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Practice Exam Test Questions
Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.
1. It is the definite portion of the earth‟s
surface which is the subject of
sovereignty rights and interests. From the
political standpoint, it is referred to as:
A. State
B. Government
C. Sovereignty
D. Territory
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Option D
Explanation
Territory – the established area that rightly
belongs to the people of the state. These is the
aerial (air), terrestrial (land), fluvial (stream/river),
and maritime (water) domains of the state.
“Area” - a definite portion of the earth‟s surface
2. What was the First Philippine Republic?
A. A. The Republic proclaimed in Malolos
B. The Republic proclaimed under the 1935 Constitution.
C. The Republic of the Philippines proclaimed in 1946
D. The Republic proclaimed under the Japanese-
sponsored Constitution
Japanese Sponsored – Puppet Republic (2
nd
Republic)
1946 Constitution – 3rd Republic, Manuel Roxas
3. Which type of government did Aguinaldo
establish?
A. Unitary
B. Revolutionary
C. Republican
D. Oligarchic
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Option B
Explanation
Philippine declaration of independence,
Revolutionary government
On June 12, 1898, the Philippine Declaration of
Independence was proclaimed at an event led
by Emilio Aguinaldo in his mansion in Kawit, Cavite.
On June 23, Aguinaldo issued a decree replacing
the Dictatorial Government with a Revolutionary
Government.
4. What characteristic(s) of government is established by the 1987 Constitution?
I. Presidential system of government with three branches
II. Parliamentary system of government
III. The three branches of government are separate and
independent of each other
IV. The three branches of government have a check and
balance over each other.
A. I and IV
B. II, Ill and IV
C. I, Ill and IV
D. II only
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Option C
Explanation
The legislative branch makes laws, but the President in the executive branch can veto those laws with a Presidential Veto. The legislative branch makes laws, but the judicial branch can declare those laws unconstitutional.
5. Which policy is an innovation of the 1987 Constitution?
A. To provide urban land reform and social housing
program
B. To establish a-parliamentary form of government
C. To give priority to education, science and technology,
arts, culture and sports
D. To give "grant" of lands of public domain to qualified
citizens
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Option C
Explanation
The State shall promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and independence of the nation and free the people from poverty through policies that provide adequate social services, promote full employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of life for all.
6. Which is a new mode for proposing amendments to the Constitution as
provided for by the 1987 Constitution?
A. Citizens' Assemblies
B. Plebiscite
C. Referendum
D. People's initiative
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Option D
Explanation
Amendments to this Constitution may likewise be directly proposed by the people through initiative upon a petition of at least twelve per centum of the total number of registered voters, of which every legislative district must be represented by at least three per centum of the registered voters therein.
7. Based on the classifications of government which applies to the present Philippine government?
A. Hereditary
B. Consolidated
C. De jure government
D. De facto government
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Option C
Explanation
De Jure – a form of government that is founded on existing legal or constitutional basis.
8. If our present government is a democracy, where does power reside?
A. In the Filipino people
B. In the President
C. In Congress
D. In the Supreme Court
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Option A
Explanation
Democracy
"government of the People, by the People and for the People." (Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address).
9. Which does NOT properly describe a republican and democratic state?
A. Existence of a bill of rights.
B. Observance of the principle of separation of powers and a system of checks and balances
C. Observance of the principle that ours is a
government of men and not of laws
D. Presence of elections through popular will
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Option C
Explanation
Rule of law
The rule of law, at its most basic, means that the law applies to everyone equally. It means that
no one is above the law. It is also popularly understood as “a government of law, not of men.” And, while the law may be harsh, it is the law.
10. Which right is violated by wiretapping?
A. The right to private property
B. The right to privacy of communication
C. The right to information on matters of public concern
D. Freedom of expression
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Option B
Explanation
Wiretapping (telephone tapping)
Telephone tapping or wiretapping is the
monitoring of telephone and internet
conversations by a third party, often by
covert means. The wire tap received its
name because, historically, the monitoring
connection was an actual electrical tap on
the telephone line.
11. Which is a legislative check on the President?
A. Rejection of appointment/s by the President
B. Prescription of the qualifications of the President
C. Prescription of qualifications of judges of lower courts
D. Inquiry into the wisdom of any pardon given by the President
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Option A
Explanation
The Senate has the sole power to confirm those of the President's appointments that require consent and to ratify treaties.
12. Which is a judicial check on the executive and
legislative branches of the government?
A. Judges the constitutionality of executive orders
B. Determines the term of a member of the House of Representatives
C. Prescribes the qualifications of the President
D. Prescribes the qualifications of a Senator
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Option A
Explanation
The legislative branch makes laws, but the President in the executive branch can veto those laws with a Presidential Veto. The legislative branch makes laws, but the judicial branch can declare those laws unconstitutional.
13. In which instance is the independence of the judiciary shown?
A. The Supreme Court is beyond criticism.
B. The Supreme Court is given authority to appoint all officials and employees of the judiciary.
C. The qualifications of the Justices of the Supreme Court can be changed by Congress.
D. The salaries of the members of the Supreme Court and of the lower courts can be decreased during their-continuance in office.
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Option B
Explanation
The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the highest court in the Philippines. It is presided over by a Chief Justice and is composed of fifteen (15) Justices, including the Chief Justice. Pursuant to the Constitution, the Supreme Court has “administrative supervision over all courts and the personnel thereof.
”
14. A vetoed bill repassed in congress becomes a law with a:
A. A majority vote of all the members of both houses
B. Two-thirds vote of all the members present constituting a quorum
C. Two-thirds vote of all the members of both houses
D. Majority vote of all the members present constituting a quorum
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Option C
Explanation
If the president vetoes the bill, Congress can override the veto with a two-thirds supermajority. If either house voted down on a bill or fails to act on it after adjournment since death, the bill is lost and would have to be proposed to the next congress, with the process starting all over again.
15. Which of the following is unconstitutional?
A. A regulation requiring the use of personal I.D before entering a school.
B. A law prohibiting professional from seeking employment abroad.
C. A traffic rule preventing some cars to travel on a certain day.
D. A person‟s choice of abode limited by order of the court.
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Option D
Explanation
Article 3. Bill of Rights
Sec 6
The liberty of abode and of changing the same within the limits prescribed by law shall not be impaired except upon lawful order of the court.
Neither shall the right to travel be impaired except in the interest of national security, public
safety, or public health, as may be provided by law.
Liberty of Abode and Travel - the right of a person to have his home in whatever place chosen by him and thereafter to change it at will, and to go where he pleases without interference from any source.
Limitations:
• Permissible interference - “except upon lawful order of the court” and except in the national
security, public safety, or public health according to law.
R.A. 8239 – Philippine Passport Act of 1996
Sec. 8. Grounds for Denial, Cancellation, or Restrictions.
The application for a passport may be denied, canceled, or restricted only on the following grounds:
• Cancellation
1. When the holder is a fugitive from justice;
2. When the holder has been convicted of a criminal offense; Provided, that the passport may be restored after service of a sentence; or
3. When a passport was acquired fraudulently or tampered with.
• Restricted
1. When the country of destination is in a state of political instability which could pose a danger to the Filipino traveler.
2. When diplomatic ties have been fractured or severed with the Philippines;
3. When the country of destination is subject to travel restrictions by government policy,
enforcement of action by the United Nations or in a state of war.
16. All appropriation, revenue or traffic bills, etc. shall originate exclusively in the:
A. A.House of Representatives
B. Sangguniang Panlalawigan
C. Senate
D. Supreme court
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Option A
Explanation
Each house (Upper and lower) has its own inherent power, with the Senate
given the power to vote on treaties, while the House of Representatives can
only introduce money bills.
17. It is also called as the Tanodbayan:
A. Court of Appeals
B. Ombudsman
C. Sandiganbayan
D. Supreme Court
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Option B
Explanation
Ombudsman of the Philippines
The Ombudsman of the Philippines, also known as
Tanodbayan ng Pilipinas, is an ombudsman
responsible for investigating and prosecuting Philippine
government officials accused of crimes, especially
graft and corruption.
Under the 1987 Philippine Constitution and the
Ombudsman Act of 1998, the Office of the
Ombudsman independently monitors all three
branches of the government for political corruption.
Ombudsman: Conchita Carpio-Morales
Court of Appeals of the Philippines
The Court of Appeals of the Philippines is the
Philippines‟ second-highest judicial court, just after
the Supreme Court. The court consists of 69
Associate Justices and 1 Presiding Judge. The CA
“reviews not only the decisions and orders of the
RTCs nationwide but also those of the Court of Tax
Appeals, as well as the awards, judgments, final
orders or resolutions.
Presiding Judge: Andres B. Reyes, Jr.
Sandiganbayan
The Sandiganbayan (“people‟s advocate”) is a
special appellate collegial court in the Philippines.
The special court was established by P.D. 1486, as
subsequently modified by P.D. 1606 and by R.A.
7975 and 8249. It is equal in rank to the Court of
Appeals and consists of fourteen Associate
Justices and one Presiding Justice.
Presiding Justice: Amparo M. Cabotaje-Tang
Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the highest
court in the Philippines. It is presided over by a
Chief Justice and is composed of fifteen (15)
Justices, including the Chief Justice. Pursuant to the
Constitution, the Supreme Court has
“administrative supervision over all courts and the
personnel thereof.”
Chief Justice: Maria Lourdes Sereno
18. Father of Local Government in the Philippines
A. Benigno Aquino
B. TG Guingona
C. Aquilino Pimentel
D. Franklin Drilon
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Option C
Explanation
Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel is a former Senate President and principal author of Republic Act 7160, or
the Local Government Code of 1991. The Local Government Code signed into law by President Corazon Aquino on October 10, 1991, is considered one of the most revolutionary pieces of legislations that Congress has passed because it radically transformed the very nature of the country's politically-administrative system. The code has empowered the local government units all over the country by
squarely placing upon them, as frontline institutions, the
responsibility for developing their respective territories.
19. Which is the fourth largest island in the country, often visited by typhoons and
with a very rugged interior?
A. Negros
B. Bohol
C. Samar
D. Leyte
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Option A
Explanation
Philippine’s
largest islands:
1. Luzon – 42,458 m2
2. Mindanao– 37,657 m2
3. Samar– 5,185 m2
4. Negros – 5,139 m2
20. How has the fragmented nature of the topography of the Philippines affected the nation's progress?
A. No pattern in the state of economic progress can be drawn
B. The state of the nation's economic progress is more or less the same across regions
C. The state of economic progress differs across regions.
D. Regions in the northern part of the country are more economically progressive than those in the southern part.
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Option C
21. The three largest islands in the Philippines?
A. Luzon, Mindanao, Samar
B. Luzon, Samar, Leyte
C. Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao
D. Luzon, Mindanao, Leyte
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Option A
Explanation
Philippine’s
largest islands:
1.
Luzon – 42,458 m2
2.Mindanao
– 37,657 m2
3.Samar
– 5,185 m2
22. In its mountains you mine gold. It also supplies most part of Luzon with fresh
flowers and vegetables because of its climate. Which province is this?
A. Apayao
B. Benguet
C. Mt. Province
D. Ifugao
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Option B
Explanation
La Trinidad, Benguet
“Salad Bowl of the Philippines”
23.Cebu is to Sinulog as ________ is to Dinagyang
A. Panay
B. llo-ilo
C. Laguna
D. Bohol
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Option B
Explanation
Panay – Ati-Atihan Festival
Laguna – Keso Festival
Bohol – Sandugo Festival
Higantes Festival(Angono,Rizal)
Moriones Festival(Marinduque)
Maskara Festival(Bacolod)
Sinulog Festival(Cebu)
24. Where do devotees to Sto. Nino flock in January for its "Ati-atihan"?
A. Aklan
B. Tacloban
C. Tagbilaran
D. Cebu
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Option A
Explanation
The Ati-Atihan festival is a Philippine festival held annually in January in honor of the Santo Niño (Holy Child or Infant Jesus) in several towns of the province of Aklan, Panay Island. The biggest celebration is held during the third Sunday of January in the town of Kalibo, the province’s capital. The name Ati-Atihan means "to imitate the Ati people".
25. Complete this analogy: Nile River: World - _______ Philippines
A. Amburayan River
B. Cagayan River
C. Rio Grande of Mindanao
D. Agusan River
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Option B
Explanation
Longest Rivers in the Philippines:
1.Cagayan River (505 km)
2.Rio Grande de Mindanao (373 km)
3.Agusan River (350 km)
26. Which place in CALABARZON was named "Special, Science and Nature City" of the
Philippines?
A. Los Baños
B. Tagaytay
C. Pagsanjan
D. Kawit
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Option A
Explanation
Los Baños is a first class urban municipality in the
province of Laguna, Philippines. Los Baños was
declared as the “Special Science and Nature
City of the Philippines” through Presidential
Proclamation No. 349. The proclamation,
however, does not convert the municipality to a
city or give it corporate powers that are
accorded to other cities.
27. What is the smallest city in the Philippinesin terms of land area?
A. Pateros
B. San Juan
C. Pasay
D. Paranaque
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Option B
Explanation
Smallest City in the
Philippines:
San Juan City
21 barangays
Area: 5.87km2
Population: 122,180
(2015 census)
28. What is the Bukidnon plateau known for?
A. Strawberry plantation
B. Orchidarium
C. Banana plantation
D. Pineapple plantation
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Option D
Explanation
29. Which one serves as the rice granary in northeast Philippines?
A. Cagayan Valley
B. CAR
C. Nueva Ecija
D. llocos Region
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Option C
Explanation
Nueva Ecija is considered "The Rice Granary of the Philippines." It is from this province that the Philippines sources its biggest supply of rice grains and by- products, with its wealthiest citizens being rice millers, dealers and merchants.
30. Which province is helped developed by the advent of local and international
tourists who go surfing in Siargao Island?
A. Misamis Oriental
B. Surigao del Sur
C. Agusan del Sur
D. Surigao del Norte
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Option D
Explanation
Surigao del Norte
A province located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. Its capital is Surigao City. The province comprises two major islands: Siargao and Bucas Grande in the Philippine Sea, and a small region at the northeastern tip of Mindanao.
31. Which region is called “The Land of Promise” because of its rich agricultural
lands?
A. Mindanao
B. Visayas
C. Central Plain of Luzon
D. Luzon
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Option A
Explanation
The land holds an incredible wealth from nature, but also has dark moments of truth. As observed, every traveller who wants to explore Mindanao would ask about safety. And Mindanao cannot hide the truth from them.
32. Which is the coldest continent?
A. Asia, its northern part
B. Europe
C. America
D. Antarctica
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Option A
Explanation
Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and driest continent. It contains 90 percent of all of the ice on Earth in an area just under 1.5 times the size of the United States. But the southernmost continent is much more than a big block of ice.
33. It is the longest mountain chain in the world:
A. Andes
B. Himalayas
C. Kunlun
D. Pamir
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Option A
Explanation
Andes or Andean Mountains (Cordillera de los
Andes) are the longest continental mountain
range in the world. They form a continuous
highland along the western edge of South
America. This range is about 7,000 km long,
about 200 – 700 km wide, and of an average
height of about 4,000 m. The Andes extend
from north to south through seven countries:
Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia,
Argentina and Chile.
34. Most of the people in Latin America during the colonial period came from
what known place in the world?
A. Amazon Rainforest
B. Andes Mountain
C. Iberian Peninsula
D. Oceania
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Option C
Explanation
The South American continent is part of
Latin America, so named because most
of its settlers during the colonial period
came from the Iberian Peninsula.
35. One of the largest cities in the world, having the greatest population of any
city often referred as the “City that Never Sleeps”?
A. Hawaii
B. California
C. Las Vegas
D. New York
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Option D
Explanation
The “City That Never Sleeps” is a well-
known nickname for New York City,
famously employed in the "Theme from
New York, New York", covered by Frank
Sinatra
Hawaii – “The Aloha State”
California – “The Golden State”
Las Vegas – “Sin City”
36. Which part of the earth can experience six months of continuous daylight and six
months continuous darkness each year?
A. Greenland
B. Iceland
C. North Pole
D. Pacific Ocean
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Option C
Explanation
The Poles experience about six months of day and six months of night because of the tilt of the Earth on its axis. Because of this tilt each Pole is tilted towards and away from the Sun for about six months each. When the North Pole is tilted towards the Sun it experiences continuous daylight for six months.
37. From whom did we learn the love for lavish fiestas or celebrations?
A. The Americans
B. The Japanese
C. The Spaniards
D. The Malays
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Option C
Explanation
Fiestas were first introduced to the Filipinos by the Spaniards during the mid-1500s. The locals then worshipped many gods and had their own set of cultures and traditions. As part of their strategy to colonize the Philippines, the Spaniards introduced Christianity, assigned patron saints to each town and encouraged the locals to convert and to attend the fiestas in order to be saved from evil.
38. Hitler's move to eliminate the Jews was an act of:
A. Genocide
B. Ethnocide
C. Suicide
D. Infanticide
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Option A
Explanation
Genocide– deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or
cultural group
Ethnocide - deliberate and systematic destruction of the culture of an ethnic group
Suicide - the action of killing oneself intentionally
Infanticide – act of killing a baby
39. What religion suffered heavily in Europe during the Nazi Holocaust?
A. Atheist
B. Buddhist
C. Jew
D. Islam
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Option C
Explanation
The Holocaust, also referred to as the Shoah, was a genocide in which some 6 to 11 million European Jews were killed by
Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany, and the World War II collaborators with the Nazis.
40. Which describes the Asian continent correctly?
A. The 4 "cradles of civilization" are all in it
B. Its people have a longer life expectancy than any other continent.
C. It has more land and people and a higher population density than any other continent
D. It has two pronounced seasons, the dry and wet seasons
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Option C
Explanation
Asia is the largest of the world’s continents, covering approximately 30 percent of the Earth’s land area. It is also the world’s most populous continent, with roughly 60 percent of the total population.
41. Which place in China are said to be cradles of ancient civilization?
A. Huang He and Yangtze Valleys
B. Nile Valley
C. Tigris-Euphrates Valley
D. Indus Valley
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Option A
Explanation
Huang He and Yangtze Valleys - China
Nile Valley - Egypt
Tigris-Euphrates Valley – Middle East (Mesopotamia)
Indus Valley – Pakistan and Northwest India
42. The greatest contribution of Mesopotamia to civilization is:
A. Cuneiform
B. Code of Hammurabi
C. Behistun Rock
D. Gilgamesh Epic
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Option A
Explanation
43.The Phoenicians‟ greatest contribution to civilization is:
A. Alphabet
B. Glass
C. Dye
D. System of trade
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Option A
Explanation
44. “The face that launched a thousand ships” was the famous saying in reference
to the cause of war in ancient times in Greece. Which war is referred to in this
saying?
A. Persian War
B. Trojan War
C. Peloponnesian War
D. Crimean War
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Option B
Explanation
“The face that launched a thousand ships”
It is a reference to Helen of Troy. She was
said to be so beautiful that, when she was
abducted, a fleet of a thousand ships set
sail to win her back from Paris, sparking the
Trojan Wars.
45. It is a social system in which most relationships are personal or traditional. It is found in the rural areas in the Philippines.
A. Gesellschaft
B. Gemeinschaft
C. Primary group
D. Caste system
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Option B
Explanation
German sociologist Ferdinand Tönnies in his
influential work: Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft
In the rural, peasant societies that typify the
Gemeinschaft, personal relationships are defined
and regulated on the basis of traditional social
rules, ex: ”Bayanihan Spirit”.
The Gesellschaft, in contrast, is the creation of
rational will and is typified by modern,
cosmopolitan societies
46. When Berlin was being disputed between East and West Germany, in which part of
Germany was it located?
A. East Germany
B. Boundary of Austria and Germany
C. Boundary of East and West Germany
D. West Germany
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Option C
Explanation
After World War II, defeated Germany was divided into Soviet, American, British and French zones of occupation. The city of Berlin, though technically part of the Soviet zone, was also split, with the Soviets taking the eastern part of the city. After a massive Allied airlift in June 1948 foiled a Soviet attempt to blockade West Berlin, the eastern section was drawn even more tightly into the Soviet fold. Over the next 12 years, cut off from its western counterpart and basically reduced to a Soviet satellite, East Germany saw between 2.5 million and 3 million of its citizens head to West Germany in search of better opportunities. By 1961, some 1,000 East Germans—including many skilled laborers, professionals and intellectuals—were leaving every day.
47. The Byzantine Empire was established during:
A. Homeric Age
B. The time of the Caesars
C. Thousand years after the “fall of Rome”
D. Invasion of the Germanic tribes
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Option C
Explanation
The Byzantine Empire was a vast and powerful civilization with origins that can be traced to 330 A.D., when the Roman emperor Constantine I dedicated a “New Rome” on the site of the ancient Greek colony of Byzantium. Though the western half of the Roman Empire crumbled and fell in 476 A.D., the eastern half survived for 1,000 more years, spawning a rich tradition of art, literature and learning and serving as a military buffer between Europe and Asia. The Byzantine Empire finally fell in 1453, after an Ottoman army stormed Constantinople during the reign of Constantine XI.
48. Wars are fought as a means to settle conflicts. After the bloody encounters, a
war is officially ended through?
A. Alliance
B. Treaty
C. Ceasefire
D. Armistice
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Option B
Explanation
Treaty – an official agreement that is made
between two or more countries or groups
Alliance – union between people, groups,
countries
Ceasefire – an agreement to stop fighting a
war for a period of time so that a permanent
agreement can be made to end the war.
Armistice – an agreement to stop fighting a
war
49. Which countries were referred to as the Allied Powers in World War II?
A. USA, Russia, France, England
B. France, England, USSR, USA
C. England, France, China, Russia
D. Russia, England, USA, France
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Option B
Explanation
USSR – Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
(15 republic states)
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia,
Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia,
Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
50. World War II in the Philippines ended when the Japanese surrendered after the
bombing of:
