Where the Dream and the Dreamer become ONE

LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS

(LEPT) MARCH 2019

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1. What is TRUE of One-China Policy?

ER
A. Maintaining diplomatic relations with the Republic of China
B. Acknowledging that the People’s Republic of China consists of Taiwan, Macau, and Hongkong.
C. Acknowledging that the Republic of China consists of Taiwan, Macau, and Hongkong.
D. Acknowledging that China is the People’s Republic of China.

NT
2. What should be used to reduce energy costs?

A. Motorcycle C. High octane gasoline fuel

CE
B. Scale measurement D. public transportation

3. Which of this is a discovery in the Paleolithic Age?

A. Fire C. Agricultural
B. Domestication of ANIMALS D. Hunting

EW
4. It was a part of sociological research that used names and labels.

A. Nominals C. logical
B. Ordinal D. Sequential

VI
5. Which CORRECTLY describes the Philippines?
I. The topography of the Philippines is not monotonous, in the sense that it is rugged.
II.
III.
IV.
The coastline is long and rugged.
RE
The word “variety” applies to its flora and fauna.
Its climate is warm but some elevated parts of the country are cool.

A. I, III and IV C. I, II, III and IV

TA

B. I, II, and IV D. II, III and IV

6. Traditional Chinese society was characterized by all of the following, EXCEPT:

LI

A. Civil service examinations C. Patrilineal families.

B. Practice of Shinto. D. Confucian beliefs.
BA

7. Whose work was Decalogue: Guard the Mandates and Aims of the K.K.K as you guard your honor?

A. M. H. Del Pilar C. Andres Bonifacio

B. Apolinario Mabini D. Graciano Lopez Jaena

8. Which continent does far East, near East, and middle East refer to?
E.

A. US B. Asia C. Europe D. Africa

9. Who was the first US President who visited China?

RL

A. Nixon C. Ford
B. Kennedy D. Washington
CA

10. In which order did the following occupy the Philippines?

A. Spaniards, Americans, Japanese, British

B. Spaniards, Americans, British, Japanese
C. British, Spaniards. Americans, Japanese
D. Spaniards, British, Americans, Japanese
.
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11. Which is TRUE of Asia?
I. More than half of the planet lives in Asia

ER
ll. Six out of ten large nations in the world are in the Asia pacific
III. The region pays as increasingly important role in global economy, international security, and the worlds
culpable effort to advance development

NT
A. III B. I, II and III C. II and III D. I and II

12. Among the Greeks state, Athens was the most progressive and famous for its statement. Which one was
considered the most famous because he drew up a constitution all citizens a voice in the government?

CE
A. Xerxes B. Zoroaster C. Solon D. Cicero

13. What did EDSA Revolution show?

A. People’s power C. People’s assembly

EW
B. People’s violence D. People’s cooperation

14. The strategy that was apply by Spanish soldiers that used Macabebe soldiers against Dagohoy revolt:

A. Veni, Vedi, Veci C. Divide Empera

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B. Mercenaries D. Equip their army full

15. Ancient civilization known for embalming and also on the use of calendar:

A.
B.
Egyptians
Sumerians
RE C.
D.
Phoenicians
Persians

16. Who was the Father of History?

TA

A. Karl max C. Plato

B. Augustus Comte D. Herodotus

17. What is common with Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union?
LI

A. They are all a totalitarianism country C. They are all members of Allied power.
B. They are all members of Axis power. D. They are ruled by Adolf Hitler.
BA

18. It is an idea which many people believe to be true, but which is in fact false because it is based on
incorrect information or reasoning:

A. Insights B. lie C. Fallacy D. Perception

E.

19. This replaced the tribute as a form of taxation in the Hispanic Philippine colony in 1884:

A. Donativo C. Diezmosprediales
RL

B. Santotum D. Cedula Persona

20. This implies for the development of the economy

A. GNP C. Number of Professionals

CA

B. High literacy rate D. Graft and corruption

21. What is associated with the slow processing of public documents?

A. Graft and Corruption C. Wire tapping

.

B. Red tape D. Black Market.

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22. The King of France who had left enormous debts created by wars and luxurious living:

ER
A. King Philip C. King Louis XIV
B. King Charles D. Alexander the Great

23. The teacher and scholar who started to attack the church and the authority, its Pope, was:

NT
A. Martin Luther C. John Tetzel
B. Andrew Karlstadt D. John Eck

CE
24. The west valley fault line extends from Manila to what municipality in Laguna?

A. Calamba B. Sta. Rosa C. Cabuyao D. San Pedro

EW
25. A suspected thief was made to walk at a public market with a sign hanging around his neck saying “Magnanakaw
ako, huwag akong tularan,” while handcuffed. What right of the suspected thief was violated?

A. Right to presumed innocence C. Right to due process

B. Right against cruel punishment D. Right against Double jeopardy

VI
26. How does Cartel affect the flow of economy?

A.
B.
C.
Decrease in price
RE
Increase in price depends on the nature of the commodity
Increase in price
D. Increase in price depends on the demand of the consumers.

27. Romeo and Julie, a couple, are both Filipino. They both migrated to America to work as nurses. Julie later on
TA

gave birth to a baby. What nationality does the child have under the Philippine law?

A. A naturalized American C. American Citizenship

B. Filipino Citizenship D. No citizenship
LI

28. The office in-charge of the promotion, preservation, and development of Philippine arts:
BA

A. NCAA B. DILG C. NCCA D. LGU

29. Teacher’s sole use of textbook because they do not have enough time to prepare teaching materials. What
should the principal do?
E.

A. Change the school system C. Buy new textbook

B. Training for teachers in preparing new materials D. Implement the use of videos for teaching

30. Movement of the tectonic plates of the earth’s inner crust:

RL

A. Upward and downward C. Boiling and brewing

B. Pushing, colliding, pulling D. Wave like motion

31. In what country does the educational system of the Philippines have similarity?
CA

A. US B. China C. Japan D. Spain

32. Who among the government officials during the Spanish period has ecclesiastical power?
.

A. Governor-general C. Babaylan
DR

B. Gobernadorcillo D. Insulares

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33. Culture is cumulative. What does this mean?

ER
A. Culture is shared by a group of people C. Culture is diverse
B. Culture can be expanded D. Culture is dynamic

34. If we encourage “competition” in class, we do not teach:

NT
A. Learning to live together C. Learning to do
B. Learning to be D. Learning to know

35. GIS was used by the modern Geographer to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types

CE
of geographical data. GIS was also known as:

A. Geographic Information Structure C. Geographic Information System

B. Geothermic Instrumental System D. Geological Infrastructure System

EW
36. The Negritos or Aetas are known to be the earliest inhabitants of our islands. After them, who came first as
permanent settlers?

A. The Malays C. The Chinese

B. The Indonesians D. The Spaniards

VI
37. What is the contribution of the Phoenicians?

38.
A. Ziggurat B. Heiroglypics
RE C. Cuneiform D. Alphabet

They are fierce warriors who conquered lands from China and Hungary from northern India to Russia. They are
also famous for riding horses during wars.

A. Mongolians C. Persian
TA

B. Sumerian D. Greeks

39. Whose assassination led to the break out of World War I?

LI

A. Adolf Hitler C. Franz Ferdinand Austria

B. Benito Mussolini D. Franklin Roosevelt
BA

40. He is known as the Little Man of the Philippines:

A. Magsaysay B. Arroyo C. Ramos D. Estrada

41. It is a province in the western part of Luzon where one of the tourist spots are located, called Hundred islands:
E.

A. Pangasinan B. Zambales C. Aurora D. Isabela

42. What is known to be the “Little Hongkong of the South?

RL

A. Davao City C. Bacolod City

B. Pagadian City D. Dagupan City

43. Why did Claveria used Spanish surname?

CA

A. For organizing the pueblo C. For the collection of tax

B. For the distribution of lands for the Indios D. For the public record purposes

44. Who first coined the word Geography?

.
DR

A. Eratosthenes C. Augustus Comte

B. Karl max D. Ferdinand Magellan

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45. Which article in the 1987 constitution serves as the “centerpiece” with 19 sections?

ER
A. Article on education C. Article on family
B. Article on decentralization D. Article on social justice

46. Beijing’s claim that encircles as much as 90 per cent of the -contested waters. The line runs as far as 2,000 km

NT
from the Chinese mainland to within a few hundred kilometres of the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam. What
do we call the line that China used in claiming the Spratly’s Islands?

A. Eight-dash line C. Nine-dash line

CE
B. Seven-dash line D. Six-dash line

47. What kind of energy source has been explored from volcanic resources?

A. Solar Energy C. Natural Gas Energy

B. Crude Oil Energy D. Geothermal Energy

EW
48. What is the important event that happened on December 10, 1898?

A. Treaty of Paris C. Treaty of Tordesillas

B. Treaty of Zaragoza D. Treaty of Versailles

VI
49. It is the country that is known to be the producer of iron and steel:

50.
A. Poland B. Britain
RE C. Germany

It sets aside the grant of the King of Spain to the Governor- General of the Philippines?
D. Japan

A. Veto power C. Residencia

B. Visita D. Royal Audencia
TA

51. What are some actions you could do to promote environmental protection?

A. increase minimum wage C. public transportation

LI

B. motorcycles D. reduce biodiversity loss

52. Two essential dimensions in teaching Social Science are:

BA

A. Observing and inferring C. Searching and imparting

B. Seeing and listening D. Knowing and thinking

53. To which group do we belong if we don’t accept the truth because we insist on belonging to a group or resist the
E.

risk of being indifferent?

A. Change agents C. Anarchists

B. Radicals D. Conformist
RL

54. What was the communist forces in Cambodia that increased in number there to the relentless bombing by US
military and which was overtaken in a River Republic in 1925?

A. National United Front of Kampuchea C. Red Guards

CA

B. Khmer Rouge D. CGDK

55. The river the serves as the cradle of Civilization in China?

A. Indus River C. Nile Rivet

.

B. Tigris and Euphrates D. Yangtze and Huang-ho River

DR

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56. Which word does not describe or support Capitalism?

ER
A. Individual property C. The state interferes
B. Laissez-faire D. Independent governance

57. It is the type of government established by Aguinaldo?

NT
A. Republican C. Revolutionary
B. Oligarchy D. Unitary

58. Because of its shape and location, this province is called the Heart of the Philippines:

CE
A. Bohol C. Catanduanes
B. Masbate D. Marinduque

59. Type of cooperative that sells goods which the farmers produced?

EW
A. Service cooperative C. Producer’s cooperative
B. Consumer’s cooperative D. Credit cooperative

60. One of the last generals who surrendered to Spain and establish the Katagalugan Government:

VI
A. Macario Sakay C. Andres Bonifacio
B. Miguel Malvar D. Emilio Jacinto

61. The word “Pakikisama” connotes: RE

A. Relative C. Ambivalent
B. Negative D. Positive
TA

62. Elimination of this makes Filipino think that imported products are superior to Filipino product which does not
help the country’s economy at all.

A. Spendthrift habits C. Passivity attitude

LI

B. Colonial mentality D. Luxurious living

63. Like Biology and Physics, Sociology is scientific because it’s knowledge is based on:
BA

A. Belief C. Wisdom
B. Observation D. Logic

64. According to Sociologists, conflicts in society need not to be violent and could be resolved through this method:
E.

A. Revolution C. Coup d’ etat

B. Negotiation D. Putsch
RL

65. An environmental law which requires industries to install anti-pollution devices and bans the use of
incinerators?

A. Greenpeace Act C. Anti- Pollution

CA

B. Environmental Care Act D. Clean Air Act

66. What type of anthropologists examine social patterns and practices across cultures, within a special interest in
how people live in a particular places and how they organize, govern and create meaning?

A. Linguistic C. Chemical
.

B. Socio-cultural D. Biological
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67. A bill becomes a law even if it is not signed by the President after __ days.

ER
A. 90 B. 60 C. 45 D. 30

68. A ruler who follows the axiom “The Will of the King is the Law of the Land”

NT
A. Socialist B. Populist C. Reformist D. Despot

69. In its mountain you mine gold. It also supplies most part of Luzon with fresh flowers and vegetables because of
its climate. Which province is this?

CE
A. Apayao B. Benguet C. Mt. Province D. Ifugao

70. Which province was helped developed by the advent of local and international tourists who go surfing Siargao
Island?

EW
A. Misamis Oriental C. Agusan del Sur
B. Surigao del Sur D. Surigao del Norte

71. The Japanese successful invasion was climaxed by the surrender of the joint Filipino-American forces
surrendered to Japanese on May 6, 1942 took place in:

VI
A. Capas B. Bataan C. Corregidor D. Manila

72.

A. Assets
RE
Which phrase in economics embraces the following: natural resources, capital, labor force, technology?

C. Liabilities
B. Goods D. Productive Resources

73. By the mid 1980’s, crop yields fell from 4-6 percent to only less than 2 percent or less by the late 1980 (FAO
TA

report). What increased its demand?

A. Infrastructure C. Population
B. Food D. Services
LI

74. The newest continent found and is considered as a “lost continent.”

BA

A. Zealandia C. Gondwanaland
B. Afro-Eurasia D. Rodinia

75. As a behaviorist, what is the most important factor in learning?

A. Curriculum C. Lesson Plan

E.

B. Syllabus D. Environment

76. What is the useful scalar model similar to the globe which shows the relationship of the measurement of the
earth’s surface apportioned to its circumference?
RL

A. Bar graph B. Diagram C. Pie graph D. Line Graph

77. It is described as a deadly pandemic disease that happened Europe and Spain in 1918.
CA

A. Tuberculosis C. Spanish Flu

B. Bubonic Plaque D. HIV
.
DR

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78. Migs, upon receiving his salary, wants to buy himself a meal from a buffet restaurant this time than his usual
habit of ordering from a carinderia. The meal from the carinderia becomes a/an:

ER
A. complementary good C. inferior good
B. normal good D. substitute good

NT
79. Which is the largest province in the Philippines in terms of land area?

A. Lanao del Sur C. Palawan

B. Isabela D. Bukidnon

CE
80. Warmer temperature cause:
I. Intense drought in some regions
II. Disturbance of ecosystem
III. Decline of some plants and animal species

EW
A. I and II C. I, II and III
B. I and III D. II and III

81. If the price of a hotdog bun increases, what happens to the demand of a hotdog?

VI
A. Nothing. Consumers will continue to buy hotdog buns.
B. Depends on the brand of the bun
C. The demand decreases.

82.
D. The demand increases.
RE
Teacher A complains that he is waiting too long after processing his NSO certified birth certificate. What reason
can be inferred to this situation?
TA

A. Graft B. corruption C. indifference D. Red tape

83. It is known as the “City that never sleeps.”

LI

A. New York B. Las Vegas C. California D. Hawaii

84. During the Spanish period, what was a form of dramatic entertainment that used puppets made up of cardboard
BA

which were skillfully manipulated by the narrator behind the screen:

A. Sarsuela B. Passion C. Carillo D. Senakulo

85. The Hispanic governor-general possesses ecclesiastical power which has the function of:
E.

A. Captain General C. Commander in Chief

B. Vice Royal Patron D. Ecclesiastical Power

86. It refers to a set of beliefs, values, tradition, and mores etc, shared in a social community.
RL

A. Customs B. Values C. Culture D. Taboo

87. Which Constitutional rights is violated when without valid warrants and against the law, the law enforcers
CA

search your house over your objections and confiscate your personal belongings?

A. Right of Liberty of abode and changing the same

B. Right against self-incrimination
C. Right against unreasonable searches and seizures
D. Right to free speech and expression
.
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88. Which type of government do we have when few privilege class rules as a people?

ER
A. Democracy C. Aristocracy
B. Oligarchy D. Parliamentary

89. It refers to the ratio of tax collection to gross domestic product or the total value of goods and services produced

NT
and paid for within an economy in a given period measures the government’s ability to shore up tax collection
commensurate with the growth of the economy.

A. Tax measure C. Tax collection

CE
B. Tax Remittance D. Tax effort

90. The Malthusian crisis sees the planet earth unable to produce enough:

A. technology system C. grains and meat

B. infrastructure D. services

EW
91. Is an economic policy in the 16th century in Europe that influenced Spain’s expansionist policy to discover new
lands.

A. Colonialism C. Renaissance

VI
B. Mercantilism D. Communism

92. In what dynasty did the Great Wall start to be built?

A. Han B. Sui RE C. Qin D. Tang

93. What skills are being recognized to prepare students for increasingly complex life and work in the present 21st
century?
TA

A. Global awareness and communication skills

B. Media literacy skills
C. Learning and innovation skills
LI

D. Information literacy skills

94. Which of the following best illustrates the social effect of Industrial Revolution to the United States?
BA

A. The creation of division of labor C. Establishing traditional family unit

B. Population growth in rural areas D. Autonomy of individual workers

95. “We Are The World” for Africa is a single by United Star Artists (USA) in 1985. This single is meant to:
E.

A. Raise funds to feed the starving people due to poverty

B. Comfort for the victim of Iraqi war
C. Promote gender equality for women and men
D. Save women from prostitution and abuses
RL

96. Which of the following does not characterize tax?

A. It is levied by state upon person or property under its jurisdiction

CA

B. It is generally payable in cash or in kind

C. It is proportionate in character
D. It is enforced contribution.
.
DR

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97. This is the newest department which was created under the administration of President Noynoy Aquino:

ER
A. Department of Indigenous Peoples’ Welfare
B. Department of Food and Agriculture
C. Department of Information and Communications Technology
D. National Telecommunications Training Institute

NT
98. It is considered as the international version of the “Battle of the Tirad Pass.”

A. Battle of Leipzig C. Battle of Normandy

CE
B. Battle of Salamis D. Battle of Thermopylae

99. Can you be arrested without a warrant of arrest?

A. No, if you are a minor.

B. No, if you are more than 60 years old.

EW
C. Yes, if you were reported to have committed a crime.
D. Yes, if you are in the act of committing a crime.

100. He is considered as one of the founders of modern geography.

VI
A. Ptolemy C. Herodotus
B. Alexander von Humboldt D. Gerardus Mercator

101.

A. Police Power
RE
What is the power of the state to take private property for public use with just compensation?

C. Taxation
B. Expropriation D. Territory
TA

102. What religious institution is the only living remnant of the Philippine Revolution of 1896 today?

A. Philippines Independent Church C. Unitarian Church of the Philippines

B. Roman Catholic Church D. United Church of the Philippines
LI

103. What is the form of government of the Philippines?

A. Democracy C. Pure Democracy

BA

B. Direct Democracy D. Republican Democracy

104. They are considered as the middle class in the society that has the opportunity to acquire good education during
the Spain period.
E.

A. Mestizos C. Intellectuals
B. Illutrados D. Millionaire

105. Our country is considered an archipelago which is composed of ____ islands.

RL

A. 7,101 B. 7,641 C. 7, 107 D. 7,461

106. Supreme power of the state to enforce its will upon the people and the freedom from external or foreign
CA

control.

A. Public domain C. Territory

B. Persona Non grata D. Sovereignty
.
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107. It is the power of the state to regulate individual’s right and property for general welfare:

ER
A. Police power C. Power of taxation
B. Political power D. Power of Eminent Domain

108. Frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions happen in the Philippines because it was located in the:

NT
A. Fault line C. Pacific Ring of Fire
B. Tectonic plates D. Pacific Ocean

109. He was considered as second editor of La Solidaridad:

CE
A. Jose Rizal C. Marcelo del Pilar
B. Graciano Lopez Jaena D. Emilio Jacinto

110. One of the youngest generals in the Philippines who helped Aguinaldo to escape. He was also known as the

EW
Hero of Tirad Pass:

A. Gregorio del Pilar C. Marcelo del Pilar

B. Emilio Jacinto D. Jose Rizal

VI
111. Ati- Atihan : Aklan : Dinagyang :_______.

A. Davao City C. Cebu City

112.
B. Baguio City
RE D. Iloilo City

Among the crime that were listed, what word is connected to rebellion?

A. Espionage B. Treason C. Arson D. Insurgency

TA

113. What right is violated when one opens a letter without permission from the addressee?

A. Right to privacy of communication and correspondence

B. Right to read a letter
LI

C. Right to open the envelope without permission

D. Right to private affairs
BA

114. The integration of the countries into global economic system is called:

A. modernization C. industrialization
B. globalization D. economic restructuring
E.

115 An individual has the right to file the Writ of Amparo. What is this?

A. Right to due process C. Right to be defended

B. Right to protection D. Right to life, liberty and security
RL

116. The first president of the Philippines who was born in Mindanao:

A. Rodrigo Duterte C. Manuel Quezon

CA

B. Joseph Estrada D. Fidel Ramos

117. Which region was considered as home to many ancient civilizations and had a name which literally means “land
between the waters.”
.

A. Babylonia C. Persians
DR

B. Mesopotamia D. Macedonia

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118. What are the cardinal directions?

ER
A. North, East, West and South
B. Places near in the Pacific Ring of fire
C. Places near in the North Pole
D. Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

NT
119. Which words apply to the present Philippine government?

A. Presidential, military C. Constitutional, elective

CE
B. Constitutional, military D. Despotic, civil

120. In whom does sovereignty reside and from whom does all government authority emanate?

A. The Filipino people C. The elected and appointed officials

B. The elected officials D. The members of the Cabinet

EW
121. The following are results of the Filipino’s deep faith in God, EXCEPT:

A. Courage C. Bitterness in times of Tragedy

B. Optimism D. Daring

VI
122. Prior to the arrival of the Spaniards, which was the Filipino form of government?

A.
B.
“Ayuntamiento”
“Cabildo” REC.
D.
Barangay
City states

123. What should an anthropologist do ethically in conducting his research?

A. Conduct research with tribes that the anthropologist is comfortable working with.
TA

B. Conduct research only with the permission of the tribe.

C. Conduct research that the public may find amusing about the tribe.
D. Conduct research with tribes only when they do not require compensation for their participation.
LI

124. The current Secretary General of the United Nations is:

A. Ban Ki-Moon C. Boutros Boutros-Ghali

BA

B. Antonio Guterres D. Javier Perez de Cuellar

125. To foster patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social progress and promote total human liberation, the State
gives priority to:
E.

A. balanced and healthful ecology

B. education, science and technology, arts, culture and sports
C. role of women in nation building
D. health services
RL

126. What is considered as Indian’s hindrance to becoming a unified political culture and preventing the nation’s
solid traditions and institutions like those of Greece and Rome?
CA

A. Hinduism C. Unified Political Form

B. Regionalism D. Central Rule

127. Which best describes the division of Legislature into Senate and the House of Representatives?

A. Unicameralism C. Bicameralism
.
DR

B. Bipartisanship D. Co-legislative powers

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128. Flexible and individualized support to the children with special needs is part of _______ education.

ER
A. Conclusive C. Indusive
B. Inclusive D. Exhaustive

129. What right is violated by wiretapping?

NT
A. The right to private property
B. The right to privacy of communication
C. The right to information on matters of public concern

CE
D. Freedom of expression

130. Which refers to the act of the president to postpone the execution of a convict?

A. Pardon B. Reprieve C. Amnesty D. Commutation

EW
131. Which acts destroy another person’s good name?
I. Oral defamation
II. Treason
III. Libel

VI
IV. Stander by deed

A. I and III B. I, II,III, IV C. I, III, IV D. II and III

132.

A. Presidential
RE
What form of government is characterized by the separation of powers?

C. Monarchial
B. Aristocracy D. Parliamentary
TA

133. Which does NOT promote social justice?

A. Profit sharing
B. Equitable access to quality education
LI

C. Diffusion of wealth
D. Recognition of the owner’s absolute right over his property
BA

134. Which statement holds true of the Philippine Congress?

A. It can enact any law even those contrary to the Constitution.

B. In addition to its power to enact law, the Constitution has it powers which are non-legislative in
character.
C. It is unicameral.
E.

D. Its duty is to make laws not to alter nor repeal them.

135. For Check and balance, who prescribe/s the qualifications of judges of the lower courts?
RL

A. The President C. The President and the Cabinet

B. Supreme Court D. Congress

136. It is a narrow strip of land in the Northern Philippines. There is not much to cultivate so its adventurous people
CA

migrated to other parts of the country and the world. Which region is described?

A. Palawan C. Ilocos
B. Cagayan D. Zamboanga
.
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137. Which may be an effect of the island character of our geography?

ER
A. Multi-cultural diversity C. Indolence
B. Widespread poverty D. Low literacy

138. What characteristic/s of government is established by the 1987 Constitution?

NT
I. Presidential system of government with three branches
II. Parliamentary system of government
III. The three branches of government are separate to each other.
IV. The three branches of government have a check and balance over each other.

CE
A. I and IV C. I, Ill and IV
B. II, Ill and IV D. II only

139. During the Spanish Era, who was the revolutionary leader who waged a long war against the government

EW
because it did not allow proper burial for his brother?

A. Diego Silang C. Francisco Dagohoy

B. Andres Bonifacio D. Macario Sakay

VI
140. You are a member of a cooperative which operates taxis, tricycles and buses. Of which type of a cooperative are
you a member?

A. Producers Cooperative C. Multipurpose Cooperative

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B. Service Cooperative D.
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Which among the following represents a detrimental aspect of the Philippine Culture and society

A. Ningas Cogon C. Delicadeza

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B. Amor Propio D. Palabra de Honor

142. When the government chooses to use resources to build highways, those resources are no longer available to
build school. This illustrates the concept of:
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A. Optimization C. Macroeconomics
B. Economics D. Opportunity cost
BA

143. Mt. Everest is to the world, as _________ is to the Philippines.

A. Mt. Apo C. Angat River

B. Mt Pulag D. Cagayan River
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144. He is the earliest modern astronomer, of Polish nationality, who proposed a heliocentric model.

A. Copernicus C. Erasmus
B. Kepler D. Galilei
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145. The Department of Education gives greater emphasis on the development of basic skill. What is the
philosophical basis for this?
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A. Perrenialism C. Existentialism
B. Essentialism D. Progressivism

146. All are disadvantages of a Survey research, which one is not?

A. Volunteer bias C. Interviewer bias
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B. Distortion D. Long term follow up

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147. Russian’s relationship to the world, according to Gorbachev, is ____.

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A. isolationist policy C. divine theory
B. perestroika D. Glasnost

148. When appeal to pity is substituted for an appeal to evidence, i.e. a student crying before a teacher, pleading for

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a passing grade, the fallacy is:

A. Argumentum Misericordiam C. Argumentum Ad Vericundiam

B. Argumentum Ad Populum D. Argumentum Ad Ignorantiam

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149. During a mealtime among coworkers, a Filipino, who was used to Filipino table manners of being quiet and
behaved in front of guests, cannot believe that his Chinese friends are noisy at the table (which is a gesture of
enjoyment of the food). This illustrates:

A. cultural integration C. cultural relativity

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B. culture lag D. culture shock

150. First microsatellite built and designed by the Filipinos:

A. Sputnik- 1 C. Bathala-1

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B. Diwata-1 D. Explorer-1

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BA
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