
A. Marciano Ponce 62. . The office that shall have jurisdiction to investigate on its own any act
B. Graciano Lopez Jaena or mission of any public official when such act or omission appear to be
C. Marcelo H. Del Pilar illegal , unjust , improper or inefficient.
D. Gregorio H. Del Pilar A. Municipal court
B. Ombudsman
53. The Katipunan in Cavite was divided into two factionthe Magdiwang C. Sandiganbayan
and the Magdalo. While the Magdiwang in Cavite was lead by Mariano D. Court of Appeals
Alvarez, who lead the Magdalo faction?
A. Ciriaco Bonifacio 63. The State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to
B. Daniel Tirona quality education at this level.
C. Baldomero Aguinaldo A. Elementary
D. Artemio Ricarte B. Tertiary
C. Secondary
54. The voyage of Ferdinand Magellan is considered the greatest single D. All levels
achievement in the history of sea exploration and discovery because it-
A. Made Spain the mistress of the sea 64. In terms of education, the State shall
B. Proved that the world is not flat A. Establish, maintain, and support a complete education
C. Marked the discovery of westward route to the East B. Establish , maintain, and support a complete and integrated system of
D. Marked the first circumnavigation of the globe education
C. Establish, maintain, and support a complete, adequate and integrated
55. Which of the following is a provision of the Pact of Biak na- Bato system of education
between the rebels and the Spanish authorities in the Philippines? D. Establish, maintain, a complete, adequate and integrated system of
A. central government would be established education
B. The Filipinos would enjoy religious tolerance
C. Aguinaldo would go into exile voluntarily 65. Every Filipino is a tax payer. Where does this happen?
D. All arms except those of the rebel officers would be laid down A. A non- resident citizen whose income is derived in his/her country
B. Married couples file only one income tax return
56. The Philippines is for the Filipinos in the same manner that America is C. Ordinary housewives do not file income tax
for the America is for the Americans is a statement attributed to: D. Big companies pay taxes
A.Apolinario Mabini 66. The policy of the government to conduct teachers and professionals
B. Gen. Miguel Malvar examination abroad to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) is a step towards
C. Emilio Aguinaldo A. Reconciliation of dissidents
D. Pedro Paterno B. Strengthening of dissidents
C. Repatriate Filipinos abroad
57. This act of the United States Congress provided for the establishment D. Attracting workers abroad to deposit income in the Philippines
of the Phil;ippine Assembly and the first elective positions in the Philippine
Government 67. Abortion is depriving life of an unborn child. The latest decisions on
A. Tidings McDuffie Act personal freedom cites that
B. Philippine Bill of 1902 A. Held the right to abortion to ensure safety of mother
C. Philippine Autonomy Act B. Abortion is prohibited by law and the declaration of human rights
d. None of the above C. Christian practices prohibit abortion
D. Abortion is a sin
58. . In 1956 agreement between the United States and the Philippines
extended American rights in the Philippines not only in the exploitation of 68. Who shall exercise suffrage?
natural resources but in all economic activities. A. All citizens of the Philippines not otherwise disqualified by law
A. Parity Agreement B. Citizens who are at least twenty-one years of age
B. Laurel Langley Agreement C. Those who have resided in the Philippines for at least two years
C. Quirino Foster Agreement D. All of the above
D. None of the above No Answer

59. He was the Philippine President who proposed the rigorous program, 69. Which of the following is recognized as the foundation of the nation?
land for the Landless. A. Barangay
A. Carlos Garcia B. Church
B. Diosdado Macapagal C. Municipality
C. Ramon Magsaysay D. Family
D. Ferdinand Marcos
70. The 1986 Constitution contains this number of articles including the
transitory provisions
A. 20
B. 18 85. Values Education is Integrated in the curriculum of all levels . Which of
C. 16 the following support this statement?
D.19 A. Additional classroom will be needed
B. There is no need for training of teacher to teach
73. Which statement on alcoholic Anonymous is correct? C. Values education is stressed in all subjects at all level
A. It is an association of alcoholics who remain unknown to each other D. New teacher will be hired
B. It helps alcoholics to avoid alcohol use and rebuild their lives
C. It is the group of business men bent on stopping the manufacturer of 86. The housing program for all these years did not succeed because:
alcohol drinks A. Squatters are spoiled by politicians
D. It is a group of alcoholic parents who has made its mission to help B. Squatters sell their allotted houses to merchants
alcoholic parents C. Squatters return to squatters area
D. Squatters is form of livelihood
74. Why is the Filipino trait of pakikisama said to be ambivalent?
A. It makes people shoe their concern for others 87. Squatters according to law cannot be ejected for their present place of
B. It can be used for or against the person who values it residence unless:
C. It encourages a person to do wrong A. They are given disturbance fees
D. It helps person develop good values B. They are assured a place to go
C. There is a livelihood in the the relocation place
75. Why is the price tag law important? D. They are paid for their old houses
A. To show the product is or high quality
B. To show the price and ask for more 88. Students and teachers stand at attention during flag ceremonies. School
C. To show the price and to attract buyers principals assign guard on the street to stop vehicles during ceremonies.
D. To discourage and minimize price haggling How does the public take this practice?
A. The flag is for all citizens; it is a symbol of the nation
76. With the Batasang Pambansa performing legislative and executive B. Stopping traffic is not the job of the school
powers in the Marcos regime, which form of government was C. Only school children should be controlled in this ceremony
implemented? D. Only military or policemen should stop and salute the flag
A. Dictatorial
B. Parliamentary 89. The Philippine currency and its stability is protected and supervised by:
C. Monarchial A. NEDA
D. Presidential B. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
C. Bureau of Treasury
77. In connection with government transaction involving public interest, D. Boy scout of the Philippines
which policy is adopted by the constitution to assure the public of
accountability and transparency? 90. Every Filipino is a tax payer. Where does this happen?
A. Private enterprise and incentives to needed investment A. Paying grocery goods is paying taxes too
B. Full public disclosure B. Married couples file only one income tax return
C. Rural development and agrarian reform C. Ordinary housewives do not file income tax
D. Balanced and healthful ecology D. Big companies pay taxes

80. Families in the troubled Mindanao were: 91. How do you find a competitor in business?
A. Scared so they left their homes A. A person who leads and commands a business
B. Satisfied with the peace efforts B. A rival of an entrepreneur to his/her venture
C. Unmindful of the events so they stayed home C. A personal enemy of an entrepreneur
D. Happy gunshots filled the air D. A business who is innovative

81. Local peace negotiations should be the primary concern of what office? 92. The exchange of cultural features that results when groups of individuals
A. Local municipal and provincial executives having different cultures come into continues first hand contact; the original
B. Church hierarchy cultural patterns of either or both groups may be altered, but the groups
C. Philippine national police remain distinct
D. Philippine marine SWAT force A. Assimilation
B. Cultural relativism
82. A rich candidate bought a big family by the thousand. On Election day, C. Acculturation
no one was allowed to leave their homes. What right was deprived the D. Enculturation
members of the family?
A. Right to life, liberty 93. What right and duty do Filipinos exercise when they participate in
B. Right to due process ratifying a proposed constitution?
C. Right to eminent domain A. Bill of Rights
D. Right to participate in democracy B. Suffrage
C. Citizenship
83. Whose values are most evident in children before they go to school? D. Habeas corpus
A. Peer value system
B. Teacher-classmate value system 94. This is a guarantee given by the Constitution to certain units of
C. Mother-father value system government where their approved annual appropriations shall be
D. Maid or yaya-value system automatically a regular released
A. Fiscal Autonomy
84. According to Confucius, what is the best way to rule a people to attain B. General Appropriations Act
harmony? C. Internal Revenue Allocations
A. By allowing people to do as they please D. Fiscal Discipline
B. By consulting the government
C. By moral example 95. . Which order of presidents correctly applies to Philippine history?
D. By force I.Ferdinand Marcos
 II.Manuel Roxas A. Hare Hawes Cutting Bill
III.Carlos P.Garcia B. Independence Law
IV.Diosdado Macapagal C. Tidings-McDuffie Law
A. IV-III-II-I D. Parity Rights
B. II-III-IV-I
C. II-IV-III-I 105. Violation of human rights is a violation of the _____ of people
C.III-II-IV-I A. Freedom
B. Intelligence
C. Dignity
96. If you keep seeing your ways of doing things as the right way ang D. Emotions
everybody elses as the wrong way, you tend to have the attitude called:
A. Cultural relativism 106. In economics,_________ is a rise in the general level of prices of goods
B. Ethnocentrism and services in an economy over a period of time.
C. Xenophobia A. Mercantilism
D. Ethical relativism B. Inflation
C. Free trade
97. The La Liga Filipina was the concrete evidence of Rizals desire for D. Depression
I.Revolt against the Spaniards
II. Unite the entire Philippine archipelago 107. Known as the Isla de Pintados by the Spaniards
III.Fight violence and injustic A. Luzon
A. I and II B. Mindanao
B. II and IV C. Isla verde
C. II and III D. Visayas
D. I and IV
108. What is the very foundation of genuine peace and reconciliation?
98. It refers to the full and fair equivalent of the property taken from its A. Happiness
owner by the expropriator and the gauge for computation is not the B. Dignity
takers gain but the owners loss. In order for the payment to be just it C. Social justice
must be real, substantial, full, and ample; made within a reasonable time D. Confrontation
from the taking of the property
A. Just compensation 109. An international convention where the Philippines can validate its claim
B. Property to the Spratly and other territories in the West Philippine Sea
C. Eminent domain A. Kyoto Protocol
D. Public use B. Geneva Convention
C. United Nations Conventions on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
99. Cooperative can eventually put up banks of their own. What are the D. RIO DE Janiero CONVENTION
evidences of their successes?
A. Opening of rural bank is allowed on a cooperative concept 110. In whose presidency was the famous MIRACLE RICE produced?
B. Many banks in Metro Manila and Central Luzon started out out as A. Sergio Osmena
cooperatives B. Erap Estrada
C. Most of the rural banks started out as cooperatives C. Ferdinand Marcos
D. Cooperatives are not heavily taxed D. Fidel Ramos

100. The process by which a person learns the requirements of the culture by 111. One of the types of positive economics that collects and presents data
which he or she is surrounded, and acquires values and behaviors that are that can describe the phenomena
appropriate or necessary in that culture A. Growth
A. Assimilation B. Descriptive economics
B. Cultural relativism C. Stability
C.Acculturation D. Economic theory
D. Enculturation
112. The fulfillment of the collective needs to the human species, including
101. The earliest mode of economic life in human history according to Karl global society
Marx. A. Political will
A. Agricultural B. Common good
B. Primitive communism C. Public interest
C. Reciprocity D. Justice
D. Enlightened self- interest 113. This is the determination of the government to relate what is perceived
as beneficial to public interests and acrs to implement its decision on such
102. Legislation granting special privilages to senior citizens help to inorder to achieve a better future for its citizens
neutralize prejudice and discrimination toward a social category based on: A. Political will
A. Ethnicity B. Common good
B. Gender C. Public interest
C. Race D. Justice
D. Age
114. What form of government did we have when President Aguinaldo
103. The author of Flora de Filipinas circa 1837, the botanical illustrations proclaimed the Philippine Independence on June 12, 1898
of plant specimens that grow into the Philippines herbarium. A. Revolutionary
A. Gov. Narciso Claveria B. Dictatorial
B. Fr. Manuel Blanco C. Democratic
C. Padre Emmanuel Gonzales D.Presidential
D. Gov. Polavieja
115. The longest revolt in Philippine History
104. The Act/Law that led to the granting of ten-year transition period. A. Palaris revolt
B. Dagohoy revolt B. Rio de Janiero Convention
C. Diego Silang revolt C. Geneva convention
D. Gabrielle Silang revolt D. Kyoto protocol

116. During the Spanish period, it refers to the privilege of the provincial 145. The basic principle of taxation where the sources of funds/ revenues
governor to engage in trade should be efficient to meet the the needs of public expenditure.
A. Corregimientos a. Fiscal adequacy
B. Alcaldia b. Equality
C. Alcalde mayor c. Equity
D. Indulto de comercio d. Administrative feasibility

117. One of the advantages of Presidential system of government 146. The state recognizes the Filipino___________ as the foundation of the
A. it promotes strong political party nation. Accordingly, it shall strengthen its solidarity and actively promote its
B. unity of authority total development.
C. the principle of the separation of powers and checks and balance is A. Family
observed B. Barangay
D. it cuts cost and redundancy in lawmaking C. Church
D. school
118. This is the longest river in the country, which originates from the
mountains of Quirino and Nueva Viscaya and drains the whole Cagayan 147. Violation of Human Rights is a violation of the_______ of the person
Valley existing through the town of Aparri and Cagayan A. Dignity
A. Rio Grande de Cagayan B. Intelligence
B. Agno river C. Emotions
C. Abra River D. Freedom
D. Pampanga River
148. 148. Section 3, Article XIV states that All educational institutions shall
119. When a combination of independent business organizations formed to include the study of ________ as part of the curriculum.
regulate production, pricing, and marketing of goods by the members, A. History
which term applies? B. Science & Technology
A. Inflation C. Sports
B. Cartel D. Constitution
C. Depression
D. Monopoly 149. 149. Article IV of the 1987 Constitution, who has the power to declare
the existence of the State War?
120. The Commander of the American and Filipino forces in Bataan A. Senate President
A. Gen. Edward King B. President
B. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright C. Chief justice
C. Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur D. Congress
D. Gen. Arthur Mac Arthur
150. Ra 9155 is also known as:
121. It is characterized by shared experiences and mutual responsibilities A. Basic Education Act of 2001
A. Gesellschaft B. Restructured Basic Education
B. Acculturation C. Education for all
C. Gemeinchaft D. Bridge Program
D. Enculturation

141. What was the title of Rizals poem from which the following lines were
taken? Whoever knows not how to love his native tongue is worst than any
beast or evil smelling fish. To make our language richer ought to be our wish
the same as any mother loves to feel the young.
A. Huling Paalam
B. Sa mga Kabataang Pinoy/ To the Filipino Youth/ A La Juventud Filipina
C. Sa aking mga Kababata/ Our Mother Tongue
D. Sa mga kababaihan ng Malolos/ To the Women of Malolos

142. What famous literary work did Rizal voice out to the convection that
women should think for themselves, should be educated, and should be more
active in public office?
A. To the Virgin Mary
B. Letter to the Young Women of Malolos
C. My first inspiration
D. To the Flowers of Heidelberg

143. 143.What values is being promoted by the Philippine government when

it launched the Juan Time project in 2011?
a. Punctuality
b. Austerity
c. Palabra de Honor
d. Close family ties.

144. An International convention where the Philippine can validate its claim
to the Spratlys and other territories in the west Philippine Sea
A. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea