Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Civic Education Question 42

Practice objective / multiple choice question 42 from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 42 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2018 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

In a multi‑ethnic state, the population shares are: Group A \(40\%\), Group B \(35\%\), Group C \(25\%\). A proposed power‑sharing agreement allocates cabinet posts as follows: Group A \(35\%\), Group B \(40\%\), Group C \(25\%\). (i) Identify which group is over‑represented and by how many percentage points. (ii) Compute the average absolute deviation of the allocations from the population shares. (iii) State whether the agreement satisfies a proportionality criterion that requires the average deviation to be less than \(5\%\).

Answer Options

A. Group A is over‑represented by 5 percentage points; average deviation ≈ 3.33 %; the agreement meets the proportionality criterion.
Correct Answer B. Group B is over‑represented by 5 percentage points; average deviation ≈ 3.33 %; the agreement meets the proportionality criterion.
C. Group B is over‑represented by 5 percentage points; average deviation ≈ 5.00 %; the agreement does not meet the proportionality criterion.
D. Group B is over‑represented by 7 percentage points; average deviation ≈ 3.33 %; the agreement meets the proportionality criterion.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Group B is over‑represented by 5 percentage points; average deviation ≈ 3.33 %; the agreement meets the proportionality criterion.

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Civic Education Question 42. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

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