LESSON 1

What is the Department of Science and Technology in the Philippines responsible for?

• Conducting military research

• Overseeing agricultural development

• Promoting public consciousness of science and technology

• Managing national parks

What was the purpose of the Malaspina expedition that visited the Philippines?

• To spread Christianity

• To establish a new colony

• To make scientific observations and conduct geodetic surveys

• To search for treasure

Who was the first Filipino director of the Manila Laboratory?

• Dr. Jose Rizal

• Father Federico Faura

• Father Juan Sorolla

• Father Castro de Elera

When was the first steam machine for hulling rice introduced in the Philippines?

• 1890

• 1848

• 1836

• 1854

Which Filipino scientist was known as the 'Prince of Filipino Chemists'?

• Dr. Jose Rizal

• Anacleto del Rosario

• Father Federico Faura

• Dr. T.H. Pardo de Tavera

What was the purpose of the first lighthouse built in the Philippines in 1846?

• To guide ships at night

• To provide electricity to nearby villages

• To serve as a military outpost

• To house government officials

Which Filipino scientist wrote the first work on Philippine zoology?

• Father Juan Sorolla

• Father Castro de Elera

• Dr. Jose Rizal

• Dr. T.H. Pardo de Tavera

When was the first electric light system introduced in Manila?

• 1854

• 1890

• 1893

• 1848

What was the main achievement of the Observatory of Manila during the Spanish times?

• Accurate forecasts of typhoons

• Inventing new agricultural tools

• Exploring new territories

• Establishing new trade routes

Which hospital was founded by a Franciscan lay brother named Juan Clemente in 1578?

• Hospital Real

• Hospital San Juan de Dios

• Hospital de San Gabriel

• San Lazaro Hospital