a. i, ii & iii b. ii, iii & iv c. iii, iv & v d. iv, v & i e. iv, v & ii
2. The main plaza and smaller plazas should be surrounded by these principal buildings:
i. the principal church ii. Royal and Town Council House iii. Custom-House iv. Arsenal v. Lodging house
a. i, ii & iii b.i, ii, iii & iv c. iii, iv & v d. iv, v & i e. iv, v & ii
3. The following can be considered as the contribution of the Spanish period to Philippine planning knowledge:
i. Intramuros ii. The Plaza Complex iii the grid layout iv. Churches v. Friar lands
a. i, ii & iii b.i, ii, iii & iv c. iii, iv & v d. iv, v & i e. iv, v & ii
4. The Seeng Kee Co. vs. the City of Manila during Earnshaw’s time in the 1920s, can be considered as the first case
of zoning in the country. The conflict in this case was about:
5. In the Philippine context, the minimum population of a component city and a highly urbanized city
respectively are:
6. The minimum annual income (in pesos) of a highly urbanized city and a component city in the Philippine
context respectively are:
7. The minimum land area (in square kilometers) for Philippine cities and municipalities respectively are:
8. As of 2001, the National Capital Region is composed of thirteen (13) and four (4) municipalities. The three
(3) remaining municipalities are:
i. Navotas ii. Valenzuela iii. Pateros iv. San Juan v. Malabon
a. i,iii & iv b. i, ii & iii c. i, iv & v d. ii, iii & iv e. iii, iv & v
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9. Which of the Philippine Regions have been divided into A & B?
10. On record, how many islands does the Philippines have and what is its total area (in sq. km.) ?
11. The National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) is an attached agency of the:
a. i,iii & iv b. i, ii & iii c. i, iv & v d. ii, iii & iv e. all of the above
a. i,iii,iv & v b. i, ii, iii & iv c. i, iv & v d. ii, iii & iv e. all of the above
16. The light railway transit that traverses from EDSA-Taft Ave. to North Ave. is:
a. activities concerned with the planning and regulation for the management and development of land,
as well as, the preservation, conservation, and rehabilitation of human settlements, habitats and their
natural environment
b. activities concerned with the management and development of land, as well as, the preservation,
conservation, and rehabilitation of the human environment
c. act of planning, designing, specifying, supervising, and giving general administration and responsible
direction for the growth and development of town and cities through appropriate land use
d. the art, science and profession of planning, designing and establishing communities in their totality
together with their environment
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19. Covered as scope of practice of environmental planning as stated in PD 1308 are the following:
i. the protection, conservation and rehabilitation of the natural environment and scenery to enhance
the ecological system and the quality of life
ii. development of a community, town, city and region
iii development of a site for a particular need such as housing, centers for activities concerned with research,
education, culture, recreation, or government, industrial estates, agriculture, and water resources, including
creating a spatial arrangement of buildings, utilities and communication routes
iv. pre-invesment, pre-feasibility, and feasibility engineering studies
v. landscaping and zoning valuation plans
20. The focus in the planning of the earliest human settlements were on:
21. Ebenezer Howard, an early pioneer of the concept of nodal region according to Ratcliffe suggested that the
solution to problems of a large urban area such as London was by:
23. The following are the identified ekistic elements, in order, after nature:
i. society ii. Man iii. Shells iv. Land v. networks
a. i,ii & v b. ii, i, iii & v c. iv, ii, iii & v d. i, ii & iv
24. It is a concept of spatial development that suggests that by investing heavily in capital industries in the large urban
centers, governments in developing countries can stimulate growth that will spread outward to generate regional
development.
25. The following below all pertains to the concept of spatial development usually based on the argument that urban
growth centers—even market towns and intermediate-sized cities – are parasitic; that they allow town-based elites,
large corporations and central government agencies to exploit the rural population and to drain rural areas of their
resources thus investments should not be located in these places, but dispersed in rural areas where people have
direct access to them.
i. agropolitan ii. selective regional closure iii. decentralized territorial iv. rural growth pole
a. i,ii & iii b. i, iii & iv c. i & iii d. ii, iii & iv e. all of the above
In all pursuits the most important thing that we have and can control is
our attitude and mindset affirmed in our trust of ourselves and our Creator.
Be always inspired and challenged.
In time we will be what we envisioned ourselves to be in God’s will.
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