Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1. The feeling of political prisoner when the 1987 constitution took effect is
an exercise of the right against:
a. involuntary servitude
b. double jeopardy
c. detention by reason of political beliefs
d. degrading inhuman punishment
2. Respect for parents is shown in various ways by different groups of people
in different places
a. xenophobia
relativism
b. ethnocentrism
c. ethical relativism
d. cultural
c. reciprocity
d. primitive
b. Puerto Rico
c. Guam
d. Viceroy of Mexico
b. race
c. ethnicity
d. age
d.
9. The process in which the members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs
and behaviors of another:
a. cultural relativism
b. acculturation
c. enculturation
d. assimilation
10. The adoption of the behavior patterns of the surroundings culture the
socialization of children to the norms of their culture.
a. assimilation
b. enculturation
c. acculturation
d. cultural relativism
11. This can be identified with public purpose, public interest and public
convenience
a. public use
b. property
c. just compensation
d. eminent domain
12. 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
a. House of Representative b. Senate
Representative d. Malacanang
13. The state recognize the Filipino _____ as the foundation of the nation
accordingly, it shall strengthen its solidarity and actively promote its total
development:
a. barangay
b. family
c. school
d. church
14. The people of this country shows courtesy by living their footwear on the
stairs
a. Koreans
b. Italians
c. Japanese
d. Americans
15. 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:
a. sleeping pills
b. marijuana
c. shabu
d. antibiotics
b. punctuality
d. palara de honor
17. Bahala na is daring attitude out of concern for others. What is/was strong
demonstaration of this trait in our history
a. EDSA
b. the abuse of natural resources
c. the Filipino submission to Spain colonial rule for four centuries
d. the division among the Filipino propagandist in Spain
18. 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 position
a. merit system
b. networking
c. nepotism
d. meritocracy
b. II and III
c. I and III
d. I and II
21. Which type of biome are the cities of Moscow and Toronto situated?
a. Tundra
b. Taiga
c. Savannah
d. Deciduous forest
b. hieroglyphics
c. ziggurats
d. papyrus
23. For which reason was the Southeast Treaty Organization (SEATO) as a regional
organization conceived?
a. to fight communist aggression in the region
b. to assist member nations In international disputes
c. to engage nation in the region in cultural cooperation
d. to help member nations work for mutual economy progress
24. Which issues caused for estrangement of the relations between the
Philippines and Malaysia in the past?
a. terrorist issue
b. the founding of MAPHILINDO
c. shaping of the federation of Malaysia
d. the Philippine claim of Sabah
25. What does the statement today the peso is worth about twenty-five
centavos describe?
a. depression
b. inflation
c. deflation
d. recession
b. ethnic customs
c. written records
d. tribal
27. Which of the following was known to man before the Neolithic period?
29. When I conclude that my students are cheaters because caught one of
them cheating, I commit the fallacy of:
a. false cause
b. fault analogy
c. accident
d. hasty generalization
b. equivocation
c. division
d. composition
31. Who was the ever present ruler in the history of Cambodia from the time
Cambodia broke away from French rule in 1953 up to the establishment of
democratic kammpuchea?
a. pol pot
b. ho chi minh
c. lon nol
d. norodom sihanouk
32. As a form of government, the barangay during the Spanish period was
a/an?
a. monarchy
b. obligacy
c. aristocracy
d. democracy
33. Which ones/s is/are in line with the 1987 constitution philosophy of less
govertment and more private enterprise?
I. locat autonomy
II. Strengthening of cooperatives
III. Limiting the powers of the president to incur foreign loans
a. II and III
b. I and II
c. I, II and III
d. I and III
34. Which new development philosophy can be discerned from the 1987
constitution?
a. programs are initiated from the top
b. programs are initiated from below
c. is the exclusive concern of the state
d. is seen merely in terms of economic growth
35. The following are our constitutional rights except to:
a. form association, labor union
b. have access to the records of government
c. be presumed guilty until proven otherwise
d. be entitled to free legal assistance if we are a pauper litigant
36. What is meant by the workers right to security of tenure?
I. to continue in their jobs
II. not to be contractual after six months
III. may not be dismissed unless there is just or valid cause provided by law
a. I and II
b. I and III
c. II and III
37. In which place in the Philippines is the DOLE pineapple plantation found?
a. Cotabato
b. Zamboanga
c. Cagayan de Oro
d. Bukidnon
38. Agno river delta, Cagayan river delta, Pampanga river delta are good
source of:
a. nipa palm products
mahogany lumber
b. ornamental flowers
d.
b. Paoay Church
d.
40. The author of Flora de Filipinas circa 1837, the botanical illustration of
plant specimen that grew into the Philippine herbarium.
d.
41. The municipal mayor is for today while ______ was during the Spanish
period.
a. Alcalde mayor
b. Gobernadorcillo
Gobernador General
c. Cabeza de barangay
d.
42. After the second World War, which emerged as new powers?
a. Peoples Republic of China and United States of America
b. South Korea and Soviet Union
c. Germany and Soviet Union
43. Legislation granting special privileges to senior citizen help to neutralized
prejudice and discrimination toward a social category based on:
a. Age
b. Ethnicity
c. Gender
d. Race
44. What is the power of the State to keep property for public use with just
compensation?
a. Taxation
b. Eminent Domain
c. Judicial Review
d. Power Police
45. This can be identified with Public purpose, Public interest and Public
convenience.
a. Property
b. Public use
c. Eminent Domain
d. Just compensation
a. August Comte
b. Karl Marxx
c. Herbert Spencer
d. Arnold Toynbee
49. The legislative power shall be vested in the Congress of the Philippines
which shall consist of __________ except to the extent reserved to the people
by the provision on initiative and referendum.
a. Senate and House of Representatives
b. Senate
c. House of Representatives
d. Malacanang
50. The people of this country shows courtesy by living their footwears on
the stairs.
a. Italian
b. Japanese
c. Americans
d. Koreans
b. Barangay
c. Church
d. School
52. 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.
a. Antibiotics
b. Sleeping pills
c. Marijuana
d. Shabu
53. The Philippine National Bank has used an action for its advertisement. It
is __________.
a. Pigeon
b. Hawk
c. Eagle
d. Parrot
b. WHO
c. NATO
d. GATT
b. Theology
c. Philosophy
d. Values
57. Section 3 Article XIV states that ALL education institution shall include
the study of ______ as part of the curriculum
a. History
c. Sports
d. Constitution
58. Who has the power to declare the existence of the state of war
a. Senate President
b. Chief Justice
c. President
d. Congress
59. How long can an elected President of the Philippines serve under the
1987 Constitution?
a. two terms, 6 years each
b. two terms, 4 years each
c. one term for 6 years
d. one term for 4 years
60. which of the following describes the battle of manila bay between
American and Spanish naval forces?
a. the Americans ships outnumbered those of the Spaniards
b. the Spaniards readily won the battle over the Americans
c. it was a mock Naval Battle between the Spaniards and the Americans
d. the Americans won the battle with great difficulty
b. Specific power
c. Implied power
b. Visayas
c. Mindanao
d. Isla Verde
d.
68. The process whereby the minority group gradually adapts the customs
and attitudes of the prevailing culture and customs?
a. Assimilation
Acculturation
b. Enculturation
c. Cultural relativism
d.
b. depression
c. mercantilism
d. free trade
70. What event in history followed the Katipunan movement was discovered
a. Philippine revolution/ Cry of pugad lawin
b. Treaty of Paris
c. Execution of Rizal
d. Capture of Aguinaldo
71. Are traditional courtship songs in the Mexican-Spanish tradition on the
habanera rhythm
a. Harana
b. Kundiman
c. Jaz
d. Modern
b. Zhou
c. Shih Huang Ti
d. Koumintang
b. Bathala
c. Babaylan
d. Katalona
b. Palawan
c. Cavite
d. Batangas
76. The Spanish Governor General who ordered the deportation of Jose Rizal
to Dapitan, Zamboanga Del Norte, Mindanao
a. Gov. Gen. Blanco
Gen.polavieja
b. Gov. Gen.Claveria
c. Gov. Gen.Despujol
d. Gov.
77. In the Filipino-American war, who was called the Tagalog joan of arc
Because of her knowledge of martial arts?
a. Teresa Magbanua
b. Trinidad Tecson
c. Agueda Kahabagan
d. Melchora Aquino
78. Who among the President 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
79. Which civic society aimed to unite the Filipino people before Rizal
deportation to Dapitan?
a. La Solidaridad
Propaganda
b. La Liga Filipina
c. La Politica de Filipinos
d. La
b. East Timor
c. Iraq
d. Iran
b. Bototan
c. Bangka
d. Bandiwa
84. The second group of people who migrated by sea to the Philippines
a. Indonesian
b. Chinese
c. Vietnamese
d. Malaysians
b. Cuneiform
c. Hieroglyphic
d. Baybay
a. Simon Ola
b. Macario Sakay
c. Miguel Malvar
d. Gregorio Del Pilar
89. He named the Philippines sa Islas de San Lazaro
a. Miguel Lopez de Legaspi
b. Ferdinand Magellan
c. Lapu-Lapu
d. Francisco Dagohoy
90. In changing dynamics society, the trend is to which type of society?
a. Gemeinschaft
b. Sometimes Gesslschaft
c. Gesselschaft
d. sometimes Gemeinschaft
91. Which type of society asserts that all classes should be equal that
eventually all classes would disappear?
a. capitalistic
b. fascist
c. communist
d. feudalistic
b. depression
c. inflation
d. economic boom
b. bayanihan spirit
c. inflation
d. feudalistic
c. passivity
d. colonial mentality
95. Approximately what percent of the earths surface have low or zero
population?
a. 50 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 75 percent
d. 10 percent
b. Philippines
c. Cuba
d. Mexico
100. An international convention where the Philippines can validate its claim
to the spratly and other territories in the west Philippine sea
b. Economic Theory
c. Growth
d. Stability
107. The complex set of relationship with in the agricultural sector and
between tenure attitude production structure and the structure of supporting
services?
a. Land reform
b. Agrarian structures
c. Comprehensive Agrarian Reform law
d. Agrarian reform measures
108. Which is common to Sun Yat Sen and Mahatma Ghandi?
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
109. Nebuchadnezzar was to the Babylonian Empire as Asoka was to the
_______ Empire.
a. Roman
b. Gupta
c. Greek
d. Maurya
b. Indus
c. Sumerians
d. Egytptians
111. The process in which members of one cultural group adopt and beliefs
and behaviors of another group.
a. Acculturation
b. Enculturation
c. Assimilation
Cultural relativism
112. It refers to the full and fair equivalent of the property taken from its
owner by the expropriator, and the gauge for computation is not the takers
gain but the owners loss. In order for the payment to be just it must be real,
substantial, full, and ample, made within a reasonable time form the taking
of the property.
a. property
b. Public use
c. Eminent domain
d. Just compensation
113. Which alliance was formed with its primary aim to prevent further
expansion of communist influence in Southeast Asia after Frances defeat in
Indochina?
a. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
b. Association of Southeast Asian Nation
c. League of Asian Nation
d. Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
114. The Complete name of Dr. Jose Rizal?
a. Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
b. Jose Protacio Rizal
c. Jose Rizal y Protacio
d. Jose Rizal y Mercado
115. Norther Luzon. The longest river in the country originates from the
mountains of Quirino and Nueva Viscaya and drains the whole Cagayan
Valley exiting through the town of Appari and Cagayan
a. Agno River
Cagayan
b. Abra River
c. Pampanga River
d. Rio Grande de
b. Karl Marxx
c. Herbert Spencer
d. Arnold Toynbee
117. Who said the praise There are no tyrants where there no slaves.
a. Jose Rizal
b. Apolinario Mabini
c. Gregorio del Pilar
d. Graciano Lopez Jaena
118. The 1987 Constitution created a body with the power to confirm major
appointment of the president. What is this body called?
a. Commission on Appointment
b. Blue Ribbon Committee
c. Civil Service Commission
d. Electoral Tribunal
119. What is meant by SONA
a. Speech of Noynoy Aquino
b. Speech of the Nation Address
c. State of the Nation Address
d. Status of the Nation Assembly
120. Pro-environmental people believe that_________
a. Opening dumping site will solve problems in waste disposal
b. Burning plastic will ease the clogging of water canals
c. Classifying garbage identities biodegradable an non-biodegradable waste
d. Burning of garbage is the best approach
121. Today the capitalistic countries of the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United
States of America are mainly________ economy.
a. market
b. mixed
c. communist
d. traditional
122. The following are components factor that make possible the flow of production
EXCEPT ________.
a. capital
b. investment
c. labor
d. land
123. The maximum price that can be legally charged for a good and service is
called ________.
a. minimum wage
b. price floor
c. legal wage
d. price ceiling
124. The theory that population increased by geometrical ratio while the means of
substance increase by arithmetical ratio is attributed to _____________________.
a. Marx
b. Malthus
c. Durkheim
d. Aristotle
b. appeal to pity
c. appeal to people
d. appeal to
c. Grasping hands
d. beliefs about
b. Embrace
c. Kiss
d. Hand shake
b. Fidelity
c. Patriotism
d. Loyalty
131. In line with the foreign policy on cultivating closer relations with Asian
countries, then Pres. Diosdado Macapagal looks leadership to bring together
the peoples of malay stock. Which countries were these?
a. Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore
b. Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia
c. Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia
d. Philippines, Sarawak, Malaysia
132. Which is considered to be the international war between Communist
and non-Communist?
a. North Vietnam South Vietnam War
b. The Korea War
c. Afghanistan versus leftist military leaders
d. Iran Iraq War
133. The father of social justice
a. Claro M. Recto
Laurel
b. Sergio Osmenia
c. Manuel L. Quezon
d. Jose P.
b. Benigno Ramos
d. Isabelle
a. appreciating
b. reading about
c. emulating
d. studying
136. The old name of EDSA during early part of American occupation?
a. 19 de Junio
b. Highway 54
c. Highway 53
d. Highway 52
141. He has promised sweeping changes, and he did make progress in land
reform, opening new settlements, outside crowded Luzon island. His death in
an airplane crash March 1957, was a serious blow to the national morale
a. Pres. Ramon Magsaysay
b. Pres. Elpidio Quirino
c. Pres. Ferdinad Marcos
d. Pres. Manuel Roxas
142. With peace education in mind, what is NOT included?
a. dialogue
b. meditation
c. cooperation
d. conflict
b. Bataan
c. Pampanga
d. Zambales