CSC Exam General Information Reviewer

According to the CSC website, the Professional and Sub-Professional levels of the examination will have general information questions on Philippine Constitution; Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (R. A. 6713); peace and human rights issues and concepts; and environment management and protection. Use this civil service reviewer in your preparation.

 Directions: Select the best answer for each question.

1. Which of the following principles is not declared in the constitution?

   The Philippine Constitution is a democratic and republican state. Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority from it.
   The State has the power to wage war in defense against outside attack.
   Civilian authority is sometimes supreme over the military.
   The separation of the church and state shall be inviolable.
   The Philippines is a nuclear free country.

2. Which of the following is defined as a declaration and enumeration of the individual rights and privileges which the Constitution is designed to protect against violation by the government or by an individual or groups of individuals?

   Power of the State
   Suffrage
   Bill of Rights
   Human Rights
   None of the above

3. Which of the following is not an element of the state?

   People
   Government
   Administration
   Territory
   None of the above

4. What is the basic autonomous social institution?

   Barangay
   Family
   Cultural community
   Tribe
   None of the above

5. All of the following are grounds for the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus except __________.

   Invasion
   Natural calamity
   When public safety requires it
   Rebellion
   None of the above

6. Legislative power is vested upon the __________.

   Constitutional Commission
   Civil Service Commission
   President
   Congress
   People

7. The majority of the vote of Congress is __________.

   Three-fourths
   Fifty one percent
   Two-thirds
   Unanimous
   None of the above

8. Judicial power is vested upon the __________.

   Chief Justice
   President
   Supreme Court
   Congress
   Senate

9. How many associate justices are there in the Supreme Court?

   8
   9
   10
   14
   15

10. The following government officials may be removed from office through impeachment except the __________.

    President
    Vice-President
    Members of the Supreme Court
    Senators
    Chief Justice

11. An example of a civil and political right is the right to __________.

    life and liberty
    work
    education
    social security
    None of the above

12. Who shall regularly monitor meteorological factors affecting environmental conditions including the ozone depletion and greenhouse gases?

    Department of Environment and Natural Resources
    Department of Science and Technology
    Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Service Administration
    Local Government Units
    None of the above

13. Who provides the fund to support the Air Quality Management?

    National Treasury
    Department of Environment and Natural Resources
    Department of Science and Technology
    Local Government Units
    Department of Agriculture

14. All of the following are substances which may be broken down by the decomposing action of living organisms like bacteria except __________.

    potato feelings
    a microchip
    wood carvings
    onion skin
    an apple core

15. Which of the following is not considered a relative of a public official?

    a balae
    a kumpare
    a bilas
    All of the above
    None of the above

16. The present anti-graft court is known as the __________.

    Tanod-bayan
    Sandigan-bayan
    Barangay Hall
    Ombudsman
    None of the above

17. Which of the following natural resources shall be alienated by the State?

    Fisheries
    Forests
    Agricultural lands
    Wildlife
    Petroleum

18. Which of the following is exempted from filing their statements of assets and liabilities?

    Regional employees
    Naval captains
    Colonels
    Those who serve in an honorary capacity
    None of the above

19. Vultures eat large dead organisms. What type of heterotrophs are they?

    Herbivores
    Omnivores
    Scavengers
    Decomposers
    Parasites

20. When rainfall attains a ph less than 5.6, it becomes __________.

    Torrential
    Acidic
    Basic
    Tropical
    Neutral

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