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law PART 2

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the minimum lot area required for Duplex/single attached housing under the socialized housing project classification

a)

54

b)

48

c)

36

d)

64

2.

A parcel of land bounded on the sides by streets occupied by or intended for buildings.

a)

alley

b)

cluster housing

c)

commercial lot

d)

block

3.

Refers to the establishment of main and subsidiary controls over the entire area subject of the cadastral project.

a)

lot surveys

b)

political boundary survey

c)

project control survey

d)

cadastral survey

4.

Shall be a narrow natural bed or channel through which the water flows continuously or intermittently throughout the year.

a)

arroyo

b)

creek

c)

lake

d)

river

5.

Shall refer to the description of a land parcel with its boundary directions and distances, together with a note of adjacent property owners, their lot numbers, and other relevant natural and man-made features.

a)

muniments of titles

b)

parcel information sheets

c)

metes and bound

d)

land registration

6.

If a thing sold is lost due to hidden faults, what is the liability of the vendor under the law if he was not aware of it

a)

He is not liable for anything.

b)

He shall only return the price and interest and reimburse the expenses of the contract which the vendee might have paid

c)

He must replace the lost item with a new one

d)

He shall bear the loss, and shall be obliged to return the price and refund the expenses of the contract, with damages

7.

This Act shall be known as the Code of Agrarian Reforms of the Philippines

a)

RA 6657

b)

RA 6389

c)

RA 386

d)

RA 456

8.

What happens when a partnership for a fixed term or particular undertaking continues after its termination without any express agreement

a)

The partnership automatically dissolves and all rights end.

b)

A new partnership must be formed with a written agreement.

c)

the rights and duties of the partners remain the same as they were at such termination

d)

none of the above

9.

A quarry permit shall have a term of , renewable for like periods but not to exceed a total term of . No quarry permit shall be issued or granted on any area covered by a mineral agreement or financial or technical assistance agreement.

a)

10 years, 35 years

b)

5 years, 25 years

c)

3 years, 15 years

d)

4 years, 20 years

10.

Securing the Original Certificate of Title judicially in ordinary or cadastral proceedings under the Torrens System, actually begins with the:

a)

Filing with the court, of the application for registration of title or petition for Cadastral Proceedings by the applicant for the Director of Lands, respectively

b)

Survey and approval of the plan thereof by the Director of Lands

c)

Publication of the notice of filing and hearing of the application/petition

d)

Notification of adjacent owners or all persons who have interest in the property

11.

The following persons are qualified to acquire homestead, Filipino citizens over the age of 18 years or the head of the family, not an owner of more than 12 hectares of land in the Philippines nor has had the benefit of any gratuitous allotment of more than 12 hectares of land since the occupation of the Philippines by the US with an area not exceeding:

a)

24 hectares

b)

12 hectares

c)

7 hectares

d)

48 hectares

12.

The right pertaining to the owner of a thing over everything which is produced thereby, or which is incorporated or attached thereto, either naturally or artificially is known as:

a)

Accession

b)

Alluvion

c)

Avulsion

d)

Accretion

13.

All properties obtained by the husband and wife during their marriage is known as:

a)

Conjugal Property

b)

Paraphernal Property

c)

Capital Property

d)

Patrimonial Property

14.

The Public Land Act mandates that Mang Berto agrees that a strip of meters wide starting from the bank of the river be demarcated as a legal easement.

a)

5

b)

40

c)

3

d)

20

15.

The of a thing owned or held in common maybe divided.

a)

co-heir

b)

heir

c)

successor

d)

value

16.

Who is authentic to verify whether or not the land application of Mang Pablo is already covered by a land patent/title or an existing public land application?

a)

CENRO

b)

PENRO

c)

Hearing Officer

d)

Records Officer

17.

If he fails to pay an aggregate of three (3) annual amortizations, land awarded to him may be foreclosed by the .

a)

PARC

b)

DENR

c)

LBP

d)

DAR

18.

The agrarian reform program is founded on the right of farmers who are landless to own the lands they till.

a)

directly

b)

indirectly

c)

thru tenancy

d)

thru leasehold

19.

A permit issued by the DENR to an individual for his temporary occupation and use of a tract of land not covered by a regular public land application is called permit.

a)

revocable

b)

homestead

c)

provisional

d)

ordinary

20.

The agrarian reform program is founded on the right of farmers and regular who are landless, to directly or collectively the lands they till.

a)

landlords, cultivate

b)

landowners, till

c)

farmworkers, own

d)

tenants, farm

21.

A title refers to the to own a property.

a)

public land

b)

tax declaration

c)

legal right

d)

Free Patent application

22.

To maintain the integrity of land registration, possessor of entitled to receive the fullest protection of the law.

a)

a Torrens title

b)

an A & D land

c)

an agricultural land

d)

a tax declaration

23.

Voluntary dealings done by the owner over a titled property, include but are NOT limited to the following:

I.  Sale

II.  Mortgage

III.  Expropriation

IV.  Lease

a)

I, II, III

b)

I, II, IV

c)

II, III, IV

d)

I, III, IV

24.

Any individual who obtains a reconstituted certificate of land title through deceit or other means of fraud shall be penalized by an imprisonment of not less than two years but not exceeding years.

a)

6

b)

3

c)

5

d)

10

25.

For a regular lot single detached Economic Housing Project, the minimum lot frontage is meters.

a)

8

b)

10

c)

3

d)

6

26.

RA 7652 is also known as:

a)

Philippine Mining Act of 1995

b)

Investors' Lease Act

c)

Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992

d)

Small Scale Mining Program Act

27.

What is defined as the law governing the consistency of actions and sequences observed in nature?

a)

Physical law

b)

State law

c)

Civil law

d)

Moral law

28.

Which of the following laws is commonly referred to as positive law?

a)

Ethical law

b)

State law

c)

Physical law

d)

Netherlands law

29.

What characteristic of law indicates that it imposes a duty to obey?

a)

Innovative structure

b)

Obligatory nature

c)

Voluntary participation

d)

Variable enforcement

30.

What aspect of law is highlighted by its characteristic of imposing sanctions for non-compliance?

a)

Ambiguity

b)

Obligatory nature

c)

Flexibility

d)

Discretionary power

31.

Which of the following describes a quasi-delict?

a)

A contract that fails to be executed as planned.

b)

An agreement that leads to unforeseen consequences.

c)

Damage caused by negligence without a contractual relation.

d)

An injury caused intentionally by one party to another.

32.

What legal consequence is associated with crimes or acts punished by law?

a)

They may lead to civil liability as a consequence of a criminal offense.

b)

They provide grounds for establishing quasi-delicts automatically.

c)

They create contracts between the parties involved.

d)

They must always result in restitution to the victim.

33.

What is the role of negligence in a quasi-delict situation?

a)

Negligence is irrelevant in quasi-delicts.

b)

Negligence cancels out any need for compensation.

c)

Negligence must be proven to establish any contractual obligations.

d)

Negligence establishes grounds for liability for damages.

34.

What is the role of administrative orders, regulations, and rulings?

a)

They clarify or explain the law.

b)

They replace existing laws.

c)

They interpret judicial decisions.

d)

They are established customs.

35.

Which of the following is NOT considered a source of law?

a)

Customs

b)

administrative regulations

c)

Judicial decisions

d)

public opinion

36.

What distinguishes judicial decisions as a source of law?

a)

They are created by public consensus.

b)

They are binding on subordinate courts.

c)

They are only recommendations.

d)

They come from legislative bodies.

37.

Can DAR / PARC take immediate cognizance of any agrarian dispute or contrives under CARP?

a)

No, it should first pass through PARC.

b)

Yes, DAR can immediately take action in order to facilitate section thereof.

c)

No, it should first pass through the PARC who shall endorse the same to the PARC.

d)

Yes, DARAB can take immediate action.

38.

The allowable area for mining exploration by an individual in any one province is twenty (20) meridional blocks or equal equivalent to hectares.

a)

1,500

b)

1,620

c)

2,620

d)

500

39.

Is tax declaration and payment of taxes thereon a proof of ownership?

a)

Yes, because there are no other applicants.

b)

No, you are not paying taxes religiously.

c)

Yes, because you believe you are the owner of the land.

d)

No, it is not a conclusive proof of ownership.

40.

Is an alluvial deposit on land formed by accretion automatically belongs to the littoral owner?

a)

Yes, the adjoining owner becomes the owner.

b)

Yes, because it can be acquired through possession.

c)

No, because it is a part of the public domain.

d)

No, because the land is not yet surveyed by a G.E.

41.

A titled property left by their parents was sold by four of the five forced heirs without the knowledge of one of the heirs who is living in an adjacent town. Is the sale valid?

a)

Yes, because one of the heirs was able to buy a house & lot.

b)

No, because of estoppel against the other heir.

c)

No, because of the exclusion of one of the heirs.

d)

Yes, because the deed of sale is already notarized.

42.

The decision of the reconstituting officer or the Register of Deeds under RA 6732 is subject to the final review and or decision of the LRA Administrator, he may the said decision.

I. Reverse

II. Modify

III. Affirm

a)

II & III

b)

I, II & III

c)

I & II

d)

I & III

43.

Before the delineation of the boundaries of the ancestral domain of a particular indigenous community, the NCP shall require the following:

I.  Testimonies of elders or community leaders under oath.

II.  Documents directly or indirectly attesting to the occupation of the area since time immemorial by the applicants

III.   Written accounts of the concerned indigenous cultural communities of their political structures and institutions.

a)

I & II

b)

II & III

c)

I & III

d)

I, II & III

44.

A forty (40) meters easement for public use must be indicated in the cadastral map, if the area is situated in areas.

a)

Institutional

b)

Agricultural

c)

industrial

d)

commercial

45.

Survey plans should indicate a general classification of lands such as residential lot, home lot, rice land, sugar cane land if the area of such lot is:

a)

10 hectares

b)

Less than 1 hectare

c)

4 hectares

d)

2 hectares

46.

Isolated surveys conducted by registered GE shall submit the survey returns to Bureau of Lands for a period starting from the date of start of the field work within:

a)

2 months

b)

4 months

c)

1 month

d)

3 months

47.

An act to prescribe certain provisions concerning tenancy contracts on land planted to sugar cane as amended.

a)

RA 4113

b)

RA 6657

c)

RA 6389

d)

RA 1085

48.

    Refers to payment to the claim-owners or surface right-owners particularly during the transition period from Presidential Decree No.

463 and Executive Order No. 279, series of 1987.

a)

special allowance

b)

utilization

c)

net assets

d)

gross output

49.

      A block or meridional block is approximately equal to            

a)

80 has

b)

100 has

c)

81 has

d)

50 has

50.

A forty (40) meters easement for public use must be indicated in the cadastral map if the area is situated in areas.

a)

Urban

b)

Industrial

c)

Agricultural

d)

Forest

51.

A large natural/near-natural area. Preserve and primarily for scientific and recreational use.

a)

Natural Biotic Areas

b)

Natural Park

c)

Protected Landscapes and Seascapes

d)

Natural Monument

52.

A relatively isolated and uninhabited area with natural resource preserved for future use.

a)

Natural Biotic Areas

b)

Wildlife Sanctuary

c)

Resource Reserve

d)

Strict Nature Reserve

53.

A three (3) meters easement for public use must be indicated in the cadastral map if the area is situated in areas.

a)

Urban

b)

Industrial

c)

Agricultural

d)

Commercial

54.

Any concentration of minerals/rocks with potential economic value is called

a)

Mineral Land

b)

Mineral Area

c)

Mining Area

d)

Mineral Resource

55.

In the two modes of titling lands as authorized by our laws, the resulting output from the Bureau of Land (through administrative process) is the patent, while the resulting output from the Land Registration Authority (through judicial process) is the:

a)

Certificate of Title

b)

Deed of Absolute Sale

c)

Tax Declaration

d)

Transfer Certificate of Patent

56.

The gradual accumulation of soil or land abutting or adjoining the banks of rivers and streams become part of the land to which it abuts and belongs to owner thereof, called the:

a)

Beneficial Owner

b)

Riparian Owner

c)

Adjoining Owner

d)

Alluvial Depositor

57.

Land Registration proceedings of the issuance of the titles thru court hearing is said to be in rem because it is taken against the:

a)

Adverse Claimants

b)

Government

c)

The whole world

d)

Previous Landowners

58.

Under the 1935 Constitution lands of the public domain were classified into three classes: under the present constitution there now four classes, the new class added being the:

a)

Military reservations

b)

National parks

c)

Mineral lands

d)

Agricultural Zones

59.

The Regalian Doctrine states that all mineral belong to the:

a)

Locator

b)

Surface owner

c)

State

d)

Mining Companies

60.

The following are the limitations on the right of ownership imposed by the owner himself, except:

a)

Will/Succession

b)

Mortgage

c)

Pledge

d)

Lease

61.

Any Filipino citizen can acquire A&D lands of the public domain through lease, provided it is not more than hectares.

a)

1000

b)

500

c)

12

d)

24

62.

Which characteristic does NOT refer to an avulsion?

a)

Accretion is sudden

b)

There is detachment then attachment

c)

Accretion can be identified

d)

Accretion cannot be identified

63.

Which mode of acquisition was discontinued under the CARPER?

a)

Voluntary offer to sell

b)

Voluntary land transfer

c)

Compulsory acquisition

d)

Public auction

64.

Which of these is an immovable property?

a)

Shares of stock of agricultural, commercial and industrial entities

b)

Fertilizer actually used on a piece of land

c)

Forces of nature which are brought under control by science

d)

Obligations and actions which have for their object movables or demandable sums

65.

Retention Limit of Landowners under CARL:

a)

5 hectares

b)

4 hectares

c)

3 hectares

d)

2 hectares

66.

Each child of the landowner may be awarded of land. According to CARL

a)

5 hectares

b)

4 hectares

c)

3 hectares

d)

2 hectares

67.

Each child of the landowner may be awarded with land Subject to the following qualifications:

a)

that he is at least fifteen years of age

b)

that he is actually tilling the land or directly managing the farm

c)

Both

d)

None of these

68.

PARC means:

a)

Presidential Agrarian Reform Council

b)

Provincial Agrarian Reform Council

c)

Presidential Agrarian Reform Committee

d)

Provincial Agrarian Reform Committee

69.

PARCCOM means:

a)

Provincial Agrarian Reform Coordinating Committee

b)

Presidential Agrarian Reform Coordinating Committee

c)

Presidential Agrarian Reform Coordinating Council

d)

Provincial Agrarian Reform Coordinating Council

70.

The following are Mode of Compensation for the Landowner except:

a)

Cash payment

b)

Shares of stock

c)

Tax credits

d)

BSP bonds

71.

PD 27, specifically targets and lands.

a)

rice; corn

b)

corn; sugar cane

c)

rice; sugar cane

d)

All of these

72.

Court Created by RA 3844

a)

Court of Agrarian Relations

b)

Court of First Instance

c)

Regional Trial Court

d)

Court of Appeals

73.

RA 10023 is

a)

Free Patent Act

b)

Agrarian Reform Law

c)

Water code of the Philippines

d)

None of the above

74.

Under the 1987 Philippine Constitution, who is the owner of all natural resources, excluding agricultural lands?

a)

Private corporations

b)

Filipino citizens

c)

The State

d)

Indigenous communities

75.

What is the maximum renewable period, in years, for agreements involving the exploration, development, and utilization of natural resources according to the 1987 Philippine Constitution?

a)

10

b)

15

c)

20

d)

25

76.

Which of the following is a classification of lands of the public domain as per Article XII, Section 3 of the Philippine Constitution?

a)

Residential

b)

Commercial

c)

Agricultural

d)

Industrial

77.

Which of the following is classified as a protected area under the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act (RA 7586)?

a)

Urban area

b)

Industrial zone

c)

Strict nature reserve

d)

Agricultural Park

78.

Who are the priority beneficiaries in the distribution of lands under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program?

a)

Foreign investors

b)

Urban developers

c)

Agricultural lessees and share tenants

d)

Industrial workers

79.

According to the Public Land Act (CA 141), which of the following is a mode of government grant for disposing of public lands suitable for agriculture?

a)

Lease

b)

Rental

c)

Homestead

d)

Concession

80.

What is a characteristic of a "Natural Park" as defined in the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act (RA 7586)?

a)

It is materially altered by human activity.

b)

Extractive resource use is allowed.

c)

It is maintained to protect natural and scenic areas.

d)

It is a small area focused on protecting small features.

81.

What is the primary function of the Protected Areas Management Board (PBMB)?

a)

Enacting new environmental laws

b)

Allocating budgets and approving funding proposals

c)

Promoting tourism in the region

d)

Resolving land disputes

82.

According to the Public Land Act, what is the primary condition for an applicant to be entitled to a homestead patent?

a)

Being a foreign investor

b)

Having a large-scale business

c)

Cultivating and improving the land

d)

Owning other properties

83.

Which of the following agreements involves the DENR granting a person the right to develop, utilize and manage a small tract of forestland?

a)

Private Land Ownership Agreement (PLOA)

b)

Socialized Industrial Forest Management Agreement (SIFMA)

c)

Commercial Logging Permit (CLP)

d)

Forest Lease Agreement (FLA)

84.

In the manual for land surveys procedure, establishment of geodetic control points by connecting to existing control, the connection shall be made to control on the same on higher order of accuracy; to achieve 3rd order, the minimum number of observations is.

a)

2

b)

5

c)

3

d)

4

85.

What kind of watershed area the needs immediate protection and rehabilitation is support to existing and future hydrostatic powers irrigation and domestic water needs.

a)

Virgin Forest

b)

Agro forestry

c)

Private reforestation project

d)

Critical watershed

86.

The cancelation of Free patent between the grantee and the.

a)

Applicant/Grantee

b)

LRA/Register of deeds

c)

DARAB/PARO

d)

DENR/LMB

87.

In housing subdivision of titled property, it is necessary to determine the extent of property before topographic survey hence, a need of.

a)

Relocation survey

b)

Resurvey

c)

Verification survey

d)

Amendment survey

88.

Advance survey shall be made only after a written authority is secured, upon recommendation of the.

a)

Chief of Cadastral

b)

Chief Surveys Division

c)

Regional Technical Director for Lands

d)

Regional Executive Director

89.

The survey returns of geodetic engineers who violate any provisions of the revised regulations on land surveys shall be.

a)

Delayed verification and approval

b)

Denied approval

c)

Reprimanded

d)

Fined and imprisoned at the discretion of the court

90.

License to harvest timber forest land shall automatically terminate the moment all harvestable timber has been utilized. This is also known as.

a)

Annual allowable cut

b)

Selective logging

c)

Permit to transport

d)

Timber license agreement

91.

In case of claims and conflicts arising from residential free patent application, the case shall be resolved within?

a)

1 year

b)

90 days

c)

120 days

d)

160 days

92.

What is meant by the doctrine of self-help as applied in private property?

a)

To till the land using indigenous materials

b)

To till the land with the use of tenants

c)

To make the land productive

d)

To use force to repel unlawful possession

93.

The government grants to the contractor the exclusive right to conduct mining operations within a contract area and shares in the goes in the gross output. The contractor shall provide the financing, technology, management and personnel necessary for the implementation of this agreement.

a)

Mineral Production Sharing Agreement

b)

Co- Production Agreement

c)

Joint Venture Agreement

d)

All of the above

94.

The government shall provide input to the mining operations other than the mineral resource.

a)

Mineral Production Sharing Agreement

b)

Co- Production Agreement

c)

Joint Venture Agreement

d)

All of the above

95.

A joint venture company is organized by the government and the contractor with both parties having equity shares. Aside from earnings in equity, the government shall be entitled to a share in the goes output.

a)

Mineral Production Sharing Agreement

b)

Co- Production Agreement

c)

Joint Venture Agreement

d)

All of the above

96.

Is a privilege granted by the state to a person to occupy and possess, in consideration of a specified rentals in any forest land of the public domain in order to undertake any authorized activity therein.

a)

Lease

b)

License

c)

License Agreement

d)

Permit

97.

Is a privilege granted by the state in a person to utilize forest resources within any forest lands without any right of occupation and possession over the same to the exclusion of others or established and operate wood processing plant or conduct any activity involving the utilization of any forest resources.

a)

Lease

b)

License

c)

License Agreement

d)

Permit

98.

It is a privilege granted by the state to a person to utilize forest resources within any forest land with the right of position and occupation thereof to the exclusion of others, except the government but with the corresponding obligation to develop protect and rehabilitate the same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in said agreement.

a)

Lease

b)

License

c)

License Agreement

d)

Permit

99.

It is a short-term privilege or authority granted by a state to a person to utilize any limited forest resources are undertake a limited activity within any forest lands without any right of occupation and possession therein.

a)

Lease

b)

License

c)

License Agreement

d)

Permit

100.

    The following are the steps in an ordinary and voluntary land registration case, except.

a)

Filing of application for registration by the applicant

b)

Setting of the date for the initial hearing of the application by the court

c)

Entry of the patent of registration in the Land Registration Authority

d)

Hearing of the case in court