Questions 231-240

This university was created by Act No. 1870 passed by the old Philippine Legislature on June 18, 1908:

• West Visayas State University
• Technological University of the Philippines
• University of the Philippines
• Philippine Normal University

A substance that gives up a hydrogen ion (H+) in a water solution. It has four characteristic properties. (1) it has a sour taste; (2) it turns blue litmus paper red; (3) it neutralizes a base; (4) it reacts with active metals to produce hydrogen gas:

• acid
• base
• colloid
• solution

A young person:

• neonate
• juvenile delinquent
• youth
• orphan

What is that inevitable force in history which takes place from time to time:

• change
• development
• progress
• evolution

Athena, an accountant, who now lives with a married man, was disowned by her family and friends. This punishment is a form of __________________.

• isolation
• deportation
• ostracism
• character assassination

Introduction of particles and gases in the air as a result of man’s activities:

• air combat
• air pollution
• air corruption
• air clearing

Tiredness and lack of energy or interest:

• lassitude
• perversion
• fecundity
• obesity

Which of the following situations presents a value conflict?

• The teacher pressures the student to get higher grades.
• The teacher and his students have better class standing as their priorities.
• The teacher and the administrator follow a set of criteria in giving grades.
• The teacher has students whose parents want their children to obtain higher grades than what they are capable of getting.

What is the capital of the province of Kalinga?

• Tabuk
• Bontoc
• Lagawe
• Kabugao

The only sea with which the ancient Greeks were acquainted:

• the Euxine Sea
• the Mediterranean Sea
• the Adriatic Sea
• the Caspian Sea