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6) Body of water that lies south of the Philipiines 17) The president of the United States is elected by the electoral college. What
A. Sibuyan Sea type of system is this?
B. Samar Sea A. Representative democracy*****
C. Celebes sea***** B. Oligarchy
D. South China Sea C. Dicatatorship
D. Pure democracy
7) the world smallest shell found in the Philippines
A. Pisidium***** 18) In ancient Athens (Greece) tribes and generals took turns at power. This is
B. Tridacna Gigas an example of what type of political system?
C. Rafflesia arnoldii A. Monarchy
D. Hippocampus B. Dicatatorship
C. Pure democracy
D. Oligarchy*****
😎 The places below the equator is in the _____hemisphere.
A. Northern
B. Southern***** 19) What type of political system is headed by Queen Elizabeth II of
C. Eastern England?
D. Western A. Monarchy*****
B. Oligarchy
C. Dicatatorship
9) the tobacco region of the country
D. Pure democracy
A. Bukidnon
B. Cagayan Valley*****
C. Cotabato 20) total amount paid by Japan as reparation for the destruction committed by
D. Zamboanga del Norte the Japanese forces in the Philippines during WWII
A. $200,500,000.00 for 25 yrs.
B. $200,000,000.00 for 25 yrs.
10) the Philippines is almost as large as what European countries?
C. $300,500,000.00 for 25 yrs.
A. Taiwan
D. $300,000,000.00 for 25 yrs.*****
B. Italy*****
C. Spain
D. Greece 21) Treaty signed by Pres. Magsaysay in San Francisco, USA on July 16,
1956 ratified by the senate, thereby ending the state of war between Japan and
Philippines
11) The imaginary line which splits the earth in two halves is called the___
A. San Francisco Treaty*****
A. Hemisphere
B. Penn treaty Park
B. Equator*****
C. Treaty of Hubertusburg
C. Longhitude
D. Treaty of Versailles
D. Latitude
22) The Zhou Dynasty claimed this principle gave them the right to rule.
12) The most useful indicator of the degree of democracy reached by a
A. Mandate of Heaven*****
particular society is whether it has a:
B. Legalism
A. Formal method whereby people can effect changes in
C. Censors
government policy
D. Shang Dynasty
23) The two most important rivers in China 33) Who were military leaders with their own armies?
A. Clang Hang & Hanfeizi A. Govenor
B. Chang Jiang & Hanfeizi B. Bureaucrat
C. Confucius & Huang He C. Warlords*****
D. Chang Jiang & Huang He***** D. Administrator
24) The Great Wall of China was mostly built by who? 34) President who proclaimed Sultan Kudarat, a Maguindanao sultan, a
A. Labors national hero of the Philippines
B. Farmers***** A. Ferdinand Marcos*****
C. Unskilled Workers B. Manuel Quezon.
D. Contractors C. Joseph Estrada
D. Fidel Ramos
25) In Chinese Society, the merchants were ranked below these...
A. Farmers & Aristocrats***** 35) First President to take his oath in Pilipino
B. Farmers & Architects A. Carlos P Garcia
C. Foremen & Aristocrats B. Ramon Magsaysay
D. Recruits & Originators C. Manuel L Quezon
D. Ferdinand Marcos*****
26) Qin Shihuangdi based his rule on this...
A. Permissible 36) Name given to the "New Republic" of 1981
B. Legalism***** A. First Republic
C. Endorsed B. Second Republic
D. Sanctioned C. Third Republic
D. Fourth republic*****
27) Why did so many Chinese begin to practice Buddhism?
A. Because the Chinese government required every person practice a religion 37) Who is the head of the Chinese family?
and most Chinese at that time did not have religion. Buddhism gave them A. The Oldest Man*****
peace. B. The Father
B. Because Buddhism allowed people to built hospitals for people and C. The Oldest Woman
animals, D. The Smartest Person
built stupas, built roads with rest stops and shade trees.
C. Because parents wanted to send their children to the Theravada school of
38) What is the meaning of NPA, as the military arm of the communist Party
Sri Lanka which was a early Buddhist schools that believed everyone was
of the Philipines
generally accepted as representatives.
A. National Policy Association
D. Because lots of fighting and war broke out when the Han Dynasty fell and
B. New People's Army*****
Buddhism helped the people cope with their fear and stress. The Chinese
C. No Permanent Address
were able to seek inner peace and cleanse themselves of worldly
D. Non Performing Assets
desires.******
39) Wu Wang lead a rebellion against this dynasty because they were cruel
28) President from Bohol known to be a poet-politician and a good chess
A. The Han Dynasty
player
B. The Daoism Dynasty
A. Diosdado Macapagal
C. The Shihuangdi Dynasty
B. Carlos Garcia******
D. The Shang Dynasty*****
C. Ramon Magsaysay
D. Manuel Roxas
40) A system of appointed officials that run different parts of the government.
A. Bureaucracy*****
29) Who believed all humans were evil?
B. Civil Service
A. Hanfeizi******
C. Officialdom
B. Confucius
D. A Union
C. Liu Bang
D. Laozi
41) __ promotes a peaceful society
A. Taoism
30) Who taught that people should put their family and community before
B. Dao De Jing
their
C. Zhuangzi
own wants?
D. Daoism*****
A. Hanfeizi
B. Confucius*****
C. Liu Bang 42) A formal order
D. Laozi A. Directive
B. Consent
C. Mandate*****
31) Who was the founder of the Han Dynasty?
D. Tenure
A. Hanfeizi
B. Confucius
C. Liu Bang***** 43) A practice that requires children to respect their parents and older
D. Laozi relatives.
A. Permissible
B. Filial Piety*****
32) Who was the founder of Daoism and "The Old Master"?
C. Hanfeizi
A. Hanfeizi
D. Bureaucrat
B. Confucius
C. Liu Bang
D. Laozi****** 44) New system of provincial and town councils created by President Marcos
in
1975
A. Kilusang Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran 55) The vessel that Aguinaldo and his men upon their return to the Philippines
B. New Society from Hong kong
C. Sanggunianng Bayan***** A. Fort McHenry
D. Batasang Pambansa B. Victoria
C. McCulloch*****
D. Sampson
45) The alleged assassin of Ninoy Aquino
A. Rolando Galman*****
B. Danding Cojuangco jr. 56) The person who was named as 'Tiger of Mysore'
C. Gen. Fabian Ver A. Tippu Sultan*****
D. Ferdinand Marcos B. Hyder Ali
C. Sabdar Ali
D. Fadek Hyder
46) A character that stands for an object
A. Hieroglyph
B. Reflection 57) A Filipino sergeant who led about 200 Filipino soldiers and workers in the
C. Diagram famous Cavity Mutiny
D. Pictograph***** A. Paciano
B. Gomez
C. Zamora
47) Among the problems confronting the Aquino administration was the threat
D. La madrid*****
fron the MNLF in Mindanao. What is the meaning of MNLF.
A. Moro National Liberation Figther 58) 'Siravasthi' means
B. Moro National Liberation Front***** A. Temple
C. Moro National Liberation Foundation B. Town******
D. Moro National Liberation Freedom C. River
D. Holy Book
48) An idea formed from 2 or more pictographs joined together.
A. Isography 59) Which Ocean has one third of land surface in the world
B. Ideography***** A. Indian Ocean
C. Geography B. Arctic Ocean
D. Orthography C. Pacific Ocean*****
D. Atlantic Ocean
49) Which is considered as the most ancient part of the world by historians?
A. Gangetic Valley 60) The science of constructing map is called
B. Southern part of Vindhya Mountain***** A. Topography
C. North Western Indian Valley B. Demography
D. North Eastern part of India C. Cartography*****
D. Geography
50) The TV station and media installations that were blocked by the rebel
soldiers 61) The Archbishop of Manila who defended the Filipino clergy even up to
A. Channel 2 the execution fo GOM-BUR-ZA
B. Channel 5 A. Archbishop Tagle
C. Channel 7***** B. Archbishop Martinez******
D. Channel 9 C. Archbishop Ledesma
D. Archbishop Palma
51) The name "Archipelago of San Lazarus" was given to the Philippines by
A. Ruy López de Villalobos 62) The Article which deals with 'Education for All'
B. Ferdiand Magellan***** A. Article 41
C. Miguel López de Legazpi B. Article 43
D. Antonio Pigafetta C. Article 45******
D. Article 44
52) The actual site in Maragondon, Cavite where the Bonifacio brother,
Andres & Procopio, were executed 63) City where the novel El Filibusterismo was published
A. Mt. Hulog***** A. Belin
B. Mt. Halcon B. Kowloon
C. Mt. Montalban C. Ghent*****
D. Mt Isarog D. Hamburg
53) Many revolutionaries were executed during the early years of the 64) A satirical anti-friar novelette written by Graciano Lopez Jaena
katipunan.On March 23,1897, Capiz witnessed the execution of katipuneros A. Fray Butod*****
from kalibo. What were these martyrs called? B. Diaryong Tagalog
A. "Martyrs of Capiz" C. La Indolencia de los Filipinos
B. "Martyrs of Santo Tomas" D. Su Palan de Estudio
C. "Nineteen martyrs of Kalibo" *
D. "The three martyrs"
65) Spanish Governor who SIGNED the death sentence of Jose Rizal?
A. Gen. De Sande
54) The American consul-general who collaborated with Gen. Aguinaldo B. Gen. McArthur
against Spain C. Gen. Polavieja*****
A. Adna Chaffee D. Gen. Despujol
B. Manuel Tinio
C. Spencer Patt*****
D. Joeseph Wheeler
66) Who is known as the Father of Economics 78) Iconography was introduced by
A. Karl Marx A. Cholas
B. John Marshall B. Later Cholas******
C. Malthus C. Pallavas
D. Adam Smith***** D. Later Pallavas
68) Which is the nearest planet to the sun in the solar system? 80) The first American newspaper to be published in the Philipines
A. Earth A. Bounding Billow *
B. Marse B. Newsday
C. Mercury****** C. The Baltimore Sun
D. Jupiter D. The Liberator
69) Choose the largest map scale from the following 81) The right to property is–
A. 1:50,000****** A. All of these
B. 1:00,000 B. A fundamental right
C. 1:250,000 C. A citizen's right
D. None of these D. A legal right******
70) Spanish Governor who ordered the DEPORTATION of Jose rizal to 82) A teacher has to be adapt at–
Dapitan is A. Acting
A. Gen. De Sande B. Learning
B. Gen. McArthur C. Communication*****
C. Gen. Polavieja***** D. Playing multiple roles
D. Gen. Despujol
83) The Fundamental Rights in India are designed to–
71) Date of proclamation of the first Philippines Republic A. Ensure rights of human beings
A. June 12, 1894***** B. ensure that all Indians can lead their lives in peace and harmony as citizens
B. July 4, 1946 of
C. June 4, 1894 India **
D. July 12, 1946 C. protect liberty
D. protect freedom
72) The basic features of Economics are
A. Production, Labour, Income 84) Part of the complexity in teaching social sciences lies in the fact that their
B. Production, Labour, Consumption subjects is–
C. Production, Distribution, Income A. Every changing *
D. Production, Distribution, Consumption***** B. Very complex
73) The King who invaded India many a times to capture Punjab before the C. Non-existent
third Battle of Panipet D. Localised
A. Mohamud Ghori
B. Auranzeb
85) When does history begin?
C. Ahamed Shah Abdali*****
A. when human civilization begins
D. Gazani Mohamud
B. when human memory begins
C. when written sources be-come available
74) The Atmospheric layer responsible for weather changes D. All of these******
A. Stratosphere
B. Troposphere*****
86) The first Japanese General to land in the Philippines
C. Ionosphere
A. Douglas MacArthur
D. Exosphere
B. Shizuichi Tanaka
C. Tomoyuki Yamashita
75) Event which mark the fall of the first Philippine Republic D. General Masaharu Homma*****
A. Cadiz Constitution is rejected by the conservative government and Filipino
representation in the Spanish Cortes is abolished.
87) Which of the following occupies the largest cultivated area in India–
B. Deaths of Jose Rizal
A. Barley and maize
C. Pedro Bravo de Acuña appointed Governor-General
B. Jowar and bajra
D. Capture of Aguinaldo*****
C. Wheat
D. Rice******
76) What island was Napoleon born on?
A. Elba
88) The chief organ of the Japanese propaganda
B. Corsica*****
A. KALIBAPI*****
C. Saint Helena
B. KALAPATI
D. Outer Hebrides
C. KAPISANAN
D. KUMAJA
77) Who commanded the Prussian forces at Waterloo?
A. The Duke of Wellington
89) What was Benevolent Assimilation?
B. Mr Wilson
A. American efforts to make the Philippines more Spanish
C. Gebhard Blucher*****
B. American efforts to grant the island their independence immediately
D. Frederick William III
C. Filipino efforts to gain the goodwill of the Americans 100) "Where the mind is without fear" were lines by–
D. American efforts to provide for the Philippines until a suitable leader was A. Mahatma Gandhi
found***** B. Swami Vivekananda
C. Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore **
D. Sardar Bhagat Singh
90) In terms of history which is the proper chronological order–
A. Palaeolithic, Megalithic, Microlithic, Neolithic *
B. Neolithic, Megalithic, palaeolithic, Microlithic 101) What was the name of the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon?
C. Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Microlithic, Megalithic A. Eagle******
D. Microlithic, Neolithic, Megalithic, Palaeolithic B. Columbia
C. Gumdrop
D. Enterprise
91). The greatest impact on the environment of earth has been from–
A. Atomic blasts
B. Human activity * 102) Dateline: 15 March, 44 B.C. - What significant event happened on this
C. Chemical pollution date?
D. Solar radiation A. Death of Pope Lucius II
B. Columbus returns to Spain from America
C. Assassination of Julius Caesar******
92) Where rice was first domesticated?
D. Andrew Jackson born
A. Antarctica
B. South Asia **
C. America 103) In the history of the ancient Indian peacock dynasty, the third emperor,
D. Europe known as the king of Buddhism is:
A. Chandragupta Maurya*****
B. Ashoka
93) The location of Fertile Crescent refers to:
C. Samudragupta
A.The yellow river basin, China.
D. Dasharatha
B. Two river basins, ancient Babylon.
C. The Nile basin, ancient Egypt.*****
D. Silmugi River, borbon 104) What is the oldest epic in the history of mankind?
A. Mahabharata(India)
B. Gilgamesh Epic(Babylon) *
94) Which famous code is the sentence "An eye for an eye. A tooth for a
C. Homer's epic(Ancient Greece)
tooth." from?
D. Toldi's Eve (England)
A. Hammurabi Code*****
B. Law of the Twelve Tables
C. Elements of International Law 105) The civil war of which country lasted from 1936-1939?
D. Justinian Codes A. Spain******
B. Portugal
C. Greece
95) The third planet in the solar system is also called–
D. Lithuania
A. Venus
B. Mars
C. Earth * 106) Who established Pennsylvania?
D. Mercury A. Benjamin Franklin
B. William Penn******
C. John Hancock
96) The last emperor of the Roman Republic, also the first emperor of the
D. Bumblebee
Roman Empire, the one who quelled the civil strife of the Republic, the one
who established the emperor of the Roman Empire is:
A. Gayves House Dawei Augustus***** 107) What is the fiery name given to the famous Civil War General Sherman's
B. Nero Claudius military tactics?
C. Gayus Urius Caesar A. Scorched earth******
D. Marcus Aurelius B. Vertical envelopment
C. Massed howitzer fire
D. Pride's purge
97) Ashoka's dhamma was–
A. A principle of good conduct
B. An ideology 108) The name of a dynasty with the longest duration in human history is:
C. A set of ideas propagated by emperor Ashoka A. Byzantine Dynasty
D. All of the these ** B. Zhou Dynasty*****
C. Tudor Dynasty
D. Tang Dynasty
98) In the legend of King Arthur, the knights of the round table united the
British isles. One of the knight, who was also a bastard of Arthur betrayed the
King, and died with Arthur in the battle of Karman. The name of this knight 109) What prominent Greek orator overcame a speech handicap by putting
was: stones in his mouth?
A. Gawain A. Phaeax
B. Lancelot B. Aristogeiton
C. Mordred***** C. Demosthenes*****
D. Queen Guinevere D. Androtion
99) The science that deals with the study of the Earth and its lands, features, 110) The ancient South American civilization located in the south of South
inhabitants, and phenomena is called– America today, stretching from central Ecuador to central Chile is:
A. Paleontology A. Aztec*****
B. Geography ** B. Maya
C. Biology C. Applied
D. Sociology D. Inca
111) What grand-nephew of Julius Caesar was the first emperor of Rome? C. The land of Poets
A. Augustus****** D. The Land of Blue Skies
B. Mark Antony
C. Pompey
123) Which country, that was once known as Ceylon, has also been referred to
D. Ajax the Lesser
as 'Zeilan'?
112) Launched in 1973, what was the first space station owned and operated
A. Oman
by NASA?
B. Somalia
A. Skylab*****
C. Yemen
B. Salyut
D. Sri Lanka******
C. Mir
D. International Space Station
124) In which ocean would you find the island of Guam?
A. Pacific Ocean******
113) By which name was the American World War 2 Medium tank 'M4' better
B. Atlantic Ocean
known?
C. Indian Ocean
A. Pershing
D. Arctic Ocean
B. Grant
C. Sherman*****
D. Tiger 125) Who was the first Pole to become a Pope?
Karol Wojtyla******
Lech Walesa
114 The capital of the Ottoman Empire is Istanbul, and during the Roman
Zbigniew Boniek
Empire it was named after a famous emperor, which was:
Henryk Sienkiewicz
A. Claudius
B. Constantinople*****
C. Justinian Fort 126) What is the other for the Philippines Autonomy Act of 1916?
D. Ottoman A. Jones Law*****
B. Tyding Mcduffie act
C. Hare-Hawes Cutting Act
115) During WWII, what does the term 'ghost division' generally mean?
D. Treaty of Paris
A. a division that only existed on paper******
B. a division that had been destroyed
C. a division that had not deployed yet 127) Where is the Temple of the Tooth found?
D. a division that had been reconstituted A. India
B. Thailand
C. France
116) "The Old Dominion State" is the official nickname of which U.S. state?
D .Sri Lanka*****
A. Louisiana
B. Virginia******
C. Oregon 128) 18. The highest mountain in Iran is:
D. Ohio A) Mount Everest
😎 Pamir Mountain
C) Mount Damavand*****
117) What nation has the longest border with the U.S.?
D) Lenin Peak
A. England
B. Canada******
C. Mexico 129) Who wrote the "Kartilla", considered the 'bible' of the Katipunan
D. Sudan movement?
A. Emilio Jacinto******
B. Andres Bonifacio
118) Which country in Europe is also known as 'The Boot'?
C. Apolinario Mabini
A. Italy******
D. Valentin Diaz
B. France
C. Portugal
D. Spain 130) Who created the designs for the Philippine national flag?
A. Marcela Agoncillo
B. Julian Felipe
119) Which country, the capital city of which is Cairo, is also known as 'Om
C. Apolinario Mabini
El Donya'?
D. Emilio Aguinaldo******
A. Iraq
B. Iran
C. Egypt****** 131) Who named the country 'Islas de San Lazaro'?
D. Somalia A. Ferdinand Magellan******
B. Diego Barbosa
C. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
120) What city has been dubbed the Chocolate Capital of the United States?
D. Alvaro Saavedra
A. Hershey*****
B. Carmel
C. Cocoa 132) Who was the first Filipino recording artist?
D. Ding Dong A. Imelda Papin
B. Pilita Corales
C. Margi Moran
121) 'Old Blighty' is the nickname of which European country?
D. Maria Carpena******
A. Italy
B. France
C. Spain 133) Who founded the la Liga Filipina?
D. United Kingdom****** A. Jose Rizal******
B. Emilio Jacinto
C. Andres Bonifacio
122) Finland is also known by what name?
D. Emilio Aguinaldo
A. The Land of a Thousand Lakes******
B. The Land of the Rising Sun
134) What is the first word of the 1987 Philippine Constitution? 145) He was also known as Hermano Pule.
A. I A. Aurelio Tolentino
B. People B. Apolinario de la Cruz*****
C. The C. Juan Arellano
D. We****** D. Pedro Feced
135) Who was the first Miss Philippines? 146) Who was the chief advisor of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo?
A. Margi Moran A. Pedro Paterno
B. Mirriam Quiambao B. Jose Rizal
C. Evangeline Castro****** C. Felipe Calderon
D. Gloria Diaz D. Apolinario Mabini*****
136) Who was the first Filipino Olympian? 147) The first political party in the Philippines organized on December 23,
A. Paeng Nepomuceno 1900 by wealthy Filipino illustrados.
B. Efren 'Bata' Reyes A. Partido Nacional Progresibo
C. Akiko Thompson B. Nacionalista Party
D. David Nepomuceno****** C. Federal Party******
D. Liberal Pary
137) Whose last words were 'It is done!'
A. Ninoy Aquino 148) What is the pseudonym used by Pablo Faced?
B. Jose Rizal***** A. Hermano Pule
C. Manuel Quezon B. Quioquiap*****
D. Andres Bonifacio C. Laong Laan
D. Plaridel
138) Who designed the Rizal Monument?
A. Antonio Luna 149) Who was called "The First Filipino Diplomat" ?
B. Carlos Nicoli A. Felipe Agoncillo*****
C. Richard Kissling***** B. Robert Cortez
D. David Antel C. Felipe Calderon
D. Miguel Cuaderno
139) In 1908, the Philippines Premier State University was created by Act No.
1870. Name the university______ 150) Who was the leader of the Cavite Mutiny, the first huelga (labor strike)
A. University of the Philippines***** recorded in the Philippines?
B. University of Sto. Tomas A. Patricio Montojo
C. Escuela Municipal de Manila B. Rafael de Izquerdo
D. De La Salle University C. Francisco la Madrid*****
D. Macliing Dulag
140) He arrived in Cebu in 1565 to establish the first Spanish settlement in the
Philippines, marking the beginning of Spain's colonization and
Christianization of the archipelago. Who was he?
A. Ferdinand Magellan
B. Christopher Columbus
C. Antonio Pigafetta
D. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi*****
141) In 1851, the first commercial bank in the Philippines and the far East,
was established. What is the present name of this bank?
A. Bangko Central ng Pilipinas
B. Bank of the Philippine Islands*****
C. Banco de las islas Filipinas
D. Far East bank
142) After the death of her husband Andres Bonifacio, Gregoria de Jesus was
later married to whom?
A. Julio Nakpil*****
B. Jose Calugas
C. Felipe Calderon
D. Franciso Trinidad
206) What is the single most important factor that makes the markets work?
195) When did the Japanese attack the Philippines?
A. Money*****
A. June 5, 1941
B. Alan Greenspan
B. May 6, 1942
C. Greed
C. December 8, 1941*****
D. Markets don't work
D. April 9, 1942
201) Since human wants are unlimited and available resources are limited, 211) The part of economics that deals with behavior and decision making by
what will a rational consumer do? small units, such as individuals and firms?
A. Satisfy the most urgent needs which can be met within his/her income A. Economics
levels***** B. Unlimited life
B. Be resigned to unhappiness C. Organizational chart
C. Renounce all wants and lead the life of a hermit D. Microeconomics*****
D. Be jealous of the neighbours
212) Products that increase the usefulness or value of other products? A. Traditional economy*****
A. Substitutes B. Communism
B. Complements***** C. Capitalism
C. Income effect D. Mixed economy
D. Goods
224) People and firms act in their own best interests to answer the what, how,
213) A voluntary association of people formed to carry on some kind of and for whom questions?
economic activity that will benefit its members? A. Traditional economy
A. Cooperative***** B. Capitalism
B. Horizontal merger C. Market economy*****
C. Revenues D. Command ecnomy
D. Labor union
225) The extent to which persons or organizations are better off at the end of a
214) Court granted permission to not pay some or all of its debts which force period than they were at the beginning?
it out of business? A. Good
A. Bond B. Profit*****
B. Bankruptcy***** C. Inventory
C. Principal D. Fringe benefits
D. Interest
215) Persons and organizations that use or represent the factors of production?
226) The change in quantity demanded because of the change in the relative
A. Economic institution*****
price of the product?
B. Business organization
A. Change in demand
C. Profit
B. Change in quantity demanded
D. Consumer sovereignty
C. Substitution effect*****
D. Law of demand
216) A rise in the general level of prices.
A. Raise
227) What name is given to the negotiations between representatives of labor
B. A very bad thing
and management?
C. Payroll
A. Professional association
D. Inflation*****
B. Unlimited life
C. Chamber of commerce
217) A federal program of disability and retirement benefits that covers most D. Collective bargaining*****
working people?
A. Social security*****
228) Total revenues neither increase nor decrease when price changes?
B. Cooperative
A. Unit elastic*****
C. Market economy
B. Marginal utility
D. A really cool thing
C. Diminishing marginal utility
D. Traditional economy
218) The driving force that encourages people and organizations to improve
their material well-being is called?
229) The more units a person acquires, the less eager that person is to acquire
A. Private property
more?
B. Big houses
A. Marginal utility
C. Vacations
B. Unlimited liability
D. Profit motive*****
C. Limited life
D. Diminishing marginal utility*****
219) One in which people's economic affairs can take place freely but are
subject to some government intervention and regulation?
230) Sum of peoples' skills, abilities, health, and motivation?
A. Command economy
A. Capital
B. Traditional economy
B. Human capital*****
C. Mixed economy*****
C. Son of capital
D. No such thing
D. None of the above
232) Assignment of tasks so that each worker performs fewer functions more
221) A system in which private citizens own the factors of production?
frequently?
A. Communism
A. Specialization*****
B. Traditionalism
B. Economics
C. Profit
C. Assembly line
D. Capitalism*****
D. Capital
240) A surplus occurs when 249) If consumers decide to deposit a total of $10,000 into banking deposits,
A. the quantity supplied is greater than the quantity demanded.***** and the required reserve ratio is 10%, what would be the ultimate increase in
B. the quantity demanded is equal to the quantity supplied. the money supply from this deposit?
C. the quantity demanded is greater than the quantity supplied. A. $100,000*****
D. the price of the good decreases. B. $110,000
C. $10,000
D. $0
241) Which of the following lowers the equilibrium price (ceteris paribus)?
A. increase in own price
B. increase in the production cost 250) Both Bob and Susie are unemployed. Bob has been unemployed for a
C. increase in the price of a complement good***** long time and has never made any attempt to look for a job; however, he
D. increase in the price of a substitute good would like to have a job. Susie does not look for a job because in the past
there were no jobs that had accept her since she was not skilled enough. She
would also like a job though. Who are considered discouraged workers
242) If one wishes to increase the total revenue for an inelastic good, what
between the two?
must he do?
A. Bob only
A. He must decrease its price.
B. Susie only*****
B. The correct answer cannot be determined from the given information.
C. Both Bob and Susie
C. He cannot raise the total revenue by changing the price.
D. Neither Bob or Susie
D. He must increase its price.*****
254) The Philippine mouse deer is the world's smallest hoofed animal. What is 264) Pablo S. Antonio was accorded the National Artist award for architecture
the local name for this animal in the Philippines? posthumously in 1976. Which of these structures did he NOT design?
A. Daga A. National Museum
B. Pilantik B. Mapua Institute of Technology*****
C. Usa C. De La Salle Chapel
D. Pilandok***** D. Manila Polo Club
255) Considered to be the most endangered and most rare among the deer 265) Francisca Reyes-Aquino was known as the "Mother, Dean, Savior and
family, what is the rarest of this mammal that lives on Panay Island? Champion of Philippine folk dances". Where was she born?
A. Philippine Polka dotted Deer A. San Fernando, Pampanga
B. Philippine Spotted Deer***** B. Iba, Zambales
C. Philippine Batec-batec C. Santa Cruz, Laguna
D. Philippine An-an Deer D. Bocaue, Bulacan*****
256) The whale sharks or locally called "butanding" is the largest fish in the 266) This National Artist was a part of the original staff of the "Torres Torch"
world. Where in the Philippines do these gentle creatures find sanctuary? and the "Philippine Collegian". Who was he?
A. Alaminos, Pangasinan A. Jose Garcia Villa
B. Donsol, Sorsogon***** B. Francisco Arcellana*****
C. Virac, Catanduanes C. Amado V. Hernandez
D. Kalibo, Aklan D. Carlos P. Romulo
257) How many known wild pigs are considered endemic to the Philippines? 267) Lamberto V. Avellana was the first Filipino filmmaker to have his movie
A. 3 shown at what international film festival?
B. 4***** A. Berlin Film Festival
C. 6 B. Brussels Film Festival
D. 1 C. Venice Film Festival
D. Cannes Film Festival*****
258) How many provinces are there?
A. 93 268) Lino Brocka, National Artist for Cinema, was the darling of what
B. 71 production company?
C. 81***** A. LVN Productions
D. 65 B. LEA Productions*****
C. Sampaguita Pictures
D. Regal Films
259) The Mayon Volcano is located in what province in Region V?
A. Albay*****
B. Masbate 269) This National Artist for Music was the teacher of several musicians,
C. Catanduanes including National Artists Lucio San Pedro and Felipe Padilla de Leon, as
D. Camarines Sur well as Eliseo Pajaro, Alfred Vitangcol, Romulo Pargan and Restie Umali.
Who was he?
A. Levi Celerio
260) What is the "world's smallest commercial fish" that can be found in Bicol
B. Antonino Buenaventura*****
called?
C. Jose Maceda
A. sinarapan*****
D. Ernani Cuenco
B. sardine
C. dilis
D. shrimp 270) What were Honorata "Atang" dela Rama (National Artist for Music),
Katy dela Cruz and Diana Toy known as?
Three Darlings of Kulintang
261) In which town is the "First Monument of Rizal" located?
Three Darlings of Kundiman
A. Daet*****
Three Darlings of Bodabil*****
B. Manila
Three Darlings of Opera
C. Naga
D. Basud
271) What was the title of the first Filipino full-length opera created by
National Artist for Music Felipe Padilla de Leon?
261) How many cities and municipalities does the National Capital Region
A. Bulaklak ng Kabundukan
(NCR) have?
B. El Filibusterismo
A. 20
C. Noli Me Tangere*****
B. 17*****
D. Dalagang Bukid
C. 13
D. 15
272) Pangasinan is found in what part of the Philippines? 283. A
A. Luzon*****
B. Mindanao 284. D
C. Visayas
D. Palawan
285. B
273) Pangasinan comes from the term 'pangasinan' which means.... 286. D
A. where salt is made
B. land of seafood*****
C. where fish abound 287. C
D. kingdom near the sea
274) What city in Pangasinan is famous for its milkfish (locally known as
'bangus')?
A. San Carlos City
B. Lingayen
C. Urdaneta City
D. Dagupan City*****
275) Who was the mythical heroic princess who ruled a kingdom where
Pangasinan is now located?
A. Princess Maganda
B. Princess Imelda
C. Princess Urdaneta
D. Princess Urduja*****
277) Considered the world's smallest active volcano, what is the name of this
volcano which can be found in the Philippines?
A. Mt. Pandak
B. Mt. Bansot
C. Mt. Unano
D. Mt. Taal*****
278) What is the name of the volcano which is located on the small island of
Camiguin?
A. Mt. Hibok-Hibok*****
B. Mt. Spratlys
C. Mt. Tibok-Tibok
D. Mt. Ranges
279) Another active volcano, it was named after a Visayan supreme god
whose name means "One who is the ruler of time"?
A. Mt. Visayan
B. Mt. Dyos-dyosan
C. Mt. Diyosa
D. Mt. Kanlaon*****
280) What is considered as the "holy mountain" volcano in the Philippines?
A. Mt. Mystica
B. Mt. Banahaw*****
C. Mt. Agimat
D. Mt. Mahiwaga
281) What was considered as the most active underwater volcano in the
Philippines?
A. Mt. Aralem
B. Mt. Butanding
C. Mt. Dequey*****
D. Mt. Siwisiwi
282) In which province in the Philippines can you find Mt. Arayat?
A. Pampanga*****
B. Pangasinan
C. Tarlac
D. Zambale1