Neco 2021 Government Question 29

Practice objective / multiple choice question 29 from the 2021 Neco Government examination.

Neco 2021 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 29 NECO • 2021 • GOVERNMENT • objective

In a recent election the vote shares of five parties were: Party P - 34\%, Party Q - 27\%, Party R - 18\%, Party S - 13\%, Party T - 8\%. Using the Laakso‑Taagepera formula \( ENP = \frac{1}{\sum p_i^{2}} \) where \( p_i \) are the vote shares expressed as fractions, compute the effective number of parties (ENP) to two decimal places and comment on whether the party system is more fragmented than a typical two‑party system (ENP≈2).

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. 4.10; the system is more fragmented than a two‑party system
B. 2.80; the system is about as fragmented as a two‑party system
C. 3.45; the system is less fragmented than a two‑party system
D. 5.20; the system is more fragmented than a two‑party system
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
4.10; the system is more fragmented than a two‑party system

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This is Neco 2021 Government Question 29. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Neco Government examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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