Local Government Unit Questions

Group 1
1. Which of the following is not a requirement for a barangay secretary?
a. Must live in the barangay concerned for at least 2 years
b. Must be of legal age
c. Must be a qualified voter
d. None of the Above

Answer: A
Note: R.A. 7160 Section 394 - Barangay Secretary: Appointment, Qualifications, Powers and
Duties

2. The following are the duties of a barangay secretary except:

a. Keep custody of all records of the sangguniang barangay and the barangay assembly
meetings
b. Prepare a list of the members of the barangay assembly and have them posted in
conspicuous places within the barangay
c. Assist in the preparation of all necessary forms for the conduct of barangay elections,
initiatives, referenda or plebiscites, in coordination with the COMELEC
d. Assist the municipal civil registrar in the registration of births, deaths and marriages
e. None of the above

Answer: E - all are duties of the barangay secretary

Note: R.A. 7160 Section 394 - Barangay Secretary: Appointment, Qualifications, Powers and
Duties

3. Which of the following is not a requirement for a barangay treasurer?

a. Must be of legal age
b. Must be an actual resident of the barangay concerned
c. Must be a qualified voter
d. None of the Above

Answer: D - all are requirements for a barangay treasurer

Note: R.A. 7160 Section 394 - Barangay Treasurer: Appointment, Qualifications, Powers and
Duties

4. The following are the duties of a barangay treasurer except:

a. Keep custody of barangay funds and properties in his own personal accounts
b. Plan and attend to the rural postal circuit within his jurisdiction
c. Certify as to the availability of funds whenever necessary
d. Submit to the punong barangay a statement covering the actual and estimates of income
and expenditures for the preceding and ensuing calendar years, respectively, subject to the
provisions of Title Five, Book II of this Code
e. None of the Above

Answer: A
Note: R.A. 7160 Section 394 - Barangay Treasurer: Appointment, Qualifications, Powers and
Duties
5. Which of the following statement(s) is(are) true?
I. No person shall be appointed as barangay treasurer or secretary if he is a government
employee, or a relative of the punong barangay within the fifth civil degree of consanguinity
or affinity
II. The barangay treasurer or secretary shall be appointed by the punong barangay with the
concurrence of the majority of all the sangguniang barangay members
III. The appointment of the barangay secretary or treasurer shall not be subject to attestation by
the Civil Service Commission
a. I only
b. II only
c. II and III
d. I and III
e. None of the Above

Answer: C
Note: R.A. 7160 Section 394 - Barangay Secretary: Appointment, Qualifications, Powers and
Duties
Section 395 - Barangay Treasurer: Appointment, Qualifications, Powers and Duties

6. The following are the powers of the barangay assembly except

a. Hear and pass upon the semestral report of the sangguniang barangay concerning its
activities and finances
b. Decide on the adoption of initiative as a legal process whereby the registered voters of the
barangay may directly propose, enact, or amend any ordinance
c. Initiate legislative processes by recommending to the sangguniang barangay the adoption
of measures for the welfare of the barangay and the city or municipality concerned
d. Must be composed of at least half are actual residents of the barangay concerned
e. None of the Above

Answer: D
Note: R.A. 7160 Section 398. Powers of the Barangay Assembly

7. Which of the following statement(s) is(are) true?

I. The barangay assembly should only be composed of actual residents of the barangay for at
least 90 days, 15 years of age or over, citizens of the Philippines, and duly registered in the
list of barangay assembly members
II. The barangay assembly shall meet at least twice every two years
III. No meeting of the barangay assembly shall take place unless there is a written notice given
one week prior to the meeting, no exceptions
a. I only
b. II only
c. II and III
d. I and III
e. None of the Above

Answer: D
Note: R.A. 7160 Section 397: Composition; Meetings
8. Which of the following statement(s) is(are) true?
I. The barangay treasurer has the duty to keep custody of barangay funds and properties
II. The barangay secretary has the duty to keep custody of all records of the sangguniang
barangay and the barangay assembly meetings
III. The barangay secretary has the duty to certify as to the availability of funds whenever
necessary
a. I only
b. II only
c. II and III
d. I and III
e. None of the above

Answer: E - The answer should be I and II

Note: R.A. 7160 Section 394 - Barangay Secretary: Appointment, Qualifications, Powers and
Duties
Section 395 - Barangay Treasurer: Appointment, Qualifications, Powers and Duties

9. The barangay secretary has the duty to keep an updated record of all inhabitants of the
barangay containing the following items except:
a. Sex and civil status of each inhabitant
b. Name of each inhabitant
c. Occupation of each inhabitant
d. Date of birth of each inhabitant
e. None of the above

Answer: E
Note: R.A. 7160 Section 394 - Barangay Secretary: Appointment, Qualifications, Powers and
Duties

10. Choose the best answer:

I. The barangay treasurer should render a written accounting report of all barangay funds and
property that are under his custody at the end of each calendar year
II. The barangay treasurer has the duty to give such report to the members of the barangay
assembly and other government agencies concerned
a. Only the first statement is true
b. Only the second statement is true
c. Both statements are true
d. Both statements are false

Answer: C
Note: R.A. 7160 Section 395 - Barangay Treasurer: Appointment, Qualifications, Powers and
Duties