Board Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers Reviewer

Part III – Recently Enacted Relevant to education, Exercises on General Information and Current Events

Direction: Choose the correct answer after thoroughly understanding the question

1.                 The law which provides that death sentence be carried out one year after the Supreme Court’s judgment becomes final and executory.

a.     Republic Act 8177

b.     R.A. 7722

c.      R.A. 7640

d.     R.A. 7910

2.                 The law which reimposes the death penalty for certain heinous crimes.

a.     R.A. 6950

b.     R.A. 7188

c.      R.A. 7659

d.     R.A. 4950

3.                 The national Blood Services Act of 1994 is contained

a.     In R.A. 7719

b.     In R.A. 1994

c.      R.A. 7720

d.     R.A. 7858

4.                 The former law which mandated that no person could engage in teaching in elementary and secondary public schools unless he or she is a professionally eligible teacher.

a.     R.A. 1020

b.     R.A. 1006

c.      R.A. 1114

d.     R.A. 2146

5.                 Most government massive infrastructure projects are now under the Built-Operate Transfer scheme. Which law allows this program?

a.     R.A. 1161

b.     R.A. 1586

c.      Executive Order 21-D

d.     Presidential Proclamation 941

6.                 What enables the Civil Service Commission to grant eligibility rating to children/benefactors of war veterans?

a.     Executive Order #132/790

b.     Executive Order #874

c.      R.A. 2194

d.     Administration Order #2425

7.                 The law which especially allows the Overseas contract Workers (OCW’s) to enjoy duty free shopping, no tax exit to be paid and other amenities,

a.     R.A. 6768

b.     R.A. 6859

c.      R.A. 2979

d.     R.A. 3671

8.                 The law which provides the needed impetus to the status of Filipino Women in Nation building.

a.     R.A. 7192

b.     R.A. 7295

c.      R.A. 2097

d.     R.A. 3994

9.                 The law declared a moral recovery program and enjoins active participation of all Filipino society

a.     R.A. 1145

b.     Executive order 914

c.      Presidential Proclamation 062

d.     Presidential Decree #921

10.            The manufacturer and production of pyrotechnics and fireworks is regulated by what law?

a.     R.A. 3457

b.     R.A. 7183

c.      Executive Order 121

d.     R.A. 8415

11.            Compulsory membership of employees to the Pag-ibig fund is contained in what law?

a.     R.A. 7742

b.     R.A. 7740

c.      R.A. 3173

d.     R.A. 7740

12.            Which repeals the Anti-Subversion Law?

a.     R.A. 7638

b.     R.A. 7940

c.      R.A. 7901

d.     R.A. 7636

13.            The law which grants permanent residence status to aliens, also called Social Integration Law.

a.     R.A. 7919

b.     R.A. 7879

c.      R.A. 1375

d.     Executive Order 1079

14.            What government body handled the so called “deal of the country”, which auctioned 117 hectares of Fort Bonifacio to the Metro Pacific Corp.?

a.     PACC

b.     Bases Commission and Development Authority (BSDA)

c.      LGU

d.     CAFGU

15.            The law which boosts countryside tourism through the open skies policy in alternative Philippine International Airports.

a.     Presidential Decree 109

b.     Executive Order #410

c.      Executive Order #219

d.     R.A. 1892

16.            The law which created the Bases Conversion Act 1992.

a.     R.A. 7227

b.     R.A. 7207

c.      R.A. 7927

d.     R.A. 2772

17.            One of the following is not a recipient of the proceeds from the sale of Fort Bonifacio military land. Which one is this?

a.     The Stock markets

b.     The AFP modernization program

c.      Construction of new military camp

d.     Housing and livelihood assistance to military personnel

18.            The new law which created the Office of the Ombudsman which tries cases of graft and corruption in public office.

a.     R.A. #6971

b.     R.A. #6770

c.      R.A. #4981

d.     R.A. #4987

19.            The law which prohibits unlawful selling of dangerous drugs

a.     R.A. 1414

b.     Pres. Decree #1619

c.      TESDA

d.     National Order 2975

20.            This institution of DECS conducts in service education training for teachers of Science and Math Education through national and Regional Training Program

a.     Bureau of Basic Education

b.     CHED

c.      TESDA

d.     National Educators’ Academy

21.            The Republic of the Philippines is now

a.     A small island

b.     Consists of 7,100 island and 72 million people

c.      A new Republic

d.     A very rich country

22.            They are the Catholic princes of the Church elevated by Pope John Paul II to Cardinal positions

a.     Jairne C. Sin, Jose C. Manalo and Pedro C. Aglipay

b.     Jose Bucaneg, Pablo San Paolo and Juan C. Julio

c.      Jaime C. Sin, Ted Buhain and T Bacani

d.     Jaime Cardinal Sin, Ricardo Cardinal Vedal and Jose Cardinal Sanchez.

23.            The Pope’s official residence in the Philippines

a.     Malacanang Palace

b.     The Manila Hotel

c.      The Apostolic Nunciature

d.     The Convent of the Manila Cathedral

24.            Pope John Paul II is Times Magazine Man of the Year’s choice and he’s also considered as the Man of the Century for.

a.     Placing value on human life and the dignification of man

b.     Traveling extensively

c.      Initiating the celebration of World Youth Day

d.     Waving and blessing the people all the time

25.            Totus Tuus, a favorite expression of Pope John Paul II means

a.     We’ll be with you

b.     Man is valuable

c.      God loves you

d.     All I am is for the service of the Lord

26.            Methane gas is a substance that decomposes plants and animals.

a.     Waste

b.     Young ones

c.      Growth

d.     Habitat

27.            The mutual respect and cooperation between church and government, contained in a document signed on March, 1993.

a.     The Social Pact

b.     The mutual Friends

c.      Church and Government Together Pact

d.     The Pact or Mutual Respect

28.            It is otherwise called the Teacher Education Professionalization Law requiring Continuing Professional Education (CPE) to renew license of teacher through in service education (discounted).

a.     DECS Order #101

b.     Adm. Order #361

c.      R.A. 7836

d.     R.A. 7940

29.            Now a tourist attraction, this tomb of Qin Shihuang, the 2,200 year old first emperor of China shows much of his extreme security.

a.     Terra Cotta

b.     Great Wall

c.      Tiannamen Square

d.     Bhudda Temple

30.            The 11th World Youth Day in Summer, 1997 was in

a.     South Africa

b.     Beijing, China

c.      Paris, France

d.     Ho Chi Ming

31.            The Philippine flag is displayed in all of the following occasions except in one:

a.     National Heroes Day (August’s last Sunday)

b.     April 9 – Araw ng Katipunan

c.      President’s Birthday

d.     June 12 – Independence Day

e.     Bonifacio and Rizal Day (Nov. 30 and Dec. 30)

32.            The Song Writer of the 1995 World Youth Day theme song, “Tell the World of His Love”

a.     Ryan Cayabyab

b.     Carol wojtyla

c.      Vic Sotto

d.     Trinia Bellamede

33.            The law which aims to develop environmental awareness.

a.     Presidential Proclamation 552

b.     Presidential Decree 520

c.      R.A. 2241

d.     R.A. 1949

34.            The author of the famous and bestselling book, “Crossing the Threshold of Hope”.

a.     Father Theodoro Bacani

b.     Father Bonifacio Barroflo

c.      Daniel Battle

d.     Karol Wojtyla or Pope John Paul II

35.            A former Portuguese colony which was annexed by Indonesia in 1976. The issue is considered still open or controversial.

a.     East Timor

b.     Papau New guinea

c.      Sri Lanka

d.     Australia

36.            A former mandates the establishment of Center of Excellence to network with regional provincial teacher’s education, institution, basic education schools and divisions.

a.     R.A. 7784

b.     Exec. Order 2798

c.      R.A. 7985

d.     Adm. Order 3879

37.            The machine which measures the intensity of an earthquake

a.     Sphygmomanometer

b.     Stethoscope

c.      Richer Scale

d.     Seismograph

38.            Section 3 of Ombudsman Election Code states that the campaign period starts 45 days before election for which officials seeking to be elected?

a.     Local official

b.     National officials

c.      Cabinet member

d.     Policemen

39.            The law which authorize the Radio Veritas to have an indefinite license to operate.

a.     R.A. 0125

b.     R.A. 9201

c.      R.A. 7847

d.     R.A. 1994

40.            The National School Enrollment Day is held every last Monday in January  to

a.     Enables all 6-year old children who have not entered grade 1 to enroll

b.     Help to get all street children to school

c.      Get a good census for drop-outs

d.     Enroll all children in public schools

41.            The Russian physicist whose experiment showed that certain stimuli elicited reflex action like salivation of a dog in anticipation of feeding.

a.     Ivan Petrovich Pavlov

b.     Albert Bandura

c.      Leonard Mconahon

d.     Abraham Maslow

42.            The Swiss psychologist who gave importance to early cognitive development through four periods in child growth and development.

a.     S. Tolonsky

b.     Jean Piaget

c.      B.J. Underwood Walter

d.     Sigmund Freud

43.            He is the father of German kindergarten education where the approach is learning through play.

a.     James Lange

b.     L. Ullman

c.      B.J. Underwood

d.     F. Froebel

44.            He popularized the Connections and Trial and Error theories of learning.

a.     Edward Thorndike

b.     William Craig

c.      W.F. Smith

d.     R. Swartz

45.            He theorized that insight learning is possible when the organism could reconstruct his perceptual pattern into new ones. He used a chimpanzee in the study.

a.     Wolfgang, Kohler

b.     Edward Tolman

c.      Poster Helgard

d.     Petrovich Gang

46.            The law which gives 20% discount to senior citizens who receive an income not more than P60,000.00 per annum.

a.     R.A. 7434

b.     R.A.7341

c.      R.A. 7432

d.     Adm. Order 173

47.            The newly enacted law which steps up a Science and Technology Scholarship Program.

a.     R.A. 7687

b.     R.A. 1173

c.      R.A. 7761

d.     R.A. 7643

48.            The law which creates the Commission on Higher Education to oversee the tertiary educational institutions

a.     R.A. 7721

b.     R.A. 7722

c.      R.A. 7816

d.     R.A. 7723

49.            The controversial expanded value added tax (VAT) is embedded in

a.     R.A. 7977

b.     R.A. 7717

c.      R.A. 7876

50.            The law provides for the establishment of a dual training program for the Filipino youth.

a.     R.A. 7686

b.     R.A. 7689

c.      R.A. 7511

d.     R.A. 7777

51.            This landmark law banks sexual harassment in workplace and in educational institutions.

a.     R.A. 7977

b.     Executive Order A-6

c.      R.A. 7877

d.     Adm. Order 1250

52.            Global warming results when

a.     Mt. Pinatubo erupted

b.     The ozone is destroyed by C02, when house gas, which traps the sun’s heat in the atmosphere

c.      The earth temperature drops

d.     Massive flooding takes place

53.            Proclamation 682, declares every February of each year as the month to update the demographic records of the country to determine the voting population, population growth and other data for effective programs on welfare, etc. What is the proclamation about?

a.     On civil registration status

b.     On national election

c.      On the appointment by the Commission on Appointment

d.     Death of democracy

54.            This law provides livelihood opportunities or Filipino women who prefer to engage in business. Women need not go abroad and thus prevents what happened to Flor Contemplation, the D.H. executed in Singapore March 16, 1995.

a.     R.A. 7882

b.     R.A. 7096

c.      Adm. Order 149

d.     Executive Order 010

55.            The law which created the Presidential Fact Finding and Policy Advisory Commission, otherwise known as Gancayco Commission to protect overseas workers.

a.     Exec. Order 231

b.     R.A. 7974

c.      R.A. 9170

d.     R.A. 8971 Part III – Recently Enacted Relevant to education, Exercises on General Information and Current Events ANSWERS 1.                 A 2.                 C 3.                 A 4.                 B 5.                 B 6.                 A 7.                 A 8.                 A 9.                 C 10.            B 11.            A 12.            D 13.            A 14.            B 15.            C 16.            A 17.            A 18.            B 19.            B 20.            D 21.            B 22.            D 23.            C 24.            A 25.            D 26.            A 27.            A 28.            C 29.            A 30.            C 31.            C 32.            D 33.            A 34.            D 35.            A 36.            A 37.            C 38.            A 39.            C 40.            A 41.            A 42.            B 43.            D 44.            A 45.            A 46.            C 47.            A 48.            B 49.            C 50.            A 51.            C 52.            B 53.            A 54.            A 55.            A