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GE 1 Flashcards

1
Q

A paper clip sits on the surface of water due to _______.

a. bouyancy
b. surface tension
c. elasticity
d. surface balance

A

SURFACE TENSION

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Q

We failed to finish _____ work, were you able to finish _______?

a. our, mine
b. my, yours
c. your, yours
d. our, yours

A

OUR, YOURS

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3
Q

The following are renewable sources of energy EXCEPT _______.

a. sun
b. coal
c. water
d. wind

A

COAL

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4
Q

Kung Fu Tzu wrote analects that guided _______.

a. buddhism
b. taoism
c. hinduism
d. confucianism

A

CONFUCIANISM

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5
Q

The first Philippine President from the Ilocos Region was _______.

a. Rodrigo Duterte
b. Elpidio Quirino
c. Ferdinand Marcos
d. Manuel Roxas

A

ELPIDIO QUIRINO

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Q

The candidate was obviously “agitated” as she spoke before the big audience because she showed _______.

a. calmness
b. anger
c. composure
d. nervousness

A

NERVOUSNESS

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7
Q

An avocado tree planted beside a sampaguita plant in a garden, demonstrates what kind of relationship?

a. cooperation
b. predation
c. parasitism
d. competition

A

COMPETITION

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Q

What are the hormones responsible for plant growth, promoting auxiliary bud growth and apical dominance?

a. cytokinins and auxins
b. auxins and gibberellins
c. auxins and abscisate
d. cytokinins and gibberellins

A

CYTOKININS AND AUXINS

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Which is a check on the executive department by the judiciary in the principle of check and balance among branches of government?

a. determining the salaries of the President and the Vice-President
b. declaring an act of the President unconstitutional
c. declaring a legislative measure unconstitutional
d. impeachment of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

A

d. impeachment of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

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10
Q

The computer’s brain is called ________.

a. hardware
b. central processing unit
c. software
d. information highway

A

central processing unit

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Q

Wikang nabuo mula sa pangunahing wika ng isang lugar o lalawigan na kadalasang sinasalita sa ibang bayab ng naturang lugar.

a. ekolek
b. dayalek
c. etnolek
d. sosyalek

A

dayalek

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12
Q

At the onset of the twenty-first, global warming ______ emphasized.

a. has
b. were
c. have
d. was

A

has

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13
Q

Have more viewpoint of politics, aptly stated by “might is right”. Who among the following is more of a political realist rather than political idealist?

a. Martin Luther King
b. Julius Caesar
c. Benigno Aquino, Jr.
d. Mahatma Gandhi

A

Julius Caesar

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14
Q

Who used animals in study of behaviorism?

a. Skinner
b. Maslow
c. Kohlberg
d. Lewin

A

SKINNER

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15
Q

Oxygen is the waste product of the process of ______.

a. photosynthesis
b. condensation
c. carburator exhaust
d. oxidation

A

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

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16
Q

The depletion of dissolved oxygen in water results into eutrophication and causes ___________.

a. decrease in dissolved nutrients
b. decrease in aquatic plants
c. diminished sea harvest
d. abundant sea harvest

A

diminished sea harvest

17
Q

Malinaw na paliwanag, matikas na tindig, napapanahong paksa ay mahalagang salik ng ________.

a. pag-arte
b. pag-awit
c. talumpati
d. kwento

A

TALUMPATI

18
Q

Mysticism and spiritualism are the predominant characteristics of the religions of ___________.

a. Asia
b. Europe
c. America
d. Middle East

A

ASIA

19
Q

Zebra, horse and donkey have similar characteristics because they belong to the same __________.

a. taxonomy
b. species
c. rank
d. genus

A

GENUS

20
Q

The science of beings in their ultimate causes is ________.

a. sociology
b. philosophy
c. psychology
d. theory

A

PHILOSOPHY

21
Q

The population increases dramatically but food supply does not increase. Theory known as _______.

a. Diminishing Returns
b. Socialism
c. Supply and Demand

A

SUPPLY AND DEMAND

22
Q

Along weekly in television is “Mukha” which regularly features the plight of common people citizens engage in honest toil. “Mukha” motivates viewers to appreciate the _______.

a. poverty of people
b. lowly livelihood
c. shameful labor
d. dignity of labor

A

dignity of labor

23
Q

England dominated most aspects of life in Europe during the reign of England’s virgin queen ______.

a. Queen Elizabeth II
b. Queen Mary
c. Queen Elizabeth I
d. Queen Victoria

A

Queen Elizabeth I

24
Q

Forged in Bohol between Legaspi and Sikatuna was known as ________.
a. Blood Compact
b. Decalogo
c. Union Obrera
d. Galleon Trade

A

BLOOD COMPACT

25
Q

A person’s right to protection against unlawful disappearance is called ______.

a. Writ of Amparo
b. Writ of Habeas Corpus
c. Bill of Rights
d. Writ of Habeas Corpus

A

Writ of Habeas Corpus

26
Q

What diagnostic test allows microorganism to multiply in a medium under controlled laboratory condition in order to determine the cause of an infectious disease?

a. chest x-ray
b. urinalysis
c. complete blood count
d. microbial culture

A

MICROBIAL CULTURE

27
Q

A story put together through an exchange of letters is called _______.

a. epistolary
b. episode
c. classic
d. fiction

A

EPISTOLARY

28
Q

Literary pieces that teach moral lessons are described as _________.

a. didactic
b. theoretical
c. artistic
d. political

A

DIDACTIC

29
Q

Using George Elliot as pen name, Mary Ann Evans wrote the classic novel _____.

a. Little Women
b. Huckleberry Finn
c. Silas Marner
d. Uncle Sam’s Cabin

A

Uncle Sam’s Cabin

30
Q

He is the black sheep of the family.

a. Irony
b. Hyperbole
c. Simile
d. Metaphor

A

METAPHOR

31
Q

Considering the tayo-tayo mentality of most Filipinos, one goal for CHANGE to be considered is to develop ______.

a. nepotism
b. procrastination
c. pakikisama cultural value
d. sense for common good

A

sense for common good

32
Q

HUWARANG MAG-AAARAL. Anong bahagi ng pananalita ang ginamit sa salitang may malakinh titik?

a. Pandiwa
b. Pang-uri
c. Pangngalan
d. Panghalip

A

PANG-URI

33
Q

Uri ng bantas na ginagamit sa paghihiwalay ng magkakasunod na sugnay ay ________.

a. Tuldok
b. Kuwit
c. Tuldokuwit
d. Tutuldok

A

KUWIT

34
Q

Saang bahagi ng pahayagan inilathala ang kuro-kuro o opinyon sa isang napapanahong paksa?

a. pangulong akda
b. obitwaryo
c. editoryal
d. talastasan

A

EDITORYAL

35
Q

The vision of Purgatory was vividly described in an allegory written by _______.

a. Dante Alighieri
b. Christopher Marlowe
c. John Milton
d. Henry Longfellow

A

DANTE ALIGHIERI

36
Q

The collection of stories of animals which teach moral lessons is _______.

a. Aesop’s Fables
b. The Lion King
c. Grimm’s Fairytales
d. One Thousand and One Arabian Nights

A

Aesop’s Fables

37
Q

What is the oldest religion in Asia?

a. Buddhism
b. Christianity
c. Hinduism

A

HINDUISM

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