Philippine Government Mock Exam Questions
Philippine Government Mock Exam Questions
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of 3.How many Senators are there in the Senate?
a. President
b. Congress 4.Which of the following bills do not originate from the
16.Who may be appointed as member of the Cabinet 18.The right of private individuals to secure for
without needing confirmation from the Commission themselves the enjoyment of their means of
on Appointments? happiness such as the right to a name, the right to
a. Senate President form a family, and the right to security of personal
b. Any Senator papers and effects are called ___________.
c. Vice-President a. Economic and Social rights
b. Cultural Rights e. all of the above
c. Civil Rights
d. Inherent rights 21.The Lower Chamber of the Congress of the
e. Political rights Philippines is known by what name?
a. Senate
19.What is regarded by the State as a "primary social b. Congressional Lower Chamber
economic force?" c. National Assembly
a. education d. House of Representatives
b. trade e. Congressman
c. labor
d. commerce 22. The Constitution defines the following as citizens
e. none of the above of the Philippines except:
a. those who are citizens of the Philippines at the
20.According to Article III, Section 15 of the time of the adoption of this Constitution or
Constitution, the writ of habeas corpus may be those whose fathers or mothers are citizens of
suspended in times of rebellion or what? the Philippines
a. martial law b. those who are naturalized in accordance with
b. war law
c. terrorism
d. invasion
c. those who were born outside the national a. President
territory of the Philippines but whose parents b. Church
were born as Filipino citizens c. Barangay
d. those born before January 17, 1973, of Filipino d. Politics
mothers, who elect Philippine citizenship upon e. Military from police
reaching the age of majority
e. none of the above 25. In Section II of the Declaration of Principles, the
Philippines renounces _________________ as an
23.The State recognizes the vital role of the instrument of national policy.
______________ in nation building and shall promote a. Lawlessness
and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, b. Com-communism
intellectual and social well-being c. Extra-territoriality
a. Youth d. War
b. Family e. Peace
c. Government
d. Women 26.What is the title of Article I of the 1986
e. Nation Constitution?
a. Transitory provisions
24. Article II, Section 6 states that separation of b. National territory
___________ and State shall be inviolable. c. Preamble
d. Bill of rights 29.What are the four elements of state?
e. Filipino citizen a. People, territory, sovereignty, government
b. People, constitution, territory, government
27.The state shall develop a self-reliant and c. Government, law, peace, territory
independent national economy effectively controlled d. Constitution, people, land, independence
by whom? e. None of the above
a. Filipinos
b. Natural-born citizens 30.The 1987 Philippine Constitution is the current
c. The government constitution being applied today which was made by
d. Their executive branch the Constitutional Commission. Who is the head of
e. State the Constitutional Commission?
a. Renato Corona
28.The constitution provides what special election b. Cecilia Muñ oz Palma
exercise for qualified Filipinos abroad? c. Felipe Calderon
a. Absentee voting d. Isabelo Artacho
b. Waiving the residency rule e. None of the above
c. Candidacy for offices below the Senatorial
level 31. Which is the largest island in the Philippines?
d. On-line registration a. Mindanao
e. Privilege b. Panay
c. Luzon a. Allows absolute freedom
d. Palawan b. Provides opportunities to earn money
c. Guarantees citizens right to decent living
32. Of the more than 1,700 islands of the Philippines d. Ensures growth development
archipelago, how many are inhabited?
a. About 2,000 35. Which is the tallest building in the world?
b. 3,000 a. Buri Khalifa in Dubai
c. More than 1,000 b. Empire State Building in New York
d. Between 1,000 to 1,500 c. Taipei 101 in Taiwan
d. Petronas Tower in Kuala Lumpur
33. Which islands have been the subject of dispute
between the People’s Republic of China, 36. Which statements is true regarding the pre-
Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam? spanish Filipino government?
a. Mindanao Coron Islands a. The datus exercised all powers of the
b. Tawi-tawi Islands government
c. Babuyan Islands b. It was a centralized form of government
d. Spratly Islands c. Laws were created by an elected lawmaking
body
34. Which of the following is a concern of a just and d. There was check and balance in government
responsible government?
37. Farmers complain about their crops getting a. Plastic in non-biodegradable and adds to the
rotten easily during rainy season. What problem of solid garbage disposal
government project answers this situation? b. People must be taught to recycle plastic
a. Conducting seminar with farmers materials
b. Ask middlemen to interfere c. Filipinos must be taught to patronize their
c. Constructing farm to market roads products
d. Putting up cooperatives d. Government must work for the convenience
of the people they serve
38. What strategy can be used by the government to
apply openness and diplomacy in order to 40. Which is a proof that Philippine Laws have given
win insurgents back to society? women equality with men in terms of
a. Peace talks rights?
b. Cultural reform a. The husband’s prerogative to choose the
c. Counter revolution family residence is now a joint decision with his
d. Ideological education wife in consultation with their children
b. The husband prerogative to choose the family
39. For which main reason does some cities in the residence is now a matter for both husband and
Philippines have an ordinance that prohibits wife to decide,
the use of plastic bags in shopping areas?
c. The wife’s prerogative to choose the family
residence is a joint decision with her husband in
consultation with their children 43. What law orders the use of an alternative fuel,
d. The husband prerogative to choose the family such as the blending coco methyl ester (CME)
residence is now transferred to wife. in diesel and in gasoline?
a. Biofuel Act of 2006
41. Cockfighting as a Filipino sport is an influence of b. Fuel Development Act
which country? c. Alternative Oil Law
a. Spain d. Clean Air Act
b. Japan
c. America 44. What is the name for the estimated measurement
d. China of the ground motion that occurs during
an earthquake?
42. How can ancestral land of cultural communities a. Richter scale
be protected from encroachment by land b. Reachter scale
prospectors? c. Crichter scale
a. Declaring ancestral domains d. Homerian scale
b. Strengthening forest police
c. Land zoning 45. What is the environmental law which requires
d. Heavier legal sanctions for land grabbing industries to install anti-pollution devices and
bans the use of incinerators? waste management and resource conservation
a. Anti-pollution act techniques
b. Environmental Security Act II. More effective institutional arrangement and
c. Clean Air Act indigenous and improved
d. Greenpeace Act methods of waste reduction, collection, separation
and recovery;
46. Warmer temperature can cause __________ III. Retain primary enforcement and responsibility of
I. Intense drought in some regions solid waste management
II. Destabilization of ecosystems with local government units
III. Decline of some plan and animal species IV. Strength the integration of ecological solid waste
a. I-II-III management and resource
b. II-III conservation and recovery topics into the academic
c. I-II curricula of formal and
d. I-III non-formal education in order to promote
environmental awareness and
47. Which is/are mandated by RA9003, Ecological Solid action among the citizenry.
Waste Management Act? a. I, II, III and IV
I. Promote national research and development b. I, III and IV
programs for improved solid c. I, II, and III
d. II, III and IV
b. They are better for growing crops.
48. Among programs of the government, which is c. They often comprise more than one type of
seen by many economists as uncertain rather habitat.
than a time-tested approach to economic d. They get more sunlight.
development?
a. Technological advancement 51. Why is genetic diversity important?
b. Technical-vocational training a. Allows for species to adapt to and thrive in
c. Population control different environments.
d. Industrial zone development b. Global warming threatens monocultures.
c. It enables species to create their own habitat.
49. What is the minimum level in which the family or d. It's not important.
household is able to sustain its basic/essential needs?
a. Culture of poverty 52. A country with many different types of habitat is
b. Poverty level said to have a high degree of what?
c. Relative poverty a. Biodiversity
d. Absolute poverty b. Genetic diversity
c. Species richness
50. Why do regions of high geographic relief often d. Habitat diversity
also have higher biodiversity than flat areas?
a. There are more places to hide.
53. If you were to measure the degree of difference c. Global Warming
between all of the squirrels that share a species in a d. Greenhouse Effect
town, what would you be measuring?
a. Habitat diversity 56. “Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection
b. Genetic diversity Act” is also known as...
c. Biodiversity a. Republic Act No. 9147
d. Species richness b. Republic Act No. 9729
c. Republic Act No. 7611
54. If you were to take a count of the diversity of d. Republic Act No. 9003
species in your town, what would you be
measuring? 57. Republic Act No. 7942 is also known as...
a. Genetic diversity a. Philippine Mining Act of 1995
b. Habitat diversity b. Wildlife Resources Conservation and
c. Biodiversity Protection Act
d. Species richness c. Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004
d. Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of
55. greenhouse gases and is re-radiated in all 2000
directions. e. Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999
a. Ozone Layer
b. Solar Radiation
58. Which of the following statements best describes d. Train individuals to earn extra income
the Philippines? through recycling.
a. It is composed of 7,107 islands.
b. It is an archipelago with 7,641 islands off the 60. You have observed that some residents in your
coast of Vietnam. community throw their garbage in the estero nearby.
c. It is an island country located in Southwestern What can be your best action on this?
Asia. a. Record it and post on social media to shame
d. Its terrains are composed mostly of them.
rainforests. b. Report to the barangay and ask the barangay
captain to do something.
59. Which of the following is a priority project of the c. Post a no throwing of garbage in the estero.
Department of Environment and Natural d. Never mind at all. You are too young to do
Resources (DENR) for solid waste management? anything about it.
a. Tree planting as part of mandatory activities
for government officials. 61. What project of the DENR that includes the
b. Close dumpsites and put up material protection of industrial pollution of our
recovery facilities. environment?
c. Reconstruct government penalties for illegal a. Bantay Kalikasan
logging. b. Bantay Ilog
c. Ecological Watch
d. Solid Waste Management d. Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004
62. Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas? 65. Marine Pollution Decree of 1976 is also known as...
a. Carbon dioxide a. Presidential Decree No. 1151
b. Water vapor b. Presidential Decree No. 1586
c. Methane c. Presidential Decree No. 856
d. Oxygen d. Presidential Decree No. 979
63. Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and 66. Water Code of the Philippines is also known as...
Management Act of 2010 is also known as.... a. Presidential Decree No. 1151
a. Republic Act No. 10121 b. Presidential Decree No. 1586
b. Republic Act No. 9729 c. Presidential Decree No. 856
c. Republic Act No. 7611 d. Presidential Decree No. 1067
d. Republic Act No. 9003
67. Republic Act No. 6969 is also known as....
64. Presidential Decree No. 856 is also known as.... a. Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004
a. Philippine Sanitation Code b. Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of
b. Marine Pollution Decree of 1976 2000
c. Water Code of the Philippines c. Water Code of the Philippines
d. Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear c. Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999
Wastes Control Act of 1990 d. Water Code of the Philippines
e. Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear
68. Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 is also known as... Wastes Control Act of 1990
a. Republic Act No. 10121
b. Republic Act No. 9729 71. This policy established as the framework for all
c. Republic Act No. 8749 environmental impact assessment activities
d. Republic Act No. 9003 nationwide. All projects that can potentially cause
any form of significant impact to the environment
69. Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 is are regarded as environmentally critical and are
also known as... therefore required to secure an Environmental
a. Republic Act No. 10121 Compliance Certificate (ECC).
b. Republic Act No. 9729 a. Philippine Environmental Policy
c. Republic Act No. 7611 b. Philippine Environmental Impact Statement
d. Republic Act No. 9003 System
c. Strategic Environmental Plan for Palawan Act
70. Republic Act No. 9275 is also known as.... of 1992
a. Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004 d. Climate Change Act of 2009
b. Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of
2000
72. Trees are considered ________________ resources c. Solar
because they will eventually regrow, given enough d. Coal-burning
time. e. Geothermal
a. Renewable
b. Nonrenewable 75. Which of the following is least likely to be an effect
c. Inexhaustible of global warming?
d. Recyclable a. Increased frequency of hurricanes
b. Loss of fertile delta regions for agriculture
73. Which of the following is an example of an c. Decreased rate of photosynthesis in
inexhaustible resource? vegetation
a. Sunlight d. Change in global patterns of precipitation
b. Coal
c. Iron Ore 76. There are Filipinas who are legally or illegally sent
d. Trees to other countries as mail order brides and end up
suffering from violence and hardship in the hands of
74. Which type of electricity-generating power plant their grooms. What social problem or concern can
releases radioactive as well as toxic materials such as you conclude from this scenario?
lead and arsenic under normal operating conditions? a. Terrorism
a. Nuclear b. Money laundering
b. Hydroelectric c. Human trafficking
d. Piracy c. True when person is threatened
d. False when person is threatened
77. Which is unlawful act of escaping from payment of
taxes? 80. This is a legal document that commands a person
a. Tax exemption or entity to testify as a witness at a specified time and
b. Tax evasion place (at a deposition, trial, or other hearing), and/or
c. Tax avoidance to produce documents or other tangible objects in a
d. Tax shifting legal proceeding.
a. Summon
78. What is the best economic indication of the level b. Court Order
of development of every country in the world? c. Subpoena
a. High are mostly professionals d. Call to Court
b. High literacy rate
c. Gross National Product (GNP) 81. Our Constitution provides that no person shall be
d. Industrialization compelled to be a witness against oneself. This is
called:
79. Right of association includes the right not to be a. Exclusionary rule
compelled to join an association. b. The right against self-incrimination
a. Always False c. The right to suffrage
b. True d. Freedom of expression
people to engage in illegal action or become disloyal
82. This refers to the right of the people/citizens to to the State even if danger is quite remote.
congregate peacefully in a public meeting to discuss a. Dangerous Tendency Rule
issues and matters of interest to them. b. Clear and Present Danger Rule
a. Right of Petition c. Divisibility Rule
b. Right of Assembly d. Break-even Rule
c. Right of Inclusion
d. Right of Dispersion 85. The Republic Act No. 11313 or The Safe Spaces Act
which covers all forms of gender-based sexual
83. The minimum age of sexual consent was raised harassment (GBSH) committed in public spaces,
from 12 years old to _____ years old to afford children educational or training institutions, workplace and
better access to justice online space is also known as:
a. 18 a. Bawal Bastos Law
b. 15 b. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program
c. 16 c. Magna Carta Law for Women
d. 21 d. Bayanihan to Recover as One Act
84. This is a limitation of freedom of speech in which 86. Which is not a characteristic of human rights?
the state can punish anyone for speech encouraging a. Human rights are inalienable
b. Human rights are indivisible
c. Human rights are transferable d. Lighten the degree of punishment on the
d. Human rights are inherent to each individual accused if proven guilty
87. Which of the following rights ensure the well- 89. When slavery is practiced, slaves still have rights
being of the individual and foster the preservation, even though these rights are being violated. This is
enrichment, and dynamic evolution of national the characteristic of rights being.
culture based on the principle of unity in diversity in a. Universal
climate of free artistic and intellectual expression? b. Indivisible
a. Cultural Rights c. Inherent to every individual
b. Civil Rights d. Inalienable
c. Constitutional Rights
d. Human Rights 90. These guarantee the protection of an individual
against actions that may deprive or interfere with the
88. The intention of the law is presuming the fundamental freedoms of human dignity.
innocence of an accused in a criminal prosecution is a. Civil Rights
to ______. b. Freedom of Speech
a. Favor the accused c. Human Rights
b. Prevent the conviction of an innocent person d. Moral Fortitude
c. Wrongfully accuse an individual
91. Peace and security shall be achieved in support to a. Violation of domicile
national development and the government shall exert b. Trespassing
all efforts to win ____________ and ensure national c. Human rights
security. d. Civil rights
a. Peace
b. War 94. __________ are the foundation of freedom, justice
c. Treaty and peace.
d. Human rights a. Bill of rights
b. Cultural rights
92. It is a pact between or among two or more states c. Human rights
intended to crate a binding of rights and obligations d. Civil rights
upon the parties.
a. Peace 95. States that “no person shall be deprived of life,
b. War liberty, or property without due process of law, nor
c. Treaty any person be denied the equal protection of the
d. Human rights laws.”
a. Bill of rights
93. Anytime a private individual enters an abode b. Cultural rights
against the will of the owner and without proper c. Human rights
court. d. Civil rights
96. Rights guaranteed under the fundamental charter
of the country. 99. Rights enjoyed by an individual by virtue of his
a. Natural rights citizenship in a community.
b. Constitutional rights a. Natural rights
c. Statutory rights b. Constitutional rights
d. Civil rights c. Statutory rights
d. Civil rights
97. Rights provided by law-making body of the
country 100. Rights to ensure the well-being of the individual
a. Natural rights and foster the preservation, enrichment, and
b. Constitutional rights dynamic evolution of national culture based on the
c. Statutory rights principle of unity in diversity in climate of free
d. Civil rights artistic and intellectual expression.
a. Economic rights
98. Rights inherent to man and given to him by God as b. Political rights
a human being c. Cultural rights
a. Natural rights d. Civil rights
b. Constitutional rights
c. Statutory rights 101. Rights enjoyed by an individual as a consequence
d. Civil rights of being a member of a political body.
a. Economic rights 104. No person shall be deprived of his life, liberty or
b. Political rights property unless due process is observed.
c. Cultural rights a. Equal protection of law
d. Civil rights b. Rights against unreasonable searches and
seizures
102. Freedom of speech, Right to Information, Right c. Due process
to a name and Right to form a family is a kind of? d. Rights to privacy of communication and
a. Economic rights correspondence
b. Political rights
c. Cultural rights 105. Equality in the enjoyment of similar rights and
d. Civil rights privileges granted by the law. Prohibits
discrimination of persons based on ethnicity, race,
103. Rights to property whether personal, real or religion or belief, political inclination, social class,
intellectual. sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity,
a. Economic rights gender expression, civil status, medical condition
b. Political rights and the like.
c. Cultural rights a. Equal protection of law
d. Civil rights b. Rights against unreasonable searches and
seizures
c. Due process
d. Rights to privacy of communication and b. Rights against unreasonable searches and
correspondence seizures
c. Due process
106. The right of the people to be secure in their d. Rights to privacy of communication and
persons, houses, papers, and effects against correspondence
unreasonable searches and seizures of whatever
nature and for any purpose shall be inviolable. 108. Protects your right to hold your own opinions
a. Equal protection of law and to express them freely without government
b. Rights against unreasonable searches and interference. Also protects your freedom to receive
seizures information from other people by, for example, being
c. Due process part of an audience or reading a magazine
d. Rights to privacy of communication and a. Equal protection of law
correspondence b. Bill of rights
c. Freedom of speech
107. allows persons to correspond and communicate d. Rights to privacy of communication and
with each other without the State having a right to correspondence
pry into Such correspondence and communication
except upon lawful order of the court or in instances 109. The state can punish anyone for speech
of public safety and/or order. encouraging people to engage in illegal action or
a. Equal protection of law
become disloyal to the State even if danger is quite
remote.
a. Right of petition
b. Right of assembly
c. Clear and present danger rule
d. Dangerous tendency rule