Loss of biodiversity is caused by
Deforestation
Pollution
Exploitation of species for commerce and recreation
Conversion of natural habitats into agricultural uses
Indiscriminate mining and quarrying
All of the above
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2.
Which of the following results from the mis-use of wetlands?
Loss of habitat
Decreased erosion control
Decreased flood protection
Decreased biological cleaning of water
All of the above
Correct Answer
A. All of the above
3.
What planning measures contribute to the evolution and development of a "sustainable transportation
system"?
Reduce need to travel
Change people's travel behavior
Integrate different modes of transport
Give people more choices and more accessibility
Provide transport with new sources of energy
All of the choices
Correct Answer
A. All of the choices
4.
Which factor increases a population's 'vulnerability' to disaster?
Young-age and old-age dependency
Lack of resources to change physical location
Crowding & congestion
Lack of information
Illness and disability
All of the choices
Correct Answer
A. All of the choices
5.
What class of road is not part of a hierarchy?
Arterial
Venial
Collector
Distributor
Correct Answer
A. Venial
6.
Level of Service "E" is characterized as very 'heavy traffic' when 0.86-1.000 is the ratio between
Traffic volume to road capacity
Number of vehicles to length of motorway
Number of people to number of vehicles
Number of people to area of all roads
Correct Answer
A. Traffic volume to road capacity
7.
Which of the following will not reduce vulnerability to hazards
Maintaining 'healthy' natural systems
Restricting development in hazardous areas
Stockpiling emergency good and disaster relief
Requiring safer building standards
Correct Answer
A. Stockpiling emergency good and disaster relief
8.
This defines the extent of land corridor that can be used for carriageway, curb, sidewalk, drainage,
canals, etc.
Linear easement
Buffer and gutter
Right of way
Setback
Correct Answer
A. Right of way
9.
An 'avenue' is the main approach thoroughfare of most cities/towns; it is usually called a 'boulevard'
when
It has historic significance and symbolic function
It is used for ceremonial parades and functions of State
It has median·s which are carefully beautified
All of the choices
Correct Answer
A. All of the choices
10.
In the physical design of roads, which of the following increases the possibility of accidents and
mishaps?
Prescribed dimensions according to hierarchy of roads
Conforms to natural topography
Conforms to BP 344 Accessibility Law
Blind corners
Moderate slope/grade
Adequate sight distance
Correct Answer
A. Blind corners
11.
According to RA 10121 of 2010, the following measures pursue 'disaster prevention' by taking action in
advance to avoid potential adverse impacts of disaster. Which one prevents disaster the least?
Stockpiling and pre-positioning of relief food/goods in strategic locations before occurrence of disaster
Construction of dams, levees, & channel modifications as well as continuous dredging to reduce river
overflow
Land-use regulations based on hazard maps that do not permit any settlement in high-risk zones
Seismic engineering designs of major structures; mandatory retrofitting of old buildings and tall houses
Evacuation training and rescue drills in major facilities, centers, or areas that are always full of people
Correct Answer
A. Stockpiling and pre-positioning of relief food/goods in strategic locations before occurrence of
disaster
12.
In water supply planning, what is the classification of water that a residential consumer should get from
a faucet?
Class AA
ClassB
Class C
Class D
Correct Answer
A. Class AA
13.
Any system or network of pipelines, ditches, canals, channels, or conduits including pumping stations,
lift stations, force mains, digestive cesspools, other devices and appliances appurtenant thereto, which
involves the collection, transport, pumping and treatment of liquid waste to a point of disposal.
Drainage
Sewage treatment plant
Sewerage
Septage
Correct Answer
A. Sewerage
14.
This refers to population-focused planning that seeks to enhance people's capacities to meet their own
needs through improvements in 'social infrastructure' such as mass shelter, schools, hospitals, daycare,
rehab centers, homes for the aged, etc. and the provision of public utilities, water, power, sewerage,
parks, and cemeteries.
Population Management
Social Welfare Development
Infrastructure Planning
Social Planning
Correct Answer
A. Social Planning
15.
Under Philippine Land Capability classes by BSWM, lands that are very level and often wet such as
mangrove swamps and fresh marshes are deemed appropriate for fishponds and categorized as "Class
X" while lands that ae very hilly, rugged, mountainous, and generally barren are deemed fit for
recreation or wildlife and categorized as
Class Y
Class Z
Class W
Class A
Class H
Correct Answer
A. Class Y
16.
United Nations defines it as "the adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or
expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities"
Amelioration
Adaptation
Accustomization
Acclimatization
Correct Answer
A. Adaptation
17.
It refers to the systematic efforts to analyze and manage the causal factors of disasters, through reduced
exposure to hazards, lessened vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and the
environment, and improved preparedness for adverse events throughout a society.
Disaster Management
Disaster Planning
Disaster Resolution
Disaster Risk Reduction
Correct Answer
A. Disaster Risk Reduction
18.
In planning public facilities and utilities, 'population density' has to be rationally matched with
Materials & machines
Nuts & bolts
Service capacity of infrastructure
Investent of government
Correct Answer
A. Service capacity of infrastructure
19.
The following conditions permit the establishment of fishponds or inland fish farming, except one .
Land Capability 'Class X' according to BSWM
0% to 3% in slope
Natural wetland, swamp, or marsh
Meet accepted criteria on elevation, soil type, soil depth,topography
Rivermouth estuary vegetated with rare mangrove species useful for breeding and spawning of fish and
crustaceans
Correct Answer
A. Rivermouth estuary vegetated with rare mangrove species useful for breeding and spawning of fish
and crustaceans
20.
For infrastructure planning by a water utility company, what is the HLURB-LWUA measure of average
consumption per capita per day at Level Ill which is used to determine the company's level of service
capacity?
110-150 lpcd
160-200 lpcd
210-250 lpcd
260-300 lpcd
Correct Answer
A. 110-150 lpcd
21.
A highway is a multi-lane, high-speed, controlled-access road that handles 'crosstown' or 'through-
traffic' across multiple cities/towns; listed below are examples of highway except one.
Freeway
Expressway
Tollway
Causeway
Correct Answer
A. Causeway
22.
Because 'environmental planning' as a multi-disciplinary field utilizes the methods of social sciences, the
folowing research approaches are more appropriate except one:
Experimental
Correlational
Causal-Comparative
Historical-Descriptive
Correct Answer
A. Experimental
23.
Under RA 7160 Local Government Code Section 20, reclassification of agricultural land in component
cities and
5%
10%
15%
20%
Correct Answer
A. 10%
24.
Dissolved Oxygen (DO) is the amount of oxygen dissolved in water and essential for healthy streams and
lakes to support fish and aquatic life. When bacteria and waste decomposers abound in water, they
multiply rapidly and consume so much oxygen as to lower the DO level below the national standard of
5 mg/L
10 mg/L
15 mg/L
20 mg/L
Correct Answer
A. 5 mg/L
25.
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.
Level I
Level II
Level III
Level IV
Correct Answer
A. Level II
26.
Travel Demand Management (TOM) refers to a set of 'soft' measures to influence people's travel
behavior so as to reduce or redistribute transport demand. TOM includes all of the following except one:
Ride Sharing and Car pooling
Bicycle racks on buses
By-pass road
Number-coding or Color-Coding of vehicles on national highways
Correct Answer
A. By-pass road
27.
Which of the following is least effective for controlling soil erosion caused by wind and water?
Planting windbreaks
Planting cover crops
Removing crop stubble from surface
Using conservation tillage
Correct Answer
A. Removing crop stubble from surface
28.
Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) for specific development projects is required in all but one of the
following cases:
Condominium Tower with over 100 dwelling units
Factory with total gross area over 0.86 hectares
Day care and kindergarten of around 2,000 m2
Hospital with over 85 beds
Correct Answer
A. Day care and kindergarten of around 2,000 m2
29.
One of the methods of trip generation modeling, this seeks to find the best functional relationship
between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables, usually assuming their
relationship to be linear.
Analysis of variance
Multiple regression
Category analysis
Polynomial equation
Correct Answer
A. Multiple regression
30.
'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?
Capacity of infrastructure
Public safety and structural integrity
Level of service (LOS) and quality of service
Age of infrastructure
None of the choices
Correct Answer
A. Public safety and structural integrity
31.
Under PD198 dated May 25, 1973, if a "water district" can be created for at least one municipality or
cluster of municipalities, what should be the minimum population to be serviced within a water district?
15,000
25,000
35,000
45,000
55,000
Correct Answer
A. 25,000
32.
It consists of strategies to improve the efficiency of transportation system through operational
improvements such as bus priority or reserved lanes, signalization, access management, turn
restrictions, which all seek to increase the demand that can be accommodated by the transport system.
Transport Engineering
Transit-Oriented Development
Transport Infrastructure Improvement
Transport System Management
Correct Answer
A. Transport System Management
33.
I n the equation, Disaster = (Hazard ) x ( Exposure ) x ( Vulnerability ) 'disaster ' can be reduced by
Hazard Coping Capacity
Decreasing vulnerability by eliminating hazard
Training people to cope and cope unceasingly
Preparing people to anticipate and to equip themselves constantly
Changing the equation of exposure by creating a risk-free world
Correct Answer
A. Preparing people to anticipate and to equip themselves constantly
34.
Which solution to reduce disaster vulnerability needs the longest-term and most comprehensive
perspective?
Environmental safeguards and natural protection
Regulation of private and public infrastructure to ensure social protection
Safer location for settlements
Safer building construction
Correct Answer
A. Environmental safeguards and natural protection
35.
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
4 kms
5 kms
6 kms
7 kms
8 kms
Correct Answer
A. 4 kms
36.
"Performance standards" refers to health, safety, and amenity as main determinants of land use while "
-----" refers to determination of land use by considering time and distance as the primary units of
measurement;
Convenience Standards
Technical Standards
Expediency Standards
Contingency Standards
Correct Answer
A. Convenience Standards
37.
This document contains an LGU's 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
DOTC Plan
Annual Investment Plan
Civil Works Program
Capital Investment Program
Correct Answer
A. Capital Investment Program
38.
What is the mechanism that causes 'land subsidence'?
A reduction in subsurface fluid pressures within sedimentary layers
An increase in weight at the land surface
A heavy rainfall for a prolonged time period
The dissolution of soluble bedrock such as limestone exposed at the land surface
Correct Answer
A. A reduction in subsurface fluid pressures within sedimentary layers
39.
The natural movement downslope of soil, regolith, or rocks under the influence of gravity without
seismic motion or heavy rainfall is collectively called
Avalanche
Mass wasting
Crustal abrasion
Erosion by wind
Shear stress
Correct Answer
A. Mass wasting
40.
Which law exempts, in Section 20, cremation, siga, bonfires, traditional cu!tural practices, etcetera from
the total ban on incineration?
RA 8749
RA 9003
RA 6969
RA 9275
Correct Answer
A. RA 8749
41.
These are water bodies legally considered as "land" and can be claimed for private ownership.
Tarns
Non-meandered water bodies
Loch
Coves
Puddles
Correct Answer
A. Non-meandered water bodies
42.
Under the current setup, what government agency has the final authority on the conversion of
agricultural land?
DAR (8) Land Registration Authority
Department of Agriculture
Land Management Bureau
HLURB
Correct Answer
A. DAR (8) Land Registration Authority
43.
To this category belongs an LGU water system which has a source, a reservoir, piped distribution
network, where homes have individual connections or household taps, and is appropriate in densely
populated areas.
Level I
Level II
Level III
Level IV
Correct Answer
A. Level III
44.
RA 9729 'Climate Change Act of 2009' created a Climate Change Commission composed of a
commission-er and two deputy commissioners whose principal planning function, among other
functions, is to
Ascade policies & programs to LG Us with respect to climate change preparation, risf: mitigation,
resilience etc
Undertake scientific studies and similar projects to support proposed legislation
Conduct capacity-building activities to vulnerable local communities
Formulate a Framework Program on Climate Change
Correct Answer
A. Formulate a Framework Program on Climate Change
45.
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?
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;
The area to be reclassified in use is not the only remaining food production area of the community;
Areas with lower crop productivity will be accorded priority for land use conversion;
The land use reclassification shall not hamper the availability of irrigation or the productivity of nearby
farms;
The proposed project is supportive of agro-industrial development, and will generate alternative
livelihood opportunities for the affected community.
Correct Answer
A. The proposed project is supportive of agro-industrial development, and will generate alternative
livelihood opportunities for the affected community.
46.
Performance Zoning' can be described as a tool that
Allows property owners with limited development rights to buy_ additional rights from another
property owner
Cities can use these to encourage development that exceeds the minimum standards
Regulates the character and quality of the use instead of simply regulating the mere use itself
Establishes objective thresholds and maximum limits of the effects or characteristics of land use
Correct Answer
A. Regulates the character and quality of the use instead of simply regulating the mere use itself
47.
As a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or society involving widespread human,
material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, 'disaster' is caused by the following, except
one.
Exposure to natural or environmental hazards
Conditions of vulnerability, and Jack of human preparedness
Insufficient capacity of community to reduce or cope with the negative consequences of hazards
Low level of nominal literacy, functional literacy and numeracy of people affected by calamities
Correct Answer
A. Low level of nominal literacy, functional literacy and numeracy of people affected by calamities
48.
The DENR Environmental Management Bureau (2006) classified 525 of approximately 840 rivers and
freshwater bodies in the Philippines, of which 50 were biologically dead, 18 below Class C, 5 were Class
AA, 203 were Class A. Which class of water is suitable for irrigation, livestock watering, farm operations,
but not for human drinking?
Class B
Class C
Class D
Class E
Correct Answer
A. Class C
49.
The classic 4-step model of Transport Planning integrated with Land Use has all but one of the following
phases:
Activity Systems
Trip Generation & Trip Distribution
Modal Split
Traffic Assignment
Correct Answer
A. Activity Systems
