FINAL COACHING

GENERAL
INFORMATION
Presented by:
Mr. VIRGO CLEMENTE LOPEZ, BSN, RN, RPT, MAEd ©
1. WHAT HUMAN 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 the letter
C. Right to open the envelope
without permission
D. Right to private affairs
2. WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL IS IMPRISONED
WITHOUT PROPER INVESTIGATION WHAT
RIGHT IS VIOLATED?

A. Right to due process

of law
B. Right to secure persons
C. Right to process paper
D. Right to protection
3. WHAT LAW WAS PASSED BY PHILIPPINE
CONGRESS IN 1995 WHICH AFFIRMS THE TOTAL
INTEGRATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES INTO
THE MAINSTREAM OF SOCIETY?

A. Republic Act No. 7277

B. Republic Act No. 7784
C. Republic Act No. 7722
D. Republic Act No. 7776
 4. WHICH OF THE GOALS OF EFA 2015 AIMS
TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE MENTIONED
CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE?

 A. Universal completion of full cycle of basic

education schooling with satisfactory
achievement levels by all at every grade or year.
 B. Universal completion of primary education with

satisfactory achievement levels at every grade level.

 C. Universal completion of secondary education with

satisfactory achievement levels at every year level.

 D. Universal elimination of drop outs and repetition by

all at every grade or year including satisfactory

achievement levels.
 5. WHAT THE BEST INDICATOR OF “QUALITY
EDUCATION” AS INVOKED IN THE CONSTITUTION?

 A. Generation of reliable
measurements on dropout rate.
 B. Generation of reliable
measurements on cohort survival rate.
 C. Generation of reliable
measurements of
educational outcomes.
 D. Generation of reliable measurements
on participation rate.
6. AN INDIVIDUAL HAS THE RIGHT TO FILE WRIT OF
AMPARO BEFORE THE INVESTIGATION OF AN
ADMINISTRATIVE CASE FIELD AGAINST HIM/HER. WHAT
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT IS INVOKED BY THE INDIVIDUAL?

A. Right to life, liberty

and security
B. Right to due process
C. Right to be defended by a
public attorney.
D. Right to self-defense
 7. WHAT IS THE WRIT OF HABEAS DATA?

A. Right to information

privacy
B. Right to accumulate data
C. Right to transmit data
D. Right to search for private
information
 8. WHICH IS THE OVERRIDING AIM OF THE
CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE ON SOCIAL JUSTICE?

A. To bridge the gap between the

rich and the poor.
B. To protect the squatter in the
possession of the premises occupied by
him because he is poor.
C. To authorize the taking of what is
in excess of one’s personal needs and
the giving it to another.
D. To work for social equality.
9. WHICH PRINCIPLE STATES THAT NO MAN IN THIS
COUNTRY IS ABOVE THE LAW AND THAT LAW MUST BE
OBEYED BY ALL AND APPLIED TO EVERYONE – RICH OR
POOR, LOWLY OR POWERFUL- WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOR?

A. Rule of law

B. Rule of the majority’
C. Separation of church
and state
D. Social justice
10. IN CONNECTION WITH GOVERNMENT TRANSACTIONS
INVOLVING PUBLIC INTEREST, WHICH POLICY IS
ADOPTED IN THE CONSTITUTION TO ASSURE THE
PUBLIC OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY?

A. Full public disclosure

B. Balanced and healthful
ecology
C. Private enterprise and
incentives to needed investments
D. Rural development and
agrarian reform
11. FILIPINO CITIZENS HAVE THE POWER TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OR
ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT SUCH AS RIGHT
TO VOTE AND BE VOTED UPON AS AN EXERCISE OF
_____________.

A. Political rights

B .Civil rights
C. Social rights
D. Economic rights
12. CAN THE ACCUSED WAIVE HIS RIGHT TO REMAIN
SILENT AND TO HAVE COMPETENT AND INDEPENDENT
COUNSEL?

A. No, except in writing and

in the presence of counsel.
B. Yes, if there is no counsel
offering his service.
C. No, it cannot be waived.
D. Yes, if he voluntarily does so.
13. WHICH IS RIGHT VIOLATED BY
WIRETAPPING?

A. Freedom of expression

B. The right to private property
C. The right to privacy of
communication
D. The right to information on
matters of public concern
14. WHICH ACT IS A DEPRIVATION OF LIFE WITHOUT
DUE PROCESS?

A. Killing in self-defense

B. Salvaging
C. Imposition of the death
penalty
D. Death resulting from illness
15. IS LAND GRABBING AN ACT OF DEPRIVATION OF
PROPERTY WITHOUT DUE PROCESS?

A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Yes, if the land grabber
is rich.
D. No, if the land grabber is
landless.
16. CAN YOU BE ARRESTED WITHOUT A WARRANT OF
ARREST?

A. No, if you are minor.

B. No, if you are more than 60
years old.
C. Yes, if you were reported to
have committed a crime.
D. Yes, if you are in the act
of committing a crime.
17. CAN RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION BE TAUGHT
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS?

I. Yes, if given free.

II. Yes, if given outside
class hours.
III. Yes, only to those
children whose parents
give their consent in
writing.
A. I and III
B. II and III
C. I, II, and III
D. III only
18. CAN AN ACCUSED AVAIL OF FREE LEGAL
ASSISTANCE?

A. No, there is no such thing as

free lunch.
B. Yes, provided he is
classified as a poor litigant by
the court.
C. Yes, if the act committed is a
minor offense.
D. No, if the offense is grave.
19. MY RIGHT IS ANOTHER MAN’S DUTY. WHICH
ONE CORRECTLY ILLUSTRATES THIS?

A. My right to my private

property requires my neighbor’s
duty not to trespass the same.
B. I have freedom of speech but I see
to it that I speak only what is true.
C. Suffrage is both a right and a duty.
D. I exercise my right in such a way
that it does not
violate another person’s right.
 20. EVERY RIGHT HAS A BUILT-IN DUTY. WHICH
OF THE FOLLOWING ILLUSTRATES THIS CORRECTLY?

 A. I have the right to vote, and it is the duty of the

COMELEC to allow me to vote.
 B. My right to privacy requires my neighbor to respect

it.
 C. I have the right to sell you my cellphone but it is your
duty to pay for it.
 D. I have the right to drive my car but I must see

to it that I obey traffic rules.

21. CAN A PERSON BE IMPRISONED FOR DEBT?

A. No, if he can’t pay the interest

of his debt.
B. Yes, if he has no property with
which to pay his debt.
C. No.
D. Yes, if he stubbornly refuses to
pay.
22. WHAT DOES “PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE”
MEAN IN SO FAR AS HUMAN RIGHT IS CONCERNED?

A. A suspect is considered

guilty until proven otherwise.
B. A suspect has the right to re
main silent.
C. A suspect has the right to a l
egal counsel.
D. A suspect remains
innocent until proven guilty.
23. NO PERSON MAY BE ELECTED AS PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES UNLESS HE/SHE IS A
___________.

A. Natural born citizen

B. Resident of the
Philippines for at least 2
years
C. At least 21 years old
D. Professional
24. WHO DOES THE CANVASSING OF VOTES FOR
PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT IN EVERY
ELECTION?

A. Comelec and Chief

Justice
B. Senate and Congress
C. Supreme Court and
Congress
D. Joint committee of
Congress
25. ALL APPROPRIATIONS, REVENUE OF TARIFF
BILLS SHALL ORIGINATE EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE
______________.

A. Senate
B. Sangguniang
Panlalawigan
C. House of
representatives
D. Department of Budget
26. WHICH DEPARTMENT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO
MAKE LAWS AND TO ALTER THEM WHEN NEEDED?

A. Executive
B. Legislative
C. Judicial
D. Administrative
27. A BILL BECOMES A LAW EVEN IF NOT SIGNED
BY THE PRESIDENT AFTER _________ DAYS.

A. 60
B. 40
C. 20
D. 30
28. WHICH REFERS TO THE ACT OF THE
PRESIDENT TO STAY THE EXECUTION OF A
CONVICT?

A. Commutation
B. Amnesty
C. Pardon
D. Reprieve
29. WHO HAS THE POWER TO DECLARE THE
EXISTENCE OF A STATE OF WAR?

A. Chief Justice

B. President
C. Senate President
D. Congress
30. A LOSING SENATORIAL CANDIDATE MAY FILE A
PROTEST AGAINST THE WINNER. WHAT BODY WILL
ASSUME JURISDICTION OVER THE CASE?

A. Supreme Court

B. Electoral
Tribunal
C. COMELEC
D. Regional Trial
Court
31. HOW IS THE CRIME OF RAPE CLASSIFIED?

A. Heinous
B. Homicide
C. Slander
D. Malicious Mischief
32. ALL FILIPINO CITIZENS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE
AND TO BE VOTED UPON AS GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL.
WHAT IS THIS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT CALLED?

A. Passive right to vote

B. Political franchise
C. Suffrage
D. Electoral right
33. ANY INDIVIDUAL HAS THE RIGHT TO QUESTION WHY HE IS
BEING ARRESTED, AND TO SUMMON HIS ACCUSERS TO COURT
SO THAT DUE PROCESS MAY BE PERFORMED. THIS RIGHT IS
EMBODIED IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?

A. Reclusion perpetua

B. Res ipsa loquitor
C. Prison mayor
D. Habeas corpus
34. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTS THE
POLITICAL PROCESS INVOLVED IN AMENDING OR
REVISING THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION TO ADAPT
TO THE PRESENT PHILIPPINE SITUATION?

A. Constitutional
convention
B. Citizen’s assembly
C. Charter change
D. Constitutional
correction
Philippine
History
35. WHICH IS TRUE OF THE HISTORICAL
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES?

A. It has never been an

independent nation.
B. It has been an independent
nation ever since.
C. It has evolved from a colony
to a fully independent nation.
D. It has not achieved full
independence from the very
beginning.
36. WHICH PROBLEM IS COMMON FROM THE
PRESIDENCY OF MARCOS, AQUINO, RAMOS, ESTRADA,
MACAPAGAL-ARROYO AND BENIGNO AQUINO III?

A. Social injustice

B. Peace and security
C. Poor governance
D. Moral degeneration
37. BASICALLY, THE PHILIPPINE AGRARIAN
PROBLEM IS A QUESTION OF?

A. Land distribution

B. Nepotism and
corruption
C. Graft and corruption
D. Environmental
degradation
38. EVERY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE
PHILIPPINES DELIVERS SONA. WHAT DOES SONA
MEAN?

A. Speech of the Nation

Assembly
B. Speech of the Nation Address
C. State of the Nation Address
D. State of the Nation Advocacy
39. RIZAL FOUNDED THE LA LIGA FILIPINA TO
________________.

I. Unite the whole country.

II. Fight violence and
injustice
III. Revolt against the
Spaniards
A. I and II
B. II only
C. I and II
D. II and III
40. WHICH IS TRUE OF THE PHILIPPINES?

A. It was colonized by Spain,

Portugal, America, and Japan.
B. It has been part of the world’s
economy since the Spanish
colonial rule.
C. It is one of the least populated
countries in the world.
D. It has two autonomous regions
- ARMM and CAR.
 41. WHICH IS TRUE OF THE PHILIPPINES?
A. It has been colonized by two
European colonial powers.
B. It has never been united as a
nation.
C. There have been
attempts to change its
government to a parliamentary
form.
D. It is the only Christian country in
Asia.
42. AS A RESULT OF EDSA 1, THE PHILIPPINES
___________.

A. Became known worldwide

for its People Power
Revolution.
B. Changed its form of
government to parliamentary
C. Saw the impeachment of
Joseph Estrada as president
D. Intensified its participation
in international affairs.
43. WHICH IS TRUE OF FORMER CORAZON
AQUINO?

I. The first female

president of the Philippines.
II. The first female
president in Asia.
III. Described as the “icon
of democracy”.
A. I, II, and III
B. I and II
C. I and III
D. I only
44. YEARS AGO, “CHA-CHA” AND “CON ASS” WERE
POPULAR WORDS IN THE PHILIPPINES. WITH WHICH
WERE THE WORDS “CHA-CHA” AND “CON-ASS”
ASSOCIATED?
A. Imposition of martial law
B. Return to dictatorial form
of government
C. Amendment of the
present Constitution
D. Division between Senate
and House of Representatives
45. THE PHILIPPINE REVOLTS AGAINST SPAIN, THE
PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR, THE MUSLIM REBELLION,
THE NPA, THE MILF AND ABU SAYAFF MOVEMENT
POINT TO THE REALITY OF _________ IN THE
PHILIPPINES.

A. Multi-ethnicity
B. Poverty
C. Poor quality of
education
D. Insurgency
46. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS THE FIRST TO
HAPPEN?

A. Aguinaldo was captured.

B. Aguinaldo declared
Philippine independence.
C. Guerilla warfare against
the US was initiated.
D. The Philippine was
ceded to the US by
the treaty of Paris.
47. WITH WHOM IS THE “STRONG REPUBLIC”
ASSOCIATED?

A. Fidel V. Ramos

B. Joseph Estrada
C. Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo
D. Corazon Aquino
48. WHICH OF THE FOUR PILLARS OF EDUCATION FOR
THE 21ST CENTURY IS CRUCIAL IN THE LIGHT OF
CONFLICTS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE?

A. Learning to do
B. Learning to be
C. Learning to live
together
D. Learning to know
49. WHO IS THE GENERAL WHO SAID, “I SHALL
RETURN!”? A MOMENT IN HIS HONOR STANDS IN
CORREGIDOR BY THE BAY.

A. William H. Taft

B. Douglas
McArthur
C. John Dewey
D. Schurmann
50. THE PHILIPPINES OBJECTED TO THE ADVISORY
ON TRAVELS TO MINDANAO BY THE AUSTRALIAN
GOVERNMENT. WHAT SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT
DO?

A. Declare war against the

country
B. File diplomatic
protest
C. Recall all nationals
D. Arrest their nationals
51. FOREIGN INVESTORS ARE DISCOURAGED IN
DOING BUSINESS IN OUR COUNTRY. TO WHAT
CONDITION/S CAN THIS BE ATTRIBUTED?

I. Deteriorating peace

and order
II. Poor technology
III. High tariffs
IV. Poor standards
A. I and II
B. I, II and III
C. II only
D. IV only
 52. WHO IS THE PRESIDENT WHO IS KNOWN FOR
HIS “FILIPINO FIRST POLICY” AND AUSTERITY
PROGRAM?

A. Diosdado Macapagal

B. Carlos P. Garcia
C. Manuel Roxas
D. Ramon Magsaysay
53. PRE-COLONIAL TRADE IN THE PHILIPPINES WAS
PROSPEROUS. WHAT SYSTEM DID THEY USE FOR
THEIR BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS?

A. Money
B. Barter
C. Credit
D. Banking
 54. THE LATE PRESIDENT FERDINAND MARCOS
PLACED THE PHILIPPINES UNDER MARTIAL LAW
THROUGH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LAWS?

A. Article 6 section 14 of the 19

73 Constitution
B. R.A. 274
C. Proclamation 1081
D. Kautusang
Tagapagpaganap blg. 25 S.1974
55. WHAT BUILDING WAS THE ONLY ONE LEFT
INTACT AFTER THE DESTRUCTION OF
INTRAMUROS DURING THE BATTLE OF MANILA?

A. Manila Post Office

B. San Agustin
Church
C. Manila Cathedral
D. Quiapo Church
ECONOMICS,
TAXATION,
LAND REFORM
and
COOPERATIVE
56. THE WORLD OF NATIONS IS SUFFERING FROM
RECESSION AND SO NATIONS ARE EXPERIENCING
THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT _______________.
A. People are losing their jobs
B. Businesses are ranking
bigger profits
C. There is a drop in total
spending
D. Production is slowing
down
57. WHEN ONE COMPANY CONTROLS THE SUPPLY
OF SUGAR, WHICH TERM APPLIES?

A. Monopoly
B. Inflation
C. Economic stability
D. Equilibrium
58. TOMATOES ARE OFF SEASON AND SO PRICE FOR
TOMATOES IS UP. WHICH LAW/ PRINCIPLE IN
ECONOMICS EXPLAIN IT?

A. Substitution effect

B. Law of cause and
effect
C. Principle of marginal
utility
D. Law of supply and
demand
 59. WHICH EXPLAINS GNP?
A. The total value in pesos of
goods and services produced
during the year.
B. The total value in pesos of
goods produced during the year.
C. The total value in pesos of
services produced during the year.
D. The total value in pesos of goods
and services produced for 2 quarters
.
60. HOW CAN THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN
REFORM PROGRAM BRING ABOUT SOCIAL EQUITY AND
ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IN THE COUNTRY?

I. By distributing the agricultural

lands to landless farmers free of charge.
II. By transferring the ownership of
land to farmers for a value.
III. By helping the affected landowners to
use their land compensation in viable
business activities.
IV. By providing support services to
farmer-beneficiaries
A. II, III, and IV
B. I, II and IV
C. I, II, and III
D. I, III, and IV
61. WHILE THE CAPITALIST SYSTEM, “TO THE
STRONGEST GOES THE SPOIL”, WHAT HAPPENS IN
THE COOPERATIVE SYSTEM?

 A. All benefits are shared to the members pro

portionate to the shared capital.
 B. Goods are distributed among the
members but benefiting mostly the
policy-making body.
 C. Goods are distributed among the
members.
 D. Goods are distributed among the
members but elected and appointed
officials get more to compensate their service.
62. THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM AND
COOPERATIVES ARE MEANT TO ________.

A. Eradicate poverty in the

country.
B. Bridge the gap between
the rich and the poor.
C. To make all citizens equal.
D. To improve on the
country’s literacy rate.
63. WHEN PARENTS DECIDE TO SEND THEIR
CHILDREN TO A PRIVATE SCHOOL AND PAY THEIR
TUITION FEE INSTEAD OF SENDING THEM TO THE
PUBLIC SCHOOL, THEY DON’T GET THEIR SHARE IN
THE BENEFIT DERIVED FROM THE TAXES THEY PAY.
THIS IS A CASE OF ___________.

A. Social injustice

B. Double jeopardy
C. Double taxation
D. Social inequity
 64. WHICH ONE CORRECTLY APPLIES TO
PHILIPPINE FOREIGN TRADE?

A. Philippine expenditure exports

and earning from imports fluctuate.
B. The Philippines spends less on
imports that it earns from exports.
C. The Philippine expenditure on
imports is balanced with its earnings
from exports.
D. The Philippines spends more
on imports than it earns from
exports.
65. THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM IS TO
__________.

A. Ensure the cultivation of

all idle lands
B. Abolish share tendency in
favor of lease tenancy
C. Distribute arable lands to the
landless
D. Establish owner-cultivated
farms
66. WHAT IS TRUE OF PROGRESSIVE SYSTEM OF
TAXATION?

A. The rate of tax increases

as the income base or
income bracket increases.
B. The tax is equal regardless
of class and place.
C. The rate of tax decreases as
the income tax base increases.
D. The rate of tax increases as
the income tax base decreases.
67. I RENT OUT FOR P10,000 PER MONTH MY ONLY
BUILDING AND LOT TO THE JESUS IS LORD GROUP
WHICH USES IT EXCLUSIVELY FOR RELIGIOUS
PURPOSES. I AM EXEMPT FROM PAYMENT OF
______________.

A. Property tax

B. Professional tax
C. Income tax
D. Community tax
68. YOU ARE A MEMBER OF A COOPERATIVE WHICH
OPERATES TAXIS, TRICYCLES, AND BUSES. OF WHICH
TYPE OF A COOPERATIVE ARE YOU A MEMBER?

A. Service cooperative

B. Multipurpose
cooperative
C. Marketing cooperative
D. Producers cooperative
69. YOU HAVE A PROPERTY WORTH P500,000. THE
TAX IS 1% HE PAYS P5000. IF HIS PROPERTY IS
WORTH P1,000,000 HE PAYS P10,000. WHICH DOES
THIS ILLUSTRATE?

A. Progressive taxation

B. Uniformity in taxation
C. Equity in taxation
D. Equality in taxation
70. WHICH IS AN UNLAWFUL ACT OF ESCAPING
FROM PAYMENT OF TAXES?

A. Evasion
B. Avoidance
C. Exemption
D. Shifting
71. WHICH IS REQUIRED OF COOPERATIVE
MEMBERS FOR THE OPERATION OF THEIR
COOPERATIVE?

A. Share capital

B. Interest on the share
capital
C. Net surplus
D. Patronage refund
72. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF TAXATION IS TO
________.

A. Raise revenue for the

support of government
B. Reduce inequalities in
wealth and incomes
C. Fortify the government
against invaders
D. Make the country a leading
industrialized country in the
world.
 73. WHICH IS/ ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE
COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM
TO TRULY SUCCEED?

I. Granting the beneficiaries

the right to sell the piece of
land awarded to them.
II. Change of heart of the
landlords and lawmakers
III. Education of the
beneficiaries
A. II and III
B. I, II, and III
C. II only
D. I and III
 74. WHICH IS/ARE TRUE OF COOPERATIVES
AND THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN
REFORM?

I. Intended to eliminate

poverty in Philippine society
II. Meant to alleviate
poverty
III. Are programs for people
empowerment
A. II and III
B. III only
C. II only
D. I and III
75. WHICH ASSUMPTION UNDERLIES THE
COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM?

A. People are more productive

if they own what they cultivate.
B. Our country has very few landed
people and very many landless.
C. The wealth of the country is
concentrated in the lands of a few.
D. There is so much poverty in the
country because of overpopulation.
76. WHAT DOES “CAPITAL” IN ECONOMICS
REFER TO?

A. Investment and loss

computed
B. Outcome of a business
transaction
C. Money/machines invested
to transact business
D. Profit and labor spent for the
business
77. WHAT RESULTS WHEN THE GOVERNMENT
SPENDS MORE THAN WHAT IT COLLECTS IN THE
FORM OF TAXES?

A. Excessive allotment

B. Fiscal overspending
C. Fiscal deficit
D. Erroneous
appropriations
78. WHAT IS THE TYPE OF COOPERATIVE WHICH
PROMOTES THRIFT AMONG MEMBERS AND CREATES
FUNDS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO GRANT LOANS?

A. Service
B. Producers
C. Consumers
D. Credit
79. ONE OF THE MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF TAXES IS TO
FINANCE REAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES. THIS
FUNCTION CAN SIMPLY BE STATED AS TO _______________.

A. Promote development

B. Secure price stability
C. Raise revenues
D. Raise national security
80. WHICH TERM REFERS THE MEASURES
UNDERTAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT WHICH WOULD
REMOVE ANYTHING THAT HINDERS THE ENTRY OF
FOREIGN PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND CAPITAL
BETWEEN COUNTRIES?

A. Liberalization
B. Globalization
C. Privatization
D. Internationalization
81. WHAT DO WE CALL THE SUM OF MONEY
COLLECTED FOR OUR USE OF A ROAD, BRIDGE
AND HIGH-WAY?

A. Tax
B. Assessment
C. Penalty
D. Toll
82. WHICH TERM REFERS TO DUTIES PAYABLE ON
GOODS, WHETHER IMPORTED OR EXPORTED?

A. Assessment
B. Tariff
C. Subsidiary
D. Revenue
 83. WHICH TERM REFERS TO THE SOCIAL ASPECTS
OF SEX OR TO SOCIALLY DEFINED ROLES AND
EXPECTATIONS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SEX?

A. Social differentiation

B. Social class
C. Gender
D. Cultural context
84. AMONG THE DEVELOPING ASIAN NATIONS, WHICH
OF THE FOLLOWING IS WIDELY PROMOTED TO BE THE
BETTER SOLUTION TO POVERTY AND
UNEMPLOYMENT?

A. Privatization
B. Urbanization
C. Industrialization
D. Importation
85. STAGFLATION OCCURS WHEN THE ECONOMY
EXPERIENCES __________________.

A. Rising prices and rising

output
B. Rising prices and falling
output
C. Falling prices and falling
output
D. Falling prices and rising
output
 86. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING IS AN
EXAMPLE OF A TRANSFER PAYMENT?

A. Profit
B. Rent
C. Unemployment
D. Government purchases
87. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING BEST
DESCRIBES A RECESSION?

A. A fall in real GNP over

two consecutive time periods.
B. An increase in real GNP
from one period to the next.
C. Nominal GNP declines from
one period to the next.
D. No change in real GNP from
one period to the next.
88. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT IS THE SUM OF THE
MARKET VALUE OF THE ____________.

A. Intermediate goods

B. Final goods and
services
C. Manufactured goods
D. Inferior goods and
services
 89. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS
TRUE ABOUT A MARKET ECONOMY?

 A. With a large enough computer, central

planners could guide production more efficient
ly than markets.
 B. Market participants act as if guided
by an invisible hand to produce outcomes
that maximize social welfare.
 C. The strength of a market system is that it
tends to distribute resources evenly across
consumers.
 D. Taxes help prices communicate costs and
benefits to producers and consumers.
90. IN A FREE-MARKET ECONOMY THE ALLOCATION
OF RESOURCES IS DETERMINED BY ____________.

A. Votes taken by consumers

B. Central planning
authority
C. Consumer preferences
D. The level of profits of
firms
91. TRADE-OFFS IS REQUIRED BECAUSE
WANTS ARE UNLIMITED AND RESOURCES ARE
__________.

A. Economical
B. Unlimited
C. Scarce
D. Marginal
92. RAISING TAXES AND INCREASING WELFARE
PAYMENTS ______________________.

A. Reduce market power

B. Prove that there is such
a thing as a free lunch
C. Improve efficiency at the
expense of equity
D. Improve equity at the
expense of efficiency
93. THE BURDEN OF A TAX FALLS MORE HEAVILY ON
THE SELLERS IN A MARKET WHEN ______________.

A. Both supply and demand

are elastic
B. Both supply and demand
are inelastic
C. Demand is inelastic and
supply is elastic
D. Demand is elastic and
supply is inelastic
Society
and
Culture
 94. WHICH SITUATION IS THE BEST EXAMPLE
OF A CULTURE SHOCK?

 A. A native from New Zealand is so

afraid of the big crowd in malls and along the
roads during rush hours that he remarked “so
many people!”
 B. The Hippies’ rejected “The
Establishment” in the 1960s and sported long hair.
 C. The Canadians use forks while the
Filipinos use spoon and fork and sometimes their
hands on eating.
 D. The Aetas don’t like sardines but like sweet
potatoes.
95. UNDER WHICH GROUP DO THE SUNDAY
CHURCHGOERS IN A CATHEDRAL FALL?

A. Secondary group

B. Primary group
C. Tertiary group
D. Elementary group
96. WHICH DOES ONE PORTRAY WHEN HE THINKS
THAT WHAT IS FOREIGN IS BEST AND THAT WHAT IS
LOCAL IS INFERIOR?

A. Xenocentrism
B. Relativism
C. Ethnocentrism
D. Favoritism
97. YOU WILL BE IN GOOD HANDS WHEN YOUR
HOST IS A FILIPINO BECAUSE ONE OUTSTANDING
TRAIT OF FILIPINOS IS _________________.

A. Hospitality
B. Thrift
C. Industry
D. Cleanliness
98. THE PHILIPPINES IS DOMINANTLY A CHRISTIAN
COUNTRY IN THE ORIENT, YET ACCORDING TO
SURVEY IT IS ON THE TOP 5 AS THE MOST CORRUPT
NATION IN ASIA. WHAT DOES THIS POINT TO IN
PHILIPPINE SOCIETY?
A. Lack of cultural
integration
B. Presence of cultural
differences
C. Prevalence of
ethnocentrism
D. Prevalence of
xenocentrism
99. YOU HAVE TO TAKE EXTRA CARE WHEN YOU CRITIQUE
THE WORK OF A FILIPINO. YOUR NEGATIVE COMMENT
MAY BE MISTAKEN TO BE AN ATTACK AGAINST HIS/HER
PERSON. UPON WHICH FILIPINO TRAIT IS THIS ADVICE
BASED?

A. Extreme personalism

B. Adaptability
C. “Sakop” mentality
D. “Bayanihan” spirit
 100. THE EXPRESSION PROMDI CONNOTES?

A. Ethnocentrism
B. Tenocentrism
C. Favoritism
D. Racial discrimination