GENERAL EDUCATION

1. Which policy of the state provides preferential attention to the welfare of the less fortunate members of the Philippines society?

A.      Social justice                                                                      C. Distributive justice

B.      Criminal justice                                                                   D. Bill of rights

2.       What is the possible consequence of meritocracy in a social system?

A.      Rule by the wealthy and powerful.

B.      Leadership by people of talent.
C.      Culture of elitism.
D.      Rule by those with noble birth.

3.       Which constitutional safeguard prevents one branch of government from becoming powerful or abusive?

A.      Impeachment                                                                    C. Check and Balance

B.      Ombudsman                                                                      D. Laissez Faire

4.       What is the predominant characteristic of eastern religion?

A.      Optimism                                                                            C. Mysticism
B.      Secularism                                                                          D. Pessimism

5.       What economic policy in 16th century in Europe influenced Spain’s expansionist policy to discover new lands?

A.      Spice-trading                                                                      C. Mercantilism
B.      Capitalism                                                                           D. Colonialism

6.       The righ invoked in the “writ of habeas data” is ________________________.

A.      The right to information privacy.

B.      Right to gather information data.
C.      The right to search for information.
D.      Right to transmit data.

7.       Whose philosphy advocate the use of reason in understanding the existence of God?

A.      St. Benedict                                                                        C. St. John

B.      St. Peter                                                                               D. St. Thomas Aquinas

8.       Which is a check on the executive department by the judiciary in the principle check and balance among branches of the government?

A.      Impeachment of the Chief of Justice of the Supreme Court.

B.      Determining the salary of the Presiden and Vice-President.
C.      Declaring a legislative measure unconsitutional.
D.      Declaring an act of the President unconstitutional.

9.       Which is the fundamental law of the land?

A.      Bill of Rights                                                                       C. Civil Criminal Code

B.      Constitution                                                                       D. Ten Commandments

10.   Gregoria de Jesus saw her husband ________ charge for treason by fellow Filipinos who have formed the Philippine Revolutionary force
to fight Spain.

A.      Marcelo H. Del Pilar                                                                   C. Andres Bonifacio

B.      Emilio Aguinaldo                                                                        D. Jose Rizal

11.   What did Nelson Mandela mean to South African and the rest of thw world? He gave up armed struggle and chose the peaceful way to
freedom.

Nelson Mandela is a world leader who is a model of _________________.

A.      Black supremacy                                                              C. Non-violence

B.      Armed struggle                                                                 D. Imprisonment

12.   Which band played the Marcha Nacional Filipino of the national anthem on June 12,
1898 during the declaration of Philippine Independence?

A.      Pangkat Kawayan ng Pateros                                      C. Malabon Band

B.      Kawit Cavite Band                                                       D. San Franciscodel Monte Band

13.   Agency tasked to nurture Philippine Arts

A.      NBI                                                                                         C. NCAA
B.      CCP                                                                                        D. NCCA

14.   The ultimate objective of the comprehensive Agrarian Reform is:

A.      Abolish share tenancy in favor of lease tenancy.

B.      Distribute all arable lands to the landless.
C.      Establish once cultivated land.
D.      Ensure the cultivation of an idle lands.

15.   Which was the first labour union in the country founded by Isabelop de los Reyes on July 1901?

A.      Association of the Philippine Labor

B.      Union Obrera Democratica
C.      Union Trabajadores de Filipinos
D.      Association de Compania Tabacalera

16.   Through the Galleon Trade (1565-1815), the Philippines had extended contacts with ________.
A.      Spain                                                                                  C. China
B.      Spice Island                                                                        D. Mexico

17.   How many days are needed after which an enrolled bill becomes a law?

A.      75 days                                                                                 C. 60 days

B.      90 days                                                                                 D. 30 days

18.   What law passed on August 1909 by the U.S. Congress established a partial free trade in the Philippines?

A.      Bell Trace                                                                C. Treaty on General Relations

B.      Payne-Aldrich Act                                                  D. Underwood-Simmons Act

19.   In a martriarchal family which family member plays the leading role?

A.      Grandmother                                                                    C. Oldest sister

B.      Mother                                                                                 D. Aunt

20.   Who was the Spanish mestizo priest who first led the native secular clergy in the Secularization Movement in 1861?

A.      Father Jacinto Zamora                                                    C. Father Pedro Pelaez

B.      Father Gregorio Aglipay                                                 D. Father Jose Burgos

21.   What was the term given by Marcelo H. De Pilar to hidden control and domination by Spanish religious priests over the colonial
government?

A.      Pase region                                                                     C. Complace

B.      Las suerte partidas                                                          D. Frailocracia

22.   While authority should be respected, its opinion may be an error. Which of the following represents a better/more certain avenua to the
truth?

A.      Replication (repeat and check)                                   C. Overgeneralization

B.      Selective observation                                                     D. Fallacious reasoning

23.   Who is known as the “Father of the Local Government Code”?

A.      Joey Lina                                                                          C. Jovito Salonga

B.      Joseph Estrada                                                                  D. Aquilino Pimental

24.   Who was the first editor of La Solidaridad, and an orator of the Reform Movement?

A.      Juan Luna                                                                            C. Jose Rizal

B.      Graciano Lopez Jaena                                                      D. Marcelo H. Del Pilar

25.   The Philippines is the only ___________ country in the world.

A.      Communist                                                                         C. Christian
B.      Buddhist                                                                              D. Muslim

26.   In social trends, how do you call those who are for the revival of the classics?

A.      Existentialists                                                                     C. Humanist
B.      Rationalists                                                                         D. Reformists

27.   What happens to a good action when it is perform on account of an evil motive?

A.      It becomes good                                                               C. It becomes morally good

B.      It becomes evil                                                                  D. It becomes an amoral act

28.   The tax required to be paid annually by all adult citizens of the Philippines is the ______________.

A.      Community tax                                                                 C. real estate tax

B.      Income tax                                                                          D. Inheritance tax

29.   The fundamental right invoked by filling the “writ of amparo” is ________________.

A.      The right to due process

B.      The right to self-defense
C.      The right to be defended by a public attorney
D.      The right to life, liberty and security

30.   What is one of the man-made wonders of the Philippines?

A.      Rice terraces                                                                      C. Manila Bay

B.      Mount Makiling                                                                D. Taal Volcano

31.   As a Social Science teacher which should Teacher Nora avoid?

A.      Abreast with all the other issues                                C. Facilitator of learning

B.      Appreciative of change                                              D. As a sage on the stage

32.   Governor General Narciso Claveria was responsible for the ________________.

A.      Abolition of the Galleon Trade

B.      Establishment of the Tobacco Monopoly
C.      Use of Spanish surname by Filipinos
D.      Establishment of the Galleon Trade

33.   Whose philosophy gives prominence to faith in understanding the existence of God?

A.      St. Benedict                                                                        C. St. Augustine

B.      St. Peter                                                                              D. St. John
34.   Who among the following Filipino statesmen was the most vocal to speak against the country’s foreign policy of close association with
Americans?

A.      Claro M. Recto                                                              C. Cayetano Arellano

B.      Manuel Luis Quezon                                                       D. Jose P. Laurel

35.   Of the seven continents comprising continues land mass surrounded by big bodies of water, the biggest (30.1 percent of the earth) is
______________?

A.      Asia                                                                                        C. Europe
B.      Australia                                                                              D. Northern America

36.   Civilization is where large ideas and tools, as well as human settlements flourished. Where do historians say civilization had first been
born?

A.      China                                                                                     C. Egypt
B.      Middle East                                                                         D. Jordan

37.   Which is the largest country in Asia?

A.      China                                                                                     C. Japan
B.      Philippines                                                                          D. Thailand

38.   What was the power to set aside certain by the Kingdom of Spain to the Governor-General of the Philippines?

A.      Veto power                                                                        C. Conditioned Power

B.      Condign Power                                                                  D. Compensatory power

39.   What best describes the form of government of England with its parliament, a prime minister, and a queen (or king)?

A.      Constitutional monarchy                                            C. Ethnocracy

B.      Anarchism                                                                     D. Demarchy

40.   Who was the revolutionary leader who refused to surrender to the Americans even after General Malvar’s surrender, and declared
himself President and Commander-in-Chief of the Supreme Government of the Tagalog Archipelago?

A.      Julian Montalan                                                                C. Licerio Geronimo

B.      Macario Sakay                                                                D. Artemio Ricarte

41.   Which religious missionaries first arrived in the Philippines?

A.      Dominicans                                                                         C. Jesults
B.      Franciscan                                                                           D. Augustinians

42.   Who were the aboriginal settlers in the islands, prior to succeeding migrants who crossed the seas from the Southern Philippines?

A.      Sumatians                                                                           C. Borneans
B.      Malayans                                                                             D. Negritos

43.   What religious institution is the only living remnant of the Philippine Revolution of 1896 today?

A.      Philippines Independent Church

B.      Roman Catholic Church
C.      Unitarian Church of the Philippines

D.      United Church of the Philippines

43.   Which best describes the division of the legislature into the Senate and the House of Representatives?

A.      Bicameralism                                                                            C. Unicameralism

B.      Bipartisanship                                                                            D. Co-legislative powers

45.   Who was the last Spanish Governal-General of the Philippines?

A.      Ramon Blanco                                                                    C. Basilio Agustin

B.      Diego de los Rios                                                                D. Fermin Jaudenes

46.   Which demonstrates interconnectedness between social and environmental injustice?

       A.  Industrialized countries’ toxic disposed to poorer countries.

B.      Temperature warming and rise of sea level.
C.      Desertification of verdant regions.
D.      Extinction of rare animal species.

47.   Participation in governance, including the right to vote and seek public office is secured within the citizenry’s ________________.

A.      Political rights                                                                        C. Socio-civic rights

B.      Right of suffrage                                                                      D. Right to due process

48.   Participation in governance, including the right to vote and seek public office is secured within the citizenry’s ___________________.

A.      Right to due process                                                       C. political rights

B.      Socio-civic rights                                                            D. right of suffrage

49.   Tax imposed on all employed and practicing professionals

A.      Income tax                                                                        C. Community tax

B.      Reas estate tax                                                                  D. Inheritance tax