Social Studies

Pre-Test Questionnaire
1. The first Republic was inaugurated at Barasoain Church on____________
a. October 14, 1893
b. July 4, 1896
c. January 23, 1899
d. September 21, 1898

2. During the Second Republic, it was organized, designed to be the soul and exclusive
political organization in the Philippines
a. Preparatory Committee on Philippine Independence (PCPI)
b. Kapisanan ng Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas(KALIBAPI)
c. Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon(HUKBALAHAP)
d. Makabayang Katipunan ng mga Pilipino( MAKAPILI)

3. It is an Act the Congress passed which formally designated June 12 of every year as the
date on which we celebrate Philippine Independence
a. Republic Act No. 4166
b. Republic Act No. 821
c. Republic Act No. 5173
d. Republic Act No. 4864

4. Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law on____________

a. June 12, 1898
b. September 21,1972
c. February 25, 1986
d. September 12,1981

5. He was the third and last President under the Commonwealth

a. Manuel Roxas
b. Sergio Osmeña
c. Jose P. Laurel
d. Elpidio Quirino

6. He is known for his advocacies on drugs and Federalism

a. Fidel V. Ramos
b. Benigno Aquino III
c. Rodrigo Duterte
d. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

7. Under what Article stating the separation of Church and State shall be inviolable?
a. Article I
b. Article II
 c. Article III
d. Article IV

8. The Supreme Court shall be composed of a Chief Justice and 14 Associate Justices can
be found in what Article of the Constitution?
a. Article VI
b. Article VII
c. Article VIII
d. Article IX

9. Under____________ The State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to
quality education at all levels, and shall take appropriate steps to make such education
accessible to all
a. Article XIII
b. Article XIV
c. Article XV
d. Article XVI

10. It is one of the provinces under Region 11

a. Compostela Valley
b. Negros Oriental
c. Misamis Occidental
d. Agusan Del Norte

11. “The Philippines renounces war as an instrument of national policy” can be found in
which article of the Constitution?
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV
12. This law as the first American formal and official commitment to grant independence
to the Philippines:
a. Tydings-McDuffie Law
b. OsRox Mission
c. Hare-Hawes Cutting Act
d. Jones Law

13. These are the only officials removable by impeachment.

a. The President, Vice-President, members of the Supreme Court, members of the
Constitutional Commissions, and the Ombudsman
b. The President, Vice-President, members of the Supreme Court, members of the
Constitutional Commissions and the Senators
c. The President, Vice-President, members of the Supreme Court, members of the
Constitutional Commissions and the Congressmen/women
 d. The President, Vice-President, members of the Supreme Court, members of the
Constitutional Commissions and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed
Forces

14. This is a person’s right against unlawful disappearance.

a. Bill of Right
b. Writ of Amparo
c. Writ of Habeas data
d. Writ of Habeas Corpus

15. What right is being invoked in the “writ of habeas data”?

a. Information Privacy
b. Search of Information
c. Transmit of Information
d. Interpret Information

16. The Philippine Legislature has two chambers. This set-up is known as
_________. a. Bicameral
b. Multilateral
c. Bilateral
d. Unicameral

17. The Second Republic known as the __________________.

a. Freedom Constitution
b. Commonwealth
c. Japanese-sponsored Republic
d. Malolos Republic

18. Who was the 13th president, and the 3rd president of the 5th
Republic? a. Fidel V. Ramos
b. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
c. Corazon Aquino
d. Joseph Estrada

19. The right to suffrage is a constitutional right to the Filipinos, and this can be found
in: a. Article III
b. Article IV
c. Article V
d. Article VI

20. Under Republic Act No. 6735, it is referred as the electoral process by which an
initiative on the Constitution is approved or rejected by the people.
a. Petition
b. Proposition
 c. Plebiscite
d. Referendum

21. When was Ferdinand Magellan arrived in the Philippines?

a. March 31, 1521
b. April 27, 1521
c. March 16, 1521
d. March 24, 1897

22. Who leads the longest revolt against the Spanish Government?
a. Lapu-Lapu
b. Antonio Luna
c. Francisco Dagohoy
d. Emilio Aguinaldo

23. In what year did the first telephone system introduce in the
Philippines? a. 1890
b. 1891
c. 1901
d. 1902

24. When was Katipunan founded?

a. July 17, 1892
b. August 19, 1892
c. July 7, 1892
d. August 23, 1892

25. When was the proclamation of Philippine Independence?

a. August 20, 1898
b. June 12, 1898
c. November 5, 1898
d. November 17, 1898

26. ________ took an oath for his second term of office as President of the
Commonwealth government.
a. Antonio Luna
b. Manuel Quezon
c. Emilio Aguinaldo
d. Sergio Osmeña

27. He succeeded President Quezon as the President of the Commonwealth following the
death of President Quezon due to tuberculosis.
a. Evangelista
b. Emilio Aguinaldo
c. Carlos P. Garcia
d. Sergio Osmeña
 28. Who established the Communist Party of the Philippines?
a. Pilar Hidalgo
b. Jose P. Laurel
c. Crisanto Evangelista
d. Sergio Osmeña

29. He surrendered Bataan in order to spare the lives of outnumbered Filipino and American
soldiers because they ran out of reinforcements, ammunitions, and supplies. a. General
Jonathan Wainwright
b. General Edward P. King
c. General Luna
d. General Douglas MacArthur

30. The Philippines finally gained the independence in _________.

a. July 4, 1946
b. June 12, 1898
c. June 19, 1861
d. July 7, 1892

31. This was the newspaper of the reform movement against the Spanish colonial
rule. a. La Independencia
b. La Solidaridad
c. El Filibusterismo
d. Mi Ultimo Adios

32. He often discussed the father-son relationship and the question of whether a father’s
interest in his sons has much to do with how well his sons tur out.
a. Socrates
b. Plato
c. Aristotle
d. Confucius

33. There must be a balance between a ban on private properly and the unlimited
accumulation of wealth.
a. Socrates
b. Plato
c. Aristotle
d. Confucius

34. His philosophies emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of

social relationships, justice and sincerity.
a. Socrates
b. Plato
c. Aristotle
d. Confucius

35. He wrote The Prince to serve as a guide in ruling a region or a

 state a. Niccolo Machiavelli
b. John Looke
c. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
d. Thomas More

36. A second novel of Jose P. Rizal and the sequel to Noli Me Tangere and is known by
its English title "The Reign of Greed".
a. La liga Filipina
b. Noli Me Tangere
c. El Filibusterismo
d. Mi Ultimo Adios
37. It is a poem about the love of one's native language wrote by Jose P. Rizal at the age of
eight.
a. Sa aking Kabataan
b. Sa Aking Mga Kababata
c. Sa mga kabataan
d. Para sa kabataan

38. When did Rizal got exiled in Dapitan?

a. July 17, 1892
b. August 17, 1897
c. July 12, 1894
d. June 31, 1896
39. Where did the epidemic of yellow fever happened in which Rizal was sent to help the
people?
a. Madrid
b. Spain
c. Cubao
d. Cuba
40. The unfinish novel of Rizal which means "After Mass" is _______.
a. Magkaisa
b. Makiisa
c. Mapag-isa
 d. Makamisa
41. What is an Act that includes the Life and Works of Jose P. Rizal in the curiccula of all
public and private schools, Colleges, and Universities?
a. R.A. 1425
b. R.A. 229
c. Memorandum Order No. 247
d. Ched Memorandom No. 3.s. 1995
42. Who is the first woman in Panay to fight in the Philippine revolution and known as the
Visayan Joan of Arc?
a. Jose Ma. Panganiban
b. Marcela Mariño Agoncillo
c. Teresa Magbanua
d. Maria Josefa Gabriela Silang
43. Who is the mother of Biak na Bato?
a. Trinidad Tecson
b. Trinidad Tayson
c. Teresa Magbanua
d. Maria Josefa Gabriela Silang
44. Maker of the first Philippine flag.
a. Jose Ma. Panganiban
b. Marcela Mariño Agoncillo
c. Teresa Magbanua
d. Maria Josefa Gabriela Silang
45. Composer of the Philippine National Anthem.
a. Julian Magno
b. Rafael Palma
c. Jose Palma
d. Julian Felipe
46. Which writing of Rizal stipulated the exemplary fighting spirit of women, such that
whatever a mother shows to her children is what the children will become also:
a. The Story of the Moth
b. To the Young Women of Malolos
c. Canto de Maria Clara
 d. El Canto del Viajero
47. Who was the youngest Filipino general who gave his life while heroically holding back
American troops in the Battle of Tirad Pass in Ilocos Sur?
a. Carlos Romulo
b. Emilio Aquinaldo
c. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
d. Gregorio del Pilar
48. Rizal was eight years old when he wrote his poem. He realized the ultimate importance of
having a native tongue.
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. Our Mother Tongue
c. To Education
d. Intimate alliance between religion and good education

49. This was a prize winning-poem of Rizal when he was a student in UST. This poem proved
that an Indio was not only equal but also more superior than the Spaniards in poetry writing. a.
To the Filipino Youth
b. They ask me for verses
c. Hymn to Talisay
d. Kundiman
50. “The triumph of Science Over Death” is Rizal’s famous:
a. Poem
b. Novel
c. Essay
d. Sculpture
51. What is the Latin word of humanities?
a. Humanit
b. Humanitaire
c. Humanitas
d. Humanity
52. What are the four Major Areas of Humanities?
I. Literature & Visual Arts II. Law & Religion
III. Music & Theater IV. Performing Arts and Cinema
a. I & II
b. II& IV
c. II & III
d. I & IV
53. He is the great Russian novelist.
a. Anna Karenina
b. Plato
c. Leo N. Tolstoy
d. Alexander the great
54. It emphasizes and glorified themes associated with contemporary concepts of the future.
 a. Futurism
b. Symbolism
c. Culture
d. Religion
55. What is the three source of art subject?
a. Culture, Nature, & Humanity
b. Archeology, Anthropology, & Philosophy
c. History, Language, & Literature
d. Greek, Religion, & Roman Mythology
56. What art depicts ordinary lives of ordinary people without exaggeration or
idealization? A. Impressionism
B. Abstraction
C. Realism
D. Fauvism
57. This art is a technique of simplifying and reorganizing object and
elements? A. Realism
B. Abstraction
C. Futurism
D. Symbolism
58. What art that ignored aesthetic?
A. Expressionism
B. Realism
C. Dadaism
D. Impressionism
59. What kind of art where artist attempts to depict not objective reality but rather the
subjective emotions and responses?
A. Futurism
B. Fauvism
C. Abstraction
D. Expressionism
60. What art that creates the illusion of forms bathed in light and
atmosphere? A. Impressionism
B. Futurism
 C. Expressionism
D. Dadaism
61. It is one of the branches of philosophy that explores the nature of moral virtue and
evaluate human actions.
a. Metaphysics c. Ethics
b. Epistemology d. Logic

62. He was a known rationalist.

a. William James c. John Dewey
b. Rene Descartes d. John Locke

63. Which of the following statement is NOT true, Aesthetics is important

because: a. It vitalizes our knowledge
b. It helps us to live more deeply and richly
c. It brings us in touch with our culture
d. It focusses in one aspect of beauty

64. One of the Filipino values that there is a reciprocating debts of gratitude between
coordinates and subordinates.
a. Utang na Loob c. Kabutihang Loob
b. Bayanihan d. Gulong ng Palad

65. He was the first philosopher to devise a logical method.

a. Rene Descartes c. William James
b. Aristotle d. John Dewey

66. This fallacy attempts to link the validity of a premise to a characteristic or belief of the
person advocating the premise.
a. Argumentum ad baculum
b. Argumentum ad populum
c. Argumentum ad hominem
d. Argumentum ad ignorantiam

67. This fallacy is an argument where force, coercion or the threat of force is given as a
justification for a conclusion.
a. Argumentum ad baculum
b. Argumentum ad populum
c. Argumentum ad hominem
d. Argumentum ad ignorantiam

68. A logical chain of reasoning of a term or a word several times but giving a particular word
a different meaning each time.
a. Petition principii c. False cause
b. Equivocation d. Division

69. A fallacy which considered as coincidental correlation is called

 ___________. a. Composition c. Division
b. False cause d. Petition principii

70. This infers that something is true of the whole from the fact that it is true of some part of
the whole. The reverse of this fallacy is division. What is this?
a. Composition c. Hasty generalizations
b. Equivocation d. False cause

71. It is also known as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL)

a. Presidential Decree # 2
b. Presidential Decree # 27
c. Republic Act 6657
d. Republic Act 5766

72. As to scope or authority, Real Property Tax and Community Tax are classified
as: a. National Taxes
b. Local Taxes
c. Property Taxes
d. Ad valorem

73. A deliberate attempt to recognize and transform existing agrarian system with the
intention of improving the distribution of agricultural incomes and thus fostering rural
development. a. Millennium Development Plan
b. Land Reform
c. Water Reform
d. Development Goals

74. In the process of production, which of the following factors are most important?
a. land, human, resource, inputs, technology
b. land, human resources, capital, entrepreneur
c. land, labor, capital, technology
d. land, labor, technology, manager

75. The following except one are basic questions addressed by any economic system.
a. what goods and services to produce
b. for whom and how much to produce
c. how to produce
d. what goods and services to trade
76. Who is known to be the Father of Economics?
a. Adam Smith
b. Karl Marx
c. Alfred Marshall
d. W. Rostow

77. Which of the following is true about the law of supply?

a. Given all other factors constant, there is a direct proportion between prices and supply
b. As the price of the goods decreases, supply tends to increase and vice-versa
 c. Supply is dependent upon the production inputs
d. All of the above

78. Command economy is to public ownership: market economy is to ____________.

a. State ownership
b. Government ownership
c. Private ownership
d. Public ownership

79. This major division of economics is concerned with the analysis of the behavior of
individual decision-making units within an economic system, from specific household to
specific business firms.
a. Macroeconomics
b. Microeconomics
c. Traditional economics
d. Political economy

80. A division of economics dealing with the analysis of aspects of the economy as a
whole. a. Macroeconomics
b. Microeconomics
c. Traditional economics
d. Political economy

81. Cultural patterns that set apart some segment of a society’s

population. a. Multiculturalism
b. Counterculture
c. Subculture
d. Cultural Relativism

82. A theoretical approach that explores ways in which human biology affects how we create
culture.
a. Anthropology
b. Ethology
c. Sociobiology
d. Sociology
83. The separation of groups of people with differing characteristics, often taken to connote a
condition of inequality.
a. Enculturation
b. Acculturation
c. Accommodation
d. Segregation

84. It is the transfer of values and customs from one group to another.
a. Enculturation
b. Acculturation
c. Accommodation
d. Segregation
85. The process by which an individual learns the traditional content of a culture and
assimilates its practices and values.
a. Enculturation
b. Acculturation
c. Assimilation
d. Amalgamation

86. The process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a dominant group or
assume the values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group.
a. Enculturation
b. Acculturation
c. Assimilation
d. Amalgamation

87. It is an act providing for a national policy on responsible parenthood and reproductive
health.
a. Administrative order 2017-0005
b. Administrative Order 2016-0005
c. Department Order 2017-0345
d. R.A. No. 10354

88. Administrative Order which is to prescribe guidelines and procedures in the certification
of Free-Standing Private Family Planning Clinics.
a. Administrative Order 2014-0042
b. Administrative order 2017-0005
c. Administrative Oder 2015-0006
d. Administrative Order 2017-0002

89. It is the establishment of Hotline that supplements a logistics report required of all
providers that details FP supplies received, consumed and projected need.
a. Department Order 2017-0345
b. Department Memorandum 2015-0384
c. Administrative Order 2014-0042
d. Administrative Order 2016-0005

90. Having the desired number of children and when you want to have them by using safe
and effective modern methods.
a. Family Planning
b. Contraceptives
c. Hormonal Contraception

91. It is a contraception that gives a blend of two hormones: progestin and estrogen.
a. Birth Control Pills
b. Withdrawal
c. Intro Uterine Device
d. Injectables
92. The contraception where a small rod the size of a matchstick containing progestogen that
is inserted into non-dominant arm.
a. Mirena
b. Implant
c. Spermicide
d. Diaphragm

93. A dome-shaped latex cap that is first coated with a spermicidal gel or cream and then
placed high in the vagina before intercourse.
a. Mirena
b. Implant
c. Spermicide
d. Diaphragm

94. A soft rubber cup to which spermicide is aided before it is placed snugly over the
cervix. a. Cervical cap
b. Condom
c. Female Condoms
d. Spermicide

95. A thin polyurethane sheath which lines the vagina and some of the external
genitalia. a. Cervical cap
b. Condom
c. Female Condoms
d. Spermicide

96. The active ingredient in most ___________ is nonoxynol-9, which may also offer
protection against sexually transmitted diseases.
a. Cervical cap
b. Condom
c. Female Condoms
d. Spermicide
97. Its sheath prevents the sperm from spilling out on ejaculations.
a. Cervical cap
b. Condom
c. Female Condoms
d. Spermicide

98. It is a simple operation for both men and women. It is a one-time method of birth control
which is permanent and requires no effort other than getting the procedure done. a.
Sterilization
b. Ligation
c. Long Acting Reversible Contraception
d. Hormonal Contraception

99. The surgery involves blocking the fallopian tubes by cutting them, electrically sealing
them or putting clips/rings on them.
 a. Myoma Operation
b. PCOS
c. Female Sterilization
d. Vasectomy

100. An operation that blocks or cut the tube that carries the sperm from the testicle to the
opening of the penis.
a. Penuma
b. Vasectomy
c. Radical Prostatectomy
d. Urinary Catheter