Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Caraga Region
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR

Second Quarter
Understanding Culture Society and Politics 12

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer in each of the following
questions. Write the letter only on your paper.

1. What refers to a mechanism which governs the behavior of a set of

individuals within a given community?
A. agency C. institution
B. corporation D. organization

2. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about non-state institutions?

A. Some are for profit while some are not.
B. Some are foreign while some are local.
C. They contribute a lot to the economy.
D. They do not influence what the government does.

3. Ellen is maltreated by her employer in Kuwait where she works as a

domestic helper. Which Philippine government agency must she seek help?
A. Department of Education
B. Department of Health
C. Department of Interior and Local Government
D. Overseas Workers Welfare Administration

4. A development agency is actively engaged in projects that involve

providing assistance to local organizations by teaching them good practices
in the field. What specific role of development agencies is illustrated in the
situation?
A. Asset and investment
B. Capacity building
C. Innovation, enterprise, skills, and employment
D. Promotional

5. What are possible disadvantages of corporations operating in society?

A. Balancing of economic processes
B. Competition among corporations
C. Increase of job opportunities
D. Pursuing profits at the expense of the environment

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6. Which of the following Organizations listed below is an EXAMPLE of

Bilateral Organization?
A. IRRI and SEARCA
B. Oxfam, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
C. United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and World Bank
D. United States of Agency for International Development (USAID)
Department for International Development (DFID)

7. How would you classify Savings Banks as a financial institution that

lends money to both public and private organizations?
A. Based on giving loans to farmers to promote food security
B. Based on monthly salary of the employee
C. Based on mortgage loans
D. Based on the collected money of the people and offered it as a loan

8. What type of organization that are composed of people who are really in
the community and are directly involved on the different advocacies?
A. Academic Organization
B. Mass Media Organization
C. Nongovernmental Organization
D. People’s Organization

9. What is meant by a Merchant Bank?

A. Provides mortgage loans
B. Provides baking facilities through online transactions
C. Provides banking based on the principles of Islam religion.
D. Promote investing in organizations that reap huge benefits.

10. Constitutional Commissions like Commission on Audit, Civil Service and

Commission on Elections is an example of what type of organization?
A. Civil Society Organizations
B. Economic organizations
C. Non- Market Organization
D. Non- State Organization

11. What do you call a process in which knowledge and skills are being
passed in various ways to members in a society?
A. Education C. Schooling
B. Learning D. Socialization

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12. In the Philippines, adults believe that better education will enable
individuals to land better jobs and secure their future. What function of
education is involved in the statement?
A. Cultural innovation C. Social placement
B. Social integration D. Socialization

13. The mission of the Pampanga Institute of Technology is to advance

knowledge and to educate students in science, technology, and other areas
of scholarship. What function of education is involved in the statement?
A. Cultural innovation C. Social placement
B. Social integration D. Socialization

14. When families are unable to send their children to school because they
cannot pay the cost of education, what basic human right is being violated?
A. The right to expression
B. The right to free movement
C. The right to quality education
D. The right to the same education opportunities

15. What does it mean if the cost of education in a state university is at PHP
50,000 per semester and the average family income per month is only
PHP22,000?
A. Family’s income is only for basic needs.
B. Tuition fee can be covered from the family’s income.
C. Income of families is too small for other expenses to be accommodated.
D. Students must pass state universities if they want to enter college with
that income.

16. Which of the following is an EXAMPLE of non-formal education?

A. Adult Night Classes
B. Doctorate Program
C. Primary Schooling
D. Senior High School

17. What term describes the assignment of students to specific education

programs on the basis of previous test scores or grades and their perceived
abilities?
A. Hidden curriculum C. Self- fulfilling prophecy
B. Labelling D. Tracking

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18. Which of the following functions of Education describes as a place where

young people are enjoined to be creative with others?
A. Transmission of Cultural Innovations
B. Source of Social and Cultural Innovations
C. Selection of Social Roles and Training in Such Roles
D. Integration of Mainstreaming of subcultures and identities

19. Which of the following is the social institution through which a society’s
children are taught basic academic knowledge, learning skills, and cultural
norms?
A. Church C. Society
B. Education D. UNESCO

20. Which of the following statements DO NOT describe informal education?

A. We learn how to dress for different occasions.
B. Informal education teaches us how to keep our bodies clean.
C. Informal education describes learning about cultural values and norms.
D. Informal education uses academic facts and concepts through a formal
curriculum.

21. What do you call a hierarchy of positions with regard to economic

production which influences the social rewards to those in the positions?
A. Social inequality C. Stratification
B. Social stratification D. Social mobility

22. What system of stratification wherein people are free to move from one
social class to another and achieve higher status in life?
A. Closed or Caste System C. Open or Class System
B. Middle Class D. Upper Class

23. Maria’s parents were trash collectors at Payatas dumpsite. They collect
and sell it to the merchants to buy for their food. Sometimes Maria eats only
once a day. Which social class in the Philippines they belong?
A. Class system C. Middle Class
B. Lower Class D. Upper class

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24. How do colonialism and neo-colonialism contribute to world social

stratification?
A. By reviving the state system
B. By reviving the caste system
C. By allowing a more powerful country to dominate a less developed nation
D. By allowing powerful nations to send their lower classes to other
countries

25. Which of the following is NOT a consequence of poverty? Poor people

__________________________ .
A. have a lower life expectancy
B. are more likely to have health insurance
C. have higher rates of divorce and desertion
D. are more likely to be overweight and have nutritional difficulties

26.Who among the following thinkers mentioned below looked social

stratification as wealth produced in relation to the ownerships of means of
production?
A. Bronislaw Malinowski C. Karl Marx
B. Emile Durkheim D. Max Weber

27. Who among the following thinkers below differentiates social

stratification into three: wealth, power and prestige?
A. Bronislaw Malinowski C. Karl Marx
B. Emile Durkheim D. Max Weber

28. What is global inequality?

A. The number of people that are free in the world
B. The total population in the world that get equal rights
C. Concentrating resources in certain nations affecting the opportunities of
individuals in rich and powerful countries
D. Concentrating resources in certain nations and is significantly affecting
the opportunities of individuals in poor and less powerful countries.

29. What term describes the existence of unequal opportunities and rewards
for different social status or positions within a group or society?
A. Environment C. Social inequality
B. Politics D. Socialization

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30. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the feminization of

poverty?
A. Women don’t work as hard as men
B. Women are responsible for childcare
C. Women generally make less than men
D. Women face biased hiring and promotion practices

31. What aspect of social inequality is being described where Mario

experiencing difficulty in landing a better job in the army because of his
identity being a bisexual?
A. Cultural aspect C. Political aspect
B. Economic aspect D. Social aspect

32. What should the government do to address the perennial problem of

insurgency in rural areas attributed to high cases of poverty incidence?
A. Support the academe to engage in scientific discoveries and innovations
B. Upgrade the country’s military capability to compel insurgence to
surrender
C. Provide livelihood projects to the people living in the marginalized rural
areas
D. Promote equal participation of women in job opportunities towards nation
building

33. What is Republic Act 7877 of the Philippines?

A. 105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law
B. Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995
C. Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997
D. Spirit of the Law

34. What type of inequality manifest unequal distribution of wealth and

income?
A. Economic inequality C. Health inequality
B. Gender inequality D. Social inequality

35. Which of the following BEST describes gender inequality?

A. Preventing women to drive their own cars
B. Healthy environment for women to pursue their careers
C. Assure conducive workplaces for both men and women
D. Prevention of stereotypes in leadership and management aspect

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36. What is the appropriate way to address economic inequality in your

community?
A. Increase taxes from the people
B. Provide equal job opportunities for the poor
C. Promote innovations and scientific advancement
D. Participate in any form of protest against wealthy capitalist

37. How can the government address the issue involving differences relevant
to gender?
A. Encourage investors to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
B. Impose sanctions to business firms violating unfair labor practices
C. Provision of basic infrastructure to boost local economic development
D. Strict adherence to the implementation of policies promoting women
empowerment

38. How can you contribute your share in addressing economic inequality
that resulted to high poverty incidence in your locality?
A. Join in radical movements
B. Study hard to find better job in the future
C. Fight corruptions using various social media platforms
D. Engage in micro-enterprises to accumulate wealth and help the poor

39. What is the existence of unequal opportunities and rewards for different
social positions or statuses within a group or society?
A. Income Inequality C. Social Inequality
B. Pay Inequality D. Wealth Inequality

40. What do you call the extent to which income is distributed unevenly in a
group of people?
A. Income Inequality C. Social Inequality
B. Pay Inequality D. Wealth Inequality

41. What is measured using distribution of income and wealth?

A. Economic Inequality C. Social Inequality
B. Pay Inequality D. Wealth Inequality

42. What do you call an unfair and avoidable differences in health across
the population, and between different groups within society?
A. Economic Inequality C. Social Inequality
B. Health care Inequality D. Wealth Inequality

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43. What acknowledges that men and women are not equal and that gender
affects an individual’s living experience?
A. Economic Inequality C. Health care Inequality
B. Gender Inequality D. Social Inequality

44. What is the BEST way to decrease inequality for the government
agencies, LGU and other private agencies?
A. Decrease the taxes
B. Give Financial support /aid
C. Give food for the less fortunate
D. Increase security & social services

45. What is meant by Symbolic capital social inequality?

A. Is a desirable attributed in a democratic and civilized society
B. Refers to the ability of a collective to act together to pursue a common
goal.
C. Refers to the trust, goodwill and influence possessed by a political actor,
such as politician to mobilize support toward a preferred policy outcome
D. Refers to the resources that one possesses which is a function of honor,
prestige or recognition or any trait that one values within the culture

46. Which of the following statements is an opinion?

A. Past climate change was caused to change.
B. Climate reacts to whatever forces it to change.
C. Humans are dominant force in the changes in the environment.
D. There are external forces that cause the planet’s energy balance to
change which also forces the Earth’s climate to change.

47. People relocate to other places or countries in the hope of finding

greener pasture and employment opportunities. What do you think is this
statement?
A. False
B. Opinionated
C. True
D. Unverifiable

48. Why is gender equality important?

A. To get the same rights
B. To be accepted in the society

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C. To receive good treatment inside and outside the house

D. Men and women are able to receive the opportunities, rights and
obligations in all spheres of life

49. As a senior high school student, how are you going to respond to
different social issues?
A. Being vigilant at all times
B. Staying positive at all times
C. By promoting peace and order in the society
D. By being active citizen in my locality, keeping in mind the possibility
helping others and the country

50. Citizen’s participation in the different government processes has its

advantages and disadvantages. The statements below are some of the
advantages of participation EXCEPT:
A. Effective management of local public goods
B. Reduces the instability of a nation’s economic performance
C. Helps in providing basic services to the members of the society
D. Rise of community limitations because members of the community have
their individual differences

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