1) PD 1067 Water Code of 1976 Article 51 requires a three-meter easement from the banks of creeks,
canals, and esteros, in urban areas, but MMDA Resolution 3 s. 1996, has expanded the easement
for Metro Manila areas adjoining water bodies as measured from the banks of Pasig River,
tributary streams and the shoreline, to be at least

A. 10 meters
B. 20 meters
C. 40 meters
D. 5 meters

 2) What rational tool do planners use in selecting from alternative land use schemes?

A. Checklist of criteria
B. Linear programming
C. Cost-benefit analysis
D. Computer simulation

 3) An innovation in land-use regulation in which the right to develop a property can be separated or
severed from ownership of land in a particular zoning district, then sold or passed on to another
property owner, and exercised in connection with the development of land in some other part of
the jurisdiction.

A. Market-based instrument
B. Commutation of Rights
C. Property Conversion
D. Transfer of Oeve!opment Rights

 4) It is an integrated development scheme wherein a defined area is comprehensively planned as a

unitary entity such that innovations in site design and building design are rewarded by government
with some flexibility in zoning, usually relaxation of standards or their replacement with negotiated
agreement between the developer and the LGU.

A. Enterprise Zone
B. Sites and Services model
C. Zonal Improvement Program
D. Planned Unit Development

 5) Which type of land use is most easily reversible or convertible to its original state?

A. Forest land
B. Memorial park
C. Infrastructure land
D. Commercial

 6) Prior to the development of computer mapping software in the mid-1970s, spatial analysis was
done manually by overlaying different thematic maps of the same scale, principally to determine

A. Geohazards and physical constraints

B. Areas that are ideal for urban development
C. Critical areas for rehabilitation or intervention
D. All of the choices

 7) All but one of the following are sub-categories of Forest Reserve.

A. Permanent Forest
B. Critical River Watershed
C. Mangrove Forest
D. Military and Civil Reservations

 8) PD 705 Revised Forestry Code Section 16 affirms that, after a salvage zone of 40 meters from the
hightide-mark or shoreline, there shall be protective strips of mangroves or swamps along the
coast with width of at least

A. 20 meters
B. 25 meters
C. 30 meters
 D. 35 meters
E. 40 meters

 9) In a computer graphics/mapping system, this is a data structure for representing point and line
data by means of x,y,z geometric coordinates; it can also be a set of line segments joined end-to-
end to make a curved path in space.

A. Vector
B. Raster
C. Curvature
D. Field
E. Node

 10) Which is not a benefit from having large greenspace in cities?

A. Absorbs air pollution

B. Gives off oxygen
C. Cools the air as water transpires
D. Provides habitat to wild beasts
E. Provides shade with 1ess electricity required
F. Muffles noise and creates an island of peace

 11) Which of the following is not a factor to determine suitability of land for agricultural use?

A. Climate and rainfall

B. Soil quality
C. Geologic fault lines
D. Slope

 12) Which type of land use is not described as 'urban'?

A. Residential
B. Institutional
C. Industrial
D. Mineral

 13) This refers to the wise and prudent use of any resource that is held in trust.

A. Technocracy
B. Shepherding
C. Protectionism
D. Championing
E. Stewardship

14) Republic Act that provides for "conservation and protection of wildlife resources and their
habitats" is numbered as

A. RA 9147
B. RA 9714
C. RA 4791
D. RA147

Feedback
RA 9147 is "Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act" (2001)

 15) By taking into account both quantitative values and non-quantitative values, 'Planning Balance
Sheet' is an 'extended' 'multiple-criteria' form of

A. Cost-revenue analysis
B. Cost-benefit analysis
C. Cost-effectiveness analysis
D. Cost-estimate analysis

 16) According to Prof. Ernesto Serote, this is the process of putting two or more thematic maps on top
of each other to determine areas of convergence of certain features of land contributing to the
suitability of the area to a particular purpose, and conversely, to eliminate or screen out areas that
are not suitable for that purpose.
 A. Thematic superimposition
B. Cartographic merging
C. Sieve analysis
D. Spatial modeling

 17) In all but one of the following measures, Land Use Planning works with Nature by conserving
natural resources.

A. Interconnect open space and greenways to provide corridors and refuge for wildlife
B. Delineate clear town edges or greenbelts to protect surrounding farmland
C. Encourage quarrying near main rivers to generate substantial revenues for the municipality
D. Create neighborhood pocket-parks and urban mini-forests to serve as lungs of the city/town

 18) It is a computer system consisting of software and hardware components that are used to
organize, store, process, analyze and display multiple layers of spatially-referenced information
about geographically located features.

A. Geodesy and Geodetics

B. Global Positioning System
C. Electronic Cadastral System
D. Geographic Information System

 19) In agricultural land use planning, the soil characteristics of solum depth and clay-silt fraction that
would ensure good plant growth are

A. <50 cm and <80%

B. >100 cm and >80%
C. 50-100 cm and 40-80%
D. 10-50 cm and 10-40%

 20) In HLURB Guidelines for CLUP, which of the following does not fall under the 'social sector'?

A. Education
B. Tourism
C. Health
D. Police Protective Services
E. Sports and Recreation

21) An essential part of land-use planning, this activity occurs after strategic planning but before the
detailed layout  of location, and aims to characterize and design a parcel of land or specific section
of town so that it can function effectively in relation to the complexity and scale of proposed
development and the range of land uses around it.

A. Estate Planning
B. Wards and Precincts Planning
C. Parcellary Planning
D. Site Planning
E. Project Planning

22) Under RA 7586, poor communities occupying sections of forestland continuously for at least 5 years
prior to legal proclamations, who are dependent on the forest for subsistence, are considered
"tenured migrant communities" and are engaged by government to undertake reforestation and
upland management under this specific program.

A. Agro-Forestry
B. Sloping Agricultural Land Technology
C. Integrated Social Forestry
D. Industrial Forestry

23) This refers to the division of a community into districts or sections according to present and
potential uses of land in order to maximize, regulate, and direct their use and development.

A. Wards & Precincts Planning

B. Subdivision Plats
 C. Land Allocation and Apportionment
D. Zoning

24) This refers to aerial photographs that have been rectified to produce an accurate image of the
Earth by removing tilt of planet, relief displacements, and topographic distortions which occurred
when the photo was taken from an airplane

A. Photogrammetry
B. Orthophotography
C. Remote sensing
D. Geomatics
E. Geodetics

Feedback
An orthophoto, orthophotograph or orthoimage is an aerial photograph geometrically corrected
("orthorectified") such that the scale is uniform: the photo has the same lack of distortion as a
map.(Source: Wikipedia)

25) This process defines the physical platform of development at the local level, and proceeds by
systematically evaluating alternative patterns of resource use,choosing that use which meets
specified goals, and drawing-up appropriate policies and programs, directed to the best use of land
in view of accepted objectives, and of environmental and societal opportunities and constraints.

A. Framework Planning
B. Strategic Planning
C. Land Use Planning
D. Development Planning

26) An 'analytical' map is a composite or overlay of two or more

A. Base maps
B. Thematic maps
C. Aspect maps
D. Choropleth maps

27) According to RA 8749, this geographic-based document integrates primary data and information on
natural resources and anthropogenic activities on the land as evaluated using various risk
assessment and forecasting methodologies, and evaluates environment quality and carrying
capacity of an area in such a way that enables planners and government decision-makers to
anticipate the type of development control necessary in the planning area.

A. Natural Resources Inventory

B. Environmental Accounting
C. Biogeographic Compendium
D. Eco-Profile

28) The recommended map scale for provinces is 1:50,000 while that for town/city CLUP should be at
least

A. 1 :200,000
B. 1:100,000
C. 1:25,000
D. 1:10,000

29) Under Executive Order 26 series of 2011 which declared the National Greening Program as DA-DAR-
DENR Convergence Initiative, how many tree seedlings should each government employee plant
each year, a requirement that also applies to students identified by DEPED and CHED?

A. 10
B. 20
C. 25
D. 30
E. 35

30) In HLURB Guidelines for CLUP, which of the following does not fall under the 'economic sector'?

A. Housing
B. Mining
C. ICT and Business Process Outsourcing
D. Mariculture
 E. Small Scale Industries

31) A 'watershed' is principally a source of

A. Timber for processing into lumber, shelter materials, paper

B. Charcoal for grill requirements of five-star restaurants
C. Food and prey for biodiverse species in rivers, streams
D. Water for humans, animals, plants, and other species

32) This is the scientific term for old-growth forest in tropical countries that is dominated by broad-leaf
trees which form thick canopy thus allowing little sunlight on the forest floor, and includes much-
prized hardwood species such as red lauan, white lauan, red narra, tanguile, tiaong, almon,
bagtikan, apitong, kamagong, yakal, and mayapis.

A. Dipterocarp Forest
B. Deciduous Forest
C. Coniferous or 'Pine' Forest
D. Tropical Scrub Forest
E. Mossy Forest
F. Sub-marginal Forest
G. Mangrove Forest
H. Ever-green Forest

33) Under Executive Order 23 dated February 1,2011 declaring "moratorium on the cutting and
harvesting of timber," which of the following is exempted from the total log ban until the year
2016?

A. Concessions signed by DENR secretary

B. Conversion of mangrove forests
C. Selective or rotational harvesting in industrial and commercial plantations
D. Small-scale tree cutting, 'carabao logging,' and kaingin

34) What is the percent slope of a land parcel that has a change in elevation ('rise') of 8 meters and is
160 meters long?

A. 8%
B. 7%
C. 6%
D. 5%
E. 4%

Feedback
slope= rise/run x 100

35) These are geometric coordinates for designating the location of places on the surface of the Earth;
the First gives the location of a place above or below the equator, expressed by angular
measurements ranging from 0° at the equator to 90° at the poles, while the Second gives the
location of a place east or west of an upright line called the prime meridian, and is measured in
angles ranging from 0° at the prime meridian to 180° at the International Date Line.

A. Landmass and ocean

B. Cartesian x,y, points
C. North pole & south pole
D. Latitude and longitude

36) These are lands capable of intensive use or cultivation over time and can sustain the productivity
levels of crops in a given climatic region without adversely affecting the immediate or adjoining
environment.

A. Agro-industrial estate
B. Prime agricultural land
C. Alluvial fans
D. Icefields or mud paddies

37) A 'drainage basin' is the total land area that contributes runoff to a given stream. What
characteristic of a drainage basin causes it to have an 'efficient' response to rainfall?
 A. Sloping topography in bowl-like formation
B. Permeable soils
C. Plasticity of clay bottom
D. Filtration by its wetlands

38) Which of those listed below is not a 'thematic' map?

A. Political - administrative boundaries

B. NPAAAD map
C. Slope map
D. Forest cover map

39) Which is not considered 'production land' in a Philippine LGU?

A. Agro-industrial estate
B. Cropland
C. Orchard
D. Fishpond
E. Fishpen

40) 'Contour lines' on a topographic map indicate

A. Soil classes
B. Layers of vegetative cover
C. Demarcation lines
D. Elevation intervals

41) Under RA 8371, this refers to "all areas generally belonging to ICCs/lPs comprising lands, inland
waters, coastal areas, and natural resources therein, held under a claim of ownership, occupied or
possessed by ICCs/lPs, by themselves or through their ancestors, since time immemorial,
continuously up to the present."

A. Tribal land
B. Cultural heritage
C. Autonomous region
D. Ethnic realm
E. Ancestral domain

42) This broad category refers to land deliberately kept undeveloped for its contribution to the amenity
value of the environment. It offers opportunities for adventure recreation or passive leisure at low-
cost, and at the same time, serves as protection buffer around sensitive areas and hazardous
installations.

A. Wilderness
B. Tourism & Recreation Zone
C. Rangeland
D. Open Space

43) This concerns the arrangement, appearance and functionality of a whole town or city, in particular
the shape and form of the city blocks, the uses of public space, the articulation of physical features
in three dimensions, so that residents and visitors alike can make high-quality connections between
people, places and buildings.

A. Architectural Master Plan

B. Cityscape and Streetscape
C. Urban Design
D. Form and Style
E. Visual Panorama

44) Under RA 7586, these are identified portions of land and water, remarkable areas, biogeographic
zones, habitats of rare and endangered species- all set aside by reason of their unique physical and
biological significance, to be managed to enhance biological diversity, and to be secured from
 destructive human exploitation.

A. National Heritage Parks and Reservations

B. Resource Reserve
C. Ecological Zones
D. Protected Areas

45) This document consists of specific proposals to guide growth in a locality including statements
about community goals, priorities, strategies, and socially-desired mix of resource uses. These are
illustrated by maps,diagrams,charts,tables that show a coherent spatial framework for environment
protection, economic production, settlements, and infrastructure.

A. Charrette
B. Chatroulette
C. Comprehensive Land Use Plan
D. Strategic Plan
E. Framework Plan

46) Which of the following soil types has the greatest permeability, and hence has the least nutrient-
holding capacity?

A. Sand
B. Clay
C. Silt
D. Loam
E. Humus

47) This type of land regulation says that man-made structures should be of such height,bulk, or design
so as not to upstage, play down, or draw attention away from a landmark (e.g. Rizal Monument ),
natural landscape, or character of place

A. Design Aesthetics
B. Architectural Masterplan
C. Cultural Mapping
D. Form-Zoning

48) Under RA 9175 Chainsaw Act of 2002, one of the following does not possess a chainsaw in a legal
manner.

A. Has a subsisting timber license agreement, production sharing agreement, or a private land
timber permit
B. Is duly elected official of upland barangay
C. Is an orchard and fruit tree farmer
D. Is a licensed wood processor who cuts only timber that has been legally sold
E. Is an industrial tree farmer

49) This is the legal term for forest at 1,000 meters elevation or more or with steep gradients at 50% or
more, which perform vital ecological functions and must therefore be kept perpetually in natural
state and free from human intrusion.

A. Everlasting Forest
B. Permanent Forest
C. Virginal Fores!
D. Primeval Forest

50) In slope analysis, land with slope 0% to 3% is described as

A. Even and smooth

B. Flat to gently sloping
C. Level to nearly level
D. Gently to moderately undulating
1) A mixed-use building has 6 storeys of 1,000 sq.m each, on a lot area of 2,000 sq.m. What is the
FAR?

A. 2:1
B. 3:1
C. 4:1
D. 5:1
E. 6:1

Feedback
Soln:
6 storeys x 1000 sq.m.=6000 sq.m./2000 sq.m.= 3

2) This refers to the establishment of mini-forests or small nature parks, lining roads and highways
with trees, shrubs, or ornamental plants, and ground landscaping of schools, hospitals, and other
government agencies in order to improve the environment in built-up areas.

A. Reforestation
B. Miniature Forestry
C. Urban Forestry
D. Silvicuture
E. Agro-f

3) If there are 12 signatures needed to approve construction of a building and 32 signatures needed to
thoroughly develop a parcel of non-agricultural land, whose signature is needed for the issuance of
a development permit?

A. Planning Consultant
B. Real Estate Broker
C. Natural Scientist
D. Head Local Planner
E. Legislator-Sponsor

4) The following data help planners identify the appropriate industrial areas in an LGU, except one.

A. Indicated as Class A in SAFDZ/NPAAAD maps of the Bureau of Soils and Water Management
B. Part of growth area or growth corridor as stated in the Medium-Term National Development
Plan
C. Among sites previously identified in 1970 NPFP national policy on industrial dispersal &
decentralization of development
D. already surveyed and positively evaluated by PEZA under RA 7916

5) Under the design elements of Kevin Lynch, 'Quiapo church' would be a landmark while Divisoria
would be termed as

A. Flea Market
B. Icon
C. District
D. Nodule
E. Transshipment

6) In the National Framework for Physical Planning 2001-2030,

"Settlements","Production","Protection," and "Infrastructure" are discussed as

A. Key Economic Functions of any Local Government Unit

B. Land Use Zones that exclude one another
C. Land Use Policy Areas whose functional relationships have to be fleshed out at the local level
D. Primary Districts in urban design that have to be delineated in each town or city
7) An example of positive easement is one that

A. Preserves a certain habitat

B. Protects a certain stream
C. Allows the right to harvest a natural crop
D. Stipulates not to drain a wetland

8) A 'tri-polar' or 'bi-polar' form in municipal CLUP would focus on comprehensively developing new
sections as magnets or complete attractions for population and business, inorder to ease pressure
on· traditional center, and is an example of

A. Simple Dispersion
B. Concentrated Dispersion
C. Simple Concentration
D. Compact Development

9) This refers to a kind of ad-hoc or arbitrary zoning that allows a small piece of land to deviate from
the district or zone regulations for reasons not found in the officially-approved CLUP.

A. Flexible zoning
B. Mixed use zoning
C. Euclidean zoning
D. Spot zoning
E. Optional zoning

10) Which one is not an innovative element of 'Planned Unit Development'?

A. Cul de sac, horseshoe design, and motorcourt

B. Usable open space
C. Complementarity of building types
D. Preservation of significant natural land features

11) All of the following tools are relevant to land use planning but one is least used in land use
allocation?

A. Land Use Accounting

B. Scenario Analysis
C. Life Cycle Analysis
D. Spatial Modeling

12) A type of land use control where there may be no possibility of the application of the 'right of
reverter' is called

A. Restrictive covenants
B. Telluric
C. Deed of sale
D. Monolithic

13) Which of the following is not considered a criterion to select industrial estates in the Philippines?

A. Presence of natural resources

B. Physical boundary
C. Availability of labor
D. Existing infrastructure and utilities
E. Logistics or efficient movement of goods and products

14) Which the following indicates good site planning?

A. Best orientation to sun, sea and wind

 B. Congruence and compability with its surrounding
C. Proactive features to anticipate possibility of disaster
D. Maximized space
E. Efficient circulation
F. All of the choices

15) The total area of permitted building space expressed as a proportion of the total site is known as:

A. Gross Leasable Area

B. Buildable Site Formula
C. Floor Area Ratio
D. Location Quotient

16) What are the tools or levers of authority of city/town Local Government Units to implement their
local plans?

A. Clearance, non-conformance, variance, exemptions, licenses, and permits

B. Condemnation, legal expropriation, seizure, confiscation, closure and takeover of property
C. Zoning and regulation, subdivision controls, taxation, public investment, incentives to private
investment
D. Levies, duties, charges, tolls, and tariffs

17) Exemptions, special permissions, and relief from provisions of land use and zoning ordinance are
obtained from

A. Office of the Mayor/ Local Chief Executive

B. Planning Commission or Planning & Dev't Office
C. Local Board of Zoning Appeals and Adjustments
D. Office of the Vice Mayor as head of Sanggunian

18) What color is used to represent institutional areas in zoning map?

A. Brown
B. Beige
C. Blue
D. Maroon

Feedback
General I-Z, Special I-Z
Blue (0,0,255)
Reference: HLURB CLUP Vol.3 Annex 1

19) Under Philippine zoning codes, a family-run commercial-scale piggery with more than 10 heads of
swine should be properly located in

A. General residential zone (R-1)

B. Slaughterhouse and abbatoir zone
C. Agro-industrial zone
D. Rangeland and pastureland

20) This document serves as basis for adopting land use and physical planning-related guidelines and
standards to guide the formulation of long-term framework plans and particularly city/municipal
land use plans and zoning ordinances.

A. Long-Term Philippine Investment Plan

B. Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan
C. National Framework for Physical Planning
D. Regional Physical Framework Plan

21) UN-FAO standards state that at least 0.60 hectares should be devoted to educational space (public
and private) per thousand population. How much combined area of schools is the minimum for a
town of 40,000 people?
 A. 40 hectares
B. 24 hectares
C. 10 hectares
D. 240 hectares

Feedback
Soln:
0.6 has. every 1000 people
0.6 has. x 40= 24 hectares

22) One goal of land use planning as stated in the 'National Framework for Physical Planning 2001-2030'
is the utilization of the country's land and water resources in a manner that provides sufficient and
affordable food products to all Filipinos of the present and future generations through local
production and/or importation.

A. "Green Revolution"
B. "Agricultural Development"
C. "Food Security"
D. "Self-Sufficiency in Grains"

23) What color is used to represent tourism areas in zoning map?

A. Orange
B. Red
C. Purple
D. Fuchsia

Feedback
T-Z
Orange (255,153,0)
Reference: HLURB CLUP Vol.3 Annex 1

24) In Ernesto Serote's land use accounting, the following measures increase overall land supply for
planning, except one.

A. Reclamation of coastal area

B. Infill and densification
C. Urban renewal and redevelopment
D. NPAAAD

25) An area within an LGU where the average density is 35 dwelling units per hectare or below. with
majority of lot sizes between 120 to 800 square meters or more, is zoned as·

A. R-1
B. R-2
C. R-3
D. R-4
E. Mixed Use Zone

26) What kind of use would be most compatible around a huge oil depot and Petrol-LPG gas
depository?

A. Transport terminals
B. Commercial
C. BPO call centers
D. Open space
E. Hospitals

27) What document makes possible that funds for priority projects enumerated in LDIP are budgeted
and re:eased yearly?
 A. Special Allotment Release Order (SARO)
B. Notice of Cash Availability (NCA)
C. Annual Investment Plan
D. PBBS
E. Memorandum of Undertaking
F. Program of Work and Expenditure Plan

28) What would be the most suitable land use of geologic fault with buffer strip of at least 5 m on both
sides from the line?

A. Aqueduct or tunnel
B. Floodway
C. Venice-like canals
D. Open space or farm
E. Wildlife refuge

29) According to Kevin Andrew Lynch (1961), a good 'urban design' is one where residents and visitors
can use a 'cognitive image' or 'mental map' of the city as they navigate through the territory in the
process of 'wayfinding·. He identified the elements of legibility of place as:

A. Circumferentials, arterials, radials, crossroads

B. Skyscrapers, skyways, multi-nodals, junctions
C. Arched gateways, waterfronts, boulevards, anci promenades
D. Paths, edges, nodes, districts, and landmarks

30) Like a mould needed to control shape, the spatial strategy in CLUP is the creative physical
arrangement of space- using activities used to influence the shape, direction, and intensity of the
built environment so as to preserve and conserve the unbuilt environment.

A. City Image
B. City Metaphor
C. Spatial Modeling
D. Urban Form
E. Urban Template

31) Land use conversion is limited by reclassification ceilings under various legal issuances. Under
AFMA, only 5% of the SAFDZ areas may be converted to other uses, while RA 7160 Local
Government Code Sec. 20 limits it to

A. 15% of the agricultural land in highly urbanized and independent chartered cities
B. 20% of total arable land in any LGU
C. 10% of total cultivable land in any city
D. 25% of total alienable and disposable land

32) 'Smart Growth USA,' with its ten declared principles, deliberately combats 'amorphic sprawl' by
means of

A. Mixed use zoning rather than conventional exclusionary zoning

B. Design of walkable, bikable, sociable, health-oriented settlements
C. Residential, commercial, institutional uses are integrated & clustered
D. Interconnected modes of transport
E. Compact development through infill in
F. All of the choices

33) Floor Area Ratio of 1.5 and below is considered as low density. What FAR is labeled as 'very high
density'?

A. 2 and above
B. 3 and above
C. 4 and above
D. 5 and above
34) Which of the following is not a basic step in preparing a CLUP?

A. Identify stakeholders and analyze the situation

B. Develop a detailed organizational management profile
C. Formulate goals and translate them into strategies
D. Anticipate economic trends and build scenarios
E. Identify the needed infrastructure and utilities
F. Involve participants in Goals Achievement Matrix

35) This spatial strategy deliberately directs growth towards major roadways that emanate from a
center like rays of a star

A. Radial/axial/sectoral
B. Central & nodal
C. Multi-centric & poly-nodal
D. Concentric
E. Bi-polar & tri-polar

36) Which of the following is not a factor to determine suitability of land for heavy industrial use?

A. Load-bearing capacity
B. Location
C. Slope
D. Soil characteristics

37) Because of public need for salvage zone, how far should a residential property be from the banks
of rivers, streams and waterways in a rural farming area?

A. 5 meters
B. 20 meters
C. 40 meters
D. 100 meters

Feedback
PD 1067 Chapter 4 Article 51 (Water Code of the Philippines)

The banks of rivers and streams and the shores of the seas and lakes throughout their entire
length and within a zone of three (3) meters in urban areas, twenty (20) meters in agricultural
areas and forty (40) meters in forest areas, along their margins are subject to the easement of
public use in the interest of recreation, navigation, floatage, fishing and salvage. No person shall
be allowed to stay in this zone longer than what is necessary for recreation, navigation, floatage,
fishing or salvage or to build structures of any kind.

38) Which of the following urban street layout creates the most severe transport congestion?

A. Grid-iron or rectilinear
B. Circumferential & radial
C. Uni-linear or strip development
D. Irregular free pattern

39) HLURB standards state that at least 2.5 hectares of industrial land needs to be reserved for every
1,000 population. How much total industrial land is needed for an independent chartered city of
200,000 people?

A. 200 hectares
B. 400 hectares
C. 500 hectares
D. 2,500 hectares

Feedback
Soln:
2.5 has every 1000 people
 2.5 x 200= 500 hectares

40) 'National Framework for Physical Planning 2001-2030' notes a shift from rural resource-based
environmental problems to urban-based man-made environmental problems. Which of the
following NFPP measures pertains to development control and urban growth management (UGBs)?

A. Delineate land available for or restricted from settlement expansion

B. Identify and manage environmentally critical areas
C. Match land uses and densities with environmental capacities and service capacities of
infrastructure
D. Encourage appropriately planned mixed use developments, transit use, pedestrianization and
cultural/ historical preservation in large urban centers

41) When a proponent of a proposed project applies for 'locational clearance,' which consideration is
first and foremost from the perspective of the approving authority?

A. Community disruption, relocation and the required land acquisition

B. Consistency with local land use plan and with zoning map
C. Likely impacts on town traffic and local parking
D. Carbon Footprint from the use of fossil fuels in power generation, company bus shuttles,
executives' luxury cars
E. Amount of tax and non-tax revenues to be received by the Local Government Unit
F. Consumption of power, water, and other utilities

42) UN-FAO standards state that at least 5.7 hectares of aggregate urban land (residential,
commercial, industrial, etc) and 6 hectares of farmland need to be reserved for every 1,000
population. How much urban land is needed for a town of 22,000?

A. 62.7 hectares
B. 125.4 hectares
C. 220 hectares
D. 11.4 hectares

Feedback
Soln:
5.7 has.(urban land only) x 22=125.4 hectares

43) What color is used to represent industrial areas in zoning map?

A. Black
B. Gray
C. Violet
D. Yellow

Feedback
I1-Z, I2-Z, I3-Z
Violet (150,0,200)
Reference: HLURB CLUP Vol.3 Annex 1

44) Which of the following steps are common to both CLUP and Comprehensive Development Plan?

A. Urban morphology and physiognomy

B. Data collection, problem analysis, sectoral forecasting, formulation of overall vision, goals,
objectives
C. Investment programming, zero-based budgeting, earmarking and appropriation
D. Community-based monitoring system, local government poverty monitoring system

45) In Ernesto Serote's method of estimating land supply, the following are deducted from total, except
one.

A. Environmentally critical areas

B. Grasslands and idle lands
C. High-risk geohazard zones
 D. Military and civil reservations

46) Under Kevin Lynch's scheme (1961), what would best describe Rockwell Makati and Ortigas Center?

A. Landmark
B. Cosmopolitan
C. District
D. Downtown
E. Estate

47) An area in certain cities with regional shopping centers, huge consumer malls, sports stadiums,
high-rise hotels, office towers, is zoned as

A. C-1
B. C-2
C. C-3
D. Tourism zone
E. Financial District

Feedback
Reference: PD 1096 National Building Code
C-3 (Commercial Three or Metropolitan Commercial Zone) - means
an area hosting a metropolitan level of commercial use/ occupancy,
characterized mainly as situated in a medium-rise to high-rise
building/ structure for high to very high intensity commercial/ trade,
service and business activities e.g. large to very large shopping
malls, very large office or mixed use/ occupancy buildings and the
like

48) A device usually given at the enactment of Zoning Ordinance which grants property owner relief
from certain provisions of ordinance because the application of the same would result in a
particular hardship to the owner.

A. Exceptionality
B. Certificate of Non-Conformance
C. Quasi-judicial relief
D. Variance

49) Under Philippine zoning codes, a mixed-use seven-storey structure with residential condominiums,
offices, gyms, shops and boutiques should be properly located in -

A. General residential zone R-1

B. Commercial zone C-3
C. Tourism recreational zone
D. Special economic zone

50) What are the elements of 'urban form'?

A. Infill, densification, property conversion, retro-fitting

B. Vertical, horizontal, diagonal, curvilinear
C. Beauty, amenity, safety, convenience, functionality
D. Land use, transport network, layout, building types, density

1) Based on his landmark book, "Design with Nature," 'map overlay' to identify 'ecological constraints'
was a tool devised in 1967 by the first modem environmental planner.

A. Ian L. McHarg
B. Konstantinos Doxiadis
C. Francis Stuart Chapin Jr
D. Erma Bernbeck
2) In Walter Christaller's Central Place Theory (1933), neighborhood store is an example of first- order
services while grocery store, gas station, furniture shop, and post office are examples of

A. Secondary services
B. Tertiary services
C. Quaternary services
D. Quinary services

3) Which of the following is not part of typology of cities under Ekistics school of Dr Konstantinos
Doxiadis (1951 )?

A. ecumenopolis
B. Megalopolis
C. Metropolis
D. Agropolis
E. Eperopolis

4) As chief planner of New York City, he collaborated with Thomas Adams in crafting the "Regional
Plan of New York and its Environs 1922-1931 ;" he also conceived, and executed public works
costing $27 billion between 1324 and 1968 and was responsible for virtually every parkway,
expressway, and public housing project in New York metropolitan area.

A. William Levitt
B. Fiorello La Guardia
C. Robert Murray Haig
D. Robert Moses
E. Warren Buffett

5) The 'multiple nuclei' model of Harris and Ullmann (1945) posits that

A. Cities have varied natural res.ources that stimulate progress in different locations
B. Diversified economic functions of cities cluster around several points of growth
C. Zoning of cities closely follows the flow or 'circuits of capital'
D. Air transport, sea transport, land transport facilities are the logical growth zones of cities

6) It in Homer Hoyt's model (1939), where would the elite class place their high-end subdivisions?

A. Section 'A'
B. Section 'B1'
C. Section 'C'
D. Section 'D'

7) Which of the following land-use models describes the pattern of radial or axial growth along lines of
least resistance?

A. Multiple Nuclei
B. Concentric Zone
C. Sector Model
D. Polycentric Model

8) All of the following schemes are associated with 'New Urbanism' except:

A. Mixed Use Zoning

B. Neo-Traditional Design
C. Exclusionary Zoning
D. Pedestrianization
9) A Scottish biologist who authored the masterpiece entitled "Cities in Evolution" (1915) and who
coined the terms 'folk- work-place', 'city-region' and 'conurbation' is acknowledged as the 'father of
regional planning'

A. Sir Patrick Leslie Abercrombie

B. Sir Patrick Geddes
C. Lewis Mumford
D. Barry Parker

10) In central place theory (1933), this refers to the minimum population required to make a 'service'
viable.

A. Resident population
B. Captive market
C. Threshold population
D. Population explosion

11) It in 'Ernest Burgess' concentric Model (1925), factories and work-shops would most likely locate in

A. The innermost circle,

B. The outermost circle
C. The second circle from the center
D. The third circle from the center

12) In the model of Homer Hoyt, the sections of urban land with the highest values are those:

A. Downtown sections facing seas, lakes & near waterfronts

B. On top of hills and elevated areas called 'uptowns'
C. Immediately around public offices I institutional sector
D. Along major roadways

13) 'Ekistics' or the 'science of human settlements' by Dr Konstantinos Doxiadis (1951) was built upon
the concept of "basic needs," which were later categorized by Johann Galtung into "material
survival & security needs," "social or enabling needs," and non-material "human needs". Which
grouping of needs was elaborated on by Abraham Maslow?

A. Food, water, clothing, shelter, sanitation, health care, energy/fuel, employment, peace and
order,
B. Self-expression, sex, procreation, recreation, education, communication, and transportation
C. Physiological needs, physical safety, love and belongingness, esteem, self-actualization/self-
realization
D. Freedom, security, identity, well-being, ecological balance

14) According to the Chicago school of human ecology, 'Invasion' refers to how pioneers and
opportunists push the 'land frontier' farther out; when immigrants settle in waves, they define new
land uses for themselves in a process called

A. 'evolution'
B. 'co-location'
C. 'succession'
D. 'acclimatization'
E. 'cohabitation'

15) This School of Thought holds that the settlements form in a balanced manner; they tend to be
spread evenly and symmetrically in isotropic space, displaying both hierarchy and equilibrium
arising from the interdependence between big and small settlements and from the
complementation between their respective scope of functions

A. Galaxy of Settlements Theory

B. Central Place Theory
C. Geographic Determinism
 D. Dependency Theory

16) She was called a 'superwoman' who single handedly sparked environmental activism in the 1960s-
70s with her research ('Silent Spring) on biomagnification of pesticides and chemicals in the human
food chain; her advocacies bore fruit in the creation of US Environmental Protection Agency and
Environmental Impact Assessment system in the 1970s.

A. Gro Harlem Brundtland

B. Catherine Bauer Wurster
C. Rachel Louise Carson
D. Marthc1 C. Nussbaum

17) In William Alonso's Bid-Rent Theory (1960), the most appropriate use of the innermost circle in the
diagram is

A. Farming of the most expensive crops

B. Terminal for commuters, central rail station
C. Central park
D. Shopping & retail services

18) In 1964, Republic Act 4341 established this center to create a pool of professional planners in the
Philippines.

A. Local Government Academy

B. Development Academy of the Philippines
C. Institute of Planning
D. UPLB Institute of Environmental Science and Management

19) An approach in urban planning that puts premium on people and nature by building upon the
historic city or traditional neighborhood in such a way that workplaces, shops, and homes would be
within walking distance of each other.

A. Nee-Populism
B. Eco-Village
C. New Urbanism
D. Dynapolis
E. Transit-Oriented Development

20) Presidential Decree No. 01 Integrated Reorganization Plan on September 24, 1972 increased the
number of Philippine regions to 11, regionalized key ministries and line departmerts, and created a
major planning agency of government which is known today as

A. Philippine Economic Zone Authority

B. National Land Use Committee
C. Congressional Planning and Budget Office
D. National Economic and Development Authority

21) Through Presidential Letter of Instruction 367 in 1950 combining National Urban Planning
Commission, Real Property Board, and Capital City Planning Commission, the government created
this first physical planning body.

A. National Planning Commission

B. National Disaster Coordinating Council
C. National Environmental Protection Agency
D. Human Settlements Regulatory Commission

22) "When all land is identical and there is perfect competition among profit-maximizing firms, land is
sold to the highest willing bidder. As a firm moves closer to the center of a place, transport costs fall
which increases the amount a firm is willing to pay for land. Thus,land at the center always has has
the highest value.
 A. Johann Henreich von Thunen, Walter Christaller, and George Kingsley Zipf
B. William Alonso, Richard E. Muth and Edwin S. Mills
C. Alfred Weber, August Losch, and Walter lsard
D. Roderick D. McKenzie, Amos H. Hawley, Robert Park

23) If 'Earth Hour' is observed on the last Saturday of March, 'Earth Day USA' is celebrated annually on
April 22, 'World Town Planning Day' falls on November 8, 'World Environment Day' is marked on
the 51h day of the month of

A. May
B. June
C. September
D. October

24) Which theorist of urban land use states categorically that land use follows transport in the same
manner that both population and business follow roads?

A. Ernest Burgess
B. Homer Hoyt
C. Chauncey Harris & Edward Ullman
D. Peirce Lewis

25) If 'World Heritage Day' is marked each year on April 18, 'World Biodiversity Day' is observed on May
22, 'World Ocean Day' on June 8, 'World Indigenous Peoples Day' on August 9, 'World Animal Day'
on October 4, and 'World Food Day' on October 16, when is 'World Water Day' celebrated?

A. January 13
B. March 22
C. June 24
D. October 31

26) The design of this city by Lucio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer (1957) features large open areas relating
to one other to demonstrate 'freedom' and an overall city layout resembling a 'dove in flight'.

A. Brasilia
B. Sydney
C. Chandigarh
D. Canberra
E. Islamabad

27) In "Death and Life of Great American Cities" (1961) and "Economy of Cities" (1969), this planner
maintains that 'diversity' promotes innovation among proximate firms and spurs the growth of
cities, thus s/he advocated for heterogeneity, variety, and mixture in the geographic clustering of
firms as well as in the composition of city districts and neighborhoods.

A. Herbert Gans
B. James Howard Kunstler
C. Joel Garreau
D. Jane Jacobs

28) Under RA 7160 LGC Sec. 25, which of the following is not among the types of cities in the
Philippines.

A. Highly Urbanized Cities

B. Independent Cities
C. Megacities
D. Component Cities

29) What is the smallest unit in the 'human settlements planning' or Ekistics by Dr Konstantinos
 Doxiadis (1951 )?

A. House
B. Anthropos
C. Organism
D. Neighborhood
E. Hamlet

30) This started as a US federal program in 1949 which aimed to rehabilitate the outworn or decaying
sections of any town by extending fund assistance to LGUs to undertake improvements in
streetscapes, parks, green ways, housing, community centers, etc based on anticipation that future
tax revenues from real estate will pay for present costs.

A. Land re-adjustment
B. Urban restructuring
C. Infill and densification
D. Urban renewal

31) In the model of mono-centric cities, it is assumed that manufacturers locate close to
transport arteries, blue-collar workers locate close to their jobs, while traders and retailers pay
higher for choice locations in city center to have command of the market.This pattern of land use
is explained better by which theory of spatial planning?

A. Urban Bid-Rent by Alonso, Muth, and Mills

B. Cumulative Causation by Gunnar Myrdal
C. Urban Land Nexus Theory by David Harvey
D. City as Growth Machine by John Logan & Harvey Molotch

32) The  following are the basic elements of 'human settlements' according to Dr. Konstantinos
Doxiadis. Which one pertains to the built environment or physical capital?

A. Anthropos
B. Nature
C. Shells and networks
D. Society
E. Social structure

33) This was the Spanish spatial strategy of forming dense settlements from scattered dwellings for
purposes of greater, military defense and political control - literally bringing together dispersed
population within hearing distance of church bells -- which policy was applied on most Spanish
colonies from 16th to18th centuries.

A. El Alcance del Campanario

B. Presidio y Fortaleza
C. Reduccion
D. Evangelizacion

34) All of the following are practical applications of Central Place Theory in the Philippines, except one.

A. Location of health centers

B. Location of trial courts
C. Location of beach resorts
D. Location of police stations

35) The original concept of 'megalopolis' as an extended or super-sized urban area is attributed to

A. Jean Gettman
B. Konstantinos Doxiadis
C. Dennis Rondinelli
D. Andreas Faludi
36) 'Urban development' tends to occur along major transportation routes because

A. Power/water connections and other utilities are naturally linear

B. Business can not take place without roads and vehicles
C. Migration usually occurs lineally from point A to point B such as in exodus, processions, or
diasporas
D. People tend to locate where exchange, interchange, and access to other land uses are at
maximum

37) This 1997 document is the Philippines' official response to 1992 'UNCED Earth Summit' and contains
a policy framework that redefines development as the 'drawing out of full human potential'
according to the 'appropriate productivity' of nature, rather than optimal or maximum exploitation
of natural resources to achieve GDP growth.

A. Philippine Strategy for Sustainable Development

B. Philippine Philippine Strategy Covenant for on Total Sustainable Human Development
Development
C. Strategic national Action program
D. Philippine Agenda 21

38) Because Pre-Spanish aboriginal communities in the Philippines were relatively small and based on
kinship relations, the most common practice of land tenure in pre-colonial society, wherein one
would merely enjoy the 'fruits' of land, was called

A. Primitive communism
B. Islamic feudalism
C. Usufruct
D. Tenancy
E. Swidden slash-and-burn

39) The 'hierarchy of settlements' in Walter Christaller's Central Place Theory is characterized by

A. Equally-sized large cities in every region

B. Only one large city, many small settlements
C. Only medium-sized and small settlements
D. A few large cities, some medium cities, many small settlements

40) A chart-like tool to measure 'centrality' of a place particularly its range of economic and social
functions, is called

A. Matrix
B. lsotims
C. Lsodapanes
D. Scalogram

41) 'Leapfrog development' and 'sprawl' are what you commonly see in what Peirce F. Lewis calls

A. Circumferential City
B. Multi-cellular city
C. Stellar City
D. Galactic City

42) In 2011, which Philippine city had the biggest population,net income and IRA?

A. City of Manila
B. Makati City
C. Quezon City
D. Cebu City
43) Under the plaza complex pattern described in 'Le yes de las lndias' ( 1573), what would be located
next to each other around a Greco-Roman quadrangle of a Spanish colonial settlement?

A. Garden, fountains, monuments, statues, gallery and promenade

B. Governor's mansion, bishop's palace, general's manor, hacendero's villa, military garrison
C. Church, town hall, school, public market
D. Houses of peninsulares, insulares, creoles, mestizos, principales and ilustrados

44) In 2012, how many administrative regions does the Philippines have?

A. 13
B. 15
C. 16
D. 17

45) This School of Thought maintains that cities are 'theaters of capital accumulation',largely a
consequence of class-based struggle among groups for strategic dominance and control surplus.
Such conflict is usually won by the rich and powerful through agents of capital such as multi-
national corporations which use the city to amass wealth by raising property values through
commercialization, gentrification, manipulation, and land speculation.

A. Capital Theoretic Model

B. Political Economy
C. Natural Capitalism
D. David Harvey's Circuit of Capital

46) This School of Thought describes a borderless global economy characterized by free trade and free
movement of capital wherein nation-states would have 'lean and mean' governments which pursue
policies of liberation, deregulation, privatization, de- bureaucratization,'unbundling', 'de-coupling',
and similar structural adjustments.

A. World Systems Theory

B. State Corporatism
C. Neo-Liberalism
D. Liberal Democracy

47) He led the crafting of the regional 'Greater London Plan of 1944', he designed some of 30 post-war
New Towns approved by the British Parliament, including Doncaster area and East Kent, in which he
used open space as structuring element.

A. Sir Patrick Leslie Abercrombie

B. Sir Patrick Geddes
C. Lewis Mumford
D. Charles Abrams

48) Johann Heinreich von Thunen's theory of agricultural rent is symbolized as "LR=Y(p-c)-Ytd' where
"Y" is yield or total harvest, "P" is price of crop, "C"is production cost of crop, "t" is transport cost
and "D" is distance to market. If yield of palay is 3,500 kgs,NFA buying price is P17.00 per kilo,
distance is 5km., given farmer's gross production cost of 45 cents per square meter per day for unit
production cost of P12.00 per kilo,would palay cultivation be profitable at this specific farm location
if transport cost is P1.00 per kilo of palay?

A. Yes
B. No
C. It depends on the weather
D. It depends on quality of road & capacity of vehicle

49) In Walter Christaller's Central Place Theory, The catchment area of a central place takes the shape
of a hexagon rather than a perfect circle. If a particular service or function such as elementary
school enrolment is represented by the formula,"C=2.6r2d," what would be the catchment area of
elementary school if its radius is 0.50km and diameter is one km?
 A. 0.65 sq.km
B. 0.75 sq.km
C. 0.85 sq.km
D. 0.95 sq.km

Feedback
C = (2.6) (0.50)squared (1)
= 0.65 sq.km.

50) What Christallerian principles form the basis why a state university, a consumer mall, a huge sports
stadium, or a tertiary-level hospital can not be established in each and every Philippine
municipality?

A. Spatial equity and bio-geographic equity

B. Specialization and concentration
C. Market range and threshold population
D. Profitability and pecuniary interest

1) The following are the stated goals of 'urban development policy' (NUDHF) in the Philippines, except
one:

A. To achieve a more balanced urban-rural interdependence

B. To slow down rural-to-urban movement by means of migration control and population
management
C. To optimally utilize land and resources to meet the requirements of housing and urban
development
D. To undertake a comprehensive and continuing program of urban development which will make
available housing and services at affordable cost

2) In the "Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities.Threats" tool as popularized by exponents of

Strategic Planning, the elements, aspects or characteristics that need to be reinforced, are
enumerated under which quadrant?

A. 'S'
B. 'W'
C. 'O'
D. 'T'

3) "Make no little plans. They have no magic and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big
plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will
never die ... "

A. Leon Battista Alberti

B. Daniel H. Burnham
C. Baron Georges Eugenes Hausmann
D. Pierre Charles L'Enfant

4) He proposed the 'neighborhood unit' (1929) as a self-contained 'garden suburb' bounded by major
streets, with shops at intersections and·a school in the middle; its size would be defined by school's
catchment area with a radius of quarter-mile or 402 meters. This incorporated Garden City ideas
and attempted at some kind of social engineering.

A. Clarence Perry
B. Clarence Stein
C. Clarence Thomas
D. Clarence McKay

5) As defined by PD 1517 and by National Statistics Office, 'urban' area has the following
 characteristics except one:

A. It exports substantial quantities of processed products

B. Core district's density is at least 500 per square kilometer
C. Overall density of at least 1000 persons per square kilometer in its entirety
D. Exhibits a street pattern

6) For his grid-iron design of ancient Greek settlements such as Priene, Piraeus and Rhodes, he is
acknowledged as the Father of Town Planning in Western Civilization

A. Vitruvius of Rome
B. Ptolemy
C. Hippodamus of Miletus
D. Appolodorus of Damascus

7) Which is a significant accomplishment of "Advocacy Planning" movement as fathered by Paul

Davidoff (1965)?

A. Single women with children were assisted to find employment.

B. Social planning was moved from 'backroom negotiations' into the open public forum.
C. Documentation of long-lasting environmental changes was intensified
D. Affirmative action and social amelioration were mainstreamed into national policy
E. Businesses were compelled to draw their employees from the ranks of the poor.

8) Frank Lloyd Wright proposed an alternative (1932) to the congestion in huge metropolis by way of
urban decentralization wherein each American family would be granted at least one acre of federal
land in a self-contained agro-industrial settlement.

A. Eco-city
B. Broadacre city
C. Exurbia
D. Micropolis
E. Suburbia

9) In general, this refers to the characteristic of a process or state that can be maintained at a certain
level indefinitely; in particular, it refers to the potential longevity of ecological systems to support
humankind and other species.

A. Resilience
B. Endurance
C. Sustainability
D. Perpetuity
E. Durability

10) "First we shape our buildings; thereafter, our buildings shape us." This quotation is attributed to

A. Winston Churchill
B. George Washington
C. Theodore Roosevelt
D. Napoleon Bonaparte

11) The main contribution of Norbert Weiner's 'Cybernetics' to the Systems Theory of planning is the
principle that planning should be -

A. Cyclical, iterative, and self-correcting

B. Free-wheeling and open-ended
C. Wide-ranging and exhaustive
D. Rigorous, exact, and mathematical
12) According to Dr. Francis Stuart Chapin Jr in the first comprehensive textbook on urban planning
ever written ( 1965 ), the explicit goals of urban planning are the following, except one:

A. Health & safety

B. Convenience & amenity
C. tolerance & plurality
D. Efficiency & economy

13) 'Allocative' or 'regulatory' or 'policy planning' in the tradition of Herbert Gans and T J Kent is
concerned with solving chronic problems of society by allocating resources efficiently and enacting
laws, rules and standards. I! is therefore
closest to which planning approach?

A. Rational-comprehensive
B. traditional or command planning
C. Strategic planning
D. Communicative planning

14) Of the Eight-Rungs in the Ladder of Citizen Participation (1969) which 'steps' would require the
planner to perform 'facilitation' role rather than 'advice,' 'direction,' or 'manipulation'?

A. Counseling; therapy
B. Consultation; placation
C. Informi
D. Partnership; delegated power; citizen control

15) According to Dr Garrett Hardin, in an open access regime without defined property rights,
individuals enjoy free unlimited access to natural resources and right to use without exclusion; each
individual is motivated to maximize his or her own benefit from exploiting the resource. When no
individual has adequate incentive to conserve the public
resource, the resource will likely become overused and overexploited.

A. The Stewardship of Nature

B. Communitarian Paradox
C. Fencesitter's Dilemma
D. Tragedy of the Commons

16) A 'city' is a significantly-large urban area which has:

A. A cluster of skyscrapers
B. A charter or legal proclamation
C. A rectilinear or orthogonal street design
D. A seaport or an airport

17) If 'pre-industrial society' was mainly agricultural, kinship-based, self-sufficient, and relatively
parochial, 'industrial society' in contrast

A. Minimizes farming to channel capital into factories

B. Prioritizes mining of minerals and precious stones
C. Aims for mass production thru mechanization & automation
D. Relies on the output of white-collar professionals

18) This type of planning has also been called 'synoptic,' 'static', 'normative,' and 'Utopian', because it
assumes a prior that professional planners have the intellige

A. Equity or activist or advocacy planning

B. Strategic Planning
C. Traditional planning or command planning or imperative planning
D. Rational-Comprehensive Planning
19) Tony Garnier (1917) conceptualized a lush green city of about 35,000 inhabitants where 'man would
rule by hlandscaped homes, factories, trade schools, transport and leisure facilities.

A. Esplanade
B. Axle lndustrielle
C. Post-Industrial Motor City
D. Linear IndustriaI City

20) Considered as the "Father of City Planning in America," he prepared plans for the City of Manila and
the City of Baguio from 1903 to 1911 with the assistance of Pierce Andersson.

A. John Hay
B. William Howard Taft
C. Robert Kennon
D. Daniel Hudson Burnham
E. Francis B. Harrison

21) Related to Thomas Malthus' concept of 'k' as the population size constrained by whatever resource
is in silo rt est supply, this principle refers to "the maximum population of a given species that can
be supported indefinitely in a defined habitat without causing negative impacts that permanently
impair the productivity of that same habitat."

A. Limits to growth
B. Tipping point
C. Range and threshold
D. Carrying capacity

22) The New Towns Movement of 1920s might have contributed to scattered and uncontrolled
development in continental America but the main reason for its suburban sprawl after World War II
was__?

A. Rapid fall of real estate prices in the countryside due to financial meltdown from sub-prime
lending
B. Increased value of rural land due to Hoover's Interstate Highway Act of 1956 which funded
federal highways and freeways across many states
C. The widespread use of commuter trains and monorail
D. The popularity of automobile as means of transportation

23) They were considered the earliest regional planners in history (27 BCE -410 AD) because they
planned their cities and settlements with transport network, civil works, utilities, and military
defense, foremost in their minds?

A. Macedonian Greeks under Alexander The Great

B. Romans under the dictatorial Emperors
C. Persians under Cyrus the Great
D. Egyptians under Ramses, Thutrnoses, and Nefertiti

24) Presidential Decree 1308 Sec. 2a defines it as referring to 'all activities concerned with the
management and development of land, as well as the preservation, conservation and management
of the human environment

A. Urban Planning
B. Human Ecology
C. Environmental Management
D. Environmental Planning

25) Which of the following is not a feature of Frank Lloyd Wright's 'Broadacre City' ( 1932)?

A. Each person regardless of age has one acre of federal land

B. Food garden or small farm would be right next to the house
C. Manufacture &commerce set up in twelve 15-storey buildings
 D. Work within walking distance from the home
E. Railroad and freeway to interconnect cities
F. Densification would preserve much open space

26) The concepts of "input-throughput--output-feedback" comes from what school of planning?

A. Communicative Planning
B. Liberal Pluralistic Planning
C. Incremental Planning
D. Systems Theory of Planning

27) Under RA7160 Sec 452, what is the minimum population requirement to approve a Highly
Urbanized City?

A. At least 200,000
B. At least 500,000
C. At least 1 million
D. At least 10 million

28) The expansion of human populations away from central urban areas into low-density,
monofunctional and usually car-dependent communities, in a process called suburbanization. In
addition to describing a particular form of urbanization, the term also relates to the social and
environmental consequences associated with this development.

A. Decentralization
B. Dispersion
C. Exurbanization
D. Urban Sprawl

29) In a November 2008 ruling of the Supreme Court upholding RA 9009's amendment of Sec. 450 of RA
7160 LGC, the statutory requirements for an LGU's elevation to citihood are

A. Contiguous territory of at least 100 km2 except for island/group of islands

B. Minimum annual income of P100 million based on 1991 constant prices
C. Population of at least 150,000
D. All of the choices

30) Which is not a key feature of 'professional' planning process?

A. Proactive
B. Problem-solving
C. Algorithmic
D. Futuristic
E. People-driven

31) The Garden City Movement shaped the British policy of "urban containment", with following
features, except one:

A. Greenbelts, green girdles, and clear edges for all cities

B. Mass transit to link 'mother city' with 'garden cities'
C. Homestead of about one acre per family
D. Preservation of more farmland & open space

32) He wrote the famous book "Garden Cities of Tomorrow"(1902) and became a most influential
thinker with his effort to combine the best features of 'country' as shown in his diagrams of three(3)
magnets.

A. Sir Frederic Osborn

B. Sir Ebenezer Howard
C. Sir Patrick Leslie Abercrombie
 D. Sir Raymond Unwin

33) The major objective of Le Corbusier's (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret) cubist "Radiant City' design
( 1923) meant for 3 million people consisting of 'uniform 60-storey tower-blocks set in a huge park'
was to:

A. Use high-rise structures to improve safety of people and security of vital institutions
B. Increase city density by building high on a small part of land
C. Increase the public's enjoyment of environmental amenities and viewscapes from varying
heights
D. Capture the retail market which justifies why prices are necessarily high in central locations or
CBDs

34) Don Arturo Soria y Mata, a Spanish engineer, suggested that the logic of utility connections
(electricity, sewer,concept of telephone lines, gas and water pipes) be the basis of city layout; thus
he considered the impact of technology in his concept of an elongated urban form running from
Cadiz, Spain up to St. Petersburg,Russia

A. Ciudad Conectada
B. Ciudad Alongada
C. Ciudad Lineal
D. Ciudad Larga

35) The most recent re-definition of 'urban' by NSCB (2003) does not include one of the following.

A. If a barangay has more fishery output and shellcraft activities compared to farms, then it is
considered urban
B. If a barangay has population size of 5,000 or more, then it is considered urban;
C. If a barangay has at least one establishment with 100 employees or more, then it is considered
urban
D. If a barangay has 5 or more establishments with a minimum of 10 employees, and 5 or more
facilities within the two-kilometer radius from the barangay hall, then it is considered urban

36) A member of the advocacy/activist/equity school of planning, this planner wrote the classic "Eight

policies, Rungs in the Ladder Citizen Participation"  which describes  the varying  degrees of people's
involvement in policies,plans, and programs.

A. Ralph Nader
B. Susan S. Fainstein
C. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
D. Sherry Arnstein

37) In Michael P. Todaro's Labor Migration Model of Urbanization (1976), the central pull factor or main
attraction of Third World cities to rural migrants even when these cities are unprepared to accept
migration, is

A. "bright lights effect" or lure of city life and neon-lit entertainment

B. Possible benefits derived from proximity to seat of power and prestige of central city address
C. Abundance and plenitude in cities versus hunger and famine due to insurgency wars in the
countryside
D. Substantial wage differentials between urban labor and rural labor for the same level of skill,
task, or occupation

38) Built below the Acropolis in the heart of the citystate, the 'marketplace' was the site where ancient
Greeks came together not only for trading and buying of foodstuffs but also for political, social, and
other secular activities

A. 'parthenon'
B. 'gymnasium'
C. 'erechtheum'
D. 'agora'
 E. 'sumposion'

39) Recognized as 'father of landscape architecture,' he also began the 'Parks and Conservation
Movement' in the United States which advanced the idea that city parks and greenways can
structure urban space, stimulate mixed uses, dampen class conflict, heighten family and religious
values, and serve as aid to social reform.

A. Frederic Law Olmstead Sr

B. John Muir
C. Gifford Pinchot
D. George Perkins Marsh

40) Which basic principle of 'Sustainable Development' means responsibility and accountability to
future populations?

A. Common Heritage of Humankind

B. Lnter-generational Equity
C. Caring Capacity
D. Parity 0f Compeers

41) Under the Systems Theory of Planning by George Chadwick and Alan Wilson, under which stage do
policy-makers or decision-makers make a firm resolve to pursue a specific course of action?

A. System Description
B. System Modeling
C. System Projection
D. System Synthesis
E. System Control

42) Which is a major contribution of classical Greek civilization 700-404 BCE to town planning?

A. Polytheism or pantheon of Greek gods which sanctified all elements of Nature as being
animated by divine spirit
B. The delineation between religious space & secular civic space as separate but complementary
spheres in society
C. The concept of 'polis' or (Latin) 'civitas' which means that only residents of cities can truly be
called 'civilized'.
D. The practice of direct democracy and the notion of citizenship which included women, the
poor,slaves, and aliens.

43) In Clarence Stein's Six (6) Principles of Regional Planning (1920), which one concerns traffic
congestion caused by roadside parking?

A. Plan Simply,but comprehensively

B. Provide ample Site in the right places for community use
C. Put factories and industrial buildings where they can be used without wasteful transportation of
people and goods
D. Cars should be stored in homes
E. Bring private land and public land into relationship
F. Arrange for the occupancy of houses

44) The US Supreme Court's decision in 1926 to uphold the power of an LGU to regulate land use
through ordinance in the landmark case of "Village of Euclid vs. Ambler Realty Company is reckoned
as the watershed moment for

A. City Beautiful Movement

B. City Functional Movement
C. City Efficient Movement
D. Regional City Movement
45) This was an American movement in the 1890s that stressed the design of settlements according to
the principles of "grandeur, exuberance, monumentality, drama and tension, cohesiveness, and
symmetry" as demonstrated in the planning of Washington DC, Paris, Chicago, San Francisco,
among others:

A. City Beautiful Movement

B. City Functional Movement
C. City Efficient Movement
D. New Towns Movement

46) Due to greater 'division of labor', there is more heterogeneity of population and classes of workers
beginning with

A. Primitive subsistence society

B. Pre-industrial society
C. Industrial society
D. Post-industrial society

47) The Garden City Movement in  the United Kingdom directly addressed large-scale problems caused
by the __?

A. The Scientific Revolution

B. British-American War of Independence
C. Industrial Revolution
D. World War II and the Holocaust

48) Which principle of Strategic Planning rallies the organization and unifies its members around a
common purpose?

A. Solve major issues at a macro level

B. Avoid excessive inward and short-term thinking
C. Be visionary to convey a desired end-state but be flexible enough to allow and to accommodate
changes
D. Engage stakeholders to pull together behind a single gameplan for execution
E. Establish priorities on what will be accomplished in the future
F. Communicate to everyone what is most important

49) This pertains to the process wherein large numbers of people, driven by demographic factors, live
together in important locations --a process that is always accompanied by economic agglomeration,
spatial alteration, and socio-cultural change

A. Industrialization
B. Urbanization
C. Social Transformation
D. Modernization

50) Urban planning is "concerned with providing the right place at the right site at the right time" for
the right people.

A. John Ratcliffe
B. Lewis Keeble
C. Brian Mcloughlin
D. George Chadwick
E. Alan Wilson

 1) Considered as the father of wildlife ecology, he advocated in 1948 a "personal land ethic" for
humans to become 'stewards of the land' and member-citizens of land-community rather than its
conquerors or dominators.

A. Karol Wojtyla or 'John Paul II'

B. Ralph Waldo Emerson
 C. Henry Wright
D. Aldo Leopold

2) Dr William Rees coined this concept in 1992 to approximate the amount of productive space,
measured in terms of global hectare (gha) per capita, needed to sustain a population which
consumes food, water, energy, building materials -etc end requires the sink functions of Nature for
human waste and pollution.

A. Land-population ratio
B. Consumer price index
C. index of environmental impact
D. Ecological footprint

3) The major objective of 'New Urbanism' movement identified with Jane Jacobs, Leon Krier, Andres
Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, et al. is to

A. Rebuild the architectural fayade of old cities using post-modern methods and technologies
B. Revitalize urban communities by creating centers' and by reviving traditional civic values
C. Design gated subdivisions as urban collage and multi-ethnic tapestry
D. Integrate development of both urban and rural areas in order to save as much farmland as
possible

4) "Sierra Club" is to John Muir, "Audubon Society" to John James Audubon, "Living Earth" to Eugene
Ple.asants Odum, "Spaceship Earth" to Kenneth Boulding, and "Gaia-Mother Earth" is to.

A. James Lovelock
B. Henry David Thoreau
C. Delfin Ganapin
D. Ame Naess

5) 'Social Engineering' refers to

A. Designing and building social facilities and infrastructure for the public
B. Manipulating age, sex, ethnicity, and other demographic factors of social groups
C. Implementing service-oriented social programs to marginalized social sectors
D. Changing values, mindsets, habits, and behaviors of people towards desired societal goals

6) The critique of 'New Urbanism' against so-called 'Gentrification' or upscaling of inner-city

neighborhoods was

A. The latter is more interested in new businesses than in community rebuilding; hence soul-less
and centerness
B. The latter leads to the exclusion of low-income groups
C. the latter does not create mixed communities of varied socio-economic & demographic groups
D. All of the choices

7) The first grid-iron orthogonal street pattern in continental America was designed in 1682 by

A. William Penn for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

B. Pierre Charles L'Enfant for Washington DC
C. Peter Minuit for Manhattan Island, New York
D. John Winthrop for Trimountaine, Boston Common

8) What theory of urbanization by RL Carneiro (1970) best explains 'Fortress Cities' during the Dark
Ages 476-800AD?

A. Urbanization was hastened by cultural exchange resu!ting from overland trade caravans
B. People settled together around strategic places which could benefit from maritime trade.
C. Strongman rule was necessitated in order io distribute water foi iirigation
D. After the collapse of army-based imperial government, people had to congregate in cities for
 better protection from plunderers and marauders.

9) The following planners were most concerned about "human scale and the social usage of urban
space"

A. David Harvey, Manuel Castells, Ray Pahl

B. Jane Jacobs, Kevin Lynch, William H. Whyte
C. Robert Moses, William Levitt, Richard King Mellon
D. T J Kent, Edwin c. Banfield, Albert Z. Guttenberg

10) In what sense does 'professional planning' differ from 'generic,' 'common-sensical,' or 'everyday'
planning?

A. There is no difference because planning is 'ubiquitous' and can be done by anyone, anytime,
anywhere.
B. Professional planning has scope and goals that transcend one person ·or group·while generic
planning is essentially action-planning on familiar problems with much latitude for personal
flexibility.
C. Professional planning examines only the "natural. environment" while Business Planning
considers both "policy environment" and "market environment."
D. Object of Professional Planning is "society and nature" while beneficiary of everyday planning is
'oneself.'

11) A direct result of leapfrog' or 'checkerboard' development, this phenomenon irreversibly converts
rural space into urban space even before the populations meant to use it could be present

A. Anticipatory Development
B. Premature Urbanization
C. Commercialization
D. Upscale Zoning

12) Public Lands Act of 1903 granted homesteads to 14 million Filipino families covering 5.3 million
hectares, principally in

A. Negros Island
B. Palawan
C. Mindanao
D. Samar Island

13) The Torrens Title System which entrenched the concept of absolute private ownership of land in the
Philippines is a 7 legacy from what colonial period of Philippine history?

A. Spanish
B. American
C. Japanese
D. British

14) Among the City Beautiful Movement planners, he was the earliest to articulate the principles of
urban design in "City Planning According to Artistic Principles" (1889)

A. Camilo Sitte
B. Lldefons Cerda
C. Lucio Costa
D. Oscar Niemeyer
E. William Burtey Griffin

15) According to theorists of 'Social Development' and 'Sustainable Development,' what is the
relationship between the concepts of 'Growth' and 'Development'?

A. These two realities are essentially similar, hence, interchangeable in use

 B. Growth refers to the entire macro-economy while development refers to people and society
C. Growth is a pre-condition to development but not enough in itself; it is necessary but not
sufficient condition
D. Growth is merely quantitative while development is thoroughly qualitative
E. Growth is indicated by income and infrastructure, while development is indicated by tranquility,
peace and order

16) Which of the following features does not describe the New Town concept of Clarence Stein as
showcased at Radbum, New Jersey; Columbia, Maryland; Greenbelt, Maryland; Greenhills, Ohio;
Greendale, Wisconsin; and Greenbrook NJ?

A. Huge manufacturing firm at the center

B. separation between pedestrian traffic and motor traffic
C. green spaces which are interconnected
D. Series of superblocks
E. Prior land assembly
F. Neighborhood clusters

17) They are inveterate optimists who believe that "necessity is the mother of invention" and hence
they assert that all environmental problems can be solved by ever-advancing science and
technology, and limitless human knowledge.

A. Cornucopians
B. Soroptimists
C. Utopians
D. Dystopians

18) The milestone that marked the start of the Industrial Age in 1769 and changed the primary mode of
economic production was

A. Discovery of crude oil, coal, and gas fuels

B. Invention of steam engine as source of power
C. Invention of printing press to propagate scientific knowledge
D. Invention of trains, trams, and rail for faster movement of goods

19) Outside the walls of Medieval towns and cities, land was used collectively and defined as follows:
'common of pasture,' 'common of turbary,' 'common of piscary,' 'common of estovers,' and
'common of soil.' Which one refers to everyone's right to take fish, game, or fowl from communal
land?

A. Common of pasture
B. Common of piscary
C. Common of soil
D. Common of turbary

20) At the start of 19th century industrialization in England before the emergence of full-fledged
professional planners, who were the earliest urban planning practitioners who addressed city-wide
problems including 'germ versus filth' dilemma?

A. Microbiologists, biochemists, pharmacists

B. Shelter specialists, housing developers, contractors
C. Industrial engineers, machine engineers, civil engineers
D. Doctors, epidemiologists, sanitarians, public health
personnel

21) The planner who said that survey is a requisite for planning in the famous framework Survey-
Analysis Plan was

A. Demogriphus
B. Herodotus
C. Geddes
 D. Pericles

22) Settlements in high-risk zones; buildings on natural wetlands; rivers and waterways used as sewers;
recurrent shortages of food, water and power; segments of idle prime land pockmark the city
center; lack of distinctive city image and coherent urban form, all taken together, are
manifestations of -

A. Population Explosion
B. Disaster Management
C. Splattered Development
D. Unmanaged Urbanization

23) Which principle of 'Sustainable Development' most directly supports the saying "Think Global, Act
Local."

A. Principle of Subsidiarity
B. Polluter Pays Principle
C. Common but Differentiated Responsibilities
D. Duty to Care and Not Cause Environmental Hann

24) According to Dr. Ernesto Pernia (1983), the major blunder in Philippine economic policy and
industrialization strategy occurred in the latter period of American colonial rule when

A. Free trade agreements with USA narrowed Philippine agricultural output to cash crops for
export such as sugar, tobacco, hemp, coconut, palm, rice, and timber.
B. Progress of Philippine agricultural regions was directly tied to fluctuations of American market
during Great Depression,instead of Filipino production being responsive to domestic demand by
inter1inking Philippine regions with one another
C. Post-war' import substitution' policy beginning in 1947 focused on capital-intensive urban
consumer goods rather than on resource-based agro-industlialization in provincial centers
utilizing agricultural surplus
D. All of the choices

25) During the period 1565-1896, the urban control points designated by the Spanish colonial
government were the

A. alcaldias y pueblos
B. barrios y sitios
C. Haciendas y villas
D. cabeceras y poblaciones

26) Dr Edward L Glaeser of Harvard University (1995, 2003) correlates 'urban development with
'democratization' in the following observations. Which statement pertains the most to so-called
'annihilation of space' in urban areas?

A. Information travels at high-speed in cities; transactions between producers and consumers are
faster; cities
practically eliminate the transport cost of moving ideas, goods, and people
B. Cities facilitate human contact and social connection; the demand for cities is fueled by the
demand for interaction
C. Because people in cities have high level of awareness, it is much harder for rulers to be despotic
or tyrannical
D. Ineffective governments find it much harder to ignore mass poverty & other social problems in
cities than in the countryside
E. Revolutions, labor uprisings, and riots are usually born and bred in cities

27) According to Karl Wittfogel's 'Hydraulic Civilization' model of Urbanization (1957), what would
explain the emergence in Antiquity (40 00-200 BCE) of the earliest cities also known as 'necropolis'
and temple-towns?

A. Irrigation for farms revolutionized both economic production and social organization as it
 resulted in food surplus. which necessitated large storage warehouses in preparation for war or
drought
B. Strongman rule was hastened by the need to distribute water for irrigation and to ration food.
C. With abundant food, classes of non-farming workers emerged which eventually led to "division
of labor" and
"occupational specialization.·
D. City-building centered on immortalizing kings and heroes in godlike worship through grandiose
monuments, tombs, funeraries, pyramids, mausoleums, shrines, altars, temples, ziggurats,
obelisks, etc.
E. All of the above

28) Dr Gideon Sjoberg (1933) claims that cultural exchange from overland trade and commerce in pre-
industrial ear fostered the formation of cities, as literate individuals, craftsmen, and tool-makers
came together to debate and test each other's ideas. Competition among non-farming specialists
gave birth to the 'scientific method' as well as to technological advances m plant cultivation and
animal breeding.

A. Acculturation and lnculturation

B. Socio-Cultural Theory of Urbanization
C. Diffusion of Technology Information
D. The Scientific Revolution

29) A town is a tool for free man to overcome chaos and lack of order. A city is the grip of man upon
nature.Geometry is the means whereby we perceive the external world and express the world
within us.Geometry is the foundation.Machinery is the result of geometry.The age in which we live
is therefore essentially a geometric one. Town Planning demands uniformity in detail and a sense of
movement in general layout ."

A. Gordon Cullen
B. Le Corbusier
C. Aldo Rossi
D. Thomas Sharp
E. Roy Worskett

30) According to Max Weber in The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1904), what was the
key factor in transition for mercantile economies controlled by European monarchies to profit-
driven individual enterprise or laissez faire?

A. endemic corruption in highly structured Catholic society made people less imaginative and less
entrepreneurial
B. Early Protestants generally emphasized hardwork, simplicity, thrift, discipline, savings, & re-
investment of savings
C. Royal treasuries went bankrupt due to Catholics' culture of excess, lavish celebrations,
overindulgence, etc.
D. Protestants work without the baggage of Seven Capital Sins such as greed, avarice, envy, lust,
gluttony, etc.

31) These are areas of less than 500 people per km2 whose inhabitants are primarily engaged in
agriculture or in extraction of raw materials, with dwellings which are spaced widely apart and often
with little or no services or utilities

A. Tribe
B. Purok
C. Provincial
D. Rural
E. Hamlet

32) Republic Act 2264 empowered LGUs to form local planning boards to craft their development plans
under the close guidance of national government agencies.

A. Local Governance and Planning Act of 1945

B. Local Autonomy Act of 1949
C. Decentralization and Devolution Act
 D. Transparency and Accountability Standards Act

33) In causal order, which should come first in this series or chain of intertwined, multi-dimensional
problems?

A. Climate Change
B. Unmanaged Population Growth
C. Poverty
D. Land Use Changes
E. Pollution and Environmental Degradation
F. Carbon Footprint

34) In contrast to the environmentalism which highlights 'community' and 'communitarian' solutions,
this type of environmentalism centers on respect for all lifeforms in an atomistic or species-
centered manner, such that humans would be on equal moral footing with sentient animals like
pets and non-sentient organisms like plants, insects, etc.

A. Eco-centrism
B. Bio-centrism
C. Anthropo-centrism
D. Geo-centrism

35) Which school of thought maintains that planners should abandon their presumed neutral stance
and instead adopt the side of 'the poor and the disadvantaged' to demand for corrective or
remedial measures from the State and from the Market through 'pressure from below' by way of
conflict confrontation, creative mass actions and backroom
negotiations?

A. Equity or Activist or Advocacy Planning

B. Communicative Planning
C. Liberal Pluralistic Planning
D. Disjointed lncrementalism

36) Before the rise of 'scientific socialism' based on concept of class-struggle, 'normative or Utopian
socialism' based on Christian values was showcased by this philanthropist in New Lanark, Scotland
(1799) where excellent working conditions, decent housing, and cheap services for the working
class increased productivity and profit. Its founder was later
acknowledged as the father of the cooperative movement.

A. Robert Owen
B. John Cadbury
C. James Buckingham
D. Sir Christopher Wren

37) In 1954, Reorganization Plan 53-A of the Government Survey and Reorganization Commission
delineated regions

A. Nine -representing 9 rays of the sun in Philippine flag or 9 historic territories which fought Spain
B. Eight -representing major ethno-linguistic groups
C. Four -representing major island-groupings plus Muslim territories
D. Six -representing possible component units of a federal system

38) Presidential Decree 824 on February 27, 1975 created the Metro Manila Commission as the first
ever structure of metropolitan governance in the Philippines following the organizational model
called

A. Annexation and Amalgamation (one-tier government)

B. Jurisdictional Fragmentation (Council of Local Governments)
C. Voluntary clustering and lnter-LGU cooperation
D. Functional Consolidation (two-tier metropolitan government)
39) According to David Harvey and Ray Pahl, planning is less a means for urban renewal, but more of
"an agent of change and development in its own right, linked to alternative theories of the city that
seek to address poverty and inequality. Planners should be regarded as creators of urban space, not
merely value-neutral arbiters of development proposals.

A. Critical/radical planning
B. Communicative planning
C. Liberal planning
D. Activist planning

40) In 1907, what university offered the first academic degree course in city planning under its
landscape architecture department, which program later spun of to become the first ever school of
planning in 1929.

A. Oxford University
B. Harvard University
C. Cambridge University
D. University of Heidelberg

41) According to David Satterthwaite, 95% of deaths and serious injuries from major disasters in the
period 1950-2007 occurred in low-income to middle-income countries, and 90% of these deaths
happened to the poorest people. Which conclusion is supported by this information?

A. Poverty which means low income and low education, is the major cause of disaster
B. Countries in typhoon belts and Ring-of-Fire region of the world tend to be poor because of
frequent disasters
C. Poverty and its physical dimensions, i.e. location of homes and livelihoods, increases people's
vulnerability to disaster
D. The poorer a country, the higher the illiteracy rate, hence the less informed and less prepared
people tend to be.

42) During the Spanish colonial period, there were four major forms of land tenure or land holding.
Which one refers to the right of a 'servant' of Spanish Crown to collect tribute from residents of a
territory without any ownership claim over that territory?

A. 'friar lands'
B. 'encomiendas'
C. 'haciendas'
D. 'townships'

43) Except for one city below, 'Mercantile Cities' during the Renaissance period served as trading ports
for overseas commerce and played key role in the accumulation of gold and silver by European
monarchies and principalities.

A. Venice, Italy
B. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
C. Dortmund, Germany
D. Lisbon, Portugal

44) 2,500 'Cathedral Towns' during the Middle Ages 800-1440 AD showcased the ascendancy of the
Church in all affairs whether religious or secular, and these medieval cities displayed the following
physical characteristics except one:

A. Narrow, twisty, irregular street radiating from the main center (radiocentric)
B. Congestion was common; infrastructure for garbage and sewage was absent; sanitation was
poor;
C. Vulnerable to epidemics such as bubonic plague. cholera, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, etc.
D. Loss of privacy due to overcrowding resulted in loose sexual morals of the population

45) These thinkers started the 'school of transactive planning' which later advocated the radical /critical
 notion that planning should smash myths and mobilize people to change structures of domination
and subjugation in society.

A. Francis Stuart Chapin, George Chadwick, Rexford Tugwell

B. Norman Krumholtz, John Friedman
C. Paul Plumberg, Carole Paterman, Paul Bernstein
D. Charfes Lindbloom, Robert Dahl, Mel Webber

46) Strategic Planning as described by Henry Mintzberg is called 'Innovative Planning' for following
reasons except one

A. because, as in strategies and tactics, a plan has to be calculating and even Machiavellian
B. Because it seeks to introduce a novel goal, product, process, or pattern
C. Because it centers on organizational 'fitness' to create or shape change
D. Because it mobilizes the whole organization to move towards a new direction

47) Which of the following valid critiques of Le Corbusier's (CharlesEdouard Jeanneret) modernist city
design pertains to the so-called 'spatial paradox'?

A. Architectural determinism or the belief that physical design and visual aesthetics are sufficient
to address the basic problems of population.
B. Devoid of thorough studies on demographic, social, economic, and transport aspects
C. Goal to decongest the city by increasing congestion at its core.
D. Rejection of historic precedents as inspiration for overall design
E. Lack of humanscale as uniform tall structures tend to be disorienting while extremely-vast open
spaces look inhospitable to humans

48) The following are the central questions of planning and management. Which question seeks to
determine efficacy or success of a chosen option or course of action?

A. "where are we now?"

B. "where are we going?"
C. "where do we want to be?"
D. "how do we get there?"
E. ''what resources de we need to get there?"
F. "how do we know if it is working?"

49) This refers to the unprecedented phenomenon occurring in megacities wherein the rate of increase
of local population overwhelms the natural 'carrying capacity' of cities as ecosystems and outpaces
the 'caring capacity' of city institutions in terms of resources and personnel to address complex
problems.

A. Metropolitanization
B. Conurbation
C. Hyper-Urbanization
D. False or Pseudo-Urbanization

50) He formulated the Basic Laws of Ecology in layman's vernacular (National Geographic, 1970) as
follows: "Nature knows best." "There is no such thing as a free lunch." "Everything is connected to
everything else." 'We can never do merely one thing." "Everything goes somewhere." ''There's no
'away' to throw to."

A. John Holdren
B. Dr. Francis Stuart Chapin Jr.
C. Dr. Barry Commoner
D. Dr. Eugene Pleasants Odum

 1) Which of the following is not a part of the General Welfare Clause of RA 7160 LGC Section 167

A. Hospitality and festivity

B. Economic prosperity
 C. Balanced ecology & social justice
D. Health and safety
E. Preservation & enrichment of culture
F. Appropriate self-reliant science & technology

2) In classic urban morphology, since cemeteries' perform solemn private functions' that require
neither exchange nor access to commerce, they ought to be located in

A. Prime agricultural land

B. Caves and rocky hills
C. Fringe belts
D. Desert
E. Marginal land

3) Under Executive Order 26 series of 2011 which declared the National Greening Program as DA-DAR-
DENR Convergence Initiative, how many tree seedlings should each government employee plant
each year, a requirement that also applies to students identified by DEPED and CHED?

A. 10
B. 20
C. 25
D. 30
E. 35

4) Of the Eight-Rungs in the Ladder of Citizen Participation (1969), which steps' would require the
planner to perform 'facilitation' role rather than,"advice," "direction," or "manipulation"?

A. Counseling; therapy
B. Consultation; placation
C. Informing
D. Partnership; delegated power; citizen control

5) "Old dependents" in the Philippine setting refers to population with ages

A. 60 and above
B. 65 and above
C. 70 and above
D. 80 and above

6) Due to greater division of labor, there is more heterogeneity of population and classes of
workers beginning with

A. Primitive subsistence society

B. Pre-industrial society
C. Industrial society
D. Post-industrial society

7) What would be the most suitable use of geologic fault line with buffer strip of at least 5 m on both
sides from the line?

A. Aqueduct or tunnel
B. Floodway
C. Venice-like canals
D. Open space farm
E. Wildlife refuge

8) A duly-registered cooperative acquires a river-dredging machinery and waste-water treatment

equipment. Should such acquisitions be subject to real property taxation under RA 7160 LGC
Section 234?
 A. Yes
B. No
C. It depends on the Local Chief Executive
D. Subject to the discretion of Assessor

9) Which is not an instrument to prove private rights over land?

A. Certificate of Title
B. CLOA
C. Free Patent
D. DTI-IPR Patent
E. Tax Declaration
F. CADT

10) In Clarence Steins Six Principles of Regional Planning (1920), which one concerns traffic caused
by roadside parking

A. Plan simply, but comprehensively

B. Provide ample sites in the right places for community use
C. Put factories and industrial buildings where they can be used without wasteful transportation of
people and goods
D. Cars must be stored inside homes
E. Bring private land and public land into relationship
F. Arrange for the occupancy of houses

11) What kind of use would be most compatible around a huge oil depot and LPG gas depository?

A. Transport terminals
B. Commercial
C. BPO call centers
D. Open space
E. Hospitals

12) 'Working-age population" including those actively seeking and not seeking work, covers those with
ages between

A. 10-65
B. 15-64
C. 18-65
D. 21-60

13) Below are some of the documented deficiencies of governments socialized housing with rowhouse
design. Which deficiency is considered the principal cause of the failure of off-city relocation in the
Philippines?

A. 24 sq.m. is inappropriate for large urban families which are typically extended
B. Each dwelling unit has no space for waste sorting, composting, gardening, and domestic crop
production
C. Each dwelling has no provision for natural cooling and energy conservation by means of
protective trees
D. Most housing projects have no provisions for near-site workplaces or employment centers

14) What is the smallest unit in the human settlements planning" by Dr Konstantinos Doxiadis (1951)?

A. House
B. Anthropos
C. Organism
D. Neighborhood
E. Hamlet
15) Of the so-called "super-regions," which one is being promoted as having the comparative advantage
in tourism?

A. North Luzon
B. Central Philippines
C. Baguio & Cordillera Autonomous Region
D. Davao Silicon Gulf

16) If "pre-industrial society" is mainly agricultural, kinship-based, self-sufficient, and relatively

parochial, "industrial society" in contrast

A. Minimizes farming to channel capital into factories

B. Prioritizes mining of minerals and precious stones
C. Aims for mass production through mechanization & automation
D. Relies on the output of white-collar professionals

17) In his ''Theory of Good City Form,' he argued that norms such as vitality, sense, fit, access, control,
efficiency, and justice - ought to characterize the performance of cities as settlements.

A. Kevin Lynch
B. Edward Tollman
C. John Trawls
D. Camillo Sitte

18) Under RA 7160 LGC Sec 98, who among the following members of the Local School Board, other
than the Governor or Mayor, has an elective office?

A. Division Superintendent or District Supervisor

B. LGU Treasurer
C. Chairperson of sanggunians committee on education
D. Representatives of federations of teachers, SK youth, PTAs, non-academics

19) Which is a significant accomplishment of "Advocacy Planning" movement as fathered by Paul

Davidoff (1965)

A. Single women with children were assisted to find employment

B. Social planning was moved from backroom negotiations into the open public forum
C. Documentation of long-lasting environmental changes was intensified
D. Affirmative action and social amelioration were mainstreamed into national policy
E. Businesses were compelled to draw their employees from the ranks of the poor.

20) Under Executive Order 23 dated February 1,2011 declaring moratorium on the cutting and
harvesting of timber," which of the following is exempted from the total log ban until the year
2016?

A. Concessions signed by DENR secretary

B. Conversion of mangrove forests
C. Alternate harvesting in industrial and commercial plantations
D. Small-scale tree cutting, 'carabao logging',and kaingin

21) Under the super-region concept of the PGMA administration, Central Luzon as part of the Mega
Manila Extended Urban Region, would focus on

A. Hacienda farming
B. Meat processing
C. Commodity logistics chain
D. Cyber services
E. Tourism

22) PD 705 Revised Forestry Code Section 16 affirms that, after a salvage zone of 40 meters from the
 high tide mark or shoreline, there shall be protective strips of mangroves or swamps along the coast
with width of at least

A. 20 meters
B. 25 meters
C. 30 meters
D. 35 meters
E. 40 meters

23) In terms of land use compatibility, what specific use would be least suitable next to a military police
firing range?

A. Funeraria
B. Memorial park
C. Residential
D. Open space
E. Forest

24) An approach in urban planning that puts premium on people and nature by building upon the
historic city of traditional neighborhood in such a way that workplaces, shops, and homes would be
within walking distance of each other.

A. Neo-Populism
B. Eco-Village
C. New Urbanism
D. Dynapolis
E. Transit-Oriented Development

25) Which of the following is not a feature of Frank Lloyd Wrights 'Broadacre City' (1932)?

A. Each person regardless of age has one acre of federal land

B. Food garden or small farm would be right next to the house
C. Manufacture commerce set up in twelve 15-storey buildings
D. Work within walking distance from the home
E. Railroad and freeway to interconnect cities
F. Densification would preserve much open space

26) Built below the Acropolis in the heart of the city-state, the 'marketplace' was the site where ancient
Greeks came together not only for trading and buying of foodstuffs but also for political, social, and
other secular activities

A. 'Parthenon'
B. 'gymnasium'
C. 'erechtheum'
D. 'agora'
E. 'sumposion'

27) In central place theory (1933), this refers to the minimum population required to make a service
viable.

A. Resident population
B. Captive market
C. Threshold population
D. Population explosion

28) Under RA 7279 UDHA Sec 3, this refers to housing programs and projects undertaken by
the government or the private sector for the underprivileged and homeless citizens which include
sites and services development, long-term financing, liberalized terms on interest payments, and
other related benefits.

A. Economic housing
 B. Socialized housing
C. Low-cost housing
D. Open-market housing

29) UN-FAO standards_state that at least 5.7 hectares of aggregate urban-land (residential,
commercial, industrial, etc) and 6 hectares of farm need to be reserved for every 1,000 population.
How much urban land is needed for a town of 22,000?

A. 62.7 hectares
B. 125.4 hectares
C. 220 hectares
D. 1.14 hectares

30) The 'bundle of rights' over private alienable-&-disposable property include all of the following
rights except

A. Utilize, cultivate, develop

B. Enjoy benefits and earn from
C. Access, prevent access & control
D. Non-use, abuse, and misuse
E. Mortgage, sell, or dispose
F. Transfer and pass on

31) Under RA 7160 LGC Sec. 25, one of the following is not among the types of cities in the Philippines.

A. Highly Urbanized Cities

B. Independent Cities
C. Sister Cities
D. Component Cities
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32) In the following formal statement on population policy(2010-2016) from President Benigno Simeon
Aquino 111, which statement pertains to the States obligation to inform its citizens of all family
planning alternatives from A to Z.

A. " ... I am against abortion as outlawed by the Philippine Constitution.

B. " ... I am in favor of giving couples the right to choose how best to manage their families so that
in the end, their welfare and that of their children are best served.
C. ... The State must respect each individuals right to follow his or her conscience and religious
convictions on matters and issues pertaining to the unity of the family and the sacredness of
human life · from
conception to natural death.
D. ... In a situation where couples, especially the poor and disadvantaged ones, are in no position
to make
an informed judgment, the State has the responsibility to provide complete information:
E. ...ln the range of options provided to couples, natural family planning and modern methods
shall always be presented as equally available."

33) Under RA 7160 LGC, who among the following incumbents' may be allowed to practice his/her
primary profession while in public office?

A. Local Chief Executive

B. Congressman Representative
C. Vice-Governor
D. Municipal Accountant

34) In the biggest and most crowded city during Antiquity, poor residents of Rome (44 BCE) lived on
units in multi-storey residential buildings which they rented but could not own; these were called

A. 'abode'
B. 'domus'
 C. 'appartement'
D. 'tenema'

35) Under RA 7160 LGC Sec 452, what is the minimum population requirement to approve a Highly
Urbanized City?

A. At least 200,000
B. At least 500,000
C. At least 1 million
D. At least 10 million

36) Under the current setup, what government agency has the final authority on conversion of
agricultural land?

A. DAR
B. Department of Agriculture
C. Land Registration Authority
D. Land Management Bureau
E. HLURB
F. HUDCC

37) This refers to the part of a seashore which is alternately covered by the ebb and flow of tide,
technically, to a string of land margining a body of water, between the low-water line usually at the
seaward margin of a , low tide terrace and the upper limit of wave wash at high tide usually marked
by a beach scarp or berm.

A. Seaside
B. Seaboard
C. Foreshore
D. Seagrass bed
E. Beachfront

38) ''Young dependents" in the Philippine setting refers to population with ages

A. 0-4
B. 0-6
C. 0-10
D. 0-14

39) According to the Chicago school of human ecology, 'Invasion' refers to how pioneers and
opportunists push the 'land frontier' farther out; when immigrants settle in waves, they define new
land uses for themselves in a process called

A. Evolution
B. Co-location
C. Succession
D. Acclimatization
E. Cohabitation

40) This refers to a period in US planning history (1890s) when cities were conceived as total
systems designed with broad circulation arteries, network of parks, cluster of focal buildings, and
blocks of civic centers in aesthetic harmony.

A. New Towns Movement

B. City Efficient Movement
C. City Beautiful Movement
D. City Functional Movement

41) Under RA 7279 UDHA Sec. 28, the following are legal forms of eviction or demolition of
informal settlements. Which one concerns most directly the safety of the general public in terms of
 water security?

A. When persons occupy railroad tracks, RROW, sidewalks, transmission lines, dump
sites,parks,playgrounds and other public places;
B. When persons occupy easements of pipelines, reservoirs, esteros, creeks, rivers, shorelines, and
beaches
C. When government infrastructure projects with available funding are about to be implemented;
D. When there is a court order of eviction of settlers from a legally-owned private property;

42) According to RA 9710, this refers to the strategy for making women's as well as men's concerns
and experiences an integral dimension of the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation
of policies and programs in all political, economic, and societal spheres so that women and men
benefit equally and inequality is not perpetuated.

A. Integration & rationalization

B. Gender mainstreaming
C. Sexual equality
D. Transgender accommodation

43) Which of the following is not part of typology of cities under ekistics school of Dr Konstantinos
Doxiadis (1951)?

A. Ecumenopolis
B. Megalopolis
C. Metropolis
D. Agropolis
E. Eperopolis

44) HLURB standards state that at least 2.5 hectares of industrial land needs to be reserved for every
1,000 population. How much total industrial land is needed for an independent chartered city of
200,000 people?

A. 200 hectares
B. 400 hectares
C. 500 hectares
D. 2,500 hectares

45) In Walter Christaller's central place theory (1933), neighborhood store is an example of 'first-order
services' while grocery store, gas station, furniture, and post office are examples of

A. Secondary services
B. Tertiary services
C. Quaternary services
D. Quinary services

46) "Decide, announce, defend" summarizes "top-down" planning and management; its opposite in
'bottom up' planning and management that involves multiple stakeholders would be described as -

A. Delegate, deload, discharge

B. Discuss, decide, deliver
C. Debate, distill, deliberate
D. Dispute, discourse, direct

47) UN-FAO standards state that at least 0.60 hectares should be devoted to education (public and
private) per thousand population. How much combined area of schools is the minimum for a town
of 40,000 people?

A. 40 hectares
B. 24 hectares
C. 10 hectares
D. 240 hectares
48) All of the following are true about urban planning except

A. Changing a city's physical form does not automatically reshape social life
B. Planning always takes place within a framework of economic and political realities
C. Planners should be allowed to control all technical aspects of how cities are built
D. The goals of the planning experiments of the last century have not been met
E. Cities should be designed in a way that fosters economic, social, cultural and environmental
integration.

49) Which of the following is not considered idle land under RA 7160 LGC Sec. 2377

A. Agriculture land of at least one-hectare with 50% of whole area bare and uncultivated
B. Urban land of at least 1,000 sq.m. with 50% of whole area unutilized and unimproved upon
C. Grazing land with thick grasses used for pasture of 100 heads of cattle
D. Stud farm on public land with no ongoing· breeding or training activities

50) 'Performance Zoning' can be described as a tool that

A. Allows property owners with limited development rights to buy additional rights from another
property
B. Cities can use these to encourage development that exceeds the minimum standards
C. Regulates the character and quality of the use instead of simply regulating the mere use itself
D. Establishes objective thresholds and maximum limits of the effects or characteristics of land use

1) 790.  An investigation was designed to determine the effect of ultraviolet light on mold spore
growth. Two groups of mold spores were grown under identical conditions, except one group was
exposed only to ultraviolet light, while the other group was grown in total darkness.  In this
investigation, the group of mold spores grown in total darkness is known as the

A. Experimental group
B. Pilot group
C. Control group
D. Manipulated group
E. Focus group

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2) 765.  According to scientific studies at UPLB, one degree Celsius (1°C) increase in temperature and
humidity reduces total rice yield by at least 8% and corn yield by at least 5%. In livestock, the loss
is as much as 33% of new offsprings due to

A. Congenital defects and deformations due to mutation

B. Reduced appetite, feed intake, and body energy reserve
C. Excessive burning of calories and loss of weight
D. Loss of mating opportunities for breeders
E. All of the above

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3) 793.  This method uses words rather than numbers to describe and measure key actors and critical
factors. Words are then arranged on a descriptive scale and given approximate numeric values for
analytic purposes, but such scale can not accurately reflect magnitude or intensity of variables and
dimensions .

A. Multi-variate Analysis
B. Qualitative Analysis
C. Muddling Through
D. Phenomenology
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4) 777.  The following represent how government subsidizes automobile use over mass transit, except on
e.

A. Large annual funding for highway maintenance

B. Government research on development of fuels
C. Investment incentives for tollway and expressway Corporations
D. Market rate and cost-recovery level for light rail fares
E. All of the above

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5) 752.  Under PD 1096, what should be the proportion of the sidewalk to that of the right of way?

A. 1/4
B. 1/5
C. 1/6
D. 1/2
E. 1//7

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6) 775.  'Traffic calming' is a

A. Course of Tai Chi and 'Qi Gong' exercises to de-stress drivers

B. Package of grade-separation measures to physically segregate vehicles and pedestrians
C. Package of measures to increase capacity of local roads so that traffic can move more quickly
D. Package of traffic engineering measures to reduce speed on local roads and divert through-
traffic elsewhere
E. Police enforcement campaign to reduce vehicle noise and emissions

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7) 791.  Two test tubes were filled with a solution of bromthymol blue.A technician exhaled through
a straw into each tube, and the bromthymol blue turned yellow. An aquatic green plant was
placed into each tube, and the tubes were corked. One tube was placed in the dark, and one was
placed in direct sunlight. The yellow solution in the tube in sunlight turned blue, while the one in
the dark remained yellow.Which statement best explains why the solution in the tube placed in
sunlight turned to a blue color?

A. Oxygen was used for photosynthesis.

B. Oxygen was removed by respiration.
C. Carbon dioxide was removed by photosynthesis.
D. Carbon dioxide was produced by respiration
E. None of the above

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8) 751. 
All of the following are exempted from  regulation of PD 1096 National Building Code of 197
7, except

A. Traditional indigenous family dwellings

B. Socialized and low-cost housing under Batas Pambansa 220
C. Garden pools,grottos, aquariums not exceeding 500 mm in depth
D. Piggery and poultry houses of over 100 sqm
E. Sheds, outhouses, greenhouses ,gazebos,
aviaries, not exceeding 6 sqm in total area

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9) 779.  The following are the basic elements of human settlements according to Dr. Konstantinos
Doxiadis. Which one pertains to the built environment or physical capital?

A. Anthropos
B. Nature
C. Shells and networks
D. Society
E. Social structure

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10) 756.  Floor Area Ratio of 1.5 and below is considered as low density.  What FAR is labeled as "very
high density?"

A. 2 and above
B. 3 and above
C. 4 and above
D. 5 and above
E. 6 and above

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11) 783.  A prediction is a conditional statement about the future based on mathematical
computation or statistical model that uses available data to extrapolate past and present trends
into the future, while _______is a judgmental statement of what an analyst believes to be the
most likely logical future according to his/her subjective evaluation.

A. Premonition
B. Forecast
C. Foresight
D. Vibration
E. Prophecy

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12) 755.  A mixed use building has 6 storeys of 1.00 sq. meter each on a lot area of 2,000 sq. meter. 
What is the FAR?

A. 2:1
B. 3:1
C. 4:1
D. 5:1
E. 6:1

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13) 770.  Framework for Action 2005-2015 (HFA) to make the world safer and to substantially reduce
disaster losses. Which of  5 priority areas below pertains to each community's coping mechanisms
and modifications in its way of life?

A. Ensure that disaster risk reduction becomes a national and local priority with strong
institutional basis for implementation
B. Identify, assess, and monitor disaster risks and enhance early warning systems.
C. Use knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all
levels.
D. Reduce the underlying risk factors
E. Strengthen disaster preparedness for effective response at all levels

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14) 759.  When a proponent of a proposed project applies for 'locational clearance,' which
consideration is first and foremost from the perspective of the approving authority?

A. Community disruption, relocation and the required land acquisition

B. Consistency with local land use plan and with zoning map
C. Likely impacts on town traffic and local parking
D. Carbon Footprint from the use of fossil fuels in power generation, company bus shuttles,
executives luxury cars
E. Amount of tax and non-tax revenues to be received by the
Local Government Unit
F. Consumption of power, water, and other utilities

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15) 760.  Exemptions, special permissions and relief from provisions of land use plan and zoning
ordinance are obtained from?

A. Office of the Mayor/Local Chief Executive

B. Planning Commission or Planning & Development Office
C. Local Board of Zoning Appeals and Adjustments
D. Office of the Vice Mayor as head of Sanggunian
E. Regional Development Office
F. Provincial Development Office

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16) 784.  Which of the following is not a research method?

A. Questionnaire
B. Interview
C. Appraisal
D. Case study
E. Survey

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17) 786.  In the structure of informant interviews, the acronym "STAR" method stands for

A. Select, Talk, Articulate ,Relate

B. Solve, Test, Analyze, Repeat
C. Situation, Task, Action. Result
D. Salaries, Travels, Add-ons, Refunds
E. Simple, True, Action, Reflection

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18) 768.  Which of the following is least likely to be an effect of climate change?

A. Loss of fertile delta regions for agriculture

B. Change in global patterns of precipitation
C. Decreased rate of photosynthesis in vegetation
D. Increased frequency of hurricanes
E. Extinction of some species that have narrow temperature requirements
F. None of the choices

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19) 758.  This type of town regulation says that man-made structures should be of such height, bulk,
or design so as not to upstage, play down, or draw attention away from a landmark (eg Eiffel
Tower), natural landscape, or character of place
 A. Design aesthetics
B. Architectural masterplan
C. Cultural mapping
D. Form-zoning
E. All of the choices

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20) 799.  How many hectares are there in one square kilometer

A. 10
B. 100
C. 1,000
D. 10,000
E. 100,000

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21) 781.  The "SMART test" by George Doran means that both task objectives and 'process objectives
have to be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and

A. Tenable
B. truthful
C. Time-bounded
D. Testable
E. Treatable

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22) 789.  An environmental chemist in a laboratory reports a new discovery based on experimental
results. If the experimental results are to be valid, environmental chemists in other laboratories
should be able to

A. Repeat the experiment with a different variable and obtain the same results
B. perform the same experiment and obtain different results
C. Repeat the same experiment and obtain the same results
D. Perform the same experiment under different experimental conditions and obtain the same
results
E. All of the above
F. None of the choices

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23) 762.  The negative criteria for the approval of variance is that

A. Such relief may be granted without substantial detriment to the public good
B. Such relief may be granted without substantially impairing the intent and purpose of the land
use plan
C. Such relief may be granted without substantially impairing the intent and purpose of the
zoning ordinance
D. All of the above.
E. None of the choices

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24) 757.  What is conventional Euclidean zoning most concerned about?

A. Unhampered flow of ideas, people, goods and services

B. Efficiency of land occupancy and non-wastage of space
C. Compatibility and non-compatibility of land uses
D. Liberalization and free play of market forces
 E. All of the choices

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25) 753.  Under PD 1096, what is referred to as written authorization by the building official allowing a
constructed structure to be used by the owner

A. Building permit
B. Inspectorate clearance
C. Certificate of completion
D. Certificate of occupancy
E. All of the above

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26) 761.  A type of land use control where there may be no possibility of the application of the right of
reverter is called

A. Restrictive covenants
B. Telluric
C. Deed of sale
D. Monolithic
E. None of the above

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27) 792.  The use of a variety of methods, sources. or field team members, at least three in kind or
category, to cross check and validate information in order to limit possible biases in a research
study is called

A. Corroboration
B. Confirmatory test
C. triangulation
D. Reconnaissance
E. Cross-disciplinary control 3

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28) 763.  The test of 'rational basis,' as defined by the US Supreme Court,

A. Requires that all government actions be the least restrictive means of accomplishing the goal
B. Justifies a governmental action if there is a reasonable connection between the action and its
goal
C. Tests the relationship between a variance and its hardship
D. Only applies to zoning actions
E. All of the above

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29) 754.  Under PD 957, which one of the following is not necessary in determining the suitability of
the site for economic or socialized housing?

A. Physical suitability
B. Availability of basic needs
C. On the perimeter of an ecozone
D. Presence of geohazard
E. Conformity to the national development plan
F. Links to the transportation network

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30) 787.  The strength of survey questionnaire as research instrument lies in

A. Ability to provide baseline data

B. Ability to measure or quantify
C. Ability to reveal potential relations between different sets of data
D. Ability to draw out the most sincere responses from informants
E. All of the choices

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31) 776.  Which of the following is not a measure of travel demand management (TOM)?

A. Controls on public transport

B. Controls on land use development
C. Controls on vehicle ownership
D. Controls on vehicle use
E. Controls on parking

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32)  771.  The setback of a septic tank from a residential wall should be at least 1.5 meters or 5 feet
while the setback of a disposal field or leach field is 25 meters or 8 feet. What should be the
minimum distance between your septic tank and leach field from your neighbors exterior wall?

A. 2 meters
B. 3 meters
C. 4 meters
D. 5 meters
E. 6 meters

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33) 788.  In 'Quality of Life Assessment,' which category of indicators of human ability and well-being
would have a clear spatial dimension?

A. "to be"
B. "not to be"
C. "to dream"
D. "to become"
E. "to do"

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34) 785.  A "problem tree" is a

A. A kind of tree that grows in the wrong place

B. A method of environmental impact assessment
C. A tool to understand cause and effect relations among problems
D. Used to trace ancient roots of intractable development problems

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35) 766.  Which of following substances has lowest potential to contribute to air pollution &
atmospheric/meteorologic anomalies?

A. Nitrous Oxide - N20

B. Nitrogen Dioxide - NOx
C. Chlorofluorocarbons - CFCs
D. Hydrogen-containing CFCs (HCFCs)
E. Methane
 F. Ozone

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36) 797.  How many square meters are there in one acre?

A. 328
B. 1, 250
C. 4,047
D. 8,700
E. 43560

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3 795. 
7) A country currently has a population of 100 million and an annual growth rate of 35 percent. If the gro
wth rate remains constant, what will be the population of this country in 40 years?

A. 150 million
B. 200 million
C. 300 million
D. 400 million
E. 600 million

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38) 800. 
This refers to amount of energy necessary to raise one gram of water one degree Celsius, its 
approximate equivalent in
Syteme Internationale metric measurements is 1055 joules .

A. Calorie
B. Kelvin
C. BTU-British Thermal Unit
D. Kilojoule
E. Psi- pounds per square inch

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39) This error in logic means that conclusions drawn from analysis of a group are applied to the groups
members without regard for individual variation or unknown factors that can come from human
attitude and idiosyncratic behavior.

A. Sweeping generalization
B. Argumentum ad hominem
C. Ecological fallacy
D. Equivocation
E. Begging the question
F. Fallacy of affirming the disjunct or the consequent

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40) 769.  Climate change will affect the distribution of species because

A. Hot places will become hotter and cold places will become even colder
B. It will change the location of habitats that provide requirements for growth, survival, or
reproduction
C. Carbon production and carbon footprint of different species are unequal and unevenly
distributed worldwide
D. Many areas submerged in water will become dry, thus forming new land bridges like in the last
glacial age
 E. All of the choices
F. None of the choices

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41) 767.  Which of the following greenhouse gases has the greatest heat-trapping ability per
molecule and was consequently phased out by the Montreal Protocol in 1989?

A. Carbon dioxide
B. Carbon monoxide
C. Chlorofluorocarbon
D. Methane
E. Nitrous oxide

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42) 782.  What is a 'theory' in urban and regional planning as a field of social Science?

A. An educated guess being tested by numerous experiments

B. Outcome or proof to establish causal connection among key actors and factors
C. A set of principles derived from envisioned future state of society
D. A set of interrelated propositions or hypotheses that has been supported by several studies in
the past
E. All of the choices

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43) 798.  How many acres are there in one hectare?

A. 2.47
B. 0.96
C. 3.28
D. 10
E. 100

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44) 778.  In contrast to pedal-driven 'trisikad', what is environmentalists' basis of opposition to two-

stroke motor-driven tricycles?

A. Greater incidence of road accidents

B. Increase in air pollution
C. Limited Service capacity and range of movement
D. Slower speed increases congestion along national highways
E. All of the above

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45) 764.  The test of compelling governmental interest as defined by the US Supreme Court,

A. Means that conditions compel government to act the way that it does
B. Requires that governmental action be written in forceful language to compel citizens to obey
C. Requires that legislation generally be the least restrictive means of accomplishing the objective
D. Applies only if the challenged legislation has an impact on a fundamental religious tenet or
suspect classification
E. All of the above

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46) 772.  What should be the minimum distance between a drinking water-well or spring

 from a septic tank?

A. 15 meters
B. 25 meters
C. 35 meters
D. 45 meters
E. 55 meters

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47) 773.  What planning measures contribute to the evolution and development of a sustainable transpor
tation system?

A. Reduce need to travel

B. Change people's travel behavior
C. Integrate different modes of transport
D. Give people more choices and more accessibility
E. Provide transport with new sources of energy
F. All of the above
G. None of the choices

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48) 780.  An individual, group, organization, sector or Community who has a direct or indirect interest
in a policy, program, or project, who affects or is affected by - positively or negatively - the
implementation and outcome of it, is called

A. Recipient/beneficiary
B. Proponent/exponent
C. Advocate
D. stakeholder
E. Shareholder

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49) 774.  In the physical design of roads, which of the following  increases the possibility of accidents  an

d mishaps?

A. Prescribed dimensions according to hierarchy of roads

B. Conforms to natural topography
C. Conforms to BP 344 Accessibility Law
D. Blind comers
E. Moderate slope/grade
F. Adequate sight distance

50) 794.  What is the smallest time frame using the cohort survival method of population analysis?

A. 2 years
B. 3 years
C. 4 years
D. 5 years
E. 6 years

1) In the perception of space,which sense affects placement of rooms which could limit unpleasant
odors?

A. Auditory
B. Olfactory
C. Visual
D. Thermal
 E. Tactile
F. Kinesthetic

 
2) Which is not a key element of hazard mitigation planning?

A. Land-use plans
B. Development control or management
C. Land titles
D. Hazard assessment

 
3) 'it is the merchants ethos, with our consent,that sustains the slumlord and the land rapist,.the
polluters of rivers and atmosphere.In the name of profit they preempt the seashore and sterilize
the landscape, fell the great forests, fill protective marshes,build cynically in the flood plain. It is the
claim of convenience - or its illusion - that drives the expressway through neighborhoods, homes,
and priceless parks, a taximeter of indifferent greed'

A. Jane Jacobs
B. Ian McHarg
C. Konstantinos Doxiadis
D. Rachel Carson
E. Ame Naess

 
4) What relevant maps would have to be combined in order to construct a composite
hydrometeorologic risk map?

A. Historic paths of Philippines' 21 cyclones average per year over a ten-year period
B. Precipitation, cloudiness, mean temperature,wind patterns of southwest & northeast
monsoons, high tide and low tide
C. Location of population, type of climate, average rainfall,slope, elevation, rivers and waterways,
50 yr or 100-yr flood level
D. Coastal surges, saltwater intrusion,groundwater overdraft,land subsidence, loss of soil strength,
liquefaction hazard

 
5) Which the following indicates good site planning?

A. Best Orientation to Sun, Sea and Wind

B. Congruence and compatibility with its surrounding
C. Proactive features to anticipate possibility of disaster
D. Maximized space
E. Efficient circulation
F. All of the choices

 
6) A 'single detached dwelling unit' is defined as a house that is

A. Good for one household

B. Intended for ownership
C. Completely surrounded by a yard
D. With one or more of its sides abutting the property line

 
7) A "tripolar" or "bipolar" form in municipal CLUP would focus on comprehensively developing new
sections as magnets or complete attractions for population and business,in order to ease pressure
on traditional center, and is an example of

A. Simple Dispersion
B. Concentrated Dispersion
C. Simple Concentration
D. Compact Development

 
8) An aerial photograph taken from a helicopter at a height of 80 meters would produce a map scale
of 1:60 with a margin of error of 15 millimeters.If taken from an airplane at an altitude of
 1O,OOOm, what would be the resulting map scale?

A. 1 : 1,000
B. 1 : 2,000
C. 1 : 5,000
D. 1 : 25,000

 
9) Which agency is tasked with the registration of subdivision and condominium dealers,
brokers,salesmen, associations?

A. National Housing Authority

B. Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board
C. Securities and Exchange Commission
D. Presidential Commission on the Urban Poor
E. Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
F. Professional Regulation Commission

 
10) In eco-engineering or convergence analysis as popularized by Dr Meliton Juanico, what kind of map
is derived  by superimposing 'land suitability' and 'physical constraints' on 'existing land use'?

A. Proposed land use

B. Agro-ecological zones
C. Heritage & tourism overlay zones
D. Disaster-resilient communities

 
11) Tremors or vibrations of the Earth due to shock waves ge11erated by the rupturing of deep ayer
rocks are known as

A. Raptures
B. Fault scarp
C. Earthquakes
D. Continental drift
E. Plate tectonics

 
12) What does 'lag time' refer to in the context of flooding?

A. The time required to clean up an area following a flood

B. The time it takes for emergency officials to provide relief to residents of a flood-stricken area
C. The time it takes for streamflow to travel from the drainage divide to the mouth of the stream
D. The time between rainfall and peak streamflow

 
13) What effect does urbanization have on rainfall-runoff relationships?

A. Impermeable surfaces tend to inhibitinfiltration and thus increase peak flood discharges
B. Storm sewers tend to route runoff to streams more quickly and thus reduce the lag times
C. Urbanization tends to decrease the recurrence interval of any given flood
D. Urbanization tends to increase the frequency of any given flood
E. All of the choices

 
14) In air-conditioning systems, the term 'free cooling'is used to describe the use of the cooling capacity
of ambient air to directly cool the space,thereby:

A. Reducing the peak cooling load

B. Reducing the running hours of the chiller
C. Increasing ventilation rates
D. Increasing the size of chiller required

 
15) An example of positive easement is one that

A. Preserves a certain habitat

 B. Protects a certain stream
C. Allows the right to harvest a natural crop
D. Stipulates not to drain a wetland

 
16) This refers to the establishment of mini-forests or small nature parks, lining roads and highways
with trees, shrubs, or ornamental plants, and ground landscaping of Schools, hospitals, and other
government agencies in order to improve the environment in built-up areas.

A. Reforestation
B. Miniature Forestry
C. Urban Forestry
D. Silvicuture
E. Agro-Forestry

 
17) This nonrenewable resource is the most pollutive source of energy that releases toxic elements
such as lead and arsenic

A. Krypton
B. Coal
C. Hydropower
D. Titanium
E. Natural gas
F. Ethanol

18) Which is not a benefit from having large green space in cities?

A. Absorbs air pollution

B. Gives off oxygen
C. Cools the air as Water transpires
D. Provides habitat to wild beasts
E. Provides shade withless electricity required
F. Muffles noise and creates anisland of peace

 
19) All of the following, except one, interfere in the harnessing of Solar energy and natural Wind by
means of photovoltaic cells, windmills and turbines?

A. Oversized roadside tarpaulin signs

B. Height restrictions in zoning
C. Large smokestack cylinders and industrial chimneys
D. Trees in urban parks and on street medians

 
20) The followingare all environmentally critical areas under Presidential Decree 2146. If a common
hazard such as geologic fault line runs through all of them,which of these areas would have the
greatest risk?

A. (A) areas with critical slopes

B. Natural parks, Watershed reserves, Wildlife preserves, and Sanctuaries.
C. Areas traditionally occupied by ICCs/lPS
D. Habitat of any endangered or threatened species or indigenous Philippine Wildlife (flora and
fauna)

 
21) These are geometric coordinates for designating the location of places on the surface of the Earth;
the First gives the location of a place above or below the equator, expressed by angular
measurements ranging from at the   equator o.90°at the poles, while the Second gives the location
of a place east or west of an upright line called the prime meridian, and is measured in angles
ranging from at the prime meridian to 180° at the International Date Line.

A. Landmass and ocean

B. Cartesian x,y points
C. North pole and south pole
D. Latitude and longitude
 
22) A tool used to create elite landscapes that convey socio-economic identity, characterized by
imitation of rustic estates or feudal-age manors, detailed ornamental iconography,and other
manifestations of conspicuous consumption

A. Milionaires 'row
B. Red light boulevard
C. Gentrification yacht and polo club
D. Large lot zoning

 
23) An eco-centric urban design would focus on

A. 'oikos' or the dynamics of the home as a collection of kindred individuals

B. Human thrill and excitement derived from living with biodiverse species and wild beasts
C. Rhythm and balance of the ecosystem; human communion with Nature in a spiritual as well as
ethical sennse
D. Man's self-satisfaction as the apex of Creation and master-subduer of the Earth as stated in the
Holy Scnptures

 
24) The 'clutter -Of cities' consists of disorderly, crisscrossing electricity/telephone utility cables,
superfluous signages, political oversized billboards advertizing messages of sensualism, materialism,
and conspicuous consumption all -of which hinder ones appreciation of outstanding built structures
and cityscapes.

A. Visual blight
B. Litter and nuisance
C. Aesthetic decay
D. Street anarchy
E. Communicative pollution

 
25) Under Leadership in Ehergy and Environmental Design (LEED) of the US Green Building
Council,which refers to 'xeriscapir

A. Planting trees that can provide food for building occupants such as mango,avocado, apple, and
orange trees.
B. Landscape design_ that requires little or no irrigation or maintenance
C. Using artificial turf in place of real glass on parts of a building
D. Advanced drip irrigation system that responds to water demand by sensing soil moisture
content
E. Landscape design that directs the flow of rainwater on-site to the area that requires the most
irrigation.

 
26) What type of distance in space is that which is psychological and is indicated by a hidden band that
contains two or more individuals in a group?

A. Critical distance
B. Hypnotic distance
C. Flight distance
D. Personal distance
E. Social distance

 
27) The body under the immediate control and supervision of the President of the Philippines, charged
with the main function of coordinating the activities of the government housing agencies to ensure
the accomplishment of the National Shelter Program.

A. NEDA
B. HUDCC
C. NHA
D. HLURB

 
28) Which of the following urban street layout creates the most severe transport congestion?
 A. Gridiron or rectilinear
B. Circumferential & radial
C. Un-linear/strip development
D. Irregular free pattern

 
29) The natural movement downslope of soil, regolith,or rocks under the influence of gravity without
seismic motion or heavy · rainfallis collectively called

A. Avalanche
B. Mass wasting
C. Crustal abrasion
D. Erosion by wind
E. Shear stress

 
30) In a computer graphics/mapping system, the point at which a line changes direction or tenninates

A. Vertex (8) vortex

B. Centrifuge
C. Intercept
D. intersect

 
31) 'Smart Growth USA,' with its ten declared principles, deliberately combats 'amorphic sprawl' by
means of

A. Mixed use zoning rather than conventional exclusionary zoning

B. Design of walkable, bikable, sociable, health-oriented settlements
C. Residential,commercial, institutional uses are integrated & clustered
D. Interconnected modes of transport
E. Compact development through infilling
F. All of the choices

 
32) This refers to aerial photographs that have been rectified to produce a;; accurate image of the Earth
by removing ti!t of p!anet, relief displacements, and topographic distortions which occurred when
the photo was taken from an airplane

A. Photogrammetry
B. Orthophotography
C. Remote sensing
D. Geomatics
E. Geodetics

 
33) What is the mechanism that causes land subsidence?

A. A reductionin subsurface.fluid pressures within sedimentarylayers

B. An increase in weight at the land surface
C. A heavy rainfall for a prolonged time period
D. The dissolution of soluble bedrock suclh as limestone exposed at the land surface

 
34) Which of the following population characteristics are important in determining 'housing need'?

A. Socio-economic characteristics
B. Overcrowding
C. Formation of new households/families
D. In-migration, out-migration
E. AIl of the choices

 
35) Which sensual type enables one to identify materials at a distance?

A. Auditory
 B. Olfactory
C. Visual
D. Themal
E. tactile
F. Kinesthetic

 
36) Which natural source of energy can be tapped by barangays and cooperatives for the electrification
of all rural villages

A. Tidal power and Ocean current

B. Coal and natural gas
C. Solar energy
D. Geothennal
E. Methane and biogas from sanitary landfills, septic tanks, sewage treatment
F. Biomass

 
37) 'Hazard' differs from 'risk' in that

A. 'Hazard' can be avoided while 'risk' always resultin disaster

B. 'Hazard' can be remedied or mitigated while risk is imminent and inevitable.
C. 'Hazard'is merely geologic while risk is essentially economic.
D. 'Hazard' refers to likely occurrence of natural events while 'risk' involves clear and present
threat to human life, propety, and.community welfare.'

 
38) At the headwaters of a stream where the local gradient/energy is highest,the process of 'erosion'
dominates while at thestream's base level where a delta forms,t.t)e process that dominates is called

A. Percolation
B. Evapo-transpiration
C. Sedimentation
D. Nundation
E. Infiltration

 
39) Because of the permanent danger zone,no settlement, barangay, sitio, or purok ought to be
established at the foot of an active Volcano within a radius of

A. 4 kms
B. 5 kms
C. 6 kms
D. 7 kms
E. 8 kms

 
40) Which design can be credited for 'Community Connectivity' under LEED of the US Green Building
Council?

A. Greenfield site located within short walking distance to many common amenities
B. Public rental housng connected by on-ramps to alarge freeway intersection
C. Seven-storey commercial building linked to•a food processing plant at a center a 10 hectare
complex
D. Socialized housing site beside academic buildings of a state university
E. Suburban brownfield within 500 meters from light rail public transportation

 
41) In a computer graphics/mapping system, this is a data structure for representing point and line data
by means of geometric coordinates;it can also be a set of line segments joined end-to-end to make
a curved path in space

A. Vector
B. Polygon
C. Curvature
D. Field
E. Node
 
42) Under the National Building Code,residence is not just the home structure proper but can include
accessory structures such as private garage, servants quarter, storehouse, home office,sari sari, and
-

A. Carinderia
B. Farm and poultry
C. Day care center
D. guardhouse
E. Warehouse

 
43) A 'drainage basin' is the total land area that contributes runoff to a given stream. What
characteristic of a drainage basin causes it to have an efficient response to rainfall'?

A. Sloping topography in bowl-like formation

B. Permeable soils
C. Plasticity of clay bottom
D. Filtration by its wetlands

 
44) What are the elements of urban form?

A. Infill, densification, property conversion, retrofitting

B. Vertical, horizontal,diagonal,curvilinear
C. Beauty, amenity, safety, convenie:ice.functionality
D. Land use, transport network, layout, building types,density

 
45) 6. 'intensity' varies from place to place according to its distance from the epicenter of a
tremor,while _ approximates the total physical energy   released at the epicenter during a seismic
movement.

A. "scale"
B. "heft''
C. "grade'
D. "magnitude"
E. "enormity"

 
46) Presidential Decree 2146 defines amenity areas' as those With high aesthetic values such as the
following,except one.

A. Outstanding landscapes, Seascapes, and ViewScapes

B. Planetarium, space observatory, and science centrum
C. Heritage sites and historic places
D. (D) municipal plazas and public parks

 
47) In the Philippines,low density housing development means dwelling units per hectare.

A. 35 and below
B. 36 to 150
C. 151 to 210
D. 211and above

 
48) This refers to phenomenon in an area of high building density where heat buildup is intense and
characterized by mean temperature increase of Celsius due to solar reflectance on impervious
surfaces, concentration of air pollutants, dust dome, and smog, all affecting local air circulation and
micro-climatic conditions.

A. Kelvin Aberration
B. Pollution Plumes
C. Thennal Dorne
D. Infernal City
 E. Urban Heat Island

 
49) This refers to the goal or principle of Urban Design that a place needs to foster a 'sense of security
and pleasantness' emanating from

A. Legibility
B. Imageability
C. SIR - smooth interpersonal relations
D. Conviviality
E. Peace and tranquility

 
50) Which one is not an innovative element of Planned Unit Development?

A. Culde sac, horseshoe design, and motorcourt

B. Usable open space
C. Complementarity of building types
D. Preservation of significant natural land features

1) In William Alonso's Bid-Rent Theory (1960), the most appropriate use of the innermost circle in the
diagram is

A. Farming of the most expensive crops

B. Terminal for commuters, central rail station
C. Central park
D. Shopping & retail services

 
2) According to the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan 2011-2016, the total cumulative
housing need would reach 6,732,464 by year 2016, but governments capacity to directly provide
houses only averages 120,000 units per annum. What would be a more rational strategy for housing
development?

A. Leave to private households the matter of housing development according to the free play of
market forces;
B. Allow big foreign companies with enormous capital to undertake mass shelter projects;
C. Rationalize taxation of land so that developers can bring down overall cost of house and lot
packages;
D. LGUs should improve CLUP-Zoning so that price of land would be kept low
E. Stimulate participation of business, civic, religious, and cooperatives sectors in multi-partite
housing production.

 
3) The 'multiple nuclei' model of Harris and Ullmann (1945) posits that

A. Cities have varied natural resources that stimulate progress in different locations
B. Diversified economic functions of cities cluster around several points of growth
C. Zoning of cities closely follows the flow or circuits of capital
D. Air transport, sea transport, land transport facilities are the logical growth zones of cities

 
4) In statistics, this is a value in a set of sample observations which occurs most often or with the
greatest frequency

A. Recurrence
B. Returns
C. Mode
D. Average
E. Sum
F. Minuend

 
5) Under Executive Orders 127, 127-A and 292, which of the following is not a function of the
Department of Finance?

A. Formulation, institutionalization and administration of fiscal policies of government;

B. Supervision of the revenue operations of all.local government units;
C. Conceptualization of major government investments on infrastructure and utilities;
D. Review, approval and management of all public sector debt, domestic or foreign;
E. Formulation, institutionalization and administration of fiscal and tax policies;

 
6) 'Linear regression' is a statistical method used to:

A. Establish that as supplies increase, prices decrease

B. Calculate the probability of a sample value being within 1.96 standard-deviations of the mean
C. Determine the influence of one or more independent variables on a dependent variable
D. Estimate the degree to which research findings may be generalized

 
7) An area within a city or town where the average density is 20 dwelling units per hectare or below,
with majority of lot sizes are between 300-800 square meters or more, is zoned as

A. R-1
B. R-2
C. R-3
D. R-4
E. Mixed Use Zone

 
8) "Identity, structure, and meaning - Cities that have buildings and natural features with strong
identities, street patterns that are easy to comprehend, and other form elements that have
functional and symbolic meanings are likely to be more imageable than cities lacking such
attributes."

A. Kevin Lynch
B. Edward Tollman
C. John Trawls
D. Camilo Sitte

 
9) According to the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan 2011-2016, the total cumulative
housing need According to the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan 2011-2016, among nine
countries in East Asia being compared, the Philippines has the highest officially-reported poverty
incidence at 26.6%, the highest Gini coefficient at 0.448, the lowest rate increase in real per capita
income at 2.3% per annum, and among the highest unemployment rates per annum. These figures
indicate that

A. Philippine growth is not broadbased and could not create vast employment opportunities for
the majority;
B. Macroeconomic growth has not been adequately translated into human development and
social
progress.
C. Public investment favors few competitive sectors in central and urban places to the neglect of
the marginal and disadvantaged sectors;
D. Economic growth in real terms' is often too small to be offset by high population growth.
E. Bad governance means there are chronic leakages of government resources & low
accountability and transparency in the development management.
F. All of the choices

 
10) "Conservation" from the perspective of environmental economics' would include all but one of the
following

A. Society's savings from strict preserves

B. Elimination of social and economic waste
C. Orderly and efficient resource use
D. Maximization of social net returns over time
 
11) Which is not one of Natures ecosystemic services and functions as adopted by the United Nations?

A. Climate regulation
B. Food and fiber
C. Nutrient cycling
D. Soil formation
E. Physical aberrations and anomalies
F. Biological treatment of water and storm runoff

 
12) In water supply planning, what classification of water should a residential consumer get from a
faucet?

A. Class AA
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. Class D
E. Class E

 
13) Which of the following is not a function of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating
Council?

A. Custodian and keeper of all resources of government related to housing and urban
development;
B. Determine participation and coordinate activities of key housing agencies in national housing
program;
C. Monitor, review and evaluate the effective exercise by government housing agencies of their
assigned functions;
D. Assist in the maximum participation of the private sector in all aspects of housing and urban
development;
E. Recommend new legislation and amendments to existing laws as may be necessary for the
attainment of governments objective in housing;

14) 'Republic Act that provides for conservation and protection of wildlife resources and their
habitats is numbered as

A. RA 9147
B. RA 9714
C. RA 4791
D. RA 1479

Feedback
R.A. 9147 "Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act."

 
15) Why do land values at the center of an overpopulated city fall drastically?

A. Pollution, land degradation, disease

B. Urban blight, decay, and criminality
C. Congestion, overcrowding, traffic
D. Deteriorating quality of life
E. All of the choices

 
16) Under RA 7076 People's Smallscale Mining Act of 1991, who are the preferred holders of small-scale
mining permits?

A. Guilds
B. Cooperatives
C. Sanggunian
D. NGOs
E. Micro-scale and cottage enterprises

 
17) What does the Gini coefficient measure?
 A. Savings rate
B. Real estate tax
C. Income inequality
D. Poverty
E. Return on investment

 
18) Which of the following is not a major Heritage Site in the Philippines·as declared by UNESCO?

A. Baroque churches of Manila, Sta. Maria, Paoay & Miag-ao

B. Tubattaha Reef Marine Park
C. Magellan's Cross in Cebu·
D. Rice Terraces of the Philippines
E. Puerto Princesa Underground River
F. Historic Town of Vigan

 
19) Which of the following is least effective for controlling soil erosion caused by wind and water?

A. planting windbreaks
B. Planting cover crops
C. Removing crop stubble from surface
D. Using conservation tillage

 
20) Under PD198 dated May 25, 1973, if a 'water district' can be created for at least one municipality
or cluster of municipalities, what would be the minimum population to be serviced within a water
district?

A. 15,000
B. 25,000
C. 35,000
D. 45,000
E. 55,000

 
21) The logical equation to describe "Risk" would be

A. Risk = Susceptibility x Vulnerability diveded by Adaptive/Coping capacity

B. Risk = Exposure x Duration x Extent x Frequency
C. Risk = Hazard x Population Density + Income
D. Risk = Exposure x Probability x Coincidence

 
22) Which law exempts, in Section 20, cremation, siga, bonfires, traditional cultural practices, etcetera
from the total ban on incineration?

A. RA 8749
B. RA 9003
C. RA 6969
D. RA 9275

 
23) The following factors combine to cause flashfloods and large-scale flooding, except

A. Amount of rainfall
B. Winds and gusts
C. Loss of tree cover causing erosion & siltation
D. waterways clogged with household wastes
E. Impervious concrete surfaces
F. Natural topography

 
24) An LGU regulation prohibiting a landowner from using his/her residential lot as a firing range is
considered an exercise of the power of the State called
 A. Escheat
B. Eminent domain
C. Taxation
D. Police power
E. Moral suasion
F. Sovereignty

 
25) In the equation, Disaster = (Hazard)x (Exposure/Preparedness) x (Vulnerability/Coping Capacity),
Disaster can be reduced by

A. Decreasing vulnerability by eliminating hazard

B. Training people to cope and cope unceasingly
C. Preparing people to anticipate and to equip themselves constantly
D. Changing the equation of exposure by creating a risk-free world

 
26) According to R. Hurd, since land value depends on economic rent, and rent on location, and location
on convenience, and convenience on nearness, we may eliminate the intermediate steps and say
that land value depends on nearness."

A. Social connection
B. Proximity and access
C. Ease of movement
D. Free play of market forces

 
27) "Environmental Economics" by Randall and Howe calculates the value in use of natural resources
by creating them as

A. Stock resources, flow resources, reproducing resources

B. Renewable, replenishable, replicable
C. Extant, extinct, exhaustible
D. Inputs, throughputs, outputs

 
28) Which of the following is not a function of the National Economic and Development Authority?

A. Proper allocation of expenditures for each development activity between current operating
expenditures and capital outlays;
B. Evaluation of the fiscal, monetary and balance of payments implications of major national
projects,
C. Privatization and public accountability of corporations and assets owned, controlled or acquired
by the government
D. Advice the President on matters concerning social development, education, manpower, health
and nutrition, population and family planning, housing, human settlements, and the delivery of
other social services;
E. Recommend appropriate policies, programs and projects consistent with national development
objectives

 
29) According to RA 9367 Renewable Energy Act of 2006, what are the additives to gasoline that are
harmful to both people and nature?

A. Methyl tertiary butyl ether

B. Isooctane and heptane
C. Molybdenum oxide
D. Tetraethyl

 
30) Since the permitted width of four-wheel vehicle is 2.5 meters and the minimum clearance between
two parallel vehicles is 0.50 meters, what should be the ideal width of a two-lane farm-to-market
road also called barangay road?

A. 3 meters
B. 6 meters
C. 9 meters
 D. 12 meters

 
31) 'Leapfrog development' and 'sprawl' commonly results from what Pierce F. Lewis calls

A. Circumferential City
B. Multi-cellular City
C. Stellar City
D. Galactic City

 
32) In planning public facilities and utilities, 'population density' should be rationally matched with

A. Materials & machines

B. Nuts and bolts
C. Service capacity infrastructure
D. Investments of government

 
33) Under RA 7942 Philippine Mining Act of 1995, a mining enterprise with capitalization of more than
10 million and an operating area of over 20 hectares, can be considered

A. Medium-scale
B. Global-scale
C. Large-scale
D. Cottage-scale

 
34) In classical theories of industrial location by Weber, Losch, and lsard, what are the three factors that
firms are most concerned about?

A. Minerals, electricity, water

B. Costs of money, taxes, stock exchange growth
C. Location of raw materials, location of market, transport
D. Product image, promotion & advertising, public relations

 
35) Which of the following data-sets is least needed in Economic Area Analysis?

A. Population forecasts
B. Employment trends
C. Income levels
D. Cohort survival
E. Poverty incidence of households
F. Retail sales of registered enterprises

 
36) Which of the following will not reduce vulnerability to hazards

A. Maintaining 'healthy' natural systems

B. Restricting development in hazardous areas
C. Stockpiling emergency goods and disaster relief
D. Requiring safer building standards

 
37) The highest and best use of a 30 sq.km freshwater lake based on computation of both monetary
and non-monetary values, is best illustrated in the following combination:

A. Five-star resort hotel that caters to foreign tourists, with boating, wakeboarding, jetski and
other sports facilities;
B. Five-star resort hotel plus high-end Retirement Haven that contributes substantial revenues to
the LGU;
C. Manufacturing park with 20 locators and ready facilities for industrial cooling and dumping of
factory wastewater;
D. Ecotourism plus fisheries, ferry transport, sports, wellness centers, floodholding area, aquatic
parks and sanctuaries
 
38) Under Kevin Lynch's scheme (1961), what would best describe Rockwell Makati and Ortigas Center?

A. Landmark
B. Cosmopolitan
C. District
D. Downtown
E. Estate

 
39) In the conventional land economics by Raleigh Barlowe (1958), what are the three determinants of
land value?

A. Farm harvest, wild growth, usufruct

B. Scarcity, utility, desirability
C. Sale, lease, rent
D. Location, permanence, transferability

 
40) 986. An area in most cities ·where regional shopping centers, huge consumer malls, sports
stadiums, high-rise hotels, office towers are located, is zoned as

A. C-1
B. C-2
C. C-3
D. Tourism zone
E. Financial District

 
41) In "Ecological Economics" by Daly and Costanza, non-use of ENR has economic value because it can
result in greater "environmental protection and security"

A. Existence value
B. Insurance value
C. Bequest value
D. Vicarious value
E. All cf the above

 
42) Which factor increases a population's 'vulnerability' to disaster?

A. Young-age and old-age dependency

B. Lack of resources to change physical location
C. Crowding & congestion
D. Lack of information
E. Illness and disability
F. All of the choices

 
43) The most profitable utilization of property based on what is physically possible, ecologically sound,
legally permissible, and financially viable, thus resulting in the optimal value of the property, is
called

A. Maximum Sustainable Yield

B. Feasibility
C. Highest & Best Use
D. Cost-efficiency

 
44) A water system composed of a source, reservoir, distribution system, and communal faucets.
Usually, one faucet serves 4 to 6 households, generally suitable for rural and urban-fringe areas
where houses are clustered densely to justify a simple piped-system.

A. Level I
B. Level II
C. Level III
 D. Level IV

 
45) In Homer Hoyt's model (1939), where would the elite class place their high-end subdivisions?

A. Section 'A'
B. Section 'B1'
C. Section 'C'
D. Section 'D'

 
46) Under RA 7076 People's Small-scale Mining Act of 1991, the following are characteristics of small-
scale mining except

A. Capitalization of not more than 10 million

B. Use of explosives for excavating and tunneling
C. Not more than 20 hectares in total size
D. Gross production not more than 50,000
E. Artisanal and labor-intensive

 
47) According to RA 10066 National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009, this refers to "historical sites or
structures hallowed and revered for their history or association as declared by the National
Historical Institute"

A. Epochal Landmark
B. National Treasure
C. National Cultural Property
D. Historic Shrine
E. Sacred Place

 
48) The shifts in perspective from victim as receiver to victim as actor, 'from doleout of goods to
capacity building and institution-building,' 'from individual aid to restoration of the social system,'
'from outside response to community initiatives' -all form part of the paradigm of

A. Quick emergency response

B. Disaster risk reduction
C. Disaster recovery management
D. Search, rescue & rehab

 
49) Under RA 8371, this refers to "all areas generally belonging to ICCs/lPs comprising lands, inland
waters coastal areas, and natural resources therein, held under a claim of ownership, occupied or
possessed by ICCs/lPs, by themselves or through their ancestors, since time immemorial,
continuously up to the present"

A. Tribal land
B. Cultural heritage
C. Autonomous region
D. Ethnic realm
E. Ancestral domain
 
50) In Ernest Burgess' concentric model (1925), factories and workshops
would most likely locate in

A. The innermost circle

B. The outermost circle
C. The second circle from the center
D. The third circle from the center

1) RA 87 49 Clean Air Act, Sec. 20, generally bans burning which results in poisonous and toxic fumes,
but with a few exceptions. What agency oversees cremation and incineration of pathological,
biological, and contagious wastes?

A. Bureau of Fire Protection

B. Department of Interior and Local Government
C. Philippine Hospitals Association
D. Department of Health

 
2) Ratio and Proportion. In 2008, the Philippines had 68 million cellphone units, of which 63 million
were used. If 35% of population in urban areas have buying power to own and use a cellphone
while only 15% of population in rural areas can do the same. what would be the approximate
number of cellphone users in a rural barangay with 4000 people.

A. 80
B. 400
C. 600
D. 1,200

 
3) Specific principle contained in RA 7279 UDHA that 'developers of proposed subdivision projects
shall be required to develop an ares for socialized housing equivalent to at least 20% of total
subdivision area or total subdivision project cost, at the option of developer, within the same city or
municipality, whenever feasible, so that both government and market can jointly provide for the
needs of lower socio-economic classes

A. Public Private Resources Exchange

B. Cooperative Housing Development
C. Balanced Housing Development
D. Corporate Social Responsibility

 
4) The second law of thermodynamics states that no man-made or natural process operates with
100% efficiency and therefore, waste is inherent in all nature, and waste will always be generated.

A. Thermal Wasting
B. Atrophy
C. Entropy
D. Dissipation

 
5) Which of the following -all true -about people's participation in planning, implementation and
management holds the same meaning as the statement "people are the principal actors, the
subject rather than the object, of development."

A. Participation increases the likelihood that policy will be effective and will have long-term
benefits as people
provide data and feedback on ground-level needs and concerns to policy-makers and
implementors.
B. People are not passive beneficiaries or mere recipients of dole-outs.
C. Participation hastens people's ownership of their problems and builds community leadership so
that they gain control over their own fate and learn to make critical decisions for their common
future.
D. Community participation contributes to institutionalizing positive refonns envisioned by
changes in policy.
 
6) Under International Standards Organization ISO 14001 (1996) for business organizations, the
principle that no money should be lent or extended to any firm that has not proven itself to be
environmentally responsible, is contained in which goal of a company's ISO 14001 Environmental
Management System?

A. To reduce overall costs

B. To attract more ethical investment
C. To gain or retain market share via a green corporate image
D. To reduce prosecution risks and insurance risks

 
7) An enumerative method of study which covers all the units of a population is called

A. Holism
B. Gestalt
C. Sociology
D. Census

 
8) Between census years 1990 and 2007, the lowest population growth rates per annum in Metro
Manila occurred in .San Juan, -0.03%; City of Manila, 0.09%; Pasay, 0.22%; Makati, 0.3%;
Mandaluyong, 0.53% (versus highest rate at 2.12% in Taguig City). Which of the following
statements, all valid, most considers sustainable capacity and livability?

A. These NCR areas have higher daytime population than nighttime population.
B. These NCR areas are likely approaching their viable population limits.
C. These NCR areas tend to physically decay with population density beyond a tolerable range.
D. New or young families in these NCR areas are likely to settle somewhere else.

 
9) In the 21st century, many economically-poor but naturally-endowed countries have focused on the
"Pleasure Economy" or the "Experience Economy" through such flagship programs as ecotourism,
cultural tourism, me?ical tourism, adventure & sports tourism, arts, 'high-touch' activities, high
fashion design or haute couture, etc which are together called

A. Tertiary services sector

B. Quaternary services sector
C. Quinary services sector
D. Recreational and visitorial services sector

 
10) This is an intuitive method of demand analysis, needs assessment, or forecasting which gathers the
independent views and judgments of recognized experts in panel discussion; or pols and
consolidates their expert opinions thru a survey.

A. Crystal Ball
B. Knowledge Management
C. Delphi Technique
D. Oracle Method
E. Authoritative Approach

 
11) The French urban theorist who first said that each individual, regardless of personal, occupational,
or economic ability of achievement, has a to live in the city in a rights-based approach to urban
development ('Right to the City,' 1968)

A. Henri Lefebvre
B. Manuel Castells
C. Jean Jacques Costeau
D. Andre Gunder Frank

 
12) As per PD 856 or Sanitation Code of 1975, What should be acquired individually by all food
Workers, processors,preparers, vendors, servers in all food establishments, whether formal or
informal businesses?
 A. Lung -ray & HIV-AIDS test from public hospital
B. Health Clearance from local health Office
C. Food testing report from Bureau of Food and Drugs lab
D. face mask and hairnet from Department of Health

 
13) Also called 'subscription money,' this is a deposit given to the seller to show that the potential
buyer has serious intentions about the transaction.

A. Mobilization fund
B. Subornment
C. Marked money
D. Earnest money
E. Grease money

 
14) Which part of the feasibility study aims to determine a projects desirability in terms of its net
contribution to the overall welfare of the locality, region, or country as a whole?

A. Sensitivity analysis
B. Discriminant analysis
C. Stakeholder or distributive analysis
D. Economic analysis

 
15) Of the following central features of Free Market as described by classical economics, which one has
not been proved to be universally true in open capitalist societies?

A. Law of Supply and Demand

B. Profit Motive
C. Broad Range of Consumer Choices Through Diversified Production
D. Perfect Competition

 
16) 'Ekistics' or the science of human settlements by Dr Konstantinos Doxiadis was built upon the
Concept of "basic needs," which were later categorized by Johann Galtung into material survival &
Security needs," "social or enabling needs," and non-material human needs. Which grouping of
needs was elaborated on by Abraham Maslow?

A. Food, water, clothing, shelter, sanitation, health care, energy/fuel, employment, peace and
Order,
B. Self-expression, sex, procreation, recreation, education, communication, and transportation
C. Physiological needs, physical safety, love and belongingness, esteem, self-actualization/self-
realization
D. Freedom, security, identity, well-being, ecological balance

 
17) In a PERT-CPM, this is a starting node to two or more activities

A. Concurrent node
B. Merge node
C. Simultaneous nodes
D. Burst node

 
18) Conventional 'Euclidean' or exclusionary zoning is faulted for the following valid reasons. Which
reason comes from the feminist perspective of Jane Jacobs, et al?

A. Rigid segregation of land uses unnecessarily lengthens travel distance to meet other needs and
discourages walking. social interaction, and neighborly behavior favorable to local community-
building
B. Self-contained, balanced, sociable communities deter crime, reduce anomie, lessen
psychological distress caused by movement to/from work or school, increase quality family
time, and prevent other social problems.
 C. Exclusionary -.land use encourages satellite bedroom communities where work and other needs
are not available
D. Increased Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMl) correlates with traffic jatns, accidents, labor productivity
losses, greater greenhouse gas emissions that aggravate air pollution, and huge external
economic costs borne by society in general
E. Mothers with infants and young children are zoned of production as jobs in the CBD or in
factory district are too far from home to enable women to successfully carry out both domestic
duties and formal employment

 
19) This refers to any novel or improved product, process, gadget, or idea that adds utility to a previous
or existing good or service in the market beyond the usual expectations of consumers and often in
response to a felt demand in society.

A. Ingenuity
B. Invention
C. Innovation
D. Improvisation
E. High tech gadgetry

 
20) Basic principle of Heritage Conservation which holds that historic structures and treasures should
be utilized by preserving as much of their exteriors as possible while adopting more modem uses in
their interiors.

A. Total Makeover
B. Reconfigurative Renovation
C. Converted Property
D. Adaptive Reuse

 
21) 'Baby Boomers' refers to those born in the period 1946-1964. Generation X refers to those born in
the years 1965-1976, and Generation "Y" or "Echo Boomers" refers to those born in the years

A. 1980-2000
B. 2001-2010
C. 1977-2000
D. 1975-2015

 
22) World Bank describes this process as the expansion of assets.and capabilities of poor people, as
well as.the expansion of their freedom of choice and action, to participate in, negotiate with,
influence, control, aria hold accountable institutions that affect their lives

A. Self-Reliance
B. Needs Achievement
C. Entitlement
D. Empowennent

 
23) The process of facilitating and arranging activities and action-plans of different interest-groups or
sectors for the purpose of harmonizing, synchronizing, and consolidating inputs and outputs is
called

A. Input-Output process
B. Mainstreaming
C. Coordination
D. Faci-pulation

 
24) The process of obtaining from people technical advice or opinion which may or may not be followed
is called

A. Consultation
B. Cooptation
C. Cooperation
D. Collaboration
 
25) This is a provision made in advance for the gradual liquidation of a future obligation by periodic
charges against the capital account.

A. Downpayment
B. Reservation
C. Amortization
D. Equity
E. Surcharge
F. Pay-off

 
26) What does an impact evaluation measure that is not dearly described in terminal evaluational
projects end?

A. Key outputs or outcomes of a project

B. Indicators, benchmarks, and milestones
C. Immediate results of an undertaking -
D. Long-term consequences on people, society, and nature

 
27) Which one do you like?

A. Option 1
B. Option 2
C. Option 3
D. Option 4
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28) Of the following forms of evidence that Indigenous Peoples can use to claim aboriginal land, which
category of evidence needs substantial assistance from a planner with extensive background in
anthropology?

A. Tax declarations and proof of payment of taxes; survey plans and/or sketch maps;
B. Old improvements such as planted trees, stone walls, rice fields, water systems, orchards,
farms,monuments, houses and other old structures, or pictures thereof;
C. Historical accounts, Spanish Documents, ancient documents;
D. Genealogical surveys; written and oral testimonies of living witnesses made under oath; written
records of customs and traditions
E. Burial grounds or pictures thereof religious sites andfor artifacts in the area
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29) The following reasons underlie locational motivation of urban poor to live in slum Colonies and
shantytowns. Which

A. Proximity to low-skill jobs and sources of income in the urban services Sector, both formal and
informal
B. Zero to low land rents and occupancy fees in marginal lands, residual public lands, easements,
and danger
C. Kinship-based, ethnic-related personal networks serving as safety nets that provide social
solidarity and reciprocity
D. Alternative modes of access to squatter areas by water through rivers, canals, and coasts
E. Ease of disposal of solid wastes and liquid wastes into esteros, creeks, and ditches.
F. Coddling by traditional patronage politicians because of voting power of large concentrations of
urban poor
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30) This refers to a set of accounts, usually in monetary figures, widely used in the analysis of inter-
industry relationships and the extent of importing/exporting among industries within an economy
whether focal, regional, or national.

A. Value added chain

B. Input/output model
C. Discounted cash flow tables
D. Inter-area analysis
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31) Related to time value of money (v) this refers to the rate used to adjust the future streams of costs
and benefits U into their present value, taking into account time preference, opportunity cost of
capital, externalities from currency and exchange, risk, and uncertainty.

A. Inflation rate
B. Discount rate
C. Investment rate
D. Depreciation rate
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32) In RA 9397's amendment to expand socialized housing options of national local government under
RA7279 UDHA, which common model/program is being remedied for its uneven effectiveness in
addressing homelessness

A. Transfer of homelot ownership in fee simple

B. Public rental housing
C. Usufruct or lease with option to purchase
D. Timeshare arrangements and communal shelter
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33) Under RA 7160 Local Government Code Section 20, reclassification of agricultural land in
component cities and first to third class municipalities is limited to _ of farm land.

A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 20%
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34) In a non-parametric test of correlation to,determine if amount of fertilizer has a

A. 1.1
B. 1.2
C. 0.9
D. 0.2
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35) Also called 'cradle to grave'approach, this refers to the entire process of investigating and valuing
the environmental impacts of a given product or service, in particular, raw materials production,
manufacture, distribution, use and disposal as well as intervening transportation steps necessitated
or caused by the product's existence, in order to identify the options least burdensome to the
natural environment.

A. Carbon Footprinting
B. Zero Waste Management
C. Industrial Design
D. Product Life Cycle Assessment
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36) The declared population policy of the Philippine government 2001-2010 aimed to

A. Uplift reproductive health of women as basis of population management

B. Support couples in making decisions on the timing, spacing, and the number of children they
want in accordance with their cultural and religious beliefs
C. Encourage use of contraception among married couples
D. Enforce one-child rule for all couples
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37) This family of cross-disciplinary, cross-sectoral approaches in research engages communities to
share their - indigenous knowledge, analyze their local -conditions, in order to plan and to act on
their own problems, through dialogic and participatory processes such as cross-walking, transect,
semi-structured interviews, community mapping, preference ranking, seasonal and historical
diagrams, and other tools of rapid rural appraisal (RRA).
 A. Interactive Andragogy
B. Participatory Action Research
C. Virtual Learning Network
D. Social Anthropology
Unanswered 85% got this correct
 
38) Land use conversion is limited by reclassification ceilings under various legal issuances. Under
AFMA, only 5% of the SAFDZ areas may be converted to other uses, while RA 7160 Local
Government Code Sec. 20 limits it to

A. 15% of the agricultural land in highly urbanized

B. 20% of total arable land in any LGU
C. 10 %of total cultivable land in any city and independent chartered cities
D. 25% of total alienable and disposable land
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39) What does ex post facto evaluation seek to do?

A. Describe conditions under which an undertaking is effective

B. Identify any unanticipated effects of an undertaking
C. Detemiine whether stated goals have been achieved
D. All of the choices
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40) It is the international collective term for inclusive, non-State actors whose aims are neither to
generate profits nor to seek governing power but to unite people around the broadest public
interest based ethnical, cultural, religious,scientific, professional, or philanthropic considerations.

A. Cause-Oriented Groups
B. Charities
C. Social Movements
D. Civil Society
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41) This theory propounded by James s. Coleman (1988), Robert Putnam (1993), Diane Camey (1998)
and adopted by UNOP (1997), looks at collective non-market assets of people such as trust,
solidarity, norms of reciprocity, common purpose,equality and other resources that are inherent in
social relations and embedded in social networks.

A. Theory of Social Change

B. Social Mobilization
C. Theory of Social Learning
D. Theory of Social Capital
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42) The main difference between the economic method of projecting population growth and the
"mathematical methods" (arithmetic, geometric formulae, etc.) is that

A. The former takes into account movement of people while the latter only considers reproduction
and deaths.
B. The former forecasts varying rates of growth of local economic output and creates alternative
scenarios.
C. The latter does not consider force majeure or recurrent natural disasters.
D. The latter is based upon the assumption of do nothing while the former ignores historic
patterns.
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43) In welfare-oriented societies, this is a shelter program designed to help homeless individuals and
families progress toward self-sufficiency in an environment of security and support, serving as a
middle point between emergency shelter and permanent housing for a time frame-of six months to
two years.

A. Mass Housing
B. Transitional Housing
C. Public Row Housing
D. Cooperative Housing
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44) Of the five correct criteria for conversion of farmland into non-agricultural uses, which criterion is
within the control of the investor or project proponent, in terms of production activity, design,
selection and mobilization of men, money,materials, and machines.?

A. The reclassification of land use must be consistent with the natural expansion of the
municipality or city, as contained in their approved land use plan
B. The area to be reclassified in use is not the only remaining food production area of the
community;
C. Areas with lower crop productivity will be accorded priority for land use conversion;
D. The proposed project is supportive of agro-industrial development, and will generate alternative
livelihood opportunities for the affected community.
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45) The historic shift of birth and death rates from high to low levels, signaling t'"le tendency of total
population to decline after replacement-level fertility (1.1 % to 1.5%) has been attained, is called

A. Population Reversal
B. Demographic Transition
C. Population Shift
D. Demographic Deceleration
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46) Of the following solutions to address urban slums, which one adopts an 'as is, where is' approach
and hence not conducive to 'land assembly' for an integrated holistic settlement?

A. Off-site resettlement
B. In-city relocation
C. On-site slum upgrading
D. Land readjustment
E. Medium-rise tenements as temporary shelter
F. Collaborative models such as Gawad Kalinga and 'Habitat for Humanity'
Correct 84% got this correct
 
47) A member of the advocacy/activist/equity school of planning, this planner wrote the classic "Eight
Rungs in the Ladder  of Citizen Participation" which describes the varying degrees of people's
involvement in policies, plans, and programs.

A. Ralph Nader
B. Susan S. Fainstein
C. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
D. Sherry Amstein
Unanswered 84% got this correct
 
48) Program Review and Evaluation Technique-Critical Path Method(PERTCPM) is a project
management technique designed to

A. Logically connect program and project

B. Mitigate effects of failed program
C. Seek efficiency of time & resources in execution & implementation
D. Identify evacuation routes and remedy errors in disaster risk estimation
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49) 17% of surveyed women wanted 2. 7 average births in contrast to aggregate fertility rate of 3.5
births per woman; 50% of women don't want any more children; % of women wanted to space
births but could not do so, and nearly 50% of women between ages 15 and 24 have had premarital
sex and have experienced unwanted pregnancies. Which rational conclusion is supported by above
data from ESCAP study1998?

A. Filipinos' fondness for babies is waning.

B. Government and social institutions like family, church, and school need to be stricter about
people's sexual behavior
C. The women in the survey do not accurately represent the overall picture of Filipino womenfolk
D. There is apparently an unmet need for contraception and family planning among Filipino
women
E. Filipino women are more burdened compared to men when it comes to birth control
Incorrect 61% got this correct
 
50) According to BP 220, if the minimum distance between 2 two-storey houses is 4 meters, and the
minimum horizontal clearance between their respective roof eaves or overhang is 1.50 m, what
would be the horizontal length of each building's overhang from exterior wall up to the edge of roof

A. 0.25m
B. 0.50m
C. 1.00m
D. 1.75m

1) All of the following Land Use measures address Climate Change. Which one directly pertains to the
carbon sequestration function performed by trees and plants?

A. Design settlements and communities in. a manner that reduces ·use of vehicles
B. Enforce energy-efficiency laws to cover buildings, homes, and industrial design of appliances
and appurtenances identify
C. Conducive locations and facilitate projects that generate renewable natural energy
D. Maintain buffer zones and protect undisturbed lands with thick vegetative cover
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2) Under RA 9174 Wildlife Resources Conservation & Protection Act, killing of endangered wildlife is
unlawful except in 5 cases. Which of the following might warrant an act of killing by Palawan tribal
leaders after they've gathered proof that they had lost three children to river crocodiles which had
escaped from a science-oriented crocodile farm?

A. "when killing is done as part of the religious rituals of established indigenous cultural
communities"
B. "when the wildlife is afflicted with an incurable communicable disease"
C. "when it is deemed necessary to put an end to the misery suffered by the wildlife"
D. ''when it is done to prevent imminent danger to the life or limb of a human being"
E. ''when the wildlife is killed or destroyed after it has been used in authorized research or
experiments"
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3) City design of Paul Downton where the balance of nature is central concern, operated by closed-
loop systems that recycle energy, materials and resources, while minimizing waste through enviro-
preneurship. Its economy is based on knowledge and innovation such as hydrogen-powered mass
transport, sky-gardens, parks on building rooftops,building-integrated solar systems using
photovoltaic skins, and aeroponic and hydroponic urban farming on terraces, walls, facades,
and·atria.

A. Evergreen city
B. Sustainopolis
C. Ecopolis
D. Greenopolis
E. Verde ville
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4) This refers to rights. of landowners along a water body to use the water for their economic needs
provided they return to the same body the water in similar quality.

A. Riparian Rights
B. Hydrologic Rights
C. Rights of First Use
D. Riverine Rights
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5) Wilson (1992) estimated that 90% habitat loss of an area results in 50% reduction of number of
species. Under RA 9174 Wildlife Resources Conservation 8 Protection Act, a species or sub-species
that faces high risk of extinction in the immediate future is called

A. Acutely Threatened Species

B. Critically Endangered Species
C. Species Vulnerable to Extinction
D. Rapidly Disappearing Species
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6) According RA 10121 of 2010, this is a management process that analyzes specific potential events of
 emerging situations that might-threaten Society or the environment by establishing arrangements
in advance to enable timely, effective, and appropriate responses to such events and situations.

A. Risk Averse Planning

B. Crisis Management
C. Contingency Planning
D. Search, Rescue, Retrieval & Relief
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7) According to MPWH Highway Planning Manual 1982, each 3.5 meter one-directional lane in an
expressway has  an estimated capacity of Passenger Car Units (PCU) per hour or roughly one vehicle
every 2 seconds.

A. 1,000
B. 1,750
C. 2,000
D. 2,400
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8) This observed phenomenon refers to increase in global average annual mean temperature of the
Earth's near- surface air and oceans, of about ±0.92°C in the last 100 years, due to altered
composition of the atmosphere, B which has been attributed to sharp increase in greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions contributed by humans.

A. Air Pollution
B. Ozone Depletion
C. Greenhouse Effect
D. Global Warming
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9) In transport planning, the manual counting and classifying, by type of vehicle and direction of travel,
of all conveyances passing each station during specified periods, supplemented by automatic traffic
recorder counts extending over longer periods is called

A. Travel cost method

B. Roadside survey
C. Windshield survey
D. Network inventory
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10) According to scientific studies, the human body begins to be least productive at ambient
temperature of 37°C and above,while human productivity and mental capacity, in general, are
known to be optimal at ___ ambient temperature.

A. 16°C
B. 21°C
C. 26°C
D. 32°C
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11) RA 9175 Chainsaw Act of 2002, one of the following does not possess a chainsaw in a legal manner.

A. Has a subsisting timber license. agreement, production sharing agreement, or a private land
timber permit
B. Is duly elected official of upland barangay
C. Is an Orchard and fruit tree farmer
D. Is a licensed wood processor who cuts only timber that has been legally sold E) is an industrial
tree farmer
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12) A Protected Area Management Plan guides a declared natural biotic area under RA 7586. Under
which sections of 5 ecological zoning might Indigenous Peoples, tenured migrants and/or other
residents be allowed to Coliect and utilize natural resources using traditional melt1ods that are not
in conflict with biodiversity conservation

A. Strict protection zone & habitat management zone

B. Sustainable Use Zone & Multiple Use Zone
 C. Cultural zone & restoration zone
D. Special Use Zone and Buffer Zone
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13) Performance zoning according to noise levels (e.g. 55 decibels for Land Category B, US Federal
Highway Administration) would benefit churches, schools, libraries, and residences while
performance zoning according to air·quality standards (i.e emissions) would most affect which fixed
locations?

A. Vulcanizing and auto repair shops

B. large manufacturing establishments
C. Seaports and wharves
D. Rotunda and street intersections
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14) In all but one of the following measures, Land Use Planning mitigates natural hazards and reduces
disaster risk.

A. Expand open space in flood-holding areas, evacuation routes, lifelines, and areas of unstable soil
B. Compel all real estate brokers and dealers to provide hazard disclosure to property buyers in
geohazard zones
C. Require 10-meter-deep foundations for bulky structures in places prone to recurrent
liquefaction
D. Redirect public funds for capital investment projects from tsunami-prone areas to locations of
higher elevation
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15) As a result of the Ondoy-Peping disaster in September-October 2009, what type of planning can
possibly interlink  the "Marikina Watershed," the "Marikina Floodplain," and "Laguna de Bay" with
their separate governing authorities, to Jointly undertake proactive mitigation and prevention
measures?

A. Ecosystem-Based Planning
B. Integrated Area Development
C. Reconstruction Planning by Special National Public Reconstruction Commission
D. Regional Planning by DENR's River Basin Control Office

Feedback
with relevance to E.O. 510
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16) Under RA 7586 NIPAS Act of 1991, which type of protected area aims to assure the natural
conditions necessary to protect species, groups of species, biotic communities or physical features
of the environment where these may require specific human manipulation for their perpetuation.

A. Haven and Refuge of Endangered Biota

B. Protected Landscape and Seascape
C. Genepool and Germplasm Reserve
D. Wildlife Sanctuary
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17) Which solution to reduce disaster vulnerability needs the longest-term and most comprehensive
perspective?

A. Environmental safeguards and natural protection

B. Regulation of private and public infrastructure to ensure social protection
C. Safer location for settlements
D. Safer building construction
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18) The do nothing scenario or absence of a spatial strategy allows a settlement to grow on its own like
a dendrite or living organism without man-made controls, and is called

A. Leapfrogging
B. Organic development
C. Crawling development
D. Checkerboard spreadsheet
E. Anything goes
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19) A physical location where industry and/or commercial development is deliberately directed; done
either to reduce I growth pressures elsewhere in the city or to redistribute growth within a city.

A. Growth Node
B. Growth Hub
C. Growth Nub
D. Growth Mole
E. Growth Lump
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20) One of the following strategies to solve traffic congestion belongs more properly to specialist
engineers rather than to generalist planners?

A. Travel Demand Management

B. Transport System Managemen
C. Transport Infrastructure Improvement
D. Land Use Controls
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21) Based on FAO framework, which component of Watershed Management needs to engage timber
companies, upland concessions, and sawmills to the highest extent possible?

A. Irrigation, water harvesting, control of land and water pollution

B. Gully control, rehabilitation of landslips and landslides, control of road erosion
C. Pastureland protection and improvement
D. Forest protection and improvement, streambank protection, and sustainable mining
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22) This is a method of trip assignment which takes into account congestion on the transportation
system and centers on determining traffic flow pattern for a known set of inter-zonal movements so
that the relationship between journey time and flow on every link in the network should be in
accordance with that specified for the link.

A. All-or-nothing AON assignment

B. Capacity restraint
C. Diversion curves
D. Shortest route method
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23) Which essential elements of LogFrame or "Z.O.P.P" are used for plan monitoring and evaluation?

A. Targets and quotas

B. Indicators and means of verification
C. Milestones and signposts
D. Gauges and benchmarks
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24) The following core elements of Transport Policy can be examined more closely to address Climate
Change, except one.

A. Motor fuels and energy sources

B. Role of mass transit versus private cars
C. Industrial design and ergonomics of automobile's accessory features
D. Relationship between land use and roads in creating chokepoints
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25) To better conserve energy in a community, planners may recommend each of the following except

A. Promote use of mass transit

B. Design mixed uses for projects
C. Encourage landscaping / ornamentation over planting of hardwood tree species
D. Use of solar energy for passive lighting, passive heating, power for ventilation
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26) The hierarchic logic in LogFrame or "Z.O.P.P." starts with broad goals which are subsequently
broken down into purposes, objectives, outputs, and activities.

A. Horizontal
B. Vertical
C. Lateral
D. Diagonal
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27) DENR-FMB 2003, of total Philippine forestland of 15.85 million hectares, 1.5 million hectares are
denuded and 5. 7 million hectares are badly denuded. Under the 12-point agenda of Forest
Management Bureau,which of the latter should have the highest priority in restoration and
reforestation by engaging private sector investors.

A. Cultivated Areas and Upland Settlements

B. Shrub lands and marginal grasslands
C. Wooded Grasslands
D. Swamps and Marshes
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28) Due to local ingress and egress movements, the following are 'chokepoints' along a transport
artery, except one.

A. Market
B. Cockpit or stadium
C. Mall complex
D. Unloading zone
E. Major religious shrine
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29) Designed by Peter Calthorpe (1993), this is a compact, mixed-use urban area around a transport
node, intermodal or rail station with commercial shops, offices, and homes within a pedestrian-
oriented radius of 800 meters maximum. at density< 15-40 dwelling units per acre, all intended to
maximize citizen access to public transport and encourage mass ridership.

A. lntermodal Exchange Design

B. Park & Ride
C. Transit-Oriented Development
D. Bus Rapid Transit
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30) All of the following Land Use measures address transport bottlenecks and congestion, but which
one increases pedestrian traffic and requires intensified police/security presence?

A. Establish Floor-Area Ratio and population density ceilings for buildings in the Central Business
District
B. Relocate intercity bus tennin&ls and freight tenninals from the center of town
C. Enforce walking and biking in specific downtown sections that have vibrant bazaars, tiangges,
and streetside sales
D. Prohibit on-street or parallel roadside parking along busy arterial roads
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31) Which goal of Smart Growth USA" addresses social participation?

A. Direct growth toward existing population centers, thru public spending on infrastructure and
utilities
B. Foster distinctive, attractive communities with a strong sense of place by creating walkable
neighborhoods and providinga variety of transportation choices
C. Make development decisions predictable, fair, and cost effective, and encourage stakeholder
collaboration in development decisions
D. Create a range of housing choices and opportunities by allowing mixture of land uses
E. Preserve and protect open space, farmland, natural beauty, and environmentally sensitive areas
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32) Planning for flood control such as construction of major dams, levees, and embankments occurs at
What level?
 A. Zoning District
B. Town
C. Regional or Sub-regional
D. National
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33) This document contains an LGUs proposed schedule of infrastructure projects listed in order of
construction priority usually for a timeframe of 6 years together with cost estimates, anticipated
means of financing, and commitment of public funds for the purchase, construction, or replacement
of physical assets of the community.

A. DOTC Plan
B. Annual Investment Plan
C. Civil Works Program
D. Capital Investment Program
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34) Which map is least relevant in preparing a Forest Management Plan that covers multiple LGUs at
scale of 1 :5,000?

A. Map of tribal or ancestral land

B. Elevation map
C. Density map
D. NIPAS map
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35)  Sea-level rise, coastal surges, coral reef damage, biodiversity decline, altered landscapes, increased
frequency and severity) of storms, floods, fires, and droughts; heat-related diseases, increased
acidity, salinization of fresh water, failed harvests and economic losses, are among the known
disasters that arise from -

A. Tectonic and geologic movements partly caused by the push and pull of interplanetary or
astrophysic forces
B. Natural variability of atmospheric, hydrospheric, and biogeochemical cycles which all have
wayward patterns
C. Long-term disturbance of atmospheric and meteorological conditions caused by anthropogenic
sources
D. Natural heating of the Earth as it is pulled closer to the Sun at .the rate of 3 inches per
completed orbit
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36) This is a Section of forestland with an area of at least 100-meter radius around rivers and springs
which serve to capture freshwater sources being tapped for domestic water supply and irrigation.

A. Hydrologic Capture Zone

B. Eco-Park
C. Water Catchment Reserve
D. Escarpment
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37) Under RA 7586, poor communities occupying sections of forestland continuously for at least 5 years
prior to legal proclamations, who are dependent on the forest for subsistence, are considered
"tenured migrant communities" and are engaged by government to undertake reforestation and
upland management under this specific program.

A. Agro-Forestry
B. Sloping Agricultural Land Technology
C. Integrated Social Forestry
D. Industrial Forestry
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38) "Urban design uses the climate, natural landscape as well as built assets to create distinctive places
that contribute to locaI identity, structure and meaning. Urban design strengthens the city's
character by reflecting its cultural layers and by enable residents and visitors alike to read the city'
by way of its history, customs, icons, and visual elements."

A. "Cosmopolitanism"
 B. "Semiotics"
C. "Sense of Place"
D. "Symbology"
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39) Integrated into risk-sensitive land use planning process," which component of Risk Assessment"
examines and audits an institutions capabilities and resources to deal with natural hazards?

A. Hazard identification and evaluation (e.g. analysis of frequency, severity/magnitude, return

period or probability of a hazard of given severity)
B. Vulnerability analysis (e.g. probable loss of life, injury, building damage, economic impacts)
C. Potential damage assessment (e.g. monetary estimation of probable loses)
D. Contingency measures, emergency response. quick reaction mechanisms
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40) In all but one of the following measures, Land Use Planning addresses global warming and climate
change.

A.
Provide for locations of windmill farms as possible joint ventures with private sector
B.
Reward real estate projects that keep more than 40% of their total area as wooded open space
C.
Encourage intercropping of fruit trees and bio-fuel plants in lands designated for agro-forestry
D.
Transfer manufacturing firms to remote locations at least 10 kms away where their fumes can
not reach homes
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41) These areas are so called because they pose serious dangers to human settlements due to their high
susceptibility to, among others, landslides, subsidence, sinkholes, erosion once their topsoil is
exposed.

A. 'geohazards'
B. 'brownfields'
C. 'environmentally critical'
D. 'naturally forbidden'
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42) Which of the following steps in the establishment of NIPAS area addresses overlapping LGU
jurisdictions?

A. Compilation of technical maps & description of protected areas

B. Census and registration of protected area occupants
C. Public notification of coverage of protected areas A
D. Boundary demarcation and monumenting
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43) According to National Water Resources Board 2009, total dependable freshwater supply in the
Philippines at 80% safe yield is approximately 145990 MCM (million cubic meters) per year. What
would be per capita water availability per year when the total population reaches 100 million?

A. 14.59 m3 per capita

B. 145.9 m3 per capita
C. 1,459.9 m3 per capita
D. 14,599 m3 per capita
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44) All but one of the following are valid grounds to seek special case treatment or relaxation of zoning
provision in relation to a development project.

A. The unusual shape of the site precludes designing a structure that would meet yard
requirements.
B. The existing structure has been declared historically significant by the city and must be saved at
any cost
C. Proposed deviation constitutes only a minor encroachment and will not alter the character of
the neighborhood.
D. Both area of the site and proposed development are consistent with that of other lots in the
immediate vicinity.
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45) "Land Evaluation" and "Landscape Analysis" are

A. The same and actually overlap

B. Both obsolete and no longer used
C. Used by different sets of specialists for the same land use process
D. Essentially at odds because one is scientific while the other is not
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46) In all but one of the following measures, Land Use Planning shapes the pace and direction of
city/town growth.

A. Expand physically municipal jail and stockade to address increased incidence in criminality
B. Propose roll-on roll-off port to hasten trade with coastal neighbors
C. Identify which sections of territory are appropriate for low-rise, medium-rise, and high-rise
structures.
D. Define specific types of commerce that can be allowed in predominantly residential
neighborhoods.
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47) Which of the following does not enhance 'connectivity' to create sociable, livable, walkable, health-
oriented communities?

A. Cul-de-sacs, cuvilinear streets, steel g&tes on roadblock comers; family pets wander & provide
biodiversity excitement
B. School, church, community assembly center, plaza, and sports facilities are located relatively
close to each other.
C. 300-m average distance of homes to variety of transport choices like buses, FX vans, and
shuttles to railway stations
D. Bicycle lanes are delineated; strolling and biking promoted, 'no-car policy' declared on selected
streets during holidays.
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48) What is the best use of a 'Gantt' chart?

A. Allocates time among various tasks

B. Shows how different tasks are related
C. Illustrates how one task must be completed before beginning another
D. Utilizes a table with alternatives in rows and impact factors in columns
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49) 'Infrastructure Planning' covers both replacement infrastructure "and new infrastructure for
emerging areas." The following are important considerations in infrastructure planning, but which is
first and foremost of all considerations?

A. Capacity of infrastructure
B. Public safety and structural integrity
C. Level of service (LOS) and quality of service
D. Age of infrastructure
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50) Based on planning framework of Prof. Ernesto Serote, which of the following best describes
infrastructure land use?

A. Construction for movement & flow of goods/people

B. Connective, circulatory, and communicative space
C. Network of man-made structures & edifices for people's comfort
D. Amalgam of steel, rock, concrete and glass to shape civilization

1) Based on 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, this is an area of up to 200
nautical miles from a States Shore in which a State is given the sovereign right to explore, exploit,
conserve, and manage all natural resources as well as the right to determine the total allowable
catch (TAC) of living resources.

A. Territorial Sea
 B. Sealanes and Maritime Fairways
C. Continental Shelf
D. Exclusive Economic Zone
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2) Despite global economic recession and decline of demand for luxury goods, a watch company
decides to stay put in Switzerland because of its secure market niche and proven track record in
producing Rolex timepieces. What theory of firm location is likely at work here?

A. Comparative Advantage
B. Profit Maximizing Approach
C. Satisficing Theory
D. Behavioral Theory
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3) Prior to the development of computer mapping software in the mid-1970s, spatial analysis was
done manually by overlaying different thematic maps of the same scale, principally to determine

A. Geohazards and physical constraints

B. areas that are ideal for urban development
C. Critical areas for rehabilitation or intervention
D. All of the choices
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4) Under RA7916 Sec. 10, what is the minimum investment of a foreigner who can be granted
permanent resident status within a Philippine ecozone, together with spouse and children below 21
years of age, who shall all have freedom of ingress and egress to and from the Ecozone without any
need of special authorization from the Bureau of immigration?

A. US$ 150,000
B. US$ 300,000
C. US$ 1,000,000
D. US$ 2,000,000
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5) The twin strategy of 'concentrated decentralization' and 'industrial dispersal' to correct urban
primacy and inter-regional divergence in the Philippines was begun under the administration of
President

A. Carlos P. Garcia
B. Ferdinand E. Marcos
C. Corazon C. Aquino
D. Fidel V. Ramos
E. Gloria M. Arroyo
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6) According to Wilbur Richard Thompson (1965), once a city reaches a resident population of
250.000, it attains L1 permanence. Certain city sections may suffer decay and decline, but the city as
a whole will survive because of sheer size and strength of tertiary economy, inherent capacity to
diversify, and its political weight vis-a-vis other settlements.

A. Urban land Nexus

B. Urban Ratchet Theory
C. Urban Spiral Economy
D. Urban Force Momentum
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7) According to economists Theodore Schultz, Jacob Mincer, and Gary S.Becker, this collective term for
people's embodied assets such as knowledge, skills, good health, attitudes, and entrepreneurial
qualities, determines how a local community or region absorbs new technologies, expands
productive capacity and generates own progress.

A. Seven Domains of Intelligence

B. Intellectual Quotient
C. Managerial Aptitude
D. Human Capital
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8) The first State-wide land use plan in 1973 which defined Urban Growth Boundaries (UGBs) that
separated urban and rural areas in order to limit growth within serviced areas and to preserve rural
farmland for a timeframe of 20 years, took place in the State of

A. Oregon
B. New York
C. California
D. Florida
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9) The following are characteristics of a central business district. Which one increases the LGU
responsibility to feguard the wellbeing of people, often beyond the capacities of a single local
authority?

A.Large concentration of office and retail activities;

B.Significantly large number of tertiary and service jobs generated
C.High price of land forces property-owners to build high
D.Large regular inflow and outflow of motorists; daytime population higher than nighttime
population
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10) According to Ernesto Serote, the FAO formula for urban land allocation at 5.7 hectares per
thousand population does not seem to be realistic in highly-urbanized LGUs because of rapid pace
of change, hence, to estimate urban land demand, this method entails time-series comparison of
aerial photographs supplemented by on-foot survey of urban land.

A. Urban Density Method

B. Urban Occupancy Method
C. City Land Census
D. Floor Area Ratio
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11) Presidential Decree 1559 defines this natural region used in ecosystem-based planning as a
relatively large area starting at the roof of mountain rivers and encompassing tributaries, streams,
and the land surface whose rainwater runoff drams into a common, downstream point such as a
lake, estuary, or coastal water body.

A. Drainage Basin
B. Rainforest
C. Flood plain
D. Watershed
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12) In preparing a site plan for hectare mixed use project in an urban area, which of following maps is
least useful at the needed scale of 1 : 1,000?

A. NAMRIA base map

B. LRA parcel map
C. Utilities map from LGU Engineer
D. Phivolcs geologic map
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13) In 1978, American Institute of Planners (established 1917) and American Society of Planning
Officials (established 1934) combined to become the present-day

A. American Institute of Environmental Planning

B. Royal Institute ofTown and County Planning
C. Planning Society of All-America
D. American Planning Association
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14) According to M. White (1987), the more economically complex a city, the more varied would be the
number of high growth points, the more socially complex it becomes, and the stronger is its
tendency towards differentiation such as in the case of residents segregating themselves into
enclaves according to economic level, social status, or ethnicity.
 A. Bipolar Model
B. Palimpsest or Mosaic Model
C. Multiple Nuclei
D. Urban Land Nexus Theory
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15) Does the formula of George Zipf in the immediately preceding question match the reality on the
ground based on 2007 Official Census of the National Statistics Office?

A. Yes
B. Partially
C. No
D. Depends on whether old Davao City or Metro Davao is being a;ialyzed
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16) 'Land Use' and 'Land Classification' are

A. The same
B. Mutually exclusive
C. 'Land Classification' is proper term for legal and bureaucratic transactions while 'Land Use' is
used for basic environmental analysis.
D. 'Land Classification' is a scientific conceptual scheme while 'Land Use' refers
to actual utilization or consumption of land.
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17) In an output map of the computer-based system referred to in immediately-preceding section,
'roads,' 'irrigation canals' and 'sewers' are represented in the form called

A. Digital
B. Vector
C. Raster
D. Megapixel
E. Cellular automata
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18) To conserve farm soils by means of bio-engineering, all of the following methods are useful except
one:

A. Use of coco-coir geotextile on erodible soils

B. Use of rows, furrows, ridges and ditches
C. Use of terraces and contours on sloping land
D. Use of soil compactors
E. Mulching and recycling of organic matter
F. Cover crops and shelterbelts against wind erosion
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19) Neo-classical Urban Bid-Rent theory provides the formula for Location Rent at center of city as
equal= to 'Rent Gradient'
times 'Radius' where 'Rent Gradient' is equal to 'transport cost per capita per year' multiplied by
'density per sq.km'. If Pateros has a radius distance of 10.266 km from the center of Metro Manila,
with average density of= 29,495.24 persons per km.In 2009 and P15,330 transport cost per capita
per year, what should be the location rent per square meter in Pateros as periphery-town of Metro
Manila? (clue: convert sq.km to sq.m.)

A. 4,641 per m2
B. around 46,41 0 per m2
C. Around 464,100 per m2
D. Around 464.10 per m2
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20) According to Raleigh Barlowe (1958), this refers to the most profitable use of land when it yields
optimum returns gen limited inputs; such returns can either be monetary or non-monetary,
tangible or intangible, based on the criteria and interest of the person who makes such decisions.

A. Maximum Sustainable Rent

B. Maximum Sustainable Yield
C. Profit Maximization
 D. Highest and Best Use
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21) The weakness of applying Central Place.Theory in a simplistic way on the Philippines is that

A. Unlike other countlies, Philippines does not have compact land mass with homogenous features
B. Archipelagic nature creates natural discontinuities that render movement & economic exchange
difficult
C. Spatial integration between urban and rural areas is impeded by poor transport that inflates
prices
D. All of the above
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22) This refers to any large-scale master-planned development which includes housing, work places,
and related facilities within a self-contained setup, based on the assumption that it can be built
from zero, more or less.

A. Freiburg or Freetown
B. Borough
C. New Town
D. County Estate
E. Eco-Industrial Park
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23) Which concern of regional planning pertains to institutional capacitation of focal governments, and
the appropriate distribution of authority among them?

A. spatial integration between urban and rural settlements

B. Complementation among agriculture, industry, other sectors
C. Balanced distribution of population
D. Federalism and decentralization of development
E. Equitable distribution of resources among places
F. Reduction of economic disparities among regions
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24) In Urban land use models of the Chicago school of human ecology, the affluent and middle classes
are inclined to E- away from downtown and inner-city in favor of suburban locations and this
process results in a paradox or "spatial mismatch" as regards labor.

A. Sophisticated upperdasses locate in city-edges with semi-rural conditions where no

employment is available
B. Lower-classes who cannot create employment by themselves are left to occupy high-priced land
in the inner core of cities.
C. Blue-collar workers are forced to accept !ow-skill jobs as maids. yayas, gardeners in affluent
suburban subdivisions
D. Non-tax paying people in the informal sector are closer to the seat of government than the
landed gentry
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25) In all but one of following cases, the US Supreme Court declared "takings" by government as illegal,
as it upheld the Constitutional precept that "private property shall not be taken for public use
without just compensation"

A. Where a regulation is merely intended to preventa nuisance and remove discomfort caused to
the public
B. Where a regulation forced a landowner to allow someone else to enter onto the property,
C. Where a regulation imposes burdens or costs on a landowner that do not bear a reasonable
relationship to the impacts of the project on the community;
D. Where government can equally accomplish a valid public purpose through less intrusive
regulation or through a requirement of dedicating property
E. Where a landowner has been denied all economically viable use of the land
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26) Earliest regional planning models in USA in 1933 revolved around Tennessee Valley, Dallas Plain,
Columbia River Basin, Colorado River, St Lawrence Seaway, Delaware River, Chesapeake Bay
watershad, which are essentially
 A. Cultural or ethno-linguistic regions
B. Deltaic riverine regions
C. Natural regions
D. Crossborder regions
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27) This school of thought claims that cities or human settlements can be studied as though they are
biological organisms subject to laws of evolution, natural selection, competition, adaptation,
survival of the fittest, decline, and death.

A. Dialectical Historical Materialism

B. AnarchoSyndicalism by Saul David Afinsky
C. Frankfurt School of Social Critical Theory
D. Chicago school of human ecology
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28) The taking of fishery species by passive or active gear for trade, business, or profit beyond the level
of subsistence fishing or sports fishing, utilizing marine vessels of 3.1 gross tons (GT) or more, is
called

A. Municipal Fishing
B. Profitable Fishing
C. Entrepreneurial Fishing
D. Commercial Fishing
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29) In the SEPP, 'geology' covers subsurface conditions, seismic fault lines, bedrock, and minerals while
'patterns of precipitation, temperature, humidity, and wind' are discussed under

A. Atmospheric and Astro-physical Sciences

B. Hydrology
C. Climate
D. Agro-ecology
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30) Social status declines with increasing distance from the center of the city" is a proposition about
poor Third World countries that contradicts the original land use models from the Chicago school of
human ecology,

A. Donut model
B. Core-Periphery Dependency Model
C. Polycentric model
D. Inverse Concentric
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31) If a firm subscribes to the Institutional Theory of firm location as shaped by neo-liberal economics,
the firm will logically consider which of the following factors the least.

A.
Costs of doing business (tax and non-tax costs including graft and corruption)
B.
Stability of government and predictability of its policies (fair play, level-playing field)
C.
Peace and order and the physical safety of employees
D.
Leisure opportunities such as golf courses and exclusive resorts for the managerial elite and
their families
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32) Advancements in transportation and communication technologies have affected many cities in such
a way that information based production can be done by anyone, anywhere at any time regardless
of distance from city center. Which of the following is the likely spatial form arising from these
economic trends?

A. Cyber-city sends all dirty smokestack industries to remote regions.

B. CBD becomes an elongated corridor or spine following the lines of telecommunications &
electronic services
C. Suburban subdivisions form a belt-like edge or natural perimeter around the mother city
D. Edge cities, office parks, and techno-poles develop in various parts of a complex mother city
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33) Which of those listed below is not a 'decision' map?

A. Physical constraints map

B. Geohazard map
C. Land suitability map
D. Natural drainage map (rivers and streams)
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34) Which statement about 'Land Capability' and 'Land Suitability' is true, based on definition from US
Department of Agriculture and United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization?

A. 'Land Capability' refers to the 'carrying capacity' of land while 'Land Suitability' refers to
appropriateness of land for human use and habitation.
B. 'Land Capability' refers to appropriateness of land for engineering and physical intervention
while 'Land Suitability' refers to appropriateness for natural production.
C. 'Land Capability' refers to the broadest uses of land for urban development while 'Land
Suitability' refers to its fitness for rural development.
D. 'Land Capability' is the broad inherent capacity of land to perform at a given level for general
use, while 'Land Suitability' is the adaptability of a given land for a specific kind of land use,
usually farm crops.
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35) In 1987, United States Supreme Court in the case· of Nollan versus California Coastal Commission
ruled against- California which required Nollan to dedicate a public sidewalk easement across their
beachfront property as a building permit condition, thus the Court formulated a principle for
governments regulatory action that "land use restrictions must be tied directly to a specific public
purpose."

A. Rough Proportionality
B. Calibrated Enforcement
C. Calculated Authority
D. Rational Nexus
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36) Under RA 917 4 Wildlife Resources Conservation & Protection Act, jurisdiction over all declared
aquatic critical habitats, all aquatic resources, including but not limited to all fishes, aquatic plants,
invertebrates and all marine mammals, except dugong, including protected coral reefs, fish
sanctuaries, and marine reserves, belongs to

A. Philippine Coast Guard and Patrol Bantay Dagat

B. DENR Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau
C. Department of Agriculture
D. Department of Science and Technology
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37) To conserve freshwater by means of bio-engineering, all of the following methods are useful except
one:

A. Sub-terranean drilling to interconnect deep-wells

B. Partially grassed waterways
C. mini-dams and dikes to slow down stream flow to the sea
D. Small water impounding projects (SWP)
E. Rainwater harvesting thru man-made ponds, small farm reservoirs (SFRs)
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38) "Land use has to be planned for the community as a whole because the conservation of soil, water,
and other natural resources is often beyond the means of individual land user"

A. True
B. False
C. True only for closed societies and socialist economies but not for free market societies
D. Partially false because free market forces' always know better how to apportion land
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39) Central Place Theory was found faulty in assuming uniform topography, fiat featureless terrain,
ease of travel in all directions and ubiquity or all around presence of economic resources, but its
major strength lies in characterizing the locational advantages of one place in relation to another, a
 geographic concept called -

A. Surrounding
B. Standing
C. Situation
D. State
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40) In contrast to the long-term skeletal/circulatory framework, this is the overall medium-term action
plan utilized by every local administration to develop socio-economic development projects and
implement sectoral, cross-sectoral, and multi-sectoral programs to be translated into public
investment measures and incentives to private investment.

A. Comprehensive Land Use Plan

B. Blueprint
C. Comprehensive Development Plan
D. Master Plan
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41) Which of the following is not a factor to determine suitability of land for heavy industrial use?

A. Load-bearing capacity
B. Location
C. slope
D. Soil characteristics
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42) By plotting on a graph the economic benefits from agglomeration against the costs of congestion
and overconcentration, Leo Klaasen concluded that 'Optimum City Size' of a viable city should be
between

A. 20,000-190,000
B. 200,000 -600,000
C. 700,000-One million
D. One million -Two million
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43) Which of the following maps display the 'critical facilities' of a city/town?

A. Map showing military camps, police stations, checkpoints, jails, prisons and Stockades
B. Map showing sewer lines, canals, tunnels, and underground bunkers
C. Map showing roads, hospitals, food .warehouses, 4tility trunks for power, water, and
communication
D. Map showing possible evacuation places in schools, churches, gymnasium,·and covered courts
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44) Cognitive processes which include perception, intuition, values and attitudes, underlie locational
behavior and these account for imperfect decisions, meaning that industrial locators do not
necessarily aim for the best possible setup to maximize profit but can be content with 'sub-optimal',
'good-enough' but 'adequate' decisions.

A. Cogitative Theory of Location

B. Behavioral Theory of Location
C. Urban Land Nexus Theory
D. Organizational Theory (Segmentation & Corporate Mergers)
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45) 128.    George Zipfs Rank-Size Rule, "Pn=P1/N*** was derived from Christallers Central Place
Theory, and asserts that the population of city "n" is equal to the population of the largest city "1"
divided by the rank of "n" in the hierarchy of aces. If the largest city in immediately preceding
question had 2.6 million people in 2007 official census, using Zipfs rule what should have been the
population of Davao City if it was ranked Number?

A. 520,000
B. 1,520,000
C. 1,300,000
D. 650,000
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46) If Lands with slope between 18%-30% constitute 45% of total land area, those with slope above
30% constitute 8%, what percent of Philippine gross land area is generally described as 'alienable
and disposable'?

A. Roughly 47%
B. roughly 53%
C. Roughly 43%
D. Roughly 57% %
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47) Anything that is available to rivals elsewhere is essentially nullified as a source of competitive
advantage, for a firms competitive edge lies in something very local - innovation in strategy,
innovation in know-how, in relationships, in motivation.

A. Dr Michael Porter
B. Jacob A. Riis
C. Sir Peter Hall
D. Dr Mark Gottdeiner
E. Hernando de Soto
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48) In Peirce Lewis' revision of the Ernest Burgess' monocentric model of urban land use, which of the
following describes the spatial decline of concentric cities least effective.

A. The elite and their businesses leave the inner core due to pollution and congestion.
B. Hollowing-out of the core results in the "donut shape"
C. Surrounded by the poor in the historic center, government increasingly becomes captive to
pressure groups
D. Land values rapidly fall in inner-city areas experiencing urban blight and urban decay.
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49) Not all megacities become 'world cities'. According to David Simon in World City Hypothesis (1996),
the following criteria determines how a city reaches Tier 1 status. Which criterion is pursued as
cities 'de-industrialize' by banishing dirty smokestack industries from their territories in the contest
to achieve "greater global competitiveness"?

A. Existence of a sophisticated financial and service complex serving a global clientele

B. Level of international networks of capital information and communication flows
C. large number of headquarters of international institutions
D. Quality of life conducive to attracting investors and retaining skilled international migrants
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50) Which planning concept, first upheld by the US Supreme Court in the 1976 case o('Penn Central
Transportation Co. versus City of New York incorporates a market mechanism to mitigate whatever
financial burden local law might have imposed on property?

A. Planned Unit Development

B. Conservation Easements
C. Transfer of Development Rights
D. Eminent Domain

1) RA 8749 Clean Air Act, Sec. 20, generally bans burning which results in poisonous and and toxic
fumes, but with a  few exceptions. What agency oversees cremation and incineration of
pathological, biological, contagious wastes?

A. Bureau of Fire Protection

B. Department of Interior and Local Government
C. Philippine Hospitals Association
D. Department of Health
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2) According to the 1997 Code of Ethics for Environmental Planners in the Philippines, Sec.11, the
"primary obligation of the Environmental Planner is to"
 A. Contribute to the incessant development of the profession by sharing and improving
knowledge.
B. Strive for high standards of professional integrity, proficiency, and knowledge
C. Develop and enhance a healthy professional relationship with colleagues and other
professionals
D. Serve the country and in so doing safeguard public interest
E. Maintain a harmonious working relationship with client or partner in a noble undertaking.
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3) All of these projects, except one, need not submit Project Description, or Environmental Impact
Statement but need only to comply with registration and documentary requirements of city, town
or barangay.

A. Municipal waterworks system

B. Sari-sari or neighborhood variety store
C. Backyard fowl-raising of less than 10 heads
D. Private-practice office in home garage with 5 employees
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4) Which of the following is the best example of 'environmental remediation'?

A. A species of trout becomes extinct in a eutrophic lake.

B. The annual volume of sewage flowing into a stream is decreased by one half.
C. The height of a factory smokestack is increased.
D. PCB-consuming bacteria are sprayed on an area that has soil contaminated with PCBs.
E. A parcel of forest land is declared a state park.
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5) Which would not be a priority for EIA investigation of a proposed limestone quarrying-cement
production complex?

A. Environmental Justice, impacts on sensitive communities, critical habitats, heritage sites, and
endangered species
B. Management of water quality, air quality, noise, traffic, common industrial wastes, and
toxic/hazardous wastes
C. Consumption of electricity, water, and other utilities
D. Company policies on 'hiring and firing' and management training
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6) Under RA 9184 Government Procurement Reform Act of 2002, what is the most preferred manner
of government procurement of goods and services?

A. Selective bidding or limited source bidding

B. Negotiated procurement
C. Single source procurement or direct contracting
D. Competitive bidding
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7) Which of the following is unethical practice of a registered environmental planner?

A. Falsely injures the practice of other environmental planners

B. Provides unjust compensation to colleagues and subordinates
C. Affixes signature on plans he did not prepare or supervise
D. Enters competitions where s/he has direct involvement in program formulation
E. All of the above
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8) In cases where open public biddings have failed on two (2) consecutive occasions and no suppliers
have qualified to participate or win in the bidding, LGUs, through the local chief e

A. Selective bidding or limited source bidding

B. Negotiated procurement
C. Single source procurement or direct contracting
D. Competitive bidding
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9) Under RA 7160 Sec. 107, who should prepare the multi-sectoral development plan at the village
level?
 A. Sangguniang Barangay
B. Lupong Tagapamayapa ng Pook
C. Federation of Village Neighborhood and Homeowners Associations
D. Barangay Development Council

Feedback
Reference: RA 7160 Sec. 107b
Barangay Development Council is composed of members of Sangguniang Barangay,
Representative of Congressman, Representative or NGOs operating in the Barangay not less than
1/4 of the members of the Council.
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10) Under the rule cited in immediately-preceding question, which of the following should not chair the
Bids and Awards Committee?

A. Chief of Administrative Division

B. Audio-Visual Technician
C. Head of Engineering Section
D. Planning Officer V
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11) According .to RA 9003, which three 'environmentally sensitive resources' should a Sanitary Landfill
be most concerned about?

A. Bionetwork, germplasm, and wildlife habitats

B. Aquifer, groundwater reservoir, watershed area
C. Flora, fauna, and biota
D. Landscapes, seascapes, and viewscapes
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12) As in the case of the ZTE-National Broadband Network deal, when a joint venture or negotiated
contract at the national level exceeds the value of PhP 300M, the approving government body is

A. Cabinet of the President

B. Council of State
C. Investment Coordination Committee
D. NEDA Board
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13) According to RA 9003, segregation of 'solid wastes' into bio-degradable and non-biodegradable
should be done

A. At the factory level

B. At source
C. At the end of production/consumption
D. At the option of family concerned
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14) Which of these projects should submit a full-blown Environmental Impact Statement?

A. Tree planting on urban parks by 6,000 students

B. High-end residential subdivision of more than 10 hectares with additional area for golf course
C. Rain-fed farming of around 50 hectares
D. Hydroponic and aeroponic farming inside greenhouse tents and cages
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15) It is the process of predicting the likely environmental consequences of implementing a project or
undertaking and then designing appropriate preventive, protective, mitigating, and enhancement
measures.

A. Environmental Risk Assessment

B. Environmental Impact Assessment
C. Environmental Accounting and Audit
D. Strategic Environmental Assessment
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16) A Highly-Urbanized City (HUG) bids out in transparent manner the revision of its CLUP-ZO for an
 approved budget of contract (ABC) of 6 million. Four companies participated in open bidding. In
the BAC evaluation of technical proposals, Company A got 89 points, Company B earned 64 points,
Company C, 78 points, and Company D, 42 points as the last company missed out on the required
GIS-RS component. After technical examination, the sealed financial proposals were opened and
the bid amounts were revealed as follows: Company A = 6.3 million; Company B = 6.2 million;
Company C = 5.9 million; and Company D = 4.5 million. Overall, which company offered the "most
responsive bid" or "lowest calculated complying bid" and should receive the Notice of Award of
Contract from the head of agency.

A. Company A
B. Company B
C. Company C
D. Company D

Feedback
RA9184 Government Procurement Reform Act of 2002 Art.10 Sec. 34.
Interpretation: 6 Million Contract
Company A =89 pts (Highest Rated Bid=OK)/6.8M (Bid exceed=DQ); Company B= 64 pts/6.2M (Bid
exceed=DQ); Company C= 78pts(Rate OK)/5.9M (Bid OK); Company D= 42 pts (requirement not
met=DQ)/ 4.2 M (Lowest Calculated Bid=OK)
Therefore, Project to be awarded to Company C for not having DQs.
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17) In emergency cases such as typhoon or earthquake damage where the need for supplies and
services is exceptionally urgent or absolutely indispensable and inorder to prevent imminent danger
to, or loss of, life or property, LGUs may make emergency purchases or place repair orders, without
open public bidding, provided

A. Public safety and vital public services, infrastructure and utilities, would be endangered if
contracts are rescinded, abandoned, terminated, or not taken over,
B. It is the best offer and most advantageous price among quotations submitted by at least three
pre-selected suppliers kept in the database of the government agency as having reliable,
positive track record
C. Amount is within the range of 50,000-250,000 or even higher according to ceilings previously
approved by the Government Procurement Policy Board
D. Goods and commodities of any amount are procured from another government agency under
LOI 755 and E0359
E. All of the choices
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18) Which project in a declared tribal land does not require a full-blown Environmental Impact
Assessment?

A. Mining
B. Dam for reservoir & hydroelectric power
C. Sericulture & vermi-composting
D. National highway
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19) Except one, the following are considered environmentally-critical areas where all major projects are
subject to IEE

A. Tubattaha Reef
B. Chocolate Hills
C. Mount Banahaw
D. Tawi-tawi Seaweed Farms
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20) The use of a set of scientific methods to define the probability and magnitude of potentially adverse
effects which can result from exposure to toxic and hazardous materials, compounds, and
substances is called

A. Chemical Containment and Control

B. Toxic Prevention Protocol
C. Environmental Risk Assessment
D. Strategic Environmental Assessment
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21) In a case of sexual harassment in a planning consulting company, the following ethical principles
apply except one.

A. A planner should not be penalized for sexual urges that have nothing to do with his/her
profession.
B. A planner must not commit a deliberately wrongful act, which reflects adversely on the
planner's professional fitness
C. A planner must respect the rights of others and must not discriminate.
D. A planner must have special concern for the long-range consequences of present actions.
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22) If excessive amounts of hot water are discharged into a lake in a case of 'thermal pollution', the
immediate result will most likely be

A. An increase in the sewage content of the lake

B. A decrease in amount of dissolved oxygen in the lake
C. An increase in the amount of PCB pollution in the lake
D. A decrease in the amount of phospates in the lake
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23) Which of the following ethical principles directly pertains to a planner's responsibility to his/her
private client?

A.
Do not plagiarize.
B.
Do not accept work that cannot be performed in a timely fashion
C.
Do not coerce others to reach findings which are not supported by evidence
D.
Do not disclose, without sufficient legal cause, privileged information clearly kept restricted by
concerned party
E. When in authority and facilitating public hearings, do not make secret deals with participants.
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24) Which of the following is most useful in an EIA study?

A. Performance standards
B. 'LOS' or 'accommodation' standards
C. Design standards
D. Convenience standards
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25) What are the proper sections of a Project Description for projects seeking Certificate of Non-
Coverage?

A. Proponent, Goals, Key Result Areas, Project Mechanics, Resources Needed, Loans to be
contracted, Expected ROI
B. Rationale, Location & Area, Development Plan & Phases, Alternatives, Manpower
Requirements, Cost, Duration & Schedule
C. Description of Land, Capital, Machines, Materials, Manpower, Management. and Marketing
D. Objectives, Scope, Methodology, Program of Work, Resource Requirements, Participating
Entitites
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26) A part of BOT, it is a contractual arrangement whereby the supplier of equipment and machinery
for a given infrastructure facility, if the interest of the Government so requires, operates the facility
providing in the process technology transfer and training to Filipino nationals .

A. Purchase and activate

B. Supply and operate
C. Canvass, Procure and Install
D. PBAC - prequalify, bid-out and award
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27) As per RA 7718 BOT Law, a Build-Operate-Transfer undertaking at the local level with value
between PhP 200M- 300M has to be approved by what government body?

A. Local Development Council

B. Regional Development Council
C. Cabinet Committee or Cabinet Cluster
 D. Investment Coordination Committee
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28) The following are all examples of environmentally-critical projects (ECPs) except one:

A. Laiban Dam, Kaliwa River, Tanay, Rizal

B. Ring Dike - Circumferential around Laguna de Bay
C. Petrol Refineries & Oil Depots in Batangas City
D. Perimeter work on centuries-old Plazu Miranda
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29) A reduction in overall water quality due to an increase in the concentration of chemical nutrients in
a waterbody would be an example of

A. Osmosis
B. Hypoalimentation
C. Eutrophication
D. Fertilization
E. Denitrofication
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30) Which environment assessment methodology addresses long-term frameworks, policies, and
regulatory regimes more substantively than project impacts and activity outcomes?

A. Environmental Risk Assessment

B. Environmental Impact Assessment
C. Environmental Accounting and Audit
D. Strategic Environmental Assessment
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31) Which act of the planner is not enumerated as punishable under PD 1308 of 1978, "Regulating the
Practice of Environmental Planning in the Philippines"?

A. Having his/her professional seal done by informal businesses along CM Recto Ave., Manila
B. Engaging in tha practice of environmental planning in the Philippines without having been
registered
C. Assuming, using or advertising any title or description tending to convey the impression that he
is an environmental planner without holding a valid certificate of registration
D. Environmental planner without holding a valid certificate of registration
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32) This principle encourages shared responsibility between government and the private sector in
infrastructure development and management through joint venture schemes such as BOT, BTO,
BLT, BOO, and the like.

A. GO-NGO Cooptation
B. Rapprochement
C. Detente
D. Public-Private Partnership
E. State & Non-State Collaboration
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33) What are the basic elements of an EIA study?

A. Market Aspect, Technical Aspect, Social Aspect, Financial Aspect, Economic Aspect, and
Institutional Aspect
B. Problem, Objectives, Review of Lit, Conceptual Framework, Methods, Analysis of Data,
Conclusions, Recommendations
C. Location & Area, Characteristics of Project Undertaking, Magnitude of Impact, Spatial Extant.
Duration, and Complexity
D. Baseline Data, Mid-stream Data, Operational Conditions, Control Interventions, Post
Implementation
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34) What type of bond guarantees payment on all obligations arising from a contract?

A. Surety
 B. Assurance
C. Performance
D. Warranty
E. Reparation
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35) A contractual arrangement whereby a project proponent undertakes the financing of construction
of a given infrastructure or development facility and after its completion turns it over to the
government agency or local government unit concerned, which shall pay the proponent on an
agreed schedule its total investments expended on the project, plus a reasonable rate of return
thereon.

A. Build and transfer

B. Build, own and operate
C. Build, transfer and operate
D. Develop, operate and transfer

Feedback
Reference: RA7188 (BOT Law) Sec.2c
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36) This is a garbage recycling center in a village, or for a cluster of villages, which also serves as drop-
off center for sorted wastes, composting center, and processing center to consolidate segregated
recyclables for remanufacturing.

A. Barangay Waste Recycling Center

B. Community Junk Shop
C. Waste Exchange Facility
D. Materials Recovery Facility
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37) You are the Local Planning and Development Coordinator of an LGU. Which of the following does
NOT constitute a conflict of interest?

A. Accepting a monetary gift from a local building firm

B. Working for a developer who has an action before the Local Board of Zoning Appeals and
Adjustment
C. Applying for business permit and health clearance to operate a private fruit stand in Farmers'
Market
D. Processing a rezoning application of your own property
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38) These projects need not submit an Environmental Impact Statement but one has to submit a
simple Project Description.

A. An urban grocery store of around 2,500 sq.m. total area

B. Cluster of stalls selling goto, lugaw, arrozcaldo, and pares in historic lntramuros, Manila
C. Palay marketing warehouse of Samahang Nayon or rural farmers' cooperative
D. Home-based aquaculture using drums, metal tanks, and concrete ponds

Feedback
as per PD2146, B. Environmental Critical Areas, No. 2 & 4.
Keyword = "Historic"
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39) Which category of industries tend to be generally 'non-pollutive and non-hazardous'?

A. Transient and fleeting

B. Light
C. Cyber-spatial
D. Medium
E. Heavy
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40) Which of the following conditions requires the most serious consideration in the EIA of a major
Sanitary Landfill for any city or urban LGU?

A. Around 20 kilometers from the city

B. Has an in-take capacity of 6 years only
 C. About 100 meters from a river used for water supply
D. About 1000 meters from an active geologic fault line
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41) A housing developer contacts you with an opportunity to use your expertise as a paid consultant in
a matter not pertaining to your employer's jurisdiction. You would work only on your off-days and
holidays. You should

A. Report the housing developer for unethical behavior

B. Make courtesy notification to your immediate supervisor
C. Decline the offer
D. Keep quiet about it
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42) The acceptable form of security furnished by a contractor of a public project as a guarantee of good
faith on his/her part to execute the contracted work in accordance with the terms of the approved
contract.

A. Insurance
B. Collateral
C. Performance Bond
D. Retention or Retained Earnings
E. Surety Bond
F. Completion Guarrantee
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43) Under RA 9184 Government Procurement Reform Act, Sec 5i, government may hire Consulting
Services for the following functions, broadly matching the competencies of Registered EnPs. For
which function are Environmental Planners generally least prepared?

A. Advisory and review services

B. Pre-investment or feasibility studies, special studies
C. Design
D. Construction supervision
E. Management-related service
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44) The following are generally non-pollutive and non-hazardous except one.

A. Manufacture of bread, pastries, cakes, donuts, biscuits, hopia, and noodles

B. Assembly and repair of personal computers, home electronic devices, appliances, and
appurtenances
C. Manufacture of paints, paint removers, solvents, lacquers, varnishes, shellac, coating materials
D. Manufacture of small leather goods such as handbags, luggage, wallets, belts, shoes, and
sandals
E. Publishing and printing of school books, pamphlets, flyers, receipts, greeting cards, social
communications
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45) Which of these projects should be subjected to Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) by DEN R's
regional field units?

A. 30 sq.m. DOST field instruments station on the slopes of Mount Apo national park
B. 5,000 sq.m. viewdeck for tourists and watchers of migratory birds in Candaba swamps,
Pampanga
C. Six-classroom extension of an existing public elementary school
D. Beach house measuring 400 sq.m near world-famous Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte
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46) You are the Local Planning and Development Coordinator of an LGU. Your wedded spouse runs the
recreational Country Club and applies for a permit to construct an Olympic size swimming pool that
would utilize water from a public spring. What is the most rational action for you to do?

A. Hire an independent consultant for an objective analysis of the application

B. Ask for job transfer or reassignment
C. Just keep quiet about it.
D. File for divorce.
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47) Under PD 1308, a consulting firm, partnership, or company of registered environmental planners
should have

A. At least 75% of entire membership and 75% of capitalization owned by registered

environmental planners
B. At least 50% of entire membership and 50% of capitalization owned by registered
environmental planners
C. The fifty-plus-one rule of membership and capitalization
D. 60%-40% combination of licensed planners and unlicensed planners.

Feedback
Reference: PD1308 Sec.20a
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48) Which of the following is an actual conflict of interest?

A. Voting in a public election on an environmental issue that directly affects your consulting
services
B. Making official government recommendations on a site plan that you developed when
previously employed in the private sector
C. Accepting souvenir gifts from a housing developer at the vendors' and sponsors' area of a
planners' convention
D. Reporting to PRC an act of dishonesty by a planner about his supposed work experience in a job
originally occupied by you.
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49) According to RA 9367 Renewable Energy Act of 2006, what are the 'additives' to gasoline that are
harmful to both people and nature?

A. Methyl tertiary butyl ether

B. Isooctane and heptane
C. Molybdenum oxide
D. tetraethyl
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50) Under RA 9184 Government Procurement Reform Act of 2002, the Bids and Awards Committee
with five to seven members has to be headed by

A. Chief of procuring entity

B. Resident Ombudsman
C. Resident auditor detailed by COA
D. At least third ranking permanent official