The Social Science Reviewer Part III

Social science is the branch of science devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of society", established in the 19th century. This is the Social Science reviewer compiled by LET Review University.

The freeing of political prisoner when the 1987 constitution took effect is an exercise of the right against:

Ans: detention by reason of political beliefs

Respect for parents is shown in various ways by different groups of people in different places.

Ans: cultural relativism

The earliest mode of economic life in human history according to Karl Marx.

Ans: primitive communism

The Philippines was ruled by Spain through ___________ until 1814.

Ans: viceroy of Mexico

This is a guarantee given by the constitution to certain units of government where their approved annual appropriations shall be automatically a regularly released.

Ans: fiscal autonomy

The basic principle of taxation where the sources of funds revenues should be sufficient to meet the needs of public expenditures.

Ans: basic adequacy

Legislation granting special privileges to senior citizen help to neutralize prejudice and discrimination toward a social category based on.

Ans: age

Giving “abuloy” to bereaved family, an act of hospitality and the “bayanihan spirit” prove which Filipino traits.

Ans: pakikipag kapwa tao

The process in which members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another group

Ans: assimilation

The adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture: “the socialization of children to the norms of their culture”.

Ans: acculturation

This can be identified with public purpose, public interest and public convenience

Ans: public use

The legislative power shall be vested in the congress of the Philippines which shall consist of ___________ except to the extent reserved to the people the provision on initiative and referendum.

Ans: senate & house representative

The state recognizes the Filipino ___________ as the foundation of the nation accordingly, it shall strengthen its solidarity and actively promote its total development.

Ans: family

The people in this country shows courtesy by living their footwear on the stairs.

Ans: Japanese

Violators of ra 9165 are positive with the use and trafficking of ___________ and sentenced to lethal injection before the lifting of death penalty for the heinous crimes.

Ans: shabu

What values is being promoted by the Philippine government when it launched the “Juan time project in 2011”.

Ans: punctuality

Bahala na is a daring attitude out of concern for others. What is/was strong demonstration of this trait in our history?

Ans: the Filipino submission to Spain colonial rule for four centuries

In the Philippines, it seems that the best candidates to a position or a job do not always get hired. Which practice prevents the “best and the brightest” from being hired for position?

Ans: nepotism

Which contributes to the worsening solid waste system?

Ans: clogged drainage

President Magsaysay once said: “we must give more in law to those who have less in life.” Those referred to as those who have less in life are:

Ans: the economically poor, the weak such as the aged, the defenseless such as children

Which type of biome are the cities of Moscow and Toronto situated?

Ans: tundra

Cuneiform writing is for Sumerians as ___________ is for the Egyptians.

Ans: hieroglyphics

For which reason was the southeast treaty organization (seato) as a regional organization conceived?

Ans: to fight communist aggression in the region

Which issue caused for estrangement of the relations between the Philippines and Malaysia in the past?

Ans: the Philippine claim of Sabah

What does the statement “today the peso is worth twenty-five centavos” described?

Ans: inflation

From which do archeologists reconstruct pre-history?

Ans: excavated tools

Which of the following was known to man before the Neolithic period?

Ans: using of fire

Which is proof that the Philippines was inhabited as early as 21,000 years ago?

Ans: skull cap discovered in tabon cave, Palawan

When I conclude that my students are cheaters because I caught one of them cheating, I commit the fallacy of:

Ans: hasty generalization

Which fallacy is committed by the following argument: “love is blind; god is love; ergo, god is blind.”

Ans: equivocation

Who was the ever present in the history of Cambodia from the time Cambodia broke away from French rule in 1953 up to the establishment of democratic Kampuchea?

Ans: pol pot

As a form of government, the barangay during the Spanish period was a/an: ___________

Ans: aristocracy

Which once/s is/are in line with the 1987 constitution philosophy of “less government” and more private enterprise?

Ans: strengthening of cooperatives, limiting the powers of the president to incur foreign loans

Which new development philosophy can be discerned from the 1987 constitutions?

Ans: is seen merely in terms of economic growth

The following are our constitutional rights except to:

Ans: be presumed guilty until proven otherwise

What is meant by the workers right to security of tenure?

Ans: to continue in their jobs, not to be contractual after six months, may not be dismissed unless there is just valid cause provided by law

In which place in the Philippines is the dole pineapple plantation found?

Ans: Bukidnon

Agno river delta, Cagayan river delta, Pampanga river delta are good sources of ___________

Ans: nipa palm products

A UNESCO world heritage site in ilocos norte.

Ans: paoay church

The author of “flora de Filipinas” circa 1837, the botanical illustrations of plant specimen that grew into the Philippines herbarium.

Ans: Father Manuel Blanco

The municipal mayor is for today while ___________ as during the Spanish period.

Ans: gobernadorcillo

After the second world war, which emerged as new powers?

Ans: united states of America and Soviet Union

What is the power of the state to take property for public use with “just compensation?”

Ans: eminent domain

Anthropology, focuses on the study of human population using an evolutionary framework.

Ans: biological & physical anthropology

He coined the term “survival of the fittest”

Ans: Herbert spencer

The Philippines national bank has used an icon for its advertisement. It is ___________.

Ans: eagle

No country will experience economic progress unless it is part of a world organization. What international organization this saying is true?

Ans: gatt

It refers to the rightness and wrongness of our decisions

Ans: morality

Section 3. Article xiv states that “all education institutions shall include the study of ____________ as part of the curriculum.”

Ans: history

Who has the power to declare the existence of the state of war?

Ans: congress

How long can an elected president of the Philippines serve under the 1987 constitution?

Ans: one term for 6 years

It is a branch of economics which analyzes issues and process on the development international trade, globalization and national income.

Ans: macroeconomics

Which of the following may be considered as measures of the Philippine economic performance?

Ans: gross domestic product, Philippine stock market & foreign exchange rates

It is an economic system characterized by free enterprise and private ownership of the means of production.

Ans: market economy

In 1997, some countries in Asia were hit by the so called Asian financial crisis. The Philippine peso fell from us$ 1: p25 to us$1: p47 by the end of 1998. As of march 2005, it was us$1:54. This is a manifestation of an economic concept called

Ans: exchange rate

Based from the united nations development program (undp) report 2004, how many people around the world are living on an income of us$1/day or less than us$1/day?

Ans: approximately 1.3 billion

The following are concerns of microeconomics except ___________

Ans: gross national product

Supply: microeconomics while ___________: macroeconomics

Ans: gross national product

It refers to the removal of power from the government over the control and/or authority of an industry

Ans: deregulation

Which of the following is still fully regulated by the Philippine government?

Ans: system of taxation

Among the 8 millennium development goals, which one addresses the issues of water and air pollution?

Ans: goal 7 – ensure environmental sustainability

Which of the following millennium development goals of the Philippines has emerged as a top priority of our government from the late 1980s according to its progress report in 2003.

Ans: poverty eradication

Sustainable development has a number of dimensions in the Philippines contest, which dimension plays a very important role affecting other areas of Philippine development?

Ans: cultural and spiritual dimension

Goal 8 of the millennium development goals aims to develop a global partnership of development, which of the following is relevant to this goal?

Ans: developing further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminating trading and financial system. A commitment to good governance, nationally and internationally. Dealing comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries through national and international measures.

Among the health problems in the Philippines, which remains to have the highest incidence in the world according to the Philippines progress report on mdg 2003?

Ans: tuberculosis

For the Philippines mdg goal #3 – promote gender equality. What is the specific goal relevant to this area

Ans: to eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education by 2005

What is relatively dominant type of economic system in the Philippines

Ans: mixed economy

What form of investment takes place in the stock exchange?

Ans: portfolio investment

We divide the gnp with the total number of populations in a particular country, we can derive the ___________.

Ans: gnp per capita income

Which of the following is a true statement relevant to employment in the Philippines?

Ans: there are more people who are underemployed that unemployed

Which of the following is considered to be positive effects of globalization?

Ans: access to information

The following are considered to be negative effects of globalization except ___________.

Ans: travel opportunities

According to the human development report 2004, the Philippines belongs to what category in terms of the human development index (hdi)?

Ans: middle human development

It is the restructuring or setting a new global economic order

Ans: globalization

It is concerned with issues and problems concerning the overall economy of a nation or the world economy

Ans: macroeconomics

It is concerned with issues and problems facing the individual or the firm or specific goods and services.

Ans: microeconomics

Arrange the following in the chronological order of events relative to sustainable development?

Ans: un conference on the human development, report of the world commission on environment, un conference on environment and development & world summit in sustainable development

It refers to the Filipino translation of sustainable development

Ans: likas-kayang pag-unlad

The following are included in the environmental dimensions of sustainable development except ___________

Ans: education

According to a report of UNESCO in 2002, what is the state of water resources in the world?

Ans: only 3% of the world’s water is fresh and the rest are salty

What is considered as the main source of energy in the world based from the report of UNESCO in 2004?

Ans: crude oil and coal

In the measurement of the hdi, what data is being used to measure the educational attainment of a particular country?

Ans: basic literacy level/rate

Which of the following measures relevant to the Philippine goals of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger as one of its targets in the 8 millennium development goals?

Ans: halve the proportion of people living in extreme poverty between 1990-2015. Halve the proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption and halve the proportion of underweight children. Halve the proportion of people with no access to safe drinking water of those who cannot afford it by 2015.

The united nations have declared the year 2005 as

Ans: international year of microcredit

According to the Philippines progress report on the millennium development goals, which of the following statements is correct?

Ans: poverty in the Philippines is still largely in rural phenomenon

Specifically, what is the aim of the mdg goal number 2 of achieving universal primary education?

Ans: to achieve universal access to elementary education by 2015

Which of the following is the short-term development plan of the Philippine government?

Ans: the Philippine medium-term development plan

The united nations conference on environment and development (unced) otherwise known as the “earth summit” in 1992 was held in

Ans: rio de janeiro, brazil

The following except one are all included in the millennium development goals

Ans: achieve universal primary and secondary education

The 8 millennium development goals cover the following years

Ans: 2000-2015

As the result of the unced in 1992, a program of action for a sustainable development was adopted and it is known as ___________

Ans: agenda 21

Which of the following best describes sustainable development?

Ans: military dimension

It was the most significant initiative of the Philippine government in line with our commitment for sustainable development in 1997.

Ans: Philippine agenda 21

The world summit for sustainable development in 2002, was held in ___________

Ans: Johannesburg, south Africa

Republic act 8749 otherwise known as ___________ is a measure addressing air pollution in the Philippines.

Ans: the clean air act of 1999

What is important world celebration is being held every June 5?

Ans: world environment day

In sustainable development the concept of 1 generation is equivalent to how many years?

Ans: 25 years

Globalization was formally used to popularize the neoliberal thought which flourished during the Reagan-thatcher administration in the united states and Great Britain. It has 3 elements such as:

Ans: liberalization, privatization, efficiency

It is the sale of government owned and controlled institution to private sector

Ans: one privatization

The study of economics focuses on which of the following?

Ans: how to get most out of scarce resources

Which of the following is the primary objective of economics?

Ans: to satisfy human wants and needs

Which of the following is true for all factors of production?

Ans: they are scarce

One reason that air pollution exist is that

Ans: air is not scarce

What is meant by the statement, “resources are scarce”?

Ans: resources must be produced

If resources were not scarce, which of the following would be true?

Ans: resources would be free

Which of the following is true for all factors of production?

Ans: their production requires land, labor capital

Which of the following is rare but not scarce?

Ans: radioactive waist

Which of the following resources is/are scarce?

Ans: land, labor and capital

Economists consider technology to be what kind of resource?

Ans: energy

The supply of which the following factors of production can be most easily controlled by society?

Ans: capital

Which factor of production is both produced by an economy and used to produce other economic goods?

Ans: capital

Petroleum is included in which classification of the factor of production?

Ans: land

What is entrepreneur?

Ans: any person who combines resources to make economic goods

Choosing to use our limited amount of steel for cars rather than tanks is an example of what?

Ans: a trade-off

Which of the following is an example of economic trade-off?

Ans: producing an auto instead of a tank with a ton of steel

Why are trade-offs necessary in all-economic society?

Ans: resources are scarce

Which of the following makes trade-offs?

Ans: consumers, producers & government

Which of the following makes a true statement?

Ans: opportunity cost is always associated with trade-offs

The choice between different uses for a resource is called

Ans: a trade-off

What is the opportunity cost of Pepsi cola that you buy to go with your pizza?

Ans: the seven-up you could have had instead