Neco 2017 Civic Education Question 19

Practice objective / multiple choice question 19 from the 2017 Neco Civic Education examination.

Neco 2017 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 19 NECO • 2017 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

In a metropolitan city, solid‑waste generation is distributed as follows: households 60 %, industries 30 %, and other sources 10 %. The total amount of waste produced each year is 500 000 tonnes. A new environmental policy requires each sector to cut its waste output by \(15\%\). Calculate (a) the total amount of waste that will be reduced city‑wide, (b) the new total waste generated after implementation, and (c) which sector contributes the greatest absolute reduction in tonnes.

Answer Options

A. (a) 80 000 tonnes reduced. (b) New total waste = 420 000 tonnes. (c) Other sources sector, with a 7 500‑tonne reduction.
B. (a) 75 000 tonnes reduced. (b) New total waste = 425 000 tonnes. (c) Households sector, with a 40 000‑tonne reduction.
Correct Answer C. (a) 75 000 tonnes reduced. (b) New total waste = 425 000 tonnes. (c) Households sector, with a 45 000‑tonne reduction.
D. (a) 70 000 tonnes reduced. (b) New total waste = 430 000 tonnes. (c) Industries sector, with a 22 500‑tonne reduction.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
(a) 75 000 tonnes reduced. (b) New total waste = 425 000 tonnes. (c) Households sector, with a 45 000‑tonne reduction.

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This is Neco 2017 Civic Education Question 19. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Civic Education examination.

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