General Information Reviewer - Part 7

Practice 20 General Information questions for the Civil Service Exam (CSE), each with the correct answer and an explanation.

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Part 7 of our General Information reviewer has 20 practice questions in the style of the Civil Service Exam. Answer them in order, read the explanation after each one, and check your score against the 80% passing mark at the end. Questions and choices are reshuffled every time you retake the part.

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Sample questions from Part 7

Here are a few questions from this part. Take the full test to answer all 20 and get your score.

Sample question 1

The term of office of the President and Vice-president of the Philippines shall be up to how many years?

  • 3 years
  • 4 years
  • 5 years
  • 6 years
Answer: 6 years
Art. VII, Sec. 4: the President and Vice-President serve a term of six years. The President is not eligible for re-election.

Sample question 2

The Congress, by a vote of ____ of both Houses in joint session assembled, voting separately, shall have the sole power to declare a state of war.

  • Two-thirds
  • One-half
  • Three quarters
  • Minority
Answer: Two-thirds
Art. VI, Sec. 23(1): Congress, by a two-thirds vote of both Houses in joint session, voting separately, has the sole power to declare the existence of a state of war.

Sample question 3

It states that public office is public trust and that public officers and employees must, at all times, be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty and efficiency; act with patriotism and justice and lead modest lives.

  • Public Trust
  • Constitutional Rights
  • Accountability
  • Responsibility
Answer: Accountability
Art. XI, Sec. 1: public office is a public trust, and public officers must at all times be accountable to the people. This is the principle of accountability.

Sample question 4

The following are duties and responsibilities of Public officials and Employees except:

  • Act promptly on letters, inquiries, calls or any other form of communications sent by the public.
  • Submit performance reports of the agency or office regularly
  • Accept gifts from the public upon prioritizing their queries.
  • Process documents and papers expeditiously.
Answer: Accept gifts from the public upon prioritizing their queries.
Under RA 6713, public officials must not solicit or accept gifts in connection with their official functions. The other choices are duties of public servants.

Sample question 5

This law promotes responsible family planning and proper use of reproductive methods to eliminate over-population growth.

  • RH Bill
  • Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law
  • Reproductive Law
  • Family Planning
Answer: Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law
RA 10354, the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012, promotes responsible family planning and reproductive health.

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