Neco 2017 Civic Education Question 39

Practice objective / multiple choice question 39 from the 2017 Neco Civic Education examination.

Neco 2017 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 39 NECO • 2017 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

A country has a population of \(30{,}000{,}000\) and a parliament of \(150\) seats. Each seat should represent an equal number of citizens. If a particular state has \(2{,}400{,}000\) citizens but only \(8\) seats, is the state over‑represented, under‑represented, or correctly represented? State the difference in seats compared with the ideal allocation.

Answer Options

A. Under‑represented by 2 seats
B. Over‑represented by 4 seats
C. Under‑represented by 6 seats
Correct Answer D. Under‑represented by 4 seats
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Under‑represented by 4 seats

About This Question

This is Neco 2017 Civic Education Question 39. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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