1. The first appointed head of the Department of Education during Commonwealth period.

A. Claro M. Recto
B. Sergio Osmena
C. Rafael Palma
D. Jose P. Laurel

2. The “father of social justice.”

A. Claro M. Recto
B. Sergio Osmena
C. Manuel L. Quezon
D. Jose P. Laurel

3. The Rizal Day Celebration reminds us about heroes worth

A. Appreciating
B. Reading about
C. Emulating
D. Studying

4. Section 6, Article XIV states that the national language of the Philippines is ________________.
A. English
B. Filipino
C. Tagalog
D. Cebuano

5. Who has the power of declare the existence of the state of war?
A. Senate President
B. Chief Justice
C. President
D. Congress
6. How long can an elected President of the Philippines serve under the 1987 Constitution?
A. Two terms, 6 years each
B. Two terms, 4 years each
C. One term for 6 years
D. One term for 4 years

7. Who was the first president of the Republic of the Philippines when independence from America was
granted on july 4, 1946.
A. Pres. Corazon Aquino
B. Pres. Elpidio Quirino
C. Pres. Ferdinand Marcos
D. Pres. Manuel Roxas

8. What in SONA stands for?

A. State of the National Address
B. State of the Nation Approval
C. Status of the Nation Address
D. State of the Nation Address

9. The “yellow Race” also known as:

A. Tigris and Euphrates
B. Hwang-Ho and Yangtze
C. Nile and Indus
D. Aegean and Mekong
10. The major rivers in China
A. Tigris and Euphrates
B. Hwang-Ho and Yangtze
C. Nile and Indus
D. Aegean and Mekong

11. The World biggest peninsula

A. Arabian peninsula
B. Iberian peninsula
C. Korean peninsula
D. Italy

12. Known as the “Isla de Pintados” by the Spaniards

A. Luzon
B. Visayas
C. Mindanao
D. Isla Verde

13. Who is the father of history?

a. Herodotus
b. Hippocrates
c. Descartes
d. Cleisthenes

14. The integration of the countries into global economic system is called___________.
a. modernization
b. globalization
c. industrialization
d. economic restructuring

15. Baghdad is to Iraq and _______ is to Syria.

a. Amman
b. Jerusalem
c. New Delhi
d. Damascus

16. Where did the Spaniards establish their first permanent settlement?
a. Cebu
b. Vigan
c. Panay
d. Manila

17. An individual has the right to file the Writ of Amparo. What is this?
a. Right to due process
b. Right to protection
c. Right to be defended
d. Right to life, liberty and security
1. The first appointed head of the Department of Education during Commonwealth period.

A. Claro M. Recto

B. Sergio Osmena

C. Rafael Palma

D. Jose P. Laurel

Rationalization: B – He was appointed by Pres. Quezon

2. The “father of social justice.”

A. Claro M. Recto
B. Sergio Osmena

C. Manuel L. Quezon

D. Jose P. Laurel

Rationalization: C – Manuel L. Quezon

3. The Rizal Day Celebration reminds us about heroes worth

A. Appreciating

B. Reading about

C. Emulating

D. Studying

Rationalization: C – it encompasses the 3 domains of learning: Cognitive, affective and

Psychomotor

4. Section 6, Article XIV states that the national language of the Philippines is ________________.

A. English

B. Filipino

C. Tagalog

D. Cebuano

Rationalization: B – Filipino

5. Who has the power of declare the existence of the state of war?

A. Senate President

B. Chief Justice

C. President

D. Congress

Rationalization: D – Article VI of the 1987 Constitution

6. How long can an elected President of the Philippines serve under the 1987 Constitution?

A. Two terms, 6 years each

B. Two terms, 4 years each

C. One term for 6 years

D. One term for 4 years

Rationalization: C – Section 4, Article VII

7. Who was the first president of the Republic of the Philippines when independence from America was

granted on july 4, 1946.

A. Pres. Corazon Aquino

B. Pres. Elpidio Quirino

C. Pres. Ferdinand Marcos

D. Pres. Manuel Roxas

Rationalization: D – Pres. Manuel Roxas was the last president of Commonwealth and the first

president of the third Republic

8. What in SONA stands for?

A. State of the National Address

B. State of the Nation Approval

C. Status of the Nation Address

D. State of the Nation Address

Rationalization: D – Every Fourth Monday of July

9. The “yellow Race” also known as:

A. Tigris and Euphrates

B. Hwang-Ho and Yangtze

C. Nile and Indus

D. Aegean and Mekong

Rationalization: B – Is a word used to describe people of East Asian and Southeast Asian origin

10. The major rivers in China

A. Tigris and Euphrates

B. Hwang-Ho and Yangtze

C. Nile and Indus

D. Aegean and Mekong

Rationalization: B – Hwang-Ho river is the second-longest river in China (after the Yangtze River)

and the sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of 5,464, kilometers (3,395 mi).

11. The World biggest peninsula

A. Arabian peninsula

B. Iberian peninsula

C. Korean peninsula

D. Italy

Rationalization: A – it is the world’s largest peninsula and covers 3,237,500 Km2 (1,250,000 mi2

).

The area is an important part of the Middle East and plays a critical geopolitical role due to its vast

reserves of oil and natural gas

12. Known as the “Isla de Pintados” by the Spaniards

A. Luzon

B. Visayas

C. Mindanao

D. Isla Verde

Rationalization: B – Visayans – The most painted people.

13. Who is the father of history?

a. Herodotus
b. Hippocrates
c. Descartes
d. Cleisthenes

Answer: A.

14. The integration of the countries into global economic system is called___________.
a. modernization
b. globalization
c. industrialization
d. economic restructuring

Answer: B

15. Baghdad is to Iraq and _______ is to Syria.

a. Amman
b. Jerusalem
c. New Delhi
d. Damascus

Answer: D.

16. Where did the Spaniards establish their first permanent settlement?
a. Cebu
b. Vigan
c. Panay
d. Manila

Answer: A

17. An individual has the right to file the Writ of Amparo. What is this?
a. Right to due process
b. Right to protection
c. Right to be defended
d. Right to life, liberty and security

Answer: B