Drill #4

Question 1

What was the major cause of World Wars 1 and 2?

Answer 1

The rise of totalitarian fascist states

Question 2

What organization is the Philippines a members to fight communist aggression?

Answer 2

SEATO

Question 3

The theory that population increases by geometrical ratio while the means of subsistence increases by arithmetical ratio…..

….. is attributed to which theorist?

Answer 3

Malthus

Question 4

In precolonial times, what class of Filipinos were free and independent?

Answer 4

Timawa

Question 5

The third and last American military governor of the PH was?

Answer 5

Gen. Arthur MacArthur

Question 6

Which among the following is a safeguard against unfair trade practices like short-weighing?

Substandardization, consumer vigilance, or total quality movement?

Answer 6

Consumer vigilance

Question 7

What is the smallest continent?

Answer 7

Australia

Question 8

In which continent can we find Stormy Cape Horn?

Answer 8

South America

Question 9

Religious differences between [blanks] and [blanks] led to the creation of Pakistan as a nation in 1947.

Answer 9

Hindus and Muslims

Question 10

What similarity do Sun Yat Sen and Mahatma Gandhi have?

Answer 10

They both rejected violence as a way to political power

Question 11

The greatest ruler of the Babylonian empire is?

Answer 11

Nebuchadnezzar

Question 12

The greatest ruler of the Mauryan empire is?

Answer 12

Asoka

Question 13

What does parity rights mean?

Answer 13

Right of US citizens to have access to the Philippines’ national resources

Question 14

Which of the following people DID NOT oppose parity rights?

Manuel Roxas, Jose Laurel, Claro M. Recto, Pedro Taruc

Answer 14

Manuel Roxas

Question 15

Which country did the PH participate in the world’s peacekeeping operations by sending doctors, nurses, soldiers, and police?

Answer 15

Iraq

Question 16

In which poem did Rizal write about offering one’s life for one’s country?

Answer 16

Mi Ultimo Adios

Question 17

Which of the following islands do people travel mostly by water?

Luzon, Visayas, or Mindanao?

Answer 17

Visayas

Question 18

As an insular country, to which principle does the Philippines adhere when it comes to territorial boundary?

Answer 18

Archipelagic doctrine

Question 19

Which part of the Visayas has comparatively more excessively moist climate and limited arable lands?

Eastern, Western, or Central?

Answer 19

Eastern Visayas

Question 20

Aside from the Philippines, which four countries claim part of the Spratly islands in the South China Sea?

Answer 20

China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia

Question 21

Is having access to all records of the government a constitutional right?

Answer 21

No.