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FOREST HISTORY, POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION 6. Coastal Environment Program (CEP) is one of the priority
program of DENR since 1995. What Presidential Decree (PD)
1. In 1993 DENR Administrative Order No. 19, S. of 1989 re: the log declared the entire province of Palawan as Mangrove forest
export ban was amended by Administrative Order No. 10. Which reserve?:
of the following are not included in the exemption to the export a. PD 1260 c. PD 2152
ban: b. PD 705 d. PD 1152
a. Lumber product from imported logs
b. Furniture and toys produced from local logs 7. What act regulates the practice of forestry in the Philippines:
c. Picture frames and decorated articles from imported logs a. RA 6239 c. RA 1515
d. Wooden furniture from local or imported logs b. RA 6329 d. RA 6923

2. Administrative Order No. 28, s. of 1993 provided that a marking 8. To protect coastal and estuarine mangrove areas, what
goal sampling check of 5% intensity within each set-up has to be Administrative Order (AO) orders the establishment of buffer
conducted to determine if the number of trees to be left is in zone in there areas:
accordance with the prescribed marking goal. Circular or a. AD 278, S. of 1988 c. AD 76, S. of 1987
rectangular plots. What is the prescribed dimension of b. AD 237, S. of 1988 d. Ad 24, S. of 1987
rectangular plots:
a. 18 x 18 m 9. What is that document given to the individual families, groups or
b. 20 x 50 m communities engaged in ISF program to insure their participation
c. 200 x 10 m and possession of the land:
d. 200 x 5 m a. Certificate of Stewardship c. Permit to plant
d. Award of ownership d. Incentive
3. For Philippine Mahogany species from Mindanao, what is the new
rate of forest charges per cubic meter to be collected per 10. Refers to the process of predicting the likely environmental
Administrative Order No. 40? consequence when implementing project activities:
a. P1218 c. P 1324 a. Eco-profiling c. Environmental impact
b. P1264 d. P 1275 b. Timber inventory assessment
d. Site quality assessment
4. What Administrative Order (AO) regulate the extraction,
assessment, processing and transport of Narra resources: 11. What is the rate of forest charges pursuant to RA No. 7161 and
a. AO No. 12, S. 1994 c. AO No. 54, S. 1993 based on 1992 FOB market price for Philippine Mahogany group
b. AO No. 22, S. 1993 d. AO No. 58, S. 1993 from Mindanao.
a. P1, 000 c. P500
5. In pursuant to the NIPAS Act of 1992 to protect, conserve and b. P817 d. P 200
preserve representative samples of biological diversity, DENR
Memorandum Circular No. 19, S. of 1994 adopted the following 12. What is the DENR Administrative Order stipulating are rate of
species as the banner species of Region 8: forest charges pursuant to RA 7161 and based on FOB market
a. Salago c. Mancono price of forest products.
b. Narek d. Philippine eagle a. DAO No. 40, S. 1991 c. DAO No. 39, S. 1993
b. DAO No. 44, S. 1990 d. DAO No. 44, S. 1987

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13. When was the ban for export of logs cut in natural forest in the
Philippines took effect? 20. The lands of public domain which have been the subject of the
a. Aug. 21, 1986 c. Dec. 21, 1986 present system of classification and declared as not needed for
b. Nov. 24, 1987 d. Jan. 01, 1992 forest purpose
a. Mangrove c. Grasslands
14. What is the legal basis of banning lumber export in the b. A and D land d. Pasture
Philippine?
a. DAO 192, S. 1991 c. DAO 23, S. 1992 21. An area above one hectare or more which is at least 10 %
b. DAO 19, S. 1989 d. DAO 44, S. 1992 stocked with forest trees, wild palms, bamboo, brash and other
plants.
15. Under DAO No. 46 dated October 21, 1992, what premium a. Tree form c. Drainage area
hardwood species was delisted from the original list under DAO b. Agricultural d. Forest
78, S. 1987 ?
a. Narra c. Kamagong 22. Portions of the forest with mean slope of 51% and above and
b. Acacia d. Ipil those above 1,000 in elevation and are banned from logging
since 1992.
16. Starting January 1, 1992, this Administrative Order prohibited a. Virgin forests c. Residual forest
logging in virgin forest. b. Upland farms d. Industrial plantations
a. DAO 19, S. 1991 c. DAO 24, S. 1991
b. DAO 44, S. 1991 d. DAO 2, S. 1991 23. Pure stands of Benguet and Mindoro pine with a crown cover of
10-30 % is called:
17. In 1987, this report of the UN World Commission on a. Closed pine forest c. Protection forest
Environmental  Development (WED) emphasize that b. Endemic forest d. Open pine forest
economic and ecology must be integrated in decision-making
and law making process to protect the environment. This 24. As embodied in PD 1559 - a portion of a public domain set aside
popularized the concept of “ Sustainable Development”. for raising livestock.
a. Our Common Future c. Clean and Green a. Grazing land c. Watershed
b. Sustained yield d. Mother earth b. Upland farms d. Reforestation area

18. Which Administrative Order embodies the policies on the 25. To preserve the scenery, the natural and historic objects and
management development and utilization of mangrove wild animals and plants therein --- has been established
resources? exclusively for this purpose.
a. DAO No. 14, S. 1990 c. DAO No. 24, S. 1990 a. Marine park c. Denuded area
b. DAO No. 15, S. 1990 d. DAO No. 2, S. 1991 b. National park d. Even - aged forest

19. What is the elevation of second-growth (residuals) forest banned 26. A climatic type classified with rainfall more or less evenly
from logging? distributed throughout the year is:
a. 500 m asl c. 40 m asl a. Climatic Type IV c. Climatic Type III
b. Above 1,000 in asl d. 100 m asl b. Climatic Type II d. Climatic Type I

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34. Administrative Order promulgated in 1982 which mandated the

27. ___________ include forest stands in swampy, tidal areas. Department to administer and dispose grazing and forest lands
a. Beach forest c. High forest used for grazing purposes.
b. Mangrove forest d. Low forest a. DAO No. 18 c. DAO No. 50
b. DAO No. 52 d. DAO No. 86
28. It prescribe the rules and regulations on issuance of Timber
Production Sharing Agreement (TPSA). 35. Requires all timber license in 1988 to make a Reforestation Fund
a. DAO No. 20 c. DAO No. 24 deposits of P10,000/ha proportionate to that of the annual
b. DAO No. 2 d. DAO No. 92 cutting area of the timber license.
a. DAO No. 74 c. DAO No. 32
29. Provide the policies and guidelines on the management of DENR b. DAO No. 52 d. DAO No. 86
Research and Development System.
a. DAO No. 71, S. 1990 c. DAO No. 44, S. 1990 36. In 1990, requires the imposition of environmental fee of all timber
b. DAO No. 3, S. 1991 d. DAO No. 79, S. 1990 licensee to pay P500/cu m. of timber cut within the timber
license areas.
30. DENR Administrative Order which bans the use of highlead a. DAO No. 62 c. DAO No. 3
yarding system in the dipterocarp forest. b. DAO No. 70 d. DAO No. 31
a. DAO No. 52, S. 1990 c. DAO No. 86, S. 1990
b. DAO No. 3, S. 1992 d. DAO No. 72, S. 1990 37. The Industrial Forest Management Agreement (IFMA) in
mandated under:
31. Forest lands with an existing stand of timber containing an a. DAO No. 72, S. 1990 c. DAO No. 24, S. 1992
average per hectare of less than 20 trees of dipterocarp and / on b. DAO No. 4, S. 1991 d. DAO No. 3, S. 1991
premium species with a diameter breast height of more than 20
centimeters. 38. Declared a logging moratorium in Palawan:
a. Adequately stocked forest c. Mixed forest a. DAO No. 3, S. 1991 c. DAO No. 78A, S. 1991
b. Natural regenerated forest d. Inadequately stocked b. DAO No. 45, S. 1992 d. DAO No. 72-1, S. 1990
logged-over areas
39. Is a system of state institutions with responsibility for the proper
32. A contract issued by DENR to duly organized residents of the use and implementation of the country’s forest resources?
community to give them sole and exclusive privilege to develop a. Research administrative c. Forestry administration
said area, harvest and utilize the products: b. Forest policy d. Forest influence
a. Mangrove contract c. Forest land management
b. Community contract agreement 40. What principles which govern the actions of people with respect
d. Stewardship contract to forest resources?
a. Forest policy c. Forest research
33. Date of effectivity of P.D. 705 (Revised Forest Regulations) as b. Forest extension d. Forest influence
amended.
a. June 6, 1990 c. September 21, 1972 41. In 1970 __________ declared all watersheds and lakes within
b. March 1, 1978 d. June 11, 1978 watershed reservation as game refuge and land sanctuaries.
a. EO 192 c. DAO 4
b. Proclamation No. 753 d. DAO 321
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b. 50% d. 20%
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42. Data and information relative to the treatment which a forest has 49. An act providing for the establishment and management of
undergone: NIPAS, defining its scope and coverage and for other purpose:
a. Forest history c. Forest information a. RA 7586 c. RA 7856
b. Forest inventory d. Forest technology b. RA 7658 d. RA 7568

43. Is the experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to 50. Forest areas with slope greater than 50 % wherein income
acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundations of and/or subsistence shall be provided primarily through the
phenomena and observable facts, with no particular application or harvesting and utilization of non-timber products, such as
use in view: bamboo, rattan, anahaw, medicinal plants and other horticultural
a. Basic research c. Applied research crops.
b. Investigative research d. Ecosystem research a. Limited production forest c. Submarginal forest
b. Wilderness areas d. High forest
44. Is an original or verificatory investigation undertaken to acquire
new knowledge and is directed primarily towards a specific aim or 51. The penalty or fine on damaged marked trees to be left in a
objective to resolve a particular problem: logging operations is:
a. Basic research c. Applied research a. 3x the regular forest charges
b. Investigative research d. Technology research b. 4x the regular forest charges
c. 5x the regular forest charges
45. The process of moving the results of research from the generator d. double the regular forest charges
to the end- user is called _____________.
a. Technology verification c. Technology transfer 52. It is an act incorporating certain sections of the National Internal
b. Technology packaging d. Technology generation Revenue Code of 1997, and providing amendments thereto by
increasing the forest charges on timber and other forest products.
46. The forest charges per cubic meter of premium species, if allowed a. RA 7116 c. RA 7671
to be cut is ________. b. RA 7176 d. RA 1761
a. P750.00 c. P3,000.00
b. P1,000.00 d. P5,000.00 53. Cutting, gathering, and/or collecting timber or other forest
products without license is punishable offense of what section in
47. The Revised Forestry Code in the Philippine states that “ No land P.D. 705?
of the public domain eighteen percent (18 %) in slope or over a. Section 68 d. Section 89
shall be classified as A and D. What is the equivalent in degrees b. Section 78 e. Section 76
of 18 %? c. Section 77
a. 10.2 degrees c. 100 degrees
b. 32.5 degrees d. 0.003 degrees 54. The United Nation’s program of action for sustainable
development which came out during the earth summit at Rio
48. Pursuant to E. O. No. 277, Series of 1987, what percent of the de Janeiro, Brazil is called:
proceeds of the confiscated products shall be given to any person a. Forest Principles d. Agenda 21
who shall provide any information leading to the apprehension b. Biodiversity Convention e. Philippines 2000
and conviction of any offender for any violation of the Revised c. Climate Change Convention
Forestry Code or other forest laws, rules and regulation:
a. 30% c. 10%
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b. P.D. 1152 e. P.D. 1512

c. P.D. 1586
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55. Known as the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection
Act: 63. The National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992:
a. Republic Act 2590 c. Republic Act 9147 a. R. A. 7586 d. R. A. 5685
b. Republic Act 6239 d. None of the above b. R. A. 8675 e. R. A. 1665
c. R. A. 6586
56. The new forest land management approach of the DENR is
characterized as: 64. Reorganization Act of DENR:
a. Traditional c. Developmental a. E.O. 192 of June 1987 d. E.O. 263 of June 1995
b. Regulatory-oriented d. All of the above b. E.O. 192 of July 1987 e. None of the above
c. E.O. 192 of July 1988
57. To effectively perform its mandate, the DENR shall be
transformed into a: 65. A 25-year plan for the development of the forestry sector:
a. Service-oriented organization a. Master Plan for Sustainable Development
b. Non-government organization b. Master Plan for Forestry Development
c. Regulatory-oriented organization c. Master Plan for Philippine Forestry
d. None of the above d. None of the above

58. One of the dual responsibilities of the DENR is to promote: 66. Which of the following is true?
a. Social justice c. Better socio-economic a. Integrated Social Forestry Program is known as LOI 1260
b. Social equity conditions in the uplands b. Community Forestry Program is instituted through DENR
d. All of the above Administrative Order No. 39 Series of 1988.
c. Community-Based Forest Management Program is better
59. The other side of the dual responsibilities of the DENR involves: known as Executive Order No. 263 dated July 19, 1995.
a. Forest protection c. Forest development d. Community-Based Forest Management is adopted as the
b. Sustainable use of d. All of the above national strategy for sustainable development and to
natural resources promote social justice by virtue of DAO 96-29

60. In R.A. 9147, means the research, collection and utilization of 67. The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act is otherwise known as:
biological and genetic resources for purposes of applying the a. R.A. 7386 d. R.A. 8371
knowledge derived therefrom solely for commercial purposes. b. R.A. 7160 e. All of the above
a. Captive-breeding d. Mass culture c. R.A. 7192
b. Bioprospecting e. None of the above
c. Genetic Engineering 68. A permit to develop, operate and maintain a wildlife breeding
farm for conservation, trade and/or scientific purposes.
61. The Forestry Extension Law is better known as: a. Wildlife collectors permit c. Wildlife farm/culture
a. R.A. 6967 c. R.A. 3701 b. Gratuitous permit permit
b. R.A. 3523 d. Act 39 d. Transport permit

62. It is known as the Philippine Environment Code: 69. It is the instrument which integrated all community-based forestry
a. P.D. 1151 d. P.D. 1511 programs of the government into one program:
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a. R.A. 7586 d. DAO 96-30 b. are issued after community organizing

b. DAO 96-37 e. None of the above c. are awarded to NGO’s
c. DAO 96-29 d. none of the above
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70. A course of action that is adopted and followed by a certain entity 77. All of the following agreements are renewable for 25 years
to pursue set of objectives regarding the use and management except:
of forest resources. a. Timber Production Sharing Agreements
a. Forest regulation d. Forest laws b. Community Forestry Management Agreements
b. Forest policy e. All of the above c. Stewardship Agreements
c. Forest administration d. Forest Land Management Agreements
e. None of the above
71. _______ established the Community-Based Forest Management
(CBFM) as the national strategy to achieve sustainable forestry 78. According to DENR Adm. Order No. 31 dated June 24, 1991, all
and social justice. are Contract Reforestation contractors except:
a. E.O. No. 263 c. E.O. No. 292 a. Individual contractors c. Community contractors
b. E.O. No. 236 d. E.O. No. 229 b. Family contractors d. Corporate contractors

72. It is a national program designed to maximize land productivity, 79. Environmental Compliance Certificates (ECC’s) for
enhance ecological stability, and improve socio-economic Environmentally Critical Projects (ECP’s) are issued by:
conditions of forest occupants. Its applicants are awarded a. Environmental Management Bureau
stewardship certificates. b. DENR Regional Offices
a. Contract reforestation c. TLA c. DENR Provincial Offices
b. IFMA d. ISFP d. DENR Community Offices
e. All of the above
73. According to DAO No. 120, S. 1989, this refer to private, non-
profit voluntary organizations committed to the task of socio- 80. Known as Philippine Mining Act of 1995:
economic development a. R.A. No. 7611 c. R.A. 8456
a. POs c. LGUs b. R.A. No. 7942 d. R.A. 7542
b. COs d. NGOs
81. The adoption of the watershed and ecosystem approach in the
74. It established regulations governing the utilization, development, planning framework for environment and natural resource
and management of mangrove resources. management is mandated in:
a. AO No. 15, S. 1989 c. DAO No. 21, S. 1989 a. DENR Administrative Order 99-01 dated January 11, 1999
b. DAO No. 12, S. 1990 d. DAO No. 15, S. 1990 b. DENR Administrative Order 99-09 dated January 27, 1999
c. DENR Administrative Order 99-23 dated March 4, 1999
75. Under R.A. 9147, the Secretary of the duly authorized d. None of the above
representative can issue gratuitous permit with period of validity
of: 82. In the Master Plan for Forestry Development, which of the
a. 3 to 5 years c. 1 year following sub-programs is not under the Forest Management
b. 1 to 3 years d. 1 to 6 months and Development Program?
a. Forest Plantation and Tree Farms Program
76. Community Forestry Management Agreements: b. Urban Forestry Program
a. are renewable for 25 years c. Wood-based Industries Program
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d. None of the above

90. The Forestry Extension Law is better known as:
a. R.A. 6967 c. R.A. 3701
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83. An Act which provides an increase in the rate of forest charges 13
and an exemption of plantation timber and other planted forest 91. Under the NIPAS, the following is/are considered protected
products from payment of forest charges. areas:
a. R.A. 7586 c. R.A. 7161 a. Resource reserves c. Wildlife sanctuaries
b. R.A. 7076 d. R.A. 7160 b. Natural parks d. All of the above

84. It institutionalized the shift in logging from old growth forests to 92. Under DAO No. 76, S. of 1987, these are strips of land at least
second growth (residual) forests. 50 meters wide fronting seas, oceans, and other bodies of water
a. AO No. 12, S. of 1991 c. DAO No. 36, S. of 1991 that are maintained and developed to enhance the protective
b. DAO No. 24, S. of 1991 d. DAO No. 48, S. of 1991 capability of mangroves against strong currents, winds, and high
waves.
85. Under DAO No. 22, S. of 1993, the Community Forestry a. Estuary zones c. Protected Coastal zones
Program shall be implemented in: b. Seascape zones d. Coastal Buffer zones
a. 2 phases c. 4 phases
b. 3 phases d. 5 phases 93. Under R.A. 7076 (People’s Small Scale Mining Act of 1991),
____ refers to mining activities which rely heavily on manual
86. A document issued by the DENR recognizing ancestral land and labor using simple tools and methods.
domain claims: a. Small scale mining c. Low technology mining
a. Ancestral Stewardship Certificate b. Labor mining d. Short term mining
b. Indigenous Community Certificate for Ancestral Lands
c. Certificate of Ancestral Domain Claims 94. DAO No. 62 dated October 15, 1993 institutionalized _____ as an
d. None of the above approach and strategy in the planning and implementation of
DENR programs and projects involving communities.
87. A multi-sectoral body that has spearheaded the formulation of a. Rapid Rural Appraisal c. EIS system
Philippine Agenda 21 b. Community organizing d. All of the above
a. Multi-parties Monitoring Team
b. Philippine Sustainable Development Planning Committee 95. Pedro came to you in June 23, 1999 and offered you to buy
c. Philippine Council for Sustainable Development 1,000 cubic meter of Rhizophora spp. ready for loading at the
d. None of the above port of Bislig in Surigao del Sur. Who will issue the shipping
documents that will support the sale?
88. The DENR Department Administrative Order (dated March 11, a. CENRO c. PENRO
1998) lifting the 10-year ban on the export of lumber which was b. None of these d. RTD for Forestry
suspended due to protest coming from different sectors.
a. DAO No. 98-10 c. DAO No. 98-12 96. What legal authority is being exercised by the DENR in allocating
b. DAO No. 98-11 d. DAO No. 98-13 lands to the community through CBFM Program?
a. People Power c. Administrative Power
89. The Strategic Environmental Plan for Palawan Act of 1992. b. Executive Power d. Legislative Power
a. R.A. No. 8079 c. R.A. No. 5689
b. R.A. No. 7611 d. R.A. No. 7161
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97. Declared in 1970 all watersheds and lakes within watershed

reservations as game refuge and bird sanctuaries.
a. Proclamation No. 753 c. DAO No. 04
b. EO No. 192 d. DAO No. 32

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98. Administrative Order on the establishment of buffer zones in
coastal and estuarine mangrove areas.
a. DAO No. 24, Series of 1991 c. Proclamation No. 237
b. DAO No. 76, Series of 1987 d. EO No. 278

99. The principle applied by sovereign powers which recognizes that

all lands belong to the State
a. Sustained yield c. Selective logging
b. Multiple Use d. Regalian Doctrine

100. Provides the policies and guidelines on the management of

DENR Research and Development System
a. DAO No. 3, Series of 1991
b. DAO No. 44, Series of 1990
c. DAO No. 71, Series of 1990
d. DAO No. 79, Series of 1990