Department of Education

Division of Camarines Sur

Ragay District
RAGAY SCIENCE AND MATH ORIENTED HIGH SCHOOL

Final Examination

Understanding Culture, Society and Politics

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1. Which among the following disciplines analyzes how individual interact within society to address
issues about poverty and development?

A. Economics B. Politics C. Social Science D. Sociology

2. Among the Factors of Production, which is being referred to as the use of knowledge to
efficiently create of produce product in a short time production process?

A. Labor B. Entrepreneurship C. Technology D. Land

3. This is defined as a relationship between two or more individuals and an object, in which at least
one of these individuals holds a bundle of rights and duties over the object.

A. Property B. Technology C. Division of Labor D. Organization of

Work

4. Which when violated may cause the violator to be regarded as eccentric, weird, and crazy?

A. Folkways B. Mores C. Laws D. Institutions

5. A person may enjoy a particular status because of the sex or age of birth in a rich family. An
infant gets a family status which includes family name and prestige, share in social standing and
the right of heritage. What conclusion can you draw as being manifested by the situation?

A. Ascribed B. Achieved C. Inheritance D. Roles

6. Religious institutions are composed of priests and preachers, identify their roles in the society?

a) Providing healthcare services

b) Maintaining political power
c) Facilitating spiritual and religious practices
d) Providing education

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 7. What is the primary function of labor unions?
a) Representing the interests of workers in negotiations with employers
b) Providing financial services
c) Maintaining political power
d) Providing education

8. Which statement supports the function of charities and non-profit organizations?

a) Providing assistance to those in need
b) Maintaining political power
c) Generating profits for shareholders
d) Providing education

9. How would you use the function by advocacy groups?

a) Advocating for specific causes or issues
b) Providing healthcare services
c) Maintaining political power
d) Providing education

10. What would you recommend as the primary function of professional associations?
a) Representing the interests of a specific profession
b) Providing healthcare services
c) Maintaining political power
d) Providing education

11. Which is the topmost function of education in the society?

A. Socialization C. Social Integration

B. Social Placement D. Social and Cultural Innovation

12. Which type of education do you think the ALS (Alternative Learning System) students belong?

A. Formal Education C. Informal Education

B. Special Education D. Non-Formal Education

13. Warren is a Grade 12-STEM student; in his chosen strand, approaches are of remarkable in
understanding concepts related to his chosen specialization. Which of the following approaches
would best help him understanding the topic “Understanding the Structure of Marriage and the
Importance of Family”?

A. Social Exchange Theory C. Conflict Theory

B. Functionalist Perspective D. Symbolic Interactionism Approach

14. What broad function of education instills values among learners, such as the Filipino traits and
values: hospitality, family close ties and ‘utang na loob?’

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 A. Social B. Political C. Cultural D. Educational

15. For a society to work, functionalists say, people must subscribe to a common set of beliefs and
values. What is the function of education stated in the statement.

A. Socialization B. Social Integration C. Social placement D. Social innovation

16. What explains that primary education becomes a human right?

I. Education is compulsory in the primary level.

II. Education is human right since it allows social mobility.
III. Education enables the individual to enjoy freedom.
IV. Education is for everyone regardless of social status.

A. II, III IV B. II and IV C. I only D. I, II, III, IV

17. Ana a 30-year-old female who had just delivered her first child via caesarian section. Fourteen
days after her delivery, she suffers fever and mixed emotion feeling. Members of her family
conclude that she might be having an illness that is not controlled by science. What could it be?

A. Usog (Hex) C. Sumpa (Curse)

B. Bughat (Relapse) D. Namaligno (Evil Spirit)

18. What is the aim of social group as a method of social work?

A. Development of leadership qualities

B. Development of capability for adjustment
C. Development of democratic lifestyle
D. All of these

19.Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Malcolm X, Adolf Hitler and Martin Luther King, Jr., how would
you classify the type of authority they all possessed?

A. Absolute B. Rational-legal C. Traditional D. Charismatic

20. Which is the best answer if a marriage is between one woman and more than one man?

A. Monogamy B. endogamy C. polygamy D. exogamy

21. Which statement supports the representation of a natural family?

A. Parents, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles

B. Single-parent family
C. Mother, father and their biological children
D. Parents and children
22. Mano or Pagmamano is an honoring gesture used in Filipino culture as a way of requesting a
blessing from the elders. Why do Filipinos need to do this act of gestures?

A. It is a sign of respect to the elders

B. It is what they have seen from others
C. It is a command from their parents
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 D. They just really appreciate their culture

23. What goal of education desires for a man to become more and more what he is, to become
everything that one is capable of becoming?

A. Productive B. Manifest C. Self-actualization D. Latent

24. The following are the effect on the evolution of social media in the contemporary societies, what
evidence can you find to exclude one from the following?

A. It is one way of getting information

B. Weathering away our sense of and desire for anonymity and privacy.
C. Mobilized in the fight against internet trolls.
D. It complicates the way we communicate.

25. What activities justify in participating governance wherein the power from higher levels are
transferred to lower levels?
A. Decentralization C. Command and control
B. Election D. Collective action

26. During the hunting and gathering societies, the relationship between men and women are equal.

A. True B. False C. Maybe D. None of the

above

27. Lisa was a proud cultural relativist. She sees that Ilocanos are thrifty because of their
geographical location. Likewise, she sees nothing wrong about it. What did Lisa exhibit in that
situation?

A. She believes anything goes in one’s own culture.

B. She measures behavior by how the other culture regards this practice.
C. She has no concept of right or wrong.
D. She measures which cultures are related to others.

28. Why is that important to appreciate the different cultures in the society?
A. In order to promote peace
B. To build cooperation between groups
C. To avoid conflict
D. All of the above

29. How would you classify the system of social stratification differs from class in its rigidity and in the basis of
legitimacy?
a. Closed system b. Open System c. Caste system d. Estate system
30. Which is the best answer when power legitimized by extraordinary personal abilities that inspire devotion and
obedience?

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 a. charismatic b. legal-rational c. traditional d. legitimacy
31. What is the main idea when a system based on the common ownership of the means of productions and
distribution?
a. Capitalism b. Reciprocity c. Socialism d. Educational System
32. Functionalist perspective on social stratification argues that the more important a position is to
society, the more rewards a society attaches to it. What elements would you choose to show its
application?

A. Rewarding important work with income, prestige and power encourages

people to do these jobs and to work better, longer and harder.
B. Rewarding fulfilled works with income, prestige and powers do not have an effect to
people.
C. People do not look for rewards because it is their duty to complete their tasks.
D. People always do their jobs because they are paid even if there is no reward.

33. What is the function of society’s categorization of people into socioeconomic strata?

a. Power b. Mobility c. Socialism d. Stratification

34. What choice would you have made related to the following if there is political or social control especially that
is exercised by the government governing the people?
a. Power b. Mobility c. Socialism d. Stratification
35. If there is a widespread respect and admiration felt for someone due to his or her achievements or quality, what
would you predict as the result of this situation?
a. Power b. Mobility c. Prestige d. Wealth
36. A family of Brahmins has children who became wagers, what type of mobility is involved?
a. Vertical b. Horizontal c. Upper d. Middle
37. Which among options is considered the primary reason of scarcity in goods and services in our
society?
A. Unlimited needs and wants of the people.
B. The natural resources are limited in numbers.
C. Technology decreases the productions of goods and services for the people.
D. Economic institutions limit the production of goods and services that causes
the crisis.

38. The existence of unequal opportunities and rewards for different social positions within a group
existing in the society. What social issue in stated in the statement?

a. Social exclusion b. Social inequality c. Social abundance d. Social integration

39. When a businessman meets his losses in his business and is declared bankrupt, he occupies a low status,
identify the type of mobility.
a. Vertical b. Horizontal c. Upper d. Middle

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 40. People who are born into this system of society are socialized to accept their standing for the rest
of their lives. What type of social system is involved?
a. Open b. Closed c. Caste d. Estate
41. What is the main idea stating the typical of a modern and industrialized society where the individual’s class
position is determined by his/her personal ability and effort.
a. Open b. Closed c. Caste d. Estate
42. How would you classify the type of system of stratification that is determined by personal effort and merit?
a. Closed b. Meritocracy c. Open d. Estate
43. Social stratification is influence by economic forces and relationships in society are defined by factors of
production. What is the main idea about theoretical perspective on social stratification in this situation?
a. Interactionism b. Functionalism c. Conflict d. Social exclusion
44. A type of ruling wherein a ruling elite is given society’s economic and political elite. Based on the statement,
which is the best answer to relate?
a. Interactionism b. Ploretariat c. Plutocracy d. Social inequality
45. Technological objects such as iPhones and Androids are known all over the world although many people do
not possesed them. How would you summarize the statement?
a. Heterogenization b.Universalism c. Homogenization d. Globalization
46. Educational credentials, artistic taste and family background are some of the factors that can influence a
person’s status, these facts are examples of what capital?
a. Social capital b. Cultural capital c. Natural capital d. Fixed capital
47. Mutual acquaintances and networks are visible nowadays, these facts are examples of what capital?
a. Social capital b. Cultural capital c. Natural capital d. Fixed capital
48. Giving of gifts obligates the recipient to return something of the same value, as in buying
something in return to the same value of money, having these statement, what fucntion in
distribution is applicable?

a. Retribution b. Reciprocity c. Free market d. Banking

49. Under pre-industrial societies, one characteristic is by being nomadic while facilitating trades to other tribes
to sustain their living. Based on the details, which term supports the statement?
a. hunting-gathering b. pastoral c. horticultural d. agrarian

50. The emergence of new forms of energy, spread of factories, manufactirung and production are
some of the characteristics of industrial revolution, how would you classify these type of sector?

a. Primary b. Secondary c. Tertiary d. Specialization

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ROMMEL R. VELASCO
Subject Teacher

“ A creative man is always motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.”-Anonymous

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