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1. Who is the principal law officer and legal defender of the Republic of the Philippines. He/she
represents the government in all criminal proceedings in the Supreme Court and Court of
Appeals.
-Solicitor General
2. Who served as the 13th President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001 and as the 9th Vice
President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998?
- Joseph Ejercito Estrada
3. It is a process by which thermal radiation from the earth’s surface is absorbed by atmospheric
greenhouse gases and is re-radiated in all directions.
-GreenHouse Effect
4. These are groups of specialized cells in the pancreas that make and secrete hormones, known
also as the insulin-producing tissue.
- Islets of Langerhans 
5. It is a religious corporation that was shut down by the authorities under the orders of President
Rodrigo Duterte over the allegations of Ponzi scheme.
-Kapa-Community Ministry International  
6. It is the electoral process by which an initiative on the Constitution is either approved or
rejected by the people.
- Plebiscite
7. The richest man in China as of November 2014 and 18th richest person in the world with an
estimated net worth of $24.1 billion according to Forbes Magazine. He attended the APEC
Summit in Manila last November 2015.
-Jack Ma
8. The Philippines is a _Democratic__ and _republican__ state. Sovereignty resides in the people
and all government authority emanates from them.
9. The official mascot of the 2019 South East Asian games which was held in the Philippines
from 30 November to 11 December 2019.
- PAMI
10. The Senate shall be composed of how many senators elected at large by voters of the
Philippines?
-24
11. It is the power of the State to promote public welfare by restraining the use of both liberty
and property of all people.
-Police Power
12. The following are members of the Constitutional Commission except:
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Commission on Elections  

Civil Service Commission  

Commission on Civil Rights 

Commission on Audit 

13. APEC is a summit that promotes free trade and economic cooperation throughout the Asia-
Pacific region countries. APEC stands for:
-Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
14. The members of the House of Representatives shall be elected for a term of _______.
-3 years
15. The principle of human rights which explains that rights of every Filipino cannot be taken
away, mortgage or surrendered is called _______ principle.
-Inalienable
16. The liberty of abode and of changing the same maybe impaired only upon order of
the_________.
-Court
17. Who shall have the exclusive power to initiate all cases of impeachment?
- House of Representative
18. Government officials may be removed from office through impeachment except the
__________.
-senators
19. The current Senate President of the 18th Congress.
-Vicente Sotto
20. The current Speaker of the House of the 18th Congress.
-Allan Peter Cayetano
21. Which of the following is not considered a biofuel?
-Bunker Fuel
22. Also known as Tanodbayan ng Pilipinas, he or she is responsible for investigating and
prosecuting Philippine government officials accused of crimes, especially graft and corruption.
-Ombudsman
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23. The Commission on Human Rights has all the following powers and functions,
EXCEPT________.
Prosecute human rights offenders. 
24. It is a method by which a public officer may be removed from office during his tenure or
before the expiration of his term by a vote of the people after registration of a petition signed by
a required percentage of the qualified voters.
-Recall
25. An adjective used to designate a retired professor, pastor, bishop, or other personages but
allowed to retain their title as an honor.
-Emeritus
26. It is a vote of the people expressing their choice for or against a proposed law or enactment
submitted to them. It is applied to an election at which any proposal, amendment to, or revision
of the Constitution is submitted to the people for their ratification.
-Plebiscite
27. The present anti-graft court is known as the __________.
-Sandiganbayan
28. The legislative power shall be vested in the _________ which shall consist of a Senate and a
House of Representatives.
-Congress of the Phils.
29. What is the name of the solicitor general who petitioned for the closure of ABS-CBN?
-Jose Calida
30. It is also known as PHL-Microsat-1, a Philippine microsatellite launched to the International
Space Station (ISS) in March 23, 2016.
-Diwata 1
31. The date when the Philippines won against China on its case on the Permanent Court of
Arbitration.
-July 12,2016
32. It mandates the blending of cocodiesel or coco methyl ester (CME) to all diesel fuel and
bioethanol in gasoline sold across the country.
-Biofuel Acts of 2006
33. This constitutional principle is meant that no man in the country, not even the government, is
above or beyond the law.
-Rule of Law