Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof): 1987 Philippine Constitution, RA 6713 Code of Conduct, Verbal & Numerical Reasoning
Covers the 1987 Philippine Constitution (Bill of Rights, Branches of Government, Constitutional Commissions), Republic Act No. 6713 (Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials), peace and human rights, environmental laws, and CSC verbal/numerical reasoning shortcuts.
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- Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof): 1987 Philippine Constitution, RA 6713 Code of Conduct, Verbal & Numerical Reasoning (.md)
Flashcards (32)
| # | Front (Term / Question) | Back (Definition / Answer) | Example | Multiple-Choice Options |
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| 1 | In the 1987 Philippine Constitution, which Article contains the Bill of Rights? | Article III (Bill of Rights). | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 2 | In CSC Numerical Reasoning, a train 150 meters long travels at 54 km/h. How many seconds will it take to pass a stationary pole? | 10 seconds. Convert 54 km/h to m/s by multiplying by 5/18 (54 × 5/18 = 15 m/s), then divide distance by speed: 150 m / 15 m/s = 10 s. | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 3 | In CSC English Grammar, does a phrase beginning with 'along with', 'together with', 'as well as', or 'in addition to' change the number of the subject? | No; intervening phrases do not affect subject-verb agreement—the verb agrees strictly with the main subject. | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 4 | In CSC Numerical Reasoning, if Pipe A can fill a tank in 6 hours and Pipe B can fill it in 3 hours, how long does it take both pipes working together to fill the tank? | 2 hours, calculated using the combined work rate formula: 1/T = 1/6 + 1/3 = 3/6 = 1/2, so T = 2 hours. | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 5 | In CSC Numerical Reasoning, if an item's price is increased by 20% and then discounted by 20%, what is the net percentage change from the original price? | A net decrease of 4% (1.20 × 0.80 = 0.96, which is 4% below 100%). | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 6 | Which writ in Philippine constitutional law is a remedy available to any person whose right to privacy in life, liberty, or security is violated or threatened by unlawful data gathering? | The Writ of Habeas Data. | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 7 | Which annual sworn statement of assets and liabilities must every Philippine public officer file under RA 6713 Section 8, and what are its three statutory filing deadlines? | The Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN), which must be filed: (1) within 30 days after assumption of office, (2) on or before April 30 of every year thereafter, and (3) within 30 days after separation from the service. | High-yield exam verification (RA 6713 Section 8): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 8 | Under Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution, how many Justices compose the Supreme Court of the Philippines and what is their mandatory retirement age? | 15 Justices (1 Chief Justice and 14 Associate Justices), who serve during good behavior until the mandatory retirement age of 70 years. | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 9 | Which Republic Act is the Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999, and which is the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004? | RA 8749 is the Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999; RA 9275 is the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004. | High-yield exam verification (RA 8749 is the Philippine Clean Air Act of 1): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 10 | What are the three inherent powers of the Philippine State, and how do they differ? | Police Power (regulates liberty/property for general welfare), Power of Eminent Domain (takes private property for public use with just compensation), and Power of Taxation (raises revenue to support government). | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 11 | Under Article XI of the 1987 Constitution, what is the fundamental principle stated in Section 1 regarding public office? | Public office is a public trust. 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. | High-yield exam verification (Section 1 regarding public office? Public office): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 12 | In CSC Sub-Professional Clerical Operations, how are Filipino/Spanish surnames containing prefixes like 'de', 'de la', 'del', or 'San' alphabetized? | Prefixes are treated as part of the surname and filed as a single unit letter-by-letter (e.g., 'De la Cruz' is filed under D). | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 13 | Which Philippine legal writ protects a person whose constitutional right to a balanced and healthful ecology is violated or threatened with violation? | The Writ of Kalikasan. | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 14 | In CSC Verbal Reasoning (Subject-Verb Agreement), which verb form is required when two subjects are joined by 'neither... nor' or 'either... or'? | The verb agrees in number and person with the nearer subject (the subject closest to the verb). | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 15 | Under Article VI of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, how many Senators compose the Philippine Senate and what is their term of office? | 24 Senators elected at large for a term of 6 years, serving no more than two (2) consecutive terms. | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 16 | Under RA 6713 Section 5(a), within how many working days from receipt must public officials act on letters and requests sent by the public? | Within fifteen (15) working days from receipt thereof, responding with the action taken. | High-yield exam verification (RA 6713 Section 5): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 17 | In CSC Analytical Reasoning (Professional Level), what is the contrapositive of the conditional statement 'If a citizen is a registered voter (P), then they are at least 18 years old (Q)'? | 'If a citizen is not at least 18 years old (~Q), then they are not a registered voter (~P).' A conditional statement and its contrapositive are always logically equivalent. | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 18 | Under RA 6713, what are the 8 norms of conduct required of every Philippine public official and employee? | Commitment to public interest, Professionalism, Justness and sincerity, Political neutrality, Responsiveness to the public, Nationalism and patriotism, Commitment to democracy, and Simple living. | High-yield exam verification (RA 6713): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 19 | What is the minimum passing score required by the Civil Service Commission to pass the Career Service Examination (Professional and Sub-Professional)? | A general rating of at least 80.00%. | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 20 | What is the term of office for Chairpersons and Commissioners of the CSC, COMELEC, and COA under the 1987 Constitution? | Seven (7) years without reappointment. | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 21 | What are the three independent Constitutional Commissions under Article IX of the 1987 Philippine Constitution? | The Civil Service Commission (CSC), the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), and the Commission on Audit (COA). | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 22 | Under the 1987 Constitution, who has the exclusive power to initiate all cases of impeachment, and who has the sole power to try and decide all cases of impeachment? | The House of Representatives has the exclusive power to initiate impeachment (by a vote of at least one-third of all its Members), while the Senate has the sole power to try and decide impeachment cases (requiring a two-thirds vote to convict). | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 23 | Which Republic Act is the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 in the Philippines? | Republic Act No. 9003. | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 24 | Under Article VII of the 1987 Constitution, what is the maximum duration of a proclamation of Martial Law or suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus without Congressional extension? | Sixty (60) days, within 48 hours of which the President must submit a report in person or in writing to Congress. | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 25 | Which Republic Act allows natural-born citizens of the Philippines who have lost their Philippine citizenship through naturalization in a foreign country to re-acquire or retain their Philippine citizenship? | Republic Act No. 9225 (Citizenship Retention and Re-acquisition Act of 2003). | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 26 | Which Republic Act is the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018, and what is its 3-7-20 rule? | RA 11032 (creating the Anti-Red Tape Authority, ARTA); it mandates processing times of 3 working days for simple transactions, 7 working days for complex transactions, and 20 working days for highly technical applications. | High-yield exam verification (RA 11032): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 27 | Which Philippine writ is a remedy available to any person whose right to life, liberty, and security is violated or threatened with violation by an unlawful act or omission of a public official or employee (such as enforced disappearances)? | The Writ of Amparo. | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 28 | Under Article II, Section 1 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, what is the declaration regarding sovereignty? | The Philippines is a democratic and republican State. Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them. | High-yield exam verification (Section 1 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 29 | Under Article IV of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, what constitutional principle governs Philippine citizenship? | Jus sanguinis (right of blood), where citizenship is determined by the nationality of one or both parents rather than place of birth. | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 30 | Which Republic Act establishes the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees in the Philippines? | Republic Act No. 6713, approved on February 20, 1989. | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 31 | Under RA 6713 Section 7(d) and EO 292, up to what degree of consanguinity or affinity is nepotism prohibited in appointments in the Philippine civil service? | Up to the third (3rd) degree of consanguinity or affinity in the national, provincial, city, and municipal governments (with exceptions for confidential capacity, teachers, physicians, and members of the Armed Forces). | High-yield exam verification (RA 6713 Section 7): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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| 32 | In CSC Numerical Reasoning, what is the sum of the first 50 positive integers (1 + 2 + 3 + ... + 50)? | 1,275, using Gauss's formula n(n + 1)/2 = 50(51)/2 = 1,275. | High-yield exam verification (Philippine Civil Service Exam (CSC Professional & Sub-Prof)): distinguish the controlling statutory/doctrinal rule, timeframe, and exception from common test distractors. |
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