NAPOLCOM REVIEWER

General Reasoning 7. The order issued by the Senate Impeachment Court

Instructions: Select the correct answer by encircling to a person to appear therein and testify is:
the letter before each answer.
a.) Subpoena Duces Tecum
1. The "second city" of the Philippines and the second b.) Writ of Amparo
most populous metropolitan area in the Philippines after c.) Writ of Habeas Corpus
Metro Manila. d.) Subpoena Ad Testificandum
e.) Writ of Data
a.) Baguio City
b.) Quezon City 8. In November 2013, the court ruled that the fund from
c.) Angeles City what government revenues should be reserved for
d.) Cebu City financing "energy resource development and
e.) Zamboanga City exploitation activities?

2. Who is the third richest man in China who has net a.) NAWASA
worth of 22.7 billion dollars and whose wealth comes b.) NAIA
from e-Commerce? c.) Meralco
d.) Manila Water
a.) Jack Ma e.) Malampaya Natural Gas Facility
b.) Wang Jianlin
c.) GuoGuangchang 9. A remedy for the protection of constitutional rights
d.) Li Hejun which can be invoked by any person who believes that
e.) Robin Li any of his rights, implicitly or explicitly protected by the
constitution is being violated.
3. The judicial power is vested in the __________.
a.) Writ of Amparo
a.) Courts b.) Writ of Data
b.) Office of the President c.) Writ of Habeas Corpus
c.) Congress d.) Writ of Kalikasan
d.) House of Representatives e.) Writ of Mandamus
e.) Senate
10. This is a state-run, social insurance program in the
4. What is a satellite-based navigation system made up country to workers in the private sector, wage earners
of a network of 24 satellites placed into orbit by the US as well as self-employed persons.
Department of Defense?
a.) GSIS
a.) Cell phone b.) Pag-ibig
b.) GPS c.) SSS
c.) Internet d.) PhilHealth
d.) Mass transit e.) NSO
e.) Two-way Radio
11. A historical urban park in the Philippines, one of the
5. The maximum number of consecutive terms that a largest urban parks in Asia which is located along
member of the House of Representatives may serve is: Roxas Boulevard and adjacent to the old walled city of
Intramuros.
a.) 5
b.) 3 a.) Plaza Goiti
c.) 2 b.) Rizal Park
d.) 4 c.) Plaza Miranda
d.) 1 d.) Malate Park
e.) Baywalk
6. The first Filipina prima ballerina, and first foreign
soloist to ever join the Kirov Ballet; she is also 12. How many senators shall compose the Senate?
Directress and faculty member of the Ballet Manila
School. a.) 12
b.) 15
a.) Armida Siguion Reyna c.) 24
b.) Lisa Macuja d.) 30
c.) Marlene Dauden e.) 32
d.) Gemma Cruz Araneta
e.) Margie Moran Floreindo 13. This fault possesses a threat of large scale
earthquake with an estimated magnitude between 6-7
and as high as 7.5 within the Manila Metropolitan Area a.) Man landing on the moon
with a death toll predicted to be as high as 35,000 and b.) The assasination of JFK
some 120,000 or higher injured and more than three c.) The death of Elvis Presley
million needed to be evacuated. d.) The rise of the Beatles
e.) Indira Gandhi became prime minister
a.) Marikina Valley Fault System
b.) Laguna Fault System 20. An administrative region of the Philippines which is
c.) Mountain Province Fault System comprised of Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and
d.) South Valley Fault Palawan, Mimaropa is designated as what region?
e.) Nueva Ecija Valley Fault System
a.) Region III-B
14. How may the President and Vice-President be b.) Region V
removed from office? c.) Region IV-B
d.) Region II-A
a.) People's initiative e.) Region VI
b.) Referendum
c.) Impeachment 21. From which country does the Miss Universe 2015
d.) Recall come from?
e.) Election protest
a.) Colombia
15. Calabarzon is an administrative region in the b.) Venezuela
Philippines which is comprised of five provinces, namely c.) USA
Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon. What is d.) Philippines
Calabarzon formally known as?
22. The fire that broke out in Quezon City shortly before
a.) Southern Tagalog midnight on March 18, 1996, leaving at least 162 people
b.) Southern Tagalog Mainland dead.
c.) Southern Tagalog Provinces
d.) Southern Tagalog Region a.) Kentex Manufacturing fire
e.) Southern Tagalog Land b.) Cubao fire
c.) Manor Hotel Fire
16. What was the first challenge to Spain's control of the d.) Araneta Avenue Fire
Philippines after 191 years of rule? e.) Ozone Disco club fire

a.) American invasion 23. With an area of 619.5km, it is the most populous
b.) The arrival of the Chinese region in the Philippines as well as the 7th most
c.) The Japanese attack populous metropolitan area in Asia.
d.) British invasion
e.) The Filipino revolt a.) Metro Cebu
b.) NCR
17. The Smart Araneta Coliseum, an indoor multi- c.) Metro Davao
purpose sports arena that is part of the Araneta Center d.) Calabarzon
in the Cubao area of Quezon City is also known as e.) Mimaropa
______.
24. What is the name of DOT's stepped up tourism
a.) The Dome Arena campaign?
b.) The Big Dome
c.) The Coliseum a.) World's 7th Wonder
d.) The Dome coliseum b.) Experience Palawan
e.) The Arena c.) Fly to Boracay
d.) Discover Bohol
18. In 1959, by virtue of Republic Act 2140, Highway 54 e.) It's More Fun in the Philippines
was renamed.
25. What has been straining the Canadian-Filipino
a.) Taft Avenue relations, prompting protests, petitions, stern-worded
b.) Ayala Avenue political threats and even a demand for an official
c.) Roxas Boulevard government inquiry?
d.) Epifanio de los Santos Avenue
e.) Avenida Rizal a.) Canadian trash
b.) Canadian debt
19. What was the historical event that coincided with c.) Canadian foreign policies
Gloria Diaz' winning the Miss Universe title in 1969? d.) Canadian treatment of Fil DH
e.) Canadian embassy
 of Marinduque where men and women in costumes and
26. Who was long rated as the best pound for pound masks replicate the garb of Roman soldiers.
boxer in the world by most sporting news and boxing
websites, including ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Sporting a.) Dinangyan Festival
Life, Yahoo Sports, About.com, Boxrec and The Ring. b.) Ati-atihan
c.) Moriones
a.) Floyd Mayweather d.) Sinulog Festival
b.) Oscar dela Hoya e.) Pahiyas Festival
c.) Manny Pacquiao
d.) Eric Morales 33. The debris of the ill-fated Malaysian Airlines Flight
e.) Manuel Marquez MH370 as confirmed by satellite experts are those
found at the ________.
27. The fourth highest government official of the country
is the ________. a.) Indian Ocean
b.) West Philippine Sea
a.) Speaker of the House c.) China Sea
b.) Senate President d.) Pacific Ocean
c.) Ombudsman e.) Red Sea
d.) Chief Justice of the SC
e.) Chief of Staff, AFT 34. A fourth class municipality and a coastal resort town
of Ilocos Norte and a popular tourist destination
28. A metropolitan rail system serving Metro Manila because of its resorts and beaches.
area and akin to a rapid transit system serving 2.1
million passengers each day. a.) Sarrat
b.) Laoag
a.) Tutuban Railways c.) Pagudpud
b.) LRT d.) Burgos
c.) PNR e.) San Nicolas
d.) Commuter trains
e.) Mass transit system 35. In his last poem, Mi Ultimo Adios, Dr. Jose Rizal
referred to the Philippines with what name?
29. He is largely seen as one of the great statesmen in
Asia and some even dubbed him as the Lee Kuan Yew a.) Las Islas Filipinas
of the Philippines. b.) Perla del Mar de Oriente
c.) Las Islas de San Lazaro
a.) Ferdinand Marcos d.) Las Islas de Poniente
b.) Ninoy Aquino e.) Filipinas
c.) Joseph Estrada
d.) Fidel Ramos 36. With combined heavy rains and strong winds, this
e.) Noynoy Aquino typhoon with international name Ketsana affected
993,227 families or 4,901,234 people, making it fourth in
30. Materials that decompose into the soil can be the list of worst natural disasters in the Philippines in
broken down into their natural components by biological terms of number of people affected. What was this
elements are called biodegradable wastes. Which of the typhoon?
following does not belong to the group?
a.) Typhoon Pablo
a.) Metal scrap b.) Thphoon Glenda
b.) Garden waste c.) Typhoon Yolanda
c.) Kitchen food scrap d.) Typhoon Juan
d.) Egg shells e.) Typhoon Ondoy
e.) Cardboard boxes
37. A vehicular hit-and-run accident was reported to the
31. A highly urbanized city located in Mindanao, police and a mobile patrol team arrived at the scene.
Philippines and is the 6th most populous and 3rd largest The accident resulted in the death of a man. After
city by land area in the Philippines. obtaining a description of the car from some witnesses,
the first action the office should do is to
a.) Marawi City _______________.
b.) Zamboanga City
c.) Cagayad de Oro City a.) Inspect the site of the accident for leads
d.) Kidapawan City b.) Follow the fleeing car.
e.) Koronadala City c.) Take the victim to a hospital
d.) Radio the description of the fleeing car to
32. An annual festival held on Holy Week on the island precinct headquarters
e.) Inform a television station to break the news. Philippines.
c.) Those born before January 17, 1973, of Filipino
38. What kind of food is believed to be safer, more mothers, who elect Philippine citizenship upon reaching
nutritious, and better tasting than conventional food. the age of majority.
Consumers purchase this food for different reasons d.) Those who are naturalized in accordance with law.
including concerns about the effect of conventional e.) Those who renounced their citizenship by their
farming practices on the environment, human health act or omission.
and animal welfare.
44. Who shall exercise general supervision over local
a.) Vegetables government under the 1987 Philippine Constitution?
b.) Seafoods
c.) Organic a.) Barangay Chairman
d.) Freashly picked b.) President
e.) Raw food c.) Mayour
d.) President
39. The first ever female athlete from the Philippines to e.) Congressman
win an Olympic medal was Hidilyn Diaz. In what event d.) Governor
did she win her silver medal?
45. Who does the State recognize the vital role in
a.) Gymnastics nation-building and shall promote and protect their
b.) Taekwondo physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual and social being?
c.) Swimming
d.) Fencing a.) Senior Citizen
e.) Weightlifting b.) Youth
c.) OFW
40. The president of the Philippines can override a bill d.) Kababaihan
which was passed by Congress by virtue of what e.) LGBT
power?
46. The first transgender to win a congressional seat in
a.) Veto power the House of Representatives.
b.) People's power
c.) Emergency power a.) Geraldine Roman
d.) Presidential power b.) Emmalyn Bautista
e.) Constitutional power c.) Arlene Latoga
d.) Perlita Celdran
41. In the election of officers of an organization, e.) Rose Garcia
community or to an elective position in the government,
the candidate who gets the highest vote wins. This is in 47. Who is the American competition swimmer and the
accordance with what democratic principle? most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 25
medals.
a.) Rule of majority
b.) Rule of law a.) Michael Fred Phelps
c.) Rule of suffrage b.) Hugh Hefner
d.) Respect for authority d.) Dylan Thomas
e.) Principle of command responsibility d.) Tom Cruise
e.) Brad Pitt
42. This is the oldest premiere hotel in the Philippines
built in 1909 to rival Malacañang Palace. It is a 570- 48. They are considered as the new heroies of our time
room, historic five-star hotel located along Manila Bay in because of their vital role in strengthening the economy.
Manila.
a.) Farmers
a.) Hotel Sofitel b.) Factory workers
b.) Manila Hotel c.) Fishermen
c.) Solaire Hotel d.) OFWs
d.) Holiday Inn Hotel e.) Soldiers
e.) Hyatt Regency Hotel
49. A common euphemism for an old person, implying
43. The following are citizens of the Philippines under that the person being referred to is retired.
the 1987 Constitution except _______________.
a.) Veterans
a.) Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time b.) Senior Citizen
of the adoption of the Constitution. c.) Retiree
b.) Those whose fathers and mothers are citizens of the d.) Pensioner
e.) Disabled d.) 1943 Constitution
e.) 1945 Constitution
50. Who was the former president who declared the first
week of October as Linggo ng Katandaang Filipino 57. Who created the 1986 Constitutional Commission
through Proclamation No. 470. through Proclamation No. 9 which was responsible fro
drafting a replacement for the 1973 Constitution?
a.) Gloria Arroyo
b.) Joseph Estrada a.) Cecilia Muñoz-Palma
c.) Fidel Ramos b.) Cory Aquino
d.) Cory Aquino c.) Charito Planas
e.) Diosdado Macapagal d.) Blas Ople
e.) Fidel V. Ramos
51. The Philippines won in its arbitration case against
China over what? 58. He was a respected filmmaker known for his films
which explored social realities and was among the
a.) South China Sea members of ConCom who walked out because of the
b.) Island of Sabah heated discussions and disapprovals of certain
c.) West Philippine Sea provisions.
d.) Tubbataha Reef
e.) Camotes Islands a.) Celso Ad Castillo
b.) Gerry de Leon
52. The Article IV of the 1987 Philippine Constitution is c.) Ishmael Bernal
about what? d.) Marilou Diaz Abaya
e.) Lino Brocka
a.) Suffrage
b.) Citizenship 59. The ______________ has officially declared
c.) Bill of Rights December 3, "International Day of Disabled Persons" to
d.) Executive Department raise awareness about the attention and help needed by
e.) Camotes Islands persons with disability.

53. To commemorate the highest law of the land, what a.) United Nations
date is Constitution Day? b.) Philippine Government
c.) Unesco
a.) May of each year d.) DSWD
b.) February 2 of each year e.) DOH
c.) November 1 of each year
d.) August 21 of each year 60. Republic Act 7277 defined Persons with Disability
e.) September 11 of each year (PWDs) as "those suffering from restriction of different
abilities, as a result of a mental, physical or sensory
54. The Philippines has had how many constitutions? impairment to perform an activity in the manner of within
the range considered normal for a human being". What
a.) 5 is the other name for Republic Act 7277?
b.) 3
c.) 4 a.) Laws on Disabled Persons
d.) 6 b.) Care for Disabled Persons
c.) Allotment for Disabled Persons
55. The 6 constitutions of the Philippines started with the d.) RA for Disabled Persons
country's independence in 1898. What was the country's e.) Magna Carta for Disabled Persons
first constitution?
61. All government agencies, offices or corporations
a.) 1899 Malolos Constitution shall reserve at least 1% of all positions for whom?
b.) Kalantiaw Constitution 1898
c.) 1898 Kawit, Cavite Constitution a.) Senior Citizens
d.) Mactan Constitution 1899 b.) Blind People
e.) Aguinaldo Constitution of 1899 c.) Youth
d.) Persons with Disability
56. What Philippine constitution was never ratified e.) Veterans
because the process conducted by then President
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met strong opposition? 62. Pope John Paul, in his 1981 visit in the country
declined the offer to stay in ________________
a.) 1899 Malolos Constitution because he decided it was way too pretentious and
b.) 1935 Constitution flamboyant.
c.) 1973 Constitution
a.) Manila Hotel Bonifacio and it was designated as the official place of
b.) Malacañang Palace burial for deceased Philippine Presidents, national
c.) Coconut Palace heroes, patriots, National Artists and National Scientists.
d.) Cultural Center of the Philippines
e.) Palacio del Gobernador a.) North Cemetery
b.) South Cemetery
63. _____________________ is an act providing for c.) Libingan ng mga Bayani
stronger deterrence and special protection against child d.) Manila Memorial Park
abuse, exploitation and discrimination. This act is also e.) Loyola Memorial Park
known as the "Special Protection of Children Against
Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act." 69. A virus that is spread by daytime-active mosquitoes
and its name comes from a forest in Uganda where the
a.) Republic Act No. 7277 virus was first isolated in 1947. What is this virus which
b.) Repoublic Act No. 7610 is related to the dengue and yellow fever?
c.) Republic Act No. 11906
d.) Republic Act No. 7890 a.) SARS
e.) Republic Act No. 20199 b.) Zika virus
c.) Mers
64. ____________________, otherwise known as Anti- d.) Dengue Virus
Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of e.) Ebola virus
2004 is a law passed in the Philippines for the protection
of women and children from violence. 70. The first and oldest commercial airline in Asia
serving 31 destinations in the Philippines and 41
a.) Republic Act No. 9262 overseas destinations in Southeast Asia, East Asia,
b.) Republic Act No. 9720 Middle East, Oceania, North America and Europe.
c.) Republic Act No. 7277
d.) Republic Act No. 1109 a.) Cebu Pacific
e.) Republic Act No. 2019 b.) Cathay Pacific
c.) Philippine Airlines
65. ____________________ is an act to include in the d.) Air Asia
curricula of al public and private schools, colleges and e.) Singapore Airlines
universities courses on the life, works and writings of
Jose Rizal, particularly his novels Noli Me Tangere and 71. What is the imposition of the highest-ranking military
El Filibusterismo. officer as the military governor or as the head of the
government, thus removing all power from the previous
a.) Republic Act No. 8960 executive, legislative and judicial branches of
b.) Republic Act No. 7121 government?
c.) Republic Act No. 1425
d.) Republic Act No. 1279 a.) Military Troika
e.) Republic Act No. 2240 b.) Federalism
c.) Communism
66. What was the first church that the Spanish built on d.) Socialism
the island of Luzon in 1571? e.) Martial Law

a.) Santa Cruz Church 72. She is one of the Philippines national artists and the
b.) Immaculate Concepcion of San Agustin acknowledged Queen of Kundiman.
c.) Quiapo Church
d.) Mother of Perpetual Help in Baclaran a.) Pilita Corales
e.) Sto. Niño Church in Tondo b.) Honorata 'Atang' dela Rama
c.) Imelda Papin
67. The Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of d.) Dulce
the Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic e.) Didith Reyes
basilica located in Manila, Philippines, and serves as the
see of the Archbishop of Manila. What is it informally 73. It was designed by Juan M. Arellano, the genius
known? behind other Manila arhitectural gems like the Central
Post Office and the Legislative Building. This theater is a
a.) Manila Cathedral great example of an Art Deco building and was
b.) Quiapo Church inaugurated on December 10, 1931.
c.) Church of Mt. Carmel
d.) Binondo Church a.) Cultural Center of the Philippines
e.) Malate Church b.) Folk Arts Theater
c.) Manila Metropolitan Theater
68. This is a Philippine national cemetery within Fort d.) Araneta Coliseum
e.) Manila Grand Opera House

74. One of a number of botanical gardens established in

Asia by European colonial powers and was declared a
historical site by the National Historical Institute in 1934.

a.) Parks and Wildlife

b.) Luneta Park
c.) Lungsod ng Kabataan
d.) Mehan Garden
e.) Chinese Garden

75. It is the oldest district and historic core of Manila,

also called the Walled City and at the time of the
Spanish Colonial Period was synonymous to the city of
Manila itself. It was the seat of government when the
Philippines was a component realm of the Spanish
Empire.

a.) Intramuros
b.) Fort Santiago
c.) Bagumbayan
d.) Roxas Boulevard
e.) Binondo