MINDANAO POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

General Santos City

Prelim exams for Humanities 1 World Culture and Geography
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Test 1. Multiple choice (20 pts.). Fill in the blank with the LETTER of the correct
answer.
____1. The science that investigates the features of the earth in both its physical
and cultural aspects.
A.Sociology B. Geography C. Anthropology D. History
____2. The most commonly accepted theory of the beginning of the universe.
A. Nebular theory B. planetisimal theory
C. Big bang theory D. relativity
theory
____3. What is the approximate age of the universe?
A. 20 billion years B. 10 billion C. 5 billion D. 13.75 billion
____4. The dominant element in the universe which causes it to expand?
A. Dark matter
B. dark energy
C. photon
D. quarks
____5. The element in the universe which cannot be seen but makes up 27% of the
total.
A. Matter
B. dark matter C. nova
D. muon
____6. The element that makes up less than 4% of the universe.
A. Ordinary matter
B. dark matter
C. dark energy

D. neutrons

____7.
The weakest among the four fundamental forces that govern the
universe.
A. Weak force
B. strong force
C. electricity D. gravity
____8. The force that is the combination of electricity and magnetism.
A. Electromagnetism
B. weak force
C. strong force

D. gravity

____9. The force that binds the electron to the nucleus of an atom.
A. Gravity B. quantum force C. magnetism
D. strong nuclear force.
____10. The force that is responsible for nuclear decay.
A. Weak force
B. strong force
C. gravity

D. electricity

____11. The scientist who discovered that the universe is expanding.

A. Newton B. Einstein C. Edwin Hubble
C. Hawking

____12. The name of the galaxy where our solar system belongs.
A. Andromeda
B. Orion
C. Milky way D. Antares
____13.The systems in which the sun is the center with eights planets revolving
around.
A. Solar system B. Morgans system
C. Y system D. engine system
____14. The biggest planet in the solar system.
A. Pluto
B. Saturn
C. Earth

D. Jupiter

____15. The smallest planet in the solar system.

A. Neptune B. Mercury C. Mars

D. Uranus

____16. The cluster of billions of stars found in the universe.

A. Galaxy B. super nova
C. Cepheid D. nebula
____17. What is the approximate age of the sun?
A. 10 billion years B. 20 billion C. 9 billion

D. 5 billion

____18. What is the basic element that makes up the sun?

A. Lithium B. ironC. carbon
D. helium
____19. What is the approximate age of the earth?
A. 11 billion years B. 5 billion C. 3 billion

D. 15 billion

____20. What do we call the major land mass of the earth?

A. Islands B. archipelago
C. continents
D. void
Test II. Discussion (10 pts).
Write a summary of the beginning of the universe starting from the big bang
to the formation of stars and finally to the formation of planet earth as illustrated in
our documentary presentation. Include as much details as you can remember.

Prepared by Mr. Simplicio B. Acedo

Instructor