LET Reviewer -General Education-Social Studies/Sciences Part-5 (50 Items)
SOCIAL STUDIES (5)
1) He was the last Spanish Governor-General in the Philippines.
a. Diego de los Rios
b. Basilio Agustin
c. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
d. Narciso Claveria
The Correct Answer is Letter: A
Diego de los Rios
2) The Republic Act that requires the compulsory teaching of Rizal Course and the lives of other Filipino patriots is ________.
a. R.A. 7796
b. R.A. 7784
c. R.A. 1425
d. R.A. 8049
The Correct Answer is Letter: C
R.A. 1425
3) This Republic Act created the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA):
a. R.A. 7796
b. R.A. 7784
c. R.A. 1425
d. R.A. 8049
The Correct Answer is Letter: A
R.A. 7796
4) An Act Stengthening Teacher Education in the Philippines by establishing Centers of Excellence and creating a Teacher Education Council.
a. R.A. 7796
b. R.A. 7784
c. R.A. 1425
d. R.A. 8049
The Correct Answer is Letter: B
R.A. 7784
5) It prohibits hazing and other forms of initiation rites in fraternies, sororities, and other illegitimate organizations.
a. R.A. 7796
b. R.A. 7784
c. R.A. 1425
d. R.A. 8049
The Correct Answer is Letter: D
R.A. 8049
6) Rizal was eight years old when he wrote this poem. He realized the ultimate importance of having a native tongue.
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. Our Mother Tounge
c. To Education
d. Initimate Alliance between Religion and Education
The Correct Answer is Letter: B
Our Mother Tounge
7) This poem was written by Rizal when he was 15 years old His memories of Calamba demonstrated his innate love of nature that ultimately developed into a greater love of nation.
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. Our Mother Tounge
c. To Education
d. Initimate Alliance between Religion and Education
The Correct Answer is Letter: A
Remembrance to my Hometown
8) In this poem, Rizal compared education to the goodness of light, wisdom, hope, peace and truth.
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. Our Mother Tounge
c. To Education
d. Initimate Alliance between Religion and Education
The Correct Answer is Letter: C
To Education
9) In this poem, Rizal noted the role of religion in attaining good education.
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. Our Mother Tounge
c. To Education
d. Initimate Alliance between Religion and Education
The Correct Answer is Letter: D
Initimate Alliance between Religion and Education
10) This was a prize winning poem of Rizal when he was a student in UST. This poem proved that an Indio was not only equal but also more superior than the Spaniards in poetry writing.
a. To the Filipino Youth
b. They Ask Me for Verses
c. Hymn to Talisay
d. Kundiman
The Correct Answer is Letter: A
To the Filipino Youth
11) Rizal's loneliness is profoundly expressed in this poem which has the lines, "His lyre had long ago become so mute and broken; his use stammers and no longer smiles at him." What is the title of the poem?
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. Our Mother Tounge
c. To Education
d. Initimate Alliance between Religion and Education
The Correct Answer is Letter: B
Our Mother Tounge
12) Written in 1895, the verses were used against him during his trial in December 1896.
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. Our Mother Tounge
c. To Education
d. Initimate Alliance between Religion and Education
The Correct Answer is Letter: C
To Education
13) The poem is one of the two only poems that Rizal wrote in his vernavular. He, however, denied authorship of such.
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. Our Mother Tounge
c. To Education
d. Initimate Alliance between Religion and Education
The Correct Answer is Letter: D
Initimate Alliance between Religion and Education
14) The highest mountain in the continent of Africa is ________.
a. Mount Everest
b. Mount Kilimanjaro
c. Mount Fuji
d. Mount Apo
The Correct Answer is Letter: B
Mount Kilimanjaro
15) He coined the term "survival of the fittest."
a. Karl Marx
b. August Comte
c. Herbert Spencer
d. Arnold Toynbee
The Correct Answer is Letter: C
Herbert Spencer
16) This is a multilateral agreement regulating international trade. According to its preamble, its purpose was the "substantial reduction of tariffs and other trade barriers and the elimination of preferences on a reciprocal and mutually advantageous basis."
a. APEC
b. ASEAN
c. NAFTA
d. GATT
The Correct Answer is Letter: D
GATT
17) The mountain that separates the continents of Asia and Europe is ________.
a. Ural Mountain
b. Mount Everest
c. Mount Kilimanjaro
d. Mount Fuji
The Correct Answer is Letter: A
Ural Mountain
18) The "yellow race" is also known as:
a. Caucasians
b. Mongoloids
c. Negroids
d. Malays
The Correct Answer is Letter: B
Mongoloids
19) Year 2014 has been declared by Pope Francis as Year of the ________.
a. Laity
b. Hope
c. Faith
d. Righteousness
The Correct Answer is Letter: A
Laity
20) The Russian President who gave Crimea to Ukraine in 1954 is ________.
a. Vladimir Putin
b. Michael Gorbachev
c. Joseph Stalin
d. Nikita Krushchev
The Correct Answer is Letter: C
Joseph Stalin
21) Which of the following countries is located in Central America:
a. Mexico
b. Puerto Rico
c. Panama
d. Colombia
The Correct Answer is Letter: C
Panama
22) The capital city of Australia.
a. Melbourne
b. Sydney
c. Canberra
d. Perth
The Correct Answer is Letter: C
Canberra
23) The principle of checks and balances is intended to maintain balance among executive, legislative and judicial departments of the government. Which one is a check on the executive department by the judiciary?
a. Determining the salaries of the President and the Vice President.
b. Declaring a legislative measure unconstitutional.
c. Declaring an act of the President unconstitutional.
d. Impeaching the President
The Correct Answer is Letter: A
Declaring an act of the President unconstitutional.
24) ________ was named "Distinguished and Ever Loyal City" by Legazpi.
a. Manila
b. Cebu
c. Bohol
d. Samar and Leyte
The Correct Answer is Letter: A
Manila
25) A Visayan bamboo drum:
a. Kudyapi
b. Tultogan
c. Silbay
d. Kutibeng
The Correct Answer is Letter: B
Tultogan
26) The Allies of World War II, called the United Nations from the January 1, 1942 declaration, were the countries that together opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War. Which among the countries belongs to the "Allies"?
a. Japan
b. France
c. Italy
d. Germany
The Correct Answer is Letter: B
France
27) The first Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines.
a. Sergio Osmeña
b. Mariano Trias
c. Ramon Avanceña
d. Salvador Laurel
The Correct Answer is Letter: B
Mariano Trias
28) Who was the Spanish Governor-General who ordered the deportation of Jose Rizal to Dapitan?
a. Gov. Gen. Eulogio Despujol
b. Gov. Gen. Carlos Maria dela Torre
c. Gov. Gen. Camilo de Polavieja
d. Gov. Gen. Fermin Jaudenes
The Correct Answer is Letter: A
Gov. Gen. Eulogio Despujol
29) Who was the hero of the Battle at Tirad Pass?
a. Macario Sakay
b. Diego Silang
c. Antonio Luna
d. Gregorio del Pilar
The Correct Answer is Letter: D
Diego Silang
30) What is the Bukidnon plateau known for?
a. Strawberry plantation
b. Banana plantation
c. Orchidarium
d. Pineapple plantation
The Correct Answer is Letter: D
Pineapple plantation
31) Corazon Aquino is to Freedom Constitution as Ferdinand Marcos is to______
a. Subservience to America
b. Ties with Asian nations
c. New society
d. "Filipinos First" policy
The Correct Answer is Letter: C
New society
32) In whose term was the celebration date of Philippine Independence Day changed from July 4 to June 12?
a. Diosdado Macapagal
b. Carlos P. Garcia
c. Ferdinand Marcos
d. Elpidio Quirino
The Correct Answer is Letter: A
Diosdado Macapagal
33) In which order did the following occupy the Philippines?
a. Spaniards, Americans, Japanese, British
b. Spaniards, Americans, British, Japanese
c. British, Spaniards. Americans, Japanese
d. Spaniards, British, Americans, Japanese
The Correct Answer is Letter: D
Spaniards, British, Americans, Japanese
34) Which is a visible Hispanic legacy?
a. Love for fast food
b. Love for basketball
c. Prevalence of noodles
d. Prevalence of Spanish surnames among Filipinos
The Correct Answer is Letter: D
Prevalence of Spanish surnames among Filipinos
35) Who among the Presidents of the Philippines was known for his love for the "little man" and opened Malacanang Palace to all?
a. Ferdinand Marcos
b. Ramon Magsaysay
c. Carlos P. Garcia
d. Elpidio Quirino
The Correct Answer is Letter: B
Ramon Magsaysay
36) Why is the Philippines described to have the largest Diaspora network in the world?
a. OFWs dollar remittances prop the nation's economy
b. A number of Filipinas marry foreigners
c. Its insular nature makes its people live far apart
d. About 11 % of its population is overseas
The Correct Answer is Letter: D
About 11 % of its population is overseas
37) Who was the Katipunero through whom the Katipunan was discovered by Fr. Mariano Gil?
a. Apolonio de la Cruz
b. Teodoro Patiño
c. Jose del Rosario
d. Daniel Tirona
The Correct Answer is Letter: B
Teodoro Patiño
38) Even though women of the Katipunan were exempted from the pact, who participated in the blood compact and fought fearlessly, in twelve bloody''battles of the revolution in Bataan including the Battle of Biak-na-Bato?
a. Agueda Esteban
b. Trinidad Tecson
c. Teresa Magbanua
d. Gregoria de Jesus
The Correct Answer is Letter: B
Trinidad Tecson
39) The first woman in Panay to fight in the Philippine revolution, also known as the Visayan Joan of Arc.
a. Agueda Esteban
b. Trinidad Tecson
c. Teresa Magbanua
d. Gregoria de Jesus
The Correct Answer is Letter: C
Teresa Magbanua
40) In a cooperative, what is the maximum term of a Board of Director?
a. Three consecutive terms
b. two terms but not consecutive
c. One term only
d. two consecutive terms
The Correct Answer is Letter: A
Three consecutive terms
41) For the organization and registration of a cooperative, what is the required minimum number of persons?
a. 25
b. 30
c. 15
d. 20
The Correct Answer is Letter: C
15
42) A country does not need to specialize in everything. She needs to concentrate on that thing which she is good at. This thought is in line with the economic principle of_____.
a. profit and loss
b. supply and demand
c. opportunity and cost
d. comparative advantage
The Correct Answer is Letter: D
comparative advantage
43) Which economic system is based on free enterprise?
a. Mixed economies
b. Capitalism
c. Communism
d. Globalism
The Correct Answer is Letter: B
Capitalism
44) What is GNP in economics?
a. General National Product, a way to detect a country's economic growth.
b. Gross National Product, a way to determine a country's productivity.
c. General National Product, a way to detect a country's productivity.
d. Gross National Product, a way to determine a country's economic growth rate.
The Correct Answer is Letter: D
Gross National Product, a way to determine a country's economic growth rate.
45) "Trabaho lang, walang personalan" is a reminder for every Filipino to counteract his ________.
a. lack of discipline
b. tendency to be lazy
c. extreme personalism
d. tendency to overwork
The Correct Answer is Letter: C
tendency to overwork
46) Risking his life, a Filipino boy dives into a pool of water to save a drowning boy. Which trait does tie demonstrate?
a. Bahala na
b. Bahala na with malasakit
c. Flexibility
d. Family-orientedness
The Correct Answer is Letter: B
Bahala na with malasakit
47) "No one is above the law", says Principal. She imposes the penalty to all children deserving of penalty but exempts the son of her kumare from the same penalty that he equally deserves. What Filipino trait is shown?
a. Utang-na-loob
b. Lack of discipline
c. Extreme personalism
d. Colonial mentality
The Correct Answer is Letter: A
Utang-na-loob
48) A foreigner once remarked: "I envy Filipinos. They can sleep anywhere." What Filipino trait is being praised?
a. Faith in God
b. Joy and humor
c. Adaptability
d. Creativity
The Correct Answer is Letter: C
Adaptability
49) If you want to see the impact of the major religions of the world in people's way of life, in which continent must you travel?
a. Asia
b. North America
c. Australia
d. Europe
The Correct Answer is Letter: A
Asia
50) Which was the first hominid with marked expansion of the brain?
a. Homo sapiens
b. Homo erectus
c. Homo habilis
d. Neanderthal man
The Correct Answer is Letter: C
Homo habilis
SOCIAL STUDIES (5) ANSWERS:
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. D
10. A
11. B
12. C
13. D
14. B
15. C
16. D
17. A
18. B
19. A
20. C
21. C
22. C
23. A
24. A
25. B
26. B
27. B
28. A
29. D
30. D
31. C
32. A
33. D
34. D
35. B
36. D
37. B
38. B
39. C
40. A
41. C
42. D
43. B
44. D
45. C
46. B
47. A
48. C
49. A
50. C
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