Laws - Problem Set 1

1. What republic act was enacted to conserve, protect and manage caves and cove resources as part of the country's natural wealth?
• RA 1199
• RA 9072
• RA 7160
• RA 456
2. Act No. 4054 provides that the duration of a tenancy contract depends on the stipulation of the parties. If there is no such stipulation, what is the duration?
• Court will fix the duration for the parties
• 1 agricultural year
• Continuous until one party notifies the other of its desire to terminate the contract
• 3 years
3. Within Urban Zones legitimate tenants who have resided on the land for 10 years or more who have built their homes on the land and residents who have legally occupied the lands by contract, continuously for the last 10 years shall not be dispossessed of the land and shall be allowed the __________ the same within a reasonable time and at reasonable prices.
• right of redemption
• right of first refusal to purchase
• right of expropriation
• development rights
4. Which of the following lands are covered by Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992?
• Those actually used for national defense and security of the State
• Those set aside for government offices an not used for 10 years
• Those used or set aside for parks, forests and watersheds
• Those included in the coverage of RA 6657
5. Under PD 957, what is the specification required for a planting strip when the right-of-way is 12m.?
• 1.3m.
• 1.2m.
• 0.8m.
• 0.6m.
6. It is any natural mineral formation or deposit occurring in a cave or lava tube, including but not limited to any stalactite, stalagmite, helictite, cave flower, flowstone, concretion, drapery, rimstone or formation of clay or mud.
• Speleothem
• Significant Cave
• Speleogem
• Cave
7. What law prohibits registration of documents affecting real property which is delinquent in payment of real estate taxes?
• RA 456
• RA 1700
• RA 1227
• RA 224
8. As a mode of extinguishment of obligations, __________ refers to the conveyance of a thing as an accepted equivalent performance.
• Condonation
• Payment by Cesion
• Dation in Payment
• Legal Tender
9. If a registered owner of a parcel of land wishes to convert the land into a subdivision project, he should submit subdivision plan to __________.
• Director of Lands
• National Housing Authority
• Land Registration Authority
• Housing and Land Regulatory Board
10. All these staff sectoral bureaus of the Department of Agrarian Reform except:
• Bureau of Land Acquisition and Distribution
• Bureau of Settlement Assistance and Community Work
• Bureau of Land Development
• Bureau of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Development