Education Exams (Educ Soc Sci) – Page 9

#160. Which is a safeguard against unfair trade practices like short-weighing?
A Total Quality Movement
B Consumerism
C Consumer vigilance
D Sub-standardization
Answer: Consumer vigilance
#161. In which continent can we find stormy Cape Horn which is known as the graveyard of ships and sailors?
A Australia
B South America
C Africa
D Asia
Answer: South America
#162. Which led to the creation of Pakistan as a nation in 1947? Religious differences between
A Hindus and Buddhists
B Christians and Muslims
C Hindus and Muslims
D Hindus and Christians
Answer: Hindus and Muslims
#163. Which is common to Sun Yat Sen and Mahatma Gandhi?
A Led a successful nationalistic movement in their respective countries
B Supported Marxist philosophy to change existing governments
C Rejected violence as a way to political power
D Promoted a society ruled by religious leaders
Answer: Rejected violence as a way to political power
#164. Nebuchadnezzar was to the Babylonian Empire as Asoka was to the ______ Empire.
A Greek
B Gupta
C Roman
D Maurya
Answer: Maurya
#165. When the Filipino reformists asked for the assimilation of the Philippines by Spain, what did they ask for? For the Philippines to __________
A Be independent from Spain with certain conditions
B Become a province of Spain
C Be represented in the Spanish Cortes
D Become independent from Spain
Answer: Become a province of Spain
#166. Who among the Presidents changed the date of our celebration of Independence day from July 4 to June 12?
A Carlos Garcia
B Ramon Magsaysay
C Diosdado Macapagal
D Ferdinand Marcos
Answer: Diosdado Macapagal
#167. In which country did the Philippines participate in the world’s peacekeeping operations by sending doctors, nurses, soldiers and police?
A Iraq
B East Timor
C Israel
D Iran
Answer: Iraq
#168. In which poem did Rizal write about offering one’s life for one’s country?
A A La Juventud Filipina
B Mi Ultimo Adios
C Sa Aking mga Kabata
D Sa Aking mga Kabata
Answer: Mi Ultimo Adios
#169. As an effect of our geography, in which of the following island/s do people travel mostly by water?
A Mindanao
B Visayas
C Luzon
D Visayas and Mindanao
Answer: Visayas
#170. As an insular country, to which principle does the Philippines adhere when it comes to territorial boundary?
A Two hundred nautical miles of the country’s coast
B Three hundred fifty nautical miles from shore
C Archipelagic doctrine
D Three-mile territorial limit
Answer: Archipelagic doctrine
#171. Which follows Pres. Garcia’s “Filipino First Policy”? Filipinos
A Should be selective in the entry in the entry of foreign professionals in the country
B Were to be given first preference in all matters related to the economic development of the country
C Should not contribute to the brain drain problem
D Should buy and consume Filipino products only
Answer: Were to be given first preference in all matters related to the economic development of the country
#172. Aside from the Philippines, which countries claim part of the Spratly islands in the South China Sea?
A Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Malaysia
B China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia
C China, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia
D China, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia b. China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Mal
Answer: China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia
#173. The following are our constitutional rights EXCEPT to
A Form association and labor unions
B Be presumed innocent until proven guilty
C Free access to legal assistance which shall not be denied due to poverty
D Have access to all records of the government
Answer: Have access to all records of the government
#174. What is the process of converting nitrate to nitrogen gas and nitrous oxide?
A Transpiration
B Nitrogen fixation
C Denitrification
D Ammonification
Answer: Denitrification
#175. One of the most popular images during the Commonwealth of the Philippines is Fernando Amorsolo’s ________ .
A Making of the Philippines Flag
B Early Filipino State Weddings
C Rice Planting
D The Mestiza
Answer: Rice Planting