SOCIAL SCIENCES

Philippine Government with New Constitution

Sept2015

Practice Test
1. All of the following constitute the meaning of political science except:
A. A basic knowledge and understanding of the state.
B. It is primarily concerned with the association of human beings into a political
community.
C. Common knowledge every events taking place in the society.
D. It deals with the relationship among men and groups which are subject to the control
by the state.

2. It refers to the community of persons more or less numerous, permanently occupying

definite portion of territory, having a government of their own to which the great body of
inhabitants render obedience, and enjoying freedom from external control.
A Sovereignty
B Nation
C Citizenship
D State
3. It refers to the agency through which the will of the state is formulated, expressed and
carried out.
A Government
B Sovereignty
C Constitution
D Laws
4. What are the four elements of state?
A. people, territory, sovereignty, government
B. people, constitution, territory, government
C. government, law, peace, territory
D. constitution, people, land, independence

A
B
C
D

5. What theory asserts that the early states must have been formed by deliberate and
voluntary compact among the people to form a society and organize government for their
common good.
Necessity Theory
Devine Right Theory
Social Contact Theory
Social Compact Theory

6. Government exists and should continue to exist for the benefit of the people.
A The statement is a general truth.
B The statement is just an assumption.

C The statement is a fallacy.

D There is no basis for judgment.

A
B
C
D

7. What are the forms of government in which the political power is exercised by a few
privilege class.
Oligarchy and Aristocracy
Aristocracy and Monarchy
Theocracy and Fascism
Democracy and Tyranny

A
B
C
D

8. The pre-colonial Philippines has no established government. Its villages and settlements
were called barangays.
Only the first statement is true and correct.
Only the second statement is true and correct.
Both statements are true and correct.
Both statements are untrue and incorrect.

A
B
C
D

9. There were four social classes of people in the pre-colonial barangays. They were the
nobles, freemen, serfs, and the slaves.
Only the first statement is true and correct.
Only the second statement is true and correct.
Both statements are true and correct.
Both statements are untrue and incorrect.

A
B
C
D

10. What are the two known written codes during the pre-Spanish era in the Philippines?
Maragtas and Kalantiaw Codes
Sumakwil and Sulayman Codes
Panay and Subanon Codes
Hammurabi and Ur Nammu Codes

A
B
C
D

11. Under the Spanish colonial government, who directly governed the Philippines?
The Governor-General
The Viceroy of Mexico
The Royal Audiencia
The King of Spain

A
B
C
D

12. What is the first city to be established in 1565 in the Philippines?

Manila
Davao
Cebu
Iloilo

13.The government which Spain established in the Philippines was defective. It was a
government for the Spaniards and not for the Filipinos.
A Only the first statement is true and correct.
B Only the second statement is true and correct.

C Both statements are true and correct.

D Both statements are untrue and incorrect

A
B
C
D

14. What was the secret society founded in 1896 that precipitated the glorious revolution
against the Spaniards.
The Katipunan
The Kalahi
The Biak na Bato Republic
The Ilustrado

A
B
C
D

15. Arranged the sequence of governments during the revolutionary era:

1. The Dictatorial Government
2. The Revolutionary Government
3. The Biak-na-Bato Republic
4. The First Philippine Republic
2314
3124
341 2
1234

16. Arranged according to its establishment during the American Regime:

1. The Commonwealth Government
2. The Military Government
3. The Civil Government
A 123
B 231
C 321
D 213

A
B
C
D

17. What was the civil government established during the Japanese occupation of the
Philippines?
The Japanese Imperial Government
The Philippine Republic
The Puppet Government of Japan
The Philippine Executive Commission

A
B
C
D

18. The Constitution used by the Philippine government from the commonwealth period until
1973.
The Malolos Constitution
The Biak-na-Bato Constitution
The 1935 Constitution
The 1901 Constitution

19. What kind of government was installed under the 1973 Constitution under the Marcos
regime?
A Modified Presidential system

B Modified Parliamentary system

C Military system
D Bicameral system

A
B
C
D

20. A de facto government acquires a de jure status when it gains wide acceptance from the
people and recognition from the community of nations.
The statement is true and valid.
The statement is an assumption.
The statement is a fallacy.
The statement is doubtful.

A
B
C
D

21. It is defined as written instrument by which the fundamental powers of the government
are established, limited and defined and by which these powers are distributed among the
several departments or branches for their and useful exercise for the benefit of the people.
Laws
Statutes
Constitution
Ordinances

A
B
C
D

22. There is no Constitution that is entirely written or unwritten.

The statement is true and correct.
The statement is incorrect.
The statement is partially correct.
There is no basis to conclude.

A
B
C
D

23. Requisites of a good written constitution.

Brief
Broad
Definite
All of the given options

A
B
C
D

24. Who has the authority to interpret the constitution?

Private individual
Courts
Legislative and Executive departments of the government
All of the given options

25. We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God , in order to build
a just and humane society and establish a government that shall embody our ideals and
aspirations, promote our common good, conserve and develop our patrimony, and secure to
ourselves and our posterity the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of
law and the regime of truth, justice, freedom, equality and peace, do ordain and promulgate
this Constitution.
What part of Constitution is this?
A General Provision
B Amendments

C Preamble
D National Patrimony
Economics, Taxation, Land Reform, and Cooperative
Practice Tests
1. The problem of scarcity _____.
A. arises only in poor countries.
B. exists because the price of goods is too high.
C. exists because of limited resources.
D. will eventually be solve by better planning.

A
B
C
D

2. If an individual is to maximize the utility received from the consumption, he or she should
spend all available income This statement assumes ________.
that saving is impossible.
that the individual is not satiated in all goods.
that no goods are inferior.
both A and B.
3. An individuals demand curve
A. represents the various quantities that the consumer is willing to purchase of a good at various
price levels.
B. is derived from an individuals indifference curve map.
C. will shift if preferences, price of other goods, or income change.
D. all of the above.

A
B
C
D

4. What is a firm?
A president, some vice presidents, and some employees
Any organization that wants to make a profit.
Any accumulation of productive assets.
Any organization that turns inputs into outputs

A
B
C
D

5. If more and more labor is employed while keeping all other inputs constant, the marginal
physical productivity of labor _____.
will eventually increase.
will eventually decrease.
will eventually remain constant.
cannot tell from the information provided.

A
B
C
D

6. In general, microeconomic theory assumes that the firms attempt to maximize the difference
between ______.
total revenue and accounting costs.
price and marginal cost.
total revenues and economic costs.
economic costs and average cost.

A
B
C
D

7. In a competitive market, efficient allocation of resources is characterized by ________.

a price greater than the marginal cost of production.
the possibility of further mutually beneficial transactions.
the largest possible sum of consumer and producer surplus.
a value of consumer surplus equal to that of producer surplus.

8. Price controls _______.

A are always popular with consumers because they lower prices.
B create shortages.
C increase producer surplus because firms can now sell a greater quantity of a good at a lower
price.
D are necessary to preserve equity.
A
B
C
D

A
B
C
D

A
B
C
D

9. The excess burden of tax is ____.

The amount of which the price of a good increases
The loss of consumer and producer surplus that is not transferred elsewhere.
The amount y which a persons after-tax income decrease as a result of the new tax.
The welfare costs to firms forced to leave the market due to an inward shift of the demand curve.
10. In the opening of the free trade, if world prices of a good are less than domestic prices of that
same good, _________.
domestic consumers will experience a loss of surplus.
domestic prices will drop to the world price level.
all domestic producers of that good will try to find another market because they cant compete
with foreign producers.
domestic producers will increase the quantity supplied in order to crowd out the foreign
produced goods.
11. It states that as the price of the commodities increase the amount of goods the consumer is
willing to purchase decrease and as the price of the commodities decrease the willingness of the
consumer to buy increases and other factor remain constant.
Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility
Law of Gravity
Law of Supply
Law of Demand

12. A deliberate attempt to recognize and transform existing agrarian system with the intention of
improving the distribution of agricultural incomes and thus fostering rural development.
A Millennium Development Plan
C. Water Reform
B Land Reform
D. Development Goals
13. What is the process by which the productive capacity of the economy is increased over time
to bring about rising levels of national output and income?
A Economic growth
C. Economic development
B Industry
D. Employment

A
B
C
D

14. A system whereby the determination of exchange rate is left solely to the market forces.
Foreign exchange liberalization
Import liberalization
Terms of trade
Foreign investment

A
B
C
D

15. All are possible results when a high population growth rate continues in the Third World
except
growth of slums
spread of diseases due to poverty and poor sanitation
not enough schools, hospitals, roads, bridges, etc.
increased Gross National Product

A
B
C
D

16. Which of the following is the nature of power of taxation?

It is inherent in sovereignty.
It is legislative in nature.
It is subject to constitutional and inherent limitations.
All of the above

17. A kind of tax based on the rate of which decreases as the tax base or bracket increases.
A Progressive
C. Regressive
B Graduated
D. Proportional
18. Agrarian reform program, Philippine experience is a success.
A The statement is generally true.
B The statement is doubtful.
C The statement is untrue.
D
There is no basis to conclude.
A
B
C
D

19. It is also known as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL)

Presidential Decree # 2
Presidential Decree # 27
Republic Act 6657
Republic Act 5766

20. The Cooperatives Development Program of the government is designed primarily to support
the agrarian reform program. It aims to achieve a dignified existence for the small farmers free
from pernicious institutional restraints and practices.
A Only the first statement is true and correct.
B Only the second statement is true and correct.
C Both statements are true and correct.
D Both statements are untrue and incorrect.

Philippine Government with New Constitution

ANSWER KEY
1. C
2.D
3.A
4.A
5.C

6.A
7.A
8.C
9.C
10.A

11.D
12.C
13.C
14.A
15.B

16. B
17. D
18. C
19. B
20. A

21.C
22.A
23.D
24.D
25.C

Economics, Taxation, Land Reform, and Cooperative

1. C
2.D
3.D
4.D

5.B
6.C
7.C
8.B

ANSWER KEY
9.B
10.B
11.D
12.B

13.A
14.A
15.D
16.D

17.C
18.C
19.C
20.C