Assessment No. 4 | Science, Technology, and Society

ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE: Indicate whether the following statements are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

The University of Santo Tomas (UST), established by the Spanish, is one of the oldest Catholic universities in the world founded by Miguel de Benavides in 1901.

• Correct

• Incorrect

• C

• I

ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE: Indicate whether the following statements are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

The Manila Observatory, founded by Jesuits in 1865, issued the first public typhoon warning in 1879.

• Correct

• Incorrect

• C

• I

ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE: Indicate whether the following statements are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

DOST’s Scientific Career System recognizes and compensates scientists with accomplished works.

• Correct

• Incorrect

• C

• I

ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE: Indicate whether the following statements are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

There is no shortage of qualified science teachers, and public-school funding is enough to compensate teachers and provide students with quality facilities.

• Correct

• Incorrect

• C

• I

ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE: Indicate whether the following statements are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

The Bureau of Science, established during the American colonial period, focused primarily on the study of tropical diseases.

• Correct

• Incorrect

• C

• I

ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE: Indicate whether the following statements are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

The Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-BME) was deemed by many to be demanding because it would require the teachers to use the mother tongue to teach math and science, two subjects that have been predominantly taught in English.

• Correct

• Incorrect

• C

• I

ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE: Indicate whether the following statements are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

It was under the administration of former President Corazon Aquino that the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) was established.

• Correct

• Incorrect

• C

• I

ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE: Indicate whether the following statements are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

The first geothermal power plant in the Philippines was opened under the guidance of Dr. Arturo Pineda Alcaraz.

• Correct

• Incorrect

• C

• I

ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE: Indicate whether the following statements are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

It was under former President Fidel Ramos that the Republic Act. No. 8439 of 1997 or the “Magna Carta for Scientists, Engineers, Researchers, and other S&T Personnel in the Government” was established.

• Correct

• Incorrect

• C

• I

ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE: Indicate whether the following statements are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

Dr. Diosdado Banatao is known as the “Father of Geothermal Energy Development” in the Philippines.

• Correct

• Incorrect

• C

• I