GENERAL EDUCATION

1. The exchange of cultural features that

results when groups of individual from
different cultures come into continuous
first-hand contact. The original culture
patterns of either or both groups may be
altered, but the group remain distinct.

A. assimilation C. cultural relativism

B. enculturation D. acculturation
1. The exchange of cultural features that
results when groups of individual from
different cultures come into continuous
first-hand contact. The original culture
patterns of either or both groups may be
altered, but the group remain distinct.

A. assimilation C. cultural relativism

B. enculturation D. acculturation
2. The commander of the American and
Filipino forces in Bataan was _____.

A. General Arthur MacArthur

B. General Douglas MacArthur
C. General Jonathan Wainright
D. General Edward P. King
2. The commander of the American and
Filipino forces in Bataan was _____.

A. General Arthur MacArthur

B. General Douglas MacArthur
C. General Jonathan Wainright
D. General Edward P. King
3. It is characterized by shared
experiences and mutual
responsibilities.

A. Gesellschaft
B. Gemeinchaft
C. Enculturation
D. Acculturation
3. It is characterized by shared
experiences and mutual
responsibilities.

A. Gesellschaft
B. Gemeinchaft
C. Enculturation
D. Acculturation
4. It features the exchange of goods,
money and services.

A. Gesellschaft C. Enculturation
B. Gemeinchaft D. Acculturation
4. It features the exchange of goods,
money and services.

A. Gesellschaft C. Enculturation
B. Gemeinchaft D. Acculturation
5. The fulfilment of the collection
needs to the human species, including
global society, is to pursue ________.

A. Public Interest
B. Common goods
C. Justice
D. political will
5. The fulfilment of the collection
needs to the human species, including
global society, is to pursue ________.

A. Public Interest
B. Common goods
C. Justice
D. political will
6. This is the determination of the
government to relate to what is
perceived as beneficial to public interests
and acts to implements its decision on
such in order to achieve a better future
for its citizens.

A. Public Interest
B. Common goods
C. Justice
D. political will
6. This is the determination of the
government to relate to what is
perceived as beneficial to public interests
and acts to implements its decision on
such in order to achieve a better future
for its citizens.

A. Public Interest
B. Common goods
C. Justice
D. political will
7. What values are being promoted by the
Philippine Government when it launched
the “Juan Time” project in 2011?

A. Punctuality C. Palabra de Honor

B. Austerity D. Close family ties
7. What values are being promoted by the
Philippine Government when it launched
the “Juan Time” project in 2011?

A. Punctuality C. Palabra de Honor

B. Austerity D. Close family ties
8. If you keep seeing your ways of doing
things as the right way and everybody
else’s as the wrong way, you tend to have
the attitude called.

A. Cultural relativism
B. Ethical relativism
C. Ethnocentrism
D. Xenophobia
8. If you keep seeing your ways of doing
things as the right way and everybody
else’s as the wrong way, you tend to have
the attitude called.

A. Cultural relativism
B. Ethical relativism
C. Ethnocentrism
D. Xenophobia
9. This is the legal processes whereby the
registered voters of a local government unit
may directly propose, enact, or amend any
law or ordinance at polls called for the
purpose independently of the regularly
constituted local legislative body.

A. Referendum C. Order
B. Recall D. People’s initiative
9. This is the legal processes whereby the
registered voters of a local government unit
may directly propose, enact, or amend any
law or ordinance at polls called for the
purpose independently of the regularly
constituted local legislative body.

A. Referendum C. Order
B. Recall D. People’s initiative
10. A law passed by the US Congress in 1946
grating $800 million financial aid to Filipinos
for property losses and $620 million
government rehabilitation after WWII.

A. McArthur Rehabilitation Act

B. Tyding’s Rehabilitation Act
C. Cooper Rehabilitation Act
D. Bell Rehabilitation Act
10. A law passed by the US Congress in 1946
grating $800 million financial aid to Filipinos
for property losses and $620 million
government rehabilitation after WWII.

A. McArthur Rehabilitation Act

B. Tyding’s Rehabilitation Act
C. Cooper Rehabilitation Act
D. Bell Rehabilitation Act
11. What was the social relevance of Noli and
Fili to conditions among Filipinos during the
late 19th century period?

A. Unfulfilled secularization movement of

GOMBURZA
B. Need for violent uprising against Hispanic
imperial rule
C. Rule of friars over Hispanic colonial
governments
D. Human civil oppression of native Filipinos
11. What was the social relevance of Noli and
Fili to conditions among Filipinos during the
late 19th century period?

A. Unfulfilled secularization movement of

GOMBURZA
B. Need for violent uprising against Hispanic
imperial rule
C. Rule of friars over Hispanic colonial
governments
D. Human civil oppression of native Filipinos
12. In social trends, how do you call
those who are for the revival of the
classics?

A. existentialist C. humanist
B. rationalist D. reformist
12. In social trends, how do you call
those who are for the revival of the
classics?

A. existentialist C. humanist
B. rationalist D. reformist
13. What contained the concrete promise of
the Americans to Filipinos independence “as
soon as stable government can be
established”?

A. Preamble of the Jones Law

B. Fairfield Bill of 1924
C. Preamble of the Commonwealth
Government
D. First 1919 Parliamentary Mission to the US.
13. What contained the concrete promise of
the Americans to Filipinos independence “as
soon as stable government can be
established”?

A. Preamble of the Jones Law

B. Fairfield Bill of 1924
C. Preamble of the Commonwealth
Government
D. First 1919 Parliamentary Mission to the US.
14. Who was the President who was
responsible for changing the date of
Philippine Independence from July 4 to
June 12?

A. Carlos Garcia
B. Diosdado Macapagal
C. Manuel Roxas
D. Ramon Magsaysay
14. Who was the President who was
responsible for changing the date of
Philippine Independence from July 4 to
June 12?

A. Carlos Garcia
B. Diosdado Macapagal
C. Manuel Roxas
D. Ramon Magsaysay
15. Who was the Philippine President
who was known as the Father of
Philippine Industrialization?

A. Manuel Roxas
B. Elpidio Quirino
C. Ramon Magsaysay
D. Sergio Osmena
15. Who was the Philippine President
who was known as the Father of
Philippine Industrialization?

A. Manuel Roxas
B. Elpidio Quirino
C. Ramon Magsaysay
D. Sergio Osmena
16. Who is the head of the Executive
department?

A. Chief of Justice
B. President
C. Speaker of the House
D. Senate President
16. Who is the head of the Executive
department?

A. Chief of Justice
B. President
C. Speaker of the House
D. Senate President
17. Art is product of man’s need to express
himself with a high degree of sensitivity
towards his environment. Who is the painter of
fisher folks and farmers of his hometown in
Rizal?

A. Vicente Manansala
B. Carlos V. Francisco
C. Anita Magsaysay
D. Fernando Amorsolo
17. Art is product of man’s need to express
himself with a high degree of sensitivity
towards his environment. Who is the painter of
fisher folks and farmers of his hometown in
Rizal?

A. Vicente Manansala
B. Carlos V. Francisco
C. Anita Magsaysay
D. Fernando Amorsolo
18. Which is a check on the executive department
by the judiciary in the principle of check and
balance among branches of the government?

A. Impeachment of the Chief of the Justice of the

Supreme Court
B. Determining the salary of the president and the
Vice president
C. Declaring a legislative measure as
unconstitutional
D. Declaring an act of the president
unconstitutional
18. Which is a check on the executive department
by the judiciary in the principle of check and
balance among branches of the government?

A. Impeachment of the Chief of the Justice of the

Supreme Court
B. Determining the salary of the president and the
Vice president
C. Declaring a legislative measure as
unconstitutional
D. Declaring an act of the president
unconstitutional
19. Which condition contradicts the social
justice mandated in the 1987
constitution?

A. Sense of dependency among citizens

B. Creation of economic opportunities for
all
C. Elimination of cultural inequalities
D. Equitable distribution of wealth
19. Which condition contradicts the social
justice mandated in the 1987
constitution?

A. Sense of dependency among citizens

B. Creation of economic opportunities for
all
C. Elimination of cultural inequalities
D. Equitable distribution of wealth
20. The market value of all goods and
services produced in the country in a
given period.

A. Gross National Product

B. Per Capita GDP
C. Gross Domestic Product
D. Per Capita GNP
20. The market value of all goods and
services produced in the country in a
given period.

A. Gross National Product

B. Per Capita GDP
C. Gross Domestic Product
D. Per Capita GNP
21. Consumers buy more of a product at
relatively low prices than at relatively high
prices.

A. Law of Supply
B. Substitution Effect
C. Law of Demand
D. Income Effect
21. Consumers buy more of a product at
relatively low prices than at relatively high
prices.

A. Law of Supply
B. Substitution Effect
C. Law of Demand
D. Income Effect
22. States that when price
increases, the supply of the
certain product will also increase.

A. Law of Comparative Advantage

B. Law of Supply
C. Law of Inertia
D. Law of Demand
22. States that when price
increases, the supply of the
certain product will also increase.

A. Law of Comparative Advantage

B. Law of Supply
C. Law of Inertia
D. Law of Demand
23. Who is considered the Father of
Macroeconomics?

A. Adam Smith
B. Simon Kuznets
C. John Maynard Keynes
D. Thomas Robert Malthus
23. Who is considered the Father of
Macroeconomics?

A. Adam Smith
B. Simon Kuznets
C. John Maynard Keynes
D. Thomas Robert Malthus
24. It is the belief that one’s
culture and way of life are superior
to all others.

A. Ethnocentrism
B. Xenocentrism
C. Cultural relativism
D. Enculturation
24. It is the belief that one’s
culture and way of life are superior
to all others.

A. Ethnocentrism
B. Xenocentrism
C. Cultural relativism
D. Enculturation
25. To eliminate graft and corruption, you
would like the practice of subjecting
outgoing government officials to
investigate during the Spanish period
revived. Which would you revive?

A. Residencia C. royal audencia

B. visitador D. visita
25. To eliminate graft and corruption, you
would like the practice of subjecting
outgoing government officials to
investigate during the Spanish period
revived. Which would you revive?

A. Residencia C. royal audencia

B. visitador D. visita
26. According to ______, “”if there is
less intervention from the government,
competition among sellers in the market
will lead into the well-being of the
society.”

A. Adam Smith
B. Karl Marx
C. Thomas Malthus
D. Vladimir Lenin
26. According to ______, “”if there is
less intervention from the government,
competition among sellers in the market
will lead into the well-being of the
society.”

A. Adam Smith
B. Karl Marx
C. Thomas Malthus
D. Vladimir Lenin
27. In England, Queen Elizabeth acts as
head of state. This country also has a
parliament and a Prime Minister. Which
among the following best describes the
form of government in this country?

A. Absolute monarchy
B. Constitutional monarchy
C. Oligarchy
D. Aristocracy
27. In England, Queen Elizabeth acts as
head of state. This country also has a
parliament and a Prime Minister. Which
among the following best describes the
form of government in this country?

A. Absolute monarchy
B. Constitutional monarchy
C. Oligarchy
D. Aristocracy
28. In which form of government are all
citizens treated as equals on certain
dimensions such as religion, politics,
economics, social status and culture?

A. Totalitarianism C. Socialism
B. Democracy D. Egalitarianism
28. In which form of government are all
citizens treated as equals on certain
dimensions such as religion, politics,
economics, social status and culture?

A. Totalitarianism C. Socialism
B. Democracy D. Egalitarianism
29. To prepare teachers to handle
inclusive education what specialization is
offered in teacher education institution?

A. Special education
B. Special Course
C. Kindergarten courses
D. Pre-school education
29. To prepare teachers to handle
inclusive education what specialization is
offered in teacher education institution?

A. Special education
B. Special Course
C. Kindergarten courses
D. Pre-school education
30. When a teacher is charged with an
administrative case committed in the lawful
discharge of professional duties, what right
may the teacher invoke for her defense?

A. Right to receive compensation in the

duration of the case.
B. Right to be give the due process of law.
C. Right to be defended by the organization
of teachers to which he/she is a member.
D. Right to be provided with free legal service
by the appropriate office.
30. When a teacher is charged with an
administrative case committed in the lawful
discharge of professional duties, what right
may the teacher invoke for her defense?

A. Right to receive compensation in the

duration of the case.
B. Right to be give the due process of law.
C. Right to be defended by the organization
of teachers to which he/she is a member.
D. Right to be provided with free legal service
by the appropriate office.
31. Is land grabbing an act deprivation
of property without due process?

A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Yes, if the land grabber is rich
D. No, if the land grabber is landless
31. Is land grabbing an act deprivation
of property without due process?

A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Yes, if the land grabber is rich
D. No, if the land grabber is landless
32. Can religious instruction be taught in
public schools?

I. Yes, if given free.

II. Yes, if given outside class hours.
III. Yes, only those children whose
parents give their consent in writing.

A. I and II C. I, II, and III

B. II and III D. III only
32. Can religious instruction be taught in
public schools?

I. Yes, if given free.

II. Yes, if given outside class hours.
III. Yes, only those children whose
parents give their consent in writing.

A. I and II C. I, II, and III

B. II and III D. III only
33. My right is another man’s duty. Which one
CORRECTLY illustrates this?

A. My right to my private property requires my

neighbour’s duty not to trespass the same.
B. I have freedom of speech but I see to it that
I speak only what is true.
C. Suffrage is both a right and duty.
D. I exercise my right in such a way that it does
not violate another person’s right.
33. My right is another man’s duty. Which one
CORRECTLY illustrates this?

A. My right to my private property requires my

neighbour’s duty not to trespass the same.
B. I have freedom of speech but I see to it that
I speak only what is true.
C. Suffrage is both a right and duty.
D. I exercise my right in such a way that it does
not violate another person’s right.
35. Which refers to the act of the
Philippines to stay the execution of a
convict?

A. Commutation C. Pardon
B. Amnesty D. Reprieve
35. Which refers to the act of the
Philippines to stay the execution of a
convict?

A. Commutation C. Pardon
B. Amnesty D. Reprieve
36. Which among the following represents the
political process involved in amending or
revising the Philippine constitution to adapt to
the present Philippine situation?

A. Constitutional convention
B. Citizens’ assembly
C. Charter change
D. Constitutional correction
36. Which among the following represents the
political process involved in amending or
revising the Philippine constitution to adapt to
the present Philippine situation?

A. Constitutional convention
B. Citizens’ assembly
C. Charter change
D. Constitutional correction
37. Which is TRUE of the historical development
of the Philippines?

A. It has never been an independent nation.

B. It has been an independent nation ever
since.
C. It has involved from a colony to a fully
independent nation.
D. It has not achieved full independence from
the very beginning.
37. Which is TRUE of the historical development
of the Philippines?

A. It has never been an independent nation.

B. It has been an independent nation ever
since.
C. It has involved from a colony to a fully
independent nation.
D. It has not achieved full independence from
the very beginning.
38. Which problem is common from the
presidency of Marcos, Aquino, Ramos,
Estrada, Macapagal-Arroyo, and Benigno
Aquino III?

A. Social injustice
B. Peace and security
C. poor governance
D. moral degeneration
38. Which problem is common from the
presidency of Marcos, Aquino, Ramos,
Estrada, Macapagal-Arroyo, and Benigno
Aquino III?

A. Social injustice
B. Peace and security
C. poor governance
D. moral degeneration
39. Rizal founded the La Liga Filipina to
________.

I. unite the whole country

II. fight violence and injustice
III. revolt against the Spaniards

A. I and III C. I and II

B. II only D. II and III
39. Rizal founded the La Liga Filipina to
________.

I. unite the whole country

II. fight violence and injustice
III. revolt against the Spaniards

A. I and III C. I and II

B. II only D. II and III
40. A year ago “Cha-cha” and “con ass” were
popular words in the Philippines.
With which were the words “Cha-cha” and “con ass”
associated?

A. Imposition of martial law

B. Return to dictatorial form of government
C. Amendment of the present Constitution
D. Division between Senate and House of
Representative
40. A year ago “Cha-cha” and “con ass” were
popular words in the Philippines.
With which were the words “Cha-cha” and “con ass”
associated?

A. Imposition of martial law

B. Return to dictatorial form of government
C. Amendment of the present Constitution
D. Division between Senate and House of
Representative
41. The Philippines revolts against Spain, the
Philippine-American War, the Muslim rebellion,
the NPA, the MILF, and Abu Sayyaf movement
point to the reality of ____ in the Philippines.

A. multi-ethnicity
B. poverty
C. poor quality education
D. insurgency
41. The Philippines revolts against Spain, the
Philippine-American War, the Muslim rebellion,
the NPA, the MILF, and Abu Sayyaf movement
point to the reality of ____ in the Philippines.

A. multi-ethnicity
B. poverty
C. poor quality education
D. insurgency
42. Which of the following was first to
happen?

A. Aguinaldo was captured

B. Aguinaldo declared Philippine
independence
C. Guerrilla warfare against the US was
initiated
D. The Philippines was seceded to the US by
the Treaty of Paris
42. Which of the following was first to
happen?

A. Aguinaldo was captured

B. Aguinaldo declared Philippine
independence
C. Guerrilla warfare against the US was
initiated
D. The Philippines was seceded to the US by
the Treaty of Paris
43. Which of the four pillars of education
for the 21st century is crucial in the light of
conflicts between Israel and Palestine?

A. Learning to do
B. Learning to be
C. Learning to live together
D. Learning to know
43. Which of the four pillars of education
for the 21st century is crucial in the light of
conflicts between Israel and Palestine?

A. Learning to do
B. Learning to be
C. Learning to live together
D. Learning to know
44. After Negritos, what was the
second group of people who migrated
by sea to the Philippines?

A. Indonesians C. Indians
B. Arabs D. Malays
44. After Negritos, what was the
second group of people who migrated
by sea to the Philippines?

A. Indonesians C. Indians
B. Arabs D. Malays
45. Foreign influences are evident on most
aspects of Filipino culture including Philippine
languages. From which Asian language do these
words come: alam, hukom, salamat?

A. Malayo-Polynesian
B. Arabs
C. Arabic
D. Mandarin
45. Foreign influences are evident on most
aspects of Filipino culture including Philippine
languages. From which Asian language do these
words come: alam, hukom, salamat?

A. Malayo-Polynesian
B. Arabs
C. Arabic
D. Mandarin
46. What is considered the earliest
form of writing in the Philippines?

A. Abakada C. Alibata
B. Roman Alphabet D. Balitaw
46. What is considered the earliest
form of writing in the Philippines?

A. Abakada C. Alibata
B. Roman Alphabet D. Balitaw
48. During the Spanish era, who was the
revolutionary leader who waged a long war against
the government because it did not allow proper
burial for his brother?

A. Macario Sacay
B. Andres Bonifacio
C. Diego Silang
D. Francisco Dagohoy
48. During the Spanish era, who was the
revolutionary leader who waged a long war against
the government because it did not allow proper
burial for his brother?

A. Macario Sacay
B. Andres Bonifacio
C. Diego Silang
D. Francisco Dagohoy
49. How can the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
Program bring about social equity and economic
prosperity in the country?

I. By distributing the agricultural lands to landless farmers

free of charge.
II. By transferring the ownership of land to farmers for a
value.
III. By helping the affected landowners to use their land
compensation in value business activities.
IV. By providing support services to farmer-beneficiaries.

A. II, III, and IV C. I, II, and III

B. I, II and IV D. I, III, and IV
49. How can the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
Program bring about social equity and economic
prosperity in the country?

I. By distributing the agricultural lands to landless farmers

free of charge.
II. By transferring the ownership of land to farmers for a
value.
III. By helping the affected landowners to use their land
compensation in value business activities.
IV. By providing support services to farmer-beneficiaries.

A. II, III, and IV C. I, II, and III

B. I, II and IV D. I, III, and IV
50. While in the capitalist system, “to the strongest
goes the spoil”, what happens in the cooperative
system?

A. All benefits are shared to the members

proportionate to the shared capital.
B. Goods are distributed among the members but
benefiting mostly the policy making body.
C. Goods are distributed among the members.
D. Goods are distributed among the members but
elected and appointed officials get more to
compensate their service.
50. While in the capitalist system, “to the strongest
goes the spoil”, what happens in the cooperative
system?

A. All benefits are shared to the members

proportionate to the shared capital.
B. Goods are distributed among the members but
benefiting mostly the policy making body.
C. Goods are distributed among the members.
D. Goods are distributed among the members but
elected and appointed officials get more to
compensate their service.
51. The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
and cooperatives are meant to _______.

A. Eradicate poverty in the country

B. Bridge the gap between the rich and
the poor
C. To make all citizens equal
D. To improve on the country’s literacy
rate.
51. The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
and cooperatives are meant to _______.

A. Eradicate poverty in the country

B. Bridge the gap between the rich and
the poor
C. To make all citizens equal
D. To improve on the country’s literacy
rate.
 52. Which one CORRECTLY applies to Philippine
foreign trade?

A. Philippine expenditure exports and earning from

imports fluctuate.
B. The Philippines spends less on imports than it
earns from exports.
C. The Philippine expenditure on imports is balanced
with its earning from exports.
D. The Philippines spends more on imports than it
earns from exports.
 52. Which one CORRECTLY applies to Philippine
foreign trade?

A. Philippine expenditure exports and earning from

imports fluctuate.
B. The Philippines spends less on imports than it
earns from exports.
C. The Philippine expenditure on imports is balanced
with its earning from exports.
D. The Philippines spends more on imports than it
earns from exports.
53. The ultimate objective of the
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform is to ______.

A. ensure the cultivation of all idle lands.

B. abolish share tenancy in favour of lease
tenancy.
C. distribute arable lands to the landless
D. establish owner-cultivated farms.
53. The ultimate objective of the
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform is to ______.

A. ensure the cultivation of all idle lands.

B. abolish share tenancy in favour of lease
tenancy.
C. distribute arable lands to the landless
D. establish owner-cultivated farms.
54. You have a property worth P500, 000. The
tax is 1% he pays P500. If his property is worth
P1, 000, 000 he pays P10, 000. Which does this
illustrate?

A. Progressive taxation
B. Uniformity in taxation
C. Equity in taxation
D. Equality in taxation
54. You have a property worth P500, 000. The
tax is 1% he pays P500. If his property is worth
P1, 000, 000 he pays P10, 000. Which does this
illustrate?

A. Progressive taxation
B. Uniformity in taxation
C. Equity in taxation
D. Equality in taxation