GENERAL EDUCATION - SET 3

1. On your trip to Tagaytay, if you chance upon Arsenio, please give __________ my warm regards. *

A. Himself

B. Him

C. Myself

D. Me

 

2. Is this spot _______ you had the accident? *

A. Why

B. Wherein

C. Where

D. Which

 

3. Wise people can _______ with frustrations. *

A. Cope up

B. Cope in

C. Cope on

D. Cope

 

4. Though nothing can bring back, The hour of splendor in the glass, Of glory in the flower, We will grieve not, Rather find strength in what remains behind. This stanza expresses _________________________. *

A. Grief

B. Loss

C. Hope

D. Despair

 

5. She is known for the love sonnets she wrote. *

A. Paz Marquez Benitez

B. Gilda Cordero Fernando

C. Edith Tiempo

D. Ophelia Dimalanta

 

6. The celebrated play of William Shakespeare about two ill-starred lovers who come from warring families. *

A. Romeo and Juliet

C. Hamlet and Ophelia

B. Anthony and Cleopatra

D. Ana and the King

 

7. He wrote Annabel Lee. *

A. Edgar Allan Poe

B. Geoffrey Chaucer

C. Harriet Beecher Stowe

D. Samuel Clemens

 

8. Who is the first mythical geographer who was recognized due to his vivid descriptions of lands and people encountered by his hero Ulysses? *

A. Virgil

B. Homer

C. Plato

D. Cicero

 

9. What is a collection of Indian sacred hymns? *

A. Rig Veda

B. Upanishad

C. Mahabharata

D. Ramayana

 

10. The “Rubaiyat” a loosely joined series of 280 stanzas, has this general theme. Which one? *

A. Always look forward to a new day.

B. Grasp pleasure while you can.

C. Never give in to death easily.

D. Create your own world and beautify it.

 

11. 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 President and Vice-President.

C. Declaring a legislative measure unconstitutional.

D. Declaring an act of the President unconstitutional.

 

12. Which is the fundamental law of the Philippines? *

A. Bill of Rights

B. Civil Criminal Code

C. Constitution

D. Ten Commandments

 

13. When one controls the supply/production of goods, this implies *

A. Inflation

B. Monopoly

C. Economic stability

D. Economic equilibrium

 

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

A. Spice-trading

B. Mercantilism

C. Capitalism

D. Colonialism

 

15. What problem can result owing to bias among parents and the youth towards manual or technical occupations, eg. Masons, mechanics, plumbers, etc? *

A. Boss mentality

B. White collar mania

C. Blue collar mania

D. Technocrat mind

 

16. 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.

 

17. Tax imposed on all employed and practicing professionals *

A. Income tax

B. Community tax

C. Real estate tax

D. Inheritance tax

 

18. 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.

 

19. Whose philosophy advocated the use of reason in understanding the existence of God? *

A. St. Benedict

B. St. John

C. St. Peter

D. St. Thomas Aquinas

 

20. Which was the first labor union in the country founded by Isabelo delos Reyes on July 1901? *

A. Association of the Philippine Labor

B. Union Obrera Democratica

C. Union Trabajadores de Filipinos

D. Association de Compania Tabacalera

 

21. Leaves are green in the sunlight because ____________. *

A. They absorb the green light

B. Their tints bounce off

C. They absorb the blue and yellow object and yellow light

D. They reflect green light

 

22. The asexual reproduction which occurs when a new organism develops from an outgrowth is called ________________. *

A. Fission

B. Budding

C. Fertilization

D. Grafting

 

23. Who was the father of modern taxonomy and responsible for coining the term Homo sapiens for human? *

A. Chatton

B. H. Copland

C. Aristotle

D. Linnaeus

 

24. The molecules that contain an organism’s genetic make-up is called _______________. *

A. Genetic membrane

B. Nucleolus

C. Nucleic acid

D. Cytosol

 

25. What are the small hair-like structures that serve a sensory function in eukaryotic cells? *

A. Cilia

B. Actin filaments

C. Centromere

D. Plasma membrane

 

26. What are the thin structure essential for cytokinesis, amoeboid movement and changes in cell shape? *

A. Myosin filaments

B. Monofilaments

C. Pseudo filaments

D. Microfilaments

 

27. Damage to DNA that is not repaired and then replicated can result in genetic disorders. *

A. Mutation

B. Embryology

C. Pathology

D. Speciation

 

28. What is the pressure exerting on the plasma membrane against the cell wall of bacteria, fungi and plant cells? *

A. Osmotic pressure

B. Turgor pressure

C. Wall pressure

D. Plasma pressure

 

29. The protein shell of a virus is called____________. *

A. Capsid

B. Virions

C. Lambda bacteriophage

D. Capsomeres

 

30. Which is an example of a non-pathogenic microorganism? *

A. Plasmodium falciparum

B. Probiotics such as Bifidobacterium

C. Influenza sp.

D. Yersinia pestis

 

31. Messages are easily transported anywhere in the world through the _____________. *

A. E-shopping

B. E-mail

C. E-registry

D. E-learning

 

32. Which of the following is not an input device? *

A. Keyboard

B. Monitor

C. Mouse

D. Gaming Application

 

33. The least common Multiple (LCM) of 2, 3 and 4 is ______. *

A. 13

B. 24

C. 14

D. 12

 

34. What are the prime factors of 120?

A. 2 x 2 x 2 x 6 x 5

B. 2 x 3 x 4 x 5

C. 2 x 4 x 3 x 5

D. 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x5

 

35. Simplify: 6 – [3 – (-4) + 11 + 8] *

A. -26

B. 26

C. 20

D. -20

 

36. Simplify: [(3x – 12) / (3x)] divided by (x – 4) *

A. 3x

B. x

C. x – 4

D. 1/x

 

37. Simplify (3x – 9) / (x2 – 9) *

A. 3 / (x – 3)

B. 3 / (x + 1)

C. 3 / (x + 3)

D. 3 / (x – 1)

 

38. In the example of 10 to the 5th power + 6x the exponent is ____________________. *

A. y

B. 6

C. 5

D. 10

 

39. If a student has an average of 76 % on his first two tests and has an average of 85 % on the next four tests, what is the final average on all six tests? *

A. 82.0 %

B. 80.5 %

C. 82. 5 %

D. 81. 3 %

 

40. It can be used to show the progress in academic grades over four quarters. *

A. Circle graph

B. Pie graph

C. Line graph

D. Bar graph

 

41. Supplementary angles have a total sum of *

A. 180 degrees

B. 90 degrees

C. 360 degrees

D. 100 degrees

 

42. The altitude of a triangle is 5 meters and the base is 20 meters. What is the area of the triangle? *

A. 50 square meters

B. 20 square meters

C. 60 square meters

D. 24 square meters

 

43. Ang pariralang nalaglag-nahulog ay nagpapakahulugan ng *

A. Magkahawig

B. Magkapares

C. Magkasalungat

D. Idyoma

 

44. Isang uri ng pamahayagan na nag-uulat ng mga tunay na pangyayari batay sa pag-aaral, pananaliksik, o pakikipanayam at isinusulat sa paraang kawili-wili *

A. Editorial

C. Pangulong Tudling

B. Lathalain

D. Kumento

 

45. Uri ng pagsulat na ang pokus ay ang imahinasyon ng manunulat; pukawin ang damdamin *

A. Malikhain

B. Teknikal

C. Jornalistik

D. Akademiko

 

46. Isang uri ng pamamatnubay kung saan ang mga reporter ay lumilihis sa pamatnubay; lumilikha sila ng sariling paraan sa mga gawaing pag-ulat. *

A. Kombensyunal

B. Masining

C. Masaklaw

D. Di-kombensyunal

 

47. Ang proseso ng paghahatid ng saloobin, opinion at karunungan sa pamamagitan ng makabuluhang tunog ay tinatawag na ____________ *

A. Pagtatala

B. Pagsasalita

C. Pakikinig

D. Pagbabasa

 

48. Ang wastong kahulugan ng : The present problem is only a storm in a teacup. *

A. Bale-wala

B. May galit

C. Buong puso

D. Matagumpay

 

49. Pillin and angkop na pagpapakahulugan: Bilang at sukat kung mangusap ang dalaga. *

A. Mahirap unawain

B. Madaldal

C. Mahina and boses

D. Maingat

 

50. “You can count on me”. Ang pinakamalapit na salin nito ay ________. *

A. “Maasahan mo siya”

C. “Bilangan mo kami

B. “Maasahan mo ako”

D. “Ibilang mo ako”