GENERAL EDUCATION 1-100 ITEMS

1 He was the last Spanish Governor-General in the Philippines.

a. Diego de los Rios
b. Basilio Agustin
c. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
d. Narciso Claveria

2) The Republic Act that requires the compulsory teaching of Rizal Course and the lives of other
Filipino patriots is ______.
a. R.A. 7796
b. R.A. 7784
c. R.A. 1425
d. R.A. 8049

3) This Republic Act created the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA):
a. R.A. 7796
b. R.A. 7784
c. R.A. 1425
d. R.A. 8049

4) An Act Stengthening Teacher Education in the Philippines by establishing Centers of Excellence

and creating a Teacher Education Council.
a. R.A. 7796
b. R.A. 7784
c. R.A. 1425
d. R.A. 8049

5) It prohibits hazing and other forms of initiation rites in fraternies, sororities, and other illegitimate
organizations.
a. R.A. 7796
b. R.A. 7784
c. R.A. 1425
d. R.A. 8049

6) Rizal was eight years old when he wrote this poem. He realized the ultimate importance of having
a native tongue.
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. Our Mother Tounge
c. To Education
d. Initimate Alliance between Religion and Education

7) This poem was written by Rizal when he was 15 years old His memories of Calamba
demonstrated his innate love of nature that ultimately developed into a greater love of nation.
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. Our Mother Tounge
c. To Education
d. Initimate Alliance between Religion and Education
8)In this poem, Rizal compared education to the goodness of light, wisdom, hope, peace and truth.
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. Our Mother Tounge
c. To Education
d. Initimate Alliance between Religion and Education

9) In this poem, Rizal noted the role of religion in attaining good education.
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. Our Mother Tounge
c. To Education
d. Initimate Alliance between Religion and Education

10) This was a prize winning poem of Rizal when he was a student in UST. This poem proved that an
Indio was not only equal but also more superior than the Spaniards in poetry writing.
a. To the Filipino Youth
b. They Ask Me for Verses
c. Hymn to Talisay
d. Kundiman

11) Rizal's loneliness is profoundly expressed in this poem which has the lines, "His lyre had long
ago become so mute and broken; his use stammers and no longer smiles at him." What is the title of
the poem?
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. Our Mother Tounge
c. To Education
d. Initimate Alliance between Religion and Education

12) Written in 1895, the verses were used against him during his trial in December 1896.
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. Our Mother Tounge
c. To Education
d. Initimate Alliance between Religion and Education

13) The poem is one of the two only poems that Rizal wrote in his vernavular. He, however, denied
authorship of such.
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. Our Mother Tounge
c. To Education
d. Initimate Alliance between Religion and Education

14) The highest mountain in the continent of Africa is ______.

a. Mount Everest
b. Mount Kilimanjaro
c. Mount Fuji
d. Mount Apo

15) He coined the term "survival of the fittest."

a. Karl Marx
b. August Comte
c. Herbert Spencer
d. Arnold Toynbee

16) This is a multilateral agreement regulating international trade. According to its preamble, its
purpose was the "substantial reduction of tariffs and other trade barriers and the elimination of
preferences on a reciprocal and mutually advantageous basis."
a. APEC
b. ASEAN
c. NAFTA
d. GATT

17) The mountain that separates the continents of Asia and Europe is ______.
a. Ural Mountain
b. Mount Everest
c. Mount Kilimanjaro
d. Mount Fuji

18) The "yellow race" is also known as:

a. Caucasians
b. Mongoloids
c. Negroids
d. Malays

19) Year 2014 has been declared by Pope Francis as Year of the ______.
a. Laity
b. Hope
c. Faith
d. Righteousness

20) The Russian President who gave Crimea to Ukraine in 1954 is ______.
a. Vladimir Putin
b. Michael Gorbachev
c. Joseph Stalin
d. Nikita Krushchev

21) Which of the following countries is located in Central America:

a. Mexico
b. Puerto Rico
c. Panama
d. Colombia

22) The capital city of Australia.

a. Melbourne
b. Sydney
c. Canberra
d. Perth
23) The principle of checks and balances is intended to maintain balance among executive,
legislative and judicial departments of the government. Which one is a check on the executive
department by the judiciary?
a. Determining the salaries of the President and the Vice President.
b. Declaring a legislative measure unconstitutional.
c. Declaring an act of the President unconstitutional.
d. Impeaching the President

24) ______ was named "Distinguished and Ever Loyal City" by Legazpi.
a. Manila
b. Cebu
c. Bohol
d. Samar and Leyte

25) A Visayan bamboo drum:

a. Kudyapi
b. Tultogan
c. Silbay
d. Kutibeng

26) The Allies of World War II, called the United Nations from the January 1, 1942 declaration, were
the countries that together opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War. Which among the
countries belongs to the "Allies"?
a. Japan
b. France
c. Italy
d. Germany

27) The first Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines.

a. Sergio Osmeña
b. Mariano Trias
c. Ramon Avanceña
d. Salvador Laurel

28) Who was the Spanish Governor-General who ordered the deportation of Jose Rizal to Dapitan?
a. Gov. Gen. Eulogio Despujol
b. Gov. Gen. Carlos Maria dela Torre
c. Gov. Gen. Camilo de Polavieja
d. Gov. Gen. Fermin Jaudenes

29) Who was the hero of the Battle at Tirad Pass?

a. Macario Sakay
b. Diego Silang
c. Antonio Luna
d. Gregorio del Pilar

30) What is the Bukidnon plateau known for?

a. Strawberry plantation
b. Banana plantation
c. Orchidarium
d. Pineapple plantation

31) Corazon Aquino is to Freedom Constitution as Ferdinand Marcos is to______

a. Subservience to America
b. Ties with Asian nations
c. New society
d. "Filipinos First" policy

32) In whose term was the celebration date of Philippine Independence Day changed from July 4 to
June 12?
a. Diosdado Macapagal
b. Carlos P. Garcia
c. Ferdinand Marcos
d. Elpidio Quirino

33) 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

34) Which is a visible Hispanic legacy?

a. Love for fast food
b. Love for basketball
c. Prevalence of noodles
d. Prevalence of Spanish surnames among Filipinos

35) Who among the Presidents of the Philippines was known for his love for the "little man" and
opened Malacanang Palace to all?
a. Ferdinand Marcos
b. Ramon Magsaysay
c. Carlos P. Garcia
d. Elpidio Quirino

36) Why is the Philippines described to have the largest Diaspora network in the world?
a. OFWs dollar remittances prop the nation's economy
b. A number of Filipinas marry foreigners
c. Its insular nature makes its people live far apart
d. About 11 % of its population is overseas

37) Who was the Katipunero through whom the Katipunan was discovered by Fr. Mariano Gil?
a. Apolonio de la Cruz
b. Teodoro Patiño
c. Jose del Rosario
d. Daniel Tirona
38) Even though women of the Katipunan were exempted from the pact, who participated in the
blood compact and fought fearlessly, in twelve bloody''battles of the revolution in Bataan including
the Battle of Biak-na-Bato?
a. Agueda Esteban
b. Trinidad Tecson
c. Teresa Magbanua
d. Gregoria de Jesus

39) The first woman in Panay to fight in the Philippine revolution, also known as the Visayan Joan of
Arc.
a. Agueda Esteban
b. Trinidad Tecson
c. Teresa Magbanua
d. Gregoria de Jesus

40) In a cooperative, what is the maximum term of a Board of Director?

a. Three consecutive terms
b. two terms but not consecutive
c. One term only
d. two consecutive terms

41) For the organization and registration of a cooperative, what is the required minimum number of
persons?
a. 25
b. 30
c. 15
d. 20

42) A country does not need to specialize in everything. She needs to concentrate on that thing which
she is good at. This thought is in line with the economic principle of_____.
a. profit and loss
b. supply and demand
c. opportunity and cost
d. comparative advantage

43) Which economic system is based on free enterprise?

a. Mixed economies
b. Capitalism
c. Communism
d. Globalism
44) What is GNP in economics?
a. General National Product, a way to detect a country's economic growth.
b. Gross National Product, a way to determine a country's productivity.
c. General National Product, a way to detect a country's productivity.
d. Gross National Product, a way to determine a country's economic growth rate

45) "Trabaho lang, walang personalan" is a reminder for every Filipino to counteract his ______.
a. lack of discipline
b. tendency to be lazy
c. extreme personalism
d. tendency to overwork

46) Risking his life, a Filipino boy dives into a pool of water to save a drowning boy. Which trait
does tie demonstrate?
a. Bahala na
b. Bahala na with malasakit
c. Flexibility
d. Family-orientedness

47) "No one is above the law", says Principal. She imposes the penalty to all children deserving of
penalty but exempts the son of her kumare from the same penalty that he equally deserves. What
Filipino trait is shown?
a. Utang-na-loob
b. Lack of discipline
c. Extreme personalism
d. Colonial mentality

48) A foreigner once remarked: "I envy Filipinos. They can sleep anywhere." What Filipino trait is
being praised?
a. Faith in God
b. Joy and humor
c. Adaptability
d. Creativity

49) If you want to see the impact of the major religions of the world in people's way of life, in which
continent must you travel?
a. Asia
b. North America
c. Australia
d. Europe

50) Which was the first hominid with marked expansion of the brain?
a. Homo sapiens
b. Homo erectus
c. Homo habilis
d. Neanderthal man

51 The earliest form of government of the filipinos was?

A. Pueblo
B. Barangay
C. Encomienda
D. Alcaldia

52. The name "felipas" was given to the territory that spain later colonized by:
A. Magellan
B. Legazpi
C. Erdaneta
D. Villabos

53 Who led the first europeans who arrived in the philippine history?
A. Miguel lopez de legazpi
B. Magellan
c. Roy villabos
D. Ferdinand Magellan

54 The greatest contribution of spain to filipino culture was?

A. Education
B. Development of traded
C. Construction of roads and other infrastructures
D. Christianization of the Filipinos

55 Ferdinand magellan was killed by lapu-lapu's men in the?

A. Battle of manila bay
B. Battle of mactan
C. Battle of cebu
D. Battle of limasawa

56 What title was given to the head of the centralized government established by the spaniards in the
philippines?
A. Corregidor
B. Encomendero
C. Gobernadocillo
D. Governor general

57 The katipunan was the movement founded by bonifacio. it's major objective was:
A. Seek reforms from spain
B. Demand for equal rights and priveleges for filipinos
C. Separation of phil.from spain

58 As per the agreement in the pact of biac-na-bato.emilio aguinaldo was to go into exile in:
A. Guam
B. Hongkong
C. Singapore
D. Dapitan

59 Emilio aguinlado declared the independence of the Phil.in kawit cavite on?
A. July 4, 1946
B. June 12. 1898
C. July 4, 1898
D. August 25, 1896

60 The Americans acquired the philippines as their colony because

A. They invated the philippines
B. They helped Filipinos fight spaniards
C. Spain ceded the philippines by virtue of the treaty of Paris of 1898
D. They defeated the Spaniards

61The constitution empowers the president to declare martial for

A 30 days
B 60 days
C 45 days
D 90 days

62 an enrolled bill may become a law after lapse of?

A 30days
B 60days
C 40days
D 90days

63 The government under president corazon c aquino was

A. De facto
B. De jure
C. Both A&B
D. None of the above

64 In which country did the Philippines participate in the world’s peacekeeping operations by
sending doctors, nurses, soldiers and police?
a. Israel
b. East Timor
c. Iraq
d. Iran

65 In which poem did Rizal write about offering one’s life for one’s country?
a. A La Juventud Filipina
b. Song of Maria Clara
c. Sa Aking mga Kabata
d. Mi Ultimo Adios

66. What factor was a major cause of both World War I and World War II?
a. The spread of Marxian ideas into Europe
b. The dropping of atomic bombs
c. Nationalism and national borders
d. The rise of totalitarian fascist states

67. The third and last military governor of the Philippines was
A) Gen. Wesley Merritt
B) Gen. Elwell Otis
C) Gen. Arthur MacArthur
D) Gen. Douglas MacArthur
.
68. Which is common to Sun Yat Sen and Mahatma Gandhi?
A) Promoted a society ruled by religious leaders
B) Rejected violence as a way to political power
C) Led a successful nationalistic movement in their respective countries
D) Supported Marxist philosophy to change existing governments
.
69. Nebuchadnezzar was to the Babylonian Empire as Asoka was to the ______ Empire.
A) Roman
B) Gupta
C) Greek
D) Maurya
.
70. How is the so-called colonial mentality manifested?
A) Cultural relativism
B) Cultural diversity
C) Xenocentrism
D) Ethnocentrism
71. Which is a safeguard against unfair trade practices like short-weighing?
A) Total Quality Movement
B) Consumerism
C) Consumer vigilance
D) Substandardization
.
72. As an effect of our geography, in which of the following island/s do people travel mostly by
water?
A) Luzon
B) Mindanao
C) Visayas
D) Visayas and Mindanao
.
73. As an insular country, to which principle does the Philippines adhere when it comes to territorial
boundary?
A) Two hundred nautical miles of the country’s coast
B) Three hundred fifty nautical miles from shore
C) Three-mile territorial limit
D) Archipelagic doctrine
.
74. The term that refers to the class of Filipinos who were free and independent
A) Timawa
B) Maharlika
C) Aliping namamahay
D) Aliping saguiguilid
.
75. Which led to the creation of Pakistan as a nation in 1947? Religious differences between
A) Hindus and Christians
B) Christians and Muslims
C) Hindus and Buddhists
D) Hindus and Muslims
76. The Spanish expedition responsible for naming the archipelago Filipinas
A) Magellan’s expedition
B) Loarca expedition
C) Legaspi expedition
D) Villalobos expedition

77This often called a "heaven of peace" in Central America. This country had led the way in forest
conservation and demilitarization.
A. Nicaragua
B. Costa Rica
C. El Salvador
D. Honduras

78. Who constructed Suez Canal?

A. Fyodor Litke
B. Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky
C. Voin Rimsky-Korsakov
D. Ferdinand de Lesseps

79. La Solidaridad is to the reformists while _____ is to Katipunero

A. Pahayag
B. La Propaganda
C. The Decalogue
D. Kalayaan

80. What factor was a major cause of both World War I and World War II?
a. The spread of Marxian ideas into Europe
b. The dropping of atomic bombs
c. Nationalism and national borders.
d. The rise of totalitarian fascist states

81. In which organization is the Philippines a member to fight communist aggression?

a. APEC
b. ASA
c. UN
d. SEATO

82. The theory that population increases by geometrical ratio while the means of subsistence
increases by arithmetical ratio is attributed to?
a. Karl Marx
b. Robert Malthus
c. Emile Durkheim
d. Aristotle

83. In what instance is the Filipino double-standard morality shown?

a. A couple brings their sick child to the doctor then later to the espiritista
b. Young parents bring up their children in a manner different from how they were brought up.
c. Illiterate parents are eager to send their children to school even if they themselves did not go to
school .
d. A married man who flirts with someone else other than his wife seems acceptable but a married
woman who flirts with another man is condemned.

84. Which part of Asia does the Arabian peninsula occupy?

a. Northwest
b. Southeast .
c. Southwest
d. Northeast

85. The important factors which have contributed to the weakness in the internalization of desirable
values is the?
a. Lack of models among the very people expected to exemplify these values
b. Use of approaches which are mainly cognitive rather than effective
c. Lack of follow up systems from one grade level to another
d. Minimum recognition and appreciation given to teachers

86. To govern is to rule and the government rules by laws. Whose main duty is the enforcement of
laws?
a. Police department
b. Judiciary department
c. Legislative department
d. Executive department

87. The term that refers to the class of Filipinos who were free and independent
a. Timawa
b. Maharlika
c. Aliping namamahay
d. Aliping saguiguilid

88. The Spanish expedition responsible for naming the archipelago Filipinas
a. Magellan’s expedition
b. Loarca expedition
c. Legaspi expedition
d. Villalobos expedition

89. The third and last military governor of the Philippines was
a. Gen. Wesley Merritt
b. Gen. Elwell Otis
c. Gen. Arthur MacArthur
d. Gen. Douglas MacArthur

90. Which Katipunan member commuted from Cavite to Manila to buy materials used to make
ammunitions?
a. Teresa Magbanua
b. Agueda Esteban
c. Teodora Alonso
d. Trinidad Tecson

91.Which economic system is based on free enterprise?

a. Globalism
b. Mixed economies
c. Capitalism
d. Communism

92. How is the so-called colonial mentality manifested?

a. Cultural relativism
b. Cultural diversity
c. Xenocentrism
d. Ethnocentrism

93. Which is a safeguard against unfair trade practices like short-weighing?

a. Total Quality Movement
b. Consumerism
c. Consumer vigilance
d. Substandardization

94. If the seven continents were arranged from largest to smallest, in which order does Australia fall?
a. 4th
b. 5th
c. 6th
d. 7th

95. In which continent can we find stormy Cape Horn which is known as the graveyard of ships and
sailors?
a. Africa
b. Australia
c. South America
d. Asia

96. Which led to the creation of Pakistan as a nation in 1947? Religious differences between
a. Hindus and Christians
b. Christians and Muslims
c. Hindus and Buddhists
d. Hindus and Muslims

97. Which is common to Sun Yat Sen and Mahatma Gandhi?

a. Promoted a society ruled by religious leaders
b. Rejected violence as a way to political power
c. Led a successful nationalistic movement in their respective countries
d. Supported Marxist philosophy to change existing governments

98. Nebuchadnezzar was to the Babylonian Empire as Asoka was to the ______ Empire.
a. Roman
b. Gupta
c. Greek
d. Maurya

99. With the opposition of the parity rights in mind, who does NOT belong to the group?
a. Claro M. Recto
b. Jose Laurel
c. Manuel Roxas
d. Pedro Taruc

100. When the Filipino reformists asked for the assimilation of the Philippines by Spain, what did
they ask for? For the Philippines to ____
a. Become independent from Spain
b. Become a province of Spain
c. Be independent from Spain with certain conditions
d. Be represented in the Spanish Cortes