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TEST QUESTIONS
TRENDS AND ISSUES IN SOCIAL STUDIES/ SOCIAL SCIENCES

1. As the population grows and there will be no regulations, we will end up having
_______ of water
a. surplus
b. scarcity
c. excess
d. shortage

2. Students can choose their preferred college course. Where does this right fall
into?
a. freely participate in the cultural life of a community
b. work and free choice of employment
c. freedom of opinion and expression
d. adequate standards of living

3. Which should not be a target for universal access to maternal and reproductive
health?
a. For girls in some regions, education remains elusive.
b. There is a wide rural-urban gap, in skilled care during birth.
c. Poverty and lack of education perpetuate high adolescent birth rates.
d. Use of contraception is lowest among the poorest women, and those with no
education.

4. Which could not possibly be an important concept in the knowledge of peace?

a. globalization
b. conflict and war
c. responsible leadership
d. non-violence

5. How can a teacher make her homeroom more gender-sensitive?

a. Structure the room that would cater to specific needs of boys and girls.
b. Make all students, whether boys or girls, participate in all activities.
c. Plan the seating arrangement in a girl-boy-girl pattern.
d. All of the above.

6. What could not be an example of derogatory and discriminatory portrayal of

women in media?
a. Female characters are portrayed as sex objects.
b. Female characters are physically and verbally abused.
c. Female characters area given the lead roles with male characters.
 d. Female characters are given stereotypical roles like the “dumb blonde.”

7. What is an indicator of the patronage system in Philippine society that

contributes to poverty?
a. Most people patronize imported goods.
b. Parents have many kumpares in the baptism of their child.
c. The pilosopo type of worker does not get promoted to his job.
d. A less deserving applicant gets appointed because he has a padrino.

8. Why must every government employee require to submit an annual statement of

assets and liabilities?
a. to determine who is fit for the job
b. to be objective in performance evaluation
c. to determine who deserves the promotion
d. to safeguard the people against corruption

9. Violation of human rights is a violation of the _______ of the person.

a. freedom
b. dignity
c. intelligence
d. emotions

10. With the promotion of social justice, which does not belong to the group?
a. profit sharing
b. diffusion of wealth
c. equitable access to education
d. absolute right over property

11. The landed class enjoyed huge incomes from share tenancy and rents from
inherited estates, while the tenants remained poor. As a result, the wealthy
landowners _______.
a. expelled tenants and actually worked on the farmlands themselves
b. disposed their landholdings voluntarily in response to social obligations
c. acquired tremendous economic, social and political advantages
d. abolished shared tenancy and reverted the land to the peasants

12. What is the kind of mentality that makes Filipinos think that imported products
are superior to Filipino products?
a. spendthrift habits
b. colonial mentality
c. passivity attitude
d. luxurious living
13. What do we call those people who are for the “revival of the classics” in social
trends?
 a. reformists
b. humanists
c. existentialists
d. rationalists

14. Which demonstrates interconnectedness between social and environmental

injustices?
a. desertification of verdant regions
b. highly industrialized countries’ toxic wastes disposed to poorer countries
c. temperature warming and rise of sea level
d. extinction of rare animal species

15. What is an environmental law which requires industries to install anti-pollution

devices and bans the use of incinerators?
a. Greenpeace Act
b. Anti-Pollution Act
c. Environmental Security Act
d. Clean Air Act

16. The world population is growing larger every day, while the fertile soil of the
earth is getting smaller, caused by human practices which do not include
_______.
a. overuse of soil during planting
b. overgrazing
c. cutting of trees
d. sustainable agriculture

17. Which is the major cause of the death of women in childbirth, which was
estimated at 500,000 each year as reported by the World Health Organization?
a. lack of good obstetrician
b. poor nursing education
c. poor reproductive health system
d. lack of facilities

18. What kind of prejudice has been overcome in the Philippines in the inclusion of
the Muslim holidays that have gained national respect, aside from the Catholic
holidays like Christmas, Lenten Season, etc.?
a. heterosexualism
b. religious intolerance
c. sexism
d. looksism
19. The most basic right to form a family is _______.
a. civil right
b. human right
 c. religious right
d. legal right

20. What is the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act?

a. RA 1013
b. RA 3019
c. RA 2015
d. RA 2143

21. Which social program departs from the traditional belief of “go and multiply”?
a. gay rights
b. same-gender marriage
c. planned parenthood
d. law against female circumcision

22. What is the approximate percentage of global electricity output from renewable
sources?
a. 1 percent
b. 8 percent
c. 20 percent
d. 23 percent

23. To help global climate change, and live a more eco-friendly life, which is the best
practice that uses less water in washing plates?
a. recycling water
b. washing by hand
c. using a dishwasher
d. using a pail

24. What is the biggest reason why the Philippines’ political system is so flawed,
with political power vested in the hands of a few families?
a. sibling rivalry
b. indigenous group
c. tribe
d. dynasty

25. What is one of the causes of poverty in the Philippines, which is rooted in the
human emotion?
a. corruption
b. greed
c. lack of education
d. power politics
26. What program promised more food for every household through planting of
vegetable in home gardens and pots?
a. Angat Filipino Movement
b. Go Negosyo
c. Kilusang Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran
d. Green Revolution

27. How can Filipinos overcome weak points such as overspending?

a. use scientific reasoning
b. cultivate positive traits
c. copy economic models of other nations
d. observe business ethics

28. What correlates best with the right to human dignity?

a. position and prestige
b. family name
c. honor and reputation
d. celebrity status

29. The following are forms of structural violence except _______.

a. poverty
b. unemployment
c. rape
d. racism

30. Social inequality is evident in this situation.

a. Management is participatory.
b. Communication is free flowing.
c. The ruling class dominates culture.
d. Decision has been reached by consensus.

31. Which is the most disadvantaged among the categories?

a. indigenous girls
b. indigenous boys
c. girls in private schools
d. boys in public schools

32. In many societies, technological growth _______.

a. has created more problems than solutions
b. has advanced all types of cultures and peoples
c. has transformed gender roles in most societies
d. did not advance women and those belonging to indigenous groups
33. What describes a condition in which members of a society have different
amounts of wealth, power and prestige?
a. social mobility
b. social stratification
c. social inequality
d. social change

34. Inequality becomes stratification when three conditions exist. Which is not one of
these conditions?
a. unequal success to scarce resources
b. inequality is institutionalized
c. individual characteristics is important for stratification
d. inequality is based on rights

35. What is a negative attitude towards a certain category of people such as a

minority group?
a. stereotypes
b. racism
c. discrimination
d. segregation

36. What is a special form of discrimination that is especially problematic for women
workers?
a. sexual harassment
b. denial of access for professional jobs
c. educational gap
d. higher level of unemployment

37. What is the main reason for the increasing number of couples who prefer a dual-
career lifestyle?
a. Couples are less affluent.
b. declining birth rate
c. increase of women who have college education
d. impact of feminist movement

38. In advanced or developed societies, technological growth _______.

a. is steady and even
b. is exponential, where development is the basis for further development
c. is slowing down because of the limitations in the physical environment
d. is creating major society problems
39. Social inequality is more pronounced in _______.
a. hunter-gatherer bands
b. horticultural societies
c. agrarian states
 d. industrial nations

40. Is it justified to suspect Muslims and people of Mediterranean descent of possible

link to terrorist organizations?
a. Yes, because people of Mediterranean descent usually are members of
terrorist organizations.
b. Yes, because most terrorists are Muslims.
c. No, because not all Muslims and people of Mediterranean descent are
terrorists.
d. No, because religion and ethnicity are not bases to joining a terrorist
organization.

41. Global citizenship makes people less nationalistic. Is this statement correct?
a. Yes, because to be a global citizen means loyalty to the world.
b. Yes, because global citizenship contradicts national citizenship.
c. No, because to be a global citizen requires understanding of global issues.
d. No, because global citizenship means knowledge of issues about the world.

42. Victim survivors of VAW should not be blamed for being in violent
relationships. Is the statement correct?
a. Yes, because support and assistance should be extended to help them get out
of abusive relationships.
b. Yes, because it will help them regain their self-esteem.
c. No, because they are responsible for their failures in life.
d. No, because it is a private matter.

43. The following is an example of structural violence except _______.

a. suicide
b. poverty
c. ecocide
d. gender inequality

44. Global education is about the following except _______.

a. global action
b. political literacy
c. current events
d. global issues

45. The following is necessary for peace to be attained except _______.

a. capitalism
b. democracy
c. human rights
d. human security
46. The over 860 million illiterate people in the world come from _______.
a. Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar
b. China, India, Pakistan, Brunei
c. Bangladesh, China, India, Pakistan
d. Pakistan, China, Thailand, Vietnam

47. The global rate of ice melt has more than doubled since when?
a. 1988
b. 1989
c. 1990
d. 1991

48. Global income is more than $31 trillion a year, but 1.2 billion people of the
world’s population earn less than _______.
a. $4 a day
b. $3 a day
c. $2 a day
d. $1 a day

49. All are specific rights of children, except _______.

a. right to go to school
b. right to play
c. right to health care
d. right to work

50. Who launched a campaign in support of children that had suffered as a result of
war?
a. Margaret Thatcher
b. Hillary Clinton
c. Rosa King
d. Eglantyne Jebb

51. The following are priority concerns of developed countries except _______.
a. peace and order
b. racial diversity
c. migration
d. terrorism
52. The following are priority concerns of underdeveloped countries, except
_______.
a. governance
b. terrorism
c. aging
d. democratization
53. Terrorism is an issue of _______.
a. US imperialism
b. peace and order
c. poverty
d. socio-economic-political underdevelopment

54. What is necessary to promote sustainable development?

a. avoid all forms of technology
b. promote social equity
c. practice an equitable and affordable use of natural resources
d. promote social equity and sustainable use of resources

55. Sacrificing the ancestral lands of indigenous people in the name of progress and
modernization is:
a. correct, because the majority will benefit
b. correct, because to give indigenous people chance of a better life
c. wrong, because it violates their right to their ancestral land
d. wrong, because cultural diversity must be protected

56. The following are issues relevant to education except _______.

a. voluntarism
b. water
c. rural development
d. kidnapping

57. The following are global problems, except _______.

a. globalization
b. poverty
c. diversity
d. territorial conflict

58. The following are skills required of a law-abiding citizen except _______.
a. conflict resolution
b. debating skills
c. political literacy
d. negotiation skills
59. The government is currently negotiating peace with the following groups, except
_______.
a. MILF
b. NPA
c. Abu Sayyaf
d. Alex Boncayao Brigade
60. The following are rights enjoyed by children, except _______.
a. family reunification
b. speedy, fair and public trial
c. freedom of expression
D.right to information