REVIEWER IN MAJOR: SOCIAL SCIENCE


REVIEWER IN MAJOR: SOCIAL SCIENCE

      The freeing of political prisoner when the 1987 Constitution took effect is an exercise of the right against:
Ans: Detention by reason of Political beliefs
      Respect for parents is shown in various ways by different groups of people in different places.
Ans: Cultural Relativism
      The earliest mode of economic life in human history according to Karl Marx.
Ans: Primitive Communism
      The Philippines was ruled by Spain through ______ until 1814.
Ans: Viceroy of Mexico
      This is a guarantee given by the Constitution to certain units of government where their approved annual appropriations shall be automatically an regularly released.
Ans: Fiscal Autonomy
      The basic principle of taxation where the sources of funds revenues should be sufficient to meet the needs of public expenditures.
Ans: Basic adequacy
      Legislation granting special privileges to senior citizen help to neutralize prejudice and discrimination toward a social category based on.
Ans: Age
      Giving “abuloy” to bereaved family, an act of hospitality and the “bayanihan spirit” prove which Filipino traits.
Ans: Pakikipag kapwa tao
      The process in which members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another group
Ans: Assimilation
      The adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture:”the socialization of children to the norms of their culture”.
Ans: Acculturation
      This can be identified with public purpose, public interest and public convenience
Ans: Public use
      The legislative power shall be vested in the Congress of the Philippines which shall  consist of _____ except to the extent reserved to the people the provision on initiative and referendum.
Ans: Senate & House Representative
      The state recognizes the Filipino ______ as the foundation of the nation accordingly, it shall strengthen its solidarity and actively promote its total development.
Ans: Family
      The people in this country shows courtesy by living their footwear on the stairs.
Ans: Japanese
      Violators of RA 9165 are positive with the use and trafficking of ____ and sentenced to lethal injection before the lifting of death penalty for the heinous crimes.
Ans: Shabu
      What values is being promoted by the Philippine Government when it launched the “Juan Time project in 2011”.
Ans: Punctuality
      Bahala na is a daring attitude out of concern for others. What is/was strong demonstration of this trait in our history?
Ans: The Filipino submission to Spain colonial rule for four centuries
       In the Philippines, it seems that the best candidates to a position or a job do not always get hired. Which practice prevents the “best and the brightest” from being hired for position?
Ans: Nepotism
      Which contributes to the worsening solid waste system?
Ans: Clogged drainage
      President Magsaysay once said: “We must give more in law to those who have less in life.” Those referred to as those who have less in life are:
Ans: The economically poor, The weak such as the aged, The defenseless such as children
      Which type of Biome are the cities of Moscow and Toronto situated?
Ans: Tundra
      Cunieform writing is for Sumerians as _____ is for the Egyptians.
Ans: Hieroglyphics
      For which reason was the Southeast Treaty Organization (SEATO) as a regional organization conceived?
Ans: To fight communist aggression in the region
      Which issue caused for estrangement of the relations between the Philippines and Malaysia in the past?
Ans: The Philippine claim of Sabah
      What does the statement “today the peso is worth twenty-five centavos” described?
Ans: Inflation
      From which do archeologists reconstruct pre-history?
Ans: Excavated tools
      Which of the following was known to man before the Neolithic period?
Ans: Using of fire
      Which is proof that the Philippines was inhabited as early as 21,000 years ago?
Ans: Skull cap discovered in Tabon Cave, Palawan
      When I conclude that my students are cheaters because I caught one of them cheating, I commit the fallacy of:
Ans: Hasty generalization
      Which fallacy is committed by the following argument: “Love is blind; God is love; ergo, God is blind.”
Ans: Equivocation
      Who was the ever present in the history of Cambodia from the time Cambodia broke away from French rule in 1953 up to the establishment of Democratic Kampuchea?
Ans: Pol pot
      As a form of Government, the barangay during the Spanish period was a/an:
Ans: Aristocracy
      Which once/s is/are in line with the 1987 Constitution philosophy of “less government” and more private enterprise?
Ans: Strengthening of Cooperatives, Limiting the powers of the president to incur foreign loans
      Which new development philosophy can be discerned from the 1987 Constitutions?
Ans: is seen merely in terms of economic growth
      The following are our constitutional rights EXCEPT to:
Ans: be presumed guilty until proven otherwise
      What is meant by the workers right to security of tenure?
Ans: To continue in their jobs, not to be contractual after six months, may not be dismissed unless there is just valid cause provided by law
      In which place in the Philippines is the DOLE pineapple plantation found?
Ans: Bukidnon
      Agno river delta, Cagayan River delta, Pampanga river delta are good sources of:
Ans: Nipa Palm Products
      A UNESCO World heritage Site in Ilocos Norte.
Ans: Paoay Church
      The author of “Flora de Filipinas” circa 1837, the botanical Illustrations of plant specimen that grew into the Philippines herbarium.
Ans: Fr. Manuel Blanco
      The municipal mayor is for today while _____ as during the Spanish period.
Ans: Gobernadorcillo
      After the Second World War, which emerged as new powers?
Ans: United States of America and Soviet Union
      What is the power of the state to take property for public use with “just compensation?”
Ans: Eminent Domain
      _____ Anthropology, focuses on the study of human population using an evolutionary framework.
Ans: Biological & Physical Anthropology
      He coined the term “survival of the fittest”
Ans: Herbert Spencer
      The Philippines National Bank has used an icon for its advertisement. It is ____.
Ans: Eagle
      No country will experience economic progress unless it is part of a world organization. What international organization this saying is true?
Ans: GATT
      It refers to the rightness and wrongness of our decisions
Ans: Morality
      Section 3. Article XIV states that “ALL education institutions shall include the study of ____ as part of the curriculum.”
Ans: History
      Who has the power to declare the existence of the state of war?
Ans: Congress
      How long can an elected President of the Philippines serve under the 1987 Constitution?
Ans: One term for 6 years
      It is a branch of Economics which analyzes issues and process on the development international trade, globalization and national income.
Ans: Macroeconomics
      Which of the following may be considered as measures of the Philippine Economic Performance?
Ans: Gross Domestic Product, Philippine Stock Market & Foreign Exchange Rates
      It is an economic system characterized by free enterprise and private ownership of the means of production.
Ans: Market Economy
      In 1997, some countries in Asia were hit by the so called Asian Financial Crisis. The Philippine Peso fell from US$1:P25 to US$1:P47 by the end of 1998. As of March 2005, it was US$1:54. This is a manifestation of an economic concept called
Ans: Exchange Rate
      Based from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Report 2004, how many people around the world are living on an income of US$1/day or less than US$1/day?
Ans: approximately 1.3 Billion
      The following are concerns of microeconomics EXCEPT
Ans: Gross National Product
      Supply: Microeconomics while _______:Macroeconomics
Ans: Gross National Product
      It refers to the removal of power from the government over the control and/or authority of an industry
Ans: Deregulation
      Which of the following is still fully regulated by the Philippine Government?
Ans: System of Taxation
      Among the 8 Millennium Development Goals, which one addresses the issues of water and air pollution?
Ans: Goal 7 – ensure environmental sustainability
      Which of the following Millennium Development Goals of the Philippines has emerged as a top priority of our government from the late 1980s according to its progress report in 2003.
Ans: Poverty Eradication
      Sustainable development has a number of dimensions in the Philippines contest, which dimension plays a very important role affecting other areas of Philippine Development?
Ans: Cultural and Spiritual Dimension
      Goal 8 of the Millennium Development Goals aims to develop a global partnership of development, which of the following is relevant to this goal?
Ans: Developing further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminating trading and financial system. A commitment to good governance, nationally and internationally. Dealing comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries through national and international measures.
      Among the health problems in the Philippines, which remains to have the highest incidence in the world according to the Philippines Progress Report on MDG 2003?
Ans: Tuberculosis
      For the Philippines MDG Goal #3 – promote gender equality. What is the specific goal relevant to this area
Ans: to eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education by 2005
      What is relatively dominant type of economic system in the Philippines
Ans: Mixed Economy
      What form of investment takes place in the Stock Exchange?
Ans: Portfolio Investment
      Whe we divide the GNP with the total number of population in a particular country, we can derive the ___.
Ans: GNP Per Capita Income
      Which of the following is a true statement relevant to employment in the Philippines?
Ans: There are more people who are underemployed that unemployed
      Which of the following is considered to be positive effects of globalization?
Ans: access to information
      The following are considered to be negative effects of globalization EXCEPT ____
Ans: Travel opportunities
      According to the Human Development Report 2004, the Philippines belongs to what category in terms of the Human Development Index (HDI)?
Ans: Middle Human Development
      It is the restructuring or setting a new global economic order
Ans: Globalization
      It is concerned with issues and problems concerning the overall economy of a nation or the world economy
Ans: Macroeconomics
      It is concerned with issues and problems facing the individual or the firm or specific goods and services.
Ans: Microeconomics
      Arrange the following in the chronological order of events relative to sustainable development?
Ans: UN conference on The Human Development, Report of the World Commission on Environment, UN Conference on Environment and Development & World Summit in Sustainable Development
      It refers to the Filipino translation of sustainable development
Ans: Likas-kayang pag-unlad
      The following are included in the environmental dimensions of sustainable development EXCEPT
Ans: Education
      According to a report of UNESCO in 2002, what is the state of water resources in the world?
Ans: only 3% of the world’s water is fresh and the rest are salty
      What is considered as the main source of energy in the world based from the report of UNESCO in 2004?
Ans: Crude oil and coal
      In the measurement of the HDI, what data is being used to measure the educational attainment of a particular country?
Ans: Basic Literacy Level/Rate
      Which of the following measures relevant to the Philippine goals of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger as one of its targets in the 8 Millennium development goals?
Ans: Halve the proportion of people living in extreme poverty between 1990-2015. Halve the proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption and halve the proportion of underweight children. Halve the proportion of people with no access to safe drinking water of those who cannot afford it by 2015.
      The United Nations has declared the Year 2005 as
Ans: International Year of Microcredit
      According to the Philippines Progress Report on the Millennium Development Goals, which of the following statements is correct?
Ans: Poverty in the Philippines is still largely in rural phenomenon
      Specifically, what is the aim of the MDG Goal number 2 of achieving universal primary education?
Ans: To achieve universal access to elementary education by 2015
      Which of the following is the short-term development plan of the Philippine Government?
Ans: The Philippine Medium Term Development Plan
      The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) otherwise known as the “Earth Summit” in 1992 was held in
Ans: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
      The following EXCEPT one are all included in the Millennium Development Goals
Ans: Achieve universal primary and secondary education
      The 8 Millennium Development Goals cover the following years
Ans: 2000-2015
      As the result of the UNCED in 1992, a program of action for a sustainable development was adopted and it is known as ___
Ans: AGENDA 21
      Which of the following best describes sustainable development?
Ans: Military Dimension
      It was the most significant initiative of the Philippine government in line with our commitment for sustainable development in 1997.
Ans: Philippine AGENDA 21
      The World Summit for Sustainable Development in 2002, was held in ___
Ans: Johannesburg, South Africa
      Republic Act 8749 otherwise known as _____ is a measure addressing air pollution in the Philippines.
Ans: The Clean Air Act of 1999
      What is important world celebration is being held every June 5?
Ans: World Environment Day
      In sustainable development the concept of 1 generation is equivalent to how many years?
Ans: 25 years
      Globalization was formally used to popularize the neoliberal thought which flourished during the Reagan-Thatcher administration in the United States and Great Britain. It has 3 elements such as:
Ans: Liberalization, Privatization, Efficiency
      It is the sale of government owned and controlled institution to private sector
Ans: One Privatization
      The study of economics focuses on which of the following?
Ans: How to get most out of scarce resources
      Which of the following is the primary objective of economics?
Ans: To satisfy human wants and needs
      Which of the following is TRUE for all factors of production?
Ans: They are scarce
      One reason that air pollution exist is that
Ans: Air is not scarce
      What is meant by the statement, “Resources are scarce”?
Ans: Resources must be produced
      If resources were NOT scarce, which of the following would be TRUE?
Ans: Resources would be free
      Which of the following is TRUE for all factors of production?
Ans: Their production requires land, labor capital
      Which of the following is rare but not scarce?
Ans: Radioactive waist
      Which of the following resources is/are scarce?
Ans: Land, Labor and Capital
      Economists consider technology to be what kind of resource?
Ans: Energy
      The supply of which the following factors of production (resources) can be most easily controlled by society?
Ans: Capital
      Which factor of production is both produced by an economy and used to produce other economic goods?
Ans: Capital
      Petroleum is included in which classification of the factor of production?
Ans: Land
      What is entrepreneur?
Ans: Any person who combines resources to make economic goods
      Choosing to use our limited amount of steel for cars rather than tanks is an example of what?
Ans: A trade-off
      Which of the following is an example of economic trade-off?
Ans: Producing an auto instead of a tank with a ton of steel
      Why are trade-offs necessary in all-economic society?
Ans: Resources are scarce
      Which of the following makes trade-offs?
Ans: Consumers, Producers & Government
      Which of the following makes a true statement?
Ans: Opportunity cost are always associated with trade-offs
      The choice between different uses for a resource is called
Ans: A trade-off
      What is the opportunity cost of Pepsi-Cola that you buy to go with your pizza?
Ans: The seven-up you could have had instead