Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Government Question 14

Practice objective / multiple choice question 14 from the 2020 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 14 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2020 • GOVERNMENT • objective

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) assigns each member a quota that determines its voting power. A member's total votes equal 5 basic votes plus 0.5 times its quota (measured in Special Drawing Rights, SDR). Country A has a quota of 12,000 SDR, Country B 8,000 SDR and Country C 4,000 SDR.\n(a) Compute the total voting power of each country and express each as a percentage of the total votes, rounded to two decimal places.\n(b) State whether any two of the three countries together can achieve a simple majority (more than 50 % of the total votes).

Answer Options

A. A: 5,500 votes (45.70 %); B: 4,500 votes (37.40 %); C: 2,500 votes (16.90 %). Any two countries together hold less than 50 % of the total votes.
B. A: 6,000 votes (49.96 %); B: 4,000 votes (33.30 %); C: 2,000 votes (16.74 %). Any two countries together hold more than 50 % of the total votes.
C. A: 6,005 votes (48.00 %); B: 4,005 votes (32.00 %); C: 2,005 votes (20.00 %). No pair of countries can achieve a simple majority.
Correct Answer D. A: 6,005 votes (49.98 %); B: 4,005 votes (33.33 %); C: 2,005 votes (16.69 %). Any two countries together hold more than 50 % of the total votes.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
A: 6,005 votes (49.98 %); B: 4,005 votes (33.33 %); C: 2,005 votes (16.69 %). Any two countries together hold more than 50 % of the total votes.

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Government Question 14. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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