1. Ang unang presidente na nanggaling sa Mindano?

1 point

Pnoy

Gloria Arroyo

Pres. Duterte

Manuel L. Quezon

2. The queen Philippine fruit is?

1 point

durian

lanzones

macopa

Mango

3. What major change creates a trend?

1 point

Innovations

stagnation

Revolution

involution

4. Among social trends, which is very difficult to psychologically overcome?

1 point

tendency

learning

bias

Inclination

5. Among social trends, which easily passes, e.g fashion?

1 point

mores

fads

laws

norms

6. There is violation of____in cases of extra-judicial killings

1 point

search and seizure order

due process of law

arrest warrant

equal protection under the law

7. Rights which cannot be renounced or transferred because they are necessary for the fulfillment of
man's primordial obligations are called?

alienable rights

inalienable rights

perfect rights

acquired rights

8. Under which type of rights does the right to life falls?

inalienable rights

Alienable rights

Perfect Rights

Imperfect Rights

9. Rights can not be unduly trampled upon or suppressed without moral guilt because they are _______

Adventitious

inalienable
perfect

inviolable

10. Which is a violation of the right to choose one’s way of life?

1 point

Fourteen-hour work as against the regular eight-hour work

Child labor

Forced labor

Under compensation.

11. EXCEPT for the ______aim, these comprise the pillars of ASEAN community integration by 2015.

1 point

Economic

political security

ideological

socio-cultural

12. What type of research can better ensure relevance in planning development of communities?

Survey

Needs analysis

Interview

Case study

13. For spatial inclusivity, the ______ program can limit the population to widen habitation space for
people.

1 point

planned parenthood

contraceptives

sterilization

free condoms
14. In terms of funding resources what can the federal system contribute to eliminate extreme poverty?

1 point

Nationalization

Decentralization

Urbanization

Privatization

15. China’s aggressive global commerce has created _______ tension in trade and commerce especially
for the incoming Trump U.S. administration.

1 point

ideological

economic

political

sociological

16. From a global viewpoint, North Korea’s aggressive militarization and nuclear posturing is a threat to
______.

1 point

U.S. democratic advocacy

South Korean security

world peace

South China Sea commercial zone

17. What methodology is used for research on political and social issues by pollsters, such as SWS and
Pulse Asia?

1 point

Field research

Survey

Case study

Experiment
18. What is the basis in the 1987 Constitution for prohibiting the teaching of Religion in public schools?

1 point

Separation of church and state

Focus on Basic Education subjects

Values Education in the basic education curriculum

Freedom of religious conscience

19. An approach that is ______ is the needed response to extreme poverty in the world.

1 point

multi-dimensional

multi-national

multi-lateral

multi-diverse

20. What is the hidden conflict in the war in Syria?

1 point

d. Syria against UN

b. U.S. Japan security agreement

a. Syrian ruler Assad against Syrian rebels

c. Syria against ISIS

21. Federalism in the Philippines can grant ______ to the regions.

1 point

autonomy

fiscal independence

sovereignty

statehood

22. Providing long-term food aid to poor countries, e.g. Ethiopia disadvantageous due to the negative
effect of _____.
1 point

malnutrition

anarchy

dependence

AIDS

23. Among early Greek philosophers _____ introduced empirical knowledge by use of observation to
explain universal truths.

1 point

Thales

Plato

Socrates

Aristotle

24. In which situation do we insist on belonging to a group thus resisting the risk of being different?

1 point

Anarchism

Pessimism

Conformism

Radicalism

25. Scientific inquiries conducted on social change over s period of time are ______.

1 point

panel studies

cohort studies

case studies

trend studies

26. A comprehensive list of important or relevant actions to be completed in a specified order is a

_____.
1 point

matrix

checklist

pattern

report

27. The type of evaluation which examines outcome and comes up with a synthesis that determines the
overall impact and relative costs of an activity or program is _______.

1 point

formative evaluation

summative evaluation

causative evaluation

normative evaluation

28. To which group do we belong if we don’t accept the truth because we insist on belonging to a group
or resist the risk of being different?

1 point

radicals

change agents

conformists

anarchists

29. Deliberate deception by way of ______ fallacy is used by advertisers who make claim to unfounded
consumption by thousands or millions of a product.

1 point

circular thinking

big lie

begging the question

bandwagon

30. The basic human activity in research is _____.

1 point

measuring

calculating

inquiring

thinking

31.A social science teacher conducts a research on the best practices of teaching Araling Panlipunan in
Grade 9. What kind of research does the teacher conduct?

1 point

field research

applied research

action research

basic research

32. Which is a short (about 100-500 word) summary of the entire research paper that includes goals and
objectives, results and conclusions?

1 point

Conclusion

Precis

Synopsis

Abstract

33. You will study within the population issue of corruption of public officials under the different
regimes. Which study will you engage in?

1 point

Longitudinal Study

Cross-sectional Study

Trend study

Cohort Study

34. For which of the following issues or concerns would a sociologist likely do an empirical inquiry?
Church doctrine behind Pope Francis anting priests to forgive abortion sinners.

Medical effect of contraceptives on health

Advantages and disadvantages of democracy as an ideology

Crowd behavior during rallies

35. What is the appropriate research method in a field study on a cultural group, e.g. way of life of
Badjaos who have settled inland in Zamboanga province?

1 point

Ethnographic observation

Documentary research

Standardized survey

Open-ended interviews

36. In order to protect participants on serious issues like use of drugs, the researcher can adopt ____ of
respondents.

open testimony

custody

subpeona

anonymity

37. When social researchers “speak out” the truth on social issues, they perform the role of scientific
_____.

1 point

commentators

experts

writers

journalists

38. What is the unit of studies about churches, colleges, agencies, army or navy?

1 point

Social interactions
Organizations

Individuals

Social artifacts

39. Participants in a research should not be forced to reveal sensitive personal information, e.g. sexual
behavior because they have the right to ______.

1 point

privacy

coercion

protection from harm

informed consent

40. Which statement/s on ethnography is/ are TRUE? I. Ethnography is a holistic approach to the study
of cultural systems. II. Ethnography is the study of the socio-cultural contexts, processes, and meanings
within cultural systems. III. Ethnography is an open-ended emergent learning process, and not a rigid
investigator controlled experiment.

1 point

I and III

I, II and III

I and II

II and III

41. In research, if I reason out from particular to general or broad pattern, I apply the _____ method.

1 point

ideographic

Deductive

Inductive

Nomethetic

42. What is used as the basis so that scientific theory can be empirical and not merely speculative or
opinionated?
1 point

Authority

Logical Reason

Evidence-based

Tradition

43. What wrong is committed by a researcher who installs a hidden camera in order to gather data on
family friction between parents and children?

1 point

Informed consent

Coercion

Protection from harm

Right to privacy

44. Choose the logical sequence to operationalize selected stages of a study on drug addiction: I.
Observation and data gathering II. Arrive at conclusion III. Specify method to get data on variables IV. Set
testable hypothesis V. Process and analyze

1 point

II, I, III, V and IV

IV, III, I, V and II

V, III, I, II and IV

III, II, I, IV and V

45. If it rains, the ground gets wet. Today, the ground is wet. Therefore, it rained. Is this a correct
thinking?

No, because the ground may have been wet by something else other than rain.

Yes, because the ground is wet today and so it must have rained yesterday.

Yes, what else will make the ground wet if not rain itself.

Yes, because if it rains, the ground surely gets wet.

46. Which is an example of an objective truth?

The earth is flat.

The earth is a sphere.

The earth will survive forever.

The earth is the center of the universe.

47. The east-west _____ line encircles the earth and divides it into two equal parts or hemispheres.

1 point

latitude

equator

longitude

meridian

48. Where is the Arctic Region found?

1 point

Euro-Asiatic Region

North Pole Region

South Pole Region

Antartica

49. The great temple of the Khmer is located in ______.

1 point

Chang Mai

indonesia

Angkor

Java

50. Prior to the Amazon River being recognized as the longest river in the world, which was known as
the world’s longest river artery in the world?

1 point
Yellow river

Yangtze river

Nile River

Cagayan river

57. What is the long term initiative that placed Western Visayas out of the “hotspot areas” for illegal
logging?

Reforestation

Prohibitation of possession of forest products

Surveillance and Monitoring

Confiscation of illegally cut trees

58. The most active volcano in Negros Region is ______.

1 point

Hibok-hibok

Kanlaon

Mayon

Apo

59. One reason why we do not progress as a nation is due to management by exception syndrome. What
does management by exception syndrome mean?

1 point

Apply the rule selectively

Applies the rule to all.

Change the rule. It is more of an exception.

The rules are for everybody except to the manager.

60. Social institutions are enduring social structures that provide ready-made arrangements to meet
basic human problems. Which of these basic social institutions provides community coordination, law
and order, and defense?

1 point
the economy

government

the family

religion

61. Legislations grating special privileges to senior citizens help to neutralize prejudice and
discrimination toward a social category based on ______.

1 point

race

ethicity

sex

age

62. The forcible expulsion of a particular ethnic group from a certain territory is termed as:

1 point

Genocide

Ethnic cleansing

Racial Prejudice

ethnocentrism

63. Which of the following consists of unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other
verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature?

1 point

Sex Discrimination

Pornography

Prostitution

Sexual Harassment

64. To select a topic for social research, personal ______ can ensure enthusiasm in completing a
selected study.

1 point
Feasibility

Relevant

Interest

Validity

65. The Chinese minority group in the Philippines adopts the language, history and manners of
mainstream Filipino culture as its own. What pattern of interaction occurs?

1 point

Alteration

Accomodation

Acculturation

Amalgation

66. If government sponsors a research on social poverty, what factor will likely influence the research?

1 point

Political criticism

Lack of funding

Timeliness study

Scope of research

67. In the field of education which one is a positive trend in the Philippines?

Virtual absence of new technologies in classroom

Oversubscription in higher education courses like teacher education and commerce

Universalization of basic education

Prioritization of “poorest to the poor” provinces

68. Why do men no longer wear bell-bottom pants and women the saya’t baro?

These are convenient to wear.

These are economical.

People prefer ready-to-wear clothes.

People keep abreast with style.

69. According to anthropologists from whom should change to practice come?

1 point

From within a culture

From outside a culture

From educational leaders

From religious leaders

70. With industrialization a must possible future Philippine political cultural scenario if without
interventions shall be I. Erosive of family value II. Physical dislocation of families III. Preference to foreign
ways and tastes IV. Insurgency

1 point

I, II

III, IV

I, IV

II, III

71. Which constitutional safeguard exists such that the executive can turn down legislative measures
and congress can move to remove the President.

1 point

Impeachment

Check-and-balance

Boycott

Veto power

72. The most powerful man in the Malaysian government is the _______.

1 point

Prime minister

Governor
king

President

73. Which law promulgates a comprehensive policy and a national system for early childhood care and
development?

1 point

R.A. 7836

R.A. 9238

R.A. 8980

R.A. 7610

74. The female spouse who conceals her pregnancy with a man other than her spouse in marriage
commits a crime of ______.

1 point

Fraud

Concealment

Injustice

Lying

75. Criticism on the past administration in Malaysia was its being _________ such as in suppressing the
press.

1 point

autocratic

Laissez faire

fascistic

authoritarian

76. What most basic human right is violated by alleged extra-judicial killings such as by vigilantes?

1 point

Freedom of assembly
Freedom and justice

Freedom of conscience

Right of life

77. What is the human rights violation in mind by the 1995 UN Committee on Economic and
International Rights when it reprimanded entrenched conservative religious influence?

1 point

Freedom of speech

Right to planned parenthood

Freedom of religious conscience

Freedom to travel

78. Among pedagogical aids that supplement textbooks the most modern is _____.

1 point

graphs, charts and maps

Bulletin board displays

computer software

Transparency cutout to duplicate

79. Known as Virgin Queen who gave England’s most prosperous years in wealth and culture was
_______.

1 point

Queen Marie Antoinette

Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Victoria

80. Among the great teachers and philosophers of the Chou dynasty, ______ wrote the Tao Te Ching.

1 point

Mencius
Confucius

Lao Tzu

Chou en Lai

81. Where was the starting point of western civilization?

1 point

Mesopotamia

China

Egypt

India

82. Which buildings, believed to be symbols of American economic power, was attached by Islamic
fundamentalists on September 11, 2011.

1 point

Empire State Building

The Cold War

Bubonic Plague

World Trade Center

83. The Ancient Greeks valued the education of the ______ to think,to talk and to act.

1 point

Mercenary

individual

State

Soldier

84. Which is a guarantee of independence for the judiciary?

1 point

Administrative function

Fiscal autonomy
Judicial power

Quasi-judicial autonomy

85. The main item product during the early galleon trade was ________.

1 point

Rugs from Persia

Philippine products

Precious metals from India

Chinese silk

86. In democratic economics _________ is not advanced in economic literacy education.

1 point

Capital market

Private enterprise

state-owned economy

free play of market forces

87. Population control for economic development is not done through immoral means exemplified by
_______.

1 point

Abstinence

abortion

Ligation

Ultra-uterine device

88. One example of a complementary need that supplements basic needs is _______.

1 point

haircut

food

house
dress

89. The rate of growth of a nation’s economy is measured by the ______. I. The abundance of its natural
resources II. The presence of scientific and business research and inventions III. The change in its gross
national product over a period of years IV. The standard living of its people

1 point

I,IV

I, II

II, III

90. Which economic system is otherwise known as free enterprise?

1 point

Mixed Econ

Capitalism

Communism

Totaliarianism

91. An action taken by Central Bank to influence the money supply and stabilize the economy is called
_______.

1 point

Stabilization policy

interest roles policy

fiscal policy

monetary policy

92. Manager Jose wants equality and so he pays all workers with the same pay. Why is this not
advisable?

1 point

Disincentive to good workers.

Workers will ask increase of pay.

Rank-and-file will not like it.

Workers will resign.

93. What is needed to build confidence among employers and protect the rights of employees?

1 point

Internal protection to workers

Benchmark of qualifications

Assurance from companies

Quality assurance of qualifications

94. In what probing question was teacher Ana stimulating valuing in her Socio-cultural class?

1 point

How was Ninoy Aquino as politician?

What events led to the Ninoy Aquino slay?

Was the Ninoy slay connected with People Power?

How do you feel about the slay of Ninoy Aquinoin the airport tarmac?

95. Teaching social change can make effective use of instructional aids, but which of the following has
emotional impact such as on the issue of extreme poverty?

1 point

Photo language pictures of poor people

Graphs on impoverished regions

Newspaper news on poor communities

Entertainment film on Robin Hood heroes

96. Teacher Egay wants to enhance reading skills of his students and ________ is the most useful for
integrating ideas of text through analysis, deduction and expansion of main thoughts.

1 point

note taking

discussion

Underlining
copying

97. When the court granted Pete and Jenny separation from bed and board this frees them from
______.

1 point

Share in financing

Care for children

conjugal relations and same domicile

Sleeping in one bed and one house

98. Hammurabi the greatest of early kings who published a great code of law belonged to the _______
empire.

1 point

Assyrian

Persian

Egyptian

Babylonian

99. These are among the modern languages in Europe EXCEPT _________.

1 point

German

English

French

Latin

100. For official communication with their subjects in Mesopotamia and Syria, the Persians used ______
later adopting this as their own written language.

1 point

Greek

Aramaic

Persian
Cuneiform