Comprehensive Examination on RA 6657

What is the primary objective of RA 6657?

• To promote industrialization and urbanization

• To redistribute agricultural lands to landless farmers and farmworkers, thereby promoting social justice and equity

• To consolidate land ownership in the hands of a few wealthy individuals

• To encourage the conversion of agricultural lands to commercial and residential use

Which of the following is NOT a primary goal of RA 6657?

• To redistribute ownership and control of agricultural lands to landless farmers and farmworkers

• To promote industrialization and economic development through agrarian reform

• To prioritize the interests of large landowners and maintain the status quo in land ownership patterns

• To establish owner-cultivatorship and the economic-size family farm as the basis of Philippine agriculture

Under RA 6657, which of the following types of agricultural lands are covered by the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)?

• Private agricultural lands

• Government-owned agricultural lands

• Lands owned by religious institutions

• All of the above

Under RA 6657, what is the retention limit for landowners, i.e., the maximum area of land they can retain after the implementation of agrarian reform?

• 3 hectares

• 5 hectares

• 7 hectares

• 10 hectares

Under RA 6657, which of the following is a criterion for an individual to be considered a "landless farmer" and thus eligible to receive land under the CARP?

• The individual owns and cultivates a small parcel of land less than 1 hectare in size

• The individual is a tenant farmer who cultivates land owned by someone else

• The individual is a regular farmworker who does not own any agricultural land

• Both b and c

Under RA 6657, what is the role of the Presidential Agrarian Reform Council (PARC)?

• To implement the CARP at the local level

• To provide legal assistance to agrarian reform beneficiaries

• To oversee the implementation of the CARP and provide policy guidance to the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)

• To resolve land disputes between landowners and beneficiaries

Under RA 6657, which of the following is NOT a mode of acquisition of agricultural lands under the CARP?

• Voluntary Offer to Sell (VOS) by landowners

• Compulsory Acquisition (CA) by the government

• Direct transfer of ownership from landowners to beneficiaries through negotiated sale

• Confiscation of land without just compensation

Under RA 6657, what is the concept of "land tenure improvement"?

• The process of converting agricultural lands to non-agricultural uses

• The consolidation of small landholdings into larger, more efficient farms

• The granting of secure and legal rights to land to farmers and farmworkers, including ownership, leasehold, or stewardship arrangements

• The provision of financial assistance to landowners for the development of their lands

Under RA 6657, which of the following is an example of a "support service" provided to agrarian reform beneficiaries?

• Access to credit and financing

• Provision of farm inputs and equipment

• Training and extension services

• All of the above

Under RA 6657, what is the primary function of Agrarian Reform Communities (ARCs)?

• To serve as residential areas for landless farmers and farmworkers

• To provide a platform for collective action and decision-making among agrarian reform beneficiaries

• To facilitate the delivery of support services to beneficiaries

• All of the above