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Rules and Mechanics

1) Participants will be provided with pens and numbered-color-coded writing sheets during the
quiz. The monitor/proctor will collect writing sheets after every round.
2) English or Filipino will be used as the official languages in the conduct of the quiz.
3) There will be a total of twenty (21) questions to be given, 8 of which are “easy”, 7 are “average”
and 6 are “difficult” questions.
4) Points for every correct answers will be given as follows:
 One (1) point - for an “easy” question
 Two (2) points - for an “average” question
 Three (3) points - for a “difficult” question
5) The quizmaster will read each question twice. Countdown will start after the question has been
read the second time and the quizmaster says “GO”. When the quizmaster says “STOP’ or
“TIMES UP”, participants must raise their answers to the Board of Judges until such time that the
Proctors have verified or confirmed the answer.
6) Participants will be given a maximum of thirty (30) seconds to answer questions that require
computation. Other questions will only be given ten (10) seconds.
7) Should a participant wish to change an answer that he/she has written down, this answer should
be crossed out with one horizontal line and the new answer written clearly above the crossed
out answer. A participant is allowed to change his/her answer within the time allotted for a
particular question.
8) A division record holder will be proclaimed based on a cumulative scoring system.
9) All ties will be broken by a tiebreaker question from the “difficult” category.
10) In case of a protest or inquiry during the actual quiz proceedings, the following procedures shall
be observed:
 Only the participant or the official coach of the participant is allowed to raise a protest
or inquiry at the earliest appropriate time before the next question is read.
 The protest or inquiry will be addressed orally to the Chairman of the Board of Judges
who will recognize the protest or inquiry.
 The Chairman of the Board of Judges will announce the decision upon deliberation with
the members of the board of judges.
11) The Board of Judges will be composed of at least three (3) members. The chairperson will be
selected from among the members of the Board of Judges.

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EASY ROUND (8 items)
1. Area: Population, Environment, Resources and Sustainable Development (Demography)
Multiple Choice: 10 seconds

The statement "633 persons per square kilometer" most likely refers to:

A. population per 1000

B. population distribution
C. population density
D. population growth

Answer: C
Source: POPCOM’s Handbook on Basic Demographic Concepts, 2019, page 75

2. Area : Adolescent Health and Youth Development

Multiple Choice : 10 seconds

There is a need for parents of adolescents to be educated on Adolescent Reproductive

Health for the following reasons Except:

A. More young Filipinos are engaging in sexually risky behaviors and experiencing RH
related problems
B. More young Filipinos are getting married at an early age
C. Parents/guardians are seen as the primary sexuality educators of their adolescent
children
D. Parents/guardians are generally incapable of fully assuming such important role

Answer : B - More young Filipinos getting married at an early age

Source : Learning Package on Parent Education Module (see downloadable files at
https://popcom.gov.ph/modules)

3. Area: Population and Reproductive Health

True or False: 10 seconds

According to the 2021 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study or YAFSS 5, 6.2% of
15-24 years old have tried to commit suicide. The study further shows that females
are being more prone to commit suicide than males. True or False.

Answer: True
Source: 2021 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Survey – Central Visayas Profile

4. Area : Adolescent Health and Youth Development

Multiple Choice : 10 seconds

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 One of the program thrusts of the Commission on Population and Development
(POPCOM) is Adolescent Health and Development. POPCOM aims to promote these
using the following strategies EXCEPT:

A. Undertake parents’ education program on adolescent responsible sexuality

B. Provide age-appropriate values laden and rights based information, education and
counseling services
C. Conduct training for youth on life skills and fertility awareness
D. Conduct massive grassroots campaign on the different methods of family planning
particularly on the natural family planning method.

Answer : D
Source : Learning Package on Parent Education Module (see downloadable files at
https://popcom.gov.ph/modules)

5. Area :Population and Reproductive Health

Identification: 20 seconds

It refers to the recognition of the fertile and infertile phases of a woman’s

reproductive cycle. It relies on the daily observation and interpretation of the
changing signs to determine the woman’s fertility status.

Answer : Fertility Awareness

Source : RPM-NFP Facilitators Guide

6. Area: Population, Environment, Resources and Sustainable Development

Multiple Choice: 10 seconds

Nations from around the world have come together on a number of occasions to develop
what is globally known as Population, Health and Environment (PHE) Approach, a
strategy designed to deal with problems afflicting the Earth’s ecosystems. Which of the
following international gatherings does not correspond with the PHE Approach?

a)United Nations Conference on Human Environment held in Stockholm, Sweden in 1972

b) The Rio Conference held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992
c) The Lima Declaration on Industrial Development and Cooperation in Lima, Peru in 1975
d) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in1994

Answer: C
Source: State of the Philippine Population Report Fifth Edition – Seeking a Healthy Balance:
Population, Health and Environment Integration, page 11

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7. Area: Population and Reproductive Health
Identification: 10 seconds

It is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters relating to the reproductive system and
its functions and processes.

Answer: Reproductive Health

Source: R.A. 10354 or RPRH Act of 2012, p. 9

8. Area : Adolescent Health and Youth Development

Multiple Choice : 10 seconds

The following statements are true about a family EXCEPT:

a) A family is a basic unit of society. It is the well-spring of strength and stability of a

community and nation
b) A family is traditionally seen as being made up of a father, mother and their child
or children
c) A family is the root of all problems in society
d) A family is a child’s immediate environment and serves as the foundation for
physical, social, mental, emotional and moral well being

Answer: C
Source: Learning Package on Parent Education Module (see downloadable files at
https://popcom.gov.ph/modules)

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AVERAGE ROUND (7 Items)
1. Area : Population and Development Integration; Demography
Multiple Choice : 10 seconds

A population pyramid is a graphical presentation of the age-sex composition of the

population. It depicts the male and female population separately and constructed by
either single age group or by five year age group. Identify the type of the population
pyramid that has a base which is approximately equal to each subsequent age group,
tapering off at the older ages.

A. Expansive pyramid
B. Cone Shaped Pyramid
C. Constrictive Pyramid
D. Stationary type of pyramid

Answer : D
Source : Handbook on Basic Demographic Concepts

2. Area : Population and Development

Multiple Choice : 10 seconds

Done in Cairo from September 5-13, 1994 a conference was convened wherein the Philippines
was one of the 179 countries that crafted and signed a Program of Action recognizing access to
reproductive and sexual health services including family planning, reduction of maternal mortality,
reduction of Infant and Child mortality and Universal education as essential components in
achieving global and national goals. This conference is popularly known as:

A. World Population Conference in Bucharest

B. International Conference on Population in Mexico City
C. International Conference on Population and Development
D. 41st Association of Southeast Asian Nation or ASEAN Summit

Answer : C
Source : ICPD Country Report-Philippines, Page 2

3. Area : Population, Health and Environment

Multiple Choice : 10 seconds

In 2005, it was estimated that there are about 110 indigenous ethno-linguistic groups with
a total population of around 12 million found in various parts of the country. They
comprise a huge significant 17% of the total population. However these groups are
confronted with the following concerns EXCEPT:

A. Loss of their land & resources and ecological distraction

B. High Unmet Need in Family Planning
C. Oppression and violation of their rights
D. Displacement and disruption of their families

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Answer : B
Source : ICPD Country Report-Philippines, Page 8

4. Area: Population and Development Integration; Basic Demography

TRUE OR FALSE: Within 10 seconds, write the word TRUE or FALSE

In 2020 Population Census, Central Visayas sex ratio reached 103. This means that, If the sex ratio
is more than 100 is interpreted that there are more females than males.

Answer: FALSE
If the sex ratio is more than 100, this means that there are more males than females

Source : Central Visayas Regional POPDEV Situationer slide no. 13: There are 103 males in every
100 females in 2020

5. Area: Population and Development Integration

IDENTIFICATION: Within 10 seconds, identify the correct answer

_______________ indicates how fast a population increases or decreases resulting from the
interplay of births, deaths, and migration in a given period of time.

ANSWER: Population Growth Rate (PGR)

Source : PRB Population Handbook page 30

6. Area : Population & Reproductive Health

Multiple Choice : 10 seconds

The 2008 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) shows that fertility varies
substantially across subgroup of women. Urban women have, on the average, 1.3 children
fewer than rural women. The fertility rate of women with college or higher education is
about half that of women with no education. Women in wealthier households have fewer
children than those in poorer household. Based on these findings which of the following is
TRUE:
a) Fertility level has a negative relationship with education
b) Fertility level has a negative relationship with education and wealth index quintile
c) Fertility level has a negative relationship with wealth index
d) Sexuality of couples in urban area has a positive relationship with wealth index
e) None of the above

Answer : B
Source: 2008 National Demographic and Health Survey, Page 1

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7. Area : Population and Development Integration; Demography
Identification: 10 seconds

The female’s actual reproduction varies by age group, whereby the level of births is
relatively low at the extreme ages 15-19 and 45-49, and high at ages 25-29. What
fertility measure will illustrate the pattern of child bearing behavior of women by
aged groups?

Answer: Age-specific fertility rate

Source: Handbook on Basic Demographic Concepts,p.14

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DIFFICULT ROUND (6 Items)
1. Area: Population and Development Integration; Demography
COMPUTATION: Within 30 seconds, compute the correct answer

With a total land area of approximately 300,000 square kilometers, the population density of the
Philippines in 2020 posted at 363 persons per square kilometer. In that same year Mandaue City was
the most densely populated area in Central Visayas with a total population of 364,116. Mandaue City
has a total land area of 25.18 square kilometers, compute the population density of the city for the
year 2020. (Round off your answer to the nearest whole number)

Answer: 14,461 persons per square kilometer

Solution: Population Density

= population/land area
=364, 166/25.18 sq. km.
=14,460.5 or 14,461 persons per sq. km.

Source: RPB Population Handbook page 28.

2. Area: Population and Development Integration; Demography

COMPUTATION: Within 30 seconds, compute the correct answer

In 2020, Cebu City has 277,248 persons in ages 0-14 years; 635,204 persons in the working ages
of 15-64 years; and 26,231 persons ages 65 and above. Compute the dependency ratio of Cebu
City in 2020. (Round off your answer to the nearest whole number)

Answer: 48 dependents

Solution:

Dependency Ratio = (pop 0-14 + pop 65+) x 100

Pop 15-64

= ( 277,248 + 26,231) x 100

635,204

= 303,479 x 100
635,204

= 47.7or 48

Source: PRB Population Handbook page 4.

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3. Area: Population and Development Integration; Demography
COMPUTATION: Within 30 seconds, compute the correct answer

Spatial mobility of people involves change of usual residence between geographic or political units
(such as region, province, city/municipality and barangay) or from rural to urban areas, for internal
migration (within Philippines) during a specified period of observation for a reason such as
economic, social, political and cultural. In the 2020 Census Lapu-Lapu City registered a total
population of 497,604, and the urban population is 476,353. Compute the percent urban population
of Lapu-Lapu City in 2020. (Round off your answer to the nearest tenths place)

Answer: 95.7 percent

Solution: = _476,353 no. of people living in urban areas x 100

497,604 total population
= 95.7 percent

Source: Central Visayas Regional POPDEV Situationer slide 9.

4. Area: Responsible Parenthood and Family Health

IDENTIFICATION: Within 20 seconds, identify the correct answer

Reproductive health care refers to the access to a full range of methods, facilities, services and
supplies that contribute to reproductive health and well-being by addressing reproductive health-
related problems. It also includes sexual health, the purpose of which is the enhancement of life and
personal relations. Give at least three (3) elements of reproductive health care.

Answer: (1) Family planning information and services which shall include as a first priority
making women of reproductive age fully aware of their respective cycles to make
them aware of when fertilization is highly probable, as well as highly improbable;
(2) Maternal, infant and child health and nutrition, including breastfeeding;
(3) Proscription of abortion and management of abortion complications;
(4) Adolescent and youth reproductive health guidance and counseling;
(5) Prevention, treatment and management of reproductive tract infections (RTIs),
HIV and AIDS and other sexually transmittable infections (STIs);
(6) Elimination of violence against women and children and other forms of sexual
and gender-based violence;
(7) Education and counseling on sexuality and reproductive health;
(8) Treatment of breast and reproductive tract cancers and other gynecological
conditions and disorders;
(9) Male responsibility and involvement and men’s reproductive health;
(10) Prevention, treatment and management of infertility and sexual dysfunction;
(11) Reproductive health education for the adolescents; and
(12) Mental health aspect of reproductive health care.

Source: RPRH Law or Republic Act 10354 of 2012

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5. Area : POPDEV Integration; Demography
Computation : 30 seconds

The age dependency ratio reflects in a general way the contribution of variations in
age composition to variations in age dependency. In 2015 Census, the total population
of Central Visayas reached to 7,396,898. In southwest part of Cebu Province, a tourist
destination municipality of Moalboal has a total population aged 0-14 years of 10,
246; total population aged 15-64 was 18,510 and the total population aged 65 years
and over was 2,374. What was the age dependency ratio in 2015 of Moalboal? (Round
off your answer to the nearest whole number)

Answer : 68 dependents

( Total pop. 0-14 + Total pop. 65 years & Above)

ADR = x 100 = 68.2 or 68 dependents
Total Pop. 15-64 y.o.

Source: Handbook on Basic Demographic Concepts, pp. 50-51; PSA 2015 Census

6. Area: Population and Development Integration; Basic Demography

COMPUTATION: Within 30 seconds, compute the correct answer

Fertility refers to the number of live births women have. It differs from fecundity which refers
to the physiological capability of women to reproduce. There are various ways to measure
fertility, one of which is the age-specific fertility rate or ASFR.

Compute the ASFR of those in the age group 20-24 and 25-29 given the following data.

Age of No. Of
No. Of births
Women Women
15 – 19 379,988 11,947
20 – 24 361,173 33,721
25 – 29 337,835 36,105
30 – 34 289,228 26,324
35 – 39 251,292 14,427
40 – 44 224,494 5,001
45 - 49 198,430 418

Answer: ASFR (20-24) 93 births, and 106.9 or 107 births for ASFR (25-29)

ASFR 20-24 = _33,721_ x 1,000 = 93 births

361,173

ASFR 25-29 = _36,105_ x 1,000 = 106.9 or 107 births

337,835

Source: PRB Population Handbook page 10.

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CLINCHER QUESTIONS (9 Items)

1. Area : Responsible Parenthood and Family Planning

Identification: 20 seconds

The new population policy of the country broadens the scope of population concerns
to include among others family formation, status of women, maternal and child
health. This population policy is anchored on four pillars. What are these pillars?

Answers:
1. Responsible Parenthood
2. Birth Spacing
3. Respect for Life
4. Total Informed Choice

Source: Population and Education (POPED) Handout

2. Area: Population and Development Integration

COMPUTATION: Within 30 seconds, compute the correct answer

Spatial mobility of people involves change of usual residence between geographic or political units
(such as region, province, city/municipality and barangay) or from rural to urban areas, for internal
migration (within Philippines) during a specified period of observation for a reason such as
economic, social, political and cultural. In the 2020 Census Lapu-Lapu City registered a total
population of 497,604, and the urban population is 476,353. Compute the percent urban population
of Lapu-Lapu City in 2020.

Answer: 95.7

Solution: = _476,353 no. of people living in urban areas x 100

497,604 total population
= 95.7

Source: Central Visayas Regional POPDEV Situationer slide 9.

3. Area: Population, Environment, Resources and Sustainable Development

Computation: 30 seconds

The age dependency ratio relates the number of individuals who are likely to be
“dependent” on the support of others for their daily living to the number of those
individuals who are capable of providing this support. This can be calculated for child
dependency or old-age dependency.

The 2015 Census of Population and Housing revealed that Bohol has a total
population of 1,313,560. When disaggregated into different age groups, those under
14 numbered 421,514, those from ages 15 – 64 numbered 793,325, and those 65
years old and above numbered 98,721. What is the old-age dependency ratio for
Bohol in 2015?
a) In 2015, there were approximately 19 old age dependents per 100 persons in the
working age group.
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 b) In 2015, there were approximately 12 old age dependents per 100 persons in the
working age group.
c) In 2015, there were approximately 41 old age dependents per 100 persons in the
working age group.
d) In 2015, there were approximately 32 old age dependents per 100 persons in the
working age group.

Answer: B

98,721 (ages 65 and above)

X 100 = 12.44 or 12
793,325 (ages 15 – 64)

Source: Handbook on Basic Demographic Concepts, page 51

4. Area :
Adolescent Health and Youth Development
Identification : 10 seconds

In our country high incidence of non-sexual risk behaviors of adolescents, which are
also considered as major health risks, have always hounded the youth but, are hardly
addressed because of their sensitive nature. Name two (2) of these non-sexual risk
behaviors.

Answer: Smoking
Drinking alcoholic beverages
Drug use

Source: Youth Sex and Risk Behaviors in the Phils. pp. 51-59

5. Area :
Population Health and Environment
Identification: 20 seconds

Meeting the needs of a growing population frequently requires some forms of land-
use change in order to expand food production. These changes have environmental
repercussions that can cause the frequency and severity of floods and contributes to
species declines due to habitat loss. _________ is a form of land use change that
creates threats to human and ecological health.

Answer: Clearing forest land or Deforestation

Source: Population Reference Bureau, p. 3

6. Area : Population and Development Integration; Demography

Computation : 30 seconds

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 Between the period of 2010-2020 the growth rate of Central Visayas was 1.74 percent.
If this prevails overtime then Central Visayas would double in how many years?
(Round off your answer to the nearest tenths place)

Answer : 39.8 years

DT = 69.3
Growth Rate (%)

69.3
=
1.74%
= 39.8 years
Source: POPCOM’s Handbook on Basic Demographic Concepts, 2019 p.64

7. Area : Fertility Awareness and Family Planning

Identification: 20 seconds

Standard Days Method, one of the scientific Natural Family Planning is appropriate for
highly motivated couples whose wives have regular menstrual cycles. What is the first
day of a woman’s menstrual cycle?

Answer: First day of menstruation.

Source: RPM-NFP Facilitators Guide

8. Area: Family Life and Responsible Parenthood

Multiple Choice: 10 seconds

All of the following are pillars of the Philippine Population Policy EXCEPT:
a) Social Behavior Change Communication
b) Responsible Parenthood
c) Respect for Life
d) Birth Spacing

Answer: A
Source: Philippine Population Management Policy – PPDP Presentation

9. Area :
Population, Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development
Identification: 10 seconds

Components of population change are births, deaths, and migration. The difference
between in and out migration rate is the net migration rate. What is the difference
between the birth and the death rate?

Answer :
The rate of natural increase
Source: Resource Manual for Population Education, p.149

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