Urban Law and Policy Model Exit Exam

Urban Planning Students

1. Which one of the following is example of procedural law?

A. Civil code of the empire of Ethiopia
B. Code of criminal law
C. Law of evidence
D. Family Law of the FDRE
2. ___________________________________ implies an association of sovereign
states.
A. Federation
B. Confederation
C. Republic
D. Unitary
3. Which one of the following is an example of public law?
A. Tax law
B. Family laws
C. Law of contract
D. Law of succession
4. In which type of constitution difference between constitution and ordinary laws do
not appear?
A. Flexible constitution
B. Rigid constitution
C. In the case of the constitution of FDRE
D. Written Constitution
5. “Land, be it urban or rural, belongs to the state and the people of Ethiopia”. This
statement is extracted from.
A. The Civil Code of the Empire of Ethiopia
B. The Constitution of FDRE
C. The Urban Land Lease Proclamation No. 721/2011
D. The Rural Land Administration Proclamation No. 456/2005
6. In which type of Constitution state and religion are separate?
A. Theocratic
B. Secular
C. Atheist
D. Marxist
7. Who is the head of the state under the FDRE constitution?
A. The President of the FDRE
B. The Prime Minister of the FDRE
C. The head of the government
D. The House of Federation
8. Which of the following legal instrument accord the right to the public to participate in
the making and approval of plans?
A. The urban plan proclamation 574/ 2008
B. The Urban Zoning and Building permit proclamation No. 316/1987
 C. The civil code of the empire of Ethiopia, 1960
D. Urban plan preparation and implementation proclamation 315/ 1987
9. ___________________________ constitute a legal instrument by which a chartered
city or urban administration may temporarily stop the development of an area or plot
of land in case of preparation, revision or modification of urban plans.
A. Urban renewal
B. Development freeze
C. Land reallocation
D. Development permit
10. The types of urban plans recognized under urban plan proclamation 574/ 2008 are:
A. City wide structure plan; and local development plan
B. Master plan and detailed plan
C. Regional urbanization plan and metropolitan plan
D. Basic plan and master plan
11. The compliance of the development authorization shall be confirmed by a
________________________________ to be issued by the chartered city or urban
administration concerned upon request by the developer.
A. Building permit
B. Certificate of conformity
C. Development authorization
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
12. Which one of the following is different from others?
A. Eminent domain
B. Compulsory purchase
C. Nationality
D. Compulsory acquisition
E. Expropriation
13. Which one of the following is not lease holder’s use right according to the current
urban land lease law?
A. The lease right can be inherited,
B. The right of use and enjoyment
C. The right to donate, or mortgage the use right.
D. The right to transfer the land by sale.
14. The offence of “Improper granting of work permit” may be committed by;
A. Building owner
B. Registered professional
C. Registered contractor
D. The building officer
15. According to the current Building proclamation ________________________
means an organ appointed by the concerned Regional State to enforce this Proclamation
in areas outside of urban centers to which this Proclamation is applicable.
A. Designated organ C, City administration D, Building officer
B. Urban centers