Neco 2017 Civic Education Question 17

Practice objective / multiple choice question 17 from the 2017 Neco Civic Education examination.

Neco 2017 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 17 NECO • 2017 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

Over the past three years, cult‑related violent incidents recorded by the police were: Year 1 - 120 incidents, Year 2 - 150 incidents, Year 3 - 180 incidents. The government has set a target to reduce the number of incidents by \(40\%\) over the next two years using a combination of awareness programmes and stricter enforcement. Assuming the reduction each year is the same percentage, (a) calculate the annual reduction rate required to meet the target, and (b) discuss whether this rate is realistic given the upward trend in the previous three years.

Answer Options

A. (a) An annual reduction of approximately 18.0 % is required. (b) Considering the previous increases of 25 % and 20 %, a reduction of 18 % per year seems achievable with moderate effort.
Correct Answer B. (a) An annual reduction of approximately 22.5 % is required. (b) Given the past increases of 25 % and 20 %, achieving a steady 22.5 % decline is ambitious and would require very effective interventions.
C. (a) An annual reduction of approximately 25.0 % is required. (b) Although past increases were 25 % and 20 %, a 25 % yearly decline may be possible with aggressive policies, but it remains highly challenging.
D. (a) An annual reduction of approximately 30.0 % is required. (b) Given the past growth rates, a 30 % yearly decline would be extremely difficult and likely unattainable.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
(a) An annual reduction of approximately 22.5 % is required. (b) Given the past increases of 25 % and 20 %, achieving a steady 22.5 % decline is ambitious and would require very effective interventions.

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This is Neco 2017 Civic Education Question 17. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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