SOCIAL STUDIES MAJOR

51. Narco-politics is used when:

a. A politician is drug user

b. Plunderous politician
c .Politicians are funded and elected by use of drug money
d. Corrupt government officials

52. “Maka-Diyos, Maka-Bayan, Maka-Tao, at Maka-Kalikasan” are the four pillars of:

a. Public service as a trust

b. The Principle of Subsidiarity
c. The Politics of Service
d. Moral Recovery Program

53. Environmental law providing for an ecological solid waste management program creating necessary mechanism, incentives,
prohibitions and penalties.

a. Republic Act of 8749 or the Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999

b. Republic Act of 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste management Act of 2000
c. The Biofuels Act of 2006
d. the Anti- Pollution Act of 2005

54. Which of the following is a disadvantage of organizing a business partnership?

a. If one partner dies the remaining partner is responsible for

continuing the business.
b. Taxes are higher than on proprietorships.
c. Each partner is responsible for business actions taken by the other partner.
d. It is easier to raise investment capital when the business is a
proprietorship.

55. Which problem is created when Filipinas are Legally and illegally sent to other countries as mail order brides and end up in
prostitution houses?

a. Piracy
b. Terrorism
c. human trafficking
d. White slavery

56. Which of the following was not a reform sought from the Spanish government by the propagandists?

a. basic human rights for the Filipinos

b. change of government from absolute to limited monarch
c. equality of the Filipinos and Spaniards before the law
d. restoration of Filipino representation in the Cortes

57. Which of the following is not true of the La Solidaridad?

a. It was a forum for discussion of the issues concerning the Philippines.

b. It was the official organ of the reform movement.
c. It featured articles about the good deeds of the friars.
d. It was a vehicle for the expression of the political views of the
reformers.

58. All of the following are reasons behind the failure of the reform movement, except one. Which is the exception?

a. petty quarrels among reformists

b. Spain's preoccupation with her own internal problems
c. lack of finances to support propaganda activities
d. failure of the friars to counter attacks on the clergy

59. The central leadership of the KKK was the _____

a. Sangguniang Hukuman
b. Sangguniang Bayan
c. Sangguniang Barangay
d. Kataastaasang Sanggunian
60. The first real battle fought by the Filipinos against the Spaniards was the Battle of

a. Majayjay
b. Montalban
c. PugadLawin
d. Pinaglabanan- san juan del monte

61. The president of the Council of War which tried Bonifacio for the charge of sedition was

a. Mariano Noriel
b. Lazaro Makapagal
c. Emilio Aguinaldo
d. Ambrocio Siares

62. The last Filipino general to surrender to the Americans was

a. Macario Sakay
b. Miguel Malvar
c. Simeon Ola
d. Arnolfo Macaraeg

63. The capture of Aguinaldo was successfully undertaken by

a. Arthur MacArthur
b. Frederick Funston
c. Elwell Otis
d. Charles Bates

64. The Bates Treaty _______ Muslim resistance against the Americans during the Filipino-American War

a. heightened
b. sustained
c. neutralized
d. killed

65. The first president of the Katipunan.

a. Deodato Arellano
b. Juan Arellano
c. Teodoro Agoncillo
d. Andres Bonifacio

66. Young Filipinos who were sent to US as scholars of the government to pursue higher education were called

a. aficionados
b. pensionados
c. comisionados
d. scholados

67. Jones Law of 1916 became popularly known in the Philippines as

a. Philippine Independence Law

b. Organic Act for the Philippines
c. Philippine Autonomy Act
d. Phil-American Trade Act

68. Bonifacio's Katipunan was revived by

a. Luciano San Miguel

b. Julian Montalan
c. Faustino Guillermo
d. Juan Nakpil

69. The Spooner Amendment to the Army Appropriation Act became the basis for the establishment of

a. autonomous government
b. civil government in the Philippines
c. military rule
d. dictatorial government
70. Which of the following government agencies exercises original and exclusive jurisdictionover all contests relating to the election
returns and the qualifications of the President and theVice President

a. Supreme Court
b. Senate Electoral Tribunal
c. Judicial Bar Council
d. Commission on Elections

71. Who among the following is responsible for determining the existence of probable cause for the issuance of a warrant of arrest or
search warrant?

a. Lawyer
b. Prosecutor.
c. Police Investigator
d. Judge

72. Which of the following statements BEST describes the relationship between global warming and ozone depletion?

a. Global warming contributes to ozone depletion.

b. Global warming and ozone depletion have nothing to do with each other
c. Excessive build-up of carbon dioxide causes both global warming and ozone depletion
d. Ozone depletion contributes to global warming

73. THE Department of Budget and Management have phased out SAROs and agency budget matrices (ABMs) in authorizing fund
releases to government departments and agencies. What does the word SARO mean?

a. Special Agency release orders

b. Special Annual refund orders
c. Special allotment release orders
d. Services annual release orders

74. The Supreme Court of the Philippines abolished the PDAF otherwise known as the 'pork barrel'. What does PDAF mean?

a. Program Development Allotment Fund

b. Program Development Annual Fund
c. Priority Distance Allotment Fund
d. Priority Development Assistance Fund

75. An official document, a service standard, or a pledge, that communicates, in simple terms, information on the services provided by
the government to its citizens. It describes the step-by-step procedure for availing a particular service, and the guaranteed performance
level that they may expect for that service.

a. Government Manual
b. Agency code
c. Citizen’s charter
d. Office charter

76. Refers to the delegation of specific non-core operations of an agency to an external entity that specializes in that operations.

a. Subcontracting
b. Outsourcing
c. Delegation
d. Multi – tasking

77. A broader regional free trade zone being established composed of ASEAN engaging Japan, China, and South Korea in expanding
economic relations.

a. ASEAN Free Trade Zone

b. APEC Group
c. “ASEAN Plus Three”
d. ASEAN Partners

78. South Korea’s former Foreign Minister who is now the Secretary – General of the United Nations replacing Kofi Annan.

a. Roh Moo-hyun
b. Wen Jiabao
c. Ban Ki-moon
d.Shinzo Abe
79. Republic Act # 7077 amended the National Defense Act of 1991, thus,

a. Allowing the cadets to do civic welfare, etc as an alternative to military training

b. Allowing ROTC to continue as military training for the youth/
c. Abolishing the ROTC
d. Allowing the shift of ROTC to EDP Education

80. What law is proposed in the Congress implementing the right of the people to information on matters of public concern guaranteed
under section seven, article three of the 1987 constitution and the state policy of full public disclosure of all its transactions involving
public interest under section twenty-eight, article two of the 1987 constitution.

a. Freedom of Disclosure of Information Act

b. Freedom on Matters of Public Concern Act
c. Freedom of Information Act
d. Freedom of News Broadcasting Act

81. The Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth or SALN must be filed in any of the ff. periods EXCEPT:

a. within thirty (30) days after assumption of office

b. on or before April 30, of every year thereafter
c. within thirty (30) days after separation from the service
d. on or before June 30, of every year thereafter

82. President Benigno Aquino III has appointed Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno as the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Chief
Justice Sereno was among the list of appointees chosen by JBC. The JBC’s primary task is to recommend appointees to the Judiciary
and the Office of the Ombudsman for the President’s perusal. The body aims to enhance the quality of the search, screening, and
selection process, as well as insulate the process from undue influence of any kind. What does JBC stands for?

a. Justice Bar Committee

b. Justice Business Coordinator
c. Judicial Bar Committee
d. Judicial and Bar Council

83. It is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Transportation and Communications responsible for
implementing policies on civil aviation to assure safe, economic and efficient air travel.

a. Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines

b. Air Traffic Office of the Philippines
c. Air Transportation Office
d. Civil Aeronautics Administration

84. An official known as Tanodbayan who shall act promptly on complaints filed in any form or manner against public officials or
employees of the Government.

a. justices
b. secretary of justice
c. ombudsman
d. prosecutor

85. An Act Defining and Penalizing the Crime of Plunder

a. R.A. 7080
b. R.A. 7986
c. R.A. 5705
d. R.A. 4785

86. The present anti-graft court of the country is___.

a. regional trial court

b. court of tax appeals
c. supreme court
d. sandiganbayan

87. If the ARMM is the created autonomous region in Mindanao, what is the autonomous region created in Luzon.?

a. CARAGA
b. Ifugao Autonomous Region
c. Autonomous Region for Indigenous Luzon
d. Cordillera Administrative Region
88. Filipino students are taught to emulate the young Jose Rizal who was everything listed below, EXCEPT:

a. Reflective
b. Very observant
c. Motivated
d. Loner

89. Rizal’s greatest resentment during his student days that motivated him to work harder was ________.

a. Prevailing discrimination
b. Passivity of Filipino students
c. Use of Spanish as a medium of instruction
d. Unequal treatment of students by the Jesuits

90. Which work of Rizal was said to be angry man’s personal debate on whether or not a violent revolution would solve the Philippine
crisis during the Spanish times?

a. El Felibusterismo
b. Noli Me Tangere
c. Junto Al Pasig
d. A La Juventud Filipina

91. He is the father of History

a. Herodotus
b. Hippocrates
c. Sophocles
d. Julius Caesar

92. He was the greatest poet of the middle ages and known for his masterpiece, “Divine Comedy” which is an imaginary journey through
hell, purgatory and paradise.

a. Dante Alighieri
b. Virgil
c. Homer
d. Plato

93. It is the oldest literary work in the vernacular language which was first written in Anglo-Saxon.

a. Beowulf
b. Iliad
c. Aeneid
d. Nibelungenlied

94. The Portuguese discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope which was used as a route by succeeding explorers to reach India and the rest
of Asia.

a. Vasco da Gama
b. Prince Henry
c. Bartholomeu Dias
d. Christopher Columbus

95. This event took place on April 10, 1942 when the Filipino and American prisoners of war were made to march form Maraviles,
Bataan to Capaz, Tarlac.

a. Fall of Bataan
b. Fall of Corregidor
c. Death March
d. Prisoners’ March

96. It is the book for dictatorship which maintains that “the end justifies the means” and written by?

a. Machiavelli
b. Montes de Queue
c. Marx
d. Lenin

97. King Tupaz’s brother offered himself as a captive of the King of Spain in place of his daughter who was made captive. What does
this show of Cebuano pre-hispanic society?
a. cebuano’s piety and religiosity
b. cebuano’s longing for independence
c. strong personal and family ties
d. cebuano’s friendliness

98. With which are the words “cha cha” and “con ass” associated?

a. imposition of martial laws

b. return to dictatorial form of govt.
c. amendment of the present Constitution
d. division between Senate and House of Reprsentatives

99. The Law of Karma, what you sow you reap, are words often said when Filipinos attempt to explain a misfortune perceived to be
rightly deserved by someone. This originated from the

a) Hebrews c) Greeks
b) Hindus d) Chinese

100. Where was Dr. Jose Rizal buried after his execution at Bagumbayan?

a) libingan ng mga bayani

b) south cemetery
c) paco cemetery
d) north cemetery