LET Social Studies /Social Science Reviewer - Philippine History

 

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1. Which region in the Philippines is the most populous?

A. NCR

B. Ilocos Region

C. Central Luzon

D. Southern Tagalog

2. The Philippines declared its independence from Spain on _______.

A. June 12, 1895

B. June 12, 1896

C. June 12, 1897

D. June 12, 1898

3. This province is called the "Seafood Capital of the Philippines".

A. Iloilo

B. Roxas City

C. Cavite

D. Capiz

4. He established the tobacco monopoly in the Philippines.

A. Jose Rizal

B. Jose Burgos

C. Jose Corazon de Jesus

D. Jose Basco

5. The band that played the Philippine National Anthem during the declaration of Philippine Independence in Kawit, Cavite is Banda San Francisco de Malabon. It is now called _______.

A. Banda Heneral Trias

B. Banda La Independencia

C. Banda Malabon

D. Banda Matanda

6.  Established as the National Language of the Philippines on September 15, 1804.

A. Spanish

B. English

C. Filipino

D. Tagalog

7.  The first form of government established under Emilio Aguinaldo.

A. Republic

B. Parliamentary

C. Revolutionary

D. Dictatorial

8. He introduced Islam in the Philippines in 1380.

A. Ali Mumtiaz

B. Abu Bakr

C. Sultan Sharif ul-Hashim

D. Karim Al Makhdum

9. Because of the Manila - Acapulco Galleon Trade, the Philippines had traded with __________.

A. Spain

B. Cuba

C. China

D. Mexico

10. The first religious order who arrived in the Philippines during the Spanish period.

A. Franciscans

B. Jesuits

C. Dominicans

D. Augustinians

11. During the Seven Years' War after they captured Manila, the British temporarily transferred the capital of the Philippines to ___________.

A. Baguio City

B. Malolos, Bulacan

C. Quezon City

D. Bacolor, Pampanga

12. They refer to the town criers of ancient barangays in the Philippines.

A. Timawas

B. Maharlikans

C. Chismosas

D. Umalohokans

13. It is known as the "Heart of the Philippine Islands".

A. Mindoro

B. Masbate

C. Catanduanes

D. Marinduque

14. The Japanese emperor during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines.

A. Akihito

B. Naruhito

C. Meiji

D. Hirohito

15. It is an annual festival held every fourth Sunday of October in Bacolod, City, Philippines.

A. Ati-Atihan

B. Karakol

C. Dinangyan

D. MassKara

16. Who killed General Antonio Luna?

A. an American spy

B. a Spanish mestizo

C. s Spanish friar

D. a fellow Filipino

17. Maynila or Manila is named after a _________.

A. queen

B. saint

C. bird

D. plant

18. She was Jose Rizal's first love?

A. Maria Clara

B. Leonor Valenzuela

C. Leonor Rivera

D. Segunda Katigbak

19. He is referred to as "The Brain of the Katipunan".

A. Apolinario Mabini

B. Emilio Aguinaldo

C. Andres Bonifacio

D. Emilio Jacinto

20. It is considered the earliest form of writing in the Philippines.

A. Alibata

B. Abakada

C. Sanskrit

D. Baybayin

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LET #SOCIALSTUDIES /SCIENCE REVIEWER - MACROECONOMICS

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1. The study of how households and firms make decisions and how they interact in markets.

A. Economics

B. Microeconomics

C. Macroeconomics

D. Market economy

 

2. In the classical model, it is thought that the long-run and short-run aggregate supply curves are both _______.

A. vertical

B. horizontal

C. positively sloped

D. negatively sloped

 

3. It measures the monetary value of the flow of output of goods and services produced in an economy over a period of time.

A. Gross Domestic Product

B. Gross National Product

C. Cost of Production

D. National Income

 

4. The table that shows the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded.

A. Demand schedule

B. Law of Demand

C. Quantity Demanded

D. Demand Curve

 

5. A good for which, other things equal, an increase in income leads to a decrease in demand.

A. Substitute good

B. Normal good

C. Inferior good

D. Complement good

 

6. A situation in which the market price has reached the level at which quantity supplied equals quantity demanded.

A. Inflation

B. Deflation

C. Equilibrium

D. Surplus

 

7. It is the period of falling real GDP, i.e. negative economic growth, for a period of 6 months or more.

A. Inflation

B. Deflation

C. Depression

D. Recession

 

8. It is the total income that is earned by a country's factors of production regardless of where the assets are located.

A. Gross Domestic Product

B. Gross National Product

C. Cost of Production

D. National Income

 

9. The short-run Phillips curve represents the relationship between the unemployment rate and the rate of change in aggregate ________ level.

A. demand

B. supply

C. price

D. tax

 

10. The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) implemented by the DSWD is what form of government expenditure?

A. Transfer Payment

B. Capital

C. Current

D. Incidental

 

11. There are two main instruments of fiscal policy. They are government spending and taxation.

A. Only the first statement is correct.

B. Only the second statement is correct.

C. Both statements are correct.

D. None of the statements is correct

 

12. It is the difference between government spending & taxation.

A. National Deficit

B. National Surplus

C. A & B

D. None of the above

 

13. A contractionary fiscal policy is a policy that _________.

A. reduces aggregate demand by increasing taxes

B. increases aggregate demand by dcreasing taxes

C. increases aggregate demand by increasing government purchases

D. reduces aggregate demand by decreasing government purchases

 

14. An increase in the supply of money will lead to ___ in equilibrium real GDP and ___ in equilibrium interest rate.

A. an increase; a decrease

B. a decrease; an increase

C. an increase; an increase

D. a decrease; a decrease

 

15.  Which of the following is NOT a contractionary monetary policy?

A. decreasing the money supply

B. decreasing government taxes

C. increasing interest rates

D. decreasing aggregate demand

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NEW LET SOCIAL STUDIES/SOCIAL SCIENCE REVIEWER

1. Which of the following author coined the term “banana republic” to describe a politically unstable country. such as Honduras, with an economy dependent upon the exportation of a limited-resource product, such as bananas or minerals?

A. O. Henry

B. William Shakespeare

C. Ernest Hemingway

D. Edgar Allan Poe

 

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2. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has set the territorial sea boundaries of coastal countries to ______ miles offshore.

 

A. 350

B. 200

C. 15

D. 12

 

3. The two countries bordering Mt. Everest have agreed that its height should be increased by ________.

 

A. 0.79 meters

B. 0.86 meters

C. 1.35 meters

D. 2.09 meters

 

4. Over 68 percent of the fresh water on Earth is found in ______.

 

A. ground water

B. surface water of lakes, rivers, and swamps

C. icecaps and glaciers

D. between oceans and seas

 

5. The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) named the new coronavirus originated in China in 2019 as _______.

 

A. covid-19

B. nCov

C. novel coronavirus 2

D. SARS-CoV-2

 

6. Which of these countries does not claim Spratly Islands in whole or in part?

 

A. Taiwan

B. Philippines

C. Thailand

D. Vietnam

 

7. Named after the wife of President Manuel Quezon, Aurora province is a part of ________.

 

A. Northern Luzon

B. Central Luzon

C. Southern Tagalog

D. Cagayan Valley

 

8. Which of the following islands is next to Australia in terms of size?

 

A. New Guinea

B. Madagascar

C. Borneo

D. Greenland

 

9. On which two countries bordered Mt. Everest?

 

A. Nepal and China

B. India and Nepal

C. China and India

D. Mongolia and Nepal

 

10. Which country or territory is NOT part of the United Kingdom?

 

A. Scotland

B. Wales

C. Northern Ireland

D. Ireland

 

11. In physical geography, it is an ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without trees apart from those near rivers and lakes.

 

A. savannah

B. steppe

C. dessert

D. prairie

 

12. Which US presidents has become the first to be impeached twice?

 

A. Andrew Johnson

B. Richard Nixon

C. Donald Trump

D. Bill Clinton

 

13. The Dinagyang Festival is a famous and religious and cultural festival celebrated every 4^th of January. In which province it is held?

 

A. Aklan

B. Antique

C. Panay

D. Iloilo

 

14. This province belongs to the Ilocos Region.

 

A. Pangasinan

B. Benguet

C. Kalinga

D. Apayao

 

15. Abaca is a species of banana native to the Philippines. It is woven into rope known as __________.

 

A. abaca notch

B. Philippine twine

C. Manila hemp

D. ship’s rope

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