General education Drills (Part 14)

 1. History is the witness that ______ passing of time.

a. testifies History

b. will testify

c. testifies for

d. testifies for the

 

2. He was the American President who said, “Ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”

a. Gerald Ford

b. Franklin Roosevelt

c. Henry Truman

d. John F. Kennedy

 

3. “Only the heart can see rightly.” This statement is lifted from what particular novel?

a. The Prince and the Pauper

b. The Little Prince

c. The Right One

d. The Pearl

 

4. Which among the sounds below is voiceless?

a. /b/

b. /z/

c. /g/

d. /p/

 

5. Every June, Manila has its festival of outstanding Filipino films. This was a project initiated by

a. Arsenio Lacson

b. German Moreno

c. Antonio Villegas

d. Ramon Bagatsing

 

6. The wounded soldiers were visited by the president who honoured them with ____ for their _____.

a. medals – valor

b. gun salute – bravery

c. appointments – dedication

d. money – sacrifice

 

7. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence? Researchers also speculate that some teachers might have given boys more computer time because parents and teachers expected boys to need computers for future careers.

a. expected

b. expecting

c. will expect

d. will have expected

 

8. Robert Frost wrote the poem Acquainted with the Night from which the stanza is taken:

I have been one acquainted with the night.

I have walked out in rain-back in rain.

I have out walked the farthest city light

The poet in the stanza talks of?

a. isolation and loneliness

b. joy getting out of the house

c. youthful delight playing in the rain

d. happiness in having been acquainted with the night

 

9. It is a collection of religious poetry written by Rabindranath Tagore.

a. Mahabharata

b. Gitanjali

c. The Ramayana

d. Bhagavad Gita

10. What is the colour of 2020?

A. Magenta

B. Sunset

C. Classic blue

D. Creamy white

 

11. You will find an electrode nearest the white band on a rectifier. What is it?

a.  Anode

b.  Cathode

c.  Gate

d.  Main Terminal

 

12. There are various types of diodes. This diode that acts as a regulator is the ________.

a.  Silicon diode

b.  Crystal diode

c.  LED

d.  Zener diode

 

13. The carat is a unit of measure used to weigh precious stones. It equals 3.086 grains. How many grains does a 2.8 carat diamond weigh?

a.  864.08

b.  86.408

c.  8.6408

d.  8640.8

 

14. Which of the following organs in the body this corona virus primarily attack?

A. Liver

B. Heart

C. Brain

D. Lungs

 

15. A diode is an electronic part that at all times is expected to do one of the following functions. Which one is it?

a.  allow current to flow in both directions

b.  multiply voltage

c.  allow current to flow in one direction only

d.  not allow any current flow

 

16. It is the phenomenon in which energy is transferred through vibrations.

A. Refraction

B. Frequency

C. Amplitude

D. Waves

Answer: D. Waves

'Wave' is a common term for a number of different ways in which energy is transferred:

In electromagnetic waves, Energy is transferred through vibrations of electric and magnetic fields.

In sound waves, Energy is transferred through vibration of air particles or particles of a solid through which the sound travels.

 

17. It is the reluctance of an object to change either its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line?

A. Inertia

B. Friction

C. Motion

D. Force

Answer: A

Newton's First Law

(Balanced Forces)

It states that every object will continue in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless a resultant force acts on it. This is also known as Law of inertia. Inertia of an object is the reluctance of the object to change its state of rest or motion.

 

18. Salts of which of the following metals are added to fireworks to make them brilliant red?

A. Barium

B. Copper

C. Strontium

D. Potassium

Answer: C

Strontium salts impart a redcolor to fireworks. Strontium compounds are also important for stabilizing  fireworks mixtures. Titanium metal can be burned as powder or flakes to produce silver sparks.

 

19. Who wrote the short story “ Magnificence” Which is about the girl abused by an older man.

A. Estrella Alfon

B. KerimaTuvera

C. Nick Joaquin

D. Appositive

 

20. The underlined word in the sentence below is an _________?

“She took the early train.”

A. Adjective

B. Adverb

C. Apostrophe

D. Appositive

Rationalization: The answer is A. The underlined word is an adjective because it modifies the word “train” which is a noun.

 

21. Leo Tolstoy’s short story about a man falsely judge and accused of murder is titled _______.

A. Murder

B. God Sees The Truth but Waits

C. The Killer and the Victim

D. The misjudged

 

22. Who is Considered the goddess of Philippine poetry?

A. Opelia Alcantara Dimalanta

B. Teresa Subido

C. Aida Rivera Ford

D. Angela Manalang Gloria

 

23. The Thomasites are ____________________

A. teachers from UST

B. teachers from America

C. American Soldiers

D. Followers of St. Thomas

Rationalization: The answer is B. They are called Thomasites because they arrived in the Philippine shores on board the ship USS Thomas.

24. A meter was cut at the 35-cm mark. What is the ratio of the smaller piece to the larger piece?

a.  7:13

b.  65:35

c.  35:100

d.  65:100

 

25. What is the partially molten layer of Earth called?

A. Hydrosphere

B. Biosphere

C. Lithosphere

D. Asthenosphere

Answer: D

Because plates are composed of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. These two layers are often called the lithosphere because they are both composed of solid rock. The underlying, partially molten part of the mantle, on which the plates slide, is called the asthenosphere.

 

26. Which of among the following are duplicated during the process of mitosis?

A. Chloroplast

B. Chromosomes

C. Centrosomes

D. Centromeres

Answer: B

These stages are prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.  During mitosis, the chromosomes, which have already duplicated, condense and attach to spindle fibers that pull one copy of each chromosome to opposite sides of the cell.

The result is two genetically identical daughter nuclei.

 

27. Fungi absorbs the nutrients from dead organisms. In an ecosystem, what roles do they play?

A. Producers

B. Saprophytes

C. Carnivore

D. Epiphytes

Answer: B

Fungi are heterotrophic:

They rely solely on carbon obtained from other ...

They decompose dead organic matter. ...

Saprotrophic fungi play very important roles as recyclers in ecosystem energy flow ...

28. Rate of change of velocity is called:

A. Speed

B. Weight

C. Acceleration

D. Momentum

Answer: C

The rate of change of velocity is called acceleration. An object's acceleration is the net result of any and all forces acting on the object, as described by Newton's Second Law. The SI unit for acceleration is meter per second square (m s^-2). Accelerations are vector quantities (they have magnitude and direction).

 

29. The voltage rating found in a capacitor is called ________.

a.  Peak-reverse voltage

b.  Working voltage

c.  Blow-up voltage

d.  Breakdown voltage

 

30. Imagine three resistors in parallel, with values of 22 ohms, 27 ohms, and 33 ohms. If a 12 V battery is connected across this combination, what is the current drawn from the battery?

a.  1.4 A

b.  15 mA

c.  150 mA

d.  1.5 A

If there are three resistors in parallel ,then the total resistance will be given through the formula,

(1/Rp) = (1/R1) +(1/R2) +(1/R3)

Where , ‘Rp’ is the total resistance in parallel

Now,

R1=22 Ω

R2=27 Ω

R3=33 Ω

Therefore by using above formula we have,

(1/Rp) = (1/22) +(1/27) +(1/33)

1/Rp = 0.112

Rp = 8.865 Ω

Now, the total resistance in parallel is 8.865 Ω.

Now According to ohm's law we have ,

I = V/R

Therefore, I = (12 v / 8.865 Ω)

I = 1.353 Ampere

Hence, the current drawn from the battery is

1.353 Ampere

 

31. Which of the following is a non-polarized electronic component?

a.  Transistor

b.  Resistor

c.  Diode

d.  Electrolytic capacitor

 

32. What is the best place for electronic hand tools and equipment?

a.  Tool box

b.  Tool cabinet

c.  Tool room

d.  Tool bag 

 

33. Filipino as a language Blossomed during the Japanese occupation _________

A. Japanese

B. American

C. Spanish

D. Commonwealth

Rationalization: The answer is A because, during the Japanese occupation, they prohibit the use of English and Spanish and required everyone to use the vernacular language.

 

34. This tense connotes actions that are happening at the present time, meaning right now.

A. Present Tense

B. Past Tense

C. Progressive Tense

D. Present Perfect

Rationalization: The answer is letter C. If the Action is happening right now, it must be in the progressive tense. Example: She is singing right now.

 

35. Compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structural formulas.

A. Cellulose

B. Isomers

C. Monomers

D. Polymers

Answer: B

Compounds that have the same molecular formula but different chemical structures are called isomers.

 

36. Glass is made of the mixture of:

A. Sand and silicates

B. Sand and salt

C. Salt and quartz

D. Quartz and mica

Answer: A

Believe it or not, glass is made from liquid sand. You can make glass by heating ordinary sand (which is mostly made of silicon dioxide) until it melts and turns into a liquid. You won't find that happening on your local beach: sand melts at the incredibly high temperature of 1700°C (3090°F).

 

37. A politician wants to get his message to 2/3 of the population of 48,000 in Bulacan. However, his advertising campaign reaches only ¾ of the number he intended. How many people does he actually reach?

a.  16,000

b.  10,000

c.  24,000

d.  36,000

 

38. Albert Einstein's Second Postulate of Special Relativity states that the speed of light ________.

a.  can decrease if the speed of the observer decreases

b.  can increase if the speed of light source increases

c.  randomly changes depending upon its original light source

d.  is constant regardless of the speed of the observer or the light source

 

39. What sort of rock formation do the world's greatest mountain ranges consist of?

A. magma

B. chalk deposits

C. fold eruptions

D. slip formation

Answer B. Chalk deposits

It is a limestone composed of mineral calcite.

 

40. Detergents used for cleaning clothes and utensils contain?

A. Bismuthates

B. Nitrates

C. Bicarbonates

D. Sulphonates

Answer: D

Detergents used for cleaning clothes and utensils contains sulphonates. They are sodium salt of long chain benzene sulphonic acid or the sodium salt of a long chain alkyl hydrogensulphate.

 

41. When velocity is doubled:

A. Momentum is doubled

B. Acceleration is doubled

C. Potential energy is doubled

D. Kinetic energy is doubled

Answer: A

Mass and velocity are both directly proportional to the momentum. If you increase either mass or velocity, the momentum of the object increases proportionally. If you double the mass or velocity you double the momentum.

 

42. The existence of microorganisms in the human gastric system is an example of:

A. Meiosis

B. Mutualism

C. Parasitism

D. Phylesis

Answer: C

Microorganism becomes  the  parasite in humans stomach or  the  so called host.

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44. How is coral atoll formed?

A. volcanic eruptions

B. underwater bedrock formations

C. corals growing around a volcanic island

D. earthquake

Answer: C

They are separated from their adjacent land mass by a lagoon of open, often deep water. If a fringing reef forms around a volcanic island that subsides completely below sea level while thecoral continues to grow upward, an  atoll forms. Atolls are usually circular or oval, with a central lagoon.

 

45. The shortest serving President?

A. Claro M. Recto

B. Sergio Osmeña

C. Manuel L. Quezon

D. Jose P. Laurel

 

45. Naranasan ko na ang tanawin sa kalakhang Mindanao. Alin ang pang uri?

A. Ko

B. Kalakhang Mindanao

C. Maynila

D. Tanawin

 

46. On a newspaper, in what part can you find the writer of the article?

A. Headline

B. Byline

C. Columns

D. Editorial

 

47. Ano ang pinakamababang lebel ng wika?

A. Kolokyal

B. Balbal

C. Pampanitikan

D. Panlalawigan

 

48. Which is environmental injustice between rich and poor states?

A. Mercantilism

B. Capitalism

C. Disposal of wastes

D. Stoicism

 

49. Which pattern of experience-centered curriculum centers around the normal activities of children and is based on each child's needs, interests and potentials?

a. Child-centered

b. Activity

c. Social function

d. Specific competencies

 

50. Ang Sampaguitang walang bango ay akda ni____

A. Jose Maria Panganiban

B. Iñigo Ed Regalado

C. Zoilo Galang

D. Modesto de Castro


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