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General Knowledge Quiz

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Some bacteria are classified as saprophytes because they organism which _____.

a)

feed on dead organism matter

b)

feed on other living things

c)

undergo photosynthesis

d)

have hydrolytic enzymes

2.

Pag-aaral ng mga tuntunin kung paano inaayos ang mga salita sa loob ng pangungusap.

a)

Semantika

b)

Syntax

c)

Pragmatika

d)

Ortograpiya

3.

The major concern about global warming arises from increased concentration of _______.

a)

Greenhouse gases

b)

Acid rain

c)

Photochemical smog

d)

Nitrogen oxides

4.

Decomposition is a process in which a substance is broken to make it useful in other processes. The organisms that are capable of decomposing a substance are called _______.

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Saprotrophs

d)

Producers

5.

The laws of heredity were results of the study of _______.

a)

Fleming

b)

Mendel

c)

Curie

d)

Darwin

6.

Who were the aboriginal settlers in the islands prior to succeeding migrants who crossed the seas from the southern Philippines?

a)

Sumarians

b)

Malayan

c)

Borneans

d)

Negritos

7.

Damage to DNA that is not repaired and then replicated can result in genetic orders.

a)

Mutation

b)

Pathology

c)

Embryology

d)

Speciation

8.

Known as "Dimasalang" and "Laong Laan".

a)

Antonio Luna

b)

Jose Rizal

c)

Graciano Lopez Jaena

d)

Marcelo H. Del Pilar

9.

Ito ay wikang impormal na nalikha at nabuo sa pagsasama-sama ng mga salitang pinaikli o pinahaba.

a)

Balbal

b)

Kolokyal

c)

Lalawigan

d)

Pampanitikan

10.

Alin sa mga sumusunod ang di- mahalagang salik sa pagtatalumpati?

a)

Okasyon

b)

Paksa

c)

Pagyayabang

d)

Tagapakinig

11.

What are the small hair-like structures that serve as a sensory function in eukaryotic cells?

a)

Plasma membrane

b)

Centromere

c)

Actin filaments

d)

Cilia

12.

Jose reads WAS for SAW or D for P or B. From his reading behavior, one can say that Jose suffers from ______.

a)

dysgraphia

b)

dyslexia

c)

dysphasia

d)

dyspraxia

13.

Who is the first mythical geographer who was recognized due to his vivid descriptions of land and people encountered by his hero Ulysses?

a)

Virgil

b)

Plato

c)

Homer

d)

Cicero

14.

Virtual face-to-face communication is made possible by this software.

a)

Google

b)

Skype

c)

Twitter

d)

Facebook

15.

Dengue is an infectious disease transmitted by an organism classified under which phylum?

a)

Arthropoda

b)

Echinodermata

c)

Mollusca

d)

Cnidaria

16.

What are the prime factors of 56?

a)

7x4x2

b)

14x2x2

c)

7x8

d)

7x2x2x2

17.

Who said, "The Filipino is worth dying for?"

a)

Carlos P. Garcia

b)

Fidel V. Ramos

c)

Jose P. Laurel

d)

Benigno Aquino

18.

What is a very hot gas of nuclei and electrons called?

a)

laser

b)

ideal gas

c)

tokamak

d)

plasma

19.

What organism would most likely be in an arctic environment?

a)

Crocodile

b)

Walrus

c)

Turtle

d)

Maya Bird

20.

A Filipino migrant writer whose fiction stories reflect the filipino's concepts of american culture.

a)

Bienvenido Santos

b)

Ricky Lee

c)

Alejandro Roces

d)

Ambeth Ocampo

21.

Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author ________.

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

George Orwell

c)

J. K. Rowling

d)

Virginia Woolf

22.

What is the possible consequence of "meritocracy" in a social system?

a)

Culture of elitism

b)

Leadership by a people of talent

c)

Rule by those with noble birth

d)

Rule by the wealthy and powerful

23.

Which among the following refers to the "Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013"?

a)

RA 4670

b)

RA 7836

c)

RA 10533

d)

RA 9293

24.

What is the process used by plants to convert the energy from sunlight into chemical energy?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Cytolysis

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Phytochemical conversation

25.

What is considered as the earliest form of writing in the Philippines?

a)

Abakada

b)

Roman Alphabet

c)

Alibata

d)

Balitaw

26.

A human arm,a bat's wing and a seals flipper are examples of _______.

a)

Analogous organs

b)

Homologous organs

c)

Embryonic organs

d)

Vestigial organs

27.

The family members were ______ in the beach party.

a)

Together

b)

Altogether

c)

All together

d)

Together all

28.

Which microsatellite and the first satellite built and designed by Filipinos?

a)

Diwata-l

b)

Marikit-1

c)

Maganda-l

d)

Pumailanlang-l

29.

The collection of stories of animals which teach moral lesson is________.

a)

The Lion King

b)

Aesop's Fables

c)

One Thousand and One Arabian Nights

d)

Grimm's Fairy Tale

30.

Monosaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides are types of _________.

a)

Proteins

b)

Lipids

c)

Nucleotides

d)

Carbohydrates

31.

"Silas Marner" and "Middlemarch" are two of the most famous works of George Eliot, whose real name is _________.

a)

George Barthes

b)

Anton Chekov

c)

Mary Ann Evans

d)

Ashton Bell

32.

The ordering of human needs from highest to lowest is known as the hierarchy of needs by _____

a)

John Dewey

b)

Abraham Maslow

c)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

d)

Edward Thorndike

33.

This was a prize winning-poem of Rizal when he was a student in UST. This poem proved that an Indio was not only equal but also more superior than the Spaniards in poetry writing.

a)

A La Juventud Filipina

b)

Noli Me Tangere

c)

El Filibusterismo

d)

Mi Primera Inspiracion

34.

What was the poem of Rizal dedicated to his mother?

a)

El Filibusterismo

b)

Noli Me Tangere

c)

A La Juventud Filipina

d)

Mi Primera Inspiracion

35.

A poem written by Jose Rizal before his execution was __________.

a)

Mi Ultimo Adios

b)

Fray Botod

c)

La Solidaridad

d)

Sa Aking Mga Kabata

36.

It shows the complex food relationship of organism in a given area and the cyclic flow of food through organisms.

a)

Food chain

b)

Food web

c)

Food pyramid

d)

Biological cycle

37.

He invented the vaccine for rabies.

a)

Joseph Lister

b)

Robert Koch

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Marie Pasteur

38.

Tao Te Ching is the principal of literary work of Taoism which was written by ________.

a)

Lao Tzu

b)

Confucius

c)

Gautama Buddha

d)

Mahatma Ghandi

39.

Your findings are IMPERTINENT to the results of this investigation. The capitalized word means ____.

a)

malicious

b)

violent

c)

irrelevant

d)

important

40.

Ano ang pangalan ng ina ni Jose Rizal?

a)

Teresa Magbanua

b)

Teodora Alonso

c)

Concepcion Mercado

d)

Segunda Katigbak

41.

Pia took the LET last March 2015. Unfortunately she failed in the examination. Is she qualified for the position of para- teachers?

a)

No.

b)

Yes, if her LET rating is below 75.

c)

Yes, if her LET rating is 71-74.

d)

Yes, if her LET rating is 70-74.

42.

Anong klaseng pagpapatay (execution) ang ginawa kay Rizal?

a)

Electrocution

b)

Firing Squad

c)

Hanging

d)

Lethal Injection

43.

What do we call a traditional Japanese poem with three lines (with 17 syllables)?

a)

Haiku

b)

Free verse

c)

Sonnet

d)

Elegy

44.

Among all the religious missionaries, who arrived first?

a)

Dominicans

b)

Franciscans

c)

Jesuits

d)

Augustinians

45.

What are the last words of Jose Rizal?

a)

"Factum est!"

b)

"Consummatum est!"

c)

"Deus benedicat!"

d)

"Liberare regionem!"

46.

What are the prime factors of 48?

a)

3x2x2

b)

3x2x2x2x2

c)

3x2x2x5

d)

4x12

47.

Ayon kay Gleason,ang wika ay pinagkakasunduan ng isang lahi at kaya naman ay naunawaan ng lahat ng kasapi ng lahi.

a)

masistema

b)

dinamiko

c)

likas

d)

arbitraryo

48.

Ang salitang ugat sa "sinaliksik" ay ______.

a)

Saksihan

b)

Sinaksi

c)

Saliksik

d)

Salik

49.

A toothpick can sit on the surface of water due to __________.

a)

Surface tension

b)

Buoyancy

c)

Atmospheric pressure

d)

Viscosity

50.

The tax required to be paid annually by all adult citizens of the Philippines is the ________.

a)

Community Tax

b)

Income Tax

c)

Real estate Tax

d)

Inheritance Tax

51.

Organisms that eat plants only is called _______.

a)

ovipores

b)

herbivores

c)

omnivores

d)

carnivores

52.

This Shakespearean play talks about the ill- fated love affair between two individuals from warring families.

a)

Romeo and Juliet

b)

Midsummer N

53.

This Shakespearean play talks about the ill- fated love affair between two individuals from warring families.

a)

Romeo and Juliet

b)

Midsummer Nights Dream

c)

Merchant of Venice

d)

The Twelfth Night

54.

The collection of stories of animals which teach moral lesson is ________.

a)

The Lion King

b)

Aesop's Fables

c)

One Thousand and One Arabian Nights

d)

Grimm's Fairy Tale

55.

The peace agreement forged in Bohol between Legaspi and Sikatuna was known as _______?

a)

Blood Compact

b)

Galleon Trade

c)

Union Obrera

d)

Versadero Decalogo

56.

What do you think will happen when a plant cell is placed in a hypotonic solution?

a)

The plant cell will shrink

b)

The plant cell will swell

c)

The plant cell will rupture

d)

The plant cell will remain as is

57.

Our guest of honor was a loquacious speaker. Loquacious means ________.

a)

reserved

b)

verbose

c)

reticent

d)

spiritless

58.

The Philippine Legislature has two chambers. This set-up is known as ________.

a)

Bicameral

b)

Multilateral

c)

Bilateral

d)

Unicameral

59.

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

a)

Auxins and Gibberellins

b)

Cytokinins and Gibberellins

c)

Auxins and abscisate

d)

Cytokinins and auxins

60.

Perfumes contain organic compounds called _________.

a)

Alcohol

b)

Ethers

c)

Acids

d)

Esters

61.

What is the process used by plants to convert the energy from sunlight into chemical energy?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Cytolysis

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Phytochemical conversation

62.

The world largest ecosystem of deserts is ________.

a)

Africa

b)

Sahara

c)

Libya

d)

Saudi

63.

What was the term popularly used to refer to England's Queen Elizabeth I?

a)

Righteous Queen

b)

Queen of Justice

c)

Mother Queen

d)

Virgin Queen

64.

Who is the most famous proponent of Arena Theater in the Philippines?

a)

Montano

b)

Avellana

c)

Tinio

d)

Carpio

65.

What is the oldest religion in Asia?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Christian

66.

The energy source which is not sustainable is ___________.

a)

coal

b)

wind

c)

sun

d)

water

67.

"The goddess Aphrodite is the phantom of delight." The sentence is an example of ________.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Irony

d)

Hyperbole

68.

Participation in governance, including the right to vote and seek public office is secured within citizenry's __________.

a)

Right to due process

b)

Socio-civic rights

c)

Political rights

d)

Right to suffrage

69.

A mango tree is planted beside a sampaguita plant in a garden. They demonstrate the following relationship.

a)

Commensalism

b)

Predation

c)

Competition

d)

Mutualism

70.

I can't find ______ calculator; may I use ______, Prince?

a)

My, yours

b)

His, yours

c)

My, his

d)

Yours, mine

71.

Ano ang tawag sa bantas na sinisimbolo ng sunod-sunod na tatlong tuldok para ipakita na may mga bahaging hindi na sinipi sa isang talata?

a)

synopsis

b)

ellipsis

c)

sintesis

d)

abstrak

72.

Through the Galleon Trade (1565-1815), the Philippines has extended contacts with _______.

a)

Spain

b)

Spice Island

c)

China

d)

Mexico

73.

What is Jose Rizal's novel that centers on Crisostomo Ibarra, whose primary wish is to educate the youth?

a)

Noli Me Tangere

b)

La Liga Filipina

c)

El Filibusterismo

d)

For the Filipino Youth

74.

Which best describes the division of the legislature into the Senate and the House of Representatives?

a)

Bicameralism

b)

Bipartisanship

c)

Unicameralism

d)

Co-legislative

75.

Secretes insulin that aids in the regulation of sugar in the body?

a)

Kidney

b)

Liver

c)

Pancreas

d)

Thyroid

76.

Who among the Filipino writers below focuses on the beliefs and traditions during the Filipino-Spanish period?

a)

Nick Joaquin

b)

Bienvenido Santos

c)

NVM Gonzalez

d)

F. Sionil Jose

77.

He referred to as the "The Brain of Himagsikan".

a)

Apolinario Mabini

b)

Graciano Lopez Jaena

c)

Andres Bonifacio

d)

Emilio Jacinto

78.

Iron-deficiency contributes to the poor scholastic performance of students. Which of the following food items is best for iron deficient students?

a)

Pechay

b)

Fish

c)

Sardines

d)

Liver

79.

What is the Teacher's Professionalization Act?

a)

RA 7836

b)

RA 4670

c)

RA 7722

d)

RA 9263

80.

We admire ________ when Cynthia speaks English fluently with ________.

a)

Him, them

b)

Her, us

c)

Him, we

d)

Him, me

81.

Ang pagyayabang ay dapat iwasan sa anong uri ng talastasan?

a)

Kwentuhan

b)

Liham

c)

Pagbati

d)

Talumpati

82.

Know as Virgin Queen who gave England's most prosperous years in wealth and culture was ________.

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Queen Elizabeth II

c)

Queen Elizabeth I

d)

Queen Marie Antoinette

83.

A razor blade can float on the surface of water due to __________.

a)

Surface tension

b)

Atmospheric pressure

c)

Buoyancy

d)

Viscosity

84.

Which is the brain of a computer?

a)

RAM

b)

CPU

c)

MOTHERBOARD

d)

VIDEO CARD

85.

Which of the following is waste product of photosynthesis?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Glucose

86.

Technology ______ dramatically in the twenty-first century.

a)

was improved

b)

has improved

c)

is improved

d)

did improve

87.

Who among the Presidents changed the date of our celebration of Independence day from July 4 to June 12?

a)

Ramon Magsaysay

b)

Diosdado Macapagal

c)

Carlos Garcia

d)

Ferdinand Marcos

88.

The Philippines, which made up of thousands of islands is called __________.

a)

Cape

b)

Gulf

c)

Peninsula

d)

Archipelago

89.

The resettlement of the Filipino communities to town centers called cabeceras was provided by the Spanish policy called

a)

Encomienda

b)

Reduccion

c)

Pueblo

d)

Gobernadorcillo

90.

A Philippine President made this quote, "I will make this nation great again!" who was it?

a)

Manuel Roxas

b)

Elpidio Quirino

c)

Ferdinand Marcos

d)

Manuel Quezon

91.

"The comedian is known for his CANDIDNESS. "The capitalized word means __________.

a)

tactfulness

b)

rudeness

c)

attention

d)

frankness

92.

The ordering of things according to the importance a person attaches to them is known as ____________.

a)

Hierarchy of needs

b)

Values hierarchy

c)

Academic hierarchy

d)

Religious hierarchy

93.

Si Fe ay masaya sa kanyang kaarawan. Ang salitang "masaya" ay isang ________.

a)

pang-ukol

b)

pang-abay

c)

pang-uri

d)

pandiwa

94.

The DENR mandated the total ban of ________ dynamite fishing.

a)

with use

b)

to use

c)

of use

d)

on the use

95.

The right invoked in the "writ of habeas corpus" is the _____.

a)

Right to due process

b)

Right to bank secrecy

c)

Right to demand the presence of the accused

d)

Right to information

96.

What is the LCM of 5,6 and 7?

a)

200

b)

203

c)

205

d)

210

97.

The molecules that contain an organism's genetic make-up is called _________.

a)

DNA

b)

Nucleolus

c)

Cytosol

d)

Genetic membrane

98.

"As far back as I can remember,our family had always been an extended one. Our grandmother was the mainstay in the family, the silent strength behind our mother who is her daughter." The informal guide and honorary household chief in. The extended family is the ________.

a)

grandmother

b)

mother

c)

father

d)

aunt

99.

All of the following describes One Thousand and One Nights EXCEPT:

a)

It was use to praise their own tribe or make fun of others.

b)

It is also called The Arabian Nights.

c)

Stories were compiled during the Islamic Golden Age.

d)

It is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales.

100.

Tao Te Ching is the principal of literary work of Taoism which was written by ________.

a)

Lao Tzu

b)

Confucius

c)

Gautama Buddha

d)

Mahatma Ghandi

101.

The pen name of Mary Ann Evans is ________.

a)

George Eliot

b)

Emily Watts

c)

Jane Seymour

d)

Anne Bradsheet

102.

Ang Cebuano, Ilokano at Hiligaynon ay halimbawa ng anong barayti ng wika?

a)

Sosyolek

b)

Dayalek

c)

Idyolek

d)

Jargon