Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Government Question 2

Practice objective / multiple choice question 2 from the 2020 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 2 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2020 • GOVERNMENT • objective

In a mixed‑member proportional system a parliament has \(120\) seats, of which \(80\) are constituency seats elected by first‑past‑the‑post and \(40\) are list seats used to achieve overall proportionality. Party Y wins \(35\) constituency seats and receives \(38\%\) of the party‑vote nationwide. Using the highest‑remainder method (rounding down each party's entitlement and then allocating any remaining seats to the parties with the largest remainders), how many list seats does Party Y receive and what is its total number of seats?

Answer Options

A. 9 list seats, total 44 seats
Correct Answer B. 10 list seats, total 45 seats
C. 12 list seats, total 47 seats
D. 11 list seats, total 46 seats
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
10 list seats, total 45 seats

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Government Question 2. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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