Set 1: SOCIAL STUDIES (75 - minutes)

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1) The Commander of the American and Filipino forces in Bataan was ________.

a) Gen. Arthur MacArthur b) Gen. Douglas MacArthur c) Gen. Jonathan Wright d) Gen. Edward King

2) Napoleon Veloso Abueva became the National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts in 1976. At what age did he receive this award?

a) 36 years old b) 46 years old c) 56 years old d) 26 years old

3) The last emperor of the Roman Republic, also the first emperor of the Roman Empire, the one who quelled the civil strife of the Republic, the one who established the emperor of the Roman Empire is:

a) Gayves House Dawei Augustus b) Nero Claudius c) Gayus Urius Caesar d) Marcus Aurelius

4) What is the first word of the 1987 Philippine Constitution?

a) I b) People c) The d) We

5) 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) Bank of the Philippine Islands c) Banco de las islas Filipinas d) Far East bank

6) The poem is one of the two only poems that Rizal wrote in his vernacular. He, however, denied authorship of such.

a) Remembrance to my Hometown b) Our Mother Tongue c) To Education d) Intimate Alliance between Religion and Education

7) The science of constructing maps is called

a) Topography b) Demography c) Cartography d) Geography

8) ________ was named "Distinguished and Ever Loyal City" by Legazpi.

a) Manila b) Cebu c) Bohol d) Samar and Leyte

9) 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

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

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

11) The author of "Flora de Filipinas circa 1837," the botanical illustrations of plant specimens that grew into the Philippine herbarium, is ________.

a) Governor Polavieja b) Padre Emmanuel Gonzales c) Padre Manuel Blanco d) Governor Narciso Claveria

12) Recent bank runs into bankruptcy because of:

a) Corruption b) Flight of capital c) Mismanagement d) Loss of capital

13) 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.

14) Who wrote the "Kartilla", considered the 'bible' of the Katipunan movement?

a) Emilio Jacinto b) Andres Bonifacio c) Apolinario Mabini d) Valentin Diaz

15) In which town is the "First Monument of Rizal" located?

a) Daet b) Manila c) Naga d) Basud

16) Every December 10, schools and civic groups gather to celebrate?

a) Human Rights Day b) Mother’s Day c) Independence Day d) United Nations Day

17) Where is the Temple of the Tooth found?

a) India b) Thailand c) France d) D .Sri Lanka

18) A voluntary association of people formed to carry on some kind of economic activity that will benefit its members?

a) Cooperative b) Horizontal merger c) Revenues d) Labor union

19) Which of the following lowers the equilibrium price (ceteris paribus)?

a) increase in own price b) increase in the production cost c) increase in the price of a complement good d) increase in the price of a substitute good

20) Suppose you eat cakes continuously. Then the satisfaction derived from eating the tenth cake, as compared to the satisfaction derived from eating the ninth cake will be ___ ?

a) less b) exactly same c) more d) you don't eat cakes at all

21) Cooperatives established by the farmers failed to thrive well because:

a) cooperative activities are poorly managed and implemented b) members distrust their cooperative officials c) seed money for cooperative shared by senators and congressmen was poorly administered d) farmers were used to dole outs

22) Both Bob and Susie are unemployed. Bob has been unemployed for a long time and has never made any attempt to look for a job; however, he would like to have a job. Susie does not look for a job because in the past there were no jobs that had accept her since she was not skilled enough. She would also like a job though. Who are considered discouraged workers between the two?

a) Bob only b) Susie only c) Both Bob and Susie d) Neither Bob or Susie

23) A Filipino committed a crime in the US. He returned to the Philippines afterward. Can he be asked to return to the US for trial?

a) Yes, because he committed the crime. b) No, because he is a Filipino. c) Yes, if it is covered by an extradition order agreed upon by both countries. d) Yes, because he has proven his innocence.

24) What is a check representing a portion of the corporate earnings or profits called?

a) Dividend b) Proxy c) Stock d) Fringe benefits

25) Monopoly is when there is a single ___?

a) seller b) market c) buyer d) game

26) The civil war of which country lasted from 1936-1939?

a) Spain b) Portugal c) Greece d) Lithuania

27) President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed __ as his special envoy for overseas Filipinos concerns.

a) Eduardo Manalo b) Edgardo Manalo c) Jose Manalo d) Edsel Manalo

28) 'Khajuraho' temple was built by

a) Sandelas b) Chauhans c) Prathiharas d) Rajputs

29) It features the exchange of goods, money, and services.

a) Gesellschaft b) Gemeinschaft c) Enculturation d) Acculturation

30) The name of a dynasty with the longest duration in human history is:

a) Byzantine Dynasty b) Zhou Dynasty c) Tudor Dynasty d) Tang Dynasty

31) The chief organ of the Japanese propaganda

a) KALIBAPI b) KALAPATI c) KAPISANAN d) KUMAJA

32) When Rizal excelled as a top student at Ateneo de Manila, a school administered by the Jesuit priests, he loved reading books and novels. Among other books, he read a novel by Alexander Dumas. This was the first novel that he really loved. What was it?

a) The Three Musketeers b) The Fencing Master c) Le Captaine Paul d) The Count of Monte Cristo

33) What grand-nephew of Julius Caesar was the first emperor of Rome?

a) Augustus b) Mark Antony c) Pompey d) Ajax the Lesser

34) The location of Fertile Crescent refers to:

a) A.The yellow river basin, China. b) Two river basins, ancient Babylon. c) The Nile basin, ancient Egypt. d) Silmugi River, borbon

35) What city in Pangasinan is famous for its milkfish (locally known as 'bangus')?

a) San Carlos City b) Lingayen c) Urdaneta City d) Dagupan City

36) The earliest mode of economic life in human history according to Karl Marx is called ________.

a) Enlightened self-interest b) Reciprocity c) Primitive Communism d) Agricultural

37) The actual site in Maragondon, Cavite where the Bonifacio brothers, Andres & Procopio, were executed

a) Mt. Hulog b) Mt. Halcon c) Mt. Montalban d) Mt. Isarog

38) This National Artist for Music was the teacher of several musicians, including National Artists Lucio San Pedro and Felipe Padilla de Leon, as well as Eliseo Pajaro, Alfred Vitangcol, Romulo Pargan, and Restie Umali. Who was he?

a) Levi Celerio b) Antonino Buenaventura c) Jose Maceda d) Ernani Cuenco

39) Choose the largest map scale from the following

a) 1:50,000 b) 1:100,000 c) 1:250,000 d) None of these

40) A satirical anti-friar novelette written by Graciano Lopez Jaena

a) *Fray Butod b) *Diaryong Tagalog* c) *La Indolencia de los Filipinos* d) *Su Plan de Estudio*

41) Lino Brocka, National Artist for Cinema, was the darling of what production company?

a) LVN Productions b) LEA Productions c) Sampaguita Pictures d) Regal Films

42) By which name was the American World War 2 Medium tank 'M4' better known?

a) Pershing b) Grant c) Sherman d) Tiger

43) What island, once a sub-province of Iloilo, became an independent province in May 1992?

a) Boracay b) Guimaras c) Negros d) San Juan

44) If the price of a normal good increases (ceteris paribus), what will happen to its demand curve?

a) Cannot be determined. b) It will shift to the left. c) It will not shift. d) It will shift to the right.

45) What is the local name of the Philippine Flying Lemur?

a) Kagwang b) Manananggal c) Bampira d) Asungot

46) How many known wild pigs are considered endemic to the Philippines?

a) 3 b) 4 c) 6 d) 1

47) Lately, students are exposed to a series of achievement tests. Parents observed that:

a) Tests were used for teaching b) Tests are indices of teacher’s competencies c) Children learned through periodic teaching d) Teaching was for tests

48) President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo took her oath as President of the Philippines at?

a) Malacanang Palace b) The EDSA Shrine c) The Quirino Grandstand d) Quezon City Reception House

49) He arrived in Cebu in 1565 to establish the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines, marking the beginning of Spain's colonization and Christianization of the archipelago. Who was he?

a) Ferdinand Magellan b) Christopher Columbus c) Antonio Pigafetta d) Miguel Lopez de Legazpi

50) The Sir Francis Drake Channel is located ___________ the British Virgin Island.

a) North b) South c) East d) Between

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