SOCIAL STUDIES

LECIMAR L. ESDRELON, LPT

LICENSURE EXAMINATION for

TEACHERS
OCTOBER 2022
COVERAGE
I. TRENDS AND ISSUES IN SOCIAL STUDIES (6%)
II. RESEARCH (12%)
III. GEOGRAPHY (17%)
IV. SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY (10%)
V. POLITICS/GOVERNANCE/LAW-RELATED (10%)
VI. HISTORY (20%)
VII. ECONOMICS (10%)
VIII. METHODS (10%)
IX. ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION IN SOCIAL
STUDIES (5%)
TRENDS AND ISSUES IN
SOCIAL STUDIES
TRENDS AND ISSUES
1. What world-wide event forced
schools around the world to close
for in-person learning in 2020?
A. The measles pandemic
B. The flu pandemic
C. The H1N1 pandemic
D. The covid-19 pandemic
TRENDS AND ISSUES
2. As the population grows and there
will be no regulations, we will end
up having _______ of water
a. surplus
b. scarcity
c. excess
d. shortage
TRENDS AND ISSUES
3. What is an environmental law
which requires industries to install
anti-pollution devices and bans the
use of incinerators?
a. Greenpeace Act
b. Anti-Pollution Act
c. Environmental Security Act
d. Clean Air Act
Republic Act No. 8749, otherwise
known as the Philippine Clean Air
Act, is a comprehensive air quality
management policy and program
which aims to achieve and maintain
healthy air for all Filipinos.
TRENDS AND ISSUES
4. Which is the major cause of the death
of women in childbirth, which was
estimated at 500,000 each year as
reported by the World Health
Organization?
a. lack of good obstetrician
b. poor nursing education
c. poor reproductive health system
d. lack of facilities
TRENDS AND ISSUES
5. This social program departs from
the traditional belief of “go and
multiply”?
a. gay rights
b. same-gender marriage
c. planned parenthood
d. law against female circumcision
The Responsible Parenthood and
Reproductive Health Act of 2012, also
known as the Reproductive Health
Law or RH Law, and officially designated
as Republic Act No. 10354, is a Philippine
law that provided universal access to
methods on contraception, fertility control,
sexual education, and maternal care in the
Philippines.
TRENDS AND ISSUES
6. President Rodrigo Duterte issued
Proclamation No. 929 which declared
the whole Philippines under a State of
Calamity for a period of six months that
started in –
a.March 14, 2020
b.March 15, 2020
c.March 16, 2020
d.March 17, 2020
TRENDS AND ISSUES
7. Queen Elizabeth II died aged 96 at
Balmoral Castle, Buckingham Palace
on Thursday 8th September 2022. What
is the name of the queen’s first horse
given to her by her grandfather King
George V.
a.Corgis
b.Peggy
c.Pony
d.Shady
TRENDS AND ISSUES
8. Who is the current United
Nations Secretary General?
A. Antonio Guterres
B. Amina J. Mohammed
C. Ban Ki-moon
D. Kofi Annan
TRENDS AND ISSUES
9. A landmark law for inclusive
education for students with
disabilities in the Philippines.
A. RA 9155
B. RA 5250
C. RA 11650
D. RA 10533
[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11650]
AN ACT INSTITUTING A POLICY OF
INCLUSION AND SERVICES FOR LEARNERS
WITH DISABILITIES IN SUPPORT OF
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION, ESTABLISHING
INCLUSIVE LEARNING RESOURCE CENTERS
OF LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES IN ALL
SCHOOLS DISTRICTS, MUNICIPALITIES AND
CITIES, PROVIDING FOR STANDARDS,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY
1. Living on earth is made
possible because of the -----
a. sun b. moon
c. inner planet d. outer planets
GEOGRAPHY
2. The solar radiation that reaches
the earth makes possible the
process of ----
a. erosion b. deposition

c. photosynthesis d.
weathering
GEOGRAPHY
3. The exact position of a place on
the earth’s surface is referred to as
the ----- location.
a. absolute b. relative
c. regional d. local
GEOGRAPHY
4. The imaginary line which divides
the globe into the northern and
southern hemispheres at zero
latitude is the ---
a. Equator
b. Prime meridian
c. Tropic of Cancer
d. Tropic of Capricorn
GEOGRAPHY
5. The imaginary line at zero longitude
which divides the globe into the
eastern and western hemispheres is
the ----
a. Equator
b. Prime meridian
c. Tropic of Cancer
d. Tropic of Capricorn
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GEOGRAPHY
6. The tilting of the earth on its axis
at about 23 ½ degrees affects the
------ of the planet.
a. environment
b. production
c. position
d. climate
GEOGRAPHY
7. A day in March and September
where the sun’s rays are directly
overhead at the equator making day
and night of equal lengths is called the
-----
a. equinox
b. winter solstice
c. summer solstice
d. revolution
GEOGRAPHY
8. The supercontinent that broke
into the different continental
masses approximately 250,000,000
years ago is ----
a. Laurasia
b. Gondwanaland
c. Pangaea
d. Planetoid
GEOGRAPHY
9. A narrow piece of land
connecting two larger pieces of land
is called ---
A. strait
B. isthmus
C. hill
D. plateau
GEOGRAPHY
10. A depositional plain formed at
the mouth of a river as it enters a
lake or an ocean is a ----
A. cape
B. plain
C. valley
D. delta
GEOGRAPHY
11. The process by which surface
rocks are broken down into smaller
pieces by water, chemicals, or frost
is called ---
A. deposition
B. erosion
C. weathering
D. none of the above
GEOGRAPHY
12. The process of deformation of the
earth’s crust due to tectonic forces
which produces mountains, plateaus,
folded, and faulted strata is called ---
A. volcanism
B. diastrophism
C. deposition
D. erosion
GEOGRAPHY
13. The map that shows the
landforms and water forms of a
place is an example of a ---- map
A. physical
B. political
C. product
D. relief
GEOGRAPHY
14. The northernmost island of the
Philippines is ---- of Batanes.
A. Saluag
B. Tawi-tawi
C. Basilan
D. Y’ami
GEOGRAPHY
15. The southernmost island of the
Philippines is --- of the Sibutu group
of islands.
A. Y’ami
B. Saluag
C. Tawi-tawi
D. Basilan
GEOGRAPHY
16. The total land area of the
Philippines is ---
A. 200,000 square kilometers
B. 300,000 square kilometers
C. 400,000 square kilometers
D. 500,000 square kilometers
GEOGRAPHY
17. The Philippines is composed of
--- islands and islets.
A. 7000 islands
B. 7107 islands
C. 7641 islands
D. 8100 islands
GEOGRAPHY
18. The Philippines is located on the
track of the typhoons that originate in
the region of the Marianas and
Caroline islands of the ---
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Antarctic Ocean
C. Pacific Ocean
D. Indian Ocean
GEOGRAPHY
19. The material thing of economic
value which man did not bring into
existence is a ---
A. human resource
B. natural resource
C. material resource
D. planetary resource
GEOGRAPHY
20. The following are natural
resources except –
A. waters
B. soils
C. forests
D. bridges
GEOGRAPHY
21. The Central Plain of Luzon is
the leading --- producing region of
the Philippines.
A. corn
B. sugarcane
C. rice
D. meat crop
GEOGRAPHY
22. The location of places in
relation to surrounding bodies of
water is referred to as its relative
---- location.
A. maritime
B. exact
C. continental
D. geographic
GEOGRAPHY
23. The location of countries in
relation to surrounding land
boundaries is referred to as its
relative ---- location.
A. maritime
B. exact
C. continental
D. geographic
GEOGRAPHY
24. The Philippines is located at ----
A. 12 degrees N 125
B. 14 degrees N 125 E
C. 16 degrees N 125 E
D. 18 degrees N 125 E
GEOGRAPHY
25. The International Dateline (IDL)
is located at
A. 0 degrees longitude
B. 90 degrees longitude
C. 150 degrees longitude
D. 180 degrees longitude
GEOGRAPHY
26. If the reference point is the
equator, the Philippines is in the ---
hemisphere.
A. Southern
B. Northern
C. Western
D. Eastern
ECONOMICS
ECONOMICS
1. Why is Economics considered as a social
science?
a. Economics speaks about the social problems
faced by each person
b. Economics applies the scientific method to
the behavior and actions of people.
c. Economics is influenced by theories that relate
to social systems.
d. Economics aims to explain the social bases of
human behavior.
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ECONOMICS
2. Scarcity is a problem of -----
a. market economies only
b. command economies only
c. mixed economies only
d. both market, command and
mixed economic systems
ECONOMICS
3. Which of the following illustrates the
concept of opportunity costs?
a. How fast a product wears and tears
b. Foregone alternative of getting a
product or service
c. Cost of satisfaction from acquiring a
product or service
d. Cost of regret from not using a
product or service
ECONOMICS
4. As a branch of economics,
microeconomics deals with ---------.
a. The overall demand and supply of
products in the whole country.
b. The economic history of a country.
c. The individual behavior of a
country’s economic units –the firm,
household, and the government
d. The financial and banking system
ECONOMICS
5. When the government chooses to
use resources to build highways, those
resources are no longer available to
build schools. This illustrates the
concept of ---------.
a. Microeconomics
b. Macroeconomics
c. Opportunity cost
d. Optimization
ECONOMICS
6. A closed economy is one that ------
a. have austere government control of
production and distribution
b. has no economic relations with
other economies
c. maintains strict control of its
boundaries
d. is distinguished by a dominant
agricultural sector
ECONOMICS
7. A normative statement in
economics is one about -----
a. what is usually the case
b. the assumptions of an economic
model
c. what ought to be
d. what is not true
HISTORY
HISTORY
1. In what region in Asia we find
countries that are rich in oils?
a. East Asia
b. South Asia
c. Southeast Asia
d. West Asia
HISTORY
2. What was the first recorded epic
in the world?
a. Gilgamesh
b. Mahabharata
c. Ramayana
d. Vedas
HISTORY
3. What country has the oldest
existing civilization in the world?
a. China
b. Japan
c. Korea
d. Taiwan
HISTORY
4. The emperors of the ancient
Chinese ruled by virtue of the mandate
of heaven. What does the mandate of
heaven explains?
a. China as the center of the world
b. The Chinese emperor as the Son
of Heaven
c. The rise and fall of dynasties
d. The superiority of the Chinese
HISTORY
5. What three of the four earliest
civilizations of the world originated
from Asia?
a. Byzantine, Aztec, Sumer
b. Sumer, Indus, Maya
c. Sumer, Indus, Nile
d. Sumer, Indus, Shang
HISTORY
6. What did King Nebuchadnezzar
construct for his wife?
a. Angkor Wat
b. Code of Hammurabi
c. Code of Mana
d. Code of Maragtas
HISTORY
7. What Muslim community was
established by Muhammad that was
governed by the teachings of Allah?
a. Ummah
b. Jihad
c. Hajji
d. Caliph
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POLITICAL
SCIENCE
POLITICAL SCIENCE
 1. What is the procedural and
substantive right of citizens to a fair
trial which requires in general, among
others, jurisdiction, notice, and
hearing?
a. Bill of attainder
b. Double jeopardy
c. Due process of law
d. Equal protection of law
POLITICAL SCIENCE
2. From what ancient law did the
Bill of Rights of the Malolos
Constitution of 1899 partly
originated?
a. Anglo-Saxon law
b. Code of Napoleon
c. Jewish law
d. Roman law
POLITICAL SCIENCE
3. A freedom guaranteed by the
Constitution allowing citizens to
assemble and petition the government
for redress of their grievances is the
----
a. Freedom of assembly
b. Freedom of the press
c. Freedom of religion
d. Freedom of speech
POLITICAL SCIENCE
4. Who was the first speaker of the
Philippine National Assembly
convened in 1907?
a. Emilio Aguinaldo
b. Sergio Osmena
c. Manuel Quezon
d. Manuel Roxas
POLITICAL SCIENCE
5. A vital legislation that authorizes
expenditures and allocates the
budget of the Philippine
bureaucracy is the ----
a. Administrative Code
b. Bill of local application
c. General Appropriations Act
d. Local Government Code
The General Appropriations Act (GAA) is one
of the most important legislatio0ns that
Congress annually passes.
• It defines the annual expenditure program of
the national government and all of its
instrumentalities. The expenditure program
includes all programs and projects that are
supposed to be funded out of government
funds for the year
POLITICAL SCIENCE
6. The highest court in the
Philippine judicial branch of
government is the ----
a. Court of Appeals
b. Court Martial
c. Regional Trial Court
d. Supreme Court
POLITICAL SCIENCE
7. Who was the first Filipino chief
justice of the Supreme Court?
a. Jose Abad Santos
b. Cayetano Arellano
c. Victorino Mapa
d. Florentino Torres
ACTUAL BOARD
QUESTIONS
SOCIAL STUDIES
1. Which of the following is not an
attribute of a developing country?
A. Poverty
B. A stable stock of capital
C. A developing commercial base
D. A developing industrial base
SOCIAL STUDIES
2. Which acts destroy another person’s
good name?
I. Libel
II. Treason
III- Stander by deed
IV- Oral defamation

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

B. II, III and IV d. I, II and IV
SOCIAL STUDIES
3. Which of the following is a
fundamental moral principle?
A. Stealing is wrong
B. Health is wealth
C. Cheating is immoral
D. Do good, avoid evil
SOCIAL STUDIES
4. The big land masses lying on the
major plates of the earth are the:
A. Islands
B. Continents
C. Archipelago
D. Peninsulas
SOCIAL STUDIES
5. You will be in good hands when
your host is a Filipino because one
outstanding trait of Filipino is:
A. Industry c.
Hospitality
B. Thrift d.
Cleanliness
SOCIAL STUDIES
6. Which statement on human
intelligence is correct?
A. It is fixed at birth
B. It consists of multiple
intelligences
C. It is reliably measured by a verbal
test
D. It is verbal ability and abstract
reasoning.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Which city suffered from the first
atomic bomb on August 6, 1945?
A. Nagasaki c. Chernobyl
B. Moscow d.
Hiroshima
SOCIAL STUDIES
 Art and music are essential ingredients to a child’s
education, yet ironically both subjects are the first
disciplines to be eliminated when budget is inadequate. To
streamline school budget and teach only the basics, we
usually reduce curriculum to a lifeless routine of issues the
lack color, shapes, sounds and rhythm. What does the
paragraph confirm?
 I. The importance of the arts in the education to children
 II. The meaninglessness of school curriculum
 III. The insignificance of the arts in the school curriculum
 A. III only b. I only
 c. I and II d. II only
SOCIAL STUDIES
Which among the following are
qualities of an authoritarian parent?
A. Low level of both control and
warmth
B. High level of both control of warmth.
c. low level of control and high level of
warmth
d. high level of control and low level
of warmth
SOCIAL STUDIES
It is moral to suppress workers rights to from
unions in times of national emergency and why?
I. No, suppression of rights will always be a
violation of human rights.
II. Yes, the nation’s security takes precedence
over the rights of any private association.
III. Yes, public safety must be thought of before
private gain.
A. II and III c. II only
B. I only d. III only
SOCIAL STUDIES
Let’s assume that the universities
will be required to offer education
programs at the graduate rather
than at the undergraduate level.
Based on this information, how
should you respond?
A. Agree c. neutral
B. Disagree d. improbable
SOCIAL STUDIES
The primary biological limitation of
natural family planning is that it is:
A. Only suitable for females with
regular periods.
B. Goes against the tenets of the
catholic church
C. Cannot satisfy people’s sexual urges
D. Expensive and very unreliable
SOCIAL STUDIES
When a person shows the ability to
understand and appreciate the
similarities and differences in the
customs, values and beliefs of one’s
culture he/ she is said to:
A. Possess social literacy
B. possess multicultural literacy
C. Socio cultural awareness
D. possess global awareness
SOCIAL STUDIES
The first appointed head of the
department of Education during the
Commonwealth period.
A. Jose P. Laurel
B. Manuel L. Quezon
C. Sergio Osmena
D. Claro M. Recto
SOCIAL STUDIES
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. Xenophobia
B. Ethnocentrism
C. cultural relativism
D. ethical relativism
SOCIAL STUDIES
In whose presidency was the
famous Miracle Rice produced?
A. Fidel Ramos
 B. Ferdinand Marcos
C. Sergio Osmena
D. Joseph Estrada
SOCIAL STUDIES
World history recorded that art became
emotional and dramatic during the
Renaissance. What popular painting of
the idyllic Golden age of art?
A. Mona Liza- Da Vinci
B. Saint Teresa- Bernini
C. The Calling of St. Matthew-
Caravaggio
D. Last supper- Tintoretto
SOCIAL STUDIES
The graphic organizer that usually
helps a series of connected events
that occur on a sequence and
produce a repeated result is called:
A. Process
B. Cycle
C. discussion web
D. fact storming
SOCIAL STUDIES
The instructional setting describes
both the physical and social setting
that will be used to ___ learning.
A. Integrate
B. Facilitate
C. Evaluate
D. Apply
SOCIAL STUDIES
The key graphic representation that
helps students organize complex
ideas is the:
A. Venn diagram
B. Web
C. Retrieval chart
D. Timeliness
SOCIAL STUDIES
Social Studies in the Philippine
Educational System today is a
learning component:
A. Filipino
B. Makabayan
C. English
D. Values Education
SOCIAL STUDIES
It provides simple system for listing,
ordering, and comparing events over
some period and functions as a
summary statement of a series of
events.
A. Timelines
B. Concept map
C. Fact storming
D. Data retrieval chart
SOCIAL STUDIES
The discipline that provides an
understanding of both animals and
human behavior and usually the
focus is on individuals within the
groups.
A. Psychology
B. History
C. Economics
D. Sociology
SOCIAL STUDIES
How is the price elasticity of demand
calculated?
A. The change in quantity demanded divided
by the change in price
B. The change in price divided by the change
in quantity demanded
C. The percentage change in quantity
demanded divided by the percentage
change in price
D. The percentage change in price divided by
the percentage change in quantity demanded
SOCIAL STUDIES
Which term refers to duties payable
on goods, whether imported or
exported?
A. Revenue
B. Tariff
C. Assessment
D. Subsidiary
SOCIAL STUDIES
When the government chooses to use
resources to build highways, those
resources are no longer available to
build school. This illustrates the concept
of:
A. Optimization
B. Microeconomics
C. macroeconomics
D. opportunity cost
SOCIAL STUDIES
The gaseous envelope that
surrounds the earth’s surface is the:
A. Biosphere
B. Atmosphere
C. Hydrosphere
D. Lithosphere
SOCIAL STUDIES
Which is/ are essential for the Comprehensive
Agrarian Reform Program to truly succeed?
I. Granting the beneficiaries, the right to sell the
price of land awarded to them
II. Change of heart of the landlords and
lawmakers
III. Education of the beneficiaries
A. III only
B. II only
C. I and III
D. II and III
SOCIAL STUDIES
What is the type of cooperative
which promotes thrift among
members and creates funds in
order to be able to grant loans?
A. Credit
B. Service
C. producers
D. consumers
SOCIAL STUDIES
The following are learning
components of Makabayan, except:
A. Science
B. Social studies
C. Technology and livelihood
Education
D. Values education
SOCIAL STUDIES
The process that is best applied to
questions that can be narrowed to
choices between alternative possibilities
is:
A. Creative thinking
B. Moral discussion
C. Problem solving
D. Critical thinking
SOCIAL STUDIES
The statement of applicability that
contain two or more concepts and
show relationship between them
are called:
A. Facts
B. Themes
C. Generalizations
D. Main ideas
SOCIAL STUDIES
Analysis in Bloom’s hierarchy of
cognitive objectives refers to the:
A. Recall level of thinking
B. Utilizing level of thinking
C. disassembling level of
thinking
D. Judgmental level of thinking
SOCIAL STUDIES
The Institutions and procedures
through which a territory and its
people are ruled refers to:
A. Government
B. Family
C. community
D. church
SOCIAL STUDIES
The use of behavioral objectives helps
the teacher to:
A. Measure students learning regarding
the fulfillment of their goals.
B. Identify and select important learning
for students
C. Teach more efficiency toward their
goals
D. All of the above
SOCIAL STUDIES
The policy sciences that study
processes and decision- making
are:
A. History and Geography
B. Sociology and Anthropology
C. Economics and Anthropology
D. Political Science and
Economics
SOCIAL STUDIES
The major source of content of
instruction for civic education is:
A. History
B. Geography
C. Economics
D. Political Science
SOCIAL STUDIES
The dominant discipline that
contributes greatly to the Social
Studies curriculum is:
A. History
B. Geography
C. Sociology
D. Anthropology
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The Social Science share many
commodities like the:
A. Faces on understanding and
explaining human behavior
B. Systematic collection and
application of data
C. Use of scientific methods
D. All of the above
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The overall instructional goals of the social
studies are often related:
A. Encourage students to participate in the
affairs of society and to work toward
establishing a “good: society.
B. Broaden students’ perspectives and
understanding of the community, state,
nation, and world.
C. Prepare students for a changing world.
D. All of the above.
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The measure of the economic
activity of all the people and
business within a country is called:
A. National income
B. Disposable income
C. Gross domestic product
D. Gross national product
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Which is unlikely to be a consequence
of increased unemployment?
A. Wide disparity in the distribution of
income in the economy
B. Decreased tax revenue for the
government
C. A rise in the death rates due to
illness
D. A fall in trade union influence
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Which of the following might be cost an
associated with economic growth?
A. An increase in unemployment as a
result to structural changes in economy
B. The creation of more taxes for the
government
C. A rise in the standard of living of
the population
D. More savings by households
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Why do economists set quantitative values
on the costs and benefits of everything?
A. To make things readily available
B. Market prices reflect people’s values
and how they ascribe value
C. As a rational discipline, economics has
no interest in morals and ethics.
D. To estimate the relative value of
choices for sound decision making.
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Which is an example of a capital
good?
A. A factory plant
 B. A parcel of rice fields
C. A businessman profit from his
investment
 D. A residential subdivision
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The reality that a decline in the price of
a product causes producers to lessen
the quantity of the good they plan to
produce illustrates:
A. A change in supply
 B. The law of supply
C. The nature of an interior good
D. The law of demand
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Which of the following is not one of
the other things held constant along
a demand curve?
A. Tastes
B. Income
C. Price of the good itself
D. Price of other goods
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Which of the following is an example of
capital as a factor of production?
A. The factory plant of general
manufacturing company
B. Money held by general
manufacturing company
C. A general manufacturing bonds
D. All of the above
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Which of the following illustrates the
concept of opportunity costs?
A. Cost of regret from not using a
product or service
B. Foregone alternative of getting a
product or service
C. Cost of satisfaction from acquiring a
product or service
D. How fast a product wears and tears
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What region of the world is located
between the tropic of cancer and
the tropic of Capricorn with a
generally hot climate?
A. Polar
B. Tropics
C. Mid latitude
D. None of the above
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Which economic system is
characterized by private ownership of
capital and considerable state
intervention in the allocation of
resources?
A. Capitalism
B. Welfare state capitalism
C. Socialism
D. Market socialism
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Which of the following statements
accurately reflects a strong school
culture?
A. Has definite organizational
core values
B. Has high standards of
performance
C. Has a network communication
D. Has informal rules of behavior
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Which of the following is a reason
why less developed countries find it
difficult to raise standards of living?
A. Lack of foreign aid
B. High rates of population
growth
C. Plentiful savings but limited
financial infrastructures
 D. Shortage of labor resources
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What caliphate ruled the Islamic
community for 500 years and was
dubbed as the “Golden Age of Islam”
because Islamic science, literature and
philosophy flourished?
A. Ummayad
B. Safavid
C. Orthodox
D. Abbasid
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What was the basis for the
founding of pueblos or towns in the
Philippines?
A. Situado
B. Reduccion
C. Plaza complex
D. Cedula
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What was the most famous empire
in Southeast Asia that had adapted
Indian influences?
A. Pagan
B. Funan
C. Ayutthaya
D. Angkor
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What do you call the policy of the
Tokugawa Shogunate to close the
Japanese ports to the westerners to
prevent the entry of Christianity?
A. Sakoku
B. Karakiri
C. Daimyo
D. Bakufu
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What do you call the trade in which
people exchange goods without
using money?
A. Mercantilism
B. Barter
C. Capitalism
D. Marxism
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What building was the only left
intact after the destruction of
Intramuros during the Battle of
Manila?
A. Manila Cathedral
B. Quiapo church
C. San Agustin church
D. Manila Post office
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What system of writing uses
pictures to symbolizes words or
sounds?
A. Papyrus
B. Hieroglyphics
C. Alibata
D. Calligraphy
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What is the religious and political
head of a Muslim state?
A. Sultan
B. Caliph
C. Datu
D. Khanate sultan
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What method was used by the
Spaniards Portuguese to fight
Napoleon’s forces where small band
of soldiers made sudden surprise
attacks?
A. Propaganda warfare
B. Guerilla warfare
C. Blitzkrieg
D. Divide and rule
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Which of the following is a coastal
center of trade where the Chinese
government allowed Westerners to
carry on business?
A. Treaty port
B. Concession
C. Sphere of influence
D. Entrepot
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After the Second World War, which
emerged as new powers?
a. China and USA
b. Japan and USA
c. Germany and USSR
d. USA and USSR
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It means that when a person is charged with
an offense and the case is terminated either
by acquittal or conviction or in any other
manner without the express consent of the
accused, the latter cannot again be charged
with the same or identical offense.
a. Writ of Habeas Corpus
b. Right against illegal detention
c. Writ of Amparo
d. Right against double jeopardy
SOCIAL STUDIES
The families of victims of extrajudicial kills and
enforced disappearances can invoke the writ
when the right to life, liberty or security of a
person is violated or threatened with violation
by an unlawful act or omission of a public
official or employee or of a private individual
or entity.
a. Writ of Habeas Corpus
b. Right against illegal detention
c. Writ of Amparo
d. Right against double jeopardy
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In research, if I reason out from
particular to general or broad
patterns, I apply the ___________
method.
a. Deductive
b. Inductive
c. Ideographic
d. Aesthetic
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Global citizenship makes people less
nationalistic. Is this statement correct?
A. Yes, because to be a global citizen means
loyalty to the world
B. Yes, because global citizenship contradicts
national citizenship
C. No, because to be a global citizen
requires understanding of global issues
that affect national concerns
D. No, because global citizenship means
knowledge of issues about the world
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Culture of peace means:
A. harmony and cooperation
B. self determination and
solidarity
C. wholeness of life where
every person can live with
dignity
D. absence of conflict
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Senator Hillary Clinton lost the
2016 presidential elections because
of losing votes.
A. popular
B. electoral college
C. senatorial
 D. congressional
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Among ASEAN nations, which has
a political system closest to that of
the U.S.?
A. Philippines C. Malaysia
B. Singapore D. Thailand
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A broadly encompassing change in
----- is involved by combatting
climate change through lesser use
of electricity, air-conditioning,
garbage burning.
A. lifestyle C. sentiment
 B. attitude D. feeling
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What methodology is used for
research on political and social
issues by pollsters, such as SWS
and Pulse Asia?
A. Field research C. Case
study
 B. Survey D.
Experiment
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In order to protect participants on
serious issues like use of drugs, the
researcher can adopt ------- of
respondents.
A. custody C. open testimony
 B. anonymity D. subpoena
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For privileged communication, the
researcher keeps ------- of
respondents under secrecy or
anonymity.
 A. data C. names
 B. answers D. evidences
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Why does a researcher do a literature review?
 I. To survey the current state of knowledge in
the area of inquiry
 II. To identify key authors, articles, theories,
and findings in the area of research
 III. To identify gaps in knowledge in that
research area
A. I and II
 B. II and III
C. I, II and III
 D. I. II and III
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