SOCIAL SCIENCE MAJORSHIP

_____ 5. Which of the following statements hold

Session 3 – September 03, 2022
true about the lawmaking process in the
_____ 1. Which Asian countries are divided by Philippines?
the 38th parallel? If the President fails to communicate his
A. India and Nepal veto of any bill from within thirty days
B. China and Mongolia from receipt thereof, it shall become as law as if
C. North and South Korea he/she had signed it.
D. Thailand and Cambodia _____ 6. It is the treaty which held Germany
_____ 2. Constantinople is one of the ancient responsible for starting the First World War and
cities widely known because of its history. In the imposed penalties for the Germans which
modern times, it is known as ________________. included reparations and demilitarization.
A. Rome, Italy A. Treaty of Versailles
B. Cairo, Egypt B. Treaty of Munster
C. Treaty of Paris
C. Athens, Greece D. Treaty of Tordesillas
_____ 7. Many historians point out the assassination
D. Istanbul, Turkey
of Franz Ferdinand as the immediate cause of
_____ 3. It is a writ used to bring a prisoner or World War I. Who was his assassinator?
detainee before the court to determine if the A. Arthur Zimmermann
person's imprisonment or detention is lawful or B. Gavrilo Princip
legal.
C. Paul von Hindenburg
A. Writ of Amparo
D. Alexander Samsonov
B. Writ of Habeas Corpus
_____ 8. Economists use this term to refer to the
C. Writ of Certiorari
forgone benefit that would have been derived
D. Writ of Mandamus
from an option not chosen.
_____ 4. A Siberian-born peasant and faith healer
A. implicit cost
who gained the favor of Tsar Nicholas II and B. explicit cost
C. marginal cost
Tsarina Alexandra because of his ability to heal D. opportunity cost
_____ 9. The Family Code of the Philippines was
their son.
promulgated under his/her presidency.
A. Felix Youssupov
B. Dmitri Pavlovich A. Fidel Ramos
C. Grigori Rasputin
D. Alexei Nikolaevich B. Joseph Estrada
C. Corazon Aquino
D. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
 D. Djoser
_____ 10. Sociological imagination is ability of ______ 14. In Hinduism, it is the liberation of the
an individual to connect personal challenges to soul from the cycle of death and rebirth.
larger social issues. This concept in sociology A. Dharma
was established by whom? B. Karma
A. Emile Durkheim C. Moksha
B. Auguste Comte D. Brahma
C. Herbert Spencer ______ 15. How many countries are there in the
D. Charles Wright Mills world?
_____ 11. To study the effects of fast-food on the A. 195
health and lifestyle of individuals, from which B. 175

group would a researcher ethically be unable to C. 145

accept funding? D. 295

A. fast-food companies _____ 16. Which of the following statements is

B. private hospitals not true about the Vice President under the 1987

C. non-profit health organizations Constitution?

D. the Department of Health A. The Vice President is coterminous with the

_____ 12. Erika started to feel hostility and President.

indifference from family members when she B. The Vice President may be appointed as a
expressed changes in her beliefs. Which right of Member of the Cabinet
Erika is being violated?
C. The Vice President is not eligible for re-election.
A. right to freedom of opinion and expression
D. In case of death, permanent disability, removal
B. right to equal protection of the law
from office, or resignation of the President,
C. right to freedom of thought, conscience, and
the Vice President shall become the President to
religion
serve the unexpired term.
D. right to participate in the cultural life of the
_____ 17. Which country is not a part of the
community
‘Golden Triangle’?
______ 13. Who has the largest pyramid in
A. Laos
Egypt?
B. Thailand
A. Khufu
C. Myanmar
B. Khafre
D. Malaysia
C. Menkaure
_____ 18. Which statement characterizes simple _____ 22. Used to evaluate student learning and
random sampling? proficiency at the end of an instructional period
A. Participants are unaware that they are part of a such as a unit or a course.
study A. oral assessment
B. It relies on the judgement of the researcher B. formative assessment
whom to ask to participate C. summative assessment
C. The population is divided into subgroups who D. diagnostic assessment
share similar characteristics _____ 23. Filipino hero and Waray leader who led a
revolt against the Spaniards in Samar.
D. Each member of the population has an equal
A. Agustin Sumuroy
chance or probability of being
B. Andres Malong
Selected
C. Francisco Dagohoy
_____ 19. Who is the first king of India?
D. Francisco Maniago
A. Ashoka
_____ 24. He is widely regarded as the first Chinese
B. Bindusara
emperor.
C. Ghatotkacha
A. Yang Jian
D. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Liu Bang
_____ 20. Who is known as the ‘Father of
C. Li Shimin
Empiricism’?
D. Shih Huang Di
A. Aristotle
_____ 25. The social institution which takes the
B. John Locke
regulatory functions of maintaining law and order.
C. Francis Bacon
A. Family
D. George Berkeley B. Religion
_____ 21. Which of the following provinces does C. Government
D. Economy
not belong to the group? _____ 26. In his book ‘De Revolutionibus
A. Batangas Orbium Coelestium’, Nicolaus Copernicus
B. Romblon established that
C. Palawan A. the earth is flat
D. Marinduque B. the earth is the center of the universe
C. the earth and other planets revolve around the
sun
D. the sun and other celestial bodies revolve around D. focus group
the earth
_____ 27. Amsterdam is to Netherlands
_____ 32. Famous monument was built by
and____________ is to Denmark.
emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife.
A. Copenhagen
A. Lal Quila
B. Oslo
B. Taj Mahal
C. Stockholm C. Moti Masjid
D. Jama Masjid
D. Luxembourg _____ 33. These are social norms which we refer
_____ 28. What differentiates Science from to as ‘customs’ and are necessary for social
Philosophy? acceptance.
A. tradition
A. Mores
B. reasoning B. Laws
C. Taboos
C. ethics D. Folkways
D. empirical evidence _____ 34. Which of the following is the correct
order of events in Philippine history?
_____ 29. With Ancient Olympic Games in mind,
I. Battle at San Juan del Monte
which sporting event does not belong?
II. Pact of Biak-na-Bato
A. long jump
III. Cry of Pugadlawin
B. running
IV. Establishment of Biak-na-Bato Republic
C. discus throw
A. IV, III, II, I
D. ball games
B. I, III, II, IV
_____ 30. He was the Spanish governor general
who ordered Rizal’s exile to Dapitan. C. III, I, IV, II

A. Rafael de Izquierdo D. II, I, IV, III

B. Diego de los Rios _____ 35. What do we mean by ‘open city’?

C. Eulogio Despujol A. city with no military defenses

D. Carlos Maria de la Torre B. city with no government officials

_____ 31. Method of data collection employed by C. city that is open to all visitors

public opinion polling bodies such as Pulse Asia D. city that is open for trade to other cities

and SWS during elections. _____ 36. He was a Greek statesman who is

A. survey credited with ordering the construction of the

B. interview Parthenon as a temple for Athena.

C. case study A. Socrates

B. Pericles
C. Sophocles C. Corazon Aquino
D. Euripides D. Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
_____ 37. In-depth investigations of a single _____ 42. This market structure is characterized
person, group, event or community. by a single seller or producer selling a unique
A. Panel study product in the market.
B. Case study A. Pure Monopoly
C. Cohort study B. Oligopoly
D. Cross-sectional study C. Perfect Competition
_____ 38. The term “princeps” which translates D. Monopolistic Competition
as “first citizen” in English was an official title _____ 43. In a __________ study, you collect
given data from a population at a specific point in time.
to this Roman emperor. A. Cohort
A. Julius Caesar B. Case
B. Vespasian C. Longitudinal
C. Augustus Caesar D. Cross-sectional
D. Antoninus Pius _____ 44. Which of the following law or legal
_____ 39. A type of family which is comprised of code came the earliest?
a father, mother, and their children. A. Corpus Juris Civilis
A. Nuclear Family B. The Twelve Tables
B. Extended Family C. Code of Hammurabi
C. Grandparent Family D. Edicts of Ashoka
D. Unconventional Family ______ 45. Pillar of Islam which guides Muslims
_____ 40. Karl Marx divides society into to turn individually and collectively to Makkah to
bourgeoisie and proletariat on the basis of
offer five daily prayers.
A. gender
A. Sawm
B. race B. Hajj
C. Salat
C. ethnicity
D. Zakat
D. means of production _____ 46. One of the great civilizations and

_____ 41. ‘Philippines 2000’ is the strategic widely known because of their colossal, sculpted

Philippine development framework of whom? heads.

A. Joseph Estrada A. Mayan

B. Fidel Ramos B. Aztec

C. Olmec
D. Zapotec
______ 47. All the following countries are
constitutional monarchies except
A. Japan
B. Brunei
C. Jordan
D. Saudi Arabia
_____ 48. Abuja is the capital city of which
African country?
A. Algeria
B. Nigeria
C. Botswana
D. Zimbabwe
_____ 49. In Praise of Folly is considered one
of the most notable works of the Renaissance
and
played an important role in the beginnings of
the Protestant Reformation was written by
A. William Shakespeare
B. Nicholas Machiavelli
C. Desiderius Erasmus
D. Giovanni Boccaccio
_____ 50. Who is the principal author of the
American Declaration of Independence?
A. John Adams
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Robert Livingston