1.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

2.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
3.Which is not a key feature of 'professional' planning process?
A. proactive

B. problem-solving

C.
algorithmic

D. futuristic

E. people-driven
4.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

5.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
6.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
7.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

8.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
9.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, andsocio-cultural change
A. Industrialization

B.
Urbanization

C. Social Transformation

D. Modernization
10.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

11.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
12.The expansion of human populations away from central urban areas into low-density,
monofunctional and usually car-dependent communities, in a process
calledsuburbanization. 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

13.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
14.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

15.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
16.According to Dr Garrett Hardin, in an open access regime without defined property
rights, individuals enjoy freeunlimited 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 publicresource,
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

17.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

18.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
19.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
20.This type of planning has also been called 'synoptic,' 'static', 'normative,' and 'Utopian',
because it assumes a priorthat professional planners have the intellige􀀇nce, noble
in􀀇tentions. and expertise to synthesize extensive data, analyze a relatively predictable
world, and decide rightly on crucial questions ,of broader public interest.
A. equity or activist or advocacy planning

B. Strategic Planning

C. Traditional planning or command planning or imperative planning

D.
Rational-Comprehensive Planning

21.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

22.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

23.Under the Systems Theory of Planning by George Chadwick and Alan Wilson, under
which stage do policy-makersor 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
24.'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 thereforeclosest to which planning
approach?
A.
rational-comprehensive

B. traditional or command planning

C. strategic planning

D. communicative planning
25.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

E. communicate to everyone what is most important

26.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'
27.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.
28.Amember of the advocacy/activist/equityschoolof planning, thisplannerwrote the
classic "Eight policies, Rungs in theLadderCitizen Participation" which describes the
varying degrees of people's involvement in policies,plans, andprograms.
A. Ralph Nader

B. Susan S. Fainstein

C. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

D.
Sherry Arnstein

29.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􀀇g

D.
partnership; delegated power; citizen control

30.For his grid-iron design of ancient Greek settlementssuch 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
31.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.
32.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'
33.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

34.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

35.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

36.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

37.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

38.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
39."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

40."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
41.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

42.The US Supreme Court's decision in 1926 to uphold the power of an LGU to regulate
land use through ordinance inthe 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

43.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
44.Don Arturo Soria y Mata, a Spanish engineer, suggested that the logic of utility
connections (electricity, sewer,concept oftelephone 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
45.Tony Garnier (1917) conceptualized a lush green city of about 35,000 inhabitants
where 'man would rule by h􀀇imself.' thus there would be no police, no churches, no rigid
forms of social control in this Utopian place complete withlandscaped homes, factories,
trade schools, transport and leisure facilities.
A. Esplanade

B. Axle lndustrielle

C. Post-Industrial Motor City

D.
Linear IndustriaI City

46.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

E. Arrange for the occupancy of houses

47.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
48.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

49.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

E.
densification would preserve much open space

50.He proposed the 'neighborhood unit' (1929) as a self-contained 'garden suburb'

bounded by major streets, withshops at intersections and·a school in the middle; its size
would be defined by school's catchment area with a radiusof 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