GENERAL EDUCATION

SET A
NEW CURRICULUM 2023

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The article that Rizal wrote in Diariong Tagalog urging

his compatriots to love their fatherland just like his
prize-winning piece "A La Juventud Filipina" is ___.
A. Amor Patrio
B. Mi Amor
C. Mi Ultimo Adios
D. Amor Fati
2. Some qualities that would describe Jose Rizal except
___.
A. courageous
B. intelligent
C. audacious
D. pessimistic
3. Distance education made possible by computers is
known as ___.
A. Tutorial earning
B. Online learning
C. Learning by texting
D. Module learning
4. Which marked the declaration of war against Spain?
A. The exile of Rizal to Dapitan
B. The execution of Dr. Jose Rizal
C. The discovery of Katipunan
D. The death of GOMBURZA
5. All are famous works of Jose Rizal except ___.
 A. To The Filipino Youth
B. Touch Me Not
C. The Reign of the Greed
D. The Daughter of a Friar
6. What happened in the Philippines in 1896 that ended
the dictatorial rule and came to be admired
internationally as model of non-violence was
popularly known as ___ revolution.
A. Covid-19
B. Bagong Lipunan
C. Propaganda
D. People Power
7. The literary piece that expresses truth through
symbolic people and events is known as ___.
A. fiction
B. epic
C. elegy
D. allegory
8. Pinakapayak na anyo ng salita na walang kahalong
panlapi ay ___.
A. laguhan
B. gitlapi
C. salitang ugat
D. wikang likas
9. The indigenous people of the Cordillera Mountain
Range of Northern Luzon are the ___.
A. Igorots
B. Aetas
C. Mangyans
D. Dinagats
10. There are ___ levels in the hierarchy of biology
taxonomy.
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 15
11. He is known as the “father of ancient taxonomy”.
A. Socrates
B. Carl Linnaeus
C. Aristotle
D. Plato
12. Which of the following are the components of fungal
cell wall?
A. Nucleotides, proteins and sugar
B. Lipids, proteins and sugar
C. Cellulose, lipids and nucleic acids
 D. Chitins, proteins and sugar
13. Mamalia is to class , as primate is to ___.
A. Order
B. Family
C. Genus
D. Species
14. The Philippines was discovered in 1521 by a
Portuguese explorer ___.
A. Vasco De Gama
B. Philip of Spain
C. Ferdinand Magellan
D. Bartholomeu Dia
15. The acronym MERS stands for ___.
A. Man to Eagle Respiratory Syndrome
B. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
C. Mild Enhanced Respiratory Syndrome
D. Mild Enhanced Resistance Syndrome
16. To describe an easy task, the idiomatic expression to
use is: A. spill the beans
B. bite the bullet
C. break a leg
D. piece of cake
17. Humans reproduce when an ovum is combined with
sperm leading to the development of an embryo.
This form of reproduction is called ___.
A. propagation
B. fertilization
C. abortion
D. grafting
18. Who is considered the father of ethics?
A. Aristotle B. Homer
C. Socrates
D. Carl Linnaeus
19. The main aim of Brundtland Commission define as:
“development that meets the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of the future to meet
their own needs.” This advocacy is classified as ___.
A. Environmental development
B. Uncompromising development
C. Ecological development
D. Sustainable development
20. Soil is considered an ecosystem. Which of the following
supports this statement?
A. Soil differs in color, odor, and water holding capacity.
B. It consists of biotic and abiotic components of the environment.
C. It is a mixture of minerals, water, and gases.
 D. It is the habitat of microorganisms.

21. An orchid attached to a mango tree is example of ___.

A. Predation
B. Osmosis
C. Commensalism
D. Parasitism

22. At what age did Rizal wrote the poem Our Mother
Tongue?
A. 10
B. 8
C. 13
D. 27

23. A good writer supports his generalizations with

__________ examples.
A. Convenient
B. Concrete
C. Unfamiliar
D. Abstract

24. The best reliable source of scientific knowledge is ___.

A. educated guess
B. interview result
C. empirical study
D. personal experience

25. She wrote a “first-rate” report. What does it say about the report?
A. Run-of-the-mill
B. Excellent
C. Ordinary
D. Mediocre

26. The union of egg cell and sperm cell in a test tube is ___ fertilization.
A. Embryology
B. in vitro
C. in vivo
D. Prolination

27. She has a penchant for blue dresses. This indicates ___________.
A. dislike
B. avoidance
C. fondness
D. strong aversion
28. Which terrestrial biome houses the greatest biodiversity?
A. Tundra
B. Taiga
C. Middle Latitudes
D. Tropics

29. A child at the top of a slide, a ripe guava before it falls, a

yoyo before it is released are examples of potential ___
energy.
A. gravitational
B. electrical
C. mechanical
D. chemical

30. “Values education is integrated into the curriculum of all

levels.” Which of the following supports this statement?
A. Values education is stressed in all subjects at all levels
B. There is a need for training teachers to teach
C. Additional classrooms will be needed
D. New teachers will be hired

31. In this university, Jose Rizal went to Spain to continue his

studies and earned his degree in medicine in 1884.
A. University of Santo Tomas
B. Ateneo de Manila University
C. University of Heidelberg
D. Universidad Central de Madrid

32. Which of the following is used in classifying plants based

on phylogenetics?
A. Chemical composition
B. Structural similarities
C. Physiological traits
D. Evolutionary sequence

33. Of the following sources of energy listed below which one

is caused by the concentration in the Earth's crust and
gives detrimental effect on the food supply.
A. Solar
B. Geothermal
C. Wind
D. Nuclear

34. The branch of biology that deals with the study of heredity
and inheritance of characters is ___.
A. Ecology
 B. Taxonomy
C. Genetics
D. Psychology

35. All are american writers except ___.

A. Mark Twain
B. Edgar Allan Poe
C. Longfellow
D. Christopher Marlowe

36. A forest suffered from wildfires and destroys the existing

vegetation; however, the soil remained viable. Five years
later, trees and other bushes are seen flourishing in the
forest once again. This phenomenon is called ___.
A. Primary ecological succession
B. Secondary ecological succession
C. Tertiary ecological succession
D. Quarterly ecological succession

37. “She is a vision of feminine pulchritude. This stands for the

following except for __________.
A. Comeliness
B. Homeliness
C. Loveliness
D. Physical Beauty

38. Anong uri ng tayutay ang pahayag na ito? “ Ang halimuyak

ng mga bulaklak ay mabuting gamot sa isang pusong
wasak”.
A. Asonans
B. Konsonans
C. Aliterasyon
D. Onamatopeya

39. Complete the very famous and commonly quoted line: A

thing of beauty is a ___forever.
A. dream
B. pleasure
C. joy
D. pulchritude
40. Hemophilia is a common sex-linked disorder that is x-
linked recessive trait. If a man is hemophiliac, this means
that ___.
A. he got the disease from his mother
B. he will have children with hemophilia
 C. all his brothers and sisters will be hemophiliac D. none of his brothers and sisters will be
hemophiliac.
41. Pilosopo Tasyo is a character in Noli Me Tangere
personified by whom in reality?
A. Paciano
B. Isagani
C. Elias
D. Ibarra
42. The famous character in Rizal's novel who became the
symbol of the abused Filipino mother was ___.
A. Tiya Isabel
B. Sisa
C. Maria Clara
D. Perlita
43. A book on a table before it falls, a car that is parked at the
top of a hill, river water at the top of a waterfall are
examples of ___ energy.
A. kinetic
B. mechanical
C. gravitational potential
D. chemical potential
44. The Merchant of Venice is to Shakespeare as The Song of
Hiawatha is to ___.
A. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
B. Christopher Marlowe
C. William Shakespeare
D. Samuel Clemens
45. Energy transfer illustrated by the storage current in a
battery of power bank is ___ energy.
A. chemical B. nuclear
C. potential
D. kinetic
46. Make sure to properly hold the ___ of the horse.
A. reign
B. rain
C. rien
D. rein
47. The characters in Rizal's novels symbolize the varied
reactions towards the colonizers from ___.
A. United States
B. China
C. Spain
D. Japan
48. An american short-story writer whose tales romanticized
the commonplace–in particular the life of ordinary people
who used a pen name of ___.
 A. O. Henry
B. George Eliot
C. Longfellow
D. Mark Twain
49. The Republic Act that requires the compulsory teaching of
Rizal Course and the lives of other Filipino patriots is ___.
A. RA 9262
B. RA 7610
C. RA 9994
D. RA 1425
50. He was known as the “Father of abstract painting”. A.
Pablo Picasso
B. Vincent Van Gogh
C. Wassily Kandinsky
D. Natalia Goncharova
51. Ito ay tungkol sa pagsulat, pagsasalita, at pagsasagawa ng
presentasyon sa iba-ibang manunuod at para sa iba't
ibang layunin.
A. Balagtasan
B. Talumpati
C. Sintesis
D. Malayuning Komunikasyon
52. The sum total of society’s customs, traditions, ethics,
values, beliefs and prevalent practices is ___.
A. Science
B. Technology
C. Culture
D. Religion

53. Dante Alighieri's long poem which contains vivid

descriptions of hell, purgatory and paradise was entitled
___. A. Divine Comedy
B. Dr. Faustus
C. Romeo and Juliet
D. Phantom of the Opera
54. Due to close family ties Filipino families are generally ___.
A. nuclear
B. matriarchal
C. patriarchal
D. extended
55. Aling lawak ng linggwistika ang tumutukoy sa maka-agham
na pag-aaral ng pagbuo ng mga salita. A. Sintaksis
B. Semantika
C. Morpolohiya
D. Ponolohthe iya
56. Rizal's mother preferred to be imprisoned and walked 50
kilometers as punishment for a trumped-up charge of a
Spanish official, rather than apologize by
accepting the charge, such action shows that she was
a woman of: A. submission
B. incertitude
C. hesitation
D. conviction
57. Ang kahulugan ng “a stitch in time, saves nine” ay ___.
A. masayahin
B. maagap
C. mahinay
D. malingap
58. Who was the Philippine general who lost his life in the
Battle of Tirad Pass?
A. J. Luna
B. Jose Rizal
C. M. H. del Pilar
D. G. del Pilar
59. The government has control of many government
corporations and industries. What was deregulated and
allowed to raise prices without control?
A. Oil industry
B. Fishing industry
C. Mining industry
D. Water source
60. Democracy refers to the involvement of all citizens in the
control of the government, while an oligarchy relegates
control of government to:
A. The mother Country C. A religious group
B. An autocrat D. A select few

61. The Nibelungenlied is a:

A. Russian folk song C. Medieval German Epic
B. Latin Myth D. Chinese legend
62. The laws of heredity were the results of the study of ___.
A. Alexander Fleming
B. Gregor Mendel
C. Charles Darwin
D. Marie Curie

63. The EQUINOX usually occurs between March 21 and

September 23.
A. Time when heavy rains fall
B. Time when days are longer than the nights
C. Time when days are shorter than the nights
D. Time when day and night are equal lengths all over the earth
 64. “The Triumph of Science over Death” is Rizal's famous:
A. essay
B. sculpture
C. novel
D. poem

65. Balance, emphasis, movement, proportion, rhythm, unity,

and variety are classified as the ___.
A. Elements of Design
B. Principles of Art
C. Design Elements
D. Principle of Elements

66. A secret word that must be entered into the computer

before a person is allowed access to information is called
___.
A. input
B. password
C. program
D. statement

67. A substance that gives up hydrogen ions to water to form hydronium ions is called:
A. A salt
B. base
C. An acid
D. Flour

68. Based on his work, “Sa Aking Mga Kabata” would

Rizal favour the use of the mother tongue in the early
grades? A. Yes
B. No
C. He did not express this clearly
D. Yes, but mixed with English

69. Pre-colonial trade in the Philippines was prosperous.

What system did they use for their business
transactions?
A. Money
B. Barter
C. Credit
D. Banking

70. Ito ang tawag sa pinakamaliit na yunit ng isang salita

na nagtataglay ng kahulugan.
A. Asimilasyon
B. Metatesis
C. Kolokyal
D. Morpema
71. Which is the unlawful act of escaping from
payment of taxes? A. Evasion
B. Avoidance
C. Exemption
D. Shifting

72. A person who draws or produces maps.

A. Geographer
B. Photographer
C. Cartographer
D. Producer

73. A seminar or other presentation that takes place on

the internet is called ___.
A. Symposium
B. Webinar
C. Workshop
D. Conference

74. Which one of the following devices is required to connect

a computer to the internet?
A. hard drive
B. mouse
C. modem
D. keyboard

75. Which of the following is not an internet search

engine? A. Google
B. Windows
C. Yahoo
D. MSN

76. He invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989.

A. Tim Berners-Lee
B. Ajay Bhatt
C. Alan Mathison Turing
D. Charles Babbage

77. Who was popularly known as “Agno”?

A. Emilio Jacinto
B. Emilio Aguinaldo
C. Jose Rizal
D. Apolinario Mabini
78. The night before his execution, Rizal's genius was manifested
in his poem “Mi Ultimo Adlos” which classifled as ___.
A. haiku
B. elegy
C. epic
D. sonnet

79. The largest common factor of two or more numbers is called?

A. Least common factor
B. Greatest common factor
C. Prime common factor
D. Prime factor

80. How is the Wuhan coronavirus transmitted?

A. From pets to people
B. Eating bat soup
C. From person-to-person
D. From eating raw meat

81. Violist who brought classical violin music to the

masses is ___. A. Chan
B. Molina
C. Katindig
D. Kabayao

82. The body of knowledge including the process by which

knowledge is developed is ___.
A. innovation
B. science
C. technology
D. invention

83. The study of the nature of the universe, its origin and structure.
A. Astronomy
B. Histology
C. Cosmology
D. Cosmetology

84. The Philippines lies in a place where there are many

volcanoes which make it prone to ___.
A. typhoon
B. flooding
C. drought
D. earthquakes

85. How many seconds are in a 24 hour day?

A. 84,600
B. 86,400
C. 89,500
D. 83,450

86. On the computer screen, what indicates the position

of the mouse?
A. Click
B. Start
C. Scroll
D. Cursor

87. In classical Athens, who emphasized the individual's

attainment of excellence through rhetoric, grammar,
music, and mathematics?
A. Plato
B. Socrates
C. The sophists
D. Aristotle

88. Which sector of the economy consumes the

most energy? A. transportation
B. electric utilities
C. residential
D. industry

89. Ancient Greek fabulist and storyteller, famous for

writing a collection of fables known as Aesop's Fables.
A. Homer
B. Aesop
C. Shakespeare
D. Chaucer

90. Who is the author of My Father Goes To Court?

A. Paz Marquez Benitez
B. Carlos Bulosan
C. Nick Joaquin
D. Christopher Marlowe

91. What novel opens with the line, "Call me Ishmael"?

A. Mrs. Dalloway
B. Moby- Dick
C. Daniel Defoe
D. The Gatsby

92. “How do I love thee, let me count the ways” is the

first line of a famous love sonnet written by ___.
A. Jane Austen
B. J. K. Rowling
C. Elizabeth Browning
D. Emilie Bronte

93. Mirage is an optical illusion caused by ___.

A. electrolyte
B. combustion
C. cellular reaction
D. optical focus
94. All of the following are Filipino writers except ___.
A. Francisco Sionil José
B. Edgar Allan Poe
C. Miguel Syjuco
D. Peter Solis Nery

95. In the Noli Mi Tangere, what causes the death of Donya

Pia?
A. Difficulty of giving birth
B. Fever
C. Old age
D. Polio

96. During the Spanish regime in the Philippines, there

were Europe-educated Filipinos who belonged to
affluent middle families called ___.
A. obreros
B. mestizos
C. ilustrados
D. propagandists

97. He was described as the greatest “might-havebeen” in the history of mathematics.

A. Blaise Pascal
B. Jacob Bernoulli
C. George Dantzig
D. Charles Darwin

98. “A life unexamined is not worth living” is a famous

dictum supposedly uttered by ___.
A. Aristotle
B. Plato
C. Socrates
D. Darwin

99. A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides.

A. Prime numbers
B. Parallelogram
C. Trapezoid
D. Rectangle
100. What does a pH below 7 indicate?
A. Acidity
B. Purity of the sample
C. Alkalinity
D. Presence of ions

101. “The Raven” is a narrative poem by American writer

___.
A. William Shakespeare
B. Edgar Allan Poe
C. William Wordsworth
D. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

102. It refers to the transfer of pollen grains from the

another to the stigma of the flower.
A. fertilization B.
pollination
C. cell division
D. germination

103. Sa Noli Me Tangere, ano ang pangalan ng ina ni Maria

Clara?
A. Donya Maria Elena
B. Donya Santa Clara
C. Donya Pia Alba
D. Donya Severina

104. It is known as the storage unit of data.

A. Byte
B. CPU
C. Computer worm
D. MBPS

105. Which among the following is a terrestrial

planet? A. Saturn
B. Neptune
C. Mars
D. Uranus

106. What is the direction of the planet's revolution?

A. west to east
B. east to west
C. counterclockwise
D. south to north

107. Zebra, horse and donkey have similar characteristics

because they belong to the same ___.
A. taxonomy
B. species
C. rank
D. genus

108. The novel written by Rizal which was first published

in 1891 in Ghent, Belgium translated as
“The Reign of Greed” was ___.
A. A La Juventud Filipina
B. Noli Me Tangere
C. El Filibusterismo
D. Mi Ultimo Adios
109. What is the closest planet to the Sun?
A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Jupiter
D. Pluto

110. The painter of Virgin Exposed to the Populace.

A. Juan Luna
B. Maximo Malaw
C. Felix Ressureccion-Hidalgo
D. Mariano Ponce

111. Lunar eclipse occurs when the earth passes between the moon and the sun; an eclipse of the moon
does not occur each month because:
A. The dark side of the moon rarely faces the earth
B. The earth is usually between the moon and the sun
C. The moon rarely comes close enough to the earth
D. The moon’s orbit is inclined at an angle to the earth’s orbit around the sun

112. Ecologists associate the relationship between climate and vegetation and animals live with the
term:
A. Biome B. Habitat C. Biosphere D. Population

113. Which biogas is obtained from biological wastes such as animal manure?
A. Ester B. Alcogas C. Methane D. Ethylene

114. “ Only the heart can see rightly.” This statement is lifted from what particular novel?
A. The heart B. The Prince C. The Little Prince D. The Right One

115. When a manufacturer engages the production of pirated CD’ s he violates other people’s right to
A. Copyright C. Intellectual property
B. Lawful Income D. Engage in business

116. A narrative technique in non-dramatic fiction intended to render the flow of visual, auditory,
physical, and associative impressions of the character in the story.
A. Narration C. Flashback
B. Dream sequence D. Stream of consciousness
117. Which human right violation is a deliberate and systematic extermination of an ethnic or national
group?
A. Genocide B. Murder C. Homicide D. Parricide

118. Madalas siyang mapagalitan ng kanyang ina dahil sa nakagawian niyang pagtataingang-kawali.
A. Pagsisinungaling C. Pagpapanggap
B. Pagbabasag ng kawali D. Pagbibingi-bingihan

119. What is the bending of light when it changes speed in passing from one material to another?
A. reflection B. refraction C. diffraction D. interference

120. You inherited tallness from your father. Physical traits are transmitted from parents to offsprings:
A. Gametes B. Genes C. Chromosomes D. Alleles
121. If you connect light bulbs together so that the current through each lightbulb is the same, you have
made which type of circuit?
A. a series circuit C. a combination circuit
B. a parallel circuit D. an open circuit

122. Stars rise and set in the night sky because

A. Earth orbits the Sun. C. the North Poles point toward Polaris
B. Earth rotates. D. the stars are moving in space

123. An autocratic ruler who serves his people well is sometimes called a______ dictator.
A. Belligerent B. Beneficial C. Benovelent D. Blatant

124. An electric current can decompose, or break down, water into oxygen gas and hydrogen gas. This is
an example of a
A. physical change C. phase change B.
chemical change D. nuclear change

125. How is energy transferred by convection?

A. by direct contact between objects
B. by electromagnetic waves
C. by movement of groups of particles in gases or liquids
D. by the movement of groups of particles in solid objects

126. To what classification of rights does the right to live and to love belong?
A. Political B. Natural C. Statutory D. Constitutional

127. After the revolution, Macario Sacay went underground and established a republic based on the
ideology of the
Bonifacio-Jacinto Katipunan. What do you call the republic established by Macario.
A. Republika ng Katipunan C. Republika ng mga Filipino
B. Republika ng Katagalugan D. Republika ng San Cristobal

128. When it is most important to scan a computers’ drives for virus? Immediately after:
A. Shutting down the computer improperly
B. Defragmenting a computer’ s hard disk
C. Installing software from a disk created by a friend
D. Downloading a text file from a government website

129. Your computer is not receiving the print command. Which should you do first?
A. Check the computer’ s default printing settings
B. Reset the printing properties of the printer
C. Realign the heads of the printers print
D. Replace the ink cartridges

130. Which property of sound enables us to distinguish between a particular pitch produced by a piano
and by a violin?
A. Quality B. Intensity C. Wavelength D. Frequency

131. You have a property worth P500,000. The tax is 1%, he pays P5000. If his property is worth
P1,000,000 he pays
10,000. Which does this illustrate?
A. Equality in taxation C. Uniformity taxation
B. Equity taxation D. Progressive taxation

132. The Katipunan in Cavite was divided into two factions – the Magdiwang and the Magdalo. While
the Magdiwang in
Cavite was led by Mariano Alvarez, who led the Magdalo faction?
A. Daniel Tirona C. Artemio Ticarte
B. Baldomero Aguinaldo D. Ciriaco Bonifacio

133. In English verse, a poetic foot having 1 stressed syllable followed by 1 unstressed syllable:
A. Trochaic B. Iambic C. Dactylic D. Anapestic

134. The sum total of traditionally derived and orally transmitted literature, material culture and custom
within predominantly and technologically advanced is referred to as:
A. Folk tale B. Folklore C. Folk literature D. Folk song

135. Considered as one of the world’ s greatest short stories and it is Edgar Allan Poe’ s story of terror
about a hypochondriac living in morbid fear.
A. The Raven B. Macbeth B.
The Fall of the House of Usher D. Annabel Lee

136. The government program for development has identified provinces that are undeveloped. All these
provinces fall under:
A. Social Reform Agenda C. Government Insurance System
B. Social Security System D. Agrarian Reform System

137. Which is the method that uses organisms to clean up toxic waste?
A. Monoculture C. Carrying capacity
B. Deforestation D. Bioremediation

138. One of the major functions of taxes is to finance real government expenditures. This function can
simply be stated as to:
A. Raise revenues C. Raise national security
B. Secure price stability D. Promote development

139. Which principle states that no man in the country is above the law and the laws must be obeyed by
all applied to everyone rich or poor, lowly or powerful, without fear or favor?
A. Social justice C. Separation of church and state
B. Rule of law D. Rule of the majority

140. Any individual has the right to question why he is being arrested and to summon his accusers to
court so that due process may be performed. This right is embodied in which of the following?
A. Prison major C. Reclusion perpetua
B. Habeas corpus D. Res ipsa loquitour

141. Chalk, limestone and marbles are remains of seashells deposited in the seas million years ago. They
are all forms of:
A. Sodium sulfide B. Carbon dioxide C. Calcium carbonate D. Calcium hydroxide

142. What was the first book published in the Philippines?

A. Pasiong mahal C. Del superior Govierno
B. Doctrina Christiana D. Barlaan at Josaphat

143. Which of the following organisms transmit the malarial parasites?

A. Flies B. Ants C. Anopheles Mosquito D. Culex Mosquitoes

144. Which of the following statement best distinguishes electrolytes from non-electrolytes?
A. Electrolytes and non-electrolytes are really both covalent compound
B. Electrolytes can be covalent or ionic compound but must be ionic in solution
C. Electrolytes are always ionic compounds while non –electrolytes are always covalent D. Non-
electrolytes are usually insoluble in water while electrolytes are always soluble in water.

145. Jose Rizal: El Filibusterismo: Graciano Lopez Jaena:

A. Ninay C. Noche Buena B. Fray
Botod D. Cadaquilaan ng Dios

146. Which is right violated by wiretapping?

A. freedom of expression
B. the right to privacy of communication
C. the right to private property
D. the right to information on matters of public concern

147. The government’s prohibiting the press from interviewing, constitutes called:
A. Gag order B. Media law C. Censorship D. Prior restraint

148. An association wherein the name of something is substituted by something that represents it.
A. personification B. metonymy C. comparison D. euphemism

149. How do you describe a typical social structure which describes a pattern through which
relationships at work
are ordered?
A. Communistic B. Capitalistic C. Bureaucratic D. Technological

150. He was the American President who said” Ask not what America will do for you, but what together
we can do for freedom of man.”
A. Gerald Ford C. Henry Truman
B. Franklin Roosevelt D. John F. Kennedy

151. Ito ay sinulat ni Harriet Stowe ng Estados Unidos na tumatawag pansin sa kalagayan ng mga alipin
at nagging batayan ng simulain ng demokrasya.
A. And “ Book of the Dead” C. “ Divina Comedia”
B. Ang “Uncle Tom’ s Cabin” D. “ Mahabharata”

152. The prevailing wind systems experienced in the Philippines are:

A. East and west monsoon C. North and South monsoon
B. Northeast & Southwest monsoon D. Northwest & Southeast monsoon

153. What factor is responsible for the objects loss of weight when immersed in liquid?
A. Specific gravity C. Atomic structure
B. Molecular arrangement D. Buoyant force
154. This is the guarantee given by the constitution to certain units of government where their approved
annual appropriations shall be automatically a regularly released:
A. Fiscal Autonomy C. Fiscal Discipline B. Internal
Revenue Allocations D. General Appropriations Act

155. When the moon is passing the point of its orbit directly between the earth and the sun and it
cannot be seen, this phase of the moon is
A. Full moon B. Crescent C. Gibbous D. New moon

156. The founder and first editor of La Solaridad in Barcelona, Spain and was considered the greatest
orator of theFilipino colony in Spain?
A. Mariano Ponce C. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
B. Graciano Lopez Jaena D. Gregorio H. Del Pilar

157. What do you call the arrangement of a number of objects in a definite order and arrangement?
A. Probability B. Permutation C. Combination D. Factorial

158. An eye defect characterized by clear vision in one dimension but unfocused vision on the other is
called:
A. Astigmatism B. Hyperopia C. Presbyopia D. Myopia

159. poem which is usually composed of fourteen lines which follow specific patterns of rhyme
is called .
A. Haiku C. Elegy
B. Sonnet D. Free verse

160. Haiku is traditional Japaneses poem consisting of .

A. Three lines totaling 17 syllables with nature as topic
B. Eith lines ending in rhyming couplet with death as topic
C. Four lines that rhyme with love as topic
D. Lines of poetry in free verse with ordinary things as topic

161. Ang wikang nabuo mula sa pangunahing wika ng isang lalawigan na sinasalita sa iabng bayan
ng naturang lalawigan ay tinatawag na .
A. Ekolek C. Etnolek
B. Dayalek D. Sosyalek

163. How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 100?
A. 24 C. 22
B. 23 D. 25

164. The sum of the sides of a polygon is the of the polygon.

A. Volume C. Legs
B. Area D. Perimeter

165. What is the pressure exerting on the plasma membrane against the cell wall of bacteria, fungi
and plant cells?
A. Osmotic pressure C. Turgor pressure B.
Wall pressure D. Plasma pressure

166. Which organism is an example of a fungus?

A. Algae C. Euglenoids
B. Yeast D. Entamoeba

167. Which protist can cause dysentery

A. Gorilla beringel C. Streptococcus
B. Plasmodium vivax D. Entamoeba histolytica

168. Human reproduce when an ovum is combined with a sperm leading to the development of
an embryo. This form of reproduction is called .
A. Asexual reproduction C. Budding B.
Fertilization D. Binary fission

169. The waste product of photosynthesis is .

A. Carbon monoxide C. Carbon dioxide B.
Nitrogen D. Oxygen

170. An important endocrine gland that is shaped like a bow-tie and located in the neck is called
.
A. Pituitary gland C. Adrenal gland
B. Parathyroid gland D. thyroid gland

171. The asexual reproduction which occurs when a new organism develops from an outgrowth
is called .
A. Fission C. Budding B.
Fertilization D. Grafting

172. What are the thin structures essential for cytokinesis, amoeboid movement and changes
in cell shape?
A. Nanofilaments C. Microfilaments
B. Myosin filaments D. Pseudofilaments

173. Who was the father of modern taxonomy and responsible for coining the term Homosapiens
for human?
A. Chatton C. H. Copland
B. Aristotle D. Linnaeus

174. What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy a p orbital?
A. 6 C. 18
B. 10 D. 14

175. Which of the following is the lowest rank of coal and is otherwise called brown coal?
A. Charcoal C. Anthracite
B. Lignite D. Bituminous

176. An atom of silicon has a mass number of 28 and an atomic number of 14. How many
protons are in this atom?
A. 14 C. 28
B. 12 D. 7

177. Which is the fundamental law of the Philippines?

A. The Philippine Constitution
B. The Civil and Criminal Codes
C. The Ten Commandments D. The Bill of Rights

178. The biggest of the seven continents of the world is .

A. Asia C. Africa
B. Australia D. Europe

179. Which band played the Marcha Nacional Filipino or the national anthem on June 12,
1898 during the declaration of Philippine Independence?
A. Malabon Band C. Pangkat Kawayan ng Pateros
B. Kawit Cavite Band D. San Francisco Del Monte Band

180. The province in the Philippines which was called “Ma-I” by the Chinese in the 14th
century is .
A. Ilocos C. Cavite
B. Mindoro D. Palawan

181. Which law set a full free trade policy abolishing the qouta limitations on Philippine export
to the United States?
A. Payne-Aldrich Act C. Bell Trade
B. Underwood-Simmons Act D. Hare-Hawes Cutting Act

182. The economic policy that good action is one that helps the greatest number of people
is called .
A. Mercantilism C. Capitalism
B. Colonialism D. Utilitarianism
183. The smallest unit of society is the .
A. Church C. Purok B.
Family D. Government

184. Birth place of Jose Rizal.

A. Intramuros, Manila C. Malolos, Bulacan
B. Calamba, Laguna D. Kawit, Cavite

185. The Philippine President who was known as “the man of the masses” was .
A. Fidel Ramos C. Manuel Quezon
B. Ramon Magsaysay D. Manuel Roxas

186. A recently awarded national artist for sculpture was .

A. Blanco C. Alcantara
B. Abueva D. Luna

187. It illustrates a particular data series through rectangles.

A. Bar graphs C. Circle graphs
B. Line graphs D. Pie graphs

188. What symbol is used to make the text bold?

A. Ctrl + X C. Ctrl + O
B. Ctrl + V D. Ctrl + B

189. Which is the brain of the computer?

A. RAM C. Program
B. CPU D. Password

190. Which element has CA as its symbol?

A. Carbon C. Californium
B. Cadmium D. Calcium

191. Who was the last Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines?

A. Basilio Agustin C. Diego de los Rios
B. Fermin Jaudenes D. Ramon Blanco

192. A three-dimensional image reproduced from a pattern of interference is called:

A. Internet C. Audio-visual
B. Network D. Hologram

193. Who was the Spanish Governor-General who established the “tobacco monopoly in
1781?
A. Francisco Rizzo C. Basilio Agustin B.
Jose Basco D. Rafael Izquierdo

194. In the Atlantic region, a storm is called .

A. Typhoon C. Cyclone
B. Storm D. Hurricane

195. Which enviromental law requires industries to install anti-pollution devices and bans
the use of incenerators?
A. Green Peace Act C. Clean Air Act
B. Anti-Pollutant Act D. Environmental Security Act

196. Various expeditions by Spanish adventures were completed by the 17th century
resulting in the Hispanic conquest of Latin America. Who was the Spanish commander who
led an expedition against the Incas Empire setting up settlements as far as Buenos Aires in
1536?
A. Hemon Cortez C. Inez dela Cruz J.R. Pole
B. Basco Dagama D. Pizzarro

197. The pen name of Samuel Clemens is:

A. Robert Drowning C. Edgar Allan Poe
B. George Eliot D. Mark Twain

198. Who is the first man to replace myth with natural laws and uses observing that all living
things are elements of nature?
A. Aristotle C. CladiusPtolemy
B. Pythagoras D. Thales of Melitus

199. In a flame test, the presence of boron in a solution is evident by what color of flame?
A. Brick green C. Gold
B. Lilac D. Bright green

200. Who is the proponent of the area theater?

a. Tinio c. Avellana
b. Carpio d. Montano

201. A description on a gravestone or a short poem in memory of a deceased person is called

a/an .
a. Maxim c. Motto
b. Epitaph d. Couplet

202. Upon which is claim that there is no single universal standard to be used to judge any culture
based?
a. Cultural shock c. Ethical relativism
b. Culture diversity d. Cultural relativism

203. Who proposed the theory of evolution that is based on natural selection?
a. Watson c. Charles Darwin
b. Lamarck d. Gregor Mendel

204. Which among the following is the only method of contraception that has 100% success rate?
a. Abstinence c. Injectable contraceptives
b. Withdrawal d. Daily oral contraceptive pills

205. The appendix, though a part of the large intestine, has no digestive function. It is therefore
called .
a. An addendum organ c. A heterogeneous organ
b. A vestigial structure d. An analogous structure