Reviewer in HUMSS Track 9.

When a person is compelled to answer questions

1. Under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the even if it may subject him or her to criminal
Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), this region stretches a prosecution, what constitutional right is violated?
distance of no more than 200 nautical miles from a a. Double jeopardy
nation's baselines where a nation may explore and b. Bill of attainder
exploit the natural resources found both in the c. self-incrimination
water and on the seabed and regulate fishing. d. ex post facto
a. Contiguous Zone 10. Unless otherwise provided by law, the regular
b. Exclusive Economic Zone election of the Senators and the Members of the
c. Territorial Sea House of Representatives shall be held when?
d. Continental Shelf a. first Monday of June
2. Located 241 kms from Zambales, Philippines, it is a b. first Monday of May
triangle-shaped chain of reefs and rocks including an c. second Monday of June
inner lagoon with rich fishing grounds and
d. second Monday of May
both claimed by the People's Republic of China and 11. Which is not true about the powers of the Philippine
the Philippines. president?
a. Spratly Islands a. can call a special session of Congress anytime
b. Kalayaan Island b. appoints the justices and judges of the judiciary
c. Scarborough Shoal c. approves the annual budget
d. Paracels Island d. Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces
3. Which of the following violates the separation of the 12. The Congress, by a vote of ______ of both Houses in
church and the state principle enshrined in the joint session assembled, voting separately, shall have
Philippine Constitution? the sole power to declare the existence of a state of
a. Minister or priest running for public office war.
b. priests joining street demonstrations a. Three-fourths
c. Church endorsements of politicians during b. One-third
elections c. majority
d. Donating public fund for church expenses d. two-thirds
4. Though the Philippine Constitution mandates that 13. Whenever there is a vacancy in the Office of the
the State shall assign the highest budgetary priority Vice-President during the term for which he was
to education, to which program does the elected, who will replace him/her?
government spend the biggest chunk of its annual a. Any member of the Senate and the House of
budget? Representatives
a. Military spending b. Senate President
b. Health c. Speaker of the House
c. Public works d. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
d. Debt payment 14. The following are the Philippine Constitutional
5. The prime duty of the Government is to Commissions except one.
a. serve and protect the people a. Commission on Appointments
b. transparency and accountability b. Commission on Election
c. collect tax and defend its territory c. Commission on Audit
d. honesty and integrity d. Civil Service Commission
6. Special court that hears and decides to all corruption 15. What two languages below are not included in the
cases in the government United Nations’ six official languages?
a. Ombudsman a. Arabic and Chinese
b. Solicitor-General b. English and French
c. Portuguese and German
c. Supreme Court
d. Russian and Spanish
d. Sandiganbayan
16. The following countries are permanent members of
7. Which of the following is not considered a quasi-
the UN Security Council except one.
judicial body?
a. Russia
a. DepEd
b. France
b. Sandiganbayan
c. China
c. Civil Service Commission
d. Canada
d. National Labor Relations Commission 17. The following are the followed principles about the
8. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not
Executive, Judiciary and Legislative branches of the
be suspended except in what cases?
Philippine government except one.
a. invasion or rebellion a. They are co-equal bodies
b. Lawless violence b. They have separation of powers
c. Martial Law c. Each branch has check and balance power over
d. Coup d’etat and people power the others
 d. Power of the purse of the three branches c. Achievements or wealth could not help a person
18. A writ ordering a person who detained another to elevate his rank.
produce the body and bring it before a judge or d. Untouchables is the lowliest in the group.
27. Which region was referred to as the “seat of
court to determine whether the detention is lawful
civilization”?
or not. a. Europe
a. The Writ of Prohibition b. Africa
b. Writ of Amparo c. Asia
c. Writ of Habeas Corpus d. America
d. Writ of Mandamus 28. A city-state in the early Greece where democracy
originated
19. Aside from price, the following are other factors that
a. Corinth
influence an individual’s demand except
b. Thebes
a. Taste and preferences c. Sparta
b. Price of complimentary products d. Athens
c. Number of firms 29. Reformation was the movement which worked for
d. Expectation of future prices changes or reform in the Christian Church. This
20. Which among the following does not describe movement was initiated by
a. Wycliff
Macroeconomics?
b. Protestants
a. Study of the forces that determine the level of c. Catholic church
income and employment in a society d. Martin Luther
b. It gives us the big picture of a society or what 30. A renaissance genius who excelled as a sculptor and
economists call aggregate performance. painter and was commissioned by Pope Julius II to
c. It seeks to provide an understanding of a market paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican.
economy and, in particular, the role of prices in a. Francesco Petrarch
b. Michaelangelo
such an economy.
c. Leonardo da Vinci
d. It focuses on the origins of economic scarcity, d. Raphael
the problem of economic development, and 31. According to him, the ruler, in order to succeed must
how household and business firms make be cunning, ruthless and if necessary, be dishonest in
economic decisions order to gain and maintain his power. He believed
21. This idea explains that self-interest based voluntary that “might makes right” and “the end justifies the
means”.
exchanges in the market can make everyone better
a. Dante Alighiere
off even if those decisions were not intended to
b. Niccolo Machiavelli
accomplish that result. c. Desiderius Erasmus
a. Invisible hand argument d. Boccaccio
b. Laissez faire policy 32. After World War II, USA and USSR rivaled for world
c. The rule of the nature supremacy. A cold war existed between these two
d. Homo economicus superpowers. Cold War is characterized by the
following except:
22. Which of the following are complimentary goods?
a. Fierce fighting
b. War of nerves
a. Car and gasoline
c. Constant maneuvering
b. Coffee and tea
d. Arms race
c. Pencil and ball pen
33. President of the Constitutional Commission which
d. Jeepney and bus
drafted the 1987 Constitution of the Phlippines.
a. Ambrosio B. Padilla
23. Consumers buy more of a product at relatively low
b. Napoleon G. Rama
prices than at relatively high prices.
c. Ahmad D. Alonto
a. Law of supply
d. Cecilia Munoz Palma
b. Substitution effect
34. Despite strong protestations from Mang Jose, the
c. Law of demand
government took away his private property for
d. Income effect
public use upon payment to him or just
24. Writing system of the early Egyptian
compensation. What power of the state was
a. Cuneiform
implemented in the particular case?
b. Heiroglyphics
a. Police power
c. Kanji
b. Power of eminent domain
d. Alphabet
c. Power of taxation
25. It is one of the earliest schools of philosophy that
d. Absolute power of the state
developed in China. Its highest virtue is to remain
35. Constitutional right which the law enforces to
simple and childlike.
private individuals for the purposes of security,
a. Confucianism
happiness and enjoyment.
b. Buddhism
a. Civil rights
c. Taoism
b. Political rights
d. Shintoism
c. Social and economic right
26. What is not true about the Caste system in India?
d. Rights of the accused
a. The highest rank were the Brahmans or priests.
b. People can marry outside of their caste.
36. The Constitutional Commissions which shall be e. South China Sea and Philippine Sea
independent from the three branches of 46. This is the known Peninsula in Europe that occupied
government are the following, except: by Norway, Sweden, Denmark also included is
a. Commission on Appointments Iceland and Finland.
b. Civil Service Commission a. Apennines
c. Commission on Elections b. Balkan
d. Commission on Audit c. Iberia
37. Which is not an element of the State? d. Jutland
a. Language e. Scandinavian
b. Territory 47. Adam Smith’s idea that self-interest based voluntary
c. Sovereignty exchanges in the market between the sellers and
d. Government consumers can make them both better off.
38. Aside from the Chief Justice, how many Associate
a. Opportunity Cost
Justices shall be the composition of the Supreme
Court? b. Market System
a. 16 c. Invisible Hand Argument
b. 14 d. Law of Demand and Supply
c. 12
d. 10 48. It measures the difference between commodity
39. This is the name given by the Spaniards to our exports and commodity imports and determines
country when they arrived in the islands of Samar trade deficit and trade surplus.
on March 17, 1521 a. Comparative Advantage
a. Archipelago of San Lazarus b. Balance of Trade
b. Ladrones Islands c. Absolute Advantage
c. Felipinas d. Autarky
d. Santisimo Nombre de Jesus 49. Which of the following is not considered a quasi-
40. The event that implicated the the three Filipino judicial body in the Philippines?
priests Burgos, Gomez and Zamora which resulted to a. Sandiganbayan
their execution was the: b. COMELEC
a. Dagohoy revolt c. Department of Education
b. Cavite Mutiny d. Civil Service Commission
c. Cry of Pugadlawin 50. Two years ago, Juan Dela Cruz committed an act
d. Discovery of Katipunan which was not yet considered illegal. When the said
41. As per the agreement in the Pact of Biac-na-Bato, act was criminalized the following year, he was
Emilio Aguinaldo and other leaders of the charged to court and subsequently imprisoned.
revolutionary government were to go into exile in: Which constitutional provision was violated?
a. Guam a. Bill of Attainder
b. Hongkong b. Ex Post Facto
c. Singapore c. Double Jeopardy
d. Dapitan d. Due Process
42. The Thomasites who taught in Philippine schools in 51. Several Filipino historians like Milagros Guererro of
the early part of American colonization were: UP and Michael Charles Chua of DLSU are currently
a. Trained American teachers suggesting that Andres Bonifacio should be declared
b. American soldiers as the true first president of the Philippines. What
c. American government officials are their bases?
d. American protestant ministers a. Andres Bonifacio was the founder of KKK and
43. The Americans promised to train Filipinos for self- the initiator of the revolution.
government. This was realized with the b. Emilio Aguinaldo betrayed the people when he
establishment of this government where all the did nothing to save Bonifacio from being
officials both elected and appointed were Filipinos executed by his own men.
and they were supervised for a ten-year period by an c. Emilio Aguinaldo himself recognized Bonifacio
American High Commissioner as his legitimate president when the revolution
a. Republican Government broke out in 1896.
b. Commonwealth Government d. At the outbreak of the revolution, the secret
c. Civil Government society Katipunan was transformed into a
d. Federal Government revolutionary government with Bonifacio as
44. This continent is the largest and it covers almost 33% the president.
of the earth’s surface. It is considered as the most 52. Who proposed the name Islas Rizalinas to the
diverse continent and home for earliest civilization present-day Philippine archipelago?
and major religions of the world. a. Paciano Rizal
a. Africa b. Artemio Ricarte
b. Asia c. Jose Rizal
c. North America d. Apolinario Mabini
d. South America 53. Greenland, considered the largest island in the
45. The opening of the Suez Canal connects the trading world, is under the control of which European
route between these two bodies of water country?
a. Atlantic Ocean and pacific Ocean a. Denmark
b. Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico b. Norway
c. Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal c. Sweden
d. Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea d. Great Britain
54. It took Jose Rizal three years to write his second c. The rate of tax increases as the income tax base
novel El Filibusterismo before it came off the press decreases.
on September 18, 1891. In what place in Europe was d. The rate of tax increases as the income tax
it published? base or income bracket increases.
a. Brussels, Belgium
b. Barcelona, Spain 64. A losing senatorial candidate may file a protest
c. Heidelberg, Germany against the winner, What body will assume
d. Ghent, Belgium jurisdiction over the case?
55. He is the pioneer of Satyagraha, or resistance a. Electoral Tribunal
through mass non-violent civil disobedience and b. COMELEC
became one of the major political and spiritual c. Supreme Court
leaders of his time. Satyagraha remains one of the d. Regional Trial Court
most potent philosophies in freedom struggles 65. Every right has a built-in duty. Which of the following
throughout the world today. illustrates this correctly?
a. Martin Luther King Jr. a. My right to privacy requires my neighbor to
b. Nelson Mandela respect it.
c. Mohandas Gandhi b. I have the right to sell you may cellphone but it
d. Aung San Suu Kyi is your duty to pay for it.
56. “One Vision, One Identity, One Community” is the c. I have the right to drive my car but I must see
motto of which international organization? to it that I obey traffic rules.
a. United Nations d. I have the right to vote and it is the duty of the
b. Association of South East Asian Nations COMELEC to allow me to vote.
c. World Trade Organization 66. Can religious instruction be taught in public schools?
d. European Union I. Yes if given free
57. A cultural modification of an individual, group, or II. Yes, if given outside of class hours
people by adapting to or borrowing traits from III. Yes, only to those children whose
another culture as a result of prolonged contact. parents give their consent in writing
a. Acculturation a. II and III c. I, II and III
b. Adaptation b. III only d. I and III
c. Enculturation 67. Which type of government is characterized by a
d. Culture shock union of partially self-governing states or regions
58. He carried the nom de plume "Dimas Ilaw" and one united by a central government?
of the youngest members of Katipunan. a. Socialism
a. Pio Valenzuela b. Democracy
b. Emilio Jacinto c. Totalitarianism
c. Emilio Aguinaldo d. Federalism
d. Jose Rizal 68. The world is suffering from recession and so nations
59. What is the correct chronological order of the are experiencing the following EXCEPT:
following events in Philippine history? a. Production is slowing down
I. Pact of Biac-na-Bato b. People are losing their jobs
II. Treaty of Paris c. Business are raking bigger profits
III. Balangiga Massacre d. There is a drop in total spending
IV. Declaration of Independence in 69. The late president Ferdinand Marcos placed the
Kawit, Cavite Philippines under Martial Law through which of the
a. I, IV, II, III c. II, I, III, IV following laws?
b. I, II, III, IV d. IV, III, II, I a. R.A. 274
60. Man is to be hailed as a social being. What does this b. Proclamation 1081
line mean? c. Executive Order no. 25 s. 1974
a. He must introduce himself in social gatherings. d. Article 6 Section 4 of the 1973 Constitution
b. He necessarily attends social gathering. 70. After the revolution, Macario Sakay went
c. He does not live only for himself. underground and established a republic based on
d. He does not need other people. the ideology of Bonifacio, Jacinto and the Katipunan.
61. The expression Promdi connotes: What do you call the republic established by Macario
a. Favoritism Sakay at his headquarters on top of Mount San
b. Ethnocentrism Crisobal?
c. Xenocentrism a. Republika ng San Cristobal
d. Racial discrimination b. Republika ng mga Pilipino
62. Which term refers to the measures undertaken by c. Republika ng Katipunan
the government which would remove anything that d. Republika ng Katagalugan
hinders the entry of foreign products, services and 71. Emilio Jacinto’s literary works were written in
capital between countries? Tagalog and small parts in Spanish. The best in all of
a. Globalization his works was written on October 8, 1897. It was
b. Privatization visibly an animation of Rizal’s Mi Ultimo Adios. What
c. Internationalization was the title of this poem?
d. Liberalization a. Mi Madre
63. What is TRUE of a progressive system of taxation? b. Ala Patria
a. The tax is equal regardless of class and place. c. Ala Juventud Filipina
b. The rate of tax decreases as the income tax base d. Amor Patrio
increases. 72. The fundamental aim of the ASEAN as an
organization of Southeast Asian Nations is to:
 a. Foster economic, social, and cultural b. Indus
cooperation c. Chinese
b. Safeguard the peace and prosperity of the d. Sumerians
region 83. The maximum price that can be legally charged for a
c. Develop the natural resources of the member good or service is called:
countries a. Price ceiling
d. Provide facilities for professional and technical b. Minimum wage
training c. Price floor
73. Which acts destroys another person’s good name? d. Living wage
I. Libel III. Treason 84. Why did Gorvachev introduced Perestroika?
II. Oral Defamation IV. Slander by a. To dismantle totalitarian rule
deed b. To open the doors of the Soviet Union to the
a. II, III and IV c. I, III and IV world
b. I, II and III d. I, II and IV c. To support the highly centralized Soviet Union
74. The first elected Speaker of the House of the economy
Philippine Assembly. d. To transform the Soviet Union economy into a
a. Manuel Quezon decentralized market oriented economy
b. Manuel Roxas 85. Which principle is violated when one department of
c. Sergio Osmena the government encroaches upon the powers
d. Claro M. Recto confided to other departments?
75. Which major social institution is entrusted with a. Separation of powers
enforcing rules of society? b. Guarantee of local autonomy
a. Religion c. Government of laws and not of men
b. Family d. Supremacy of civilian authority over the military
c. Government 86. What is referred to as the Parliament of the Streets?
d. School a. Election campaigns
76. Which order of presidents correctly applies to b. Student demonstrations
Philippine history? c. EDSA revolution
I. Ramon Magsaysay d. Public opinion
II. Ferdinand Marcos 87. Under which type does the Philippine economy fall?
III. Carlos Garcia a. Communist
IV. Diosdado Macapagal b. Mixed
a. I, II, III and IV c. II, I, III and IV c. Socialist
b. II, I, IV and III d. I, III, IV and II d. Capitalist
77. Rice, the staple food of the Philippines come nearly 88. Among our forefathers, why were Bisayans are
from the: reffered to as Pintados? Because they:
a. Davao region a. Were the most tattooed with various designs
b. CALABARZON b. Had homes which were colorfully painted
c. Central Luzon c. Loved to wear brightly printed clothes
d. Cagayan Valley d. Were fond of facial make-up
78. Which describes the Battle of Manila Bay correctly? 89. If Bukidnon-Lanao area is a plateau, Zamboanga is
a. The Americans won the battle with great more of a/an:
difficulty. a. Islands
b. The Spaniards readily won the battle over the b. Valley
Americans c. Archipelago
c. The American ships outnumbered those of the d. Peninsula
Spaniards. 90. How can the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
d. The mock naval battle between the Spaniards Program bring about social equity and economic
and the Americans properity in the country?
79. Which is an executive check on a hasty and ill I. By distributing agricultural lands to
considered legislation? landless farmers free of charge
a. Partial Veto II. By transferring the ownership of land
b. Veto message to farmers for a value
c. Veto power III. By helping the affected landowners
d. Check and balance to use their land compensations in
80. Which is the Independence Law of the Philippine? viable business activities
a. Cooper Act IV. By providing support services to
b. Tydings-McDuffie Law farmer beneficiaries
c. Jones Law a. I, II and IV c. I, III and IV
d. Hare-Hawes-Cutting Law b. II, III and IV d. I, II and III
81. The theory that population increases by geometrical 91. As a result of EDSA 1, the Philippines:
ratio while means of subsistence increases by a. Change its form of government to parliamentary
arithmetical ratio is attributed to: b. Intensified its participation in international
a. Aristotle affairs
b. Marx c. Saw the impeachment of Joseph Etrada as
c. Malthus president
d. Durkheim d. Became known worldwide for its People Power
82. The mummies of Kabayan, Benguet must be an revolution
influence of the ancient called: 92. When one company controls the supply of sugar,
a. Egyptians which term applies?
 a. Equilibrium
b. Monopoly
c. Economic stability
d. Inflation
93. Who was the American president who proclaimed
the Benevolent Assimilation policy during the
American colonial years of the Philippines?
a. Theodore Roosevelt
b. Woodrow Wilson
c. Franklin Roosevelt
d. William Mckinley
94. With whom is the Strong Republic associated?
a. Joseph Estrada
b. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
c. Corazon Aquino
d. Fidel V. Ramos
95. The principal legal forms of business organizations
are:
a. Single proprietorship, partnership, corporation
b. Partnership, charter, single proprietorship
c. Corporation, charter, stock company
d. Open shop, union shop, closed shop
96. Through the process of socialization, the individual is
able to:
a. Function as contributing member of the group
b. Learn to dialogue with peers and adults
c. Satisfy his personal neds and drives
d. Become an adult member of the society.
97. The Katipunan in Cavite was divided into two
factions – the Magdiwang and the Magdalo. While
the Magdiwang was led by Mariano Alvarez, who led
the Magdalo faction?
a. Daniel Tirona
b. Baldomero Aguinaldo
c. Artemio Ricarte
d. Ciriaco Bonifacio
98. What is the principal means through which culture is
transmitted from generation to generation?
a. Church
b. Family
c. Language
d. Community action
99. You have to take extra care when you critique the
work of a Filipino. Your negative comment may be
mistaken to be an attack against his/her person.
Upon which Filipino trait is this advise based?
a. Adaptability
b. Sakop mentality
c. Bayahihan spirit
d. Extreme personalism
100. Which among the following best describes the
concept of society?
a. Organized interaction of people sharing land
and culture
b. Limited by geographical boundaries
c. The same as culture or nation
d. A political entity
101. Which among the following represents a detrimental
aspect of the Philippine culture and society?
a. Ningas cogon
b. Amor propio
c. Delicadeza
d. Palabra de honor
102. If one agrees with Rizal on the best way to redeem
our country, what would he do?
a. Work for quality education for all.
b. Campaign for more foreign investors
c. Attract tourists to come to the country
d. Do advocacy for health programs to get the
biggest share in the national budget
103. In times of war, soldiers must be ready to give up
their lives in defense of the nation. Which normative
relationship applies in this case?
a. Higher law – Inalienable rights vs alienable
b. Wide social order – the family before the
individual
c. More common good – public safety before
private gain
d. Greater urgency – saving the living before
burying the dead
104. When can we say that a person has value?
a. Enjoys life of leisure and pleasure
b. Works towards self-aggrandizement
c. Lives a life of merriment in the company of
others
d. Lives a life of integrity, sincerity and
commitment
105. Tomatoes are off season and so price for tomatoes is
up. Which law/principle in economics explains it?
a. Law of cause and effect
b. Substitution effect
c. Law of supply and demand
d. Principle of marginal utility
106. The ultimate objective of the Comprehensive
Agrarian Reform is to:
a. Establish the owner’s rights to his farmland
b. Distribute arable lands to the landless
c. Ensure the cultivation of all idle lands
d. Abolish share tenancy in favor of lease tenancy.
107. When parents decide to send their children to a
private school and pay their tuition fee instead of
sending them to public schools, they dont get their
share in the benefit derived from the taxes they pay.
This is a case of:
a. Social inequity
b. Social injustice
c. Double jeopardy
d. Double taxation
108. What results when the government spends more
than what it collects in the form of taxes?
a. Fiscal overspending
b. Fiscal deficit
c. Erroneous appropriations
d. Excessive allotment
109. You are a member of a cooperative which operates
taxis, tricycles and buses. Of which type of a
cooperative are you a member?
a. Producers cooperative
b. Service cooperative
c. Multipurpose cooperative
d. Marketing cooperative
110. Upon which is based the claim that there is no single
universal standard to be used to judge any culture
based?
a. Culture shock
b. Cultural diversity
c. Ethical relativism
d. Cultural relativism
111. Which is required of cooperative members for the
operation of their cooperative?
a. Patronage refund
b. Share capital
c. Interest on share capital
d. Net surplus
112. Gross Domestic Product is the sum of the market
value of the:
a. Manufactured goods
b. Intermediate goods
c. Inferior goods and services
d. Final goods and services
113. Trade-offs are required because needs are unlimited b. Pedro Paterno
and resources are: c. Claro M. Recto
a. Marginal d. Carlos P. Romulo
b. Scarce 123. Who is the first president of the Philippine Third
c. Unlimited Republic?
d. Economical a. Emilio Aguinaldo
114. Children learn how to open a coconut and other b. Manuel A. Roxas
common chores in a coconut farm. In this instance c. Jose P. Laurel
culture is transmitted by: d. Sergio Osmena
a. Acculturation 124. When a individual is imprisoned without proper
b. Immersion investigation what right is violated?
c. Assimilation a. Right to equal protection
d. Enculturation b. Right to process paper
115. A society cannot exist without a government. Which c. Right to personal security
word is synonymous with government? d. Right to Due process of law
a. Authority 125. In which form of government does power or
b. Restraint authority resides in a few persons who govern for
c. Check and balance their own interest?
d. Domination a. Monarchy
116. What does professional Code of Ethics prescribe for b. Democracy
all? c. Parliamentary
a. Rules and regulations in practicing the d. Oligarchy
profession 126. In which form of government are all citizens treated
b. Civic mindedness and social consciousness as equals on certain dimensions such as religion,
c. Strict implementation of the laws of the land politics, economics, social status and culture?
d. Moral standards and ethical behavior a. Socialism
b. Egalitarianism
117. Material culture refers to the tangible and concrete c. Democracy
objects produced by man. Which are examples of d. Totalitarianism
material culture? 127. The Philippine legislature is divided into two major
a. Moriones festival bodies, the Senate and the House of
b. Sinulog Festival Representatives. Which among the following best
c. Ceremonies of Ivatans describes this division of the legislative body of the
d. Stone walls of Tasadays country?
118. Which among the following is the main theme of the a. Bicameralism
El Filibusterismo? b. Bipartisanism
a. Curing the social cancer c. Co-legislative power
b. Rizal’s hope for a revolution d. Unicameralism
c. Abuses and indescency of friars 128. With the Batasang Pambansa performing legislative
d. Ideal means of achieving social reforms and executive powers in the Macos regime, which
119. Who has greater moral responsibility and why? The form of government was implemented?
lazy master teacher who does not teach well or a a. Presidential
new teacher who is groping while she teaches and so b. Monarchial
does not teach well either. c. Parliamentary
a. The master teacher who is older and more d. Dictatorial
experienced. 129. What characteristics of government was established
b. Both are equally morally responsible because by the 1987 Constitution?
they are both professional teachers. I. Parliamentary system of government
c. The new teacher because she has more youthful II. Presidential system of government with
energy and still needs to prove something. three branches
d. Cannot be determined because age and III. The three branches of government
experience do not necessarily make one more have a check and balance over one
knowledgable or competent another.
120. On which Filipino trait does Gawad Kalinga build on? IV. The three branches of government are
a. Adaptability separate and independent of one
b. Bayanihan spirit another.
c. Extreme personalism a. I only c. II, III, and IV only
d. Joy and Humor b. II only d. I, III, and IV
121. Which one goes with this principle: “The end 130. Who was the last Filipino general who fought the
justifies the means.”? Americans and established the so-called “Tagalog
a. All objectives must be accomplished. Republic”?
b. An evil act can never become good in spite of a. Manuel Lucban
the good motive. b. Macario Sakay
c. An evil act can become good because of the c. Miguel Malvar
good motive. d. Gregorio del Pilar
d. An indifferent act may become morally good or 131. The Japanese successful invasion was climaxed by
evil depending on the motive the surrender of the joint Filipino-American forces
122. He became president of the United Nations General on May 6, 1942. Where did this happen?
Assembly a. Manila
a. Manuel L. Quezon b. Capas
 c. Corregidor b. I and II d. I and III
d. Bataan 142. All Filipino citizens have the right to vote and to be
132. Which of the following was the first to happen? voted upon as government official. What is this
a. The Philippine was ceded to the US through the constitutional right called?
Treaty of Paris a. Political franchise
b. Aguinaldo declared the Philippine b. Suffrage
independence c. Electoral right
c. Guirilla warfare against the US was initiated d. Passive right to vote
d. Aguinaldo was captured. 143. Which department has the authority to make laws
133. Which among the following represents the political and alter them when needed?
process is involved in amending or revising the a. Judicial
Philippine constitution to adapt to the present b. Executive
Philippine situation? c. Legislative
a. Citizen’s Assembly d. Administrative
b. Charter change 144. What does “presumption of innocence” mean in so
c. Constitutional correction far as human right is concerned?
d. Constitutional conversion a. A suspect has the right to remain silent
134. Who does the canvassing of votes for President and b. A suspect has the right to a legal counsel.
Vice President in every election? c. A suspect remains innocent until proven guilty.
a. Senate and Congress d. A suspect is considered guilty until proven
b. Supreme Court and Congres otherwise.
c. COMELEC and Chief Justice 145. In connection with government transaction involving
d. Joint Committee of Congress public interest, which policy is adopted in the
135. What was the first book published in the constitution to assure the public accountability and
Philippines? transparency?
a. Pasiong Mahal a. Private enterprise and incentives to needed
b. Barlaame Josaphat investments
c. Doctrina Christiana b. Rural development and agrarian reform
d. Del Superior Govierno c. Balanced and healthful ecology
136. During the Spanish era, who was the revolutionary d. Full public disclosure
leader who waged a long war against the 146. Islamist militant group that has seized a chunk of
government because it did not allow proper christian land stretching from northern Syria to central Iraq
burial for his brother? and involved to summary executions and beheadings
a. Diego Silang of non-Muslims
b. Andres Bonifacio a. Islamic State of Iran and Syria
c. Francisco Dagohoy b. International Sympathizers of Islamic Syria
d. Macario Sakay c. Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
137. Which refers to the act of the president to stay the 147. What was the main objective of President Fidel
execution of a convict? Ramos’ program Philippines 2000?
a. Padon a. to become a “tiger economy”
b. Reprieve b. to free the country from American imperialism
c. Amnesty c. to modernize the agriculture
d. Commutation d. environmental sustainability
138. Foreign influences are evident on most aspects of 148. The United Nations admitted this country on July 14,
Filipino culture including Philippine languages. From 2011 as its 193rd and newest Member State.
which Asian language do these words come: alam, a. Timor Leste
hukom, salamat? b. South Sudan
a. Sanskrit c. Taiwan
b. Arabic d. Swaziland
c. Malayo-Polynesian 149. President of the Malolos Congress that drafted the
d. Madarin Malolos Constitution
139. The Philippine objected to the advisory on travels to a. Andres Bonifacio
Mindanao by the Chinese government. What should b. Pedro Paterno
the government do? c. Benito Legarda
a. Arrest their national d. Gregorio Araneta
b. Recall all nationals 150. It is the preference for the products, styles, or ideas
c. File a diplomatic protest of someone else's culture rather than of one's own.
d. Declare war against China a. Xenocentrism
140. Which of the four pillars of education for the 21st b. Ethnocentrism
century is crucial in the light of conflicts between c. Racial supremacy
Israel and Palestine? d. Cultural relativism
a. Learning to know
b. Learning to be
c. Learning to do
d. Learning to live together
141. Rizal founded the La Liga Filipina to:
I. Unite the whole country
II. Fight violence and injustice
III. Revolt against Spaniards
a. II only c. II and III