1. Agricultural lands of the public domain may resolution.
The CENRO shall apply alternative
be further classified:
1. NATIONAL PARK
2. INDUSTRIAL
3. COMMERCIAL
4. RESIDENTIAL
A. 1,3,4
B. 1,2,3
C. 2,3,4
D. 1,2,4
2. At least two of the seven commissioners of
the national commission of indigenous
people are?
A. Teachers
B. Women
C. Engineers
D. Negritos
Section 40. Composition. - The NCIP shall be an
independent agency under the Office of the President
and shall be composed of seven (7) Commissioners
belonging to ICCs/IPs, one (1) of whom shall be the
Chairperson. The Commissioners shall be appointed
by the President of the Philippines from a list of
recommendees submitted by authentic ICCs/IPs:
Provided, That the seven (7) Commissioners shall be
appointed specifically from each of the following
ethnographic areas: Region I and the Cordilleras;
Region II; the rest of Luzon; Island Groups including
Mindoro, Palawan, Romblon, Panay and the rest of
the Visayas; Northern and Western Mindanao;
Southern and Eastern Mindanao; and Central
Mindanao: Provided, That at least two (2) of the
seven (7) Commissioners shall be women.
3. In case of claims and conflicts arising from
residential free patent application, the case
shall be resolved within?
A. 1 yr
B. 90 days
C. 120 days
D. 160 days
6.8. The CENRO shall fast track the resolution of all
claims and conflicts arising from residential free
patent applications within120 days and shall notify
the conflicting parties within 15 days from the date of
dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms in the
resolution of claims and conflicts.
4. 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
RA 386, Article 429
The owner or lawful possessor of a thing has the right
to exclude any person from the enjoyment and
disposal thereof. For this purpose, he may use such
force as may be reasonably necessary to repel or
prevent an actual or threatened unlawful physical
invasion or usurpation of his property. (n)
Reference Case: People vs Depante, C.A., 58 O.G.
926
5. On matters of decision making, relative to
the rights and destinies of the indigenous
people, are they given mandatory
representation in policy making including
local legislative bodies?
A. They don’t know how to read
and write
B. It is not mandatory
C. Yes, they have the right to
fully participate
D. They are
6. For primary project control surveys, the area
controlled is above 15 000 has and its
relative error is?
A. 1/ 120 000
B. 1/ 25 000
C. 1/ 15 000
D. 1/ 20 000
7. Who approves mineral land surveys?
A. DENR under secretary for
mines
 B. RTD LMS, now ARD for
technical Services
C. MGB regional Director
D. MGB bureau director
8. Are free patent grantees covered by Carp?
A. Yes, if the area is less than 5
has
B. Yes, they are covered
C. No, because the law is specific
D. No, they are not
9. Mang Jose, an OFW in the Kindom of Saudi
Arabia, authorized verbally his 2nd degree
cousin (his agent) to sell his 2 has
agricultural land to Mario. The sale was
consummated, is it valid?
A. No, it is not because Mang
Jose is in S. Arabia
B. Yes, because prior authority is
not necessary
C. Yes, written and verbal
authorities are the same
D. No, it is not because there is
no written authority
It is not valid because there is no written
authority. According to Article 1878 of the Civil
Code, special power of attorney is necessary in
case a contract is entered by which the ownership
of an immovable is transferred or acquired either
gratuitously or for a valuable consideration. The
instant case involves the sale or transfer of an
immovable property. Hence, a written authority is
necessary.
Art. 748. The donation of a movable may be made
orally or in writing. An oral donation requires the
simultaneous delivery of the thing or of the document
representing the right donated. If the value of the
personal property donated exceeds five thousand
pesos, the donation and the acceptance shall be made
in writing, otherwise, the donation shall be void.
(632a)
Article 1403. The following contracts are
unenforceable, unless they are ratified:
2(d) An agreement for the sale of goods, chattels or
things in action, at a price not less than five hundred
pesos, unless the buyer accept and receive part of
such goods and chattels, or the evidences, or some of
them, of such things in action or pay at the time some
part of the purchase money; but when a sale is made
by auction and entry is made by the auctioneer in his
sales book, at the time of the sale, of the amount and
kind of property sold, terms of sale, price, names of
the purchasers and person on whose account the sale
is made, it is a sufficient memorandum;
10. Any unknown deposits of money, jewelry
and other precious objects within the public
lands, the lawful owner of which does not
appear is?
A. Owned by legal heirs
B. Hidden treasure
C. Yamashita’s treasure
D. mislaid treasure
What is the concept of hidden treasure?
1. Hidden and unknown
2. Unknown owner
3. Consists of Money, jewels, or other
precious objects. (Not raw materials)
11. Mr. A is the owner of a 3 Storey Bldg. he
inherited from his parents, some 86 yrs ago.
The house of Mr. B is a bungalow erected
adjacent to Mr. A. The concerned authorities
ordered Mr. A to demolish his old house
because of the danger of falling that might
cause wraths or injuries to the family of Mr.
B. Mr A refused to demolish his house
because of sentimental reasons. The
authorities and Mr B jointly demolished Mr
A’s house and required him (Mr. A) to pay
the expense incurred therein. Is Mr. A
obliged to pay?
A. Mr A should be paid because
he lost his house
B. Mr A is obliged to pay
C. No, the authorities and Mr B
acted in bad faith
D. No, his house was demolished
without his consent
12. With the use of Engr’s Transit and other
conventional instruments, the angular error
of closure for primary traverse is _______
times the square root of P.
 A. 5.2’’ a. Brgy captain
B. 5’’ b. Servient estate
C. 2.5’’ c. City engineer
D. 10.5’’ d. Dominant estate

13. In case of two municipalities are situated in

opposite shores and that there is less than 30
km marine waters between them, the third
line shall be _____ from the opposite shore
of their respective municipalities as their
municipal waters.
A. Parallel
B. Equidistant
C. Perpendicular
D. Aligned
Municipal waters – include not only streams, lakes,
inland bodies of water and tidal waters within the
municipality which are not included within the
protected areas as defined under Republic Act No.
7586 (The NIPAS Law), public forest, timber lands,
forest reserves or fishery reserves, but also marine
waters included between two (2) lines drawn
perpendicular to the general coastline from points
where the boundary lines of the municipality touch the
sea at low tide and a third line parallel with the general
coastline including offshore islands and fifteen (15)
kilometers from such coastline. Where two (2)
municipalities are so situated on opposite shores that
there is less than thirty (30) kilometers of marine
waters between them, the third line shall be equally
distant from opposite shore of the respective
municipalities.
Civil Code of the Philippines
Article 651 The width of the easement of right of
way shall be that which is sufficient for the needs of
the dominant estate, and may accordingly be changed
from time to time.
16. In case the document showing that an
easementt has already acquired but that
proof or evidence is lost beyond recovery,
How can it be ruled?
a. File a petition in the PENRO where
the land is located
b. It cannot be ruled because the
parties are mortal enemies
c. If the principal evidence is lost, the
owner is also lost
d. Deed of recognition of the owner
of the serviant estate
17. The minimum session length for the rapid or
fast static with 6 or more satellites is
_______ minutes. For 5 to 10 km.
a. 15
b. 30
c. 25
d. 20

The following shall be the minimum session length

14. Can a will and testament can be revoked by for the Rapid/Fast Static Mode:
its testator?
A. No, it is already a public NO OF UP TO 5-10 KMS
SATELLITES 5KMS
document
4 20 min 35 min
B. No, because it is already 5 15 min 25 min
notarized 6 or more 10 min 20 min
C. Yes, it can be revoked after his
death
D. Yes, any time before his
death 18. Are minors who can read and write and of
sound mind be a witness in the execution of
15. The width of the easement of right of way a will and testament?
shall be that which is sufficient for the a. Minors are even qualified for land
Roads of the ______ titles
 b. They should not be discriminated,
hence quialified
c. Yes, They can
d. No They cannot
19. Legal or intestate succession taken place if a
person dies without a ______
a. Relative or parents
b. Relative or guardian
c. Brother or sister
d. Last will and testament
20. Is open dump site allowed under ecological
solid waste management act?
a. Yes it is allowed 15 years after the
affectivity of the law
b. No, it is prohibited
c. They are no sufficient sanitary land
fills
d. Yes, it is allowed
RA 9003. Open dump sites shall not be allowed as
final disposal sites. If an open dump site is existing
within the city or municipality, the plan shall make
provisions for its closure or eventual phase out within
the period specified under the framework and
pursuant to the provisions under Sec. 37 of this Act.
Section 37. Prohibition Against the Use of Open
Dumps for Solid Waste - No open dumps shall be
established and operated, nor any practice or disposal
of solid waste by any person, including LGUs, which
constitutes the use of open dumps for solid wastes, be
allowed after the effectivity of this Acts: Provided,
That within three (3) years after the effectivity of this
Act, every LGU shall convert its open dumps into
controlled dumps, in accordance with the guidelines
set in Sec. 41 of this Act: Provided, further, That no
controlled dumps shall be allowed five (5) years
following the effectivity of this Act.
21. Public lands are under the jurisdiction of the
a. OSG
b. ROD
c. LRA
d. DENR
22. If you acknowledge the existence of an
easement, it is an admission that portion of
your property belongs to _______
a. The servient estate
b. The government
c. Another
d. Dominant estate
The acknowledgment of easement is an admission
that the property belongs to another.( Bogo-Medellin
Milling Co . v CA
23. In case of failure of the concerned
sanggunian to settle …..….. political
boundary dispute, it shall leave a
certification that the copy furnished all the
concerned LGU’s within _____ days.
a. 45
b. 75
c. 30
d. 60
Section 118. Jurisdictional Responsibility for
Settlement of Boundary Dispute. - Boundary disputes
between and among local government units shall, as
much as possible, be settled amicably. To this end:
(e) In the event the sanggunian fails to effect
an amicable settlement within sixty (60)
days from the date the dispute was referred
thereto, it shall issue a certification to that
effect. Thereafter, the dispute shall be
formally tried by the sanggunian concerned
which shall decide the issue within sixty
(60) days from the date of the certification
referred to above
24. Is a patrimonial property of the government
within the commerce of man?
a. Yes, but it is exclusively used by
gov’t entities
b. Yes, because it is considered as a
public property
c. No, because the said property is
exclusively intended for the
Republic of the Philippines
d. No, because the patrimonial
connotes that it is a perpetual of the
state
25. This kind of sustainable management of PD 705. Annual allowable cut is the volume of
lands which increases production of materials, whether of wood or other forest products,
combined agricultural crops, trees and forest that is authorized to be cut regularly from the forest.
plants including animals at the same time is
known as________? 30. A person whose property is transmitted
a. Watershed through succession whether or not he left a
b. Game refuge and wilderness will is referred as _______
c. Industrial tree plantation a. Lesion
d. Agro- forestry b. Decedent
c. Heir
26. The survey returns of geodetic engineers d. Vendee
who violate any provisions of the revised
regulations on land surveys shall be_______ 31. A person whose property is transmitted
a. Delayed verification and approval through who left a will is called _______
b. Denied approval a. Vendor
c. Reprimanded b. Donee
d. Fined and imprisoned at the c. Testator
discretion of the court d. Heir

27. As of June 2016, 162 countries and the

_______ have joined un the convention on
the law of the sea
a. USA
b. UN general assembly
c. Hague
d. European Union

28. Accion Reinvindicatoria is appropriate

when the case _______
a. To be settled in the right to own a
real property
b. Is against an unregistered tenant
c. Is for the recovery of possession
d. To be settled is after the
confirmation of lease contract

29. License to harvest timber forest land shall

automatically terminate the moment all
harvestable timber have been utilized. This
is also known as _______
a. Annual allowable cut
b. Selective logging
c. Permit to transport
d. Timber license agreement