SAMPLE REVIEWER IN SOCIAL SCIENCES

1. The longest continuous mountain range in the country. SIERRA MADRE

2. The highest mountain peak in the country (Davao). MOUNT APO
3. The longest river in the Philippines. CAGAYAN RIVER
4. Known as lahar region of the country. CENTRAL LUZON
5. The smallest fish found in the Philippines which has no commercial value. PANDACA PYGMEA
6. Local term given to the monsoon season in the country when wind direction is Northeast. AMIHAN
7. Local term given to the monsoon season in the country when wind direction is Southwest. HABAGAT
8. The aborigines of the Philippines. NEGRITOS/AETAS
9. The romantic name of the Philippines. PEARL OF ORIENT
10. What is the name given to the widened river mouth found at the point where a river enters the sea.
ESTUARY
11. What is the social science that deals with the behavior and thinking of living organisms? ANTROPOLOGY
12. What is the process of shaping an individual relative to his or her environment? SOCIALIZATION
13. What is the person called when he or she expresses the traits of both males and females?
ANDROGYNOUS
14. What are the formal, traditional, customs, behaviors, and attitudes of a culture? MORES
15. Who is the American President who was assassinated? JOHN FITZGERALD
16. Which is the largest ocean in the world? PACIFIC OCEAN
17. The longest river in Asia. YANGTZE RIVER
18. Which continent is the Sahara Desert located? AFRICA
19. Which country has the biggest land area? RUSSIA
20. Which country has the most people? CHINA
21. Who was the first editor of La Solidaridad, and an orator of the Reform Movement? GRACIANO LOPEZ
JAENA
22. What economic policy in 16th century in Europe influenced Spain’s expansionist policy to discover new
lands? MERCANTILISM
23. Which is the fundamental law of the land? CONSTITUTION
24. Who has the power to declare the existence of a state of war? CONGRESS
25. All the Filipino citizen has the right to vote and to be voted upon as a government official. SUFFRAGE
26. How is so called colonial mentality manifested? XENOCENTRISM
27. Who is the President who is known for his Filipino First Policy and Austerity Program? CARLOS P.
GARCIA
28. When one company controls the supply of sugar, which term applies? MONOPOLY
29. Who was known as The Great Dissenter? CLARO M. RECTO
30. In which government does power or authority reside in a few person who govern for their own interest?
OLIGARCHY
31. Which of the following represents the smallest subunit of government in the Philippines? BARANGAY
32. Which type of governance is characterized by a union of partially self-governing states or regions united
by a central government? FEDERALISM
33. With the Batasang Pambansa performing legislative and executive powers in the Marcos regime, which
form of government was implemented? PARLIAMENTARY
34. What form of government is characterized by the separation of powers? PRESIDENTIAL
35. Who among the Presidents changed the date of our celebration of Independence Day from July 4 to June
12? DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL
36. Which economic system is based on free enterprise? CAPITALISM
37. Who is known as Father of Economics? ADAM SMITH
38. The longest day in the Southern Hemisphere is? DECEMBER 22
39. The Bermuda is a good example of? OCEANIC RISE
40. The earliest language of the Aryans. SANSKRIT
41. The painting called Last Supper and Monalisa was painted by? LEONARDO DA VINCI