GENERAL INFORMATION – PART III

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Question 1. The following are the fundamental values in human rights, except:
a. Human Dignity
b. Fairness & Equality
c. Respect
d. Dependence

Question 2. Why is human right importance for peace?

a. Encourage investments
b. Generate income to the government
c. Promote peaceful resolution of conflicts
d. Promote economic activities

Question 3. Refer to the rights possessed by every citizen without being granted by the State for they are conferred upon
by God to human beings so that he may live a fulfilled life.
a. Rights to live
b. Rights to love
c. Civil Rights
d. Natural Rights

Question 4. These are rights which are intended to ensure the well-being and economic security of the individual.
a. Political rights
b. Civil Rights
c. Social and economic rights
d. Constitutional Rights

Question 5. The following rights are categorized under the Environmental, Cultural and Development Rights, except:
a. Right to security of tenure
b. Right to live in a clean environment
c. Right to cultural, political and economic development
d. None of the above

Question 6. What is the purpose why human rights concepts are included in the CSC exam?
a. To teach Filipino about their rights as a human being
b. To teach Filipino how to prevent human rights violations
c. To teach Filipino how to respect and protect rights
d. All of the above are correct

Question 7. It is the process of resolving disputes between parties in a peaceful and constructive manner. In the
Philippines, this has been a key approach to addressing issues related to insurgency and separatism.
a. Peacebuilding
b. Conflict Resolution
c. Reconciliation
d. Human Security

Question 8. The following are environmental related laws, except:

a. RA 9003
b. RA 9275
c. RA 6996
d. RA 8749

Question 9. There are ____ Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations:
a. 15
b. 16
c. 17
d. 18

Question 10. This is any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an
organization’s environmental aspects:
a. Environment effect
b. Environmental impact
c. Environmental result
d. Environmental cause

Question 11. As defined in Climate Change Act of 2009, it is a change in climate that can be identified by changes in the
mean and/or variability of its properties and that persists for an extended period typically decades or longer, whether due
to natural variability or as a result of human activity.
a. Environmental Impacts
b. Pollution
 c. Global warming
d. Climate Change

Question 12. As defined in the Rules of Procedures in Environmental Cases (RPEC), it refers to a judicially-approved
settlement between concerned parties based on public interest and public policy to protect and preserve the environment.
a. Consensual Agreement
b. Consent Decree
c. Consensus
d. Consent Accord

Question 13. This is a writ issued by a court in an environmental case directing any agency or instrumentality of the
government or officer thereof to perform an act or series of acts decreed by final judgment which shall remain effective
until judgment is fully satisfied.
a. Writ of Mandamus
b. Writ of Continuing Mandamus
c. Writ of Continuing Kalikasan
d. Writ of Kalikasan

Question 14. Refers to an order issued by the Court directing or enjoining any person or government agency to perform or
desist from performing an act in order to protect, preserve or rehabilitate the environment.
a. Environmental Protection Order (EPO)
b. Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)
c. Environmental Decree
d. Environmental Accord

Question 15. This is a principle that when human activities may lead to threats of serious and irreversible damage to the
environment that is scientifically plausible but uncertain, actions shall be taken to avoid or diminish that threat.
a. Preventive Measure Principle
b. Proactive Measure Principle
c. Precautionary Principle
d. Corrective Action Principle

Question 16. Refers to an action whether civil, criminal or administrative, brought against any person, institution, or any
government agency or local government unit or its officials and employees, with the intent to harass, vex, exert undue
pressure or stifle any legal recourse that such person, institution or government agency has taken or may take in the
enforcement of environmental laws, protection of the environment or assertion of environmental rights.
a. Strategic Public Case
b. Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation
c. Strategic Action on Environmental Cases
d. Strategic Plan to Prevent Environmental Cases

Question 17. A/n _______ suit is an action where one or more parties may sue for the benefit of all if the requisites for said
action are complied with.
a. Citizen Suit
b. Class Suit
c. Ordinary Suit
d. Extraordinary Suit

Question 18. Any Filipino citizen in representation of others, including minors or generations yet unborn, may file an
action to enforce rights or obligations under environmental laws. Upon the filing of a ______ suit, the court shall issue an
order which shall contain a brief description of the cause of action and the reliefs prayed for, requiring all interested
parties to manifest their interest to intervene in the case within fifteen (15) days from notice thereof. The plaintiff may
public the order once in a newspaper of a general circulation in the Philippines or furnish all affected barangays copies of
said order.
a. Citizen Suit
b. Class Suit
c. Ordinary Suit
d. Extraordinary Suit

Question 19. The writ is a remedy available to a natural or juridical person, entity authorized by law, people’s organization,
non-governmental organization, or any public interest group accredited by or registered with any government agency, on
behalf of persons whose constitutional right to a balanced and healthful ecology is violated, or threatened with violation
by an unlawful act or omission of a public official or employee, or private individual or entity, involving environmental
damage of such magnitude as to prejudice the life, health or property of inhabitants in two or more cities or provinces.

a. a. Writ of Mandamus
b. Writ of Continuing Mandamus
c. Writ of Continuing Kalikasan
d. Writ of Kalikasan
Question 20. All lands of the public domain, waters, minerals, coal, petroleum, and other mineral oils, all forces of potential
energy, fisheries, forests or timber, wildlife, flora and fauna, and other natural resources are owned by the State. With the
exception of agricultural land, all other natural resources shall not be alienated.

a. Regal Doctrine
b. Galian Doctrine
c. Regular Doctrine
d. Regalian Doctrine

Question 20. Who is the current Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights?

a. Jose W. Diokno
b. Richard P. Palpal-Latoc
c. Chito N. Gascon
d. Chito S. Miranda

Question 21. Republic Act No. 8371 also known as the ________ People’s Rights Act was enacted to protect the ancestral
domains and other rights of the cultural communities in the Philippines.

a. Native
b. Moro
c. Indigenous
d. Aramaic

Question 22. __________ is a change effected in some parts of the constitution without considering the whole document.

a. Revision
b. Amendment
c. Ratification
d. Proposal

Question 23. Amendment to the constitution may be directly proposed by the people through initiative upon a petition of at
least ____ per centum of the total number of registered voters, of which every legislative district must be represented by at
least three per centum of the registered voters therein.

a. 3 per centum
b. 6 per centum
c. 12 per centum
d. 15 per centum

Question 24. It is a national government-funded program that promotes quality improvement in the public sector. The goal
of the program is to effect advancement in public sector performance by ensuring the consistency of products and
services that government agencies through the application of processes that can be achieved through an effective Quality
Management System (QMS).

a. Government Quality Management Program

b. Philippine Quality Management Program
c. Philippine Development Program
d. Institutional Quality Management Program

Question 25. This is a system for an organization on how to, as much as possible, manage and control its processes that
can affect the quality of its products or services.

a. Service Efficiency
b. Management System
c. Quality Management System
d. Information Management System

Question 26. ________ is a cycle that was originated by Walter Shewhart and made popular by Edward Deming – two of the
fathers of modern quality control. This concept is a cycle for implementing change which, when followed and repeated,
would lead to repeated improvements in the process it was applied to.

a. Planning, Organizing, Directing and Controlling

b. Plan, Do, Check, Act
c. Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsuke
 d. Evaluation and Monitoring

Question 27. ISO 9001:2015 Standard has been used by most of the Philippine Government Agencies in implementing their
Quality Management System (QMS). How many clauses are auditable using said standard?

a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10

Question 28. RA 11032 otherwise known as the Ease of Doing Business and Efficiency Government Service Delivery Act of
2018 requires that simple transactions be processed within:

a. 3 days
b. 5days
c. 7 days
d. 20 days

Question 29. All official papers and documents must be processed and completed within a reasonable time from the
preparation thereof and must contain, as far as practicable, not more than ______ signatories therein.

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5

Question 30. Who is the current Chairman of the Civil Service Commission?

a. Carlo A. Fernandez, Jr.

b. Karlo Alexei B. Nograles
c. Carlo A. Fernandez, Jr.
d. Karlo Alexei B. Fernandez