A.

NCD
1. The cancer burden can be reduced through early detection of cancer and management
of patients who develop cancer. Many cancers have a high chance of cure if diagnosed
early and treated adequately.
- true

2. An effective NCD response within countries and communities will integrate prevention
and control interventions into reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent
health programmes and policies
- True

3. What is the basic definition of a noncommunicable disease?

- A disease that cannot be passed from person to person

4. The following Healthy lifestyle programs are one of the well-known/most popular and
implemented in the country:
A. July as the Nutrition Month
B. All of the answers
C. HL to the MAX
D. TSEKAP
E. National Health Lifestyle Campaign/ "Mag HL Tayo*

5. Why can smoking lead to heart disease?

- All of the above

6. There are 4 common behavioral risk factors that increase the risk of people developing
one or more NCDS. Globalization, population growth, and population aging are factors in
the increased NCD burden.
- True

7. The following is a good way to prevent noncommunicable diseases:

- Eating more vegetables

8. Noncommunicable diseases, instead of communicable ones, have become the leading

causes of death and disability in developing countries. Why do analysts suggest this is
the case?
a. Urbanization
b. lowing life expectancy
c. All of the above
d. Accessibility of more goods in global markets

9. Governments have agreed to reduce premature NCD deaths by the year 2030 as part of
achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- true
10. Which of these is a cause of heart disease?
- Thickening of the inside of the arteries

11. The DOH convened stakeholders that ensured continuous health and lifestyle
promotions and communications which gave birth to the Philippine Coalition for the
Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases. The council uses tools to
further implement their cause. These tools are the following, EXCEPT;
a. Pilipinas Go4Health
b. Resource Development and Generation
c. Development and Dissemination of the National Integrated NCD
d. Coalition Management

12. Women around the world are most likely to die from:
- Heart disease

13. All are behavioral risk factors that contribute to a person developing a NCD, EXCEPT?
a. Tobacco use
b. Monthly physician consult
c. Unhealthy diet
d. Harmful use of alcohol

14. Of the world's ten leading causes of death, how many are noncommunicable diseases?
- 6

15. Three risk factors for heart disease can't be controlled. Which of these are they?
a. Diet, drug use, smoking
b. None of the above
c. Age, sex, heredity
d. Medicine use, vaccines, alcoholism

16. In 2009, DOH revitalized and repackaged the campaign "Mag HL Tayo" as "HUlto the
max". It pushed for the practice of 7 Healthy Lifestyle Habits, which was the modified
version of the previous campaign. Among these habits are the following, EXCEPT:
a. Eat low-fat, low-salt, high-fiber diet
b. Limit physical activity
c. Don't Drink alcohol
d. No to Illegal drugs
e. No smoking

17. The following are the components of the Smoking Cessation Program, EXCEPT:.
a. Training
b. None of the answers
c. Health Education
 d. Research and development
e. Advocacy

18. The Civil Service Commission issued MC No. 6, s. 1995 which requires all agencies to
adopt "The Great Filipino Workout" to form part of the National Physical Fitness and
Sports Development Program for government employees. The following are part of its
recommendations, EXCEPT:
a. None of the answers
b. Allotment of reasonable time for regular physical fitness exercise
c. Alloted time is 2 hour each week for the conduct of health awareness
program and 30 minutes daily for wellness or fitness program
d. Alloted time is 1 hour each week for the conduct of health awareness program
and 20 minutes daily for wellness or fitness program

19. Each year, noncommunicable diseases kill around 1.3 million people under the age of
sixty in low-income countries. Which of the following conditions kills more:
a. Malaria
b. Maternal, newborn, and child health problems
c. Tuberculosis
d. HIV/AIDS

20. What proportion of cancers can be prevented?

a. 10%-20%
b. 20%-30%
c. 30-50%
d. Cancer is unpreventable

21. RELATED LEGISLATIONS, POLICIES, AND STANDARDS on smoking and alocholism

includes the following, EXCEPT:
a. Executive Order No. 26
b. None of the answers
c. Administrative Order No. 56 of 2001
d. Republic Act 10315 Sin Tax Law of 2012
e. Republic Act 9271

22. What percentage of woman die from cervical cancer in low- and middle-income
countries?
a. 40%-60%
b. 60%-80%
c. None of the answers
d. 80-95%

23. How much exercise is recommended to help prevent heart disease?

a. 10 to 15 minutes on average
 b. 40 minutes on average
c. 20 minutes on average
d. 90 minutes on average
24. Republic At No. 110036 is otherwise known as the Mental Health Act.
- True

25. Programs of the Department of Health under the Mental Health Policy includes the
following, EXCEPT
a. improvement of the promoting of knowledge of mental health
b. None of the answers
c. support for the research and training on mental health, and other initiatives
d. national and local provision of services and facilities regarding the treatment of
mental health

26. Mental illnesses are conditions that affect a person's thinking, feeling, mood or behavior
and includes the following, EXCEPT:
a. Depression
b. Anxiety Disorder
c. Schizophrenia
d. Atherosclerosis

27. The purpose of this law is to incorporate comprehensive mental health services into the
Philippines' national healthcare, for accessible mental healthcare especially to the
impoverished and those at high risk
a. Mental Health Law
b. Republic Act 9211
c. Republic Act 11036
d. A and C are correct

28. Poor mental health increases the risk for long-lasting (chronic) physical conditions like
a. All of the above
b. Cancer
c. Heart Disease
d. Stroke

B. BASICS OF NUTRITION
1. 1g protein: ____ of energy
a. 4kilojoule
b. 9cal
c. 9kilojoule
d. 4cal
e. 4kcal
f. 9kcal
2. Which of the following IS NOT a goal of public health nutrition?
a. Combat infection
b. Prevention of tooth decay
c. Prevention of mental disability in children
d. None of the choices

3. Which of the following is/are true of saturated fats?

a. reduce TAG
b. help lower blood pressure
c. lower HDL
d. can raise LDL
4. Thinner and shorter children could be both classified as which of the following:
a. Underweight and helpless
b. Wasted and stunted
c. Underweight and wasted
d. Stunted and underweight
5. Which of the following is/are true of trans-fatty acids?
a. There is only carbon to carbon single bonds
b. There is a carbon to carbon double bond
c. Hydrogen atoms are opposite in the carbon to carbon double bond
d. Molecule has a bent configuration
e. Hydrogen atoms are on the same side of the carbon to carbon double bond
f. Molecule has a linear configuration
6. Which of these is NOT required on the food label?
a. Total Carbohydrate
b. Manganese
c. Calories
d. Iron
7. This is the unit of measurement that counts the energy contained in food
a. Joule
b. Calorie
c. Watt
d. Ampere
e. Gram
8. This is the appearance of a child with an acute form of malnutrition:
a. Stunted
b. Underweight
c. Wasted
d. Helpless
9. Which of the following DOES NOT describe underweight children?
a. Low weight for age
b. Increasing food intake will usually prevent it
c. Low weight for height
 d. Form of malnutrition that is easiest to address
10. Which of the following IS NOT considered as a macronutrient?
a. Proteins
b. Carbohydrates
c. Minerals
d. Lipids
11. Which of the following describes wasting?
a. Low height for weight
b. Low height for age
c. Low weight for age
d. Low weight for height
12. Which of the following DOES NOT describe macronutrients?
a. Contribute to the bulk energy
b. Could be acquired through eating meat
c. Consist of phytochemicals and antioxidants
d. Important for the metabolic system
13. Which type of nutrient is the best source of energy?
a. Carbohydrates
b. Nucleic Acids
c. Proteins
d. Lipids
14. Which of the following is/are considered co-enzyme/s?
a. Vitamin C
b. Vitamin E
c. Vitamin K
d. Vitamin A
e. Vitamin D
f. Vitamin B
15. 1g carbohydrate: ____ of energy
a. 9cal
b. kilojoule
c. 9kcal
d. 4kilojoule
e. 4cal
f. 4kcal
16. Deficiency of Vitamin C could lead to this condition:
a. Beriberi
b. Scurvy
c. Rickets
d. Loss of vision
17. Among the faces of malnutrition in children, which of the following has the possibility for
reversion to normal by just refeeding them?
a. Children with Marfan syndrome
b. Wasted
 c. Dwarves because of dwarfism
d. Stunted
18. Which of the following vitamin is needed for production of coagulation factors?
a. Vitamin K
b. Vitamin C
c. Vitamin E
d. Vitamin A
19. Which of the following DOES NOT describe wasted children?
a. Affects 700,000 Filipino children under 5 years old
b. Reflects chronic undernutrition
c. Wasted children does not have Kawasaki disease
d. Have low weight for height
20. Which of the following is/are true of cis unsaturated fatty acids?
a. Molecule has a linear configuration
b. There is only carbon to carbon single bonds
c. Hydrogen atoms are on the same side of the carbon to carbon double bond
d. Hydrogen atoms are opposite in the carbon to carbon double bond
e. There is a carbon to carbon double bond
f. Molecule has a bent configuration
21. Which of the following minerals is important for DNA synthesis?
a. Zinc
b. Magnesium
c. Calcium
d. Selenium
22. Which of the following is/are true of cis unsaturated fats?
a. can low, HDL
b. Help lower blood pressure
c. Can raise LDL
d. reduce TAG
23. The following are vital for energy metabolism:
I. Vitamin B1
II. Vitamin B2
III. Vitamin B3
IV. Vitamin B5
a. I, II, III, and IV
b. l and Il
c. I,Il, and Ill
d. I only
24. This transports cholesterol from the tissues to the liver to be metabolized
a. Lipoprotein
b. HDL
c. TAG
d. Cholesterol
e. LDL
 25. Which of the following DOES NOT describe malnutrition?
a. None of the choices
b. Imbalances is a person's intake of nutrients
c. Deficiency in a person's intake of nutrients
d. Excesses in a person's intake of nutrients
26. Which of the following is/are true of trans unsaturated fats?
a. can lower HDL
b. reduce TAG
c. help lower blood pressure
d. can raise LDL

C. PINGGANG PINOY
1. What is meant by the "double burden of malnutrition" according to the WHO?
a. Prevalence of both undernutrition and overweight in the same community,
nation, or region
b. Prevalence of both stunting and wasting in the same community, nation, or region
c. Prevalence of both underweight and overweight in the same community, nation,
or region
d. Prevalence of both undernutrition and over-nutrition in the same community,
nation, or region
2. In Pinggang Pinoy, fruits consist how many percent of the total recommended
consumption?
a. 33%
b. 10%
c. 50%
d. 17%
3. In Pinggang Pinoy, Glow foods consist of how many percent of the total recommended
consumption?
a. 50%
b. 17%
c. 10%
d. 33%
4. In Pinggang Pinoy, Grow foods consist of how many percent of the total recommended
consumption?
a. 17%
b. 50%
c. 33%
d. 10%
5. What principle/s is/are reflected in the Pinggang Pinoy program of the National Nutrition?
- variety
6. In Pinggang Pinoy, vegetable foods consist of how many percent of the total
recommended consumption?
a. 50%
 b. 10%
c. 33%
d. 17%

D. NUTRITION LAWS
1. This represents the collective long-term vision and aspirations of the Filipino people for
themselves and for the country in the next 25 years
a. Developmental pillars of Malasakit, Pagbabago, and Kaunlaran
b. Health for All Agenda of the DOH
c. Duterte Administration 10-point Economic Agenda
d. AmBisyon Natin 2040
2. Which of the following IS NOT a core goal of the National Nutrition Council?
a. Coordinate the hunger mitigation and malnutrition prevention program to achieve
relevant Sustainable Development Goals
b. Formulate national food and nutrition policies and strategies and serve as the
policy, coordinating and advisory body of food, nutrition and health concerns
c. Coordinate the release of funds, loans, and grants from government
organizations (GOs) and nongovernment organizations (NGOs) for the emphasis
of nutrition to the public
d. Coordinate planning, monitoring, and evaluation of the PPAN
3. Voluntary fortification of food is done through what program?
a. Manufacturing and Preservation Law
b. Sangkap Pinoy
c. ASIN Law
d. Pinggang Pinoy
4. A certain snack item brand being sold in the supermarket bears the Sangkap Pinoy Seal.
What does this mean?
a. The food item is under Voluntary Food Fortification
b. The food item is under Mandatory Food Fortification
c. The food items is sufficient to be a meal replacement
d. The food item is healthy for daily consumption
5. Which of the following DOES NOT describe PPAN?
a. It consists of 46 programs and 72 projects
b. An integral part of the Philippine Development Plan from year 2017 to 2022
c. It factors in and considers country commitments to the global community as
embodied in the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
d. It is consistent with the Duterte Administration 10-point Economic Agenda
6. Which of the following IS NOT an aim of the Philippine Milk Code?
a. Recommend formulations for best breast milk substitute
b. Contribute to the provision of safe and adequate nutrition for infants
c. Protecting and promoting breastfeeding
d. Regulating the marketing breast milk substitutes, supplements, and other
products
7. What is the main aim of Food Fortification?
 a. to combat protein energy deficiency
b. to combat micronutrient deficiency
c. to combat calorie malnutrition
d. to combat iodine deficiency
e. to combat micronutrient deficiency
8. Which of the following items are included in the Mandatory Food Fortification?
a. Cooking oil - Vitamin A
b. Iodized salt
c. Wheat flour 0 with Vitamin A and Iron
d. Rice with Iron
e. Refined sugar - with Vitamin A
9. What is the Executive Order 51?
a. The ASIN Law
b. The 10 Kumainments
c. The Philippine Milk Code
d. The Pinggang Pinoy
10. This is the addition of nutrients to processed foods or food products at levels above the
natural state.
a. Fortification
b. Enhancement
c. Substitution
d. Supplementation
11. What nutrient/s is are included in the Mandatory Food Fortification?
a. Vitamin A
b. lodine
c. Vitamin c
d. Zinc
e. Iron
12. What is RA 8976?
a. Philippine Milk Code
b. Sangkap Pinoy
c. Food Fortification Law
d. ASIN Law
13. What is the purpose of iodization of salt according to ASIN Law?
a. To combat macronutrient deficiency
b. To fortify food
c. To promote iodine-deficiency disorders
d. To prevent anemia

THE PHILIPPINE STORM SIGNAL

1. Winds at 61-120kph may be expected in at least 24 hours in Tropical cyclone wind signal
#2
- true
 2. Winds of greater than 220 kph may be expected in at least 12 hours
a. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 5
b. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 6
c. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 4
d. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3
3. Winds at 30-60kph may be expected in at least 36 hours
a. Storm Signal No. 2
b. Storm Signal No. 3
c. Storm Signal No. 1
d. Storm Signal No. 4
4. Tropical cyclone wind signal #5 totally damages banana plantation
- true
5. Light to moderate damage to high risk structures
a. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2
b. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1
c. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3
d. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 4

EMOTIONAL IMPACTS OF DISASTER

1. A psychological damage that can result from experiencing, witnessing, or participating in
a overwhelmingly traumatic event.
- PTSD
2. Internally displaced people and refugees are one of the vulnerable groups in disaster
- true
3. Which of the following phases of human-caused disaster response includes the
emotional and spiritual care and training support.
a. Phase 1
b. Phase 3
c. Phase 2
d. Phase 4
4. Which of the following is NOT a common reaction of trauma?
a. Confusion
b. Guilt at surviving
c. Victim blaming
d. Regret
5. Women and children do not belong to the vulnerable groups in times of disaster
- false
6. ____ is a person who has fled from and/ or cannot return to their country due to a
well-founded fear
- Refugee
7. ____ is defined as a relatively short term, interpersonal, theory-based process of helping
persons who are fundamentally, psychologically healthy resolve developmental and
situation issues.
- Counseling
 8. Which of the following phases of human-caused disaster response includes the
normalizati disaster response
- phase 2

SOURCES OF WATER
1. E. coli found in any water source are deemed safe to drink.
- False
2. Coliforms are bacteria that are always present in the digestive tracts of animals,
including humans, and are found in their wastes.
- true
3. Water quality are measured by the presence of specific groups of microorganisms
- true
4.

5.
 6. 100-1,000 fecal coliforms in a water source is classified as a reasonable quality source
of water.
- false

DISASTER MANAGEMENT
1. Which of the following is NOT a primary hazard in the Philippines?
- hail storm
2. Landslide may be caused by one or a combination of which of the following factors?
a. All of the above
b. change in water content
c. increasing the load the land must bear
d. ground water movement
3. Which of the following phase of mitigation functions to return the community to normal
and ideally, the affected area should be put in a condition equal to or better than it was
before the disaster took place?
a. Recovery
b. Preparedness
c. Response
d. Mitigation
4. Which of the following is the first phase of Disaster Management?
a. RESPONSE
b. RECOVERY
c. MITIGATION
d. PREPAREDNESS
5. It is a radioactive, colorless, odorless, tasteless noble gas that comes from the natural
breakdown of uranium in soil, rock, and water and gets into the air you breathe.
a. Radium
b. Krypton
c. Radon
d. Carbon Monoxide
6. Evacuations, search and rescue are examples of phase Ill of Disaster management,
which is Preparedness.
- true
7. Evacuations, search and rescue are examples of phase Ill of Disaster management,
which is Preparedness.
- false
8. The National Disaster Advisory Committee (DAC) has now adopted SUNAMI as the
Samoan translation of Tsunami.
- true
9. Disasters are often classified according to: Causes: natural vs. human
- true
10. These are disasters or emergency situations of which the principal, direct causes are
identifiable human actions, deliberate or otherwise
- human-made disasters
11. ______ is also known as seismic sea wave or tidal wave.
- tsunami
12. Which of the following disaster response activity provides a clear picture of the
post-disaster situation; identify relief needs; and develop strategies for recovery?
a. Logistics and supply
b. Post-disaster assessment
c. Response and relief
d. Emergency operations management
13. An applied science which seeks, by the systematic observation and analysis of
disasters, to improve measures relating to prevention, mitigation, preparedness,
emergency response and recovery.
a. STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
b. MITIGATION
c. DISASTER MANAGEMENT
d. PREPAREDNESS AND EQUIPMENT STUDIES