2.
The Hundred Years’ War was all about_____________
CA. The long dispute between the kings of France and England
3. Who occupied East Germany as the Berlin Wall was erected?
CA. Soviet Union
4. Known as the “Iron Chancellor”, he masterminded the drive to unify Germany under Prussian
leadership.
A. Otto Von Bismarck
B. Benito Mussolini
C. Allan Hume
D. Josef Stalin
5. The greatest weakness of the League of Nations was _____________.
A. lack of force
B. lack of ammunition
C. lack of members
D. lack of funds
6. “No taxation without representation” was the battle cry of the ____________revolution.
A. American
B. Mexican
C. French
D. Russian
7. This is where Britain expressed support for a national home for the Jews.
A. McMahon Agreement
B. Balfour Declaration
C. Sykes-Picot Agreement
D. Truce of God
8. The departure of Chiang Kai-Shek from mainland China in 1949 led to __________________
A. The establishment of two contending Chinese states
B. A relaxation of Cold War tensions
C. Soviet withdrawal from mainland China
D. The end of communism in China.
9. The war between Carthage and Roman Empire.
A. Peloponnesian Wars
B. Punic Wars
C. Persian Wars
D. Opium Wars
10. The war between China vs. Great Britain-who won the war
CA. Opium Wars
11. The war arose from the conflict of great powers in the Middle East and was more directly caused by
Russian demands to exercise protection over the Orthodox subjects of the Ottoman sultan.
A. World War I
B. World War II
C. Crimean War
D. Balfour War
12. The series of dynastic civil war whose violence and civil strife preceded the strong government of
the Tudors and fought between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne.
A. War of the Roses
B. Opium Wars
C. Crimean War
D. Gulf War
13. The following is the impact of the crusades
A. The expansion of Christianity
B. The imperialism of the West to the East
C. The decline of the power of the Czar
D. All of the above
14. The disputed territory of Armenia and Ajerbaijam
A. Kashmir
B. Shat Al Arab
C. Nagorno-Karabakh
D. Bubiyan
15. He is the Ukraine pro-Russian president, scuttled a long-awaited association agreement with the
European Union in favor of closer ties with Russia.
A. Vlodomyr Zelensky
B. Vladimir Putin
C. Viktor Yanukovych
D. Mustafa Kemal
16. How can Deng Xiaoping be described by advancing liberal industrialization in China as leader without
holding president, premier or secretary general positions?
A. Fascistic
B. Democratic
C. Autocratic
D. Authoritarian
17. The trend in international trade is the promotion of worldwide trade liberalization. This the function
of
A. GATT
B. IMF
C. UNESCO
D. UN
18. A broader regional free trade zone established compose of ASEA engaging, Japan, China and South
Korea in expanding economic relations.
A. ASEAN Free Trade Zone
B. ASEAN plus Three
C. APEC Economic Zone
D. APEC Free Trade Zone
19. Among ASEAN nations, which has a political system closest to that of the U.S.?
A. Philippines
B. Malaysia
C. Singapore
D. Thailand
20. Also known as the Bangkok Declaration of 1967
A. APEC
B. ASEAN
C. UN
D. EU
21. What core principle has remained unfulfilled in socialist countries like Russia and China?
A. State ownership of industries
B. Revolutionary conflict
C. Rule of the working class
D. Class struggle
22. These were the effects of Thailand’s 2014 National Council of Peace and Order military junta EXCEPT
A. ban on political gatherings
B. cessation of economic life
C. nationwide curfew
D. arrest of politicians
23. The old name of EDSA during early part of American occupation
A. Highway 54
B. Highway 53
C. 19 de Junio
D. Highway 52
23. If a Catholic researcher makes a study on polygamy as practiced in Islam, what influence will likely
and subjectivity to his/her findings?
A. Cultural gap
B. Religious bias
C. Economic differences
D. Class distinction
25. The following are among the elements to gauge a country’s economic growth EXCEPT
A. national growth
B. population growth
C. gross national product
D. gross domestic investment
26. Per capita GNP is obtained _______________
A. by dividing as nation’s total gross national product by 5 years
B. by dividing a nation’s total gross product by the average Filipino
C. by dividing a nation’s total gross product by the number of its citizen ages 18 and above
D. by dividing a nation’s total gross product by entire population
27. Adam Smith believed that the desire of business people to earn a profit, when regulated by
competitive would produce what consumer want. Hence, government should not interfere. Smith’s
philosophy is known as _____________
A. democratic socialism
B. laissez faire
C. socialism
D. modified free enterprise
28. Government expenses is more than that it earns thru tax collections.
A. fiscal reforms
B. taxation
C. overspending
D. fiscal deficit
29. What did Adam Smith see as an outcome of competition and profit seeking?
A. prosperity
B. honesty in enterprise
C. business security
D. rich get richer
30. The measure of the responsiveness of the demand in the changes in price
A. equilibrium
B. elasticity
C. demand
D. supply
31. The author of the ESSAY on the principle of population
A. David Ricardo
B. Thomas Malthus
C. Adam Smith
D. John Maynard Keynes
32. The ability to produce goods and services at a lower opportunity cost
A. marginal return
B. globalization
C. comparative advantage
D. law of demand
33. Economically speaking, which is a glorious period?
A. stability
B. boom
C. depression
D. recession
34.The rate of growth of a nation’s economy is measured by the ________
1. the abundance of its natural resources
II. the presence of scientific and business research and inventions
III. the change in its gross national product over a period of years
IV. the standard living of its people
A. I, II
B. II, III
C. III, IV
D. I, IV
35. An action taken by Central Bank to influence the money supply and stabilize the economy is called
__________
A. stabilization policy
B. fiscal policy
C. interest roles policy
D. monetary policy
36. The political parties in Malaysia reviewed as being not modern because they are comprised by
____________
A. conservative
B. interest
C. elitist
D. religious
37. If government sponsors research on social poverty, what factor will likely influence the research?
A. timeliness of study
B. scope of research
C. lack of funding
D. political criticism
38. What attitude is needed before one engages in data-gathering for research?
A. prejudgment on result
B. open-minded skepticism
C. bias on hypothesis
D. inadequacy of time
39. These pieces of evidence disprove the hypothesis that Filipinos are lazy or indolent EXCEPT______
A. farmers toil till dawn
B. indulgences in digital toys and gadgets
C. scavengers dig scrap in garbage dumps
D. OFWs work overseas sacrificing family life
40. What attitude is needed before one engages in data-gathering for research?
A. return investment for firm
B. corporate social responsibility
C. press relations for company
D. philanthropic dole out
41. The prime minister of India who imposed the economic plan which brought development to India
A. Manmohan Singh
B. Xi Jinping
C. Ranil Wickremesinghe
D. Maha Vajiralongkorn
42. The father of independence of Independence of Indonesia
A. Achmed Sukarno
B. Mohammed Suharto
C. Pol Pot
D. Leonid Kravchuk
43. The first elected president of the US
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Patrick Henry
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. George Washington
44. The ________ revelry experience makes the Ati-Atihan pre-Lenten festival popular even for foreign
tourist
A. black Nazarene
B. mardi-gras
C. lenten
D. marian
45. What social process occurs when people work together to achieve shared goals?
A. exchange
B. competition
C. conflict
D. cooperation
46. Social theories can be arrived at based on _______pattern of behavior.
A. diffused
B. separate
C. disparate
D. aggregate
47. Program designed to solve the social ills of the Filipino society through social renewal and
transformation and to strengthen the moral fiber of the Filipino people.
A. People Empowerment
B. People Initiative
C. “Galing Mo Pinoy!”
D. Moral Recovery Program
48. What are the studies conducted on social change over a period?
A. trend studies
B. panel studies
C. cohort studies
D. case studies
49. In which part of the research do you find the answers to the research problems?
A. recommendation
B. hypothesis
C. conclusion
D. theoretical framework
50. To further clarify the subject, what can be done to ensure that it does not overlap with irrelevant
matters?
A. perform pilot testing
B. formulated a hypothesis
C. consult experts
D. set limitations and delimitations
51. For which of the following issues or concerns would a sociologist likely do an empirical inquiry?
A. crowd behavior during rallies
B. medical effect of contraceptives or health
C. advantages and disadvantages of democracy as an ideology
D. church doctrine behind Pope Francis wanting priest to forgive abortion matters
52. In sociology we develop our capacity to attain ____wisdom through knowledge-based research
A. traditional
B. conventional
C. folk
D. empirical
53. Originating in East Visayas region is the national dance ___________
A. itik-itik
B. tinikling
C. kuratsa
D. pandang
54. The last emperor of China
A. Mao Zedong
B. Henry Pu Yi
C. Chiang Kai Shek
D. Sun Yat Sen
55. His death become one of the reasons of the start of the First World War
A. Gavrilo Princip
B. Franklin Roosevelt
C. Prince Archduke Ferdinand
D. Ottovan Bismarck
56. The treaty which ended the First World War
A. Versailles
B. Potsdam
C. Tordesillas
D. Ottovan Bismarck
57. The emperor of Japan during the Second World War
A. Tenno Meiji
B. Akihito
C. Mutsuhito
D. Hirohito
58. The last US military bases who surrender to the Japanese
A. Pearl Harbor
B. Corregidor
C. Bataan
D. Clark
59. The program of Mao Zedong which encourage the collective leadership
A. Hundred Flower Movement
B. Great Leap Forward
C. Cultural Revolution
D. Iron Curtain
60. The segregation of blacks and whites in South Africa
A. Apartheid
B. Caste System
C. Culture System
D. Commune
61. The father of independence of India
A. Nelson Mandela
B. Ali Jinnah
C. Ho Chi Minh
D. Mohandas Gandhi
62.The declaration which created the nation of Israel
A. Balfour Declaration
B. Geneva Conference
C. Treaty of Pamunjon
D. UN Declaration
63. The territory which became the cause of India-Pakistan war
A. Shatt Al Arab
B. Suez Canal
C. Kashmir
D. Bubiyan Island
64. The multilateral military agreement of some of the Western countries
A. SEATO
B. NATO
C. APEC
D. G8
65. The author of the Clash of Civilization
A. Michel Foucault
B. Jean Baudrillad
C. Francis Fukuyama
D. Samuel Huntington
66. The president of Ukraine
A. Vladimir Putin
B. Volodymyr Zelensky
C. Antonio Guterres
D. Jens Stoltenberg
67. The highest decision-making body of UN
A. General Assembly
B. Trusteeship Council
C. Secretariat
D. Security Council
68. The largest archipelago in the world
A. Philippines
B. Italy
C. United States
D. Indonesia
69. The longest river in the world
A. Yangtze
B. Nile
C. Congo
D. Amazon
70. What is the largest continent in the world?
C.A. Asia
71. The playground of Europe
A. Sweden
B. Switzerland
C. Japan
D. New York
72. The imaginary line which divided the world North and South hemisphere
A. Prime Meridian
B. International Date Line
C. Equator
D. Latitude
73. The longest mountain range in the world.
A. Sierra Madre
B. Mt. Apo
C. Pamirs
D. Himalayas
74. The land flowing with milk and honey
A. Israel
B. Bhutan
C. Laos
D. Pakistan
75. The land of the pure
A. Bhutan
B. India
C. Laos
D. Pakistan
76. The melting pot
A. US
B. Vietnam
C. Japan
D. Korea
77. The world’s happiest country
A. UK
B. Italy
C. Finland
D. Canada
78. The biggest state in Africa
A. Congo
B. Zaire
C. Central African Republic
D. Algeria
79. The land of the midnight sun
A. Finland
B. Sweden
C. Norway
D. New Zealand
80. The empty quarter
A. Gobi
B. Rub Al Khali
C. Deccan
D. Sahara
81. The land of the free
A. Thailand
B. Malaysia
C. Vietnam
D. Tanzania
82. The longest essay of Jose Rizal
A. The Phil A Century Hence
B. Letter to the Young Women of Malolos
C. El Amor Patrio
D. The Indolence of the Filipino
83. The Jesuit priest who attempted to convince Jose Rizal to return to orthodox Roman Catholicism
through letters.
A. Fr. Sanchez
B. Fr. Faura
C. Fr. Pastels
D. Fr. Morayta
84. The book about the Pre-colonial Philippines which Rizal annotated
A. Doctrina Christiana
B. Sucesos de las Islas de Filipinas
C. Account of Ibn Batuta
D. Account of Chou Ju Kua
85. The first essay of Rizal in the foreign land
A. Brindis
B. Letter to the Young Women of Malolos
C. The Indolence of the Filipino people
D. El Amor Patrio
86. The lawyer of Dr. Jose Rizal
A. Jose Taviel de Andrade
B. Pio Valenzuela
C. Luis Taviel de Andrade
D. Mariano Ponce
87. The law which mandated the inclusion of the life of Jose Rizal in the curriculum of colleges and
universities in the Philippines
A. RA 1425
B. RA 1525
C. RA 1625
D. RA 1725
88. The year when the monument of Rizal was established
A. December 30, 1910
B. December 30, 1911
C. December 30, 1912
D. December 30, 1913
89. The fable written by Rizal
CA. Si Pagong at si Matsing
90. The godfather of Rizal
A. Pedro Paterno
B. Pedro Pelaez
C. Pedro Casanas
D. Pedro Valderama
91. The vocational course of Rizal in Ateneo
A. Surveyor and Agrimensor
B. Cosmetology
C. Electronics
D. Welder
92. The fraternity founded by Rizal in UST
A. Union Obrera
B. La Liga Filipina
C. Indios Bravo
D. Compadrenismo
93. The brother Rizal who influenced him about his nationalistic ideas
CA. Paciano Mercado
94. The story which became the metaphor of his life
A. Sa aking mga kabata
B. The moth and the flame
C. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
D. The Wandering Jew
95. The unfinished novel of Jose Rizal
CA. MAKAMISA
96. The metaphor of the Philippines in El Filibusterismo
CA. Bapor Tabo
97. The niece of Fr. Florentino, he is idealistic and brave student
A. Basilio
B. Juanito Pelaez
C. Placido
D. Isagani
98. The author of the Count of Monte Cristo and the favorite author of Rizal
CA. Alexander Dumas
99. The first NGO in the Philippines
CA. La Liga Filipina