ROMAN C.

VILLALON MEMORIAL
COLLEGES FOUNDATION, INC.
East Kibawe, Kibawe, Bukidnon

LET ENHANCEMENT- GENERAL EDUCATION

SOCIAL SCIENCE EXAM

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of your answer.

1. The agreement forged in Bohol between Legaspi and Sikatuna is:
a. Blood compact c. The Bohol Compact
b. Code of Kalintiao d. The Treaty of Tordesillas
2. “No two individuals are the same,” is exemplified by the principle of:
a. Individual Diversity c. Response Uniqueness
b. Individual differences d. Response differentiation
3. Jose Rizal’s novel which revealed the abuses of the Spanish government in the
Philippines and the sufferings of the Filipino was
a. Noli Me Tangere c. La Independencia
b. El Filibusterismo d. Sa Aking mga Kababata
4. Demonstration tenancy and bravery, how did Andres Bonifacio fight for freedom?
a. Supremacy c. peaceful protests
b. Armed struggle d. Diplomatic negotiations
5. Who studied extensively the human side of enterprise?
a. Watson c. Maslow
b. Darwin d. Aristotle
6. What is the oldest religion in Asia?
a. Islam c. Hinduism
b. Taosm d. Buddhism
7. The famous painter who depicts rural life and settings is:
a. Picasso c. Da Vinci
b. Consunji d. Armorsolo
8. Who proposed the experimental theatre in the Philippines?
a. Lizaco c. Tinio
b. Nakpil d. Montano
9. Filipino pianist who is internationally renowned:
a. Ingrid Sta. Maria c. Cecil Licad
b. Jose Mari Chan d. Lea Salonga
10. What do you call the Community tax that is applicable for all?
a. Adult citizen c. Universal Tax
b. Senior citizen d. Municipal Tax
11. What Cooperative serves loans to members?
a. Bank c. Service
b. Credit d. Consumer
12. While credit cards can boost consumer buying, what is the danger to
consumers?
a. Identity theft and fraud c. Proliferation of plastic money
b. Debt with high interest payments d. Impulse buying and
 overspending
13. The philosophy that comprises the statement of Chinese values during Han
Dynasty
a. Mohism Philosophy c. Confucian Philosophy
b. Daoism Philosophy d. Lao Tzan Philosophy
14. Search engine available in computers:
a. Bing c. Yahoo
b. Google d. Wikipedia
15. Which of the statements is TRUE of Mindanao?
a. It is the biggest island in the country
b. It is the third biggest island in the country
c. It is the second biggest island in the country
d. It is the most progressive island in the country.
16. What is the primary governing law on agrarian reform at present?
a. Agricultural tenancy Act
b. Comprehensive Agrarian Reform law
c. Philippine Agricultural Land Reform Code
d. Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA)
17. Which among the following are examples of material culture?
a. Mores c. Clothing
b. Norms d. Tradition
18. Who is the capitalist thinker who said that “the combination of self-interest,
private property, and competition among sellers in the markets will lead
producers as by an invisible hand to an end that they did not intend, namely, the
well-being of society?”
a. Karl Marx c. Thomas Malthus
b. Adam Smith d. John Maynard Keynes
19. The Philippines is a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation
(ASEAN).
Which are the other members?
a. Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, India
b. Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Korea
c. Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
d. Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia
20. Which is South Asia’s largest country?
a. China c. India
b. Pakistan d. Bangladesh
21. When you judge by results, regardless of your relation to the people involved,
which Filipino trait do you counteract?
a. Personalism c. Crab mentality
b. Ningas kugon d. Supernaturalism

22. What powers were common to the datu of the pre-spaniards period and the
governor-general of the Spanish colonial era?
a. Executive, Judicial, Military c. Executive, Judicial, Communism
b. Executive, Legislative, Judicial d. Executive, Legislative, Taxation
23. Under whose leadership was Philippine independence proclaimed on June 12,
1898?
a. Antonio Luna c. Emilio Aguinaldo
b. Emilio Jacinto d. Andres Bonifacio
24. What do you call the family into which one is born?
a. nuclear family c. extended family
b. Origin family d. orphan family
25. Which is the Mindanao province that is known as the first seat of Islam in the
Philippines?
a. Basilan c. Sulu
b. Maguindanao d. Tawi-Tawi
26. On what ground was the election of Andres Bonifacio as director of the interior
protested?
a. Residence c. Lack of popular support
b. Lack of qualification d. Lack of military experience
27. Most of the parents in your school are farmers. For agricultural supplies, they are
provided by a cooperative which sells their farm produce at the same time. Of
which type of a cooperative are they members?
a. Service cooperative c. Savings and Credit Cooperative
b. Producers cooperative d. Agricultural Marketing Cooperative
28. Which is given the sole power to declare existence of a state of war?
a. President c. Supreme Court
b. Congress d. House of Representative
29. Among landmarks with historical significance in East Visayas is:
a. Taal Volcano c. Banaue Rice Terraces
b. Santo Nino Shrine d. MacArthur Landing Memorial
30. What do we call those people who are for the revival of the classics in social
trends?
a. Reformists B. humanists
b. Modernists d. Traditionalists
31. Who was known as Virgin Queen who gave England’s most prosperous years in
wealth and culture?
a. Queen Mary I c. Queen Elizabeth I
b. Queen Victoria d. Queen Elizabeth II
32. Where did the Spaniards establish their first permanent settlement?
a. Cebu c. Vigan
b. Iloilo d. Ilocos
33. The greatest legacy of the Americans to the Filipinos is education while to the
Spaniards is:
a. Christianity c. Culture
b. Language d. Armor

34. Which Executive Order institutionalizes the Philippine Qualification framework?

a. Executive Order No. 42 c. Executive Order No. 83
b. Executive Order No. 358 d. Executive Order No. 330
35. Which is considered the most active volcano in the Philippines because it
erupted many times since 1915?
a. Mayon Volcano c. Taal Volcano
b. Mount Pinatubo d. Mount Bulusan
36. This replaced the tribute as a form of taxation in the Hispanic Philippine colony in
1884:
a. Sanctorum c. Cedula personal
b. Encomienda d. Repartimiento
37. It is a kind of mentality that makes Filipino think that imported products are
superior to Filipino products which does not help the country’s economy at all.
a. Colonial mentality c. Spendthrift habits
b. Inferiority mentality d. Consumer mentality
38. It is an autonomy granted to Filipinos during the Philippine Commonwealth:
a. Treaty of Manila c. Full independence
b. Partial independence d. Tydings-McDuffie Act
39. When Christopher Columbus arrived in this place in 1492, he thought he had
reached India. He therefore called the people he found there Indians.
a. America c. Cape of Good Hope
b. Bahamas d. Puerto Rico
40. What is the smallest ocean in the world?
a. Atlantic c. Arctic
b. Indian d. Southern
41. Among great navigators of the world, He first completed the circumnavigation of
the earth. Who is he?
a. James Cook c. Sebastian el Cano
b. Vasco da Gama d. Christopher Columbus
42. From Sung Dynasty sources in 982 A.D. how did early Chinese traders and
geographers call our islands?
a. Malilu c. Ma-yi
b. Suvarnadvipa d. Malaya
43. Where was the starting point of western civilization?
a. Mesopotamia c. Egypt
b. Athens, Greece d. Jerusalem, Israel
44. What form of government did we have when President Aguinaldo proclaimed the
Philippine Independence on June 12, 1898?
a. Revolutionary c. Presidential
b. Parliamentary d. Federal
45. The culture of the Ilocanos can easily be felt through their ants dance known as:
a. Balitaw c. Kinnotan
b. Pandanggo sa Ilaw d. Tinikling

46. It refers to the full and fair equivalent of the property taken from its owner by the
expropriator and the gauge for computation is not the taker’s gain but the owner’s
loss. In order for the payment to be “just,” it must be real, substantial, full, and
ample; made within a reasonable time from the taking of the property.
 a. Indemnity c. Just Compensation
b. Reimbursement d. Eminent Domain
47. In Northeast Luzon, the longest river in the country originates from the mountain
of Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya and drains the whole Cagayan Valley existing
through the town of Aparri and Cagayan. What is the name of this river?
a. Abra River c. Rio Grande de Cagayan
b. Chico River d. Cagayan River
48. When a combination of independent business organizations forms to regulate
production pricing and marketing of goods by the members, which term applies?
a. Cartel c. Monopoly
b. Oligopoly d. Trust
49. What right and duty do Filipinos exercise when they participate in ratifying a
proposed constitution?
a. Habeas Corpus c. Suffrage
b. Judicial Review d. Legislative Powers
50. The process by which a person learns the requirements of the culture by which
he or she is surrounded, and acquired values and behaviors that are appropriate
or necessary in that culture is called:
a. Enculturation c. Acculturation
b. Assimilation d. disculturation