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12. The Greek philosopher who believed that everything in nature is made up
of indivisible elements
A. Aristotle
B. Democritus
C. Empedocles
D. Socrates
13. The only substance that was believed by Thales as the source of
all things.
A, air
B. fire
C. earth
D. water
Chapter 2
1. The "Dark Age" covered the period
A. 500 CE to 1000 CE
B. 1350 to 1600
C. 1543 to 1687
D. 1750 to 1900
4. What is/are the reasons for the lack of scientific inquiry during the Dark
Ages?
I. Most clerics and scholars of the early Middle Ages did not
have access to the vast amount of scientific literature written
in Greek before and during the Roman Empire.
II. Majority of the people could not read and write except the
members of the clergy (monks, priests, etc.).
III. Intellectual activity was centered on the study of the Bible
and on the Christian faith:
A. I only
B. II only
C. I, II
D. I, II, Ill
10. Who was the author of the famous book referred to in the
previous question?
A. Robert Boyle
B. Robert Hooke
C. Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
19. All of the following fields al study are correctly paired with their
Pounders EXCEPT
A. modern anatomy - Andreas Vesalius
B. modem botany - Otto Brunfels & Leonard Fuchs
C. modern algebra - John Waltis
D. modern optics - Johannes Kepler
20. Which of the following significant events happened during the Renaissance
period?
I. The theory of Copernicus that the earth revolved around the
sun led Europeans. to reject Aristotelian-medieval scientific thought.
II. Iron industry emerged to Use coal instead of charcoal to smelt iron ore and
to process cast iron into wrought iron and steel.
III. New navigational techniques such the magnetic compass, the quadrant, the
Jacob's cross-staff and the mariner's astrolabe, allowed economic and military
control of the seas adjacent to Europe.
A. II only
B. III only
C. II, III
D. I. II, III
Chapter 3
1. The American philosopher who gave insights on the nature of scientific
revolutions is
A. David Hume
B. John Stuart Mill
C. Karl Popper
D. Thomas Kuhn
3. The first one to suggest that the planets revolve around the sun is
A. Aristarchus of Samos
B. Johannes Kepler
C. Nicolaus Copernicus
D. Tycho Brahe
12. The concept of evolution was first published by Charles Darwin and
A. Alfred Nobel
B. Alfred Russel Wallace
C. Gregor Mendel
D. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
13. Which of the following is the part of the mind that is supposed to be not
controllable and not directly understood?
A. alterego
B. COnsciouS
C. subconscious
D. unconscious
14. According to Freud, insights can be gained from the unconscious through
the following methods except for
A. examination of verbal slips
B. free association
C. hypnosis
D. interpretation of dreams
15. The 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to Einstein due to his
work on
A. Brownian motion
B. mass-energy equivalence
C. photoelectric effect
D. theory of relativity
Chapter 4
1.Which of the following was NOT a reason for Spain's rule in t
Philippines?
A. cultural development
B acquisition of resources
C. spread of Christianity
D. territorial expansion
4. Which of the following was NOT a function of the state during the
Spanish period?
A. provide peace and order
B. protect the Spanish monarchy
C. defend the Catholic region
D, protect the ancestral lands of the Indios
11, Who created the Presidential Task Force for Science and
Technology which came up with the first Science and
Technology Master Plan or STMP?
A. Ferdinand Marcos
B. Fidel Ramos
C. Joseph Estrada
D. Corazon Aquino
13. The science & technology sector of the Philippines was dubbed
as the "golden age" of science & technology during the term af
A. Corazon Aquino
B. Joseph Estrada
C. Fidel Ramos
D. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
14. Who was the president who enacted Republic Act 10611, a law
for the formulation of common food and safety standards?
A. Benigno Aquino Ill
B. Gloria Arroyo
C. Ferdinand Marcos
D. Fidel Ramos
20. Which of the following is true regarding the Balik Scientist Act?
I. It was formerly called the Balik Scientist program, established in
1975 through Presidential Degree No. 819 by President Ferdinand
Marcos.
II. It was made into law in 2018 by President Rodrigo Duterte
through Republic Act No. 11035.
III. The law provides incentives and assistance to Filipino experts, scientists,
inventors, and engineers abroad for them to return
and serve in the Philippines,
A. II only
B. III only
C. II, III
D. I, II, III
Chapter 5
1. A floating amphibious tricycle that can drive over land and
water and can carry six passengers,
A. electrifilter
B. e-jeepneys
C. hybrid electric train
D. salamander
13. He is recognized as one of the Asian Scientist 100 this year 2019
for his researches in biomedical science,
A. Rody Sy
B. Fabian Dayrit
C. Caesar Saloma
D. Abelard Aguilar
14. The untying force that ties culture, religion, politics, and society
A, art
B. poetry
C. technology
D. truth
16. In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the base need/s of humans is/ are
A. belonging and love
B. esteem
C. safety
D. physiological needs
Chapter 7
1. The UDHR was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly on
A. 8 December 1940
B. 12 December 1940
C. 10 December 1948
D. 15 December 1948
11. The ethical guideline that arose from the proceedings of the
famed Doctors' Trial in 1945 is the
A. Belmont Report
B. Declaration of Geneva
C. Hippocratic Oath
D. Nuremberg Code
14. The principles being considered by the ethical matrix are the
following except for
A. autonomy
B. cost
C. fairess
D. well-being