GEN 003

1. What material were the first tools made from?

A. Stones and bones

B. Stones and metal

C. Bones and glass

D. Metal and wood

2. What material did the New Stone age man make their tools out of?

A. Metal

B. Wood

C. Bones

D. Wheat

3. What is the name of the NEW stone age?

A. Paleolithic Era

B. Mesolithic Era

C. Neolithic Era

D. Cave man

4. How did the early caveman get fire?

A. Matches

B. Rubbing rocks together

C. Lightning

D. Volcanos

5. What did the OLD stone age people live in?

A. Caves

B. Houses

C. Tee-pees

D. Villages

6. What is the center of the universe in the geocentric model?

A. Sun
B. Earth

C. Stars

D. Moon

7. A new report predicts that by 2030, as many as 800 million jobs could be lost worldwide due to which
of the following?

A. epidemics B. war C. automation D. all of these

8. What is the challenge of automation to this generation?

A. managing the transition

B. managing the resources

C. organizing funds

D. all of these

9. Automation may possibly lead to which of the following?

A. income inequality B. political instability C. both A &B D. none from the

choices

10. Which of the following countries are likely to be hardly hit by the coming changes brought about by
automation?

A. developing countries

B. underdeveloped countries

C. developed countries

D. progressive countries

11. ______ are becoming a cheap and efficient source of labor.

A. Robotics B. human labor C. computer D. all of these

12 Within the next 20 years, many jobs, including telemarketers, and retail workers, etc. are predicted
to have a _______ chance or higher of becoming automated.
A. 50% B. 95% C. 75%

D. 20%

13 Filipinos’ mobile phone subscription is at _______ million.

A. 109 B. 115 C. 119 D. 129

14 An ethical dilemma in which people no longer take time to get out of their houses and mingle with
other people.

A. lazy B. alienation C. unhealthy D. time conscious

15 The ever-growing society has made people see technology as some form of ___________________.

A. necessity B. priority C. nuisance D. hindrance

16. Eighty nine (89) percent of a typical household in the Philippines owns at least four of which of the
following?

A. tablet B. smart TV C. mobile phone D. laptop

17. The following are approaches to gene therapy that are being tested, Except

A. Replacing a mutated gene that causes disease with a healthy copy of the gene

B. Inserting a gene directly into the organ of interest

C. Inactivating, or “knocking out,” a mutated gene that is functioning improperly

D. Introducing a new gene into the body to help fight a disease

18. The following are unsolved problems of Gene Therapy, Except

A. multigene disorders C. long-lived nature

B. cost D. immune response

19. Which of the following is a manifestation of a gadget addict?

A. You are anxious and irritable if you don’t have your favorite electronic gadget with you.

B. You feel very upset when nobody responds to your latest online post.

C. You have experienced chronic pain or have developed spinal and posture problems due to overusing
gadgets.

D. all of these

20.You are a gadget addict if:

A. You find it difficult to separate your online persona (such as a character in a video game), from your
offline (real) self.

B. You have often used your gadget secretly late into the night to shop or visit websites with
inappropriate content.

C. You have experienced chronic pain or have developed spinal and posture problems due to overusing
gadgets.

D. all of these