The document provides a set of 20 multiple choice questions covering topics in geography, history, current events, and technology. The questions test knowledge of countries and territories in Asia as well as historical events and developments related to places like the Philippines, Panama, and North Korea. A set of 6 additional "clincher" questions cover topics like countries, sports, animals, geography, and deserts. The document appears to be a quiz or test covering general knowledge of world geography, history, and current events.

1. 88th Foundation of Tayabas Western Academy
GENERAL INFORMATION
Intructions: Choose the best answer for every item by encircling the letter of your choice.
1. In PresidentQuezon’stime,the countryhadthe Philippine Commonwealth.WhatisTRUE about
the Philippine Commonwealth?The Filipinopeople_____________.
a. Were fullyindependent
b. Were partiallyindependent
c. Were grantedtotal freedomtocourse theirdestinyonlyinmattersof education
d. Were citizensof the UnitedStates
2. Which countriespursue sovereigntyclaimstothe SpratlyIslandsasa whole andnotto specific
parts alone?
A. Philippines,Brunei,Malaysia
B. China,Vietnam,Taiwan
C. Philippines,Vietnam,China
D. Taiwan,Malaysia,China
3. If our presentgovernmentisademocracy,where doespowerreside?
a. In the Filipinopeople
b. In the Congress
c. In the President
d. In the Supreme Court
4. Who advocatedthe processof Filipinizationinthe Philippinesduringthe AmericanColonial
Period?
a. WilliamHowardTaft
b. FrancisBurton Harrison
c. Frank Murphy
d. DwightDavis
5. Whichis TRUE of the formerpresidentCorazonAquino?
I. The firstfemale presidentof the Philippines
II. The firstfemale presidentinAsia
III. Describedasthe ”icon of democracy”
a. I,II,andIII
b. I and III
c. I and II
d. I only
6. Instagramis an online mobile photo-sharing,video-sharingandsocial networkingservicethat
enablesitsuserstotake picturesandvideos,andshare themona varietyof social networking
platforms,suchas Facebook,Twitter, TumblrandFlickr.Theymaintainahighstandardontheir
applicationdevelopedbythesetwoguru-tech:
a. KevinSystrom andMike Krieger
b. Jack Dorseyand EvanWilliams
c. BizStone and NoahGlass
d. Mark ZuckerbergandDorothyWesley
7. Which of the following groups has the Philippines as its member?
a)NATO

2. b) ASEAN
c) SAARC
d) OAU
8. the Supreme Court of Panama ordered the arrest of former President Ricardo Martinelli over
the weekend of December 2015 that alarmed the public. What were the underlying charges
sustaining the arrest order?
a. That Martinelli used public funds to illegally spy on political opponents.
b. That Martinelli embezzled more than $1 billion from public coffers to sustain his lavish
lifestyle.
c. That Martinelli ordered the assassination of his chief rival, Martín Torrijos, to attain
office.
d. That Martinelli used his office to facilitate illicit drug trade through the country.
9. Atlas– a collectionof maps
Herculean – verypowerful
Labyrinth – a maze
Olympian – majestic;honoured
All these wordsusedinthe Englishlanguage todayoriginatedinmythsof the _____.
a. Romans
b. Egyptians
c. French
d. Greeks
10. Whichis TRUE of the Philippines?
a. It has beencolonizedbytwoEuropeancolonial powers
b. It has neverbeenunitedasa nation
c. There have beenattemptstochange itsgovernmenttoparliamentaryform
d. It has notachievedfull independence fromthe verybeginning
11. This new breakthrough technique could identify patients at high risk of a heart attack by
identifyingspecificcellsasmarkersin the bloodstream and can now be tested on patients who
exhibit symptoms but are yet to experience a heart attack which recently developed by the
Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
a. Fluidbiopsy
b. Electrocardiagram
c. 4D echo
d. Spinal therapy
12. The newly discovered first warm-blooded fish which has a local name opah and placed to the
endotherms,meaningitkeepsitsowntemperature elevatedevenitdivestochillydepthsthatis
why it is given a genus ____.
a. LamprisGutattus
b. Labeo Bicolor
c. Morulius
d. LeptobarbusHoeveni
13. The escalationof technologyisinevitable asthe newlyreleasedversionof Androidmobile
operatingsystemwasunveiledtoimprove the featuresof Android5.0versionorthe lollipop
and the latesthasa code name of “AndroidM” or commonlyknownas:
a. Mars
b. Marshmallow

3. c. Milkyway
d. Mocha
14. Whichof the followingdemonstrates ethnocentricbehavior?
A. A UnitedNationsvolunteerparticipatesinliteracyprogramsinMindanao
B. A studenttutorsan immigrantinEnglish
C. A Hispaniccommunitygroup demandsthatpublicformsalsobe publishedinSpanish
D. A touristlectureshisforeignhostsonthe “uncivilized”nature of theirmarriage customs
15. Whichis TRUE of the historical developmentof the Philippines?
a. It has neverbeenanindependentnation
b. It has beenanindependentnationeversince
c. It has evolvedfromacolonytoa fullyindependentnation
d. It has notachievedfull independence fromthe verybeginning
16. Today whichisthe largestcountry(byarea) in the world?
a. USSR
b.Russia
c. Great Britain
d. Canada
17. Supplyanddemandare two importantfactorsthat influence the market.Supplymeansthe
amountof a specificproductorservice available.Demandreferstothe amountof that product or
service consumerswanttopurchase.Bothof these factorsinfluence the price of goods.For
example,if there isalarge supplyof aproduct whichfew people wanttobuy,the price of that
productwill godown.As the price goesdown,demandusuallyincreases.Eventually,abalance
betweenthe twofactorsisreachedandthe optimal price forthat product or service isdetermined.
At that point,the supplyanddemandhave reached equilibrium.
Why doesdemandonly"usually"goupwhenthe price islowered?
A. Demandalwaysincreasesonitsown
B. The supplyis oftendecreasedinstead
C. Price maynot be the onlyfactorcausinglow demand
D. People wanttopaymore forproducts,not less
18. Whichcountry of the followingdoesnotuse the pesocurrency anymore?
a. Spain
b. Philippines
c. Colombia
d. Uruguay
19. thiscountryimmediatelyofferstomediate betweenSaudi andIran,fearingforISIScampaignthis
January2016.
a. Jordan
b. Iraq
c. Pakistan
d. Egypt
20. NorthKorea'sclaimto have testeda miniaturizedhydrogenbombthisyear2016, whichwould
representabigadvance inits strike capability,couldleadtorenewedcallsforcountriesinthe regionto
enhance theirmissile defenses,changesthatChinaopposes.Whatissuestodaybucklesthe turmoilof
Northkoreaand otherAsianterritories?
a. Makes ‘powderkeg’onitsinitializingwar
b. Militaryprowessof NorthKoreans
c. To spreadtheirideologyasone of the totalitarianstates
d. Territorial dispute

4. CLINCHER:
1. Whichcountry isknownas the Pearl of Africa?
a. Uganda
b. Ghana
c. Madagascar
d. Sudan
2. In whichcountrywasgolf firstplayed?
A. Vietnam
B. America
C. Norway
D. Scotland
3. What is the rhino'shorn made of?
A. Bone
B. Hair
C. Tooth
D. Fiber
4. Which iscorrect accordingto the regional countriesinSoutheastAsia:
a. Philippines,India, Oman,Singapore
b. Philippines,Taiwan,Thailand,Singapore
c. Philippines,Indonesia,Thailand,Oman
d. Indonesia,Singapore,Thailand,Malaysia
5. What is the largestlandlockedcountryin the world?
a. Kazakhstan
b. Nigeria
c. Australia
d. Mongolia
6. What is the largestdesertinthe worldas consideredbygeologists?
a. Sahara
b. Rub-al Khali
c. Antarctica
d. Russia
PREPARED BY: MRS. MARIETA B. LAMOCA