1. What factor was a major cause of both World War I and World War II?
a. The spread of Marxian ideas into Europe
b. The dropping of atomic bombs
c. Nationalism and national borders
d. The rise of totalitarian fascist states
2. In which organization is the
Philippines a member to fight communist aggression?
a. APEC
b. ASA
c. UN
d. SEATO
3. The theory that population increases by
geometrical ratio while the means of subsistence increases by arithmetical
ratio is attributed to?
a. Karl Marx
b. Robert Malthus
c. Emile Durkheim
d. Aristotle
4. In what instance is the Filipino
double-standard morality shown?
a. A couple brings their sick child to the
doctor then later to the espiritista
b. Young parents bring up their children
in a manner different from how they were brought up
c. Illiterate parents are eager to send
their children to school even if they themselves did not go to school
d. A married man who flirts with someone else other than his wife seems
acceptable but a married woman who flirts with another man is condemned.
5. Which part of Asia does the Arabian
peninsula occupy?
a. Northwest
b. Southeast
c. Southwest
d. Northeast
6. The important factors which have
contributed to the weakness in the internalization of desirable values is the?
a. Lack of models among the very people expected to exemplify these
values
b. Use of approaches which are mainly
cognitive rather than effective
c. Lack of follow up systems from one
grade level to another
d. Minimum recognition and appreciation
given to teachers
7. To govern is to rule and the government
rules by laws. Whose main duty is the enforcement of laws?
a. Police department
b. Judiciary department
c. Legislative department
d. Executive department
8. The term that refers to the class of
Filipinos who were free and independent
a. Timawa
b. Maharlika
c. Aliping namamahay
d. Aliping saguiguilid
9. The Spanish expedition responsible for
naming the archipelago Filipinas
a. Magellan’s expedition
b. Loarca expedition
c. Legaspi expedition
d. Villalobos expedition
10. The third and last military governor
of the Philippines was
a. Gen. Wesley Merritt
b. Gen. Elwell Otis
c. Gen. Arthur MacArthur
d. Gen. Douglas MacArthur
11. Which Katipunan member commuted from
Cavite to Manila to buy materials used to make ammunitions?
a. Teresa Magbanua
b. Agueda Esteban
c. Teodora Alonso
d. Trinidad Tecson
12.Which economic system is based on free
enterprise?
a. Globalism
b. Mixed economies
c. Capitalism
d. Communism
13. How is the so-called colonial
mentality manifested?
a. Cultural relativism
b. Cultural diversity
c. Xenocentrism
d. Ethnocentrism
14. Which is a safeguard against unfair
trade practices like short-weighing?
a. Total Quality Movement
b. Consumerism
c. Consumer vigilance
d. Substandardization
15. If the seven continents were arranged
from largest to smallest, in which order does Australia fall?
a. 4th
b. 5th
c. 6th
d. 7th
16. In which continent can we find stormy
Cape Horn which is known as the graveyard of ships and sailors?
a. Africa
b. Australia
c. South America
d. Asia
17. Which led to the creation of Pakistan
as a nation in 1947? Religious differences between
a. Hindus and Christians
b. Christians and Muslims
c. Hindus and Buddhists
d. Hindus and Muslims
18. Which is common to Sun Yat Sen and
Mahatma Gandhi?
a. Promoted a society ruled by religious
leaders
b. Rejected violence as a way to political power
c. Led a successful nationalistic movement
in their respective countries
d. Supported Marxist philosophy to change
existing governments
19. Nebuchadnezzar was to the Babylonian
Empire as Asoka was to the ______ Empire.
a. Roman
b. Gupta
c. Greek
d. Maurya
20. With the opposition of the parity
rights in mind, who does NOT belong to the group?
a. Claro M. Recto
b. Jose Laurel
c. Manuel Roxas
d. Pedro Taruc
21. When the Filipino reformists asked for
the assimilation of the Philippines by Spain, what did they ask for? For the
Philippines to ____
a. Become independent from Spain
b. Become a province of Spain
c. Be independent from Spain with certain
conditions
d. Be represented in the Spanish Cortes
22. Who among the Presidents changed the
date of our celebration of Independence day from July 4 to June 12?
a. Ramon Magsaysay
b. Diosdado Macapagal
c. Carlos Garcia
d. Ferdinand Marcos
23. In which country did the Philippines
participate in the world’s peacekeeping operations by sending doctors, nurses,
soldiers and police?
a. Israel
b. East Timor
c. Iraq
d. Iran
24. In which poem did Rizal write about
offering one’s life for one’s country?
a. A La Juventud Filipina
b. Song of Maria Clara
c. Sa Aking mga Kabata
d. Mi Ultimo Adios
25. As an effect of our geography, in
which of the following island/s do people travel mostly by water?
a. Luzon
b. Mindanao
c. Visayas
d. Visayas and Mindanao
26. As an insular country, to which
principle does the Philippines adhere when it comes to territorial boundary?
a. Two hundred nautical miles of the
country’s coast
b. Three hundred fifty nautical miles from
shore
c. Three-mile territorial limit
d. Archipelagic doctrine
27. Which part/s of the Visayas has/have
comparatively more excessively moist climate and limited arable lands?
a. Western
b. Eastern
c. Eastern and Central
d. Central and Western
28. Which follows Pres. Garcia’s “Filipino
First Policy”? Filipinos
a. Should buy and consume Filipino
products only
b. Should not contribute to the brain
drain problem
c. Should be selective in the entry in the
entry of foreign professionals in the country
d. Were to be given first preference in all matters related to the
economic development of the country
29. Aside from the Philippines, which
countries claim part of the Spratly islands in the South China Sea?
a. China, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia
b. China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia
c. Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Malaysia
d. China, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia
30. The following are our constitutional
rights EXCEPT to
a. Free access to legal assistance which
shall not be denied due to poverty
b. Have access to all records of the government
c. Be presumed innocent until proven
guilty
d. Form association and labor unions