Gen Ed Social Science reviewer, part 2

Question 1. With the Batasang Pambansa A. Federalism

performing legislative and executive powers in B. Socialism
the Marcos regime, which form of government C. Democracy
was implemented? D. Totalitarianism
A. Parliamentary
B. Dictatorial Question 9. In England, Queen Elizabeth acts as
C. Monarchical head of the state. This country also has a
D. Presidential parliament and a Prime Minister. Which among
the following best describes the form of
Question 2. What form of government is government in this country?
characterized by the separation of powers? A. Absolute Monarchy
A. Parliamentary B. Constitutional Monarchy
B. Presidential C. Oligarchy
C. Aristocracy D. Aristocracy
D. Monarchical
Question 10. Which form of government where
Question 3. To which type of political system do all citizens are treated equally on certain
we belong? dimensions such as religion, politics,
A. Colonialism economics, social status, and culture?
B. Totalitarianism A. Totalitarianism
C. Democracy B. Democracy
D. Capitalism C. Socialism
D. Egalitarianism
Question 4. Which of the following represents
the smallest sub-unit of government in the Question 11. What human right is violated when
Philippines at present? one opens a letter without permission from the
A. Purok addressee?
B. Barangay A. Right to the privacy of communication and
C. Sitio correspondence
D. Zone B. Right to read the letter
C. Right to open the envelope without
Question 5. In which form of government does permission
power or authority reside in a few persons who D. Right to private affairs
govern for their interest?
A. Oligarchy Question 12. When an individual is imprisoned
B. Monarchy without proper investigation what right is
C. Democracy violated?
D. Parliamentary A. Right to due process of law
B. Right to secure persons
Question 6. The Philippine government is C. Right to process paper
divided into three branches: executive, D. Right to protection
legislative, and judiciary. Which among the
following doctrines best describes the model of Question 13. What law was passed by the
governance in the Philippines? Philippine Congress in 1995 which affirms the
A. Tricameralism total integration of persons with disabilities into
B. Separation of powers the mainstream of society?
C. Emancipation of state A. Republic Act No. 7277
D. Division of labor B. Republic Act No. 7784
C. Republic Act No. 7722
Question 7. The Philippine legislature is divided D. Republic Act No. 7776
into two major bodies, the Senate and the
House of Representatives. Which among the Question 14. Which is the best definition of
following best describes the division of the inclusive education endorsed by DepEd?
legislative body of the country? A. It is a flexible and individualized support
A. Bipartisanism system for children and youth with special
B. Co-Legislative power education needs.
C. Unicameralism B. It is a mandate to include all children and
D. Bicameralism youth in community activities.
C. It is a system to support children and youth in
Question 8. Which type of governance is exclusive schools.
characterized by a union of partially self- D. It is special support for children and youth
governing states or regions united by a central who cannot attend school.
government?
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Question 15. Inclusion is a basic right of every
Filipino child with special needs to education,
rehabilitation, support services, work training
and employment opportunities, community
participation and independent living. To prepare
teachers to handle inclusive education what
specialization is offered in teacher education
institutions?
A. Special Education
B. Special Course
C. Kindergarten Courses
D. Pre School Education
Question 16. Article XIV Section of the 1987
Philippine Constitution mandates that 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”. Which of the goals
of EFA 2015 aims to achieve the above-
mentioned constitutional mandate?
A. Universal completion of the full cycle of basic
education schooling with satisfactory
achievement levels by all at every grade or year.
B. Universal completion of primary education
with satisfactory achievement levels at every
grade level.
C. Universal completion of secondary education
with satisfactory achievement levels at every
year level.
D. Universal elimination of dropouts and
repetition by all at every grade or year including
satisfactory achievement levels.
Question 17. What is the best indicator of
“quality education” as invoked in the
Constitution?
A. Generation of reliable measurements on the
dropout rate.
B. Generation of reliable measurements on
cohort Survival rate
C. Generation of reliable measurements of
education outcomes
D. Generation of reliable measurements on the
participation rate
Question 18. What is the writ of habeas data?
A. Right to information privacy
B. Right to accumulate data
C. Right to transmit data
D. Right to search for private information
Question 19. The Code of Ethics of Professional
Teachers provides that a “Teacher has the right
and duty to determine the academic marks and
the promotion of learners”. What is the
obligation of the teacher in relation to the
aforementioned right as mandated in the
Education Act of 1982?
A. Refrain from making deductions in students’
scholastic ratings for acts not of poor
scholarship.
B. Refrain from discriminating against high and
low achievers in the classes he/she handles.
C. Refrain from inflicting corporal punishment
and make it a basis for deductions in scholastic
ratings.
D. Refrain from segregating the fast and slow
learners for convenience in rating them.
Question 20. When a teacher is charged with an
administrative case committed in the lawful
discharge of professional duties, what right
may a teacher invoke for her defense?
A. Right to receive compensation for the
duration of the case
B. Right to be given the due process of law
C. Right to be defended by the organization of
teachers to which he/she is a member
D. Right to be provided with free legal services
by the appropriate office
Question 21. What is the teacher’s
accountability in the achievement of quality
education?
A. Be accountable for the grading performance
of learners
B. Be accountable for the effective attainment of
specified learning objectives and outcomes
C. Be accountable for reporting the performance
of learners to parents
D. Be accountable for reporting the performance
to the school head and stakeholders.
Question 22. Which is the overriding aim of the
constitutional mandate on social justice?
A. To bridge the gap between rich and poor
B. To protect the squatter in the possession of
the premises occupied by him because he is
poor
C. To authorize the taking of what is in excess of
one’s personal needs and then giving it to
another
D. To work for social equality
Question 23. Which principle states that no man
in this country is above the law and that law
must be obeyed by all and applied to everyone -
rich or poor, lowly or powerful-without fear or
favor?
A. Rule of law
B. Rule of the majority
C. Separation of Church and State
D. Social justice
Question 24. In connection with government
transactions involving public interest, which
policy is adopted in the Constitution to assure
the public of accountability and transparency?
A. Full public disclosure
B. Balanced and healthful ecology
C. Private enterprise and incentives for needed
investments
D. Rural development and agrarian reform
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Question 25. Filipino citizens have the power to
participate in the establishment or
administration of government such as the right
to vote and be voted upon as an exercise of
________.
A. Political rights
B. Civil rights
C. Social rights
D. Economic rights
Question 26. Can the accused waive his right to
remain silent and to have competent and
independent counsel?
A. No, except in writing and in the presence of
counsel
B. Yes, if there is no counsel offering his
services
C. No, it cannot be waived
D. Yes, if he voluntarily does so.
Question 27. Which is right violated by
wiretapping?
A. Freedom of expression
B. The right of private property
C. The right of privacy in communication
D. The right to information on matters of public
concerns
Question 28. Which act is deprivation of life
without due process?
A. Killing in self-defense
B. Salvaging
C. Imposition of the death penalty
D. Death resulting from illness
Question 29. Is the grabbing of lands an act of
deprivation of property without due process?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Yes, if the land grabber is rich
D. No, if the land grabber is landless
Question 30. Can you be arrested without a
warrant of arrest?
A. No, if you are a minor
B. No, if you are more than 60 years old
C. Yes, if you were reported to have committed a
crime
D. Yes, if you are in the act of committing a
crime
Question 31. Can religious instruction be taught
in public schools?
I. Yes, if given free
II. Yes, if given outside class hours
III. Yes, only to those children whose parents
give their consent in writing.
A. I and III
B. II and III
C. I, II and III
D. III only
Question 32. Can the accused avail of free legal
assistance?
A. No, there is no such thing as free lunch.
B. Yes, provided he is classified as a poor litigant
by the court.
C. Yes, the act committed is a minor offense.
D. No, if the offense is grave.
Question 33. My right is another man’s duty.
Which one CORRECTLY illustrates this?
A. My right to my private property requires my
neighbor’s duty not to trespass the same.
B. I have freedom of speech but I see to it that I
speak only what is true.
C. Suffrage is both a right and a duty.
D. I exercise my right in such a way that it does
not violate another person’s right.
Question 34. Every right has a built-in duty.
Which of the following illustrates this
CORRECTLY?
A. I have the right to vote, and it is the duty of the
COMELEC to allow me to vote.
B. My right to privacy requires my neighbor to
respect it.
C. I have the right to sell you my cellphone but it
is your duty to pay for it.
D. I have the right to drive my car but I must see
it to that I obey traffic rules.
Question 35. Can a person be imprisoned for
debt?
A. No, if he can’t pay the interest on his debt.
B. Yes, if he has no property with which to pay
his debt.
C. No
D. Yes, if he stubbornly refuses to pay.
Question 36. What does “presumption of
innocence” mean in so far as human rights is
concerned?
A. A suspect is considered guilty until proven
otherwise
B. A suspect has the right to remain silent
C. A suspect has the right to legal counsel.
D. A suspect remains innocent until proven
guilty
Question 37. No person may be elected as
President of the Philippines unless he/she is a
______.
A. Natural-born citizen
B. Resident of the Philippines for at least 2 years
C. At least 21 years old.
D. Professional
Question 38. Who does the canvassing of votes
for President and Vice President in every
election?
A. Comelec and Chief Justice
B. Senate and Congress
C. Supreme Court and Congress
D. Joint Committee of Congress
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Question 39. All appropriations, revenue, or Question 45. All Filipino citizens have the right
tariff bills shall originate exclusively from the to vote and to be voted upon as a government
______. official. What is this constitutional right called?
A. Senate A. Passive right to vote
B. Sangguniang Panlalawigan B. Political Franchise
C. House of Representatives C. Suffrage
D. Department of Budget D. Electoral right

Question 40. Which department has the Question 46. Any individual has the right to
authority to make laws and to alter them when question why he is being arrested and to
needed? summon his accusers to court so that due
A. Executive process may be performed. This right is
B. Legislative embodied in which of the following?
C. Judicial A. Reclusion Perpetua
D. Administrative B. Res ipsa loquitur
C. Prison mayor
Question 41. A bill becomes a law even if not D. Habeas corpus
signed by the President after ____ days.
A. 60 Question 47. Which of the following represents
B. 40 the political process involved in amending or
C. 20 revising the Philippine Constitution to adapt to
D. 30 the present Philippine situation?
A. Constitutional Convention
Question 42. Who has the power to declare the B. Citizen’s assembly
existence of a state of war? C. Charter change
A. Chief Justice D. Constitutional correction
B. President

1. A 11. A 21. B 31. A 41. B

2. B 12. A 22. A 32. B 42. D

3. C 13. A 23. A 33. A 43. B

4. B 14. A 24. A 34. D 44. A

5. A 15. A 25. A 35. C 45. C

6. B 16. A 26. A 36. D 46. D

7. D 17. C 27. C 37. A 47. C

8. A 18. A 28. B 38. D 48. C

9. B 19. A 29. A 39. C 49. B

10. D 20. D 30. D 40. B 50. A

C. Senate President
D. Congress Question 48. Which is TRUE of the historical
development of the Philippines?
Question 43. A losing senatorial candidate may A. It has never been an independent nation.
file a protest against the winner. What body will B. It has been an independent nation ever since.
assume jurisdiction over the case? C. It has evolved from a colony to a fully
A. Supreme Court independent nation.
B. Electoral Tribunal D. It has not achieved full independence from
C. COMELEC the very beginning.
D. Regional Trial Court
Question 49. Which problem is common during
Question 44. How is the crime of rape the presidency of Marcos, Aquino, Ramon,
classified? Estrada, Macapagal-Arroyo, and Benigno
A. Heinous Aquino III?
B. Homicide A. Social injustice
C. Slander B. Peace and security
D. Malicious Mischief
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C. Poor governance
D. Moral degeneration

Question 50. Basically, the Philippine agrarian

problem is a question of _____.
A. Land distribution
B. Nepotism and corruption
C. Graft and corruption
D. Environmental degradation