Current Events Reviewer 9
1. On January 1, 2018, the Republic Act No. 10963, widely known as the TRAIN Law took effect. What does TRAIN stand for?
a. Tax Reform for Accelerated Inclusion
b. Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion
c. Tax Reform for Added Income
d. Tax Reform for Acceleration and Income
Answer: B
2. He was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author and was famous for his scientific works about black holes. He died on March 13, at the age of 76.
a. Timothy Berners-Lee
b. Alan Guth
c. Stephen William Hawking
d. Sir Roger Penrose
Answer: C
3. The date when the Philippines won against China on its case on the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
a. July 27, 2016
b. July 11, 2016
c. July 12, 2016
d. July 13, 2016
Answer: C
4. Judge Elmo Alameda of __________ issued a warrant against Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV over a rebellion case following President Duterte's issuance of Proclamation 572 voiding his amnesty.
a. Pasay Regional Trial Court Branch 108
b. Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 150
c. Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 22
d. Mandaluyong Regional Trial Court Branch 213
Answer: C
5. What is the government agency mandated by the Philippine Identification System Act to implement the national ID system for citizens and resident aliens of the Philippines?
a. Department of Interior and Local Government
b. Philippine Statistics Authority
c. Department of Foreign Affairs
d. National Statistics Office
Answer: B
6. She was included in Time's Person of the Year 2018 and was arrested by National Bureau Investigation (NBI) for cyber libel upon the orders of the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46.
a. Leila De Lima
b. Imelda Marcos
c. Maria Ressa
d. Pia Ranada
Answer: C
7. One hundred-three (103) shipping containers from Canada which were falsely declared as plastic scraps for recycling were sent to the Philippines from June 2013 to January 2014. What do these containers have?
a. Garbage
b. Fruits
c. Illegal drugs
d. Old clothes
Answer: A
8. He is the 3rd richest man in China as of January 2018 with an estimated net worth of $40.8 billion according to Forbes Magazine. He was bestowed the title of Doctor of Science in Technopreneurship, honoris causa, by De La Salle University on October 25, 2017.
a. Wang Jianlin
b. Wang Wei
c. Ma Huateng
d. Jack Ma
Answer: D
9. The DOJ indicted 11 members of the________fraternity over the fatal hazing of University of Santo Tomas (UST) law freshman student Horacio "Atio" Castillo III in September last year.
a. Alpha Kappha Rho
b. Upsilon Sigma Phi
c. Aegis Juris
d. Tau Gamma Phi
Answer: C
10. On February 2, 2018, President Rodrigo Duterte signed____________or the Free Irrigation Service Act, a law that waives irrigation fees for farmers who own 8 hectares of land or less.
a. Republic Act No. 10968
b. Republic Act No. 10169
c. Republic Act No. 11969
d. Republic Act No. 10969
Answer: B
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1. Philippine Constitution Reviewer
2. Philippine History Reviewer
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a. Tax Reform for Accelerated Inclusion
b. Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion
c. Tax Reform for Added Income
d. Tax Reform for Acceleration and Income
Answer: B
2. He was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author and was famous for his scientific works about black holes. He died on March 13, at the age of 76.
a. Timothy Berners-Lee
b. Alan Guth
c. Stephen William Hawking
d. Sir Roger Penrose
Answer: C
3. The date when the Philippines won against China on its case on the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
a. July 27, 2016
b. July 11, 2016
c. July 12, 2016
d. July 13, 2016
Answer: C
4. Judge Elmo Alameda of __________ issued a warrant against Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV over a rebellion case following President Duterte's issuance of Proclamation 572 voiding his amnesty.
a. Pasay Regional Trial Court Branch 108
b. Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 150
c. Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 22
d. Mandaluyong Regional Trial Court Branch 213
Answer: C
5. What is the government agency mandated by the Philippine Identification System Act to implement the national ID system for citizens and resident aliens of the Philippines?
a. Department of Interior and Local Government
b. Philippine Statistics Authority
c. Department of Foreign Affairs
d. National Statistics Office
Answer: B
6. She was included in Time's Person of the Year 2018 and was arrested by National Bureau Investigation (NBI) for cyber libel upon the orders of the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46.
a. Leila De Lima
b. Imelda Marcos
c. Maria Ressa
d. Pia Ranada
Answer: C
7. One hundred-three (103) shipping containers from Canada which were falsely declared as plastic scraps for recycling were sent to the Philippines from June 2013 to January 2014. What do these containers have?
a. Garbage
b. Fruits
c. Illegal drugs
d. Old clothes
Answer: A
8. He is the 3rd richest man in China as of January 2018 with an estimated net worth of $40.8 billion according to Forbes Magazine. He was bestowed the title of Doctor of Science in Technopreneurship, honoris causa, by De La Salle University on October 25, 2017.
a. Wang Jianlin
b. Wang Wei
c. Ma Huateng
d. Jack Ma
Answer: D
9. The DOJ indicted 11 members of the________fraternity over the fatal hazing of University of Santo Tomas (UST) law freshman student Horacio "Atio" Castillo III in September last year.
a. Alpha Kappha Rho
b. Upsilon Sigma Phi
c. Aegis Juris
d. Tau Gamma Phi
Answer: C
10. On February 2, 2018, President Rodrigo Duterte signed____________or the Free Irrigation Service Act, a law that waives irrigation fees for farmers who own 8 hectares of land or less.
a. Republic Act No. 10968
b. Republic Act No. 10169
c. Republic Act No. 11969
d. Republic Act No. 10969
Answer: B
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1. Philippine Constitution Reviewer
2. Philippine History Reviewer
3. Current Events Reviewer 10