MAJORSHIP: SOCIAL SCIENCE
1.Which is the statement is TRUE of MINDANAO?
a. is the second biggest island in the country
b. it is the third largest island in the country
c. it is the biggest island in the country
d. it is where the smallest deer is found
2. What is the primary GOVERNING LAW on agrarian reform at present?
a. Presidential Decree No. 27
b. Agricultural Land Reform Code
c. Agricultural Tenancy Act
d. Comprehensive Agrarian Reform law
3. Which terms refers to the PERIOD OF TRANSITION FORM the USE OF HUMAN AND
ANIMAL POWER to the USE OF MACHINE in producing and distributing goods?
a. nuclear revolution
b. agricultural revolution
c. industrial revolution
d. information revolution
4. Which among the ff. are examples of material culture?
a. mores c. sentiments
b. clothing d. folkways
5. Who is the CAPITALIST THINKER who said the “ THE COMBINATION OF
SELF-INTEREST, PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND COMPETITION AMONG SELLERS
in markets will lead producers as by an “INVISIBLE HAND” to an end that they did
NOT intend, namely, the well-being of society” .
a. Thomas Malthus c. Adam Smith
b. Karl Marx d. Vladimir Lenin
6. With which group are you if you for the RIVAL OF THE CLASSICS?
a. The rationalist c. The positivists
b. The humanist d. The reformist
7. Under what form of government does the COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT of the
Philippines fall?
a. republican democracy in the form under the parliamentary type
b. republican democracy in form under the presidential type
c. direct democracy in form under the presidential type
d. direct democracy in form under the parliamentary type
8. Which event explains why sociologist F.Landa Jocano debunked the theory that the MALAYS
were the ancestors of the early Filipinos?
a. the discovery of fossil relics in Pangasinan and Cagayan Valley
b. The formation of land bridges during the Ice Age
c. The ice melting submerging land bridges some 25,000 years ago
d. The unearthing of the human fossils of the Tabon Man
9. The Philippines is a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation(ASEAN) . Which
are the other members?
a. Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, China
b. Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan
c. Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
10. Which is the statement about CARTEL is WRONG?
a. cartels restrict available supply
b. cartels bring down the selling price of the product
c. cartels raise the selling price of their product
d. cartels have a monopoly on their product
11. Which is said to be the LARGEST PHILIPPINE BIRD?
a. The Kalaw c. The Tipol (phil.Eagle)
b. The Owl d. The Katala
12. The Philippines has abundant sunshine all year round. Because of this FILIPINO has the
tendency _______.
a. to work very hard
b. plan for his life
c. to have prolonged rest from work
d. to save for tomorrow
13. Which theory states that HUMAN SOCIETY DEVELOPS GRADUALLY FROM LOWER
TO HIGHER FORMS?
a. survival of the fittest
b. social evolution
c. functionalism
d. biological evolution
14. Which is SOUTH ASIA’S LARGEST COUNTRY?
a. China c. India
b. Thailand d. Burma
15. WHEN YOU JUDGE BY RESULTS, regardless of your relation to the people involved,
which Filipino trait do you counteract?
a. particularism c. non-rationalism
b. personalism d. supernaturalism
16. According to Montesquieu, which continent is said to be “THE INTELLECTUAL CENTER
OF THE WORLD”?
a. North America c. Europe
b. Australia d. Asia
17. Napoleon Rama once wrote of FILIPINOS OVERSTAYING IN TAIPEI CHARGED AND
DEPORTED. It was fellow Filipinos who kept reporting to the Chinese police. To what Filipino
trait does this behavior point?
a. Lack of unity c. heroism
b. Apathy d. pride
18. Which is the statement about Rizal is FALSE?
a. In Spain, Rizal’s anti-clericalism increased
b. his advice of no gambling to his countrymen in Spain fell on deaf ears
c. writing to his brother Paciano, Rizal dared to criticize his mother’s religious devotions
d. despite his increasing anti-clericalism in Spain, he sticked to the external practices of his
childhood faith.
19. FOUR MAIN ELEMENTS make it possible for a nation’s economy to grow. They are
natural resources, capital, labor force and __________.
a. technology
b. productive resources
c. gross domestic product
d. gross national product
20. Who said “THERE ARE NO TYRANTS WHERE THERE ARE NO SLAVES” ?
a. Jose Rizal c. Andres Bonifacio
b. Apolinario Mabini d. Marcelo del Pilar
21. What powers were common to the DATU of the pre-Spaniards period and the GOVERNOR-
GENERAL of the Spanish colonial era?
a. executive, judicial, military
b. executive, legislative, military
c. executive, legislative, judicial
d. executive, legislative
22. Under whose leadership was PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE proclaimed on June 12, 1898?
a. Andres Bonifacio c. Jose Rizal
b. Emilio Jacinto d. Emilio Aguinaldo
23. Which refers to the POWER OF THE COURTS to INTERPRET THE CONSTITUTION
AND TO DECLARE ANY LEGISLATIVE OR EXECUTIVE ACT INVALID because it is in
conflict with the fundamental law?
a. power of judicial review
b. rule-making power
c. power of administrative supervision
d. quasi-judicial power
24. The 1987 Constitution created a body with the power to CONFIRM MAJOR
APPOINTMENTS of the President. What is this body called?
a. Commission on Appointment
b. Blue Ribbon Committee
c. Civil Service Commission
d. Electoral Tribunal
25. The FAMILY INTO WHICH ONE IS BORN is called the ____
a. family orientation
b. family of procreation
c. nuclear family
d. extended family
