Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. Founder
of Hinduism
a. Siddartha Gautama
b. Kung Fu Tzu
c. Laozi
d. Brahman
e. None of
the above
2. The
smallest country in the world
a. Tuvalu
b. Monaco
c. Nauru
d. Vatican
City
e. San
Marino
3. The first
Pope
a. St. Peter
b. St. Linus
c. St. Anacletus
d. St.
Clement I
4. The most
abundant element in the atmosphere
a. Oxygen
b. Hydrogen
c. Nitrogen
d. Argon
5. The
largest composition of the earth
a. Iron
b. Oxygen
c. Silicon
d. Magnesium
6. Brains of
the Katipunan
a.
Apolinario Mabini
b. Andres
Bonifacio
c. Emilio
Aguinaldo
d. Emilio
Jacinto
7. The
largest freshwater lake in the world.
a. Lake Aral
(Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan)
b. Lake
Huron (US-Canada)
c. Lake
Superior (US-Canada)
d. Lake
Victoria (Tanzania-Uganda)
7. The
largest saltwater lake in the world.
a. Caspian
Sea ( Russia, Turmenistan, Iran, Kazakstan ans Azerbaijan)
b. Lake
Balkhash (Kazakstan)
c. Lake Eyre
(Australia)
d. Lake
Turkana (Kenya & Ethiopia)
8. The
largest lake in the Philippines
a. Lake
Mainit (Surigao del Norte & Agusan)
b. Taal Lake
(Batangas)
c. Lake
Lanao (Lanao del Sur)
d. Laguna de
Bay (Laguna & Rizal)
9. What is
the Golden Rule?
a. Time is
gold.
b. In God we
trust, in gold we rust.
c. Do unto
others as you would have them do unto you.
d. God, Gold
& Glory.
10. “Rainbow
Warrior”, the flagship of the Greenpeace Organization was bombed and sunk in
Auckland by French secret agents due to the former’s nuclear testing. Where is
Auckland?
a.
Netherlands
b. New
Zealand
c. France
d. Australia
11. The
Philippine mouse-deer, also known as the Balabac chevrotain or pilandok, is a
small, nocturnal ruminant, which is endemic to Balabac. Where can you find
pilandok?
a. Mindoro
b. Masbate
c. Palawan
d. Negros
12. The
Philippines’ kilometer zero is located at
_____.
a. EDSA
b. Maharlika
Highway
c. Luneta
d. Quezon
Memorial Circle
13. It is a
small hoofed mammal belonging to the family Bovidae. It is endemic to the
island of Mindoro in the Philippines, and is the only endemic Philippine bovine.
a.
Mouse-deer
b. Tarsier
c. Tamaraw
d. Barako
14. The
longest river in the Philippines
a. Rio
Grande de Mindanao
b. Agno
c. Cagayan
d. Agusan
15. Which of
the following did not challenged the Spanish government in the Philippines?
a. America
b.
Netherlands
c. Japan
d. Britain
16. It was
considered the first capital of the Philippines.
a.
Intramuros
b. Iloilo
c. Cebu
d. Manila
17, Benigno
Aquino Jr. founded his own political party during the parliamentary election of
1978. This party is called ____.
a. KBL
b. Lakas ng
Bansa
c. Lakas ng
Bayan
d. CPP
18. Mayon
Volcano is located in the province of ____.
a. Sorsogon
b. Camarines
Norte
c. Albay
d. Camarines
Sur
19. Mount
Pinatubo which was erupted on June 15, 1991 is bounded by these provinces
EXCEPT ____.
a. Tarlac
b. Zambales
c. Pampanga
d. Bataan
20. The
Battle of Tirad Pass sometimes referred to as the "Philippine
Thermopylae", was a battle in the Philippine-American War fought on
December 2, 1899. It was led by
Brigadier
General Gregorio del Pilar. In which province Tirad Pass is located?
a. La Union
b.
Pangasinan
c. Ilocos
Sur
d. Isabela
21. Whose
death was NOT in the hands of fellow Filipinos?
a. Jose
Rizal
b. Antonio
Luna
c. Juan Luna
d. Andres
Bonifacio
22. La
Solidaridad was headed by _____.
a. Jose
Rizal
b. Galicano
Apacible
c. Marcelo
H. del Pilar
d. Graciano
Lopez Jaena
23. Which
gemstone is the most expensive in the world?
a. Jadeite
b. Pink Star
Diamond
c. Blue
Diamond
d.
Musgravite
24. The world’s most prolific gold field is found
in ____.
a. The Super
Pit (Kalgoorlie, West Australia)
b. Irian
Jaya (Indonesia)
c. Carlin
Trend (Nevada, USA)
d.
Witwatersrand Basin (Johannesburg, South Africa)
25. This is
the only Portuguese-speaking country in a Hispanic Latin region.
a. Mexico
b. Venezuela
c. Brazil
d. Argentina
26. In 1989,
it became the very first country to sanction homosexual marriage and to give
homosexuals most of the legal rights accorded to heterosexuals.
a. Finland
b. USA
c.
Netherlands
d. Denmark
27. On 9
December 2017, this country passed a law legalizing same-sex marriage.
a. Germany
b. Australia
c. Germany
d. France
28. The
April 1986 Chernobyl explosion is the world’s worst nuclear disaster wherein 3
people were killed in the initial explosion. Where is Chernobyl located?
a. Russia
b. Latvia
c. Ukraine
d. Lithuania
29. The Rub
Al Khali is popularly called as “Empty Quarter”. This is one of the largest
true deserts in the world which has no settlement and no vegetation at all.
Which country does not own part of Rub
Al Khali?
a. Saudi
Arabia
b. Oman
c. United
Arab Emirates
d. Qatar
30. Why is
Africa often called “Dark Continent” until the 19th century?
a. Its
forest is impenetrable and dark.
b. Its
people are mostly dark and black.
c. It is the
source of the Black Death.
d. It is a
land of mystery and paradox.
31. Which of
the following countries does not imposed Value Added Tax (VAT)?
a. Australia
b. Saudi
Arabia
c. United
Arab Emirates
d. United
States of America
32. Where
did most civilization start?
a. in the
valley
b. near a
river
c. in the
field
d. near a
city
33. Which is
TRUE of the Philippines?
a. It is an
island-nation in the Pacific.
b. It is the
only Christian country in Asia.
c. It has
never been a revolutionary government.
d. There is
an attempt to change its government to federalism.
34. The
first order as National Artist of the Philippines.
a. Fernando
C, Amorsolo
b. Carlos
“Botong” V. Francisco
c. Amado V.
Hernandez
d. Jose
Garcia Villa
35. Who
among the artists in Cinema or Films below has yet to receive order of National
Artist of the Philippines?
a. Ronald
Alan K. Poe
b. Manuel
Conde
c. Ishmael
Bernal
d. Rodolfo
Vera Quizon Sr.
36. Under
the TRAIN Act of 2017, the minimum yearly gross income subject to income tax
is____.
a. Php
250,000
b. Php
200,000
c. Php
250,001 and above
d. Php
200,001 and above
37. Under
the TRAIN Act of 2017, the maximum yearly gross income subject to income tax is
_______.
a. Php
6,000,000
b. Php
7,000,000
c. Php
8,000,000
d. None of
the above
38. Tax
Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) is passed under ______.
a. R.A. No.
10369
b. R.A. No.
10693
c. R.A. No.
10963
d. R.A. No.
10396
39. Who
pardoned former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for plunder?
a. President
Rodrigo Duterte
b. Ombudsman
Conchita Carpio-Morales
c. Chief
Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno
d. None of
the above
40. Which
present day country is referred to as the “cradle of civilization”?
a. China
b. India
c. Iraq
d. Egypt
41. The
Incas civilization happened in present-day Chile, Peru, and ______.
a. Mexico
b. Ecuador
c. Iran
d. Brazil
42. Five
ancient civilizations happened in present-day Mexico. Two of these are the
Aztec and the _____.
a. Incas
b. Indus
c. Mayan
d. Hispanic
43. The
Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic where the main story revolves around two
branches of a family - the Pandavas and Kauravas - who, in the Kurukshetra War,
battle for the throne of Hastinapura. At 100,000 verses, it is the longest epic
poem ever written, generally thought to have been composed in the 4th century
BCE or earlier. There are many life lessons that we can learn from this epic.
Which one of them is NOT included?
a. The
eternal bond of friendship
b. Half
knowledge can be dangerous
c. Love is
blind and lovers cannot see
d. Being a
woman does not make you a lesser individual
44. Who
caused the fall of the Aztec empire?
a. Moctezuma
II
b. Hernan
Cortes
c. Galema
s. Zuma
45. William
Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is a story of the Montague and the Capulet
family. They have let an old family rivalry take over their lives up to the
death of their children. What is the central theme of “Romeo and Juliet”?
a. Greed
b. Hatred
c. Love
d. Death
46. The
first emperor of Japan was Emperor ______.
a. Jimmu
b. Suizei
c. Annei
d. Itoku
47. The
emperor of Japan during World War II was Emperor _____.
a. Mutsuhito
b. Yoshihito
c. Akihito
d. Hirohito
48. The
title of Emperor as the traditional head of state of Japan was borrowed from
______.
a. Greece
b. Italy
c. Persia
d. China
49. The
native alphabet of the Filipinos is called _____.
a. Alibaba
b. Alibata
c. Baybayin
d. Abakada
50.
Considered as the tallest structure at over 828 meters, Burj Khalifa is located
in _______.
a. Bahrain
b. United
Arab Emirates
c. Saudi
Arabia
d. Oman
51. Burj
Khalifa is considered as the tallest structure at over 828 meters. The English
translation of “burj” is _____.
a. building
b. skycraper
c. tower
d. citadel
52. To the
economists, all of the following is considered money EXCEPT ____.
a. foreign
exchange
b. medium of
exchange
c. unit of
accounting
d. store of
value
53. As the
opposite of inflation, deflation is defined as a fall in the general price. As
such, the following BUT ONE is the result of prolonged deflation.
a. increases
consumer spending
b. increases
unemployment
c. increases
value of money
d. increases
real value of debt
54.
Siddhartha Gautama or popularly known as Buddha was born in _______.
a. India
b. Nepal
c. China
d. Mongolia
55. John F.
Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated on Friday, November
22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. in _________.
a.
Washington, D.C.
b. Dallas,
Texas
c.
Brookline, Massachussets
d. Memphis,
Tennesse
56. “Bayan
Ko" is one of the most recognizable patriotic songs of the Philippines. It
was originally penned in Spanish by the Revolutionary general José Alejandrino,
and translated into Tagalog some three decades later by_______.
a. José
Corazón de Jesús
b. Jose
Palma
c. Julian
Felipe
d. Jose dela
Cruz
57. Knowing
what we know
a.
Self-efficacy
b.
Self-actualization
c.
Metacognition
d.
Motivation
58. Frequent
flyer program: getting a free flight after accumulating 1000 flight miles.
a. Fixed
Interval
b. Fixed
Ratio.
c. Variable
Interval
d. Variable
Ratio
59. A lab
rat gets reinforced with a food pellet on the 3rd time it pushes down the
lever, then on the 7th time, then on the 21st time, etc.
a. Fixed
Interval
b. Fixed
Ratio
c. Variable
Interval
d. Variable
Ratio.
60. The
principal decides to perform unannounced checks to monitor teacher performance.
On Monday and Wednesday, she monitors every hour. On Tuesday and Friday, she
monitors every two hours. On Thursday, she monitors every twenty minutes. This
describes a _____ schedule of reinforcement.
A) variable-ratio
B) fixed-ratio
C) variable-interval.
D) fixed-interval
