Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Government Question 30

Practice objective / multiple choice question 30 from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 30 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2018 • GOVERNMENT • objective

A local authority has a total population of 60 000 spread over four wards: Ward A 12 000, Ward B 18 000, Ward C 9 000, Ward D 21 000. The council must appoint 12 councillors, allocated to wards proportionally to their populations. Each ward must have at least 2 councillors and no more than 5. Determine an allocation of councillors to the four wards that satisfies the constraints and minimises the total absolute deviation from the ideal proportional numbers.

Answer Options

A. Ward A 3, Ward B 3, Ward C 3, Ward D 3
B. Ward A 2, Ward B 5, Ward C 2, Ward D 3
Correct Answer C. Ward A 2, Ward B 4, Ward C 2, Ward D 4
D. Ward A 2, Ward B 4, Ward C 3, Ward D 3
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
Ward A 2, Ward B 4, Ward C 2, Ward D 4

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Government Question 30. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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