PHILOSOPHY technical term is reason.

It is considered as
SET 1 the best criterion of truth
1. What philosophical belief asserts that A. Pragmatism
knowledge is impossible? B. Consistency
A. Agnosticism C. Correspondence
B. Skepticism D. Coherence
C. Altruism
D. Empiricism 7. To develop creative thinking skill the
teacher asks "What if…" questions. To what
2. The nature of knowledge in the curriculum, metaphysical principle is this grounded?
its certainty and its objectivity is founded on A. primacy of existence
what branch of Philosophy? B. consciousness
A. Metaphysics C. identity
B. Epistemology D. causality
C. Axiology
D. Logic 8. What is the specific role of a teacher's
philosophy of education in the teaching-
3. In Ethics, Immanuel Kant divided actions learning process?
into two: acts done from inclination-non- A. It determines the aims, mission, and
moral and acts done from a sense of duty- vision of the educative process
moral. For him morality is closely bound up B. It influences the professional
with one’s duties and obligation. He also development that the teacher undertake
proposed the Categorical Imperatives: a. C. It qualifies the objective, the content, the
act only on the maxim that you can will that methodology and the context of the
it should become the universal law and b. teaching process
act as to treat humanity as an end never as D. It identifies what kind of learners the
a means. Which one below applies Kant's teacher is going to teach
moral philosophy?
A. One must search for knowledge for 9. This Philosophy posits the knowability of the
immorality is caused by ignorance world and everything in it as they are in
B. One must resolve before acting if one themselves and their existence is
wants others to do the very action that independent of the human mind.
one is about to do A. Existentialism
C. One must see to it that one's action B. Idealism
serves a particular purpose C. Materialism
D. One must make sure that his action D. Realism
results into pleasure and avoidance of
pain 10. Why is it that a teacher should address the
uniqueness of each pupil, cater to individual
4. How do philosophers explain the existence interest and adapt the lesson to the
of change and permanency? How is it that experience of the learner?
in spite of the changes there is something A. Because of the axiom of causality
that remains to be permanent? This is due B. Because of the axiom of consciousness
to the principle of C. Because of the axiom of Identity
A. Act and potency D. Because of the axiom of supremacy of
B. Essence and existence existence
C. Cause and effect
D. Hylemorphism 11. Aristotle contended that the good life is a life
of happiness. Happiness is an activity not a
5. Which view about truth is common to all goal and men ought to behave so as to
pragmatists? achieve happiness. Thus men must act
A. Truth is what all investigators will moderately and they must act so as to be
ultimately agree to. striving for the mean between two extremes.
B. Truth is relative to place, time, and As a teacher how are you going to interpret
purpose. this?
C. Truth is what works for the individual. A. You will provide your students moral
dilemmas
D. Truth is unchanging. B. You will develop a sense of duty in your
students
6. This is the systematic consistent C. You will develop the cognitive ability of
explanation of all the facts of experience. Its your students
 D. You will provide your students undesirable effects of such living is the sole
opportunities to develop virtues purpose of life
A. Utilitarianism
12. John Locke contended that the mind is a B. Hedonism
“white paper” or "tabula rasa" void of any C. Platonism
characters and without any ideas and all D. Cynicism
things anybody knows comes from
experience. What would be the logical 19. The view that an action is right in so far as it
implication of this tenet? tends to produce the greatest happiness for
A. There is no inherent idea the greatest number and that the
B. We can only know our perception of consequence of a given action determines
reality and not reality itself the rightness or the wrongness of an act not
C. Reality is in the mind the motive for which it was done
D. Reality is what it appears to be A. Utilitarianism
B. Hedonism
13. What metaphysical principle enables C. Platonism
humans to know reality as it is? D. Cynicism
A. Identity
B. Causality 20. What would be the logical conclusion if we
C. Primacy of existence follow George Berkeley's tenet, "To be is to
D. Excluded middle be perceived" or" Esse est percipii"?
1. Realism
14. Which kind of logic is described as 2. Empiricism
reasoning using Hume's thesis-antithesis- 3. Idealism
synthesis process? 4. Skepticism
A. Dialectics
B. Experimental SET 2 PHILOSOPHY
C. Inductive (Drawing inferences or conclusions)
D. Deductive 1. If "some judges are unjust" is TRUE, what
statement could be derived from this?
15. In ethics, what is the meaning of the Golden A. All judges are just is false
Mean according to Aristotle? B. Some just people are judges is true
A. In order to achieve happiness, men C. All judges are unjust is false doubtful
must act moderately. D. All of the above statements are true
B. Men should aim for extreme virtue such
as rashness and timidity. 2. " No person is not a subject of human rights
C. Character virtues tend to be supported and thus, some persons are not subjects of
by excess. human rights" What judgment is acceptable
D. A temperate man doesn’t enjoy here?
abstinence itself. A. The second statement is valid and true

16. Teacher Ana believes in Deontological B. The first statement is false

Ethics. How will she judge the rightness or C. The second statement is invalid and
wrongness of her pupil's actions? She will false
base on D. The 1st statement is based on the 2nd
A. The motive/s of the action statement.
B. The Consequence/s of the action
C. The nature of the act itself 3. Every home must have a first aid kit; But
D. Her religious beliefs every home is the scene of many accidents.
What can be inferred from these two
17. Plato's posited that if a man knows what the premises?
good life is, he will not act immorally, Thus A. thus, some scenes of accidents are the
evil is due to lack of knowledge. The logical homes
consequence of this viewpoint will be B. thus, many scene of accidents are to
A. Self-determination morality have first aid kits
B. Emotivism C. thus, first aid kits are necessary to every
C. Authoritative and objective morality home
D. Hedonism D. thus, the home must be made safe from
accidents
18. The Ethical theory that holds that pleasure
is the sole good and that to live pleasantly 4. Every hospital wards are to be free from
without suffering from any of the viruses; But every hospital wards are places
 where the sick are confined. These 10. What major premise is needed to validly
statements will result to what conclusion? complete this argument? "but every idiot is
A. Viruses are the causes of sickness a mentally retarded person; therefore, no
B. Sick people must be free from viruses idiot is a scientist"
C. some places where sick people are A. No mentally retarded person is a
confined are to be free from viruses. scientist
D. Some viruses must be confined to B. All scientists are not idiots
where sick people are especially in C. All mentally retarded persons are idiots
hospital wards
D. Mentally retarded persons are not to be
5. All Public officials and employees are scientists
appointed to serve the public; but all mayors
are public officials. These statements lead 11. Nightingale is a health worker for all nurses
to what conclusion? are health workers. Which premise is
A. A public office is a public trust implied?
B. All mayors are to serve the public. A. All health workers are nurses
C. Mayors are not to be corrupt B. Some nurses are not health workers
D. Mayors must be accountable and C. All nurses are Nightingale
transparent D. Nightingale is a nurse

6. Every man has the right to life; death 12. Some public servants are professionals
convicts are men. What conclusion can because all health workers are
come from these? professionals. Identify the missing premise
A. The right to life is true to all men A. All professionals are public servants
B. Some men are death convicts B. Some public servants are health
C. Death convicts have the right to life. workers
D. Death convicts must be properly C. All professionals are health workers
punished D. Public servants must be professionals

7. Since Viruses are not bacteria and some 13. Since all men are rational animals; it follows
bacteria are resistant to penicillin it follows that all men are mortal. The implied premise
that is
A. Some things resistant to penicillin are A. All mortals are rational animals
not viruses B. Some mortals are men
B. Bacteria are different from viruses C. All rational animals are mortals
C. Penicillin kills most viruses and bacteria. D. Some rational animals are mortals

D. No virus are resistant to penicillin 14. Since all spiritual beings are immortal it
follows that all human souls are immortal.
8. What is the implication of these two To what other premise is the conclusion
statements? No illegal loggers are patriots based?
and some government officials are illegal A. All human souls are spiritual beings
loggers; B. All spiritual beings are human souls
A. Government officials must be Patriots C. All Human souls are not mortal
D. No immortal is human
B. Patriots are not illegal loggers
C. Illegal loggers are to be blamed for thes 15. Every child has rights because every child
is human. What premise is needed to make
D. Some government officials are not the conclusion valid?
patriots A. Every child is the future of the country

9. All material things are not lasting and some B. All humans have rights
lasting things are desire by humans. Which C. All humans must be protected
conclusion is proper given these two D. Every child must be protected
statements?
A. Some things desired by humans are not 16. What type of error in reasoning is found in
material this argument? "This medicine works with
B. Material things desired by humans rats; thus, it must surely work with human
C. Desire for material things is the root of beings."
all evils A. Fallacy of Accident
D. Things that last are not materials B. A Fortiori
C. Ad Ignorantiam
 D. False Cause 4. The religious schism which occurred in our
country during the 1896- revolution resulted
17. In the argument, "We cannot punish this in the formation a religious sect popularly
man because he is the only one that known today as:
supports his family", what is wrongly A. Iglesia ni Kristo
appealed to? B. Anglican Church
A. People C. Philippine Independent Church
B. Ignorance D. Evangelist Church
C. Advantage
D. Pity 5. The president who ordered the immediate
deportation of Harry Stonehill, an American
18. Since everyone is doing some form of arrested by National Bureau of Investigation
corruption then you must also do some for bribing high government officials.
corruption. This is contains the fallacy of A. Carlos P. Garcia
A. Hasty Generalization B. Elpidio Quirino
B. False Cause C. Diosdado Macapagal
C. Appeal to the people D. Manuel Roxas
D. Composition
6. A law passed on May 1939 which punished
19. "They are often seen together, they must be Filipinos who allowed themselves to be
lovers." This is an example of what fallacy? used as fronts by alien businessmen and
A. Hasty Generalization investors.
B. Composition A. Immigration law
C. False Cause B. Indigenous Protection Law
D. A Fortiori C. Economic Protection law
D. Anti-Dummy Law
20. "Why will I trust him, he didn’t even have a
master’s degree." This argument is 7. The law providing greater protection for
A. Valid tenants by granting them freedom to choose
B. Ad Populum the system of tenancy under which they
C. Ad Hominem would want to work.
D. Ad Baculum A. Land Tenancy Act
B. Agricultural Tenancy Act
PHILIPPINE HISTORY C. Land Grant Act
1. During colonial period, several forms of D. Tenants Freedom Act
government were established in the
Philippines. Which among the following was 8. The American Governor-General in whose
not a form of government during colonial administration saw the resignation of all
period? Filipino cabinet members, thus precipitating
A. Puppet the “cabinet crisis”
B. Military A. Cameron Forbes
C. Democratic Republic B. Elwell Otis
D. Centralized colonial government C. Benjamin Harrison
D. Leonard Wood
2. The reformist formed the Propaganda
Movement and used their pen to expose the 9. Which of the following is considered as the
abuses of the Spaniards. Which of the greatest naval battle in history during
following does not belong to the group of Japanese occupation of the Philippines?
reformist? A. Battle for Leyte Gulf
A. Dr. Jose Rizal B. Battle of Samar
B. Emilio Aguinaldo C. Battle of Surigao Gulf
C. Marcelo H. Del Pilar D. Battle of Cape Engaño
D. Graciano Lopez Jaena
10. In the “Death March”, prisoners were forced
3. The ancient custom of arranging marriages to march from Bataan to this place.
of children by the parents came from the A. Sta. Maria, Bulacan
influence of B. Lipa, Batangas
A. Japanese C. Imus, Cavite
B. Chinese D. San Fernando, Pampanga
C. Borneans
D. Indians
11. The public announcer of the barangay to 19. Which of the following showed the great
announce the promulgation of the new rules heroism of the Filipinos during the
and regulations. Japanese period in the Philippines.
A. Trial by Ordeal A. Support for KALIBAPI
B. Umalohokan B. Defending Bataan
C. Judicial C. Being a Makapili
D. Succession D. Cooperation with the kempetai

12. The practice of having surnames was 20. Known as the “Man of the Masses”. This
started during Spanish regime through the former Philippine president promised to give
order of the common 'tao' justice
A. Governor Gen. Claveria A. Manuel Roxas
B. Governor Gen. Dela Torre B. Ramon Magsaysay
C. Governor Gen. Polavieja C. Elpidio Quirino
D. Governor Gen. Juadrones D. Cooperation with the kenpetais

13. Which of the following sporadic uprising is SET 2 HISTORY

considered as the longest revolt? 1. For two centuries the chief source of official
A. Bankaw and individual income in the Philippine was
B. Tamblot the
C. Dagohoy A. Obias Pias
D. Magalat B. Royal Company of the Philippines
C. Tobacco monopoly
14. The form of government established by D. Galleon trade
Aguinaldo was changed from dictatorial to
A. democratic 2. The Cabinet member of the Quezon
B. republic administration who was told by the
C. socialist President to stay and meet the Japanese
D. revolutionary while the latter would flee to Corregidor
A. Benigno Aquino Sr.
15. The first Filipino who effectively repelled B. Jose P. Laurel
Spanish aggressor C. Jose Abad Santos
A. Humabon D. Jorge Vargas
B. Lapu-Lapu
C. Sulayman 3. The president famous for the “Filipino First
D. Lakandula Policy” and Austerity Program
A. Ramon Magsaysay
16. Which of the following does not belong to B. Diosdado Macapagal
the social transformation that took place as C. Carlos Garcia
a result of Spanish Colonization. D. Manuel Roxas
A. Adoption of fiesta to honor patron saints
B. Giving Spanish Surname to Filipinos 4. Which of the following was LA LIGA
C. Introduction of Gregorian Calendar FILIPINA aimed to carry out?
D. Introduction of crops and fruit trees- that A. To assassinate abusive and tyrannical
came from Mexico friars and governors.
B. To work for the separation of the
17. The Filipino is a product of a mixture of archipelago from Spain
races and blending of Eastern and Western C. To unite the whole archipelago into one
culture but he is basically homogenous body
A. Mestizo D. To spread revolutionary ideas and
B. Indonesian masonry
C. Chinese
D. Malay 5. Why did the Spaniards find it easy to
conquer and subjugate the Filipinos?
18. In 1565, Legaspi concluded a blood Because the Filipinos .
compact with the Chief of Bohol named A. did not have enough weapons
A. Raja Tupas B. lacked unity
B. Sikatuna C. did not have enough fighting men
C. Rajah Sulayman D. were indolent
D. Lakandula
6. In addition to the problem on post-war
rehabilitation, which internal problem in
 Central Luzon did the new Philippine A. France
government face? B. England
A. Illiteracy C. Spain
B. Epidemic D. United States
C. Water supply
D. The Hukbalahaps 14. In 1991, the Soviet Union split into separate
states. Eleven of those states joined in a
7. La Solidaridad is to the reformist while is to loose political and economic organization
the Katipuneros. known as the .
A. Pahayag A. Union Republics
B. Kalayaan B. Russian Federation of States
C. The Decalogue C. Commonwealth of Independent States
D. La Propaganda
D. Federal Socialist States
8. Who after the capture of Aguinaldo,
continued to lead the resistance against the 15. He named Samar and Leyte “Filipinas” in
Americans by establishing the Supreme honor of Prince Philip II of Spain, son of
Government of the Tagalog Archipelago King Carlos.
and declared himself President? A. Lopez de Villalobos
A. Mariano Sakay B. Alvaro de Saavedra
B. Maximo Hizon C. Andres de Urdaneta
C. Papa Rios D. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
D. Dominador Gomez
16. Who headed the Second Philippine
9. Which statement/s hold/s true to the Commission?
Katipunan? A. Henry C. Ide
A. Its political objective was the B. Dean C. Worcester
assimilation of the Philippines by Spain. C. Bernard Moses
B. It was founded by Bonifacio upon D. William H. Taft
receiving the news that Rizal would be
deported to Dapitan. 17. What type of government was established
C. Its aim was merely to introduce reforms by Corazon Aquino after she was sworn in
in the country to office as President of the Philippines on
D. Its members belonged to the middle February 25, 1986?
class. A. Presidential
B. Parliamentary
10. Who is remembered as the Visayan “Joan C. Revolutionary
of Arc”? D. Care-Taker Government
A. Teresa Magbanua
B. Teodora Alonso 18. What is the most significant contribution of
C. Agueda Esteban Pres. C. Aquino during presidency?
D. Trinidad Tecson A. Restoration of democracy
B. The changing of the Constitution
11. Which of the great reformists known for his C. Release of political prisoners
“Fray Botod” exposed the ignorance, D. Provision for freedom of the press
abuses and immorality of a certain friar?
A. Marcelo H. del Pilar 19. Who was the leader of the Reform the Arm
B. Graciano Lopez Jaena forces Movement – Soldiers of the Filipino
C. Diego Silang People who led six coups against the
D. Apolinario Mabini administration of Pre. Corazon Aquino?
A. Antonio Trillanes
12. Which was NOT a cause of World War I? B. Gregorio Honasan
A. The desire of nations to gain C. Eduardo Kapunan
independence. D. Victor Batac
B. Competition for colonial and economic 20. What was the flagship project of Pres.
power among European nations Ramos after winning the 1992 Preseidential
C. The secret military alliances among Elections?
nations of Europe A. Vision 2020
D. Japan’s imperialistic ambition B. Strong Republic
C. Tiger Economy
13. The industrial revolution had its very first D. Philippines 2000
start in .
RIZAL AND OTHER HEROES 6. In his poem, “The Intimate Alliance between
SET 1 Religion and Good Education, Rizal showed
1. Four days after the founding of the La Liga the importance of religion in
Filipina, Rizal was arrested and imprisoned education. Which of
at Fort Santiago without due process of law. these is a valid main topic for the poem?
Who was then the Governor-General of the A. Education without God is not true
country who ordered the arrest and education
banishment of Rizal in Dapitan? B. Religion without education is not a true
A. Ramon Blanco religion
B. Camilo Polavieja C. Education without God is allowable
C. Eulogio Despujol D. Religion without education is allowable
D. Emilio Terrero
7. The winning of “La Juventud Filipina” in a
2. Friends and fellow nationalists defended literary contest was controversial and
Noli Me Tangere. A brilliant defense came exceptional. Why?
from Rev. Vicente Garcia who claimed that A. There were better entries but Rizal’s
Rizal did not attack the Church and Spain. charming abilities won the judges.
A. Rizal’ Noli Me Tangere was simply a B. Rizal should not be a contestant
fiction, no harm to anyone. because the contest was exclusively for
B. Rizal focused on the ignorance of the elite.
Filipinos. C. It was a Spanish poem written by a
C. Rizal would want to enlighten or open Filipino, whose merit was recognized by
the minds of his fellowmen the Spaniards.
D. Rizal attacked the bad Spanish officials D. It was the first poem advocating the
and priests. youth to stand for the truth and for their
country.
3. According to Rizal himself he took the term
Noli Me Tangere, which means “Touch Me 8. Rizal met a kind Protestant German pastor
Not” from the Bible. From what Gospel was in Germany who befriended him. He stayed
Noli Me Tangere taken? at his vicarage and learned German
A. St Luke (24:12) language. This is where he finished his first
B. St Luke (24:44) novel. Where was “Noli Village” located in
C. St. John (20:17) honor of the novel Noli Me Tangere?
D. St. John (20;15 A. Wilhelmfeld
B. Heidelberg
4. The character in the novel Noli was C. Berlin
described by Rizal as a laundry woman D. Leipzig
before her marriage to the officer of the
Guardia Civil. She was known as the “Muse 9. What famous literary work did Rizal voice
of the Guardia Civil.” She pretended to have out the conviction that women should think
forgotten Tagalog already but her use of for themselves, should be educated, and
Spanish was awful. Who was the woman? should be more active in public office?
A. Dona Consolacion A. To the Virgin Mary
B. Dona Victorina de los Reyes de B. My First inspiration
Espadana C. Letter to the Young Women of Malolos
C. Sisa
D. Paulita Gomez D. To the Flowers of Heidelberg

5. Sometime in 1807, Rizal’s close friend 10. Rizal had a best friend whom he would
Ferdinand Blumentritt asked him to define always confide with through letters. His best
the term for he could not find the word in friend is a principal of a secondary school in
European Spanish or Spanish American Leitmeritz, Austria. Who is he?
sources. Rizal replied that in Filipino, the A. Ferdinand Blumentritt
word meant: “a dangerous patriot who B. Pedro Paterno
someday will be hanged.” What was the C. Maximo Viola
word requested Rizal to define? D. Jose M. Cecilio
A. Filibuster
B. Militarist 11. On time that Rizal returned in the
C. Revolutionist Philippines, his novel, Noli Me Tangere had
D. Patriot already caused disputes especially among
the friars. Who is the Augustinian friar who
 published an eight- series handout to attack B. Fr. Pablo Pastells
Noli Me Tangere? C. Fr. Salvadorcito Font
A. Padre Jose Rodriguez D. Fr. Federico Faura
B. Padre Jose Bech
C. Padre Antonio Obach 18. What was the title of Rizal’s poem from
D. Padre Federico Faura which the following lines were taken?
“Whoever knows not how to love his native
12. El Filibusterismo is the sequel of Noli Me tongue is worst than any beast or evil
Tangere and like the first book it was written smelling fish. To make our language richer
in Spanish. To whom did he dedicate this ought to be our wish the same as any
second novel? mother loves to feel the young.”
A. To his beloved parents A. To the Filipino Youth/ A La Juventud
B. To the suffering Filipino people. Filipina
C. To the executed Filipino priests B. Huling Paalam
Gomburza. C. Sa Aking mga Kabata/ Our Mother
D. To his love, Leonor Rivera Tounge
D. To the Women of Malolos
13. Where is the setting of the first chapter of El
Filibusterismo? 19. In the novel Noli Me Tangere, he was
A. At the University of Santo Tomas described by Rizal as the nephew of Doña
B. At the old, circular ship called Tabo Victorina and a grandson of a relative of
C. At the house of the lead character Padre Damaso, a private secretary of all the
Simoun ministers and later to became the fiancé to
D. At the old house of Kapitan Tiyago Maria Clara. Who was he?
A. Alfonso Linares de Espadana
14. In El Filibusterismo, who was the character B. Placido Penitente
who’s like Rizal’s father who owned a land C. Chino Quiroga
which was confiscated by the Spanish D. Don Felipe
friars?
A. Kapitan Tiago 20. Knowing Ferdinand Blumentritt’s great
B. Tiburcio de Espadana interest on the cultural aspect of the
C. Kabesang Tales Philippines, Rizal gave him a book entitled
D. Placido Penitente Aritmetika written by Rufino Baltazar
Hernandez in 1868. In what language was
15. When the Spaniards found out Simoun’s this book written?
plan against the Spanish government, they A. Latin
went after him. Simoun fled carrying with B. English
him, his wealth to the house of a Filipino C. Spanish
priest near the sea. Who was this priest? D. Tagalog
A. Padre Florentino
B. Padre Irene SET 2 RIZAL
C. Padre Camorra 1. Who was the Portuguese friend of Rizal
D. Padre Millon whom he wrote on the following lines March
5, 1895? “Some have proposed to me to
16. Rizal based the characters in Noli Me escape, but I refuse to do so that I have
Tangere and El Filibusterismo on the nothing to reproach myself for I do not want
people in his life. To whom did he patterned to be called runaway……
the character of Paulita Gomez, Isagani’s A. Dr. Laurencio Marquez
true love, who later married Juanito Pelaez? B. Dr. Adolf B. Meyer
A. To his mother, Teodora Alonzo C. Johann Hendrich Caspar Kern
B. To his love, Leonor Rivera D. Manuel Becerra
C. To his eldest sister, Saturnina
D. To the Japanese girl, O-Sei-San 2. This was the setting of the novel Noli Me
Tangere.
17. Who was the former teacher and friend of A. Sto. Domingo
Rizal in Ateneo to whom the following B. Sto. Cristo
statements were made relative to the C. San Diego
writings of his Noli. “I wished to hit the friars, D. Sta. Barbara
for they utilize religion not only as a shield,
but also as a weapon, a protection, castle, 3. On June 11, 1901, the Second Philippine
fortress, an armor, etc.?” Commission approved Act No. 137, which
A. Fr. Salvi organized “the politico-military district of
 Morong into the “ Province of Rizal.” This 7. On Rizal’s exile in Dapitan, he was guarded
was done due to which of the following by a Spanish military commandant, Captain
reasons? Ricardo Canicero. How did this military
A. Creating a province that will lead the commandant treat the exiled?
people of Morong to be united after the A. He would allow Rizal to talk to his
freedom from Spain. visitors only upon his consent.
B. Creating a province that will lead to the B. He supported Rizal’s activities and
proclamation of Jose Rizal to be the reported it to the Governor-General to
National Hero. ask for funding
C. Creating a province to provide equal C. He gave Rizal the freedom to go
rights to people living near Morong and anywhere requiring him only to report
Manila. once a week to his office.
D. Creating a province to be named after D. He strictly guarded Rizal and would not
Jose Rizal in honor of his martyrdom allow him to do any activities that are
suspicious in his eyes.
4. Born in Sta. Cruz, Manila on August 2,
1799; he was the parish priest of Bacoor, 8. Inspired by the work of his fellow reformist
Cavite at the time he was involved in the most especially by his book “La Sobernia
CaviteMutiny of 1872. Monacal en Filipinas”(Monastic Supremacy
A. Andres Urdaneta in the Philippines) Rizal wrote the author a
B. Jacinto Zamora letter dated April 4, 1890 urging him to write
C. Vicente Garcia more and, if possible, succeed him in the
D. Mariano Gomez reform movement. Who was the author of
the said book?
5. Governor General Emilio Terrero had A. Mariano Ponce
ordered the commission coming from B. Marcelo H.del Pilar
University of Santo Tomas to review the C. Jose Ma. Panganiban
content of Noli Me Tangere as suggested by D. Graciano Lopez Jaena
Archbishop Pedro Payo. What was the
suggestion of this commission regarding the 9. If Apolinario Mabini was the “Brain of the
novel? Revolution,” who was this equally illustrious
A. Strictly advised the friars to analyze the Filipino who was considered the “Brain of
content of the novel for further the Katipunan.”
discussions on the Sunday mass. A. Marcelo H.del Pilar
B. Create another commission review the B. Andres Bonifacio
contents of the novel. C. Emilio Jacinto
C. Called a conference with the Governor- D. Graciano Lopez Jaena
General and let the author explain the
contents of the novel. 10. Though Jose Rizal was the author of both
D. Strictly prohibit the production, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, the
circulation and as well as reading of the two novels differ in many aspect. What is
novel. the most important difference between the
two?
6. Which of the following statements is Rizal’s A. They differ in character
annotations on Los Sucesos del Las Islas B. They differ on the ideas and aspirations
Filipinas? implied to the reader.
I. Villalobos and not Legaspi was the one C. They differ on the setting and over all
who named the island as “Philippines.” plot of the story
II. Manila was established on 1571 and not D. They differ on the place and date they
on 1572. were written by Rizal
III. It was only the Spaniards who joined
Magellan on his trip but also 11. In a secret assembly of the Katipuneros, he
Portuguese, Malays, Negritoes and was the one selected to go to Dapitan and
other nationalities. to get Rizal’s opinion on having a revolution
IV. The Philippines is composed of 7,107 against the Spaniards.
islands and not 7,100 only A. Pedro Paterno
A. I and ii B. Andres Bonifacio
B. ii and iv C. Marcelo H.del Pilar
C. i, ii and iii D. Pio Valenzuela
D. all of the above
12. What was Dr. Jose Rizal’s educational
philosophy?
 A. To create in the youth an innate desire A. Graft and corruption
to alleviate his intelligence that will lead B. Rebellion and organizing illegal
him to eternal life. societies.
B. To see improvements in the school and C. libel and assault.
in the methods of teaching. D. falsification of documents
C. To form the nucleus of an unfavorable
opinion of imperialistic administration of 18. After the execution, Rizal corpse was buried
his country and people. with the greatest secrecy at the Paco
D. To be able to contain if not eliminate, Cemetery. Who was the one who patiently
social evils like inferiority complex, search all the cemeteries in Manila to find
camaraderie, timidity and false pride. his body in vain?
A. his brother, Paciano
13. What could be Dr.Jose Rizal’s guiding B. his mother, Teodora
political philosophy for the country? C. his sister, Narcissa
A. To censure the friars for abusing the D. his friend, Maximo Viola
advantage of their position philosophy
for the country. 19. When Rizal was in trial, who was the
B. To counsel the Filipinos not to resent a defense counsel assigned to him?
defeat attributed to them. A. Luis Taviel de Andrade
C. To elevate the country to the highest B. Nicolas dela Pena
seat of glory. C. Camilo de Polavieja
D. For the country not to be taken D. Martin Constantino
advantage but rather be developed,
civilized, educated, and brained in the 20. Who gladly agreed to finance the printing
science of self- government. cost of the book Noli Me Tangere when
Rizal was having problems with the
14. What was depicted by the character of expenses?
Tasio in the novel, “Noli Me Tangere?” A. Ferdinand Blumentritt
A. Indictment against the defective B. Hans Meyer
education system during the Spanish C. Antonio de Morga
regime. D. Maximo Viola
B. Plight of the elderly people.
C. Condemnation of the friars. ECONOMICS
D. Fate of the intellectuals during his time SET 1
and what extent the Filipino was actually 1. Microeconomics best describes the study of
discouraged from growing. the:
A. Level of national unemployment
15. Who was this Filipino hero who wrote the B. Effects of aggregate inflation agents
following statements: “I am now surrounded C. Growth rate of GNP
by the enemy which shall overpower me, D. Behavior of individual economy
and my brave men, I shall die happy with the
thought that it is sweet to die defending my 2. The question “how to raise the standard of
motherland.” living of people?” is synonymous to:
A. Antonio Luna A. How to raise the income of people?
B. Andres Bonifacio B. How to raise our ability to produce
C. Gregorio del Pilar goods and services?
D. Apolinario Mabini C. What should be the form of
government?
16. What was the reason of Rizal when he D. How do we distribute goods and
decided to write his two novels in Spanish? services?
A. He wants to show off his talent in
Spanish. 3. An economist will define the exchange rate
B. He wants to hide it to those who doesn”t between two currencies as the:
know Spanish. A. Amount of one currency that must be
C. He has the idea that it was the paid in order to obtain one unit of
intellegentia that should lead and guide another currency
the people in the revolution B. Difference between total exports and
D. He loves the language and were total imports within a country
comfortable with it. C. Difference between the export and
import of a particular country
17. What crime Rizal was tried by the Spanish D. Ratio of import prices to export prices for
Military Court? a particular country
 C. In equilibrium there is neither a shortage
4. Which among the following is NOT an nor a surplus
explanation for the presence of economics D. When the market price falls, the demand
of scale? curve shifts
A. As a firm gets larger, it becomes more 10. Economies of scale are associated
specialized in the production of output with____average total cost
B. As a firm gets larger, management A. Rising
becomes too bureaucratic B. Constant
C. As a affirm gets larger, it can use better C. Falling
and more efficient capital equipment D. Growing
D. As a firm gets larger, it can spread its
fixed factors of production over more 11. All of the following are characteristics of the
units of output pure monopolist except:
A. There are no closer substitutes for its
5. Major barriers to economic development in product
a country do not include B. Monopoly price is greater than its
A. Little capital per worker marginal cost of production
B. Introduction of new technology C. There is relatively easy entry into the
C. Unstable political systems market
D. Lack of education and job skills D. There is only one seller in the market

6. The law of diminishing returns 12. As the economist sees it, the goal of the firm
A. Only applies in the long run is:
B. Shows that output can always be A. To promote the general social welfare
expanded by adding more of the
variable input B. To expand size and become as large as
C. States that after a point, each additional possible
unit of a variable input produce less than C. To maximize it profits
the previous unit. D. To maximize its total revenue
D. A and C
13. A perfectly competitive market exhibits all of
7. Macroeconomics is described best by which the following characteristics except:
of the following statements? A. There is freedom of entry into and exit
A. Macroeconomics is the study of the from the market
economy as a whole B. Each firm can produce all that it wants
B. Macroeconomics is the study of how and not affect the market price of the
firms strive to maximize profits good
C. Macroeconomics is the study of the C. Each firm in the market produces a
demand for labor by firms and the product that is a perfect substitute for
supply of labor by household the products of the other firms
D. Macroeconomics is the study of why D. The market demand curve is perfectly
some products cost more than others. elastic and thus horizontal

8. A microeconomist studies all of the following 14. Which of the ff. statements about
except: oligopolistic market is incorrect?
A. The consumption behavior of an A. An oligopolist will generally be a price
individual household taker in the output market
B. Why a dozen fresh eggs cost less than B. In an oligopolistic market, there are only
a dozen fresh shrimp few sellers
C. The effect of price supports on the C. An oligopolist price settler in the output
supply of milk market
D. The effect of a tax cut on the nation’s D. In an oligopolistic industry, barriers to
spendable income entry into the market may be quite high

9. All of the following statements are correct 15. The simple circular flow model shows that
except: A. Firms demands resources and supply
A. The interaction of demand And supply outputs
determines the price and amount of B. Households demand outputs and supply
output produced and sold in the market resources
B. Markets are characterized by buyers C. Firm generates the income necessary
and sellers for households to consume
 D. Households generate the revenue B. Savings function
necessary for firms to produce C. Investment function
E. All of the above D. Aggregate demand function

16. A primary difference between 3. Which of the following is not likely to be a

microeconomics and macroeconomics is benefit of economic growth?
that: A. An improving environmental quality that
A. Macroeconomics studies the operation results from increased industrialization
and performance of the economy as a B. An increase in per capital income
whole C. Rising life expectancies
B. Microeconomics studies the aggregate D. The ability to reduce poverty
level of income and employment
C. In formulating and implementing 4. Which of the following best describes the
government policy, microeconomics gains expected from the single ASEAN
shows the effects of policy variables on market?
the entire community A. Efficient resource allocation
D. Macroeconomics studies the operation B. Scale economies
and performance of individual economic C. Greater competition
units D. All of these

17. With respect to the circular flow of economic 5. If a less developed country is experiencing
activity, taxes represents a more rapid growth in GDP than its
A. Leakage population real per capital GDP
B. An injection A. Increase
C. Transfer payments B. Declines
D. A stock C. Is unaffected
D. Any of these
18. An increase in the economy’s stock of
physical productive capital is called 6. The upward stopping aggregate supply
A. Saving curves for an economy shows:
B. Inventory Adjustment A. A negative relationship between the
C. Investment inflation level and the level aggregate
D. Crowding Out output
B. The amount of aggregate output that
19. The Philips curve shows that the rate of firms are able to supply at each
inflation and the rate of unemployment are: inflations level falls as the level rises
A. Negatively related C. When the wages are completely flexible,
B. Linearly related aggregate supply is positively related to
C. Positively related the inflation level
D. Independent of each other D. There is some quantity of real output
that firms are willing and able to produce
20. Most people dislike inflation because it: and offer at ach inflation level
A. Reduces the normal rate of interest
B. Reduces the capital gains earned when 7. Classical economics promotes the theory
an asset is sold that
C. Reduces the purchasing power of A. In the short run, all market are in
money equilibrium
D. Increases the cost of making decisions B. The level of income is the primary
determinant of the level of saving
SET 2 ECONOMICS C. Nominal wages and prices are
1. The statistics most frequently used by completely flexible
economists to measure economic growth is D. Even in the long run, there can be
the change in: unemployment
A. Inflation
B. Individual life expectancy 8. Suppose that the Philippines has a
C. Real per capital GDP comparative disadvantage in the production
D. None of the above of cocoa. The Philippines should:
A. Import cocoa
2. The relationship between household B. Produce cocoa for domestic
spending and the household income is the: consumption only
A. Consumption function C. Produce cocoa for export only
 D. Specialize in the production of cocoa in C. Increase the unemployment rate and
an attempt to increase productive reduce actual saving
efficiency D. Eliminate a necessary GDP gap

9. Central bank intervention to bring about a 16. The existence of diminishing returns in
depreciation of a country’s currency is production causes
A. Made easier because the central bank A. Each additional worker to add less and
can create an unlimited supply of its own less to total output
currency B. The demand curve for labor to be
B. Made difficult because the central bank positively sloped
must buy its own currency with its C. The aggregate demand curve to have
reserves of foreign currency an upward slope
C. Something that is rarely done D. Prices to fall as output increases along
D. None of the above a supply curve

10. Which terms describes the situation when a 17. Double-digit rates both unemployment and
country’s imports exceed to its exports? inflation would signal a problem of
A. Budget deficit A. Inadequate aggregate demand
B. Budget surplus B. Unbalanced economic growth
C. Trade deficit C. Uncontrollable budget deficits
D. Trade surplus D. Stagflation

11. The extra output generated as an additional 18. Expansion of a country’s production
worker is added to a production process is possibilities frontier is
labor’s A. Economic growth
A. Marginal physical product B. A source of capital accumulation
B. Average physical product C. Economic development
C. Incremental output curve D. Expansion of the infrastructure
D. Contribution
19. All else equal, economic growth makes
12. Say’s law or the idea that supply creates its A. Everybody better off by expanding
own demand is central to the theory of capacity and output
A. Classical macroeconomics B. Some people better off, but others are
B. Keynesian economics no worse off as a result
C. Induced expenditures C. It possible to make everybody better off
D. Accelerator multiplier models
D. income distributions become less equal
13. Keynesian economic theory suggests that
A. Only adequate aggregate supply can 20. The principle of diminishing marginal utility
ensure full employment of resources means that as you spend more and more
B. Classical theory fails to explain hours watching television, your total utility
hyperinflation from television will and your marginal utility
C. Increase in aggregate demand raises from each additional hour of television will
the price level but not employment
D. Demand creates its own supply during A. Decrease; increase
periods of high unemployment B. Increase; decrease
C. Increase; increase
14. The slope of the consumption function is D. Decrease; decrease
called the
A. Marginal propensity to consume SET 3 ECONOMICS
B. Average propensity to consume 1. According to Thomas Robert Malthus,
C. Total propensity to consume humankind’s economic condition would
D. Possibility to consume continue to worsen over time because:
A. Innovations cannot keep pace with
15. According to the paradox of thrift, if people human needs
expect massive unemployment and try to B. Food production grows at an arithmetic
save more this will rate while, if unchecked, population
A. Increase the chance of inflation would grow at a geometric rate
B. Stimulate investment and inhibit actual C. Only the nobility should eat cake
saving D. Capitalism causes inequity in the
distribution of income
 B. Falling wage levels as labor productivity
2. High rates of population growth are increased
problems in less developed countries C. Declining capital to labor ratios
because of their effects on : D. Lower average rates of economic
A. Diminishing returns in agriculture growth than they did in the 1980’s
B. Unemployment
C. Inequality in the distribution of income 8. The agency responsible for the
macroeconomic planning and crafting
D. All of these economic policy and direction in the country
is the
3. The current level of investment in a country A. Department of Trade and industry
A. Affects future capacity to produce B. Department of Finance
B. Should reduce the infrastructure C. National Economic and Development
C. Has no effect on economic growth Authority
D. Shrinks production possibilities D. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

4. Walt W. Robinson’s take off stage of 9. Budget lines reflect the consumer’s
economic development is the period of an A. Limits to what a given amount of income
economy’s can buy when prices are fixed
A. Decline in the role of government B. Choices when the consumer faces
B. Preconditions prior to sustained constant prices with a given money
economic growth income
C. Launching on a path of continuous C. Budget constraints
economic growth D. All of these
D. Complete economic maturity
10. Defined as the quantity of any good and
5. Trickledown theory is based on the idea that service offered for trade at a given price
a country’s poor people over a period of time in a given market.
A. Are shock in a vicious cycle of poverty A. demand
because of poor personal decision B. Surplus
making C. Supply
B. Save significant percentages of income D. Shortage
but lack information about profitable
investments 11. States that as price increases, the quantity
C. Tend to have little education and far too abounding will also increase and
many children conversely, when price falls, the quantity
D. Eventually benefit from income abounding will fall.
inequality because inequality facilitates A. Law of Comparative Advantage
higher rates of domestic savings, B. Law of Supply
investments and growth C. Law of Inertia
D. Law of Demand
6. It is a theory of economic development
which states that the under development of 12. The complete sum of all the prices of parts
Third World Countries is not because of the of the good plus profit.
predatory activities of the First world and the A. Collateral
international agencies that it controls, but B. Market Supply
rather because of the heavy hand of the C. Market Demand
state and the corruption, inefficiency and D. Cost of production
lack of economic incentives that permeates
the economies of developing nations 13. Looking at the supply curve, what direction
A. Dependency theory should it be going?
B. Patterns of growth and structural A. Parallel sloping
change B. Downward sloping
C. Growth stage theories C. Vertically sloping
D. Neoclassical counter revolution theory D. Upward sloping

7. From 1990 to 2003, Japan, South Korea, 14. If the price of LPG increases and the supply
Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore all of Coal decreases, then LPG and Coal are?
experienced A. Complements
A. Double digit growth throughout the 20th B. Substitute
century C. Joint
 D. Competitive estates, while the tenants remained poor.
15. The price that balance quantity supplied Because of this, the wealthy landowners .
and quantity demanded A. Abolished share tenancy and reverted
A. Surplus the land back to the peasants.
B. Shortage B. Expelled tenants and actually worked on
C. Equilibrium the farmlands themselves
D. Disequilibrium C. Acquired tremendous economic, social
and political advantage
16. When price is greater than the equilibrium D. Disposed of their landholdings
price, then quantity supplied is greater than voluntarily in response to social
quantity demanded. obligations
A. Surplus
B. Shortage 3. Teacher Z has a property worth P500, 000.
C. Equilibrium If the tax is 1% he pays P5, 000. If his
D. Disequilibrium property is worth P1, 000, 000 he pays
P10, 000. Which does this illustrates?
17. When the price less is than equilibrium A. Progressive taxation
price, then quantity demanded is greater B. Uniformity in taxation
than the quantity supplied. C. Equity in taxation
A. Surplus D. Equality in taxation
B. Shortage
C. Equilibrium 4. Which term refers to the unlawful means of
D. Disequilibrium escaping from payment of taxes?
A. Exemption
18. The following are the types of market B. Avoidance
structure except one: C. Shifting
A. Monopoly D. Evasion
B. Oligopoly
C. Monopolistic Competition 5. The following are the different purpose of
D. Perfect Markets taxation except one:
A. To protect local/infant industries
19. Monopolist will denigrate price so that the B. To influence population trends
rival firm will not be able to compete at all. C. To induce inflation
The new firm will not be able to lower its D. To improve unfavorable terms of trade
price as otherwise it will be running at a loss.
A. Copyright or Patents 6. A tax system wherein the higher the income,
B. Marketing channels control the higher the tax rate.
C. Cut throat competition A. Regressive Tax System
D. Legal Prohibition B. Proportional Tax System
C. Progressive Tax System
20. Described as one among the many sellers, D. Comparative Tax System
can be able to control the price.
A. Perfect Competition 7. A tax system wherein the higher the income,
B. Monopoly the lower the tax rate.
C. Oligopoly A. Regressive Tax System
D. Monopolistic Competition B. Proportional Tax System
C. Progressive Tax System
TAXATION, LAND REFORM, D. Comparative Tax System
COOPERATIVES (SET 1)
1. Most of the parents in your school are 8. A classification of tax wherein a tax of fixed
farmers. Their agricultural supplies are amount upon all persons residing within a
provided by a cooperative which sells their specified territory without regard to their
farm products at the same time. Of which property or the occupations in which they
type of cooperative are they members? may be engage.
A. Service cooperative A. Property tax
B. Producers cooperative B. Personal, capitation or poll tax
C. Multi-purpose cooperative C. Excise tax
D. Marketing cooperative D. Annual Tax

2. The landed class enjoyed huge incomes

from share tenancy and rents from inherited
9. If anyone can be said to profit from C. Industrialization of the country.
depression, the group favored would likely D. Social equity and economic prosperity
to be .
A. low-level government workers 17. In the land reform phrase “distribution of all
B. people with secured sources of fixed agricultural lands”, agricultural lands
income such as government bonds include.
C. industrial owners producing goods A. all arable private parts only
D. assembly-line workers in automobile B. all arable public lands only
plants C. all public and private lands
D. all arable public and private lands
10. What does the statement “today the peso is
worth about twenty-five centavos” mean? 18. If the exchange rises from P45 to a dollar of
A. Recession P48 to a dollar, the value of peso .
B. Inflation I. Appreciates
C. Deflation II. Depreciates
D. Depression III. Stabilizes
A. Neither I nor II
11. The following are the leading Philippine B. I only
imports EXCEPT C. III only
A. transportation equipment D. II only
B. coconut products
C. petroleum 19. Which contributes most greatly to our
D. machinery country's budget deficit?
A. servicing our country's domestic and
12. Which of the following is NOT one of the foreign debts
component factors that make possible the B. misdirected economic policies and
flow of production? progress
A. Land C. very high salaries of government
B. Capitalism officials
C. Capital D. graft and corruption
D. Labor
20. The Philippine’s Foremost source of
13. The total value in pesos of goods and Foreign Exchange is
services produced in the Philippine A. labor exports
economy during the year is called B. Garments
A. gross private domestic investment C. Sugar
B. net producer’s domestic gain D. Copra
C. net national income
D. gross national product SET 2 TAXATION, LAND REFORM AND
COOPERATIVES
14. In which set up do governments control the 1. A market in w/c sellers sells goods to buyers
major industries such as aircraft, radio and for more than the legal process is termed
television? A. black market
A. Laissez faire economics B. credit market
B. Traditional economics C. money market
C. Capitalism D. block market
D. Socialism
2. A study of microeconomics would include
15. The following economic principles-laissez which of the following?
faire, free competition, private ownership, A. The nature of fiscal policy and how
and profit motive-were first promoted by prices are set
A. Robert Engel B. How prices are set and how buyers and
B. John Stuart Mill sellers behave
C. Karl Marx C. The nature of fiscal policy and how
D. Adam Smith buyers and sellers behave
D. How prices are set and how national
16. Which are the end targets of the monetary policy is established
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform ?
A. Equality and happiness of all Filipinos 3. The landed class enjoyed huge incomes
and share tenancy and rents from inherited
B. Social justice and charity for the poor. estates, while the tenants remained poor.
 Because of this, the wealthy land owners
. 8. The theory that population increases by
A. disposed of their landholdings geometrical ratio while the means of
voluntarily in response to social subsistence increase by arithmetical ratio is
obligations. attributed to
B. acquired tremendous economic, social A. Marx
and political advantage. B. Malthus
C. expelled tenants and actually worked on C. Durkheim
the farmlands themselves. D. Aristotle
D. abolished share tenancy and reverted 9. The Philippines has a favorable balance
the land back to the peasants. when .
A. Its merchandise imports exceed its
4. In his article, Robert Victoriano once said: “If merchandise exports
the end product of land reform is B. Its merchandise exports exceed its
productivity, then land reform cannot stand merchandise imports
in isolation.” What does this statement C. It has huge reserve of gold
imply? For productivity, . D. Its merchandise imports equal its
A. the entire family of the farmer must be merchandise exports
oriented and educated on land reform .
B. all people from the government and 10. A country does not need to specialize in
non-government sectors must help in everything. She needs to concentrate on
the implementation of land reform. that thing which she is good at. This thought
C. land distribution must be accompanied is in line with the economic principle of .
by technical and financial assistance, A. Profit and loss
skills training, and others that will B. Opportunity and cost
empower the farmers. C. Supply and demand
D. the farmer beneficiary must see land D. Comparative advantage
reform in relation to other programs of
government. 11. Which policy does the government observe
when it pumps excess reserves into the
5. The ultimate objective of the CARP is banking system?
A. distribution of arable lands in the country A. Expansion Monetary
B. Contractionary Monetary
B. the abolotion of share tendency in favor C. Fiscal
of lease tenancy D. Monetary
C. cultivation of all idle lands
D. establishment of owner-cultivated farm 12. Which economic system is based on free
enterprise?
6. Which economic conditions in the country A. Mixed economy
may have helped shape the “Filipino First” B. Capitalism
policy? C. Communism
I. The foreign businessmen controlled D. Globalism
mining, electricity, commerce and
manufacturing. 13. What is GNP in economics?
II. The Filipinos had complete control of A. General National Product, away to
fisheries and had better control of detect a country’s economic growth.
forestry and transportation B. Gross National Product, a way to
III. The Central Bank discriminated against determine a country’s productivity.
Filipino businessmen in the allocation of C. General National Product, a way to
dollars for import. detect a country’s productivity.
A. II – III D. Gross National Product, a way to
B. I – II – III determine a country’s economic growth
C. I – III rate.
D. I – II
14. If the price of Tide detergent is higher than
7. The maximum price that can be legally that of Surf, the tendency is to buy Surf
charged for a good or service is called . instead of Tide. This illustrates effect.
A. minimum wage A. Substitution
B. price floor B. Utilization
C. legal wage C. Income
D. price ceiling D. Inflation
15. Which does NOT go with free enterprise 20. This system introduced a simple scheme of
system? filing an application for land registration of
A. Private individuals risk their own choice lands on the bare pretext that they
resources were there since time immemorial,
B. Competition is the regulator of economic landlords were able to gobble more lands.
activity A. NARRA SYSTEM
C. Motto is laissez faire B. LASEDECO SYSTEM
D. The state interferes C. TORRENS SYSTEM
D. Public Land Act
16. Republic Act No. 6657 which was signed
into law by Pres. Corazon Aquino for a SOCIOLOGY
dozen of years now has been the basic laws SET 1
being implemented by the government to 1. How is the term acculturation defined?
solve the inequitable distribution of land A. Occurrence of similarities between
problem and alleviate the economic cultures that have had neither contact
conditions of landless in our country. nor history of “cultural borrowing”.
A. Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law B. Abandonment of a social or custom,
(CARL) behavior pattern or belief that has long
B. Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) been part of a culture.
C. Comprehensive Agrarian Reform C. Ethnocentric grouping of traditions
Program (CARP) among diverse cultures.
D. Department of Agriculture (DA) D. Cultural exchange that occurs when
unlike cultures experience contact over
17. The following are the policy of the state to an extended period of time.
pursue a Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
Program (CARP) except one: 2. Which illustrates conformity?
A. To promote social justice A. Putting oneself into the shoes of other
B. To move the nation toward sound rural
development and industrialization B. Sensing another person’s feeling and
C. To protect small farmers from abuse of responding appropriately
landowners C. Getting along with the behavior, attitude
and belief of a group
D. To establish owner – cultivator ship of D. Daring to speak out one’s mind
economic sized farms as basis of
Philippine Agriculture. 3. To which is stratification most closely
related?
18. Which among the following coverage of A. Social Disorganization
CARP is the main source of problem of the B. Assimilation
landowners with regards to maintaining the C. Social Differentiation
ownership their lands? D. Social Identification
A. All alienable and disposable lands of the
public domain devoted to or suitable for 4. Which is a characteristic of a secondary
agriculture. group?
B. All lands of the public domain in excess A. Small size and Intimacy
of the specific limits as determined by B. Strong emotional ties
the congress. C. Permanence over time
C. All other lands owned by the D. Impersonal relationships
government devoted to or suitable for 5. Hazing rites in school persist despite their
agriculture being outlawed. Which is the purpose of
D. All private lands devoted to or suitable each rite?
for agriculture regardless of the A. To minimize cultural shock
agricultural products raised or that can B. To mark changes in an individual status
be raised.
C. To foster patriotism
19. The retention limit for the landowner under D. To preserve tradition
the CARP.
A. 4 hectares 6. Which according to research, is related to
B. 5 hectares increased aggression in children?
C. 6 hectares A. Playing with toy guns at an early age
D. 7 hectares home
 B. Viewing to violence A. II and III
C. Coming from single parent B. I and II
D. Eating junk foods C. I, II and III
D. I and III
7. Which trait/s mentally goes with Filipino
sakop-orientation? 14. Which of the following correctly describes
A. Pagmamalasakit the practice of polyandry?
B. Kanya-kanya mentality A. A household is composed of a group of
C. Pakikisama unmarried persons.
D. Extreme personalism B. A woman has two or more husbands.
C. Two cousins are married to each other.
8. Sometimes we Filipinos are perceived to be
playful and cynical when we laugh off our D. A family has two or more sons.
miseries. Which positive Filipino trait/s
is/are described? 15. Which may have contributed to the “kami
A. Faith in God mentality”?
B. Adaptability and Adjustment A. Indolence
C. Joy and humor B. Our favorable climate
D. Creativity C. Our rich natural resources
D. Island character of our geography.
9. What is the inner source of strength of the
Filipino destitute to keep going? 16. In the Philippines, it seems that the best
A. Bounty of natural resources candidates to a position or a job do not
B. Physical stamina always get hired. Which practice prevents
C. Athletic body build the 'best and the brightest” from being hired
D. Faith in God from the position.
A. Meritocracy
10. Which Filipino trait comes into play when B. Networking
one gives premium to personal contacts C. Nepotism
and relationship while relegating impersonal D. Merit System
rules of conduct to the background?
A. Small-group centeredness 17. What should be the anthropologist’s action
B. Colonial mentality on ethnocentrism?
C. Utang na loob A. Advocate it
D. Extreme personalism B. Encourage it
C. Be lukewarm about it
11. Left with no choice, a number of Filipinos D. Eliminate and prevent it
make a living from garbage dumps. This
points to which Filipino traits? 18. Which is a proof that the Philippines was
A. Indolence and Extravagance inhabited in the early as 21,000 years ago?
B. Basic optimism, ability to survive A. China were unearthed in Calatagan,
C. Indolence Batangas
D. Extravagance B. Skull cap discovered in Tabon cave,
Palawan
12. Bahala na is a daring attitude out of concern C. Boat fragments excavated in Butuan
for others. What is (was) a strong river banks
demonstration of this trait in our history? D. Mummies found in Timbac Cave in
A. Abuse of our natural resources Benguet
B. The division among the Filipino
propagandists in Spain 19. The lighter, unpigmented skin most likely
C. The Filipino submission to Spain’s evolved in the temperature climate for what
colonial rule for 4 centuries reason?
D. EDSA I A. To protect skin against sunburn.
B. To protect skin against sunlight.
13. President Magsaysay once said “We must C. To protect skin against sunburn and
give more in law to those who have less in sunlight.
life.” Those referred to as those who have D. To absorb more light.
less in life are .
I. The economically poor 20. Which biological characteristics do humans
II. The weak such as the aged share with most primates?
III. The defenseless such as children I. Acute vision and depths perception
 II. Relatively large brains 6. The concept that the different cultural
III. Grasping hands patterns constitute different solutions to
A. II and III problems and that these patterns should be
B. I and III interpreted in terms of their total context is
C. I and II called .
D. I,II,III A. Assimilation
B. Cultural Relativism
SET 2 SOCIOLOGY C. Cultural Shock
1. From which do archeologists reconstruct D. Cultural Lag
pre-history?
A. Ethnic customs 7. Cases were infants were subjected to
B. Tribal Folklore prolonged isolation show that .
C. Written records A. people are born with most of the traits
D. Excavated tools they exhibit as adults
B. human beings can acquire culture
2. What does dependency theory state about without human contact
modernization? Traditional cultures . C. human beings cannot be socialized
A. And modern culture depend on each unless they are brought up among
other for development human beings
B. Cannot modernize because they are D. mental-physical development does not
caught in a dependency relationship depend upon human contact
with rich societies
C. Are meant to be dependent on rich 8. Traditional Chinese society was
societies characterized by all of the following
D. Cannot help but to depend on rich EXCEPT
societies A. Civil service examinations
B. Practice of Shinto
3. By definition, in kinship based societies, the C. Patrilineal families
members of a lineage, clan or other kin D. Confucian beliefs
group are usually descendants of a . 9. The following are the results of the Filipinos
A. dominant male deep faith in God EXCEPT
B. dominant female A. Courage
C. common ancestor B. optimism
D. dominant community leader C. Bitterness in times of tragedy
D. Daring
4. Which is a characteristic/s of a primary
group? 10. “Trabaho lang, walang personalan” is an
A. members with same sex and same advice to counteract the Filipino trait of .
developmental stages A. “kanya-kanya” mentality
B. frequent conflict and competition among B. Ambivalence
members C. extreme personalism
C. members with the same place and D. sakop-orientedness
residence
D. small group size and face-to-face 11. To which Filipino traits does the German
relationships gemeinschaft correspond?
A. Bayanihan spirit
5. Which of the following best defines internal B. Pakikisama
migration? C. Utang na Loob
A. The movement of any large group of D. pakikipagkapwa-tao
people as in the Mongol invasion of
Europe. 12. Hazing rites in school persist despite their
B. The movement of people within a being outlawed. The purpose of such rites is
specific country. to .
C. Movement necessitated by natural A. increase awareness or religious
disaster. traditions
D. The voluntary movement of any group of B. celebrate national holidays and foster
people such as the emigration of patriotism
English colonist to New England in the C. minimize culture shock
17th century. D. mark changes in an individual’s status
13. Pro-poor programs of the Philippines B. Microevolution
government are meant to . C. Natural selection
A. make everyone live in affluence D. Adaptation
B. reduce the disparity between the rich
and the poor 20. Which technique helps anthropologists
C. make everyone equal understand why people in different culture
D. mark changes in an individual's status live as they do?
A. Ethnographic study
14. Philippine society is characterized as B. Genealogies
“islands of affluence amidst a sea of C. Ethnocentrism
poverty.” What social concern is implied? D. Cultural relativism
A. Coercing the rich to share.
B. Reducing the gap between the rich and SET 3 SOCIOLOGY
the poor. 1. Which technique should an anthropologist
C. Penalizing the poor use to get an insider’s view on how and why
D. Working for the economic equality of all other people do what they do?
Filipino citizens A. Participant observation
B. Genealogies
15. Anthropologists characterizes their C. Unstructured observation
discipline as holistic because . D. Survey questionnaires
A. they study all kinds of people
B. they conduct ethnographic studies 2. Which is not supportive of the Filipino
C. they study the connection among pursuit of excellence?
sciences A. “Make-do” Mentality
D. they deal with all forms of culture B. Intolerance for opposing views
C. Meritocracy
16. How should anthropologists understand D. Continuing education
other people’s culture?
A. from the point of view of an outsider for 3. The Filipino sense of individualism is more
objectivity a contribution of the culture.
B. from the perspective of the insider A. Pre-Spanish
C. from the point of view of the authorities B. Japanese
in anthropology C. Western
D. from the perspective of the D. Hindu
anthropologist conducting the study to
make it more Scientific 4. The Philippines has lesser number of
retirement homes and orphanages
17. Which method makes use of chemical and compared to the West. To which Filipino
other types of scientific analysis to value may this be attributed?
determine the age of a buried object up to A. Social Acceptance
million years ago? B. Smooth Interpersonal Relations
A. Dendrochonology C. Strong Family Loyalty
B. Potassium Argon D. Hospitality
C. Serration
D. Carbon Dating method 5. When you as a Filipino make use of spoon
and fork in Canada instead of knife as the
18. What may be the reason why the highly Canadians do, the Canadians call you “pig”.
pigmented, dark skin evolved in the tropics. What feeling do the Canadians express?
A. as protection against intense sunlight A. Ethnocentrism
B. Strangeness
B. Consequence of mild sunlight C. Antagonism
C. crucial for the bodies ability to make D. Xenocentrism
vitamin D
D. for absorption of more light 6. One’s position in society is always inherited
from one’s parents and cannot be altered.
19. Which tenet of evolution states that the What does this situation describe?
fittest members of species survive to pass A. The Caste System
on their genetic information while the B. The Class System
weakest are eliminated because they are C. The Slave System
unable to survive? D. The Estate System
A. Mutation
7. On which Filipino trait does Gawad Kalinga B. Non-rationalism
capitalize and at the same time C. Personalism
perpetuates? D. Particularism
A. Adaptability
B. Personalism 14. In what ways does group-centeredness
C. Bayanihan Spirit contribute to the Filipino double standard
D. Joy and Humor morality?
A. our group may present two opposite
8. Which one best describes social standards and caught between these
interaction? two.
A. Joining groups and mingling with peers B. our fear of authority makes us submit to
what the boss wants.
B. Relating interpersonally in an C. in our desire to please the group, we do
institutional setting what they do even if it is against our
C. Acting in relation to others and attuning conscience.
one’s response to others responses D. for as long as not caught checking it is
D. Acting in conformity with the majority all right.

9. The Chinese have borrowed from the 15. With social interaction in mind, which does
cultural patterns and values of the Filipinos NOT belong to the group?
and the Filipinos have also adopted some A. Conflict
Chinese cultural and values. What is this B. Accommodation
process called? C. Competition
A. Amalgamation D. Projection
B. Reciprocity
C. Assimilation 16. The Japanese mother communicates with
D. Acculturation her child physically rather that verbally;
while the American stimulates her child into
10. A Home Economic class made beautiful and activity verbally. The Filipino mother
functional bags out of used illustration nurtures her child by playing with her and
board. Which Filipino trait is demonstrated? feeding her on demand. What do the child-
A. Adaptability rearing practices point to? Cultural .
B. Creativity A. Relativity
C. Flexibility B. Integration
D. Optimism C. Valuing Process
D. Diversity
11. Which is one effect of extreme personalism
in Philippine politics? The base of political 17. Which is referred to when we claim that
support and followership is: there is no single universal standard to be
A. gratitude and personal favors used to judge any culture?
B. loyalty to ideas government principles A. Cultural Universalism
and policies B. Cultural Relativism
C. identification with the truth C. Cultural Diversity
D. loyalty to one’s political platform D. Ethnocentricism

12. The Filipino tends to joke about most 18. Risking his life, a Filipino boy dives into the
serious matters. What does this reveal at pool to save a drowning boy which trait does
Filipino character? he demonstrate?
A. tends to leave everything to God A. Bahala na
B. tends to be indifferent B. Bahala na with Pagmamalasakit
C. tends to be superficial C. Flexibility
D. tends to be lazy D. Family-orientedness

13. In a barangay, when anyone of the families 19. “No one is above the law”, says Principal A.
loss a carabao, everyone gets out for it even She imposed the penalty to all children
as far as the other barangays. But when one deserving of penalty but exempts the son of
of them steals a carabao from another her comare from the same penalty that he
barangay, nobody is concerned to report it equally deserves. What Filipino trait is
to the barangay concerned. What Filipino shown?
trait is shown? A. Utang-na-loob
A. Impersonalism B. extreme personalism
 C. lack of discipline A. Pardon
D. colonial mentality B. Commutation
C. Reprieve
20. A foreigner once remarked: “I envy Filipinos. D. Amnesty
They can sleep anywhere.” What Filipino
trait is being praised? 8. It is the power of the people to propose
A. faith in God amendments to the Constitution.
B. adaptability A. Plebiscite
C. joy and humor B. Initiative
D. creativity C. Referendum
D. Recall
POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE AND
PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION (SET 1) 9. The United Sates is the only known country
1. It is that definite portion of the earth’s in the world that follows the “Jus Soli”
surface which is the subject of sovereignty doctrine which means Place of Birth, while
rights and interests. From the political the rest of the countries follow the “Jus
standpoint, it is referred to as: Sanguine” principle which means blood
A. State relationship. What then is the citizenship of
B. Sovereignty a child born to Filipino parents in the United
C. Government States?
D. Territory A. Natural Born Citizen
B. Naturalized Citizen
2. It is a law that punishes without judicial trial. C. Stateless Citizen
A. Certiorari D. Dual Citizen
B. Bill of attainder
C. Mandamus 10. Every time Jose’s parents leave the house,
D. Ex post facto law they chain him to a post of their house
padlock the door of his room without food,
3. All institution shall include the study of the water and sunlight. He was untidy and
as part of the curricula. emaciated. What rights were violated?
A. English I. The natural and primary right of parents
B. Science to rear their children in the manner
C. History convenient to both parents and children.
D. Constitution II. The rights to healthful well being and
ecology
4. When may stoppage and search of vehicles III. The right to travel and abode
without warrant be valid? IV. The right of the child to protection, care
A. There is a report supplied by undercover and support of his parents.
agent A. 1, 2
B. Where accused is carrying a bulging B. 2, 3
bags and was suspiciously quite and C. 1, 3
nervous when asked about its content D. 2, 4
C. Where the physical appearance of the
accused fitted the description given in 11. It is the department which has the authority
the confidential report to make laws and to alter or repeat them
D. All of the above A. Administrative department
B. Judicial department
5. The following searches are valid even C. Executive department
without a warrant of arrest except: D. Legislative department
A. There is a waiver
B. Open to eyes and hand 12. It advantage is that it serves as the training
C. Made during the saturation drive ground for the national leaders
D. Stop and frisk principle A. Bicameralism
B. Primary jurisdiction
6. Upon what age ma judges retire? C. Constitutionalism
A. 70 D. Parents Patriae
B. 56
C. 65 13. An enrolled bill may become a law after a
D. 55 lapse of
A. 30 days
7. It is a mitigation of a penalty B. 40 days
 C. 60 days 2. Amendments in the 1987 Constitution can
D. 90 days be made through a constitutional
commission
14. The canvassing of the votes of the A. Yes
President shall be done by congress and B. Maybe
presided by: C. No
A. Chief Justice D. None of the above
B. Ombudsman
C. Secretary of National Defense 3. The president declared martial law on the
D. Vice President ground or rebellion. What, if any, is the
effect of such act:
15. The Constitution empowers the President to A. The declaration of martial law will not
declare Martial for automatically suspend the privilege of
A. 30 days the writ of habeas corpus
B. 45 days B. The operation of the constitution is not
C. 60 days in any manner suspended.
D. 90 days C. A State of Martial Law does not
suppliant the functioning of the civil
16. It refers to the act of the President of staying courts
the execution of a convict: D. All of these
A. Amnesty
B. Commutation 4. Which of the following sector cannot
C. Pardon participate under the party-list system of
D. Reprieve representation
A. Elderly
17. It is only constitutional court in the B. Overseas workers
Philippines C. Handicapped
A. Court of Appeals D. Religious
B. Shariah Court
C. Family Court 5. Which of the following positions does need
D. Supreme Court the confirmation of the Commission on
Appointments
18. The change of venue or place of trial ca be A. BIR Commissioner
ordered for this reason B. Consul
A. Lack of jurisdiction C. Navy captains
B. Convenience D. Ambassador
C. Humanitarian reason
D. Avoid miscarriage of justice 6. The ombudsman must be at least
years of age at the time of his
19. It is designed to prevent any person or class appointment.
from being singled out as special subject of A. 35
hostile or discriminating legislation B. 25
A. Due process C. 40
B. Right Speech D. 21
C. Equal protection
D. Writ of Habeas Corpus 7. It is prerogative inherent in the state where
it is called upon to protect those with less
20. The 1987 Constitution was framed by than full capacity to take adequate care of
A. People’s initiative their own interests
B. Constitutional commission A. Eminent Domain
C. Constitutional assembly B. Police
D. Constitutional convention C. Patents Patriae
D. Taxation
SET 2 POLITICS
1. The government under President Aquino 8. The members of the Commission on
was Appointment shall be composed of
A. De facto A. 24
B. Both A and C B. 25
C. De jure C. 26
D. None of the above D. 27
9. All appropriation, revenue or tariff bills etc. 16. Police officers arrested the accused based
shall originate exclusively in the on the information supplied by the rape
A. House of Representatives victim herself who pointed at him. Is the
B. Senate arrest without warrant valid?
C. Sanggunian Panlalawigan A. No
D. Supreme Court B. None of the above
C. Yes
10. The president cannot validly declare martial D. All of the above
law in the following instance:
A. Eminent danger 17. The city Mayor ordered the arrest and
B. Rebellion deportation of all the prostitutes to their
C. Invasion respective provinces for promoting live
D. All of the above shows and immoral sexual activities in the
city. The order was assailed to be illegal
11. The following are the members of the because:
judicial and bar council except: A. The City Mayor has infringed on the
A. Professor of law constitutional rights of the prostitutes to
B. Retired justice of the Supreme Court travel and abode
C. Ombudsman B. The City Mayor violated the due process
D. Secretary of justice of law since there was no notice and
hearing before judgment was rendered
12. The budget of the year 2012 was submitted C. The Mayor’s order was arbitrary, and
to the President for action. He called a press capricious
conference saying that he will exercise his D. Only the Courts are empowered to issue
pocket veto on certain items of the said the order of arrest and deportation
budget. Is the President clothed with the
pocket veto power? 18. Despite strong protestations from Mang
A. Yes Jose, the government took away from his
B. None of the above private property for public use upon
C. No payment to him or just compensation. What
D. Both of the above power of the State was involved in the
particular case?
13. The general appropriation act for the year A. Police Power
2012 allocated P 10 million each to the B. Power of Eminent Domain
members of the House of the C. Power of Taxation
Representatives P 150 million to the D. Absolute Power of the State
senators for countryside development
notwithstanding that the President 19. Who has the sole power to try and decide
recommended its abolition. What remedy an impeachment case?
can the president employ to refuse release A. Supreme Court
of the funds? B. Senate
A. Abolish congress C. People
B. Exercise the power of impoundment D. House of Representatives
C. Exercise his pocket veto
D. All of the above 1. The five broad key for geographers
are location, place, human environment,
14. A division of the Supreme Court failed to interaction, movement and regions.
decide a given case. How shall case be A. programs
resolved? B. projects
A. Raffle the case to anther division C. activities
B. Archive the case D. themes
C. Decide the case en banc
D. Decide the case in absentia 2. The most common map used by
geographers.
15. May the Supreme Court justice be removed A. colored map
by filling a criminal case against him? B. mass map
A. Yes C. polar projections
B. It depends on the charge D. Mercator map
C. No
D. Both A and B 3. Which is a direct measure of competence?
A. Paper-pencil test
 B. Standardized tests
C. Performance test
D. Personality

4. Until 1916, Filipinos can hold the two

Cabinet positions of Secretary of Justice
and .
A. Secretary of Education
B. Secretary of Trade and Commerce
C. Secretary of Finance
D. Secretary of Agriculture

5. As civil wars raged in Congo, Somalia and

Sudan, the United Nations and the African
Union troops came to assist civilians who
were driven away from their homes
through peacekeeping missions and with
these they deserve praises because of
these so called interventions.
A. humanitarian
B. economic
C. political
D. civic