Latest Social Science Reviewer 18: 30 Questions with Answers

1. Criticism on the past administration in Malaysia was its being _________ such as in suppressing the press.

a. laissez faire

b. autocratic

c. fascistic

d. authoritarian

Ans. : D

2. Singapore is a de-facto ________ state with lack of separation of powers between the executive branch and the courts.

a. alliance

b. one-party

c. multi-party

d. coalition

Ans. : B

3. With the dominant People's Action Party Singapore has de-facto _________.

a. rigged

b. multi-party

c. party-free

d. fraudulent

Ans. : C

4. Singapore is recognized by Transparency International as the __________ punishment which is one of the highest in the world.

a. modestly

b. most

c. least

d. extremely

Ans. : C

5. Singapore's rigid anti-crime policies is characterized by ________ punishment which is one of the highest in the world.

a. caning

b. capital

c. corporal

d. heavy fines

Ans. : B

6. Singapore proves that democracy is not a ________ solution for states.

a. effective

b. panacea

c. one-size-fits-all

d. flawless

Ans. : C

7. U.S. Government is much alike that of the Philippines with few exceptions such as presidential elections won by ________ votes.

a. congressional

b. populist

c. electoral college

d. parliamentary

Ans. : C

8. The government of Indonesia is much alike that the Philippines except for _________ presidential elections during Suharto's regime.

a. parliamentary

b. direct

c. popular

d. indirect

Ans. : D

9. Until it recovered after the Asian financial crisis, the Indonesian Yudhoyano administration was beset by several issues EXCEPT __________.

a. corruption

b. social unrest

c. extreme poverty

d. terrorism

Ans. : C

10. Prior to the sixties, massive manhunt against rebels in Indonesia cause the killing of 500 thousand to one million people suspected of communism  comprised by several groups EXCEPT _________.

a. Christians

b. leftists

c. communists

d. ethnic Chinese

Ans. : A

11. Until the revolution in 1932, Thailand was an absolute __________.

a. republic

b. dictatorship

c. commonwealth

d. monarchy

Ans. : D

12. Several coups changed Thailand's government into a __________.

a. constitutional democracy

b. people's republic

c. military dictatorship

d. absolute monarchy

Ans. : C

13. What most basic human right is violated by alleged extra-judicial killings such as by vigilantes?

a. Right to life

b. Freedom of conscience

c. Freedom o assembly

d. Freedom and justice

Ans. : A

14. What  right is violated by propaganda that suppresses opposition news?

a. Freedom of conscience

b. Freedom of the press

c. Freedom of assembly

d. Freedom against conscription

15. Through what highest organ of the state does China remain representative of its people under its accepted national leadership?a. National People's Congress

b. Communist Party cadre

c. Communist politburo

d. Secretary General of the Communist Party

Ans. : A

16. In China the _________ government builds the consensus among party leaders, influential party members and the people.

a. local

b. district

c. central

d. provincial

Ans. : C

17. China's National People's Congress build is the highest organization of the state government which meets every __________.

a. week

b. month

c. year

d. day

Ans. : C

18. No one is above the law. Ours is a government of laws and not of men. Which principle is referred to ?

a. Right of the minority

b. Rule of law

c. Sovereignty of the people

d. Democracy

Ans. : B

19. When Joseph concealed the fact during marriage that he was a homosexual, he committed the crime of __________.

a. concubinage

b. adultery

c. fraud

d. no crime

Ans. : C

20. When the court granted Pete and Jerry separation from bed and board this frees the from _______.

a. sleeping in one bed and one house

b. conjugal relations and same domicile

c. care or children

d. share in financing

Ans. : B

21. How is marriage considered if a spouse discovers that the person he/she married has psychological incapacity?

a. Void from the beginning

b. Void after the discovery

c. Valid until annulled

d. Valid and licit

Ans. : A

22. These area cases when marriage is not allowed under the Family Code of the Philippines, EXCEPT _________.

a. grandparent with grandchild

b. collateral blood relations  to 5th degree

c. step-parent with step-child

d. parent-in-law and children-in-law

Ans. : B

23. What is the human rights violation in mind by the 1995 UN Committee on Economic and International Rights when it reprimanded entrenched conservative religious  influences?

a. Freedom of religious conscience

b. Freedom of speech

c. Freedom to travel

d. Right to planned parenthood

Ans. : D

24. The political parties in Malaysia re viewed as being not modern because they are comprised by _________ individuals and groups.

a. conservative

b. elitist

c. interest

d. religious

Ans. : C

25. The Hispanic Governor General ruled like a monarch in the Philippines and Marianas, Carolines and Palaus then part of the Hispanic Philippines for many reason EXCEPT ________.

a. act as president of the royal audiencia

b. directly appoint parish priests and settle religious controversies

c. appoint and receive ambassadors from other countries

d. exercise Cumplase veto power over Hispanic law in the Philippines

Ans. : B

26. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Histen Loong's salary which is six times higher than that of the U.S. president in justified by the need for a __________ state.

a. corruption-free

b. religious

c. autocratic

d. Confucian

Ans. : A

27. Despite many successful reforms, President Obama wass described as a " lame-duck" president because of _________ by the Republican Party.

a. ban control

b. power politics

c. veto power

d. denial plot

Ans. : B

28. These were the effects of Thailand's 2014 National Council of Peace and Order military junta EXCEPT ______.

a. ban on political gatherings

b. nationwide curfew

c. cessation of economic life

d. arrest of politicians

Ans. : C

29. What can be done to temper the effects of massive employment of foreign Filipino labor overseas that endanger family intergration?

a. Limit overseas deployment

b. Provide loans to OFW families

c. Safeguard balikbayan boxes

d. Assist OFWs in overseas work

Ans. : D

30. What is feasible move to stop the conflict that endangers lives in the Southern Philippines?

a. Peace talks

b. Federal autonomy to regions

c. Enlist Muslim fighters in the AFP

d. Reconciliation among religions

Ans. : B

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