Social Science

1. The first woman to top the Philippine BAR Examination.

a. Josefa Diokno
b. Tecla San Andres Ziga
c. Tina Munoz Palma
d. Geronima Pecson
2. Who was the first Filipino president (1915-1920) of the University of the
Philippines?
a. Jesus Calderon
b. Jose Avelino
c. Jose Palma
d. Ignacio Villamor
3. What is a firm?
a. A president, some vice presidents, and some employees
b. Any organization that wants to make a profit.
c. Any accumulation of productive assets.
d. Any organization that turns inputs into outputs
4. What was the name of Diego Silangs wife, who continued the revolt against the
Spaniards in the Ilocos region after Diegos death?
a. Luciana
b. Geronima
c. Gabriela
d. Manuela
5. Arranged according to its establishment during the American Regime:
1. The Commonwealth Government
2. The Military Government
3. The Civil Government
a.
b.
c.
d.

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6. We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to
build a just and humane society and establish a government that shall embody our
ideals and aspirations, promote our common good, conserve and develop our
patrimony, and secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of independence
and democracy under the rule of law and the regime of truth, justice, freedom,
equality and peace, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.
What
a.
b.
c.

part of Constitution is this?

General Provision
Amendments
Preamble

d. National Patrimony
7. Who was the last Sultan of Sulu?
a. Tarhata Kiram
b. Haji Butu
c. Jamalul Kiram II
d. Abu Bakr
8. Who is the Filipino historian who claimed that there was no Philippine history
before the execution of the three nationalists priests?
a. Gregorio Zaide
b. Teodoro Agoncillo
c. Onofre Corpuz
d. Fidel Villaruel, OP
9. In a competitive market, efficient allocation of resources is characterized by
________.
a. a price greater than the marginal cost of production.
b. the possibility of further mutually beneficial transactions.
c. the largest possible sum of consumer and producer surplus.
d. a value of consumer surplus equal to that of producer surplus.
10. If more and more labor is employed while keeping all other inputs constant, the
marginal physical productivity of labor _____.
a. will eventually increase.
b. will eventually decrease.
c. will eventually remain constant.
d. cannot tell from the information provided.
11. Under the Spanish colonial government, who directly governed the Philippines?
a. The Governor-General
b. The Viceroy of Mexico
c. The Royal Audiencia
d. The King of Spain
12. There were four social classes of people in the pre-colonial barangays. They
were the nobles, freemen, serfs, and the slaves.
a. Only the first statement is true and correct.
b. Only the second statement is true and correct.
c. Both statements are true and correct.
d. Both statements are untrue and incorrect.
13. What kind of government was installed under the 1973 Constitution under the
Marcos regime?
a. Modified Presidential system
b. Modified Parliamentary system
c. Military system
d. Bicameral system

14. After the death of her husband Andres Bonifacio, Gregoria de Jesus was later
married to whom?
a. Felipe Calderon
b. Julio Nakpil
c. Jose Calugas
d. Franciso Trinidad
15. What was the civil government established during the Japanese occupation of
the Philippines?
a. The Japanese Imperial Government
b. The Philippine Republic
c. The Puppet Government of Japan
d. The Philippine Executive Commission
16. The problem of scarcity _____.
a. arises only in poor countries.
b. exists because the price of goods is too high.
c. exists because of limited resources.
d. will eventually be solve by better planning.
17. It refers to the agency through which the will of the state is formulated,
expressed and carried out.
a. Government
b. Sovereignty
c. Constitution
d. Laws
18. Requisites of a good written constitution.
a. Brief
b. Broad
c. Definite
d. All of the given options
19. He was also known as Hermano Pule.
a. Pedro Feced
b. Aurelio Tolentino
c. Apolinario de la Cruz
d. Juan Arellano
20. In the opening of the free trade, if world prices of a good are less than domestic
prices of that same good, _________.
a. domestic consumers will experience a loss of surplus.
b. domestic prices will drop to the world price level.
c. all domestic producers of that good will try to find another market because
they cant compete with foreign producers.
d. domestic producers will increase the quantity supplied in order to crowd out
the foreign produced goods.
21. Who was called The First Filipino Diplomat ?
a. Felipe Agoncillo

b. Robert Cortez
c. Felipe Calderon
d. Miguel Cuaderno
22. A de facto government acquires a de jure status when it gains wide acceptance
from the people and recognition from the community of nations.
a. The statement is true and valid.
b. The statement is an assumption.
c. The statement is a fallacy.
d. The statement is doubtful.
23. What are the four elements of state?
a. people, territory, sovereignty, government
b. people, constitution, territory, government
c. government, law, peace, territory
d. constitution, people, land, independence
24. Which countries pursue sovereignty claims to the Spratly Islands as a whole and
not to specific parts alone?
a. Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia
b. China, Vietnam, Taiwan
c. Philippines, Vietnam, China
d. Taiwan, Malaysia, China
25. Who is considered the founder of Philippine socialism?
a. Isabelo de los Reyes
b. Andres Bonifacio
c. Emilio Jacinto
d. Apolinario Mabini
26. Who wrote the Kartilla, considered the bible of the Katipunan movement?
a. Apolinario Mabini
b. Emilio Jacinto
c. Andres Bonifacio
d. Valentin Diaz
27. Who was the hero of the Battle at Tirad Pass?
a. Macario Sakay
b. Diego Silang
c. Antonio Luna
d. Gregorio del Pilar
28. The government which Spain established in the Philippines was defective. It was
a government for the Spaniards and not for the Filipinos.
a. Only the first statement is true and correct.
b. Only the second statement is true and correct.
c. Both statements are true and correct.
d. Both statements are untrue and incorrect.

29. The Constitution used by the Philippine government from the commonwealth
period until 1973.
a. The Malolos Constitution
b. The Biak-na-Bato Constitution
c. The 1935 Constitution
d. The 1901 Constitution
30. Who was the Great Dissenter?
a. Camilo Osias
b. Manuel Roxas Jr
c. Claro M. Recto
d. Eulogio Rodriguez
31. It
a.
b.
c.
d.

is also known as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL)

Presidential Decree # 2
Presidential Decree # 27
Republic Act 6657
Republic Act 5766

32. In 1851, the first commercial bank in the Philippines and the far East, was
established. What is the present name of this bank?
a. Bangko Central ng Pilipinas
b. RCBC
c. Banco de las islas Filipinas
d. Bank of the Philippine Islands
33. Which of the following is the nature of power of taxation?
a. It is inherent in sovereignty.
b. It is legislative in nature.
c. It is subject to constitutional and inherent limitations.
d. All of the above
34. Which of the following demonstrates ethnocentric behavior?
a. A United Nations volunteer participates in literacy programs in Mindanao
b. A student tutors an immigrant in English
c. A Hispanic community group demands that public forms also be published in
Spanish
d. A tourist lectures his foreign hosts on the uncivilized nature of
their marriage customs
35. In general, microeconomic theory assumes that the firms attempt to maximize
the difference between ______.
a. total revenue and accounting costs.
b. price and marginal cost.
c. total revenues and economic costs.
d. economic costs and average cost.
36. A deliberate attempt to recognize and transform existing agrarian system with
the intention of improving the distribution of agricultural incomes and thus fostering
rural development.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Millennium Development Plan

Land Reform
Water Reform
Development Goals

37. It states that as the price of the commodities increase the amount of goods the
consumer is willing to purchase decrease and as the price of the commodities
decrease the willingness of the consumer to buy increases and other factor remain
constant.
a. Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility
b. Law of Gravity
c. Law of Supply
d. Law of Demand
38. The first political party in the Philippines organized on December 23, 1900 by
wealthy Filipino illustrados.
a. Nacionalista Party
b. Federal Party
c. Liberal Pary
d. Partido Nacional Progresibo
39. World: Nile River; Philippines: _____
a. Agno River
b. Cagayan River
c. Rio Grande de Pampanga
d. Rio Grande de Mindanao
40. Which of the following former presidents died in a plane crash?
a. Ramon Magsaysay
b. Carlos Garcia
c. Ferdinand Marcos
d. Emilio Aguinaldo
41. What was the name of the Filipino soldier who led the Cavite Mutiny of 1872?
a. Lt. Taviel de Andrade
b. Fr. Jose Burgos
c. Sergeant Lamadrid
d. Gen. Mariano Noriel
42. It refers to the community of persons more or less numerous, permanently
occupying a definite portion of territory, having a government of their own to which
the great body of inhabitants render obedience, and enjoying freedom from external
control.
a. Sovereignty
b. Nation
c. Citizenship
d. State
43. It is defined as written instrument by which the fundamental powers of the
government are established, limited and defined and by which these powers are

distributed among the several departments or branches for their and useful exercise
for the benefit of the people.
a. Laws
b. Statutes
c. Constitution
d. Ordinances
44. Government exists and should continue to exist for the benefit of the people.
a. The statement is a general truth.
b. The statement is just an assumption.
c. The statement is a fallacy.
d. There is no basis for judgment.
45. Who led the longest revolt in the Philippines during the Spanish times?
a. Palaris
b. Tamblot
c. Rajah Sulayman
d. Francisco Dagohoy
46. Who has the authority to interpret the constitution?
a. Private individual
b. Courts
c. Legislative and Executive departments of the government
d. All of the given options
47. What are the two known written codes during the pre-Spanish era in the
Philippines?
a. Maragtas and Kalantiaw Codes
b. Sumakwil and Sulayman Codes
c. Panay and Subanon Codes
d. Hammurabi and Ur Nammu Codes
48. The pre-colonial Philippines has no established government. Its villages and
settlements were called barangays.
a. Only the first statement is true and correct.
b. Only the second statement is true and correct.
c. Both statements are true and correct.
d. Both statements are untrue and incorrect.
49. All are possible results when a high population growth rate continues in the
Third World except
a. growth of slums
b. spread of diseases due to poverty and poor sanitation
c. not enough schools, hospitals, roads, bridges, etc.
d. increased Gross National Product
50. A system whereby the determination of exchange rate is left solely to the
market forces.
a. Foreign exchange liberalization
b. Import liberalization

c. Terms of trade
d. Foreign investment
51. What is the process by which the productive capacity of the economy is
increased over time to bring about rising levels of national output and income?
a. Economic growth
b. Industry
c. Economic development
d. Employment
52. The Cooperatives Development Program of the government is designed
primarily to support the agrarian reform program. It aims to achieve a dignified
existence for the small farmers free from pernicious institutional restraints and
practices.
a. Only the first statement is true and correct.
b. Only the second statement is true and correct.
c. Both statements are true and correct.
d. Both statements are untrue and incorrect.
53. 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
54. All of the following constitute the meaning of political science except:
a. A basic knowledge and understanding of the state.
b. It is primarily concerned with the association of human beings into a political
community.
c. Common knowledge every events taking place in the society.
d. It deals with the relationship among men and groups which are subject to the
control by the state.
55. Who was the first woman councilor of Manila?
a. Carmen Planas
b. Vivian Zapanta
c. Geronima Pecson
d. Marcela Ocampo
56. If an individual is to maximize the utility received from the consumption, he or
she should spend all available income This statement assumes ________.
a. that saving is impossible.
b. that the individual is not satiated in all goods.
c. that no goods are inferior.
d. both A and B.
57. What is the name of Filipino armed contingent that helped the Americans
capture Aguinaldo?
a. Macabebe Scouts

b. Magdalo
c. Balangiga Rangers
d. Abu Sayyaf
58. An individuals demand curve
a. represents the various quantities that the consumer is willing to purchase of a
good at various price levels.
b. is derived from an individuals indifference curve map.
c. will shift if preferences, price of other goods, or income change.
d. all of the above.
59. Who created the designs for the Philippine national flag?
a. Julian Felipe
b. Marcela Agoncillo
c. Emilio Aguinaldo
d. Apolinario Mabini
60. She was the first woman member of the Katipunan (July 1893).
a. Gregoria de Jess
b. Segunda Katigbak
c. Marina Dizon
d. Gabriela Silang
61. What are the forms of government in which the political power is exercised by a
few privilege class.
a. Oligarchy and Aristocracy
b. Aristocracy and Monarchy
c. Theocracy and Fascism
d. Democracy and Tyranny
62. What was the secret society founded in 1896 that precipitated the glorious
revolution against the Spaniards.
a. The Katipunan
b. The Kalahi
c. The Biak na Bato Republic
d. The Ilustrado
63. Which characteristic applies to the kind of government during the Spanish
period?
a. Decentralized
b. Democratic
c. Highly centralized
d. Between democratic and socialist
64. The excess burden of tax is ____.
a. The amount of which the price of a good increases
b. The loss of consumer and producer surplus that is not transferred
elsewhere.

c. The amount which a persons after-tax income decrease as a result of the

new tax.
d. The welfare costs to firms forced to leave the market due to an inward shift of
the demand curve.
65. There is no Constitution that is entirely written or unwritten.
a. The statement is true and correct.
b. The statement is incorrect.
c. The statement is partially correct.
d. There is no basis to conclude.
66. Arranged the sequence of governments during the revolutionary era:
1. The Dictatorial Government
2. The Revolutionary Government
3. The Biak-na-Bato Republic
4. The First Philippine Republic
a.
b.
c.
d.

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67. What is the pseudonym used by Pablo Faced?

a. Quioquiap
b. Laong Laan
c. Hermano Pule
d. Plaridel
68. Who was the chief advisor of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo?
a. Pedro Paterno
b. Apolinario Mabini
c. Felipe Calderon
d. Jose Rizal
69. What is the first city to be established in 1565 in the Philippines?
a. Manila
b. Davao
c. Cebu
d. Iloilo
70. He founded the Socialist Party of the Philippines in 1929, which merged with the
older Communist Party of the Philippines(PKP) in 1939.
a. Jose Abad Santos
b. Pedro Abad Santos
c. Casto Alejandrino
d. Luis Taruc
71. What theory asserts that the early states must have been formed by deliberate
and voluntary compact among the people to form a society and organize
government for their common good?
a. Necessity Theory

b. Divine Right Theory

c. Social Contact Theory
d. Social Compact Theory
72. Agrarian reform program, Philippine experience is a success.
a. The statement is generally true.
b. The statement is doubtful.
c. The statement is untrue.
d. There is no basis to conclude.
73. A kind of tax based on the rate of which decreases as the tax base or bracket
increases.
a. Progressive
b. Graduated
c. Regressive
d. Proportional
74. What is the first word of the 1987 Philippine Constitution?
a. People
b. I
c. We
d. The
75. Price controls _______.
a. are always popular with consumers because they lower prices.
b. create shortages.
c. increase producer surplus because firms can now sell a greater quantity of a
good at a lower price.
d. are necessary to preserve equity.
76. Which band played the Lupang Hinirang on June 12, 1898?
a. Kawit, Cavite Band
b. San Francisco de Malabon Band
c. Imus Band
d. Cavite Marching Band
77. Which Spanish Governor General had the program on Tabaco Monopoly in 1782?
a. Jose Basco
b. Narciso Claveria
c. Gaspar dela Torre
d. Eulogio Despujol
78. Who advocated the process of Filipinization in the Philippines during the
American colonial period?
a. William Howard Taft
b. Francis Burton Harrison
c. Frank Murphy
d. Dwight Davis
79. It is considered to be the place where the first civilization flourished

a.
b.
c.
d.

Africa
Europe
Middle East
Latin America

80. What was the pseudonym of Andres Bonifacio?

a. Laong Laan
b. Agapito Bagumbayan
c. Dimasalang
d. Plaridel
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b.
c.
d.

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82. SONA stands for

a. State of the Nation Address
b. State of the National Assembly
c. Speech of Noynoy Aquino
d. Status of the Nation Address
83. Who ordered the use of Spanish surnames among Filipinos during the Spanish
Period?
a. Jose Basco
b. Narciso Claveria
c. Gaspar dela Torre
d. Eulogio Despujol
84. What does the Writ of Habeas Data signify?
Answer: Access to information
85. What is the term for a Spanishborn Spaniard or mainland Spaniard who resided
in the New World or the Spanish colonies like the Philippines?
Answer: Peninsulares
86. What is the name of the first labor federation in the country?
Answer: Union Obrero Democratica, with Isabelo de los Reyes as president
87. Where did Apolinario dela Cruz or Hermano Pule establish the Cofradia de San
Jos (Confraternity of St. Joseph)?
Answer: Tayabas, now Quezon Province, where dela Cruz was born
88. The first leader of the secularization movement was
Answer: Pedro Pelez
89. Who was the mestizo priest who led the secularization movement in the
Philippines?
Answer: Father Jose Burgos

90. It is the term used when two houses of Congress are fused in one body or
chamber.
Answer: Unicameralism
91. Which statement is TRUE of the pre- Spanish Filipino government?
a. The datu exercised all the powers of government.
b. Laws were formulated by a law making body elected by the datu.
c. Laws were formulated by a law making body elected by the community.
d. There was a court created by the datu to hear complaints.
92. What characteristic/s of the government is established by the 1987
Constitution?
I. Presidential system of government with three branches.
II. Parliamentary system of government.
III. The three branches of government are separate and independent of one
another.
IV. The three branches of government have a check and balance over one
another.
a. I only
b. II only
c. II, III, and IV
d. I, III, and IV
93. If our present government is a democracy, where does power reside?
a. In the Filipino people
b. In Congress
c. In the President
d. In the Supreme Court
94. In President Quezons time, the country had the Philippine Commonwealth.
What is TRUE about the Philippine Commonwealth? The Filipino people
_____________________.
a. Were fully independent.
b. Were partially independent.
c. Were granted total freedom to course their destiny only in matters of
education.
d. Were citizens of the United States
95. In the decade of the 70s, one clamor of the activists who staged street
demonstration on the streets was Down with the oligarchs! What did they accuse
government of as suggested by the underlined word?
a. A rule of the few rich
b. A form of dictatorship
c. Anti-poor
d. Elitist
96. With the Batasang Pambansa performing legislative and executive powers in the
Marcos regime, which form of government was implemented?
a. Parliamentary

b. Dictatorial
c. Monarchial
d. Presidential
97. What form of government is characterized by the separation of powers?
a. Parliamentary
b. Presidential
c. Aristocracy
d. Monarchical
98. In which form of government does power or authority reside in a few persons
who govern for their own interest?
a. Oligarchy
b. Monarchy
c. Democracy
d. Parliamentary
99. Which of the following represents the smallest subunit of government in the
Philippines?
a. Purok
b. Barangay
c. Sitio
d. Zone
100. The Philippine government is divided into three branches: executive, legislative
and judiciary. Which among the following doctrines best describes the model of
governance in the Philippines?
a. Tricameralism
b. Separation of powers
c. Emancipation of state
d. Division of labor
101. The Philippine legislature is divided into two major bodies, the Senate and the
House of
Representatives. Which among the following describes this division of the legislative
body of the country?
a. Bipartisanism
b. Co- legislative power
c. Unicameralism
d. Bicameralism
102. Which type of governance is characterized by a union of partially selfgoverning states or regions united by a central government?
a. Federalism
b. Socialism
c. Democracy
d. Totalitarianism

103. In England, Queen Elizabeth acts as a head of state. This country also has a
parliament and a Prime Minister. Which among the following describes the form of
government?
a. Totalitarianism
b. Constitutional monarchy
c. Oligarchy
d. Aristocracy
104. 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.
c. Right to open the envelope without permission.
d. Right to private affairs.
105. 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
106. What law was passed by the 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
107. An individual has the right to file writ of amparo before the investigation of an
administrative case filed 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
108. What is the writ of habeas corpus?
a. Right to information privacy
b. Right to accumulate data
c. Right to transmit data
d. Right to search for private information
109. Which principle states that no man in his country is above the law and that
laws 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

110. In connection with government transactions involving public interest which

policy is adopted in the Constitution to assure 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
111. 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
112. Which right is violated by wiretapping?
a. Freedom of conversation
b. The right to private property
c. The right to privacy of communication
d. Right to information on matters of public concern
113. Who first introduced the Islamic religion to the Philippines?
a. Rajah Baguinda
b. Idi Amin
c. Mukdum
d. Abu Bakr
114. The Japanese successful invasion was climaxed by the surrender of the joint
Filipino
American forces on May 6, 1942. Where did this happen?
a. Bataan
b. Corregidor
c. Capas
d. Manila
115. 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
116. With whom is the Strong Republic associated?
a. Fidel V. Ramos
b. Joseph Estrada
c. Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo
d. Corazon Aquino

117. When one company controls the supply of sugar, which term applies?
a. Monopoly
b. Inflation
c. Economic stability
d. Equilibrium
118. The statement that success often comes to those with humble beginnings
would apply best to which of the following figures?
a. Ramon Magsaysay
b. Gloria M. Arroyo
c. Corazon C. Aquino
d. Joseph E. Estrada
119. 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
120. How is the so-called colonial mentality manifested?
a. Cultural relativism
b. Cultural diversity
c. Xenocentrism
d. Ethnocentrism
121. The maximum price that can be legally changed for a good or service is called
_____.
a. minimum wage
b. price floor
c. legal wage
d. price ceiling
122. The following are legitimate children, EXCEPT ___________.
a. Those born by artificial insemination.
b. Those legitimated.
c. Those born during a valid marriage of parents.
d. Those born out of a valid marriage of the parents.
123. Which location should have most nearly twelve hours of daylight and twelve
hours of darkness during December? A town that is located __________.
a. Halfway between the Equator and the South Pole.
b. Close to the Equator.
c. Close to the North Pole.
d. Close to the South Pole.
124. Society denotes ______________________.
a. the totality of social organization and its complex of social relationships
b. a group of people who share a common culture

c. a geographical aggregate who live a common life and interact with one
another
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
125. Sociologists define culture as:
a. a state of refinement
b. the plastic and graphics arts
c. activities such as TV sitcoms, soap operas or rock music
d. the totality of meanings, values, customs, norms, ideas and symbols
relative to a society
e. none of the above
126. The obligation to repay a person for whom one has received a favor with
undefined quantification is ___.
a. Pakikisama
b. kusang loob
c. magandang loob
d. utang na loob
e. none of these
127. The occurrence of graft and corruption, nepotism and favoritism in the
Philippines if often attributed to the value of:
a. Personalism
b. Impersonalism
c. utang na loob
d. hospitality
e. none of these
128. The type of residence which permits the newly married couple to reside
independently of the parents of the bride and the groom is
a. patrilocal
b. matrilocal
c. bilocal
d. neolocal residence
e. none of these
129. The movement of a person or group of persons to another place more or less
for permanent residence is
a. migration
b. population growth
c. population change
d. ecological movement
e. none of these
130.____ is the material wealth given to the bride and her family before marriage.
a. bride wealth
b. fosterage
c. dowry
d. fetish

e. all of these
131. The division of society into layers in termed as
a. stratification
b. status inconsistency
c. status defects
d. life chance matrix
e. none of these
132. The most preferred form of marriage in human societies is
a. monogamy
b. polygamy
c. bigamy
d. polyandry
e. all of these
133. What is 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
134. When a teacher is charged with an administrative case committed in the lawful
discharge of professional duties, what right may the teacher invoke for her defense?
a. Right to receive compensation for the duration of the case.
b. Right to be given the due process of law.
c. Right to be defended by the organization of teachers to which he/ she is a
member.
d. Right to be provided with free legal service by the appropriate
office.
135. 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.
c. Yes, if you were reported to have committed a crime.
d. Yes, if you are in the act of committing a crime.
136. What does presumption of innocence mean in so far as human rights are
concerned?
a. A suspect is considered guilty until proven otherwise.
b. A suspect has the right to remain silent.
c. A suspect has the right to a legal counsel.
d. A suspect remains innocent until proven guilty.
137. 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

138. A bill becomes a law even if not signed by the President after ___ days.
a. 60
b. 40
c. 20
d. 30
139. Who has the power to declare the existence of a state of war?
a. Chief justice
b. President
c. Senate President
d. Congress
140. How is the crime of rape classified?
a. Heinous
b. Homicide
c. Slander
d. Malicious Mischief
141. All Filipino citizens have the right to vote and to be voted upon as a
government official.
What is this constitutional right called?
a. Passive right to vote
b. Political franchise
c. Suffrage
d. Electoral right
142. 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.
143. Basically, the Philippine agrarian reform program is a question of
_______________.
a. Land distribution
b. Nepotism and corruption
c. Graft and corruption
d. Environmental degeneration
144. Which is TRUE of former president 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.
b.
c.
d.

I, II, and III

I and II
I and III
I only

145. While in the capitalist system, to the strongest goes the spoil, what happens
in the cooperative system?
a. All benefits are shared to the members proportionate to the shared capital.
b. Goods are distributed among the members but benefiting mostly the
policymaking body.
c. Goods are distributed among the members.
d. Goods are distributed among the members but elected and appointed
officials get more to comprehensive their service.
146. I rent out for Php 10, 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
147. Which is an unlawful act of escaping from payment of taxes?
a. Evasion
b. Avoidance
c. Exemption
d. Shifting
148. What does capital in economics refer to?
a. Investment and loss computed
b. Outcome of business transaction
c. Money/ machines invested to transact business
d. Profit and labor spent spent for business
149. Which term refers to duties payable on goods, whether imported or exported?
a. Assessment
b. Tariff
c. Subsidiary
d. Revenue
150. The expression promdi connotes ______________________.
a. Ethnocentrism
b. Xenocentrism
c. Favoritism
d. Racial discrimination