1. The first appointed head of the Department of Education during Commonwealth period.
A. Claro M. Recto
B. Sergio Osmena
C. Rafael Palma
D. Jose P. Laurel
2. The “father of social justice.”
A. Claro M. Recto
B. Sergio Osmena
C. Manuel L. Quezon
D. Jose P. Laurel
3. The Rizal Day Celebration reminds us about heroes worth
A. Appreciating
B. Reading about
C. Emulating
D. Studying
4. Section 6, Article XIV states that the national language of the Philippines is ________________.
A. English
B. Filipino
C. Tagalog
D. Cebuano
5. Who has the power of declare the existence of the state of war?
A. Senate President
B. Chief Justice
C. President
D. Congress
6. How long can an elected President of the Philippines serve under the 1987 Constitution?
A. Two terms, 6 years each
B. Two terms, 4 years each
C. One term for 6 years
D. One term for 4 years
7. Who was the first president of the Republic of the Philippines when independence from America was
granted on july 4, 1946.
A. Pres. Corazon Aquino
B. Pres. Elpidio Quirino
C. Pres. Ferdinand Marcos
D. Pres. Manuel Roxas
8. What in SONA stands for?
A. State of the National Address
B. State of the Nation Approval
C. Status of the Nation Address
D. State of the Nation Address
9. The “yellow Race” also known as:
A. Tigris and Euphrates
B. Hwang-Ho and Yangtze
C. Nile and Indus
D. Aegean and Mekong
10. The major rivers in China
A. Tigris and Euphrates
B. Hwang-Ho and Yangtze
C. Nile and Indus
D. Aegean and Mekong
11. The World biggest peninsula
A. Arabian peninsula
B. Iberian peninsula
C. Korean peninsula
D. Italy
12. Known as the “Isla de Pintados” by the Spaniards
A. Luzon
B. Visayas
C. Mindanao
D. Isla Verde
13. Who is the father of history?
a. Herodotus
b. Hippocrates
c. Descartes
d. Cleisthenes
14. The integration of the countries into global economic system is called___________.
a. modernization
b. globalization
c. industrialization
d. economic restructuring
15. Baghdad is to Iraq and _______ is to Syria.
a. Amman
b. Jerusalem
c. New Delhi
d. Damascus
16. Where did the Spaniards establish their first permanent settlement?
a. Cebu
b. Vigan
c. Panay
d. Manila
17. An individual has the right to file the Writ of Amparo. What is this?
a. Right to due process
b. Right to protection
c. Right to be defended
d. Right to life, liberty and security
1. The first appointed head of the Department of Education during Commonwealth period.
A. Claro M. Recto
B. Sergio Osmena
C. Rafael Palma
D. Jose P. Laurel
Rationalization: B – He was appointed by Pres. Quezon
2. The “father of social justice.”
A. Claro M. Recto
B. Sergio Osmena
C. Manuel L. Quezon
D. Jose P. Laurel
Rationalization: C – Manuel L. Quezon
3. The Rizal Day Celebration reminds us about heroes worth
A. Appreciating
B. Reading about
C. Emulating
D. Studying
Rationalization: C – it encompasses the 3 domains of learning: Cognitive, affective and
Psychomotor
4. Section 6, Article XIV states that the national language of the Philippines is ________________.
A. English
B. Filipino
C. Tagalog
D. Cebuano
Rationalization: B – Filipino
5. Who has the power of declare the existence of the state of war?
A. Senate President
B. Chief Justice
C. President
D. Congress
Rationalization: D – Article VI of the 1987 Constitution
6. How long can an elected President of the Philippines serve under the 1987 Constitution?
A. Two terms, 6 years each
B. Two terms, 4 years each
C. One term for 6 years
D. One term for 4 years
Rationalization: C – Section 4, Article VII
7. Who was the first president of the Republic of the Philippines when independence from America was
granted on july 4, 1946.
A. Pres. Corazon Aquino
B. Pres. Elpidio Quirino
C. Pres. Ferdinand Marcos
D. Pres. Manuel Roxas
Rationalization: D – Pres. Manuel Roxas was the last president of Commonwealth and the first
president of the third Republic
8. What in SONA stands for?
A. State of the National Address
B. State of the Nation Approval
C. Status of the Nation Address
D. State of the Nation Address
Rationalization: D – Every Fourth Monday of July
9. The “yellow Race” also known as:
A. Tigris and Euphrates
B. Hwang-Ho and Yangtze
C. Nile and Indus
D. Aegean and Mekong
Rationalization: B – Is a word used to describe people of East Asian and Southeast Asian origin
10. The major rivers in China
A. Tigris and Euphrates
B. Hwang-Ho and Yangtze
C. Nile and Indus
D. Aegean and Mekong
Rationalization: B – Hwang-Ho river is the second-longest river in China (after the Yangtze River)
and the sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of 5,464, kilometers (3,395 mi).
11. The World biggest peninsula
A. Arabian peninsula
B. Iberian peninsula
C. Korean peninsula
D. Italy
Rationalization: A – it is the world’s largest peninsula and covers 3,237,500 Km2 (1,250,000 mi2
).
The area is an important part of the Middle East and plays a critical geopolitical role due to its vast
reserves of oil and natural gas
12. Known as the “Isla de Pintados” by the Spaniards
A. Luzon
B. Visayas
C. Mindanao
D. Isla Verde
Rationalization: B – Visayans – The most painted people.
13. Who is the father of history?
a. Herodotus
b. Hippocrates
c. Descartes
d. Cleisthenes
Answer: A.
14. The integration of the countries into global economic system is called___________.
a. modernization
b. globalization
c. industrialization
d. economic restructuring
Answer: B
15. Baghdad is to Iraq and _______ is to Syria.
a. Amman
b. Jerusalem
c. New Delhi
d. Damascus
Answer: D.
16. Where did the Spaniards establish their first permanent settlement?
a. Cebu
b. Vigan
c. Panay
d. Manila
Answer: A
17. An individual has the right to file the Writ of Amparo. What is this?
a. Right to due process
b. Right to protection
c. Right to be defended
d. Right to life, liberty and security
Answer: B
