Next CSE-PPT: 14 March 2027 · Professional & Subprofessional
Civil Service Exam Subprofessional clerical reviewer on filing business and organisation names: names filed as written, a leading "The", the ampersand, numbers before letters and punctuation.
Offices file not only personal names but also the names of businesses, cooperatives and organisations. These follow slightly different rules: business names are filed as written, word by word; a leading "The" is treated as the last unit; "&" is read as "and"; punctuation is ignored; and names beginning with numbers in digits come before names beginning with letters, in numeric order.
Every answer and explanation here was generated by a script that applies these rules and prints the full filing order. Offices may have their own variations, so always follow your agency's filing manual at work.
Correct answer: D. Manila Bags
Indexed unit by unit, the filing order is: Manila Bags → Manila Bakery The → Manila Bank → Manila Books. The name filed first is Manila Bags. A leading "The" is treated as the last unit, so "The Manila Bakery" is filed as "Manila Bakery The". Then the second words decide: Bags, Bakery, Bank, Books.
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Indexed unit by unit, the filing order is: 7 Star Trading → 12 Oaks Cafe → Seven Stars Hardware → Star Printing. The name filed first is 7 Star Trading. Names that begin with numbers in digits are filed before names that begin with letters, in numeric order: 7 comes before 12. "Seven" written as a word is filed under S.
Read detailsCorrect answer: C. Cruz Builders
Indexed unit by unit, the filing order is: Cruz And Daughters → Cruz And Sons → Cruz Bakery → Cruz Builders. The name filed last is Cruz Builders. The symbol "&" is read as "and", so "Cruz & Sons" is filed as "Cruz And Sons". After Cruz, the second units are and, and, bakery and builders, so Cruz Builders comes last.
Read detailsCorrect answer: C. Abacus School
Indexed unit by unit, the filing order is: Ab Rice Mill → Abacus School → Abc Printing → Abc Trading. The name filed second is Abacus School. Acronyms written as one word are filed as one unit. "AB" is shorter than "Abacus" and "ABC" and they begin with it, so nothing before something puts AB Rice Mill first and Abacus School second.
Read detailsCorrect answer: B. Daily Bread Bakery
Indexed unit by unit, the filing order is: Daily Bread Bakery → Daily Grind Cafe → Daily Tribune The → Dailyfresh Market. The name filed first is Daily Bread Bakery. "The Daily Tribune" is filed as "Daily Tribune The". "Daily" is shorter than "Dailyfresh", so all the "Daily" names come first, ordered by their second words: Bread, Grind, Tribune.
Read detailsCorrect answer: D. Twin Brothers Shop
Indexed unit by unit, the filing order is: 2 Brothers Hardware → 10 Pesos Store → 100 Islands Travel → Twin Brothers Shop. The name filed last is Twin Brothers Shop. Numbers in digits are filed first and in numeric order: 2, 10, 100. Names beginning with letters, such as Twin Brothers Shop, come after all of them.
Read detailsCorrect answer: C. Lima Pharmacy
Indexed unit by unit, the filing order is: Lim Hardware → Lim Motors → Lima Pharmacy → Lims Bakery. The name filed third is Lima Pharmacy. The apostrophe is ignored, so "Lim's" is filed as "Lims". The order is Lim Hardware, Lim Motors (both "Lim"), then Lima and Lims, comparing letter by letter.
Read detailsCorrect answer: D. Pacific Air Cargo
Indexed unit by unit, the filing order is: Pacific Air Cargo → Pacific Lines → Pacific Shipping → Pacifica Salon. The name filed first is Pacific Air Cargo. "Pacific" is shorter than "Pacifica", so the three "Pacific" names come first, ordered by their second words: Air, Lines, Shipping.
Read detailsCorrect answer: B. Golden Gate Realty
Indexed unit by unit, the filing order is: Gold Star Bakery → Golden Gate Realty → Golden Harvest Farm → Goldenrod Florist. The name filed second is Golden Gate Realty. "Gold" is filed before "Golden", which is filed before "Goldenrod" (nothing before something). Among the "Golden" names, Gate comes before Harvest.
Read detailsCorrect answer: C. Bookworm Store
Indexed unit by unit, the filing order is: Book Nook → Bookmark The → Books And More → Bookworm Store. The name filed last is Bookworm Store. "The Bookmark" is filed as "Bookmark The". Comparing the first units letter by letter: Book, Bookmark, Books, Bookworm, so Bookworm Store is last.
Read detailsCorrect answer: B. J. Rizal Bakery
Indexed unit by unit, the filing order is: J Rizal Bakery → Jose Rizal Pharmacy → Rizal Avenue Cafe → Rizal Bank. The name filed first is J. Rizal Bakery. A personal name that is part of a business name is filed as written, not surname first. "J" (period ignored) comes before "Jose", and both come before "Rizal".
Read detailsCorrect answer: B. Mabuhay Trading
Indexed unit by unit, the filing order is: Mabuhay Tailoring → Mabuhay Tours → Mabuhay Trading → Mabuhay Travel. The name filed third is Mabuhay Trading. All share the first unit "Mabuhay", so the second units decide letter by letter: Tailoring, Tours, Trading, Travel.
Read detailsCorrect answer: A. 3 Kings Printing
Indexed unit by unit, the filing order is: 3 Kings Printing → 12 Stars Trading → 30 Pesos Laundry → Three Kings Bakery. The name filed first is 3 Kings Printing. Digits come before letters and are filed in numeric order: 3, 12, 30. "Three" written in words is filed under T, after all the numbers.
Read detailsCorrect answer: B. Reyes Brothers
Indexed unit by unit, the filing order is: Reyes And Co → Reyes And Reyes Law Office → Reyes Auto Supply → Reyes Brothers. The name filed last is Reyes Brothers. "&" becomes "and", and the period in "Co." is ignored. After Reyes, the second units are and, and, auto and brothers, so Reyes Brothers is filed last.
Read detailsCorrect answer: A. Island Breeze Resort
Indexed unit by unit, the filing order is: Island Bay Hotel → Island Breeze Resort → Islander Inn → Islas Pharmacy. The name filed second is Island Breeze Resort. "Island" comes before "Islander" and "Islas". Among the "Island" names, Bay comes before Breeze, so Island Breeze Resort is second.
Read detailsCorrect answer: B. Coffee Bean Co.
Indexed unit by unit, the filing order is: Coffee Bean Co → Coffee Hub The → Coffee Lab → Coffeehouse Manila. The name filed first is Coffee Bean Co.. "The Coffee Hub" is filed as "Coffee Hub The". The "Coffee" names come before "Coffeehouse", ordered by second word: Bean, Hub, Lab.
Read detailsCorrect answer: C. Northpoint Mall
Indexed unit by unit, the filing order is: North Coast Bank → North Star Foods → Northern Lights Hotel → Northpoint Mall. The name filed last is Northpoint Mall. "North" names come first, ordered by second word (Coast, Star). Then "Northern" and "Northpoint", where e comes before p, so Northpoint Mall is last.
Read detailsCorrect answer: A. Green Valley Farm
Indexed unit by unit, the filing order is: Green Acres Resort → Green Leaf Cafe → Green Valley Farm → Greenfield School. The name filed third is Green Valley Farm. The "Green" names come before "Greenfield", ordered by second word: Acres, Leaf, Valley. So Green Valley Farm is third.
Read detailsCorrect answer: D. Bayan Trading
Indexed unit by unit, the filing order is: Bayan Pharmacy → Bayan Trading → Bayani Store → Bayanihan Credit Coop. The name filed second is Bayan Trading. The two "Bayan" names come first (Pharmacy, then Trading), followed by "Bayani" and "Bayanihan" by nothing before something.
Read detailsCorrect answer: D. Learn & Play
Indexed unit by unit, the filing order is: Learn And Play → Learners Hub → Learning Center The → Learning Tree School. The name filed first is Learn & Play. "Learn" is the shortest first unit, so "Learn & Play" (filed as "Learn And Play") comes first. Then Learners, then the "Learning" names, with "The Learning Center" filed as "Learning Center The".
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