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1. Map is the ______ projection of the earth's surface. b) Orthographic

a) Perspective;
b) Orthographic

2. Reconnaissance survey is being carried out in c) Office followed

a) Office; by field work.
b) Field;
c) Office followed by field work;
d) Field work followed by office work

3. Clarity, Order, Balance, Contrast, Unity, Harmony are c) Map design

elements of
a) Map layout;
b) Mapping symbol;
c) Map design

4. LISSCAD, SURFER, CARLSON are some of the soft- (b) mapping survey
ware for data.
(a) processing GPS data
(b) mapping survey data.
(c) processing total station data

5. Most important specification/s for topographic map a. Scale and con-

making is/are tour interval
a. Scale and contour interval;
b. Scale;
c. Contour interval;

6. Most important consideration for preparation of map a) Scale

is
a) Scale;
b) Plotting accuracy;
c) Generalisation of details;
d) Contour interval.

7. In 1:10000 scale with plotting dimension 0.2 millime- d) 2meter

ter, the least dimension of the object that
may be plotted is
a) 2 millimeter

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b) 2 centimeter
c) 20 centimeter
d) 2meter

8. Process of selecting important details and to leave c) Generalisation of

out irrelevant objects during map making is details
known as
a) Scale;
b) Plotting accuracy;
c) Generalisation of details;
d) Contour interval.

9. Accuracy of location and distances for preparation of c) 95%

a map should have confidence level
a) 85%
b) 90% Clarity,
c) 95%
d) 99%

10. ______ does not belong to the category of carto- a) Grid

graphic elements of a map.
a) Grid;
b) Bar scale;
c) Cardinal direction;
d) Legends

11. ArcMap is b) A module of Ar-

a) An independent software for automated mapping; cGIS for automated
b) A module of ArcGIS for automated mapping; mapping
c) A CADD software;
d) A design software for automated mapping

12. For making of a map, the operation which is not d) Manipulation

required for preparation of data is
a) Transformation;
b) Reduction;
c) Conversion;
d) Manipulation.

13. c) Registration;
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Topographic map from planimetric map and contour
map need
a) Addition;
b) Superposition;
c) Registration;
d) Orientation.

14. In digital land surveying, establishment of control b) Data preparation

point does not consider
a) Planning;
b) Data preparation;
c) Field survey;
d) Processing.

15. Digital land surveying conducted in sequence of a) Establishment

a) Establishment of control point, Collection of field of control point,
details, Automated mapping; Collection of field
b) Collection of field details, Establishment of control details, Automated
point, Automated mapping; mapping
c) Establishment of control point, Automated map-
ping, Collection of field details;
d) Automated mapping, Collection of field details,
Establishment of control point.

16. Precision of a survey map depends on (select 2) c) Plotting dimen-

a) Dimension of object to be represented; sion
b) Precision of survey measurement; d) Scale
c) Plotting dimension;
d) Scale

17. Specification for a map (select 2) (a) is required to

(a) is required to provide a set of uniform standards provide a set of uni-
for guiding the production of maps form standards for
(b) is defined in terms of accuracy coordinates of guiding the produc-
points, ground distances and elevations at tion of maps
the 85% confidence level. (d) protects map
(c) should be mentioned in the legend box of map. consumer rights
(d) protects map consumer rights

18.
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Identify the incorrect statements: (select two) b) Most important
a) Automated mapping is commonplace for map component of au-
drafting, now-a-days. tomated mapping
b) Most important component of automated mapping is computer hard-
is computer hardware. ware.
c) Automated mapping is done by operator making d) Automated map
use of mapping software. is produced by
d) Automated map is produced by making use of making use of map-
mapping software only. ping software only

19. Steps for digital map making DOES NOT include: d) Taking of printout
a)Preparation of grid;
b)Import of cloud of points;
c) Drawing of objects and contours;
d) Taking of printout.

20. Automated mapping consists of different steps in (a) Preparation of

sequence of grid, Import of data,
(a) Preparation of grid, Import of data, placing carto- placing cartograph-
graphic elements, drawing contours. ic elements, draw-
(b) Preparation of grid, drawing objects, placing car- ing contours.
tographic elements, Import of data; (c) Preparation of
(c) Preparation of control network, Import of data, control network,
drawing objects, drawing contours. Import of data,
(d) Preparation of control network, Preparation of drawing objects,
grid, Import of data, drawing objects. drawing contours.

21. Elevation, relief, and slope on a topographic map are c. Contour lines
shown using symbols called __.
a. GPS Units
b. Spot Elevations
c. Contour Lines
d. Contour Intervals
e. Pixels

22. It refers to that part of the shore which is alternately c. Foreshore Land
covered and uncovered by the ebb and the flow of the
equinoctial tide.
a. Buffer zone
b. Shoreline
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c. Foreshore Land
d. Salvage Zone
e. Easement

23. It means any area where mineral resources, as herein a. Mineral Land
defined, are found.
a. Mineral Land
b. Mineral Deposits
c. Mineral Claim
d. Mineral Reserve
e. Mineral Lodge

24. Under the Mining Code, it means the land or body a. Contract Area
of water delineated under a Mineral agreement or
Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA)
subject to the relinquishment obligations of the con-
tractor and properly defined by longitude and lati-
tude.
a. Contract Area
b. Mineral Lease
c. Lease Coverage
d. Permit Site
e. FTAA Permit

25. An electromagnetic wave falls on to a boundary be- d. Fresnel Reflec-

tween two losses less homogenous media with dif- tion
ferent refraction indices, a part of the wave is reflect-
ed back to the incident medium and the rest is trans-
mitted on to the second media. This phenomenon is
known as
a. Fresnel Refraction
b. None of these
c. Snell's Law
d. Fresnel Reflection
e. Relative Refraction

26. The asteroid belt is between the orbits of planets b. Mars and Jupiter
a. Venus and Earth
b. Mars and Jupiter
c. Mercury and Venus
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d. Neptune and Uranus
e. Jupiter and Saturn

27. ______ is a type of image matching based on photo- b. Least squares

metric intensities. matching
a. Edge matching
b. Least squares matching
c. Nested modelling
d. Internal alignment
e. Stereo Modelling

28. It refers to geographic-based instruments for plan- c. Ecological Profile

ners and decision-makers, which presents a descrip-
tion of the environmental dissimilative capacity of an
area.
a. Land Use Profile
b. Master Plan
c. Ecological Profile
d. Comprehensive Land Use Plan
e. Disaster Management Plan

29. Killing of animals disturbs _____. d. The balance of

a. None of these nature
b. Good for man
c. Good for the ecosystem
d. The balance of nature
e. Hierarchy of needs

30. It pertains to the user definable angle (in degrees) b. Elevation Mask
below which data measurements from a satellite will Angle
not be used.
a. Angle of Depression
b. Elevation Mask Angle
c. Satellite Mask
d. Reckoning Angle
e. Nadir Convergence

31. The GNSS receiver height of instruments is the dis- b. Antenna phase
tance from the _____ to the survey ______. center, control
a. Antenna top, tripod foot point
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b. Antenna phase center, control point
c. Antenna phase center, tripod point
d. Antenna top, control point

32. Mang Pablo is an applicant of a piece of public d. Deed of Transfer

land for free patent in CENRO Guiguinto, Bulacan.
Upon verification of his public land application, it was
found out that he is not the original survey claimant.
What proof of ownership Mang Pablo should submit
in order that his public land application shall be given
further due course?
a. Letter from the PENRO
b. Sketch Plan
c. Relocation Plan
d. Deed of Transfer

33. Mang Pablo is an applicant of a piece of public land c. From the list of
for free patent in CENRO Guiguinto, Bulacan. How survey claimants
can we verify from CENRO Guiguinto, Bulacan if
Mang Pablo was the original claimant or not?
a. Refer to the records of DAR
b. Letter from the City Assessor
c. From the list of survey claimants
d. From available records of the Land Registration
Authority

34. An individual who occupied a salvage zone is re- b. No, he should im-
quired to pay rentals. Is this in order? mediately be evict-
a. Yes, but he should first apply for a survey authority ed in the area
b. No, he should immediately be evicted in the area
c. Yes, he should be required to pay rentals
d. No, he should first file his free patent applications

35. In geodetic traverse, angular closure is the number of a. Multiplied,

seconds allowable for any angle _____ by the _____ square
root of the number of angles in the traverse.
a. Multiplied, square
b. multiplied, cube
c. Divided, cube
d. divided square
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36. Is an alluvial deposit on land formed by accretion c. No, because it is

automatically belongs to the littoral owner? a part of the public
a. Yes, the adjoining owner becomes the owner. domain
b. Yes, because it can be acquired through posses-
sion.
c. No, because it is a part of the public domain
d. No, because the land is not yet surveyed by a
Geodetic Engineer

37. Is tax declaration and payment of taxes thereon a d. No, it is not a

proof of ownership? conclusive proof of
a. Yes, because there are no other applicants ownership
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

38. The action for annulment of a contract where one of 4

parties is incapable of giving consent to a contract
and where the consent is vitiated by mistake, vio-
lence, intimidation, undue influence or fraud shall be
brought within ________ years.

39. From the date of approval of the application and for 5

a term of ________ years from and after the date
of issuance of the patent or grant, lands acquired
under the free patent or homestead cannot be subject
to encumbrance or alienable, except in favor of the
government or any of its branches.

40. Notice of lis pendens can only be removed from an- Court Order
notation on the title by:

41. The immovable that which is the subject of the ease- Servient estate
ment is called.

42. Who is the officer authorized under Public Land Act d. All of the above
to administer oath relative to public land applica-
tions?
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a. Judge of RTC
b. Director of Lands
c. Chief of Survey Division of the Bureau of Lands
d. All of the above

43. Each conveyance of the land acquired under free a. The date of exe-
patent or homestead provisions of the law, when cution of the deed
proper, is subjected to repurchase by the applicant, of sale or con-
his widow or legal heirs, within a period of 5 years veyance
from:
a. The date of execution of the deed of sale or con-
veyance
b. The date of registration of the office of the Register
of Deeds
c. The date of approval of the transfer of the certificate
of title
d. Thirty days after the registration of the deed of sale
in the office of RD.

44. Natural born citizens of the Philippines who is not an Bureau of Lands
owner of more than 24 hectares of land who since
June 12, 1945 or prior thereto continuously occupied
and cultivated either by himself or through his prede-
cessors in interest on public lands which is subject
to disposition could obtain free patent thru:

45. All other actions whose periods are not fixed in 5

this code or in other laws must be brought within
____________ years from the time the right of action
accrues.

46. A type of obligation both parties are mutually bound Bilateral Obligation
to each other.

47. Real actions over immovable prescribe after 30

_________ years.

48. The ownership of personal property also prescribes 8

through uninterrupted possession for ________
years without need of any other condition.
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49. The right or power of a person to demand from anoth- Personal Right
er as a definite passive subject, the fulfillment of the
latter obligation.

50. An obligation which is based on equity and natural d. natural

law is known as:
a. Pure
b. Quasi-contract
c. Civil
d. natural

51. In modes of titling as authorized by our laws, the Certificate of Title

resulting output from the Bureau of Lands , through
administration process is the patent (free patent)
while the resulting output from LRA through judicial
process:

52. Increase of the earth on a bank of river or on the side b. Alluvion

of the sea is called
a. Island formation
b. Alluvion
c. Avulsion
d. accession

53. What is the effect of continues payment of Real Es- a. Circumstantial

tate taxes over a parcel of land which is subject of evidence in pos-
application? session of land
a. Circumstantial evidence in possession of land
b. Subject property is assured to the applicant
c. Application is processed earlier
d. Application fees are reduced

54. Actions to recover movable shall prescribe ________ 8

years from the time the possession thereof is lost,
unless the possessor has acquired the ownership by
prescription for a less period.

55. Land Management

Bureau
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Which agency of the government can bring action
in court in order to revert a private land back to the
government?

56. Adverse claim over a title property can be subjected a. 30 days

to a verified petition only after:
a. 30 days
b. 90 days
c. 45 days
d. 60 days

57. Who has direct executive control over classification, a. Director of Lands
leases, sales and other forms of concession and dis-
position and management of public lands:
a. Director of Lands
b. President of the Philippines
c. Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources
d. Regional Trial Court

58. What office would you file an application for purchase Director of Land
of public agricultural land? Management Bu-
reau

59. A mortgage actions prescribes after _______ years. 10

60. A decision of land registration cases is rendered by 30 days

the court as soon as the evidence of both parties
have been submitted. It does not become final until
an expiration of ___________ days from the date of
the notice.

61. Administration and disposition of public domain is Land Management

vested in the? Bureau

62. The action to claim rescission must be within 4

_______ years.

63. The ownership of movable prescribes through un- 4

interrupted possession for ________ years in good
faith.
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64. A roughly straight-line configuration of three or more Syzygy

celestial bodies in a gravitational system.

65. 1 knot is ________ m/s 0.514 m/s

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