Gce Model Questions Vol1 2017 Government Question 1

Practice objective / multiple choice question 1 from the 2017 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2017 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 1 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2017 • GOVERNMENT • objective

The Nigerian Senate composition under three constitutions was as follows: 1963 Constitution - 44 members, 12 appointed; 1979 Constitution - 95 members, 5 appointed; 1999 Constitution - 109 members, none appointed. A 2011 amendment increased the Senate to 120 members with 8 appointed. Which constitution (by year) had the highest percentage of appointed senators before the 2011 amendment, what was that percentage (to one decimal place), and after the amendment did the percentage of appointed senators increase, decrease, or stay the same compared with that highest pre‑amendment percentage? Provide the year, the percentage and the direction of change.

Answer Options

A. 1963, 27.3%, increase
Correct Answer B. 1963, 27.3%, decrease
C. 1999, 0.0%, stay the same
D. 1979, 5.3%, increase
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
1963, 27.3%, decrease

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2017 Government Question 1. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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