Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Civic Education Question 29

Practice objective / multiple choice question 29 from the 2020 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 29 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2020 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

A country had a population of \(10\) million and \(200\) parliamentary seats. After a census the population rose to \(10.8\) million and the number of seats to \(210\). Seats are allocated to regions in proportion to their populations. Region X had \(1.2\) million people before the census and its population grew by \(10\%\). Determine the change in the representation ratio (people per seat) for Region X after the redistricting compared with the original ratio.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. Increase from 50,000 to about 51,425 people per seat (≈1,425 more people per seat, ≈2.85 % increase)
B. Increase from 50,000 to about 52,000 people per seat (≈2,000 more people per seat, ≈4 % increase)
C. Decrease from 50,000 to about 49,500 people per seat (≈‑500 people per seat, ≈‑1 % decrease)
D. Increase from 50,000 to about 51,000 people per seat (≈1,000 more people per seat, ≈2 % increase)
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
Increase from 50,000 to about 51,425 people per seat (≈1,425 more people per seat, ≈2.85 % increase)

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Civic Education Question 29. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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