Free Printable DOST SCHOLARSHIP QUIZ BEE

1.

What is the basic unit of heredity?

a)

Chromosome

b)

DNA

c)

Gene

d)

Nucleotide

e)

Protein

2.

Solve for x: $2x + 8 = 20$

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

e)

12

3.

Which word is closest in meaning to "benevolent"?

a)

Evil

b)

Kind

c)

Angry

d)

Selfish

e)

Neutral

4.

All mammals are warm-blooded. Whales are mammals. Therefore:

a)

All warm-blooded animals are whales

b)

Whales are warm-blooded

c)

Some mammals are not warm-blooded

d)

Whales are cold-blooded

e)

Only whales are mammals

5.

What is the chemical formula for water?

a)

H2O

b)

CO2

c)

O2

d)

H2O2

e)

HO

6.

What comes next in the sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16, ?

a)

20

b)

24

c)

28

d)

32

e)

36

7.

Who is considered the "Father of the Philippine Revolution"?

a)

José Rizal

b)

Andrés Bonifacio

c)

Emilio Aguinaldo

d)

Apolinario Mabini

e)

Marcelo H. del Pilar

8.

What is the sum of the interior angles of a triangle?

a)

90°

b)

120°

c)

180°

d)

270°

e)

360°

9.

What is the SI unit of force?

a)

Joule

b)

Watt

c)

Newton

d)

Pascal

e)

Ampere

10.

Identify the correct sentence:

a)

She don't like pizza.

b)

She doesn't likes pizza.

c)

She doesn't like pizza.

d)

She don't likes pizza.

e)

She not like pizza.

11.

What is the oxidation number of chromium in $K_2Cr_2O_7$ (potassium dichromate)?

a)

+3

b)

+4

c)

+5

d)

+6

e)

+7

12.

What is the derivative of f(x) = $3x^3 + 2x^2 - 5x + 7$ ?

a)

$9x^2 + 4x - 5$

b)

$6x^2 + 4x - 5$

c)

$9x^2 + 2x - 5$

d)

$3x^2 + 2x - 5$

e)

$9x^3 + 4x^2 - 5x$

13.

In a $3 \times 3$ matrix where each row and column must contain the numbers 1, 2, and 3 exactly once (like Sudoku), if the first row is [1, 2, 3] and the first column is [1, 3, 2], what number must be in position (2,2)?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

Cannot be determined

e)

Multiple answers possible

14.

A ball is thrown horizontally from a 45-meter high building with an initial velocity of 20 m/s. How long will it take to hit the ground? (Use $g = 10 \text{ m/s}^2$ )

a)

2 seconds

b)

3 seconds

c)

4 seconds

d)

4.5 seconds

e)

5 seconds

15.

"Although the experiment yielded unexpected results, the hypothesis was not entirely invalidated." What can be inferred?

a)

The experiment completely failed

b)

The hypothesis was proven correct

c)

Some aspects of the hypothesis may still be valid

d)

The results confirmed the hypothesis

e)

The experiment was not conducted properly

16.

Given: "If it rains, then the ground gets wet." The ground is dry. What can we conclude?

a)

It rained

b)

It didn't rain

c)

It might have rained

d)

The statement is false

e)

No conclusion can be made

17.

A bag contains 5 red balls and 7 blue balls. What is the probability of drawing a red ball?

a)

$5/12$

b)

$5/7$

c)

$7/12$

d)

$5/2$

e)

$1/2$

18.

In a cross between two heterozygous individuals (Aa × Aa), what is the probability of offspring being homozygous recessive (aa)?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

19.

How many senators are there in the Philippine Senate?

a)

12

b)

18

c)

24

d)

50

e)

100

20.

What number should replace the question mark? 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ?

a)

95

b)

115

c)

125

d)

127

e)

135

21.

Calculate the entropy change (ΔS) when 2 moles of an ideal gas expand isothermally and reversibly from 10 L to 20 L at 300 K. (R = 8.314 J/mol·K)

a)

8.314 J/K

b)

11.53 J/K

c)

16.628 J/K

d)

23.06 J/K

e)

33.256 J/K

22.

Find all real solutions to the equation: $x^4 - 5x^2 + 4 = 0$

a)

x = ±1, ±2

b)

x = ±1, ±3

c)

x = ±2, ±3

d)

x = 0, ±2

e)

x = ±1 only

23.

Five scientists (A, B, C, D, E) present papers in sequence. B presents before D but after A. C presents before E but after D. E presents before B. What is the correct presentation order?

a)

A, E, B, D, C

b)

A, B, D, C, E

c)

A, E, D, B, C

d)

E, A, B, D, C

e)

A, D, E, B, C

24.

According to Einstein’s mass–energy equivalence, if 1 gram of matter is completely converted to energy, how much energy is released? (c = $3 \times 10^8 m/s$ )

a)

$9 \times 10^{13} J$

b)

9 × 10^14 J

c)

$9 \times 10^{15} J$

d)

$9 \times 10^{16}$ J

e)

$9 \times 10^{17}$ J

25.

Select the word that best completes: "The researcher’s methodology was criticized for being too ________, lacking the rigor necessary for empirical validation."

a)

meticulous

b)

heuristic

c)

systematic

d)

anecdotal

e)

quantitative

26.

Given matrices A = [2 1; 3 4] and B = [1 2; 0 1], what is det(AB)?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

20

e)

25

27.

A cube is painted red on all faces and then cut into 64 smaller equal cubes (4×4×4). How many small cubes will have paint on exactly one face?

a)

8

b)

16

c)

24

d)

32

e)

48

28.

In the electron transport chain, what is the final electron acceptor?

a)

NAD+

b)

FAD

c)

Cytochrome c

d)

Oxygen (O2)

e)

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

29.

What does GDP stand for in economics?

a)

Gross Domestic Price

b)

Gross Development Product

c)

General Domestic Product

d)

Gross Domestic Product

e)

General Development Price

30.

Evaluate the definite integral: $\int_{0}^{1} x^2 \, dx$

a)

1/4

b)

1/3

c)

1/2

d)

2/3

e)

1

DOST SCHOLARSHIP QUIZ BEE

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