Soc Sci PR 7

MAJORSHIP: SOCIAL SCIENCE
151 The most important contribution of the Phoenicians to civilization is ______

a. alphabet c. trading
b. Tyrean dye and wood d. ship building
152 Which country is not part of Southeast Asia?
a. Indonesia c. Thailand
b. Philippines d. Japan
153 Why is it that despite the richness of Southeast Asia when it comes to its natural resources, the countries
which belong here has still slow economic progress compared to the countries in Europe and America?
a. The region has a hot climate not fit for employment
b. People do not have innate intelligence and ability to put up industries
c. The region is experiencing calamities such as typhoons, tsunamis, and earthquakes which destroy
crops and industries.
d. People do not have the ability to exploit natural resources and to put up industries
154 Which is the primary resources found in Southwest Asia, like Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and
Kuwait?
a. Olive oil and cement
b. Barley
c. Oil and gas
d. Sheep and camel
155 Almost one half of the world’s population is found in Asia. What is the implication of this information to
the continent’s economic status?
a. Need for employment and food in Asia is greater than the other continents in the world.
b. People in Asia have more ability to create ideas and products than the other continents in the world.
c. The increase of population in Asia is the key to the industrialization of the continent.
d. Countries in Asia have high Per Capita Income
156 What is the socio-economic factor where man must fit into cities which is the center of
communication, trade and culture?
a. Industrialization
b. Urbanization
c. Assimilation
d. Modernization
157 This is the period/age where man started to hunt and domesticate animals and reside in small
communities.
a. Paleolithic Age
b. Neolithic Age
c. Mesolithic Age
d. Metal Age
158 During this period, hunting and gathering food is the main source of living.
a. Paleolithic Age
b. Neolithic Age
c. Mesolithic Age
d. Metal Age
159 The most beautiful burial place in the world which is found in Agra, India and built by Shah Jahan for
her wife, Muntaz Mahal
a. Angkor Wat c. Taj Mahal
b. Pagoda d. Dome of the Rock
160 Which of the following rivers is NOT found in Asia?
a. Irrawady- Myanmar
b. Mississippi- US
c. Lena- Russia, Mongolia, buryat, yakut
d. Brahmaputra- china, india and Bangladesh
161 The system of writing invented by the Sumerians.
a. Sanskrit- language of hinduism
b. Heiroglyphics
c. Cuneiform
d. Arabic
162 The flight of Mohammad from Mecca to Medina on 622A.D. is known as ____________
a. hegira c. urdu
b. medina d. shahada
163 This is considered as the first literary piece in the world.
a. Beuwolf c. Epic of Gilgamesh
b. Ramayana d. Ang Terra Cotta
164 The following are contributions of Sumerian civilization to the world EXCEPT
a. Cranial operation
b. wheel
c. concept of alphabet
d. lunar calendar
165 Why did Shih Huang Ti build the Great Walls of China?
a) to protect Chinese people from barbarians
b) to keep out invaders from the North
c) to prevent Chinese emigration to the North
d) to prevent influx of foreign cultures to China.
166 Though the continent of Asia is bigger than Africa, why it is that Africa is considered as the “Center of
Evolution?
a. It is where the first civilization started
b. Rich agricultural products are found here
c. It is where the fossils and artifacts of the first species of man are found
d. It is where Adam and Eve met
167 All species must undergo certain change in order to fit to the condition of the environment he lived
in. What principle is referred to?
a. An eye for an eye c. Survival of the fittest
b. Natural selection d. Stairway to heaven
168 In searching for the ‘missing link”, there are many remains found by the archeologists believed to be of
the first humans. Which group is believed to have knowledge on how to use their hands in making tools?
a. Australopithecus c. Homo Habilis
b. Homo erectus d. Homo sapiens
169 The first civilization in India started in the river valleys of Indus. Which group of people are the first to
reside?
a. Hindu c. Aryans
b. Dravidians d. Buddhist
170 King Hammurabi of Babylonian was known in Mesopotamia and West Asia. How is he remembered?
a. He spread his religion
b. He gathered the laws
c. He discovered a system of writing
d. He married 4 muslim princesses
171 The Torah is an important foundation of the monotheistic belief of the Hebrew. What do you mean by
Monotheism?
a. Belief on one God
b. Belief on the Holy Trinity
c. Belief on many gods
d. Belief on Monster gods
172 Alexander the Great established and spread a civilization which is a mixture of Asian and Greek
culture. The civilization is known as ____________
a. Hellenes c. Hellenistic
b. Hellenic d. Lydian
173 A terrace of plants and flowers was built by Nebuchadnezzar of the Chaldean Empire. This is
referred to _____________
a. Great Wall c. Rice Terraces
b. Leaning Tower d. Hanging Gardens
174 Asia is the biggest continent in the world and covers almost 1/3 of the total area. What is the total land area
of Asia?
a. 30, 243,910 kilometro kwadrado
b. 44, 391,000 kilometro kwadrado
c. 10, 355,000 kilometro kwadrado
d. 57, 098,815 kilometro kwadrado
175 Japan joined forces with two European countries forming the AXIS Powers against the Allied Powers.
What were the two European countries?
a. Italy and Greece c. Germany and Austria
b. Italy and Germany d. Germany and Russia

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