Current events:

1. On January 31, 2018, a ________ coinciding with a super moon and blue moon phenomenon
was witnessed by many astronomers and skywatchers throughout the Philippines.
a. Partial solar eclipse
b. Partial lunar eclipse
c. Total lunar eclipse
d. Total solar eclipse
2. Benham Rise is a 13-million-hectare underwater plateau located near Aurora. The area is
solely claimed, as part of its continental shelf, by the Republic of the Philippines, which was
confirmed by the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on April
12, 2012. Thru the Executive Order No. 25, President Duterte renamed the underwater
plateau. What do we call Benham Rise now?
a. Maharlika Rise
b. Philippine Rise
c. Benham Continental Shelf
d. Aurora Rise
3. He is the 3rd richest man in China as of January 2018 with an estimated net worth of $40.8
billion according to Forbes Magazine. He was bestowed the title of Doctor of Science in
Technopreneurship, honoris causa, by De La Salle University on October 25, 2017.
a. Ma Huateng
b. Wang Jianlin
c. Wang Wei
d. Jack Ma
4. It is also known as PHL-Microsat-1, a Philippine microsatellite launched to the International
Space Station (ISS) in March 23, 2016.
a. Diyosa 1
b. Marikit 1
c. Encantadia 1
d. Diwata 1
5. The current Senate President of the 18th Congress.
a. Alan Peter Cayetano
b. Vicente Sotto
c. Aquilino Pimentel
d. Franklin Drilon
6. It was an ISIS-affiliated local terrorist group which took over Marawi City.
a. Abu Sayyaf
b. NPA
c. Maute Group
d. Jemaah Islamiyah
7. What is the government agency mandated by the Philippine Identification System Act to
implement the national ID system for citizens and resident aliens of the Philippines?
a. Department of Interior and Local Government
b. Department of Health
c. National Statistics Office
d. Philippine Statistics Authority
 8. She created history for the Philippines at the 2018 Asian Games by winning the first ever gold
medal for the Philippines in both women's individual and women's team event in Asian Games
golf competitions.
a. Yuka Saso
b. Hidilyn Diaz
c. Kiyomi Watanabe
d. Margielyn Didal
9. It was the date when President Duterte declared Martial law in the whole island of Mindanao.
a. May 23, 2017
b. May 25, 2017
c. June 1, 2017
d. June 12, 2017
10. On January 1, 2018, the Republic Act No. 10963, widely known as the TRAIN Law took effect.
What does TRAIN stand for?
a. Tax Reform for Acceleration and Income
b. Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion
c. Tax Reform for Accelerated Inclusion
d. Tax Reform for Added Income
11. On April 30, 2019, he was arrested by the NBI for sharing "Bikoy" videos accusing President
Rodrigo Duterte and his family of their involvement in the illegal drug trade.
a. Senator Antonio Trillanes
b. Rodel Jayme
c. Peter Joemel Advincula
d. Maria Ressa

Language and Philippine Literature:

1. Who is the Filipino-born journalist, filmmaker, and immigration activist who authored and
contributed to three Washington Post articles about the Virginia Tech Shootings that were
awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting?
a. Jose Antonio Vargas
b. Elita Loresca
c. Bobby Nalzaro
d. Blas Ople
2. In Philippine literature, what religious poetry in octosyllabic quintillas penned by Gaspar
Aquino de Belen in1704 which has become entrenched in the Filipino’s commemoration of
Christ’s agony and resurrection at Calvary?
a. Ang Mahal na Passion ni Jesus Christong Panginoon natin na tola
b. Sd
c. Sad
3. It is a war song which evolved into a love song.
a. Hele
b. Kumintang
c. Talindaw
d. Uyayi
4. It is the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure
a. Prose
5. It is a rhythmical type of literary composition that usually serves to excite the readers.
a. Poetry
Social Sciences:

1. What is the concept of a developed country?

a. Optional income
b. Absolute poverty
c. Per capita income
d. Monetary income
2. Who owns the production resources in socialism?
a. State
b. Market mechanism
c. Entrepreneur
d. Planning commission
3. Name that means the shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations.
a. Novice Phase
b. Peer Group
c. Political Party
d. Norms
4. According to Maslow, after all other needs are met; an individual has “a need to focus on self-
fulfillment”. How did Maslow term this need?
a. Self-Fulfillment
b. Realization
c. Self-Actualization
d. Lost
5. What is the name of the island where Darwin developed his theory of evolution?
a. Galapagos island
6. What is the name of the island where Darwin developed his theory of evolution?
a. Natural Selection
7. What was the primary language of the Roman Empire?
a. Latin
8. The kind of social system in which there are lords and serfs is called?
a. Feudalism system
9. What is the person called when he or she expresses the traits of both males and females?
a. Androgynous
b. Inferior
c. Me-self
d. I-self
10. What theory states that the children tend to behave as their parents despite environmental
influences?
a. Cultural Complex
b. Cultural Lag
c. Cookie-cutter Syndrome
d. Cultural Component
11. Which of the following is NOT technically a part of emotional intelligence?
a. Anger management
b. Empathy
c. Self-awareness
d. Self-motivation
12. Which of the following is a major aspect of how adults learn new information?
 a. They take detailed notes
b. They begin with rote memorization, which is initially successful
c. They make connections between new content and prior knowledge
d. They form new sequences of thoughts

ICT:

1. Which of these is an input device?

a. Monitor
b. Speaker
c. Printer
d. Keyboard
2. What internal component stores files on your computer?
a. CPU
b. RAM
c. Motherboard
d. Hard drive
3. Which of these is NOT part of a PC?
a. Gigabyte
b. Hard drive
c. Motherboard
d. Processor
4. Which one of the following measures the speed of the CPU?
a. Gigabytes (GB)
b. Gigahertz (GHz)
c. Megabytes (MB)
d. Bits per second (Bps)
5. The computers in your office building are connected together so staff can share files and
printers. What is this arrangement of computers called?
a. A network port
b. The Internet
c. Local Area Network
d. The World Wide Web
6. Which one of the following devices do you need to be able to communicate with other
computers using the telephone network?
a. Telephone
b. Speakers
c. CD-ROM
d. Modem
7. How many computer languages are in use?
a. 20
b. 50
c. 2000
d. 5000
8. Who founded Apple computer?
a. Bill Gates
b. Steve Jobs
c. Stephen Fury
d. Stephen Hawking
 9. It is a name for a computer pointing device.
a. Mouse
10. What is a cookie?
a. Cooking software
b. Website
c. Internet information file
d. Hacker file
11. A traditional hard disk drive employs what technology as a storage mechanism?
a. Laser
b. Magnetic
c. Light
d. Chemical

General Math and Natural Science:

1. Who invented periodic table?

a. Albert Einstein
b. Isaac Newton
c. Antoine Lavoisier
d. Dmitri Mendeleev
2. Which toxic element present in automobile exhausts?
a. Lead
b. Arsenic
c. Copper
d. Mercury
3. Which metal is used in the making of microchips?
a. Iron
b. Silicon
c. Copper
d. Gold
4. What is the chemical name of baking soda?
a. SODIUM BICARBONATE
5. The number of 3-digit numbers divisible by 6, is
a. 166
b. 150
c. 149
d. 151
6. 106 × 106 – 94 × 94 = ?
a. 2400
b. 2004
c. 1904
d. 1906
7.