#100.
While authority should be respected, its opinion may be an error. Which of the following represents a better/more certain avenue to the truth?
A
Replication (repeat and check)
B
Fallacious reasoning
C
Over-generalization
D
Selective observation
Answer: Replication (repeat and check)
#101.
Who is known as the “Father of the Local Government Code”?
A
Joey Lina
B
Joseph Estrada
C
Jovito Salonga
D
Aquilino Pimental
Answer: Aquilino Pimental
#102.
Who was the first editor of La Solidaridad, and an orator of the Reform Movement?
A
Marcelo H. Del Pilar
B
Graciano Lopez Jaena
C
Juan Luna
D
Jose Rizal
Answer: Graciano Lopez Jaena
#103.
The Philippines is the only ___________ country in the Asia.
A
Communist
B
Buddhist
C
Christian
D
Muslim
Answer: Christian
#104.
In social trends, how do you call those who are for the revival of the classics?
A
Existentialists
B
Rationalists
C
Humanist
D
Reformists
Answer: Humanist
#105.
What happens to a good action when it is perform on account of an evil motive?
A
It becomes an amoral act
B
It becomes good
C
It becomes evil
D
It becomes morally good
Answer: It becomes evil
#106.
The tax required to be paid annually by all adult citizens of the Philippines is the ______________.
A
Inheritance tax
B
real estate tax
C
Income tax
D
Community tax
Answer: Community tax
#107.
The fundamental right invoked by filling the “writ of amparo” is ________________.
A
The right to self-defense
B
The right to due process
C
The right to be defended by a public attorney
D
The right to life, liberty and security
Answer: The right to life, liberty and security
#108.
What is one of the man-made wonders of the Philippines?
A
Mount Makiling
B
Rice terraces
C
Taal Volcano
D
Manila Bay
Answer: Rice terraces
#109.
Philippine eagles are identified as rare species. Lately, in Davao more eagles were raised through:
A
Eagles, caught in the wild, are raised in cages
B
Artificial insemination through fertilized eggs
C
Putting up eagle farms under the Bureau of Wildlife
D
Incubating eggs from their nests
Answer: Artificial insemination through fertilized eggs
#110.
As a Social Science teacher which should Teacher Nora avoid?
A
Facilitator of learning
B
Appreciative of change
C
Abreast with all the other issues
D
As a sage on the stage
Answer: As a sage on the stage
#111.
Governor General Narciso Claveria was responsible for the ________________.
A
Abolition of the Galleon Trade
B
Use of Spanish surname by Filipinos
C
Establishment of the Galleon Trade
D
Establishment of the Tobacco Monopoly
Answer: Use of Spanish surname by Filipinos
#112.
Whose philosophy gives prominence to faith in understanding the existence of God?
A
St. Benedict
B
St. Augustine
C
St. Peter
D
St. John
Answer: St. Augustine
#113.
Of the seven continents comprising continues land mass surrounded by big bodies of water, the biggest (30.1 percent of the earth) is ______________?
A
Europe
B
America
C
Australia
D
Asia
Answer: Asia
#114.
Civilization is where large ideas and tools, as well as human settlements flourished. Where do historians say civilization had first been born?
A
USA
B
China
C
Middle East
D
Egypt
Answer: Middle East
#115.
Which is the largest country in Asia?
A
China
B
Mongolia
C
Russia
D
India
Answer: China
#116.
What was the power to set aside certain by the Kingdom of Spain to the Governor-General of the Philippines?
A
Conditioned Power
B
Veto power
C
Compensatory power
D
Condign Power
Answer: Veto power
#117.
What best describes the form of government of England with its parliament, a prime minister, and a queen (or king)?
A
Ethnocracy
B
Constitutional monarchy
C
Anarchism
D
Demarchy
Answer: Constitutional monarchy
#118.
Who was the revolutionary leader who refused to surrender to the Americans even after General Malvar’s surrender, and declared himself President and Commander-in-Chief of the Supreme Government of the Tagalog Archipelago?
A
Licerio Geronimo
B
Julian Montalan
C
Macario Sakay
D
Artemio Ricarte
Answer: Macario Sakay
#119.
Which religious missionaries first arrived in the Philippines?