1.What was the term given by Marcelo H. De Pilar to hidden control and domination by Spanish religious priests over the colonial government?
A. Pase region
B. Las suerte partidas
C. Complace
D. Frailocracia
Answer: D
Rationale: La Frailocracia
Filipina is a pamphlet written by Filipino writer Marcelo H. del Pilar.
The pamphlet was an answer to a pamphlet entitled Los Frailes en Filipinas
which was written by a Spaniard.
2. During the 17th-18th century Hispanic
era, what was the highest post a native or Chinese mestizo can attain at the
municipal level, equivalent to local bureaucrats namely the mayors today?
A. Governadorcillo
B. Tanientes de justicia
C. Cabeza de barangay
D. Directorcillo
Answer: A
Rationale: The
Governadorcillo was a municipal judge or governor in the Philippines during the
Spanish colonial period.
3. During the Hispanic era, native and
Chinese male mestizos 16¬60 years old are obligated to do forced labor for
forty days. How can exemption be made?
A. Getting a cedula personal
B. Give santorum tax to the church
C. Paying the bandala
D. Paying the falla (exemption fee)
Answer : D
Rationale: The members of
the principalia (town aristocracy) were exempt from the polo. Rich Filipinos
annually paid the falla, a sum amounting to seven pesos, in order to be exempt
from forced labor.
4. The Philippine president who was known
as "the man of the masses" was
A. Fidel Ramos
B. Ramon Magsaysay
C. Manuel Quezon
D. Manuel Roxas
Answer: B
Rationale: Ramon del Fierro
Magsaysay, Sr. (August 31, 1907 — March 17, 1957) was the seventh President of
the Republic of the Philippines, serving from December 30, 1953 until his death
in an aircraft disaster. He was the idol of the masses.
5. One of the pledges of the President of
the Philippines is to defend its:
A. Constitution
B. Land
C. Citizens
D. Islands
Answer: A
Rationale: The Constitution
of the Philippines is the constitution or supreme law of the Republic of the
Philippines. Its final draft was completed by the Constitutional Commission on
October 12, 1986 and was ratified by a nationwide plebiscite on February 2,
1987.
6. A recently awarded national artist for
sculpture was
A. Blanco
B. Abueva
C. Alcantara
D. Luna
Answer: B
Rationale: Napoleon Isabella
Veloso Abueva (born January 26, 1930), more popularly known as Napoleon Abueva,
is a Filipino artist. He is a sculptor given the distinction as the
Philippines' National Artist for Sculpture. He is also entitled as the
"Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture". He was awarded National
Artist of the Philippines in the field of Visual Arts.
7. What contained the concrete promise of
the Americans to Filipinos independence as soon as stable government can be
established"?
A. Preamble of the Jones Law
B. Fairfield Bill of 1924 C.
C. Preamble of the Commonwealth Government
D. First 1919 Parliamentary Mission to the
U.S.
Answer: A
Rationale: Jones Law was
enacted by the 64th United States Congress on August 29, 1916 and contained the
first formal and official declaration of the United States Federal Government's
commitment to grant independence to the Philippines
8. In point of population, which nation is
the largest state with a population placed at about 1.2 billion people?
A. Indonesia
B. China
C. India
D. United States
Answer: B.
Rationale: The current
population of China is 1,386,006,813 as of Tuesday, February 14, 2017, based on
the latest United Nations estimates. China population is equivalent to
18.47% of the total world population. China ranks number 1 in the list
of countries (and dependencies) by population.
9. The right invoked in the "writ of
habeas data" is ___________.
A. The right to information privacy.
B. Right to gather information data.
C. The right to search for information.
D. Right to transmit data.
Answer: A
Rationale: In the
Philippines, amparo and habeas data are prerogative writs to supplement the
inefficacy of the writ of habeas corpus . Amparo means `protection,' while
habeas data is `access to information.
Both writs were conceived to solve the
extensive Philippine extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances since
1999
10. Which is the fundamental law of
the Philippines?
A. Bill of Rights
B. Constitution
C. Civil Criminal Code
D. Ten Commandments
Answer: B.
Rationale: The human
existence in the civilized society may not be completed without the blueprint
on the fundamental law of the state and government which is called
constitution.
11. The economic policy that good action
is one that helps the greatest number of people is called:
A. Mercantilism
B. Colonialism
C. Capitalism
D. Utilitarianism
Answer: D
Rationale: Utilitarianism is
the idea that the moral worth of an action is solely determined by its
contribution to overall utility in maximizing happiness or pleasure as summed
among all people.
12. When one controls the supply/
production of goods, this implies
A. Inflation
B. Economic stability
C. Monopoly
D. Economic equilibrium
Answer: C
Rationale: Monopoly is a
complete control of the entire supply of goods or of a service in a certain
area or market.
13. What economic policy in the 16th
century in Europe influenced Spain's expansionist policy to discover new lands?
A. Spice-trading
B. Capitalism
C. Mercantilism
D. Colonialism
Answer: C
Rationale: Mercantilism was
an economic theory and practice, dominant in Western Europe during the 16th to
mid-19th centuries. Mercantilism is a form of economic nationalism. Its goal is
to enrich and empower the nation and state to the maximum degree, by acquiring
and retaining as much economic activity as possible within the nation's
borders. Manufacturing and industry, particularly of goods with military
applications, was prioritized.
14. Of the seven continents comprising
continuous land mass surrounded by big bodies of water, the biggest (30.1
percent of the earth) is ______?
A. Asia
B. Australia
C. Europe
D. Northern America
Answer: A
Rationale: Asia is the
largest continent on earth covering about 9 percent of the earth's surface. It
is also the most populated continent on earth, home to an estimated population
of around 4.3 billion people.
15. Who was the last Spanish
Governor-General of the Philippines?
A. Ramon Blanco
B. Diego de los Rios
C. Basilio Agustin
D. Fermin Jaudenes
Answer: B
Rationale: The first Spanish
Governor-General was Miguel Lopez de Legazpi. Diego de los Rios (9 April 1850 -
4 November 1911) was the last Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines.
16. Tax imposed on all employed and
practicing professionals
A. Income
tax
B. Real
estate tax
C. Community
tax
D. Inheritance
tax
Answer: A
Rationale: An income tax is
a tax that governments impose on financial income generated by all entities
within their jurisdiction.
17. 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.
Answer: B
Rationale: Meritocracy is a
political philosophy holding that power should be vested in individuals almost
exclusively based on ability and talent, Advancement in such a system is based
on performance measured through examination and/or demonstrated achievement in
the field where it is implemented
18. Which constitutional safeguard
prevents one branch of government from becoming powerful or abusive?
A. Impeachment
B. Ombudsman
C. Check
and Balance
D. Laissez
Faire
Answer: C
Rationale: Check and balance
limits imposed on all branches of a government by vesting in each branch
the right to amend or void those acts of another that fall within its purview.
19. Gregoria de Jesus saw her husband
_________ charge for treason by fellow Filipinos who have formed the Philippine
Revolutionary force to fight Spain.
A. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
B. Emilio Aguinaldo
C. Andres Bonifacio
D. Jose Rizal
Answer: C
Rationale: Andres Bonifacio
(November 30, 1863 — May 10, 1897) was a Filipino revolutionary leader and the
president of the Tagalog Republic. He is often called The Great Plebeian' and
"The Father of the Philippine Revolution. He was the beloved
husband of Gregoria de Jesus.
20. Agency tasked to nurture Philippine Arts
A. NBI
B. CCP
C. NCAA
D. NCCA
Answer: B
Rationale: The National
Commission for Culture and the Arts of the Philippines is the official arts
council for the Philippines. It is the overall policy making body,
coordinating, and grants giving agency for the preservation, development and
promotion of Philippine arts and culture.
21. The ultimate objective of the
comprehensive Agrarian Reform is:
A. Abolish share tenancy in favor of lease
tenancy.
B. Distribute all arable lands to the
landless.
C. Establish once cultivated land.
D. Ensure the cultivation of an idle
lands.
Answer: B
Rationale: CARP, or the
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program, is the redistribution of public and
private agricultural lands to farmers and farm workers who are landless,
irrespective of tenurial arrangement. CARP'S vision is to have an equitable
land ownership with empowered agrarian reform beneficiaries who can effectively
manage their economic and social development to have a better quality of life.
22. Which was the first labor union in the
country founded by lsabelo de los Reyes on July 1901?
A. Association of the Philippine Labor
B. Union Obrera Democratica
C. Union Trabajadores de Filipinos
D. Association de Cornpania Tabacalera
Answer: B
Rationale: The Union Obrera
Democratica Filipina was a trade union centre in the Philippines. The
organization was the first modern trade union federation in the country,
earlier labor groups had been more of mutual aid societies and guilds.
23. What law passed on August 1909 by the U.S.
Congress established a full free trade in the Philippines?
A. Bell Trade
B. Payne-Aldrich Act
C. Treaty on General Relations
D. Underwood-Simmons Act
Answer: D
Rationale: The United States
Revenue Act of 1913 also known as the Tariff Act, Underwood Tariff, Underwood
Act, Underwood Tariff Act, or Underwood-Simmons Act reimposed the federal
income tax following the ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment and lowered
basic tariff rates from 40% to 25%, well below the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act of
1909. It was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on October 3, 1913,
and was sponsored by Alabama Representative Oscar Underwood.
24. In a matriarchal family, which family
member plays the leading role?
A. Grandmother
B. Mother
C. Oldest sister
D. Aunt
Answer: B
Rationale: Matriarchy is a
social system ii which females hold primary power, predominate in roles of
political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property
at the specific exclusion of men, at least to a large degree.
25. Who was the Spanish mestizo priest who
first led the native secular clergy in the Secularization Movement in 1861?
A. Father Jacinto Zamora
B. Father Gregorio Aglipay
C. Father Pedro Pelaez
D. Father Jose Burgos
Answer: C
Rationale: Pedro Pelaez
(1812-1863) was a Filipino Servant of God Catholic priest who favored the
rights for Filipino clergy during the 19th century. He was a diocesan
administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila for a brief period of time. In the
early 19th century, Pelaez fought for the secularization of Filipino priests
and is considered the "Godfather of the Philippine Revolution." His
cause towards Beatification is underway, leaving him the current title as
"Servant of God."
26. While authority should be respected,
its opinion may be an error, Which of the following represents a better/more
certain avenue to the truth?
A. Replication (repeat and check)
B. Selective observation
C. Overgeneralization
D. Fallacious reasoning
Answer: A
Rationale: A replication
study involves repeating a study using the same methods but with different
subjects and experimenters.
27. Who is known as the "Father of the
Local Government Code"?
A. Joey Una
B. Joseph Estrada
C. Jovito Salonga
D. Aquilino Pimentel
Answer: D
Rationale: Aquilino "Nene"
Quilinging Pimentel Jr. (born
December 11, 1933) is a Filipino politician who served as the President of the
Senate of the Philippines from 2000-2001. He is the father of the local government code.
28. What happens to a good action when it
is performed on account of an evil motive?
A. It becomes good
B. It becomes evil
C. It becomes morally good
D. It becomes an amoral act
Answer: B
Rationale: The end does not
justify the means.
29. What is one of the man-made wonders of
the Philippines?
A. Rice terraces
B. Mount Makiling
C. Manila Bay
D. Taal Volcano
Answer: A
Rationale: The Banaue Rice
Terraces are 2,000-year-old terraces that were carved into the mountains of Ifugao
in the Philippines by ancestors of the indigenous people. The Rice Terraces are
commonly referred to as the "Eighth Wonder of the World". It is
commonly thought that the terraces were built with minimal equipment, largely
by hand.
30. As a Social Science teacher, which should
Teacher Nora avoid?
A. Abreast with all the other issues
B. Appreciative of change
C. Facilitator of learning
D. As a sage on the stage
Answer: D
Rationale: A 'sage on stage'
is an instructor who lectures almost exclusively, who has the philosophy that
s/he has knowledge to 'give' learners who would benefit from this